Time passed minute by minute.
Yamamoto was talking on the phone over there with complete respect, and soon he had an answer.
”Sir, how should I address you?”
”Kenji.”
Hearing this, the smile on Yamamoto’s face became even brighter.
”So it is Mr.
Kenji.
Just now, I already notified the higher-ups of our Yamaguchi-gumi.
They attach great importance to you, Mr.
Kenji, and will come over right away.
Please wait a little longer, Mr.
Kenji.”
After saying that, Yamamoto gave a look to the other two men.
Matsushita and Inabe nodded, standing up directly to chase away the three female students, while also giving instructions to the group of underlings.
Soon, the once-lively bar slowly became quiet, and before anyone noticed, the crowd had thinned out quite a bit.
After about ten minutes, a cheerful voice came over, and it wasn’t using Japanese, but rather a language Kenji understood.
”Hello, Mr.
Kenji!”
Hearing this familiar accent, Kenji paused, looking up.
A refined-looking man standing a full 1.8 meters tall, wearing a black suit and black-framed rimless glasses, walked straight over.
”My name is Ozawa Izumi, and I am the secretary of the Yamaguchi-gumi council.
Hello, Mr.
Kenji, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Seeing the hand Ozawa Izumi extended, Kenji gave it a light shake.
”I once studied abroad for a period of time, so I am very familiar with your language.”
As Ozawa Izumi spoke, he sat down opposite Kenji, and Yamamoto nearby hurriedly started brewing tea.
Kenji looked relaxed as he took the tea passed to him by Yamamoto.
Seeing Kenji acting this way, Ozawa Izumi quickly moved to the topic.
”I am the council secretary of the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Before I arrived, the council had fully authorized me.
Mr.
Kenji talking to me is equivalent to talking to the higher-ups of the Yamaguchi-gumi.”
”Of course, before this, I want to confirm one thing with Mr.
Kenji, which will make our follow-up communication easier.”
Ozawa Izumi carefully studied Kenji’s expression, constantly weighing his words as he asked.
Kenji gave a slight nod.
He understood the Yamaguchi-gumi’s concerns.
If he didn’t display corresponding strength, they wouldn’t feel secure cooperating with him.
And based on Ozawa Izumi’s behavior, Kenji also knew what he wanted to ask.
”Mr.
Kenji, regarding the clearing operation that happened in the 7th Ward’s Ghoul Restaurant a few hours ago, were the four S-rate ghouls inside killed by you?”
Hearing Kenji’s words, Ozawa Izumi’s expression didn’t change.
”Then that’s wonderful.
Thank you, Mr.
Kenji, for clearing away these monsters for humanity.”
”The demands you mentioned earlier, Mr.
Kenji, our Yamaguchi-gumi is willing to provide all of them, and entirely for free.”
”At the same time, we do have intelligence on ghouls above S-rate in our hands, as well as…
intelligence regarding the CCG.
We can provide all of these to you for free, Mr.
Kenji.”
Hearing Ozawa Izumi’s words, Kenji raised an eyebrow and straightened his posture.
”Then what do you want me to do?” Kenji stared at Ozawa Izumi, watching his reaction.
A bit of sweat appeared on Ozawa Izumi’s forehead, but as the secretary of the Yamaguchi-gumi council, his mindset was naturally better than that of ordinary people.
”We don’t need you to do anything, Mr.
Kenji.
You hunting ghouls is doing a good deed for humanity, so we naturally couldn’t ask for more.”
With that, Ozawa Izumi looked around the area to confirm there were no issues before letting out a sigh.
”In fact, Mr.
Kenji, you must still think our Yamaguchi-gumi is just a Japanese gang.”
”I don’t blame you.
After all, in this world today, who dares to say they can completely control ghouls?
But here, our Yamaguchi-gumi teamed up with the government a long time ago.”
”Otherwise, Mr.
Kenji, no matter how capable the Yamaguchi-gumi is, do you think we could prepare RPGs and large-caliber anti-materiel heavy sniper rifles right under the government’s nose?”
