Crossover anime, and you call this a slice-of-life story?

Wearing a white lab coat that didn't suit her age, which dragged on the ground as she ran, it put a considerable burden on her figure.

"elder sister……"

The girl with tea-colored hair was filled with grief, but also with endless fear, which kept her running nonstop.

Her name is Shiho Miyano, and she is a scientist working for the Black Organization.

Her older sister's name was Miyano Akemi. She was killed by the organization not long ago. She knew that her sister wanted to save her and help her escape from the organization.

After the man coldly delivered the news, she couldn't believe it; she was furious and desperate...

But she was powerless and unable to avenge her sister.

Because of her resistance, those guys locked her up.

In the dark space, a sense of loneliness enveloped her, as if she had been abandoned by the world.

So she took the drug she had researched, preparing to face death.

But to her surprise, not only did she not die, but her body, after being torn apart by excruciating pain, transformed into the appearance of an elementary school student.

As if heaven didn't want her to die like this, she discovered a ventilation duct that was only wide enough for a small child to pass through.

So she escaped, running and running, trying to completely escape that hellish organization.

Elementary school students' physical condition is really too poor. Right now, Shiho Miyano feels like her throat is on fire.

'Where can I escape to? Is there any place left for me in this world?'

A name suddenly popped into her mind—Shinichi Kudo.

She then shook her head. Although that guy might have shrunk because of the drugs, what difference was there between her going there and walking into a trap?

You have to understand that she was the culprit who shrunk her. If the other party finds out, it would be a miracle if they didn't help her or even send her to the police station.

Intense pain shot through her feet, which were already blistered and stained with a faint red hue from the rainwater she stepped on.

Gritting her teeth and enduring it, she dared not escape to populated areas, and could only quietly avoid crowds, moving through dark corners.

She didn't even know where she was running to. Maybe... when she got tired and collapsed, she would find relief...

As her consciousness faded, she seemed to see her sister's smiling face, looking at her gently.

Immediately afterwards, a roar was heard, and a monster pounced on her, tearing her figure to shreds.

"do not want!"

Shiho Miyano cried out in surprise as her consciousness returned and her vision slowly cleared.

But what she saw made her wonder if she was dreaming, or if she was hallucinating from exhaustion.

Not far in front of her, there were two people, no, to be precise, two monsters fighting each other.

One arm had a broadsword wrapped around it, and the other had a tail swishing behind it.

Their bodies are not those of ordinary people; their speed is so fast that it is almost impossible to keep up.

Its eyes were bloodshot, staring intently at its opponent, its mouth screaming repeatedly, "I'll eat you! I'll eat you! I'll eat you!!!"

They didn't even notice her, this uninvited guest; they seemed to only have eyes for each other.

"Thorn-"

The monster's tail was cut off by another monster, but it wriggled, trying to regenerate.

But the opponent didn't give him any time at all. With a flash of light, the opponent was cut in half at the waist.

Internal organs were scattered all over the ground, and blood gushed out.

Even as a member of the Black Organization, Shiho Miyano had never seen such a scene before, and she immediately knelt on the ground and vomited.

But then something even more unacceptable happened to her.

The two halves of the monster's body, which had been cut in half at the waist, seemed to twitch a few times, but the light in its eyes had gradually faded.

Another monster lunged at the corpse, drool dripping from its mouth, shouting, "Food! Food! Food!!!"

It tore at the corpse of its own kind in front of it, bite after bite, with a satisfied expression on its face.

Shiho Miyano's legs felt weak, and she didn't even have the strength to stand up.

She was filled with fear and unease. Even though she wasn't afraid of death, the thought of being eaten by a monster was something she simply couldn't accept.

There's no way of knowing whether this monster will regain its senses after eating its own kind, discover itself hiding nearby, and then eat itself as well.

Many people would say, "If you know there's danger, why don't you run away quickly?"

But the truth is, when faced with fear that exceeds one's limits, the mind goes blank, there is no ability to move, and one cannot control one's body at all.

At this moment, Kazuo Kimura felt that he was full, and his rationality, which had been controlled by his appetite, gradually returned.

Staring blankly at the corpse before him, he knew that he had just engaged in communal eating.

In their world, ghouls are forbidden. While the mutual devouring of ghouls can enhance their physical attributes and combat abilities, and even give them a chance to evolve into ghouls, it is more likely to lead to mental corruption and berserk behavior, turning them into complete monsters.

However, after arriving in this world, many ghouls chose to flee when they discovered that the humans here were far more terrifying than those in their own world.

Then, to their despair, they discovered that the humans in this world were completely unable to swallow it; it was even more unpalatable than human food.

In that case, wouldn't they starve to death in this world?

Some lucky ghouls have just eaten in their original world, allowing a human to survive for a month without eating again.

But neither he nor the guy in front of them had eaten in a long time; intense hunger and the craving for food had shattered their reason.

Fate brought the two together on a rainy night, and thus, a battle between ghouls began.

In the end, he won and reaped the rewards that were rightfully his.

Right now, he only felt his body was full of power, and his kagune seemed to be changing, but he did not feel any discomfort.

'I successfully completed the shared consumption? Could it be that I have a chance to evolve into a Kakuja?'

Kazuo Kimura was overjoyed. He knew that the Kakuja were SSS-level ghouls, the strongest group in their world.

What was originally a forced act of communal eating gave him the hope of evolving into a Kakuja.

The only unexpected thing was the human girl who suddenly barged in.

Kazuo Kimura turned his gaze to Shiho Miyano, who was looking at him with fear.

A cruel smile crept across his lips.

