"Bleargh!"
"I never want to feel like that again!" Lucian said, leaning back on his knees. His head was spinning continuously, his thoughts were confused, and his sense of balance was seriously compromised.
He had just tested the side effects of excessive spatial displacement and found that the effects were… very unpleasant.
"Excessive jumping through the spatial tissues affects the endolymph, causing various problems with balance. An even greater number of jumps also ends up affecting other body fluids, such as stomach acid… which can cause it to be expelled from the body, i.e. vomiting. I can assume that at a more extreme level this can also affect the blood and the functioning of various cells."
He made his notes after wiping his mouth, making sure to document everything for future experiments and combat situations.
"Of course, I still have to verify the degree of 'injury' that different means of spatial displacement cause to inanimate and animate objects, but that can be left for later."
Putting those thoughts aside, Lucian went back to what he should be doing – going to find Tsukiyama again.
Just as he had been quick to… help Kaneki grow, he was equally quick to call the nutcracker to meet with him. That was the benefit of knowing someone's weak point.
The more desperate a person is to find or obtain something, the more easily they can be convinced and controlled, and in some cases, completely manipulated.
'I will try to convince her to become my subordinate, and if that doesn't work… I will capture her to be my guinea pig.'
"I see you've finally arrived, monsieur." Tsukiyama gave a slight salute as he approached. Although subtle, it was still possible to see his agitation; his hair, which was usually perfectly groomed, was now disheveled; his suit was not neat and the knot of his tie seemed loose, as if done in a hurry.
The anxiety he conveyed could be easily picked up by Lucian, and he completely understood why…
"Of course I couldn't miss this very important meeting between us, and I assume this is the famous nutcracker." Lucian greeted back, his attention turning to the woman who was standing next to Tsukiyama.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Mayu, better known as nutcracker." The black-haired woman smiled, revealing her equally black teeth, as curiosity shone in her eyes.
"I am Lucian Crimson, and believe me, the pleasure is mine." Yes, he had chosen a surname for himself, this is one of the benefits of being the sole ruler of the demons. Although any other demon could also choose to adopt a surname for themselves.
As for the reason for his joy… simply by looking in her direction, he was able to see two types of RC cells flowing through her body, as well as different kakuhou in different locations.
'Hinami and Mayu… both have very fascinating bodies, such a thing resembles a demon with multiple kekkijutsu.'
More interesting than that would be just that ghoul who has all types of kagune, but it would still be years before that individual appeared.
"I hope you won't regret it in the future." Mayu's smile was becoming cruel and sadistic. Unknown thoughts were crossing her mind, though they weren't proliferating as quickly as usual, considering the man seemed to be highly regarded by her master Tsukiyama.
"No way. Here!" Lucian tossed a small bottle to Tsukiyama, who nimbly caught it in his right hand. Looking at it right away, a small amount of viscous red liquid was gently swaying inside.
"Isn't that too little?" he asked, displeasure brimming in his voice.
"More than enough. Do you know how valuable this is?" Lucian asked back, 'Not much, but you don't need to know that…'
A seller tries to keep the value of his product as high as possible, especially if he has a monopoly on the production of the item, thus engaging in hunger marketing.
The lower the supply and the higher the demand, the more easily the price can be raised – and the higher the price, the happier Lucian is.
Tsukiyama didn't say anything and just removed the cap from the bottle, and brought it closer to his nose, inhaling deeply, as if he wanted to feel all the most subtle notes of the scent.
His frantic breathing could be heard even from a distance, his drunken face betraying the pleasure he was feeling from such an act.
'It's worth it… it's definitely worth it!' he shouted internally, ecstatic with what he felt.
Ignoring the pervert who gets excited by smelling blood, Lucian turned his attention to Mayu: "How about a little sparring?"
"I don't see why not." She agreed, immediately showing her kagune and attacking with everything she had.
Two long tentacles rushed towards Lucian, going all out from the start, their attack radiating killing intent.
On the other hand, Lucian easily dodged it with a single leap, smoothly moving forward and landing closer to her.
He raised his elbow, attacking Mayu's right arm, and demonstrating his will to cause damage, a bone blade slowly appeared.
Realizing this, she quickly changed the trajectory of her tentacles, digging them into the ground and using them to pull her body up.
Lucian quickly followed, and Mayu placed one of her tentacles in his path, trying to block him. However, following the principle of taking the easiest route, he simply jumped again, landing behind her.
"I knew you would do something like this!" she screamed, lashing out with her other tentacle. Taking a direct hit, Lucian was thrown away, hitting the concrete wall of one of the buildings.
"The strength is reasonable." He calmly stood up, although the attack reached the level of throwing him away, it was still not even close to injuring him.
The next moment, he held in his left hand the tentacle that was once again striking towards him.
"He held it so easily?!?" Mayu was shocked, even if she wasn't one of the most powerful ghouls, she was still A-rank.
"Naturally, you're not even strong among those at A rank, so you're still far from my power level," he sneered, moving at hypersonic speed to reach her in the blink of an eye.
"Bleargh!" After being hit in the abdomen, Mayu fell to the ground, vomiting blood.
"Even so, your potential is still good enough, do you want to be my subordinate?" Lucian asked, looking down at her.