Super God: If I punch you, you will die

The restaurant's design also features a minimalist Japanese style, with a set of moon-shaped windows separating it from the courtyard. This design, which separates yet connects the two areas, allows the courtyard's scenery and sunlight to permeate the restaurant.

Dining in the restaurant allows you to enjoy a comfortable and relaxing home-like atmosphere while also seeing the Japanese scenery outside the window – the ambiance is truly amazing.

The kitchen space is designed with sintered stone and wood as the main materials, paired with a freestanding island design. The space looks simple, but it has a sense of sophistication in the details.

The semi-open kitchen layout allows the homeowner to cook all three meals a day, and the small island area can also serve as a place to enjoy breakfast.

The small kitchen makes the whole home feel more at home, creating an intimate lifestyle.

Behind the master bedroom are a walk-in closet and a master bathroom, as well as a tatami balcony, where you can sit and enjoy tea in a very pleasant atmosphere.

The design of the secondary bedroom also features a minimalist style, with an LED light strip grid background wall that creates a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere.

The minimalist ceiling design is also a highlight of the secondary bedroom design in this case.

The perfect blend of cotton and linen materials with wooden elements, along with various minimalist lighting fixtures, gives the entire secondary bedroom a graceful and enchanting beauty.

The secondary bedroom also features a walk-in closet, convenient for the homeowner's son and daughter-in-law to stay occasionally.

The bathroom design incorporates an extra-large bathtub to meet the homeowner's need for soaking. A granite backsplash separates the shower area from the wash area, adding a touch of sophistication.

The double washbasin design, combined with Japanese-style bench elements and a small mirrored niche, are highlights of the bathroom design.

"I need to get some rest."

Lin Yan took a short nap and woke up feeling extremely hungry. He then saw the food that the restaurant had prepared.

There was also a small note.

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Lin Yan did receive a request from the system, which allowed the person to come in and prepare dinner. After that, the person left, and Lin Yan didn't care whether they were male, female, young, or old.

What surprised Lin Yan the most was that the person had prepared food from Lin Yan's hometown.

The first dish was stir-fried sea cucumber with scallions.

Lin Yan's hometown is nestled between mountains and the sea. Its advantageous geographical location has led to a variety of seafood dishes on the table. Among them, stir-fried sea cucumber with scallions is a famous specialty dish of Shandong cuisine and a "long-standing favorite" for locals' New Year's Eve dinner.

This dish uses premium scallions and high-quality sea cucumbers, simmered over low heat for a long time. The spiciness of the scallions and the freshness of the sea cucumbers blend perfectly together, resulting in an appealing color, delicate texture, and delicious flavor. These two ingredients not only retain their original flavors but also enhance their individual characteristics, making it a perfect finale dish for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Other familiar dishes include braised pork intestines, braised prawns, premium tofu, and stir-fried pork tenderloin with vinegar.

For the first time in this other world, Lin Yan had some expectations for food.

The next day.

Lin Yan came to the school, not to attend classes, but to find places where missions might be triggered, such as the place closest to Kaneki Ken. He hoped the missions would be harmless so he could finish them quickly and return to the world of 'Relife'.

Looking towards the classroom, Lin Yan spotted one figure, who seemed to be Yong Jinyingliang, while the other was a thin young man wearing glasses, and a woman with a gloomy face.

"Forever near!"

"Huh? Where's the professor?"

"get out of class is over a long time ago," said the thin man. It turned out that Hideyoshi Nagachika had really fallen asleep by accident. He looked around, but there was no one else left, only him, the professor, and the woman. "Wow! Oh no, I didn't copy any notes! Excuse me, can I borrow your notes?" The other man shook his head and said, "Sorry, I didn't choose this class." Hideyoshi quickly turned to the eerie woman standing to the side: "And you?" He got the same response.

"Really...? Should I borrow someone from you...? Oh, right, who are you?"

"You finally asked!"

“We are members of the ‘Supernatural Research Society’!” the thin man said.

"The Paranormal Research Association?"

"Abbreviated as 'Super Research'. Its main purpose is to investigate secrets in the world that cannot be proven by science. It is an action-oriented club. By the way, I am the president, Kiyama, and this is the newcomer, Mitsuaki."

"Excuse me, does Kaneki show any signs of being a ghoul?"

