There weren’t many customers in the shop.
Rather, Anteiku was never really a popular establishment to begin with.
As a result, Kirishima Touka was freed up, changed into casual clothes, and held a small study session with Kosaka Yoriko.
Yoriko wore a bitter expression, and from time to time, Touka would point out her mistakes, heavily crushing her heart.
“Touka-chan has a lot of room for improvement in her studies.”
Irimi Kaya brought over a cup of coffee and handed it to him, speaking meaningfully.
Gao Yu thanked her softly, then said, “Touka is really diligent.”
“Yeah, Touka-chan has been studying very hard for her entrance exams.”
Kaya stood beside the table, smiling as she watched Touka teach Yoriko while reinforcing her own knowledge at the same time.
Touka was a good child.
She could still live well in the human world.
Kaya often saw Yoriko dragging Touka around and fooling around.
Now, there was also Gao Yu.
She didn’t know what the future would be like, but Kaya could feel that Touka was quite happy right now.
“Mr. Gao Yu…”
“Just call me Gao Yu.”
“Mm… Have you started working yet?”
“I’m still a student. I’m studying at Kamii University.”
Gao Yu smiled.
He could tell that Kaya seemed to intentionally want him to become closer to Touka.
Touka’s daily life was truly dull.
She practically only had Yoriko as a friend.
She didn’t worry much about her identity as a ghoul, and her younger brother, Kirishima Ayato, was doing quite well in the Aogiri Tree.
She lived simply for the sake of living, without too many emotions.
It was only natural that Kaya worried about Touka.
She didn’t want to see Touka simply living for the sake of staying alive, but there wasn’t much she herself could do to help Touka.
She was a ghoul as well, and she too lived simply for the sake of survival.
At least, that was how things were after being influenced by the manager.
The dream of humans and ghouls peacefully coexisting was not an exaggeration to call a joke.
Kaya smiled and said, “Touka-chan is a very hardworking girl. You could help her more with her studies.”
“I’ll think about it. Science won’t be a problem. I’m quite confident in science.”
Gao Yu naturally didn’t mind tutoring Touka.
It wasn’t boasting—before transmigrating, he had gotten into a prestigious university through the college entrance examination.
Tutoring someone facing the pressure of entrance exams was not a simple matter.
But he could only manage science.
As for the humanities in Japan…
Well, to be frank, he had absolutely no idea.
“Touka has a caring big sister like Miss Irimi. I’m really envious.”
Gao Yu propped his chin up with one hand and sighed emotionally.
“By the way, I’ll buy you a cup of coffee, Miss Irimi. Thank you for reminding me.”
Gao Yu blinked.
“Miss Irimi shouldn’t be tired of drinking coffee yet, right?”
“Then I won’t be polite.”
The table where Touka and Yoriko sat was filled with a cheerful atmosphere, to the point that the few customers in the shop unconsciously wore warm smiles.
Gao Yu didn’t go over and bluntly say that he could tutor them.
What kind of dishes had they eaten to be this drunk?
If you can’t drink, then don’t drink.
If you want to get drunk, eat some peanuts with it.
Touka was a strong person.
She had her own plans.
If he just went over on his own and proclaimed how capable he was, wouldn’t that be like poking a hole in her heart and then sprinkling salt into it?
Not having her turn hostile toward him would already count as a good relationship between them.
Tutoring also required an appropriate point of entry.
…
Time always passed quickly when doing nothing.
Once a person’s mind began to relax, time became like flowing water to him, easily slipping away from his grasp.
Gao Yu was that useless person who wasted time.
His entire life revolved around Anteiku—school—home, three points forming a line.
He had to admit, a life without pressure was wonderful.
Eat, eat, eat.
Sleep, sleep, sleep.
Play, play, play.
There was no need to think about anything else.
Gao Yu didn’t have many specialized courses, and since schools in Japan finished early, he would go to Anteiku as soon as school ended.
Every time, he could see Touka, which made him genuinely delighted.
During this period, Gao Yu went to look for Kaneki Ken, who was studying at Kamii University.
