"One of the things that gives life meaning... is probably having family and companions to help when you're at your most helpless." Louis opened his eyes and found himself lying in a shaded spot, with Kaneki and Nashiro beside him. Both were breathing steadily and seemed to have been healed well by Banjō. Even his own wounds, which had been the slowest to recover, had scabbed over, and he no longer felt any blockages inside his body.
Although his bodily functions had yet to recover without enough energy to replenish them, he could move around without trouble.
The credit for all this belonged to Banjo Kazuichi, who lay nearby with his eyes rolled back. Keeping three people alive with such a tiny kagune had been no easy feat.
Not far ahead, Ito Takuhari, who had rushed over, was fighting the five Bounty Hunters alongside Tsukiyama and dozens of ghouls. Victory was only a matter of time, but their opponents were formidable enough that some casualties were inevitable.
There really are strong fighters among the Bounty Hunters...
"Kurona..."
"I'm here..." Kurona Yasuhisa, who was tending to her younger sister despite being covered in wounds herself, looked up and waited for his orders. A moment later, a blood crystal the size of a goose egg appeared before her.
"Kill the Bounty Hunter leading them." Louis watched the ukaku ghoul hold his ground against five ghouls attacking him at once.
He was naturally in no condition to fight that opponent himself, but Kurona Yasuhisa, who could still move, would have no trouble.
That goose-egg-sized mass of fresh blood was enough to heal her injuries and greatly enhance her strength, putting her on par with most SS-Rank Ghouls for a short time.
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