After Kamishiro Rize left, Kei Yakuchi remained in the coffee shop, not in a hurry to leave.
After all, there were many main characters from the original work in this coffee shop, such as Yoshimura, Touka Kirishima, Yomo Renji, and others. Perhaps he could unintentionally trigger the system's reward mechanism again.
However, Kei Yakuchi certainly wouldn't deliberately disturb or even try to strike up a conversation with them.
There happened to be a bookshelf in the coffee shop, so Kei Yakuchi decided to go over and pick a book to read slowly there. His own coffee wasn't finished yet.
On the bookshelf, he found Takatsuki Sen's works, and there were many of them.
After all, in this timeline, which was probably a bit earlier than the original starting timeline, Takatsuki Sen was already a very famous great writer.
Kei Yakuchi was indeed very interested in Takatsuki Sen's works and planned to try reading them.
He was very clear that this best-selling beautiful young female writer's other identity was actually the SSS-Class Ghoul "One-Eyed Owl" of the Ghoul organization "Aogiri Tree," whose real name was Eto Yoshimura. (Also translated as Eto Yoshimura / Eto Yoshimura)
It was precisely for this reason that he was so interested in her works.
Kei Yakuchi chose Takatsuki Sen's debut work, 'to kafka.' The original work did not describe the detailed content of this work, so he was now reading a work he had never seen before.
While he was focused on reading "to kafka," many Ghouls around him were still secretly discussing him.
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[Ding! Host has read "to kafka" and received a reward: 1 Fusion Point!]
When Kei Yakuchi was halfway through reading, the system's reward mechanism was suddenly triggered.
Although it was only 1 Fusion Point, what was worth noting was that the system's reward trigger range was very wide; he could even get Fusion Points by reading a book. This was clearly because it was Takatsuki Sen's work.
At this, Kei Yakuchi immediately felt that if he had time, he could read all of Takatsuki Sen's works.
His attention immediately returned to the book 'to kafka.' Even though he had only read half of it, he could feel Takatsuki Sen's distinct style.
That was the sense of oppression and despair, the pessimism about the world, the distrust of everyone... and so on, which only Takatsuki Sen's works could have. These many elements, only Eto Yoshimura, who grew up in an extremely cruel place like the 24th Ward, would have such a style.
But overall, the story plot was still very exciting, and such a personal style was not a flaw; instead, it became an attractive advantage. A distinct personal style was always more exciting than a monotonous, clichéd style.
Just then, Kei Yakuchi suddenly felt a little hungry. He looked up at the clock on the wall and realized that he had been reading for so long that it was already evening without him noticing.
It was time to eat dinner.
At this point, Kei Yakuchi used a bookmark to mark the page he was currently reading, then took the book and walked towards the front desk.
"Hello, may I borrow this book for the night? I'll return it tomorrow morning."
Kei Yakuchi asked the attendant at the front desk.
The attendant in front of him was a girl with short blue-purple hair, wearing a work uniform.
However, her hairstyle was a bit special; her bangs almost covered her right eye, and her appearance looked quiet and shy, with delicate and lovely features.
This girl was undoubtedly Touka Kirishima; Kei Yakuchi recognized her at a glance.
Touka Kirishima
However, Touka Kirishima's expression was rather cold at this time. "I'm sorry, we don't have a book rental service here, but if you really want to borrow it, you can pay a deposit first. We'll refund the deposit as long as you return it on time tomorrow."
The main reason was that this kid could be eaten by Kamishiro Rize at any time, and then the book wouldn't come back, so collecting a deposit would at least help to cut losses.
"Alright."
Kei Yakuchi rummaged through his pockets and indeed found some money.
At the same time, the system transmitted some information into his mind, explaining his current situation.
It roughly stated where he lived, that he was an orphan with a car and a house, and that he was also a student at Kamii University.
Of course, these were all identities arranged by the system. In other words, the system directly altered some things in this world, as simple and casual as an author modifying settings in his own book.
Kamii University...
In Kei Yakuchi 's impression, this university was a famous school in Tokyo in this world, equivalent to a 985-tier university in China, not something ordinary people could get into.
The system was somewhat flattering him, but compared to things like having a car, a house, and being a famous university student, the ability to "Fuse Uchiha Madara" was much more powerful. Those other things were just icing on the cake by comparison.
Kei Yakuchi casually took out the deposit and handed it to Touka Kirishima, then left the coffee shop with 'to kafka.'
As Kei Yakuchi left, Touka Kirishima watched his retreating figure for a while.
"Xiao Dongxiang, it seems you're a bit interested in Tenya Hakuyoru?"
At this moment, another female attendant named Irimi Kaya teased Touka Kirishima.
"No way, it's just that it's a bit annoying to see that human being treated as prey by Kamishiro Rize."
Touka Kirishima said in a very direct whisper.
"But there's nothing we can do. We can't control that woman. That woman is simply a natural disaster. It's said that the areas she stayed in before were all messed up by her, and even the 6th Ward leader was caught by the CCG because of her."
Irimi Kaya said with a hint of helplessness in her tone.
"I know, so I don't plan to meddle."
Touka Kirishima cast these distracting thoughts aside and stopped caring about Kamishiro Rize's mess.
They actually somewhat didn't understand why Yoshimura allowed Kamishiro Rize, such a great menace, to go unchecked.
But from a God's perspective, it's very easy to explain: it's simply because Kamishiro Rize's true identity is a "child-bearer" of the Washuu Family, and the Washuu Family is precisely Yoshimura's most feared enemy, and can also be said to be the main antagonist force in the "tokyo ghoul" world.
If Yoshimura were to harm Kamishiro Rize, then "Anteiku," which he had painstakingly built, would inevitably be destroyed, so he could only turn a blind eye to Kamishiro Rize's various excessive behaviors.
And Touka Kirishima, Irimi Kaya, and these other staff members certainly didn't know about Yoshimura's connection to the Washuu Family, so they couldn't understand Yoshimura's attitude towards Kamishiro Rize.
At this moment, Kei Yakuchi was on his way home.
On the way, he walked while reading, and if he caught sight of a figure in his peripheral vision, he would walk around them.
However, just then, he vaguely saw a petite figure that looked familiar to him.
He subconsciously looked up and found that it was Eto Yoshimura, the author of 'to kafka' in his hand—Takatsuki Sen.