Prologue

3RD PERSON POV

*CHOP*

Y/N: Mmmmmm.....

*CHOP*

He chops wood with an axe, the snow around him battering his frame yet he was shirtless and warm all around as he then drags the massive pile of wood back home.

Y/N: This should last for a month. The winter's coming in quick......ok that's good.

Grabbing a fallen tree, he lifts it onto his shoulder, walking through the woods and balancing on himself while dragging his logs before arriving at the nearby streets as he crosses to his home.

Y/N: Home sweet home baby.

*BOOM*

He drops the wood off in the backyard before heading inside as his pets jumped onto him.

Yao: *YIP*

Pochita: *ARF*

Badger: *YAWN*

They roll around, jumping onto Y/N as he sat on the couch and turns the TV on.

Y/N: Treats in a moment. Now where's the cooking show....

*THUD*

A loud thud interrupted his thoughts and Badger begins growling, walking over to the door as Pochita barks.

Pochita: ARF!

Y/N: Hold on. Let me answer it.

Meanwhile

???: It's rather cold.....

???2: Where am I? Why am I here?

???3: At least the snow is quite pleasant.

???4:.....Well this is a first I'm seeming someone with ears and tails.

???5: Cosplay or some shit?

???3: What's a cosplay?

???6: Ah.....you're all quite lively.

???7:.........Open up.

*CREAK*

Y/N: Yeah? What is it?

They were taken aback to find him shirtless, opening the door and Badger immediately prances out to greet them eagerly while Pochita and Yao sat by his feet. To them, they saw a heavily scarred man like one of the girls, and he was missing his left arm while one eye was missing. His messy black hair blew with the snowy wind and he stares at the shivering girls though the wolf lady wasn't shivering.

???3: Aren't you cold?

Y/N: I experienced worse in absolute zero. You need something?

???6: I'm afraid we're lost....not sure how we all got here, but your house seems to be the only one on around here.

Y/N: Lots of people leave for warmer weather for vacation and such. Come right in and warm up if you want.

Badger was picked up by the wolf lady as everyone heads inside to warm up and Y/N prepares some coffee and hot chocolate as they shivered by the fire and watched the TV.

???4: *whistle* Nice house.

Y/N: Bought it 3 years ago. This is a nice place to live by despite the harsh weather.

The purple hair girl yelps as Pochita jumps onto her lap, nuzzling her stomach with his chainsaw head as Y/N peeks out from the corner.


Y/N: So what do you all want?

???: Black Coffee.

???2: Same.

Y/N: From experience ghouls usually drink black coffee. Some like marshmallows though.

The two immediately freeze as Y/N asks the others.

Y/N: What about you all?

???3: Hot chocolate please!

???4: Eh wouldn't mind one.

???5: Give me the coffee. Watcha got?

Y/N: Want to check it out?

She heads over to the kitchen to check the toppings as she picks them and takes her cup.

*SIP*



???5: You look like shit.

Y/N: Been through a lot........you got Beretta 92F pistols?

???5: *surprised* You know guns?

Y/N: Military. Of course I know them. They're customized though right? Roughly one inch longer than usual models with a slide configuration

???5: *grin* Damn right.

She twirls her guns though Y/N pats them down.

Y/N: Oi. Don't wave them around.

???5: Yeah yeah whatever old man.

Y/N: I'm 23.








???5:......WHAT?!

Y/N: I look older than my age I know.

???5: Holy shit you're just like sis.

Y/N: *confused* Sis?

???5: Someone I worked for.

Y/N: Mafia? Yakuza? Maybe you're a merc?

???5: Was a merc.

Y/N: Met plenty of them and fought them before.

???5: *grin* Well you probably haven't seen anyone like me before!

Y/N: I been in the military since I was 8. I'm pretty sure I have.

Her face falls upon hearing those words as Y/N tilts his head.



Y/N: Something wrong?

???5: Nothing. You aren't the first child soldier I met before.

Y/N: I didn't really have a good life either way. Shitty parents died early. Wound up in the military in the middle of a big war and.....yeah you can imagine the rest. You been through a lot too?

???5: Had a shitty life too. That makes two of us I guess.

Y/N: What's your name by the way?

Revy: Name's Revy. And you?

Y/N: Y/N.

He hands everyone their own drinks as they warmed by the fire though it was clear the purple and green hair girls were wary of their situation as Y/N grabs some pills.

Y/N: Take two each.

???2: Oh? What's this?

Y/N: A couple of ghoul comrades and friends visit time to time. Some of them can eat and drink human food but some of them can't. This should allow you to eat human food though for 12 hours after 30 seconds of consumption.

???: *frown* Are you sure?

Y/N: Yup.

The green hair lady takes a pill, swallowing it before grabbing a cup of hot chocolate and waiting for the exact time.

*GULP*

???: How.....how does a single pill allow a ghoul to eat and drink?

Y/N: They already made these pills 20 years ago to replace artificial human meat. This is just the latest version of them.

???4: Excuse me. Did you say.....artificial human meat? So.......ghouls eat humans am I correct?

Y/N: Their anatomy prevents them from consuming anything other than human flesh unfortunately.

???4: And the way you speak of them, they are treated rather well and helped by the government.

Y/N: Ghouls are as human as humans are. Luckily their genes have been mutating to be more accustomed to eating human food while maintaining their traits. I'm one of the ones able to eat human food.

Everyone was startled as tendrils sprout from his back, forming a makeshift left arm as he picks up his cup of coffee and takes a sip.




Y/N: Wait......can't you eat human food without the pill?

???2: *smile* Maybe?~ Maybe not~

Revy: She a special case?

Y/N: I'm a half-ghoul.

???2: I see....in that case then.

