Chapter 23 - A New Purpose

Punch! Kick! Punch! Kick!

He had never felt this inspiration ever since he told his mother he will help her gain more money. He had a purpose now, not just by working for her mother but a purpose to all those people to meet each other.

Hairu, Arima, Furuta and….. Rize

Kaneki passes a hand through his forehead while closing his eyes. He doesn't know why, but every time he thinks of Rize, he always has a headache. Maybe it is the stress getting over him? Since he was the last one who saw her alive...

Besides that other person…

Wait….

Hold on…

Did he see another person looking at Rize that day?

Kaneki bends his chest slightly to the front while putting a hand over his stomach, another hand resting on his forehead. Kaneki opened his eyes and stretched himself up, to look in front of him. He puts a hand on the punching bag he had in front of him. His gaze wanders around the gym, where some people were training in their respective spaces.

'What am I thinking about….?' he thinks to himself. He wanders his gaze everywhere, trying to find the topic he was thinking about. Alright, first he was thinking of how much he enjoyed having a day with his mother, then he thought about how he wanted to help Arima, right?

Yeah…. And afterward, he wanted to reunite all Arima's family members, right?

Yeah, that was the thing he wanted to do. Kaneki nods to himself and smiles. He decides to resume his training with the punching bag he had in front of him. He jumps a little, while he puts his arms, ready to punch the bag. He punches side by side, making the bag move side to side. He makes little jumps, while he kicks the punching bag, with his left and right legs.

While he was doing his normal routine. He was wondering how he will even manage to group Arima's family and solve their problems. Because if it was just grouping them, he could just reunite those people, but he knows meeting each other, won't be the thing that unites them again. He needed to find the problem that made Arima's siblings be separated in the first place.

He knows there's a problem between them, and he wants to help. He knows that Arima as a kid lived in Kantei based on the photograph Shinohara had on his house. Just like his other siblings… And he knows that the only people who live in Kantei were people related to the prime minister. So, if he wanted to find the solution, did he need to find information, by interrogating Shinohara?

But that can't be so easily done, since he knows Shinohara wouldn't give him that information, especially if it's related to the prime minister. All of these thoughts were invading his head, while he did his routine on the punching bag. He didn't hear Shachi entering the gym while he observed everyone doing their thing, while after some time, he fixed his gaze, toward his direction.

"Oi kid…" Shachi screams in his direction. Kaneki puts the punching bag to the side and looks at Shachi.

"Today…." Shachi says as he walks his way towards him. "I feel your kai getting stronger. Do you find your inner Kai?"

Now that Shachi was in front of him, putting his arms across his chest. Kaneki stares at him and smiles, he nods.

"Yeah, I did Shachi sensei!"

Shachi nods and drags Kaneki by the collar of his shirt. They walk near the small boxing ring they had in the middle. The both of them entered, Shachi called someone to be the referee of their fight. The people who were around the gym started gathering outside near the boxing ring, to witness the fight.

Someone had to toss white boxing bandages to Shachi. Shachi grabbed them and started wrapping the bandages around each hand of his. Kaneki put himself in the starting position, raising both of his arms near his mouth.

They start, Kaneki throws a punch towards the left side of Shachi, Shachi dodges it. Shachi then proceeded to move his fist down and punch him in the stomach. While Kaneki took the blow, he took some steps backward, but then proceeded to throw a punch at Shachi's shoulders. Shachi flinches at the sudden hit on his shoulders, but then he throws a punch to the right side of Kaneki's shoulder, which Kaneki dodges, with a smile on his face.

Shachi quickly wipes the smile on Kaneki's face, when he once again punches him on the stomach. Shachi walks backward, still keeping his gaze at Kaneki's movements. Kaneki grunts, but decides to throw a kick towards Shachi right shoulder, throwing out of balance Shachi and losing the momentum, while he walks backward.

