The Shadows

Secret base of the Three Eyed Crows.

Third Division of the Black Crows.

"You won't rely on your Kagune to be stronger than other Ghouls. You are warriors trained to completely eliminate the enemy, so if you want to overwhelm your enemy, you must first use human weapons."

A Ghoul held a sniper rifle and, with their acute senses, could aim at targets a thousand meters away with relative ease. The greatest challenge they had overcome was at a distance of 1.5 thousand meters. In addition to this, an ideal combat suit for Ghouls and their respective weapons had been developed.

Many of them were strong and didn't need it, while others believed it was unnecessary equipment, but none refused to accept this gift from one of the pillars of the organization. If CCG members were strong in fighting Ghouls, the best way to eliminate them is from a distance with human weapons.

The enemy had adapted to the Ghoul fighting style for a long time, but now they themselves should adapt to the way CCG agents fight.

In the training field, there were at least two hundred Ghouls fighting hand-to-hand without the need to use their Kagune, and all of them were skilled at it. They were not only well-organized but extremely aggressive, as they didn't worry about injuries.

"This group is much better than the previous one," said an instructor while drinking a cup of coffee.

...

District 20!

In the CCG branch, there was chaos due to recent information obtained from District 19 that the group of Ghouls known as "The Shadows" planned to take over District 20, which had been peaceful for years.

The higher-ups didn't know why District 20 had been so quiet, even for Ghouls from other districts. No other organization had wanted to enter District 20, and there had to be a reason for it. But recently, there were clues that Ghouls might be attempting to enter District 20, so they needed to be prepared for a complete extermination of the pests.

This is why the less experienced CCG branch had become a complete mess.

Furthermore, many Ghoul investigators had been injured in recent clashes with unidentified enemies, whom they had dubbed "UT" for Unidentified Targets due to their speculated Ghoul-like superhuman strength.

Things had been spiraling out of control lately, but surprisingly, there hadn't been any victims since the incident with the metal pipes and the injured boy.

In addition to the investigators and the potential infestation of rampaging Ghouls, everyone was preparing to increase surveillance and enhance security further.

Kamemochi, who was the CCG branch director, was very agitated by the events unfolding in District 20, and everything was much more complex than initially perceived.

Nakajima Yasunori was assigned to the investigation team, and he and his partner were responsible for monitoring the border between District 19 and 20 along with other investigators from District 19 who were in the area.

Now, all the Class S Ghoul investigators were prepared and assigned to different parts of the city to respond when the time came to eliminate the enemy.

Yukinori Shinohara was one of the strongest, his defensive armor was one of his most powerful Quinque, and he was one of the toughest opponents one could face.

Recently, they knew that two groups of Ghouls had fought within District 20, but they didn't know if it was the group of "Monkeys and Dogs" that had been fighting for a long time or another organization.

Everyone was very concerned about it, and they had no clues.

At this moment, the CCG branch would have preferred to have been attacked by hundreds of Ghouls rather than having to dig through all the hidden information right in front of their eyes.

Additionally, Yukinori Shinohara had to deal with the problems posed by his new partner and the insistence on visiting some of the places he had investigated for a long time.

Ghouls have always been a problem in District 20, so these issues are quite common within the facilities.

Perhaps there was a monster in the district they hadn't noticed.

Yukinori Shinohara had thought about this but reserved those thoughts for when he had solid evidence to support his claims.

...

"All right, that's all for today..."

"What are we going to do with the man who came to cause trouble? He's so strong that he'd be an asset to the Ghoul Investigator force, which would benefit us a lot, to be honest... Hey, but I have a question, is he human?" asked Nakajima Yasunori, a transferred investigator.

"If he is really human, and his mother had been killed by Ghouls, and in the wallet that was stolen from him, maybe there was the last photo he had of her," Yukinori Shinohara was concise with his words.

"That's bad, won't he hate us? He could easily be a Class S Ghoul Investigator with a Quinque; it's a pity he's a businessman, and he's genuinely a good person after looking into it a bit."

"And why does that matter? As far as we know, he's just a civilian. What we should do is focus on the potential Ghoul stampede that might arrive here from District 19. We are not prepared for the impending massacre with all those hungry monsters."

"You're right; if we continue investigating him, we'll just anger that man!" Yukinori Shinohara ended the meeting and stood up.

"Annoying brats, if they'd let me, I'd have turned him into minced meat by now..." Kureo Mado stood up and left the room because he had a hunt to attend to.

"As exaggerated as always, hahaha..."

...

As Kureo Mado had said, a mother brought her daughter to Anteiku to get some meat after her father's death.

But Kenzo was still sitting like a dead fish at the cash register. He had to maintain stability in what was happening and not lose strength before expanding, thinking about what had happened recently.

He noticed that the girl who had come was named Hinami, and she was here because they needed shelter or something like that, he had heard.

But when he saw the results of today's match, his face turned gloomy as he lost the big bet but won the small one.

"I always get the teams wrong; it's just that, and I'm not unlucky," mumbled Kenzo as he turned off his cell phone.

"I just want to see my father now, Mother, why won't you let me see my father?" Kenzo was pulled out of his thoughts by the girl's voice.

"Eh?" Kenzo looked toward the upstairs rooms with slight suspicion. Had something happened that his people were unaware of?

The girl Hanami covered her face, cried, got up, and then ran to another room.

"What's the situation?" Kenzo looked puzzled and then glanced at his father... The mother and daughter had been welcomed by Anteiku long before their organization located them, which would likely cause problems later.

"Oh, it's just a little argument, don't worry," said Manager Yoshimura as he washed dishes.

"It looks like they'll bring us problems. If things get bad in this place, Touka and my security will be in danger. Should I take them elsewhere?" Kenzo asked as he charged a kind elderly woman.

"It's not necessary; no one is looking for them," Manager Yoshimura said with a simple smile.

"I'll find that out for myself..."