A Demon King Through The Worlds

As Lucian and his troupe explored Tokyo, at the same time some people's thoughts unraveled in Anteiku.

"Are you well manager?" Enji Koma expressed his concern, after all since the encounter with Lucian, Yoshimura had been acting strangely.

"... You know that in this world there are many complicated things, right? He's one of them," Yoshimura said helplessly, his hands stopping the coffee-making motion.

"There are two types of people who bring great trouble, those who possess great strength and those who know great secrets. He's a mixture of both." He explained.

As for talking about ambition...

Ambition matters nothing, even the greatest ambition means nothing without the power to realize them.

A person with great strength can change the world in any way he wishes, even against the will of others.

And people who know great secrets can manipulate those who possess power. Of course, if they are not capable enough, they will only die trying to do such a thing.

However, when both come together, it can serve as a harbinger of the storm to come.

'A power that will not be controlled as I was...'

"As long as nothing happens to Anteiku." Enji simply shrugged, not caring too much.

After all, the world is already in chaos, one more or less Lucian doesn't change much.

 ... At least that's what Enji thinks.

"Yes." Yoshimura nodded, even though he knew that things wouldn't be as calm as Enji thought.

Because whenever someone with so much power appears, a big mess ends up happening.

He had done this in the past and his daughter also did the same a few years ago.

So, yes, Yoshimura possesses great experience when it comes to such issues.

'... The two will end up meeting, won't they?' This thought popped into his mind as he thought of Lucian and remembered his daughter.

Not that he could do much about it.

On the other hand, Touka also had deep thoughts, thoughts that she ended up not being able to control.

'Demons... From what they said, it is possible to turn anyone into a demon... this way I could eat Yoriko's food.' Even though this thought seems silly, it contained a deep meaning.

Even though she couldn't eat human food, Touka forced herself to do so, as it had been made by her friend.

A friend she values, a friend she doesn't want to lose.

… Just as she had lost her father and brother.

Therefore, it can be said that she did not care about eating, but about being able to maintain a bond with her precious friend.

.....

In a room of the infinite castle.

"Fifty is more than enough!" Lucian smiled happily after finishing the inventory of the captured ghouls.

Yes, captured, killing them is simply a waste of resources.

Either by doing it the same way Kanou did with Rize, removing her kakuhou and waiting for her to regenerate to repeat the process countless times.

Or by performing a transformation so that they become soldiers.

Both situations ensure better use of resources.

And of course, since Lucian is someone who cares about the environment, he'll do both, ensuring enough rc cells and subordinates.

As for why there were only 50, simple - they didn't want to draw too much attention.

They sure weren't being lazy.

Lucian then turned to his wives and subordinates, saying, "Soon everything will be ready for you to use the rc cells."

"Can't we just devour them now?" asked Akaza, confused as to why they should wait.

"I intend to turn them into a stable source of RC cells, and it's impossible that you haven't devoured any ghouls during the capture process and still haven't noticed any changes."

"Well, you're right, I devoured some in the process, I don't understand why I didn't get a kagune," Akaza replied, Lucian's words being correct.

"Your body did not seek to integrate the RC cells, but to transform them into nutrients. To awaken a kagune using this method you would probably have to devour hundreds or thousands of ghouls, but even then the benefits obtained would be minimal." Lucian explained.

In fact, the rc favors those who already have it from the beginning. In this way, unless the demon already possesses a kakuhou, it will be difficult for him to obtain it.

Lucian being an exception due to his ability to control his body at a cellular level.

"I see." Akaza nodded, pleased with Lucian's explanation.

Even though Lucian didn't need to give an explanation, it still made Akaza more willing to accept.

"Well, now you're free to do whatever you want." Lucian said goodbye to them, intending to continue his plans to farm rc.

He purposely ignored Kie and Mitsuri, the two kind women who felt highly reluctant about what Lucian would do next.

Up to this time, they had not yet fully adapted to the demon life.

On the other hand, Shinobu didn't exhibit any great reactions to what Lucian would do next.

Maybe she disguises it well.

Maybe she is already cold inside, becoming completely indifferent to it.

Maybe she is already used to such things, after all, the knowledge about the anatomy of demons had to come from somewhere.

'There's a chance she'll participate in the future...', Lucian thought, letting out a small smile.

It may be strange to say this, but he was sure he would have a lot of fun with the thing he would do next.

A vivisection.

 He would open his adorable guinea pigs and do some wonderful research with them still alive, of course, he is not someone cruel and will put them to sleep before any operation.

During the process, Lucian will study the anatomy of ghouls a little, while also removing the kakuhou from these individuals.

Although he knew a little about the biology and anatomy of ghouls due to the fact that he had read the original work, he still intended to look it up on his own, confirming that the knowledge he possesses is correct and perhaps acquiring more information.

The kakuhou he intends to use for several things, whether implanting in his subordinates or for the creation of weapons, in addition to the fact that the removal of the ghouls' main weapon will facilitate their imprisonment.

Carrying out all the preparations, a ghoul was soon tied unconscious to a stretcher made of bones, with his belly up, exposing the soft parts, where the incision will be made.

Taking a sharp scalpel in his hands, Lucian gently inserted it into the abdomen of his first subject.

This scalpel made from Lucian's blood has incredible sharpness, easily penetrating and cutting through the ghoul's extremely tough skin and muscles.

And even better, the demon king certifies that this scalpel is infection- and contamination-proof.

Continuing his work, Lucian soon opened the abdomen of the 1st subject, exposing the organs inside her body.

"The vast majority of its organs are the same as humans, except for the kakuhou which can be considered an extra organ, certainly the most visible change is the digestive system.

... Not that this can be observed with the naked eye, but the stomach acid and intestine of ghouls is much more potent than that of humans, digesting all the food consumed at a significantly higher speed."

Using the transparent world, Lucian carefully observed the workings of the 1st subject's body.

Of course, not forgetting to take a sample of said acid to be able to observe its potency, as not everything could be seen with the eyes alone.

"In a much more subtle way, the presence of RC cells, which even though they seem to be confined to certain vessels, end up being part of the constitution of all the tissues of their body."

Analyzing it closely, the ability of RC cells to repair injuries is even superior to that of stem cells.

In fact, it can be considered mutant stem cells, capable of becoming any other cell in the body, multiply at high speeds and not dividing them does not seem to cause telomere shortening.

And even though its action on humans is almost non-existent, it can be assumed that it is thanks to it that they are able to increase their physical capabilities to a level capable of briefly competing with ghouls.

 After all, even possessing the quinques, without a high enough physical capacity, they would be completely useless.