Tokyo Ghoul: Starting with the Twin Kamui

"You big idiot Taichi, all you ever think about are other girls!"

Sasada Qiu finally caught up.

While she was complaining, she couldn't help but feel secretly pleased, because now Taiji wouldn't be thinking about Sanbo all the time.

Next, Uchiha Byakuya went with these two idiots.

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Arima Kishou escorted Miha Reika home as if it were a routine matter.

"Arima-kun~ Sanba-kun~"

Not far from the school gate, a girl who seemed to be in the same class greeted Arima Kishou and Minami Reika.

"Kobayashi."

Arima Kishou remembered the girl's name; he had already memorized the names of all his classmates when he first enrolled.

Of course, Miho Reika also greeted Kobayashi-kun very warmly.

However, right after that, Xiaolin suddenly asked a rather pointed question.

"Arima-kun, I think I saw you and Sanba-kun coming to school together today, and even going home together after school, so... I'm wondering if you two have started dating?"

Chapter 37 The Heartfelt Words of Sanbo Lihua

Kobayashi's question caught Sanbo Reika off guard for a moment.

Xiaolin was wearing glasses, with the tip of her right index finger touching the lower edge of the frame. Although she was petite, she looked like a detective.

They're obviously here to gossip.

"..."

Arima Kishou remained silent and did not react in any other way.

"No, no, I'm not dating Arima-kun."

Sanbo Lihua immediately denied it with a smile.

"Really? I thought Arima and Sanba were dating so quickly."

Xiaolin was somewhat surprised.

"We're not dating. Arima and I just go to and from school together because we live on the same route."

Sanbo Lihua offered an explanation.

"I see......"

Kobayashi nodded slightly, then leaned close to Miha Reika's ear and whispered, "But seriously, Arima is so handsome, and he's already very popular in class right after transferring here. From what I've observed, girls in other classes are starting to get interested in him. I think Miha Reika should seize the opportunity."

"This...I can't do it..."

Sanbo Lihua smiled awkwardly, looking somewhat embarrassed.

She really couldn't do it.

Because she is a ghoul, and Arima is a ghoul investigator, they are destined enemies.

And she's going to be locked up in a ghoul internment facility next week.

Xiao Lin adjusted her glasses and said, "Don't say you can't do it. If someone beats you to it, it'll be too late."

"..."

Arima Kishou, who was standing nearby, was speechless for a moment.

Even though Kobayashi and Miho Reika were speaking very quietly, he could still hear some of it.

This left him speechless, and he could only wait for Kobayashi and Miha Reika to finish speaking first.

"I know, stop talking, Arima-kun already heard everything."

Sanbo Rika wanted to get out of this awkward topic.

"It's actually better if Arima overhears this unintentionally; it will definitely help your progress."

Kobayashi said, "But I don't have time to bother you anymore. I have to go and 'interview' Uchiha next. He's also a very popular transfer student at school recently."

Finally free, Sanbo Lihua sighed.

Arima Kishou remained unresponsive and silent, as if he hadn't heard anything at all.

But the atmosphere was still a bit awkward. After all, Miha Reika wasn't stupid. She knew that Arima-kun must have heard it, but he probably kept quiet to avoid upsetting her.

The awkward atmosphere lasted for a while before Miha Reika suddenly spoke up: "Arima-kun must really hate ghouls, and Kobayashi-kun is really something... though I can't blame her, since she probably never imagined I was a ghoul..."

There were hardly any people around at that moment, which is why she dared to say such a sensitive word as "ghoul".

In her opinion, Arima-kun becoming a CCG investigator at such a young age must be because he hates ghouls, and perhaps his family members were killed by ghouls, which is why he vowed to join the CCG.

"Hate ghouls? I wouldn't say so..."

Arima Kishou then said...

As a half-human, he himself has ghoul blood, so he neither hates ghouls nor likes humans.

Whether he likes or hates ghouls is meaningless, because he can only obey the orders of the "V" organization.

Moreover, the CCG and "V" organization he serves are not simply a matter of human or ghoul factions; the complex relationship between them is far more complex than a simple conflict between humans and ghouls.

"Eh......?"

Sanbo Lihua was immediately surprised.

Surprisingly, Arima denied it.

"But whether I hate it or not, I am a ghoul investigator."

Arima Takashi said calmly.

The deeper meaning of this statement is that, no matter what, he will only act according to the orders of the "V" organization.

"I know, but I'm surprised that Arima-kun doesn't dislike me."

Sanbo Lihua smiled happily.

"..."

Arima Kishou remained silent.

"Arima-kun... Actually, I love school the most. I long for the kind of life where I can play and study like a normal human girl."

Reika Miho chuckled self-deprecatingly, "It's ridiculous that a ghoul who sees humans as food wants to live like a human, isn't it?"

Arima Kishou remained silent, simply staring expressionlessly at Miha Reika.

"Of course, I'm not saying this to gain Arima's sympathy. If I wanted to, I should have said it from the beginning."

Reika Sanbo stopped and turned to meet Kishou Arima's eyes. "By the way, those guys who were speeding around on motorcycles that night, I think they were Fura's friends. They were very precious to me when nothing was happening, but they were so noisy and disturbed my peaceful life, so I just wanted to kill them. From your human perspective, a ghoul like me is rotten to the core, right? So a ghoul like me doesn't deserve human sympathy."

"Who knows... When the time comes, I will take you, or rather 'Lantern', to the ghoul containment facility."

Arima Kishou remained expressionless throughout.

He truly didn't know how to think from a human perspective, because he was half-human.

"Yeah, I'll go with Arima-kun obediently then."

Miho Reika smiled and said, "But I have a selfish request. Arima-kun, can you call me 'Mina'? I want to spend these last few days like a human being."

"...Three waves."

Arima Kishou did not refuse Miho Reika's not unreasonable request.

"Thank you, Arima-kun."

Miha Reika smiled and said, "Although Arima-kun may be tired of hearing about it, I am really happy to be able to tell Arima-kun what I just said."

They soon arrived at the doorstep of Sanbo Lihua's house.

"Arima-kun, see you tomorrow morning."

At this moment, Sanbo Lihua is saying goodbye to her good friend, just like a human would.

"Goodbye."

Arima Kishou said calmly.

It's not that he's completely devoid of emotion; he's just intentionally suppressing it.

Even if he experiences slight emotional fluctuations, he will not show it on his face at all.

In fact, what Miha Reika said just now did touch Arima Kishou.

This was the first time he had heard a ghoul's inner voice, and the first time he had come to know such a special ghoul.

Prior to this, he almost never interacted with ghouls.

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P.S.: That's all for today's three updates. As usual, I'd love to receive some gifts!