In the anime, their emotions can be combined into strange props

Not to mention anything else, the store manager he just met, an SSS-rank ghoul who felt a little weak in a fight, was once just a member of [V], an organization under the Shu clan.

Upon hearing this, Yukinoshita nodded in agreement without any objection. She mentioned this matter only because she was afraid that Xia Yan didn't know the situation and would step into this pit.

Since he already knew the situation, there was nothing more to say. Yukinoshita now only hoped to leave this world as soon as possible and return home safely. Naturally, she had no intention of delving into other matters.

"Oh, right."

After skipping this topic, Xia Yan took out a ring as colorful as ice crystal glass from his pocket and handed it carefully to Yukinoshita Yukino in front of him.

Chapter 67: Quinque Teacher

[Snow Girl's Cursed Ring (Blue)]

This is a ring that Xia Yan synthesized a long time ago, and its equipment effect is also very simple.

When the wearer uses ice and snow skills, it will add the ice and snow energy in the ring to the wearer, making the skill gain (blue) +2 effect.

As usual, Xia Yan half-rented and half-sold the ring to Yukinoshita.

Yukinoshita didn't act pretentiously. She just said, "Thank you, I'll return the points to you," and then generously took the ring and put it on the middle finger of her left hand.

At this time, Yukinoshita Yukino was wearing the white uniform windbreaker of CCG. The chill emitted faintly from the ice crystal snow girl ring on her left hand in the pocket of the windbreaker made her look as cold and elegant as a plum blossom standing proudly in the snow.

Also let Xia Yan...

"Crack!"

I forgot to turn off the sound of my phone camera when taking pictures.

Ahem, don't get me wrong, he doesn't have any hobby of taking secret photos, he just likes collecting new illustrations and skins.

He couldn't help but want to collect pictures of this limited edition CCG white ice uniform of Yukinoshita Yukino. If Yukinoshita asked him to do so, he would regretfully delete the photos.

Fortunately, Yukinoshita only frowned slightly when she saw this, and said with her cherry lips slightly parted, "Didn't you say you were going to meet with the CCG people? Don't be stupid here."

"Oh."

Seeing that she had no objection, Xia Yan set the photo as the screen saver, and then took Yukinoshita to the branch in District 20 according to the map he found on the computer.

According to the instructions from CCG headquarters, after the two of them report to the 20th District Branch, they will probably go out in groups of two to search for the ghouls in the Bronze Tree.

However, Xia Yan had some plans. When he saw two familiar investigators walking towards him in the corridor of the CCG branch, he took Yukinoshita to meet them.

The duo that Xia Yan was targeting was led by an old-looking investigator with a head full of white hair, a half-hunched body, one eye wide open and the other narrowed, appearing to be very neurotic and eerie.

Following behind him was his junior partner who was tall, handsome, and had a neat crew cut.

"Mado-sama, I've long heard of your name."

"Oh~, isn't this Xia Yanshang?"

Xia Yan was the first to extend his right hand toward the elderly investigator leading the group. Mado Wuxu, unlike his outward appearance, was not as gloomy or difficult to get along with. He shook Xia Yan's hand normally and started a polite chat. "I've heard about your exploits of conquering a Bronze Tree Ghoul stronghold all on your own. I've also heard of your great name for a long time."

"So, what do you want from me?"

"You're being a bit harsh on me. Mado-shoujo, I won't beat around the bush."

Xia Yan said frankly, "I'm not bragging, I do have some confidence in my own fighting ability, but on the other hand, because I'm focused on combat, I realize that I'm far behind you in terms of experience, especially in ghoul hunting and... guiding newcomers."

"Because the Investigator's regulations require two people to act, the higher-ups put the pressure on me, a junior."

At this point, Xia Yan's expression was full of helplessness, and he looked at Yukinoshita beside him, "But our Quinque types are completely different. I really don't have the ability to guide her, but leaving her alone is not good either. So, Mado-sama, I have a humble request."

"I wonder if we can join you in this search for the Bronze Tree? I would also like to ask you to teach me, a junior, how to use the Quinque during this operation."

"Hmm~"

Zhenhu Wuxu hesitated for a moment, "Since you said so, I naturally won't refuse."

Hearing this, Yukinoshita didn't need Xia Yan's reminder. She stepped forward and bowed slightly to Mado Wuxu respectfully, "Senior Mado, I am Yukinoshita Yukino, a third-class investigator. Please give me your guidance."

"Well, Ms. Yukinoshita, this person can be considered your senior, Amon Kotaro..."

While the three people were getting to know each other, Xia Yan also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Mado Kure can be said to be the most two-sided character in Tokyo Ghoul.

He hated ghouls so much that he would dismember a ghoul mother and use her as bait to lure her young daughter.

