I am a female swordsman.

As for the last person...

It was a blond, blue-eyed boy who sat quietly in a corner, holding a red-patterned suitcase that was different from ordinary briefcases. He was a little arrogant and cocky.

'Is the CCG so short-staffed that it's resorting to child labor?'

"Lord Huang Quan!!" The girl with glasses, holding a longsword similar in style to Huang Quan's, cried out joyfully. Her eyes shone with fanatical worship as she looked at Huang Quan. Huang Quan could even sense from her body language that she wanted to pounce on him.

"Huang Quan, you've finally arrived... This is really a headache. Can you handle it?"

As if seeing a savior, Amon quickly grabbed Yomi and poured out his grievances to her. These investigators who were about to join the [Raven] all seemed to have serious problems!

Chapter 120 The Troublemaker

All three investigators were selected by Mado from the headquarters database and were preparing to join the "Crow" team.

Akira Mado graduated with top honors the following year. He excelled in both intelligence and ability, and after officially becoming an investigator, he was quickly promoted to second-class investigator based on his merits.

Igarashi Kamui, formerly a trainee investigator in the 7th Ward, has distinguished himself in recent months, defeating multiple dangerous ghouls and successfully dismantling a gathering point of "Ms. A" in the 7th Ward. He is an extremely fanatical admirer of "Sword Demon" and once fought alongside the "Crow" squad when they were investigating a ghoul restaurant in the 7th Ward.

The last investigator is rather special; he wasn't born in Japan. Hilde is from Western Europe and stayed in Japan as an investigator on an exchange program with various countries for certain reasons. Although he appears to be a young boy, he actually suffers from a rare condition that has caused him to stop developing.

Three troublemakers?

When Yamen started pouring out his grievances to Huang Quan, Huang Quan thought that all three of them were unruly and rebellious.

But as Amen spoke, Huang Quan began to understand.

As an absolutely normal person, Amon Kotaro is perfectly normal except for his superhuman muscle-building skills. It is indeed difficult for him to communicate with these three guys whose personalities are a little bit different from ordinary people.

The teacher's daughter who doesn't intend to use honorifics, the enthusiastic junior who is completely out of sync with everyone else, and the arrogant kid who has no intention of communicating at all.

"I'm 24 years old! I'm not a child!"

"Ah, sorry, I accidentally blurted out my true thoughts." Huang Quan apologized insincerely, habitually pushing up his sunglasses. He was actually a little interested in this blond boy who had lived for so long but whose personality was like that of a young boy.

Especially the Quink he was sitting on.

In Huang Quan's perception, normal Kunk felt like inanimate objects, but Hilde's Kunk gave him a sense of life. Its box also looked different from normal Kunk; could it be a new product from the CCG research institute?

"By the way, I thought you were mute, little dwarf."

I'll kill you!

This expressionless woman! Her tone is really annoying. Who is she trying to impress with that deliberate tone?

Hilde's emerald eyes flashed with impatience; she was like an enraged little lion, radiating an aura of unapproachability. The interplay of emerald and scarlet, coupled with Huang Quan's mocking, half-smiling expression, severely angered Hilde, who sat atop the box!

"Hey, Huang Quan, don't make things worse..." Seeing the atmosphere getting worse, Yamen quickly pulled Huang Quan back. He didn't want things to get out of control.

"How much worse can it get, Amon-kun?"

Huang Quan walked straight up to Hilde, her height giving her an advantage as she looked down at the seated dwarf. It's not uncommon for those with power to become arrogant and unruly.

"In my opinion, the current situation is bad enough."

Hilde, this blond, blue-eyed boy, has such an awkward personality.

Whether someone is two-faced or genuinely withdrawn, letting such a person into [Raven] will definitely cause considerable turmoil within the team. Perhaps such a person will gradually correct their personality after an accident involving a comrade and eventually become a competent colleague, but the price would be too high.

To eliminate it was Huang Quan's simple idea.

