What Louis hadn't expected was that Nagachika really would take him out for a buffet.
Under everyone's astonished gazes, Louis showed Nagachika what true [Gluttony] looked like.
"Thanks for the meal, boss." Holding his bulging belly and leaning on Nagachika for support, Louis said goodbye to the plump owner.
"Quite an appetite you've got. Don't come back."
The buffet's plump owner had looked kind and friendly at first, but now his face was clouded with irritation. Watching the two leave, he wanted nothing more than to put up a sign at the entrance saying, "No dogs or this guy allowed."
"Honestly, I knew you weren't a ghoul when you were only halfway through..." Nagachika supported him. He had just endured the pressure of the owner's glare while watching Louis eat several more people's worth of food.
We're definitely getting banned from this place now, aren't we?
"It was barely enough." Louis explained that he hadn't come prepared. If he'd exhausted all the energy in his body before coming, he could have eaten twice as much.
"Oh, by the way..." Louis suddenly leaned toward Nagachika's ear and lowered his voice.
"That owner was a ghoul too. Remember to be careful..."
[Tsuruta Gui, A-Rank Ghoul, favorability: -10]
"......" The corner of Nagachika's eye twitched.
Although he had confirmed that Louis wasn't a ghoul, he also suspected that he wasn't a normal human.
That blood test really was necessary.
"All right, let's go home and get down to business."
Nagachika dug out a pile of documents and put them on the table. The two discussed all sorts of questions centered on Kaneki.
"You're saying... the Eyepatch who's been active lately is Kaneki?" Nagachika's expression grew grave. Although he'd already had plenty of suspicions, hearing it for real still surprised him.