Shirou's clones number 30 million

"Teacher Yanfeng, please use it."

"Thank you. Naibai, why do you think humans would fall for such tricks?"

"Hmm... I think it's partly due to greed, and partly due to a lack of understanding."

"Indeed, these two are the most direct reasons for being deceived."

Just like those two people from before, they probably don't know what a ghoul is, nor do they know what the monster "Mr. Maeda" was talking about.

Because of a lack of understanding, if the other party presents some dubious evidence and offers monetary incentives, one will quickly believe what the other party says.

Then, starting with luring and killing the first person, one will gradually embark on a path of no return.

The further you go down the road, the harder it is to turn back, until finally, you hypnotize yourself, immerse yourself in an illusory world, and are unwilling to wake up.

Even when presented with evidence, they stubbornly refuse to accept it.

"what……?"

In that instant, the thought that had been lingering in my mind gradually became clearer.

Virtual technology in this world is not advanced, so if a fully immersive virtual game were to be released, it would surely cause a huge sensation.

If this game were themed around the struggle between human investigators and ghouls, countless people would be interested.

However, the fact that ghouls collectively lose their power and become weak and powerless cannot be shown in the game.

Otherwise, it would certainly lead to discrimination against those ghouls who have become human.

"Humans, ghouls..."

Shirou thought about it more and more and felt that this idea was very feasible.

Perhaps the origins of ghouls can be explained more clearly within the background of the story.

Incidentally, the ghouls who are used as experimental subjects should be portrayed as more miserable in order to gain sympathy.

In this way, the number of people who are deceived and taken advantage of, like those two idiots just now, should decrease significantly.

However, such an approach is ultimately a very risky behavior.

What if, after learning everything, humanity becomes even more resistant to ghouls, and all of humanity unites to fight against them?

That would only trigger even greater unrest.

"Naibai, if such a game were to be released..."

"Huh...? A game themed around investigators fighting ghouls?"

Anju Naoshiro looked puzzled, then quickly lowered her head and fell into deep thought.

After a long silence, he hesitated before saying:

"If such a game really existed, it would probably be very controversial. Also, there would definitely be people who would connect the game with reality. I can't think of what would happen after that."

"Really didn't expect that? It's okay, just say it, no one will blame you."

"Hmm... I think this will be a double-edged sword, and it's really hard to predict the outcome."

Shirou nodded slightly. It was indeed a double-edged sword. If not handled properly, it could lead to the ghouls that had become human being hated by all of humanity.

At that time, their situation would actually be worse than it is now.

The safest approach would actually be to follow the trail and arrest the "Human Purifiers" organization.

Then, punish them severely to warn those who act behind the scenes and reduce the occurrence of similar incidents.

As time goes by, one day people will forget the existence of ghouls.

Shirou frowned, momentarily hesitant.

These are two completely opposite choices, one radical and the other conservative.

Humanity should remember history, but overcorrection will only lead to tragedy.

"Sigh... let's take a safer approach first."

As for radical laws, we should indeed proceed with caution.

In short, while pursuing the "Human Purifiers" organization, a questionnaire survey of virtual games should be conducted first.

Then, the results of the investigation will be used to determine whether to release the game.

……

Meanwhile, Anju Kurona is escorting Kirishima Touka home.

"Ms. Kirishima, I'm so sorry! I apologize, but it was the best solution I could think of."

"What exactly is wrong with that guy?"

"Huh...? Is Ms. Kirishima talking about Mr. Kotomine?" Anju Kurona asked in surprise.

"Ah."

Touka Kirishima nodded slightly and said in a very low voice:

"I wasn't planning to say anything, so why did I start talking nonstop after that guy asked me a question?"

"My mind doesn't mean it, but my body is completely out of my control. What's going on?"

“It must be the effect of Quinque.” Anju Kuro said subconsciously, then suddenly realized something and quickly shut up.

"Quink? After that heavy rain, didn't both the ghouls and the quinques disappear? Could it be that the quinques didn't completely disappear? If that's the case, could it be that the ghouls didn't completely disappear either?"

