"Oh, um."
However, even when they were eating together, Yoko changed. She was no longer so enthusiastic about sharing her food. Perhaps this is the best thing for Touka, since she doesn't have to force herself to eat human food anymore.
Cafe.
"Touka, is the coffee leaking out?"
"Wow, why didn't you say so earlier! Go get some coffee!" Lin Yan didn't want to argue with Dong Xiang. After all, she was just a little girl, and it wasn't necessary for a grown man like him to be petty with her. Besides, Lin Yan knew what had happened to Dong Xiang.
Touka was thinking about her relationship with Yoko. Their relationship was destined to become even more distant, since Touka couldn't explain what had happened to her.
"Huh? This is the first time I've seen you. Are you new here? What's your name?"
"My name is Lin Yan."
"You have a unique scent. That person has one too, right?" The guest said mysteriously, referring to Touka who was not far away.
"Although he's not a 'ghoul' from the 20th ward, he's too weak to have a ghoul enclosure in his own ward, so he occasionally comes here to hunt. He likes to pry into all sorts of things, so you'd better not tell him too much."
"Huh? I see. There are all sorts of types of 'ghouls'."
"By the way, I took your advice and told Ying not to come to the store for the time being."
"What? Advice? I never gave you any advice."
Didn't you tell me about past examples?
"Wouldn't it be better if he never came at all?" Touka said. In fact, Touka was not a cold person; on the contrary, she was kind-hearted deep down.
“I’ve said it before, 'ghouls' come to our shop to gather information, and that guy is no exception.” Touka was referring to that customer. She continued, “That guy takes humans to ruins and sparsely populated places to kill and eat them. Lately, he seems to be looking for prey online. There are plenty of those guys here. If you value your friend, you should keep him away from 'ghouls'.”
"Touka, what happened?" Lin Yan suddenly changed the subject. Touka had been indifferent all this time, which was not like her at all.
"nothing."
"But you've been looking really tired these past few days."
"I told you everything's fine, didn't you understand!"
"Could it be Yizi? Did you two have a fight?"
"Stop being so long-winded! Get back to work!"
“In situations like this, the longer it drags on, the bigger the misunderstanding will become, and the relationship will only become more awkward. I think it's better not to ignore it.”
"We didn't argue!"
During lunch break, Touka still wanted to strike up a conversation with Yoriko, but in the end, Yoriko took the initiative to talk to Touka. Although Yoriko is usually timid, she didn't want to give up her friendship with Touka, so she mustered up her courage to talk to her.
"I mean, let's cancel this trip to the zoo."
"Why suddenly..."
"I finally realized that I didn't consider that you might have other plans before inviting you out. It's really not good to do that next time! Let's go out together again when you're free, okay?"
"Why cancel it? Wouldn't it have been better to stick to the original plan?"
"No, I still think this isn't a good idea. See, you really didn't say you wanted to go."
When Meihara passed by, he was still glancing at them and chatting and laughing, so Touka shouted loudly at them, he was not someone who was afraid of trouble.
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"What did you say to Yizi this time?"
"No! It's just my own feeling..." Yoko tried to stop Touka from arguing with Meihara. The smile on his face made Touka feel uneasy. His smile used to be so bright and sunny. Why was it like this?
"Next time! Let's go another time, okay?"
"Yiko."
"Class is starting. Go back to your seats." In the end, nothing happened, and Touka was persuaded. Just then, the teacher walked in. The matter seemed to have temporarily subsided for the day, but what would become of Touka's heart?
Is that really what Yoko thinks?
This will probably create a rift between her and Touka. Even the best of friends will eventually part ways. After all, no one can accompany you for a lifetime, whether it's friendship, love, or blood ties. In the end, everyone is lonely.
A person's life is about fighting against loneliness.
In the end, she didn't say anything, and the teacher walked into the classroom and started the lesson.
After school, Touka told Yoko that she was going home first, and then they encountered Meihara, who was lying in ambush. They didn't see Yoko Kosaka, so they asked her.
