"Why did he have to leave too..." Touka sat before the Manager, her expression dark. "One after another... can't they even say goodbye?"
In front of Touka lay the signed copy of Sen Takatsuki's book that Banjō had given her.
She already knew that Louis had left the café.
She remembered the last time she had seen Louis that day. He had acted as though nothing had happened, without even saying goodbye.
First Kaneki, then Hinami, and finally Louis. In less than a month, they had all left, one after another.
Why had it turned out this way? Everything had changed after what happened that day.
"I'd only just gotten used to this life..."
Ghouls, half-ghouls, and humans had all gathered at Anteiku. For a long time, it had felt strange to her, but now that they were gone, the café felt so empty.
She was the only one left at Anteiku again, back to her old life of going to school, coming home, and working every day...
Touka lowered her head, her bangs hiding her eyes, and gritted her teeth. "Saying there's something you need to do... if that's how it is, you shouldn't have come to Anteiku in the first place, you bastard!"
On the rooftop of Aogiri Tree's temporary base in Ward 10... Ganshi had just hung up the phone.
"Are you sure it's all right to tell him that?" After the meeting ended, Tatara had followed Ganshi onto the rooftop. He asked as he watched her stare absently at her phone.
If the person before him hadn't told him to leave the man who always wore the Ice Mask alone, he would have captured him and studied him long ago.
"Because he seems interesting... Mr. Tatara." Ganshi smiled at him.
"He always says things I