"Little girl, didn't your mother teach you that peeking is wrong?"

In order to continue to survive in this world, he naturally did not intend to let the little girl who witnessed all of this go.

If discovered by the strongest humans in this world, there is absolutely no way to escape.

They were able to escape only because of the cover provided by those powerful ghouls and because the world's strongest humans had not yet arrived.

Kazuo Kimura walked step by step toward Shiho Miyano. He didn't even need to release his kagune to deal with an ordinary human child.

Shiho Miyano looked at the monster walking towards her, feeling utterly hopeless.

'Am I really going to die here? Sister…'

Just as Kazuo Kimura was about to kick the little girl's head off, an untimely voice rang out behind him.

"Didn't your mother tell you that it's wrong to steal food?"

Chapter Twenty-Two: Hey, Chris, I found someone.

Hearing the sudden sound, Kazuo Kimura was startled.

"Who goes there?!"

As a ghoul, he was extremely sensitive to scents, and someone managed to get behind him without him noticing at all.

He felt he might have encountered a ghoul who was planning to take advantage of the situation.

He instantly assumed a fighting stance, his crimson eyes opening, and a giant blade, twice the size of his previous one, wrapped around his right hand.

"This posture has become quite formidable; it's truly an abnormal way to improve."

Kazuo Kimura finally saw clearly who was speaking; it was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy who was looking at him without any expression, which made him feel a little uneasy.

Although he didn't sense any powerful aura from the boy, his keen intuition told him that the boy in front of him was extremely dangerous.

For Shangguan Yun, controlling his aura was extremely easy; he was currently doing it with the mindset of toying with a mouse.

The difference in strength is too great; this guy doesn't even have the potential to arouse his vigilance.

Shangguan Yun glanced at the little girl with brown hair behind the ghoul and felt that she was somewhat familiar, but her face was a bit dirty, so he couldn't make out her features clearly.

Kazuo Kimura stealthily moved closer to Shiho Miyano, intending to use her as leverage.

But Shangguan Yun wouldn't give him the chance, and reached out a hand directly towards him.

Kazuo Kimura's body tensed instantly. Although the hand looked casual, he felt as if his entire body was sealed off, and he had no way to escape.

His eyes hardened. The door to a bright future had already opened, and he absolutely refused to die like this!

The skin on his lower back was torn, and a tail-like kagune spread out like a fluid, completely enveloping his right hand.

With a roar, he slashed at Shangguan Yun's hand, causing Miyano Shiho behind him to tremble with fear, terrified that the guy who came to save her would be cut in two.

But Shangguan Yun remained unmoved, as if he were looking at a plastic toy instead of a blade.

"Boom-"

It wasn't the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh, nor the sound of metal colliding, but rather a dull thud.

Kazuo Kimura stared in disbelief at the boy who casually pinched his enhanced kagune, his heart filled with terror.

"Impossible! You blocked my kagune with your bare hands? Even a kagune user couldn't do that! Just who are you?!"

"A 'Hakuja'? You mean one of those guys who can transform into monsters? How dare you compare me to that trash?"

Shangguan Yun's gaze was cold. At this moment, he seemed to have changed from his usual gentle demeanor, transforming into a god looking down upon all living beings, looking at Kimura Kazuo without the slightest emotion.

Under that gaze, Kazuo Kimura felt as if his heart had been suddenly gripped by a large hand, and his spirit seemed to have been greatly impacted.

The kagune behind him burst out like a madman, covering half of his body and half of his face.

It roared desperately, seemingly transforming into a completely irrational monster.

But this still couldn't shake Shangguan Yun in the slightest; he simply silently observed the changes in the ghoul before him.

Originally only a first-tier, two- or three-star level, he was able to reach the first-tier, seven- or eight-star level after consuming a fellow being.

Seeing the tail-like kagune spreading behind him, Shangguan Yun had some guesses.

With a slight exertion of force, Shangguan Yun crushed the kagune covering Kimura Kazuo's right hand amidst his painful screams.

Then, with a kick, Kimura Kazuo, who had become a monster more than two meters tall, was kicked into the wall and knocked unconscious.

Shangguan Yun took out his phone and called Shangguan Jin, explaining the situation and asking him to send someone to capture the ghoul.

Since Karasuma Renya wants to conduct research, this experimental subject is quite suitable.

They also agreed to solve the food problem for the ghouls at the coffee shop.

Even if Karasuma Renya's power is still considerable, it's unrealistic to expect him to solve a problem that another world has been struggling with for many years in a short period of time.

Before sealing off the passage, Shangguan Jin sent someone to another world. With the help of Arima Kishou, they collected many corpses of people who had committed suicide for preservation.

They show no pity for those who commit suicide, regardless of the reason, and even the gods will not save them.

If a suitable food for ghouls hasn't been developed yet, Shangguan Jin will open the passage again to collect some corpses.

Completely sealing it off means that for that world, opening it would be effortless for them; this is the privilege of the strong.

Within minutes, the people sent by Shangguan Jin arrived. They greeted Shangguan Yun, skillfully loaded the half-dead ghoul into the car, and drove away without lingering.

Shangguan Yun squatted down and looked at the tea-haired loli who had fallen asleep, wearing his clothes.

With a thoughtful look in his eyes, he had noticed earlier that the soul fire of the little girl in front of him was a bit strange, not like the strength that should be present for her age.

At the same time, he remembered where his sense of familiarity came from. Wasn't this the girl in the photo that Vermouth had tucked into the photobook she had given him?

She had met her sister before, but the sister was already a dead soul and had been taken in by Bishamonten as a divine artifact.