"Woman, what do you mean by that? Don't think I can't hit a woman!" Hilde, who was being looked down at by Huang Quan, was like a cat with its fur standing on end, baring her teeth and trying to make a fierce face.

Unfortunately, it wasn't intimidating at all; instead, it made the grinning blond boy look even cuter.

"How rude!"

Before Huang Quan could say anything, the girl with twin tails and glasses jumped out, pointing her sheathed longsword at Hilde.

"How dare you be so disrespectful to Lord Huang Quan! You brat, you should know that it is already a great honor for Lord Huang Quan to even speak to you, yet you are not proud of it but instead act so rudely! This is intolerable! I will teach you a lesson on behalf of Lord Huang Quan! No! I will punish you by the heavens!"

Igarashi Kamui, a die-hard fan of Yomi...

Seeing Hilde's rudeness towards her idol, whom she admired and revered, ignited a fierce rage within her. Today, she resolved to show Lord Yomi just how much she admired her!

"Come on then, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

"Lord Huang Quan, please allow me to teach this rude blond brat a lesson!"

Tensions are high!

Igarashi abruptly drew his single-edged sword, Quinque, while Hilde reached for the box's release mechanism. The situation escalated quickly, and just as things seemed about to spiral out of control, Yomi, her crimson eyes narrowing slightly, suddenly lunged forward! She easily disarmed Igarashi with one hand and kicked the box away from Hilde's grasp!

Before anyone could react, Huang Quan easily subdued the two.

Clang!

With a backhand sheath, Yomi stood before Igarashi, her single-edged sword held high. Her fierce and powerful aura gave the impression that she could cut others!

"I will be your opponent."

………………

A written record can never compare to seeing it with one's own eyes. Akira Mado strongly agrees with this point, so regarding the headquarters' record of [Sword Demon] Yomi slaying ghouls, Akira Mado also believes that it cannot directly demonstrate [Sword Demon's] strength; it's enough to see her fight with one's own eyes.

This wish was fulfilled faster than expected.

Although the enemy wasn't a ghoul...

11th District Martial Arts Arena

Akira Mado stared intently at the dashing figure, her expression one of utter disbelief, unable to fully capture the powerful, indomitable aura emanating from Yomi. Her opponent, Third Investigator Hilde, faced with Yomi's silent pressure, finally understood the true meaning of "a reputation well-deserved."

I simply can't muster the will to fight her!

Just being stared at by those scarlet, vibrant eyes was enough to shatter any fighting spirit. Hilde suddenly understood the utter despair the ghouls who died at the hands of the [Sword Demon] had witnessed. Hilde gently bit her tongue, using the pain as a stimulus...

'You must be joking, this woman…'

"Rest assured, Third Class Hilde, I will fight you with all my might."

Because if you don't concentrate fully on the fight, you might accidentally kill this arrogant brat. This is not a malicious joke, but Huang Quan's truest thought.

Chapter 121 Persuasion (Physics)

Taking a deep breath, Hilde quickly banished the useless thoughts from her mind.

Although he couldn't escape the oppressive aura emanating from the [Sword Demon], the fact that he was chosen by Mado Kureo from among the countless CCG investigators to be a prospective member of [Raven] suggests that his overall abilities were definitely not lacking. Entering battle mode, Hilde's expression became unusually serious and focused!

"Please give me your guidance, Huang Quan, third class."

Click!

The sound of the mechanism starting up came from the red-patterned briefcase. The briefcase opened the next moment, and silver fluid spread rapidly upwards along Hilde's right hand, covering half of his body in the blink of an eye. The condensed flowing kagune gleamed with a cold metallic luster, like a knight on an ancient battlefield appearing before the underworld!

Tail-Horse Paladin 1st Modification!

"This is...!" Upon seeing Hilde's Quink, Akira Mado's face immediately showed obvious surprise.