Kaneki at that moment decided to throw a punch towards Shachi's left shoulder and then right shoulder, then a kick on Shachi's stomach. Shachi grunts, but keeps looking at him. Kaneki walks backward but keeps his hands near his chest. Shachi fastly kicks him, right in the shoulder. Kaneki manages to semi dodge the kick when he bends down a little.

While he bends down a little, Kaneki took the opportunity to punch Shachi on the stomach, which Shachi took. In the process of Shachi, still recovering from the punch he gave him. Kaneki decided to Kick Shachi on the right shoulder, with his right leg, but Shachi took the opportunity to kick his leg to the left side. Making Kaneki lose balance, from his left leg. Then Shachi proceeded to take Kaneki's left leg and kick his feet. Making Kaneki fall into the boxing ring floor.

While Kaneki stood there on the boxing ring floor. Everyone clapped and made a hooray sound. Shachi stood there, clapping for him, with a proud smile. Kaneki at that moment never had realized how powerful he was in the moment. Realizing that even if he didn't win against Shachi, he knew deep down. Shachi was proud of him and so the rest of the gym.

Not because he can now punch, but the fact that he was getting more confident. And the people in this gym, surely help him grow, especially Shachi. While he was on the floor, he wondered if he wanted to involve Shachi. Since he was the one who helped her and he is now helping him.

While Shachi extended a hand towards him, Kaneki took it and stood himself up again. Shachi patted his shoulders, then walked away. While Kaneki looks at Shachi's back. He was in and out, in his decision on including Shachi in his search. In the end, he decided that he would find her, dead or alive. It could be more beneficial to him if he could find her alive. So Shachi could see her again, after all, he misses her a lot. Even despite her not being his own blood, he cares for her, like she was his own daughter.

Sometimes, he gets amazed at how people can form bonds, whey they aren't even related by blood. Of course, this is not his first time seeing this, since he has this bond with Hide, who he adores like he was his own brother, but the way Shachi forms his bond with Rize. Saving a girl from a desperate situation and even allowing her back, when she left and came back, is such a dedication. That not even family members have by their own blood and seeing Shachi doing that, is really beautiful and pure.

After all his thinking, he knew he had to do everything he could.

He had a purpose now.

After he showered himself in the gym, he went to have some snacks and then went back to his work. While he was at work, all of the staff members took notice of his new smile, even Koma noted how confident he looks nowadays.

He couldn't help to grin to himself. It really is beautiful when someone compliments the changes you have on yourself.

"Is it just me or Kan Kan, is more…. You know, he looks more, brighter?" Says Saiko.

"Yeah, even his whole aura, has totally changed. I wonder what had to happen to be this way?" Says Irimi.

"Maybe someone confessed to him?" Koma says as he enters the room when they are in. Irimi and Saiko glare at Koma. Koma looks at them and sweats. "What, don't blame me, when I just state the facts, besides Kaneki kun, is a popular boy. I bet he gets confessions all the time." Koma says, with both of his hands raised.

Kaneki, who was looking in the distance, didn't quite hear while the others were talking about him. While he looks at a wall, with his mouth slightly opened, he hears someone clapping their hands in his direction.

"Earth talking with Kan Kan."

Kaneki flinches for a moment and fastly looks at Saiko, who was on the other side of the table. His eyes became bigger. He looks to the side and looks at Irimi, who was resting her arms on a chair nearby. While Koma was at the entrance of the room, leaning on the door frame.

"Yeah…?" Kaneki says as he looks at everyone.

Saiko stares at him, rolling her eyes, while Irimi crosses her arms near her chest. The front door rings, Koma flinches and stares at Irimi, they both look at each other and waved goodbye at them.

"Sorry, I pace out…" Kaneki says as he looks at Saiko.

Saiko pouted while looking at him. Saiko shakes her side to side and writes once more in the notebook. Kaneki awkwardly smiles at her, while looking at her notebook. He widened his gaze and slightly touched Saiko's notebook. Saiko looks at him and then at the floor.