He was fickle, vicious, and used foul language to taunt people; these were all aspects of his behavior when facing ghouls.

But on the other hand, if you ask his former partner and his current junior, Kotaro Amon, they will all say: Although he has a weird personality, Mado is a very good partner/teacher.

At the same time, Mado Wuxu is also very unique and experienced in the use of Quinque. The Flute-mouthed Type I Quinque that he probably hasn't obtained yet is a very typical blade-whip type Quinque that is more than ten meters long.

This Quinque was later passed on to his daughter Mado Akira. It is said that it took his daughter a year to master the Quinque.

His old father said: Oh no, can't this thing be used right away?!

Mado Wuxu has acquired this simple and proficient skill in using Quinque after years of experience accumulation. Letting him be Yukinoshita's Quinque teacher is one of the main reasons why Xia Yan came to him.

"Snapped!"

The search for ghouls was even more boring than Xia Yan had imagined. After the four of them decided to act together, four figures of different sizes wearing white windbreakers began to travel through various remote, dark, narrow alleys, abandoned construction sites and other places in Tokyo.

After a while, they finally found a middle-aged ghoul who looked like an ordinary person. Then Yukinoshita was thrown out by Xia Yan, and the ghoul was used as her sparring partner.

At this time, Yukinoshita was in an open space, waving the light whip Quinque in her hand randomly, and the ghoul opposite her was still very nervous at first. He used the purple shell-like Kagaku as thick as an arm to block in front of him.

As a result, when Yukinoshita's whip was about to reach his side, he knew with a strange look on his face that he had encountered a very rare, pure newbie investigator.

After realizing this, the ghoul's originally timid expression suddenly turned ferocious, and it approached Yukinoshita.

Although Yukinoshita was indeed nervous in her first battle, she was not frightened by his aura and became weak in the face. Instead, she retreated consciously while waving the light whip wildly.

As the distance got closer, Yukinoshita swung her whip wildly, and finally one of the whips hit the ghoul in front of her, and then the ghoul's face changed in an instant.

Although the force of this attack was not strong and could not hurt him much, as the flash of faint blue light passed from the light whip to his body, he suddenly felt his joints become stiff and his movements slowed down.

By the time he realized something was wrong and wanted to escape to the back, Yukinoshita had already gritted her teeth and approached, whipping him repeatedly with the whip. The coldness spread, and a thin layer of ice slowly covered the ghoul's body, and finally it turned into an ice sculpture covered with frost and fell down.

After watching the entire battle scene, Xia Yan could only describe it in four words: a fight between two weaklings.

The Snow Maiden Ring that Yukinoshita wears has an effect of Ice and Snow Skill (Blue) +2, which can be roughly converted to be equivalent to his Erhu Flow Skill +2.

This means that Yukinoshita's current strength on paper is almost approaching that of the Second Stage, Hakumei, but even when she beat an ordinary C-rank ghoul, she ended up in this state.

Although they knew that it was her first time and her poor performance was understandable, Xia Yan in the dark, along with Mado Wuxu and Amon Kotaro beside her, all looked as if they could not bear to watch.

"So, Ms. Yukinoshita, why did you choose such a difficult-to-use whip-type Quinque..."

Chapter 68: The First Form of Armor: Dragon Claw

"You could choose a Kaku that's easier to use, or a gun-type Yuku that's much more useful than this."

Mado Wuxu, who came out from the dark, asked the question first in confusion.

Unfortunately, Yukinoshita had no idea why she was sent this kind of Quinque, so she just stood there and said frankly: "Sorry."

"...Forget it, I guess you have your own reasons. I'm not such a tactless person."

Seeing this, Mado Wuxu was silent for a moment. Then, probably imagining some plot about inheriting a Quinque from a friend/family member/parent, he patted his forehead and said, "Although the technique you used was poor, this is a very good Quinque."

"Although it may seem underpowered, it can gradually slow down the enemy as it hits them, eventually freezing them."

Xia Yan glanced at Zhenhu Wuxu who was traveling with him. He seemed to have mistaken the effect of the Snow Girl Ring for the effect of Quinque.

But it’s okay this way. Overall, it’s within his expectations.

"Maybe you can change your mindset."

As he spoke, Mado Wuxu's eyes lit up, "First, you should start with the basics. I will teach you some basic whip Quinque techniques, and secondly..."

"Perhaps you could change your goal from killing the enemy to hitting them as much as possible, making full use of Quinque's strengths and gradually slowing down the frozen target. Your previous choice of increasing the number of whip swings was correct, and all you need to improve is your hit rate."

