Fighting you is like being in jail.

Celia: Okay.

This is a rented room; it's Kaneki Ken's home.

However, Kaneki Ken's life hasn't been so good lately. His inexplicable experience made him realize that there was a terrible change within him.

I sat on the sofa in the living room and put down my coffee cup.

Several books were scattered haphazardly on the coffee table; they were books about ghouls, manuals published by authoritative organizations.

The spacious living room was fully equipped, and although it was cramped, it was a small home that he had created with all his might.

"Rice is so expensive lately... I can't afford it anymore."

Kaneki Ken let out a sigh, frowned in distress, picked up the wallet on the coffee table, and looked down dejectedly at the pitifully small amount of paper and pen inside.

"Why is it so expensive..."

He looked at his wallet with a helpless and resigned expression, a look of sorrow in his eyes. He knew he had done his best, but now everyone was in the same boat.

Rice prices remain high; a bag of rice now costs 5,000 yen.

Can't afford it, absolutely can't afford it.

"I'll walk around a bit more today... hopefully I can find some cheap rice. If not... I'll just have to eat meat!"

Kaneki Ken gritted his teeth in pain, his lips pursed in resistance, and stood up from the sofa, his eyes filled with pain as he walked out.

He didn't even have time to investigate why he had become a ghoul before he was faced with an unprecedented rice crisis without a moment's hesitation.

Although I don't know why ghouls can eat human food, it's no longer important.

After putting on your shoes, habitually tap the ground with the toes to ensure a proper fit.

He closed the door and planned to go further afield to see if there was any cheap rice.

Chapter Ninety-Five: It's not me who's wrong, it's the world!

This time, Kaneki Ken went further than usual, going into every supermarket and convenience store he passed, but to no avail.

The cheapest bag of rice cost 4,000 yen, and I couldn't help but shed tears of poverty.

"The fault isn't mine, it's the world's."

At this moment, Kaneki Ken deeply felt the pain from the world; it was too painful.

When they came to their senses, they realized they had been followed by someone.

Kaneki Ken felt his hair stand on end, his pupils contracted, and his heart was filled with terror. Even his steps slowed down.

What should we do?! Is this a robbery?!

Can I escape?

Just as Kaneki Ken was about to run forward, a man appeared at the end of the road ahead. The man's eyes lit up the moment he saw Kaneki Ken, and he smiled happily.

That smile had a dangerous edge to it.

The sudden blockade intensified Kaneki Ken's fear, and he involuntarily stopped in his tracks.

Damn it, the road is blocked.

Just as he was filled with terror, a hindquarters landed on his shoulder from behind.

It's a motor!

Kaneki Ken's pupils contracted, he trembled with fear, and froze on the spot.

What will I be treated like...? Am I going to be robbed until I have no money left?

"This young man."

Suddenly, a man's friendly voice came from behind, full of caution and warning.

"W-what?" Kaneki Ken answered, trembling.

"I've been watching you for a while now. You want to buy rice, right?"

"what?"

"I have cheap rice here, absolutely genuine, and it's cheap too. Want to try some?"

"what?

Just as Kaneki Ken was bewildered, the man behind him ran into the alley and pushed out a pile of rice that had fallen together; it looked like it weighed at least several hundred kilograms.

"Come on, take your pick. It was originally two thousand five hundred yen, but since you're a ghoul too, I'll give you two thousand."

"what?"

Kaneki Ken stared in disbelief, the rapid changes in the situation almost overwhelming his brain.

"Hey buddy? Want to buy?"

"Buy it! Let me see the goods first!"

Once he came to his senses, Kaneki Ken rushed forward. Looking at the white rice, he couldn't help but swallow hard; his eyes were only on the rice.

It's confirmed, it's pure rice, even better quality than the expensive rice in supermarkets!

Kaneki Ken immediately took out his money and bought two bags, a happy smile spreading across his face.

Just then, the man standing guard at the end of the alley suddenly shouted.

"Oh no! The police are here!"

"What?! Holy crap! Run! What the hell are these guys doing, arresting us for no reason?! They've got some nerve!"

The man buying rice was startled and quickly pushed his cart to the other side, knowing that if he got caught, his colleagues would laugh at him for the rest of his life.

"what's the situation?"

