"Main Mission · Survive in the plot world for more than 150 days
Completed; Mission reward: Welfare Dungeon Admission Ticket X1"
"Hidden Mission · World Change
Completed; Mission reward: World Admission Ticket X1"
"Obtained world recognition title 'First Class Investigator' reward: 1000 points"
"Hidden Title : Enforcer (Requirement : Participate in and organize rescues and protection operations over 50 times, stop and punish criminals over 50 times)"
"Hidden Achievement : Junior Mage Apprentice (lol)"
The entire world was frozen. Looking at the 'subtitles' in front of him, Lancer expression was very subtle. It wasn't because of the 'hidden achievement' at the end, which seemed to be full of malice, but because of what he had done before the world froze.
Why did things turn out like this... I completed the survival mission for the first time and got a chance to go back. Two happy things overlapped. And these two joys brought me more joy. What I got should have been a blissful time like a dream... But, why, did it turn out this way...
10 minutes ago
Because there weren't many customers recently, Touka Kirishima was simply sitting in a corner and reading a book, and the other people in the store were basically helping her with her work. After all, from a certain perspective, the 'wishes' of everyone were vested in this girl, Touka Kirishima.
Nishiki Nishio goes without saying. He was a 'villain' who was redeemed by Ken Kaneki. Because of a girlfriend who was willing to sacrifice herself for him, he chose this difficult path. In Touka Kirishima, he saw a companion who was also walking on a thorny path.
Kaya Irimi and Enji Koma were the leaders of two ghoul gangs that were wanted by the CCG. Because of 'a certain incident,' they abandoned their evil ways and joined the Anteiku cafe. There was no doubt that they didn't have a normal childhood. Before joining the Anteiku cafe, their lives were full of bloodshed. Now, they saw a future in Touka Kirishima.
And Renji Yomo, who was sitting in the corner, had a face full of memories. In this girl, he saw his foolish brother-in-law and his gentle yet serious sister...
Although the 'people' here were feared as demons by ordinary people, at this moment, they were just a group of 'family' who had gathered together for a common wish.
But at this moment, Touka Kirishima phone suddenly rang.
"Mr. Lancer? Going out now? A surprise? Okay..."
After hanging up the phone, Touka Kirishima jogged to Yoshimura's side.
"Manager, Mr. Lancer said he has something for me..."
"Lancer... did he say what it was about?"
"No, but he said it was a 'surprise.'"
At this point, Touka Kirishima expression suddenly became very subtle. After all, no matter how you looked at it, Lancer voice was a bit abnormal when he spoke just now.
If Touka Kirishima noticed it, then it was impossible for Yoshimura not to notice it. But he didn't stop Touka Kirishima. Instead, he nodded at Renji Yomo, who was sitting by the counter. The other person also nodded in response, and then he continued to speak.
"You go. There shouldn't be any problems."
Touka Kirishima didn't know that Yoshimura and the others had already arranged for a bodyguard, but she still nodded at the other person.
But after Touka Kirishima and Renji Yomo left, Kaya Irimi suddenly leaned next to Enji Koma.
"Hey, Koma, do you think that investigator really has a thing for Touka?"
"Hmm... I don't know."
"Although I also think it's unlikely, I just feel like it would be very interesting~"
Could it be that female creatures were just like that? Even for ghouls, 'gossip' was almost an instinctive thing.
But what Kaya Irimi didn't know was that while she was saying that, Yoshimura's expression behind her also became subtle...
There was no doubt that Touka Kirishima at this moment had no idea that the people in the restaurant were talking about her. She was just following the agreement and walking towards a convenience store outside the restaurant. As expected, when she got there, Lancer was already standing there.
"Touka! Sorry for calling you out so late at night, but I'm going to be leaving soon."
"Leaving? Are you going back to your country?"
"Hmm... something like that, I guess?"
After Lancer said that ambiguously, he picked up the 'cardboard box' on the ground and handed it to the other person.
