Chapter 103 & 104

Chapter 103 - 103 & 104 Chapter 103: Joining the CCG's Investigation Mission After attending school for a few days, Jotaro then directly began skipping class. Shinobu and Nezuko had already adapted to campus life and even made friends. Although they were often harassed by some boys, this was something he didn't worry about. Both of them had the ability to defend themselves. There was no need to say much about Shinobu, formerly the Insect Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, even the school bullies couldn't take advantage of her. Nezuko appeared to have returned to being an ordinary human, but in reality, it didn't seem that simple. After Shinobu repeatedly examined her, it was found that Nezuko retained some of the strengths of demons. Aside from having senses far beyond normal humans, her self-healing ability was also extremely strong, even stronger than when she was a demon before. In the past, she could only recover energy through sleeping, but now she had more ways to replenish energy. Just a single bottle of a functional drink could increase her combat power. Once she learns Haki, compared to the support-type Shinobu, she might become quite a capable combat force. ——— "You want to join the CCG?" At the 20th Ward Ghoul Countermeasures Bureau Headquarters, the receptionist looked up at the tall and strong Jotaro, secretly clicking his tongue. "Kujo Jotaro? Previously had the achievement of capturing a B-class ghoul alive..." Looking through Jotaro's documents, the receptionist said, "You do indeed have the qualifications to become a ghoul investigator." "But becoming a ghoul investigator isn't that easy. Besides having the required physical fitness, you also need very good academic grades." He then gave Jotaro another once-over. "Your physical condition should be fine, but to directly become a ghoul investigator, you must go through academy training." "If fast, you can graduate in one or two years." Jotaro frowned slightly. He didn't want to wait that long. "Is there no other way?" The receptionist shook his head and said, "Dealing with ghouls is not as simple as you might think. Don't get complacent just because you captured a B-class ghoul alive." "To increase investigators' survival rates, studying ghoul-related knowledge and quinque usage at the academy is a required course." "Even the recently assigned First-Class Investigator Amon and Special Investigator Mado at headquarters went through this." Upon hearing this, Jotaro pulled down his hat, slightly helpless. "Yare yare daze..." As the organization responsible for capturing ghouls, the CCG surely held a lot of data on ghouls. Jotaro needed such things. He originally thought of directly using time stop to steal, but seemingly to prevent ghouls from infiltrating, the CCG's security measures were even tighter than those of the police. With only five seconds of time stop, he simply couldn't move freely inside. But becoming an insider would be different, once inside the system, with five seconds of time stop, he could overturn the CCG from inside out. It's just that becoming part of the system wasn't as easy as he thought, academy training and learning seemed to be an inevitable step. "Speak of the devil! It's Special Investigator Mado! And First-Class Amon!" Amon Koutarou performed extremely well in the academy. After graduating as the top student, he quickly got promoted to First-Class Investigator. You could say he was the idol of many trainee investigators. Coupled with his serious work attitude and special care for juniors, compared to the quinque-obsessed Special Investigator Mado at his side, most people respected Amon more. Seeing them approach, the receptionist immediately stood up and bowed. "Inoue-kun, thank you for your hard work." Amon stopped, patted the receptionist's shoulder. Receptionist Inoue felt it was unbelievable. He was just a small figure, yet Amon First-Class actually remembered his name after just a few encounters. "Not hard at all! It's my honor to serve you!" Receptionist Inoue said excitedly. "Amon-kun, hurry up, we still have a meeting." Special Investigator Mado urged. Amon nodded, was about to leave, but then noticed Jotaro beside him. Jotaro's 195 cm height was taller than him by a margin, it was hard not to notice. "This is?" he asked curiously. Inoue said, "He is Kujo Jotaro, currently studying at Kiyose High School. He once captured a B-class ghoul. Today he came wanting to join the CCG and become an investigator." After listening to the introduction, Special Investigator Mado turned back, seemingly showing some interest in Jotaro. "Captured a B-class ghoul barehanded?" He stared with his terrifying eyes, sizing Jotaro up and down, rubbed his chin and said, "Oh? In theory, even barehanded, one can fight ghouls." "But people who can actually do that are extremely rare. Such people probably make up less than 0.01% of all humanity." "With someone like that wanting to join us, what are you hesitating for?" Being stared