Lancer expression was extremely subtle after leaving the conference room. In general, this conference was basically praising him, such as discovering the bomb and avoiding significant personnel losses for the CCG, and his excellent performance in hunting Ghouls recently. But besides that, the director also patted him on the shoulder meaningfully and reminded him of things like------don't be reckless.
To be honest, Lancer felt like he was about to despair. Had his strange gossip already spread to the director?
But maybe it was because Lancer attention was all on the fact that 'the big boss also knows my gossip' that he didn't notice the strange look the director was giving him.
On the other side, after Lancer left, the meeting continued.
"I remember Special Class Mado said he hoped to promote Second Class Lancer to First Class Investigator when he discovered the Ghoul restaurant before?"
"Yes... there was such a thing, Mado report was submitted by me."
Facing Washuu's question, Yukinori Shinohara directly agreed, but then his expression became a little strange.
"What's wrong? Shinohara, just say it if there's anything, after all, the purpose of this meeting is to let everyone who is usually difficult to get together communicate."
"That... I also hope to apply for a promotion for Special Class Mado..."
As soon as Yukinori Shinohara finished speaking, everyone was stunned. It wasn't that promoting Kureo Mado was strange, after all, he had worked with everyone present, and he even participated in the battle with the One-Eyed Owl back then. It can be said that in terms of qualifications and strength, he would not be inferior to anyone present, but he had already refused when he was proposed to be a 'Special Class Investigator' a few years ago.
"Does Special Class Mado know about this?"
"Yes, I asked Kureo about it before, and he has already agreed. It seems that this battle with Aogiri Tree has made him see the growth of the younger generation, and he has also decided not to be confined to working on the front line anymore... and he seems to have to admit that he is old."
At the end, Yukinori Shinohara couldn't help but reveal a strange smile.
Kureo Mado age is actually not much older than the oldest person present, but due to high-intensity work and old injuries, he looks much older, but no one looks down on him for this, after all, everyone present has gone through the rookie stage, and they have all worked with him, and his teachings have helped them many times.
The only thing that limited Kureo Mado promotion was his own obsession. Now, seeing the performance of the young people in the CCG and his daughter's growth, coupled with the battle with the Aogiri Tree cadres, he had to admit one thing------he might indeed be old.
"Yes... I support this matter. How about we ask Mado for his opinion later? With his qualifications, I don't think anyone would object to him becoming a Special Class Investigator."
There is no doubt that this meeting determined that the CCG would increase its crackdown on Aogiri Tree. In addition to that, the biggest winners were probably Lancer, Amon, and the mentor and disciple, Kureo Mado.
Lancer was remembered by everyone in the CCG for his rocket-like promotion speed from intern to Special Class Investigator in just over four months. Some people even claimed that Lancer might become the next 'Special Class Arima', but what was strange was that although many people sighed, not many people were jealous, after all, Lancer 'experience' was also there.
Being seriously injured once a month on average, and encountering a number of S-class Ghouls and SS-class Ghouls that many investigators have never seen in their lives, more than one person sighed with a complicated expression, 'Is Special Class Lancer lucky or unlucky?'
Koutarou Amon promotion was not unexpected. He himself had excellent grades among First Class Investigators. This time, he cooperated with Lancer to exterminate 2 S-class Ghouls, so his promotion was expected.
And Kureo Mado did not accept the director's invitation to become a Special Class Investigator but took a step back and became an Associate Special Class Investigator. The reason for this was that he felt that he might not have many opportunities to go to the front line in the future, so he did not want to occupy the title of Special Class Investigator.
Of course, in addition to the three of them, many other investigators were also promoted, but they were not as conspicuous as the three of them.
And the most conspicuous one among the three------was drinking coffee.
I have to say that although Akira Mado is very different from her father in both appearance and personality, the only thing that is exactly the same is her bad sense of humor.
I don't know what she was thinking, but she followed Lancer wherever he went. Even when he went for a walk, she would always follow behind Lancer, and even if Lancer protested, she would use the reason of 'protecting him' to follow him.
Although Lancer really wanted to complain that even though his injuries hadn't healed, his stamina had long since recovered, and although dealing with S-class Ghouls would be troublesome, he was still much stronger than Akira Mado.
(Lancer state at this time can be understood as his HP cap, stamina cap, and attributes being reduced)
"Second Class Mado, I'm just drinking coffee, do you really have to follow me all the time?"
"You drink yours, I'm just following Associate Special Class Mado order to protect you."
"Sigh..."
After a helpless sigh, Lancer looked at Touka Kirishima on the other side who was handing him coffee.
It had been less than a day since the two of them last met, but Touka Kirishima no longer showed any signs of her previous weakness. To be honest, Lancer felt very strange.
"Touka, I remember it should be the season for entrance exams soon, right? It's best not to wander around after your part-time job is over."
"I'm sorry, I bothered you last night."
Touka Kirishima, holding the plate with both hands, was full of embarrassment. It looked like she was shy, but in reality, she was tangled about what she had said last night. She had clearly said that the next time they met, they would be enemies, but the other party was just here to drink coffee, so it should be fine, right?
But at the same time as being shy, she was also secretly celebrating one thing------
'It's so good that the other person is an idiot and didn't notice anything unusual (in reality, he was just playing dumb)'
'It's so good that the other person is an idiot and didn't notice my flaws (in reality, he had already noticed them)'
Lancer was celebrating that he had survived another day, but what he didn't notice was that although Akira Mado expression had not changed, her eyes had become extremely------dangerous.
It was probably a look similar to looking at scum?
'I didn't expect that Special Class Lancer would go after a high school girl. It turns out he was trying to get rid of me before. It seems the rumors are true...'
Lancer, who was happy to have survived another day and was chatting with Touka Kirishima, had no idea that his already demonized image had taken another step further, but the only thing worth celebrating was that at least Akira Mado wasn't the kind of person who likes to spread rumors everywhere, right? Hmm... probably not...