Nobodies

The torrential rain had stopped, but the chill it brought with it had not faded.

The old man stood before the counter, gazing at the snowflakes drifting outside the window with a solemn expression.

"Honestly, where did Touka and Hinami go? And that kid Kaneki, too..."

A man wearing a waiter's uniform and an outdated pompadour hairstyle complained in a low voice, while the long-haired woman beside him silently tidied up the tableware in her hands.

"They probably went somewhere to have fun. They're kids, after all."

The other blond man wearing glasses, who was sitting before the bar, snorted softly before standing up.

"I'm going home. I have no interest in wasting time here waiting for those brats to return."

As he spoke, the blond man with glasses waved to everyone before heading toward the door.

Seeing him move, the other three exchanged glances and smiled knowingly. They knew very well that although the blond man with glasses said that, he was actually going to look for Kaneki and the others. That was simply the kind of person he was. Although he was sharp-tongued, he took excellent care of his juniors.

"Honestly, what a bunch of brats who never grow up..."

Muttering under his breath, the blond man with glasses reached the entrance and extended his hand toward the doorknob.

"Pfft!"

At that very moment, the thick door suddenly burst apart. An iron fist punched through it and struck the blond man's face. His head instantly exploded like a watermelon, spraying fragments of brain matter and flesh in all directions. His headless body swayed twice from side to side before crashing to the ground.

Then, Duanmu Huai's towering figure walked in through the doorway. He raised his head, swept his gaze around the room, and shook the blood from