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Chapter 25: Paperclip - Direct Line with the Devil
Kenshin sighed, his mask hiding the disgust as he watched Munich burning, Investigators tearing down the Ghouls in the city.
The GFG was brutal, it was a known fact that had already been proved quite recently in History.
In the 1972 Munich Massacre caused by the Black September had shocked the German people of the cruelty of the Palestinian Terrorist Group and it got worse when it was discovered one of the attackers had been a Ghoul.
Albert Gehner, leader of the GFG at the time, announced a massive effort in rooting out any possible cells still alive and many historians called it the Munich Bloodbath.
Thousands of Ghouls were found and immediately killed, no matter the gender of the age.
Man, women, elders and children.
It was one of the reason the Bundeswehr had urged the need to reign down the dangerous strikes launched by the GFG and why in the 1978 the organisation's role was severely weakened.
Just a glance at the nation-wide broadcasts brought the reality of the whole situation.
The German Diet had called for an emergency reunion but there had been some shifts and movement of the Bundeswehr in the whole Bavarian region.
Germany was losing control of the GFG because of the dumbass leading the Anti-Ghoul organisation.
"Why?" The Gamer looked behind and saw Alice, a Cat-like mask hiding her face, staring in frozen shock at the slaughter perpetrated in Munich.
"That... has been ordered by your father, Alice."
She shook her head and the young man pointed at the Investigators killing various fearful Ghouls, their Kagunes failing against the upgraded Quinques of the murderers.
"Your father, Wilhelm Gehner, is their leader and he was the one that ordered the attacks."
He paused for a moment, catching sight of a particular man barking orders at a group of his battalion and Kenshin got the way in he was hoping to find.
"Follow me." Alice blinked, yet she swiftly chased the quite fast human through the roofs of the buildings, trying to ignore the screams of pain and death.
Then, the Gamer jumped off and in the perimeter of the GFG, his fist impacting head on onto one of the men who saw him coming.
"It's DEA-GA-!"
Matsuri turned around just in time, eyes wide open, to see DEATH MASK walking calmly towards him.
Two investigators guarding the important individual rushed towards the Gamer and, before Kenshin could even engage, the familiar blue Rinkaku cut cleanly their heads down, interrupting their attacks.
She is good. There was no hesitation, nor mortification at what she had done, Alice seemed uncaring of the action she had just committed.
"DEATH MASK!" The Washuu released his Quinque and Kenshin blinked at the massive hammer ready to swing at him.
Mjolnir Ausf. D
Rank (B+)
Armour: 2
This Quinque has been developed and upgraded in the GFG's labs in Cologne. A powerful Bikaku, electricity has been added to increase its Damaging Power.
So it is something similar to a Kakuja?
His musing ceased as he dodged the first hit, letting the Quinque smash the ground and- his arms shooted in front of his head as the following strike catched him off-guard.
-570HP!
Alice was about to intervene but paused as Kenshin held his arm at her, silently ordering her to back down.
She nodded, hesitation trying to riot the order but failing against the trust she held in that curious human.
"You shall die for your crimes! For killing them!"
This time Mjolnir was met by a Power Punch, blocking it as its owner stared in shock at that very scene.
An human, stopping his attack with just a punch? The Washuu nodded to himself, deciding against holding back anymore against this peculiar individual.
His swings got quickier, deadlier, yet the Gamer matched them by either dodging or trying to destroy the Quinque with his attacks.
"Resistance is futile! You cannot destroy this Quin-que?!"
His eyes widened once again as a ball of black and fire danced in the approaching hand of the young man, a simple word leaving his mouth.
"Gandr!"
The nordic curse was overcharged, the user knowing alright that a normal-powered one would have not knocked out a Ghoul as strong as Matsuri.
To his relief, the Quinque didn't move quick enough to stop the runic curse and it splashed onto the Washuu's chest, putting him out of commission instantly.
"We can go now!" The girl nodded and her Rinkaku teared three other Investigators attempting to rescue their chief from Kenshin.
Silently, the duo retreated away from the GFG's perimeter, leaving the extermination brigade leaderless.
"Matsuri Washuu, 24, son of Yoshitoki Washuu, grandson of Tsuneyoshi Washuu."
The glass-wearing Ghoul stood silent, tied down with ropes imbued with Quinque Steel, ready to get tortured by the rising scum in Tokyo.
"You are quite a disappointment." Matsuri would have protested or merely kept quiet, yet something in DEATH MASK's tone stinged at him, his words seared a major wound the heir to the prestigious family had thought closed and forgotten.
