Tokyo Ghoul: Starting with the Twin Kamui

"Okay, I'll show you the annotated manuscript first."

In addition to the chair that was already in front of the computer desk, Uchiha Byakuya pulled another chair to the side, naturally for Yoshimura Eto to sit on.

Afterwards, Uchiha Byakuya showed Yoshimura Eto all the annotations he had made.

Sitting in the chair, because Yoshimura Ai is quite petite, her feet don't touch the ground when she sits normally.

A pair of small feet seemed to unconsciously start swinging back and forth.

Next, Uchiha Byakuya and Yoshimura Eto discussed for two and a half hours and initially determined some of the revisions.

Since it was already quite late, Uchiha Byakuya closed the manuscript even though the discussion hadn't been finished.

"It's already 10 o'clock, let's stop here for today, we can continue tomorrow or some other time."

Uchiha Byakuya said, "But it's already so late, how about I take Takatsuki-sensei home?"

Although he knew perfectly well that with Yoshimura Eto's abilities, he didn't need anyone to deliver things to him, he still had to act as an ordinary human editor, and it was perfectly logical for him to care about the authors he had signed.

Anyway, Yoshimura Eto will definitely refuse later, so he was just saying it as a formality.

However, to Byakuya's surprise, Eto Yoshimura readily agreed, saying, "Okay..."

"Let's go then."

Uchiha Byakuya was able to maintain a calm expression and tone to avoid being noticed anything amiss by Yoshimura Eto.

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At this time of day, there are fewer pedestrians on the streets, and even fewer people dare to walk in the alleys.

Because everyone is afraid of being preyed upon by ghouls that may appear at any time, too many ghouls have infiltrated human society.

While some ghouls are indeed friendly, most harbor strong hostility towards humans and treat them purely as food.

At this moment, Uchiha Byakuya was walking on the street with Yoshimura Eto. He did not carry a Quinque, but in case something unexpected happened, he still had his two Kamui.

Just then, a burly drunkard came towards them, so drunk that he could barely walk.

The drunkard, upon seeing Yoshimura Etto, immediately coveted her beauty, "Little sister... hiccup! Come have a few drinks with me!"

"sure."

Yoshimura Eto agreed without hesitation and said to Uchiha Byakuya, "Mr. Uchiha, thank you for bringing me here. I have some things to attend to and will be leaving now."

To put it bluntly, Yoshimura Eto had already set his sights on this drunkard.

"Hey hey hey..."

The drunkard immediately let out a greedy, foul-smelling, lewd laugh.

A hint of disgust flashed deep in Yoshimura Ete's eyes, a sinister killing intent hidden deep within.

Uchiha Byakuya could obviously see what Yoshimura Eto was planning, and he couldn't just sit idly by.

"Boom!"

Uchiha Byakuya threw a punch, knocking out one of the drunkard's front teeth, and then delivered a knee strike to the drunkard's abdomen.

The drunkard collapsed to the ground in agony, curled up, and vomited up his dinner mixed with blood and saliva.

Then, without even glancing at the drunkard, Uchiha Byakuya grabbed Yoshimura Eto's wrist and left.

Given Yoshimura Eto's petite size, she was easily pulled along by Uchiha Byakuya.

Yoshimura Etto was immediately taken aback. What was this human doing?

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P.S.: I've already reached 20,000 words and signed the contract, and the gift feature is unlocked. Now I can start my old tradition of asking for a wave of free gifts to "generate electricity with love"~

Chapter 11 "ATM"

Uchiha Byakuya stopped after walking a distance.

At the same time, he released Yoshimura Eto's wrist.

"Why...did you just now...?"

At this moment, Yoshimura Eto couldn't help but ask Uchiha Byakuya a question.

"Do you even need to ask why? I'm your editor, how could I just stand by and watch you do something that doesn't take care of your health? If you're really short of money, I'll try my best to give you more financial assistance."

Uchiha Byakuya reacted quickly; he had already come up with a reason.

"..."

Yoshimura Eto was silent for a moment, then said, "I understand. Please give me another 10,000 yen."

She wasn't after the money; she wanted to lure that disgusting drunkard to a secluded spot, kill him, and eat him.

The ghoul wanted to rely on human flesh to maintain her strength and also to speed up her recovery from her injuries, as the fatal wound in her kagune was still a major problem.

But now that Uchiha Byakuya had ruined her plan, she could only take the opportunity to demand funds.

However... she didn't know how long it had been since she had been cared for like this, and the feeling wasn't bad...

"...Huh? I just gave you 10,000 yesterday, and you want another 10,000 so soon?"

Uchiha Byakuya exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmm, I accidentally spent a little too much."

Yoshimura Eto said matter-of-factly, "If you don't want to, then don't worry about me. I'm going back to find that uncle."

"Then it's better to say goodbye."

Uchiha Byakuya then gave Yoshimura Eto a 10,000 yen banknote.

After accepting the 10,000 yen, Yoshimura Eto revealed a wicked smile that was not easily noticed by others.

She immediately felt like she had found an "ATM".

However, she will be careful to be appropriate so as not to scare people away after only a few days.

Yoshimura Ete did not have much hope of making money through publishing and sales.

At least the initial funding for "Bronze Tree" has been secured.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Byakuya was unaware that Yoshimura Eto had already turned him into an "ATM."

However, he didn't care about the money. A CCG second-class investigator's monthly salary is normally over 400,000 yen, and there are extra bonuses for completing missions.

After all, CCG investigators have a civil service job in Japan, and it's also very dangerous, so their overall salary level is definitely relatively high.

He values ​​ability more than money; a capable ghoul investigator has no worries about money.

"We're almost there. Mr. Uchiha, please drop me off here."

At this time, Fangcun Et said.

There's actually quite a distance between here and her organization's base, but she certainly wouldn't let them follow her all the way to her base.

"Okay, goodbye, Ms. Takatsuki."

Uchiha Byakuya nodded slightly.

"goodbye..."

Yoshimura Aite responded softly.

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[Ding! Host has completed the daily check-in and received a reward: 1 attribute point!]

[Ding! Host has completed the daily check-in and received a reward: 1 attribute point!]

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Over the next few days, Uchiha Byakuya went to work at Shoeisha as usual, and at home he discussed and revised the manuscript with Yoshimura Eto.

The first revised edition of "To Kafka" has been finalized.

Even the first version's final revisions were completed using the computer at Uchiha Byakuya's home.

The reason for referring to it as the "first edition" is that it is normal for a work to undergo several or even more than ten revisions.

Of course, this all depends on the author's personal wishes, not on the editor's coercion.

Editors who force authors to revise or edit their work after the contract has been signed are often unreliable.

However, Uchiha Byakuya's administrative leave is also coming to an end soon.

He went for psychological counseling three times in the past few days, and no psychological problems were found. After confirming that there were no problems, his administrative leave was shortened.

However, he had no objection to this; in fact, it suited his taste perfectly, since he didn't want to be idle all the time.

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Tonight, Yoshimura Eto arrived at Uchiha Byakuya's house as usual.

Now, Byakuya Uchiha doesn't even need to call first; Eto Yoshimura will come to him on his own after dinner.

They are preparing a second, more refined version.

Each revised version is backed up, including the original draft.