As noon approached, Gao Yu called out to Kirishima Touka, then immediately walked out of Anteiku.
He did not invite Touka to have a meal or anything.
After all, she was a ghoul and could not eat human food.
Making a rash invitation would probably lower her favorability toward him.
He casually found a shop outside and ordered a steaming bowl of ramen to eat.
He did not like eating Japanese food and preferred Chinese food, but while in Japan, he could not ask for too much.
Otherwise, he could only make it himself.
After the meal, he wandered around the streets.
Gao Yu thought about it and went to a store to buy several books, planning to bring them to Anteiku to read when he had free time.
He went home and took a simple afternoon nap.
After getting up, he felt refreshed.
After getting up, Gao Yu picked up his phone and searched for the latest news.
He had already noticed it when he was at Anteiku in the morning.
There was simply no Kaneki Ken.
After knowing which world he was in, Kaneki Ken’s body shape and appearance were quite easy to recognize.
How difficult could it be to recognize Kaneki Ken with his bowl-cut hair and less-than-tall stature?
He searched for nearby news events on his phone and confirmed that there were no reports of falling steel crushing someone or scandals involving unauthorized human organ transplants.
It seemed that the story was still far from beginning.
He just did not know when Kamishiro Rize would appear.
Gao Yu no longer had any concept of the specific timeline.
“System.”
[Gao Yu]
[Evolution Value: Mortal (55/100)]
[Note: As a mortal, you are still weak.]
Based on increasing one point of evolution value every two hours before, he should have 60 evolution points by now.
“As expected, even if I want to break through the mortal limit, the amount of energy of heaven and earth I need to absorb is still enormous.”
The evolution of one’s level of life was not a simple matter.
Gao Yu sensed his own condition.
Compared to last night, he could clearly feel that his body had been strengthened slightly today, and his mental state was much better than before.
“Very good, I’ll continue keeping a low profile. Anyway, Kamishiro Rize hasn’t appeared yet.”
Even if Kamishiro Rize appeared, so what?
At worst, he would avoid her.
If he could not avoid her, he would just go find the CCG and hide there.
“Kamishiro Rize, the Gluttonous Binge Eater, is at least an SS-rated ghoul, yet she actually gets crippled by a pile of steel. Heh.”
Gao Yu shook his head.
Although in the original work it was the scheme of Furuta Nimura, and Kamishiro Rize really did fall beneath a pile of steel, he still thought it was ridiculous.
An SS-rated ghoul couldn’t dodge steel?
Was her kagune just for decoration?
Gao Yu did not think about it too deeply.
If he did, there were many unreasonable aspects.
However, reality was always even more unreasonable, so Gao Yu did not investigate it further.
“Go to Anteiku for coffee and see Touka.”
Touka was truly cute.
Her dark-blue short hair covered her right eye, and her figure was slender yet graceful and curvaceous.
Especially when she wore the shop uniform, she looked particularly cool.
Going to see Touka was better than rotting at home, and it was also easy on the eyes.
…
“Touka, I’m here. One cup of coffee.”
Entering Anteiku, Gao Yu waved at Touka, sat in the same spot as in the morning, and propped up his chin as he looked at her.
Touka approached and stiffly placed a cup of coffee on the table, expressionless.
“What happened?” Gao Yu was bewildered.
Touka’s attitude had changed too much from before and after, and he could not figure it out for a moment.
Touka shook her head gloomily and said, “Nothing. I’m just not in a very good mood.”
She could not possibly say that the manager and the others had misunderstood the two of them as having romantic intentions, and were not even trying to stop her.
After all, there would be no good ending to a relationship between a human and a ghoul.
Touka pursed her lips and was about to leave.
“Then have a cup of coffee. I’ll treat you again.” Gao Yu shrugged.
Touka suddenly raised her head and looked at him.
Gao Yu chuckled.
“I’ll add to your sales.”
