Tokyo Ghoul: Starting with the Twin Kamui

Uchiha Byakuya has returned to report on his work.

"Uchiha superior, it's said you've already identified a suspect in 'Lantern'?"

The officer in charge of District 2 is a junior Special Investigator named Kimura No, who is also Uchiha Byakuya's superior.

To be precise, anyone with a higher rank than him in the investigation can be considered his superior.

"Yes, it has been basically determined who the 'lantern' is."

Uchiha Byakuya nodded.

"Then we should be able to catch him soon, right? I don't know the strength of Arima Ni-san, but you are capable of fighting against the SSS-rank 'One-Eyed Owl,' so dealing with the A+-rank 'Lantern' should be a piece of cake."

Kimura Juntoku and others immediately pressed for an answer.

"Maybe, but since the other party's attitude is positive, we've decided to give 'Lantern' a period of observation."

Uchiha Byakuya did not deliberately conceal this matter, saying, "As long as she doesn't commit any crimes during the observation period, there's no need to bring her back."

Because such a thing could not possibly escape the notice of the CCG's top brass and the "V" organization. That family was an all-powerful force, basically controlling the entire country of Japan, and their influence even extended to the whole world.

So he could have easily revealed these things, since he hadn't exposed "Lantern's" real name anyway.

The CCG leadership was too lazy to deal with insignificant figures like "Lantern," and the lower-level CCG investigators couldn't arrest people with insufficient evidence.

"This... Uchiha, you're practically protecting ghouls..."

Kimura Jun's expression immediately turned strange.

To this, Uchiha Byakuya simply replied, "Because I'm a pacifist..."

Chapter 43 The Next "Cleaner"

"Peaceful faction...you don't actually want to coexist peacefully with ghouls, do you?"

Kimura Juntoku and the others asked incredulously.

"Pretty much, you could think of it that way."

Uchiha Byakuya did not deny it.

"Alright... Although we in the CCG don't have any ideological constraints on ghoul investigators, you still shouldn't say these things to other colleagues casually, after all, many investigators are quite hostile to ghouls."

Kimura Juntoku and others offered their well-intentioned advice.

Many of those who join the CCG as investigators are people who have been persecuted by ghouls and are determined to seek revenge.

If Uchiha Shangdeng has a conflict of opinion with other colleagues, it will cause him a lot of headaches.

"Well, I know."

Uchiha Byakuya nodded.

He knew that Kimura Jun-Takuro was relatively mild-mannered towards ghouls, which was why he said those things to Kimura Jun-Takuro.

"That's settled then. You and Arima will be in charge of observing 'Lantern' from now on. If she does anything wrong again, don't give her another chance."

Just as Uchiha Byakuya remembered, given Kimura Jun's personality, he wouldn't make things too difficult for "Lantern".

"clear."

Uchiha Byakuya responded and then left.

Now that they have Kimura Jun-tei's permission, he and Arima Kishou can legitimately help Miha Reika.

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District 13, Seongcheong High School.

Uchiha Byakuya and Arima Kishou, as always, were having lunch and talking on the rooftop of the school building.

"Has Kimura, the Junior Special Class Leader, already agreed?"

Arima Kishou asked.

"Well, Kimura, the Associate Special Class Leader, is relatively easy to talk to."

Uchiha Byakuya nodded and said, "The content of the next mission has also changed. Sanba-kun, also known as 'Lantern,' will need to undergo a six-month observation period. If nothing happens during the observation period, the mission will be considered complete."

"Ok."

Six months is not a long time for Arima Kishou.

Rather, it suited his purposes perfectly.

He wanted to stall for time because of something, but he couldn't appear to be doing it deliberately. This task was perfect for him to stall for time naturally.

"By the way, Arima, how's your relationship with Sanba going?"

At this moment, Uchiha Byakuya asked a question intentionally.

"No."

Arima Kishou succinctly denied it.

"Really? But I do feel that you and Sanbo are getting closer and closer."

Uchiha Byakuya said.

"Indeed, I have changed my previous view of her as a ghoul who was born evil, but that's all."

Arima Kishou stated frankly.

