"We just received word that two naked men were fighting in Ward 18. Their destructive power was staggering, and they damaged a great deal of public infrastructure. This is a photo taken at the scene by a civilian."
The Ward 20 branch called a brief meeting, chaired by Shinohara. As he spoke, he brought up a photo.
"Ice Mask..." Although the photo was somewhat blurry, everyone recognized him at a glance thanks to his distinctive mask.
"That's right. The man fighting him was Shachi, the SS-Rank Ghoul who escaped from the Ghoul Prison. According to eyewitnesses, they fought for over ten minutes. Their descriptions of the scene were rather strange, but since those accounts may contain subjective speculation, we won't go into them for now." Shinohara put away the report from Ward 18 and turned his gaze toward Yu Fura and Shizuri.
"Our primary responsibility is to provide leads on Ice Mask. Fura, tell us what your recent investigation has turned up."
"All right." Yu Fura nodded and exchanged a glance with Shizuri, who presented their documents.
"Since the operation in Ward 11, sightings of Ice Mask have been extremely scarce. We don't know his feeding habits, so there are only so many leads we can follow."
"What we do know is that Ice Mask was frequently active in Ward 24 before then. According to our latest information, he spent an entire month in Ward 24, remaining there until a week ago."
"..." Shizuri put away her brief report. Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, she added, "That's all."
"You might accuse us of neglecting our work, but those are the facts." Yu Fura stood as well, looking Kōki Shinohara in the eye with a serious expression. "Aside from our previous encounters, we know next to nothing about him."
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