Chapter 280 “High-Grade Flesh and Blood Material”
A pale hand, as if with sickness, hovered in mid-air. Beneath the thin and soft skin, something black seemed to be flowing, and the black fluid in the deeper layers of the skin began to gather in a regular pattern. Finally, it abruptly formed a strange black skull, which was particularly chilling in contrast to the pale skin of the hand’s owner. At the same time, a giant coffin exuding black energy appeared out of thin air next to the owner of the hand.
“Tch, failed again.”
Looking at the skull tattoo on her wrist and the black coffin beside her, Kazumi, who was sitting on the bed, dejectedly lowered her raised right hand. Rubbing her chin, she dismissed the black coffin she had summoned with her ability back to its original alternate dimension.
“Why is this happening? I thought I had found a sense of control…”
Muttering to herself about her not-so-easy-to-control ability, the young girl sat up from the bed, picked up a densely written notebook from beside the desk, and continued to review the notes she had taken at the convenience store, rubbing her chin.
“Pursue the method of controlling abilities by following the activation method of the original ability…”
Recalling the most common method for psychics to master their abilities, which Noyoru Yokota had told her, the girl closed her eyes and thought for a while, but still had no clue…
She hadn’t fully accepted the memories of her previous self, Kazumi Shimizu. Fortunately, thanks to the girl’s simple interpersonal relationships, she could manage her previous life even without most of her memories.
However, now, there were no memories related to her abilities at all.
“Sigh, forget it… I’ll think of a way later.”
Casually tossing the notebook aside, Kazumi slumped onto the bed, rare to release a hint of decadence that belonged to a shut-in from her past life.
After all, Kazumi had sacrificed a lot to solve the weakness of her ability release. Although the current Kazumi enjoyed the sense of control women had over males through charm, no matter what, forcing herself to maintain a good relationship with a piece of flesh and blood material for some purpose was probably like her past job. Who would be willing to do such a thing if there were no benefits to be gained?
The initial help in solving trouble might not count; it was just the girl’s righteous intervention after empathizing. But for her later actions, the girl had acted with her own purpose.
Looking back, although the purpose had been achieved, it hadn’t solved Kazumi’s current problem! Moreover, Kazumi felt she had done everything that her current persona could do. She couldn’t just go and ask Noyoru Yokota directly how to use her ability, as that might cause new trouble.
As for Uncle Fukada, if he didn’t come to her, Kazumi generally couldn’t contact him. And asking the organization [Shell] for information about abilities was probably the girl’s last resort. After all, in this underground organization filled with betrayal and slaughter, casually confiding in others and exposing her abilities and weaknesses was no different from suicide in Kazumi’s opinion.
“But on a more positive note, it can be considered that I’ve understood his ability? The potential rating can probably be increased a bit?”
Turning her body and tucking the pillow between her thighs, Kazumi’s thoughts shifted to another aspect.
She had to admit that the girl had probably found a treasure?
In the girl’s plan, it was very necessary to get acquainted with a Hero Department student from Shikoku Gakuin, preferably a hero student from the common class who was not controlled by their family. This way, it would be more convenient for her to obtain some information about abilities, and she would also have better control.
Even if she failed and was exposed, it would be easier to deal with a commoner than a descendant of a noble family.
Although the background of a large family could also be a good object to exploit, Kazumi currently believed she hadn’t reached that level yet. Moreover, the Yokota family’s background was enough for her.
What Kazumi hadn’t expected was that Noyoru Yokota, a colleague she met while working part-time, actually had considerable potential in terms of abilities.
Being able to intern at the Muscle Hero Agency before was already a pleasant surprise for the girl. But at that time, Kazumi only thought it was because of his good academic performance. After all, the requirements for interns were not too high, let alone a graduate of Shikoku Gakuin.
But from the abilities Noyoru Yokota mentioned before, what the young man was too embarrassed to say, “the ability awakened accidentally during a fight,” was indeed a sufficiently high-rated ability in Kazumi’s eyes.
[“Special ability to control blood qi and killing intent”] This was the evaluated rating given by the school’s professional ability evaluator provided by Noyoru Yokota. It was an ability with high potential but great control difficulty, which was also the reason Noyoru Yokota dared not use his ability when fighting others.
It should be known that even when he first awakened, he was driven by killing intent and almost beat someone to death. Uncle Masamori had to put in a lot of effort to bail Noyoru Yokota out of the police station.
As for these, in Kazumi’s opinion, none of them were a big deal. Anyway, it was a casual move in her boredom. It would be better if it were useful, and it didn’t matter if it wasn’t. She could just consider it a long-term investment.
Moreover, if it was due to the side effects of the ability, perhaps the girl really had a way to help him solve it. This kind of flesh and blood material with a berserker attribute, if it could be perfectly refined into an undead creature, would basically be a high-level undead soldier.
Silently adding the words “[High-level flesh and blood material]” to the positioning of Noyoru Yokota in her mind, Kazumi nodded with satisfaction. This baseline of “die if you don’t work hard” fit the current social rhythm, didn’t it?
Picking up the vibrating mobile phone beside her, she casually replied to the greeting Noyoru Yokota had sent half an hour ago. Then, as if she thought of something, a genuine smile appeared on her cold and aloof little face. She scrolled to the pinned chat with the little flame, clicked on a cute cat emoji, and sent it.
The use of abilities consumes the internal energy of the body. In this regard, even undead creatures that do not feel fatigue will feel weak due to the lack of energy in their bodies.
Therefore, Kazumi planned to go to bed early today to recover the energy consumed by experimenting with her abilities. Of course, playing with pets before bed out of boredom was also a daily routine, and it wouldn’t waste too much time.
Looking at the message the other party sent instantly, the arc of the girl’s lips deepened. She pulled the pillow closer to her chest, planning to change to a more comfortable position to chat and text.
But in the next moment, a familiar signal rang in her mind. The originally “happy” eyes gradually receded, and the cold, mechanical reason surfaced again.
Reluctantly picking up her phone and replying a few more sentences, Kazumi put the phone in her pocket. She raised her right hand, and the familiar black coffin reappeared. Kazumi no longer waited and hurriedly walked into her territory.
