"So, this cadet is personally handpicked due to natural combat instincts, as well showing inclination towards the new Bias Factor?" Johannes Schicksal puts the file on the table, leaning back on his chair to regard his old friend, Dr. Paylor Sakaki. The silver-haired man pushes his glasses up, nodding as he gestures to the file.
"High inclination, to be precise." The Doctor corrects. "If the figures are right, this particular cadet is the only one who soundly passed the safety threshold and is guaranteed to be a God Eater; all that he needs is a God Arc suited to him and he's all set to be assigned to a unit and be deployed out onto the field. The other cadets, however, still face the usual risk of being rejected by the Bias Factor and therefore be consumed by the Oracle Cells."
"Despite having a rather low reaping this year, the prospect of a match for the new strain of Bias Factor is still good," the Branch Director muses, looking down at the picture displayed on the file. A young man with black hair in a bowl cut, and dark smiling eyes. At first glance, it's easy to dismiss the youth as an inconsequential, perpetually cheerful idiot, but the exceptional combat and simulation scores prove that this boy is not to be underestimated. "We've been awfully lacking in data concerning New-Types, yes?"
Dr. Sakaki laughs, "Terribly so, I'm afraid. I've studied the young man's training, and gathered that he's very much a front-line fighter, with rather distinct tastes, so Licca-kun and I have helped ourselves to developing a God Arc already. Specifically a Scythe-type God Arc, considering the young man's propensity for getting right at the thick of things." The doctor's smile turned smug. "And don't tell me you'll reject him, Johann. You wouldn't pass up on this chance."
Johannes tips his head, smiling. "Correct. I assumed you've gone ahead and arranged for his testing, then?" At the other's confirming nod, Johannes hums in satisfaction. "Good. If everything is prepared, let's do it as soon as possible. Another God Eater, even if it's just one, is always welcome amongst the ranks."
"Understood. The earliest I could have it is tomorrow afternoon. I'll brief the higher-ranking soldiers about this new development, as well as drop by R&D for the young man's God Arc." Dr. Sakaki says dutifully, fiddling with his own tablet. "I'll have living quarters sorted as soon as possible, but if you don't mind, I'd rather put the young man in the 1st Unit's floor as well as in their unit as well. The young man's talents seems to be most effective with the team's usual brand of assignments."
"Sound advice, Dr. Sakaki. Do what you need to do, with my full permission." Johannes turns to his computer, fingers flying over the keyboard. "I'll deal with the paperwork on my end. Let's hope this one's a wonderful investment, shall we?"
Dr. Sakaki smiles, nodding, before talking his leave, muttering all the while.
When he's all alone, Johannes leans back again, picking up the file tablet and re-reading the information with hooded eyes.
"Kazumi Mizushima…" He murmurs, committing the name and face to memory.
The boy is the first one to show compatibility to the new Bias Factor in Fenrir's Far East Branch, but he isn't the first person to be compatible in the world. The honor goes to the Russian Branch's God Eater, Alisa Illinichina Amiella, who came into service just a few months ago. But, technically, Kate Lowry of the Glasgow Branch is the very first New-Type, but as she is the prototype, does it count? Anyway, who got which honor aside, the boy, Mizushima, has shown even higher combat scores than Amiella. According to Dr. Sakaki's report, the boy is quite proficient in the Charge Spear and Variant Scythe God Arcs (more so the Variant Scythe), skilled in handling as well as moving with such long weapons. While he can't shoot to save his life, he had smartly used the Shotgun component to make up for his lack of targeting-from-afar skills, using the Gun's high damage output when up close to high efficacy by quickly eliminating threats up close. In the simulations, the boy is quite notorious for racking up his kill count in a very short time, disposing of the Aragami in the quickest and most efficient manner and moving on to the next one. Comments from fellow cadets are mostly along the lines of 'he's possessed by demons' or 'he's too intense' and sometimes 'he's a battle genius'.
Johannes believes that all three are correct, but in what exact ratio is yet to be determined. As long it doesn't compromises the boy's ability to perform, then Johannes has no complaints.
But assigning the boy to the 1st Unit… Well, yes, that particular unit is always in pressing need of front-line fighters… No, the assignment shouldn't be a bother. Plans are already in play, anyways, and it's only a matter of time for the changes to take effect. Not like the project can be stopped at this point, anyway. Well, Johannes just needs to adjust a little, it wouldn't really be much of a bother, if he thinks about it.
Well, at any rate, Kazumi Mizushima looks to be a promising God Eater. Johannes just hopes the boy would last past his first day outside the wall.
Crossposted in AO3 under the name NekSnek. posting it here for lols, haha