"You haven't even started to do the exercises? I thought you were done by now.."

"Ughhhh" Saiko rested her head on the table. "I know that Kan Kan, b-but…"

"But what?"

"Well I was starting the first exercise and I wanted to confirm something and you pace out and I was trying to call you, but you never responded."

Kaneki looks at her while squinting his eyes. 'Not this time, Saiko', he thought to himself.

"Don't give me excuses, Saiko. The first problem, I explain all of what you needed to do, we even make exercises together, so you can do this exercise alone."

Saiko pouted and closed her eyes. "I know Kan Kan, but I was worried…."

"No Saiko, you're making excuses because you don't want to do your homework. Remember Saiko, you told me that you were in the last position on the list of the class. Your teachers even warn you. You need to take this seriously…"

Saiko gritted her teeth and nodded. She grabs her pen and starts resolving her first problem. Kaneki pats her on the back while smiling. He knew deep down that he was getting a little intense on Saiko, but he couldn't help it. After all, Yoshimura gave him permission to tutor Saiko, during his working hours. The only warning Yoshimura had told him if his coworkers were busy, he needed to help them.

Yoshimura was too good for his own good.

That's why he didn't want to waste more time with Saiko. I mean, he is glad he could give her some tutoring, but he didn't want to overpass Yoshimura's kindness.

While Kaneki was observing Saiko during her exercises, his thoughts wandered on the recent events he had a few days ago. He couldn't help the overwhelming feeling of confusion he had at Kirishima's Pet Shop. How could he forget such an important thing like him being in the hospital, it's really crazy to him.

What is crazier, is that he even forgot how he met Hirako and Arima. Did he casually forget how he met them? Or was it gradually? Kaneki looks at Saiko, whose eyes scan the notebook, with a pout on her face.

If he had collapsed, he would have gone to the hospital, and some people would have visited him. Then that means, Saiko and the others visited him? He wanted to ask Saiko, but at the same time, he didn't want her to make her worry. What he needed to do, is to vaguely ask some questions, while not pressuring her.

"Saiko…."

"Yeah…?"

"I just remembered the time I was in the hospital…."

"Yeah! Don't even get me started, when Mutsuki and Aura told us, you had collapsed. We rushed to the hospital, it was a horrifying experience."

Whatever happened to him, was it that bad?

Kaneki nods, while not looking desperately at Saiko.

"Yeah.. it really was that bad, or was it?" Kaneki says as he squints his eyes towards Saiko. Saiko flinches at his response and sighs.

"Yeah, it was just Atrial…. Um… Atrial… what….wait…" Saiko says, as she looks up and then grabs her phone. "I remember Mutsuki had taken a photo of your hospital document and sent it to the group chat. I hope I didn't have it erased….."

"They did what?" Kaneki widened his eyes, as he slightly raised his voice towards Saiko. Saiko was still tapping her phone, ignoring what Kaneki had said. She smiled and put the phone in front of him. Kaneki was still taken back by what Saiko just said, he looks at Saiko's phone screen. He scanned through the photo and said "Atrial Tachycardia". Then he scanned the bottom letters of the doctor's comment.

'When the patient was admitted, they had an unusual heartbeat. Their heartbeat was strong and quick. It had been stated that after he was admitted, he fainted. When they were calling the emergency on him, his heartbeat was still the same. For that reason, it was recommended to the guardian of the patient, to intern the patient for a night, in case another similar attack happened'

'Sign by Dr. Kanou.'

'Wait… now he kind of remembers being in the hospital. Yeah, he even remembers two girls, were they twins? I think they were, and they were… twins…. Right? Were they associated with the doctor?' Kaneki thought to himself, all the memories were coming back to him. Well partially, because the only thing he remembers, is that he met Hirako but that's it, after that, he doesn't remember anything.

Well, the talk with Hirako was in the night. So, perhaps he is not forgetting anything important.

