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Chapter 558 - The Black Flames of Malice

"Combatants... Are you Ready?

Ryueki: Obviously!

Kaneki: ...

"Fight"

Swoosh!

Ryueki: Here I come!

As the first round of the Demon Knight Bout Tournament, where Kaneki and Ryueki faces each other has begun.

???: Go kill him Ryueki-sama!

???: Rip him to shreds with your familiars!

Many of the girls who were obsessed with Ryueki were cheering him on.

Ryueki: Heh!

Ryueki's thoughts*

(See that Higanbana?! Many girls like me! I'm the protagonist! You should have thought twice before getting involved in my story- what?!)

But as he looked at Kaneki, he saw no emotion at all. No rage, no frustration, nothing.

And the way he see's it is as.

Ryueki: Don't you dare look down on me!

He thought he was looking down on him, which made him very frustrated.

(Watch me Natsuki! I have awakened! I'll show you the difference between a protagonist and a mob charact-)

Before he could even finish his thought.

Kaneki: what is this?

Swoosh!

Ryueki: Huh?

Kick!

Crash!

Kaneki had appeared in front of him and kicked him to the wall.

Itsuki: Woah! He kicked him so hard!

Keiko: I wonder how many ribs was broken from that kick?

Itsuki: Looks like he's winning.

As Itsuki and Keiko were happily watching.

Sachi's thoughts*

(Kaneki... What are you planning?)

Chikao's thoughts*

(Kaneki... I don't see the Kaneki I know and love in there... I want him back...)

Shino & Yuuka's thoughts*

(Kaneki...)

Miku's thoughts*

(Onii-chan..)

Natsuki's thoughts*

(Kaneki you're planning something are you?)

The Higanbana girls were getting worried about him.

Ryueki: ARGH! H-HOW?!

Kaneki: big yet weak.

Ryueki didn't understand how he was easily kicked away, he thought he had an "awakening" one that could beat Kaneki.

Yet.

Kaneki: Not even worth taking.

He was still far from beating him.

Ryueki: DON'T YOU LOOK DOWN ON ME! NATSUKI IS MINE! AAAAAHHHHH!

He once again lashed out at Kaneki and then.

Kaneki: But it has it's uses I guess.

Punch!

Kaneki had sent him flying with a punch.

But while flying in the air after being punched.

Ryueki: You... What the hell are you even talking about?!

Ryueki had noticed Kaneki spouting nonsense and it wasn't only Ryueki who had noticed this strange behavior from Kaneki.

Itsuki: I wonder what Kaneki is talking about? I mean I know he's not in a good shape and all but compared to last time I'm pretty sure we could understand him more.

Keiko: Yeah, Kaneki's just uttering nonsense right now.

???: What is he talking about?

???: strange.

Everyone else was wondering what Kaneki was talking about.

Well...

???: Oi! You crazy bastard! Don't you dare hurt Ryueki-sama!

???: we're going after your friends after this if you don't just die!

???: Just die!

???: Are you proud of yourself you bastard?!

???: Go kill yourself you crazy piece of shit!

Many of Ryueki's supporters didn't noticed Kaneki's words and just countiued to yell insults and telling Kaneki to die and they were getting more and more intense.

???: Your Parents are scum for raising a Guy like you!

???; You should have never been born!

???: You don't deserve to be called a Hero! You should have died in the War!

???: I wish the Clad of Black wings could have killed you!

They were saying more and more personal insults to Kaneki.

Sachi: ... YOU LITTLE-

Chikao: Sachi! It's not worth it.

Natsuki: That's right. We're here for Kaneki, we'll stop him if he does something rash

Sachi: I-I just...

Natsuki & Chikao: We know, we feel the same way...

Itsuki: hey girls?

Keiko: is something wrong? I mean we know Kaneki is in a very bad state right now. That being his state is the same as when he destroyed the Clad of Black wings.

Itsuki: But you girls can fix him, I mean you girls did fix him.

Sachi: W-Well...

Chikao: Kaneki is right now...

Natsuki: !!! Kaneki?!

Natsuki had suddenly screamed Kaneki's name.

Keiko: E-Eh? What's wrong?

Natsuki's face was staring right towards Kaneki.

And when everyone else began looking.

Sachi & Chikao: Huh?!

Itsuki & Keiko: Hey is he?

Tsukuyumi: S-Sensei?

Arin: Higanbana?

Drank: Oi oi. What's going on?

Claudia: this is giving me bad vibes!

???: What's with him?

???: I respect this guy but damn that's creepy!

In the Higanbana residence*

Shino, Yuuka & Miku: KANEKI/ONII-CHAN?!

Everyone who was watching the Battle was shocked, why?

That was because.

Ryueki: Argh! Oi! Don't think you beat me yet! So wipe that smile off your face!

Kaneki was making a sinister smile.

Natsuki: That smile... It's not a good sign.

Why was Kaneki smiling exactly? Let's wind back and see things from his perspective.

A few minutes earlier*

"So many, yet these flames are weak not enough for me to use to grant my wish"

It started around when Kaneki had just arrived, since he's mostly blind he didn't exactly know where he was.

All he knows he was in a place where many of the "flames" he needs to grant his wish was at.

