User:G Frost-Ogaji/Academy Saga

"'Just you wait, Chainsaw Man! I'll make you vomit nuclear weapons back up!' - Mitaka, Chapter 98"Academy Saga (学校編 gakkō-hen) is the second part of Chainsaw Man. It began serialization on July 13, 2022, on the Shonen Jump+ app. It was announced following the end of Part 1 in December 2020.

It follows a new character, Asa Mitaka, and her relationship with the War Devil, Yuru, who's ultimate goal is to create an army of human weapons and wage war with Chainsaw Man. In order to find him, they must get closer to him at school. It is preceded by the Public Safety Saga.

Main article: Devil Hunter Club Arc
Asa Mitaka, a high school girl who doesn't fit in, is accidentally killed after angering the Justice Devil. Her life is saved by the likes of the War Devil, who takes over her body in exchange for extending her life. The War Devil's goal is to wage war on the Chainsaw Man and make him puke up nuclear weapons again.

Asa and the War Devil are now in a contract with each other, with the War Devil occupying part of Asa's mind, and is able to control her at will during certain times. The War Devil tells Asa that in order to destroy the Chainsaw Man they have to get close to him first, and the way to do that lies within finding him at the school he attends.

At the school, the two of them meet Hirofumi Yoshida, who just transferred in. He tells them of the rumor that the Chainsaw Man has enrolled in the Devil Hunter's Club, which entices the War Devil to join as well.

At the Devil Hunter's Club, Asa meets a girl named Yuko who is also a social outcast. The two of them become friends, and the War Devil tells Asa to kill her to turn her into a weapon, as the more she cares about something the stronger the weapon will become. Tired of just being called the "War Devil," it tells Asa to begin referring to it as "Yoru."

Later, the two girls are walking when the reborn Bat Devil crashes through the building, but it is ultimately killed before Yuko or Asa could get hurt, as Chainsaw Man is engaged in a battle with the Cockroach Devil already, and it gets caught in the crossfire.

After the dust has settled, a news reporter gathers opinions on the Chainsaw Man from the crowd. Among them is the unassuming Denji, who gives "Chainsaw Man" high praise, and even attempts to give out his phone number before the reporter loses interest. It is then that Yoshida appears next to Denji. Yoshida tells Denji that he cannot let his secret identity get out, as he is part of an organization that wants to keep his life peaceful. Denji is not interested in this, as he actually wants people to find out his identity, that way he can attract the ladies easier.

Denji tries to get Asa's attention by telling her he's the real Chainsaw Man, but she doesn't believe him and calls him a loser. She leaves, and Yoru tries to convince her that he is Chainsaw Man, but she just doesn't buy it. They decide that they should hunt a Devil and bring it to the school to lure the real one out. In the meantime, Asa wants to visit Yuko.

She gets to her house, and they sit with each other telling secrets. It's then revealed that Yuko made a deal with the Justice Devil so she can read her mind, now she knows about Asa and Yoru. She wanted to make the contract so she could get closer to her and decides she's going to "handle" her bullying problem and tells her not to come to school tomorrow.

Asa tries to reason with Yoru, to convince her to talk Yuko out of it, but Yoru steals her body and decides they're going to kill Yuko for their first hunt to get into the Devil Hunter's Club.

Yoru arrives at the school and confronts Yuko, who transforms into the new Justice Devil.

Battles

 * Yoru vs. Justice Devil
 * Chainsaw Man vs. Cockroach Devil

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format:

 * Chapter 104: Spoiler
 * Chapter 105: Red Hot
 * Chapter 106: Bonfire

Trivia

 * The title of the first chapter and first volume of Part 2, Bird and War, is reminiscent of the first chapter title of Part 1, Dog and Chainsaw.

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