"The current leader of the Clowns has a strange ability... Even inside Cochlea, he always knows what's happening outside."
"What does this mask represent? Why don't you put it on and find out?"
Those were Roma Hantō's last words. After that, she started playing dumb and refused to say anything else about the Clowns.
The current leader of the Clowns, Father, could use his fingers to create doubles and even control other living creatures to a certain extent.
The image of a cross embedded in Eto's neck flashed through Louis's mind, making the corner of his eye twitch.
Still, this showed that ghouls clearly had some strange abilities too, much like the special abilities in his world. In this world, however, only ghouls seemed to have them.
"Dear Mr. Louis, if you don't open the door, I'm really going to call for help." Roma Hantō pouted, voicing her strong displeasure at Louis blocking the door.
"The great leader of the 6th Ward, cornering a helpless young woman in a dark basement. What would people think~?"
"There already seem to be plenty of scandalous rumors about Mr. Louis. I certainly wouldn't mind adding another!"
"..." Louis looked at the mask in his hand. After a moment's thought, he dispelled the Crystallization sealing the door.
The Clowns, especially their founder, were masters at stirring up trouble and creating chaos. Louis didn't want his reputation ruined the moment he stepped through that door.
Though it was already pretty close to that.
As Roma Hantō skipped out of the basement, Louis followed her. Much as he wanted to torture every answer out of her right there, the circumstances clearly made that difficult.
He wasn't even sure he could beat her in a fight. Doing it here was another matter altogether; attracting the CCG would