FASTING.

Meanwhile, Shuu just finished his evening workout consisting of 400 push-ups. As for sit-ups he could only do 200 and finally achieved a seven-minute plank hold. He finished his shower soon after his workout and wore a bathrobe but was interrupted by a knock on his door. He could already sense Matsumae approaching his door before she knocked and simply answered from his bed.

"Good evening Shuu-sama, I heard what happened earlier today!" Matsumae walked in with concern on her face.

"Miss Mastsumae, as you can see I am alright." Shuu smiled as he threw his arms in the air as if glorifying himself.

"Shuu! You could have been killed in your weakened state or forced to show your ghoul side in public!" Matsumae cried out.

"Ho, the calm and composed Matsumae is scolding and addressing me casually? Does Matsumae have feelings for this great one?" Shuu said with a smile on his face.

"What do you mean? You also addressed me casually too?" Matsumae said with a slight blush on her face.

"I'm sorry if I worried you Miss Matsumae. It was a trivial matter and it won't happen again." Shuu said as he held her chin to adjust her face in line with his.

"Anyway, I have your meal outside, let me wheel it in." Matsumae said as she turned away from Shuu to hide her red face.

"Miss Matsumae, please understand that I won't eat for now." Shuu said with a sad smile.

"But Shuu…" Matsumae said but was interrupted and shocked at the speed at which he appeared in front of her. The next action Shuu took made her maiden heart beat fast and blood rush rapidly to her face as Shuu held her in his embrace with one arm on her waist and the other on her caressing her hair.

"I'll be fine, just make sure to hold the school from suspending me since I'll be staying in the mansion for the rest of the month. Going out like this will only expose me to unforeseen dangers even though the 21st ward and the neighbouring 20th ward are relatively safe thanks to that old man running the coffee shop." Shuu said. But all Matsumae heard was the first sentence and the rest was just blurred out until Shuu left her embrace only to be pulled back by Matsumae who hugged him.

"Better be strong enough just like you said." Matsumae said as she left him in his room alone.

As soon as she left, Shuu frowned remembering what had transpired today. If Mairo hadn't stepped in he would run out of stamina in his starved state and might have been forced to do something as disgusting as removing half the number of the weighted bracelets mid-fight. He shook his head in disgust at that thought. He then remembered his promise to his retainers and Matsumae especially and repeated his evening workout.

Shuu woke up late but earlier than noon this time and wore his tracksuit with a bag containing three bottles of cold water from the fridge in his room and set off to attempt his 190-mile jog. When he came downstairs he was greeted by Yumma who handed a piece of folded paper to him at which he nodded and left Shuu's presence.

Kanae came back from her inspection of their auction house in preparation for the next auction event to find her young master perspiring under the harsh sun. He was keeping a slow pace while jogging. Shuu saw her and waved at her, she smiled and waved back.

'Shuu-sama is training so hard. I can't let him down, I'll go change into something light and join him as well.' Kanae thought as she went into the mansion and came out after five minutes wearing a white crop top that brought out her well-rounded breasts and exposed a fine-toned abdomen with a naval ring, she also wore white sweatpants that expressed her curvy hips. Her short maroon hair bounced as she ran to catch up to Shuu.

Shuu who had been minding his own business sensed someone approaching him with speed and turned his head to notice what Kanae wore and was in awe but looked forward immediately.

'What the hell? I never knew she was this fine. It was never shown, why has she been hiding her beauty all this time?' Shuu thought as he jogged.

Kanae eventually caught up with him and slowed down her pace to match Shuu's.

"Good afternoon Shuu-sama, pardon my intrusion." Kanae said as she continued jogging with Shuu on her right side. Shuu had started jogging at ten o'clock in the morning and continued since he hadn't completed his 190-mile jog.

Shuu simply nodded but couldn't help but notice her crop top bounce every now and then, he was only… ghoul and human too. Shuu quickly reached for his bag and brought out a bottle of water, he uncapped the bottle and drank immediately till he finished it and kept the bottle back in his bag and increased his pace to be ahead of Kanae.

