[Tokyo Ghoul] Tea Coffee Companion

"Da da da……"

"Huff, hoo, hoo..."

The girl was running on the familiar road, her breathing became more and more short due to the long-term strenuous exercise.There were very few pedestrians on the street at twelve o'clock in the morning, and the light from the street lamps overlapped light and dark one after another, leaving deep or light shadows on her face.

The hot air exhaled turned into white mist in the air, and the damp and cold air made the exposed skin ache slightly.Parked on the open road outside the community, Xiang Ye Chacha covered her mouth with one hand and panted heavily.The violent heartbeat sounded in my ears, pounding against the periosteum.

Ah Yan... where are you?

Nearly an hour ago, the young man asked her to stay in the store and go alone to get the base for the cake.An hour later, the girl ran back and forth on this short road twice, but she still couldn't find Kaneki Ken who should have returned to the store earlier.

All kinds of thoughts came to her mind one after another in this empty place and time, like a silent movie staged in a movie.Biting her lower lip deeply with her teeth, Xiangba Chacha took a deep breath and swallowed back the tears that almost came out of her eyes.

Kaneki Ken's parents died young, and he stayed at his aunt's house until he was in college, and then moved back to the house left by his mother after graduation.Xiangye Chacha's parents divorced when she was young, and she has been raised by her grandfather.

Her grandfather died of illness when she was a sophomore in high school, and it was almost the first time that her parents showed up at the same time to help with the funeral.Afterwards, seeing the two evading each other's custody rights, Xiangye Chacha didn't hesitate much, and offered to take care of her grandfather's house and tea shop, as long as they send living expenses every month.

After graduating from the third year of high school, she and Jin Muyan lived together, and apart from a few insinuating questions from their mother, they lived in peace with each other.

The distance between the tea shop and her home is very close, only the T-junction between the 3th district and the [-]th district is separated, and it only takes [-] minutes to run.In addition to the main road, there are two alleys, one ends in a dead end, and the other leads to the interior of District [-].

——The [-]th District, known as the "Stable District", is said to be much more "peaceful" than other areas in Tokyo for unknown reasons.Not only for humans, but also for ghouls.

But the so-called "stability" is only a relative concept.

Even in places outside of Tokyo where there are no ghouls, there are many malicious people doing unknown things day and night.Some have nothing to do with instincts, people or ghouls, but purely to satisfy the desire for infinite self-magnification.

Like the "gluttony" among ghouls, like the "bad" among humans.

Countless complicated consciousnesses flashed through his mind, and finally returned to an empty calm.Aiba Chacha suddenly thought of Miss Lishi's weird expression when she heard the news about ghouls in the tea shop in the afternoon.

—Is it an illusion?still……

Clearing away all distracting thoughts, she slowly closed her eyes.

As if the whole world did not exist, all senses and perceptions were abandoned and disappeared.Only the smell is transmitted to the nerves through the olfactory mucosa, and all the smells of the outside world are infinitely clear to the extreme in an instant.

The amplified odor molecules rush into the senses without selection and shielding, and the feeling is so strong that it can almost drive people crazy.Xiangba Chacha resisted the dizziness and discomfort, and concentrated on finding the familiar one.

——The rust-like fishy-sweet smell made the smell she found much stronger than she expected, and it was also much easier to find.However, the smell of blood was like undiluted concentrated sulfuric acid, which made her brain ache.

The inside of the nose was extremely sore and numb, and tears flowed out instantly.Xiangba Chacha broke away from that delicate situation, and without wiping away her tears, she turned around and ran into the alley not far away.

Ah Yan, Ah Yan...

What she sensed at that moment was the familiar smell mixed with strong blood, and there was a little bit of someone else's... no, ghoul's, deja vu smell.

Aiba Chacha is a normal human being and has nothing to do with ghouls or CCGs.It's just that under extremely harsh conditions, some parts of her body may be many times higher than ordinary people in a short period of time.

—Abandoning all senses briefly and concentrating all will on a single organ of the body.Just like at this moment, Aiba Chacha, who focuses on "smell", has a stronger perception of smell than ghouls.

After all, the former is only more sensitive to specific odor factors, while the latter is facing everything around.

