Tokyo Ghoul: Starting with the Twin Kamui

"......All right."

Although Yoshimura Eto felt somewhat regretful, she rationally believed that Uchiha Byakuya must have some reason for his predicament.

So she didn't ask any further questions or make a fuss about it.

"Then I won't ask about this anymore, but in return, you have to make it up to me."

Yoshimura Ete said in a calm tone.

"What compensation?"

Uchiha Byakuya asked with some curiosity.

Yoshimura Eto opened her arms to Uchiha Byakuya and said, "Hold me."

Uchiha Byakuya was stunned for a moment, then smiled faintly, "Okay."

The two then fell asleep in each other's arms.

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District 19.

Yoshimura Eto dragged Uchiha Byakuya here early in the morning to scout out the location in preparation for the "Aogiri Tree's" expansion plans in the area.

"Let's go take a look over there."

However, at this moment, Yoshimura Aite was strolling around in a large shopping mall.

"Are you here to scout out the area or to shop...?"

Uchiha Byakuya was momentarily speechless.

"What's the big deal? We can scout locations and go shopping at the same time. We have plenty of time today anyway."

Yoshimura Eto said nonchalantly.

After defeating the "Maze" organization, the "Bronze Tree" planned to recuperate in District 24 for a while.

Furthermore, with most of the obstacles in District 24 cleared, she no longer needed to be stationed at the "Bronze Tree".

"Alright, just don't get too carried away and forget the time."

Uchiha Byakuya was quite indulgent towards Yoshimura Eto.

However, he couldn't spend too much time with Yoshimura Eto scouting the 19th ward, otherwise it would easily arouse suspicion from those guys from "Washu".

Half a day or a day is fine, but two or three days is not good.

As for the Washuu family, including the "V" organization, they were already aware that he seemed to have such a wife. The misunderstanding at the CCG has not been resolved to this day, and everyone really thought he was already married.

He originally wanted to clarify, but Yoshimura Eto wouldn't let him, so the matter was dropped in the end.

Even "He Xiu" and the others seemed to take it seriously, because Uchiha Byakuya discovered that in his personal information within the CCG system, there was an extra "Uchiha Eto" in the relatives section.

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P.S.: My kidney stones haven't healed yet, and I suddenly developed a sore throat these past few days. A bit frustrating, but it's nothing serious. As usual, I'm asking for free gifts~

Chapter 98 The Nutcracker

The Washuu family also had the "V" organization conduct a simple investigation into Eto Uchiha's identity.

However, they did not investigate whether the marriage was true, since Uchiha Byakuya had never denied it, and it would be quite troublesome to investigate that specifically.

They only knew that there was nothing suspicious about Uchiha Eto and that he could pass the RC inspection gate normally, so they did not conduct a more in-depth investigation.

They never considered the only possibility that Eto Uchiha's true identity was actually Yoshimura Kōzen's daughter, which was why she wouldn't be detected by the RC detection gate.

After all, both "Washu" and "V" trusted Uchiha Byakuya very much. How could they have imagined that their most trusted and capable subordinate would secretly join forces with the most threatening half-ghoul?

Moreover, the "V" organization can only conduct investigations in secret, and it's not something that can be done easily to conduct an in-depth investigation into a half-ghoul with a legal human identity.

Only the CCG can openly conduct an in-depth investigation into a "suspect," provided there is sufficient evidence to suspect that the "suspect" is a ghoul.

This is why, in the original work, Yoshimura Eto signed a contract with Shoeisha under his real name and remained undetected for over a decade as a writer. It's easy to understand why the "V" organization wouldn't openly demand a writer's private information from Shoeisha.

In the end, it was Sasaki Haise (Kaneki Ken) and Furuta Nimura who launched an investigation into the "suspect" Takatsuki Sen on behalf of the CCG.

Furthermore, Uchiha Byakuya has always been obedient in the eyes of "Washu" and "V", so they don't intend to restrict his private life too much, unless he can't keep his mouth shut about "Washu"'s secret to his wife, provided that "Washu" and "V" know that he has revealed the secret.

