Tokyo Ghoul: Starting with the Twin Kamui

"Oh~?"

Yoshimura Ete narrowed her eyes slightly. "Then who is this for?"

"One of Bai Riting's children will also become my apprentice."

Uchiha Byakuya told the truth.

"apprentice?"

Yoshimura Aite felt increasingly uneasy.

It's probably girls who would want something like a doll.

She didn't believe there wasn't something fishy about having taken on such a female apprentice...

"How come you suddenly have the refined taste to take on a female apprentice?"

Yoshimura Ete couldn't help but ask.

"Because that child is special..."

Uchiha Byakuya was still telling the truth.

Upon hearing "somewhat special," Yoshimura Eto's eyes immediately turned somewhat dangerous.

But actually, Uchiha Byakuya hadn't finished speaking.

"She is the 'mother' of the Washuu family, and also the Washuu ghoul with the purest bloodline."

“Ah…I see.”

Yoshimura Aite was slightly taken aback before realizing that she had misunderstood.

However, she managed to control her expression well and didn't show any embarrassment.

And then naturally transitioned to the topic of the Washuu family, "So the Washuu family has a concept of a 'mother'? I'm amazed you could take such an important person as your disciple."

Clearly, she was unaware of the important secrets within the Heshu family.

Back then, Yoshimura Eto's mother, Yuna, only investigated the "V" organization, which uncovered some secrets of the Washuu family. It's unlikely that she would know such an important secret as the "Matrix".

"No, that child is indeed important to the Washuu family, but his official status is very low. I guess you could say I took advantage of the Washuu family's unusual system..."

Following that, Uchiha Byakuya gave Yoshimura Eto a brief explanation of Rize Kamishiro's position in the Washuu clan and the reasons behind it.

After listening, Yoshimura Eto sighed, "The Washuu family is really obsessed with becoming human. The purest bloodline of ghouls is actually the lowest in status..."

"But this is good too. We should find a way to take away their 'mother body' and create as much trouble as possible for the Hexiu family."

This caused a huge change in Yoshimura Eto's attitude, and she strongly supported Uchiha Byakuya taking that guy named Rize as her apprentice.

However, she still had some worries.

Because she already knew from Uchiha Byakuya that Rize was only about ten years old...

"But if that bastard with a lolicon dares to misbehave, I will definitely call the police immediately."

Yoshimura Eto had a sweet smile on her face, but her words carried a threatening warning: "Could a certain lolicon become the first Special Investigator in CCG history to be arrested by the police? That would probably be unprecedented, and perhaps never to be repeated~"

Uchiha Byakuya knew immediately that Yoshimura Eto was referring to him.

"..."

He was speechless.

"I can't possibly be this bad..."

Uchiha Byakuya sighed slightly. "Let's get back to business. Besides Rize, there's another child named Furuta Nimura. He's actually Washuu Tsuneyoshi's biological son and the half-brother of the current director, Washuu Yoshitoki. However, he's also in a low position because of the Washuu family's system."

"You mean he's also your apprentice?"

Yoshimura Eto understood the meaning behind Uchiha Byakuya's words.

"Yes, Nifuku and Rize will both become my apprentices."

Uchiha Byakuya nodded.

"That's really great, it makes me want to meet them."

Yoshimura Eto suddenly burst out with creative inspiration, "Nifuku and Rize, they should have been core members of the Washuu family, but they were abandoned to the lowly White Day Garden. How interesting!"

Her favorite protagonists are those with tragic backgrounds who are tormented by fate.

"It's easy for you to meet them. I'll take them out of White Court tomorrow."

With that, Uchiha Byakuya pushed the shopping cart to the checkout counter.

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

As she cooked with Uchiha Byakuya more and more often, Yoshimura Eto's culinary skills improved rapidly.

The food she makes by hand now tastes pretty good.

"Come on, try it again today and see if your skills have improved."

Yoshimura Eto used her chopsticks to pick up a slice of pre-cut hamburger patty and held it out to Uchiha Byakuya, "Open your mouth, ah~~"

Uchiha Byakuya felt slightly embarrassed, but still did as instructed.

The perfectly grilled hamburger patties burst with delicious flavor as you chew them.

"Yeah, it's delicious."

Uchiha Byakuya commented earnestly, "The proportions of various seasonings are well controlled, and the slight charring on the surface is just right. You can feel the obvious improvement."

Yoshimura Eto had Uchiha Byakuya evaluate him every day; it had basically become a habit.

"I also want to hear about the shortcomings so that we can continuously improve our deficiencies."

Although he was quite pleased to hear Uchiha Byakuya's praise, Yoshimura Eto was more interested in knowing what other flaws he had.

She found that this guy's assessment was actually quite fair.

She wanted this guy to be her taster for life so that her cooking skills could keep improving.

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

P.S.: Gifts are getting scarcer these days, so I'm asking for some free gifts instead!

Chapter 85 Aite's Unseemly Sleeping Posture (Two Chapters Combined, 4000 words)

"As for the shortcomings, it's not easy to evaluate them. After all, any evaluation can only represent my personal taste and standards, and cannot represent the tastes of others."

Uchiha Byakuya said in a serious tone, "Besides, I'm not a formal taste tester either."

Why should we care about other people's tastes?

Yoshimura Ete immediately retorted.

"Of course, it's because my personal evaluation isn't very reliable. You can just take my evaluation with a grain of salt."

Uchiha Byakuya explained.

"So why should I care about other people's tastes?"

Yoshimura Aite said with a playful tone, "I only need to know your tastes; I don't care about others' at all."

"......All right."

Uchiha Byakuya then commented, "From my personal taste, it was grilled for a bit too long, and the meat is a little tough. The seasoning could be a little lighter. That's about it."

He's not a professional, so his evaluation is definitely biased towards his own taste.

But Yoshimura Ete only wanted to know his taste, so he told her the truth based on his own preferences.

"Okay, I've written it all down."

Yoshimura Aite had already written it down in a small notebook.

The next time she grills a hamburger patty, she will make improvements based on these shortcomings.

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

Late at night.

Uchiha Byakuya was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly awakened by a noise.

Just like before, Yoshimura Eto unconsciously hugged him while he was sleeping.

Previously, she only used her arms to hold his waist and abdomen, but this time she even straddled his body with her legs, clinging to him like an octopus.

In Yoshimura Eto's subconscious during her sleep, she seemed to have already habitually used Uchiha Byakuya as a body pillow.

He was basically used to it by now, and as usual, he didn't wake Yoshimura Eto.

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

However, the next morning, Yoshimura Eto woke up earlier than Uchiha Byakuya, which was unusual for him.

It's probably because Uchiha Byakuya was used as a body pillow last night that his sleep quality was somewhat affected.

Upon opening her eyes, Yoshimura Eto found herself holding Uchiha Byakuya in a rather unseemly position.

Although I'm reluctant to admit it, judging from the posture, it's highly likely that she picked him up willingly...

Yoshimura Aite then realized that her sleeping posture wasn't very good.