Chapter 8

## Chapter Chronology

**Black Factory** (黒い工場,, *Kuroi Kōjō*?) is the 8th chapter of the Kemono Jihen manga series.

## Summary

Mihai together with Inugami is reviewing the client, Bug Bite Electronics, an electronics company that has past issues including having sixteen suicides in a year. Apparently, the president of the company revamp the place and there has been no suicide ever since. Inugami then still tells Mihai that the job is too soon for them and a little challenge is good for them but someone's gonna die to which Mihai replies that it is what makes it interesting and tells Inugami he has a plan.

Mihai then searches his room and finds a toy he made in his spare time during his time before in Transylvania where he works with machines. He then attaches something to his door. It turns out, it is a lock set by Mihai to prevent Inugami from interfering with his plan.

Meanwhile at the park, Kabane wakes up Kon. He then offers Kon to live with them since she can no longer go back to Inari. However, Kon refuses that a kitsune cannot live with a tanuki but suggests that Kabane can live with her in the park since there are pigeons and sparrows and finding food is easy. Kon refuses to say he still needs to buy dinner and return home right away. Kon asks if it is his mission and Kabane replies that it is not and it is simply his turn. He promises to return once he finished buying dinner. He then leaves Kon and goes back to the office.

Upon arriving, Mihai tells Kabane that he got a job for them which is to investigate the company and finds its secret. The three then accept the job and proceed to go to the location. Upon arriving at the location, Akira and Kabane are seen on standby and report to Mihai. Mihai then tells them to wait since Shiki will sneak inside the factory. Shiki is able to the factory in a semi-invisible state. It turns out Shiki is practicing to use his sweat and try bug camouflage. Mihai then orders Shiki to hurry up. Shiki asks what is the device that is with him to which Mihai introduces it as the Mihai Magnum and tells Shiki to consider it as his partner in the mission.

Shiki then finds a room with lights on and finds a bunch of workers working. Suddenly, a worker screams out of nowhere and leaves the room. The worker was approached by a female manager and tells him that she'll listen to his story, even buying a drink for him. The two enter a room with an electronic lock. Fortunately, Mihai decides to help and unlocks the door. The two enter a pitch-black room, which is the employee counseling room. The female manager turns on the light. Suddenly, a mosquito-like kemono appears and sucks brains from the worker through its ears. The mosquito-like kemono transforms back to its human form which turns out to be Erika Kaga, an employee. Another female appears whose name is Momoka Kaga and the one who lured the worker is Reika Kaga.

Reika then calls the president, Aitaro Nakano, and tells him that there is another letter of resignation. Reika then tells him no to worry since she had a usual heart-to-heart talk with the worker and it's all good now. The worker suddenly stands up and goes back to work. The three wondered what just happened. Mihai approaches Inugami in the room and asks if he knows any brain-sucking mosquito kemono. Inugami responds that those are Kanonba. Mihai then leaves him and deduces that perhaps the employees are lethargic is because they are already bitten. Kabane then also adds that there are no suicides because of the brain damage that they can't even think. Kabane then suggests beating the three of them. However, Shiki suggests retreating and report to Inugami.

Hearing this, Mihai decides to pull the trigger since he thinks that the three are way too careful and the mission is getting boring. Mihai then accelerates the remote-controlled car, banging it to the door. The three heard the banging noise, Erika goes out of the room and sees the remote-controlled car, and picks it up. The Kaga sisters decide to investigate the sound and leaves the room. Shiki panics and tries to stay quiet. Suddenly, one of the Kaga approached Shiki although she can barely see him. She then decides to attack Shiki. Just as Shiki is about to be attacked, Mihai saves him using the remote-controlled car. Mihai then discovers that Shiki's "careful and calm" act is just a ploy to hide his trauma and decides to toy with it.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Kon
* Akira
* Shiki Tademaru
* Kabane Kusaka
* Kohachi Inugami
* Mihai Florescu
* Aitaro Nakano (image)
* Reika Kaga (debut)
* Erika Kaga (debut)
* Momoka Kaga (debut)