Ito

In the afternoon, Su Xiao woke from a deep sleep.

After getting plenty of rest, he felt full of energy. As he sat up on the sofa in the living room, the aroma of food wafted over.

Several exquisite dishes had been placed on the tea table beside him.

A bowl of rice, a grilled fish, and a bowl of fragrant soup.

There was also a note beside the food.

'Second-Class Byakuya, I went to the branch to handle the follow-up matters regarding the extermination of the Ghouls—Mado Akira.'

Su Xiao stretched. Although Mado Akira wasn't very strong, she was a good assistant.

After finishing the food in front of him, Su Xiao took out the five white Treasure Chests and opened them one by one.

These five white Treasure Chests had all been dropped by ordinary Ghouls. Su Xiao hadn't expected much from them, and obtained the following items.

Obtained 1100 Paradise Coins (total number of Paradise Coins from five Treasure Chests)

Obtained Kagune Core (A-Rank) ×2

Obtained Kagune Core (B-Rank) ×1

Of the five Treasure Chests, two had yielded only Paradise Coins, while the remaining three had yielded Kagune Cores.

These Kagune Cores were temporarily useless. Su Xiao still needed Contribution Points to raise his rank, so he couldn't make a Quinque for the time being.

Fortunately, raising his rank only required reaching a certain number of Contribution Points and did not consume them.

Once he was promoted to Senior Investigator, he could use his accumulated Contribution Points to make a Quinque.

Even if he didn't make a Quinque, he could sell these Kagune Cores in Reincarnation Paradise for a considerable amount of income.

Obtaining 1100 Paradise Coins was pretty good overall.

Leaning back on the sofa, Su Xiao began planning his future course of action.

First, he had to complete Main Quest (2). The penalty for Main Quest (2) was extremely severe: all attributes would be reduced by 3 points.

The Strength, Agility, and Intelligence Attributes would be manageable. Even though losing 3 points would have a major impact, it wouldn't be completely unacceptable.

But if his Stamina were reduced by 3 points, his already low 6 points of Stamina would drop to 3. The consequences were obvious.

As for his Charm and Luck Attributes, they were even more terrifying. His Charm would directly become 0.

Regarding the Charm Attribute, Su Xiao had a guess. It didn't represent whether someone was good-looking or ugly, but rather concerned their personal aura.

For example, some people were naturally very approachable, so their Charm Attribute would be relatively high. The celebrities in the real world, for instance, probably had fairly high Charm Attributes.

As for Su Xiao's murderous appearance, it would be strange if his Charm Attribute were high.

However, his aura wasn't without benefits. If he joined an evil faction, he would be especially favored.

After his Luck was reduced by 3 points, it would become negative.

When that happened, one could refer to Bleach for an idea of what it would be like: he could lose his life at any moment.

Therefore, Main Quest (2) had to be completed. Moreover, completing it would grant him 1 Attribute Point and 1500 Paradise Coins, which was a considerable reward.

The next task was to complete the Hunt Mission.

Reincarnation Paradise had not stated the reward for the Hunt Mission. Su Xiao had a feeling that the reward should be very generous. After all, he was helping Reincarnation Paradise eliminate a hidden threat.

"Then I'll continue searching for Ghoul gathering points."

The benefits of last night's large-scale Ghoul hunt had given Su Xiao a taste of the advantages, so he wouldn't waste time searching for Ghouls one by one anymore. The gains weren't worth it either.

It was still more worthwhile to find a large Ghoul gathering point.

Finding a large Ghoul gathering point was not easy. The gathering points known to the public were far too terrifying. For example, the Ghoul gathering points in Areas One through Four often had several hundred or even over a thousand Ghouls.

Even Su Xiao didn't dare go to that kind of super-large gathering point. If over a thousand people charged at him simultaneously, they could exhaust him to death even if they were all B-Rank Ghouls.

The number of people in a Ghoul gathering point was best kept below one hundred. Any more than that and Su Xiao would be unable to handle it.

The reason he had been able to kill dozens of Ghouls without injury last night was mainly because they hadn't rushed him all at once.

Fighting one person and fighting one hundred people were two entirely different concepts. As the saying went, two fists were no match for four hands. Su Xiao was made of flesh and blood, and he could be injured. If injured, he could die just as easily.

Thinking of this, he needed to visit the 'Helter Skelter' bar again. Ito should have access to this kind of information.

Moreover, he didn't intend to demand the information through threats this time. That wasn't a long-term solution.

Even a rabbit would bite when cornered, let alone Ito, an SS-Rank Ghoul.

Picking up the phone from the tea table, he dialed Mado Akira's number.

"Second-Class Byakuya, you're awake."

Mado Akira's voice was clear, and her tone was cheerful.

"How did things go?"

"Everything's been handled. Headquarters received the corpses of those Ghouls. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to obtain a new Quinque."

Mado Akira's laughter came through the phone.

"Second-Class Byakuya, what should we do with those Ghouls' Kagune Cores? You exterminated all of those Ghouls, so you have the right to decide what to do with the Kagune Cores."

Su Xiao pondered for a moment. His current Contribution Points were those of a Second-Class Investigator: 390/400. He was only 10 Contribution Points away from being promoted to First Class.

"Hand two-thirds over to Headquarters. As for the remaining third, help me exchange it for something at Headquarters."

Su Xiao used two-thirds of the Kagune Cores to exchange for Contribution Points.

When she heard what Su Xiao wanted, Mado Akira froze.

"You want that? All right~ I'll report it to my superiors, but Headquarters doesn't have much of that stuff in stock. It's only used when making Quinques."

Mado Akira was now very diligent when handling matters for Su Xiao. Working alongside him not only increased her achievements, but also allowed her combat skills to grow rapidly.

The call ended. An hour later, Mado Akira returned home.

"I got it. The branch happened to have one left. But, Second-Class Byakuya, I'm a little curious. What are you going to use this for? It's very dangerous to humans—highly poisonous."

Mado Akira held a small metal case, moving very carefully, as though there were some fragile object inside.

"There are some things you're better off not knowing."

Taking the metal case, Su Xiao opened it.

"Careful~"

When the metal case opened, Mado Akira instinctively took two steps back.

After confirming that nothing was wrong with the contents, Su Xiao closed the metal case and stored it in his storage space.

He didn't avoid Mado Akira, and she wasn't surprised when the item suddenly disappeared, as though everything were perfectly natural.

This was Reincarnation Paradise's camouflage mechanism, which integrated various abilities into the Ghoul world.

"Let's go. We're visiting that bar again."

Mado Akira was full of questions, but she didn't voice them.

Just as Su Xiao had said, some things were better left unknown.

Su Xiao could trade with Ghouls, but Mado Akira absolutely couldn't. It was a matter of ideology.

Twenty minutes later, the two of them drove to the 'Helter Skelter' bar.

As before, he had Mado Akira wait in the car while he entered the bar.

"Welco—"

Ito began speaking out of habit, but when she saw Su Xiao, she stopped.

In Ito's eyes, Su Xiao was practically a plague god. He had purged a large number of Ghouls from the West Block in a single night, making her even more wary of him.

"Don't be nervous. I'm only here to make a trade with you this time."

Su Xiao took out the metal case and removed a test tube from it.

The test tube was exquisitely made. It was about ten centimeters long and as thick as a thumb. Inside was a pale-red, translucent liquid, with bubbles churning within it.

Upon seeing the test tube, Ito swallowed, her gaze unable to move away.

Ghouls rarely had access to something in Su Xiao's possession, but nearly every Ghoul yearned for this kind of thing.

Mew~~~?