Chapter 11

AN: This time the real chapter xD

In the evening, Ryouko Fueguchi walked out of the cafe and went to the woods near the city. There she walked to a stone monument that was hidden behind the trees, putting flowers there and kneeling. She took a mask out of her jacket, dug a hole and closed it after burying the mask.

"I know that I shouldn't be coming here, dear, but at least let me say a last goodbye… You were always a good father and husband to Hinami and me. You got us food and cared for me even though I can't hunt humans and you even protected us with your life until the very end. I'll protect Hinami from now on, so rest well and thank you! Thank you so much!" Ryouko prayed while tearing up in front of the gravestone.

After that, she walked out towards the street, not knowing that someone observed her.

The same evening, there was a meeting in the CCG branch of the 20th ward. The two men Isaac met, Mado and Amon plus two guys were sitting around a desk and discussing their investigation results.

"What about No. 723, gentlemen in charge of the 20th ward?" Mado asked the two new faces. One of them was a young man with short brown hair and round glasses. Beside him sat a tall middle-aged looking man with short black hair.

"Y-Yes, Sir… The suspect boarded the train and got off at the fifth station and then headed towards point B. We almost lost her but reacquired her in front of what appeared to be a stone monument at point C in the files. After a dozen minutes or so she then proceeded to travel on foot. She entered what we believe to be an acquaintance's car and headed back home," the man with glasses reported to Mado and Amon.

"Did you get the license plate number?" Amon asked him.

"Um… I'm sorry, we didn't… and… couldn't the stone monument actually be a grave?"

"If we could find a connection between the items buried there and No. 696 we could establish No. 723 as a ghoul… Why didn't you take the steps and look?" Amon asked him.

"A-Are you saying I should've dug up a grave? That's immoral!" he answered Amon.

"Immoral?" Amon asked and looked at him with his fierce eyes, "We can't crush evil with morals! We are Justice! We are morality!"

After the meeting, Mado and Amon walked together.

"Honestly, I'm appalled by the negligence if the investigators of the 20th ward. They are just going through the motions… The lack a sense of duty!"

"That's why the ghouls are having their way," Mado said to Amon, "Now, now, don't get so worked up, Amon. Isn't that why we are here? Your heart is burning strong with righteous indignation. That flame is scattering sparks that may set fire elsewhere."

"Mr. Mado…"

"However, I must say I'm tired of walking. You walk so fast… We'll continue this tomorrow. I'll meet you in the lobby again."

"Yes, Sir…"

"I'm not gonna sit still…"

After Amon departed from the CCG, he drove towards the point where suspect No. 723 was seen. He easily found the spot with a gravestone. He started to dig in the middle of the night until he finally found something.

Smiling, he held the thing he found into the moonlight.

"No. 699's mask… Suspect No. 723 is a ghoul!!!" Amon said with an elated face looking at the mask with a smirk.

The next morning, Amon put the mask on the table. Beside him were the other 3 from the meeting before.

"I can't believe you went alone after that… Your tirelessness never ceases to surprise me. I see why you graduated from the academy at the top of your class," Mado said to Amon.

"I merely did what I was supposed to do as a ghoul investigator," Amon said. The other two remained silent when he said that and looked down.

"At any rate, we can finally make our move," Amon said with a determined gaze.

"We have our tools and the actors are in place… All that's left to do is step up on stage. I can't wait to see how No. 723 will feel about this… Kukukuku…" Mado said, smiling creepily and caressing his silver briefcase.

Later that day, Hinami and Ryouko went out shopping. It started raining so that both of them shared an umbrella.

"It really did start to rain… Good thing we borrowed an umbrella," Ryouko Fueguchi said.

"It's a shuu, mom!"

"What?"

"It means sudden rain shower. Kaneki taught me," Hinami told her mother with a big smile.

"He's very smart."

"I'm gonna have him teach me more!" Hinami said.

*Splash*

Hinami suddenly looked back when she heard some suspicious footsteps.

"Mom… Let's run…" Hinami said and the two of them began running.

"Hinami ?! Is somebody chasing us?"

"Two men…" Hinami said while the man with glasses and his partner followed them.

While the two of them were running, Hinami suddenly halted with a shocked face.

"Hinami?!" Ryouko said and looked at Hinami, who was shivering. While Hinami stood, two men came from the front.

"What's this smell…? The rain… it's so damp and unpleasant, isn't it? It blocks your vision and slows down your work… However, it also washes all kinds of things away. So it can be helpful at times… Dirt, Stains… The cries of a vile pig… hehe…" Mado said with a wide grin and started taking out the mask Amon found, "Do you have a moment, Mrs. Ryouko Fueguchi? We would like to ask about this."

When he showed the mask, the atmosphere became tense.

"What's going on over there?"

"Cops?"

The people in the surrounding looked at them wondering what happened.

"We are ghoul investigators! It's not safe here! Please vacate the area immediately!" Amon shouted at the surrounding.

"Ghoul? Is he talking about those two?", "No way… They look totally normal…" the people whispered.

"Please stay back!" Amon said to them.

"Mom…" Hinami said, holding her mother's arm and visibly shivering.

Ryouka looked at her, took her in her arms, squeezed her and closed her eyes.

"Hinami…. RUN!", she said, opening her now black eyes with visible tears flowing.

"… Mom… ?"

Ryouko released her kagune which looked like 4 butterfly wing or flower petals coming out from below her shoulder.

"Kagune… You ready?" Mado asked Amon.

"Yes, Sir."

Ryouko breathed out. Using her kagune to hit and push the two investigators in the back away.

"Mom…"

"GO!!!", Ryouko screamed desperately glaring at her daughter.

"M….." Hinami tried to hold her tears back and started running away.

"She's not going to let us through, Amon…" Mado said.

"Yes, Sir."

While they spoke, Ryouko tried to slash at Amon, but he easily avoided. He threw his umbrella away and opened the briefcase."

"You're not getting past me…" Ryouko said staring at him with her determined eyes.

"Who do you think you are, Bitch?"

AN:

It stings my heart

To be apart.

Please come back to me

And your daughter Hinami.

I wish we could be together,

Now and forever.

(Hope it is as cringy to you as it is to me…somehow came to me while washing my dishes.)

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