Chapter 38 - 29
Chapter 29: Bright Red Faced Kurona
"Usually, only high-potential trainees are allowed to start internships early, right? It's not surprising to come across a genius occasionally," Ui Koori remarked.
"Go for it, Kanzaki-san!"
Ihei Shio cheered enthusiastically for Kanzaki Ryoma.
At this point, Kanzaki had already closed in on the starving ghoul before him.
From the very beginning, something felt off about this ghoul—and the two others his teammates were fighting.
Their movements were erratic, their expressions twisted, and their bodies trembling with hunger-induced frenzy.
Despite being outmatched, they didn't retreat—instead, they charged forward, drooling and rambling incoherently.
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This wasn't normal hunger—this was ghoul starvation at its most extreme.
When ghouls go too long without eating human flesh, their bodies enter a horrific state of deprivation. As time passes, their rationality deteriorates, and they lose control, attacking anything that moves—even their own kind.