"That's strange, Kirishima-san, didn't you go home with Kosaka-san today?"
"What did you say to Yizi?"
"Huh? I don't understand what you mean?"
"I'm asking you what you said to Yizi." Touka's voice was sharp, as cold as a gust of wind, and his eyes were already filled with murderous intent.
Danger was approaching. Instinctively, Mei knew that she had thoroughly angered Touka, and she seemed to be signaling to her other companions.
He still said it dismissively.
"It's nothing. I just told her that Kirishima-san doesn't seem to want to go to the zoo. You don't really want to go, do you? If you really wanted to go, even if Kosaka-san said that, you would have said 'I want to go,' wouldn't you?"
"It's the same with Kosaka's bento. You're just going through the motions with her in so many things, it's so obvious! If you don't want to be talked about like that by outsiders, why don't you change your attitude? Don't take it out on others."
Bang—whoosh—
The fist was only a hair's breadth away from Meihara's brow. Touka's punch was faster than they could comprehend or react to. With another turn, her fist slammed hard into the window frame.
boom--
There was a loud bang.
What do these people know? They know absolutely nothing, yet they act so unreasonably and commit such cruel acts. At this point, Meihara finally fell silent, and the girls around her trembled with fear. Touka is a ghoul, and being a ghoul means being forever unable to eat human food. No matter how hard Touka tries, she cannot change this fact; it's an insurmountable barrier.
It is forever insurmountable.
In human-dominated societies, although ghouls possess top-tier physical strength and combat prowess, they are still hunted by humans. Survival is already a struggle for them, let alone the hope of eating human food and becoming friends with humans, which is even more difficult.
Meihara collapsed to the ground in fright; she was genuinely terrified, as were the girls around her. Touka had only tried to prevent them from going too far, which was why she avoided Yoko. Yoko's personality was too weak, which only made her vulnerable to being bullied by these cowards. Moreover, these people were taking advantage of her and wouldn't stop just because Yoko backed down; things would only escalate.
Therefore, the best form of self-defense is attack.
"There will never be a next time, you bitch."
Ignoring these shameless guys, Touka left on her own and saw Yoko alone in the hallway after leaving the classroom.
"Didn't we agree to go see the baby animals?"
Touka handed the prepared map to Yoko.
Yizi was very excited.
"Ah! Touka, you've worked hard."
Anding District.
"It's so noisy!" Touka thought to herself, feeling extremely annoyed.
"What happened?" Lin Yan asked. "What happened between you and Yizi?"
"So what!" Touka seemed to feel seen through, and was somewhat unwilling to accept it. How could someone she didn't like see through her so clearly? Moreover, Touka's sudden loud shout also attracted the attention of the other guests.
Silence fell instantly.
The already quiet coffee shop became even more silent.
"What's wrong, Touka?" Yoshimura asked.
Given Touka's personality, she's not the impulsive and easily angered type, so she wouldn't suddenly yell like this, especially in a coffee shop. She knows how she should behave at work, but the Touka in front of us does seem a bit abnormal.
"Feel sorry."
Dongxiang knew she had done something wrong, so she apologized sincerely.
Store manager Yoshimura knew that Touka must have her reasons, so he said to her, "Go upstairs and rest for a while."
"What? I'm fine!"
Go look in the mirror.
Although Yoshimura was very gentle, she still possessed an undeniable air of authority, which made Touka quite drunk at this moment.
Lin Yan, watching from the side, also spoke up.
"I also think it would be better for you to rest for a while."
Dong Xiang turned and left, glaring fiercely at Lin Yan. Lin Yan, however, wouldn't get angry with a girl, and simply smiled and said from the second floor.
"Your face looks terrible." He gestured, then took a cup of coffee upstairs and found Touka, who was resting, saying, "Touka, I brought you a cup of coffee. I made it myself."
"Time to get back to work!"
