I Am a Heroic Spirit

"That's good, otherwise I wouldn't be able to summon female Servants. I have no interest in becoming a woman."

Zhang Luo breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day, Zhang Luo boarded a train to Tokyo.

Ota Ward, Tokyo's 11th Ward. This was once a relatively peaceful area, but Kamishiro Rize's indiscriminate predation had caused chaos, drawing the attention and investigation of the CCG. Coincidentally, due to the UN's new policy, Japan needed a public, non-violent victory to showcase to the public, much like the one featured in the newspapers five days ago.

The subsequent effect was also very obvious. It did not cause any panic among the people. Instead, it made the people subconsciously regard the ghouls as a vulnerable group. It also made the people clearly realize that there are indeed non-human beings in this world, but they are all in a vulnerable position and there is no need to worry about them.

This is also because Japan, with the legend of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons and Eight Million Gods, can have such remarkable results. If it happened in other countries, it would definitely cause great unrest.

However, things did not end so easily. Although the last ghoul elimination operation seemed easy and had a good ending, in fact, on the second day, the Bronze Tree Organization and other unorganized ghouls who were angered by CCG's elimination operation came here and almost wiped out all the ghoul investigators in District 11. The leftover corpses were thrown everywhere. Although the government staff cleaned up the mutilated corpses in time, there were still rumors that ghouls had eaten many ghoul investigators. In order to make these rumors disappear, the government decided to order CCG to mobilize all its forces for another elimination operation to make sure that these rumors became lies.

There are only three days for preparation, and the operation will begin on the afternoon of the third day.

Zhang Luo arrived in Tokyo on the first night, checked into a hotel, put his luggage in, and then left.

It was already midnight in Tokyo. Although the neon lights everywhere made the night in Tokyo no less exciting than the day, due to the special circumstances during this period, the originally bustling Tokyo night had become unusually quiet. Apart from the patrolling police and ghoul investigators, there were very few pedestrians on the streets.

But obviously, there are exceptions, such as Kabukicho in Tokyo.

Kabukicho is Tokyo's only entertainment center. Cinemas, arcades, and bars alike are bustling with people from late night until dawn, a true city that never sleeps, even now. While it might be a bit quieter than usual, there are still plenty of people who are either fearless or simply don't care about their lives.

Zhang Luo stood under the Kabukicho sign, frowning as he looked at the bright lights and revelry inside, the men and women, men and women having sex on the streets, and the sounds of all kinds of singing and laughter, among which were also joyful moans. He stood outside hesitantly, not moving.

"Really? I'm really not used to occasions like this."

Before Zhang Luo traveled through time, he had never been to a bar, and he had never even gone out after midnight, let alone a KTV. As for smoking, drinking, playing cards, or visiting prostitutes, he had never done any of these. He was extremely self-disciplined and could be considered a breath of fresh air among adult men in the 21st century.

I really can't get used to places like Kabukicho.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Luo walked into Kabukicho. After all, he had come to Tokyo, Japan with great difficulty. It would be a pity if he didn't even visit these special areas.

Moreover, a place like Kabukicho, where people dare to come at night during this period, is the perfect place to start a play.

After walking around the streets of Kabukicho and releasing all the Servants who needed to be released, Zhang Luo arrived at the door of a nightclub. Before he could decide whether to go in and see for himself, he was welcomed in by a warm and open waitress dressed in a bunny girl costume.

However, within a few minutes, Zhang Luo left the nightclub because it was too chaotic, with people copulating in public. He didn't know if it was because of the recent events that had caused people to become overwhelmed, or if it was just always like this. Zhang Luo simply couldn't get used to this level of chaos, so he decided to try a more normal nightclub to get used to it before trying this level of sex.

Chapter 50 Meeting in the Countermeasures Room

"Looks like we should leave."

Tsuchimiya Masara looked at Deba Shizuka's injuries with a grim expression and spoke.

"Use the spirit beast to clear the way and rush out in one direction."

Deba Shizuji said coldly, throwing out several talismans in his hand, summoning his strongest Shikigami, ordering them to lead the way, and then immediately followed. Tsuchimiya Masagaku and Isayama Naraku also commanded Shirai and Ranganren to run in the thick fog, rushing quickly in one direction.