But extremes will reverse, as the organs of ordinary human beings, it is fundamentally unable to bear such perception.From childhood to adulthood, the consequences of doing so have been mild or severe, and the most dangerous one made her unconscious for three full days.

There are no lights in the alley, only sporadic light and shadow outside the wall, and the pale moon in the sky, illuminating the shadows on the ground.

Xiangba Chacha stood at the deepest part of the alley, staring at the dark things under the sealed wall, completely lost the strength to breathe.

Ah Yan...

***

When she entered the school in the first year of high school, as a mildly face-blind person, Aiba Chacha's impression of the name Kaneki Ken only stayed at the level of "the top student in the same class".

Until one day in the last semester of the first year of high school, she went to the library to borrow books. Because it was still early, she simply found a place to sit down and opened the book to read.

"After the giants spread all over the land and caused disasters, Azazel, as the commander, naturally had to bear full responsibility. It is said that he was buried in a deep pit near Jerusalem by other archangels, and he was placed in eternal claustrophobia. will be cast into the lake of fire on the day of judgment..."

A strange voice came from the opposite side, whispering a word.The voice was magnetic because of the low volume, but the tail sound was indescribably light and soft.

At that moment, Chacha blushed inexplicably because of a voice she overheard.

When she came to her senses, the other party had finished reading this sentence.Then he made a soft exhalation sound, which instantly turned into a soft but familiar male voice: "Huh, this sentence is really good."

Kaneki...research?

She raised her head in a daze, and finally saw clearly the boy sitting across from her.With short black hair, gray eyes, and that unique soft tone, he is one of the top students in the class, Kaneki Ken.

How could there be such a completely different voice than usual?

And the heart palpitations at that moment were like the only time she heard such a voice, so deep that it was almost unreal.

But she had to admit that from then on, she began to pay attention to the boy named Jin Muyan.

then……

***

"Ayan..."

The tears were blown to the sides by the wind while running, and then almost frozen in the low temperature.Xiangba Chacha stumbled and took a few steps, and finally her feet became unsteady, and she staggered and knelt down.

Calling this name softly, the skin ached from the movement of the muscles.The nose that temporarily lost consciousness could no longer smell the bloody smell that filled the alley.But the blood and debris that could hardly be called a remains in front of her eyes caused her pain to the point where she almost lost consciousness.

The person she loves the most, now there is only a pool of blood, a little bit of black and red remnants.Ghoul, what kind of thing is it?

"Tap, tap, tap."

The sound of high heels hitting the ground echoed in the empty alley without haste.Aiba Chacha looked back, and saw a familiar person walking in the shadows around the corner.

Long purple hair, charming features, and blood-stained clothes.The other party looked at her widened eyes and smiled with satisfaction:

"Ah, you are indeed here."

Aiba Chacha moved her lips, but said nothing.

Li Shi... Miss?

So, ghouls look like this...

Seeing Aiba Chacha's absent-minded appearance, Kamdai Toshiyo smiled happily.

"I've been paying attention to you for a long time."

At the other end of the alley is the construction site, and there are lights falling here at night.Reflecting the dried blood on her face, it looked even more ferocious.

"Especially Mr. Kaneki, a man who looks very delicious. The fat is just right, and there is not much muscle. The other two people who ate were good."

As she spoke, she licked her lips, took the blood from her lips into her mouth, and smacked her lips:

"Of course, Aiba, you are also good. As a girl—but I don't like to eat women, so I thought, if you don't come out tonight, I can let you go. After all, I like your cooking very much. coffee."

She began to approach step by step, not in a hurry.As if watching a dying mouse, a big cat teasing at will.

"Why, aren't you going to run away? Or..." She paused, as if she was recalling, "I remember you said something like 'Born in the same quilt, died in the same hole'? Because Mr. Jinmu died here, so don't Are you planning to leave?"

"Oh my, what a touching love."

Do not……

Aiba Chacha pursed her lips and lowered her eyelids.

The subtle sound of metal rubbing against the air, and the slight collision between each other, just happened in an instant.

"……oops?"

Shendai Lishi raised his head and looked up with some surprise.

These were the last words she said before she lost consciousness.

The author has something to say: So the little angel was simply killed by me _(:з」∠)_(wait