Tokyo Ghoul: Starting with the Twin Kamui

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P.S.: There will be another update later.

Chapter 13 To Takatsuki Izumi

At this very moment, Uchiha Byakuya had arrived at the CCG branch in the 23rd ward.

The other members of the search team responsible for the search of District 24 are waiting here.

"I am Uchiha Byakuya, a second-class investigator from the 2nd Division, and I am equipped with a B-class Quinque."

Uchiha Byakuya had already met with the other members of the search team and given a brief self-introduction.

You can briefly introduce your quinque level, but it's best not to reveal your quinque name, especially when you're talking to colleagues.

At this moment, Uchiha Byakuya was still wearing his usual black trench coat, but unlike usual, he had a white dove-shaped badge on his chest, which symbolized his identity as a CCG investigator.

The quinque briefcase that I usually carry with me has been placed next to me, so there's no need to carry it around all the time in the CCG.

"I am the leader in charge of this mission. So have a good rest tonight, and we will set off for Sector 24 tomorrow. The mission objective is to explore as deep as possible. Our CCG still has too little information about Sector 24."

Marude Sai briefly explained the mission and then the group disbanded.

Uchiha Byakuya and the others could stay at the CCG branch to do their own things, or they could return to their temporary accommodations to rest.

He chose to stay at the CCG branch for the time being and use the computers there to learn more about publicly available intelligence.

After all, this is ten years before the original timeline. No matter how well he understands the original work, he can't know much about what happened ten years ago.

Just as Uchiha Byakuya was about to look for one of those public computers, Mado Kureo, who was standing next to him, suddenly greeted him, "Uchiha, can I see your Quinque?"

In this timeline, Mado Kureo appears to be under thirty years old, wearing a black suit. His cheeks are somewhat thin, but he is far from being as old and haggard as in the original work.

Upon first seeing the Quinque, Uchiha Byakuya thought to himself, "So Mado Kureo was already obsessed with Quinques so early on..."

"Oh right, I almost forgot to introduce myself. I am First Class Investigator Mado Kureo."

At this point, Mado Kureo added another sentence.

(P.S.: Although Baidu Baike lists him as a third-class investigator, the manga didn't explicitly state what rank Mado Kureo was. If I'm mistaken, please let me know. Personally, I think anyone who can participate in the 24th Ward search mission should at least be a second-class investigator qualified to carry a Quinque, so I've decided to classify him as a first-class investigator.)

Uchiha Byakuya thought that showing this guy his Quinque wouldn't hurt, since it was only a B-rank Quinque anyway. He would have hesitated a bit if it were an A-rank or higher.

However, just as he was about to hand the Quinque briefcase to Mado Kureo, Mado Miyako walked over and said, "Don't worry about him. He's always so obsessed with Quinques, but Quinques are the most important thing for every investigator. You can't just give them to anyone."

This is a young woman around thirty years old with a pretty face, slightly long short hair, and wearing a white combat uniform.

Also the strongest member of this search team, Associate Special Class Investigator Mado Hiro.

"Ok."

Uchiha Byakuya nodded.

He was now just a second-class investigator who obediently followed his superiors' orders.

It goes without saying which one's orders have the highest priority: a First Class Investigator or a Deputy Special Class Investigator.

"oops......"

Faced with Mado Mii's obstruction, Mado Kureo scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

Although she was his wife, she was also his boss and instructor during his college years, and he was also married into her family.

So his original name wasn't Mado Gosei; he changed it to "Mado" after marrying Mado Miyako.

The reason was that Mado Mii felt it would be too troublesome to change her surname after marriage, so Mado Kureo decisively chose to marry into the family. Thus, the former instructor (Mado Mii) and the student (Mado Kureo) got married.

This is why Mado's strength and investigator rank are so much higher than his.

However, as it turned out, Mado Kureo's strength was not much worse than Mado Miyako's later on.

In the original story, Mado Kureo had made outstanding contributions to the CCG and was already eligible to be promoted to Associate Special Class or even Special Class. However, he felt that the Special Class was too strictly controlled by the CCG, which would not be conducive to his revenge against the "One-Eyed Owl," so he refused promotion many times.

