That evening, at the Fueguchi family.
Hinami and her mother saw her father return home exhausted.
When her father appeared at the door, Hinami, as always, ran forward to prepare slippers and a hot towel for him.
This time, however, after taking the face towel, Dad didn't rub his hair like he used to.
Looking at his daughter in front of him, Asaki Fueguchi felt a pang of sadness.
Because of his fear of Gawain... and also of the two generations of One-Eyed Owl and other terrifying ghouls.
It seems I've made a decision that goes against the wishes of my ancestors.
I'm afraid I'll have to send my daughter to that nest in Anteiku, a place filled with countless Binge Eater and the current Ghoul God.
Finding a stepfather for my daughter, haha, that's really not a nice thing to say.
So, is all of this just fate playing a cruel joke on me?
Was the desertion in the face of battle back then destined for this outcome?
If I hadn't escaped the Aogiri Tree back then, and instead continued fighting with that group of lunatics...
Would being that kind of person allow me to avoid this inexplicable situation today?
As he pondered this, Asaki Fueguchi looked at his wife, whose face was filled with worry.
Yes, I've been with my wife for so long, even if I haven't communicated with her yet, she can obviously tell what's on my mind.
You don't need to keep these things to yourself, because they'll come out sooner or later anyway.
So, a moment later.
Asaki gently patted his daughter's head.
"Hinami."
"Yes, I'm here, Father~".
Hinami smiled and looked up. Her angelic smile made Asaki's eyes sting. Despite Hinami's expectation, Asaki swallowed hard and continued.
"Today, Dad went to meet some really powerful ghouls."
They are different from doctors like Dad; they are all warriors, each possessing immense strength.
Hinami, you, like them, possess extraordinary talent.
So, today, Dad found you a godfather...
At this point, Asaki felt a pang of pain in his heart.
My dearest, most adorable Cabbage, from today onwards, you no longer belong solely to me...
Suppressing the bitterness in his heart, Asaki gently rubbed Hinami's head, and then, under the fearful gaze of his wife, which seemed to have seen a demon, he took his daughter's hand.
"Hinami, Daddy will take you to meet your godfather and new friends now."
They... they will treat you well, and they'll teach you how to become a powerful ghoul!
"Asaki!!!"
Before Asaki could finish speaking, Ms. Ryoko Fueguchi couldn't help but rush up to him.
After grabbing Asaki's sleeve tightly, Ms. Ryoko said to him incredulously.
"What on earth happened, Asaki? Why... why did this all of a sudden?"
Asaki was also puzzled by his wife's question.
Yes, why did it suddenly turn out like this?
He'd been a doctor for over a decade, always without incident, but overnight, all his old friends dropped their masks and came looking for him. Then he met the man who'd inexplicably called out his daughter's name...
He gasped, looked bitterly at Ryoko Asaki, and explained softly.
"I don't know how to explain it, but I think they wouldn't harm Hinami."
Today I met Gawain in person, and he is indeed a man worthy of respect.
Although he did nothing—no shouting, no threats, and certainly no killing—he did not do anything else.
But the sight of two generations of One-Eyed Owl and the Grim Reaper Arima Kishou kneeling before him...
Wow, that's really convincing!
In short, for some reason, the Sakura Dragon, feared by the CCG and all of Japan, suddenly decided to recognize our daughter as his goddaughter.
You know, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to refuse such a request.
Therefore, therefore...
Hinami will probably have to stay in Anteiku for the time being!
"No, Hinami, she's never lived alone before!"
How could this happen? How could it suddenly be like this...?
No!!!"
Hearing Asaki's explanation, Ryoko felt a pang of panic and clutched her chest in distress.
For the past few nights, she's been having nightmares, dreaming that she and Asaki die together, leaving Hinami to face all the suffering in the world.
She also dreamt that her and Asaki's kagune were being used to attack Hinami, a dream that has made her uneasy for the past few days.
And now...
Hinami has actually run into trouble!
Driven by the unease in her heart, Mrs. Ryoko spoke with unusual decisiveness.
"We absolutely cannot hand Ryoko over, no matter what the threat is, no matter... no matter..."
Ryoko stopped halfway through her sentence because she saw the conflicted look on her husband's face.
