LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 19
I woke up after some time and checked the time, it was still 4 in the evening and I had nothing much to do so I decided to train my abs, I’ve discovered this morning that crunches, planks and other exercises suitable for a stronger core are something that puts strain on my body just like how running does, as a result, it enhances my muscles.
So I trained my core for two and a half hours which didn’t put much strain on me due to my fast recovery ability of a ghoul. After that, I watched T.V for a while accompanied by Nanami as we both drank coffee. When it was around 8 pm at night I decided to head out like usual.
When I ate that guy yesterday I noticed that the only part of ghoul that gave me an enriching feeling while eating was the Kakuhou and since I’m devouring ghouls for RC cells then it makes sense for me to only devour the portion that is beneficial for me, doing so will save me time and I would be able to hunt for more ghouls in a single night.
I proceeded to act on my plan and was able to hunt 4 ghouls that night, two women, one man and one boy. The boy was quick on his reflexes and was able to pull out his Kagune but he lacked control and I was able to kill him after a few seconds. Thanks to the boy along with 4 Kakuhous I was also able to feast on one Kagune. That was the limit of my stomach capacity and I stopped that night.
The next day when I woke up I felt a surging amount of power flowing inside me but I was still unable to feel my Kagune and get it out of my body but the surge in strength was quite noticeable as compared to what I felt yesterday morning. No wonder so many ghouls resort to cannibalism to become stronger.
For the next few days I only went out for exercising and for the night hunting and ended up devouring 18 more ghouls, I noticed that the capacity of the stomach also increases the more I devour ghouls. So I was able to reach such a number in just 3 days.
On the morning of the fourth day, I felt some changes in my body, I was clearly able to feel the presence of my Kagune, it felt as if It was something that was always with me and would come out if I just will it to come out with my mind. I was very excited to try this but I controlled my urge as I was not sure what to expect and might end up destroying my house.
I waited until nightbreak and went out like usual but this time to a rooftop of an abandoned building to test my Kagune instead of hunting ghouls. After making sure that no one was near me. I proceeded to give my mind a command to pull my Kagune out as a result..
“SCHEEEEE”
Two sharp black objects came out from both sides of my shoulder, these objects have the shape of a combat knife and if someone saw me at this state now, it would appear as if two black knives were stabbed on both sides of the top of my shoulders. I felt a bit of pain due to the Kagune coming out of my skin something which I was prepared for already so I didn’t mind it much.
I turned my head to look at both the left and right sides of my shoulders and was welcomed with a sleek black knife handle on both sides, I raised both of my hands, grabbed the handles on each side and pulled out the knives from my shoulders, this process was also a bit painful but not by much.
I looked at the two black knives in my hands and observed them for a while. They were black in colour both the handle and the blade, and the shape was similar to combat knives.
“Well, that explains the strange dream I had during the operation.”, I thought out loud.
I felt a faint bit of connection with the knives as if they were a part of me so after getting familiar with holding the knives I started the testing phase. I stabbed one of the knives in the wall with sufficient strength and it went in like butter. I felt zero resistance while trying this out. This was some sharp thing, able to stab a concrete wall with such ease.
“With such sharpness, I don’t think I’ll have any problem cutting the Kagune of other ghouls.”, I said to myself after thinking about it.
When I used the knife to stab the wall, I felt as if I could control the sharpness of the knife so I decided to test it out. This time I wanted to stab the wall again but instead of penetrating fully I wanted the blade to just make a small dent on the concrete, as I was thinking about it I saw the material of the blade move and it transformed into another shape that was rather blunt. I stabbed it again and got the desired effect that I wanted.
“Cool.”
With this, I will be able to control the amount of damage I cause to my opponents. I transformed my knife back to its original shape. I thought of throwing my knife on the wall and so I did and the knife successfully penetrated the wall and while doing this I realised that due to the sense of familiarity I was able to control its path.
I threw my other knife this time to test it and indeed, that was the case. I was able to control not only the direction of the knife when they are in midair but I could also actually control the whole knife in whatever way I deemed fit. After practising this again and again I got familiar with it pretty quick and manipulating the knives felt like moving my limbs to me.
I can control them in whichever way I want in a fight but unfortunately, for now, the stamina consumption when the knife leaves my hands almost doubles and it puts a lot of strain on me, I was already panting after practising it for 15 minutes, and my mind also felt fatigued. I guess I’ll have to practice it every day in order to improve my stamina and mental strength which would help me in increasing the time for which I can use my Kagune when they are not in my hand.
I stood at my place for a while thinking about something while grabbing the two knives in my hand, I was thinking about how to utilize this in my future battles against different opponents. After my head was cleared I noticed the knives and wondered what I should do with them, while thinking about it I suddenly felt that I could call out more knives and so I did the same I did initially, that is, gave my mind the order to pull out my Kagune and two dark handles again appeared on my shoulders while the first ones were still in my hand.
I could feel my connection to my first pair of knives reducing and were then equally divided with the pair on my shoulders. From this, I could confirm that this was some sort of mutated Ukaku type Kagune as for why this was different when compared to what I’ve seen in the anime and manga..I guess it has to do with the child whose organs were implanted on me, maybe when the mother was being introduced with so many different semen in a short interval of time some shit happened and resulted in some abnormal mutation of the sperms resulting in this strange Kagune.
As to why I was so positive about this Kagune being an Ukaku type was that, after activating the Kagune first time I felt that all my body motor skills have been enhanced and also because of the tremendous loss of stamina I felt when I took out my second pair of Kagune from my body.
I was already fast as a half-ghoul but now after activating my Kagune I felt like my speed and other motor skills have been enhanced by a lot. Kagune indeed acts like a motor that improves the ghoul’s abilities by a large margin.
Luckily in these past days, I was quick enough to kill all my targets before they took out their Kagune except one..but I was luckily able to manage that.
I mentally ordered my Kagune to go back but instead of going back inside my body, they dissipated in the air, the moment they disappeared I felt a sudden bout of hunger and my nose started reacting to it and gave me the scent of the nearest edible thing near me. I followed the smell and looked down the building, I found a homeless man sleeping near the abandoned building on a pile of sand with some of his belongings.
I jumped down the roof and without thinking much crushed his throat with my leg while landing. I ate him and soon felt satiated. I don’t mind killing humans to satiate my hunger, they are tastier when compared to ghouls and are easier to hunt. The only reason why I’m not targeting humans much is cause eating ghouls would make me much stronger as compared to eating humans though I don’t mind eating a bit of flavoured food on my quest to become stronger from time to time. The man can only blame his own rotten luck.
I went home after the meal, didn’t wanted to spoil the taste in my mouth by consuming a ghoul right after I ate a delicious meal.
I slept well that night and woke up lazily around nine in the morning that day. Nanami made herself a coffee as she was reading her book. I taught her how to make one when she asked me yesterday. I got up from my bed and went to the bathroom to freshen myself up. When I got back I noticed a hot cup of coffee on the table and Nanami who was acting being engrossed in her book in the other room.
“Thanks”, I said.
To which Nanami nodded slightly making eye contact for a brief second. I could notice a very faint smile on her face, She was indeed a child I mused to myself. I sat back on the chair and while sipping the coffee thought about how I should execute my plan which I have more confidence in doing now since I’m now able to successfully control my Kagune.