When they reached a certain road intersection, Amou Byakuya and Kamishiro Rize both stopped.
Their homes were in different directions.
"Um... my house is not far from Takada Building Street. Hasn't there been a murder case there recently?..."
Kamishiro Rize's tone was clearly a bit frightened, and her expression was also a bit embarrassed.
"I've heard about it. What's wrong, Rize-san? Are you scared?"
Amou Byakuya replied, thinking to himself that it was finally starting, as he had expected.
"Yes... I've been really worried about it... I'm often too scared to sleep at night. Going home alone this late feels so terrifying..."
Kamishiro Rize's body trembled slightly in fear, her face looking a bit pale.
Faced with this situation, Amou Byakuya was planning to refuse.
Because what was bound to happen next was Kamishiro Rize revealing her true face and then eating him. He didn't want to have a direct confrontation with her so soon.
The threat level CCG assigned to Kamishiro Rize was S-rank. Just going by S-rank, his current strength would still be a bit of a stretch against an S-rank Ghoul.
However, just at this moment, the system's sudden appearance interrupted his thoughts.
[Option 1: Refuse Kamishiro Rize's request. Reward: 1 Fusion Point!]
[Option 2: Pretend not to understand Kamishiro Rize's hint and say "Be careful on your way home." Reward: 5 Fusion Points!]
[Option 3: Agree to Kamishiro Rize's request to take her home, and on the way, let Kamishiro Rize take one bite of your flesh. Reward: 100 Fusion Points!]
In the end, the system was just offering too much. A reward of 100 Fusion Points, and the requirement wasn't too harsh.
It was just letting Kamishiro Rize take a bite. He would just have to endure the pain, and it would pass.
Amou Byakuya possessed Hashirama Cells, which gave him an extraordinary regeneration ability, so he didn't need to worry about the flesh eaten by Kamishiro Rize not growing back.
Moreover, he was confident he could break free from Kamishiro Rize afterward. The "Body Flicker Technique" was very useful at times like this.
"Okay, since Rize-san is so scared, I'll take you home."
"That's wonderful! With Byakuya-kun by my side, I feel so much more at ease."
Kamishiro Rize said joyfully.
On the way home with Kamishiro Rize, Amou Byakuya used all the Fusion Points he had accumulated so far, just to be safe.
[Ding! Host has used 87 Fusion Points. Fusion progress +87. Current fusion progress: Lv1 (87/100)!]
He also wanted to know if the change in fusion progress would bring about a change in his strength.
As a result, Amou Byakuya could immediately feel his physical fitness and all other aspects had clearly become stronger. It seemed this was a real-time change, not something that had to wait for a level-up.
Now, Amou Byakuya was even more confident in dealing with Kamishiro Rize.
...
On the night streets, Amou Byakuya and Kamishiro Rize walked and chatted. Kamishiro Rize no longer looked as scared as before.
Walking on the empty streets, they weren't afraid of being attacked by Ghouls at all, because almost all Ghouls in the 20th Ward knew Kamishiro Rize. What Ghoul would be stupid enough to have any ideas about Kamishiro Rize or the prey she had her eyes on?
"It's... It's already so late. Byakuya-kun, you've been so good to me... Can I hug you?"
"O... Okay..."
Amou Byakuya feigned a nervous and shy tone, but his face was actually expressionless, because he already knew what would happen next.
He reached out and wrapped his arm around Kamishiro Rize's waist, and his other arm around her shoulder, to ensure she wouldn't bite any of his vital spots.
"I like you. I like you so much that I want to..."
Before she could finish her words, Kamishiro Rize suddenly bit down on Amou Byakuya's shoulder, her eyes instantly turning into crimson Kakugan, "...eat you!"
Amou Byakuya instantly felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. He frowned and gritted his teeth, enduring the pain.
[Ding! Host has completed Option 3. Reward: 100 Fusion Points!]
The moment he obtained the Fusion Points, Amou Byakuya immediately used them.
[Ding! Host has used 100 Fusion Points. Fusion progress +100. Current fusion progress: Lv2 (87/500)!]
At this very moment, Amou Byakuya's Sharingan reached three-tomoe, his taijutsu and Hashirama Cells both leveled up, and he also obtained new ninjutsu.
"Huh? This flavor..."
When Kamishiro Rize ate the piece of flesh from Amou Byakuya's shoulder, she was instantly astonished at how incredibly delicious it was.
It was probably because Amou Byakuya's physical fitness was extremely strong, and he also had Hashirama Cells, which made his flesh an exquisite delicacy in a Ghoul's mouth.
"Ah~"
Having tasted such a delicacy, Kamishiro Rize's face couldn't help but flush with greed. She licked the blood remaining on the corner of her mouth, her eyes staring at Amou Byakuya with infatuation.