Kirishima Touka grew increasingly frightened. With all of her members having lost their powers, if ghouls still existed in the world, even the weakest ghoul would become an absolutely invincible enemy.

Noticing her extremely gloomy face and dull expression, Anjiu Kuroko hesitated for a few seconds before finally saying:

"Don't worry, Professor Yanfeng is very skilled at making Quinques. He used to have hundreds of Quinques in stock."

"But after that heavy rain, most of them disappeared, leaving only a few. I heard that they were not washed away by the rain because they were mixed with some other materials."

Touka Kirishima breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly realized another problem and looked at her with a strange expression:

How did you know about something so secretive?

"I was right there watching."

"If I remember correctly, it was around midnight that day, right? He kept the quinques at home. So, what's your relationship? Lovers?"

"Huh...huh...!?"

Unexpectedly, she asked that question, and Anju Heina's face immediately showed signs of wavering. She stammered, "..."

"That...that was just a normal, nothing more than a teacher-student relationship. Although we lived together, we didn't have any closer relationship."

"is it?"

Touka Kirishima smiled slightly, but since they weren't longtime friends, she didn't have any further intentions to tease her.

Chapter 212 I've never seen such a troublesome and awful person as you.

Chapter 212, Section 213: I have never seen such a troublesome and awful person as you.

Inside a zoo in Tokyo.

"What are you doing here...?"

A group of adult men in plain clothes surrounded them. The men looked panicked and quickly looked down at the ground, their bodies trembling slightly.

"Stop pretending. Real fear doesn't look like this. Your acting is terrible. You need to practice more."

Shirou took out his ID from his jacket pocket, showed it to him, and then said:

"Police officer, you're under arrest."

"Officer, what are you talking about? I don't remember doing anything illegal."

"Alright, your acting is so bad, I can't even be bothered to say anything. When you're pretending to be confused and helpless, don't let your eyes wander; when you're looking for an escape route, remember to use the corner of your eye."

The man's face instantly darkened, and he asked in a low voice:

How did you find me?

"Your subordinates are mostly united by interests and ideals, but neither of these things is very reliable. When interests clash and ideals crumble, you will naturally be betrayed."

"Even so, those people might only know my name, but what good is that? I confiscate everyone's phones during every meeting, so they could never possibly have my photos saved."

"I see. It seems you are indeed very careful. However, every action leaves a trace. Since you have shown your face in front of others, you should be prepared to be exposed."

"Was I mentally prepared to be arrested? Of course I was, I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly."

The man looked frustrated; his grand plans hadn't even begun, and he'd already gone bankrupt.

His surname is Maeda and his first name is Riku Saburo.

He was originally the weakest ghoul, and his repeated requests to join Aogiri Tree were rejected.

Because of that heavy rain, he lost his kagune and his body became weak and powerless.

However, perhaps because he was originally too weak, his weakness was far less than that of other ghouls. In terms of strength alone, he was basically no different from an adult male who did not exercise much.

Three days later, he ran into the ghoul who had previously refused to let him join Aogiri Tree on the street.

The other person's body became extremely weak, giving the impression that they would collapse at the slightest breeze.

In that instant, a thought of revenge suddenly arose in his mind.

Afterwards, he realized that this seemed to be an excellent opportunity.

All the ghouls lost their powers and became the weakest humans. If they disguised themselves as humans, they might be able to stand on the moral high ground and openly condemn those who were originally ghouls.

Ghouls originally viewed humans as food, but now the power imbalance between the two sides has completely reversed.

In that case, if ghouls are oppressed by humans instead, they probably won't have much to complain about.

Because that's what they've always done.

Knowing that most ghouls think this way, Maeda tries to disguise himself as a human, colludes with a group of people, and breaks into a ghoul's home to extort money.

Surprisingly, success came very easily.

After that, he found himself liking ghouls.

When they are being bullied, they never even think of calling the police; in other words, there is almost no risk involved.