It was the third day of the internship period.
In the morning, Yakuchi Kei had nothing to do, so he accompanied Kamishiro Rize back to her home to pack her belongings.
Since Kamishiro Rize was moving in with him, all her necessary items had to be moved to his place.
Yakuchi Kei and Kamishiro Rize disturbed the landlord early in the morning.
"Eh? Miss Kamishiro is suddenly moving out?"
The landlord here was an old lady.
Hearing Kamishiro Rize say she was moving, she was quite reluctant.
Because Miss Kamishiro was usually very gentle and polite, she and her granddaughter both liked Miss Kamishiro very much.
"Ah? Sister Kamishiro is moving?"
The landlord's granddaughter was a little girl with braided pigtails, who looked to be only about ten years old. As soon as she heard that Sister Kamishiro was moving, she immediately ran out of her room.
"Yes, because I'm going to live with my boyfriend."
Kamishiro Rize showed an apologetic smile on her face.
Upon hearing the word "boyfriend," the landlord's daughter's attention was immediately diverted.
"Boyfriend? Does Sister Kamishiro already have a boyfriend?"
The little girl instantly looked full of interest. She then looked at Yakuchi Kei , who was standing beside Kamishiro Rize, "Is it this big brother?"
"Yes."
Kamishiro Rize smiled and nodded.
"Oh oh!..."
The little girl looked at Yakuchi Kei with a curious expression.
At her age, when she was just beginning to understand things, she was naturally very interested in matters between men and women.
Yakuchi Kei smiled slightly, looking a bit awkward, and didn't open his mouth to admit or deny it. As long as Kamishiro Rize was happy, that was all that mattered.
After handling the check-out procedures with the landlord, Yakuchi Kei and Kamishiro Rize went to organize their belongings.
They took all the necessary items, each dragging a suitcase and other things, and then returned to Yakuchi Kei 's home.
...
"So you still have to go to your internship this afternoon, right?"
After lunch, Yakuchi Kei and Kamishiro Rize sat on the sofa watching TV together, and Kamishiro Rize brought up the internship.
"Yes, today is also the last day of the internship. I should be officially hired afterward."
Yakuchi Kei nodded.
"Hmm, it's quite interesting that you've become a CCG Investigator. You can also gather all sorts of information."
Kamishiro Rize said, "It's a pity I'm too conspicuous, otherwise I'd also like to play around at the CCG."
With her Washuu bloodline, entering and exiting the CCG would be effortless; the RC Gate wouldn't detect her at all.
But there was a problem: if she left traces at the CCG, the Washuu Family could easily track her down through those traces.
Although Kamishiro Rize had been rated as S-Rank by the CCG and given the codename "Big Eater," the CCG did not know her specific appearance.
If the Washuu Family knew that Kamishiro Rize was the "Big Eater," they would have come knocking long ago.
"Then don't bother. The Washuu Family would directly know your whereabouts."
Yakuchi Kei also said.
Afterward, Yakuchi Kei prepared to go out after his nap.
As he was changing his shoes at the door, Kamishiro Rize walked over.
"How should I say it at a time like this? 'Dear, be careful on your way.'"
Kamishiro Rize said.
"...Mm!"
Yakuchi Kei felt a sudden surge of emotion.
From an ordinary person's perspective, he and Kamishiro Rize were like an old married couple.
Especially Kamishiro Rize's gentle and sweet smile, she looked like a virtuous wife.
However, the truth was...
Clearly, Kamishiro Rize's actions were merely because she found it amusing and was taking pleasure in teasing him.
...
On the subway, Yakuchi Kei was not surprised to encounter Anjiu Kurona and Anjiu Nashiro again.
This time, Kurona and Nashiro were a little strange. They sat with Yakuchi Kei but were noticeably farther apart than usual, probably because of yesterday's incident, which was still on their minds.
Initially, Yakuchi Kei and the Anjiu sisters didn't speak to each other, until Anjiu Kurona suddenly said, "That... I hope you can just forget about yesterday's matter."
"Alright, alright."
Yakuchi Kei replied casually.
He hadn't intended to bring up the matter, but he didn't expect Anjiu Kurona to bring it up herself.
However, as Anjiu Kurona broke the awkward silence, their communication returned to normal.
"Today is the last day of the internship. I can only congratulate you in advance."
Although Anjiu Kurona felt a bit unwilling, she still had to admit it.
Based on Yakuchi Kei 's performance over the past two days, victory was already basically secured. Whatever happened today wouldn't affect the "result."
"Hmm, but seriously, you guys don't need to care too much about your scores. It's good enough to safely pass the internship. You can't be as reckless as you were the day before yesterday."
Yakuchi Kei advised Anjiu Kurona and Anjiu Nashiro.
He had said similar words yesterday, but Anjiu Kurona and Anjiu Nashiro were asleep at the time, so they probably didn't hear him.
"I definitely won't make that mistake from the day before yesterday again."
Anjiu Kurona nodded with a serious expression.
...
After everyone gathered at the entrance of the 24th Ward, they entered the 24th Ward for the last day of the internship.