at by Mado's eyes, Inoue felt a little numb and explained, "I also really hope he can join the CCG. But, Special Investigator Mado, the Bureau has rules. If someone wants to become an investigator, they must go study at the academy." "Yes," Mado didn't deny it. "With knowledge as our backing, we can better combat ghouls. After all, these scum are incredibly cunning. But special talents should be treated specially." Jotaro glanced at him and said, "Oh? From what you're saying, it sounds like I can bypass the academy and directly take the job?" Mado stared at him deeply, laughed strangely twice. "Just like I said, those scum are extremely cunning. The academy teaches a wide range of knowledge, but in summary, there's only one point, let us effectively deal with these scum." "If you already possess that kind of ability, then why not?" Jotaro immediately asked, "How can I prove I possess that kind of ability?" "You're a smart guy," Mado hunched his back and laughed twice again. "Since the Gourmet has gone silent, quite a few ghouls have started acting again in the 20th Ward." "If you can find traces of the Gourmet in a short time, I can directly refer you." "Although I'm only a Special Investigator, I know quite a few Special Class folks. Please believe in my connections." Jotaro said calmly, "Understood." After speaking, he put both hands in his pockets and left the CCG. "Special Investigator Mado, this is way too dangerous!" Amon was extremely dissatisfied with his decision. "The Gourmet is rated S. Letting a student go deal with such a ghoul, what are you thinking! Even I may not be able to handle him!" Mado said calmly, "Calm down, Amon-kun. I only told him to investigate the Gourmet's whereabouts. I didn't tell him to fight the Gourmet." "Relax, it'll be fine." Amon said, "Even so, that's still—" Mado interrupted him, "Enough, we still have a meeting. Don't forget our mission." Ghoul investigators already live side-by-side with death, without that kind of resolve, how could one carry on? He looked back in the direction Jotaro had left. As long as he could bring back some useful intel, Mado would refer him. Because that already proves his resolve. And of course, the most important thing for an investigator, "sense of smell". Chapter 104: Clash with Touka "These days, there have also been no rumors of her feeding." Everything is very abnormal. Rize's appetite is large; it's impossible for her to stay silent this long. The night was desolate and gloomy. Touka walked alone on the quiet, empty street and couldn't help but think again about that strange transfer student. Rize had her eyes on two people, a physically weak college student, and that guy... Rize and the college student had both disappeared. She still remembered that not long ago, the college student's friend, a yellow-haired one, had come looking for her, asking if she had seen his friend. How could she know? This matter had made her brain somewhat confused. Why is it that only that guy had absolutely nothing happen to him, and even came to school for a few days? "Damn it!" She kicked a can in front of her and sighed helplessly. "I couldn't get any useful information out of Shinobu and Nezuko either." She moved her foot and recalled the hostile looks in their eyes when she asked about Jotaro. It gave her a chill. "My movements have slowed down." A bitter smile curved at her lips. These days she had been fed quite a bit by those two. After eating too many unnecessary things, even a ghoul's body had started to deteriorate. "But... I seem to have made two friends too..." Touka shook her head and didn't think about it more. What she needed to do next was clean up Rize's feeding grounds. After Rize disappeared, those ghouls she had driven out before began acting unruly again, popping up to fight over the territory she left behind. She didn't want those ghouls to disturb the peace of the 20th Ward. "Hey hey, little girl, dressed so slutty, you're doing that kind of job, right?" A fat, big-eared middle-aged man approached with a lewd smile and grabbed Touka's slender, fair arm, pushing her under the streetlamp. By the streetlamp's light, his murky eyes carefully examined Touka's tender body. The more he looked, the hotter his belly burned. Touka wore a loose round-neck shirt. Her black camisole underneath tightly clung to her shoulders. Below her smooth, snowy-white neck, her collarbone line was clearly visible. The man's throat bobbed; his eyes dropped lower, and saliva nearly dripped out. He saw that Touka was only wearing a pair of ultra-short denim shorts. Her pale, delicate thighs were completely exposed. "So late, dressed like this and wandering outside, Aren't you trying to seduce Uncle?" "What do you want to do?" Touka feigned a frightened look. Her eyes, deep within, were already like a pool of dead water as she stared at the man's lewd, smiling fat face. "What I want to do, don't you already know?" The middle-aged man leaned in closer, grinning wickedly. "Playing the whore but acting