Hearing this, Kenji couldn’t help but look serious.
Hearing that ghouls seemed to be kept well under control elsewhere, he also felt a sigh of relief in his heart.
”In other words, to some extent, I am also communicating with your government.”
”Yes.” Ozawa Izumi pushed his glasses up, then continued speaking.
”Actually, regarding the CCG, full name Commission of Counter Ghoul, we already have some suspicions, but currently the evidence isn’t enough.
The harm caused by creatures like ghouls is simply too massive, and since this place is small, it’s very easy for them to find opportunities.”
Kenji didn’t speak, but was thinking about whether to tell them that the Washuu Clan was behind the CCG.
But after thinking for a bit, he still chose to keep it a secret.
If he casually told them that the Washuu Clan was behind the CCG, he didn’t know what kind of actions they might take, and it wouldn’t be good if it messed up his plans.
After all, his advantage lay in his knowledge of the plot.
If the storyline got messy, his subsequent missions would become very troublesome.
”Maybe the CCG itself isn’t the issue; you can focus your attention on other places.” Kenji said just enough, then stood up.
”Since you are willing to provide these items, I am also very glad to help you clear out some ghouls.
Give me the information on ghouls above S-rate, and also give me the information on the CCG’s Special Class Investigators and their current higher-ups.”
”Alright.
Kenji?
Throughout Tokyo, or even the whole country, you can specify a place, and we can deliver them there.”
”In Tokyo’s 24th Ward—except for the 24th Ward, we have strongholds in every other ward where we can store these things.”
Kenji nodded.
This way, his actions would be much more convenient.
Working with people who had an official background was indeed much more comfortable than fighting all by himself.
He came to eliminate the ghouls across the world, not just to kill a few SSS-rate ghouls and call it a day.
Wiping out an entire race and taking down a few SSS-rate ghouls were completely different things.
Even if he took down the SSS-rate ghouls here, there were still ghouls in other places and other countries.
To wipe out a race, relying solely on his own ability wasn’t enough.
He had to use the official power of this world to make it possible to root out the entire ghoul race.
Perhaps some people might think Kenji was taking himself too seriously, and that in front of a state machine, eliminating ghouls should still be an easy matter.
But the ghouls’ greatest advantage lay in their explosive individual combat capability and incredibly strong recovery power.
Regular humans, even equipped with weapons and ammunition, could only be slaughtered when facing an SSS-rate ghoul.
If they truly wanted to eliminate them, unless they used small tactical missiles—but ghouls looked exactly like humans and could hide within society, so using such weapons would cause a massive number of civilian casualties.
Therefore, when the state machine faced ghouls, most of the time they had the ability to solve it but had to be cautious.
And Kenji’s appearance could make up for this point.
As long as he was given enough time to grow, he could carry out decapitation strikes against high-level ghouls.
As for facing the remaining low-level ghouls, the state machine could then roll up its sleeves and go all out.
And if he wanted to grow, he had to kill important plot characters to obtain world power, so hunting down important plot ghouls here was something he absolutely had to do.
World power was not only related to unlocking the Toji Fushiguro template, but also related to solving all the ghouls in this world, so he had to take it seriously.
…
”Alright then, you can have things prepared in every ward, and I will contact you when I need them.”
”Very well, Mr.
Kenji.
This is my contact information; you can reach me anytime.”
Seeing the contact information Ozawa Izumi handed over, Kenji suddenly paused.
He suddenly realized that he hadn’t set up a SIM card or a phone yet.
Seeing Kenji freeze, Ozawa Izumi realized something and immediately took out his own phone.
”Mr.
Kenji, to make it easier for you to contact us, why don’t you use my phone first?
All the information inside has already been cleared out, so you can use it safely.”
”Additionally, it also contains the latest information on ghouls above S-rate, which you can check at any time.”
Kenji took the phone and opened a folder named Ghoul Intelligence.
The very first piece of information caught his eye.
S-rate ghoul, Oomori Yakumo.
Codenamed, Yamori.
Affiliation, Aogiri Tree.