10 10. Kamishiro Matasaka

Since both side stated their desire to fight, talking was not necessary anymore.

Matasaka rushed from where he was and raised his right foot to kick Yorimitsu in his stomach. With the body of a ghoul that trained to its peak, this attack could fracture his internal organs along with his spine.

But that was the case this attack could reach Yorimitsu. The boy bent his body backward, let the foot kick the air over his head before grabbing it and pushing up until to make Matasaka lost his balance.

"Nuuu!" The burly ghoul exerted his strength. He resisted Yorimitsu push with pure power and even chopped his legs down like an axe. If the boy couldn't roll his body sideways in time then he might suffer serious injuries.

Yorimitsu placed his hand on the ground and used it to rotate his entire body and slashed his weapon at Matasaka's legs.

"Hou!" He shouted and make a quick jump before spinning his body in the air and kicking Yorimitsu's torso. But the boy still vented his body to dodge it at last.

Then he stood up and use his speed to get closer to Matasaka and landed several attacks on the 6th ward's leader. Matasaka also showed a power worthy of an SS-rated ghoul. He used his experience to read Yorimitsu's attacks and defended them all although he was slower.

"What is this! This guy can fight evenly with Shachi-San!"

"I cannot follow their movement at all!"

The ghouls that watch the two's fight exclaimed, but their voices did not affect the fierceness of the battle at all. They moved from ground to wall, from wall to the air. And with Matasaka's destructive power, their fight left cracks in the wall as their trail, like a fight of several ghouls rather than just two.

After fighting for a while, both of them stop. Matasaka has many cutting wounds on his body, the biggest seems to be his ha d that was cut off.

Yorimitsu's state was much better since he used a weapon, but his clothes also become tattered, many bones was fractured, and his helmet had a deep bent on it.

"Don't you use kagune?" Matasaka asked, his voice was rough as usual with no sign of pain.

"You didn't use yours either. My kagune is a big killer. How can I use it in a sparing match like this, not to mention a match that contested our martial arts techniques." Yoromitsu said in a relaxing tone although he breathed heavier than usual. Fighting with high intensity like this for the first time in many years made him unable to adapt for a while.

"Your movements remind me of the dove's fighting techniques. Where did you learn them?" Matasaka asked, as a veteran ghoul, he even recognized that some of his movement came from special investigators.

"I copy from them by looking, I guess I'm a genius." Yorimitsu smiled. "So, do I pass?"

"Genius? Don't be too arrogant! You imitate the movement of humans and restricted your body's potential. What a foolish act!" Matasaka shouted. "Prepare yourself. It won't be easy to change those habit movements by learning from me!"

"So..."

Matasaka turned his back and walked away. "Come to this place tomorrow. I will arrange your training."

"Yes!" Yorimitsu smiled while other ghouls shouted in joy as a strong newcomer joined them. "Before that, can I ask you one thing?"

"Say." The burly figure stopped.

"If I learn from you, can I not let out those weird noises while fighting? It sounds so embarrassing."

"Fuck off!"

....

Yorimitsu did not have any business with them so he did not stay in the 6th ward any longer. Just said something casually and went back to his home and think about the fighting process with Matasaka on the way home.

"Fighting against a ghoul is really different from human." Yorimitsu thought. He had Eto as a sparring partner, but that was a long time ago. He could only copy and fight with students in the investigator academy during these two years, which limited his body to a large extent, making him almost forget how to move like a ghoul.

"But that's still impressive. I and Matasaka are even, and even though he used his Bikaku, I should be able to fight him if I used mine too. This means my strength is equal to SS-rated ghoul…no, that's not the case. I also need to thinks about the experience too. Well, let's say this again after I study with Matasaka."

Then he heard a sound of fighting between ghoul and human not far away.

"Come to think of it," he looked at his tattered quinque. "I needs a new weapon."

That night, Helmet appeared again, decapitated two investigators and stole one quinque away.

…

Yorimitsu went to meet Matasaka two days later, they discussed about each other free time and decided that he would teach Yorimitsu twice a week and the boy would not have to formally joined his group.

"You didn't come from this ward, did you? Then there's no need to help us or participate in anything. Just don't indiscriminately kill in my territory." The burly ghoul said. "That shouldn't be hard for you, right?"

Then they went to find a quiet place like abandoned building or rural area as a fighting ground in order to prevent the aftermath of their fight to deestroyed the underground passage. This was one of the unspoken rules among ghouls. Since everyone needed to use these pathways to travel or even live then try not to damaged it as much as possible.

Although Matasaka liked to let out annoying sounds while fighting he is one of the greatest teacher in ghoul's circle, coupled with Yorimitsu's innate talent, the boy's movement undergone a huge change and bring back those feeling in the 24th ward. In just two months, he could fight back and forth with Shachi who used his Bikaku with a quinque.

This had to thanks the speed of Ukaku that made him faster than other ghoul types although he just revealed his kakugan. If he changed to other kagune types then he had to use all his strength to fought him upfront.

