"You can just pretend you never met me.
And don't tell the CCG anything about me… okay?"
The words Fushimi Kyo had once spoken resurfaced in Koutarou Amon's mind.
After a brief hesitation, Amon still chose to report everything he knew to Fura.
As Fura had said they had to uncover the truth.
A CCG investigator could not abandon his duty simply because someone had once saved his life.
"He was wearing a mask when he fought Jason. I didn't see his face clearly," Amon said slowly.
"But he used a katana, the scabbard was blue… his height was roughly…"
Carefully, he recalled every detail he could remember about Kyo and reported it without holding anything back.
"Thank you, Amon," Fura said seriously.
"With this information, our investigation will be much easier."
20th Ward - Tsukiyama Estate
The Tsukiyama Estate an opulent property belonging to one of D-Kingdom's wealthiest conglomerates.
Its current owner was Shuu Tsukiyama, the pure-blood heir of the Tsukiyama family.
A self-proclaimed gourmet a ghoul who dressed like a gentleman, spoke like a gentleman,
and indulged in human flesh with an obsession bordering on madness.
Inside the lavish dining hall, Tsukiyama was entertaining a guest.
A beautiful woman with long purple hair, wearing a white dress.
Rize Kamishiro.
"Rize-san, I never imagined we would meet again in the 20th Ward," Tsukiyama said excitedly.
"Tonight, I shall treat you to the most exquisite cuisine."
"Oh?" Rize licked her lips.
"I've heard you're called the Gourmet. I assume your dishes live up to the reputation?"
"Clap clap clap!"
Tsukiyama applauded lightly.
A maid wearing a white mask pushed a small serving cart into the hall, placing two dishes before them.
Rize glanced down.
Both plates were filled with human flesh, sliced thin like sashimi and arranged delicately.
"Rize-san," Tsukiyama explained enthusiastically,
"the dish on your left comes from a sixteen-year-old girl, tender, delicate, rich in aroma."
"And on the right a twenty-year-old fitness trainer. Low fat, firm texture, and best of all
you won't gain weight no matter how much you eat."
He spoke passionately, oblivious to the impatience flickering in Rize's eyes.
"Please, try it!" Tsukiyama said eagerly.
He loved sharing food.
Loved even more when others praised his selections.
But tonight… he was destined for disappointment.
Rize ignored the plates entirely.
Instead, her gaze shifted to the masked maid.
"…A human?" Rize asked.
"Indeed," Tsukiyama said proudly.
"A serving maid I personally trained."
Crack.
Rize's eyes turned crimson.
Two kagune burst from her back
Thrust!
They pierced straight through the maid's body, lifting her into the air.
In the maid's stunned gaze, Rize gently removed the mask.
"Oh my… such a pretty face," Rize smiled sweetly.
"It must taste wonderful."
She bit down on the maid's neck.
The dining hall filled with screams.
The cries grew weaker… then faded completely.
Tsukiyama stood frozen in shock.
"R-Rize-san… what are you doing…?"
"Mmm… delicious," Rize sighed in bliss.
"I want more. More. Let me devour everything."
Tsukiyama stared, dumbfounded.
He knew her nickname Binge Eater.
But he had never imagined she was this unrestrained.
Soon, the maid's body was reduced to scraps.
Rize finally stopped and turned toward him.
"Thank you for the invitation, Tsukiyama-kun.
I haven't eaten this well in a long time."
Just as Fushimi Kyo had predicted
after losing half her kagune to him, Rize had become far more cautious.
This was only the second human she had eaten in days.
"You… you've ruined my cuisine!" Tsukiyama trembled in anger.
"Such barbaric eating… like a beast!"
"Ruined?" Rize giggled mockingly.
"That food on your plates wasn't even enough to fill the gaps."
"Calling yourself high-class, obsessing over taste like a human don't you find that ridiculous, Tsukiyama-kun?"
She covered her mouth, laughing.
"AAAAAH!" Tsukiyama snapped.
"You filthy sow! How dare you mock me mock my cuisine!"
"Die! DIE!"
Blue armor-like kagune erupted from his shoulder, coiling down his arm and forming a massive blade.
"Die, you wretched woman!"
He leapt across the table, swinging down with all his might.
"Oh? You're angry already?" Rize sighed.
"How boring."
Whoosh!
Two crimson kagune shot out
BOOM!
Tsukiyama was blasted backward, skidding dozens of meters across the floor.
Rize lightly jumped onto a ceiling beam, looking down at him.
"Tsukiyama-kun," she said playfully,
"since you love gourmet food so much… let me recommend an ingredient."
"There's a third-year student at Seimi High School his name is Fushimi Kyo."
"He's human… yet he feeds on ghoul kagune."
"The scent he gives off is intoxicating even to me."
"But be careful," she smiled darkly.
"He's strong. If you rush in unprepared… you'll die."
"Giggle see you around, Tsukiyama-kun~"
With a single strike of her kagune, Rize smashed a hole through the wall and vanished into the night.
"Seimi High School… Fushimi Kyo… a human who eats kagune…"
Tsukiyama's eyes gleamed.
"What a rare delicacy."
Even knowing Rize was using him as a knife
The Gourmet was already hooked.
He pulled out his phone.
"Chie… investigate a human for me."
"Name: Fushimi Kyo.
Third-year student. Seimi High School."
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