Ghoul: Starting with Sharingan

"It's time to introduce the next merchandise — an associate special class investigator, and I'm sure everyone here both fears and hates the doves of special class and associate special class"

"However, right now, there is a living, breathing dove that can be treated as a plaything by all the guests here."

The merchandise the host was introducing was Arima.

"Is this for real? An associate special class investigator is up for auction here?"

"Is it safe? I have a bad feeling about this…"

"Don't worry. Any merchandise that gets to this point has already been stripped of its quinque, and without a quinque, a dove is no longer dangerous."

"…"

Amidst the murmurs, two figures walked out from the backstage.

It was Byakuya and Arima.

They even had quinque briefcases in their hands.

"…Huh?"

The host and auctioneer were both stunned, not immediately understanding what was happening.

The guests in the audience were equally dumbfounded.

"What… what the hell is going on?!"

"Why is the previous merchandise out here too? And they seem to have quinque with them?"

"This is bad… this is really bad!"

Before the ghouls could react, Byakuya pressed a small button hidden on his body.

A signal was instantly transmitted to the investigators waiting outside.

At the same time, Byakuya calmly said to Arima, "Arima, leave these two to you."

"Understood."

Arima responded faintly.

The briefcase in his hand instantly transformed into a deep crimson katana — his recently equipped S+ rated quinque from the CCG lab.

Perfect for testing the power on the host and auctioneer.

Meanwhile, Byakuya dove into the guest section.

Even as the ghouls continued bidding on the auction stage, he had already locked onto the madam working with Eto. This madam had to be silenced first.

Her realization that she had been betrayed by the One-Eyed Owl came too late. Why would the One-Eyed Owl target her? Was it actually aiding the CCG?

Regardless, by the time she thought about it, it was already too late.

Byakuya was in front of her, his long spear quinque, Nitta piercing through her eye, destroying her brain directly.

But that wasn't enough. Byakuya needed to destroy her kakuhou as well.

[Ding! Host defeated an S rated ghoul, Reward: 15 Attribute Points!]

On the auction stage, Arima had already eliminated the host and auctioneer.

Two S rated ghouls were nothing but easy targets for Arima.

The next moment, Byakuya focused on the Big Madam.

She had just tried to auction him off as a pet, but he didn't have the patience to tolerate everything, especially when the person was an enemy.

"Damn it! I should've recognized it earlier, this guy is a newly promoted Special-Class Investigator from the CCG! Who the hell brought this Special-Class Investigator in?!"

"I think it was the Branch Chief from 2nd Ward? The CCG mobilized so many resources, we need to leave now or it'll be too late!"

"…"

The auction hall fell into chaos as ghouls with quick reflexes started fleeing, shielded by their bodyguards.

There were plenty of hidden escape routes in this auction hall for situations like this.

Meanwhile, dozens of investigators rushed into the hall.

Some of them prioritized protecting those who had been trafficked backstage.

Amid the commotion, Byakuya, using his mangekyo sharingan, was still able to precisely track the Big Madam's location.

Three bodyguards, looking quite powerful, surrounded her.

"Damn it! Stop him!"

The Big Madam ordered her bodyguards to block Byakuya, while she herself rushed to escape.

She wasn't about to get into a direct confrontation with a Special-Class Investigator, especially with other investigators pouring in. It was now or never.

Byakuya easily avoided the bodyguards' interception and summoned his Owl, displaying its unique abilities.

One part of the Owl split off and burrowed underground, while another part unleashed its devastating aerial attacks.

Countless blades of wind rushed toward the Big Madam. She hurriedly tried to block them using her kagune.

In her panic, she failed to realize that a far more terrifying danger was about to erupt right beneath her.

"Boom—!!"

Half of the Owl burst from the ground beneath her, exploding inside her body and instantly silencing her.

[Ding! Host defeated SS rated Big Madam, Reward: 30 Attribute Points!]

The Big Madam's danger level was only SS, and her combat ability had some gaps.

What made her dangerous was her infamy for causing numerous horrific incidents, and being the leader of the Madam group, which led to her high rating by the CCG.

Next, Byakuya used the Owl to easily eliminate the three bodyguards.

[Ding! Host defeated S rated ghoul, Reward: 15 Attribute Points!]

[Ding! Host defeated S+ rated ghoul…]

[...]

For quick and efficient killing, the Owl was definitely the best tool.

...

Before long, the auction had ended.

Most of the high-ranking ghouls had escaped, while many bodyguards were subdued by the investigators.

Though some investigators were injured, no one had died.

The trafficked people had been rescued safely.

The operation to disrupt the auction was a success.

[Ding! Host completed "Quest 1: Destroy the auction and rescue Suzuya" Reward: 100 Attribute Points!]

At that moment, an investigator walked over to Byakuya.

"Investigator Byakuya, there's a child named Suzuya who doesn't want to come with us. He said he's waiting for a big brother in black clothes, so we thought it might be you?"

"...I'll go check."

Byakuya thought it could very well be him.

Backstage.

When Suzuya saw Byakuya, he immediately spoke up, "You came to save me?"

"Yes, but actually, they came to save you too. Where do you want to go next?"

Byakuya said patiently to Suzuya.

Suzuya thought for a moment.

"...I want to go with you."