"……What?"

"She's saying!" The thin man, named Kiyama, said, "We suspect Kaneki might be a 'ghoul'."

"Our headquarters for the Hyper Research Institute is social media. The website regularly sets topics, and we organize our research into reports according to the topics, and then publish them when we meet online. To put it simply, this time the topic is 'ghouls'."

"Even so, why do you think Kaneki is a 'ghoul'? I've known that guy since elementary school!"

"What is this?" Hideyoshi Nagachika asked, pointing to the notebook filled with dense writing.

“We will make a list of people who are likely to be ‘ghouls’.”

Hideyoshi Nagachika looked at the other person's booklet, but it was filled with names, making it difficult to find Kaneki Ken's name in a short time.

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"Nagachika, do you know? Ghouls can't eat human food."

"Hmm? Ah—it's written in Ogura's 'New Book on Ghoul Dissection'."

"What, you're interested in 'ghouls' too! That makes things easier. Have you seen Kaneki eating recently?"

"A meal?"

"That's right. We believe that anyone who hasn't eaten at the university in the past month is very likely a ghoul, and we are investigating based on that argument."

"Huh!? Just because of that!?"

“We’ve now reached the stage of verifying the authenticity of each item. So, Nagachika, have you watched Kaneki eat anything over the past month?”

"We have had coffee together before."

"That won't prove his innocence."

"Hey, why?! We've eaten together several times before!"

"We're investigating the situation over the past month. That's all for now, we still need to investigate other people. Goodbye."

"Wait, wait a minute...! Okay, I got it!" Hideyoshi Nagachika stood up. He was quite interested in the ghoul investigation and called out to the two men, "Let me help you with that ghoul investigation too!"

The "Occult Research Society" is just one of many spontaneous organizations that study ghouls. They study the diets of people on a list and use various details to deduce whether a suspect is a ghoul.

Hideyoshi Nagachika followed Kiyama to a place, while Lin Yan, having nothing else to do, wouldn't be so idle as to follow a few children.

They arrived at a place and followed the patrolling investigators furtively, carefully trying not to be discovered.

“Recently, an investigator was murdered in the 20th ward, so the patrols seem to have been increased. I used to think that people who liked the supernatural should be locked up in their rooms reading books.”

“Of course we will also investigate the literature, but isn’t it more interesting to see and feel the supernatural directly with our own eyes?” Hideyoshi Nagachika said.

The taciturn woman was named Sanko. The assassin mentor nodded in agreement with Nagachika Hideyoshi's words. She was still holding the booklet filled with names, some of whom had been crossed out as suspects.

"I'm telling you, it's about time you crossed Kaneki out, isn't it?"

“We’ll just cross out any photos of Kaneki eating. There’s a research report meeting coming up soon, so I hope we can maintain the status quo. It would be a real problem if we had fewer research subjects.”

Hideyoshi Nagachika certainly didn't genuinely trust these two people, nor was he with them to help them investigate ghouls. After all, these two suspected Kaneki Ken, so following them might allow him to learn something. Moreover, Hideyoshi Nagachika strongly suspected that they were just trying to smear ordinary people and generate buzz for their reports; they were just a bunch of clowns.

It's utterly shameless to drag innocent people like Kaneki Ken into this.

"By the way, Yongjin, you'll be attending online gatherings too, right?"

"Can I participate too?"

"The online gathering is open to all! You absolutely must come and see this comprehensive ghoul research that brings together the best of various schools of thought!"

"In that case, I must pay my respects properly!" Hideyoshi Nagachika couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It seemed that there was still a long way to go, and this matter could not be abandoned halfway.

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Hideyoshi Nagachika knew that what he was going to do was not very clear, but for the time being, he could only take it one step at a time. He also wanted to know why these two people were approaching him and what their other purpose was.

It was Friday night.

The event was held at an izakaya (Japanese pub) in a bustling street.

It was the gathering place of the research club, where everyone had gathered and were making a lot of noise. In fact, there were five groups of people in the research publication stage, and the group that Kiyama belonged to was the last group.

Of course, most people came for the excitement.

"It's finally over!" someone shouted.

Meanwhile, Hideyoshi Nagachika was eavesdropping on gossip, such as "Are Kiyama and Mitsuaki dating?"

