Seeing Kurona and Nashiro Yasuhisa sitting opposite him with cold faces, Amou Byakuya himself felt a bit awkward.
He didn't maliciously want to mock Kurona and Nashiro.
"I apologize for what happened earlier. It was a bit impulsive of me."
Hearing this, Kurona and Nashiro were both a bit surprised.
"At this point, there's no need to say such meaningless things. Nashiro and I have already accepted your previous challenge."
Kurona replied in a cold tone.
The gauntlet had been thrown down. They were definitely going to compete with Amou Byakuya to the end.
"Challenge?"
Amou Byakuya asked subconsciously, puzzled.
"That's right. The competition to see who is more outstanding."
Kurona's tone was still indifferent.
"My name is Amou Byakuya. I don't think I've properly introduced myself before."
"Kurona Yasuhisa."
Compared to Kurona, Nashiro wasn't as composed. She said, a bit shyly, "I... I'm Nashiro Yasuhisa."
Amou Byakuya said, "But if I call you both Yasuhisa-san, it might get confusing. I feel like that's a problem..."
In a place like Japan, classmates usually address each other as "Last Name + san." Only if they are very close friends would they call each other by their first name, like "Byakuya-san" or just "Byakuya."
"You can just call us by our first names."
"Alright then."
After that, he didn't have any more conversation with Kurona and Nashiro. After finishing lunch, they all went their separate ways.
...
After school in the afternoon, Amou Byakuya went to the Anteiku coffee shop.
As soon as he walked into the shop, he saw familiar faces: Kamishiro Rize, and Kaneki Ken.
"Um... Amou-san."
It was Kaneki Ken who took the initiative to greet him.
"I finished reading 'The Hanged Man's MacGuffin' last night. It was really amazing."
Kaneki Ken was clearly quite excited.
"Right? I think so too. We can discuss it more when we have time."
Kaneki Ken was delighted. "Then I won't bother you anymore. I was about to head back anyway."
He knew that Amou-san was going to his girlfriend's side next, so he was too embarrassed to take up too much of his time.
"Yeah, see you."
Amou Byakuya said.
Then, he turned his head and saw Kamishiro Rize waving at him.
When he walked over and sat down next to Kamishiro Rize, she immediately leaned in and sniffed him all over.
After sniffing for a while, Kamishiro Rize finally asked, "Why are you so late today?"
"I had classes at the academy."
He thought for a moment. Could Kamishiro Rize have smelled the scent of the firearms?
"You went to the CCG?"
"Yeah."
"A faint scent of Ghoul... it should be some Ghoul's Kagune, right? But the scent is a bit strangely weak."
Kamishiro Rize had smelled the scent of another Ghoul on Amou Byakuya. Even though it was very faint, she was still a bit displeased.
Because Amou Byakuya was her exclusive property, and she wouldn't allow any other Ghoul to touch him.
Of course, the so-called "property" was in the sense of food.
"I forgot to emphasize this to you. You belong only to me. I don't want you to be tasted by any other person, understand?"
At this moment, Kamishiro Rize leaned close to Amou Byakuya's ear, her tone both willful and domineering, carrying a sense of not allowing any refusal.