Lancer did not find an opportunity to be alone with Touka Kirishima or the other staff members until he left the coffee shop. After all, there were only two staff members in the shop at this time, and whenever he wanted to talk to them, Hideyoshi Nagachika would look at him with a strange expression. In order to maintain his 'upright' image, he ultimately didn't say another word to the two of them except for paying the bill.
However, Lancer didn't know that the so-called 'upright image' never existed in the first place. Hideyoshi Nagachika even internally complained, 'Investigator Lancer truly lives up to his name as the 'legendary' Investigator. He not only targeted the Fueguchi mother and daughter, but the two women he is currently interested in are also Ghouls...'
This world is always full of things called 'misunderstandings.'
The people of 'Anteiku' knew that Lancer hadn't really done anything to the Fueguchi mother and daughter; Hideyoshi Nagachika's understanding of the Fueguchi mother and daughter mostly came from Ken Kaneki, and Ken Kaneki felt that as a man, he shouldn't mention this matter, so he never asked; as for the Fueguchi mother and daughter, they felt that the more they tried to explain this kind of thing, the worse it would look. Those who believed would believe, and those who didn't would not, so they never told anyone else except for acquaintances like those in Anteiku.
The final result was that a certain man had become a 'legend'...
"Crunch~ Crunch~"
In the dim underground space, a chilling sound of chewing constantly echoed. If an ordinary person were here, they would probably be scared to death, but the person living here was naturally not an ordinary person.
A petite girl, wrapped in bandages, was sitting on a stone platform, swinging her head and dangling her legs. She looked cute and playful, but the blood on the ground behind her was chilling, yet she was humming a song, seemingly in a very good mood.
There was no doubt that she was Takatsuki Sen, or Eto Yoshimura, whose identity was exposed after Lancer attacked her two days ago.
Afterward, she was curious about where she had been exposed, but unfortunately, after thinking for a long time, she couldn't figure out where she had been exposed, after all, she was very confident in her 'acting skills.' One must know that it wasn't easy for her to survive after being 'adopted' by that organization as an 'abandoned baby.'
And there was an even bigger suspicious point, which was the man who suddenly attacked her.
She was certain that she hadn't been followed, after all, when she noticed the white dove following her, she subtly investigated the surrounding situation. After walking into the uninhabited area, she was certain that there were absolutely no large creatures in the vicinity, but the opponent attacked her without any warning. This was undoubtedly illogical unless the opponent could teleport or transformed into something she hadn't noticed.
But this was clearly unscientific, and she didn't believe that such a situation would occur.
Afterward, she had her subordinates collect information on the Investigator who attacked her. This was when she found an interesting piece of news: the opponent was actually the Investigator who mysteriously disappeared two years ago.
There was no doubt that Lancer initiation of the cooperation between the CCG and the 'Owl' was not a secret among the CCG high-ranking officials, but no one had expected that Lancer was the provider of that food. They all thought that the 'Owl' had obtained this food.
Takatsuki Sen, who knew Yoshimura Kuzen very well, naturally knew that her 'father' did not have this ability, so she also began to suspect Lancer, who had interacted with him, but before she could start investigating, the opponent mysteriously disappeared.
She even once thought that Lancer was silenced by the creator of that food, but the opponent reappeared two years later, and he had become much stronger. Two years ago, the opponent's best achievement was 'capturing' the SS-rank Ghoul 'Binge Eater,' and that was due to 'coincidence.' In that trap targeting the CCG, the combat power Lancer displayed was only slightly stronger than an S-rank, and struggling greatly against an SS-rank, but in two years! In two years, he managed to fight Takatsuki Sen to a draw, which was clearly unscientific.
After all, the only known method for strengthening humans was the so-called 'Half-Ghoul Plan,' but the opponent clearly wasn't that. Takatsuki Sen could be sure that the 'smell' on the opponent was not right, but he was definitely not a Ghoul.
Ever since she became the so-called 'Owl' and transformed into a Kakuja, she had long lost any sense of 'gluttony' other than normal feeding to replenish her physical strength, but this time, she felt a long-lost urge to feed.
"I really want to try~ the feeling of merging with that man..."
She was speaking ambiguously, but the killing intent emanating from her entire body was incredibly frightening, even causing the Ghoul who wanted to report to stop involuntarily, because their instincts warned them that Takatsuki Sen was very dangerous at this moment.
However, Takatsuki Sen, who had fought Lancer, was also clear that defeating or even eliminating the opponent was not an easy task, so she gradually reined in her killing intent after noticing her subordinate's presence.
"Is something the matter?"
"According to our informants planted in other wards, it seems that some Ghouls want to go to Ward 20 to kidnap the mother and daughter Ryouko Fueguchi and Hinami Fueguchi. It seems they plan to use them to deal with the Investigator that you were previously interested in, Leader."
After saying everything in one breath, the Ghoul lowered his head and stopped speaking, as his lips had already begun to tremble. He didn't even know if he could speak anymore, but fortunately, Takatsuki Sen finally spoke.
"That mother and daughter? Hehe~ That sounds quite interesting~"
After letting out a strange laugh, Takatsuki Sen waved her hand behind her.
"I see. You may leave."
"Yes!"
Hearing Takatsuki Sen's words, he felt relieved and quickly stood up and left.
Takatsuki Sen didn't think much of what those Ghouls were planning. After all, Ward 20, currently under Yoshimura Kuzen's control, was not completely impenetrable, but in terms of control, it even surpassed other wards. This was because all Ghouls living in Ward 20 disliked fighting and longed to live a normal life. They might not fight for Yoshimura Kuzen, but it didn't stop them from providing information to the opponent, and once those guys were exposed... Heh heh, the 'Devil Ape' and the 'Black Doberman' under the opponent were not to be trifled with.
"But if we add our Aogiri Tree, then things might become interesting."
The Aogiri Tree originally wanted to use the destruction of a large number of CCG Investigators as a sacrifice to complete the Aogiri Tree's debut ceremony, but who would have thought that the originally flawless plan failed. Now, although the 'Aogiri Tree's' fame was still not low, it hadn't reached the exaggerated level of the 'plot,' but their actual strength hadn't changed much.
And Lancer, at this time, had no idea that his return had actually caused a series of chain reactions...