Arima Kishou, true to his title, was a Ghoul Investigator who had never failed, and was also the CCG's undisputed strongest combatant.
Many Ghoul Investigators regarded Arima Kishou as an idol, and the Combat Instructor in front of Kei Yakuchi was no exception.
"Alright, then I'll trouble the instructor."
Kei Yakuchi said.
It would definitely be better to have the instructor's help with the internship application.
"Hmm, I feel that with your ability, it won't be a problem for you to pass the internship smoothly."
The Combat Instructor said to Kei Yakuchi , "But there's no need to pursue an outstanding performance during the internship; your safety should come first."
Although from a performance perspective, the better Kei Yakuchi performed during the internship, the better it would be for him.
Comparatively, the safety of the students was more important.
Since Kei Yakuchi and the Combat Instructor were not conversing privately, Anjiu Heina and Nashiro, who were nearby, also overheard.
They immediately couldn't stand still and came over.
Because if Kei Yakuchi performed exceptionally well in the internship, they would have even less of a chance.
Therefore, they had to participate in this internship and perform even better than Kei Yakuchi during it.
"Instructor, Nashiro and I also want to participate in the internship."
Anjiu Heina immediately spoke up.
"You two want to as well?"
The Combat Instructor was a little surprised, "Three people should be fine, I'll try to secure the spots."
Normally, students would only be uniformly arranged for internships by the institution at the end of the first year of the "Ghoul Countermeasures Education Center" and the end of the second year of the "Ghoul Investigator Training School."
Therefore, early internships were an exception, with limited spots and requiring applications.
At this moment, Kei Yakuchi suddenly remembered something, a detail from the original work: Suzuya Juuzou had interned with Arima Kishou in the 24th Ward before joining the CCG.
However, because Suzuya Juuzou was a student of the "Ghoul Countermeasures Education Center," he could only start as a Third-Class Investigator of the CCG after graduation.
Otherwise, given Suzuya Juuzou's ability, giving him the title of a Second Class Investigator would certainly be no problem at all.
A moment later, this "Quinque" practical class ended.
"By the way, I feel like you two have been quite hostile towards me from the start?"
Before leaving, Kei Yakuchi asked Anjiu Heina and Nashiro.
His "start" referred to before he said "If you're bad, practice more" to Kuro Nairo; even then, he had already vaguely felt the Anjiu sisters' hostility towards him.
"..."
Anjiu Heina and Nashiro both remained silent, seemingly not wanting to answer Kei Yakuchi .
The more they acted this way, the more it indicated that there was likely some reason behind it.
Kei Yakuchi thought for a moment, perhaps it was related to Akihiro Kanou?
In this timeline, Akihiro Kanou had already forcibly occupied Anji Nanao's house, which was Anjiu Heina and Nashiro's home, and used its basement as his secret experimental base.
Anjiu Heina and Nashiro, unaware of the truth, also called Akihiro Kanou "Dad."
It was likely that Akihiro Kanou had deceived Anjiu Heina and Nashiro, but in reality, he simply regarded the Anjiu sisters as experimental subjects for artificial One-Eyed Ghouls.
Since Anjiu Heina and Nashiro were unwilling to speak, Kei Yakuchi also bothered to press further.
...
With the help of the Combat Instructor, Kei Yakuchi and the Anjiu sisters quickly received a reply.
Their courses also changed accordingly, all in preparation for the upcoming internship.
For example, the more basic theoretical classes were temporarily canceled for them, replaced by courses specifically on how to expel Ghouls, such as Ghoul weaknesses, the weaknesses of different types of Kagune, Ghoul predation habits, and so on.
Furthermore, the students preparing for this internship were temporarily assigned to a special classroom.
Kei Yakuchi was also able to find out who would be interning with him.
Anjiu Heina and Nashiro were a given; besides them, there was also Suzuya Juuzou, and two unfamiliar boys.
That white-haired, dark-red-eyed child who looked somewhat like a girl was Suzuya Juuzou.
Wearing slippers in the classroom, small in stature, with many strange stitches on his body...
Suzuya Juuzou (a bit uglier in the anime, cuter than girls in the manga)
Even though class was about to start, Suzuya Juuzou was nonchalantly lounging there, even playing "human embroidery" on himself with a needle and thread.
He seemed to feel no pain at all, enjoying himself immensely.
Indeed, it was the Suzuya Juuzou from Kei Yakuchi 's memory, very much to his liking.
The situation in the classroom was also interesting: Anjiu Heina, Nashiro, and the two unfamiliar boys all clearly kept their distance from Suzuya Juuzou, not sitting too close to his seat.
This was because Suzuya Juuzou had already been publicly criticized by the school; Goumasa Tokage had thrown the incident of Toru Mutsuki killing a cat entirely onto Suzuya Juuzou, precisely because he knew Suzuya Juuzou was unsociable and always had a nonchalant, indifferent attitude towards everything.
Suzuya Juuzou wouldn't explain anything, nor did he care what others thought of him, so he was the most suitable "scapegoat."
The Anjiu sisters and the two boys all developed prejudice against Suzuya Juuzou because of this incident.
Only Kei Yakuchi 's seat was relatively close to Suzuya Juuzou's.
"Alright, class is about to begin."
At this moment, the lecturer entered.
...
When class ended.
One of the buzz-cut boys proactively wanted to get to know everyone.
They all introduced themselves to each other, but left out Suzuya Juuzou.
Even without this cat-killing incident, Suzuya Juuzou's strange behavior would make ordinary people hesitant to approach him.
"So it's Kei please guide me."
When the two boys finally got to know Kei Yakuchi , they directly skipped over Suzuya Juuzou.
However, Kei Yakuchi thought for a moment, then walked over and extended his hand to Suzuya Juuzou, smiling as he said, "My name is Kei Yakuchi , and we'll be teammates now."
Suzuya Juuzou seemed not to have expected anyone to approach him proactively. He hesitated for a while before stopping his needlework, looking at Kei Yakuchi 's outstretched hand with some confusion.
He seemed not to understand the meaning of this gesture, but he could somewhat feel the other party's goodwill.
Just as Suzuya Juuzou was about to respond, Anjiu Heina suddenly walked over and coldly reminded Kei Yakuchi :
"I advise you to stay away from him, a guy who even abuses and kills kittens."