"Arima...we're both eighteen years old now. We're both half-humans who won't live long. We probably only have about half our time left, right? Don't you want to live the rest of your time to the fullest?"

Uchiha Byakuya stared directly at Arima Kishou.

"..."

Arima Kishou was silent for a moment, then said, "You should know that this isn't a question of whether I want to or not, but rather whether I can."

The implication of his words is that he is constrained by the White Court and the V organization, and is almost unable to do what he wants.

“I know, it’s just the so-called ‘cleaner’, right? You’ve already been designated by Mr. Mustard Seed as the next ‘cleaner’.”

Uchiha Byakuya said calmly, "And I can also tell that you're not very willing."

"..."

Arima Kishou could not possibly admit to Uchiha Byakuya's "unwillingness" in person, otherwise it would cause dissatisfaction from the "V" organization.

“I’ll be the new ‘cleaner,’ and I’ll compete with you for this position.”

Uchiha Byakuya knew what Arima Kishou was worried about, so he helped Arima Kishou under the guise of competition.

Of course, his desire to become a "cleaner" was not solely to help Arima Kishou or to avert certain tragedies.

For example, both Touka Kirishima and Aya Kirishima lost their parents at a young age, largely due to Kishou Arima's actions.

However, Kishou Arima is merely a puppet of the "V" organization, a "cleaner" who is forced to obey the orders of the "V" organization.

Besides averting a tragedy, there was something even more important: to make it easier for him to carry out his actions.

If he wants to change the world, he must start from the root, and the root is the behind-the-scenes family that CCG, White Court, and "V" organization share, the Xiu family!

Once he becomes a "cleaner" for the "V" organization, he will have more opportunities to interact with the Washuu family.

[Ding! The host has decided to become a "Cleaner" for the V organization, activating the hidden mission "Cleaner"!]

[Task 1: Become the next "Cleaner"]

[Task Reward: 100 Attribute Points]

Upon hearing that Uchiha Byakuya wanted to become the new "Cleaner," Arima Kishou was momentarily stunned.

Anyone who is a half-human born into the White Day Court knows what being a "cleaner" means. Although their strength is recognized by the "V" organization, they are destined to be cold-blooded, ruthless killing machines with no freedom for the rest of their lives. Therefore, he was very surprised that Uchiha Byakuya would have this idea.

Arima Kishou said with a slightly wistful tone, "You really are different from us. We can't quite see through your thoughts, but since you want to compete, I respect your opinion."

Before this, he never expected that someone would compete with him for the title of "cleaner," and the key point is that the other party really has the ability to do so.

Mr. Mustard has already begun to pay attention to Uchiha Byakuya, precisely because Uchiha Byakuya's strength matches Mr. Mustard's standards. It is estimated that he has already regarded Uchiha Byakuya as a candidate for the next "Sweeper".

He could also guess that Mr. Mustard's purpose in arranging for him to partner with Uchiha Byakuya was not only for surveillance, but also to facilitate the observation and comparison of the two candidates.

Therefore, as long as he shows a little weakness, the position of "cleaner" will naturally be given to Uchiha Byakuya.

"So, if I become a 'cleaner' then, don't worry about so much anymore. Just live the life you want. These six months are enough for you to enjoy campus life and make up for the regret of not having gone to school."

Uchiha Byakuya said, "Especially since Sanba-san already sees you as her biggest support, if you really have ideas, don't worry too much and just go for it."

Upon hearing this, Arima Kishou fell into a brief silence.

Sanbo...

Actually, he wasn't quite sure what kind of feelings he had for Sanbo.

However, just as they were saying "Cao Cao," Sanbo Lihua pushed open the rooftop door.

"Arima-kun, and Uchiha-kun, so you're here after all."

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P.S.: That's all for today's three updates. My debut is coming up soon, so I'm asking for gifts in advance.

After the debut, there will be extra chapters based on the total gift value, just like with my previous book. For a period of time, my previous book had four or five extra chapters every day, and this book will have one extra chapter for every 200 total gift values. (Currently, I have nearly 600 total gift values, which means I owe three extra chapters.)