p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"strongspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';"Chapter XXIV: Pact/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"strongemspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""I'll become your Sekigan no O" /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Quit fucking with me, faint smiling bastard"/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Oh but I am serious, Takatsuki-sensei" /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""There's no need for two kings. Kaneki Ken will be a hindrance as I ascend as Washuu no O. That child is a moron and he'll never fit. No natural born human will fit in even if you turn them into ghouls."/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Souta Furuta— you do not care in the least about the Washuu clan and V, what are you really up to?"/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Super Peace" He formed a letter V using his index finger and middle finger. "How much do you know about the one-eyed king tens of years ago?" /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Not much?" Souta grinned. "The identity of the One-Eyed King tens of years ago was the One-Eyed Ghoul of the Washuu clan but he hates his family too so he rebelled and fought my great grandfather in a fight but unfortunately he lost and was drove down the 24supth/sup ward. He also released monstrous things that converted humans into ghouls. We from the Washuu clan called it strongemDRAGON/em/strong"/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""You want to release that so called dragon huh but what good would it do to me?" Eto showed more interest about this so called Dragon. She of course heard a lot of things about the one-eyed king from tens of years ago but never would she have thought that the OEK was from the Washuu clan itself. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Vasuki's balance will be destroyed. I don't have any problem with you destroying them. All I wanted is to have fun as I destroy everything" He stretched his right hand in front of Eto. "This place is a chest box, you ought to play with it while you can because once the chest is shut, there's no reopening it. Now then—would you like to be part of my game?" /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';"Out of curiosity and perhaps boredom, Eto accepted the offer even if turning herself into Washuu no O's Sekigan no Fukuro. /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""…" Haise eyed the empty chair where his partner used to stay before his defection. Somehow he missed Furuta's childish banters and antics. Arima's squad were ordered to capture the SSS rate One-eyed Clown and the SSS rate One-eyed Owl as soon as they showed themselves in public but Haise doubted that it'll be easier especially how Furuta seemed to ally himself not only with the Clowns but also with Aogiri Tree. The raven haired half ghoul is way too crafty for everyone's good./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Sensei, it's time for the funeral" Tooru knocked on the door of her mentor's office. The man became distracted as of late because of Furuta's defection./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""I am on my way" Haise grabbed his suit and accompanied Tooru to the cemetery where numerous investigators were buried. Clown and Aogiri Tree's siege left numerous deaths but that will not stop CCG from purging them. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""…" Urie stared at the tomb in front of him. The other quinx are standing behind him. Haise arrived and he looked really tired and sleepless, dark circles are visible under his eyes. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';"They are all aware that losing someone is apparent in this kind of work but when the one you lose is an important person, it'll be hard to accept how you failed to protect them. Haise for one felt the same emptiness when Shirazu died. He clenched his fists upon remembering Saiko's last moments. /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" "I am sorry Maman" Saiko felt guilty especially how her father figure seemed affected by his partner's betrayal. The blue haired quinx was attacked by Roma Hoito with a purpose to get rid of the same girl who put her precious Sou in danger. Unfortunately for Saiko, Roma succeeded. /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/em/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""You did the right thing" A reassuring smile was given towards Saiko's direction and he cradles the girl protectively. There's nothing they could do because time ran out for her. Her blood ruined his uniform but he doesn't care in the slightest. /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""I think Furuta-kun was really nice and something must have happened to him that's why he betrayed CCG" /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/em/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""It doesn't matter because we'll have to capture them dead or alive" /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""But you do not want him dead that's why you have to save him, Maman" Saiko muttered before she closed her eyes forever./span/em/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"strongemspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""I'll become your Sekigan no O" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Quit fucking with me, faint smiling bastard"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Oh but I am serious, Takatsuki-sensei" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""There's no need for two kings. Kaneki Ken will be a hindrance as I ascend as Washuu no O. That child is a moron and he'll never fit. No natural born human will fit in even if you turn them into ghouls."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Souta Furuta— you do not care in the least about the Washuu clan and V, what are you really up to?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Super Peace" He formed a letter V using his index finger and middle finger. "How much do you know about the one-eyed king tens of years ago?" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Not much?" Souta grinned. "The identity of the One-Eyed King tens of years ago was the One-Eyed Ghoul of the Washuu clan but he hates his family too so he rebelled and fought my great grandfather in a fight but unfortunately he lost and was drove down the 24supth/sup ward. He also released monstrous things that converted humans into ghouls. We from the Washuu clan called it strongemDRAGON/em/strong"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""You want to release that so called dragon huh but what good would it do to me?" Eto showed more interest about this so called Dragon. She of course heard a lot of things about the one-eyed king from tens of years ago but never would she have thought that the OEK was from the Washuu clan itself. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Vasuki's balance will be destroyed. I don't have any problem with you destroying them. All I wanted is to have fun as I destroy everything" He stretched his right hand in front of Eto. "This place is a chest box, you ought to play with it while you can because once the chest is shut, there's no reopening it. Now then—would you like to be part of my game?" /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';"Out of curiosity and perhaps boredom, Eto accepted the offer even if turning herself into Washuu no O's Sekigan no Fukuro. /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""…" Haise eyed the empty chair where his partner used to stay before his defection. Somehow he missed Furuta's childish banters and antics. Arima's squad were ordered to capture the SSS rate One-eyed Clown and the SSS rate One-eyed Owl as soon as they showed themselves in public but Haise doubted that it'll be easier especially how Furuta seemed to ally himself not only with the Clowns but also with Aogiri Tree. The raven haired half ghoul is way too crafty for everyone's good./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""Sensei, it's time for the funeral" Tooru knocked on the door of her mentor's office. The man became distracted as of late because of Furuta's defection./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""I am on my way" Haise grabbed his suit and accompanied Tooru to the cemetery where numerous investigators were buried. Clown and Aogiri Tree's siege left numerous deaths but that will not stop CCG from purging them. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""…" Urie stared at the tomb in front of him. The other quinx are standing behind him. Haise arrived and he looked really tired and sleepless, dark circles are visible under his eyes. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';"They are all aware that losing someone is apparent in this kind of work but when the one you lose is an important person, it'll be hard to accept how you failed to protect them. Haise for one felt the same emptiness when Shirazu died. He clenched his fists upon remembering Saiko's last moments. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" "I am sorry Maman" Saiko felt guilty especially how her father figure seemed affected by his partner's betrayal. The blue haired quinx was attacked by Roma Hoito with a purpose to get rid of the same girl who put her precious Sou in danger. Unfortunately for Saiko, Roma succeeded. /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/em/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""You did the right thing" A reassuring smile was given towards Saiko's direction and he cradles the girl protectively. There's nothing they could do because time ran out for her. Her blood ruined his uniform but he doesn't care in the slightest. /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""I think Furuta-kun was really nice and something must have happened to him that's why he betrayed CCG" /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/em/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""It doesn't matter because we'll have to capture them dead or alive" /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';" /span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"emspan style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Constantia','serif';""But you do not want him dead that's why you have to save him, Maman" Saiko muttered before she closed her eyes forever./span/em/p
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