Please call me Cyber ​​Demon King

"If you don't want to die, wait a bit. There's only one successful case of this guy's half-ghoul transformation surgery so far."

Ke Ling smiled. She didn't know whether these two sisters were lucky or unlucky, but they were indeed the only two lucky ones besides the protagonist Kaneki Ken in the early stages, hitting that odds of a fraction of a percent.

Anju Kuro and Anju Naoshiro exchanged a glance. They both realized that Mr. Collins, who was wearing a silver fox mask, seemed to have a higher level of skill than Kanou Akihiro.

"Mr. Collins, what is your purpose? Can you tell me now?"

Although Kanou Akihiro wanted to ignore these guys and immediately start the experiment, he hadn't forgotten that Mr. Collins wasn't truly one of his own.

He was very puzzled. What did this mysterious person who suddenly appeared want from him? It couldn't be that he came specifically to tell him how to improve the "half-ghoul transformation surgery," could it?

"Actually, I originally came to kill you. After all, in my opinion, a guy like you wouldn't be a pity even if you died a thousand times."

Ke Ling spoke calmly, which surprised Kanao Akihiro, who seemed somewhat taken aback.

"You mean I experiment on humans? Turn humans into ghouls?"

Kanou Akihiro didn't make any unusual moves; he knew that he had little chance of escaping from the man wearing the silver fox mask.

"That's right, guys like you should be killed on sight."

Ke Ling nodded. He really didn't have a good impression of Akihiro Kanou because Kanou was simply too shameless.

Although Ke Ling doesn't consider himself a good person, he at least tries to avoid becoming a psychopath. His values ​​prevent him from agreeing with Kanou Akihiro's actions.

Kanou Akihiro may have many reasons, many of which sound very noble: to revive his mother, to research a treatment that allows humans to use Rc cells, or to overthrow the rule of the Washuu family of ghouls.

But no matter how many reasons this guy has, it doesn't change the essence of what he did. He is turning humans into cannibalistic monsters. As someone who was also forcibly turned into a cannibalistic monster, Ke Ling has enough reason to kill him for this alone.

Moreover, this guy's "half-ghoul technology" was not yet mature, which caused the deaths of many people, so he deserved to die.

"As a fellow ghoul researcher, I think you should understand that it was an unavoidable sacrifice, and their deaths would make a huge contribution to humanity."

The smile on Kanou Akihiro's face disappeared. He knew he had committed many sins, but his belief in resurrecting his mother kept him going.

"No, that can be avoided. As long as we conduct adaptive tests in advance, we can avoid those unnecessary sacrifices. In the end, it's because you're too eager for quick success. With your abilities, you could probably come up with ways to improve."

Ke Ling shook her head, her expression beneath the mask filled with disgust.

"Also, don't talk about how their deaths made a huge contribution to human society. Whether they made a contribution or not is not up to you to decide, and whether or not to make a contribution should not be decided by you."

To be honest, the kind of behavior that Kanou Akihiro does—using innocent people as experiments on them with wishful thinking and then claiming that their deaths have made a great contribution to human society—is even more disgusting to Ke Ling than that of a simple psychopathic killer.

Just as hypocrites are more hated than genuine villains, even when doing the same thing, they still insist on finding a seemingly righteous and respectable excuse for their behavior.

"Mr. Collins, your research on ghouls is far more in-depth and thorough than mine. Did these research results come out of thin air?! Could you have obtained these results without conducting any experiments?!"

Kanao Minamoto frowned, his tone becoming dissatisfied. He couldn't understand why this Mr. Collins could so confidently criticize him. If he had to put it another way, weren't they all birds of a feather? Wasn't Dave Collins doing the same research? And even more thoroughly!

“Mr. Collins, I remember you said you had a way to solve my mother’s problem? It was a way to bring her back from the dead! If you can even do that, how many experiments have you done to prove it?!”

Ke Ling had previously said he could solve his mother's problem, and Kanao Minbo hadn't forgotten that. Being brought back from the dead was the ultimate goal he had been pursuing, and he was willing to do anything for it!