By the time the three family heads escaped the fog barrier and even the outer Sanskrit barrier, their summoned shikigami and spirit beasts had been completely defeated. Their bodies were covered in wounds, and their clothes were stained red with blood. After all, Jack would not watch them escape, and from time to time he would sneak up from the fog to inflict heavy damage on them.

The usually calm and composed Dechang Jingsi's expression turned extremely grim. In all his years as a demon hunter, he had never been so embarrassed as he was today. Although he only had a few talismans with him, the others didn't care. For the honor of the Dechang sect, this evil spirit must die.

The next day, at the Countermeasures Office headquarters building.

"At 7:00 AM this morning, sanitation workers discovered a woman's body in a secluded alley in Kabukicho. Police rushed to the scene and, after investigation, discovered a total of 73 bodies. Twenty of these bodies were identifiable as ghouls, with the cause of death being disemboweled. Thirty-three bodies contained only bones and fragments, suggesting they were victims of ghouls. Twenty more bodies were female, working as paid daters and sex workers in various nightclubs. These twenty people also died from disembowelment. The time of death occurred between 10:00 and 12:00 PM last night. According to the police investigation, last night's events were attributed to three parties: ghouls seeking food, sex workers and ordinary people seeking relief, and the serial killer the police named Jack the Ripper..."

On the large screen hanging on the wall were photos of corpses and a host talking on the microphone. Outside the screen were the head of the countermeasures room, Ayame Jinguji, who was sitting in a wheelchair, and a group of disabled people including Kyoumi Isayama and Koji Iwabata.

"Everyone, I'm deeply sorry to have gathered everyone here during this recuperation period," Jinguji Ayame said solemnly, pushed under the screen by Nikaidou Kiri. Facing the members of the countermeasures room standing in a circle in front of her, she said, "The situation is extremely serious. The Tsuchimiya, Isayama, and Toba families who went to support us yesterday were all severely injured by Type A patients, so we have to call everyone together for a meeting."

"What? Father was seriously injured." When Jianshan Huangquan heard the bad news about his father, he immediately stood up and screamed.

"Don't worry, Master Jianshan is fine now." Jinguji Ayame comforted, raising her hand to motion Jianshan Yomi to sit down.

After sitting down, Jianshan Huangquan asked with some confusion, "Why did this happen? I heard that the current head of the Changyi clan is extremely powerful. He once killed a great monster with just a single arrow. This time, he even had the help of the head of the Tugong clan and my father. Why was he defeated?"

"Yes, Chief, Type A is very powerful for us, but for that Lord Deba, it should be nothing, right? There is no possibility that the head of the Tsuchimiya family and the head of the Isayama family will fail to deal with a Type A together, especially this time it is the three of them joining forces." Sakuraba Kazuki also asked. The head of the Deba family is the idol of all the young generation of exorcists and demon hunters, but he is only in his early twenties and has the strength to defeat big monsters alone. How could he not be the opponent of a Type A even if he joins forces with the other two heads of the family.

"The main reason is that the head of the Deba family did not bring any weapons. The adult who originally passed through Tokyo on a commission to eliminate demons only brought some talismans. Because it was not a demon that needed to be taken seriously, who would have thought that he suddenly discovered a strong resentment and temporarily changed his route." Jinguji Ayame explained. Because they were not a family from Tokyo, and Tokyo was the seat of the famous Onmyoji family, the Tsuchimikado family, a demon eliminater who had always been at odds with high-end professions like Onmyoji, would not go to Tokyo without special reasons. It can be said that the appearance of Deba Shizuka this time was completely a coincidence.

"Also, the evil spirit that appeared last night wasn't an ordinary Type A. According to the head of the Deba family, that evil spirit wasn't just a simple evil spirit, but some kind of higher-level being. The spell against evil spirits isn't that effective against her."

Jinguji Ayame said in a grave tone, "Based on the information we've obtained so far, Type A possesses psychic abilities that can erase a person's memory. The three family heads have reported that they've completely lost any memory of Type A's appearance or abilities."

