Tokyo Ghoul: Starting with the Twin Kamui

"Huh?? I want one too?!"

The frustrated passenger immediately got off the bus, exclaiming, "This is such a hassle!"

But he forgot to close the driver's side window.

Taking advantage of the situation, Fangcun Aite quickly snatched the wallet from the driver's seat through the car window.

"He's the driver, so why am I being questioned too?"

"Huh? I didn't ask you any questions?"

While the passengers and police were still in a daze, Yoshimura Aite had already walked away with the wallet.

She fiddled with her wallet while humming a little tune; the money was enough for her to live a normal life for a while.

However, at that moment, a handsome young man with black hair and black eyes, and a slender figure walked towards them and stopped in front of Yoshimura Eto.

His expression and tone were calm, and he was wearing a black trench coat.

"Miss, taking someone else's wallet without permission is not a good thing, is it?"

Upon hearing these words, Yoshimura Eto stopped in his tracks, abruptly ceasing the little tune he was humming.

"......so?"

Yoshimura Ete's cute face turned cold.

Getting caught red-handed can be quite troublesome.

Even though she possessed immense strength, she dared not reveal her ghoul identity in public.

When she attacked the CCG branch, she deliberately concealed her appearance, determined not to let anyone see the true face of "One-Eyed Owl," otherwise she would be found by those "enemies" soon and would be doomed.

"So, this is my business card."

Uchiha Byakuya handed his business card to Yoshimura Eto.

After seeing Yoshimura Aite in person, I couldn't help but marvel at how petite she was. She looked to be only about 1.4 to 1.5 meters tall. Her hairstyle was still a slightly long, messy short haircut, but her features were very cute.

Her clothes were all rather old, but with her extremely high looks, she could wear anything and still look good.

As for why Uchiha Byakuya has black eyes, he certainly couldn't show his Mangekyou Sharingan in broad daylight, because the blood-red eyes of the Mangekyou could easily be mistaken for the ghoul's blood eyes.

Ghouls possess blood-red ghoul eyes, which are not found in normal humans. They usually blend into human society with normal eyes, but their eyes turn red when they fight.

The people in this world have no idea what the Mangekyou Sharingan is. Once they see Uchiha Byakuya's Mangekyou Sharingan, their first reaction will definitely be that it is the ghoul's ghoul eye.

Furthermore, his identity as a half-human from the White Court is quite unique and will bring him great trouble, or even death.

Fortunately, the system initially granted him the privilege of freely "switching" his Mangekyou Sharingan on and off. When it was off, it was his normal black eye. Although he couldn't use eye techniques, he still possessed the basic abilities of the Mangekyou Sharingan, such as perception far beyond that of ordinary people.

Furthermore, it does not consume RC cell value or pupil power when turned off.

If you want to use a pupil technique, the Mangekyou Sharingan will automatically appear.

However, there is a way to deal with this, it's just a bit complicated...

"What...?"

Fangcun Aite was initially confused about what the other party wanted, but after looking at the business card carefully, he realized that it looked somewhat familiar.

This looks like the business card design of an editor from the "Xiangying Publishing House".

As for the business card that the short-sighted editor had given her, she had long since thrown it away. Such a worthless thing was of no use to her, and she knew that there was absolutely no point in working with that short-sighted editor again.

"My name is Uchiha Byakuya. I'm a new editor at Shoei Publishing House. I've already read your manuscript and I really like it, so I came here specifically to see you."

Uchiha Byakuya stated his purpose directly.

"Ah...is that so...?"

Upon learning that the other party was an editor from Xiangying Publishing House and had taken a liking to his manuscript, the coldness on Yoshimura Aite's face immediately disappeared.

"In short, I hope to help your work be published successfully, and I also want to make you a first-class writer."

Uchiha Byakuya continued, "But... if in the future, it's going to be a real headache if a top-tier writer's past theft is exposed."

"......All right."

After hesitating for a moment, Yoshimura Aite compromised.

Compared to the small amount of money she stole, she would much rather have her hard-earned works signed and even published.

As for becoming a first-rate writer... she dared not think about it, and felt it was completely unrealistic. She thought it would be good enough to earn a little money.

Creating art is Yoshimura Aite's only source of spiritual sustenance and joy.

She was quite happy to be recognized.

But if the other party is here to deceive and fool her... then she will definitely kill and eat them one day!

Chapter 4 Miss Yoshimura, nice to meet you

After making up his mind, Fangcun Aite returned the way he came.

Fortunately, the passenger and driver were still arguing with the police, and she hadn't gone far. Taking advantage of the opportunity, she quickly put her wallet back in its original place through the car window.

Then he walked away nonchalantly as if nothing had happened.

"I've returned the wallet, so when do you plan to sign the contract with me?"

Walking back to Uchiha Byakuya, Yoshimura Eto spoke frankly.

She wanted to confirm whether the other person was sincere or just fooling or playing a trick on her.

“If you have nothing else to do, we can go back to the publishing house now to sign the publishing agreement.”

Uchiha Byakuya replied.

"OK......"

Yoshimura Aite was slightly surprised; the other party was really serious...

At that moment, Uchiha Byakuya took Yoshimura Eto's manuscript out of his bag. "Your manuscript is with me. Should I keep it for you temporarily, or should I return it to you first?"

When the other party took out the manuscript, Yoshimura Aite discovered that her stack of manuscripts had been carefully packaged to prevent them from getting scattered and to make them easier to store.

Yoshimura Ete once again felt the other party's sincerity.

Her trust in Uchiha Byakuya immediately increased.

"I'll leave it to you for safekeeping."

Yoshimura Etto immediately replied.

"Ok."

Uchiha Byakuya nodded slightly and put the manuscript back into his bag.

He then set off back to Shoeisha, with Yoshimura Eto silently following behind him.

On the surface, this little girl looks so well-behaved and cute that no one could possibly associate her with the extremely brutal SSS-class ghoul "One-Eyed Owl".

Only Uchiha Byakuya, being a transmigrator, could know everything.

............

Uchiha Byakuya and Yoshimura Eto returned to the Shōei-sha together.

When Uchiha Byakuya entered the office to get the contract to sign with Yoshimura Eto, Shiono Shunji, who was standing nearby, immediately noticed his behavior.

"Uchiha-san, have you already set your sights on a writer you want to collaborate with?"

Shunji Shiono asked out of curiosity.

"Yes, she's the author of the manuscript that Shiono-senpai just gave me. I think she has a lot of potential."

Uchiha Byakuya replied.

"oh oh......"

Shunji Shiono didn't react at first. "Eh?! Are you serious? That's a middle school student, and the number of contracts you can get during your internship is limited. You can't be too careless with each one if you want to pass the internship assessment."

Actually, this was well-intentioned advice. From his perspective, it would only waste a spot for Uchiha Byakuya, and if the publishing house suffered serious losses, Uchiha Byakuya's internship would be over.

However, Shunji Shiono was unaware that Eto Yoshimura was waiting outside the office at that moment.

She also overheard the conversation between Uchiha Byakuya and Shiono Shunji.

The editor's poor judgment in his attitude towards her manuscript still left her feeling helpless, but one thing he said made her take it to heart.

It seems this manuscript of mine will affect that new editor's future...

"I know, thank you for your advice, Shiono-senpai, but I still trust my gut feeling."

Uchiha Byakuya said firmly.

"...Okay, good luck then."

Faced with the stubborn Uchiha Byakuya, Shiono Shunji felt there was no need to say anything more.

It's normal for someone who's new to the job.

Who hasn't been full of youthful vigor and ambition?

After being tested by reality enough, you'll naturally understand everything.