"No, we only just met." Louis looked at Kaneki and pointed at Ganshi behind him.
"This is Ganshi, an executive of Aogiri Tree."
"Hello there, Mr. Kaneki." Ganshi waved at Kaneki in greeting.
"..." Kaneki clenched his fists as he looked at Ganshi, whose entire body was wrapped in bandages, concealing her face. A flicker of murderous intent crossed his eyes, but for some reason, he could not summon the courage to attack this petite ghoul.
"What is Aogiri Tree's objective? Why did Yamori say Anteiku was on its extermination list too?" After a moment of hesitation, Kaneki asked his question.
He had come here for one reason alone: to uncover Aogiri Tree's true objective and protect Anteiku, whose members were not skilled fighters.
"Eliminating opposition and removing potential threats." Ganshi propped up her chin and studied the candidate Ice Mask had recommended with interest.
"Hmm... we don't necessarily have to wipe out Anteiku. If someone from Anteiku came to work for our organization and became an executive, that would be an effective way to avoid conflict." Ganshi swung her legs idly.
"After all, we have other tasks right now... wiping out Anteiku isn't a high priority..."
A small nation sent its princess to a larger nation in exchange for peace. In short, a marriage alliance.
Kaneki looked at Louis beside him as though he had understood something, and respect welled up in his heart.
But after thinking it over again, he asked another question.
"If Lou went to Aogiri Tree, how would he be treated?"
"???" Louis, who had been enjoying the show from the sidelines, suddenly looked bewildered.
"Oh, that..." Ganshi was taken aback too, but quickly recovered. "Aogiri Tree respects the strong. With his strength, he'd at least be a junior executive, right?"
"..." Louis immediately caught