Because Satou had slaughtered too many people last night, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department could no longer keep it under wraps.
The large-scale cannibalism cases and the discovery of human limbs left the police feeling horrified.
Various signs indicated that these man-eating creatures and Ghoul were entirely different species.
Ward 11, Aogiri Tree stronghold.
Takatsuki Sen rarely gathered the executives for a meeting.
“Tatara, tell us in detail about what has been happening in Tokyo recently.” Takatsuki Sen first asked Tatara to share intelligence.
“Well, starting two weeks ago, there have been a large number of disappearances in human society.
The CCG initially thought it was us launching retaliatory attacks against humans.”
“We also initially thought it was some overconfident fools seeking revenge, until I discovered this.”
As Tatara spoke, he took out a bottle and placed it on the table.
Inside was a snake-like creature, though it looked like it had been dead for a long time.
“This thing tried to crawl into my ear while I was sleeping.
Fortunately, I am always on guard, otherwise I would have been replaced by this monster just like them.”
Thinking back to how some members had their heads split open like petals to ambush and kill other members who hadn’t been parasitized, Tatara still felt a lingering fear.
The other executives nodded in agreement.
“We have no way of knowing how these monsters appeared, but they have drawn much of human society’s attention.”
“However, the number of these monsters has recently begun to drop sharply.
Our people have secretly observed the scenes; those marks were not caused by the CCG’s Quinque, there was no Cursed Energy from any Jujutsu Sorcerer present, and they certainly weren’t caused by heavy human weaponry.”
“It looks more like they were dealt with using cold weapons.
I suspect a new power has emerged recently.”
After finishing his report, Tatara sat down quietly, waiting for the rest of the executives to digest the information.
Takatsuki Sen rested her chin on her hands, her masked face surveying the executives, and added more intelligence:
“What Tatara just said isn’t the most important thing.
Let the humans worry about those monsters.”
“Kamishiro Rize is dead.”
“Dead?
She’s dead?
Who killed her?”
Upon hearing this news, Ōmori Yakumo’s reaction was particularly intense.
Even within their organization, Kamishiro Rize’s strength was not something that could be dealt with whenever one pleased; only Takatsuki Sen herself could take her down.
The other executives either couldn’t beat her, or could barely fight her, but couldn’t kill her.
“The one who killed Kamishiro Rize is the chef of Ward 20, Touka.”
“Impossible!”
The newly promoted executive, Kirishima Ayato, stood up from his seat, emotionally agitated upon hearing that name.
“How could she possibly have the strength to kill Kamishiro Rize?”
She couldn’t even beat him, let alone kill Kamishiro Rize?
“The fact is, she killed Kamishiro Rize all by herself for not following the new regulations of Ward 20.”
“Speaking of the new regulations in Ward 20, it’s quite interesting.
They have prohibited Ghoul from eating humans in Ward 20, and anyone found doing so will be immediately expelled.”
Takatsuki Sen found it funny as she said this and sarcastically added:
“Even though she herself has eaten humans, she turns around and forbids other Ghoul from eating humans.
They even claim on the dark web established by Ghoul that they have created human food that Ghoul can eat.”
“Tatara, arrange for people to go to Ward 20 to make contact with them and confirm if the rumors are true.
If there is an opportunity, you can test Touka.”
“Understood.”
…
On Saturday, Satou brought Kyubey again to work at RING, still keeping Kyubey in her bag until they reached the restaurant, where she would let him out to share lunch.
“Kyubey-kun, ah~” Satou personally fed Kyubey, and Kyubey could only open his mouth to eat a shrimp ball.
There was absolutely no feeling of fullness; it felt just like eating snacks back when he was human.
Taki sat down next to Satou, watching her intimate actions, and frowned:
“Satou, Kyubey doesn’t need to eat our food, does he?” Taki had observed for several days and had never seen Kyubey come out to eat.
“But Kyubey-kun really likes the food I make, right?
Right, Kyubey-kun?” Satou smiled, gently feeding Kyubey again.
Kyubey could only nod repeatedly.
“Hey!
Don’t force him to do things he doesn’t want to do.” Taki keenly sensed that Satou’s attitude towards Kyubey was unusual.
This was definitely not the level of interaction between friends; it was like she was treating him as a…
lover she spent every day and night with?
That’s impossible, right?
Kyubey is cute, but he’s not human, so how could there be any romantic feelings involved?
“I’m not forcing Kyubey-kun, you know?
Kyubey-kun is doing this voluntarily, right?” A flash of coldness flickered in Satou’s red pupils as she looked at Taki.
“Taki-senpai, don’t meddle in other people’s business.
It’s better for everyone that way.”
“You!”
Seeing that icy, extreme gaze from Satou, Taki’s body stiffened.
“Miss Taki, please don’t mind me.
I am genuinely accompanying Satou-chan.” Seeing this, Kyubey stepped in to smooth things over.
“Satou-chan, Taki-chan, guests are coming.
Sorry for the trouble.” The staff member’s shout interrupted their standoff.
“Kyubey-kun, just wait for me here.
Whatever you do, don’t think about running away from me, okay?” Satou rarely gave Kyubey a tiny bit of freedom.
“When will these days ever end…”
Kyubey lay lazily on the table, having absolutely no desire to eat.
Being tied to her side like a dog every day was killing him.
However, this was also Kyubey’s own fault.
If he hadn’t wanted to use Satou, how would he have ended up tightly bound to her side with no freedom?
No, he had to find a way to make Satou consume a large amount of magic power.
“With her strength, unless Gojo Satoru / Satoru Gojo himself takes action, I’m afraid there is no opponent who can make her consume excessive magic power.”
The only opponent Kyubey could think of who could force Satou into a prolonged battle was that 2.5 Gojo Satoru / Satoru Gojo, but Gojo Satoru / Satoru Gojo isn’t a young girl, so where was he supposed to find Gojo Satoru / Satoru Gojo?
As for Ghoul and Parasyte, he had already given up hope on them.
Among the Magical Girl, the only one currently capable of suppressing Satou was Touka.
Sakayanagi Arisu and Kaori were both the type without combat experience; they were too easily killed upon first encounter.
“Hey, Kyubey, long time no see.”
Just as Kyubey was feeling hopeless about the future and thinking of ways to escape, Venalita appeared.
He flew in front of Kyubey; the people around them couldn’t see them.
“Venalita, save me!”
Upon seeing Venalita, Kyubey clutched him as if he had seen his savior.
“Oh my?
Kyubey, you look quite down on your luck.
Did you run into some danger?” Venalita seemed surprised by Kyubey’s reaction.
“There’s no time to explain in detail, she’s coming out soon.
Anyway, Venalita, didn’t you want a Magical Girl war?
I have one right here.
Let Hiiragi Utena fight her!”
Kyubey requested Venalita directly.
“It seems the new girl you signed is causing you a lot of trouble, Kyubey?
It’s okay, Kyubey, I will have Hiiragi Utena defeat her and successfully rescue you.” After roughly understanding Kyubey’s situation, Venalita didn’t stay long and turned to fly away.
This is great!
Kyubey had never looked forward to a Magical Girl war as much as he did now.
“Can Hiiragi Utena beat Satou?” Kyubey couldn’t help but worry about this Magia Baiser who was still in her rookie phase.
Hiiragi Utena would spare Satou’s life, but Satou would absolutely not spare Hiiragi Utena’s.
However, Kyubey had no other options now; he could only hope that Hiiragi Utena would be able to defeat Satou and take him out of his misery.
As for now, he still had to deal with Satou and couldn’t let her see that he had reached out for help.