Yes, who are the other two people?
Not just my former colleagues in Aogiri Tree, but also idiots like Oomori Yakumo.
This time, the husband is facing two generations of One-Eyed Owl and Arima Kishou!
How could her husband possibly compete with such a lineup?
If you stubbornly resist, the dream might just turn into reality!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Ryoko took a deep breath and then said resolutely.
"Although... well, maybe they really didn't mean any harm."
But at the very least, we shouldn't have handed Hinami over!
So what if Anteiku? As long as everyone there is still a ghoul, they won't refuse us if we ask to move in.
You're an S-class ghoul, and also an engineer.
As for me, although I haven't trained in a long time, I can still barely be considered an A-rank ghoul.
So... so."
Mrs. Ryoko gripped the hem of her dress and spoke earnestly to her husband.
"Therefore, we cannot let Hinami move into Anteiku on her own."
We absolutely must stay by Hinami's side!
"This..."
Listening to the lady's words, for some reason, Asaki suddenly recalled countless fragments of content.
Thinking about things like a husband committing a crime, or a widow or something like that...
Did he just find more than one godfather for his daughter?
Was he really going to send his wife to Anteiku, now Tokyo's largest ghoul organization?
Wait, what did my wife just say?
Not her, but us.
Thank goodness, if even I were to live in Anteiku, then at least... at least...
Surely Gawain wouldn't make me watch the door for him???
Half an hour later, in Anteiku.
Gawain sat on the tatami mat, smiling as he looked at what was in front of him.
Ahead, Rize Kamishiro, Touka Kirishima, and Eto Yoshimura are playing Dou Dizhu (a card game).
They probably got carried away and started drawing circles on their eyes, making all three girls look like Joker.
Meanwhile, not far from the three of them, Kirishima Ayato was waving his arms and legs, cheering on his sister.
After drinking quite a bit of shochu, the Ice-Ice Fruit and handsome Kirishima Ayato has completely revealed himself to be a siscon (a person who is obsessed with his older sister).
Looking at Kirishima Ayato, who had been turned into a child, Oomori Yakumo smiled cruelly.
My old partner is finding it hard to keep up with the cruelty of the ghoul world.
Who knows, one day I might be able to ask him what 1000 minus 7 equals.
It's really something to think about...
Before anyone could think, Gawain, who was sitting at the head of the table, suddenly raised his glass Oomori Yakumo, who had been looking cruel, immediately put on a smile like a raccoon dog and drank with Gawain.
Gawain ignored Oomori Yakumo; if this guy weren't Aogiri Tree, Gawain would have killed him long ago.
Despite her tragic past, she is unlike others who struggle and constantly restrain themselves.
Oomori Yakumo has completely succumbed to pain, to the point that he's become trash who only wants to inflict pain on others...
As for that glass of wine just now, it wasn't a toast to him, it was a toast to Arima Kishou.
After confirming Gawain's strength and understanding Gawain purpose.
Without a doubt, Arima Kishou, having received forgiveness from Yomo Renji and the Kirishima siblings, betrayed them without any restraint.
At that moment, after drinking a glass of wine with Gawain, Arima looked up and smiled, then prepared to say something.
Before he could finish speaking, the door nearby was opened, and Juuzou Reiya, with a strange smile on his face but at least with his hair slicked back, making him look a little more sunny, poked his head Suzuya Juuzou and said...
"My lord, hee hee, Hinami Fueguchi arrived."
Oh, and she brought her parents with her, but you didn't ask them to come over.
So should I kill them?
Hearing Suzuya Juuzou's words, Gawain rolled his eyes.
"You should invite the guests over, because no matter how dangerous the environment, we must maintain basic hospitality!"
After giving a reprimand, Gawain put down his wine glass and shrugged at Arima.
"Sigh, there are just too many troublesome kids. In this ghoul world of Tokyo, there are kids like that everywhere."
However, this is also the direction we need to work towards next.
I can defeat many people, but creating an era is something I can't do on my own.
Arima, you need to pick up your work as soon as possible.
To harmonize the relationship between ghouls and humans by becoming the strongest human, and to change humans' perception of ghouls.
This is a long and arduous task, Arima you must take it seriously.
