Lancer consistent low spirits when facing Koutarou Amon questions were not because he was disappointed that he didn't personally hunt down the 'Binge Eater,' nor was it because he didn't save Ken Kaneki. After all, he had already done his best to survive at the hands of the other party.
The reason he was acting a bit strange was because of the changes in his mind.
"Strongest Lancer System — Fully Activated"
"Attribute System — Enabled"
"Title System — Enabled"
"Mission System — Enabled"
"Supply System — Enabled"
...
The mechanical voice kept echoing in his mind, and the 'panel' floating in front of his eyes refreshed over and over, making him dazzled. But he still quietly glanced at his phone. There was no doubt that the data on his phone was also changing, but what was strange to him was why these 'systems' were only being enabled now. Was the 'system' he had before just a semi-finished product?
But unfortunately, just like when he transmigrated, he couldn't get an answer no matter how he asked.
Lancer, who was sitting in the car returning to the CCG branch, seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, but in reality, he was checking the 'sub-systems' that had been opened.
First, the 'Attribute System' was located below 'Strength'.
"Strength: 20"
"Stamina: 22"
"Agility: 27"
"Magic: Not enabled"
If watching his 'Strength' change every day was his greatest pleasure and motivation for training before, now that he had specific attributes, he could understand his changes more intuitively.
"Special Title ———— Ghoul Hunter E"
"Effect: Reduces ghoul morale, ghoul attack rate +5%, quinque activation rate +5%"
"Mission progress: Ghoul Hunter E→D (Completion 162/200), SS-rank ghoul 'Binge Eater' completion +100"
The 'title' that had been completed at some point was now shining in the 'Title' section. Besides the completed missions, there were also many achievements to choose from. The simplest ones were 'Hundred Kill' and 'Thousand Kill,' which could be understood from their literal meaning. But there were also some that made the corners of his mouth twitch.
"Title ———— Steamroller E"
"Effect: Increases charm, stamina"
"Mission requirement: Overthrow 10 women to enable. Mission progress: 0/10"
"Title ———— King's Stomach E"
"Effect: Eating can increase stamina recovery speed"
"Mission requirement: Win a competitive eating contest"
"Title ———— Masochist"
"Effect: Slowly increases defense, enemy attacks restore magic and stamina"
"Mission requirement: Endure attacks from a person stronger than you. Mission progress: 0/1000"
The number of 'titles' available was huge, but because of this, there was no need to rush. And many 'titles,' in Lancer eyes, were more for entertainment than for practicality. They had no meaning for him at all.
So he focused his attention on the last two items.
The Mission System, there was no doubt that the 'First Battle' and 'Survival' he had received before were in this category. However, the 'First Battle' mission was shown as completed, and 'Survival' was shown as in progress.
But unfortunately, besides these two, there were no other missions. It seemed that although the 'Mission System' was activated, he had not received any new missions yet.
As for the last one, the 'Supply System,' it was the one he was most satisfied with. It not only had normal supplies like 'water,' 'food,' and 'ammunition,' but also some special items, such as 'Spear-type · Quinque (S-rank),' 'Spear Technique · Secret Technique.' But the only thing that made him feel helpless was that the things bought in the 'Supply System' did not cost money but something called 'points.' And there were only three known ways to obtain 'points.'
Mission rewards, the rewards for completing 'missions,' and hunting ghouls.
If he was confused before because he was suppressed twice, then now he at least had a goal.
Indeed, relying on the teachings of the training camp and the skills he had learned might not be enough to catch up with those boss-like existences in a short amount of time, but now he had an 'opportunity'!
But he wasn't sure if it was his imagination, in the supply system, although there were weapons, skills, food, and materials, there was nothing like 'bloodline'?
Maybe it just hasn't refreshed yet?
With his expectations for the future, he squinted his eyes and started to rest in the car...
The matter of the 'Binge Eater' being hunted down also caused some ripples within the CCG. After the ranking system was established, there were very few records of ghouls of this rank being hunted down. After all, SS-rank ghouls were all powerful existences, and they basically had some influence under them. Even if they couldn't resist the CCG's encirclement and suppression, they could still quietly retreat in the end. As for the CCG's strongest 'Special Class Arima,' although he was powerful, he was only one person and couldn't hunt them down everywhere, which was a frustrating matter.
Originally, if he could hunt down an 'SS-rank ghoul,' he would at least be promoted to an Associate Special Class Investigator. But Lancer case was too 'coincidental.' First of all, he was only a secondary reason for the 'Binge Eater's' death, and most importantly, she had bad luck (not many people knew about the dark truth). In addition, Lancer had just been promoted to a Second Class Investigator a while ago, and promoting him again now would be too strange.
But the CCG couldn't turn a blind eye to its members' efforts, so it also gave some compensation.
First, although the promotion was canceled, he was given the guarantee that 'if you personally hunt down an S-rank ghoul, you will immediately be promoted to a First Class Investigator.' Second, the CCG headquarters also promised to make a quinque for Lancer using Rize Kamishiro's kagune as quickly as possible and give it to him.
And this was 'enough' for Lancer. It was just that at the celebration party held by the 20th ward investigators, he asked a question that everyone found strange.
"Do you know anything about the 'civilian' who was caught up in it?"
"Hmm... he should still be recovering in the hospital, right? He was lucky. Not only did you rush there when he was attacked by the ghoul, but although his injuries were serious, he survived in the end. But it was really exaggerated, those terrible wounds..."
Koutarou Amon casually explained a few things after hearing Lancer words, but Lancer was not surprised by his lament at all. After all, as expected, his 'organs' should have been replaced with Rize Kamishiro's at this point, and he was able to recover from the surgery thanks to the ghoul's exaggerated physical attributes.
Just as Lancer and Koutarou Amon were whispering to each other, the celebration party was also nearing its end. Kureo Mado, who was sitting at the 'head seat' as the commander of this operation, also stood up. After he finished speaking, everyone could be dismissed.
"Everyone, I hope to see you all again at the next celebration party!"
This was the biggest wish of this somewhat strange-looking man, Kureo Mado. Having lost his wife to a ghoul, he embarked on the path of a vengeful demon, but even so, he sincerely hoped that everyone could survive. He didn't want his tragedy to happen again.
A simple sentence made everyone show a knowing smile. They didn't know the hidden meaning behind Kureo Mado simple words, but it did speak everyone's mind.
Everyone raised their wine glasses together. Regardless of whether they were familiar with the people next to them, they all shouted 'cheers' and drank it all in one gulp...