In the Underground Training Ground, Louis gathered Kurona, Nashiro, and Kaneki together, then took out the crystal blocks he had prepared.
A streak of bright red lay inside each clear, translucent crystal.
"The effect is brief, less than a minute. Once you swallow these, try to defeat me within that minute."
When ghouls consumed his blood, their strength increased dramatically, almost by an entire rank. But the effect faded quickly, too. This amount of blood would last less than a minute.
"Sparring? Is your arm all right now?" Learning that they would be fighting, Kurona Yasuhisa frowned slightly and looked at Louis's tightly covered right arm.
Louis pulled off the sleeve covering it, exposing his crystalline right arm. Unlike before, this arm had no sensation and could not return to normal. Though blood vessels were visible throughout its interior, it was more like a prosthetic, and nowhere near as sturdy as the rest of his body.
Newly formed things rarely had the durability of something tempered countless times.
"It's ready." Louis nodded solemnly, then leaped backward, stopping twenty-five meters away.
"You'd better get used to your enhanced state. I have some new things to try, too."
Kurona Yasuhisa reacted first. She had consumed this substance while fully conscious before, so after exchanging a glance with Nashiro, she swallowed it without hesitation.
The crystal entered her throat and gradually dissolved like a capsule, releasing the perfectly preserved blood inside.
Almost beyond their control, the corners of both sisters' eyes split, and their kakugan instantly appeared.
Individually, their strength reached S-Rank. After consuming the blood, they could briefly reach SS-Rank.
Only Kaneki remained silent, holding his crystal block. Clearly, after what had happened last time, he was afraid of losing control again.
"Didn't I tell you not to hesitate in battle? This