"This is the 'gift' we talked about on the phone, and also the 'surprise'..."
While saying that, Lancer lowered his head and put it close to Touka Kirishima ear.
An ordinary girl would probably have cried out if an adult man got this close to her, but Touka Kirishima just blushed. After all, she was not an ordinary girl but an S-rank ghoul. At this moment, Lancer had not taken out his quinque. If a fight were to break out, she could kill Lancer in an instant.
She was just curious about what Lancer was going to say.
Then.....
"Although I can drink the coffee you make now, to be honest, it was a bit bitter at first. Is it because as a 'ghoul,' you can't understand an ordinary person's preference for sweet and bitter tastes?"
Ghoul?!
The strange atmosphere instantly disappeared, replaced by Touka Kirishima crimson kakugan.
She didn't know why Lancer knew, but she knew that she had to capture Lancer now and bring him back.
But what she also didn't know was that Lancer had been preparing for this moment for a long time. Almost after the word 'ghoul' came out of his mouth, he immediately leaped backward, stepped on a trash can, and flipped over. The rest of the words were shouted out after he had escaped.
And when Touka Kirishima followed him over the wall, she found that there was no trace of Lancer...
She thought of something and opened the box in her hand. Then she saw a box full of 'study guides' and a letter. Her expression instantly became very subtle.
End of flashback.
At this moment, Lancer was lying on the ground in an ORZ pose. He was truly regretting it now.
He originally thought he wouldn't have a chance to go back, so he decided to act crazy before he left. So he deliberately timed it and went to find Touka Kirishima. As for why it was Touka Kirishima? The manager could kill him in an instant. The other three's chances of being SS-rank were also not low. Most importantly, his goal was not to expose the identities of the Anteiku members. He wasn't familiar with Nishiki Nishio at all. So the only option left was Touka Kirishima...
'Oh my god! Although I put a letter on top of that box of 'study guides' explaining that I was just joking and that I didn't tell anyone (and he really didn't, he just wrote it in the letter), I have a feeling that if I ever go back, I'll be beaten to death...'
The 'system' was an emotionless entity. It didn't care about a certain person lying on the ground acting strange. It was just simply completing its mission, for example, a certain person was lying on the ground like a salted fish, but there were three options in the air.
"Choose direction ————"
"①: Mission World"
"②: Welfare Dungeon (Consumes Welfare Dungeon Admission Ticket X1)"
"③: Tokyo Ghoul World (Consumes World Admission Ticket X1)"
There was no doubt that he would not be going back for the time being. It wasn't just because of his silly reason, but more because what could he do if he went back now? Since he could still go to other worlds, he might be able to find a way to solve the 'ghoul' problem.
But before that...
"Welfare world~ hehehe~"
A certain person showed an extremely strange smile...
Lancer attributes (as of the end of Volume 1)
Host: Lancer
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Strength: 45 (Normal adult male is 10, training +11, Ghoul Hunter +4, Spear Mastery E+20)
"Strength: 25 (Normal 20, Ghoul Hunter bonus 25%)"
"Stamina: 29 (Normal 23, same bonus)"
"Agility: 38 (Normal 31, same bonus)"
"Magic: Not enabled"
Weapon:
Quinque · S+
Inherent Skills:
Spear Mastery E.
Lancer Fate EX
Common Skills: Destroyer (cannot be upgraded)
Charged Strike LV4
Triple Stab LV5
Rush LV5
Death Match LV2
Secret Techniques: Weapon Overload C
Desperate Strike D
Fishman Triple Thrust E
Ghoul Hunter C
Titles:
Enforcer ———— Initial favorability with lawful alignment increases by 50%, initial favorability with chaotic alignment decreases by 50%
Junior Mage Apprentice ———— Mystery +1, magic recovery increases by 10%
(Only one title can be used at a time, cooldown is 24 hours)
Ultimate Moves: None
Equipment:
Mask of Determination C
Recovery Ring E
Mission: None
Remaining points: 310+400+110+1000
Overall rating: D+