After several minutes of fighting, Mado Kureo had spotted quite a few weaknesses in Ken Kaneki. The biggest was his lack of combat experience. The next was that Kaneki kept defending without choosing to attack.
That gave Mado Kureo plenty of room to maneuver.
He attacked again with the Quinque in his hand, charging forward at the same time.
"Kotaro, close combat!"
As he charged, Mado Kureo called out a reminder to Amon Kotaro.
Amon Kotaro immediately understood what Mado Kureo meant. He could also tell that Ken Kaneki had very little combat experience. Even that was giving him too much credit. More accurately, he had none at all.
With Kaneki refusing to take the offensive, close combat became their best option.
But since Amon Kotaro already used a Quinque designed for close combat, Mado Kureo was the only one who actually abandoned his weapon.
Amon Kotaro knew that Mado was trying to create an opening and give him a chance to attack Ken Kaneki.
Although he did not want to hurt Ken Kaneki... Mado was already putting his life on the line. Besides... he wanted to know whether Kaneki really was a ghoul.
So far, Ken Kaneki had yet to display a ghoul's features or abilities: a kakugan or kagune.
But... neither his strength, speed, nor reflexes seemed human.
So Amon Kotaro decided to work with Mado Kureo and defeat Ken Kaneki first.
Seeing that Amon Kotaro understood his intentions, Mado Kureo charged at Ken Kaneki barehanded.
Ken Kaneki panicked even more at the sight. He was not afraid of getting beaten up, but rather... of accidentally beating the man before him to death.
Left with no choice, he could only dodge.
What Ken Kaneki did not know, however, was just how unhinged this middle-aged man was.
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