However, Mado Gosei's obsession with Quinques and extreme hatred of ghouls led to his defeat by Kirishima Touka and Fueguchi Hinami, who were driven to desperation.

"First comrade Mado, go back and get some rest. There may be dangerous situations in the 24th ward tomorrow, so you must be well-rested to prepare for any eventuality."

Mado Miki said to Mado Kureo.

In this work setting, she always addressed her husband with this formal title.

"Yes."

Mado Kureo could only leave with some regret.

Although the boy's quinque was only B-grade, he was still interested in studying it.

"Then Uchiha Second Class, get some rest, see you tomorrow."

Mado Wei also said something to Uchiha Byakuya, and then went back to handling her own affairs.

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That's how the day went.

Aside from eating and sleeping, Uchiha Byakuya spent his time reviewing various publicly available information and occasionally getting to know his colleagues in the search team who would be working with him the next day.

The entire investigation team consisted of more than twenty people, the lowest rank being a second-class investigator. The captain was Special Investigator Marute, and the vice-captain was Special Investigator Mado.

The search team is already quite strong, but everyone is still nervous about tomorrow's operation.

Furthermore, I must write my will and submit it before I leave tomorrow.

This is a common practice in the CCG. Before each investigator undertakes a relatively dangerous mission, they must write a will to avoid leaving nothing to their family if they accidentally sacrifice themselves during the mission.

Night time.

Uchiha Byakuya was writing his will at a table in his rented apartment.

To be honest, he didn't know what to write. He didn't even have any family in this world, so what was the point of writing a will?

After thinking for a while, he finally wrote down a few words.

Wishing "To Kafka" great success in the book sales.

【To Takatsuki Spring】

The only person Uchiha Byakuya is actually familiar with in this world is Yoshimura Eto.

Anyway, as long as he didn't die in the line of duty, the CCG wouldn't send his will to "Takatsuki Sen" or open it, so he just filled it out randomly.

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The next morning.

The search team has already set off for District 24.

When Uchiha Byakuya landed within the 24th ward, the system immediately issued a notification.

[Ding! Host has successfully completed "Mission One: Successfully Join the Search Team and Proceed to Sector 24", gaining 10 attribute points!]

[Task 1 completed, Task 2 activated!]

[Mission Two: Defeat the SSS-rank ghoul "One-Eyed Owl"]

[Task Reward: 100 Attribute Points]

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P.S.: Thank you to "笑sir" for the two "Master Certifications". There are too many other gifts to thank individually, but there will be a unified thank you message later. As usual, the total gift value will be calculated and bonus chapters will be added after the first 10-word post.

Chapter 14 Underground Maze

How to defeat the "One-Eyed Owl"?

They really set the bar too high right from the start...

Although Uchiha Byakuya's purpose in coming here was indeed to stop "One-Eyed Owl" from killing Mado Wei, he only thought about rescuing Mado Wei, not about fighting "One-Eyed Owl".

In that case, he plans to try and fight the "One-Eyed Owl".

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District 24.

This place can't really be considered a formal region.

To be precise, the 24th ward is a huge labyrinth dug by ghouls, and most of Tokyo is located underground.

Moreover, the depth of Ward 24 is immeasurable; it is said that the deepest part is the lair of a large number of ghouls.

Therefore, Area 24 is not a place where normal humans can survive, and the CCG could not possibly establish a branch in this underground labyrinth like those in other areas.

All the CCG could do was send an investigation team to explore this mysterious labyrinth.

Although the CCG had already discovered more than one entrance to District 24, only the entrance on the edge of District 23 had relatively sufficient information.

The search team has entered the 24th District underground labyrinth through this entrance multiple times and explored it to a certain depth, so they generally do not use other entrances to avoid being ambushed by ghouls if they lack sufficient information.

At this time, the search team that Uchiha Byakuya was in had entered the 24th ward.

"Everyone must pay special attention to their surroundings, as ghouls may appear at any time."

Captain Marude Saitama walked at the front and reminded the rest of the search team.