In the end, unable to resist, Nishiki Nishio was taken by Itachi to Orochimaru and Kanou to have his kakuhou surgically removed.
Naturally, before removing his kakuhou, they gave Nishiki Nishio a thorough examination, also checking his physical condition after his meridians had been sealed.
After the examination, Dr. Kano looked utterly stunned.
Despite all his years researching ghouls, this was the first time he had learned that Eastern mysticism-specifically, meridian studies-could be used against them.
The only disappointment was that he knew nothing about meridian studies. Even if he did, he would not be able to perform Pressure Point Sealing the way the Hyuga Clan did.
With the meridians around his kakuhou sealed, Nishiki Nishio could indeed taste human food, but... his body could not absorb it.
The main reason was that human food could not nourish the kakuhou.
Moreover... after consuming human flesh for so long, ghouls had developed digestive systems vastly different from those of humans.
Turning a human into a ghoul was not particularly difficult, but turning a ghoul into a human could no longer be called difficult. It was essentially impossible.
Although Kanou knew it could not be done, he still performed the surgery to remove Nishiki Nishio's kakuhou.
After the surgery, Nishiki Nishio lay weakly in bed. He had heard everything Itachi, Kanou, and Orochimaru had said earlier.
Now he was imagining what his life would be like if he truly became human.
He could marry Kimi and have children, travel with her, and enjoy delicious food, without living every day in fear that the CCG or other ghouls would come looking for trouble.
While Nishiki Nishio was imagining his future, Shoyo returned to his bedside and unsealed all the meridians around his kakuhou.
The instant his meridians were unsealed, Nishiki Nishio's eyes