
“Thank you, Daddy.” Tsukiyama draws close enough to embrace his father. With these metal detectors, they’ll save Kaneki. He just knows it.
He knows Mirumo’s been scared of his association with Goat, too scared of changing to world to help the. Until now. Because when it comes down, Mirumo loves his son.
“Remember my advice,” Mirumo says.
“Don’t die and eat well,” Tsukiyama repeats with a laugh.
Mirumo touches Tsukiyama’s cheek. “You’re so thin, my boy.”
“Yes, well, we’ve been starving a bit. We’ll be okay. I’m still better than I was when Kaneki died the first time,” Tsukiyama jokes.
“Shuu,” groans Mirumo. “Never put me through that again.”
He gasps then, and jerks.
“Dad?” Tsukiyama’s eyes widen. The salty, metallic odor of blood is unmistakable.
Tsukiyama pulls back to see a gaping hole in Mirumo’s chest.
“DAD!” he screams.
A cloaked agent of V stands behind Mirumo, quinque in hand. He chuckles, but he’s immediately run through by Ui Koori.
“Mr. Tsukiyama,” gasps Ui, scrambling forward.
Tsukiyama catches Mirumo as his father crumbles to the ground. Blood oozes from his lips. “Dad! Dad!”
“We need a medic!” Ui yells into his radio. “Come on, Mr. Tsukiyama, you can’t die yet! You haven’t gotten revenge on me!”
“I’m…not…Mr. Tsukiyama anymore,” Mirumo manages. His eyes fall on his son. “I’m so proud…of you…”
“Dad,” whimpers Tsukiyama.
Mirumo gasps in one last breath before falling limp.
“No!” wails Tsukiyama. Tears stream down his cheeks. “No! I called him. It’s my fault.” Dad died because of my love for Kaneki, for real this time.
“It’s not,” Ui assures him, seizing the gasping V agent. “I promise.”
First Karren, now Dad. Tsukiyama sniffles. “We need to find Kaneki. I can’t lose anyone else!”