Super God: If I punch you, you will die

"Hey, Kazuo, what's wrong with you? You've been so sluggish lately!"

Since this incident, Kazuo's colleagues have noticed his abnormal behavior, such as often spacing out.

This is not Kazuo's style of doing things.

Seeing this, Saotome smiled and said to Kazuo, revealing her pearly white teeth, "If you have any troubles, please discuss them with us!"

"That's right, Kazuo-sensei, if you keep going like this, your body fat percentage will drop to 0%!"

"We're partners, right? Feel free to ask if you have any questions!"

“Actually…” Kazuo was genuinely touched to see that everyone was worried about him, so he explained his situation, “…It’s like this, I was worried that Ms. Manami might run into some trouble.”

“Kazuo.” Saotome seemed to sense something and interrupted Kazuo’s story, her brow furrowing slightly as if something was amiss. “I hope you can listen to me calmly. A girl who owes 500,000 yen and whose mother is hospitalized wouldn’t come to a gym.”

Kazuo's heart also trembled.

It was like a bolt from the blue.

This news can be described as a fatal blow.

"Mr. Kazuo, that girl is very cute, but it seems like she's dating a really awful guy...? I remember he had curly hair and a beard..."

According to the description, the woman's boyfriend looks exactly like the person who asked for money. Could they be twins? That's impossible.

"In the end, if she really worked for a big company, she should have been able to pay off the 500,000 yuan debt very quickly."

"At this point, we have no way of knowing which of her statements are true and which are false."

"Kazuo! You must call the police! No matter how unpopular a man is with women, he has human rights!" Saotome was Kazuo's best friend after all, and she was definitely indignant to hear such words. Why did that woman have to take advantage of him? It was outrageous.

Kazuo shook his head.

Reporting the news was certainly a good idea, but his identity was, after all, that of a ghoul, and dealing with human organizations wasn't a good idea; he might get caught up in something serious. Realizing this, Kazuo really wanted to burst into tears; this was too unfair, to have encountered such a situation.

It's really a loss for the lady and the soldiers.

So unlucky.

"Kazuo, come dance! Have you forgotten? Our gym's motto... 'No matter how painful or sad things are,' 'Just breathe hard and sweat it out!'"

"...'The unpleasant things will wash away with the sweat!'"

"OK! For Kazuo! Put the music on! The one standing in the middle is of course you, Kazuo! Let us see what soulful aerobic dance really is!"

"...Alright, everyone! Extend your arms out to the sides and spread out, making sure not to touch anyone next to you!"

"OK!"

"Take a deep breath! Then exhale! Repeat once!"

OK!

"Let's begin! One, two, one, two, one, two, three, four—!"

After finishing work, Kazuo was having coffee in Anding Ward when he heard new rumors about a suspicious person. These rumors had been circulating for some time, but no one could say for sure who the suspicious person was. They were all just hearsay or false gossip.

As for Fangcun, there seems to be no explanation.

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"I heard the store manager has sensed the presence of a suspicious person again."

"Has it appeared again?"

The discussion was still being handled by the shop employees in Anding Ward, and everyone involved wore a serious expression. The conversation sounded rather unsafe, and Kazuo was particularly sensitive to such matters, especially after his recent near-death experience. His heightened sensitivity was understandable, and he listened intently to the shop employees' conversation, trying to extract any useful information.

What happened?

At that moment, Yoshimura happened to pass by Kazuo.

"What happened? I just heard something suspicious about him," Kazuo said to Yoshimura, genuinely worried.

Fangcun's face was always adorned with a smile.

"Don't worry, suspicious people won't appear before Mr. Kazuo." What exactly did this mean? Kazuo was completely baffled.

This is truly a puzzling matter.

Fangcun just smiled and said nothing.

"Hahahaha..." Kazuo laughed somewhat awkwardly, then awkwardly looked away to hide his embarrassment. The Manami he'd encountered last time was suspicious enough, but to casually bring it up like this was probably inappropriate.

Kazuo truly couldn't understand why, despite working and living so diligently, he had encountered such a terrible thing. Was he really unworthy of a peaceful life? Couldn't he just want a peaceful and stable life?

Unlike typical ghouls, Kazuo only seeks a peaceful and safe life.

……

"...You mean, you want me to go to Ward 8 to provide support?" Amon Kotaro sat on a round chair prepared at the hospital, his eyes filled with surprise. The person in the ward was his superior, Yukinori Hagiwara. He was covered in injuries, bandages and casts everywhere; he was badly injured. And he had bruises all over his body; he looked truly pitiful.

