#319 - Chapter 316 Black Rabbit (Two chapters in one)

This wasn't the first time Arata Kirishima had knelt before Renji Yomo.

Arata Kirishima had knelt before Renji Yomo after his wife, Hikari Kirishima, was killed by an investigator.

Back then, it was out of grief and self-blame for being too weak to protect his wife. This time, it was because he hadn't fulfilled his responsibility as a father, causing Touka and Ayato so much suffering.

However, before Arata Kirishima could even begin to express his remorse, Renji Yomo forcibly helped him up.

He had never blamed Arata Kirishima. The only one he hated was the investigator who killed his sister years ago—Kishou Arima.

So, he didn't want Arata Kirishima to apologize or even kneel before him again...

"Dad!"

Touka Kirishima also rushed over to help Arata Kirishima up.

Meanwhile, Shirayuki Amau was not present.

While Arata Kirishima went to help Touka with the parents' meeting, he went to work at the CCG branch.

Afterward, the calmed-down Arata Kirishima sat down with Touka and Renji Yomo, drinking coffee.

"I heard from Touka that Ayato is now in a ghoul organization called Aogiri Tree."

At this moment, Arata Kirishima mentioned Ayato.

Among his remaining family members, he had already met Touka and Renji, but he hadn't met Ayato yet, so he was now very concerned about Ayato's situation.

"Don't worry about that kid. He's very safe in Aogiri Tree."

Touka Kirishima said.

Because the current Aogiri Tree... Shirayuki is the One-Eyed King, and Miss Eto is the One-Eyed Owl. Speaking of which, they are all on our side. Ayato is actually very safe in Aogiri Tree now.

"Because one of the people in charge of Aogiri Tree is Shirayuki, and the other is the manager's daughter."

Touka Kirishima explained.

............

20th Ward, CCG Branch.

Due to some important new information, Shirayuki Amau, as the branch manager, had to come to the office to review it.

Although Shirayuki Amau now possessed the Rinnegan, he could still switch normally between the Rinnegan, the Kamui left eye, and ordinary black eyes. This was all due to the ability granted by the system.

Otherwise, normally speaking, once evolved to the Rinnegan, it would not only be impossible to revert to ordinary black eyes, but also impossible to revert to the Sharingan.

This made things much easier for Shirayuki Amau, without having to wear colored contact lenses or anything.

The piles of documents on the desk didn't put any pressure on Shirayuki Amau.

The ability to read ten lines at a glance also greatly helped in reviewing documents. The accumulated documents were reviewed in no time.

Halfway through the review, Shirayuki Amau saw the important information this time.

A ghoul appeared in the 6th Ward, wearing a Black Rabbit mask.

Since the Black Rabbit mask corresponded to the White Rabbit mask, its code name was set as [Black Rabbit], and it was suspected to be related to [White Rabbit].

"This should be that kid Ayato..."

As soon as he saw [Black Rabbit], Shirayuki Amau immediately thought of Ayato Kirishima.

In the original story, Ayato Kirishima deliberately wore the Black Rabbit mask when his sister Touka was being targeted by the CCG, appearing in other areas to confuse the CCG's vision and make the CCG focus on him.

He specifically hunted high-ranking investigators in the 7th Ward in order to gain the CCG's high attention.

But this world is different. Ayato Kirishima infiltrated the 6th Ward instead of the 7th Ward, and Shirayuki Amau had also warned all the ghouls of Aogiri Tree not to actively attack humans and investigators anymore.

As for the method of predation, they would look for human corpses like Anteiku.

So Ayato Kirishima was just acting ostentatiously wearing the Black Rabbit mask and did not attack anyone.

"What a good younger brother who cares about his sister."

Shirayuki Amau sighed and continued to review the next document.

Of course, he was the only one in the office at this time. Touka Kirishima was handling other matters and was not in the office.

............

After quickly processing the accumulated documents, Shirayuki Amau got off work.

When he returned to the coffee shop, he saw Arata Kirishima, Touka, and Renji Yomo sitting there discussing Ayato Kirishima's affairs.

"Shirayuki is back. We can ask him about Ayato's matter."

Kaya Irimi, who was standing aside, said.

Now the employees basically knew that Shirayuki Amau was the One-Eyed King of Aogiri Tree.

"Shirayuki, do you know the whereabouts of that guy Ayato?"

