After making his Fishing rod Kaneki and Shino walked back to camp but then.
Kaneki: thank you for the help Shita-chan.
Shino: hmm? Did you say something?
Kaneki: N-No! I didn't!
Shino: you sure? I think I heard you call me Shita-chan.
Kaneki: shoot! Sigh~ sorry about that I don't know what's with me recently i sometimes see or hear my old friends and for some reason you remind me a bit like Shita-chan.
Shino: maybe I am Shita-chan hehe~.
Kaneki: don't joke around like that i hate it when someone makes jokes about my friends.
Shino: sorry~.
Kaneki: well I'll let it slide for now.
Kaneki's thoughts*
(I'm still confused why did i say that?)
Kaneki: can you please not tell anyone about that please?
Shino: don't worry I don't plan to.
Kaneki: thank you!.
Shino: you're welcome, so what are you going to do with the fishing rod after using it?
Kaneki: I'll be keeping it considering it won't decay.
Shino: wait really? Are you going to take care of it and turn it into a tree? Hehe~.
Kaneki: haha, nope it won't decay so i might use it again sometimes.
Shino: this is surprising you seem to be enjoying this chat.
Kaneki: well like I said I have no idea what's wrong with me recently.
Shino: yeah yeah. So um Higanbana-kun i have a question.
Kaneki: what is it?
Shino: earlier when I was frozen in fear you told everyone to not bother me why did you do that?
Kaneki: well, you looked scared like you saw someone you care about die in front of you so i thought it was best that you need alone time.
Shino: well thanks for your concern.
Kaneki: well you're lucky you have some friends to calm you down.
Shino: yeah thanks friend.
Kaneki: who said we are friends?
Kaneki's thoughts*
(She's still trying to use me huh? Well I don't wanna get involved with that).
Kaneki: don't be mistaken I am NOT your friend i only have a habit of trying to help people.
Shino: well thanks for your help friend.
As she said that she walked faster ahead of him.
Kaneki: can you seriously drop the friend thing?
Kaneki's thoughts*
(Acting all friendly and calling me your friend don't give me false hope there's no way we can go back... Although I wish it was genuine)
Shino's thoughts*
(That was a great chat even though he kept rejecting me calling him friend i definitely saw a small smile on his face even though it was small it showed me hope!)
Shino: well lets head back to camp!
Kaneki: we're already here.
Shino: Heeeh!
Kaneki: yeah we walked 8 minutes away.
8 minutes later*
Yuuka: welcome back you two!
Kaneki: yo!
Keita: that's one cool looking Fishing rod Kaneki!
Kaneki: thanks.
Itsuki: woah its all made of wood! How did you you two made it?
Kaneki: we used dryad wood.
Ryueki's thoughts*
(What!)
Everyone' Dryad's wood?!
Shino: correct!
Yuuka: where did you get it?! Dryad's don't usually live around Shimotsuki!
Natsuki: yeah! How did you two got your hands on Dryads wood?!
Shino: to put it simply He Turned into a Dryad.
Yuuka: Huh?! He can turn into one?!
Ryueki: that's impossible Dryads are exclusively a female species!
Kaneki: well I have a Dryad sensei so it makes sense that I can turn into one.
Ryueki: but its still impossible! How can you turn into one?!
Kaneki: like I know! I don't understand my own body!
Shino: alright alright! No need to argue you two.
Ryueki: sorry i didn't mean it.(seriously! I'm the protagonist but how?! First becoming a spider next summoning a demon knight relic and now becoming a Dryad?! At this rate he'll become my rival!)
Kaneki: sorry I just didn't like yer tone.
???: but its still hard to believe you can turn into one.
???: yeah it really is.
Natsuki: Higanbana-kun what about you show us?
Kaneki: why? Mizutani-san?
Natsuki: well they might bug you if you don't show them.
???: Huh?! What are you talking about Mizutani-san!
Kaneki: yeah she's right well in that case. Dryad Style!
His body turned into his Dryad form.
Kaneki: there now can you guys not bug me? Hmm? What's wrong?
Shino: they looked Shocked.
Everyone: Haaaa!
???: Kaneki did turn into a Dryad!
Miku: is it just me or he looks cooler in that form?
Natsuki: yeah he does.
Kaneki: Sigh~ t'is a pain in the ass.
???: why their just praising you.
Kaneki: No i mean this is quite literally a pain in the ass! And other parts of my body seriously hurts! I'm turning back!
He turned back.
Natsuki: are you alright Higanbana-kun?
Kaneki: argh! Yup! It's just been a while since I last used Dryad Style. Well when are we gonna start the competition?
Shino: be patient Higanbana-kun are you excited?
Kaneki: yeah I am i want some crepes for me and my sis of course!
???: wait you have a sister?
Kaneki froze after realizing what he just said... Then.
Kaneki: I'm out!
Whoosh!*
Shino: there he goes again.
???: yeah he's off again.
Shino's thoughts*
(Well I'll be seeing him again later so its alright but something feels off about him recently).
Natsuki's thoughts*
(Strange his colors are acting very strange recently)
At a cave nearby camp*
Kaneki: what the hell... is going on... with me?!
Something is happening to him and he doesn't know what it is.
there we go! new chapter! I'm honestly surprised I was able to write this time.
but i guess I was a bit stressed out so I should relax sometimes