“That’s right. You probably know that ‘this incident’ has left us severely understaffed, especially in Ward 23. ‘Cokria’ was suddenly attacked, and the Ward 23 investigators who rushed to the scene and were on the front lines were all killed. It’s really a headache; organized ‘ghouls’ are just too wicked.”

Ghouls possess power and strength unmatched by humans, making them the most feared monsters. Most importantly, they can not only kill humans, but humans are their sole food source. To combat ghouls, the Commission of Counter-Ghoul (CCG) was established. Amon is an elite graduate of this organization, and their weapon is the Quinque.

He has been working hard.

Not long ago, Amon participated in the ghoul eradication plan and organized "Aogiri Tree".

Amon Kotaro, the adopted son of "Father" Donato Prupla, and a former CCG Senior Investigator, has been working hard in his own way, covering the walls of his room with information and photos of children who became orphans after their parents were killed by ghouls, in order to motivate himself.

He was seriously wounded after performing a special merit in the operation to suppress the "Owl" and was captured by the Aogiri Tree. He was marked as "killed in battle" by the CCG and was later posthumously awarded the special merit.

He was researched and modified by Kanou into a one-eyed ghoul named Owl, based on Yoshimura Kozen. He was referred to as Floppy Disk and Feathered One by Aogiri Tree and the CCG.

Amon is an orphan who was adopted by a ghoul "priest" when he was young.

The "priest" is a brutal ghoul who likes to eat children, but for some reason he didn't eat Amon and instead raised him.

Until finally, the "priest" was captured alive by the CCG, and Amon was sent to the Investigator Academy.

He graduated first in his class from the Ghoul Investigator Academy and at the age of 22, he took up his post as a Second Investigator in Ward 1, partnering with Senior Investigator Mado Kureo. The first ghoul he dealt with after taking up his post was "Apple Head." He was in danger because he thought that the gentle old lady in front of him could not be a ghoul. Mado arrived in time to save Amon, and Amon has respected Mado very much ever since.

At the age of 26, Amon and Mado Kureo were assigned to the 20th ward, where they became First Class Investigators. Their targets were "mother and daughter" and "rabbit".

After Ryoko's death, Amon, while investigating his "daughter," first encounters Kaneki Ken. He is injured by Kaneki in his full power, but Kaneki lets him go.

Meanwhile, Mado Kureo was killed by Hinami and Touka, dying in the line of duty. Upon arriving and seeing his mentor's death, he wept bitterly.

Before meeting Kaneki, he firmly believed that "the world distorted by ghouls is wrong."

While working, she abandoned her kind nature and killed many ghouls, including both combatants and peaceful individuals, such as Ryoko Fueguchi, who indirectly caused her death. However, she was shaken by something Kaneki said when she first met him and was injured and released, and began to doubt her beliefs.

"Now, although the General Headquarters has dispatched elite troops to District 23 where the situation has broken out... they are unable to take care of the surrounding areas at the same time. Therefore, the higher-ups hope that you can go to District 8, which is adjacent to District 23, to provide support."

“I see… But Mr. Hagiwara, I don’t have a partner right now. Can I go by myself?”

"What's there to worry about? After this incident, your abilities are widely known. Besides, we're really short-handed right now, so this isn't the time to be bound by formalities. This is just a temporary measure before deciding who will take over District 8, so it will probably only last about a month."

“I see… I understand. Although I am also worried about the situation in District 20, I will do my best to contribute to District 8.”

“Very good, then I’ll leave it to you. This way, the people in District 8 can finally have their burdens lifted a bit. They seem to be receiving a lot of complaints and are extremely busy.”

"...?"

"Uh, I mean every precinct is working very hard."

……

the next morning.

Yamen, carrying a suitcase, got off at the station next to the 8th Precinct.

At this moment, someone spoke up, "Where are you going?"

She was a graceful young girl, and the woman beside her must have been her mother. Her expression was panicked and her eyes were unfocused, indicating that she must have experienced something terrible.

"Yes, I'm looking for the 8th Precinct of the CCG..."

"Turn at the third intersection ahead, and it should be easy to find if you walk straight along the main road. Look, it's over there, there's a bookstore on the corner, just turn from there."

"I see, that's the place, right? Thank you so much." Following their directions, Amen quickly found the precinct in District 8.

He straightened his collar and walked into the branch office.

The receptionist led him to the conference room, where he soon met two men in suits.

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"Yamen, I'm so sorry to have troubled you to come all the way to District 8."

"Mr. Liu, are you now in charge of District 8?"

The person shaking hands with Amon was Investigator Ichiryu.