Matasaka also liked a good student like Yorimitsu, and they also shared the same opinion about not killing for fun. These reason made them hit off very quickly and became a good master and apprentice. Yorimitsu even showed his real face to Matasaka.

"Matasak-san, my novel have been published. Would you like too support my work?" Yorimitsu asked as they take a brake while fighting.

"Called me master or Shachi, don't used my real name!" He reprimanded. "And I already read your book. It's a good work. I couldn't believe that it was written by a kid."

"Thanks for complimenting." Yorimitsu said with embrassment, to be honest he really did not write it. "But that's still doesn't enough."

To changed this world, he needs money, power, and strength. Just one book wasn't enough.

Well, to be honest, just strength to crush V and CCG is enough, he just said money and power to look cool.

Matasaka looked at the boy silently, after seeing that Yorimitsu cherished his identity's secret so much, and still doing something like this, he could guessed that this kid was up to something big.

"After five minutes we will continue from where we left off." The burly ghoul sat at the tree trunk that fell down because of his kick from their previous fight. He believed that everyone have their own secrets and goals and did not intend to dwell into this matter anymore.

Yorimitsu looking at Matasaka, although he couldn't compare to good old man like Yoshimura, Matasaka was still a decent ghoul which did not killed for fun. If it wasn't because his good daughter Kamishiro Rize that attracted CCG's attentions, the 6th ward should be one of the most disciplined wards. Yorimitsu did not hate this kind of ghoul and decided that he would help him when it necessary.

"Shachi-san, how do you find the food in 6th ward?"

"Hunting." He said plainly. "I do not oppose necessary killing."

"Don't you have any method other than that? I mean, not every ghoul can hunt. There must be one or two lonely ghouls that cannot hunt by themselves."

Although most of the ghouls in the story were S-level or above, the majority of the ghouls were below A-level, they couldn't bring out their kagune and had no fighting experience, it could be said that they were just people with relatively strong bodies and fed on humans.

"Helping other ghouls isn't the norm for us. At most, we will occasionally distribute some of our supplies to them. There isn't any... there aren't many organizations that are willing to help those weak ghouls." Matasaka wanted to say that no one will do such a hapless thing, but then the think of his old friend in the 20th ward so he changed his word in the middle of the process.

"Moreover, the amount of food that could satisfy all of the ghouls is astounding. There are around two hundred ghouls in this ward. If we want to keep everyone full then we have to hunt at least fifty people per month. It won't be long before CCG comes to suppress this ward."

Hearing this, Yorimitsu was silent for a moment before asking. "So it would be okay if we can find a stable food source without hurting people, right?"

"How could there be a place like that, do you want to get it from the suicidal place? Or from the morgue?" Matasaka asked, inspired by Kuzen's trick at Antique.

"Not quite right, what I mean is the cemetery. You can let ghouls infiltrate there and steal the corpses when there is cremation. How about this?"

"I will let my people try." Matasaka pondered for a moment before nodding his head. He thought this plan sounds feasible. Then he looked at Yorimitsu and asked. "Why told me this?"

"I just wanted to help, there aren't many decent ghouls like us." Yorimitsu smiled. "Moreover, this ward will become mine in the future. It's normal to lay a foundation early on."

"Arrogant brat!" Burly ghouls shouted. Although he knew that with the boy's strength, it won't be long before the 6th ward has a reshuffle of the leader, he still put on a tough posture. "Become stronger than me first before saying something like that. Moreover, you cannot rely on your strength alone when you are the leader."

"Yeah, I already know that," Yorimitsu said dismissively, he can wait for a few more years. He didn't have any anxiety anyway. "Since it will be my territory in the future, I don't mind giving you some helps."

"Keep your pity away. We 6th ward ghoul can take care ourselves." Matasaka spoke. Strictly speaking, Yorimitsu was an outsider. It won't be his turn too help the 6th ward. "But there is something you can do."

"Oh, what is it?"

"The book that you wrote. It has two parts. I only bought the first book. Can you lend me your manuscript?"

"…I advise you too wait patiently."

…..

After their conversation, Matasaka tried to do as he suggested. Yorimitsu didn't know wether it will work or not and did not bother to care that much.

He had copy almost all of Matasaka's movement. Even he studied with him longer, it won't have any additional effects. He did not intend to go to study with the 6th ward's leader anymore and planned to go to another wards to fight more powerful ghouls and investigators.

"But before that, I should apply for the school first." After finish his first book, he fall into a state of idleness. He used the period when he study with Matasaka to bought products using in everyday life and stabilize his lifestyle. Now it's time to apply for the school.

Although the school was already start, with his background as trainee investigator and perfect score when he do the mock exam, he could attending directly in the middle of the semester.

"And now I have to buy school uniform and textbooks. Ah, why do things keep coming at me." He sighed while eating snacks in his hand on the way home. He felt that after finishing one thing, the other thing will popped up.

On the way home, he walked pass the clothing store with many fashionable clothes showing at the front. There was a girl in old clothes stick her face with glass wall. Looking at the beautiful clothes obsessively.

At first, he did not pay attention to her, but the scent of the girl made him paused.

"This girl is a ghoul?"