"Many people came to visit me…." Kaneki says as he takes the phone from Saiko's hand. Saiko flinches and nods. "Yeah, you got many gifts…."

Kaneki nodded and smiled at Saiko. He taps on her cellphone, he nods and gives her the cellphone. Saiko who was staring at him reluctantly takes her cellphone from his hands. When she takes it and examines her gallery. She widens her gaze and stares at him, surprise.

Kaneki just smiles at her. Saiko lowered her head. "Um…. why do you era-"

"Is not good to stalk people…" Kaneki cuts Saiko's sentence short.

"Um… but…"

"But what Saiko…?" Kaneki raises his voice. Saiko flinches and shakes her head side to side quickly. She then lowers her gaze to look at her notebook.

After a while, Saiko was done with the hour of tutoring, so he walked her back to the entrance door. "Kan Kan, thank you so much! You really saved me there, I feel like my brain is getting bigger." Saiko closes her eyes, while her hands are in her head, then she extends them to the side. "-Every time I'm with you!"

"Haha… don't say that!" Kaneki says as he opens the door for her. Saiko walks out, she turns around and waves at him. "Thank you Kan Kan sensei, I will treat you to some pastries next time." Kaneki nods and smiles at her.

"Saiko…"

Saiko stops and turns around to face him. She tilts her head to the side. "Yeah?"

"I will send a video to you, please when you open it, make sure all of your friends see it. Are you going to promise that?"

Saiko nods and gives him a thumbs up. "You know what, if you don't trust me, just send it to me. I will text you when we have a group chat this night, is that alright?" Saiko says. Kaneki nods, smiling at her.

While Saiko was nowhere to be found, Kaneki went to the staff bathroom and recorded the video. He looked at the video and nodded to himself, he would wait for the confirmation of Saiko. As he was done he decided to return to his normal work routine.

When he was done with his work schedule, he waved goodbye at everyone from the cafe shop, with a big smile. While he was outside the cafe, he closed the door after him. He walks some steps wondering if he could grab a snack while going to his house.

Kaneki was so entangled by his own thoughts, that he didn't notice when someone hugged him from the front. Kaneki looks to the front and notices Suzuya. Suzuya with a smile invites Kaneki to 'Tokyo Dome City'. Suzuya explained to him, he had tickets for a show that he and another friend wanted to go to, but his 'friend' canceled at the last minute.

Of course, Kaneki knew he was lying, but Kaneki didn't lie when he was amused by the idea of going to a special event, regardless, if he was interested in the event or not. So there he was, following Suzuya, when he himself dug his own grave.

Upon arriving at the special event. Kaneki didn't know that the special event was a haunted house. He didn't like these haunted houses, he hated them, but of course, Suzuya persuaded him into coming to the haunted house.

Kaneki read the title of the house, and it was called "Baby in Hell'. Kaneki grunted, on the other hand, Suzuya claimed, he was a big fan of the maker of these haunted houses. He claimed this was his first time, coming to a haunted house, made by him.

Kaneki wasn't that attracted to this, if it made matters worse, Suzuya told him he would protect him.

Being protected by a teenager….

Well… It's not the first time, someone protected him in a haunted house. In his high school years, Hide always encouraged him to enter, while he protected him. It was embarrassing for sure but looking back, he felt really good that Hide encouraged him to try things, without crossing the line. Now reflecting on what was happening to him, he actually felt good, that are people coming into his life, trying to encourage him, to try new things.

Just like Hide did to him.

During the event, they had to walk by a hallway. There was no light, and the only source of light they had, was a flashlight that the staff members provided them. Kaneki walked in front of Suzuya, he inspected the hallway they were walking, there was fog everywhere, there were some tree branches plastered on the walls.

Kaneki heard some owl noises and turned around to see Suzuya smiling while looking at the walls. 'Well… someone is having fun.' he thought to himself. He turned himself to the front, to continue walking, right in the corner, he saw a table, with red cloth on it. On top of it, it had a letter. He turns around to see Suzuya, but Suzuya wasn't there. He flinches and looks in front of him. Suzuya was in front of him, grabbing the letter.

