Kaiju No. 9/Plot

## Plot

### The Man Who Became a Kaiju Arc

At some point, after Kafka Hibino and Leno Ichikawa entered the Defense Force, Kaiju No. 9 infiltrated Monster Sweeper Inc. using the human disguise of Takamichi Hotaka.

During the aptitude test, after Kikoru Shinomiya defeated the Honju ending the exam, he appeared quickly incapacitating Kikoru with his finger-projectile and resurrecting the Honju she defeated moments ago before leaving the venue. As Kafka Hibino was able to kill the Honju again and save Kikoru, the news of the accident which left no victims reached the Kaiju via his smartphone, much to his disappointment, while he was hiding in the bathroom of the headquarters of Monster Sweeper Inc. He wondered if the Third Division's Captain was strong enough to slay the resurrected Honju, given the taxing effort he made at improving it, before going back to work where the other sweepers are waiting for him.

### Sagamihara Neutralization Operation at Daybreak Arc

Months later, as the Defense Force was fighting a fungus-like kaiju, No. 9 appeared in his human disguise to revive the after-beasts killed by the Corps members. Uncovered by Leno and Iharu Furuhashi, revealing his true form, he engaged in combat with them with the intention of taking an alive Defense Force officer with him. As the battle went on he witnessed Leno dodging his attacks so he changed tactics, only to be immobilized by Iharu's electric bullet. When Leno tried to hit him with his most powerful shot, Kaiju No. 9 emerged from a barrage of corpses, taunting Leno for his failed attempt. After incapacitating both of them, No. 9 was decapitated by a fist directly from Kaiju No. 8, who arrived to save his friends. When the latter was carrying Leno away, No. 9 regrew his head and recognized No. 8. After witnessing Kaiju no. 8's many powers, stronger than his own, Kaiju No. 9 was then overwhelmed with his core exposed, before the Defense Force arrived allowing him to swiftly escape after swearing to kill Kafka the next time they meet.

Away from the scene, he assumed a new human form after killing Kanji Nagamine and started to plan to kill Kaiju No. 8.

### Kaiju No. 8 Captured Arc

While in Kunitachi City, Kaiju No. 9 molted into a new form and prepared his next attack.

### Kaiju Weapon Arc

When Ant-type kaiju attacked Shinagawa, Kaiju No. 9 fused with one of the ant-kaiju, appearing as their leader only to face Kaiju No. 8 once again. However, sensing No. 8 but finding only Kafka Hibino in front of him, a confused Kaiju No. 9 found himself against Kafka and Kikoru once again. With his new form and powers, No. 9 easily held his own against both of them up until Kafka managed to finally transform into No. 8 and overwhelm No. 9. After both his Beta and Gamma bodies were defeated by Kikoru, Kaiju No. 9 and First Division Captain Gen Narumi, No. 9 revealed his real body behind Director General Isao Shinomiya, away from the scene, to retrieve Kaiju No. 2's power. After an intense fight with Isao, proving to be a much more fearsome foe than No. 9 believed, the kaiju still proved stronger by pushing Isao to the limit and finishing him while completely vulnerable, after assimilating No. 2's power.

In the aftermath, when Kaiju No. 8 and Gen Narumi arrived, they found Isao Shinomiya's body only to find out that was No. 9 disguised as him, who promptly attacked them. As he revealed he had killed Isao, Kikoru also appeared to attack him, to which he responded by morphing his face into Isao's to taunt her, before both Kafka and No. 8 stepped him to kill him.