The Akatsuki Robe—as its name suggested—was a black robe embroidered with flame-red clouds.
Byakuya distributed the robes to Rize and the others, keeping one for himself. He tried it on and found it fit perfectly.
"You should all try them on too. This will be our organization's attire from now on."
Byakuya said to everyone present.
The system seemed to have intelligently adjusted the size of each robe. They fit everyone perfectly—not too big, not too small.
"It feels quite nice. Comfortable to wear."
Rize remarked.
She also vaguely sensed that her power seemed to have increased somewhat. She didn't understand the principle behind it.
Besides Rize, Kurona and Nashiro faintly noticed it too.
"Though I prefer my own suits, this is Amaha-sama's requirement. I certainly won't disobey."
The ever-eager-to-please Tsukiyama expressed his stance.
Matsumae and Kanae remained silent—they had nothing to say about it.
[Ding! Host successfully established the "Akatsuki" organization. Reward: 50 Fusion Points + "Infinite Tsukuyomi" intel!]
["Infinite Tsukuyomi" Intel: By challenging the Nine Tailed Beasts to obtain their summoning contracts, and by obtaining the "Rinnegan" and purchasing "Summoning Jutsu: Gedo Statue," the Divine Tree can be summoned. The Divine Tree can then be used to activate the "Infinite Tsukuyomi"!]
[Note 1: Expand the Akatsuki organization's strength. Each time the organization reaches a certain size—for example, 20 members, 50 members, 100 members... each milestone will earn corresponding Fusion Point rewards!]
[Note 2: Performing various actions that promote peace between humans and ghouls, staying true to the Akatsuki organization's original purpose, will also earn corresponding Fusion Point rewards!]
The newly unlocked intel about the Infinite Tsukuyomi was exactly as Byakuya had suspected—closely tied to the new items added to the system shop.
However, the reward mechanism for the Akatsuki organization caught his attention. This gave him more ways to earn Fusion Points.
And these things weren't harmful to him either. Expanding Akatsuki's scale was indeed a good thing.
Just like the Akatsuki organization in Naruto—when Yahiko was the leader, they recruited talented individuals far and wide. Only later did it transform into the so-called "evil organization" composed of S-rank missing-nin from various nations.
Byakuya intended to take the former path. Rize and the others would serve as Akatsuki's executives, and then he'd need to expand the regular membership.
This could be done gradually. At the very least, he definitely didn't want to see something like what Aogiri Tree did—forcibly conscripting Ward 11's ghouls and then oppressing them.
As for the second way to earn Fusion Points—actions that promoted peace between humans and ghouls—that was a broad concept...
For instance, the upcoming "Owl Suppression Operation," also known as the "Anteiku Suppression Operation"—that should fall within this scope, right?
Of course, what Byakuya had in mind wasn't participating in the suppression of the "Non-Killing Owl" Yoshimura. Rather, he intended to stop the operation altogether...
Based on Byakuya's assessment of the timeline, the CCG on the human side would soon realize that the "Owl" that appeared ten years ago was actually two different individuals.
The key lay with Kuroiwa Iwao. He had participated in the battle against the "One-Eyed Owl" ten years ago—that One-Eyed Owl being Eto Yoshimura.
He had wounded one of Eto's kakuhou, but was himself severely injured in the process.
When Yoshimura learned of this, worried that Eto—whose kakuhou might have been fatally damaged—would be discovered by CCG, especially the Washuu, he personally disguised himself in Eto's "One-Eyed Owl" form and single-handedly attacked the CCG.
But Kuroiwa was still recovering in the hospital at the time, so he hadn't participated in the battle against Yoshimura's "One-Eyed Owl."
It wasn't until the Ward 11 "Aogiri Tree Suppression Operation" ten years later that Yoshimura's "One-Eyed Owl" reappeared. Kuroiwa gradually realized this "One-Eyed Owl" was different from the one he'd fought a decade ago.
Though they were father and daughter and the imitation was extremely accurate, it was impossible to be completely identical.
Additionally, the two "Owls" had very different styles—one brutal and bloodthirsty, the other never killing anyone.
This made CCG more certain there were two "Owls." They then distinguished between the SSS-rated "Non-Killing Owl" and the SSS-rated "One-Eyed Owl."
As for Eto going to CCG to report something—that was purely an anime-only change. She did go to CCG, but what actually happened was that she hinted to Koutarou Amon that there was a mole within CCG—naturally referring to the Washuu Clan.
Though whether in the anime or manga, the "Owl Suppression Operation" that CCG launched against Yoshimura was exactly what Eto wanted, since she needed a sufficiently powerful experimental subject.
"I wonder if they've gotten any intel from Madam A over at Cochlea. It should be about time to investigate Dr. Kanou's underground laboratory..."
At this moment, Byakuya suddenly thought of this matter.
...
"I remember we captured a ghoul called 'Madam A' at the Ghoul Restaurant back then. She seemed to be a member of the 'Madam' organization. The Madams were the ones who created the Ghoul Restaurant. We might be able to get useful intel from her."
During work, Byakuya directly brought up the matter of Madam A to Akira.
"I see. I must have overlooked that."
Akira apparently hadn't known about this before.
After all, CCG had mountains of documents. Going through them one by one wasn't something that could be done in just a few days.
These past days, she'd only been selectively reading the intel she deemed most valuable. There were bound to be some oversights.
"Madam A is currently being held in Cochlea in Ward 23. We can apply for clearance from headquarters, then go check on the situation there."
Byakuya said.
"Mm, that's the most effective approach right now. Through Madam A, we might learn the 'Gourmet's' whereabouts."
Akira nodded.
However, Byakuya knew full well that Madam A definitely didn't know the Gourmet's whereabouts—but she did know Dr. Kanou's whereabouts.
That was Byakuya's true objective.
It was time to let CCG know about Dr. Kanou.
He already had a concrete plan in mind. When the time came, CCG, Aogiri Tree, and the Akatsuki organization would all take action—everything was within his control...
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