What Happens in Chainsaw Man Manga Chapter 173 (Summary)
Chapter 173, titled “Hard of Hearing,” opens with a montage of people and animals reacting to the sudden absence of ears. In a Public Safety stronghold, a representative alerts a group of seated men that the erased Devil was the Ear Devil. The men don’t seem to react, and she asks them to confirm whether they’ve heard of ears before.
Their lack of response confirms her suspicions, and she informs her higher-ups. Three Public Safety members are shown standing in a restroom, each cutting off a fingertip. Uttering “cervical spine,” “neck,” and “vertebrae,” they use their fingertips to paint the word “hit” on the restroom mirrors.
A Devil in Hell is shown reading the message. Sighing, they lift their fist near a projected mirror. Pochita, now attempting to consume the next Devil’s head, is interrupted by a giant fist striking them. This attack doesn’t go unpunished, as he quickly slices off two of the Devil’s fingers.
He is interrupted by Yoshida, who summons the Octopus Devil to restrain him. The Devil comments that the human is doing a good job before constricting Pochita enough to force him to spit out the Ear Devil’s head. This restores everyone’s ears in the process.
