Kintoru wasn’t killed after the Jealousy book; the story and fan explanations point to him being defeated, then dragged back toward Jigoku and sealed rather than gone for good.

What changed after Jealousy

  • In fan recaps, the Jealousy book ends with Kintoru and Enzukai being defeated, which is why people talk about that arc as the end of one major phase.
  • Later lore discussions say Kintoru shows up again in a different form or cameo, implying he survived the defeat and remained part of the larger mythos.
  • The wiki-style summaries describe him being dragged down to Jigoku after losing, which fits the idea that he was contained rather than permanently eliminated.

Simple version

He got beaten at the end of that book, but the story treats him more like a sealed supernatural threat than a dead character.

Why people are confused

  • Some players describe the ending like a final defeat because it closes out the Jealousy arc.
  • Others focus on later appearances and lore notes that say Kintoru is still alive in some form.
  • That’s why you’ll see both “he was defeated” and “he came back” in forum discussions.

In short: after the Jealousy book, Kintoru was defeated and sealed/dragged back to Jigoku, not cleanly removed from the story.

TL;DR: Kintoru’s post-Jealousy fate is basically “defeated, sealed, and still around in the lore”.