Kaneki Ken stared blankly at the man pushing the cart away, and then the guard ran up to Kaneki Ken and started yelling at him:

"What are you standing there for! Let's run together, or do you want your rice confiscated?"

"What?! Holy crap! Wait for me!"

Without hesitation, Kaneki Ken shouldered the rice, gritted his teeth, and used all his strength to chase after the two people ahead.

Then the sound of police officers came from behind.

"Stop right there! You bunch of rice smugglers!"

"Don't move!"

Kaneki Ken, carrying two bags of rice and running in the sunset that day, felt the essence of a youthful, carefree run.

"It's not me who's wrong, it's the world!"

The tormented Kaneki Ken once again felt the pain of this world. He just wanted to eat some cheap rice and never expected it to turn out like this.

But it doesn't matter!

As long as the road continues, he will not stop carrying two bags of rice.

It won't stop. Once it stops... the rice will be confiscated!

Therefore, he will not stop.

Half an hour later

With the power of the ghouls, Kaneki Ken and the other two finally escaped the police pursuit.

Panting and drenched in sweat, the three of them stood on the sidewalk to rest. They were all exhausted, but now they could finally rest.

"Damn it... I'm exhausted."

"These cops are really something else! Damn it! Their wives buy rice from us, and they still come to arrest us? What a messed up world!"

Kaneki Ken watched the two panting men yelling at him, speechless for a moment, feeling filled with helplessness and sorrow.

Perhaps this is the world.

At that moment, one of them looked up at Kaneki Ken and, panting, pulled a small black card from his pocket.

"This is our supermarket. If you need to buy anything else later, just go there and tell the staff you want something, and they will take you to the cheaper warehouse."

"Oh? Oh! Thank you!"

Kaneki Ken was taken aback, quickly put away the card, and looked at it closely.

Uncommon Hot Supermarket

A particularly hot supermarket?

I'll go check it out next time.

"Goodbye then."

"I'm leaving. By the way, if you can't make it, you're welcome to join Uncommon Hot. We're all ghouls, and we're just starting out in society, so we need to help each other out."

With that, the two pushed the cart away, leaving Kaneki Ken nodding and watching them go.

He roughly understood the situation: rice was ridiculously expensive, people were already taking action, and everyone liked it.

"So the problem isn't with us, it's with the world."

On a side street, Kaneki Ken, carrying a load of rice, sighed wearily, his heart filled with helplessness.

Is this what ghouls are like? It feels different.

It seems that since the first species was allowed to eat human food, cases of cannibalism by these species have decreased significantly.

So what am I, exactly?

Thinking about this, Kaneki Ken felt confused. He couldn't be sure if he was human or a ghoul, but the line between the two races was beginning to blur.

There is no conflict in terms of basic needs; the future is already secured.

"Forget it, go home."

With a smile, Kaneki Ken carried the rice and headed home.

......

In the chat group.

Leng Chang: We're making money! We're making money! This smuggling operation is a windfall!

Madoka Kaname: Hmm? You're messing around with your yakuza again?

Leng Chang: Everything is going according to plan. My Uncommon Hot ghouls have successfully integrated into human society.

Homura Akemi: Do we split the money?

Leng Chang: Didn't I give you 100 million before? You didn't use it all?

Homura Akemi: How could that be? I was just asking casually.

Shizuka Heike: I suddenly want to quit my job... I got a 100 million yen share without doing anything, I'm thinking of giving up now.

Leng Chang: Don't quit your job, or you'll find it even harder to find a boyfriend.

Hiratsuka Shizuka: Mind your own business! I'm so angry.JPG

Celia: ...

Black and White Hill: Damn it, I can't use it! I can only get Iori to carry things for me.

Ding!

Welcome to the chat group, Kazuma Sato!

Leng Chang: Hmm!

Kazuma Sato: What?! What is this?! After all these years of being a shut-in, have I finally awakened my cheat code?! This is amazing! Adariwa Adari!!

Madoka Kaname: Welcome, welcome! There have been a lot of new people joining lately.

Chapter 96 Kazuma Sato: No?! Why are you laughing?

Kazuma Sato: Whoa! What is this?! Does it have superpowers?!

Kitahara Iori: The newbie is pretty quick on the uptake!