Touka Kirishima immediately asked Shirayuki, "My dad wants to see him, but we don't know where he is for the time being."

"It's a bit of a coincidence. I just got some information today that a ghoul wearing a Black Rabbit mask appeared in the 6th Ward."

Shirayuki Amau said with a smile.

"Black Rabbit mask?"

Touka Kirishima was immediately a little puzzled.

Obviously, she didn't immediately realize what connection the Black Rabbit mask had with her. She just felt concerned because she happened to like rabbits very much.

"The ghoul wearing the Black Rabbit mask is undoubtedly Ayato, right?"

Shirayuki Amau said.

"Is it him? What is he doing in the 6th Ward wearing that kind of mask?"

Touka Kirishima couldn't help but ask.

"This matter is very simple. Touka, you wear the White Rabbit mask, and he wears the corresponding Black Rabbit mask to confuse the CCG's vision, so that the CCG investigators' attention is transferred to him, using this method to indirectly protect you."

Shirayuki Amau explained.

"He..."

Touka Kirishima was immediately a little unbelievable. That kid Ayato would actually use that method to protect her.

"Don't look at him being disrespectful to you before. In fact, he still cares very much about you, his sister."

Shirayuki Amau said.

Touka Kirishima was silent for a while, "Whatever... I thought that kid had long since forgotten about me, his sister."

At this time, Arata Kirishima, who was sitting next to him, also said, "I also think that no matter how rebellious Ayato is, he must still care about his sister very much."

Touka Kirishima immediately stood up, "Let's go find him. We have to give him a good lecture. How can he do such a dangerous thing by himself?"

One thing is one thing. Ayato's behavior did make her, the sister, a little moved, but that kind of behavior... was undoubtedly very dangerous, being targeted by the CCG alone in the 6th Ward.

In case something unexpected happened...

"Then I will take you to the 6th Ward now."

Shirayuki Amau said.

Afterwards, Arata Kirishima and Touka Kirishima were brought into the space teleportation door together.

When using pupil techniques, Shirayuki Amau's left eye changed from black eyes to Kamui Mangekyou.

At this time, Arata Kirishima noticed the change in Shirayuki Amau's eyes.

This couldn't help but make him very concerned. At first glance, it looked very much like a ghoul eye, but upon closer inspection, it was not quite the same.

Combining what Touka said before, this young man was obviously not an ordinary human.

............

In an instant, Shirayuki Amau brought Arata Kirishima and Touka to the 6th Ward.

That is, the area where the Ghoul Restaurant is most rampant.

Although the "Ghoul Restaurant" had been purged twice by Amau White Night, there were still plenty of so-called upper-class ghouls.

For example, [Madam], the upper-class power that created the Ghoul Restaurant, was still alive and well.

However, this time Amau White Night did not come as an investigator. Of course, he did not wear a white mask or a fiery cloud robe, but strolled around District 6 with Kirishima Arata and Touka like an ordinary passerby.

It wasn't like aimlessly searching for Kirishima Ayato like a headless fly. Amau White Night knew that District 6 also had a temporary [Aogiri Tree] stronghold that had not yet been discovered by the CCG.

Usually, Kirishima Ayato would probably spend the night at the temporary stronghold.

Amau White Night first took Kirishima Arata and Touka to the temporary stronghold to find Ayato.

The temporary stronghold was located in the mountains in the suburbs, in an abandoned high-rise residential building.

"? !"

Kirishima Ayato, who was resting in the residential building, was suddenly awakened by the sound of footsteps outside.

Because he was resting, his consciousness was not very clear, and he did not sense who was coming clearly.

He subconsciously thought that investigators had found this place, and immediately became highly vigilant, ready for battle.

Kirishima Ayato immediately came to the first floor at the fastest speed and lay in ambush, ready to give the investigators who broke in a fatal blow at any time.

Just then, Amau White Night pushed the door open.

Kirishima Ayato subconsciously planned to sneak attack the other party, but he immediately realized that something was wrong, because the smell was too familiar...

"Ayato, come out quickly!"

Especially Kirishima Touka's loud shout immediately made Kirishima Ayato completely awake.

"This is big sister?! And..."

Kirishima Ayato was shocked and took a closer look, and saw someone who shocked him besides White Night.

Dad... Dad?!

How could he still be alive?!

Kirishima Ayato immediately thought he was dreaming.