"I see."
What could Arima say? He could only count the points heavily.
Although he always felt that Gawain was somewhat indecisive, and even a little too kind, the kind of thing that changes an era should be filled with bloodshed and turmoil.
Gawain's current attitude makes Arima feel like it's all just child's play.
Regardless, the third-generation One-Eyed King, or rather, the new generation of Ghoul God, whose strength is enough to crush everything, has appeared under the blessing of fate.
Even Sen Takatsuki, the second-generation One-Eyed King whom he had high hopes for, has now started playing Dou Dizhu (a card game) with a young girl.
What could this former king, now, possibly do?
This old, dilapidated ship can only try its best to dock at the port of the new era...
Meanwhile, outside the coffee shop.
Looking at the warm, yellowish lighting and smelling the aroma of coffee filling the shop.
Hinami Fueguchi's initial tension was truly relieved.
She loosened her grip on her mother's hand a little.
Although she didn't quite understand what had happened, she could sense her parents' anxiety, and she seemed to have become the goddaughter of a very strong person.
That person is someone even my father is terrified of.
Hinami initially thought she would be taken to a world like a horror movie.
She had secretly watched quite a few horror movies, like those Binge Eater movies from Europe and America, such as Jason, an SSS-class ghoul who is immortal, or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, an SSS-class ghoul.
There are also terrifying cannibals hidden in deadly bends, or the super SSS-level Binge Eater Hannibal Lecter who is refined and well-mannered but likes to cook people and eat them.
Hinami has watched quite a few!
She had assumed she would be taken to that kind of world, and that her yet-to-be-met terrifying adoptive father would at best be the refined and cultured Hannibal Lecter.
But the coffee shop in front of us...
Etc?
You've been to this coffee shop before, haven't you?
This restaurant seems to be quite famous in Anteiku, and the waitresses are even senior students from my own school.
That senior was the undisputed campus beauty among the senior students...
However, Hinami's worries had barely subsided when she saw Suzuya Juuzou's face.
The expression on that face perfectly illustrated what a psychopathic killer looks like.
As a result, Hinami had initially relaxed, tensed up again and hid behind her mother.
At the same time, having received orders, he returned to the Suzuya Juuzou in front of the Fueguchi family and greeted the family of three with a grin.
"My lord forbids me from killing any extra people, so, hehe..."
He grinned, and Mrs. Ryoko shuddered violently. Then, Reiya smiled and waved.
"So come with me, the master wants to see you. I hope you won't interfere with his business, or I'll be unhappy, hehe!"
Amidst laughter, Hinami staggered up the stairs, finally arriving outside Gawain's room.
Hearing the faint sounds coming from inside, Hinami nervously pursed her lips.
What exactly is a godfather like?
Is it the terrifying Jason?
Or is it the elegant Mads Mikkelsen?
Swish...
The door was pulled open, and the person inside immediately looked at him!
The next moment, Hinami desperately held back for a few seconds, then finally couldn't help but laugh.
What's that? It's the school beauty senior playing cards, and she even has little turtles painted on her face!
And all around them were just a bunch of oddly dressed middle-aged men sitting there drinking!
Just then, Hinami finally saw Gawain's face.
That person was sitting in the main seat, so he must be the person in charge, who would become his future godfather.
So, his godfather isn't Jason or Mads Mikkelsen at all, but... but an upgraded version of Kimura Takuya or Oguri Shun?!
So happy!!!
Just as Hinami Fueguchi's eyes widened adorably, Gawain also looked towards the Fueguchi family.
Meeting Gawain's gaze, Asaki readily accepted the offer, and Mrs. Ryoko and her daughter knelt down as well.
Looking at the Ryoko and refined Mrs. Ryoko, Gawain frowned slightly, his gaze fixed on Mrs. Ryoko's fluffy braid that was wrapped around her chest.
Oh, that hairstyle! No wonder Ryoko died so tragically in the anime.
That fluffy, intellectual beauty lingers, and the hair eventually coils from the back to the braid on one side of the chest.
Who are these people wearing those hairpins?!
She is Shota's mother from Anohana.
She's Eren's mother from Attack on Titan.
She's also the mother of Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist...
They're all mothers of children who have no mothers...!