When that electric current came from behind him, Kei Yakuchi , with his keen reaction, subconsciously turned his head to look.
He saw Arima Kishou holding "Narukami" in its cannon form. "Narukami" is a very high-grade Quinque, with an overall rating of "S+".
Unlike the B-class Quinque in Kei Yakuchi 's hand, "Narukami" can freely switch between three attack forms.
They are:
Cannon form, which can release electric currents from a distance;
Pincer form, which releases many spherical electric currents;
Sword form, which concentrates the electric current at the tip of the sword, making its power even stronger.
It can be said to be a very comprehensive and extremely powerful high-grade Quinque. Therefore, Arima Kishou has always used it as his main weapon, and so far, no Ghoul has survived an attack from "Narukami."
However... this Quinque was made from the Kagune of Touka Kirishima's mother, Kirishima Hikari...
Kirishima Hikari's original name was Shifang Hikari, and she was Yomo Renji's elder sister. Both siblings' rc cells possessed a special lightning attribute, which is a unique talent different from ordinary Ghouls.
The specific principle is unknown, just as Tatara of the "Aogiri Tree" also has a special flame attribute; it might be a genetic mutation.
Touka Kirishima and Kirishima Ayato, however, did not inherit their mother Kirishima Hikari's lightning attribute.
Because Kei Yakuchi was still marveling at the terrifying power of "Narukami," he temporarily forgot to put Kurona down.
However, Kurona did not show much resistance; her body was just a little stiff, her face slightly flushed, and a hint of shock and shyness was evident on her face.
Because she knew Kei Yakuchi was trying to save her, and she wasn't the kind of person who couldn't distinguish right from wrong, much less someone who would impulsively slap someone in the face.
But even so, he's been holding her for a bit too long, hasn't he...?
Kurona's hands had nowhere to rest, and her mind was so muddled that she could barely feel her hands.
It was at this moment that she finally couldn't help but say, "You... how long are you going to hold me?"
"Ah, sorry."
Kei Yakuchi immediately put Kurona down.
"You don't need to apologize to me..."
Kurona said very softly.
"Kurona!"
At this moment, Anjiu Nairo ran over, looking worried.
"I'm fine, but I caused us to fail..."
Kurona said with a self-reproaching tone.
She almost fell into the hands of a Ghoul and had to be rescued by Kei Yakuchi , which meant both she and Nashiro had failed.
And she was the one who dragged Nashiro down...
"That's alright, as long as Kurona is okay."
Anjiu Nairo certainly cared more about Kurona's safety than the success or failure of the mission.
At this time, Kei Yakuchi returned to Arima Kishou's side, and the Anjiu sisters followed behind him.
Due to their poor performance, both Kurona and Anjiu Nairo slightly bowed their heads.
Arima Kishou, however, had not yet put "Narukami" back into its Quinque briefcase, as the performance of the other new group was also not optimistic.
"I seemed a bit redundant just now."
Kei Yakuchi smiled slightly, a little embarrassed.
Because Arima Kishou's "Narukami" had been very timely just now, even if he hadn't embraced Kurona, that Ghoul wouldn't have had a chance to hurt Kurona.
However, Kurona didn't think so; after all, the other party's original intention was indeed to save her, and from her perspective, that alone meant it wasn't redundant.
"No, you did very well."
Arima Kishou said calmly.
Hearing Kei Yakuchi being praised by Arima Kishou, Ihei Hairu immediately paid close attention.
After all, what she most wanted was Mr. Arima's praise, and she had made many efforts for it.
However, she didn't say anything, just silently stared at Kei Yakuchi .
Kei Yakuchi could clearly feel Ihei Hairu's gaze. He knew very well why Ihei Hairu was staring at him like that, and he just pretended not to know.
"Indeed, you did very well. This proves that you not only have the ability to expel Ghouls but also can rescue your teammates in front of Ghouls. To be honest, your personal ability truly surprised me."
At this time, Ui Koori also highly praised Kei Yakuchi , "Of course, Suzuya Juuzou's performance was also good."
From this one battle alone, he could tell that both of these newcomers had high potential, especially Kei Yakuchi , who immediately displayed strength that even ordinary Second Class Investigators could not possess.
"As for Kurona, you need to reflect seriously. Being distracted during a fight with a Ghoul is a big taboo. Remember never to make such a mistake again in the future."
While praising Kei Yakuchi and Suzuya Juuzou, Ui Koori also did not forget to educate Kurona.
Anjiu Nairo's performance was acceptable, so there was nothing to educate her about.
Originally, if Kurona hadn't been distracted, given the sisters'Degree of tacit understanding, they would have quickly gained complete control of the situation and defeated that Ghoul.
Finally, although the remaining two boys' performance in battle was not as good as the Anjiu sisters', they didn't make any major mistakes and still succeeded, albeit with great difficulty.
In other words, among the three groups, only Kurona and Anjiu Nairo failed.
At this, Kurona couldn't help but feel a little dejected; even if Nashiro didn't mind, she still felt very guilty.
Noticing Kurona's low spirits, Anjiu Nairo couldn't help but worry, "Kurona..."
"You don't need to take one mistake too much to heart. Just don't make the same mistake next time."
At this moment, Kei Yakuchi comforted Kurona.
"Easier said than done..."
However, Kurona immediately corrected herself, "But you're right, the internship isn't over yet."
Kei Yakuchi 's words were still effective. Kurona perked up again, thinking about making up for her mistake next time.
"It seems you all should be fine now, so let's continue forward."
Seeing this, Ui Koori said.
"Mr. Kei is amazing; even Senior Ui and Mr. Arima praised him."
As they continued deeper into the underground labyrinth, Ihei Shirazu came over and started chatting with Kei Yakuchi again.
"Don't think I don't know that the 'Zero Squad' are elites among elites. Shirazu, you must be even more powerful than me."
Kei Yakuchi casually chatted.
"No, no."
Ihei Shirazu chuckled, his happy expression after being praised clearly visible on his face.
Meanwhile, behind Kei Yakuchi , Kurona had intentionally moved closer to Kei Yakuchi since earlier, wanting to ask him something.
But now Ihei Shirazu was getting in her way.
Moreover, she didn't know Ihei Shirazu's true gender, and she mistakenly thought Ihei Shirazu was a girl based on his appearance.
Seeing Ihei Shirazu constantly sticking close to Kei Yakuchi , chatting and laughing, it made Kurona, who already found Ihei Shirazu annoying, even more inexplicably irritated.
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