After hearing what Jinguji Ayame said, everyone present finally reacted, and it seemed that they had no relevant memory in their minds.

"Then what should we do? Possessing this ability means that Type A will not have any weaknesses known to us, and it will be even more difficult for us to fight against him. The current situation is not something we can solve. Should we ask the Onmyoji of the Tsuchimikado family for help?" Iwata Koji asked in a deep voice. Tokyo is ruled by the Tsuchimikado family, and they cannot deny their involvement in such a major event.

"It's useless. Except for the Asakura family which has become a psychic family, among the only three remaining Onmyoji families, the Tsuchimikado family, which is a branch of the Abe family, is the weakest. It has no ability to resolve this incident." Isayama Yomi denied it. As the designated head of the Isayama family, she knew very well some things that even Jinguji Ayame did not know much about. Although the Tsuchimikado family seemed very glorious, it was actually not much stronger than those exorcist families and demon hunter families.

"Is that so?" Jinguji Ayame frowned. The Isayama family knew more about the spiritual world than she did.

"As for the Abe family and the Hanakaiin family, why don't we go to Kyoto and ask the Onmyoji from those two families to come and help?" Sakuraba Ikki suggested.

Isayama Yomi shook his head and denied it again: "The Hanakaiin family is responsible for the sealing of Kyoto and cannot be freed. The Abe family has not had any contact with the outside world for a long time."

"Then what should we do?" Jinguji Ayame said in embarrassment. "We absolutely cannot allow this evil spirit, which has surpassed Type A, to continue wreaking havoc in Tokyo. However, this is beyond the control of our Countermeasures Office."

"Why don't we report this to our superiors and let them make the decision?" Iwabata Koji said. "Although our Countermeasures Office exists to deal with evil spirits, Tokyo's safety isn't solely our responsibility."

Jinguji Ayame nodded and said helplessly, "That's all we can do. Let's adjourn."

Chapter 51 Antique Coffee Shop

After everyone left the meeting room, Jinguji Ayame sorted out the current information and forwarded it to the Prime Minister's Office. If this matter was to be resolved, only the Prime Minister could make the decision on the forces that needed to be mobilized.

Inside the Prime Minister's official residence, the Japanese... Prime Minister was handling official business when his secretary hurried in from outside and handed a document to the Prime Minister.

"Prime Minister, a major incident has occurred."

The Prime Minister took the document, looked at it carefully, and then said, "Is this considered a major incident? Ask the Tsuchimikado family to fully cooperate with the Countermeasures Office to deal with this evil spirit."

The secretary said, "No, Prime Minister, don't you think the evil spirit the Countermeasures Office is talking about is a very suitable hero? For example, Jack the Ripper?"

The Prime Minister put down the documents in his hand, looked at the secretary next to him with a look of looking at a fool, and said mockingly: "Yes, you have a good imagination. Now you can go out, remember to leave your ID."

The secretary was stunned, because the Prime Minister's subtext was obviously to fire him just because of his speculation.

"What are you still standing there for?" the Prime Minister said coldly.

The secretary had no choice but to put down his documents and left the Prime Minister's residence in a dejected mood.

"Hmph, Jack the Ripper? Why didn't you mention Ultraman?" After the secretary left, the Prime Minister sneered. Didn't he see that he was busy, and he made such a joke without even considering the occasion. What was the point of him?

The Prime Minister put down the work in his hands, picked up the phone next to him and made a call.

"How's it going?"

"The entire Hexiu family has been wiped out without anyone noticing. However, CCG was infiltrated too deeply. After all the ghouls were eliminated, CCG's strength was greatly reduced." The news coming from the other end of the phone was enough to shock anyone and even cause social unrest.

"It doesn't matter, as long as the stain of the Hexiu family disappears quietly, as for CCG, contact the Dark Weapons Group and ask them to send people to temporarily join CCG." The Prime Minister said calmly. No matter how much loss there is, as long as the Hexiu family can be killed, it will be fine. In the past, the Hexiu family was needed to achieve a balance with the ghouls and the bronze tree, and the Hexiu family was used to prevent things from getting out of hand, but now they are no longer needed.

