With the reinforcement of his physical quality, Lancer 'Weakness DEBUFF' this time didn't need to last for several days like before, but there were still several hours until the DEBUFF disappeared. He was truly exhausted, but his 'survival instinct' told him that if he couldn't handle the current situation, he might truly not be able to rest properly.
But the question was who should take care of him? To be honest, he really wanted Ryouko Fueguchi to take care of him. After all, if they were alone in a room, he might have a chance to unlock a few new CGs, but the problem was that due to Lancer suggestion passing, the CCG was implementing a new plan. One of them was that if ghouls were willing, they could register with the CCG and receive a free supply of 'ghoul-edible food' for a period of time, and then they could exchange food through normal labor.
And Ryouko Fueguchi also decided to be one of the first ghouls to participate, so she needed to go to the CCG headquarters soon and naturally didn't have time to 'take care' of Lancer.
This was also the reason for the 'confrontation' between Akira Mado and Kirishima Touka.
Now, asking him to choose one person to take care of him...
"How about... let Amon take care of me?"
After much thought, Lancer finally came up with a 'perfect' answer. His survival instinct told him that as long as he chose Amon Koutarou, he would be safe, but when he turned his pleading gaze towards Amon Koutarou------
"Cough cough~!!"
At this moment, the other party was coughing constantly as if he had asthma, and he 'very difficulty' stood up, covering his mouth with his good hand.
"Cough cough, sorry, Lancer, I still have to go for a checkup..."
After speaking, he decisively grabbed the orange he hadn't finished carving and left the ward, leaving behind a group of people whose jaws dropped.
And Lancer felt a silent curse in his heart.
Don't think he didn't know! Amon, that muscle-bound tumbler, once soaked in water for a whole day during a mission, and even his skin wrinkled, but everyone else in the team was hospitalized, and he was the only one who continued to work normally the next day. Moreover, he clearly had an arm injury, not a respiratory tract injury.
'This guy actually abandoned me at this critical moment!'
Unfortunately, even if he wanted to find trouble with the other party, he didn't have the stamina, and more importantly, the glaring expressions of the two people in front of him made it impossible for him to even pretend to go find Amon Koutarou and escape the ward.
Seeing Lancer ambiguous attitude, Akira Mado suddenly felt irritated.
She had actually seen for a long time that Kirishima Touka was different from her. At least the other party didn't truly fall in love with Lancer like she did. This could be seen from the other party's eyes, but since the other party was arguing with her here, it meant that the other party already had a tendency in that direction, so she decided to announce her 'ownership.'
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. In the end, Akira Mado simply crossed her arms, sat on the chair, and said nothing. Kirishima Touka, who suddenly lost her 'opponent,' also felt a bit awkward for a moment. The reason she was confronting Akira Mado just now was simply because she disliked CCG investigators, and that small flutter in her heart was selectively ignored by her.
She didn't feel anything when confronting Akira Mado just now, but now, being stared at by everyone made her feel incredibly shy. After all, although she looked cold, the reason she was like this was simply because she didn't want to interact with unnecessary people. In her opinion, the simplest way for a ghoul to survive in human society is not to get too involved, which has shaped her current personality. But once the facade she built to protect herself and others is peeled away, all that remains is a soul lost due to loneliness...
Lancer noticed the change in atmosphere, but he couldn't figure out why it was wrong. After all, in his opinion, Kirishima Touka's 'ghoul' identity hadn't been exposed, so why was Akira targeting Kirishima Touka so much?
Right!
Lancer suddenly remembered something and opened the briefcase beside him.
"I remember now. I can let 'Zero' take care of me. Although 'Zero' looks like a child, she is actually my 'weapon' and can understand all my intentions. I can make her do anything, and having her take care of me is no different from having another hand..."
Lancer felt that he was too resourceful. Even without the unreliable Amon Koutarou, he could still find other 'unrelated personnel' to help. He even wanted to praise his own ingenuity. After all, no matter what their reason was, they wouldn't have any reaction to a 'weapon,' right?
However, Lancer did not expect that after he finished speaking, three looks of disdain and one look of helplessness were cast upon him.
Ryouko Fueguchi naturally knew that Lancer was not the kind of person who would do strange things. After all, even she had to rely on alcohol and 'forcefulness' to break the restriction barrier and form a relationship with Lancer.
As for the other three?
Seeing 'Zero,' who had transformed into a naked young girl state (all purchased from the system store), one didn't need to say more.
In the end, only Lancer, lying like a corpse in bed, and Zero, wearing a white dress and panties (both purchased from the system store), remained in the room.
Kirishima Touka left first because she couldn't ask about her brother and father in front of Akira Mado due to her identity. After leaving coffee, Ryouko left with Hinami next. Their work today was not going to be easy. And Akira Mado was the last to leave. As a CCG investigator, she naturally had a mission. Visiting Lancer in the hospital was only possible because she took time off in advance. With the CCG being short-staffed recently, she naturally wouldn't stay too long after confirming that everyone else had left and 'Zero's' work ability was confirmed.
Lancer, lying in the hospital bed, couldn't engage in strenuous activity, but he didn't care too much. Instead, he took out his tablet and used his authority to enter the CCG database to keep track of the development of the situation, especially the progress from Dr. Chigyo Koyomi's side. After all, Lancer knew very well that material reality is more tangible than any high-minded rhetoric.
Material foundation is the key to ghouls truly integrating into human society.
It can be said that, at least for the time being, everything was developing as he expected...
However, along with the good news, there was also bad news. There were naturally ghouls who did not want to coexist normally with humans, and who even viewed humans as food rather than equals with equal intelligence. They were the primary targets for CCG cleanup.
Glancing at the half-hour left on the system's weakness timer, he stopped thinking. Once he recovered, it would be the death date for those guys. Lancer would let them know what it means to be 'crushed by the advancing wheel.'
But just as he was considering how to pass the next half hour------
"Click~"
The door to the room was suddenly pushed open, and using the light from the hallway, he saw the face of the person who had entered.
"Akira?"