20th Ward, Antique Coffee Shop.
Today was a weekend, so Kosaka Yoriko specifically came to the place where Touka Kirishima worked.
"Touka, could I trouble you to get me a regular coffee? Remember to put extra sugar in it for me."
Kosaka Yoriko found a relatively central spot and sat down.
"Yizi? Why did you suddenly come today?"
Touka Kirishima was immediately surprised.
"I suddenly wanted to come see Touka."
Kosaka Yoriko said with a smile.
In reality, she deliberately came here on a weekend like this to stake out Tenya Hakuyoru, the boy Touka liked.
Of course, it was Tenya Hakuyoru, the boy she *thought* Touka liked.
She thought Tenya Hakuyoru looked like a student at the time, so she figured there was a higher probability of finding him on a weekend.
"Mm."
Touka Kirishima smiled happily, "Then this cup of coffee is on me."
Apparently, she truly believed Kosaka Yoriko had come to see her, little did she know...
As expected, Kosaka Yoriko staked out Yakuchi Kei today.
However, Yakuchi Kei was there because he had arranged to read with Kaneki Ken today.
As for Kamishiro Rize, she was bored at home, reading some fashion magazines.
After seeing Kaneki Ken, Yakuchi Kei sat down in the seat next to Kaneki Ken.
"Yakuchi , have you read Takatsuki-sensei's collection of short stories?"
Kaneki Ken seemed to want to start recommending new works to Yakuchi Kei .
"Not yet."
Yakuchi Kei said.
"Then Yakuchi can try reading this short story; it's highly related to the long novel, "black goat's egg"."
Kaneki Ken handed the collection of short stories in his hand to Yakuchi Kei .
"Okay, Takatsuki-sensei's works are definitely worth reading."
Yakuchi Kei nodded.
Kosaka Yoriko originally wanted to go talk to Tenya Hakuyoru immediately but found that Tenya Hakuyoru seemed to have his own things to do.
She didn't want to disturb him, so she could only wait.
As a result, this wait lasted three or four hours.
Kosaka Yoriko was too bored just drinking coffee while sitting there, so she could only chat with Touka when Touka Kirishima wasn't busy.
"Goodbye, Yakuchi ."
"Mm, goodbye."
Finally, Kaneki Ken packed up his things and left.
Only Yakuchi Kei was left sitting there alone; in fact, he was also about to go back.
But at this moment, he saw someone walking towards him; it was Kosaka Yoriko, who, in his impression, was Touka Kirishima's very good friend.
Even later, even after knowing Touka Kirishima's true identity as a Ghoul, she didn't distance herself from Touka or feel afraid, and still maintained a very good relationship with Touka.
However, Yakuchi Kei had never interacted with Kosaka Yoriko at all, so what did she want by coming to him?
"Hello."
Kosaka Yoriko sat down generously opposite Yakuchi Kei , completely unashamed to initiate a conversation with Tenya Hakuyoru.
"Hello, may I ask who you are?…"
Yakuchi Kei asked confusedly.
"I'm Touka's classmate; you should know Touka, right?"
Kosaka Yoriko asked with a smile.
"Touka? I'm sorry, I don't know who you're talking about."
Yakuchi Kei shook his head slightly.
Touka Kirishima still hadn't told him her name, and to be frank, Touka Kirishima wasn't familiar with him at the moment, so he naturally couldn't show that he knew Touka Kirishima.
"Oh…"
Kosaka Yoriko was immediately a little surprised.
This boy didn't even know Touka's name yet?
"It's that very cute waitress over there, oh; I thought you two knew each other."
Kosaka Yoriko said very quietly to Yakuchi Kei .
She even emphasized "very cute" when referring to Touka Kirishima.
However, Touka Kirishima had already seen Kosaka Yoriko sit down with Yakuchi Kei ; in this situation, it was hard for her not to care.
Touka Kirishima's gaze occasionally turned towards Kosaka Yoriko, wondering what Yizi was saying to that guy.
She was just afraid that Yizi would say something strange to that guy.
At this moment, Touka Kirishima noticed Kosaka Yoriko looking back at her, and Yakuchi Kei 's gaze also briefly turned towards her.
She couldn't help but worry even more; Yizi was clearly discussing her with that human boy!
It was only then that Touka Kirishima suddenly realized this was the reason Yizi had suddenly come to their coffee shop.
"I've spoken to her a few times, but we're not familiar, so is there something?"
Yakuchi Kei said.
"I'd like to get to know you; my name is Kosaka Yoriko, nice to meet you."
Kosaka Yoriko said with a smile.
"My name is Yakuchi Kei , nice to meet you too."
Yakuchi Kei responded immediately.
"Um, if I may ask, do you have a girlfriend right now?"
This was the question Kosaka Yoriko wanted to ask the most.
"No…"
Yakuchi Kei answered truthfully.
Just then, Touka Kirishima couldn't hold back any longer.
She immediately came over to stop Kosaka Yoriko.
She had a forced smile on her face, "Yizi, come with me for a moment."
Kosaka Yoriko felt that Touka seemed a little angry, so she had to stop.
As Kosaka Yoriko was led away by Touka Kirishima, Yakuchi Kei was still a little confused, wondering why Kosaka Yoriko had asked him that kind of thing just now.
Kosaka Yoriko didn't look like she liked him at all just now; it was more like she was helping someone else inquire about him.
She was even inquiring about whether he had a girlfriend or not.
So, who was she inquiring for?
It seemed a bit like Touka Kirishima, but that shouldn't be the case; he didn't have much interaction with Touka Kirishima.
Forget it…
Yakuchi Kei didn't want to think about it anymore; since there was nothing else, it was about time for him to go back.
He finished the last sip of coffee and then left.
"Touka, listen to me, Tenya Hakuyoru doesn't have a girlfriend yet."
At this moment, Kosaka Yoriko reminded Touka Kirishima, "Also, his name is Yakuchi Kei ; you don't mean you still don't know his name, do you?"
"What does it matter to me whether he has a girlfriend or not? I already said you really misunderstood."
Touka Kirishima suddenly felt a headache, feeling that no matter how she explained, it was useless.
"Alright, alright, I'll take it that I misunderstood."
Kosaka Yoriko replied.
But she clearly still didn't take Touka Kirishima's words seriously.
She had already learned that Yakuchi Kei and the beautiful girl from that day were not in a romantic relationship, and she had conveyed this news to Touka; for her, that was enough.
"I've finished my coffee too, so I'll be heading back now, Touka, bye-bye~"
After saying that, Kosaka Yoriko left the Antique Coffee Shop in a cheerful mood.
"Bye…"
Touka Kirishima watched Kosaka Yoriko's departing figure with a helpless look in her eyes, sighing slightly, hoping that guy didn't overthink it.
Oh, that guy's name was Yakuchi Kei , right.