Kaneki gulp. "What does it say?" Kaneki says as he puts the flashlight everywhere. "I don't know… I can't see…" says Suzuya. Kaneki nods, and walks towards Suzuya, he puts the flashlight in front of the paper Suzuya was holding.

The paper was blank but when Kaneki pointed in a corner, it revealed some bloody kanji on it. Kaneki flinches, stepping back. Suzuya just laughs and proceeds to read.

"I need to give it… please, it's all yours…"

Kaneki raises one eyebrow. "What is that supposed to mean?" Kaneki says, suddenly something runs across their feet.

"Ahhhh! What the fuck was that?!"

Kaneki screamed and dropped the flashlight. Suzuya laughs and grabs the flashlight. "Oh, it's a kid's train," Suzuya says. Suzuya grabs Kaneki's hand, and they continue walking. "I didn't know you had a pouty mouth, Kaneki kun." Kaneki shakes his head and puts a hand over his chest.

"Please, don't make fun of me… that scary thing got the worst of me…"

While they walked in another hallway, that had red lights coming from the ground, skulls heads, and bodies plastered on the wall. Kaneki was looking around, so nothing can surprise him. He didn't mind that Suzuya grabs his hand, the only thing he wanted is to leave this place.

While they observe if they need some clues or whatnot. They didn't notice something was following them. Kaneki heard some laughing behind his back. Kaneki gulped and turned around, he didn't see anything, and just when he turned around, his gaze went to the floor and saw a woman staring intensely at him. She was laying on her stomach, hands extended to the front.

Kaneki widened his gaze.

"Ahhhhhhh!" Kaneki screams, making Suzuya flinch and turn around. Just when Suzuya wanted to speak, Kaneki cuts him off and runs with him to the other left hallway. While they entered the hallway, they were stopped by a red curtain. Kaneki takes his hand out of Suzuya's grip. He turns around and indicates the red curtain. Suzuya nods and opens it. While they walk a black and empty hallway, they hear a baby crying.

Both of them flinch, and look at each other, while they turn around to see in their front, a light shine at the end of the hallway. It was a woman, with a white kimono, her hair was tied up in a bun, some of her front hair was parted to one side. She had an anguished look on her face while looking up. Her hands were placed to the side, hands stretched out. In a basket in front of her, there was a baby doll.

Suzuya gulps and walks his way towards the baby. Kaneki follows after him. When they were approaching the baby, the cries of the baby started getting louder and more wreaking to hear. Kaneki gritted his teeth, while he closed one-eyed. Suzuya puts his hands on his ears, closing his eyes. "Arghh… I can't stand it…."

Kaneki, still with his hands on his ears, walks to inspect the baby. He extended his hand and touched the baby's stomach.

"DON'T TOUCH THE BABY!" The woman in front of them yells. Kaneki screams, making all of his body tenses up. He almost fell but was stopped with Suzuya's hand on his back.

The woman returns to her normal pose.

Kaneki sighs.

Goodbye, the confidence he thought he had gained in the gym, now the confidence was long gone.

"The baby stopped crying for a second…" Suzuya exclaims, he removes his hands from Kaneki's back, he approaches the baby, who once again, starts crying louder. He grabs it quickly, not making the woman wake up. The baby stopped crying in Suzuya's hands, Suzuya gave Kaneki the flashlight.

"I think we need to return the baby to their mother…" Kaneki says.

"You think so?" Suzuya says as he raises one eyebrow.

"Yeah, I think the baby was crying in front of that woman. I don't think that woman was his real mother…" Kaneki motions his flashlight towards the lady. "Or perhaps…" Suzuya approaches the lady. "She took the child that wasn't hers…and now feels guilty for taking it? Hence the reason why it gets so defensive when people try to touch the baby?"

