Seeing Ihei Hairu as a child, Ihei Byakuya could not help but think, could Ihei Hairu really be his younger sister?
After all, they shared the same surname. There really was the possibility that they were biological siblings.
The young and adorable Ihei Hairu walked up to Ihei Byakuya and looked up at him. "Byakuya-nii..."
"Hairu, long time no see."
Ihei Byakuya smiled.
Although this was the first time he had truly met Ihei Hairu in a real sense, there was an inexplicable sense of closeness.
Perhaps it was the influence of blood relations, or perhaps it was because he had already had a deep impression of Ihei Hairu before transmigrating.
His body was still the body from before his transmigration, but now he was not only a half-human, there was also Washuu Clan blood flowing within him.
This showed that his body had been "modified" by the system at the time of transmigration.
As he spoke, Ihei Byakuya reached out and gently rubbed Ihei Hairu's head.
A happy smile appeared on Ihei Hairu's face.
"Hairu still likes you as much as ever. In the future she will probably become your junior. You have to take good care of her."
Washuu Yoshitoki beside them said with a smile.
"Mm."
Ihei Byakuya nodded.
Next, as a senior who was already officially working in the CCG, Ihei Byakuya stayed in the Sunlit Garden and communicated and interacted with those half-human children.
At this time he noticed a boy and a girl sitting alone in the corner. He took another look and quickly recognized the two children.
Rize with purple hair and purple eyes.
And the black-haired boy with a tear mole at the corner of his eye, Furuta Nimura.
In the original work it was the same. During their time in the Sunlit Garden, Rize and Nimura were almost always alone, practically like childhood sweethearts.
At the current point in the timeline, both Rize and Nimura were only six years old.
"Rize, Nimura, may I address you as such?"
Ihei Byakuya did not want to leave the two little ones in the corner out, so he took the initiative to greet them.
Even if he did not address her like that, he did not know what Rize's original surname was anyway.
Rize's full name should have been Washuu Rize, but because the concentration of ghoul blood in her body was too high, her status within the Washuu Clan was instead the lowest.
So low that she was not allowed to use the surname Washuu and could only remain in the Sunlit Garden under the identity of a half-human, even though she was clearly a pure-blooded ghoul.
In a fantasy world, this level of bloodline concentration would at least be considered a once-in-a-century or once-in-a-millennium genius. But within the Washuu Clan it was the exact opposite.
The root cause lay in the fact that the Washuu Clan wanted to become human.
The Washuu Clan had long since become the rulers of Tokyo and possessed absolute military power, but their ghoul identity brought them many troubles.
To be precise, what the Washuu Clan pursued was "half-ghouls," half-ghouls like Yoshimura Eto. That way they could not only continue to possess absolute military strength to maintain their rule, but also live normally like humans.
Therefore they tirelessly carried out hybridization plans, and even had the CCG secretly conduct inhumane human experiments in underground laboratories.
Before Kanou Akihiro successfully transformed Kaneki Ken, the CCG had already secretly conducted years of experiments attempting to turn humans into ghouls. However, the CCG's human experiments all ended in failure. Later, that genius and also madman Kanou Akihiro succeeded.
The Washuu Clan's pursuit of "half-ghouls" was also the core reason they continuously searched for Yoshimura Eto.
Because of this, within the Washuu Clan, the higher the concentration of human blood in a ghoul, the higher their status. Conversely, the lower it was, the lower their status.
"Of course you can."
At this time Rize and Nimura both raised their heads. Nimura spoke first.
Rize seemed to be less talkative.
At this time, Nimura was still quite cute, and his smile was very innocent.
Because this was Nimura before his descent into darkness. He was completely different after his descent. Afterward he thought about destroying the world all day long, and naturally looked much more unhinged.
"How does it feel here? Have there been any unpleasant things recently?"
Ihei Byakuya asked with concern.
"It's fine. With Rize accompanying me, I have always been very happy."
Nimura said with a smile.
Rize beside him had little reaction.
Since birth, within the Washuu Clan she had held the lowest status, and she had even been forced to become a "mother body," also called a "Breeder."
To put it more bluntly, a breeding machine, meant to reproduce offspring for the Washuu Clan. Because she possessed the purest bloodline, she was the most suitable "child bearer."
Therefore Rize had always lived in extreme repression. Later, after escaping the Sunlit Garden with Nimura's help, once she gained freedom she became exceptionally indulgent and unrestrained. It was caused by the extreme repression of her childhood.
However, Furuta Nimura's background was not much better than Rize's.
His true identity was actually the illegitimate son of the head of the Washuu Clan, Washuu Tsuneyoshi, and a human woman. He could not be accepted by the Washuu Clan, whether because he was illegitimate or because he was half-human.
To put it plainly, half-humans were the branch families of the Washuu Clan. Compared to the main family, they were of lower status.
Therefore Nimura was also thrown into the Sunlit Garden. He could not use the surname Washuu either, and instead used the alias Furuta Nimura.
Such a background caused Nimura to always feel deep pain, and he greatly resented the traditions of the Washuu Clan, whether it was the tradition that illegitimate children were shameful, or Rize's circumstances.
But until his descent into darkness, Nimura was actually still a boy with a simple and kind heart.
"Big brother, you smell very delicious."
At this moment, Rize suddenly said this without warning.
Although her face displayed an innocent and pure smile, combined with those words it felt somewhat eerie.
As soon as Ihei Byakuya heard this, he knew that Rize had developed an appetite toward him.
It's smell rather than scent? Seriously, you little fellow...