It didn’t take much effort for Gao Yu to find Kaneki Ken.
The mushroom-headed boy had an honest smile and a thin build, and the way he spoke clearly carried a sense of inferiority.
Beside him was his best friend, Nagachika Hideyoshi, a handsome blond guy who was confident and gentle.
Gao Yu simply greeted Kaneki and had no intention of getting too deeply involved.
Speaking of Kaneki’s path to becoming a king, it was actually quite interesting.
It was a journey filled with thorns and confusion.
There were two scenes that left the deepest impression on Gao Yu.
Kaneki suddenly turned white-haired and frantically devoured Jason the Lizard, counting by breaking his fingers, pulling a centipede out of his ear, accompanied by the wildly popular song “unravel,” sweeping through the passionate hearts of countless young people.
The three great food-themed anime each had their own merits.
If one had to describe Kaneki’s defining trait, it could truly be summed up in one word: handsome.
When Kaneki frantically ate through half of Tokyo, his kagune was obviously a centipede.
After all, the centipede had left him with such a deep psychological scar.
But Japanese people, after all, couldn’t lack the trait of being chuunibyou.
Compared to a centipede, a dragon was naturally more imposing and sounded better.
If one had to say, the scene of the centipede transforming into a dragon really was quite cool.
The other scene was the Black Reaper Kaneki, when Sasaki Haise awoke from his dream and the Black Reaper returned to Tokyo.
That was truly incredibly cool.
The anime adapted many things, but the famous scenes all came from the anime.
To be fair, some of the scenes were adapted quite well.
“It’s getting late, so I’ll leave first.”
Gao Yu stood up from the bench and waved at the mushroom-headed Kaneki beside him.
“Senpai, I’ll return your book after I finish reading it.”
Kaneki’s face was full of reluctance.
He had the same hobby as Gao Yu, especially since Gao Yu-senpai also liked Takatsuki Sen’s books, which immediately made him feel as though the sun had become warmer.
“It’s fine, take your time reading it. I’ve already finished it anyway.”
Gao Yu smiled.
These days, he would occasionally see Kaneki sitting blankly on a bench.
Whenever he had nothing to do, he would go over and chat with him for a while.
The results were gratifying.
Kaneki had already come to regard him as a fellow book lover.
The current Kaneki was still an insignificant nobody.
All of his misfortunes would come from Kamishiro Rize.
Having ghoul organs transplanted into him was the true beginning of his transformation.
With his hands behind his head, Gao Yu walked out of the campus and headed toward Anteiku.
What delighted him most was the evolution system.
Ever since he absorbed the natural energy from the ghoul, his evolution points had begun rising as if they were free, without encountering any bottleneck at all.
[Gao Yu]
[Evolution Points: Mortal (62 /100)]
The speed was beyond expectations.
Gao Yu had originally thought he would get stuck at 60, but there wasn’t even the slightest pause.
It directly rose higher.
After more than a week, the degree of improvement in his physique far exceeded his expectations.
Strength, speed, endurance, reaction speed, and all-around physical enhancement meant that he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage even when facing a ghoul with a kagune.
He had deliberately found a ghoul with a kagune but very weak strength.
After dodging the ghoul’s kagune attack, he punched it directly in the heart, killing the ghoul on the spot.
At that moment, Gao Yu was both shocked and delighted.
This meant that he already possessed the ability to live peacefully in Tokyo.
As time passed and his evolution grew stronger, he would be able to fear no ghoul.
Most importantly, there was his recovery ability.
He cut a one-centimeter wound into his own hand, and within just a few minutes, it healed, without even leaving a scar.
This made Gao Yu think deeply.
Perhaps there was no threshold to his evolution, and the direction of his evolution was entirely determined by his own will.
In other words, given enough time, he could become invincible.
“Why are you late today?”
Touka handed him a cup of coffee.
Gao Yu came back to his senses and smiled lightly.
“I ran into something that made me happy, so I was delayed for a while.”
“Something that made you happy?”
Touka looked at him curiously.