Advancing to Lv2: Three-Tomoe Sharingan

When they reached an intersection, Amahane Byakuya and Rize Kamishiro both stopped.

Their homes were in different directions.

"Byakuya, thank you so much for today, too."

Rize Kamishiro spoke.

"Um... my home is pretty close to Takada Tower Street. There was a murder there recently, wasn't there...?"

Rize Kamishiro sounded distinctly frightened, and her expression was a little embarrassed.

"That murder... I heard a ghoul was behind it."

Amahane Byakuya answered while thinking that, sure enough, it had begun.

"Yes... I've been worried about it all this time... I'm often so scared I can't sleep at night. Going home alone this late feels so frightening..."

Rize Kamishiro trembled slightly with fear, her face looking rather pale.

Her words were about as blatant a hint as she could give Amahane Byakuya. Calling it an outright request wouldn't have been wrong.

At this point, Amahane Byakuya intended to refuse.

What happened next would inevitably be Rize Kamishiro revealing her true colors and eating him. He didn't want a direct confrontation with her so soon.

The CCG had assigned Rize Kamishiro an S-rank threat rating. Even taking that rating at face value, facing an S-rank ghoul would still be a stretch with his current strength.

Just then, however, the system suddenly appeared and interrupted his thoughts.

[Ding! Host has activated a mission. God-tier choices unlocked!]

[Option one: Refuse Rize Kamishiro's request. Reward: 1 fusion point!]

[Option two: Expose Rize Kamishiro's true nature right now and mock her poor acting. Reward: 10 fusion points!]

[Option three: Accompany Rize Kamishiro home, then let her eat your flesh after she attacks you. Reward: 100 fusion points!]

Seeing the three choices pop up before him, Amahane Byakuya couldn't help pondering them for a moment.

He immediately changed his mind. "Then I'll walk you home, Rize. That way, I can protect you if anything dangerous happens."

Ultimately, the system was simply offering too much: a reward of 100 fusion points, with requirements that weren't too harsh.

All he had to do was let Rize Kamishiro take a bite. He could grit his teeth through the pain.

Amahane Byakuya possessed Hashirama cells, which gave him regenerative abilities far beyond those of ordinary people, so he didn't need to worry about the flesh Rize Kamishiro ate failing to grow back.

He was also confident he could escape her afterward. The Body Flicker Technique was very useful in situations like this.

"That's wonderful. With you beside me, Byakuya, I feel so much safer."

Rize Kamishiro spoke delightedly.

As he accompanied Rize Kamishiro home, Amahane Byakuya spent all the fusion points he had saved up, just to be safe.

[Ding! Host has used 87 fusion points. Fusion progress +87. Current fusion progress: Level 1 (87/100)!]

He also wanted to find out whether changes in fusion progress would affect his strength.

Advancing Fusion Progress from Level 1 to Level 2 would certainly bring a massive change, but it was harder to say whether progress within Level 1 would do anything.

Amahane Byakuya immediately felt his physical capabilities and other attributes grow noticeably stronger. Apparently, the changes took effect in real time; he didn't have to wait until he advanced.

Now Amahane Byakuya felt even more confident about dealing with Rize Kamishiro.

Amahane Byakuya and Rize Kamishiro chatted as they walked along the streets at night. Rize Kamishiro no longer looked as frightened as she had earlier.

They had no fear of being attacked by ghouls on the deserted streets. Almost every ghoul in Ward 20 knew Rize Kamishiro. What ghoul would be stupid enough to set their sights on her or the prey she had marked?

"Byakuya... I really do love being with you. Tonight..."

Just then, Rize Kamishiro suddenly pressed herself into Amahane Byakuya's arms, a bashful look crossing her face. "Could you stay with me?"

There was one small detail, though: she had both hands against Amahane Byakuya's chest, keeping her body from pressing too closely against his.

"S-sure..."

Amahane Byakuya feigned a nervous, shy tone, though his face remained expressionless. He already knew what would happen next.

He wrapped one arm around Rize Kamishiro's waist and the other around her shoulders, making sure she couldn't bite him anywhere vital.

"I like you. I like you so much I want to..."

Before she had even finished speaking, Rize Kamishiro suddenly sank her teeth into Amahane Byakuya's shoulder. Her eyes instantly turned into scarlet kakugan. "Eat you!"

Amahane Byakuya immediately felt a searing pain in his shoulder. His brows drew together as he gritted his teeth and endured it.

Rize Kamishiro didn't merely bite him, either. She tore the chunk of flesh straight off his shoulder.

Then she shoved Amahane Byakuya away. Rather than steady himself, he deliberately stumbled and fell into a sitting position on the ground.

He did it to secure the system's reward. If one bite wasn't enough, he would let Rize Kamishiro take another. Until then, he would keep pretending to be a clueless young boy.

[Ding! Host has completed option three. Reward received: 100 fusion points!]

Clearly, one bite had been enough.

The instant he received the fusion points, Amahane Byakuya used them.

[Ding! Host has used 100 fusion points. Fusion progress +100. Current fusion progress: Level 2 (87/500)!]

[New abilities (including ability upgrades): Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Hashirama cells Level 2, Taijutsu Level 2, B-rank ninjutsu "Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame," B-rank ninjutsu "Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation," B-rank ninjutsu "Fire Style: Dust Concealment Technique"] ```

At that moment, Amahane Byakuya's Sharingan reached three tomoe. His Taijutsu and Hashirama cells had both advanced, and he had gained new ninjutsu.

"Huh? This flavor..."

When Rize Kamishiro swallowed the flesh from Amahane Byakuya's shoulder, she was immediately astonished by how delicious it was.

It tasted better than any human she had ever eaten, and the difference was unmistakable.

It was probably because Amahane Byakuya's physical capabilities were exceptionally strong, and he also possessed Hashirama cells, making his flesh an unparalleled delicacy to a ghoul.

"Ah~"

After tasting such a delicacy, Rize Kamishiro's face flushed with greed. She licked the blood lingering at the corner of her mouth and stared at Amahane Byakuya with utterly entranced eyes.