He immediately jumped down from the dark corner of the ceiling and landed in front of Touka and the others.

It's just that he was still wearing the Black Rabbit mask on his face, and forgot to take it off for a while.

"Ayato...?"

Looking at the [Black Rabbit] that appeared in front of him, Kirishima Arata immediately opened his mouth.

"...Really dad?"

Kirishima Ayato asked in disbelief.

He really couldn't believe that he could still see his father alive.

Although he hadn't seen his father for many years, he would never forget this familiar and kind face.

The reason for not being able to believe it is naturally because he thought that his father had been killed by ghoul investigators back then.

"Of course it's true, you brat, can't you even recognize your dad?"

Kirishima Touka directly slapped Ayato on the head.

She had wanted to teach this ignorant brat a lesson for a long time, but she had never had the opportunity. Taking advantage of the present, a slap would be much more relieving.

"Hey, old sister, wait a minute, is this really dad?"

At this time, Kirishima Ayato couldn't even bother to argue with his sister, because the reappearance of his already dead father was too shocking for him.

"I said it's true."

Kirishima Touka said with her hands on her hips: "It's too dangerous for you to be here alone. Hurry up and go back with us. Dad will be worried about you too."

Finally meeting Ayato, Kirishima Arata didn't know what to say for a while. He hesitated for a while before opening his mouth with an apologetic smile: "...Long time no see, Ayato. I'm sorry, I'm not a good father."

"......"

Kirishima Ayato was silent for a long time, because a long-accumulated sadness welled up in his heart, and his heart was very complicated at this time.

Not only did Kirishima Arata not know what to say to Ayato, but Ayato also didn't know what to say to Kirishima Arata.

The reunion of father and son did not have any scenes of hugging and crying, or tears pouring down.

After all, Kirishima Ayato had also grown up.

Especially after being educated by Amau White Night, Ayato also became more mature.

The only thing that hasn't changed is that he has always cared about his sister. Whether it was joining [Aogiri Tree] without saying goodbye at the beginning, or wearing the Black Rabbit mask to attract the attention of the CCG now, he was doing it to protect his sister.

The reason why he resisted staying in a place like "Anteiku" like his sister was because Anteiku's philosophy was almost the same as his "dead" father's back then. They were both very friendly to humans, shrinking back in one place to keep warm. He was afraid that his sister, who stayed in Anteiku, would one day be killed by humans and investigators like his father.

So he chose a different path from his sister, and was attracted by the philosophy of [Aogiri Tree], wanting to have the power to protect his family.

"...Dad, it's good that you can come back. What happened before? My old sister and I always thought you were already..."

At this time, Kirishima Ayato finally opened his mouth.

Kirishima Arata then explained to Ayato what happened back then, and that he was only rescued by White Night today...

"So I was caught and used for experiments, those damn bastards..."

Kirishima Ayato immediately hated those investigators even more.

"You brat, did you forget that I am also an investigator?"

At this time, Amau White Night said lightly.

"......"

Kirishima Ayato immediately wilted, "That's different, I'm just talking about them, not you..."

"Okay, let's not talk about these things now. It's not easy for your father to come back. Shouldn't your family have a good reunion?"

Amau White Night said.

Kirishima Ayato hesitated for a moment, but shook his head slightly, "I still have to stay here."

He had only been in District 6 for less than two days, and had only initially attracted the attention of the CCG, and had not yet achieved his goal.

Therefore, he wanted the CCG to completely shift the focus of the investigation from [White Rabbit] to him, this [Black Rabbit], which was his ultimate goal.

Amau White Night said bluntly: "You just want to divert the CCG's attention here to protect your sister, but I don't think there is any need for your behavior. Do you think I don't have the ability to protect your sister?"

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ps: It is still a two-in-one 4000-word chapter. Also, let me tell you a very interesting thing. These past few days have been the most concentrated start of the school season, especially the 17th and 18th. The traffic of other authors has plummeted, but the traffic of my book has remained unchanged, because the traffic of my book has already fallen to the lowest point due to double updates before (currently the lowest ever of 70,000+ readers), and it can't continue to fall. Therefore, this school season has no impact on me simply because there is no way to fall lower. It makes me want to laugh a little now, of course, a bitter laugh.

(Thanks to "Sand Plate Sugar" for the "Great God Certification"!)