"It's impossible. The idea of ​​bringing the dead back to life is something Furuta Nimura was lying to you about, or rather, he simply didn't know if it was even possible."

Ke Ling spoke frankly, saying that Furuta Nimura had easily persuaded Furuta Akihiro to work for him, using only one sentence.

"Kagune is a product of imagination, possessing infinite possibilities."

That's true; Kagune does have many functions, including fire-breathing, electric discharge, bombs, laser cannons, and creating clones.

In theory, a kagune can be transformed into any form through imagination, but only a very small number of ghouls can actually do this.

But whether this property can truly bring the dead back to life is anyone's guess. In the end, Akihiro Kanou paid with the lives of countless people but still failed to revive his mother.

""

Kanou Akihiro remained silent. If someone else had said this to him, he certainly wouldn't have paid any attention. But this Mr. Collins was clearly more knowledgeable about ghouls than he was, so he was willing to listen, perhaps as it could serve as a reference for the future.

He knew, of course, that it was just a pipe dream, and now that someone with authority had come out to deny it, it was just further proof of that. But so what?

"Actually, if someone has only recently died, there is a possibility of resurrection, but that is definitely not the kind of resurrection you want. As for someone like your mother who has been dead for a long time, there is absolutely no possibility of resurrection."

Ke Ling revealed Kanou Akihiro's final research findings: transforming the dead into kagune monsters. Takatsuki Sen could also do this, as was Noroi, but he had almost no self-awareness.

Akihiro Kanou also succeeded; he resurrected a large number of investigators, including some with relatively sound self-awareness like Okadaira. However, Okadaira needed to constantly rely on drugs to maintain his life and consciousness.

In Ke Ling's view, these research results are already extremely abnormal, but this is clearly not the kind of revival that Akihiro Kanou wanted.

""

Kanao Minbo remained silent. As Ke Ling explained the results in more and more detail, he became increasingly surprised. This Mr. Collins had actually taken the experiment to such a level.

"So what exactly do you want me to do?"

Kanao Akihiro spoke slowly, still not understanding Mr. Collins's intentions. Was he trying to persuade him to give up?

“Kano Akihiro, give up on the so-called resurrection. This path is a dead end. Continue to research the medical applications of ghouls' regenerative abilities. Isn't that what you and your father have been insisting on for two generations? Your current thinking is a bit too extreme.”

Ke Ling felt that she could give Kanao Akihiro a chance, at least to let him produce some medical achievements to atone for his past sins.

Humans can be good or evil, but technology and weapons are neither good nor bad. One thing is undeniable: if Akihiro Kanou's research is used in the right place, it can save countless lives.

Goodness, it's going to get colder and snow heavily, guys, keep warm.

Chapter 112 Be My Apprentice

"give up"

Kanao Akihiro gave a hoarse laugh, making it sound simple.

"Even if there's only a sliver of hope, I won't give up. Before I started doing all this, I knew the chances of success were almost zero, but how could I be content if I didn't try?!"

Akihiro Kanou's hands trembled, and he was very excited. He had always known that it was almost impossible, but he was willing to try!

"You've certainly perfected the half-ghoul transformation surgery better than I have, but when it comes to research on resurrection, I might not be able to surpass you!"

Decades of persistence have made Kanao Akihiro incredibly obsessive, and Ke Ling's words once again confirm that the possibility of success is extremely slim.

But then I thought, we've already achieved the point of reviving people, even restoring their consciousness, so if we just take one more step, just one small step forward, wouldn't we be able to cross that threshold?

"As expected, you're hopeless."

Ke Ling sighed. Kanao Akihiro seemed like a normal person, but decades of obsession had driven him to madness.

He wouldn't give up until he saw the final result with his own eyes, until he banged his head against that wall and got hurt badly.

"But I admit that you are right about one thing: sacrifices can indeed be avoided. Limiting the power of the Hekbao and opening it up one level at a time can indeed allow for better observation of changes in the human body."

Akihiro Kano changed the subject, his expression gradually calming down.

“My previous method was too inefficient. With your method, I can save a lot of trouble and no longer have to spend time looking for test subjects.”

