Forgive me; I’m not exactly hitting the ground running upon my return, heh.

Here’s a quick and dirty summary for Killer Killer Chapter 11: My Buddy is You. (Have I mentioned before that I fucking love these titles? They are the best.)

So after the not-clone Mukuro army kerfuffle last chapter, we open this time with Andou and Izayoi interrogating Hijirihara about this whole Killer Killer nonsense. Andou points out that if he doesn’t tell them what they want to know, the entire world could end, and then decides to just cut the crap and stuff a macaron down his throat instead.

Meanwhile, Punchin’ Bro and Dougami are chatting, the former pissed that Andou and Yoi-chan get to interrogate his subordinate, but Dougami explains that it’s because this incident happened at at the 8th Branch. Bro then asks about how Asano is doing, and Dougami reports that she’s passed out and they’re planning to investigate her collar when she wakes up.

Asano opens her eyes and notes that she’s in pain, remembering that Fujigawa stabbed her. Then she realizes…

Oh, hey Mekuru.

Asano is shocked, asking why she’s here, and Mekuru turns over to go back to sleep, making Asano freak out more. Then Mekuru asks if she’s mad at Hijirihara, and says that she understands how Asano feels, but a coin never just has one side–there’s always a front and a back, a good and a bad side. Besides, she explains that it’s okay because she’s going to use her Drowsy Deduction to find Fujigawa…

Cue disturbed hospital staff exclaiming over a video that has suddenly started up. It’s a message from Fujigawa! He’s in a faux-NicoNico video with over 100,000 live viewers, streaming himself killing murderers in the style of an instructional video.

He then goes on a passionate rant about how he swears to rid the world of murder, but how to do so? He was thinking about it when he had a sudden flash of inspiration: he’ll just eliminate humanity. After all, (if Junko taught us anything,) everyone carries the potential to be a murderer inside them.

That’s why he rigged bombs in every country in the world to explode in the next 24 hours!

Fujigawa, please. You’re better than the Komaeda gambit.

Oh, but don’t worry, everyone! There’s a way to stop the bombs. They just have to kill one specific person within the next day: Asano Misaki.

Y’see, he put a collar on her the day before that will defuse the bombs if the conditions are met–the conditions being her death. Asano obviously doesn’t take this news well.



Then Fujigawa poses a choice to the world (and more specifically to Hijirihara) straight out of DRT:

What will you do?

> Kill?

Die?

The Future Foundation members grab Asano, citing that countless people will die because of her, which resonates in her mind for a moment. Mekuru tells everyone to chill out, aren’t they adults? And then tells Asano to cheese it. With a determined look, she sets out.

She goes to where Hijirihara is being kept, barfing up I can only assume the remnants of Andou’s sweets, and she confronts him. She says that she believes that he’s Killer Killer and reminisces about their times together. But really, she’s sick of all of this. Asano cuts Hijirihara free and steps back, saying that he likes killing, doesn’t he? Then she has a request.

Please kill her.

She asks him to kill her as his last victim, for the sake of the world, and then give up killing for good. Hijirihara looks at her and Asano braces herself as he flicks his wrist…

And then she wakes up and realizes that she’s become the Killer Killer equivalent of Nebby/Hoshigumo-chan.

Hijirihara hoofs it out of the Mirai Kikan with Asano in tow, and she is furious. When they stop in the sewer to catch their breath, she demands to know why he wouldn’t kill her. Well fine. If he’s not going to do it, she might as well just do it herself–

Nope.

Hijirihara explains that he will honor her promise after he kills Fujigawa. He won’t protect or save her, but he swears on his life…

…he will without a doubt kill her with his own hands.

That is his “koroshiai” (love of killing).

Then the manga asks if this is a declaration of love from Hijirihara and we get our TBC til next month.

Sorry for dragging me feet on it this month guys! Next month I should be back on track.

