Chapter 10: Little Shou Shou
The bustling street was filled with traffic, the honking of cars interwoven with the flow of pedestrians.
Su Xiao walked along the street, holding a map in his hand.
He had already arrived at District 14. Although he had previously wanted to check out the café called Stable District, considering the strength of its owner, he temporarily chose to give up.
There was no need to fight the owner yet. Unlike Takatsuki Sen, who was also an SSS-rank ghoul, the owner's combat skills were much stronger. However, due to old age, the owner's combat ability had declined.
Rather than seeking out the owner, it was more convenient to drive away ghouls in District 14.
Soon, Su Xiao found the CCG branch in District 14. Since he was now a Third-Class Investigator, he walked directly into the branch.
It was around nine in the morning, and many investigators were in the branch. Su Xiao's unfamiliar face caught the attention of many investigators. These guys were very sensitive, a professional hazard of being an investigator.
"Excuse me, where can I find Mr. Shinohara Yukinori?"
Su Xiao approached the front desk, where a young female receptionist was stationed.
"You're looking for Mr. Shinohara? May I ask who you are?"
The receptionist showed a professional smile, her attitude warm.
"I'm the new Third-Class Investigator, Bai Ye. I'm here to report today."
Su Xiao took out his credentials and handed them to the female receptionist.
After confirming the credentials, the receptionist first made a phone call.
"Hello, Mr. Bai Ye. Mr. Shinohara is in his office on the twelfth floor. You'd better hurry, because Mr. Shinohara is about to leave."
Su Xiao retrieved his credentials and took the elevator straight to the twelfth floor.
The head of the G Branch was Special Class Investigator Shinohara Yukinori. Su Xiao had seen him in the original work—a middle-aged man with a crew cut, humble and easy to get along with.
"Knock, knock, knock~."
"Come in."
Su Xiao pushed open the office door. Inside, Shinohara Yukinori was organizing his Quinque, apparently preparing to go out.
"Arriving quite early, Third-Class Bai Ye."
Shinohara Yukinori put down his Quinque, sat behind his desk, and gestured for Su Xiao to sit as well. He began searching for documents.
"Let me see, hmm~, found it. Shirakawa's family member, 20 years old, started training combat skills from childhood, combat power SSS+?"
Shinohara Yukinori glanced at Su Xiao in surprise and carefully examined the document in his hand. He suspected he had misread it. He had only heard that a very strong Third-Class Investigator was being transferred, but he hadn't expected the combat power to be SSS+.
It seemed that the identity of a Third-Class Investigator had misled Shinohara Yukinori's judgment.
"Hello, Mr. Shinohara Yukinori."
Shinohara Yukinori's gaze still wavered between Su Xiao and the document. He found it hard to imagine that Su Xiao's not-so-robust physique could possess SSS+ combat power.
"Hello, Third-Class Bai Ye. But before your official appointment, you need to undergo a combat assessment."
"No problem. When does it start?"
Main Mission (2) had a full twenty days, which relaxed Su Xiao's tense nerves a bit.
Judging by the difficulty of the Ghoul World, his current strength, while not the strongest, was by no means weak.
Being teleported to a world that wasn't too difficult might be Reincarnation Paradise's way of doing things.
Reincarnation Paradise used the One Piece World to test whether he was qualified to become a Hunter, and now the Ghoul World was its indirect reward to him.
After Su Xiao's question, Shinohara Yukinori thought for a moment.
"How about now? We can assess you right here."
With that, Shinohara Yukinori took off his suit jacket and stretched his arms.
Su Xiao understood Shinohara Yukinori's intention—he simply wanted to spar with him. Hearing is false, seeing is believing.
"I'm coming."
"Bring it on."
Su Xiao's gaze suddenly sharpened. Since it was a sparring assessment, Shinohara Yukinori didn't use his Quinque, and Su Xiao didn't either.
The office wasn't large. Su Xiao closed the distance to Shinohara Yukinori in a few steps. His Agility attribute of 13 points made his figure somewhat difficult to lock onto.
Shinohara Yukinori quickly raised both fists in front of his face. Su Xiao's current aura already made Shinohara Yukinori inwardly alarmed.
Without a word, Su Xiao punched toward Shinohara Yukinori's forearm blocking his face.
"Bang."
Shinohara Yukinori couldn't help but step back two paces, a dull ache spreading through his forearm.
"What a heavy punch."
As Shinohara Yukinori retreated, Su Xiao threw punches with both hands alternately. Shinohara Yukinori's shoulders, forearms, and other areas quickly took several hits.
But as a Special Class Investigator, Shinohara Yukinori was no pushover either.
After taking several hits from Su Xiao, Shinohara Yukinori let out a loud shout and swept his thick arm, trying to force Su Xiao back.
The two immediately clashed. Su Xiao's style was agile and fluid, but each strike was heavy. Shinohara Yukinori was steady and solid, preferring to take a few more hits rather than expose his vital points.
"Bang, bang, bang~."
The dull sounds of impacts spread. Both were fighters who grew stronger with battle, so as they fought, they involuntarily became more serious.
Su Xiao swept his leg across Shinohara Yukinori's chest. Shinohara Yukinori shifted his footing, barely dodging the whip kick.
Shinohara Yukinori dodged, but Su Xiao's kick shattered the corner of the nearby desk.
"Crack." The desk corner was sent flying. Shinohara Yukinori's mouth twitched, but his fighting spirit only grew.
No one became a Special Class Investigator of the CCG by being a coward. Fighting powerful ghouls with just flesh and blood required immense courage.
Just as Su Xiao kicked off the desk corner, a cry of pain came from the distance.
This cry interrupted Su Xiao and Shinohara Yukinori's sparring. Both looked toward the source of the sound.
What caught Su Xiao's eye was a youth with white hair.
From appearance, he looked more like a young girl—a fair face, a small body, and a somewhat androgynous outfit.
"Shinohara, are you okay?"
Shinohara Yukinori walked over to the youth, looking at him with concern. There was a bruise on the youth's forehead, hit by the desk corner Su Xiao had kicked off.
"I'm fine~, Mr. Shinohara. Why did you stop? I haven't seen enough yet."
The newcomer was named Sasaki Shou, a subordinate of Shinohara Yukinori.
Or rather, Shinohara Yukinori was not only Sasaki Shou's superior but also his guardian, even taking care of Sasaki Shou's daily life.
Although Sasaki Shou had a feminine appearance, he was originally male, but his current gender was "none."
Sasaki Shou was raised by a ghoul from childhood. The ghoul who raised him was named Big Madam, an SS-rank ghoul.
Big Madam was a pedophile and a sadist. Sasaki Shou looked very much like a girl when he was young, but as he grew older, his originally feminine features began to change.
This change in Sasaki Shou was intolerable to Big Madam, so she cruelly crushed Sasaki Shou's ***, stopping his masculinization and making him even more feminine.
Later, during a CCG raid, Sasaki Shou was accidentally rescued, which is why he became a Ghoul Investigator.
His unfortunate childhood made Sasaki Shou's personality somewhat strange—lazy, lacking basic knowledge, and a mix of masochism and sadism.
After checking Sasaki Shou's wound, Shinohara Yukinori found that he was indeed fine.
"Good, you're okay. This is our new colleague, Bai Ye. Say hello."
Shinohara Yukinori stepped aside, signaling Sasaki Shou to greet Su Xiao.
"Hello~, my name is Sasaki Shou. Can I cut you?"
Sasaki Shou's peculiar greeting left Shinohara Yukinori somewhat helpless. The kid meant no harm; he just lacked basic common sense.
"Heh~, you little brat."
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