This fight keeps dragging on and on, and Yomo can’t stop thinking about Touka and Hinami. Have they escaped yet? And what of Naki, Miza, and the others?
A blow from the eyepatch investigator – the one who insulted Touka! – sends him backwards. The tall kid raises his quinque.
“I wouldn’t do that, were I you.” Uta’s smooth voice slithers out from above.
“Who are you?” spits the tall kid.
“It doesn’t matter. What matters is that if you continue on, and leave the Raven to me, you can reunite with your beloved Kaneki and maybe save your Oggai, too.” The masked ghoul jumps between the investigators and Yomo.
Mutsuki hesitates, but Aura sounds frantic. “The Oggai?”
“Like I said.”
“Let’s go.” Aura drags Mutsuki away.
They race towards the sounds of battle, and when they reach the rest of CCG, Mutsuki screams.
Kaneki is there, a limbless torso.
No – they did it to Sensei too! Mutsuki clutches his face. How could we?
Aura, however, feels vindicated that Kaneki knows what loss of limb feels like.
Mutsuki steps closer. Furuta directs Hajime towards Kaneki, a sly smile on his beautiful face.
Save the Oggai. Aura has a horrible epiphany. “Mutsuki, wait!”
But Mutsuki races forward, shoving investigator after investigator aside. “Sensei!”
He falls to his knees, crying.
“Huh?” Hajime frowns, but within a moment, Aura has grabbed him and yanked him away.
“Let go!”
“Sensei, it’s not fair,” cries Mutsuki.
Kaneki can’t leave him now. He can barely move.
But he’s hurting, hurting in ways Mutsuki understands, and Mutsuki can’t bear it.
“No – no – no.” Mutsuki activates his bikaku and shoves it in Kaneki’s mouth. “Eat.”
“Tooru!” cries Aura.
“Furuta did this!” screams Mutsuki. “He set us all up!”
“I know, but do you really think helping that thing is worth it?” Aura yells, still wrestling Hajime.
“Yes. I love him.” Mutsuki’s eyes stream as Kaneki finally bites down on his bikaku. “That’s it, Sensei. I’ll help you. Let me help you.”
Mercy and Magic 