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CCG HQ, this is Ward 20, Unit 3.

Intruder reported in Aqua Building in Ward 20.

The intruder is a ghoul.

We believe it is a ghoul.

Proceed to the scene at once.

More! More!

It's delicious.

It would seem...

...they don't call you a glutton for nothing.

You know, I really do hate it when someone interrupts my meal.

I don't suppose you know me, do you?

I do.

You're a boring man with a thing for tormenting people.

I have orders from above.

They want me to take you alive.

But, you know...

Before that...

...I'll take off one or two fingers...

...three or four arms...

...and five or six legs first.

You don't mind, do you?

What a tiny little toy compared to your big body...

Do you like playing house, perhaps?

How adorable.

Let me...

Take them from you...

Give it back...

That's mine!

Give it back!

I won't play with you.

Last night just before dawn, in a commercial building in Ward 20 of Tokyo,

several men of unidentified origin were discovered dead in Aqua Building.

Saliva thought to be from a ghoul was left on the bodies.

"Tokyo Ward 20 Aqua Building" Several Unidentified Bodies Discovered

It is being investigated as a potential ghoul crime.

You don't have to laugh that hard...

Egg of The Black Goat

I mean, come on, a bookstore for your first date?

Why not? She might like it.

I'll say with certainty: it'll never happen. Plan rejected.

Okay, first we'll go to Big Girl together.

We'll have hamburger steaks.

I gave you a serious response...

No, it's good. It really suits you.

But as a date, it's no good.

What's your problem, shooting down all my ideas?

What would you do, Hide?

Antique

Listen, you need to choose a place a girl will enjoy for your date.

- Like? - Uh, l-like...

You don't know either, Hide.

If I did, there's no way I'd be on a date with you on our day off, right?

Well, yeah, but...

In Ward 20, ghoul consumption incidents have occurred repeatedly.

"Tokyo Ward 20 Aqua Building" Can Be a Ghoul Consumption Incident

That's pretty close.

In our next story...

So... So, so, so!

Who's this cutie you've been talking about?

- It's her, isn't it? - No, it's not.

Though she's hot, too...

Excuse me!

Antique

Can I get a cappuccino?

What'll you have, Kaneki?

- One cappuccino. - I haven't decided yet.

Also, could I get your name?

Hide!

It's Kirishima Touka.

Touka-san! Do you have a boyfriend?

Stop that, you moron!

She's so lovely.

What're you going to do if you get us blacklisted?

This is the only place where me and her...

Uh, the girl I was talking about is here...

Give up.

You two would be like the beauty and the... what was it?

The beast.

Well, now that I've gotten to see you get your little heart broken,

"Egg of the Black Goat" By Takatsuki Sen Violent Horror For A New Era

it's about time I get going.

Wait! Hide...

See you next time, Touka-chan.

Keep on doing your best!

Kaneki, you delusional kid.

Sometimes you just get lucky.

Yeah, who would have thought we'd like the same author?

Yeah. What was his name again? Takazaki Sen?

Takatsuki Sen!

We're going to the bookstore together this weekend.

Wow.

I dunno what's so great about a bookstore date, but have fun.

I will.

Oh dear...

...what a mess that was.

Yeah.

They say eating one person is enough to last them a month.

But gluttons are a special case.

They say if you leave an animal alone, it'll eat as much as it can.

Ghouls are animals, huh?

They don't do anyone any good, so they're lower than livestock.

I suppose so.

Kaneki-san, which is your favourite of Takatsuki's works?

Her debut work, I think.

Her style really set her aside from the beginners.

There was a certain delicacy within the fury.

Y-Yeah!

To think she'd debut in his teens with that level of prose...

Are you all right?

I... I'm just fine.

No, um, er...

You don't eat much, Rize-san.

Actually, I'm on a diet.

Pardon me. I'm going to the ladies'.

What a girl...

Thank you for today.

No, thank you. I had a great time.

Actually, I...

I happen to be living near where the recent incident was.

Oh, the ghoul one...

I... I'm really scared by those sorts of things.

When I remember it, I can't stop shivering, even now.

It'll be fine.

Put your mind at ease.

I'll walk you home.

Yeah, and after that Hide said,

"Which is more important, me or that book?"

- He sounds like a fun person. - He is.

Was there something that triggered your interest in books?

There are a lot of books my father left behind lying around the house.

I lost my father before I can remember.

I love the books he left behind.

So all the time when my mother was out working,

I would pass the time reading them.

Ever since losing my mother...

Well... I've never talked about this with anyone but Hide...

I see.

It's this way.

Oh, okay.

Touka-chan, what's the matter?

No, it's nothing important.

We're almost there, so...

Rize-san! Um...

If you wouldn't mind...

...can I meet with you again?

We have a shared interest in books.

And we're the same age.

We have a lot in common, don't we?

Kaneki-san.

Yes?

To tell you the truth, I had noticed.

That you were looking at me.

- Then... you feel the same, Rize? - Yes.

I also...

...like you.

Ah, how delicious!

Kaneki-san.

There's one thing I love even more than reading.

And that's tearing the guts out of a person

as they run around terrified!

That expression is wonderful!

Make me feel...

...even more excited!

No way! No way! No way!

Caught you.

Kaneki-san!

I'll gently stir your insides up.

Oh, my. Did he die?

That's too bad. I really did like him.

He has just the right amount of fat on his bones.

He looks so tender and easy to eat!

Why...

...are... you...

...doing...

