:re Chapter 56

With her true body laid bare by Kaneki's earlier cut, Eto begins to unravel. Her kakuja regrows into a grotesque shape, sprouting surplus limbs, mouths, and eyes while she mutters broken phrases about Kaneki. She renews her attack, driving the other ghoul along toward the edge of the Lunar Eclipse Building, where Matsuri Washuu and a handful of investigators catch a glimpse of the two rushing past the windows.

Using his kagune to haul himself back onto the rooftop, Kaneki settles onto a steel frame and takes the higher position. He lets the Owl come to him before spearing her kakuja with several kagune limbs, wounding the ghoul housed inside. Bleeding now, Eto licks her own blood from his nose and speaks of a growing affection for him rooted in how alike they are. In answer, Kaneki slices her in two. As her upper half tumbles free, she declares her love while laughing wildly, and he replies that he is honored, addressing her by her human name, Sen Takatsuki.

Moments later, Koori Ui reaches the rooftop and is shocked to find Kaneki, in his Sasaki guise, feeding on what remains of Eto's kakuja.

Losing her composure, Eto reshapes her kakuja into a deformed mass and chases Kaneki along the side of the Lunar Eclipse Building. Kaneki reclaims the rooftop, takes the higher ground, and impales the Owl. After she professes her love, he cuts her in half and names her as the author Sen Takatsuki. Koori Ui arrives to catch Sasaki devouring her kakuja.

The chapter, titled Ni no Ō (ニの王) in Japanese and The Second King in English, sits in the sixth volume of Tokyo Ghoul:re. Its title continues the series wordplay by punning on the word retaking.