"Yes, Prime Minister."

-

In the afternoon, Zhang Luo was having dinner in the restaurant of the hotel where he lived. Because he stayed up late hunting zombies last night, he did not return to the hotel to sleep until three or four o'clock this morning. As a result, he just got up and came to the restaurant to eat breakfast, which should have been lunch or even dinner.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man in a black suit walked in from outside the restaurant. After looking around, he walked quickly towards Zhang Luo.

The middle-aged man stood beside Zhang Luo and reported respectfully, "Sir, the woman you're looking for has been found. She lives in the Mercury Building. She went out shopping half an hour ago and went to the Anding District a minute ago. She must be going to a coffee shop called Antique that she often goes to. In addition, according to intelligence, the woman's true identity is an S-rank ghoul."

"Well, you can go down now."

Zhang Luo put down his chopsticks and picked up a tissue to wipe the corners of his mouth.

"Yes."

The middle-aged man responded respectfully, then took two steps back and turned to leave the restaurant.

"Antique Coffee Shop? Is that where the story begins? Or am I just visiting friends of the same kind?"

Zhang Luo leaned back in his chair and muttered to himself.

Last night, around ten o'clock, after parting ways with Isayama Yomi, Zhang Luo called the Dark Tokyo branch and ordered them to investigate Kamishiro Rize's whereabouts. After all, he had just promised Isayama Yomi that he would let her see Kamishiro Rize's body within three days. If he failed to do so, it would be too embarrassing.

After sitting in the chair and resting for two minutes, Zhang Luo got up and left the restaurant, heading towards the antique coffee shop.

After walking through unfamiliar streets, Zhang Luo arrived at the door of a coffee shop with exquisite decoration and a classical atmosphere. He looked up at the sign, "Antique Coffee Shop". Well, this is it.

"Pfft! Hahahaha..."

As soon as Zhang Luo walked into the coffee shop, he heard exaggerated laughter. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw that the person laughing was a blond man who looked about eighteen years old. Opposite him was a weak man with a helpless look on his face.

Kaneki Ken, Nagachika Eira, it seems this is the day the story begins.

After Zhang Luo found a relatively secluded spot and sat down, a waiter came over.

"Hello, sir, what can I do for you?"

Zhang Luo looked at the beautiful girl with short blue hair without saying anything, but just scanned the girl with sharp eyes.

The girl's body became stiff because she could feel the delicious scent of the guest in front of her who was looking at her, as well as the terrifying feeling of having killed more than ten zombies in one day, which was like encountering a natural enemy.

"Touka, the manager wants to see you. Let me take over here."

At this moment, a mature and beautiful woman came over, called the blue-haired girl over, pointed in the direction of the counter, motioned the girl over, and then greeted Zhang Luo with a smile, "Sir, have you decided what kind of coffee you want?"

The blue-haired girl calmed down as if a rescuer had arrived, and then quickly walked towards the counter. There was a kind old man with white hair waving at her. Next to him was a man in a suit, wiping the glass in front of him with a stiff body.

Furuma Madoka, formerly the leader of the ghoul group "Ape Mask," is an SS-class ghoul. Irimi Kaya, formerly the leader of the ghoul group "Black Doberman," is also an SS-class ghoul. Yoshimura Kousen, an SSS-class ghoul, is the head of the Andei District. And Kirishima Touka, an S-class ghoul, is also the heroine of Tokyo Ghoul.

Zhang Luo withdrew his gaze, looked up and met Rujian Jiaye in front of him, and obviously noticed the tension in Rujian Jiaye's eyes that could not be completely concealed.

"A cup of cappuccino and a sandwich," Zhang Luo retracted his gaze and said, leaning back in his chair.

Irimi Kaya was visibly relieved, and a smile on her face became natural. "A cappuccino and a sandwich, right? Anything else? What kind of sandwich would you like?"

"No thanks," Zhang Luo said with a malicious smile, "As for the sandwiches, I want beef flavor... not human flesh flavor."

Chapter 52 The Fight Begins

"Crack!"

