Suzya is left to face the newly-arrived one-eyed Owl on his own. Aiguri Tree joins the battle against CCG.

The battle between CCG and Anteiku continues, and Koma, Irimi, and Yoshimura each engage the special investigators.

Yoshitoki is granted permission to execute the operation to eradicate the Owl.

During Kaneki's visit with Yoshimura, he asks for information about the One-Eyed Owl and is told a tragic tale of a young ghost. Yoshimura tells his own background story in order to answer Kaneki's question.

Tsukiyama shows up at Anteiku with news for Yoshimura about Kaneki's attempt to become a Kakuka via serial ghoul ghoul cannibalization.

Suzuya's hellish boyhood is revisited, and it is revealed how he came to work for CCG. As Touka studies for her entrance exams, Roma, a new waitress, fills in for her at Anteiku.

After living together at a CCG children's' home years earlier, Kurona, Nashiro, and Suzuya are reunited in Combat at Cochlea.

Amon and Akira visit Cochlea in order to get information about the Owl from Amon's former foster father, Donato Porpora.

A CCG prison bus is attacked by Aogiri Tree members. At Anteiku, Touka and Hinami find out that Kaneki is involved in the attack, but each react to the news in different ways.

With Kaneki having left Anteiku, Touka begins studying for college to distract her from everything that is happening.

As Shinohara and Kuroiwa prepare to take on the Owl, Amon insists on joining the battle.