[Ding! The Host defeated a "B-Rank Ghoul" and received a reward: 5 Fusion Points!]
[Ding! The Host defeated a "B-Rank Ghoul" and received a reward: 5 Fusion Points!]
[...]
The entire internship process today was uneventful.
Yakuchi Kei still performed the best, as always.
In Ui Koori's eyes, he passed the internship with an almost perfect performance.
After the internship ended, it was the scoring session.
Naturally, members of the "Zero Squad" would score the interns, as they had observed the entire internship process of Yakuchi Kei and the others.
The final score was the average of the scores given by each "Zero Squad" member, with a scoring range of 1 to 10 points. Ui Koori and Ihei Shirazu would certainly give Yakuchi Kei a full 10 points.
The final average score was 9.6 points.
Yakuchi Kei didn't care about the score, as long as he could successfully enter the CCG.
Suzuya Juuzou scored 9.2 points. This score was actually very high; it wasn't easy to get above 9 points.
Anjiu Kurona was deducted points due to her distraction on the first day of the internship, only scoring 8-something, while Anjiu Nashiro scored 9.0 points.
If Kurona hadn't made the mistake on the first day, her score should have been similar to Nashiro's.
The remaining two boys scored around 6 and 7 points.
However, an internship only required 6 points to pass, so their scores weren't considered bad.
At least they barely had the ability to repel Ghouls. For other ordinary interns, fighting a B-Rank Ghoul could easily lead to an accident.
As long as one has the ability to repel Ghouls, then they are qualified Ghoul Investigators.
"Congratulations to all of you for successfully passing the internship assessment. Do you plan to go home first or come directly with us to the CCG Headquarters in the 1st Ward?"
At this moment, Ui Koori said to everyone.
"I'll go directly to the CCG Headquarters in the 1st Ward."
Yakuchi Kei said without much thought.
However, he was the only one.
Anjiu Kurona and Anjiu Nashiro seemed to have something to do and needed to go home first.
Suzuya Juuzou knew that even if he passed the internship with a score of 9.2, he would only be a Third-Class Investigator when he officially joined, and he would not be qualified to work at the CCG Headquarters in the 1st Ward, because that was the rule of the "Ghoul Countermeasures Education Center" he belonged to.
The other two boys also had to go back to the "Academy" first. They felt that going to the CCG Headquarters in the 1st Ward with Yakuchi Kei was too much pressure.
"Alright, it seems you're the only one. Then let's go."
Ui Koori said.
Afterward, Yakuchi Kei accompanied the "Zero Squad" to the CCG Headquarters in the 1st Ward.
On the subway, he chatted idly with Ihei Shirazu.
After getting off the subway at the 1st Ward station, they quickly arrived at the CCG Headquarters.
Since Yakuchi Kei arrived first, the CCG Headquarters naturally processed his routine procedures first, and then he obtained the title of Second Class Investigator and the actual ownership and usage rights of "Hiruko 1/76."
In other words, this "Quinque" dagger only belonged to him at this point.
However, it was only temporarily for transition. Yakuchi Kei had repelled quite a few Ghouls in the 24th Ward this time. Although they were all B-Rank Ghouls, at least he could obtain a brand new "Quinque" that he could name freely.
After completing the procedures and receiving commendations, Yakuchi Kei was now an official Second Class Investigator.
Then he took some items, like his work ID, and went home.
After all, the internship had just ended, and the CCG was somewhat considerate, giving Yakuchi Kei a few days off. During this time, they would assign him a partner, who would only be an Investigator from First Class to Associate Special Class.
...
Takatsuki Sen's fan meeting happened to be during this holiday period.
Yakuchi Kei , of course, hadn't forgotten his appointment with Kaneki Ken, but Kamishiro Rize also wanted to go with him, which was a bit troublesome.
He didn't worry about it too much for now and went to the Antique Coffee Shop to meet Kaneki Ken for their appointment.
Kamishiro Rize, of course, was also by his side.
Seeing that Yakuchi came with this girl, Kaneki Ken didn't react much, as he had already anticipated that such a situation might occur.
"Um... how should I put it? I'm a bit curious, if I may ask, is this Miss Yakuchi 's girlfriend?"
Kaneki Ken asked, looking a bit awkward.
This put Yakuchi Kei in a bit of a predicament. Should he admit it or deny it?
His relationship with Kamishiro Rize had always been ambiguous. The fact was they weren't a couple, but everyone except him and Kamishiro Rize probably thought they were.
Before Yakuchi Kei could answer, Kamishiro Rize spoke for him, "Yes, I like Kei the most."
"So that's how it is. I understand."
Kaneki Ken was completely relieved now.
As a result, when they went to the fan meeting together afterward, no awkward situations occurred.
At the fan meeting venue, just as Yakuchi Kei was about to enter the hall, he saw a petite girl walk past him with light steps.
At this moment, the other party suddenly stopped and looked back at him.
"Hello~"
The cute girl smiling and waving at Yakuchi Kei was none other than Eto Yoshimura, or rather, Teacher Takatsuki Sen.