We've almost reached the border which separates the 20th Ward from the 21st Ward.

"Why are we going to the 21st Ward? I mean there's alot of wards to choose from..."

"I heard that ghouls and humans were basically battling it out so they could maintain control." Touka says

"You are correct." Yoshimura says "It's said that the ghouls there have won leadership."

"Ok, but what about the 19th Ward?"

"Are you crazy?!" Touka yells "Living there would be he-"

"Touka..." Ms Irimi turns to look at Touka

"Uh...it just wouldn't be a very good place to go. It's basically chaos everywhere there." Touka says

"Ok, nevermind... 21st Ward it is." I say

It gets quiet. We walk in silence.

After a bit, we finally reach the border. I see someone ahead of us walking as well. They suddenly stop and turn around.

It's Kotamaru...

"What are you guys doing here?" He asks

"We're going to the 21st Ward." I walk towards him "I'm glad that you told us about the CCG's plans. Thank you."

I then notice something. His right eye has a eyepatch over it. The eyepatch didn't cover everything though. I can still see part of the scar that's not covered up. His face isn't that only thing that's scarred; several places on his body are scarred as well.

You didn't have those when we first met...

"It's no problem." He says

"...Um...what happened to you?" I ask

"What?"

"The scars..."

I hope he's not trying to avoid answer me.

"...It was the chairman of the CCG." He says

"The chairman?"

Why would he do that?

"Yeah. His name is Nimura Furuta. I don't how he found out but somehow he did. He called me into his office and we talked for a bit until he told me that he knew I had helped you guys. Then it just felt strange being in there with him. He gave me a really crazed and twisted look and said that since I helped ghouls...I deserved the same treatment they got or even worse. Before I knew it, he had took out a quinque and struck me with it. The last thing I heard was him say was that I'd pay for my so called treason. Next thing I knew, I was in a hospital." He explains

I just don't understand the cruelty of this world... He helped. That's all. He didn't deserve that.

"...Why did you help us?"

"Like I said before, it's because you're good people."

"You got yourself hurt. I don't think you should've helped us."

I mean...you almost died. If that had happened...

"It was worth it."

"Well, I don't think so!" I yell

I feel a mixture of emotions inside me. I'm angry. I'm sad. I'm...confused.

"I didn't think you'd get hurt..." I say "Maybe it would have been better if-"

I feel him put his arms around me which makes me stop in the middle of my sentence.

"I said it's ok." He whispers "What's done is done."

"Yeah but-"

"Shh..." He uses his hand to move my bangs behind my ear "I'd rather change and get hurt than stay the same and risk repeatedly suffering due to my own ignorance."

"...Ok." I say

He lets go of me and smiles.