"You saved me?"
Kamishiro Rize clearly wasn't going to believe Amou Byakuya's words so easily.
However, Amou Byakuya's reminder was effective. Kamishiro Rize had already calmed down a bit and didn't attack him directly.
"Yeah. I heard a huge noise coming from your direction, went back, and saw you pinned under steel beams, so I saved you."
Amou Byakuya explained flatly, "Also, those steel beams have nothing to do with me. Someone else did it."
"You think I'll believe you?"
The four Rinkaku Kagune released from her waist were aimed at Amou Byakuya, ready to attack him at any moment.
Amou Byakuya said with some resignation, "Honestly, if you want to leave right now, I definitely won't stop you. You can just go. I have no interest in fighting you. However, you should be careful when you walk out that door."
"..."
Kamishiro Rize fell into a brief silence because what he said did make a lot of sense.
If she, in her current severely injured state, encountered that person who ambushed her... the consequences would be unimaginable.
She considered it for a moment and decided to first understand the specific situation from the other party.
"Who was the one who ambushed me?"
"I don't know, I didn't see them. But that person's timing was too perfect, ambushing you right after I left. It's clear they had been targeting you from the beginning."
Kamishiro Rize's Kakugan reverted to her normal eyes, and the four Rinkaku Kagune also returned to the Kakuhou within her body. Obviously, she was now willing to communicate peacefully with Amou Byakuya.
This steel beam incident, just thinking about it, she knew it definitely wasn't an accident.
And the other party had just said it was man-made... Wait!
"How did you know it was 'man-made'? Maybe you were the one who ambushed me!"
"I guessed. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. Anyway, I was the one who saved you. If I wanted to harm you, you'd already be dead."
"What about that guy... Furuta Nimura? Do you know him?"
Because if he wasn't a "transmigrator," there was absolutely no reason for him to know it was Furuta Nimura who did it. Even the Washuu Clan, which practically had its hands in everything in Japan, didn't know Furuta Nimura was a member of the "Clown" organization.
"Furuta Nimura? Who's that?"
She was a bit puzzled by this. Logically, the ones who would make a move on her should be people from the Washuu Clan.
However, it was also possible that Amou Byakuya had seen wrongly.
"Never mind, just pretend I didn't say anything. So... why did you save me?"
She still found it somewhat unbelievable. After what had happened, he was still willing to save her.
"Well... no matter what, you were my first love. And you didn't succeed in eating me. Anyway, I don't care about that stuff anymore."
"Your 'first love'? You mean that fake relationship where I was just playing with you?"
Kamishiro Rize mocked Amou Byakuya wantonly, "Hehe~ How ridiculous."
"Of course I know it was fake. But at least everything that happened these past two days was real. To be honest, before I met Rize-san, I had never even been on a date with a girl. At least Rize-san gave me an unprecedented experience."
Amou Byakuya said with a smile.
"...Disgusting."
Kamishiro Rize suddenly remembered something, especially when she saw Amou Byakuya's already healed shoulder. "I remember I took a big bite out of your shoulder. If you were a normal human, it's impossible for you to have recovered so quickly."
"This is a secret. I can't tell you. But I can tell you that I'm definitely human. You should know, Ghouls can't eat human food, but I can. And you should also be able to tell the difference in taste between human flesh and Ghoul flesh, right?"
Aside from not being able to mention the existence of "Hashirama Cells," there wasn't a single false word in his statement.
"Indeed... Ghoul flesh tastes disgusting. Your taste... is even more delicious than other humans, let alone Ghouls."
Kamishiro Rize nodded in agreement.
"Speaking of which, since your body can regenerate like a Ghoul's, it shouldn't matter if I eat some more of your flesh, right?"
Kamishiro Rize licked her lips greedily. She still couldn't forget Amou Byakuya's delicious taste.
After tasting it, she was already on the verge of losing all interest in other humans.
"No."
Amou Byakuya refused decisively.
"Why?"
Kamishiro Rize asked subconsciously.
"Because it hurts."
Amou Byakuya said very directly.
He had only done it at the time for those 100 Fusion Points. Otherwise, he would never have given Kamishiro Rize the chance to eat him.
"...Fine."
Kamishiro Rize didn't say any more, because she knew she couldn't use force. The other party wasn't some weakling she could slaughter at will.
"I'm leaving. Also, the bed sheet is stained with my blood. Sorry about that."
For now, Kamishiro Rize had to go back first. Her injuries hadn't fully recovered, and she needed to rest properly.
"Wait."
The atmosphere became a bit tense.
Kamishiro Rize turned back, "What? You're not going to let me leave?"
Amou Byakuya just said flatly, "At least help me wash the bed sheet clean before you go."
"..."
"Forget it. I'll pay you for it. I'm not in the mood to wash bed sheets right now."
As she spoke, she took out her wallet and gave Amou Byakuya some paper money. It was enough to buy several new bed sheets.
Amou Byakuya didn't stop Kamishiro Rize from leaving anymore.