Chapter 54 They are Really Just Normal Needles
The early bird catches the worm.
Very sensational.
The early worm gets eaten by the bird.
Well, if that is how you look at it…
Dragging herself out of her tepid blankets, Mine is clearly not ready for whatever Hei has prepared for the young assassins. A small pinch of pink hair playfully tilts itself against an awkward position. With her final morning yawn, the pinkette incoherently sets her eyes onto the Black Reaper.
"I have results."
Hei's monotone is not helping the situation. That voice of a typical bad college professor cannot trigger the interests of the young men and women in any sense; however, everyone does notice something unusual – the lower amplitude of the masked man's voice ignites a glimpse of weariness.
Even though Hei has claimed that he can finish the work in three days, dealing with Teigus is never an easy job. In fact, dealing with Teigus was an impossible job before Hei claimed that responsibility. If Hei can, in fact, construct a Teigu just like that, then he is no longer human – he is a divine being.
As assassins, it is instinctive for everyone in the room to notice that small change in Hei's voice. Embarrassment soon overcomes the sleepiness of the group. For three consecutive days, Hei has locked himself inside his laboratory, dismantling and analyzing Teigus – no one else on the team is able to handle such a task, and Hei is not asking anything in return. For the Night Raid assassins, the Black Reaper is doing them a favor – a favor that they are repaying with unfocused attention.
"I will begin with the Incursio. Undoubtedly, this piece of armor is used to advance physical prowess of the wielder in every direction. After my evaluation of the transformation process, I can categorize the function of this Teigu in the field of energy exchange. Using the potential in the danger beast material, this weapon stimulates the wielder's cell activities into that of a supernatural state."
Watching the blankness on Tatsumi's face unfold in front of him, Hei internally takes a heavy sigh at the young assassins.
"However, the transformation of energy cannot be done without a suitable process. That process depends on the mechanical system of the wielder, which is, in this case, the anatomy of Bulat himself. With strong tissues and a developed system, he is able to provide a stable foundation for that exchange of energy. If, for example, I want to use the Incursio to advance my own physical abilities, then my body will deteriorate because of certain… incompatible nature in my endocrine and nervous systems."
Pausing for a second, the Black Reaper decides to further his explanation as he receives an understanding nod from Bulat.
"As a result, in theoretical perspective, even if I can create a set of armor similar to the Incursio, the outcome cannot simply be applied to anyone. Due to the high range of uncertainties, I have decided to postpone my research on this Teigu, along with the others that are highly dependent on the user's body foundations."
Scanning across Leone and Mine in a calm fashion, Hei reasonably induces the understanding from the duo before the next part of his speech.
"Cross Tail and Extase, on the other hand, are simpler. Fundamentally speaking, they do not require a bodily groundwork to execute their unique abilities; however, I currently do not have the corresponding materials to construct a model, so the results for them will have to wait."
Well, that is certainly disappointing. Lubbock internally frowns at the lack of result, while Sheele tries to quietly contemplate what Hei just explained.
"Therefore, the breakthrough comes with the Murasame."
Hearing the name of her Teigu, Akame curiously widens her crimson eyes, and slowly tilts her head to her left side.
"Everyone knows the Murasame has a certain type of poison that causes the victim to die with a single contact. Using advanced microscopy analysis and highly sensitive photogates on the microscopic level, I have discovered and extracted interesting lines of code on the surface of the blade."
Turning to the table, Hei looks through stacks after stacks of paper before finding his notebook under a hard-covered manual.
"There are more than fifty thousand characters that make up these lines, and I believe each one of them contains a different meaning. Deciphering them one by one will not be efficient at all, so I conducted actual experiments in testing results on entire sections of code. The result is enlightening. The properties of this Teigu come from the special features of and adaptive danger beast. When the blade comes into contact with a biological creature, the remains of the danger beast accumulate the strand of genetic information similar to ribonucleic acids, which disturbs the very basis of the victim's genetics, and alters the functions of bodily organs almost immediately…"
Hei, that is too excessive.
Looking absolutely clueless, the young assassins metaphysically takes a gentle sweep to remove their composing cold sweat.
"In short, I made those."
Concluding that no one is actually understanding what he is saying, the Black Reaper raises his left hand, and uncovers a transparent small cube.
With needles inside.