"The manager wants me to rest for a bit. Is there any way to make up? In the world of 'ghouls,' you are undoubtedly my senior, and there are many things I need to learn from you. But I think in the human world, I should be considered your senior... Maybe I'm not very reliable, but I often think that I can help in some way." Lin Yan spoke calmly and unhurriedly. In fact, Lin Yan only wanted to help the confused Touka, but Touka was clearly very resistant to Lin Yan.
Her voice sounded very impatient.
"With your abilities, how could you possibly be of any help?"
"Maybe you'll feel better if you just talk about it."
"This is so annoying. If you dare laugh, I'll kill you." Dong Xiang finally wavered. Her willingness to share her difficulties showed that she had further accepted Lin Yan. After all, she was still a little girl, and her heart was still very fragile. She needed someone to confide in, someone with whom there was no generation gap, and Lin Yan was just right.
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Touka recounted her experiences methodically, experiences that subtly altered her world, including her relationship with Yoriko. After all, Touka was a ghoul, while Yoriko was an ordinary human; she couldn't possibly tell Yoriko that she was a ghoul, so she had to maintain a human facade in front of Yoriko.
This will make Touka suffer greatly.
For example, if she has to force herself to eat the human food that Yoko has carefully prepared for her, because she doesn't want Yoko to misunderstand and doesn't want to lose such a good friend, then she will only be in a difficult position. Moreover, Yoko's personality is very weak, and Touka doesn't want Yoko to get hurt.
"Oh, I see. That's a very difficult question. Do you really think so?"
"Of course, I think Yoko must be feeling uneasy right now. Although it may not be the same as arguing, when two people don't agree on their ideas, they will only have negative thoughts."
"Touka, tell me honestly, what do you think?"
"what?"
"I'd like to know your thoughts on things like her sharing her lunchbox with you and the zoo incident."
"I don't know."
"That's it"
"Now I'm going to share my feelings, which may differ from the actual situation. Touka, you always like to act quickly, but you're currently hesitant. I think this means that Yoriko is exceptionally important to you. In that case, I think you two should reconcile. It's also better to stick to the agreement with the zoo, otherwise you'll definitely regret it later. Let me think... Right! Let's do something to make Yoriko happy?"
"Something that makes her happy?"
"Yes! I think Yizi may have lost confidence because of the gossip around her. So as long as you can convey your feelings to her and let her know that she doesn't need to care about other people's opinions, things will definitely be resolved."
"how should I do?"
"For example, giving her a gift, writing her a letter expressing your feelings, etc."
"Rejected! That's not my style."
"I actually think it's a good idea."
Although she rejected Lin Yan's specific plan, Touka still felt that Lin Yan's opinion was good. So what could she do to make Yizi happy? Touka fell into deep thought.
The following day is a holiday.
Originally, Touka and Yoriko were supposed to go to the zoo, but now, while eating a sandwich and thinking about Yoriko, Touka suddenly realized something and said...
"I see."
After school, Yoko remained silent the whole way home. At the crossroads where they were about to part ways, Yoko said...
"Then I'll head this way. Goodbye, Touka."
"Yoko!" Dongxiang hesitated for a moment, but Yoko had already run far away and didn't hear Dongxiang's call at all. She had no choice but to return to Anding District.
"Why do I always..." The images of Yoko, Hinami, and Aya flashed through her mind, and her heart felt incredibly heavy. Was this the very end? Would she and Yoko drift further and further apart from now on? Touka truly cherished Yoko, but she didn't know what to do. She was just a somewhat clumsy girl. Touka was actually very kind.
"The zoo also has a plaza, let's go there to eat our bento boxes!" Suddenly, Yoko's smile appeared in her mind, and Touka stopped in her tracks.
Human emotions are indeed complex, and Touka doesn't understand why humans like to gather in groups and do things together. They are so weak, yet they can be so kind, like Yoko. Even when she herself was crossing the river like a Buddha, she still thought of him.
What about ghouls?
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