Touka pouted, but her footsteps became lighter without her realizing it.
“I won’t be polite.”
“Yes, yes. Have a cup of coffee to warm yourself up.” Gao Yu held the coffee and took a sip.
The warm temperature spread through his stomach, and his mouth was filled with an elegant fragrance.
This cup of coffee had been personally brewed by Touka.
From behind the counter, she watched Gao Yu narrow his eyes and unconsciously curled the corners of her lips into a smile.
“…” Irimi Kaya glanced at Touka, then at Gao Yu.
“Is it really that delicious?” Kaya thought gloomily and said, “Touka-chan, make me a cup too.”
“Okay.” Touka answered, her hands continuing to move.
There were not many customers that afternoon, so she had some free time.
“Make me a cup too,” Koma Enji said.
Kaya glanced at him.
“Can’t you make it yourself?”
“Fine, fine, fine.” Enji was depressed.
“I’ll make it myself, then.”
Gao Yu sat at a table near the counter.
Hearing their words, he laughed and said, “I’ll treat everyone to a cup.”
“Touka, is that okay?” Gao Yu asked.
“No problem.” Touka nodded, first taking a sip of the coffee she had made herself before continuing to brew more.
It seemed her skills had improved recently.
She had not expected Gao Yu to like drinking it so much.
Touka was in a light mood, and the movements of her hands also became smoother.
“Oh, kid, you’re not bad.” Enji’s eyes lit up slightly.
Gao Yu’s attitude was pretty good.
“Thank you.” Kaya calmly expressed her thanks, and the displeasure in her heart eased somewhat.
Forget it, just let them be.
Yoshimura Kuzen nodded with narrowed eyes.
Gao Yu also nodded.
Kuzen had narrowed eyes and a kind-looking appearance, but unfortunately, inside was a One-Eyed King who had killed countless people.
While tasting the coffee personally brewed by Touka, Gao Yu opened the newly purchased book.
The Egg of the Black Goat, a famous work by the renowned author Takatsuki Sen.
Everyone who had read Tokyo Ghoul knew that Takatsuki Sen’s original name was Eto Yoshimura, the One-Eyed King, “Owl,” an executive of the Aogiri Tree, and the daughter born to Yoshimura Kuzen and the human Yuna.
Eto Yoshimura’s strength was at least SS-rated, faintly approaching SSS-rated, and she had very grand ambitions.
She also had a place in the literary world under the pen name Takatsuki Sen, and was especially skilled at depicting bloody scenes.
Of course, she was the One-Eyed King herself.
It would be strange if she were not skilled at killing.
Gao Yu read The Egg of the Black Goat out of curiosity and became engrossed in it without realizing it.
It had to be said that Eto Yoshimura had genuine literary talent.
The scenes she described were vivid and lifelike, and just in terms of the story itself, it was quite captivating.
“What are you reading, so engrossed?”
Touka curiously sat beside him and leaned over to look at the book in his hand.
“Takatsuki Sen’s The Egg of the Black Goat.” Gao Yu casually answered.
After realizing it, Gao Yu raised his head.
At this moment, Touka was almost pressed against his cheek.
Touka’s eyes were like the starry sky, shimmering with a faint light.
On her fair cheeks, her delicate features were like those of a porcelain doll.
The warmth of her breath landed on his face, making it feel itchy.
Touka and Gao Yu looked at each other.
Touka seemed to have just realized that she was too close, so she moved slightly away, a blush spreading across her face.
“Touka is so cute.” Gao Yu smiled.
“Don’t say strange things.”
Touka took a deep breath and suppressed the restlessness in her heart.
“I didn’t even notice. I didn’t expect it to already be almost six.” Gao Yu looked at the time and was surprised to discover that it had already begun to get dark outside the shop, and there were not many customers inside.
“You were too engrossed in reading.” Touka sighed.
Throughout the entire afternoon, every time she looked over, Gao Yu was reading the book in his hands.