Tokyo Ghoul: Starting with the Twin Kamui

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Just as Uchiha Byakuya was about to leave the Mado family, he received a message.

That is, the CCG arranged a partner for him named Arima Kishou.

When he learned that he was going to be partnered with Kishou Arima, he couldn't help but feel a little incredulous.

Although the purpose of those behind the scenes in the CCG is unknown, partnering with Arima Kishou is not a bad thing for Uchiha Byakuya.

Because Arima Kishou is not a black-and-white character, in some ways, Arima Kishou's ideals are similar to his own, which is to change this terrible world.

That evening, Uchiha Byakuya met with Arima Kishou at the CCG headquarters in District 1.

“Uchiha, I am your next partner, Arima Kishou.”

Arima Kishou said expressionlessly and in a flat tone.

young Arima Kishou

Arima Kishou still had blue hair during this period, unlike in the original story where he had a full head of white hair. That's because Arima Kishou, who was 29 years old in the original story, had aged considerably.

Half-humans begin to age rapidly around their twenties, and their lifespan is basically nearing its end by their thirties. Therefore, the period between their teens and twenties is the peak physical period for half-humans.

Therefore... Arima Kishou's physical abilities are stronger during this period than in the original story, but he is not yet qualified to possess a high-level Quinque.

Arima Kishou was dressed in a white suit, with delicate features and glasses, giving him a refined and cultured air.

"Arima, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Uchiha Byakuya said calmly.

Neither he nor Arima Kishou were talkative, so after a brief self-introduction, they both fell silent.

Chapter 22 Yoshimura Eto's Test

Uchiha Byakuya and Arima Kishou briefly introduced themselves to each other.

He didn't tell Arima Kishou about his ideals or plans; it would be too hasty to start, and he certainly wouldn't be able to gain Arima Kishou's trust.

After all, Arima Kishou is still completely bound by the "V" organization behind the White Day Court, and it is impossible for him to easily betray the "V" organization.

So just let things develop naturally and gradually.

Not long after Uchiha Byakuya met Arima Kishou, the CCG assigned them an investigation mission, which was again an infiltration mission.

"Disguised as a high school student to infiltrate Seikiyo High School in the 13th ward...?" (P.S.: In Japan, "high school student" means high school student.)

Upon receiving information about the mission, Uchiha Byakuya was somewhat surprised.

Seiki High School, isn't that the school where the ghoul codenamed "Lantern" Mihana Reika goes?

Moreover, logically speaking, in this timeline, Sanbo Reika should have already been expelled by Arima Kishou.

It seems there have been some minor changes to the timeline, but it shouldn't affect the overall situation...

[Ding! The host has accepted a ghoul investigation mission to infiltrate Seiki High School, activating the hidden mission "Tokyo Ghoul Jack"!]

[Mission 1: Become a student at Seikiyo High School and join Fura Taishi's delinquent gang]

[Task Reward: 10 Attribute Points]

Just then, Uchiha Byakuya activated the relevant system task.

Of course he knew Fura Taishi. In the original story, he was already a senior investigator and had a friendship with Arima Kishou. It was when Arima Kishou infiltrated Seikiyo High School.

As for the delinquent group, it's because Fura Taishi was a delinquent during his school days and hung out with other delinquent boys and girls.

"The investigation will begin in three days. Arima and the others should prepare in advance."

At this moment, Uchiha Byakuya spoke to Arima Kishou.

"Um......"

Arima Kishou nodded slightly.

Afterwards, Uchiha Byakuya and Arima Kishou went about their own business.

Since the investigation mission will not officially begin for another three days, Uchiha Byakuya plans to return to work at the Shōei-sha in Ward 2 during this time.

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The following night, Uchiha Byakuya, who had just finished dinner at home, met Yoshimura Eto again.

It was Yoshimura Ai who took the initiative to come to him.

"Is Professor Takatsuki finished with her work?"

As he opened the door for Yoshimura Eto, Uchiha Byakuya asked.

