Under Tokyo lies the 24th arrondissement, built by the "Goule à l'oeil écarlate". In this still wild land where the Black Goats have established their den, the last cries of joy celebrating the union of Ken and Toka have ended to resonate. Higher, on the surface, the new director Kichimura Washu is about to execute Yoriko Kuroiwa on the grounds of a violation of the Code of Management of the Goules. The gloomy day is set on 23 April. The Oggai who entered the 24th arrondissement begins to threaten the existence of the Black Goats. He is the embodiment of a double death, symbol of his group. The angel of death, former bearer of the number 13, has touched earth while black tears flow on Ken Kaneki's cheeks. They are the cruel marker of the time left to him...