"If it's inconvenient to say, that's fine too. Please eat slowly."
Yoshimura Kuzen appeared very easy to talk to.
Uruka Minami once suspected that he might be deliberately acting this way in order to make her lower her guard...
However, faced with the temptation of ready-made human flesh and a cup of hot coffee, Uruka Minami truly could not endure it any longer.
Uruka Minami immediately opened the package of human flesh and began eating it together with the hot coffee.
It was true that ghouls could not eat normal human food, but this did not include water...
In the original work, it was currently known that ghouls could not only drink water, but also drink alcohol and coffee. Perhaps they could even drink other beverages as well.
Because she was too hungry, Uruka Minami quickly finished the food Yoshimura Kuzen had given her. This was already the result of her trying her best to maintain a reserved image.
"Thank you, I'm really very grateful."
With her hunger greatly alleviated, Uruka Minami immediately expressed her thanks to Yoshimura Kuzen.
"This is just a small effort. Then do you have any other difficulties that require our 'Anteiku' to provide help?"
Yoshimura Kuzen said with a smile.
"No..."
Uruka Minami gently shook her head.
In fact, there were some, but she did not want to trouble him any further.
"Hmm, judging by your appearance, you are a student attending a human school, right?"
Yoshimura Kuzen asked.
"Yes."
Uruka Minami nodded.
"If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can also come to our 'Anteiku' at any time. In return, I have only one request. Could you tell me what kind of person it was who brought you here?"
Immediately afterward, Yoshimura Kuzen added another sentence, "You should have personal experience of this. We ghouls all do our best to integrate into human society and must not expose our identities. Our 'Anteiku' is the same."
"However... the person who brought you here had the scent of a human. Clearly a human, yet knowing of the existence of our 'Anteiku', and possibly even knowing that we would help you."
"With this, you should be able to understand why I want to ask you about that person, right?"
Yoshimura Kuzen patiently explained the reason.
"..."
Uruka Minami slowly nodded.
She very much understood the concerns he was talking about.
Even she herself could not figure out how Ihei could know of such a place, and even help her solve her food problem...
"He is my classmate, and also a ghoul investigator of the CCG. Although I am very grateful for the food you provided, what I can tell you is only this much."
Uruka Minami still kept something back and did not directly state Ihei Byakuya's name.
Because she did not know what kind of people made up this ghoul organization called 'Anteiku'.
Although they had indeed helped her, this did not mean they would be particularly friendly toward ghoul investigators. It felt more likely that they would unite to deal with ghoul investigators...
Therefore, for Ihei's safety, she did not reveal too much.
Uruka Minami of course also realized that Ihei bringing her here should have been in order to let her receive help.
This made her very surprised. Ihei not only did not directly take her to the CCG for disposal, but instead repeatedly saved her...
"Ghoul investigator...?"
Yoshimura Kuzen's tone sank slightly. "Since he is your classmate, does that mean he is also a minor?"
"Yes..."
Uruka Minami nodded.
"Alright, I understand."
A smile reappeared on Yoshimura Kuzen's face. "Please rest assured. We will not do anything to your classmate. We just want to confirm whether there are new problems regarding our own situation."
Although the information Uruka Minami revealed was very limited, and she did not even mention a name, Yoshimura Kuzen had already confirmed things clearly based solely on this information.
A minor ghoul investigator. Just this point alone was enough for Kuzen to understand many things.
In the past, he had once served the Washuu Clan, acting as a "Cleaner" within the [V Organization].
In simpler terms, he was the top assassin of a killer organization that specialized in selling its life for the Washuu Clan.
Therefore, he naturally also knew many things about the Washuu Clan and the CCG...
Among the ghoul investigators who had appeared in the CCG, almost all minors came from Sunlit Garden and were half-humans.
That is to say, the human who had sent this ghoul girl over should in fact be a half-human of the Washuu Clan.
With this, everything could be explained. Why that person knew of the existence of "Anteiku".
Yoshimura Kuzen's connection with the Washuu Clan had not been completely severed, because the Washuu Clan suspected that he had united with a human and given birth to a mixed-blood child, and wanted to investigate this thoroughly.
However, he had always firmly denied it, and the Washuu Clan could do nothing about him. Out of the remaining trace of old sentiment, they also turned a blind eye to the "Anteiku" he had established.
And since that person was a half-human of the Washuu Clan, it was not strange for him to know about "Anteiku".
"May I ask where this is? Which Ward of Tokyo is it?"
At this time, Uruka Minami could not help but ask.
She still did not know which Ward she was currently in.
"Ward 20."
Yoshimura Kuzen replied.
"Ward 20..."
Uruka Minami thought to herself that it was actually so far away. Ihei had probably already gone back by now...
"It's already so late. If where you live is too far, you can also stay overnight with us tonight."
Yoshimura Kuzen said with a smile, "By the way, could we sit down and chat for a bit?"
"Alright, I would be delighted."
Uruka Minami nodded.
"There is something I am rather curious about. The boy who brought you here, is he your boyfriend?"
Yoshimura Kuzen opened with a rather explosive question.
Because he himself had once experienced the forbidden love between a human and a ghoul, he was relatively interested in such matters.
"..."
This immediately left Uruka Minami stunned. It took her a moment to come back to her senses. "No, no. He and I are just classmates..."
While denying it verbally, a faint trace of shyness also appeared on her face involuntarily.
Although Uruka Minami denied it with her words, Yoshimura Kuzen grasped something through the subtle changes in her facial expression.
Having seen all kinds of situations, how could he not understand such small details?
Moreover, that boy's identity was that of a ghoul investigator, a relationship that was almost absolutely antagonistic toward ghouls. Yet when this ghoul girl was at her weakest, he did not choose to arrest or kill her.
Instead, he brought her to their "Anteiku". This also showed that this ghoul girl held no ordinary position in that boy's heart...
Most importantly, that boy was even a half-human of the Washuu Clan.
Having interacted with many half-humans, Yoshimura Kuzen knew that the group trained in the Sunlit Garden were all cold and emotionless monsters, yet that boy alone seemed to be different...
This made Yoshimura Kuzen very curious. If there were a chance to meet that boy, it would certainly be good...