A crisp sound came from the direction of the counter, and the cup that was originally wiped by Furuma Yuan'er was seen to have been crushed. The bodies of Kirishima Touka, Yoshimura Kousen, and Furuma Yuan'er at the counter stiffened at the same time. Zhang Luo clearly sensed the murderous intent coming from in front of him and from the counter.

"Guest, you're joking." Rujian Jiaye's smile froze and he spoke stiffly. A hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he was ready to take action at any time.

"It's just a joke," Zhang Luo said calmly, "Also, hurry up. I have something else to do soon and don't have much time to waste here."

"Okay, coming right away."

Rujian Jiaye lowered his eyes, hiding the murderous intent in his eyes, then turned and left.

At the counter, Kirishima Touka asked Yoshimura Kousen in a panic, "What should we do? Manager, that person might have discovered our identities. I can sense that he's very dangerous."

"Manager, do you want to do something? Otherwise, it will be too late when his helpers arrive." Gu Jianyuan asked in a low voice while picking up the fallen glass pieces on the ground.

"Let's wait and see what happens. I don't think he's hostile, nor does he show any killing intent," Yoshimura Kousen said calmly. He noticed Zhang Luo didn't have a box with him, and thought they were probably not ghoul investigators. Even if they were, they didn't even have weapons to fight ghouls, so they clearly weren't here to cause trouble.

After all, no one would go to a ghoul stronghold alone without any weapons to cause trouble, and no one has the ability to do so. If the person who comes alone to cause trouble really has that ability, they can just wait to die, and no matter how much they resist, it will be useless.

While a group of zombies at the counter were discussing Zhang Luo's arrival, Zhang Luo was already drinking coffee and watching the show.

"Jingle Bell……"

At this time, the door of the cafe was opened, and a purple figure walked in slowly, completely attracting Kaneki Ken's attention.

The woman who came in was carrying a small pink bag in both hands, and was wearing charming purple-rimmed glasses. She even walked with small steps, looking like a dignified woman.

Seeing Kamishiro Rize coming in, Kaneki Ken, who was already blushing at Nagachika Hideyoshi's ridicule, blushed even redder. He stared blankly at Kamishiro Rize as she passed by him, muttering to himself.

"That's the girl I was talking about..."

"I seem to have seen the expression on your face when you were heartbroken, Kaneki..."

Noticing that Kamishiro Rize had already sat down not far away, and Kaneki Ken's eyes were still dull, Nagachika Hideyoshi said very sadly.

"I, I didn't mean that. I just think she is very beautiful..." Kaneki Ken lowered his head and said guiltily.

"Tsk tsk," Nagachika Eira said encouragingly, "Even though I think your chances are slim, you should still give it a try."

Kaneki Ken was paying attention to Kamishiro Rize, and Kamishiro Rize also noticed this weak boy. Kaneki Ken was exactly the type that Kamishiro Rize liked.

Kamishiro Rize pretended to be unaware and found a seat to sit down. When she was about to call the waiter, Zhang Luo put down the coffee in his hand and stood up from the corner, which attracted Kamishiro Rize's attention. Suddenly, the faint smile on Kamishiro Rize's face disappeared, replaced by incomparable solemnity and panic.

"They're coming for Kamishiro Rize."

Yoshimura Kousen, who had been keeping an eye on the restless Kamishiro Rize and the dangerous Zhang Luo, immediately understood Zhang Luo's intentions.

"Oh no! There's a zombie customer in the coffee shop. If something like this happens, Bai Ge will definitely notice it." When Gu Jianyuan thought about what would happen next, his face changed instantly.

"Do you need help?" Kirishima Touka asked in a low voice, "If a fight breaks out and the white pigeons notice this coffee shop, we will inevitably be discovered."

"Indeed, it seems we still have to help." Irumi Kaya said unhappily. That guy Kamishiro caused trouble outside and wanted to implicate us.

"Oh, get ready." Fangcun Gongshan sighed. He originally thought that before the white pigeons cleared out the Anding District in a while, there would be plenty of time to make future plans. He didn't expect that he would be exposed today.