"Why do you think that?"

"That's how Shinohara and his wife rescue me…" Suzuya says, as he smiles at him, and then back to the baby. Kaneki flinches at his response, he begins to feel uneasy. 'Oh hell', he thinks to himself. "Okay, little guy, let's get to see where your real mommy is," Suzuya says, as he looks down at the baby. They walk along the hallway when they hear a lady crying. This woman was sitting down on the floor, tears falling from her eyes, wearing a red kimono. She had short black hair, tied up to one side.

"Oh my baby, my baby…. Please…. Where is it?" She whimpers.

Suzuya was right. They both turn around to see each other, they nod. While both of them approached the lady. A woman from where they came from, loudly screamed. They both flinch and look at their back. The woman they saw earlier came back, she extended her hand.

"The baby is mine. I need to regain my youth. Her mother sacrificed to me. Now Immortal human, give it to me." The woman says.

"No, I won't," Kaneki says, as he takes the baby from Suzuya's hands. Suzuya surprises and looks at Kaneki. Kaneki gives the baby to the lady, who is sitting on the floor. He then returns to faze the woman, in front of him. "If you want a soul… so badly, then, take my soul instead…"

The woman laughs and looks at him. "You want to trade souls with the baby?"

"Yeah, If you promise that you will leave off the hook this family, and my friend"

"Date…" Suzuya interrupts. Kaneki flinches at his response, but he continues with his sentence. "-my friend…" The woman laughs and nods. "Very well then!" The lights go off, and they hear some rumbling noises, Kaneki grabs Suzuya. "Suzuya, are you okay?" Kaneki grabs his hand. Kaneki's heart was beating fast, each second they stood there, not knowing what was to come.

Suddenly, the room was filled with lights. They looked around to see the room, but the two women were gone from the room. Suddenly they hear a flute, a door opens in front of the hallway. It appeared a beautiful woman, dressed in an ornate, colorful kimono, and flowing scarves that wrap loosely around her body.

"Gentleman, you have won the game…."

Kaneki widened his eyes, looking at her. Suzuya nods to himself while looking at him. "Just like dad had said, he is too pure for this world…" Suzuya whispers. Kaneki flinches and looks back at him. "What…?"

"Nothing…"

While they walk away from the haunted house. He hears a notification from his cellphone, he opens his cellphone and Saiko has just texted him. Kaneki grin, while looking at his phone. Suzuya, who was walking in front of Kaneki, stops his tracks and looks back at him. He blankly stares at him.

Kaneki sends the video to Saiko, he looks to the front to see Suzuya staring at him, with a smile. He puts a hand in front of his face, signaling a wait motion. Kaneki waits for a confirmation that Saiko has already seen the video in the gallery. Saiko messages him, she already receives it. Kaneki nods and puts the cellphone in his pocket.

"Sorry Suzuya, I was just answering a text and making sure the person got the answer I want," Kaneki says, as he walks towards Suzuya. "What were you saying?" Kaneki says as he smiles at him.

Suzuya, still smiling at him, looks at him.

"Hey, I heard from a big buff bird. That you went to my house…"

"Oh… yeah. I did."

"You know… you shouldn't get so attached to that Arima…" Suzuya looks down, putting his hands behind his back. He then looks back at Kaneki. "Is not good for you…"

"What….. " Kaneki raises one eyebrow. "Why?"

Suzuya opens his mouth, his eyes wander to the side. "I don't know, that's what Shinohara said…'' Suzuya closes his mouth and his gaze returns to look at him. "But you know…." Suzuya puts a hand in front of him, and one in his hip. Suzuya's face turns somewhat purple from his forehead, his eyes are getting darker, his smile turns into a devilish smile.

Kaneki steps back, his heart beating fast.

"Sometimes, I don't follow his rules and you shouldn't as well"

Meanwhile in Saiko's house.

Saiko, who was moving her camera to the right position, puts on her headset and begins the video call with her friends. "Alright, are you ready to see the video that Kan kan sent us…?"

