CCG's Special Ghoul Countermeasures Squad, Conference Room Two.
Huiqi and Juuzou Suzuya were already seated.
Crunch, crunch... slurp, slurp...
Beside him, Juuzou Suzuya ate potato chips, occasionally sucking the crumbs off his fingers. Huiqi said nothing, quietly pondering a question.
Was Aogiri Tree's One-Eyed King really Sen Takatsuki?
With a creak, the door slowly opened.
Seeing Kōtarō Amon coming toward him, Juuzou Suzuya greeted him. "Good morning~ Ghoul Investigator Amon~"
"Good morning... Juuzou Suzuya."
"Good morning, Special Class Investigator Huiqi."
Only after exchanging greetings did Kōtarō Amon notice Juuzou Suzuya's appearance. His clothes were a mess, and all sorts of snacks littered the table.
"Where's your tie?! And your buttons!"
"And that embroidery on your body—as a Ghoul Investigator, you should at least look the part. Besides, those threads could infect your wounds."
Kōtarō Amon's voice gradually softened. Perhaps because Huiqi was sitting nearby, he switched to a more advisory tone as he lectured Juuzou Suzuya.
"The threads are sterile. They won't cause any infections, and they look gorgeous sewn into my skin." As he spoke, Juuzou Suzuya demonstrated by stitching a little flower in front of Huiqi and Kōtarō Amon.
A problem child... ×2
The same words surfaced in both Huiqi's and Kōtarō Amon's minds.
Once Amon had taken his seat, another figure walked in.
"Good morning, Ghoul Investigator Takizawa~"
Juuzou Suzuya cheerfully greeted him as well, utterly unconcerned about his own disheveled appearance.
"Mm, good morning... Could you clear away those snacks?"
Seidou Takizawa frowned as he spoke. The snacks on the table were far too conspicuous. How could a Ghoul Investigator behave like this at such an important meeting?
"Special Class Investigator Huiqi?! Good morning, Ghoul Investigator Amon!"
Only after fully entering the conference room did Seidou Takizawa notice the two other people beside Juuzou Suzuya. One