V 2 Ch 16

Echo POV

Two months have passed since Hinami start to go to school and Ryouko start to work at his restaurant. I was just lounging around in my home watching the news while Hinami was doing her homework here since Ryouko was still out working.

Seeing her struggling with a math problem, I decided to help her out. While helping her with her homework, my phone starts to ring. I look at it to see that it was Touka calling in.

Echo:" Hello, Touka-chan. What the occasion? It's rare for you to call before you work!" I asked her since around this time she just got out of school and arrived at Anteiku.

Touka:" There is a problem here. When I just arrived here, Anteiku was already smashed by someone and when I asked, someone named Banjo comes to searching for Rize and ask Kaneki to tell her to run, but then my brother Ayato comes with Yamori and Nico. In the end they kidnaped him."

Echo:" Huh? How did he do that? I'm sure Yoshimura, Irimi or Koma will be able to deal with him easily and why did he take Kaneki with him?"

Touka:" Well, he comes with bad timing when everyone was out with only Kaneki and some of our newer members. Kaneki was fighting them to protect the other, only for himself to be a target of them."

Echo:" I see, so I assume that you are all going for a rescue mission now?"

Touka:" Yeah, will you come with us?"

Echo:" Of course, I'll call Kuro and Shiro if they want to come with us."

Touka:" Okay, we will wait for you." she said and I close the phone.

I call the Twins and told them to go to Anteiku immediately.

Hinami:" Onii-chan, what happened to Kaneki Onii-chan?"

Echo:" Hinami, Kaneki got himself kidnapped and we are going to save him."

Hinami:" Then, I'm going too. I also want to help!"

Echo:" You can't! Just stay at home for now and wait for your mother." I told her and she looked down.

Hinami:" Okay, please be careful!"

Echo:" Good girl! I'll take you out for sukiyaki later after this end."

Hinami:" Really? That's a promise!"

Echo:" Yeah, just wait for it."

After that, I left for Anteiku. When I arrived at Anteiku everyone was already there including the Twins. I also see Nishio and Tsukiyama there. He was obsessed with Kaneki like in the Canon.

Echo:" Hello there! It's been a while since I last visit here. There are many new faces now." I said as I look at Nishio and a new waitress of Anteiku.

Yoshimura:" Echo-kun! Thanks for coming and helping us."

Echo:" don't mind it. So, have you found out about Kaneki whereabouts? And who will go to rescue him? You're not telling me that all of you will go, right?"

Yomo:" Yeah, he was taken by a group called Aogiri tree and right now they are at 11th ward. As for the rescue mission I, Yoshimura-san, Touka, Nishio, you and the twins will go."

Echo:" I see, then why are you here Tsukiyama? I heard that you are trying to eat Kaneki huh? Do you want to be destroyed that badly?"

Touka:" He suddenly barges in when we are talking about the rescue."

Tsukiyama:" C-come on, Echo-san. I just recovered from Touka's beating and want to meet with Kaneki-kun and when I heard he was kidnapped. I just offer to help."

Echo:" Well, whatever. Then, how come Kaneki was easily defeated? He can be said my half apprentice. The hell he got defeated for?" I asked annoyed.

???:" Umm, Kaneki-san was able to defeat Ayato-san but he was defeated when someone named Yamori and Nico come." the new waitress says as she was the one with Kaneki at that time.

Echo:" Hooo, so it was three on one. Well I can't blame him for that. He was facing an S class ghoul Jason after all. So, how did he fight?" I asked intrigue of the change from canon since Kaneki was also trained by me a little.

Yoshimura:" Echo-kun, you can ask that later. Right now we must focus on the rescue mission."

Echo:" Sigh, if it was Aogiri that kidnapped him. I know of their founder even the twins were close to one of them. I always go sparring with them long ago. At that time they are just started their group and just recruiting people and u was one that they tried to recruit at that time."

Touka:" Ehh, how come I don't know about that?"

Echo:" Well, we never let you meet them because it will expose our identity and I don't want them to know about it at that time. One of their leaders is your daughter Yoshimura-san."

Touka:" So, did you know that Ayato was there?"

Echo:" Nope, the one that I and the twin always meet was Tatara and Eto who is Yoshimura-san daughter. I don't know about their other members."

Yoshimura:" How did you know that she is my daughter?"

Echo:" Cause her Kakuja form looks like yours and she was one-eyed like me. It's easy to reach the conclusion with that clue, you know about her right? Since you are always covering for her every time she does something stupid."

Yoshimura:" Yeah, but I don't know that she was with Aogiri."

Echo:" Well, let's leave it at that. Now, about Kaneki! We will rescue him tomorrow. because CCG will go to war with them tomorrow, it will be easier for us with them as a distraction."

Nishio:" How did you know about that?"

Echo:" I hacked CCG on a daily basis, of course I know. By the way, why did Koma and Irimi wasn't include in the rescue mission?"

Yoshimura:" We can't go rescue Kaneki with large numbers. So I didn't include them."

Echo:" I see. But, I don't see why did you let these two guys in when they are obviously weaker than them." I said while pointing at Nishio and Tsukiyama.

Yomo:" They insist that they will come even without our permission, instead of letting them do what they want and disturb our mission it's better when they are with us."

Echo:" Tch, we can always cut their limbs so that they can not go anywhere. Well, whatever." I say, making Nishio angry while Tsukiyama shivers at the thought.

I glared at Nishio and he shut up since his instinct told him that it was dangerous to provoke me.

After we decided the time to go and the route to take tomorrow, I left along with the twins and Touka since Anteiku will be closing for a while.

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After Echo left, Anteiku.

Nishio:" Who the hell is he? His presence is so scary when he glared at me."

Yomo:" He is the twin and Touka Boyfriend's, you must also hear his nickname, He is Hollow!"

Nishio:" Damn, it makes sense. So, the twins were trained by him? But, he says he also trained Kaneki? Why is he weak when I fight him then?"

Yomo:" Kaneki start to train after the beating he got from you. If the two of you fight now he would easily beat you. He's a demon trainer and his training is effective. I also trained according to his training menu now."

Nishio:" Really?"

Tsukiyama:" Yes is as scary as ever. If not for Kaneki-kun, I don't want to be at the same place as him" he said with a shiver.

Yoshimura:" Everyone, Please go back for now. We have to prepare for tomorrow."

After they heard him, all of them dispersed.

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The next day, when the night comes. They meet up at Anteiku at 8 p.m. Then left for the 11th ward.

When they arrived there the wards were already evacuated. With CCG agent surrounding the building where the Aogiri is. It was formerly the CCG base but now was occupied by the Aogiri.