Chapter 7

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter Seven** is the 7th chapter of the Kaiju No. 8 manga series.

## Summary

Leno and Kafka lay on the floor, exhausted. As this happens, Kafka expresses his awe over Kikoru, despite her numerous taunts about him. Leno is about to agree but is quickly interrupted by the monsters that thought had been defeated regenerating. Following this, Kikoru has a hard time trying to stand up because of her injuries and while doing so, she notices another kaiju being able to speak. This kaiju quickly notices her and furthers her injuries as if using invisible blades. Soshiro, who is watching, remarks that this is not an ability that kaijus would typically have, and having learned that the kaiju was growing stronger as time passed, he concludes that he and Mina were the only one who could defeat it individually. Mina then urges Soshiro to have that monster defeated.

After this, Soshiro calls for the examinees to evacuate. In spite of her injuries, Kikoru gets outraged when hearing this as the monster could continue hurting more people by the time the members of the defense force came. Additionally, she remembers her father demanding perfection from his daughter. Wanting her father’s approval, she tries to defeat the kaiju but is easily pushed away. Right after, a flashback of her previous classmates’ awe at her talent is shown, as she scored first on her exam. The young Kikoru was proud of her achievement and urges telling her father of her accomplishment. However, he is displeased with his daughter’s excitement as he was expecting this from his daughter and reminds her to aim at perfection once more. Coming back to the present, Kikoru remembers her father’s words at each attack she strikes. Despite her efforts, the kaiju still regenerates.

Seeing this, Soshiro and Konomi watching start to lose hope, and so does Kikoru, and she even starts to apologize to her father in her head. As she is defenseless and about to get attacked by the kaiju, it is quickly defeated and Kafka appears in front of her, telling her that she did a great job keeping weakening the kaiju. Although she has just been saved, Kikoru is confused as to how Kafka got there so quickly. Kafka does not explain anything to her but praises her once more for her work and transforms into a kaiju.

## Chapter Notes

* After the exam Kafka and Leno rest, before the dead Yoju are mysteriously revived.
* The Honju is revived stronger than before due the Humanoid Kaiju's powers, who then leaves.
* From the monitoring room Soshiro and Mina decide to deploy, before having the venue evacuated.
* Kikoru stands up and faces the Honju again.
	+ Flashbacks reveal Kikoru's immense pressure of being perfect instilled to her by her father's strict behavior ever since she was in middle school.
	+ It is also revealed that Kikoru's mother died.
* Kafka saves Kikoru from the Honju before praising her and transforming in Kaiju No. 8, ready to kill the kaiju.

## Characters In Order of Appearance

* Kafka Hibino
* Leno Ichikawa
* Kikoru Shinomiya
* Kaiju No. 9
* Soshiro Hoshina
* Konomi Okonogi
* Mina Ashiro
* Isao Shinomiya (Debut, Flashback)
* Hikari Shinomiya (Debut, Mentioned)
* Sebasu (Flashback)