Malaysia

After that.

Kaneki walked over to Ui Ui.

"Sister," Ui Ui said to Mei Mei, "I'll take this guy with me, then."

Only after receiving Mei Mei's permission.

Did Ui Ui leave the Tombs of the Star Corridor with Kaneki.

Once the two had left.

Mei Mei smiled and said, "Having Kaneki as a companion really does make you feel safe..."

"What did he go to do?"

Everyone asked curiously.

Mei Mei kept them guessing. "You'll know when he gets back."

Before long.

Kaneki returned with an exhausted-looking Ui Ui.

He had used his Cursed Technique over extremely long distances several times, and his body hadn't fully recovered to begin with.

That was why Ui Ui looked so tired.

Kaneki looked at the others and asked, "You all remember how to use Hollow Wicker Basket, right?"

"Yeah."

They nodded instinctively.

Then.

Kaneki said to Yū Shinji, "Call the principals and the others over..."

Yū Shinji nodded.

He asked whether he should call Megumi Fushiguro too.

Only after Ken Kaneki nodded.

Did he use the Communication Puppet to call over everyone in the other Emptiness Barrier.

A short while later.

They all arrived.

Seeing Mei Mei and Ui Ui, the two principals greeted the siblings.

"Go ahead..."

With a cigarette between her lips, Shoko looked at Kaneki.

Seeing that Kaneki had something to say, the newcomers all turned toward Ken Kaneki.

"You all remember what I've taught you during this time, right?"

Rather than mentioning Hollow Wicker Basket outright, he phrased the question more delicately.

At his words.

Quite a few people in the crowd nodded.

"Only Okkotsu, Tsukumo, Hakari, Todo, and Maki will stay."

As he spoke...

Kaneki looked at everyone. "As for the rest of you, I'll be sending you out of Japan."

"What?"

Cries of shock rang out.

Now.

Everyone understood why Mei Mei had said being with Ken Kaneki made her feel safe.

Because.

He had excluded them from the start.

Without taking any risks.

How could they encounter danger?

Kaneki raised a hand to stop them. "You won't be any use staying here. You'll only hold them back."

"Leaving."

"Is the best choice for both you and me."

Someone soon responded, "All right."

They all knew that the vast majority of them would be of no use here and would only hold the others back.

The reason they had stayed here.

Was to hide from Kenjaku.

"I'll stay," Kugisaki said. "My Cursed Technique can help."

"When the time comes..."

"And you go to the Culling Game, I can stay behind to guard against Kenjaku."

"I'll stay too."

Mai Zenin raised her hand and said, "I need to stay to forge the Soul Liberation Blade for Maki."

Seeing this.

Kaneki first said to Mai, "You can stay a few more days."

"As soon as the blade is finished, I'll send you away. If Kenjaku attacks before then, I'll send you away first."

Hearing that.

Maki breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Kaneki said to Kugisaki, "I've arranged things with Miss Mei Mei. She'll keep this place under constant surveillance with her crows."

"Your Cursed Technique works regardless of distance."

"So."

"There's little point in staying here."

With him putting it that way, Kugisaki naturally nodded and agreed to leave.

"I..."

Kusakabe started to say that he wanted to stay.

But Kaneki interrupted him as soon as he spoke. "Don't worry. Maki has no cursed energy, so she's hard to detect."

"Hakari and I can learn Simple Domain before entering the Culling Game."

His meaning was clear.

Even if Kusakabe stayed, he wouldn't be of any use.

Kusakabe nodded and said nothing more.

"What about me?"

Gakuganji looked at Kaneki.

After all.

The reason he had been allowed to live was that he could still be useful.

Kaneki looked at him. "We'll discuss that once Satoru Gojo gets out."

With that.

Kaneki began sending everyone to the mansion he had bought in Malaysia.

Nanami went first.

"This place is..."

Looking at the surroundings, at once familiar and unfamiliar, Nanami asked.

