Here we are, folks, at the final chapter of DR Gaiden: Killer Killer, creatively titled “Killer Killer”.

Final summary, go!

When we last left these rambunctious scamps, Hijirihara had stabbed both himself and Fujigawa, sending the latter reeling backward. He sees a light in the rain of blood before landing on his back on the floor.

Hijirihara stands and tells Fujigawa that this was a murder that indeed has love of killing in it.

Dougami and the troops arrive, Asano running in just in time to see Hijirihara cough up blood and fall to his knees. She runs up to him asking if he’s okay and saying they need to get him medical attention right away, but Dougami points out that her collar still hasn’t been removed. There’s only a minute left on the clock.

Fujigawa asks Hijirihara if he can say one more thing–it seems that in the end he can’t forgive murder after all.

And like hell if he’s going to let Hijirihara kill him.

Later, Hijirihara-kun.

Kaboom.

Meanwhile, the timer on Asano’s collar continues to tick down, and everyone’s favorite Worst Mastermind Ever is hanging out in his office, resigning himself to having to kill Asano in order to save countless other lives. After all, Tengan says, hope must defeat despair.

Back in the classroom we’re down to 26 seconds and Dougami comments that it seems there’s no way to stop it, huh. Her underlings all point their guns at Asano.

Dougami asks Asano to please understand–this is in order to save several thousands of lives. Mekuru is extremely unhappy about this, though Asano has resigned herself, apologizing to Hijirihara mentally for not keeping the promise to have him kill her.

Dougami begins to give the order to shoot…

Hijirihara slices all of the Mirai Kikan members’ guns, rendering them useless. No one is exactly pleased by this turn of events. We’re ticking off our final five seconds here, and it’s do or die. Dougami grits her teeth and wonders what the hell they’re going to do, while Asano begs Hijirihara because they’re out of time.

Asano shuts her eyes, knowing it’s too late, but Hijirihara tells her not to worry.

He’ll kill her himself.

Ah yes, the ol’ “behead her for a moment and grab her collar trick”. This is way less complicated (and satisfying) than what Zombieya Reiko had to pull at the start of Vol. II.



Panel 1: Everyone reading this right now.

Asano can’t believe she isn’t dead either, and Mekuru purports that the cut was so clean that her neck just reattached when gravity brought her head back down, because sure, that makes as much sense as anything else I guess. Dougami can’t even.

Asano falls back onto her ass in relief at having averted disaster, but Dougami has just realized that Hijirihara is nowhere to be found. This conspicuous bloodstain leading out of the room is totally unrelated.

A couple of the Mirai Kikan members note that with a wound like the one Hijirihara has, he isn’t long for the world.

And so begins Asano’s final voiceover. She notes that after that moment Hijirihara disappeared. Having been outed as Killer Killer, he couldn’t stay at the Future Foundation, and despite their continued investigation, no one had seen him.

Of course, it’s possible that he’s no longer of this world…

And so, the battle between hope and despair rages on.

Meanwhile, at the Future Foundation Overseas Office…

Oh come on. She’s not even trying to be subtle!

Anyway, Munakata talks about how he wants a world with no despair and Yukizome advises that he just has to persevere.



Though the Fujigawa Shuuji case got settled, violent crime is on the rise. (Perhaps because Fujigawa and Hijirihara are no longer out there cutting them down? Maybe?)

And so this was the story of Hijirihara Takumi and Asano Misaki of the Special Investigation Unit of the Future Foundation Sixth Branch.

………..



Or at least it was supposed to be…

Mekuru shows up and observes that Asano is staring at that photo again, causing Asano to freak out and ask how long she’d been there. Without answering that question, Mekuru just says that she’s been worried since Asano’s been down lately, and she tells her to chin up.

Asano thinks back to Hijirihara swearing on his love of killing that he’ll be the one to take her life with his own hands, yet in the end, he couldn’t keep that promise.



Then she hears a rattle and looks over at a row of lockers.

(If Akamatsu and/or Saihara fall out of there I will fucking shit a brick.)

Whew.

Hijirihara gives Asano a cool “sup” but she’s so happy to see him that she bursts into tears.



She asks him why–she thought she’d never see him again, but he assures her that he made a promise to take her life himself. He plans to draw it out over a lifetime. (This is essentially a proposal, if you aren’t following.)



Super Double Suicide Murder!

Asano happily agrees.

The next day, Dougami discovers a letter in the now vacant locker explaining extremely politely that Killer Killer has requested Asano’s life so they’re going to commit double suicide (eventually). He signs off and wishes nothing but health and happiness on the members of the branch. Dougami smiles, noting that he’s the same as ever, leaving notes on his adorable stationary.

The End.

So that was Killer Killer.

Not really sure how I feel about this ending right now–I think I’ll need to reread the entire series to get an idea for how I feel about it as a whole, but overall it was an enjoyable enough little read and I liked the characters a lot. Was a shame they didn’t get cameos in DR3, though I suppose that would have spoiled the ending of the manga.

Anyway, thanks for sticking with my summaries this whole way guys and have a great day!

