Irimi looked out the window, making sure that the two had walked away.
"They're gone," she said, facing Yoshimura.
"Whew! Finally!" said Koma, letting out a big sigh of relief.
Yoshimura, who started making coffee again, said, "Good work, everyone. Touka, can you tell Kaneki and Hinami that they can come out now?"
"Wait," said Koma, "so you know how that guy -was his name Amon? - talked about the 'Eye Patch?' Was it about...Kaneki?"
Touka nodded.
"Wow, I was thinking maybe it was Kaneki from his descriptions, but that's such a coincidence," said Koma.
"A bad coincidence, though," said Touka, "since Amon is the guy who Kaneki fought with the other day." So that guy has a new partner now, she thought.
"Ah, so that's why you went to the room in the back," said Irimi.
"Yes, I went to warn them not to come out. I'll go tell them right now that the investigators left," said Touka, and she opened the back door.
"Oh, I'll go turn the sign around to 'Closed,'" said Irimi, and she went out the front door.
Touka went out into the hallway and closed the back door. She walked to the room that Kaneki and Hinami were in and lightly knocked on the door, twice. When she opened it, she saw them sitting side by side on the sofa behind the table. They looked at Touka with a nervous expression, anxious to know how things went. When Touka came in earlier, they were reading a book; but that was now closed and set aside on the table. They probably didn't feel like reading anymore after I told them that "he" came, thought Touka.
"...You guys can come out now," said Touka, and she let go of the doorknob.
As she turned her back to them, Kaneki called, "Um...er, how was it?"
Touka stood still for a while, not facing them.
..."How was it?" It's not like I did anything...
"I didn't do anything. Irimi served the customers, Yoshimura made the drinks, and Koma and Irimi made the sandwiches," Touka explained in a low voice.
"Oh..." Kaneki scratched the back of his neck. "But...you must be tired. Get a good rest, okay?"
Touka was silent for a moment, but then started to speak in a small voice. "...The female customer..."
"Hm?"
"...She had naïve thoughts, just like you."
With that, she left. Kaneki stared at her, puzzled.
"I wonder if onee-chan is okay..." Hinami whispered to Kaneki, as Touka walked down the hallway. Kaneki stood up and gave her a hand.
"Let's go in the cafe. Oh, hey, Touka! The cafe isn't that way!"
"I know. I'm going to the bathroom!" Touka shouted angrily without looking back. She went around the corner of the hallway and opened and slammed the bathroom door shut.
After a few seconds of silence, Hinami uneasily took Kaneki's hand and stood up. Kaneki led her to Anteiku.