Although it seemed extremely strange for an investigator to protect a ghoul, in the eyes of an uninformed person, this situation was an investigator protecting an innocent girl from a brutal ghoul.
But Lancer felt extremely strange.
Could it be that Ken Kaneki had gone crazy because of the previous torture?
No, logically, the other party should be extremely 'calm'.
Then why...
Subconsciously glanced at Touka Kirishima behind him, who also had an incredible look on her face, Lancer suddenly thought of a possibility - could it be that Ken Kaneki was trying to tell me that Touka Kirishima was just an 'ordinary girl'?
And Ken Kaneki's performance after that also proved his guess.
As a ghoul who inherited Rize Kamishiro's kakuhou, Ken Kaneki could be said to have talent and a foundation far exceeding other ghouls. Conservatively estimated, he could at least reach S+, and if he was given some time to adapt, he might be able to directly reach SS-class. Even if Lancer was in his best condition, he probably wouldn't be able to win against him. But what about now?
Lancer felt that the intensity of the other party's attack was getting weaker and weaker. It was obvious that the other party was 'acting'.
The buff on the long spear in his hand was already close to its limit. After knocking away the other party's kagune again, Lancer finally asked the question he cared about the most -
"Have you been abandoned by your companions? The guy just now should be from your Aogiri Tree, right? Don't tell me they don't plan to save you?"
Lancer naturally couldn't directly ask 'are you going to join Aogiri Tree or not', after all, this question was too abrupt, but his current question was a kind of 'leading question'. If the other party planned to join Aogiri Tree, he should acknowledge the identity of Aogiri Tree...
"..."
But unfortunately, Ken Kaneki had no intention of answering Lancer. He just bit his lip and lowered his head without saying anything, but the kagune that suddenly attacked showed that he was in a very bad mood at this time.
Looking at the 'countdown', Lancer finally made up his mind. Using Ken Kaneki's kagune, he leaped backward and jumped behind Touka Kirishima. He took a step forward, and at the same time, the long spear that was originally facing forward was thrust into the ground. At the same time, a long spear appeared in his left hand out of nowhere.
"Please."
With his body slightly to the side, his left hand moved back, and the muscles in his left arm swelled unnaturally. And Touka Kirishima, who was lying on the side, suddenly had a bad premonition.
In Touka Kirishima impression, Lancer had always been a strange person. According to rumors, he was a ruthless person towards ghouls, but she didn't know why he didn't kill the Fueguchi mother and daughter in the end and didn't even abuse them. As for his strength, she had never had an intuitive impression of it, until just now when Lancer fought Ken Kaneki while withstanding her brother's attack, she realized how terrifying he was in battle, but that was all. But now - she felt a kind of fear that came from instinct.
You have to know that the target of this attack was not her...
Touka Kirishima wanted to save Ken Kaneki, but the problem was that she was so seriously injured at this time that not to mention whether she could stop Lancer, once she made a move, it meant that her identity would be exposed. Then not only she herself, but even the entire 'Anteiku cafe' could be in a desperate situation because of it.
Lancer on the other side didn't know what Touka Kirishima was thinking, because at this time, all of his attention was on Ken Kaneki...
With a terrifying gasp, Lancer left hand clenched the long spear tightly, and then -
"Hah!!"
With a shout, his right foot, which was to the side, suddenly turned forward. At the same time, his waist exerted force, and all the strength of his whole body gathered from bottom to top into his left hand. As his bent arm straightened, his left hand released...
"Whoosh~!"
The explosive sound of the long spear cutting through the air made Touka Kirishima frown in pain.
And Lancer on the other side also frowned and picked up Touka Kirishima. Although the protagonists in those movies always like to run away just in time, and it's best to be blown away by the shockwave of the explosion and finally show a face of a narrow escape to the camera, in reality, if all the previous steps were true, then even if they survived, they would most likely be naked, with severe burns on their backs. So after his all-out strike, he ran away directly.
But even while running, his expression was extremely ugly.
Although he endured the side effects of the 'desperate strike' with the help of the long spear in his hand, his physical fitness at this time was less than half of his usual. He glanced at the dark passage behind him and gritted his teeth and made a decision.
Ayato Kirishima was taken away before, so logically, Aogiri Tree should have retreated, but according to the speculation before the battle, at least half of the Aogiri Tree members they encountered this time were newly recruited small fry. In order to deal with the CCG, Aogiri Tree would not be soft on sacrificing these small fry, so there might be a lot of ghouls in the supermarket now.
Maybe he could use them to level up the attributes of the long spear in his hand, but unfortunately, there was not enough time. Ayato Kirishima had already been taken away, and maybe...
"Bang!!!"
Lancer, who was holding Touka Kirishima with both hands, his feet went soft, and his body swayed and he almost fell over.
"Damn it!"
He couldn't hesitate anymore!
He clamped the long spear under his armpit, his right hand bent under the spear and then gripped it tightly...
Leap of faith! (nonsense)
The long spear pierced into the wall, and in a flash of sparks, he carried Touka Kirishima from the rooftop all the way to the ground.
Although Lancer wanted to be a little cooler and hold Touka Kirishima in his arms, the fact was that he could only carry Touka Kirishima on his shoulder like a sandbag. Fortunately, Touka Kirishima was a ghoul and had a physical fitness far exceeding that of ordinary people, otherwise, with Lancer doing this, a normal person would have been vomiting their guts out.
But this was not the end. As Lancer watched Touka Kirishima land, the sound of explosions behind him became more and more dense, and even a large amount of rubble was falling from above his head.
If he threw Touka Kirishima down now, he would definitely be able to escape, but he... didn't want to die!!
Leaving Ken Kaneki aside, just think about how many bosses there were in Anteiku cafe? And then think about her uncle, Lancer felt that he might not be safe even if he hid in the CCG headquarters, not to mention that he would never allow himself to do such a thing.
Indeed, Touka Kirishima was a ghoul, but she was the 'most un-ghoul-like ghoul' Lancer had ever seen. When she was alone, she desperately ate the food her friend made for her in anticipation of her friend's expectations. Her father died at the hands of a CCG investigator, and she had every right to hate humans, but she chose to follow her father's teachings and integrate into human society.
In Lancer opinion, Touka Kirishima was just a 'special person', just like the fairy tale of 'Beauty and the Beast' - is the 'prince' with the appearance of a beast but the heart of a human a human or a monster?
Everyone has their own answer, and Lancer answer was his choice.
"Hold on tight!"