You ready?
He belongs to me!
He belongs to you?
Are you retarded?
There's not a single thing here...
that belongs to you.
Interesting.
Amazing. So that's Touka's gleam.
I'm so glad, Kirishima!
To think that your gleam is equal to mine, and you could damage me this much...
I never thought I'd get to see you like this again.
It's like the passion you once had...
has been reborn!
I shall use your organs as a garnish for my main dish!
Such an unexpected hors d'oeuvre!
I'm grateful!
Not bad, Kirishima.
I guess it was inevitable.
I was really hoping it wouldn't come down to this,
but I have no choice.
I need a bite!
Nishiki...
What are you,
a zombie?!
Let go! Let go! Let go! Let go!
Fucking let go of me!
Kimi...
That's quite enough!
We can't have this now, can we?
This will take...
an awful long time...
to heal...
Kaneki, for heaven's sake...
Just one bite...
Just one...
bite...
Feast on your own fetid flesh,
you shitty gourmand.
Kimi...
Nishiki?
Hold on, I'm coming to...
help you now...
Nishiki...
Stand aside.
Touka?
She knows about both you and Kaneki, right?
I can't let a woman this dangerous
go on living.
Touka!
You can't!
She's like Hide is to me,
or Yoriko is to you.
What if that was Yoriko up there instead of Kimi?
Would you be able to kill Yoriko?
Shut up!
I have to get rid of her,
to make sure that doesn't happen!
Nishiki?
How beautiful.
Oh, um...
What's that supposed to mean?
Nishiki?
Nishiki!
Thank goodness!
How am I... beautiful?
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
Following the incident at the church,
All right, that's perfect.
there were a number of changes around Anteiku.
Good job.
We're still doing the daily prep, you know.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
What are you doing?!
N-Nishio?!
'Sup, Nagachika.
I see your face is as repugnant as always.
Nishio came to work at Anteiku.
For both your sake and Kimi's,
I don't think you should take any more human lives.
We'll provide you with food so you can live a relatively guilt-free life as a ghoul.
However, we are not a charity.
You'll become a server here at Anteiku.
Man, you gotta admit it, Nishio.
Hmm?
You look totally out of place here. Formal things don't suit you at all.
I can kick you out, you know? We're still doing the daily prep.
Why are you even working here in the first place?
Just shut up already. I have my reasons.
Don't tell me you're after Touka!
Like I'm interested in that dumb bitch!
Speaking of Touka, is she still not feeling well?
Yeah.
Touka hasn't been to work
ever since that day.
I... I...
want to be with Dad!
What was that about?
Who knows? All sorts of things can happen in life.
Oh, shit! I've gotta go to class! Thanks for everything!
Hinami?
It's my fault.
With her father not here, I need to be twice as strong.
Um, what is Hinami upset about, if I may ask?
We haven't heard anything from my husband for quite some time.
She wants to go see him.
Where is he right now?
Yamori...
Things are awfully quiet here today, huh?
Just take it and leave already.
This is pretty good.
Good work, as always.
I'll get her with this!
W-Would you mind not coming around here anymore?
I see I've fallen into disfavor.
I just want to live in peace.
Please.
All right.
Hinami... Ryoko...
We'll be together again soon.
Oh, but would you mind telling me something before I leave?
When the hell did you become a lackey for the humans?
He apparently got mixed up in some dangerous business in the 13th Ward.
But,
once Hinami was born, he got out of that for us.
He really is a good man.
To Hinami and me, he really is...
Okay, then...
U-Um...
It's all right. I'm her mother.
If I don't spoil Hinami, she'll never get the chance to be spoiled.
A box-carrier... What are doves doing here?
It looks like it was worth the wait, wasn't it, Amon?
Using small fry to catch the bottom feeders.
Then again, this one is a bottom feeder in the truest sense.
Mr. Mado, that's...
Jason.
What is the 13th Ward's big fish doing swimming around the 20th Ward?
Why don't we hear it straight from the horse's mouth?
The 13th Ward's Jason, an S-ranked ghoul.
Hinami?
It's Mom. Can you open up for me?
No! I don't want to talk to you!
Hinami, your—
I want to see Dad!
Why?! Why can't I?! I hate you, Mom!
That's enough, Hinami!
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have raised my voice.
You miss Dad, don't you?
I think Dad misses you too, Hinami.
But you see, if we go see him now, we'll be in his way.
I'm sorry for always making you put up with this.
Jason!
Jason! Jason!
Jason!
You're pretty good.
I'll entertain you for two minutes.
I'm sorry. I guess I didn't step in close enough.
Don't worry, you can nail him with the next one.
Yes, sir.
You seem...
quite easy to break.
You okay, Amon?
