Chapter 172

'''Hayate no Gotoku! Chapter 172:''' The Plan is Yet To Be Determined (予定は未定)

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * 1) Miki Hanabishi
 * 2) Risa Asakaze
 * 3) Hayate Ayasaki
 * 4) Izumi Segawa
 * 5) Athena Tennousu - appears in flashback
 * 6) Stringer Segawa
 * 7) Segawa Four Heavenly Kings
 * 8) Kotetsu Segawa
 * 9) Nagi Sanzenin
 * 10) Maria

Trivia

 * It is confirmed here that Hayate had a falling out with his first girlfriend many years ago, and that she was right while he was wrong. (It was only inferred in Chapter 144 that he had a fallout with her)
 * During his fight with Kotetsu, Hayate is shown to be using a sword that resembles the Sword of Dai from Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken.