Shirou's clones number 30 million

"Of course, after all, it was raining that I started myself."

"Waaah... That's so unfair! If you had that method, why didn't you tell us sooner?"

"Uh...sorry."

"Because of that rain, all the bedding in the house got wet, and I don't know if it will be dry before tonight?"

Even if I wanted to buy a new quilt, I knew that all the quilts in the supermarket would be completely wet.

"Don't worry, I'll dry everything in the house right away."

Shirou smiled and comforted the two of them, then softly chanted a spell. The liquid on the furniture in the room instantly flew up and gathered in his hand.

In the blink of an eye, it formed a water sphere.

The room had become very dry and was no longer damp.

"Teacher Kotomine, is this magic? This must be magic!" Anju Naoshiro looked at Shirou excitedly. "Please don't tell me it's the effect of Quinque, I won't believe it."

"Well, so this is magic." Shirou smiled helplessly.

"Then...can you teach me?"

"Well, yes."

"Yay!!"

Upon seeing this, Anju Kuro quickly asked:

"Can I learn it too, Mr. Yanfeng?"

"Okay, but you must agree to one condition: you must not spread this outside the company, and you must not use it in public."

"Mmm...no problem." Anju Kuro nods repeatedly.

"Hehe... I understand." Anju Nai said with a white laugh, "Magic doesn't exist in this world, right?"

"That's it."

Shirou paused for a moment, then asked again:

"By the way, is your Quinque still there?"

Those high-end quinques often have other materials added during manufacturing, so they should still be there.

"Yes, yes," the two sisters answered in unison.

Just then, the landline in the living room suddenly rang.

"I'll go answer the phone."

Anju Naoshiro quickly ran to the landline, picked up the microphone, and said with a smile:

"Hello, this is Yanfeng's home."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone before a male voice came through:

"Is Special Agent Kotomine at home?"

"Teacher Yanfeng, someone's looking for you! It seems to be someone from the CCG."

"coming."

Shirou took the microphone and immediately said:

"I am Kotomine Shirou."

"Special Professor Kotomine, are you living with a female student?"

"Oh, it's Shinohara, the Special Class Scholar. Is there a problem?"

"No problem. I'm impressed with you. I thought you were an upright young man, but I never expected you to do such a shameful thing."

"Uh...you might have some misunderstandings, but this isn't something that can be explained in a few words. Let's get down to business. You must have something to say to me, right?"

On the other end of the phone, Shinohara cleared his throat, quickly gathered his thoughts, and said seriously:

Did you sleep well last night?

I didn't sleep all night.

"Should I say it was expected? Me too. Last night's rain wiped out all the ghouls in the world, and rendered all the quinques useless... One hour later, at 7:00, the CCG will begin an emergency meeting!"

"Okay, I'll be there after I finish eating."

Chapter 161 Things More Painful Than Death

Chapter 161, Section 162: Things More Painful Than Death

The complete disappearance of ghouls and quinques greatly shocked the CCG.

The investigators' duty is to fight ghouls.

But now that ghouls have disappeared, the investigators have lost their purpose.

This situation has left most investigators demoralized and worried about their future.

As a result, the CCG held meetings for three consecutive days, but made no progress.

That morning, after another meeting had ended.

"Teacher Yanfeng, how's it going? Any results?"

Upon seeing Shirou emerge from the conference room, the Anju sisters immediately approached him.

"According to the latest discussion results, the investigators will be transferred to the police system, and those who do not wish to stay will be given a pension as compensation."

"Huh...? Does that mean investigators will become police officers in the future?"

“That’s right. Based on your current investigator rank, you will be automatically assigned a position in the police system. You two are currently trainees, and after you become police officers, you will also be trainee police officers.”

"I see. So, Professor Kotomine will stay, right?"

"Yes. The duties of police officers and investigators are essentially the same, only the level of danger they face is different."

The Anju sisters exchanged a glance, then smiled and said:

"Even after we become police officers, will we continue to follow behind Mr. Kotomine?"

“If you wish, it will probably remain so.” Shirou paused for a moment. “However, police officers and investigators are ultimately quite different. Before officially transferring to the police system, we all have to undergo relevant training.”

Anju Heina was slightly taken aback and asked in surprise:

"Does Professor Yanfeng also need to receive training?"

“Yes.” Shirou nodded slightly and said with a smile, “The way to use firearms, the code of conduct for police officers, and how to deal with criminals—all of these need to be relearned.”

Investigators can kill ghouls at will, but police officers cannot kill people arbitrarily; there is a big difference between the two.

Whether they are top-ranking investigators or trainee investigators, everyone is equal during the onboarding training.

"So, Kotomine-sensei will be our classmate from now on?" Anjuna's white eyes sparkled as she stared intently at Shirou.

"Well...that's how it is, but we might not be assigned to the same training class."

How long is the training?

"One month."

"Oh...so that means we'll be classmates for a month? I'm so excited! I wish we could be in the same class."

Seeing the longing on her face, Shirou smiled and shook his head.

really...

As they reached the corner of the corridor, the three encountered Mado Kureo, who was walking from another direction.

At this moment, his usual partner, Kotaro Amon, was not by his side. He was walking alone, head down, looking extremely upset.

After passing each other and walking a distance, Anju Kuro looked back, leaned close to Shirou's ear, and whispered:

"Teacher Kotomine, I actually heard a little-known fact about Mado-senpai."

"What news?"

"I heard that Mado-senpai tried to jump off the roof the day before yesterday, but was stopped by Amon-sensei."

"Huh...? A failed suicide attempt?"

"Ah."

"I see. That's not so strange."

Shirou sighed softly and said no more.

For an investigator like Mado Kureo, who lives to kill ghouls, the disappearance of ghouls is tantamount to the shattering of his dreams.

When ghouls become human, it means they are no longer enemies, but rather protected beings.

For someone like Mado Kureo, protecting people who were originally ghouls is probably more painful than death.

"Kuro, Naoshiro, do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing for all ghouls to disappear from the world?"

The Anju sisters exchanged a glance, then took Shirou's hands from either side and whispered words of comfort:

"Of course it's a good thing, a great thing that's never happened before."

"Yes, yes, Professor Kotomine saved the world. Because of you, the world has become a better place."

"I see, thank you." Shirou smiled slightly, feeling a warmth spreading through his heart.

Although some people resent this, and some hate and are dissatisfied, for most people, this should be an absolutely good thing, and that's enough.

“By the way, Professor Kotomine, aren’t we about to become police officers?” Anju Naoshiro suddenly spoke up, suggesting with a smile, “In that case, how about we put on our official investigator uniforms and take some commemorative photos together?”

“Good idea!” Shirou nodded slightly. “We only have a few days left as investigators. It would be strange to wear the investigator uniform after that, especially for people like you who haven’t worn it much.”

"Doesn't Professor Kotomine rarely wear a uniform?"

"That's because fighting wears out clothes too much. Uniforms are only issued once a year, and if you want a new one, you have to queue up and apply, which is too much trouble. In comparison, it's better to wear civilian clothes, since there's no rule that requires you to wear a uniform."

"Teacher Yanfeng, when are we taking photos? How about this afternoon?"

"I'm available anytime, it mainly depends on you guys."

"Let's do it this afternoon then. The weather is perfect today, not too hot or too cold, just the right time for taking photos."