Cain

The activities of the Occult Research Club include surveying people's dietary habits and frequenting the patrol routes of the ghoul investigators. As the three of them followed two investigators on patrol, Hide sees the notebook containing the list of suspected individuals and asks Kaneki's name be crossed off but is denied. They have to write a report to submit at their next meeting and cannot have too few research subjects. They invite him to the meeting, and until then he tries and fails to get Kaneki's name off the list. At the meeting, Hide sees the ORC is composed of citizens in addition to students. Kiyama's group is one of the five who showcase their investigations, they present data conveying the sheer amount of people who eat only in private meant many ghouls can avoid eating in public with ease. Afterwards, the drinking starts and a man joins Kiyama's group. He introduces himself as Cain, a well-known occult researcher who has a fearless method of investigating and is particularly interested in Kaneki's report, suggesting he may be an "acquired-type ghoul." Sympathizing with Hide's situation of his friend being under suspicion, he joins their investigation. The coming Saturday, they meet near Kaneki's house before the four follow him to Anteiku and Hide wonders how they know where Kaneki works, thinking they are possibly the "suspicious people" around the cafe. From then on, Cain trails Kaneki and not a single time does he see Kaneki eat. When they get to thinking they are possibly onto a real ghoul, the ORC is excited but Hide again insists Kaneki is not a ghoul. Cain agrees that he may have missed Kaneki eating since he is unable to observe him twenty-four hours each day and concludes he may find something by watching Kaneki while he works late that following night. One-by-one the members plan on joining Cain in his watch. The meeting time arranged, Hide has a bad feeling about it all.