District 20.
"Manager! Touka, I'm here to save you!"
Ken Kaneki appeared inside the café.
Kirishima Touka, who had been staring into space, lifted her head and looked at Ken Kaneki, who was beaming with excitement.
"What are you talking about? Who needs you to save them?"
Kirishima Touka looked at Ken Kaneki in confusion.
"I found you a new way forward. From now on, ghouls won't ever need to eat humans again!"
Ken Kaneki spoke with a delighted expression. As his words fell, everyone in the café went pale. The ordinary people had initially thought it had nothing to do with them, but a moment later, they realized what Ken Kaneki had said.
Ghouls?
"Ah!!!"
Screams rang out. The ordinary people present leaped to their feet in terror, trying to escape.
"You! What are you talking about?!"
Kirishima Touka glared at Ken Kaneki in shock and anger. Then she looked at the few passersby fleeing in a panic. Gritting her teeth, she was about to rush over when Ken Kaneki grabbed her hand.
"You bastard, I'll—ah!"
A scream rang out. Kirishima Touka threw her head back, a mouthful of blood spraying from her lips. Then she lowered her head and saw a deep-red kagune piercing through her body. She turned around in disbelief. The next moment, a blue syringe jabbed into her neck, and then some flesh sprouted from the kagune and entered her body.
Whoosh!
Ken Kaneki withdrew his kagune. Kirishima Touka's body collapsed limply to the ground. Then Ken Kaneki looked outside.
"Sorry, Touka. I got too excited, but it's no big deal!"
Ken Kaneki spoke. The next moment, invisible electromagnetic waves surged from his body, striking the few passersby.
The passersby who had been fleeing in panic abruptly stopped.
"Huh? Why was I running? That was