Shishiba lays bare why he killed Amane's father, and the revelation nearly costs the young fighter his life. A buzzsaw erupting from the floor drags the Carolina Reaper to a grisly end as Osaragi surfaces, while below the museum Nagumo confronts the impossible survival of Slur.
Summary
Shishiba tells Amane that a contract drove him to kill Satoru Yotsumura, and when he declines to say more, Amane realizes his father was shielding him all along by warning Shishiba never to learn too much about an enemy. The Carolina Reaper tries to strike while Amane reels from the news, but Shishiba steps in, cracking Carolina in the skull even as the assassin rips open his side.
Seeing how badly Shishiba is hurt, Amane resolves to guard him just as Kumanomi drops in behind. He pivots to meet her, but a buzzsaw bursts up through the ground between them, tearing across the floor and forcing a pause. The blade circles the room, and as Carolina warns Kumanomi about someone beneath them, it carves a ring around him and drops him through the floor.
Moments later the Carolina Reaper's dismembered remains are flung back up, and Osaragi hauls herself out of the gap. Spotting Shishiba's wounds, she wrongly blames Amane, seizing his throat while Shishiba weakly tries to stop her. Down in the storage vault, Nagumo puzzles over how Slur endured a strike that should have pierced the heart, and the chapter ends as the Rion side of Slur emerges and addresses him by name, unsettling him with Rion's familiar manner.
Key Events
Shishiba explains that killing Satoru was a job, and Amane grasps that his father was protecting him. Shishiba and the Carolina Reaper wound each other badly before a hidden buzzsaw drops Carolina through the floor. Osaragi emerges having dismembered him, then mistakenly chokes Amane over Shishiba's injuries. In the vault, Nagumo reels as the Rion personality surfaces within Slur and greets him by name.
Notes
Titled Shark, this is the one hundred and sixty-first chapter of Sakamoto Days within the Assassin Exhibition of the Century Arc. It ran in the nineteenth 2024 issue on April 8, 2024, and spans nineteen pages in Volume 18. Shishiba and Amane Yotsumura share the cover. Satoru Yotsumura features in flashback and Rion Akao is referenced, with a nod to Osaragi's entrance echoing Sadako's crawl in The Ring.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Sakamoto Days Chapter 161?
In Sakamoto Days Chapter 161, "Shark," Shishiba reveals that a contract forced him to kill Amane's father, and shortly after, a hidden buzzsaw drops the Carolina Reaper through the floor before Osaragi emerges from the gap, having dismembered him.
Why did Shishiba kill Satoru Yotsumura?
In Chapter 161, Shishiba tells Amane that killing Satoru Yotsumura was the result of a contract, and Amane comes to realize his father was protecting him by warning Shishiba never to learn too much about an enemy.
What happens to the Carolina Reaper in Chapter 161?
In Chapter 161, a hidden buzzsaw bursts up through the floor, carves a ring around the Carolina Reaper, and drops him through the gap, after which Osaragi emerges having dismembered him.
Who is Osaragi and what does she do in this chapter?
In Chapter 161, Osaragi climbs out of the hole left by the buzzsaw and, seeing Shishiba's wounds, mistakenly blames Amane and seizes him by the throat.
What happens to Nagumo and Slur in Chapter 161?
In Chapter 161, Nagumo struggles to understand how Slur survived a strike that should have killed him, and the chapter ends as the Rion personality surfaces within Slur and addresses Nagumo by name.
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