Although Doctor Kanou's skills were exceptional and he had Xu Yue's shared information, Kaneki's transformation would clearly still take some time.
During that time, Xu Yue only had Kamishiro Rize keep a slight watch over things.
Meanwhile, before the news of his identity could spread, Nagai Kei had already taken a taxi out of the city and headed toward the rural outskirts.
The radio in the taxi was still broadcasting news about him.
"Here is an announcement. The identity of the newly discovered Ajin today has been confirmed: Nagai Kei, a third-year high school student, ranked first nationwide in the mock exams..."
"What's become of this world? First Ajin, then ghouls. Who would have thought that such an outstanding student, first in the nationwide mock exams, would turn out to be an Ajin too..."
After hearing the broadcast, the middle-aged driver could not help sighing. As a taxi driver who often listened to the radio, he had heard far too much related news.
"Yeah, though most of it is just on the news. Anyway, I've never actually seen one myself."
Nagai Kei spoke calmly, with a smile on his face.
"Exactly. I've driven so many passengers and never run into one either. Still, it'd be best if I never did."
The driver spoke with some emotion.
And so, Nagai Kei successfully arrived at the countryside home he had often visited as a child.
After paying the fare, he quickly entered the forest and arrived at a wooden cabin among the trees.
This was a place he had often come to as a child. Back then, he and Kaito had frequently played here, and it could be considered their secret base.
After the incident, he had instinctively chosen this place first because it was secluded enough.
The troublesome part was that