I should be asleep but I saw it fitting to update this today since my package was so kind to deliver me my Tokyo Ghoul 4 days early (and I ordered it two days ago and had to import it—Thank you France for being ahead!)

Enjoy—or er…try not to hate me for the events in this chapter.

Chapter Three

"Rank 3 Investigator, Kusaba Ippei's life was taken during an investigation by the rabbit ghoul. It is likely this deed was related to the parent and child ghoul case. To show our respect for investigator Kusaba's courage let us offer a silent prayer for one minute. Everyone… Silence!"

Silence echoed throughout the room. Kagome was among all the investigators. She didn't know the man but she still came to pay her respects. Well…everyone in the room is more or less obligated to attend but that was aside the point.

The moment of silent past and everyone went their ways. Kagome still didn't know why she was transferred to the 20th ward. Sure, there were a rise in threatening ghouls, but if she had to be transferred there were other wards that she knew needed more attention. There had to be another reason, right? A bigger purpose for why she was there.

Well, despite being located in the 20th ward, her missions still involved multiple wards—after all, it wasn't like there were physical border between wards and the likeliness of a ghoul sticking to one ward was slim. But for all she knew, she could have be relocated for the simple reason as they were dispersing their power in case of emergency situations. But if that was the case she would have to wonder what they were expecting.

Kagome grabbed a coffee before heading to her cubicle. Paper work needed to be done and caffeine would keep her attentive enough. It was always a boring part. It was part of the reason why she would never become a bureau investigator. They handled the majority of the paper work.

She was typing away when the internal delivery guy, the person hired by the CCG to be a delivery boy to handle documents to the investigator who required it. "Higurashi-san."

Kagome took the thick envelope. "Arigato gozaimasu."

Kagome opened the package when the man left. She grabbed the stack of sheets and pulled them out just enough to confirm what she thought. She hadn't even finished her paper work from her last hunt and she was giving her another mission.

She sighed as she put the package down and finished her report.

Main Target: Gourmet

Sub Missions: Location of Ghoul Restaurant; Discover other "gourmets".

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Honestly, they gave her little to nothing to go off of. Unless he or she wanted to show themselves to her with their mask so she could properly identify him, it was like the CCG asking her to find a needle in a haystack. Even when she could locate ghouls, it was harder to find a specific one. In her case, it would probably be easier to find the Ghoul Restaurant to infiltrate because the density of ghouls was sure to be high enough to cause alert. Tokyo was large, though so it wouldn't be an easy thing to do.

Unless fate allowed her to have an easier life, Kagome had to accumulate information that the CCG has and her own. It was going to take longer than she'd like to accomplish what seemed like a straightforward task.

She was walking around at night as she finished her data collection and scavenging for the day when she stopped.

"I know this feeling."

It was the same feeling from the boy rushing away from the CCG. The ghoul human. She hadn't forgotten about him. For one, their encounter had been too recent. Secondly, he had peeked her interest. She wanted to know just who he was and why he was different. Personal curiosity.

Kagome followed her instincts a few blocks before she looked up at the road above. He was definitely there. By the sounds and voices, he was fighting someone. Using his opponent as a distraction, Kagome concealed her presence as she made her way up. At the last moment she quickened her pace to pit a pressure point. Fortunately, or unfortunately, even ghouls were susceptible to pressure points.

The masked boy fell forward and his kagune receded.

Amon stared in disbelief to how easy the woman took the ghoul down. He hadn't even noticed her show up. He supposed that was the difference between First Class and Special Investigator.

"Amon-san?" Kagome looked around for his partner. "Mado-san isn't with you."

Amon suddenly remembered the reason why he had been fighting "Eyepatch". He had been caught up in their battle.

Kagome sighed. "He's a good investigator but he always gets ahead of himself." Kagome looked at the masked boy. "Amon-san carry him for me." She could sense two ghouls from her current location. There was little doubt that Mado wasn't with them. "I'll go ahead and help Mado-san."

"You're not killing him?" He asked. Well, they were supposed to deal the least amount harm but it was a rule almost always ignored and excused. The girl's intentions hadn't seemed like taking him to the ghoul prison either.

"I'll deal with the Director later. This is an order from your superior. Carry him and don't let him die." She then ran off in the direction she knew Mado to be.