"Well... that's why I'm here to refine the second edition of 'To Kafka'."

Fangcun Aite nodded.

The girl in front of him, Yoshimura Eto, was as well-behaved and cute as ever. It was impossible for an ordinary person to associate this pitiful and well-behaved girl with the SSS-class "One-Eyed Owl".

"Okay, Ms. Takatsuki, please come in."

Uchiha Byakuya pretended to know nothing, as if he had no idea that Yoshimura Eto was the "One-Eyed Owl".

However, he remained vigilant, though he didn't show it on his face.

Now that Yoshimura Eto knows he is a CCG investigator, given the extent of her hatred for the CCG, she might take action against him at any time.

The culprit responsible for the death of Eto Yoshimura's mother and forcing Eto to grow up in the cruel environment of Ward 24 is the "V" organization, which also has close ties with the CCG in secret...

Meanwhile, Yoshimura Eto was actually testing Uchiha Byakuya's reaction, trying to confirm that his identity as "One-Eyed Owl" had not been exposed.

Observing that Uchiha Byakuya's expression remained unchanged, no different from when she had interacted with her before, she basically understood what was going on.

It was almost impossible and unreasonable for the other party to know her true identity.

Therefore, Yoshimura Eto overlooked the slight possibility that Uchiha Byakuya's acting skills were perfect.

Yoshimura Eto didn't plan to attack Uchiha Byakuya either, because if she killed Uchiha Byakuya in this place, she would easily be investigated by the CCG and found out that she had been frequently in contact with Uchiha Byakuya recently, making her the prime suspect.

Moreover, she needed funding and wanted her work "To Kafka" to have a future, so killing Uchiha Byakuya would do more harm than good to her.

However, at that moment, Uchiha Byakuya's phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at the caller ID and saw it was "Arima Kishou," and felt slightly embarrassed, not expecting Arima Kishou to call him at this time.

However, this was not a big problem, and he answered the phone right in front of Yoshimura Eto.

If he showed hesitation, it would easily arouse Yoshimura Eto's suspicion. After all, Yoshimura Eto was just an "ordinary person." Why would he hesitate to answer the call from his investigator colleague in front of an ordinary person?

As soon as the call connected, Arima Kishou spoke up.

"Uchiha, we should meet up the day after tomorrow morning. Should we meet at the 1st District headquarters or the 2nd District branch?"

"No need for that, let's just meet up at the 13th District branch."

Uchiha Byakuya replied.

Seongcheong High School is located in Ward 13.

"Ok."

Arima Kishou hung up the phone abruptly and decisively.

But he inadvertently made things more difficult for Uchiha Byakuya.

If Uchiha Byakuya showed even the slightest abnormality in front of Yoshimura Eto, it would likely arouse the latter's suspicion.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and handled the situation well.

At this moment, Yoshimura Eto became even more certain that Uchiha Byakuya was unaware that the "One-Eyed Owl" who appeared in the 24th district that day was her.

She then asked Uchiha Byakuya, "Someone on the phone just now called you Uchiha Superior. Superior... does that mean Superior Investigator?"

"Yes, I am a senior investigator from the CCG. My colleague just called me."

Uchiha Byakuya replied calmly.

In this situation, there's no point in him being secretive with Yoshimura Eto; he might as well just be direct.

【Hate/h ...

"Oh... so Mr. Uchiha isn't just an editor, he's also a CCG ghoul investigator. That's amazing..."

At this moment, Yoshimura Aite sighed like an ordinary little girl.

"It's nothing. I originally infiltrated this publishing house as an editor to investigate ghouls, but I did become interested in the editor position, and I also discovered a genius writer like Ms. Takatsuki, so I decided to stay and continue working."

Uchiha Byakuya continued.

"Oh, I'm truly flattered..."

"I'm slightly surprised," said Yoshimura Aite.

She felt that what the other person was saying was probably true, since the other person had no other reason to patiently help her publish her work without knowing her true identity.

This surprisingly capable but scoundrel of an investigator is quite interesting...

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