Kanou Akihiro turned his gaze to the Anju sisters beside him. These two sisters were the best test subjects, enough for him to observe for a while.

"That's why I told you this method, Kanou Akihiro. This is the right way. If you use your previous method to create half-ghouls, they will only hate you and will not cooperate with your research."

Ke Ling guided Kanao Mingbo, explaining that the old man had brought in the Anjiu sisters because he wanted to find two people willing to cooperate with his research, a statement he naturally agreed with.

"You want to resurrect your mother, of course you can, but you shouldn't use innocent lives as a means to achieve that. Even if you succeed in the end, will your mother be willing to accept such a resurrection? Seeing you like this, will your mother really be happy?"

Ke Ling began to teach him values, explaining that if Kanao Akihiro truly cared about his mother, then this was a problem he had to face.

""

Kanao Akihiro remained silent. These were things he would only need to consider after he succeeded. To be honest, because the chances of success were so low, he hadn't even thought about these issues at all.

"Is this your purpose? To lead me down a different path? A path for which no one will sacrifice? What if I choose to refuse?"

Akihiro Kano spoke slowly, but he already knew the answer.

"Then I will kill you."

Ke Ling did not hesitate to let him cooperate with Kanao Akihiro. He could not bear to watch Kanao Akihiro keep using the lives of innocent people to build his research results. His values ​​had not collapsed to that extent.

“I understand. At least for now, I won’t do that again.”

Kanao Minamoto nodded. The failed mutants weren't of much help to his research. If he had had Ke Ling's method before, he wouldn't have done it, needlessly taking unnecessary risks. He didn't want to become a target of public criticism.

“Great, it seems we’ve reached a preliminary consensus on this point.”

Ke Ling nodded. Of course, he wouldn't trust Kanao Akihiro so easily, but at least for now, the guy would be more restrained.

In his heart, Akihiro Kanou understands good and evil. Therefore, he will not choose extreme measures when conditions permit. However, once this path is blocked, he will definitely relapse into his old ways and choose extreme measures again. He has no bottom line.

If it weren't for the fact that Earthlings A and B were difficult to contact and trust under the protection of the CCG, Ke Ling would never have cooperated with someone like Kanao Akihiro.

"In exchange for the completion of the half-ghoul transformation surgery, I need you to make me a quinque using Rize Kamishiro's kagune."

Ke Ling made her own request: as for the transplant of the Kagura, it's not urgent for now; let's wait until Kanou Akihiro completes the "half-ghoul transformation surgery" first.

Moreover, Ke Ling had no intention of exposing his secrets to this guy. He didn't trust Kanao Akihiro; he was a man without principles, and no one knew what he might do.

If Akihiro Kanou knew the secret about his body, who knows what kind of wicked ideas that guy might have.

This world is already bad enough. If this guy manages to create something related to ghosts and spread it, things will get really messed up.

"That's no problem. What shape do you need?"

Akihiro Kanou agreed, which was very easy for him, given that he had worked at the CCG's research institute for so long.

Rize Kamishiro's kagune is a rimakaku, which is quite malleable, so there is a lot of freedom in the styles that can be chosen for processing.

"Just follow this style."

Ke Ling drew his thermal samurai sword. For the time being, this weapon was still the most convenient to use, since the first systematic combat method he learned was "Water Breathing".

"no problem."

Kanou Akihiro glanced at the thermal samurai sword, then nodded directly, saying that the rinkaku could certainly be made into a sword shape.

Although this sword looks to have a very special craftsmanship, the Quinque is no less impressive; it is the only weapon humans rely on to fight ghouls.

"Is there anything else?"

Kanou Akihiro could tell that this Mr. Collins clearly valued Rize Kamishiro's talent, which was probably one of his goals.

This is normal. Anyone who studies ghouls would be able to resist such an excellent kagune mother.

"I'll be staying here for a while, is that alright?"

Ke Ling planned to use this place as a rest stop, which would also allow him to keep an eye on Kanao Akihiro, lest the guy run away.

"Of course, this is also a good opportunity for us to discuss research on ghouls."