Outside the gate of the Tenshu-kaku villa.
A young girl was squatting alone under the streetlight, looking small, pitiful, and helpless.
“.....”
After a day of shopping and eating, when he returned to the villa district, Xia Tian saw this scene.
He was surprised by the arrival of Touka Kirishima. He had underestimated their determination.
“How did you find this place?”
Touka looked at the small Bichōtan and then at Xia Tian. She suddenly widened her eyes. This was the true face of the mysterious boss behind the mask.
She suppressed her excitement, nervously pulling out her phone. “I put a tracker in one of the coffee bean jars.”
Xia Tian: “......”
Ghouls playing with technology, quite skilled. No wonder you could pass the university entrance exams later on. You're quite intelligent.
“This isn’t the place to talk. Come in with me.”
Touka nodded and followed Xia Tian with an uneasy heart.
Since knowing the location, Touka had prepared for the worst. This area even had investigators guarding the gate, and the people living here were either rich or noble, definitely upper class.
But she didn’t expect the mysterious boss to be so easy-going and let her in so smoothly.
“Xiaoqian, Xiao Yu, take the little one to take a bath. I will entertain the guest.”
As soon as he got home, Xia Tian took Touka directly to the basement gym.
“Come on, let's fight first.”
“Huh?” Touka was dumbfounded.
“I want to test my own strength and also understand how ghouls fight.”
Last week, he ate the Thunderclap Fruit, and last night he submitted the mission and obtained the Eight Extraordinary Techniques. Xia Tian knew he was strong, but he didn’t know how strong.
As his words fell, an arc of electricity flickered on Xia Tian's body, making him look like the god of thunder descending.
Touka’s pupils contracted, and her kagune manifested in shock. This was definitely not a ghoul, nor an investigator who could only rely on weapons.
“Sir, are you an Onmyoji?”
“No, I'm just a stall owner who is interested in things.” Xia Tian shook his head in denial.
“.....”
“Let’s begin. If you can hurt me, I’ll take care of your meals for the rest of your life.”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Hearing this, Touka immediately launched an attack, her kagune swinging with agility, a series of strikes fiercely attacking Xia Tian.
He dodged the attacks easily with a few quick movements. Xia Tian said calmly, “No need to test me. Give it your all.”
Xia Tian wanted to practice, and only through actual combat could he master his abilities. It was obvious that Touka was a good training partner.
Touka furrowed her brows. Her pride, her speed, was completely suppressed. If speed didn't work, then use strength. Gritting her teeth and stomping her feet, Touka unleashed her ultimate move, her kagune pulled back like a bowstring.
“Then please be careful, boss. You might die!”
The next moment, the red kagune was launched like a thunderbolt, scattering in all directions. This move consumed a lot of energy and wasn’t used often.
“Cut it out, that’s not fair.”
Several meters away, Xia Tian seemed to be frozen in shock, standing there, as the kagune bullets shot into his body one after another.
“Be careful, Boss?”
Touka was horrified. The kagune went through Xia Tian and came out the other side. The moment they made contact, his body was pierced with large holes, but they healed immediately.
Seeing this bizarre scene, Touka's pupils were filled with an imperceptible fear. “What is this? Are you human or ghost?”
“It's just elementalization. No need to make a fuss.”
Xia Tian waved his hand casually. The next moment, a red light appeared on his right hand. He was very curious about the difference between ghouls and humans, and he wanted to see if his Double All Hands could modify them.
“Now, let me show you what I can do.”
“...”
“Wait! What are you going to do?”
Touka already had the intention to retreat, but in a flash of lightning, her body was numbed. She could only watch helplessly as Xia Tian approached.
Her small frame couldn't help but tremble.
“Scientific research.”
Xia Tian took a deep breath, with the grand ambition of healing the sick and saving lives, he gently touched Touka's transparent red kagune, the icy soft touch.
It wasn't as hard as it seemed when she attacked.
He lifted his white shirt slightly, revealing the small, cute rabbit. He took a deep breath, squeezed out a smile and said, “Don’t misunderstand.”
“I’m researching.”
“Hentai!!”
“......”
A minute later, the situation seemed to be out of Xia Tian's control.
“No, wait, Touka, calm down. Why are you pulling my pants?”
“I’m really researching, look, your broken other kagune is healed. … My god, is this how you use your kagune? Don't come closer.”
“Let go, let go. You’re holding me too tight.”
“It’s going to break!”
“Yamete~”
After two hours of in-depth research.
A tear rolled down Xia Tian’s cheek. He felt sorry for Xue Nai, sorry for himself, sorry for humanity.
He almost raised the white flag in this fight.
Touka, lying on the yoga mat, her hooded coat casually discarded nearby. The light shone on her fair body.
After his two-hour scientific research, Touka, who had been thoroughly researched, was in a state of blurry consciousness.
Her white, straight little feet twitched, trying to close together.
“This research was successful. I’ve gained a deeper understanding of ghouls. A few more times and I should be able to completely cure your inability to eat.”
Xia Tian said weakly, clutching his lower back. Although there were some unexpected events in the process, the result was good. Xia Tian already had a thorough understanding of the structure of ghouls.
The Double All Hands did work on ghouls. He believed that with a few more research subjects, the ghoul modification project would be successfully conquered.
“...”
“You, what did you do just now?”
Hearing Xia Tian's words, Touka, who was lying on the yoga mat, struggled to get up, but found that her body was completely powerless.
However, she felt strangely good, as if an energy source was filling her deficiencies.
“As you can see, modifying ghoul genes.”
“What? How is that possible?”
Confirming her guess, Touka looked completely disbelieving, “Is it possible? Can we become like normal humans?”
“Halfway there. The research samples and times are still too few. Next time, maybe I can completely modify you.”
“When is next time? And… can you be a little gentler during research?”
“......” Xia Tian was silent. You’re addicted, aren’t you?
“In two days, in two days…,” he said with no confidence. If it hadn’t been for the Double All Hands, he might have lost this time. Who would have thought ghouls had such a strong recovery ability.