"Kuzen... you!"

Kaiko's expression shifted dramatically.

He hadn't expected Yoshimura to appear alongside the One-Eyed Owl.

"It's time we settled things..."

Yoshimura spoke gravely.

"Kuzen, so you've finally decided to betray the organization. Too old to fear death now?"

Kaiko sneered after recovering his composure.

Despite the father-daughter duo appearing together, Kaiko remained unshaken.

He'd already sent someone to notify Arima. And even if Arima didn't arrive quickly, V Organization had no fear of Aogiri Tree—even with Yoshimura's help.

"Perhaps..."

Yoshimura said nothing more.

His kagune erupted, covering his entire body as he transformed into the Non-Killing Owl's kakuja form.

Thanks to the Akatsuki Robe's enhancement, the Non-Killing Owl's form was a size larger than before.

Still not as massive as the One-Eyed Owl, but considerably improved from before.

"Bring it out!"

Kaiko shouted.

The next moment, a case flew through the air toward him.

Catching it, the case transformed into a long blade-shaped Quinque.

But this Quinque was special—it was made from Yoshimura's arm.

The two kagune arms that Arima had severed from Yoshimura eleven years ago had been removed along with their kakuhou.

Those arms had been crafted into two SSS-rated Quinques, one held by Kaiko and one by Arima.

Kaiko called his "Kuzen." Arima called his "Owl."

Both were identical in appearance—white and dark crimson blades at least two meters long.

"Let me use 'Kuzen' to defeat Kuzen. How fitting."

Kaiko sneered.

With an SSS-rated Quinque in hand, Kaiko's combat ability was formidable—essentially another Arima.

But Eto was already impatient for revenge. She charged directly at Kaiko.

As V Organization's leader, Kaiko was her greatest enemy.

Despite the One-Eyed Owl's tremendous speed, Kaiko remained composed, easily dodging attacks while countering with "Kuzen."

The One-Eyed Owl's massive kagune arm swept toward Kaiko's head. He leaned backward with lightning reflexes, the blade-like arm passing mere millimeters above his nose—yet it couldn't touch him.

Kaiko countered with an upward slash of "Kuzen," severing the One-Eyed Owl's arm cleanly.

The SSS-rated "Kuzen" was incomparable to the SS-rated "Chi She." Its offensive and defensive capabilities made it arguably the strongest Quinque ever seen in the original series.

Though Yoshimura had aged, "Kuzen" and "Owl" were crafted from the near-peak Non-Killing Owl of eleven years ago.

Cruelly speaking, in terms of pure offensive power, the current Yoshimura might not even match the Quinque made from his own arms...

Since "Kuzen" was over two meters long, Eto also lacked range advantage. She couldn't easily threaten Kaiko.

"GAAAH—!"

As her kagune arm was severed, the One-Eyed Owl's kagune itself screamed in pain.

Since the kakuhou wasn't damaged, the arm regenerated instantly.

But Eto had grown more cautious—her kakuja armor couldn't withstand "Kuzen." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

It infuriated her. Her enemy was using her father's arm to wound her.

"Kuzen, since you can't discipline your child, let me do it for you."

Kaiko taunted Yoshimura.

Yoshimura was surrounded by black-clad figures and couldn't break free to help.

Every single one possessed Special Class-level combat ability—even more troublesome than facing those Special Class investigators during the Owl Suppression.

But then Tatara and Noro arrived.

Tatara understood this battle was a crucial turning point. While the CCG held their Promotion Ceremony, they could face V Organization without interference for a limited time.

If they could annihilate V here, the Washuu Clan would be severely crippled. V Organization was the Washuu's greatest asset.

To achieve his wish, Tatara stopped holding back.

Originally, he'd concealed his power hoping to face Houji Kousuke for revenge. But his greatest wish was changing this world—otherwise he wouldn't have joined Aogiri Tree or fought for it until the very end in the original story.

Now, Tatara revealed his kakuja form for the first time—a massive humanoid kakuja covered in armor-like plating, with twin tubes wrapped around his arms.

His kakuja form closely resembled his brother Yan's, capable of spewing ultra-high temperature flames from his mouth. The tubes on his arms were essentially flamethrowers.

"SIZZLE—!!"

Tatara unleashed scorching flames at the black-clad figures. They scattered to dodge, but two reacted too slowly and were instantly consumed.

Half-humans were still half-humans. Unlike ghouls who could shield themselves with kakuja armor, they had no defense against extreme heat.

The engulfed figures couldn't even scream before being reduced to ash.

But Tatara's ability had a flaw—his flame projection speed was limited. Under normal circumstances, these fighters could dodge in time. He could only catch them off guard. This was why his threat level never reached SSS.

With Tatara's intervention, Yoshimura found an opening. He severed the legs of two black-clad figures in quick succession.

"AAHH—!"

The legless figures could only crawl on the ground—effectively defenseless.

Yet even now, the "Non-Killing Owl" couldn't bring himself to kill them, even though they were V Organization members who'd forced him to murder Ukina...

But he could be ruthless in other ways.

Like reducing these people to limbless torsos without actually killing them...

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