Chapter 70

Pinch (む) is the 70th chapter of the Chainsaw Man manga series.

Summary
As Denji heals himself with a doll's blood, Santa Claus begins threatening him, revealing she has armies of dolls stationed across the planet and, along with the power of the Darkness Devil, will be able to hunt him and everyone he cares about forever. Denji cockily reminds her of his immortality, before he is suddenly decapitated by Quanxi. Quanxi asks Cosmo, who had been wandering around the city on her own throughout the majority of events, to use her powers on Santa Claus.

Within her own mind, Santa Claus suddenly awakens, standing inside an endless library. She sees Cosmo sitting at a nearby table, and comments on the futility of using psychological attacks against her due to her mind being linked to dolls across the globe. Cosmo, looking up, introduces herself as the Cosmos Fiend, before explaining the extent of her power: The ability to grant individuals total and complete understanding of everything in the universe; a process so overwhelming that the user/victim is forced into a semi-conscious state, only able to process the word Halloween until their death. As Santa Claus suddenly finds herself falling through the library, her body is shown in the real world, crumpling to dust as it mutters the word "Halloween" over and over.

Yoshida and Kishibe suddenly arrive, as Quanxi turns to fight them. Silently, the two put on blindfolds, as Makima emerges from between them, holding a sword. Instantly, Quanxi surrenders, offering Makima anything in return for sparing the lives of Cosmo and Tsugihagi. Makima ignores their pleas, before decapitating them. Elsewhere, a news anchor reports on the dolls stationed throughout the world, who have all been locked into saying "Halloween" as a result of the Cosmos Fiend's power. Amongst them, Aldo is seen, also shuffling around and repeating "Halloween", with pain in his eyes. Back at the main location, Yoshida removes his blindfold. Questioning why Kishibe doesn't do the same, he responds that he "[Doesn't] Want To See a Thing".

Characters

 * Denji
 * Santa Claus
 * Quanxi (Death)
 * Cosmo (Death)
 * Kishibe
 * Hirofumi Yoshida
 * Makima
 * Aldo