Lancer had considered why he had completed the first stage of the mission in just over a month. He eventually attributed it to his 'E-rank luck.' After all, it was impossible for a normal person or investigator to encounter so many ghouls in such a short period. He had originally thought that he could hunt a few more ghouls recently, but ghouls were not idiots either. The news of Rize Kamishiro's 'suppression' had spread like wildfire among ghouls. It could be said that any ghoul with a bit of information had consciously avoided the routes Lancer usually took.
Of course, there were a few unlucky ones who happened to run into Lancer wandering around, and thanks to them, Lancer finally learned the specific 'points' he could get for suppressing ghouls.
'Normal Ghoul (100% participation rate) Suppression Points +10'
However, when he learned the specific points, the 'participation rate' also made him very curious, but unfortunately, because the ones he had killed were all 100%, he couldn't figure out what it specifically meant.
But during this period, the 'lead' he was looking for finally appeared.
To hide his identity as an 'investigator,' he hadn't even carried his suitcase and only brought a handgun when he appeared near Kamii University recently. It should be known that Lancer combat power was several times different depending on whether he had a good weapon or not, but his 'risk' finally paid off.
First, a man with light purple hair appeared near Ken Kaneki. Then, a few days later, Ken Kaneki actually didn't go to work at the Anteiku coffee shop. Lancer noticed something was wrong immediately, but to prevent others from noticing, he left the coffee shop at the right time.
And fortunately, when he arrived downstairs at Ken Kaneki's rented house, the other party happened to be leaving.
To prevent being discovered by the other party, he hid in the shadow of a building. Being discovered while following Rize Kamishiro had made him specifically learn a lot of ways to follow people. Ken Kaneki, who had no idea that he was being followed, led Lancer to a shop on the outskirts of the city.
'Is this the 20th ward's Ghoul Restaurant?'
According to CCG data, powerful ghouls have gathering places called 'Ghoul Restaurants' in various regions. If the ghouls led by Jason were rogues, then this place belonged to a warlord.
Although this shop wasn't small, it didn't look like the place with a gladiator arena that Lancer remembered. Could it be that this was just a transit point, and the two of them secretly moved to another place?
But just as he was thinking, a long-lost screen appeared.
'Mission: Ghoul Restaurant'
'Mission Requirements:
① Suppress the Ghoul Restaurant owner, Gourmet, in the 20th ward
② Kill more than 10 ghouls
③ Completely destroy the Ghoul Restaurant.'
'Mission Rewards: ① Passive Skill - Gourmet (Gain a certain percentage of attribute bonus from eating delicious food)
② Extra 150 points;
③ Passive Skill - Berserker (Strength increases by 10% when equipped with a heavy weapon, and terrain destruction efficiency increases by 15%).'
'Time Limit: 72:00:00'
Looking at the text that only he could see, Lancer was both relieved and incredibly nervous.
First, the appearance of the mission meant that he was probably not wrong. The 'Ghoul Restaurant' should be in this vicinity, but the problem was what should he do?
There was no doubt that it was impossible for him to solo this place. After all, there were conservatively dozens of ghouls inside. Fighting so many ghouls in an unfamiliar area was simply courting death. The only way to wipe this place out was to call for backup, but...
Ken Kaneki was down there right now. Wouldn't doing this disrupt the pl...
"Slap~!"
He hit his hands together hard, and the intense pain made his eyes widen.
What plot? Hadn't it already been a mess since he arrived? While he was considering these irrelevant things, he had no idea how many ordinary people had been killed by ghouls! Ken Kaneki's existence was indeed special, but that wasn't a reason for him to stand by.
"Hey! Mr. Mado, um, sorry, I haven't found any leads on the Tsukiyama family yet, but I've found the 20th ward's 'Ghoul Restaurant.' The address is..."
"Slap~!"
On the other side, Kureo Mado hung up the phone and unhesitatingly picked up the suitcase next to him.
"Assemble!! Everyone assemble! Everyone in the branch within five minutes, bring your 'quinque' and gather in the main conference room!"
Kureo Mado roar startled a third-class investigator who was passing by his door, but then he saluted with a serious expression and trotted away.
Everyone who had worked in the 20th ward knew Kureo Mado strange personality, and now that he was acting so unusually, it meant that the matter was definitely not simple.
"Ghoul Restaurant... Hehe... Haha!! I finally found it!! Those damn ghouls!! Haha!!"
At this moment, Kureo Mado, with his hands covering his face and only his eyes showing, looked like a lunatic.
His hatred for ghouls came from the murder of his wife by the One-Eyed Owl, and the result of this hatred not being released was that his heart was completely twisted. This twisted hatred was transferred to all ghouls. Now that he had learned the location of the ghoul gathering, he could almost imagine the scene of him turning all the dining tables into dust. His joy was naturally no longer suppressible.
"Hah~ Hah~ Hah~!"
But the good news was that although he was ecstatic inside, he at least didn't forget that he had more important things to do. After taking a deep breath and temporarily restoring his twisted facial features to normal, he also strode towards the main conference room.
By the time he got to the conference room, it was almost full. Many of the people were panting, and it was obvious that Kureo Mado frantic state when he gave the order earlier had made the investigators at the branch realize that something was wrong.
"Everyone! I won't say any more unnecessary nonsense. Second-Class Investigator Lancer, based on the information he got from those two ghouls, found the location of the 20th ward's 'Ghoul Restaurant'..."
"!!!"
Kureo Mado words immediately made everyone's eyes widen. After all, it should be known that the existence of the 'Ghoul Restaurant' was something that all investigators loathed, but they could never find it. Now they had actually found it?
'So Second-Class Investigator Lancer didn't take those ghoul mother and daughter away just to satisfy his lust...'
'Yeah, Second-Class Investigator Lancer looks so serious, he's a decent person after all.'
'Actually, I believed in Second-Class Investigator Lancer from the start...'
Kureo Mado didn't immediately stop the discussions of the people below. After all, when he learned about the 'Ghoul Restaurant,' his reaction was not much better than the people present, and he specifically brought up the previous matter to turn around Lancer 'reputation.' No matter what, the other party was a subordinate he had high hopes for. Although he didn't know if it was really true, at least it left some room for maneuver when this matter was brought up in the future.
"Cough cough~! Everyone! We're departing immediately! As for the other investigators in the city, they will come to reinforce us after we've moved out. This time, we're going to catch those damn monsters completely off guard!"
"Yes!!"
At this moment, except for one second-class investigator and a few third-class investigators on standby, over twenty third-class investigators, nearly ten second-class investigators, three first-class investigators, and Kureo Mado, a first-class investigator, all went out in full force. There was no doubt that the goal this time was to completely wipe out the 'Ghoul Restaurant'!
And the cautious Kureo Mado not only notified the other investigators outside to come and reinforce them after they reached the 'Ghoul Restaurant,' but he also specifically requested support from the headquarters. There was no doubt that what Kureo Mado needed was not just a victory, but a perfect victory!!