Chainsaw Man Chapter 166, Rain, Brothel, Removal Review: Post-Nut Clarity, Without the Nut.

In my review of Chapter 165 of Chainsaw Man, I speculated that Denji would be more reluctant to visit a brothel because his sister was missing.
Chapter 166, “Rain, Brothel, Removal” begins with Asa voicing this exact sentiment.
Well, apparently both me and Asa gave Denji too much credit because, after a moment of silence, Denji states, “Now that he mentions it… I haven’t masturbated lately.”
Cue every single character staring awkwardly, while Asa gets into another argument with Denji, who tries to justify visiting a brothel for “science reasons.”
Whatever floats your boat, Denji.
Well, Denji did not even need to bother because the chapter then hard cuts to reveal the brothel has been destroyed in the fighting, with Katana Man looking on in horror.
After the tease of the brothel in the previous chapter, many readers, myself included, speculated about its story potential, with characters like Kobeni possibly returning.
Well, Fujimoto typically defied expectations by having the brothel be already destroyed when the characters get there.
As it starts to rain, Denji collapses, berating himself for being so focused on sex while Nayuta is missing.
“I’m always thinking with my dick!” Denji cries: unironically the most honest thing he has said in the entire series.
We then get the big cliffhanger of the chapter, as Yoru takes over Asa’s body and kindly offers to castrate Denji.
I expect the next chapter will begin with Denji running for his penis’ life.
That is not even a joke.
Asa and Yoru have been looking for a way to convince Denji to fight them and I cannot think of a much better motivation than the threat of castration.
Or, who knows, maybe Denji will submit and allow Yoru to make his penis a weapon.
Wow, there is a sentence I never thought I would write.
Although, while Fujimoto has got away with showing a lot in Chainsaw Man, something tells me that this would be a bridge too far for his publisher.
“Rain, Brothel, Removal” is an awkward chapter, but I mean that in a good way, with the humor being the perfect kind of cringe.
I still don’t have much of a clue where the story is going but I am still interested to see, and I will probably laugh at that too.