"Ugh!"
In the hotel bathroom, Miwako Sato retched violently.
Only after there was nothing left in her stomach to bring up did she feel a little better. She washed the mess away with water from the faucet, then left the bathroom and walked down the corridor into the reception room.
By the reception room window, Juzo Megure, pale-faced and clearly having vomited as well, was holding a phone and reporting to his superior:
"Yes, Administrator Kuroda. I saw Inspector Luo Shu extract the criminal's memories with my own eyes."
"Yes, sir! Inspector Luo Shu has already given us permission to take the item. We'll bring it back to the Metropolitan Police Department later and submit it as evidence."
At this point, Juzo Megure offered a well-meaning reminder:
"Since these memories were extracted from a man-eating monster, there's a lot of disgusting content in them. I suggest notifying the examiners beforehand so they can prepare themselves mentally."
"Understood."
After finishing his report, Juzo Megure hung up, turned to Miwako Sato, and said:
"Sato, are you all right?"
"I'm fine, Inspector Megure. I feel much better after throwing up."
As Miwako Sato spoke, she turned her gaze toward Luo Shu, who sat on the sofa drinking the black tea Kisara had just brewed, looking completely unaffected. Her voice carried a measure of awe:
"Inspector Luo Shu."
Luo Shu turned his head to glance at Miwako Sato, then asked:
"Having watched the memories, what do you think?"
At his question, Miwako Sato's expression immediately turned serious:
"Ghouls are an extremely dangerous man-eating species."
Remembering the scenes of Yamori torturing humans to death and devouring them that she had seen in his memories, Miwako Sato's stomach churned again. Still, she gritted her teeth and said:
"Their physiques far surpass those of ordinary people. They