Just then, the shop door was pushed open, and a mother and daughter, drenched from the rain, stood outside.
The girl looked about twelve or thirteen years old, a head shorter than her mother, with short, coffee-colored hair, making her look very cute.
The mother also appeared very young but carried a mature aura, making it clear at a glance that she was no longer a girl but a married woman.
The girl clung to her mother timidly, seeming a bit down.
"Touka-chan!" The mother standing outside the shop seemed to know Touka Kirishima and directly called out her name.
"Mrs. Ryoko!" Touka Kirishima immediately called out to the mother. Seeing Mrs. Ryoko and her daughter in such a sorry state, Touka Kirishima became immediately anxious.
"Ryuji, quickly get me some towels!" Touka Kirishima immediately instructed Ryuji.
Ryuji reacted quickly and soon retrieved two clean, dry towels from a drawer behind the counter. These were absorbent towels for dining, mainly used for drying hands and wiping up spills, unlike bath towels used for drying the body and wet hair.
However, given the urgent situation, they had to be used as a makeshift solution.
Kaneki Ken curiously observed the distressed mother and daughter, remaining at the counter.
Ryuji handed the towels to Touka Kirishima. Touka Kirishima passed one towel to Mrs. Ryoko and used the other to actively help Mrs. Ryoko's daughter dry her wet hair and soaked clothes.
Mrs. Ryoko simply wiped herself down with the towel. Due to the towel's good absorbency, it soaked up most of the moisture.
"I'm sorry for causing you trouble!" After briefly wiping the rainwater off herself, Mrs. Ryoko said guiltily to Touka Kirishima.
"It's no trouble at all. The manager is upstairs!" Touka Kirishima seemed to know that Mrs. Ryoko and her daughter might be in trouble and decided to have them settle upstairs first.
"Thank you for your trouble!" Mrs. Ryoko didn't linger and went upstairs with her daughter.
"Ryuji, I'll leave things here to you! I need to go take care of the Fueguchi mother and daughter!" Touka Kirishima said, then immediately went upstairs.
Ryuji didn't ask any further questions, closed the shop door, and returned to the counter.
At this time, Kaneki Ken curiously asked Ryuji, "Senior Ryuji, were that mother and daughter {Ghouls} too?"
"Yes!" Ryuji nodded.
"Then, Senior Ryuji, do you know what happened?" Kaneki Ken asked again.
"I don't know!" Ryuji shook his head and then continued, "But it looks like they've encountered trouble and need our help!"
When it was time to close, Yoshimura Kousan called out to Ryuji and Kaneki Ken, saying, "Ryuji, the CCG has sent White Wings to Zone 20 recently. Zone 20 might not be peaceful now. Tomorrow, take Kaneki to Mr. Uta to get a mask made for him."
Hearing this, Ryuji had no objections and nodded in agreement.
Kaneki Ken, on the other hand, seemed a bit confused and asked, "What mask?"
"You must have heard of CCG {Ghoul} investigators, right? Masks are used to prevent {Ghouls} from revealing their appearance to {Ghoul} investigators. {Ghoul} investigators are called White Wings by {Ghouls}," Ryuji explained to Kaneki Ken.
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