Releasing her main weapon, Kagome prepared her arrow as she continued to run. It was dark and she was still a little too far to properly see, but she could sense the fluctuation of RC cells which she attacked to when kagune were being used. With her sixth sense she release her arrow and continued to run as she prepared another.

Kagome's feet got soaked through her shoes and socks as she treaded through the water. Her footsteps catching the attention of those who had been in battle. She could see her arrow stuck in the wall. She wondered if it had done any good.

"Must you spend so much time mocking your opponent, Mado-san? It is things like this that get you into these unfavourable situations."

The teen ghoul gritted her teeth. She was having enough trouble with one Dove.

"Ah. I recognize you. You were at headquarters the other day. In another school's uniform if I remember correctly." Tōka remained still as she thought about the best course of action. She had to think more now.

Kagome prepared her arrow. Seeing that an arrow was probably easier to deal with than Mado, who was injured thus had limited attack, she decided the better person to target at the moment was the newcomer. Another reason was an arrow symbolized long ranged attacks. Hinami could be hit from there.

Kagome had fought plenty of Ukaku types in the past. Not to mention this one had been fighting for a while already with Mado which must be taking effect on her stamina.

It was a pity really.

The ghoul didn't have the necessary energy to fight, much less fight her. Also, at the very least in recent history, from the time she became an investigator, she hadn't really heard much about her. Catching sight of the rabbit mask soiled in the dirty water, Kagome corrected herself. One incident. Not that all major threats were in the CCG system, but they did a pretty good job creating profiles for the known threats. And so young too. Younger than Kagome herself that was certain.

It was a pity really.

But this would be the end.

The least she could do is offer a quick death unlike how Mado was treating them.

Kagome released her arrow. As expected the ghoul's movements were slower than optimum. Not that it mattered. If it hadn't hit the teen, it would have gone to hit the small girl. The teen hadn't even noticed they were parallel from each other.

The arrow pierced through Tōka's arm from where it connected at her shoulder, tearing it off. Tōka screamed in pain. There was so much she wanted to yell at this dove to, but Kagome had other plans. Her miko ki acted as a sharp blade penetrating butter against the ghoul. Kagome had already been prepared for her next three strikes against her. One. From the shoulder of her intact arm to her hip. Two. Reverse grip to cut horizontally. Three. Vertically down the centre of the body. It was fast that the effects were like an after effect.

Her end position left Kagome beside Tōka as if passing her in a crowded area. "You can rest now."

"Ah. Ah!" Wails and screams could be heard from the younger teen with eyes of a young child. Kagome swallowed as she pulled out another arrow. The girl's Kagunes activated but Kagome didn't want any mess ups. One shot. She would obliterate her in one shot. The ukaku shot through the offensive and defensive kagune and organs splat against the concrete bridge.

Kagome recollected her arrows.

"You really are quick at your job." Mado laughed as if the devastation he just watched was a comedy. Perhaps to him it was. A dark comedy. "Such of waste of good kagunes. They could have become great quinques."

Kagome's hand clenched. "Get up Mado-san. You can do that much can't you?" After retrieving her arrows to reuse, she approached Mado and ripped some cloth off her clothes. She took his right arm and tied it tightly around his handless arm. "Don't keep it in the water. You'll infect it."

"Mado-san!"

"It's about time you got here." Kagome faced Amon who surprisingly still had the brunet in one piece. She eyes Mado who eyed the boy. "You aren't touching him Mado-san."

"You're picking up a toy?" He crackled as he stood up. His pupil finally noticed the state of his hand.

"Mado-san. Your hand." Amon tightened his hold on the ghoul he held. Then he took full aware of the scene. His senses should have been sharper but with only the two around he hadn't been uptight. Dismembered body parts and splattered…He didn't think he wanted to know exactly what that was. He eyes the Special Investigator warily. Was this what she was capable of?

"We're returning to HQ. Mado-san will go to the medical unit and Amon-san will put him in room A17."

"We're keeping him in HQ?!" Amon couldn't believe that a special investigator wanted to keep a ghoul in a building full of investigators.

"Yes. Didn't I tell you? Leave Washū-san to me."

…That just happened. There is no changing it…. *Hides from devoted fans*