"We became the heads of District 8 after the 'Cookria' attack. Anyway, I've worked here several times before, so it's not a problem."

"Yamen, First Class! I've heard about your outstanding achievements in the Battle of Qing Tong! The Academy's Chief Scholar is indeed extraordinary!"

The one who said this was Tojo, a subordinate of Ichiyanagi.

He is a Level 2 Investigator.

"No... After witnessing the battles of Qing Tong, including those of other high-ranking investigators like Special Class, Associate Special Class, and Senior Class, I deeply felt my own inadequacy. I am far inferior to them."

"Is that so? I think just being able to participate in the war is already quite impressive. Doesn't that mean you're on the front lines of the CCG? Ah! Does anyone use the rare Quinque? And what about 'Suzuya Juuzou,' who's only a third-class soldier but can still participate in the war? What kind of person is he..."

Faced with Tojo's continuous questioning of Amon, Ichiyanagi angrily rebuked him.

"That's it!"

Tojo's swift retreat was not a good thing, as it angered Ichiyanagi, who then placed the documents on the table in front of him.

"The people who were responsible for receiving you were actually us, who were temporarily dispatched. I think you should have already deduced from this situation that the only investigators left in District 8 who can still operate are the two of us."

Yi Liu's expression was very serious.

His eyes were also very determined.

This serious atmosphere made Amen realize the gravity of the situation, which seemed to be developing into a dangerous and dire state.

“Some of the 'ghouls' who escaped from Ward 23 were eating people as they passed through Ward 8, intending to escape from there. This led to several fierce battles and caused a large number of casualties.”

The first page of this document is a map, a map of District 8, Ichiryu said to Amon, pointing to the map with his finger.

"The target was a Class A fugitive, not particularly strong. But unfortunately, at the time, there wasn't a single ghoul investigator from headquarters in the 8th Ward. I might be criticizing the higher-ups for saying this, but it's because almost all the capable investigators had been conscripted to suppress Aogiri Tree..."

What happened to those "ghouls" later?

"After we defeat them, we'll send them back to 'Cokria'."

"The two of you?"

“As I just said, it’s because I used to work in Ward 8. When I received news that ‘Cokria’ had been attacked, I started to worry that the escaped ‘ghouls’ might also run to Ward 8, which is next to Ward 23, so I rushed over immediately.”

"Although the headquarters has already ordered everyone to go to District 23—"

"I figured the strong guys would all go to Ward 23, so it wouldn't matter whether I went or not. But that was just my own assumption. On the way, a former colleague from Ward 8 contacted me, saying there was a 'ghoul' riot in Ward 8. But when I finally got to the scene... that guy had already been eaten..."

"And that's how I became the head of Ward 8. There are three areas adjacent to Ward 23: Ward 22, Ward 7, and our Ward 8. After the 'Cokria' attack, the higher-ups dispatched high-ranking investigators to Ward 22, where a large number of escapees might be expected. Ward 7 already had rumors of a ghoul restaurant known as a 'ghoul's social venue,' and because of this incident, many investigators were also stationed there. But! But!"

"They clearly said they would send a high-ranking investigator to Ward 8, but the higher-ups said that since we sent the escaped 'ghouls' back, there haven't been any cases related to escapees in Ward 8, so they just left this matter alone! Because of this, even though this area is adjacent to Ward 23, only Liu-ge and I, who aren't very strong, are left here. The situation is terrible... It hurts!"

"Ahem! Getting back to the point, Amon. This is a major incident where even SS-rank monsters have escaped. Centered around Ward 23, there have been frequent cases suspected to be committed by the escapees. Considering this, it's understandable that Ward 8 is a lower priority than other areas. We can only solve our own problems."

"In that case, what should I do?"

"You'll patrol Ward 8 with us today. Afterwards, I hope you'll be in charge of guarding against threats from Ward 23 and maintaining order. Although the search for the suspected 'ghoul' must be postponed, 'Cochlia,' which was attacked, is not yet fully repaired. Who knows what might happen next."

"I understand. Please give me your guidance."

"Well, let's go then."

The three left the conference room, and in the elevator, Yi Liu relaxed a little.

"...Oh dear, thank goodness you were able to come. Like I just said, many of the investigators who were on duty in District 8 have been killed. Now the operations of District 8 are at a standstill, and all the units are complaining."

"Each unit? Are you from the General Administration?"

"No, no, it has nothing to do with the General Administration."

At this moment, the elevator arrived at the first floor, and Liu shook her head as she walked towards the lobby.

"Because our investigators have working relationships with people in many different industries, we have to handle related business. In short, what's giving us a headache right now is..."