Kanae saw this and increased her pace as well. Shuu noticed that she was back at his right side once more and pressed on as well. Kanae was impressed at her young master's stamina and resolve even with more weight on. She also increased her pace to catch up. Shuu at this point had enough and closed his eyes and opened it again. This time his sclera turned black with red veins while his iris turned red and the pupils black. He stressed and worked his Rc cells over their limit as he sped forward with his phone in hand showing him how many miles he had left. Kanae saw this and did the same and caught up with him easily.

This continued for an hour then Shuu slowed down while drinking another bottle of water. It was midday and Matsumae came back from school and saw the duo jugging together. She simply went inside the mansion to greet the patriarch. Two hours later Yuuma, Aliza, Mairo, and Matsumae joined the duo jogging. Matsumae jogged and kept her pace close to the left side of Shuu. Shuu at this point was tired to protest or react and just watched his phone. The Jog finished at nine o' clock at night but Yuuma, Aliza, and Mairo had to excuse themselves earlier than that since they had other duties to attend to.

Shuu was left with Matsumae and Kanae who retired to their quarters after the jog. Shuu went to his room and collapsed on the floor and waited for his body to be fully regenerated and continued his evening exercise, consisting of 400 push-ups. As for sit-ups, he could only do 200 and a seven-minute plank hold. He finished his shower soon after his workout and wore a bathrobe and walked groggily to his balcony.

'I hope you are doing fine dad, I'll survive here and find a way to come back home. I wonder if Anya misses me or has given up on me.' Shuu thought as he looked at the sky and soon retired to his bedroom.

A month of rigorous exercises had passed with Shuu rejecting Matsumae's plea to eat. He lost mass and was looking skinny. Shuu woke up in the morning and saw his countenance and his whole body was shaking. His cells kept rejuvenating his organs to sustain the body. His cells and body had come to an agreement that their master isn't going to stop torturing them anytime soon and decided to work together to evolve to resist any form of torture from their master and fight for control of his mind to gather food they can process.

Shuu without giving a command summoned his system window.

A black-bordered window with gold outlines appeared before his torso.

Title: Heir of Tsukiyama family, Captain of Iruka High Football team.

Race: Ghoul, (Human).

RC level: 4167.

Kagune type: koukaku.

Kagune skill: Stab (29%), temporary shield (35%), temporary sword (28.9%),

Mana: nil.

Divine Energy: nil.

Chaos Energy: nil.

Creation Energy: Currently limited to system creation.

Traits: Creation (15%), Assimilation (1%), Adaptability (65-69 %^), Endurance (39-42 %^), Stamina (42-45 %^). Durability (15-5 %*), Strength (18.9-20 %^), Agility [Including reaction speed, reflexes, running speed, and movement.](19.4-22^), Basic Regeneration (13-45 %^) Basic charm (65%)*.

'So my charm and durability went down, understandable.' Shuu thought as he reached for a telephone on his bed and phoned in the kitchen to bring up a lot of food.

Five minutes later Aliza walked in and saw Shuu's state and it made her release a gasp from her mouth. She had noticed him losing mass but now she saw him in his bathrobe she could see his skin hug his rib cage like a body hug.

"Not a word to father or Matsumae. Only you will serve me today and tomorrow." Shuu said as he saw the dishes she set before his table in the room. Aliza simply nodded and looked at Shuu with surprise because he hadn't lunged at her to eat or was he too weak to do so.

"Go back and get more." Shuu said as Aliza bowed slightly and left.

Shuu walked to the chair on his table and picked up his fork and knife and began to eat. Not long after Shuu discarded the cutleries and handled the food with his hands and started eating at an insane speed.

"No! I am in control here." Shuu cried out loud wide eyed as he stopped himself and picked up a napkin and wiped his hands and his mouth. He picked up his fork and quickly finished twenty pounds of human flesh.

'I need to find a way for ghouls to survive without depending on human flesh. Anyway, this is good.' Shuu thought as he finished and heard a knock on his door and allowed entry with a simple word.

'It hasn't even been two minutes since I left, Shuu-sama is really hungry. But I expected the place to be trashed with bits of food scattered in some places, his self-restraint is unheard of!' Aliza looked at Shuu's table in awe.

Shuu finished the second round and immediately went to sleep till the next day. His cells were busy trying to restore his body overnight. He repeated the same thing and slept for another day.

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What's going on, mortals? How have you been? Please do not starve yourself in the name of weight loss or training. Shuu is a ghoul and you are… you. Once again, I love you mortals stay positive.