The ground floor lobby of the Ghoul Restaurant.
Watching the CCG tactical personnel busily moving back and forth around them, Shinohara Yukinori and Mado Kureo engaged in a quiet conversation.
”Kureo, what do you think about that guy…”
”Shinohara, give it a rest.
It is completely impossible for a man like him to join the CCG.
Furthermore, he is far too dangerous; I cannot picture him operating within our institutional framework.”
”True, he is incredibly dangerous, but his raw combat power is undeniable!
I have a strong feeling that he could handle even an SS-rate ghoul with absolute ease.”
”Forget about it.
His methods of dealing with ghouls are entirely incompatible with the CCG’s regulations.
That being said…
I actually don’t mind his style.”
Hearing this, Shinohara glanced at Mado Kureo with a trace of surprise.
Kureo replied indifferently, his voice dropping an octave: “Ghouls are creatures that possess the exact same appearance as humans, speak the exact same language as humans, and even mimic our societal structures.
Moreover, they are thoroughly embedded within our daily lives.
Do you truly believe that humans and ghouls can peacefully coexist?”
”They are monsters draped in human skin.
They view us strictly as livestock, and they can seamlessly blend into normal society at any given moment.
It is as if this terrifying species was engineered for the sole purpose of eradicating humanity.
Shinohara, this is an absolute, fundamental war of survival between two species.”
”Whichever side loses this war will be wiped out completely, leaving nothing behind.”
As Kureo’s raspy voice faded, Shinohara scratched his head and let out a strained, dry laugh.
”Kureo, there’s no need to dramatize it to that extent.
As things stand, those ghouls still have to hide from the CCG.
Mado Kureo’s tone instantly cut through the air like a razor.
”Shinohara!
The exact microsecond ghouls possess the audacity to walk openly on the streets and harvest humans at their whim, humanity has already lost!
The absolute penalty for humanity losing this war is to be rounded up and systematically bred like common poultry!”
”Furthermore, the most terrifying threats are the high-tier ghouls lurking in the absolute shadows who have never shown their faces, aren’t they?”
”Shinohara, humanity’s structural geopolitical position is incredibly critical right now.
If you paid any attention to international intelligence streams, you would know that in South Africa, several sovereign state regimes have already been thoroughly subverted and replaced by ghoul factions.”
”The core leadership of those nations has been systematically rotated out.
They now command human technology, infrastructure, and heavy weapons arrays.
If a catastrophic subversion like that occurs within a global superpower, do you possess any comprehension of what will happen?”
Hearing this, the forced smile on Shinohara’s face froze completely, a cold, paralyzing sweat instantly drenching his back.
In his day-to-day operations, he rarely analyzed variables on such a grand, macro-strategic scale; his function was strictly to execute the operational directives handed down by the CCG’s high command.
But now that Kureo had laid bare the macro variables, he suddenly realized the truly apocalyptic scale of the biological threat ghouls posed.
”Therefore, I highly validate that man’s execution methods.
We are humans.
We must never perceive ghouls as our peers simply because they look like us and speak our tongue.
They are apex predators that survive by consuming our flesh!”
Kureo shifted his gaze toward Kenji, who was quietly enjoying a cigarette in the distance, a sharp, unyielding conviction flashing in his eyes.
”Special Class Shinohara!
We have localized another child over here!
The subject is displaying extreme, highly aggressive hostility toward our unit!”
”Hmm?”
Ripped from his grim contemplation by the tactical report, Shinohara collected himself and firmly patted Mado Kureo on the shoulder.
When facing ghouls, we simply need to execute our designated duties to the absolute best of our abilities.
The high command understands how to govern the macro strategy.
That is the exact foundation upon which the CCG was built, isn’t it?”
Leaving it at that, Shinohara stepped forward, following the reporting investigator to ascertain why this specific child was displaying such explosive hostility toward their forces.
Mado Kureo stared at Shinohara’s retreating back, slowly shaking his head as a low murmur escaped his lips, audible only to himself.
”The high command?
I am terrified that some of those very monsters have already successfully infiltrated our highest councils, Shinohara.”
On the other side of the lobby, Kenji was systematically auditing the ledger of his operational spoils from this raid.
Staring at the massive array of high-tier item boxes illuminated on his system interface, he resolved to crack them open in a single, decisive batch.
System, open all treasure chests.
[Ding!
Processing total inventory: 12x C-Grade Treasure Chests, 1x B-Grade First Kill Chest, 3x B-Grade Treasure Chests, 1x S-Grade First Kill Chest, 4x S-Grade Treasure Chests!
Initiating bulk unlock sequence…]
[Ding!
Congratulations to the host!
You have successfully harvested: 90x Free Attribute Points, 1x A-Grade Special Consumable [RC Cell Suppressant], 1x S-Grade Special Tool [Enchanting Table]!]
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