Help! Somebody!
Mr. Tsukiyama!
Thank goodness!
Mr. Tsukiyama, help—
Kaneki, bon appétit!
Tell me, oh please tell me, the way it works
Who is that inside me?
Here in this desolate, broken-down world,
you laugh, without seeing a thing
My body and soul are so broken
I hold my breath, hoping it's my last
Breakable
Unbreakable
Shakeable
Unshakeable
When I found you, it shook me
In this twisted world,
I'm gradually growing transparent and vanishing
Don't look for me
Don't look at me
I don't want to hurt you
in someone else's imaginary world
Remember who I am
I heard another dove has shown up.
How many does this make now?
I'm scared to go places on my own.
The 20th Ward is starting to get dangerous.
Kaneki, that will be enough for today.
I've asked Kaya to take over.
Oh, okay.
Wait, where's Touka?
Touka said she was feeling ill.
Why don't you go visit her?
Oh, but...
Touka lives just upstairs, after all.
Kirishima
Touka
Ayato
Kirishima Ayato?
Okay Touka, keep an eye on Hinami, okay?
Hinami! You help her out too, okay?
Ah.
Oh, hi.
Well?
Huh?
What are you here for?
Oh, I heard you weren't feeling well, so I thought I'd pay you a visit.
Empty-handed?
Um, well...
Kaneki, what does this say?
Hmm? Which one?
Let's see... That's "orange osmanthus."
Is that a flower, too?
Yeah.
I'll get some coffee started.
Oh, Touka, I can—
It's okay. You're helping Hinami with her reading, right?
But if you're not well...
I just ate too much.
Huh?
You ate too much?
Don't tell me she...
No!
Yoriko?!
But why?
What's up, Yoriko?
Sorry for dropping by unannounced.
You weren't at school today, so...
You came here to check up on me?
Yep. I also...
Huh?! No way!
Touka, don't tell me...
That's Kaneki. He's...
Touka...
I made this for you. Please eat it with him!
H-Hold on. You've got the wrong idea.
Hey, Yoriko!
Uh, have I done something wrong?
What are you planning to do with that?
Eat it! Yoriko made it for me, after all.
Huh?
So when you said you ate too much you meant...
Bottoms up.
She's a good friend.
What do I do?
Oh, what do I do?
What do I do to be able to savor the partaking of Kaneki?
That's it!
The ultimate meal requires...
third-party intervention...
at a grandiose location...
with Kaneki reaching a crescendo...
until I finally...
fortissimo!
Oh, Kaneki!
It still hurts a lot.
Yomo could easily break my arm if he wanted to.
Nishio!
Well, how about we start with his arm?
Whoo-hoo!
After what Nishio did to Hide and me...
U-Um, excuse me...
Don't you think you're going a bit overboard?
K-Kaneki Ken...
This piece of shit a friend of yours, or something?
No, I wouldn't say that.
Then could you do us a favor and fuck off?
We were just about to eat him.
E-Eat?
Huh? You wanna go at it, boy?
He's way slower than Yomo.
Are these the results of my training?
You bastard!
I got him.
Goddammit, playing the white knight, are you?
Is this it?
Nishiki!
Where have you been?!
You're all hurt again!
I'm so hungry it's driving me crazy.
Don't Kimi.
But that boy is...
Yeah...
He's the punk who tore a hole through my stomach.
Kimi, you're a human, right?
Why are you and a ghoul...
I want him by my side.
Even though he kills other people?
I'm sure that as long as he doesn't kill my parents or siblings,
I'll keep turning a blind eye to it.
It's not like he has a choice.
I... suppose not.
What can I do to help Nishiki?
If he doesn't eat any flesh, he'll probably...
But how am I supposed to...
Kimi, I'll...
I'll see what I can do.
Thank you.
I'll do whatever I can.
I'll trust Kaneki with the rest.
Good evening, mademoiselle.
I'll be needing your assistance with a little something.
It's locked.
So there are people who would knowingly stick by ghouls...
A rose and a note? Only one person would do this.
"My dear Kaneki, let's enjoy dinner at midnight tonight.
I brought the woman you were speaking with in the park.
Why don't the three of us have a lovely evening together?"
Kimi!
Nishio!
Kimi hasn't come back.
Damn it!
Why would Tsukiyama... Goddammit!
Why did this happen? Why?!
I'm the one that Tsukiyama is after.
I'll go there and rescue Kimi.
I'm coming with you.
In that condition? What are you talking about?! That's crazy!
How am I supposed to lie down at home when Kimi is in this mess?
I have to go.
Kaneki, do you like Beethoven?
Tsukiyama!
Nishio... I don't remember inviting you.
Give me back Kimi!
Unfortunately, I cannot do that.
She is here to add spice to tonight's banquet.
I want to let Kaneki eat her at her freshest!
Huh?!
To be more precise,
I want to feast upon Kaneki as he feasts upon her!
You fucking bastard...
Y-You're sick.
Sick? That's surprising.
You of all people shouldn't feel that way.
After all, you're the one who's making me do this.
You should take responsibility.
Do you have any idea how tantalizing you are?
Nishio!
You can take a rest over there.
You're still pretty flat-footed.
Just like a baby chick, toddling about.
Listen up. This...
is a real punch.
And this...
is a real kick.
