As a 'Ghoul Investigator', besides the increased salary, the biggest benefit is probably free meals and housing, right? After Lancer was assigned or rather recruited by Kureo Mado, he was naturally assigned to the 20th ward. Early in the morning, he changed his clothes and took a car to the assembly point in the 20th ward.
"Mr. Mado! Sorry I'm late."
As soon as he arrived at the assembly point, Lancer saw Kureo Mado in a trench coat and Koutarou Amon in a serious suit, and the reason he could see the two of them at a glance was that the crowd subconsciously avoided them, after all, they were carrying white briefcases.
There is no doubt that the job of an investigator is to hunt ghouls and protect humans, but because of this, they seem very mysterious in the eyes of ordinary people. In addition, ghouls would also ambush investigators, so it can be said that people have great respect for investigators but will also subconsciously stay away from them, because no one wants to be involved in these things, they just want to live in peace.
"It's alright, we just came early. Okay, let's go."
If Kureo Mado yesterday gave people the feeling of a normal old man, then today, he exuded an indescribable aura.
"Mr. Mado is always like this at work."
Koutarou Amon on the side explained to Lancer in a low voice as he handed a brand new white briefcase to Lancer. Lancer didn't care at all about this, after all, he knew many things that others didn't, such as why Kureo Mado became like this.
At this moment, his attention was completely on the box in his hand. It was clear that this should be the 'Quinque' that Kureo Mado promised him, and it would also be one of the things he would rely on to survive in this world for a while.
"There are a lot of people here, let's take a look at a less crowded place."
It is almost impossible to find an absolutely safe place in this world, but it is very simple to find a deserted place. After all, the existence of ghouls makes people habitually avoid certain places, but this actually saved a lot of trouble for the three people standing in the alley at this moment.
"Because of the material, this quinque is not a very high grade, at most it can only be considered a B-rank, but because it is made from a ghoul's bikaku, it doesn't have any weaknesses. How is it?"
Kureo Mado was quite satisfied with the bloody spear in Lancer hand. As he said, this quinque was not a high grade. The 'bikaku' used came from the ghoul that attacked Lancer. The other party's strength was only average, but in his opinion, this should have great commemorative significance for Lancer.
"I'm very satisfied."
Satisfied? Of course, he was satisfied. According to Lancer understanding, most investigators who came out of the training camp could only get the rank of Third-Class Investigator, and only a small number of excellent people could get the rank of Second-Class Investigator, and in the CCG, only Second-Class Investigators were qualified to get a quinque, let alone a 'custom-made' one.
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Weapon Type: Spear
Rarity: D
Special Ability:
Ghoul Killer : Deals a certain amount of bonus damage to ghouls using RC cells
Strength +50
And just as Lancer was checking the attributes of the quinque in his hand, Kureo Mado was looking around with a strange expression.
"Lancer, although you have temporarily joined my team, you have never participated in actual combat, so today you will be in charge of 'patrolling'. If you find any traces of ghouls, send a signal to me and Amon."
"Okay!"
At this moment, Lancer, who was still immersed in the excitement of getting a new weapon, didn't notice the strange expression on Kureo Mado face and Koutarou Amon look of wanting to say something behind him.
In Lancer opinion, it was very normal for him as a newbie to be assigned the task of patrolling and searching instead of a combat mission, but what he didn't know was that normally, investigators would at least travel in pairs, an Upper-Class Investigator plus a normal investigator. It was clearly abnormal for a 'trainee investigator' like him to be carrying out a mission alone.
And although Lancer knew some of the 'plot', he didn't know some of the 'common sense'. For example, although there are not many ghouls in the 20th ward, they are definitely not only present with the protagonist and those around him. And these ghouls, in order to avoid being hunted down by investigators, mostly hide in some rarely visited places... like the alley Lancer is in now.
'Investigators' and 'Ghouls' are almost two completely opposite existences.
Ghouls feed on humans, and investigators are responsible for protecting humans, so as soon as they meet, it's almost a life-or-death situation. So what would happen if a newbie investigator with no experience appeared alone in a ghoul's hunting ground? For ghouls, it would be the most perfect prey!
"Mr. Mado, is this okay?"
Koutarou Amon stood on the rooftop, looking at Lancer with a worried face. He knew that the information about this hunting ground was found by him.
"It's alright~ It's alright~ I'm here, aren't I? And don't underestimate Lancer strength. Maybe he's not as experienced as you, but in terms of strength alone, he even far surpasses most Second-Class Investigators, and a 'weapon's' place is always on the battlefield. There's no meaning in keeping it in a collection room..."
Kureo Mado words made Koutarou Amon not know what to say for a while. It should be known that a normal investigator who just graduated would generally participate in group operations to gain experience against ghouls before being assigned to a superior investigator, and only after being recognized by the operations commander would they be assigned to other superior commanders to form a team.
'Is the other person really worth Mr. Mado effort?'
Maybe Kureo Mado personality was a bit strange, which caused many people to be afraid to approach him, but his strength and reputation within the CCG were beyond doubt. It should be known that when he was assigned to the other person, the other person was not this attentive. This couldn't help but make him feel a little jealous of the much younger youth below.
And at this moment, the pupils of the two of them contracted, because they had already discovered a ghoul appearing on the billboard above Lancer...
"The show has begun!"
Accompanied by Kureo Mado somewhat distorted voice, Koutarou Amon subconsciously tightened his grip on his briefcase.