When Reality meets Online

Hidden Chapter: A Hold to Dear

(Beside CCG HQ, stood a hospital..)

Amon's POV...

The everyday hospital was, isn't fully crowded like last year as the unconscious players were fully booked in every available bed it could get. Parents and Guardians refuse to let their children stay unsafe in a unsecured hospital so the higher ups decided to let them stay near CCG's HQ where it's safe. Investigators would roam around the place and while at point guarding the area by looking into the unconscious victims, with their NerveGears on their heads awaiting for the upcoming results of their fates.

However, I'm not on duty to look after today's security, Akira took my place on the duty so I could visit inside the hospital. Visiting an old comrade of mine.

Walking by the hallways, I went pass a couple of visitors. I knew most of them and one is Kirigaya Suguha. As she saw me, she bowed her head in greeting. She's probably going inside where her brother is. She was carrying a bouquet of flowers and went inside the room. I released a sad smile, the nerve gear victims, being stuck in the game, had all most of their love ones visiting them. They bought flowers, gifts and some surprises each time they visit, but deep down, I can tell, that they're wishing for them to wake up again. Looking into the rooms number, I stop by the last and middle door and let myself in.

There, an unconscious young blonde, in a cocoon like place, preserving him enough needs to stay alive as he lay there unconscious. Unresponsive but breaths in equal patterns of up and down. Hideyoshi Nagachika. He was only a part timer till he got caught up with the Owl Extermination mission. At first, I glance at him in silence, almost wondering what's gotten to him to join that badly on that day before the extermination.

Remembering that time, he had an uproar with our superiors saying he wants to join in the mission. And on that scene and data collecting after Eyepatch's capture, I finally realized his full motive. Those shouts and yells was solely for the purpose for Eyepatch's sake. Ken Kaneki. Hideyoshi and him had a long history together.

According to the datas, they were very close friends, almost that time during their elementary days till college. They go to Kamii University together and after the incident with Kaneki, their friendship are slowly falling apart. Hide, knowing the results was then decided to part time on CCG, in order to get close contact with his friend again.

I took a seat and made a praying stance, hoping that the blonde will wake up soon, my cross necklace dangling in motion as I released out a sigh on que.

It all made sense, compiling the files on Hideyoshi's and Kaneki's, this all had connected the incident with the disappearance of the Binge Eater and the Rabbit's dove killings. However, Rabbit's identity is still currently unknown and after the Owl Extermination, for a year, we haven't heard of the Rabbit since. Nor about the Aogiri. That night, there was no sign of the Owl himself, the Devil Apes and the Hounds, almost like there was some connection to Kaneki's capture. Even the Aogiri claimed to retreat to safety. Seriously...

I undid my stance and look out of the window. It usually calms my mind if I look outside but my calmness soon died down as I continued my thoughts.

I've asked about Rabbit's identity to Kaneki, however he defected the idea that he doesn't know its identity. In my mind, something tells me that he's faking it. But I will continue my search with Rabbit. That Cold blooded bastard. Rabbit killed Madou Kureo. Nothing..nothing can stop me.

In my planned thoughts and silent promises, I left the room. Walking out in a daze of my thorough thoughts, sunshine lighting the view of a better day. While walking in a complex pace, I passed by a purple haired individual. I took a glance at her.