"Yeah… just put it out already…" says Shirazu.

"Alright….!" Saiko says, as she moves her cursor on her computer, she clicks on an icon of 'sharing screens" "Hey, you had better not have seen the video before us…" says Mutsuki, as he is shown on the screen getting angry.

"Yeah, Saiko!" Says Aura.

Saiko giggles and shakes her head. "Nah, don't worry guys… hey, are you seeing the screen now?"

Everyone said 'yes'. Saiko clicks on the video to start. It appears Kaneki smiling while talking. Everyone on the quinx squad smile, looking at Kaneki smiling, while he talks, that they didn't notice that sound was off. The one who noticed was Higemaru since he liked Kaneki's voice. "Um… Saiko chan, I can't hear Kaneki…"

Saiko flinches while opening her mouth. She pauses the video quickly and clicks on the tab of 'audio'. "Sorry guys…" Saiko says, as she clicks on another button of 'share audio'. She presses the video and hears Kaneki. She pauses it again and nods to herself. She clicks once again and leans back on her chair.

They all look at their screen, looking at the video, It appears Kaneki smiling, waving to the camera. "Hello quinx squad…" Some of them wave while smiling at their screen. "So, the other day I had forgotten something really important, but you know what? With your help, I remember so, thank you for that!"

"You're welcome…" says Aura and Mutsuki, in a tiny voice, smiling to their screen.

"Either way, now that I remember all that I needed. I want you guys to make me a favor, right?" Kaneki tilted his head to the side.

Some of them nodded, while others said. "Anything for you…"

"I want you to erase all those pictures and data that I Never share with you."

They all flinch.

"I am aware that you have been sharing information of me, without my consent. Rather, you have been stalking me, if you really are my friends, you will delete those things, right?" Kaneki stops smiling while he glares.

"If you don't erase that data, then you should consider that we are no longer friends with each other. I don't care if you get angry, but being this obsessive over someone, to the point of stalking them is unhealthy, and it's better, I, as an adult, can stop these toxic behaviors you guys have. Well then, bye-bye and have a good day"

The video finishes and all the quinx members stare at their screen, with a surprised expression.

While Kaneki was walking towards his home, he heard some clicking noises, he greeted Chie, who was hiding in the bushes, as well as Shachi, who was standing on top of a pole. Kaneki puts his hands inside of his pockets. He still was uneasy about what Suzuya said to him. The fact that Shinohara with just a meeting took note of Kaneki's behavior at the gathering, had surprised him in many ways.

Well… he surely lives as his job title, doesn't he? Well, even if Shinohara analyzes his movements, he won't stop. Just like Suzuya had told him, after all. Some warnings need to be overtaken if he wants things to be done, right?

Now he was thinking about how he will manage to meet all Arima's siblings. Furuta is easy, even though he hadn't texted him, he can manage to call him and ask him to come. He knows he can easily contact the girl, Hairu since Ui knows her well. The thing is Arima, who is always having trips. Maybe one day, he can vaguely text Arima, when he is around Tokyo, so he, and the others could meet. But the difficulty in all of this is Rize.

But talking about her…. He didn't know about her whereabouts, other than just thinking about her makes him have a constant headache. He knows Shachi, was with Rize from time to time, but that's it. The man doesn't even know where she is.

Kaneki opens the gate of his house and greets Hooguro, Shousei, Naki, and Miza. All of them were arguing in his garden. As he opens the door of his house, he takes his shoes off and puts on some slippers. He announces his arrival while being greeted by Tsukiyama. Upon arriving in the kitchen, he greets Ui, who was sitting on a chair, across the kitchen table. His mother greets him and all of the three have dinner.

After a while, all the people, who were outside his garden, joined them to talk. Kaneki walks away, stating he is getting sleepy, he wishes all of them goodnight, he takes a bath and goes to sleep.

Author's note:

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