Kill on Sight

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

The young Ghoul leaped into the air and pounced on Mary. Amon was also startled when he saw this.

"Be careful, Miss Mary. This guy is troublesome!"

"I know. Leave him to me."

Hearing Amon, Mary merely replied softly. Then she shifted her body slightly and effortlessly dodged the tentacles flying toward her from the young Ghoul.

His first strike missed, and the young Ghoul swung his tentacles again, trying to force Mary back. But in the next moment, the girl once again slipped past the flying tentacles with graceful, dance-like steps.

At the same time, the young Ghoul roared furiously.

"Ghouls plunge the world into distortion... Is that really true? Did Miss Liangzi deserve to be killed!? And Hinami! The life of her important family member was taken too! They're no different from humans, so why can't humans understand?!"

Amon's expression grew complicated at the young Ghoul's roar, but Mary merely stared at him.

"How are they no different? Aren't they monsters that live by eating humans?"

"Huh?"

The girl's clear voice was like a blade, slicing through the young Ghoul's rage. He widened his eyes in surprise and stared at the girl before him.

"Aren't you trying to eat me too? Then what do you want humans to understand about you? For them to understand you, only to be eaten by you? If that's the case, what is there for either side to understand?"

"No, that's not... I... I'm not..."

Faced with Mary's words, the young Ghoul clutched his head with both hands and trembled violently.

"I'm not... a monster that eats people...!"

"Is that so? It seems you have your own difficulties, but I'm sorry."

Mary stopped and raised the staff in her right hand.

"The Inquisition exists to protect humanity. Any existence that threatens humans