Lancer, who had just escaped, was unaware of what was happening at the CCG headquarters. At this time, he was simply considering what he should do next.
According to Nimura Furuta, Kimi Uikanae was probably imprisoned now, and the first thing he had to do was rescue the opponent. After all, all his plans were built on the successful progress of Kimi Uikanae's research.
Other than that, the only people he cared about were Kureo Mado, Koutarou Amon, and Akira Mado. However, their problem was not big. After all, if the opponent really wanted to make a move, they would have already done so. That meant the three of them were safe for now. So, was there anything else he needed to worry about?
A woman with a gentle smile and a small figure who thanked him awkwardly appeared subconsciously in Lancer mind…
'I'll go pick them up first.'
Lancer, transformed into a Night Raven, flew directly towards the 20th Ward. Undoubtedly, he intended to go and confirm the situation of the Fueguchi mother and daughter.
Since the matter was exposed, he decided to take a different approach and directly confront the CCG's General Chairman. Although it would cause some trouble, he thought that if he could gain the opponent's support, his plan might proceed more smoothly.
Lancer found a secluded location, directly took out his 'Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian', and then directly activated the 'Teleportation' spell on it. A flashing light gate immediately appeared in front of him.
The teleportation portal that came with the 'Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian' itself was linked to Karazhan, but after it became Lancer equipment, it possessed other characteristics. For example, the destination of the teleportation could only be changed once a month, and the location he had set before was naturally his own home.
Lancer crossed the portal, first cautiously looked around, and then transformed into a Night Raven again, leaping out from the balcony. He glanced behind him and then flew towards his destination without hesitation.
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The battle that took place on Rushima Island was enough to change the situation of Ghouls and humans in most of Tokyo, but unfortunately, most people were unaware of it at this time. They continued to live their lives as usual, and this included not only ordinary people but also some Ghouls.
Ryouko Fueguchi went out to work as usual today, while Hinami Fueguchi was reading a book at home.
Although she hadn't attended school due to her identity, her grades were quite good with Touka Kirishima's guidance and her own self-study. But just as she was about to take a rest and drink a cup of coffee, she found a black spot outside the window.
'Could it be a raven?'
Because she kept a parrot, Hinami Fueguchi had specifically studied ornithology, so naturally, she wouldn't mistake it. But what she didn't expect was that the raven actually flew straight towards her direction, but this was not the most exaggerated thing. What surprised her even more was yet to come.
The raven, whose wingspan was not much longer than her arm, suddenly glowed with black light as it approached her balcony, and then a man with a bare upper body was seen flying straight towards her house.
"!!"
This bizarre scene made Hinami Fueguchi instinctively want to close the window, but —
"Smack~!"
The man with the bare upper body actually directly crashed through her window and rushed in.
She almost instinctively shot out Kagune from behind to attack, but —
"Calm down! Look clearly, it's me!"
Although the opponent's words did not really make Hinami Fueguchi trust him, they did calm her down somewhat, allowing her to carefully observe the man who was holding her Kagune with just his hands.
His bare upper body was covered with various sizes of wounds, his abdominal muscles were full of masculine energy, and even his pectoral muscles made her feel self-conscious. However, the most striking features were the opponent's crystal clear right arm and that familiar face.
"Mr. Lancer…?"
Hinami Fueguchi hadn't encountered Lancer since talking to him that day. She had even started to doubt whether she had really misunderstood the relationship between the opponent and her mother before, but what she didn't expect was that their meeting after that would be so — stimulating?
In fact, Hinami Fueguchi already didn't know how to describe her feelings.
After all, not everyone can easily accept a raven suddenly transforming into a half-naked muscular man in front of them.
But Lancer didn't think so much.
"Hinami, where is your mother working now?"
Undoubtedly, Ryouko Fueguchi's workplace was recorded within the CCG, but unfortunately, Lancer could not use the CCG's resources at this time, so the only thing he could do was ask Hinami Fueguchi, but the good news was that the opponent did know her mother's work schedule for the day.
"What's wrong?"
Since Ryouko Fueguchi was attacked last time, Hinami Fueguchi had become vigilant, especially when she heard Lancer somewhat hurried voice, she had a bad premonition.
"Sorry, it seems that you might be implicated again because of me this time."
Although Lancer wouldn't care if he simply ignored it, his character dictated that he would not choose to deceive himself and defend himself. Even if there was no relationship between the two sides, he still wouldn't deny that the root cause of everything was indeed him.
But what Lancer didn't expect was that Hinami Fueguchi was quite calm this time.
"I'll take you to my mother now."
Hinami Fueguchi took her jacket from the hanger next to her and walked directly towards the door, but when she reached the door, she looked behind her.
"What's wrong?"
"No, nothing."
Seeing Lancer hesitant expression, Hinami Fueguchi smiled instead.
"Although I don't know why Mr. Lancer thinks we might be implicated, I believe Mr. Lancer is a good person, so I choose to trust you."
Hinami Fueguchi's smile, besides the gentleness appropriate for her age, also carried an unusual maturity.
Undoubtedly, having experienced many things, although she looked like an ordinary middle school girl, having witnessed the hardships of life, she was still able to distinguish whether the person in front of her had good intentions.
Lancer rubbed the opponent's head with a touch of affection, then suddenly let out a breath.
"After this time, I will try my best to resolve all loose ends."
Hinami Fueguchi, who originally felt a little strange about Lancer rubbing her hair, looked at Lancer with a strange expression.
"Actually, you don't need to promise me, after all…"
"No, actually, my 'promise' is something I say to myself. After all, in my opinion, a promise is more about restraining oneself than restraining others… so you really don't need to care. This is just a requirement a man sets for himself~"
Looking at the refreshing smile Lancer had never shown before, Hinami Fueguchi froze there for a moment, until a few seconds later, she lowered her head, blushing, and put on her shoes.
"Let's go to Mom now!"
Blushing, she directly pushed open the door of the house…