Yes, sir!
Catch your breath!
What a shame.
Yeah, for you.
Not bad.
Feeling sleepy?
I won't let you!
Time's up. Let's play again sometime.
Damn it.
Mr. Mado?
Hmm, my quinque broke.
Now then...
What use might we have for this scum?
Hinami...
Mom misses Dad, too.
Oh...
Mom...
Hinami!
Good grief.
I'm sorry, Hinami.
Don't cry, Mom.
I won't cry anymore. Thank you, Hinami.
Let's wait together until
Dad comes to get us.
Jason managed to get away, huh?
My quinque broke. There's nothing we could have done.
Even so...
As long as we keep squashing them one by one, another opportunity will come around again.
Yes, you're right.
Hmm, we can use this.
All right, since I'm always making you put up with this,
I'll get you a present to make it up to you.
Is there anything you want?
Hmm...
Okay, you think about it.
Thank you, Mom!
No, thank you.
What do you want?
U-Um...
About tomorrow's shift...
Not going.
L-Listen—
I couldn't... kill that woman.
Huh?
Earlier,
Hinami and Mrs. Ryoko were fighting,
but they were able to patch things up.
Looking at the two of them, I thought,
how nice it is to have a family.
It doesn't matter if you're a human or ghoul. The affection between mother and child is the same.
That shouldn't be a surprise, but until my body ended up this way, I didn't have any idea.
If only everyone could realize that...
Relationships like Nishio and Kimi's
can serve as a stepping stone for creating understanding between ghouls and humans.
So, what did you want?
Oh, uh, nothing.
I shouldn't have opened my mouth back there,
without knowing anything about you and Yoriko.
I'm sorry.
Okay, I'll let the manager know.
I'm sure Touka feels the same way.
She knows how it feels to be accepted.
However,
if she had been rejected, after interacting with others...
there'd be no going back.
Same for Hide and me.
Is Big Sis okay?
Good question.
I hope she starts feeling better soon.
Let's continue, Big Bro. What word is this?
Let's see... That's "cloudburst."
Cloudburst?
It's when it suddenly starts raining.
Hinami?
Ah, Mom!
Are you being taught how to read?
Yeah.
Thank you for always doing this.
No, not at all. Well, I'll be going.
Thank you, Big Brother.
See you tomorrow.
Look, Mom! I learned all the words in this book!
You did? Good job!
So now, Mom...
What?
I want a new book.
Huh?
I want to learn even more words so I can surprise Dad!
Also, Dad's birthday is coming up soon, right?
So...
You want to give him a book as a present?
Okay, why don't we go to the bookstore?
Thank you very much.
Looks like we're in for a shower.
You're right! It's starting to rain!
See? I was right, wasn't I?
Yeah! Oh, Mom.
Yes?
This is called a cloudburst!
Cloudburst?
When it suddenly starts raining like this, it's called a cloudburst.
Big Bro told me so.
Kaneki knows a lot of things, doesn't he?
Yeah! I wonder if Dad knows, too.
Let's ask him sometime.
I must be pretty amazing if I know something that Dad doesn't, right?
Yes, you are.
What's come over you, Hinami?
It's been forever since we've gone out together!
Come, on, Hinami, you're getting wet!
Hinami, let's go home.
Mom?
What about the other place?
Hey!
Mom?
I just remembered something I have to do.
Hinami?
It's Dad!
Huh?
Mom! Dad is somewhere nearby!
I-It couldn't be...
He came to get us!
Ah, Hinami!
Mom, this way!
Hinami, wait!
Dad!
Wait for me!
Dad!
Wait for—
Hinami!
It's Dad's scent!
Hinami!
Dad! Dad...?
Hinami!
What's that smell?
Lovely rain, isn't it?
But I wouldn't want it raining any harder than this.
I wouldn't be able to hear your death throes, after all.
Could I have a moment of your time,
Mrs. Fueguchi?
Mom...
Hinami, run away.
Mom...?
It's all right. You head on back to Anteiku ahead of me.
I'll be sure to come back later.
No... No!
I want to stay with you!
Kusaba! Your Q-bullets!
R-Right!
Go on!
H-Hold it!
Is that supposed to be mother-daughter love?
It makes me sick.
I won't let you go!
Somebody... Somebody!
Big Brother... Big Sister...
Mom!
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
Say, Nishiki...
Yeah?
How about we both wear these?
Huh?
Aren't these bangles cute? They match.
Seriously? Is she into this "pair" shit?
Oh well, a gift's a gift.
Geez, these bangles are like horse shit.
Huh? Horse shit?
Er, no...
I meant, you know, the good kind of horse—
Next time: Captivity
Owowowowow!
Layout: Yamada Katsuya