#315 - Chapter 312 Kirishima Arata
Without Tenyuu Byakuya needing to act, Touka Kirishima had already forcibly broken open the nutrient tank imprisoning Arata Kirishima.
"Dad!"
Touka Kirishima immediately embraced Arata Kirishima as he emerged from the nutrient tank.
However, Arata Kirishima was still in a state of unconsciousness. He had been imprisoned in this place for far too many years, and it would undoubtedly be difficult for him to recover in the short term.
"Touka, let's leave here first."
Tenyuu Byakuya gently placed a hand on Touka Kirishima's shoulder from behind.
Then, the Rinnegan in his left eye instantly switched to the Kamui left eye, opening a spatial portal in front, taking Touka and her father into the Kamui dimension.
From there, they seamlessly transferred back to the second floor of the coffee shop.
[Ding! The host has rescued Arata Kirishima, reward: 100 Fusion Points!]
............
Back on the second floor of the coffee shop.
Touka Kirishima slowly placed her father on the sofa to lie down.
His appearance didn't seem to have changed much from many years ago, only becoming a bit more weathered. Touka still remembered this face very clearly.
A head of deep blue short hair, the same hair color as Touka and Ayato, with a gentle and handsome face.
The Kirishima Family
When Touka and Ayato were very young, their parents, Arata Kirishima and Hikari Kirishima, were originally weak ghouls.
In order to have the ability to protect her children, Hikari Kirishima began to constantly engage in "cannibalism" and even preyed on humans, because preying on humans and cannibalism were the only two ways for ghouls to quickly become stronger.
After being defined as an S+ level ghoul by the CCG, Hikari Kirishima was driven away by Kishou Arima's team.
His wife's death left Arata Kirishima full of self-blame, because at that time he was still very weak and had no ability to protect his wife.
Even so, Arata Kirishima didn't think about revenge, because he only wanted to protect Touka and Ayato. Seeking revenge on the CCG investigators was definitely an unwise move.
In order to become stronger, he also embarked on the path of "cannibalism", even becoming a kakuja.
But he did not prey on humans, but instead, like the "Anteiku"'s approach, specialized in finding human corpses, which was also the origin of his code name [Corpse Collector].
However... Arata Kirishima was eventually betrayed by his neighbors. At that time, Yukinori Shinohara was still Kureo Mado's subordinate. Arata Kirishima was captured alive by these two and taken back to the CCG.
The main point is that Arata Kirishima had always valued the friendship between neighbors. Even if he, as a ghoul, couldn't eat the food sent by the neighbors, he would force himself to eat it, just like Yoshimura at his later years, he was very friendly to humans, and as a result...
It was because of this incident that both Touka and Ayato subconsciously hated humans...
"Dad should still be able to wake up, right?"
Touka Kirishima sat beside the sofa, just watching her father like that, her eyes full of complex emotions.
"Definitely."
Tenyuu Byakuya said.
With the powerful vitality of a kakuja-level ghoul, being imprisoned like that would not lead to death.
But whether there would be any sequelae, that was hard to say...
Just now, Tenyuu Byakuya thought of the past events of the Kirishima family. In that whole incident, it was difficult to talk about who was right and who was wrong.
The neighbors suspected that the Kirishima family were ghouls and reported the Kirishima family out of concern for their own safety...
Arata Kirishima made himself stronger by "cannibalism" in order to protect his children, and he never harmed humans.
Kureo Mado and Yukinori Shinohara captured the targets who were confirmed to be ghouls.
No matter which party in this incident, it was impossible to evaluate them with right or wrong.
It can only be said that what's wrong is this world...
Since Yoshimura and Renji Yomo were both out, and the rest of the employees were working downstairs, only Byakuya and Touka were on the second floor.
"I'll go get some rotten flesh, supplementing it should help him recover faster."
At this time, Tenyuu Byakuya said.
"Okay, thank you..."
Touka Kirishima said in a low voice.
Not long after Tenyuu Byakuya walked out of the lounge, Touka couldn't help but lie on Arata Kirishima and start crying.
In addition to crying with joy, she was more so releasing her years of pent-up grievances.
Having lost her parents since she was a child, she had to take care of her younger brother, and she was constantly worried, afraid to trust any human, and even more afraid of encountering ghoul investigators.
No one knew how she survived those days...
It wasn't until later that she received help from the manager, and her uncle also worked in "Anteiku", that the situation began to improve.
"Touka...?"
However, unexpectedly, just at this moment, Touka Kirishima suddenly heard a hoarse and weak voice.
She suddenly raised her head, only to see that Arata Kirishima had already opened his eyes, waking up from his unconscious state.
However, at this time, Arata Kirishima was still unable to move, his body was still very weak and powerless.
Because the researchers at the CCG's experimental building would regularly inject him with RC suppressants to ensure that he had no strength to escape from the nutrient tank.
In addition, he had relied on the nutrient tank to maintain his life for many years, which in layman's terms was severe malnutrition.
"Dad, you've woken up..."
Touka Kirishima said in disbelief.
"I..."
Arata Kirishima just thought he was dreaming, until Touka called out "Dad" to him.
Moreover, the Touka in front of him looked both familiar and strange, because Arata Kirishima's memory of Touka was stuck many years ago, and the current Touka had grown up so much...
Arata Kirishima couldn't speak for a while, not only because he had been imprisoned for too many years, but also because he couldn't believe that he could still see Touka.
Moreover, the memories of being imprisoned for so many years were fragmented, and he simply couldn't adapt for a while...
