Denji is basically a mess in this chapter. He just wants to find Nayuta, and the place he goes back to is completely burnt down — nothing left but black, charred remains. You can feel how desperate he is.

Asa and Yoru switch around a bit, and Asa tries to actually comfort him for once. She even holds his hand and tells him she gets what he’s going through. Denji’s so exhausted he doesn’t even want to transform anymore — he’s basically like, “Every time I become Chainsaw Man, my life just gets worse.”

There’s a random moment where his stomach growls because he hasn’t eaten, and he says he wants sushi. Asa shuts that down because she doesn’t like sushi, which is funny but also so typical of them.

The whole vibe of the chapter is Denji feeling lost, burnt out (literally and emotionally), and not sure what to do without Nayuta.