"Your performances in the fight were... stale. You were relying too much on your Quinque, your Ghoulish strenght and your inhuman speed."
He looked up from the floor, ready to contest the accusation but froze as a finger pressed on his lips. "Shush. Don't waste air trying to chase windmills."
The Washuu blinked and shook his head quick enough to push the finger away. "You will find nothing from me, criminal."
"I know." The human stated with a knowing tone. "Loyalty is your strenght. But.. Loyalty is not faith as you aren't quite faithful with your current boss, aren't you?"
A series of letters fell on his lap and the investigator paled as he recognised them.
"You wrote a lot to your father and grandfather, citing no little issue with Wilhelm Gehner. To think that you didn't actually tell him off the very first day is quite confusing."
"W-What?" What did he meant? He was there to work under the man, not brag about his family and get his own way.
"You seriously thought that your father would have sent you there to deal with the easy-angered Gehner? Please. You were there to get some experience in the work, not even as a proper Investigator-"
"B-But the CCG-" "Need a leader, not someone that prefers to rush to the battlefield that act diplomatically."
Silence reigned again, this time his stare moved at the female Ghoul playing with her Kagune, ignoring the two men talking.
"W-Who is she?" He asked, hoping to gain something from this awkward predicament.
"Oh? That is Alice Gehner." The girl turned as her name was addressed and tilted her head in a questioning way. "Your boss' daughter."
...
"What do you want from me?"
He felt the masked man smiling. "I don't want much. I just want to quell the current chaos in Munich, the one you were quite responsible of having organised."
"Ghouls need to be taught to not-" "Do you know why the GFG was never moved into Berlin after the unification?"
...
"The Intelligence Section of the Bundeswehr reported to everyone's dread that there were innocent humans killed during the Munich's bloodbath. The uproar was this big that the government demoted the GFG, assigning it a commissar for five years, ousting the Gehners for a whole generation."
"Then-" Matsuri flinched, dread running freely in his unnerved head as he understood why Wilhelm had given him that position.
A scapegoat and a mean to damage the family.
"So you realised, good. Then I think we can all agree that we have the same enemy in common."
The Washuu kept silent, trying to calm his rage down, ignoring the man in front of him.
"Silly Matsuri, I can give you the key of success and the way out of this ugly predicament together." He picked a cellphone from his pocket and started to compose a number.
"You see, my dear Dove, I managed to get in contact with the German PM by saying that I was one of your assistants, saying that you wished to explain what is really happening in Munich and pledging your help in overthrowing Wilhelm out of his shiny throne."
The phone was put near his ear and soon the call started.
"Is this herr Matsuri Washuu?"
"Y-Yes, herr Gaultier. I'm sorry if I had been unable to speak directly to you, I had to avoid rousing suspicion with herr Gehner."
"It's fine, herr Washuu, I understand that the man is quite easy to enrage and.. I think we should talk about the current situation in Bavaria. Is it prudent to issue actions against the GFG?"
"Herr Gehner has... started another Bloodbath, herr Gaultier, I would advise a military attack with the whole organisation acting in the region."
"Your assistant, herr Friedrichson, has hinted to a quieter approach, he spoke of a young woman in the family that could replace Wilhelm and null any accusations of a Coup against the GFG."
Matsuri paused, glanced at the humming girl before sighing. "Alice Gehner is Wilhem's daughter. She is of age and I think she could govern them well and loyally to the nation."
"Good." The Kanzler almost purred at the last bit. It had been a long-standing wish of the Federal Republic to calmly take over the GFG and that was the best way to do it. "I will send some specialists to assist you in the operation. It needs to succeed at all costs, herr Washuu."
"Understood, herr Gaultier."
The call ended and Kenshin clapped at the tied down Washuu. "Good! Then I think I can free you now."
... "What?"
"While you might try to attack me and even win against me, you will still have to deal with Alice, Matsuri-san. She is hardly going to cooperate if you starts to attack her first, only friend."
He blinked, resigning to the very notion of capturing the criminal even now that he was going to be free to do so, knowing full well that the consequences outweighted the pride of killing one of the thorns in the CCG's side.
"Fine."
AN
Finally!
It's been a while since last chapter and I think that now I got ready to pursue my previous quick-fire way.
Also next week I will post in my profile Bio a schedule of which stories I will update in any of the week's day.
Another chapter of Human King is coming soon!
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