Although he wasn't satisfied as the said "flames" were really weak.

"Hmm?"

He then noticed a big yet weak flame that was coming towards him, So.

Swoosh!

Kaneki: What is this?

He had punched away from him.

Kaneki: Big yet weak, not even worth taking.

He found the flamevery weak, so much he didn't even want to take it.

But then.

"What? All of the weak ones are growing more bigger and stronger"

After noticing that the other flames were getting bigger and stronger after punching away the one in front of him.

Kaneki: Bit has its uses I guess.

He decided to use it.

Punch!

After punching it away again, he had noticed the flames get bigger, stronger and darker.

"Yes! Yes! Just a bit more and I can grant my wish!"

As he watched huge amount of flames getting bigger and stronger, he couldn't help but smile.

Kaneki: More...! More...

And that explains why he was smiling.

Ryueki: Damn you! Flesh Familiars!

Grrrr!

Ryueki: Kill him!

As Ryueki had summoned his Flesh Familiars to attack Kaneki.

Crack!

Kaneki: AAAAARGH!

Kaneki had began changing his arm which had hurt him a lot.

Grrrr!

Itsuki: What the?!

Keiko: Is that?!

Sachi & Chikai: A Dragon?!

Kaneki had turned his left arm into a Dragon.

Kaneki: Haa~! Haa~!

After turning said arm into a Dragon, Kaneki started gasping for air.

Natsuki: Kaneki's in pain.

Sachi & Chikai: Kaneki...

In the Higanbana residence*

"Haa~! Haa~!"

Shino & Yuuka: Kaneki!

Miku: Onii-chan!

The Higanbana girls noticed Kaneki being in pain and just seeing him in pain hurt them as well.

Kaneki: Grrr~

Rumble~!

As the huge amount for Ryueki's flesh Familiars continue to run straight towards him.

Swoosh~

Kaneki cocked back his arm and then.

Kaneki: ORA!

BURST!

Boom!

He swung his arm forward and fired a huge fiery explosion from the Dragon head.

Ryueki: What the?!

Crash!

Ryueki: Argh!

Sizzle!

The explosion from the Dragon head was close enough to the Flesh Familiars to not only destroy them but also cooked them.

And due to Ryueki being farther away he want sent flying back to the wall.

Kaneki: Argh!

But even Kaneki had suffered some damage.

Sizzle~!

His left arm was completely burned as well.

Crack!

But it quickly repaired itself and regenerated the damages.

Kaneki: AAAAARGH!

Crack!

Squish!

Crack!

Wriggle~

Kaneki had grown many boney tentacles on his back.

And upon seeing this.

???: Don't you date defiler Ryueki-sama with those gross things!

???: Disgusting! You're truly disgusting!

???: I can't believe your mother would give birth to such a disgusting creature!

???: Gross!

The girls that were obsessed with Ryueki, had shown complete disgust towards him.

Kaneki: More.

Wriggle!

He then sent his tentacles towards Ryueki.

Wrap!

Ryueki: What the?! Ew! Oi let me go-

Crash!

After wrapping his tentacles around Ryueki he immediately began swinging him around.

???: Let Ryueki-sama go!

???: Stop it! You bastard! Your friends are dead! Dead!

???: I'll burn down your house after this!

???: I'll kill all your friends you bastard!

As usual the girls obsessed with Ryueki began lashing out even more, sending death threats and all.

Sachi: These girls are insane!

Chikao: Yeah, they really are.

Itsuki: they're doing all this for a guy who doesn't even know them, crazy.

Keiko: they need to get their heads checked.

Natsuki: Kaneki's smiling even more?!

Natsuki had noticed Kaneki's smile getting bigger and then.

Natsuki: Wait is it possible?!

Natsuki had activated her ability and looked into the souls of thenu girls around the stadium.

Natsuki: !!!! No way!

She was horrified upon seeing the souls of the girls obsessed with Ryueki.

Natsuki's thoughts*

(They're souls are completely black! And their shape is like fire!)

She saw the souls of the girls shaped as huge black flames.

(Those were the same flames Kaneki was absorbing last night!)

She figured out what Kaneki was doing.

Natsuki: Kaneki!

She tried calling out, but it was useless.

Kaneki: Hehehe~ HAHAHAHAHA!

Everyone: !!!

Drop!

Kaneki began laughing loudly before dropping Ryueki to the ground.

Kaneki: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

???: What the hell are you laughing for Bastard?!

???: Don't think your friends are safe after this!

As all the girls hatred for Kaneki reached an all time high.

Kaneki: Finally... ITS FINALLY ENOUGH!

Everyone: !!!

Natsuki: Kaneki! Stop!

Chikao: What?!

Sachi: What's wrong?

Itsuki & Keiko: is something up?

Natsuki: I-I think Kaneki is.

Before Natsuki could finish, Kaneki yelled out.

Kaneki: Perfect! The amount is enough!

Raise!

Kaneki raised his hand and then.

Burst!

???: AAAAHHHH!

???: You?! What are you doing?!

Everyone: What the?!

The huge amount of girls who were lashing at Kaneki suddenly bursted into black flames.

Kaneki: With this, My Wish shall be granted!

Natsuki: No way... It's starting!

Kaneki was getting ready to grant his own wish.

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