Arima Kishou, just like his title, was a Ghoul investigator who had never failed. He was also the undisputed strongest force in the CCG.
Many Ghoul investigators regarded Arima Kishou as an idol, and the combat instructor in front of Amou Byakuya was no exception.
"Then I'll be counting on you, instructor."
Amou Byakuya said.
It was definitely better to have the instructor's help in applying for the internship.
"Mm, with your abilities, I feel that passing the internship smoothly won't be a problem."
The combat instructor said to Amou Byakuya, "However, you don't need to strive for a dazzling performance during the internship. Your safety should be the top priority."
Although from a performance perspective, the better Amou Byakuya did during his internship, the better it would be for him.
In comparison, the safety of the cadets was more important.
Since Amou Byakuya and the combat instructor weren't talking in private, Kurona and Nashiro Yasuhisa, who were nearby, also heard them.
The two sisters looked at each other, their eyes filled with a fighting spirit.
They had to participate in this internship and perform even better than Amou Byakuya.
"Instructor, Nashiro and I also want to participate in the internship."
Kurona Yasuhisa spoke up immediately.
The combat instructor was a bit surprised. "Three people should be fine. I'll try to secure the spots."
Under normal circumstances, the academy would only arrange internships for students in a unified manner when the "Ghoul Countermeasures Training Center" was nearing the end of its first year, and the "Ghoul Investigator Training Academy" was nearing the end of its second year.
At this moment, Amou Byakuya suddenly remembered a detail from the original story. Before Suzuya Juuzou entered the CCG, he had followed Arima Kishou for an internship mission in the 24th Ward.
Suzuya Juuzou's starting rank was only a Third-Class Investigator.
Otherwise, with Suzuya Juuzou's abilities, giving him the title of Second-Class Investigator would have been no problem at all.
After a while, the "Quinque" practical class ended.
On the way to the cafeteria, Amou Byakuya took the initiative to ask Kurona and Nashiro, "By the way, I feel like you've been a bit hostile towards me from the beginning?"
The "beginning" he was referring to was before he told them, "If you're bad, practice more." He had already vaguely sensed the sisters' hostility towards him back then.
"..."
Kurona and Nashiro didn't answer.
Amou Byakuya thought for a moment. Perhaps it was related to Kanou Akihiro?
In the original story, the Yasuhisa sisters' parents were killed by a Ghoul, and they were taken in by the CCG. Later, they were "adopted" by Professor Kanou Akihiro.
Kurona and Nashiro, unaware of the truth, also called Kanou Akihiro "Father."
It was likely that Kanou Akihiro had deceived Kurona and Nashiro, but in reality, he simply regarded the Yasuhisa sisters as experimental subjects for his artificial One-Eyed Ghouls.
Since Kurona and Nashiro were unwilling to talk, Amou Byakuya didn't bother to ask further.
...
In the afternoon, it was the light combat training class.
The students in this class were not exactly the same as in the morning class.
Needless to say, Kurona and Nashiro Yasuhisa were there. Besides them, there was also Suzuya Juuzou and two unfamiliar boys.
That white-haired, dark-red-eyed child who looked a bit like a girl was Suzuya Juuzou.
He wore slippers in the classroom, was small and thin, and had many strange stitches on his body...
Class was about to start, but Suzuya Juuzou was just lazing around as if nothing was wrong, even playing with "body embroidery" on himself with a needle and thread.
It was as if he felt no pain at all, playing with great enthusiasm and an expression of enjoyment.
He was indeed the Suzuya Juuzou that Amou Byakuya remembered. This felt right.
The situation in the classroom was also a bit interesting. Kurona, Nashiro, and the two unfamiliar boys were all clearly keeping their distance from Suzuya Juuzou, not sitting too close to him.
This was because Suzuya Juuzou had already been publicly criticized by the school. Goumasa Togage had pinned all the blame for Mutsuki Tooru's cat-killing incidents on Suzuya Juuzou, preying on the fact that Suzuya was a loner and always had a carefree, indifferent attitude towards everything.
Suzuya Juuzou wouldn't bother to explain anything, nor did he care what others thought of him, making him the perfect "scapegoat."
The Yasuhisa sisters and the two boys were all biased against Suzuya Juuzou because of this incident.
Only Amou Byakuya's seat was relatively close to Suzuya Juuzou's.
"Alright, let's get ready for class."
...
When class was over.
"Hello, my name is Takuya Ida."
One of the boys, with a crew cut, took the initiative to introduce himself to everyone.
"My name is Renji Hino."
The other boy with glasses also introduced himself.
They all introduced themselves to each other, but Suzuya Juuzou was the only one left out.
Even without the cat-killing incident, Suzuya Juuzou's eerie behavior was enough to make ordinary people afraid to approach him.
"So you're Amou-san. It's a pleasure to meet you."
After the two boys finally introduced themselves to Amou Byakuya, they directly skipped over Suzuya Juuzou.
"Hello, I'm Amou Byakuya."
Amou Byakuya then extended his hand to Suzuya Juuzou.
Suzuya Juuzou seemed surprised that someone would take the initiative to talk to him. He hesitated for a moment before stopping his needlework, looking at Amou Byakuya's outstretched hand with some confusion.
"My name is Suzuya Juuzou. It's nice to meet you."
"Hey, Amou-san."
At this moment, Takuya Ida, the crew-cut boy, suddenly spoke.
"I advise you to stay away from him. He's