However, things take a dark turn when Kaneki is involved in a traffic accident, and a mysterious woman saves his life. As Kaneki awakens in a hospital bed, he discovers that his organs have been replaced with those of a ghoul, a supernatural creature that feeds on human flesh.
Across the table, a young woman with violet hair and a smile like a razor blade laughed. Rize Kamishiro. She was everything he wasn’t: loud, confident, and hungry in a way that made his skin prickle. She had devoured his novel recommendations, his awkward silences, and now, a slice of chocolate cake with an unsettling intensity.