Chapter 44
Dessert Before Meals: Kaneki
Hearing Kaneki's request, Hyuga Gen was speechless. Was he being targeted by Rize? Why did she want him to come over? Couldn't she just go eat?
However, since Kaneki has already spoken, wouldn't it be hurtful to refuse him just because I said I was free?
Moreover, now that he has become a demon, even if Kaneki becomes the One-Eyed King in the future, it won't be of much help to him.
So if we can save her, we will; if we can't, then so be it. Compared to Rinko Akiyama's strength, Rize is just a minor Karami and nothing to be afraid of.
With that in mind, Hyuga Gen readily agreed to Kaneki's request, wrote down the address Kaneki gave him, and then hung up the phone.
"Hyuga-sama, what exactly is going on?"
After hanging up the phone, Hinata Gen looked at Akiyama Rinko's indifferent face and broke out in a few beads of sweat.
"Rinko, I'm innocent! You know I was fighting back with all my might!"
Remembering that Hyuga Gen had indeed resisted, Akiyama Rinko said in a fit of anger and embarrassment:
"Don't interrupt. That's not what I'm asking you. I'm asking why I became like that."
"Why is it that after my magic circulated through your body, I couldn't control myself anymore?"
Hyuga Gen said with a wronged expression:
"I'm innocent! I just asked you to teach me how to refine magic. Who knew that after your magic circulated for a while, you became a completely different person?"
"Really?"
"Of course it's true!"
Seeing this expression, Akiyama Rinko couldn't help but feel a little confused. Could it be that she had really misunderstood? Impossible! How could she possibly do such a thing?
At that moment, Akiyama Rinko suddenly realized that she wasn't dressed properly. She angrily kicked Hyuga Gen and then grabbed her clothes and hid in the bathroom.
Thinking back on what happened, Hinata Gen didn't do anything suspicious, and even refused. Could it really be because he's reached the age where he's never had a boyfriend?
Speaking of which, what was the fate of ninjas who instigated rebellion in those comic books?
When Hinata Gen saw that Akiyama Rinko didn't pursue the matter further, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that she hadn't killed him in a fit of rage.
Otherwise, you'll have nowhere to cry.
He then sat down on the sofa and waited for Akiyama Rinko to finish washing up before telling her about going to the area near the Takada Building.
He had witnessed Rinko Akiyama's spatial abilities today, so he didn't care about the time it took.
To be honest, Kaneki still wanted to wander around with Rize a little longer by himself, so he didn't tell Hyuga Gen where they were, but instead told him their destination.
Kaneki, however, was unaware that Rize had overheard his conversation with Hyuga Gen and had noted down the agreed-upon location.
Having achieved her goal, Rize felt that Kaneki was no longer of any use to her, and that having a dessert before the meal would be quite nice.
"Since your friend will be waiting for you over there, shall we head over? It's getting late, what do you say, Kaneki-kun?"
Kaneki was more than happy to do so, and followed Rize toward her house.
"By the way, Rize-kun, speaking of ghouls, my two friends and I even drew pictures of ghouls based on our own speculations."
Rize showed interest after hearing this.
"A painting? What does it look like? I really want to see it."
Hearing that Rize was interested, Kaneki quickly grabbed his schoolbag and started rummaging through it.
"I remember all the drawings the three of us made were in my backpack. Hey, I found them!"
After saying that, Kaneki handed the three pictures to Rize as if presenting a treasure.
Rize almost burst out laughing when she saw the first picture. What kind of crap is this?
"This was drawn by Ying. To be honest, I almost died laughing when I saw it."
"Yes, it was drawn by Ying. How should I put it, it has a lot of character."
Rize offered insincere praise, then looked at the second painting.
"I drew this myself."
"Kaneki-kun's drawing is really good."
Then she looked at the third chapter, and Rize was clearly surprised when she saw the third page.
Seeing this, Kaneki blushed slightly and said shyly:
"This is a ghoul illustration drawn by Hinata-kun. I don't know why he drew me in it."
Rize said with a hidden meaning:
"Who knows, maybe that's what ghouls actually look like."
Kaneki smiled after hearing this.
"How is that possible? Think about it, ghouls are monsters, but this picture clearly shows a human."
"A monster?"
"Of course, what else could they be but monsters if they eat people every day?"
"Maybe so. Kaneki-kun, let's hurry up, it's getting darker."
For some reason, the two suddenly fell silent. After walking for about half an hour until they reached a place where they could see nothing, Rize suddenly turned around and hugged Kaneki.
"Kaneki-kun, I actually noticed a long time ago that you've been watching me, Kaneki-kun, me too!"
"Could it be a confession?"
"I've been watching you all along!"
Just as Kaneki's heart was pounding, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his shoulder.
"ah!!!"
"Beep beep!!!"
A speeding train sped past not far away, its loud horn blast drowning out Kaneki's screams.
"Why? Why?"
With a look of terror on his face, Kaneki stared at Rize's crazed, beautiful face and those black eyes, clutching his shoulder as he sat on the ground and kept backing away.
"Kaneki-kun, do you know? My favorite part is a scene from The Black Goat's Egg."
At this moment, Kaneki had completely lost the excitement he felt when talking to Rize about the Black Goat's Egg; instead, endless fear rose in his heart.
Looking at Kaneki, who was sitting on the ground in front of her with a look of terror on his face, Rize tightly covered her left cheek with her long, fair right hand.
At this moment, Rize had fallen into a state of extreme madness, and slowly spoke:
"That's the scene where the black goat rips out all the genitals of the fleeing men."
"No matter how many times I watch that part, I still get incredibly excited."
Seeing that Kaneki remained silent, Rize moved a little closer.
"Kaneki-kun, you never expected I'm a ghoul, did you? Let's get even more excited! Run!"
"Ahhhhh!"
Kaneki hurriedly stood up and stumbled as he ran outside.
"What a joke, what a joke! Why would I have to go through something like this?"
Watching Kaneki run away, Rize licked her lips. "Run, run! The more you run away, the more excited I get."