48 Hunger (2/2)

”Nope, I was taught at home, but in my home, there is more combat teaching than a theory like in modern schools. I started my training at a very early age and was trained by experts in martial arts and in the usage of kagune.”

Touka was hearing this with rather an enthusiasm. She always longed to be strong, strong enough to overcome all her enemies and get her vengeance. As she was listening to Lucien she had a strong urge to ask him if he can't teach her something.

She wasn't some strong ghoul, even though she had some foundation, as she knew how to kick and punch. But she never trained in some martial arts or something similar. In eyes of really strong ghoul investigators and ghouls, she was just kid. Even her brother can beat her, and he also wasn't someone especially strong.

”Could you teach me, when you are free?”

After some time of thinking, she decided to risk, if he could teach her. Lucien was surprised at this but he nodded his head in approval. Even though he didn't have any interest in her as a woman, he admired her will and courage to ask him for teaching, when they barely knew each other.

”We must go. I think something bad would happen to that half-ass.”

Said Touka to Lucien as he nodded his head. They were here already for more than hour before Lucien paid for the coffee and they left. They were searching for Kaneki, cause Touka lost him when they were at the cafe.

After some time of searching for him, they finally found him in a confrontation with Nishio Nishiki, who would be later known as S-rated Serpent, thanks to his deadly bikaku kagune tail. Touka then stopped Lucien as they were both watching the fight. Of course, if you could call it the fight. Nishiki was just beating the boy around here and there.

Suddenly they saw that Kanki managed to congeal his rinkaku kagune and strike Nishiki.Then he turned around to his friend who was laying on the ground and looked at him like he was a most delicious meal.

Then both Lucien and Touka acted. Lucien appeared behind Nishiki and with one strike he knocked him out, he was unconscious. This happened so fast, that Kaneki didn't even notice that Nishiki was already unconscious.

Touka appeared before him and looked at him with disgust and hate. It was apparent that this wasn't the best way, how to spent free time for her.

”You're starting to become more like one of us. Half-ass.”

Said Touka as she walked towards him. Kaneki was already in the mindless state, without any sign of rationality and clear consciousness.

”The pain and hunger have stripped away your reason. It hurts so much almost want to die, don't you?”

He was like a wild beast, as he took some kind of primitive battle stance. It was apparent that he wanted to attack her. Lucien was also in high alert as he was observing both of them, ready to intervene if something went bad.

”If it means you can be free of that pain.. you don't give a damm about your friend's life, do you?”

It was like she was talking with herself. The only sound he was saying was something like ”grrr...grrr”. Like a wolf who went berserk. His tails were already swinging around, waiting for a moment to attack. He desperately wanted to eat something.

This was the result of hunger, the hunger of ghoul is true hell, in every meaning.