all high and mighty? Just serve Uncle well." "Uncle's a rich man, make me feel good and tomorrow I'll buy you a designer bag." Touka's face turned icy cold. Her pupils had already changed color, and with a swing of her hand like a blade, she slashed toward the man's face. Her movement was extremely fast. The man didn't even react. In the next second, his head would have been sliced in two. Smack! Her hand-blade suddenly stopped in front of the man's face. She stared in shock at the man's back, her pupils shrinking instantly. From behind the man slowly emerged a tall figure. Under a dark cap brim, those light green eyes looked indifferently at her. "Yare yare, you shouldn't be the Gourmet, right?" Jotaro flung off Touka's hand and glanced at the terrified middle-aged man in front of him. 'According to the investigation intel, the Gourmet was a very picky eater, he selected his meals carefully. This kind of fat pig full of grease probably wouldn't be to the Gourmet's taste.' "AHHHH!!! A monster!! A man-eating monster!!" Upon clearly seeing Touka's eye color change, the man finally realized and screamed loudly. Jotaro frowned and kicked him to the roadside, shouting, "Get lost!" The man's face twisted in pain, completely overwhelmed, wanting to run but unable to recover from that kick. "Gourmet? Who would be that kind of disgusting, nauseating, perverted freak?!" Just being associated with the Gourmet pissed her off, and she instantly denied it. She raised her head and sneered, "Never thought I'd reveal my identity in front of you. Even if we're classmates, now I can only kill you." As soon as the words fell, she flashed and launched a violent attack toward Jotaro. Though she wasn't a ghoul who enjoyed killing, when her own or her comrades' safety was threatened, she could kill without blinking. As a ghoul with a Ukaku kagune, her explosive power was impressive, and her speed was swift. If not for Star Platinum, the old Jotaro would definitely have been unable to keep up with her movements. But ever since training in Haki, Jotaro's base physical ability had unknowingly begun to surpass human limits. Touka's swiftly approaching figure had not yet clearly formed in his eyes, but the trajectory of her attack could already be predicted. He didn't use his Stand, but instead treated Touka as a real-combat training partner for Haki. Dark purple Haki wrapped around his skin. Jotaro blocked the blow with his own fist. "So hard!" Her hand, chopping at Jotaro's arm, didn't give the feeling of soft human flesh, but more like reinforced steel. Touka was a bit stunned. Before she could think more, Jotaro already switched forms and attacked. Touka pulled back and muttered, "This guy's hard to deal with." Not giving a single opening, in just the briefest distraction, Jotaro's fist was already flying toward her vital point. Just after exchanging two moves, she already judged he was someone skilled in combat. It had truly been a long time since she'd had such an exhilarating fight. After awakening her kagune, it had been ages since she enjoyed a real match. A spark of excitement flashed in Jotaro's eyes. His body also grew more excited. Though very pumped up, he didn't lose his cool. After Touka pulled back, he didn't press forward but stood still, quietly watching her and observing her movements. That brief exchange had told him that although his strength might not lose to this ghoul, in speed and mobility, he was far inferior. Striking recklessly would not favor him. Anyway, she was the one trying to kill him, he wasn't in a rush at all. With a calm gaze resting on Touka, Jotaro said in surprise, "You're that person from the class?" Touka froze for a second, then snapped angrily, "You're only realizing now?! Didn't I already say that earlier?!" Jotaro's hearing is rated E, not that his hearing is bad, but often, he just doesn't feel like listening. "Yare yare daze..." He looked deeply at Touka and said flatly, "Disguising as a student... how rare." Touka snorted coldly. Her Ukaku kagune emerged like wings from near her shoulders. She didn't want to waste words with Jotaro here, her priority was to kill him. Jotaro's physical ability had shocked her, but compared to ghouls, compared to her kind of ghoul, he still fell short. The Rc cells in her body rapidly divided. Feather-like spikes shot out of her body, and like meteors chasing the moon, they rained down upon Jotaro. With the Ukaku activated, her speed was even faster than before. A fierce glint flashed in her eyes as her figure turned into an afterimage along with the storm of feather-spikes. Though she didn't know why Rize didn't kill him, she would make sure Jotaro was buried here today. She had poured all her strength into this move. With such explosive power, even steel plates could be smashed apart. Jotaro would be shredded into pieces by her kagune. ═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═ patreon.com/XenosX ????Joining Patreon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.????