"Your research is really interesting."

The speaker was a young man in his twenties who was carrying a beer. He came up to Kiyama and Hideyoshi Nagachika and said something.

"you are?"

"My online nickname is 'Cain,' but you can just call me 'Cain.'"

"So you're Mr. Cain!" Kiyama's reaction was quite intense, as if this Cain was a very famous person.

"Huh? What? Is he a celebrity?"

"He's a paranormal researcher who appeared at the Supernatural Research Institute like a comet! He once investigated the mysterious crying sounds coming from a wartime air-raid shelter, submitted a report on his on-site experience in the Forest of Trees, and even found out which hospital ward in the large hospital was where the patient was devoured by 'ghouls'. No matter how terrifying the haunted location or how vividly rumored the ruins were, he was fearless and personally went to verify the rumors and report the facts to everyone. He's an incredibly capable person!"

Besides Kiyama, Mikoto also seemed to nod excitedly.

This Cain must be quite famous, otherwise Sanko, who is usually taciturn and uninterested in anything, wouldn't have reacted at all.

"No, my affairs are not important. You are the main characters today. The research presentation just now was very interesting!"

“I am very interested in this young man who was having dinner with friends a few months ago, but has not shown any signs of eating at all in the past month,” Cain said with a smile.

"Huh?" Hideyoshi Nagachika seemed to have caught his attention, since this topic touched on something he was interested in, so he quickly explained, "No, no, that guy is just an ordinary human."

"Why are you so sure?" Cain asked, glancing at Hideyoshi Nagachika.

"Because he's my best friend. And we've known each other since elementary school."

"Oh! So you're the friend who gave the testimony. What's your friend's name?"

"His name is Ken Kaneki."

"Oh... the name does sound quite ordinary."

"But what do you think of this idea... He's actually an acquired 'ghoul' or something like that."

Cain's words made Hideyoshi Nagachika's heart skip a beat. If this statement was true, then even his childhood friend could not completely rule out the possibility that Kaneki Ken was a ghoul, which made him feel a vague unease.

"Acquired 'ghouls'? That's a completely new perspective!" Kiyama said excitedly about Cain's theory.

Hideyoshi Nagachika, however, waved his hand in disagreement.

"Impossible, impossible!" Hideyoshi Nagachika simply wanted to vehemently deny the deal.

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"You're really not romantic at all. Using your imagination to create all sorts of hypotheses, isn't that one of the essential flavors of paranormal research? But I can understand, it's no wonder you're not happy that your friend is being treated as a 'ghoul.' But shouldn't you be investigating thoroughly to clear your friend's name of the 'ghoul' suspicions... if you're even considered a 'paranormal researcher'?"

Cain raised an eyebrow, his gaze, seemingly defiant, fixed on Hideyoshi Nagachika.

You mean a thorough investigation?

"Yes! We should all keep a close watch on him."

"I know! I'll clear Kaneki's 'ghoul' myth for you guys!" Hideyoshi Nagachika couldn't stand it anymore. He just wanted to prove that his childhood friend, Ken Kaneki, was an ordinary human, not a ghoul, the enemy of humanity.

The next day.

Saturday.

Hide, Kiyama, Mitsuaki, and Cain have arrived near Kaneki Ken's house.

"Mr. Cain, I'm so sleepy..."

"If we don't conduct a thorough investigation like this, we might miss something. Keep up the good work for your friend."

"...Why is Mr. Cain so enthusiastic about this matter?"

"Well, partly I find it interesting, but mainly it's because I can't resist the feeling of gradually reaching the end step by step when solving a puzzle. It's not just about the supernatural; I really enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes from completing a jigsaw puzzle."

"Right."

"Ah! Wait a minute!" Cain suddenly made a shushing gesture, and Hideyoshi Nagachika looked into the distance and saw Ken Kaneki. At the same time, he also noticed a strange man coming from a distance. The man seemed to be in his twenties.

His eyes were as clear as crystal submerged in water, yet slightly upturned at the corners, giving them a captivating allure. The pure pupils and alluring eye shape blended in a wondrous way, creating an exquisitely beautiful charm. His thin lips were as pale as water. His clothing was quite ordinary, but even such simple clothes couldn't conceal the cold aura emanating from him.

He turned his attention back to Kaneki Ken.