“I'm leaving now. Remember, do not get into conflict with anyone. Remember!”
After reminding her several times, Lin Ze finally got up, paid the bill, and left.
After he left, Kamishiro Rize stayed in the coffee shop until very late, until it closed.
Since she couldn't hunt and Lin Ze wasn't home to research the mysteries of life, she felt very bored.
Additionally, she had no hobbies in her daily life, so she passed the time by reading.
At this point, only Kamishiro Rize and Kirishima Touka remained in the shop.
After a while, Kirishima Touka, who had changed from her work uniform into her school uniform, came out of the staff room.
After flipping the 'Open' sign to 'Closed' at the coffee shop entrance, she walked directly to the seat opposite Rize and sat down.
“I say, have you changed your ways recently?”
Although she didn't really want to interact with her, Kirishima Touka couldn't help but ask.
“Hmm?”
Kamishiro Rize put down the book in her hand and looked up, her beautiful eyes showing a hint of confusion and bewilderment.
However, she actually had a rough idea of what Touka was going to say.
“I mean, you actually stayed here all day obediently reading. Normally, you would have gone out to feast by now.”
“And Lin Ze should be your prey, right? I noticed your eyes were very eager for him, but why haven't you eaten him yet?”
A hint of confusion flashed in Kirishima Touka's delicate yet cold beautiful eyes.
After all, seeing Lin Ze completely unharmed, she still found it a bit unbelievable.
Facing such a supreme delicacy as Lin Ze, even she found it hard to resist, let alone Rize?
How did she manage to hold back from eating for so long?
“Just because I interact with Lin Ze, does it mean I must want to eat him?”
“Can't I just like him, or have fallen in love with him?”
Kamishiro Rize put down the book in her hand, slightly raised her head, and retorted.
“You would fall in love with a human?”
Kirishima Touka sneered, feeling that Rize was just toying with her.
After all, Ghouls and humans inherently kill each other, so how could they fall in love?
Not to mention, Rize was notoriously known for not treating humans as people, but merely as food.
“Lin Ze is far more wonderful, far more perfect than you imagine.”
“That feeling of wanting to stay by his side, wanting to understand him, wanting to kill him, but also not being able to kill him.”
“This kind of emotion, you probably will never understand in your entire life.”
Kamishiro Rize chuckled softly, closed her book, and then got up and left Antique.
“I don't understand?”
Listening to the sound of the door closing and looking at the empty seat in front of her.
Recalling what Rize had just said, Kirishima Touka snorted coldly, a hint of chill flashing in her beautiful eyes.
“You say I don't understand your feelings? Then I'll show you that I can understand!”
“Isn't it just interacting with Lin Ze? I can do that too.”
“I want to see what's so special about him!”
...
Achoo~
Meanwhile, in the CCG office, Lin Ze sneezed.
“Senior, are you catching a cold?”
Suzuya Suzuya next to him curiously leaned over, her reddish-brown beautiful eyes blinking.
“Perhaps, the weather's a bit cold lately.”
Lin Ze nodded, but he felt something strange in his heart.
He always felt as if someone was talking about him just now, giving him a bad premonition.
“Superior Lize, so you're here, I've been looking for you for ages.”
Just then, a pair of strong hands pressed on Lin Ze's shoulders.
He looked up, and in his line of sight appeared Yukimori Shinohara's rugged face.
“Special Class Shinohara?”
Seeing the familiar person, Lin Ze stood up from his seat.
“Headquarters just issued a temporary notice, assigning you a speaking task.”
Yukimori Shinohara nodded, a hearty smile on his face.
“Speaking?”
Hearing this, Lin Ze was slightly stunned.
Me?
Speaking?
Are they sure they're not joking?
Lin Ze had never passed Chinese language class since he was a child, and he couldn't even write a 300-word essay.
Sometimes, his homeroom teacher would even ask him with a serious expression if he was Chinese after seeing his exam paper.
Given his literary background, asking him to give a speech was less practical than asking him to solo an SSS-class Ghoul.
“That's right, you did a splendid job this time. Many Investigators in the bureau are your fans now.”
“So Headquarters plans to use your influence to motivate the new recruits and get them energized!”
Yukimori Shinohara patted him on the shoulder, a hint of admiration in his eyes.
“A-maru thinks highly of you, believes you're a good prospect. With proper cultivation, you'll achieve great things!”
“This...”
Since things had come to this, Lin Ze didn't know how to refuse for a moment.
“The speech starts at 4 PM today. You should prepare for now.”
“Good luck, I also think highly of you. I still have work to do, so I'll be going.”
Yukimori Shinohara turned and left after a heartfelt lecture.
“Every day, why are there so many things to do?”
After sitting down, Lin Ze rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.
“Senior, if you have any worries or problems, you can ask me! I can help you think of a solution~”
Suzuya Suzuya sat on the table in front of him, hugging her knees.
Her sitting posture was completely without rules or etiquette, but she was still very well-behaved.
“Suzuya, if you were to give a speech, what would you talk about?”
Lin Ze rubbed his temples, looked up, and asked with a hint of inquiry.
Perhaps Suzuya could help him think of a solution, or an idea?
“Me, I...”
Suzuya Suzuya swayed slightly, seemingly thinking.
“If it were me, I'd probably tell them about which snacks are good, and how to sew red thread onto your body, and also...”
“Enough, that's enough.”
Lin Ze rubbed his temples, interrupting her from continuing to speak.
Indeed, he shouldn't have asked her. Suzuya Suzuya's mind was as empty as his wallet.
“Alright, I'll figure something out myself.”
Lin Ze stood up from his seat, turned his head, and instructed:
“Before I come back, you should finish today's work.”
“If you finish and I'm still not back, you can just go home.”
“Yes, Senior~”
Hearing this, Suzuya Suzuya swayed gently, smiling and nodding.
...
After leaving the office, Lin Ze racked his brains writing the speech in the conference room.
After almost burning himself out, he finally finished it before 4 PM.
“Ahem, I am Superior Lize, today's speaker.”
Standing on the podium, looking at the dozens of new Investigators packed below.
Lin Ze lightly coughed, then began his speech.
The new Investigators below had more or less heard his name, so most of them had a glimmer of curiosity and admiration in their eyes.
Although it was his first time giving a speech in such a large public setting, he was still somewhat nervous.
But thankfully, there were no obvious mistakes.
Soon, the speech ended to the applause of the people below.
The Investigators below were all enthusiastically discussing as they orderly left the venue.
Lin Ze was also packing his things, ready to go straight home.
But just as he finished packing and was about to leave, he was stopped.
“Superior Lize, hello, we are the new Investigators~”
Hearing the pleasant and gentle voices, Lin Ze looked up in their direction.
Two pretty, pure, and lovely figures appeared in his sight.
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