"Rize, you mustn't treat big brother like that."
Furuta Nimura immediately said.
"Eh... You're so annoying."
Rize sighed.
Next, Ihei Byakuya chatted with Nimura and Rize for a while.
Then he still had to accompany the other children.
Among them, the one Byakuya cared about most was Ihei Hairu. After all, Ihei Hairu might really be his younger sister. Even if she was not a biological sister, she was at least a distant relative.
At this time, Ihei Hairu was only four or five years old. Although she was a half-human, half-human status only affected lifespan and physical qualities, and did not affect mental development.
Her mind was still about the same as that of a four or five year old human child, and since she had never left a place like the Sunlit Garden, she was even more pure and innocent.
"Byakuya-nii, when will I be able to go outside to work like you?"
At this time, Ihei Hairu asked Byakuya in a childish voice.
"In about ten years you should be able to. Hairu is very amazing. I have always known that."
Ihei Byakuya praised.
He was not coaxing a child. Ihei Hairu was indeed a genius.
At the beginning of the original timeline, she was already a member of the Squad Zero led by Arima Kishou. Later, at only twenty years old, she became a Rank 1 Investigator.
She possessed astonishing dynamic vision and reaction speed, and had the strength to contend with SS-rated ghouls and even completely defeat ordinary SS-rated ghouls.
Although she could not compare to the bug that was Arima Kishou, among the half-human children of the Sunlit Garden she was also an extremely rare existence.
"Mm."
Ihei Hairu nodded forcefully, looking very happy.
...
After staying in the Sunlit Garden for a day, Ihei Byakuya returned.
Since the mission in Ward 13 had already been completed, and even the A-rated [Barber] and [Jason] had been eliminated by Ihei Byakuya, there was nothing left for him to do in Ward 13.
The remaining ghouls could be handled by the ghoul investigators of the original Ward 13 branch. At least there was still Rank 1 Investigator Amamiya Seiko, who also served as the person in charge of Ward 13, stationed there.
However, the CCG still granted Byakuya quite a lot of rest time. During this period, he could relatively freely do his own things.
After all, when other ghoul investigators completed a high-difficulty mission, it often took several months at the very least.
After the mission ended, regardless of success or failure, they would also rest for a period of time. Not to mention Byakuya, who completed his mission at godlike speed.
"Ihei-kun is going to withdraw from school soon?"
After school, Minami Uruka waited for Ihei Byakuya on the road he had to take home.
Ever since being released by the CCG, Minami Uruka had never returned to school.
Because now she needed to change to another place to live, and she did not want to cause trouble for Byakuya.
If she continued attending classes at school, Fura Taishi would be able to recognize her.
If she were reported to the CCG, a ghoul who should have been locked in the Cochlea prison being released completely unharmed might cause some CCG personnel to gossip about Byakuya behind his back.
Moreover, Minami Uruka knew that Byakuya was about to withdraw from school, so she also did not plan to continue staying in Ward 13.
"Mm. It is not certain yet which ward I will be transferred to."
Ihei Byakuya replied.
"It just so happens that I cannot continue staying in Ward 13 either. When the time comes, let me leave together with you."
Minami Uruka linked her arm with Byakuya's, and the two of them walked together along the street like that.
Ihei Byakuya nodded slightly.