“She’s so cute,” Hsaio whispers to Saiko, watching the little ghoul bark out orders to the rest of Sasaki’s GOAT.
Saiko nods eagerly. She’ll gladly follow this badass lady into battle.
“Alright, Yonebayashi.” Touka puts her hands on her hips. “Let’s save your Maman.”
Higemaru giggles and blushes like a fool.
“What are you staring at? Go back up your squad,” Touka orders. But Higa can see relief in her eyes, relief that they too care about her friend Kaneki.
“What should I do?” Urie Kuki approaches.
“You stay with me and Tsukiyama. We’re gonna distract this beast while Yonebayashi uses her kagune to cut it out.” Touka and Tsukiyama activate their kagunes.
“Oh, and please do something about your green hair friend and his dramatic counterpart!” Touka adds.
“Mutsuki?” Urie’s eyes widen. “I haven’t seen him all day.”
“He’s not back?” Touka looks unsettled. Relieved, but unhappy all at once.
“Let’s focus.” Tsukiyama lifts his koukaku. “Let’s see if Quinxes are all they cracked up to be.”
“My kagune is bigger,” Urie snaps.
Touka can’t resist a laugh, even in all this despair. She sends shards of Rc cells into the dragon. I’ll rescue you yet. “Ken was right about you.”
Hsaio and Higemaru swoop in and deal the first blows to the dragon’s neck.
Saiko fashions her kagune into a claw and sinks deep, deep into the dragon’s flesh. It screams, but Touka keeps firing Rc shards, and Tsukiyama and Urie protect her from any falling debris.
“GOT HIM!” Saiko howls. She rips Kaneki Ken’s limp body from the dragon. It begins to fall, and Hsaio and Higa grab for her.
“Look out!” Touka uses her ukaku to fly for Saiko, at the same time –
no –
Aura Shinsanpei flies for her. “Get the asshole. I’ll get her!”
Touka obeys as Mutsuki scrambles up to Urie. “What happened?! Why are you working with – with her? Don’t you know she’s the reason Sensei left?”
Tsukiyama laughs as Touka and Aura touch back onto the ground, one cradling Kaneki, the other holding Saiko. “She’s not the reason at all. But she may be the reason he lives thus far.”
“Huh?” Urie frowns.
“Tsukiyama!”
Tsukiyama, of course, ignores her. “Touka and Kaneki are married.”
Mutsuki gulps and has the decency to look guilty. Aura flushes.
“HOLY FUCK!” yells Urie.
“No way!” Higemaru does a happy dance.
“That gives me hope,” says Hsaio.
“FUCK YEAH!” Saiko wraps Touka and Maman in a hug.
Touka laughs. Perhaps, so long as Mutsuki isn’t still trying to kill her, she can get used to Kaneki’s strange, strange family.