Chapter 169

is the one hundred and sixty-ninth chapter of the Fire Force manga series.

Overview
Konro greets Shinra, Arthur and Tamaki at the Guardhouse, telling them Benimaru’s whereabouts so they can start training. Once they arrive, Benimaru notices there is one more person than in their previous training session, to which Tamaki exclaims how she wants to improve after falling short in previous times. Benimaru then introduced the twins, Hinata and Hikage, as they start teasing her, much to Tamaki’s dismay. Back at the Guardhouse where Konro is sweeping the floor, a strange head peers though the curtained entrance, leaving only a nose, mouth and a glimpse of flower-shaped eyes to behold. Freaked out, Konro gestures what Hibana is doing, and she says she wants to hear the story with the Demon two years ago again. But this time, she has brought along Captain of Company 6, Kayoko Huang, to do palpitation tests on Konro. Back with Benimaru’s training, he easily puts both boys down with no effort, telling them they need to go beyond their limits, even using their Captain, Obi, as a role model. Eager to learn Superfire as quickly as possible, Shinra demands Benimaru to teach him. Suddenly, Shinra and Arthur find themselves confused as they are tied upside-down to a stake. Benimaru explains this is necessary for them to learn Superfire. In the girls’ training, Hina and Hika alarmingly tell Tamaki to run away from them for one whole minute. Tamaki doesn’t take them seriously, jogging away from them, and soon after finds out just how serious they are, as the twins menacingly slap her on the butt for slacking off. As she takes off again, Tamaki gets whipped with the twins ‘ kimono sleeves, which then entangle around her throat; the twins declaring their seriousness. Tamaki realises what she’s really in for.