Chapter 19

The Three-Way Battle (三社鼎立,) is the 19th chapter of the Bungo Stray Dogs manga.

Summary
Atsushi wakes up in the infirmary confused on where he is. Yosano then appears with a chainsaw ready to give his his treatment. Kunikida, Atsushi and Kenji are then shown to be cured thanks to Yosano's ability. Fukuzawa asks how they are doing and leaves. At the mafia, Elise is shown to be eating dessert while Mori tells her not to eat too much. Chuuya then appears with a report saying that the agency have taken Kouyou away as a 'prisoner of war.' Chuuya asks what they should do next, to which Mori says to kill the director of the agency. Chuuya is shown to be shocked while Mori explains his reasoning and then starts to prepare. Back at the agency, Kouyou wakes up. Dazai and Atsushi are at her side. Dazai remarks that is has been a long time while. Kouyou smirks and agrees. Kouyou asks Atsushi how Kyouka is doing. Atsushi replies that she is missing thanks to Kouyou. Kouyou laughs and Atsushi activates his ability to attack Kouyou. Dazai stops him and says he'll deal with her. Atsushi then leaves. Dazai then asks Kouyou what the mafia is planning. Kouyou refuses to tell him. Dazai then tells her that not a single prisoner has never spilled everything under his interrogation. Dazai then locks the door and then the torture begins. Back to Fukuzawa, he and Kunikida begin to plan over the phone. Fukuzawa turns around to be met by three assassins. Fukuzawa of course wins. On a ship, Fitzgerald is practicing shooting while Steinbeck observes. Fitzgerald asks if there are any moves from the agency which Steinbeck replies that they have moved bases. Steinbeck then gives his report on the mafia and says that they are a of a higher threat than the agency. Steinbeck hands Fitzgerald a gun which he frowns at. He says that he worked for 2 whole years just to obtain the gun. He then went on to kill 4 more people, but now he owns the manufacturer of the gun belongs to him. Fitzgerald then goes on to say that he will definitely obtain Yokohama. At the agency, Fukuzawa decides to divide everyone into different teams. The three bosses then say that they will definitely win the war.