Now then, what kind of attack would you like to take next?
How about this one?
An ordinary sneak attack.
Touka!
My, my, this is bad news.
It's been so long since I've gotten a scratch.
I'm gonna kick your ass so hard, you won't be able to eat, Tsukiyama.
My, what a dirty mouth you have, Miss Kirishima.
He's not hurt!
Long ago, you were well-honed, like a sharpened knife.
If you were as strong now as you were then,
that injury would have taken longer than ten seconds to heal.
I was just exchanging pleasantries.
It wouldn't be any fun if I killed you right off the bat.
My goodness, you are a handful. However...
That's also what makes you so cute.
Your reaction speed is as quick as ever.
Back then, you were fourteen, and I was eighteen.
Those cold, piercing eyes of yours, like crystal shards
are something I can never forget.
God, you're fucking disgusting.
I feel like hurling.
I was pretty head over heels for you back then.
I am not going to be eaten by you,
and I'm leaving here with Kimi.
That was a good kick, Kaneki.
Goodness gracious.
Let's see... Like this, right?
Now then, to have a sample...
Delicious!
What a flavor this is!
Mingling so deeply over my tongue in such harmony!
Damn! It's even greater than I imagined!
However, now I want something even greater!
I don't want to allow Kaneki Ken to come to an end like this!
Okay, now is the time for me to treat you to her!
The coldness you possessed back then was spectacular.
But not anymore.
Something has put a fire in your eyes.
It's too bad, Kirishima.
You were better off without it.
Touka!
You're interrupting my dinner!
Stop! I'm the one you want to eat!
Have you forgotten? I want to eat you as you eat.
How can you take people's lives so easily?
People's lives?
I'm an equal-opportunity carnivore.
If anything, there are far more human lives to take.
But unlike them, humans are all we kill.
What is this ugly scar here?
Kimi...
Nishiki...
No... I really don't want to eat people.
We have no choice. It's just like when humans eat cows or pigs.
But I feel bad for them.
It's okay. You can leave everything to me.
Work?
Yep. We can't go on living like stray cats forever, right?
But...
Don't worry. No one will find out.
Okay, I'm off.
Come back safely.
I'm off.
Come back safely.
I got fired again.
Seriously?
Hmm?
What?
You've gotten taller, Nishiki.
You look just like Dad.
Who's that?
The manager from where I work.
Which way did they run?!
Search over there!
Sis! Sis!
Stay with me, Sis!
Nishiki, keep on living, by yourself...
No! Sis!
You can't! Don't die on me!
Live...
You're the one who turned her in, all right.
P-Please, spare my life...
You reap what you sow.
Both you and Sis.
There's nobody.
Nobody I can trust.
Hey...
Did you forget your change?
Huh? Oh...
Here.
Thank you very much.
She's so pale.
She might be useful for something, though.
That's a nice name.
Huh?
Your name. It means "noble future."
Who thought of that, your mom or dad?
Hmm? Hey...
What the hell? What did I do?
Kaneki, you little bitch!
This wound... it will not heal!
Flesh! I have to eat some flesh!
Nishiki?
Nishiki! What happened?!
Is this blood?!
I can finally use you!
Let me feed on your flesh!
It's no use. I don't have the strength.
Nishiki, you're a ghoul?
Great, now I'll be reported. Guess it's the end for me.
Just like Sis...
What a lousy life it's been.
Nishiki...
You know what?
On the day you called out to me,
I had lost my mom, dad, and younger brother in an accident.
I was so sad. I kept wishing I was dead.
But you were there and saved me.
So...
it's okay.
Live.
I don't need any more.
What are you, stupid?
It's hard for me to have faith in people.
But maybe being betrayed by you wouldn't be so bad.
Seriously, what is with you?
There's no way you can beat me if you can't even use your gleam!
A ghoul's strength is largely dependent on his gleam.
If your gleam is your engine, then people's flesh is gasoline!
When you have a poor diet, you can only deliver commensurate strength.
What he says is true.
Touka...
I didn't expect Yoriko's cooking to affect me here.
Now then, that's enough of the sideshow.
You are starting to become a pest.
Shut up!
Irksome! Irksome! Irksome! Irksome!
Irksome! Irksome! Irksome!
Let's play nice from now on, Nishio.
There's nothing...
There's nothing else...
Aside from Kimi, I have nothing else.
Lay a hand on her, and I'll kill you.
Even if it costs me my life, I'll kill you!
If we don't do something...
A person's flesh is gasoline...
Fuel...
Touka...
At full strength, who's stronger: you or Tsukiyama?
A long time ago, we were about even.
Listen, Touka...
I'm getting fed up with you. I'm this close to killing you.
Tsukiyama!
You ready?
Look away.
He belongs to me!
He belongs to you?
Are you retarded?
There's not a single thing here...
that belongs to you.
Though the city sleeps,
new buildings
rise at all times
The city is always being redeveloped
The ring roads intersect
like raging snakes
Whip up my endorphin
Go, go, go, go
Souls ascend
into the night sky
Marches and religion
are answers
in a madman's riddle
A madman's riddle
Tomorrow holds nothing for me
except a grey that might as well be black
Never changing
A grey that might as well be black
I want you tonight
My saint
Tell me of the end of the world
My saint
Next time: Cloudburst
Layout: Yamada Katsuya