Man, I hate this so much.

I find myself attached with captivating characters like Power and Reze, only to see them get shelved by the Grim Rea—I mean, Makima.

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The newest chapter of “Chainsawman” by Tatsuki Fujimoto brought forth new reasons for its main character Denji to feel more despair than what he already had.

After giving himself up to Makima, his boss from the Public Safety Bureau, she verified his words by asking if this was done on his own volition. There was a chance that his clamoring for her protection may have been under the direction from someone else. There is a world war brewing in the midst after all.

In the end, no one pulled the strings on him, so that gave Makima all the right to do so herself. With a gleeful face, Makima lead Denji to her front door and told him she had called Power to come over, much to his surprise.

In the last chapter, Denji left Power in his apartment to get food from the nearest convenience store to which he promised his prompt return. He never expected for his roommate to suddenly show up after not even a minute has passed since he officially became Makima’s loyal dog. Regardless of the circumstances behind her quick arrival, Power did come—and with a birthday cake to boot.

However, there was a chilling juxtaposition between Makima’s front door and the door from Denji’s recurring dream. Upon Makima telling Denji to open her door, he thought back to when the door in his dream emphasized on him not opening it. Soon after he fused his heart with Pochita, when he had that dream, he couldn’t remember its contents after waking up, but now, and especially since his fight with Aki, that’s one of the only things he thinks about every day.

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The teeming subject of doors also brings up the time when Denji opened the door of his former apartment to see a Gun Devil-possessed Aki waiting for battle. Right before opening it, he was advised by Makima not to think about anything when he opens the door regardless of whoever he faces. She already knew Denji would hesitate if she told him who was on his way.

There was a clear danger lurking behind the door that separated him and the mysteriously figure, which was first referred by Power to be their familiar friend since she smelled his scent from the outside. Denji had a faint idea that a foe was standing out there, but he wasn’t sure if that foe was either a real threat or an elaborate prank made by his boss to scare him. Alas, he encountered the former and was forced to kill his friend to save Power and the surrounding neighborhood.

Denji didn’t want to think of his own thoughts anymore after killing Aki. They were far too painful for him to bear and unlike anything he ever felt before. He couldn’t stand nor comprehend it. He lost his father by suicide during his childhood, but even that couldn’t compare to this. Since taking the job in the Bureau, Denji was so appeased by the lavish life he enjoyed with Aki and Power that he didn’t bother to think about its inherently complex aspects such as the loss of life he was bound to experience.

Death came along with the job like the promised riches he can earn. Himeno, one of Denji’s colleagues in the Bureau, died during an ambush made by the Katana Man-Sawatari faction but he blithely ignored it since all knew of her was their brief fling and the acrid taste of her vomit.

Aki’s death, though, is a-whole-nother matter. Aki was as close a brother to Denji than anyone else and it’s likewise for the other person. Denji and Power were as close a family to Aki than he would ever feel from anyone else. But the more they confided in each other, the worse the tragedy of their separation eventually became.

Staying with Aki, before he asked for Makima’s help in the beach, he talked about the vision he received from the Future Devil, which told him that after he and Power both die at Denji’s hands, the “devil that devils fear most will appear”. Valiantly wanting to save them at his own expense, he came to Makima for help, to which she obliged. But without realizing it, Aki ultimately brought his and Power’s demise anyway since that “devil that devils fear most” turned out to being Makima herself. Even in death, he was smitten mercilessly in spite of his final act of goodwill.

That episode, which featured severe trauma and anguish, deeply irked Denji’s mind when he slowly approached Makima’s front door. However, as Denji’s hand grabbed the handle, he thought about Power standing there with a cake and firecracker in hand as if she was expecting to see him. To that he wondered why she currently had them in her possession, but then he realized tomorrow was his birthday. It’s nice and sweet for his other good friend to celebrate his special day. Still, one can’t help but ask about the hyper-efficiency behind the birthday surprise and the imprecise timing.

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He correctly predicted that Power would hold those things for him. Makima, upon seeing her subordinate, wasn’t too surprised to see her like this as well. That’s because she had swiftly sent Power to her apartment.

It is already known that Makima controls Power. Power recounted on how she was caught by Makima which lead to her involvement with the Bureau. Not only that, time and again in this story, Power had shown prime fear to her boss. When she heard her name offhandedly, she shook uncontrollably. When she was taken by Makima to drain out the excess blood flowing through her, she froze herself still. The same apprehension happens when she is ordered to be quiet by Makima. If you gave her a piece of paper that gave the address of Makima’s apartment, she would take it, burn it, and run away immediately.

Power didn’t show any happiness when she faced Denji after he opened the door. She was sweating and held a sense of dread in her likeness. She clearly didn’t want to be there. If anything, had she known Denji’s birthday, she would rather celebrate with him in private than do the same but with Makima in close tow.

Oh, in case anyone didn’t forget, Makima is the Control Devil, so of course she could control relatively inferior beings like her. In anticipating Denji’s change of heart, Makima essentially sentenced Power to her own death.

Various plotlines were tied together in this latest chapter of Chainsawman. Denji’s mental turmoil, Makima’s wielding of power as the representation of manipulation, Power’s last appearance, the Future Devil’s chaotic premonition coming true, and the significance of this for the future were brilliantly and bitterly interwoven together.

Denji had ignored everything that happened to him since he began working for Makima. In the meantime, he fawned over a place to stay, gaining enough food to eat, shaking booty and making sweet love all the night. The good life he dreamed of can’t reach him now. Perhaps it was never even there for him to reach in the first place.

If anyone wasn’t paying close attention to Fujimoto’s wild ride before this chapter, they definitely are now.

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