At this moment, Yakuchi Kei walked out of the laboratory carrying a briefcase.
"It seems it's all set," Ui Koori, who was waiting at the door, said.
"Mm," Yakuchi Kei nodded in response.
"Although, logically, we should proceed to the next mission, the CCG is currently troubled by the 'Aogiri Tree' which has aggressively occupied the 11th Ward. A large-scale Suppression War against the 'Aogiri Tree' will soon commence."
"As per the instructions from above, we will be one of the main combat personnel. Before that, we will not undertake any missions, ensuring we remain in peak condition."
"During this time, you can also use this opportunity to complete the First Class Investigator interview and written examination. If all goes well, with your Merits of expelling a 'Half-Kakuja' this time, you should be able to smoothly promote as long as you complete the written examination and interview."
Ui Koori explained the upcoming situation.
"Alright, then I'll prepare for the promotion," Yakuchi Kei responded.
Subsequently, with Ui Koori's help, he obtained the written examination materials required for promotion to First Class Investigator.
After reviewing these materials, the written examination should pose no problem. As for the interview, it depends on improvisation.
Afterward, Yakuchi Kei returned to the 20th Ward with the materials and his Quinque.
...
20th Ward, Antique Coffee Shop.
When the coffee shop closed, there were no other customers inside. The staff, unusually, had not yet left work to go home.
Instead, they were discussing matters on the second floor.
"That human boy named Yakuchi Kei , is he really the Ghoul Investigator who expelled 'Gecko'?"
"Touka certainly wouldn't joke about something like this. I never saw that boy carry a Quinque, so I didn't expect him to be a Ghoul Investigator."
"But then again, to be able to defeat that 'Gecko' at such a young age, he's truly impressive."
"..."
They had already learned from Touka Kirishima that Yakuchi Kei 's identity was a Ghoul Investigator from the CCG.
"Although that guy is quite friendly towards Auntie Ryouko, Hinami-meimei, and me, we should still try our best not to let him notice the existence of 'Anteiku'," Touka Kirishima said at this time.
"You're right. If the CCG knew I was the famous 'Demon Ape,' they definitely wouldn't let me off," Koma Enji boasted jokingly.
Irimi Kaya simply couldn't be bothered to respond to Koma Enji. "It seems we need to be more careful from now on. He comes to the shop frequently now, so we can't let him discover anything."
As soon as Yakuchi Kei 's frequent visits to the shop were mentioned, Irimi Kaya suddenly thought of something. "But speaking of which, Kamishiro Rize seems to have a very good relationship with that boy, doesn't she? What's going on with that?"
"Regarding that, according to him, he doesn't know who the 'Big Eater' is, which means he probably always thought Kamishiro Rize was just an ordinary human girl," Touka Kirishima said.
"Miss Kamishiro has been in contact with a Ghoul Investigator for so long and hasn't been exposed..." Irimi Kaya exclaimed in surprise.
"It seems she's no longer satisfied with ordinary humans and has changed her predation target to the more stimulating Ghoul Investigators," Koma Enji speculated.
"..."
Yoshimura Kuzen listened quietly from the side, not speaking.
Among 'Anteiku,' he was undoubtedly the one who understood the current situation best.
Presumably, Yoshimura Kuzen had already realized that 'Anteiku' would no longer be peaceful moving forward...
As for Yomo Renji, he was not in the coffee shop and was handling other matters.
...
At the same time, Yakuchi Kei was reading the written examination materials in his room.
Ensuring no one would disturb him, he activated his Mangekyo Sharingan.
However, he wasn't using it for anything critical, but rather to memorize the written examination materials...
Because with the Mangekyo Sharingan activated, he could read ten lines at a glance and remember everything he saw, directly maximizing his memorization efficiency. It was essentially "cheating."
Yakuchi Kei himself hadn't expected that the first time he used his Mangekyo Sharingan would be for memorizing things...
In less than one night, he had firmly committed all the material to memory.
Just as Yakuchi Kei was about to rest, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.
His Mangekyo Sharingan deactivated, and then he opened the door.
Outside the door, Kamishiro Rize appeared to have just come out of the bathroom after showering. There were still some water droplets on her that hadn't been wiped dry, and she was only wearing a thin nightgown, with her underwear vaguely visible underneath.
"It's about time... for that kind of thing again, isn't it?" Kamishiro Rize said to Yakuchi Kei , a blush appearing on her face, as if she were very embarrassed.
"..."
Yakuchi Kei immediately guessed what Kamishiro Rize was referring to. "If I remember correctly, it hasn't been many days since last time, has it?"
"But I want it," Kamishiro Rize immediately started to act spoiled without further ado.
And it didn't sound awkward at all, rather, it made Yakuchi Kei 's scalp tingle a bit.
"You... never mind, I'll only let you take one bite." Kamishiro Rize's coaxing still made Yakuchi Kei compromise, though only a little.
The so-called "that kind of thing" was actually wanting to suck Yakuchi Kei 's blood.
It could only be said that Kamishiro Rize's appetite was too large, and it hadn't been many days since the last time.
"Okay! I love my dear the most~" Kamishiro Rize immediately said.
"Then your love is truly a bit cheap..." Yakuchi Kei grumbled.
Subsequently, Kamishiro Rize directly lay down on Yakuchi Kei 's bed, and patted the bedsheet with her hand, signaling Yakuchi Kei to also get into bed.
Yakuchi Kei unhurriedly tidied up the documents on the table first, then went over to Kamishiro Rize.
He lay on his side, his back facing Kamishiro Rize.
Kamishiro Rize embraced him again, pressing tightly against Yakuchi Kei 's back, and bit into the same spot as last time with her "Kiba," which was the trapezius muscle between his neck and shoulder.
This bite was clean and the force was just right, only enough to draw blood.
She didn't bite any deeper, but instead sucked greedily.
Since Yakuchi Kei 's physical fitness was much stronger than last time, and the pain had also significantly decreased, Kamishiro Rize's bite was only a little painful to him.
However, he wouldn't indulge Kamishiro Rize too much. He had said only one bite, and he wouldn't allow a second.
"Alright, that's one bite," He gently patted Kamishiro Rize's head.
Kamishiro Rize then reluctantly let go.
Yakuchi Kei didn't need to treat the wound, as it was already healing.
After a while, he felt something was off; Kamishiro Rize seemed to have directly settled onto his bed and had no intention of leaving...