亜樹 直 Agi Tadashi is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. His original name is Shin Kibayashi (樹林 伸 Kibayashi Shin). He was born in 1962 in Tokyo, and graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science. The penname "Tadashi Agi" is shared with his sister. Under the name Yuma Ando, he received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for writing Kunimitsu no Matsuri.
Huh, we’re getting some backstory handed. With names and everything.
But Kyuu already knew . Forgotten?
Then we get a “bonus case” in which we see even can act nicely. Wet blanket my arse.
Ryuu goes AWOL, but for some reason they’ll still congregate in the same place, it seems… õÕ the tension rises! And a chess piece has been taken out of the game.
And it’s not just them who congregate… but this leaves two questions: and, is there a list of the Seiryuukan buildings? Sometimes, things like that bring a better order into the mind of the reader. The first, forth, … building are all referenced in the last chapter, but…
And finally, we learn the family tree. I do wonder what’s with the birth marks, though. The tatoo is similar, but not identical, after all.
And… it ends with a “wow” revelation. Kyuu has it, of course.
UNRAVELING BLOODLINES AND A SHIFTING GAME The confrontation between Class Q and the mysterious organization Pluto reaches a critical point as buried truths begin to surface. The spotlight turns to Ryuu, whose lineage is revealed to be deeply entwined with darkness—his great-grandfather is none other than Kuzuryuu, a key figure linked to Pluto’s origins. This revelation shakes the group and adds new layers to Ryuu’s identity. When Ryuu suddenly disappears, the tension surges, leaving his friends desperate for answers.
A bonus case offers a rare glimpse behind the masks—revealing surprising traits in even the most feared characters, like Cerberus showing an unexpected act of kindness. As the volume closes, the metaphorical removal of the “king” on the chessboard signals a dramatic turning point in the war against Pluto. Loyalties are tested, destinies collide, and the true scale of the battle ahead begins to unfold.