Mado Wuxu offered some practical advice, then turned his gaze to the ice sculpture lying at his feet and said to Yukinoshita in a tone of instruction, "That won't do, Ms. Yukinoshita. You can't let your guard down until you're sure the ghoul is completely dead. Now you should do something that's still unfinished."

Hearing this, Yukinoshita's eyes dropped, and she suddenly clenched the handle of the light whip Quinque tightly, squeezing it so hard that the tips of her five fingers turned a little white.

half an hour.

"It made you laugh."

While Xia Yan was talking with Zhenhu Wuxu, he looked at Yukinoshita, whose task progress bar should have jumped up a level but whose face was pale. He then raised his left hand, hesitated in mid-air for a while, and then gently patted Yukinoshita on the back.

Yukinoshita closed her eyes tightly and did not resist. Instead, she suddenly grabbed Xia Yan's strong wrist with her bare hand.

"No, no, I didn't expect that this was Ms. Yukinoshita's first time reaping a ghoul's life."

Mado Wuxu said as a matter of course: "But this kind of thing always has to be done, just get used to it slowly. You have to remember that although the appearance of ghouls is disgustingly similar to us, they are all monsters in essence!"

"Don't show any mercy, and don't go easy on them, or you might be the one who died!"

Nothing special happened after that. Yukinoshita was very smart and strong. After releasing her grip on Xia Yan's wrist, she began to practice normally and hard with the C-rank ghoul they encountered later.

At night, night falls.

The four of them paused their search and returned to the CCG branch in Area 20.

This investigator's base, in addition to being an office for civilian staff, not only provides food and accommodation, but also has a professional training ground.

Now Xia Yan and Yukinoshita live in the same room. Although it is normal for investigators to work in pairs, it is rare for them to live in the same room when they return to the CCG branch, not to mention that they are a man and a woman.

So Xia Yan, who had just returned from outside, heard a lot of gossip whispered from the surroundings from time to time.

However, it was just a misunderstanding. Compared with the safety issue, the two of them didn't care about the gossip at all. They still insisted on staying in the same room.

Xia Yan's purpose of going to the dungeon this time was mainly to test the operation of the main god, so he did not intend to push Xueshita too hard. What's more, the "bait" he just threw was still fermenting, so they had a relatively easy time today.

But even so...

The fragments that floated down from Yukinoshita hardly stopped the entire afternoon—because her current situation was also partly influenced by me, so all the emotions that met the standards in her reincarnation world could turn into fragments.

Thinking of this, Xia Yan secretly sighed that he had found a very good way to explode the fragments. At the same time, he couldn't help but cast his gaze on the beautiful profile of Yukinoshita who was sitting quietly at the table in front of him.

Her cherry lips kept opening and closing, but no sound came out - she seemed to be giving herself psychological counseling.

After thinking for a while, Xia Yan stepped forward and touched Xuexia's head, comforting her...

"There seems to be a training ground here. Do you want to go there and practice for a while?"

Well, having something to do, she had no time to think about random things, it was perfect!

Yukinoshita raised her eyes slightly, glanced at him, then slapped away the big hand that was playing tricks on her head and said, "Yes."

——After that, Xia Yan was chased and beaten by her for half the night.

……

……

The next day.

Xia Yan was still walking parallel to Mado Wuxu with a little distance between them, and Yukinoshita, like Amon Kotaro, was more accustomed to following Xia Yan silently and listening to their conversation.

They were now in a dim warehouse that was not rented out.

This kind of place has traces of human activities. There are several large boxes that should be used as seats, and discarded wood that was no longer needed in the warehouse. In the center, there is a small oil barrel with ashes similar to those of an extinguished firewood.

"Let's put an end to the younger generation's teachings for now. Continuing the search using this method is not a solution."

Zhenhu Wuxu, who was fiddling with the charcoal ashes with a stick, suddenly raised his index finger, pointed at his head and said, "Let's change our thinking."

"...Looks like we don't need to actively look for them."

Xia Yan looked around the warehouse for a while, then suddenly pressed the button on the box in his hand. His slightly hurried voice rang out: "Mado-sama, take cover, hold on!"

At this moment, Mado Wuxu's experience was evident. He didn't foolishly ask why. Following behind him was the equally experienced Amon Kotaro. He directly grabbed the slender arm of Yukinoshita beside him and rushed towards the shelter of the warehouse. The next moment:

"Tattoo!"

"Whoosh whoosh!"

From the aisle on the second floor of the warehouse, a large number of bullets gushed out and shot out, instantly covering the place where Xia Yan was standing. In an instant, smoke and dust filled the air.

At the same time, bronze tree ghouls wearing brown and red robes continued to emerge from the dark corners of the first floor, behind the abandoned materials in the warehouse, and outside the warehouse, and attacked them.