As a quinque expert, she had been invited by headquarters to participate in a special quinque research project led by Dr. Jigoku Kou. This included the development of an armored quinque to bridge the significant physical differences between investigators and ghouls. Little did she expect that the quinque Hilde possessed would be this type!

Combining defense and offense!

The blood groove of the cross-shaped sword formed by the condensed kagune was glowing with an eerie purple light. Hilde, who was gripping the greatsword tightly with both hands, shot out like a cannonball in the next moment. The blade of the sword tore through the air with a series of tearing sounds, as if it were charging straight towards the underworld!

One man charged forward, yet he created an aura of crushing mountains and breaking through enemy lines!

"cut!!"

clang!!!!

The metallic clang of the two swords clashing together in an instant made the onlookers want to cover their ears. Huang Quan took a half step back to dissipate the force and steadily parried the slash from Hilde.

It's incredibly powerful!

If Huang Quan hadn't already internalized parrying and blocking through countless brutal battles, Hilde's sword might have sent her flying. Before Huang Quan could even think, with speed and power far exceeding what ordinary people could achieve, Hilde's wielded greatsword whipped up a gust of wind that stung her skin.

"The strength is good, but the speed is a bit lacking."

Parry and counterattack!

Before Hilde's second sword could strike, he parried the attack and then smoothly raised his sharp sword upwards.

Compared to strength, Huang Quan's strength lies in her explosive speed. Hilde's reflexes, amplified by Quink, couldn't keep up with Huang Quan's sword speed. A deep sword wound appeared on her Kagune Knight Armor, running from her chest to her collarbone. Forced to retreat, Hilde glanced down with lingering fear.

No wonder it's a sword technique capable of slaying ghouls.

With that unstoppable speed alone, ghouls wouldn't even have time to react before dying under the dazzling sword light.

"Again!"

The voice coming from behind Hilde's mask was tinged with excitement. A sizzling sound came from the wound on the Kagune armor. The deep sword wound inflicted by the Yellow Spring Sword was automatically repairing itself, healing itself as if it were a living thing.

With a single stomp, Hilder shattered the training ground, leaving spiderweb-like cracks in his wake, and launched another charge! This time, he lowered his stance, utilizing his defensive advantage to launch the attack. The cross-shaped sword he had been thrusting at had also changed, its hilt now elongated, resembling a gunsword!

"useless."

In just one exchange, Huang Quan had already estimated the limits of Hilde's strength and speed.

Facing the bull-like charge, Huang Quan moved with incredible lightness, leaping into the air and landing on Hilde's visor with one foot! Her leaping figure was like a nimble swallow, possessing a beautiful and pleasing grace. However, beneath this grace, Hilde felt an immense force from the momentum of her fall!

"Give me……"

The metal tip of her boots caught on her faceplate, and Hilde, who was charging forward, was forcefully pulled away by the legs of the flipping Yomi. With a loud shout, the charging knight was spun around and slammed solidly into the ground!

"come over!"

Bang! ! !

"Pfft!!" The Kagune Knight Armor could protect against sharp weapon damage, but it was not well protected against such a huge shock. The powerful impact almost made Hilde vomit up his entire breakfast sandwich, and the acid churning in his stomach made him roll his eyes back.

But that wasn't the end of it! Before Hilde could even catch her breath, Huang Quan abruptly pulled her up from the ground!

The sword flashed, its cold light radiating everywhere!

Unleashing her proud Imperial swordsmanship, the gleaming, slender single-edged sword gleamed like a carving knife, its light condensing into a fleeting, sharp swirl. Hilde's kagune armor didn't even have time to repair itself before being disintegrated and thrown away by Yomi. She was expressing her discontent in a way that only she could do.

Every nimble turn of the sword, every perfectly timed strike, tells the story of the sweat and even blood that Huang Quan had shed for it.

She was proud of it.

But she has never been arrogant or looked down on others. In [Raven], she can go all out for her teammates, even to the point of death!

and so……