If Yuna hadn't been discovered investigating the secrets of the "V" organization back then, the "V" organization wouldn't have interfered with Yoshimura's marriage to a human. At worst, the child born could have been raised in the White Day Garden, since statistically it was almost certain that the child would only be half-human.

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"Since we rarely come to the mall, let's buy more paper and pens."

Fangcun Aite grabbed several notebooks and pen refills in one go.

Although she has access to a computer, she still prefers to jot down her inspirations on paper, which makes it convenient for her to record them anytime, anywhere.

"Choose whatever you like, buy as many as you want."

Uchiha Byakuya said casually.

"I love you~"

Yoshimura Ete's tone was also very casual.

"...Then your love is really a bit cheap."

Uchiha Byakuya couldn't help but retort.

Moreover, Yoshimura said those things to him in public; who knows if someone might call the police...

"How is this cheap? In the eyes of the CCG, our marital relationship is already a done deal. Isn't it normal to say 'I love you'?"

Yoshimura Et said with a smile.

At that moment, Uchiha Byakuya fell silent.

However, it was because he saw a girl who looked somewhat familiar.

The girl looked to be only about ten years old. She had slightly long black hair, was dirty, and was only wearing a very old dress. She didn't even have shoes.

At this moment, she was pressed against the glass of a women's shoe store, staring intently at a pair of red high heels inside.

Her eyes were full of hope, as if she really wanted those red high heels.

Uchiha Byakuya quickly recognized it as the "Nutcracker" from his childhood.

Because of her tragic childhood experiences, "The Nutcracker" became twisted, resorting to any means to make money and become beautiful, and even developing some rather outrageous fetishes.

Seeing that Uchiha Byakuya ignored him and that the guy's gaze was fixed on a little girl over there, he narrowed his eyes slightly. "You damn lolicon, you're so mesmerized by that little girl that you can't even hear me, huh?"

"No, I just have a feeling that she might be a ghoul..."

Uchiha Byakuya said in a low voice.

To avoid being overheard by passersby.

"Ghoul?"

Yoshimura Eto initially thought this was just an excuse that Uchiha Byakuya made up, but when she went over and took a closer look at the scent, she discovered that the little girl's scent was indeed quite unusual.

Although it was quite dirty and smelly, the stench couldn't mask the stench of rotting flesh on its body, indicating that it had been consuming rotten flesh recently.

Furthermore, there is a faint scent unique to ghouls, a scent that is not easily detected, especially since ghouls who have long mingled with human society have their scent masked by human smells.

"This little girl really is a ghoul, so what do you want to do?"

Yoshimura Eto was even more curious about what Uchiha Byakuya was up to, and looked at him with a strange expression. "You're not thinking of kidnapping this little girl, are you?"

Uchiha Byakuya's lips twitched slightly. "What kind of person do you take me for?"

"Lolicon."

Yoshimura Etto immediately replied.

"Stop it..."

Uchiha Byakuya was speechless.

Just then, a clerk from the shoe store came out.

Seeing that the dirty and poor little girl was lingering at the shop entrance and wouldn't leave, she worried that it would affect her business, so she decided to kick the little girl out.

"Little sister, I'll give you a coin to buy candy, and then you can go home obediently, okay?"

The female shop assistant then gave the little girl a coin, her tone already quite calm.

"......Thanks."

Little Walnut accepted the coin with a complicated expression and thanked him.

Although she was very reluctant to part with those beautiful high heels, she still had to leave.

She knew that if she tried to rob them here, she would definitely be killed by those "white doves".

At this moment, Yoshimura Eto walked over directly and said to Little Walnut, "Little sister, I can grant you a wish. Just tell me what you wish for."

Upon seeing the unfamiliar older sister who suddenly appeared before her, Xiao Hutao's first reaction was that she was a very beautiful older sister. Not only was she very pretty, but she was also wearing beautiful clothes that she could only dream of.

Little Walnut was stunned for a while before she reacted, after all, she didn't expect someone to suddenly say they would help her fulfill her wish.