"Please don't panic. Although I'm not Doctor Desiguchi's friend, I didn't harm him either."
Yakuchi Kei said with a faint smile, "He provided me with information about Gecko, and he hasn't committed any acts of preying on humans, so I don't intend to do anything to him. As for saving you yesterday, it was just a convenient act."
His explanation would not make it seem like he was harboring Ghouls.
The CCG has never had a rule that Ghouls must be expelled; it merely states that Ghouls cannot be harbored, and Ghouls do not have any legal protection.
His statement was reasonable and logical. At most, it would only conflict with Kureo Mado's views, which are that all Ghouls should not exist in this world.
Ryoko Fueguchi and Fueguchi Hinami both breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
If what the other party said was true, then Kiguchi Asaki should still be safe.
Moreover, the other party didn't seem to intend to harm them; otherwise, there would have been no need to save them yesterday.
At this moment, Touka Kirishima was glad she hadn't acted impulsively just now.
The other party's strength was clearly above that of Gecko; undeniably, he was much stronger than her, but for some reason, he still claimed to be only a Second Class Investigator.
Although everyone in Anteiku was very strong, whether they could successfully silence Yakuchi Kei or not, it would inevitably attract an investigation from the CCG.
At that time, with Aogiri Tree and the CCG targeting them from two sides, Anteiku would truly be doomed forever.
"Then is my father… still alright?"
At this moment, Fueguchi Hinami couldn't help but ask Yakuchi Kei .
"He's still safe."
Yakuchi Kei replied.
Since the system hadn't taken back his 50 fusion points, it meant Kiguchi Asaki was still fine.
"That's great."
Fueguchi Hinami immediately felt much more at ease.
"It really feels a bit unbelievable. You're a Ghoul Investigator, yet you're so lenient towards my husband and us."
Ryoko Fueguchi couldn't help but exclaim.
"Not every Ghoul Investigator has such a strong prejudice against Ghouls, though it's true that people like me are relatively rare."
Yakuchi Kei said.
Of course, this didn't mean he thought those Ghoul Investigators were wrong for having prejudices against Ghouls.
It's a very simple truth: if you are human, what would you think of a species that regards you as food?
It's only because Ghouls look basically the same as humans; if it were a large number of animals that frequently attacked humans, they would have been exterminated long ago.
Furthermore, the perspective from which one views a matter is also an issue. For example, in the original work, Kaneki Ken's perspective was that of a One-Eyed Ghoul. He spent most of his time interacting with Ghouls, and all viewers, including Yakuchi Kei , easily adopted Kaneki Ken's perspective, subconsciously diminishing their aversion to Ghouls.
If in the original work, Kaneki Ken had, from the beginning, followed the path of aspiring to become a Ghoul Investigator, then most viewers' attitudes towards Ghouls would have been different.
After Yakuchi Kei transmigrated into this world, he gained a God's-eye view. Normal humans in this world simply couldn't view Ghouls the way he did; most people would only feel disgusted by Ghouls, which is a very normal thing.
Even someone like Kureo Mado could only be described as extreme, and combined with his experiences, it's not incomprehensible. Anyone whose beloved wife was gnawed beyond recognition by a Ghoul would hate Ghouls to the bone.
"You must have already seen my true identity then. Even if you discovered I was a Ghoul, you don't intend to attack me?"
At this moment, Touka Kirishima asked in a deep voice.
Yakuchi Kei shook his head slightly, "Because I have my own principles of conduct."
"..."
Touka Kirishima fell silent.
Even so, she didn't dare to trust the other party too much. For example, the matter of Anteiku definitely couldn't be revealed to him.
Although her Ghoul identity had indeed been exposed, the true nature of the Antique Coffee Shop had not. She could easily pretend that she was just working there and that the other staff members didn't know she was a Ghoul or anything like that.
"Then that's that. I'll pretend I know nothing about your affairs, but other Investigators might not be as easy to talk to as I am."
After speaking, Yakuchi Kei stood up, preparing to go downstairs.
But just then, Touka Kirishima couldn't help but ask, "Since you're a Ghoul Investigator, then you should also know who Big Eater is, right?"
She had been curious about the other party's relationship with Kamishiro Rize for a long time. She had always wondered why Kamishiro Rize hadn't made a move on this human, and it turned out that this human, who seemed to be just a university student, was actually a Ghoul Investigator, and a very powerful one at that.
However, she could understand Kamishiro Rize not daring to attack such a Ghoul Investigator, but she couldn't understand why Kamishiro Rize was constantly sticking to this human and even looked very intimate with him.
Combined with her impression of Kamishiro Rize's personality, it felt even more unbelievable. That woman couldn't possibly have truly fallen in love with a human, especially a Ghoul Investigator, could she?
"Big Eater? What are you talking about?"
Yakuchi Kei reacted extremely quickly, and his acting instantly exploded, displaying a bewildered and confused expression.
If he admitted that he knew Kamishiro Rize was Big Eater, wouldn't that be clearly telling them that he was protecting Big Eater?
In such a situation, exceptional acting could avoid countless troubles.
"Alright…"
It seemed this guy probably didn't know.
Apparently, Touka Kirishima truly believed Yakuchi Kei 's acting.
Because she hadn't even seen a hint of wavering in his eyes; she had no reason to doubt him even if she wanted to.
Moreover, Touka Kirishima suddenly had an epiphany; she felt she could understand why Kamishiro Rize would do that.
It must be that that woman originally intended to use Yakuchi Kei as prey, but then discovered that Yakuchi Kei was a Ghoul Investigator, so she didn't dare to make a move and kept using a honey trap to make this guy slowly fall for her, and then finally…
This was very consistent with that woman's malicious personality; she liked to toy with her prey to her heart's content before devouring them.
Touka Kirishima's wild guess convinced even herself.
Now, she suddenly felt a little sorry for Yakuchi Kei .
Although she had always held hostility and disgust towards humans, especially Investigators, the other party had genuinely saved them yesterday, and she could still distinguish right from wrong.
This was like how she didn't like humans, but she had a particularly good relationship with Kosaka Yoriko, who was also human.
She wondered how much longer Kamishiro Rize would play with this person before cruelly and heartlessly plunging him into pain and despair. Just thinking about it felt truly excessive.
For a moment, Touka Kirishima even considered whether to tell the other party Kamishiro Rize's true identity…