Jotaro's deduction deeply shocked Touka, who was listening beside him. Though nothing showed on her face, inside she had already stirred up stormy waves.
The idea that ghouls ruled this world was indeed somewhat horrifying.
Ghouls, as individuals, were indeed stronger than humans, and they fed on humans, and yet in this world, they were on the weaker side.
One must know, before coming to the 20th Ward, the life she lived was full of hiding and fleeing, a life ruled by the fear of being hunted.
Although Jotaro's words were hard to believe, the more she thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed…
Touka's wide eyes trembled violently. Wasn't that exactly the kind of point that could support his deduction?
She stared at the cold man in front of her, always feeling there was a mysterious aura around him.
'What kind of person is this guy?' She couldn't see through him at all.
'Not a ghoul. Not a ghoul investigator either. A normal human?'
That didn't make sense, what kind of normal human could beat her up like some stray dog on the street?
Even though part of her loss was due to weakened strength, just from his physical capabilities alone, excluding that mysterious power, he had already reached the strength of an A-rank ghoul.
That steel-like tough skin, even ghoul investigators were far inferior. Could a human's skin really be that hard?
Noticing Touka's gaze, Jotaro looked over and bluntly asked, "What is it? Are you hungry?"
Touka quickly turned her face away, flustered, "What nonsense are you saying!"
After the battle and suffering serious injuries, she indeed felt hunger.
But she was not the type of ghoul who lost her reason in hunger, even when starving, she could restrain herself from attacking humans.
Humans and ghouls both had beliefs. Just like how some people would sacrifice their lives for righteousness, some ghouls could overcome hunger for something important.
Perhaps this was the difference between demons and ghouls.
Shinobu said, "Don't feel embarrassed, Touka-san. If you feel hungry, just tell us. After all, we did prepare food suitable for ghouls."
"Huh?" Touka opened her mouth, a look of disbelief on her face.
Jotaro stood up from his chair, straightened his body, and said indifferently, "Come with me."
To ensure Rize had at least the minimum sustenance, he had also prepared some raw meat.
Of course, it was a small portion taken from a corpse.
In the dim underground room, Rize, her limbs bound, curled up her body. Her appearance had undergone a complete transformation.
Before, she was a dazzling beauty, graceful and elegant.
But now, she was skin and bones, her eyes had lost their former brilliance. Her appearance looked young, but she already had the air of an aged person.
Originally, she had been a glutton who wasn't picky about human flesh. But after tasting the fresh blood of the Joestar lineage, she found all other meat dull and tasteless.
Not to mention meat from dead bodies.
Staring at the cold slab of meat before her, Rize's attention wasn't on it at all, liquid at the corners of her mouth dripped onto the floor.
Unless she reached an extreme hunger frenzy, she could no longer eat!
"Ku… jo… kun…"
A ghostly whisper echoed through the dark, narrow space, endlessly lingering…
After Jotaro took Touka away, Shinobu looked at the research data on the table and murmured, "Rather than man-eating monsters, they're more like patients infected with a disease…"
Nezuko's little head leaned over, blinking worriedly, asking, "Sister Shinobu, can a world where humans and ghouls coexist truly be created?"
Shinobu said with self-mockery, "Originally, I thought that as long as food that ghouls can eat is created and they no longer eat humans, then this idea could be achieved."
"But…" She lowered her head, her face not looking good, "After Jotaro-san explained, it seems like even this solution doesn't work."
"Creating such food will definitely touch on the interests of certain people, or certain ghouls."
Nezuko, with her uneven-sized eyes, clearly didn't fully understand.
Shinobu patted her head, smiled, and said, "Even though it's very difficult, that person will definitely think of a way."
Hearing this, the shadows on Nezuko's face disappeared. She smiled sweetly and nodded heavily.
"Yare yare, what kind of expression is that?"
Jotaro tossed over a yellow wax-paper-wrapped piece of meat, both hands stuffed in his pockets, and asked coldly.
"Meat!? Human meat?"
Ghouls had sensitive noses, just by the scent, they could tell what kind of meat it was.
Touka was startled, holding the meat as if it were a hot potato. A ghoul afraid of human meat, this scene was ridiculous.
She found it even more unbelievable, 'Who prepares human meat at home? What's up with this guy?!'
Jotaro didn't care at all. Collecting human meat, he probably wouldn't have done something so pointless before.
But he had no choice, when in Rome, whether researching ghouls or the humans of this world, preparing some human meat was necessary.
If not, Shinobu wouldn't have discovered the connection between humans and ghouls so quickly.
In this world, humans were somewhat different from the humans he knew, human bodies also contained Rc cells. In other words, these people had the potential to become ghouls.
"Not satisfied with corpse meat?" Jotaro's gaze was like a blade, flashing with a cold glint.
"I suggest you don't get any ideas about other kinds of meat, or you'll end up lying on the floor like before."
Touka pouted and explained, "I didn't mean that!"
Looking at the meat wrapped in wax paper in her hand, she muttered, "Corpse meat? I've survived on this kind of meat till now…"
Being stared at by Jotaro made her scalp numb. Touka rubbed her head, annoyed, and asked, "Just what kind of people are you? Keeping human meat at home, that's way too weird."
"Also, why did you bring me here?"
She didn't know exactly how strong Jotaro was, but she knew one thing, if he wanted to make a move, she would not survive.
Even so, she wasn't afraid in the slightest. She'd already fallen into his hands, her life or death wasn't up to her, so… She gave up resisting.
Jotaro ignored her aggressive questioning.
Under the brim of his hat, his eyes flickered as he slowly spoke, "Earlier you described the Gourmet as a pervert? That means you've seen him? Tell me everything you know about him."
The pressure Jotaro gave off stunned Touka. Her mind went blank, she instinctively spilled the Gourmet's information.
"I see…"
After Touka finished speaking, Jotaro's expression eased slightly. He was very satisfied with her performance, and after leaving one sentence behind, he turned and left.
After a long while, Touka finally gasped violently, collapsed to the ground, and cold sweat poured from her forehead.
"What the hell was that!?"
At that moment, it felt as if she were facing a superior ruler, with an irresistible urge to bow and submit.
She couldn't control herself at all…
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