His internal organs have ruptured.

What?

We must begin the operation at once.

Where am I?

I remember...

I was on a date with Rize-san...

Prepare for organ transplantation.

We need the family's consent for that!

Organ transplant?

What could they be talking about?

Dr. Kanou!

I'll take full responsibility.

Give her organs to him.

It feels warm.

This is...

This is weird.

What the hell is happening to me?

Kaneki-san.

You aren't going to have any more?

Oh, yes. Your friend came to see you again today.

Oh, Dr. Kanou.

How are you feeling, Kaneki-kun?

Hmm...

I hear you haven't eaten a thing since you were admitted.

But there doesn't seem to be anything particularly wrong with you.

Um...

My sense of taste...

...has gone weird.

Your sense of taste?

Everything tastes fishy.

It may have a psychological cause. You were in quite the accident.

Don't rush it.

Take your time recovering.

I'll come again.

There's nothing particularly wrong with me?

It makes me start to think

that everything that happened with Rize-san that day was a lie.

But if there's one thing I'm sure of...

...it's that, since then...

...something's been strange.

To Kaneki

Kaneki!

Congrats on being discharged.

Here are some high-quality ingredients we had lying around,

and hamburger steak, your favourite.

You should be grateful.

P.S. when you've recovered fully, come back to the university, all right?

It sucks being alone.

Hide...

Thank you.

But, I'm sorry...

For starters, ghouls have no need to consume large amounts in a short time.

Ghoul Pundit Mr. Ogura Hisashi

They can survive just fine for a month or two on a single corpse.

Ogura-san, can't ghouls satisfy themselves with the food humans eat?

Ghouls can only take in nutrients from humans.

On top of that, their tongues are built differently than ours.

When they eat human food...

...it tastes especially repugnant to them.

Their tongues are built differently from ours.

Food tastes repugnant and fishy.

It can't be...

I present you with hamburger steak, your favourite.

Hide...

Did you go out and buy this just for me?

It can't be...

The Monochrome Rainbow, by Takatsuki Sen Dear Kafka, by Takatsuki Sen

Hide

Calling Kaneki

- A friend? - Yeah.

He was supposed to be discharged today, but I can't get in touch with him.

I went to see him a number of times,

but they always sent me away.

Oh? Well, I'd stop associating with anyone that rude to me.

Ever since we were kids, Kaneki and I...

...have been best friends.

Best friends, huh?

Hey there, Kaneki, how are you feeling?

Looks like Takatsuki what's-his-name,

has a signing at the bookstore by the station.

Just thought I'd let you know.

Anyway, get in touch with me when you're feeling better.

The Takatsuki Sen autograph event is now finished.

People.

People.

People.

People.

Children.

People.

People.

Women.

Little girls.

Men. Meat! Families. Meat!

Children. Meat! Young men. Meat!

Meat! Meat! Meat!

Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat!

Hold on, that guy is...

You dummy, don't get involved.

What the hell?

I know the cause!

Give her organs to him!

You can't even wound them with a knife.

Then...

Then...! Then...!

I'll...

What else can I possibly do?

I'll kill a person! For their meat!

What am I thinking? It's like I'm...

This scent is...

It's my first time smelling it,

but it has a nostalgic feeling to it.

A gentle scent...

...like my mother's home cooking!

I can eat that! There's something I can eat!

Where is it? Where is it? Where is it?

Where is it?!

It's close.

A ghoul.

A human.

I was lured here by the smell of that corpse.

You're a ghoul, right?

What's wrong? You okay?

My name's Kazuo.

It's been a long time, so I can't spare much for you.

But here, have some.

Honestly...

Don't go causing trouble in my feeding grounds.

I've never seen you before.

Why is only one of your eyes red? That's creepy.

What happens if you cause trouble in someone else's territory?

You know right?

N-No. I didn't know.

I just happened to wander by.

Okay, let's imagine for a moment.

Your girlfriend is collapsed naked.

And you're standing here, with your lower half totally exposed.

You say, "I didn't do a thing. I just happened to be here."

That's practically what you're saying.

I'd kill anyone who tried to tell me that.

So I'm going to kill you.

It's what you get for causing trouble in my feeding grounds.

Whose feeding grounds?

When did this place become yours?

Nishiki.

Touka.

I know about it. That gluttonous woman died, didn't she?

And so you've claimed her turf for yourself?

The feeding grounds Rize had stolen will be divided between weaker ghouls.

The management of Ward 20, is our, Antique's, job.

Huh?

A bunch of opportunists like Antique have no place telling me what to do.

This place was mine to begin with.

- Until Rize came. - Because you were weak.

I get real pissed off

when a snot-nosed brat tries to make a fool of me, you know?

Yeah, whatever.

Bring it!

- It's just a shallow wound. - Right.

You want me to go harder next time?

Take the body with you, weakling.

You want it?

Aren't you going to eat?

You look awfully strange with just one...

You were with Rize.

Why weren't you eaten?

But, that eye...

Help me.

You might not believe me, but I'm human.

Despite that, I want to eat people.

I want to eat so much that I can't help myself.

But if I do that...

...I won't be human anymore!

If you're suffering that badly, just eat.

I don't want to!

I don't wanna! Don't wanna! Don't wanna!

There's no way I could eat humans.

What is this?

What are ghouls?

They kill people. They kill one another.

I'm not like that!

I'm human!

What an idiot.

Just hurry up and give in.

If you don't have the courage to eat...

...then I'll help you.