*WHOOSH*

???2: I am one too. The name's Eto Yoshimura~

???: Wait.........Yoshimura? Are you-

Eto: The old man's daughter? Yeah I am.

Y/N: What's your name?

???: Touka......Touka Kirishima.

Eto: Kirishima?~ Your little brother is one of the executives of Aogiri tree~

Touka: The hell.......wait.....THEN THAT-

Y/N: SSSHHHH!!!

They were all silenced, staring at the TV as a soccer player scores a goal and they get back to their conversation.

Holo: Eh just call me Holo. I'm a wolf spirit, being or whatever.

Revy: Gotcha. And you?

Kyouko: Kyouko Mejiro~ What an interesting group of people~

Saber: I'm Saber, a servant that is to serve my master in combat. Though.....I strangely can move and operate like I'm a normal human with mana.






Revy: That makes no fucking sense- are we from different worlds?

Y/N: Yeah. This happens to me a lot.

Maki: Just call me Maki. What happens a lot?

Y/N: We have inter-dimensional technology, but it seems as if I have the ability to travel to different realities and universes without the help of said technology. People sometimes pop up in front of my house out of nowhere. Usually takes a day for them to be able to go back home.

Holo: I don't mind staying.

Badger: *CUDDLING*

Touka: Do you have any more of these pills? You know....

Y/N: I'll ask a friend about it. He's in charge of the factory that mass produces these nearby.

Touka: Thanks.

Maki: *sigh* Mmmmmmm~

Kyouko: Ah.....looks like she fell asleep~

Saber: Do you have food?

*WHOOSH*

*NOM*

Y/N teleports a big onigiri to his hand as she takes one, chowing down on it in one gulp as Y/N eats his.

Revy: *sip* Hey don't we get some food too?

*WHOOSH*

Revy: Thanks.

Maki: *SNORE*

Holo: You're young for how old you look.

Y/N: I know that.






Revy: You look like shit, but you got some damn muscles.

Y/N: Training does wonders.

He tosses a log into the fire as Maki coughed and Y/N throws her an extra blanket.

Maki: Thanks.

Y/N: It's about 7 PM right now so the snow storm should disappear soon.







Y/N: So what clothes you all want?

Later

Revy: Hmmm.......how does this look?

Y/N: Fine.

Maki: Are you sure you can pay?

Y/N: I have quite a lot of money, and I have my own ways of making them too. Just go ham.

They all went ham on clothes shopping, buying lots of them as Y/N pays for their clothes and they all head back home.

*CREAK*

Y/N: I believe you can all go home tomorrow. There's 4 guest bedrooms so some of you will have to share.

Touka: Is there a shower upstairs?

Y/N: Downstairs too. Use any of them if you want. I'll be heading to my bedroom.

He heads to his bedroom as they all got to cleaning themselves up, Y/N closing the door and laying down on his bed as his pets jumped on.

*BANG*

Y/N: Hmmmm.........

Time passed by, and he was playing for some many hours, having won countless games as his pets slept under his blanket. He was bored soon after, and he heads downstairs to eat a night time snack as everyone was either asleep-

Eto: Hey.

Y/N: Just getting a snack. You want one?

He hands her a quesadilla as she ate it casually, the two eating together as their kakugans flared.

Eto: Half-ghoul huh. What kind of kagune do you have?

Y/N: Rinkaku kakuja.

Eto: I have a ukaku too and it's a kakuja. Here.......are people scared of you?

Y/N: They're just intimidated by my appearance and ghoul nature. They're actually quite nice though to our kind.

Eto: I see........is it ok if I acquire a bottle of those pills?

Y/N: How are ghouls treated from your world?

Eto: Not good really. They're all treated like criminals and are either killed or locked up. An organization called the CCG hunts our kind relentlessly and unjustly.

Y/N: Are they scared? Or maybe.....they're corrupt or have hidden ghouls in their ranks?

Eto: Precisely. Is there anyway I can find how these pills and the other medicines are processed?

Y/N: I'll ask my buddy but it might take some time. The pills are pretty cheap though.

Eto: We can pay. 

Touka:..........

She held an apple in her hand, having consumed the pills before biting down.

Touka: 'It's.......sweet. A bit juicy but.........does human food really taste this good?'

Y/N: Tastes good right?

Touka: It does. I.....still can't believe ghouls are actually treated like humans around here.

Y/N: You have to get past the prejudice and all the misconceptions between both sides. That conflict took a while to resolve but it resulted in today.

Touka: Can I take 5 of these bottles in the morning?

Y/N: I have hundreds. Go ahead.

Kyouko: Ghouls eh? In my world there are vampires.

Y/N: Do they burn in sunlight?

Kyouko: Not exactly fatal but they do need lots of shade. Fatal with long exposure.

Y/N: I see. They're not like demons.

Holo/Revy: Demons.

Y/N: I visited many different worlds in my free time. There's one where demons will die in the sunlight within a minute or seconds. Yes they eat people and the majority of them are evil unfortunately.

Holo: Really unfortunate.

Maki: From where I'm from there's cursed spirits born from the negative emotions of people.

Y/N: You're a jujutsu sorcerer?

Maki: Cursed spirits exist here?

Y/N: Yeah. I'm a special grade sorcerer.

This took her by complete surprise as he looks her up and down.

Y/N: Heavenly restriction am I right? People like those are quite rare around here.

Maki: I.......yeah.

Y/N: You seem quite strong though. Maybe around grade 2 or 1 in my opinion.

She seemed a bit relieved that Y/N thought highly of her as everyone chatted with one another, eating their nightly snacks before Y/N turns the lights off.

Pochita/Yao/Badger: ???

Y/N: You coming?

They immediately follow Y/N back to their bedroom as everyone slept peacefully that day.



Y/N: 'Just another day in my life.'

Next Chapter:

A Different Ghoul Society

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