Kaneki smiled faintly.

"This is Malaysia," he said.

At those words.

Nanami froze!

He gave a slight nod, the glare on his lenses hiding his reddening eyes.

Kaneki said goodbye to him and returned.

Then.

It took more than a dozen trips back and forth.

To send everyone except Naobito Zenin to Malaysia.

In the process.

Ui Ui had also been a great help, gritting his teeth through his exhaustion to make several more trips.

After delivering them all.

Kaneki took a few things and gave them some reminders.

After all.

Although he had killed everyone at Jujutsu Headquarters, who knew what hidden forces a thousand-year-old monster like Kenjaku still had?

What if.

He learned they were in Malaysia and came after them?

Seeing that Kaneki was about to leave, the group said, "Be careful..."

"Yeah."

Kaneki acknowledged them, then vanished from the mansion.

Back at the Tombs of the Star Corridor.

Kaneki handed Okkotsu the bag he was carrying. Inside were ribs from Inumaki, Ui Ui, and Arata Nitta.

Okkotsu took it.

Then turned and had Rika eat them.

"Let's go."

Kaneki looked at Naobito Zenin. Next, he would take him back to the Zenin Clan.

"Not going to rest a bit?"

Naobito Zenin asked.

"No."

Kaneki shook his head.

Thankfully, he possessed [Limitless] and cursed energy control precise enough to rival the Six Eyes.

Combined with his already enormous reserves of cursed energy.

He had barely reached Satoru Gojo's level of "infinite cursed energy."

More than a dozen trips back and forth.

Had not depleted his cursed energy.

"All right."

Naobito Zenin stood up. Kaneki took hold of him, and they vanished from the Tombs of the Star Corridor together, appearing near the Zenin Clan estate.

"No need to take me any farther."

Naobito Zenin patted his clothes. "From here... I know the way."

"All right."

Kaneki reminded him, "Pay more attention to education once you get back."

"Why?"

Naobito Zenin asked curiously.

"In the future I saw," Kaneki said, "Maki and Fushiguro were the only ones left in your family."

Then...

He chuckled. "Everyone calls Hakari a gambler."

"But as far as I'm concerned, your Zenin Clan are the real gamblers. You're all betting that your family won't produce a second [Heavenly Tyrant]."

Naobito Zenin's pupils contracted.

Clearly.

He had realized why the Zenin Clan had been wiped out. After a moment's stunned silence, he smiled and said:

"I understand..."

Kaneki watched him leave and murmured, "Live a little longer... old man."

Only once Naobito had disappeared completely from view.

Did he return.

Then Kaneki asked the others.

Whether they wanted to enter the Culling Game now or wait until the deadline drew near.

If they went now.

Kenjaku's plans might not be complete, giving them a chance to catch him off guard.

Going later.

Would benefit them more.

But it would benefit Kenjaku just as much.

After hearing him out, everyone agreed to postpone their entry into the Culling Game until the deadline drew near.

Then.

Kaneki handed Okkotsu the information on Ui Ui's Cursed Technique that he had obtained from him.

On those pages.

Were detailed instructions Ui Ui had written on how to use his Cursed Technique.

Next, Kaneki proposed soul-swapping training to Yuki Tsukumo.

To put it simply...

He would swap souls with Yuki Tsukumo.

The main purpose was to have Yuki Tsukumo use his body to perform [Star Rage], Domain Expansion, Simple Domain, and Hollow Wicker Basket, so his body would develop muscle memory.

That way.

Once they swapped back, he could quickly master them too.

That was right.

Both Yuki Tsukumo and Okkotsu had mastered Hollow Wicker Basket.

Meanwhile.

Yuki Tsukumo had also learned how to reverse a domain's internal and external conditions.

The reason.

He needed to discuss it with her was that she was a woman.

"All right."

To his surprise, Yuki Tsukumo agreed to the soul-swapping training without much hesitation.