"You..."
"Bye-bye." Huiqi waved with a cheerful smile.
Ken Kaneki was responsible for escorting Sen Takatsuki, while Huiqi returned to the V Organization to await orders.
The next day.
Huiqi sat drinking coffee in the Ward 1 office, with the telephone beside him still ringing nonstop.
"Better to unplug it." True to his word, Huiqi pulled out the telephone cord as Ken Kaneki and Furuta Nimura watched.
"Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Furuta Nimura watched Huiqi with an awkward expression.
"It's inconvenient for you. I've got my peace and quiet."
"Alas... the phone lines have been overwhelmed. A lot of people outside are criticizing the CCG."
"Doesn't matter. Time will wash it all away."
Huiqi picked up the book on the desk. It was King Bileygr, Sen Takatsuki's final book.
Bileygr, another name for the Norse god Odin. A man missing one eye... does it refer to the One-Eyed King?
In the book, a nameless one-eyed ghoul led the ghouls as their king against an anti-ghoul world. Intriguingly, the human organization modeled on the CCG was depicted as an accomplice to ghouls.
"You're late, Furuta Nimura," Kijima said with his back to the three of them.
Kishou Arima and the late-arriving Furuta Nimura both knelt on one knee. Only Huiqi was allowed to stand to one side, making their respective ranks quite clear.
"I spent a little longer talking to that kid."
"Hmm. It seems that kid captured the One-Eyed Owl."
"Yes."
"Is Sen Takatsuki the One-Eyed King?"
"Very likely," Kishou Arima replied calmly.
"What do you think, Huiqi?"
"I suggest executing her outright. Then it won't matter whether she's the One-Eyed King."
"Hahaha, your answer really does suit me best. But the time hasn't come yet. In any case, don't let your guard down."
"Kishou, we've located 𩾇. Go