At that moment, Ken Kaneki pushed Hideyoshi Nagachika away and said, "Hide... I've found a way to turn back into a human!"
As he spoke, Ken Kaneki looked at Uchiha Itachi. "Mr. Itachi, can you really help me become human again?"
"Yes!" Itachi nodded in confirmation.
"Then please help me turn back into a human!" Ken Kaneki stood up and bowed to Itachi.
"I can... but I have one condition. Once you're human again, you must join the CCG!"
Hearing that he would have to join the CCG, Ken Kaneki fell silent for a moment before asking, "Um... if I join the CCG, will I have to hunt down Ghouls?"
"Yes, that's right." Itachi looked at Ken Kaneki as he spoke. "What would you do if you were ordered to hunt down Ghouls?"
Ken Kaneki answered Itachi's question without much hesitation. "I... I think there are good Ghouls and bad Ghouls!"
Although Ken Kaneki hadn't answered Itachi's question directly, he had made his position very clear.
If Ken Kaneki had never spent time at Anteiku, he would certainly have agreed without hesitation. To him, Ghouls had been man-eating monsters that humans ought to hunt down.
But his time at Anteiku had taught him that Ghouls were actually just like humans, with feelings of their own. They didn't want to be man-eating monsters either. They wanted to live like ordinary humans, going to school with friends, enjoying delicious food together, laughing together, and playing together.
But they were Ghouls, destined never to be accepted by humans.
People like Nishino Kimi and Hide were still few and far between.
After sharing what was on his mind, Ken Kaneki looked at Itachi.
Itachi smiled and nodded. "Good. Remember what you said. There are good humans and bad humans, and there are good