Most of the women who were taken to that secret place by the Washuu ancestor died just like his former companions, but some lucky ones survived. However, what he didn't expect was that one woman finally escaped his control and attacked humans everywhere. Of course, that woman was ultimately killed in a certain port, but it was at that time that 'Ghoul' had its first official record.
But just when the opponent thought everything was over, he encountered a merchant from Nanyang, and what he didn't expect was that the opponent actually possessed similar abilities to him. It was also at this time that he learned that he was not the only 'lucky person' in this world, but unlike him, the opponent and the opponent's family seemed to have existed for a long time. The opponent seemed to think that the Washuu ancestor was the same as them, so he warned him to control the population and conceal their existence, because although Ghouls were terrifying, their 'appetite' was also very terrifying. Once humans knew about the existence of Ghouls, they would naturally resist, and when too many humans died, Ghouls could not exist either. They were a species parasitic on humans.
And the 'trigger' that caused the Washuu ancestor to transform into a Ghoul was only recorded in their ancestor's diary and was never mentioned to anyone else. Even the first few women were killed by him. It can be said that the true history of the Washuu family was completely buried, and Nimura Furuta also accidentally discovered this diary hidden in the wall of the old house during an exploration in the warehouse one time.
Nimura Furuta was not a scientist, and he was not interested in the origin of Ghouls, but when he was looking at Kimi Uikanae's research report, he saw a conclusion that was unbelievable to him —
'Human somatic cells can mutate into RC cells under special stimulation, the trigger is unknown.'
If this were proposed by someone else, it would probably make people feel that the proposer was crazy. But the proposer was Kimi Uikanae?
Moreover, Nimura Furuta knew the origin of his family — they were not Ghouls from the beginning, but humans who transformed into Ghouls.
That is to say, what his ancestor discovered was the 'trigger' that could induce humans to transform into Ghouls?
Why were the direct heirs of the Washuu family strong in every generation?
Undoubtedly, it was related to their 'origin'!
Since he couldn't 'awaken' Rize Kamishiro using the current technology, he decided to rely on the 'secret' discovered by his ancestor!
Seeing 'Rize Kamishiro's' Kagune gradually growing, Nimura Furuta only felt an intrinsic pleasure. He was now extremely looking forward to Rize Kamishiro's awakening!
But he still felt it was not enough!
Even at the current pace, 'Rize Kamishiro' would take at least half a year to fully awaken. Suddenly, he remembered a certain man.
He recalled the unique taste of that man's blood, and the feeling of the RC cells in his body boiling after drinking it.
His intuition told him that if that man were used as a sacrifice, his goddess could definitely awaken faster!
However, he also knew the terrifying strength of that man.
'I must prepare. 'The Clowns' must be involved, so what else is there…'
Recalling the two people he brought with him before, a delighted smile appeared on his face.
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When the 'Night Raven' that Lancer had transformed into landed outside Yukinori Shinohara's office, he observed for a while before climbing in through the window again.
Unsurprisingly, he was immediately discovered by Yukinori Shinohara.
"Can't you use a more normal way to come in next time?"
"Given my current situation, where else can I enter besides the window?"
What could Lancer say to the elder's complaint besides shrugging his shoulders?
However, what he didn't expect was that the opponent showed a complicated expression.
"What's wrong?"
Lancer was relatively familiar with Yukinori Shinohara. This uncle was not the type of person who liked to joke around. What was going on today?
"Sigh~"
After sighing, Yukinori Shinohara laid out everything Iwao Kuroiwa had told him before, and Lancer expression became extremely spectacular.
"The Washuu family are… Ghouls?!"
Lancer finally understood why Yukinori Shinohara's expression became so complicated. After all, no one would want their former superior to be their mortal enemy.
However, for him, this was good news. After all, he had already prepared to bear the infamy, but now it seemed unnecessary.
And Yukinori Shinohara paused after hearing Lancer exclamation before continuing to speak.
"Lancer, did you watch TV before?"
"TV? No, what's wrong?"
"Tomorrow… Nimura Furuta is preparing to give a televised speech. Although I don't know what he plans to talk about, I have a bad premonition."
'Televised speech? At a time like this? Does the opponent really think I wouldn't dare to kill him?'
This was Lancer first reaction, but then his brows also furrowed. Although he had only met the opponent a few times, he was clear that the opponent was definitely not someone without a brain. That is to say, could the gain from this speech outweigh him putting his life on the scale?
Yukinori Shinohara looked at Lancer silent expression, and his heart also felt heavy. After all, he knew what he was saying, or rather, what they hoped Lancer would do.
They could allow, or rather, tacitly accept the existence of Ghouls that did not attack humans. After all, there were plenty of carnivorous animals kept in zoos, but they absolutely could not allow a Ghoul to command them, or rather, absolutely could not let others know.
It was almost imaginable how big a crisis of trust and division within the CCG would be caused once the matter of 'the Washuu family being Ghouls' was exposed.
The simplest way at this time was to 'cut the Gordian knot swiftly'. There were only three direct members of the Washuu family in this generation.
Washuu Tsuneyoshi and Washuu Yoshitoki were both killed in the previous battle, so the only survivor was Nimura Furuta. As long as he was killed, even if there was an investigation afterwards, there would be no testimony against them.
However, Nimura Furuta's whereabouts were mysterious, and he was the nominal leader of the CCG. The simplest way for them to swiftly eliminate Nimura Furuta, this 'mess', was the televised speech tomorrow.
"The manpower we can mobilize will be deployed around the venue. Once Nimura Furuta's vehicle appears, we can immediately move to capture him! Afterwards, Marude, Arima, Urie, Tanaka, and Kiyoko will all report the cause and effect of this operation to the headquarters in detail, so you don't need to have any psychological burden."
In their opinion, although Lancer had killed countless Ghouls, he was not actually a butcher who killed indiscriminately. Perhaps he would have a psychological burden about attacking a high-ranking official of the CCG in public, but what about the reality?
When Lancer first participated in a large-scale operation to eliminate a Ghoul restaurant, he killed several 'slavers' who were unrelated to the mission. Lancer was indeed not a person who liked to kill indiscriminately, especially after the incident with the Empire, but when he needed to make a move, he would definitely not hold back.
Or rather, the long spear in his hand was craving the fresh blood of the person named Nimura Furuta!