No.4

Arima himself wasn't too fond of canceling the "Sasaki Haise Project" that was carefully planned and should be soon executed, but now he didn't have any other choice. Just to cancel it, but that won't change the rest of the plan.

The plan itself was the death of the Strongest Investigator, White Reaper Arima Kishou, at the hands of the new One-Eyed King, which would give him fame and bring many ghouls to his side to create an army that could stand against the entire force of the Commission of Counter Ghoul.

Besides that, Lucien also had plans for Arima as he wanted to convince him to join him after his death which could be easily faked.

"Arima-san, what would you say if I had an opportunity for you? You know our homeland, we could give great use for somebody of your caliber. After your death, you could begin a new life there without anything holding you back and grow more powerful."

He said, which eventually caught Arima's attention.

The thing which caught his attention wasn't that part that said he could grow more powerful but rather the part which mentioned he could begin a whole new life without anything holding him back. This was one of his wishes, and now somebody could even fulfill this wish of his.

Lucien's aim was to get Arima into the Sternritter to become one of the knights. He would grow insanely powerful after undergoing the Awakening process, and also he was a great combatant with plenty of experience.

He could also teach the younger generation various techniques to fight.

"Is that true what you say? Could I really start a new life there without anything?"

Asked Arima skeptically. It sounded too good to be a reality.

"Yes, but there are a few things I need to say to you at first, and then you will decide what to do yourself. Actually, those aren't any bad things, just some minor detail, and many would be greatly beneficial for you."

Said Lucien with a happy voice.

He knew that Arima was standing at some kind of boundary in his decision, and even he wasn't sure what to do. Lucien was aware that he was very rational, so when he used logic, he could easily convince him to join.

"Say."

Only one word, but it was enough for Lucien.

"So there are mainly two things that you would need to do. The first one is to undergo the Awakening ritual that would turn you to the Noble Ghoul as me and my kind. And don't worry, you don't have to eat human meat; in reality, none of us eat humans as it isn't that beneficial to us. The second one is that you would become Sternritter N.04, which protects the Wandenreich; your responsibilities would be protecting the Empire in the future and teaching the younger generation of ghoulkind to fight as you have great combat experiences. If you want to ask anything, then feel free."

Arima was processing the pieces of information in his head after hearing what Lucien said, and he now had plenty of questions.

"I have questions. The first one is what exactly is the Noble Ghoul. For the second one, you said I would grow many times more powerful, explain, please. The third one is about protecting the Empire again; please explain."

Fortunately, Arima had only three questions for him, which made Lucien rather happy because he wasn't a fan of long talks and explanations.

"So where to start, hmm. I will give you some general knowledge first."

After finishing the entire explanation, it took more than half an hour for Arima to digest everything completely and sort out his mind to conclude. After another twenty minutes of waiting for Lucien spent in meditation, Arima finally decided.

"So do you agree Arima Kishou become the Noble Ghoul, Sternritter N0.4 of the Wandenreich and begin a whole new life?"

Lucien asked in dominating voice befitting that of the Emperor.

"I hereby agree to become Noble Ghoul, Sternritter N0.4 of the Wandenreich and I swear to protect the Wandenreich in exchange for the new life you promised me."

Lucien now felt like Devil as they were a race that was tricking people into contracts with them, stealing their souls, and gaining power from it. Weird, but he achieved what he needed and obtained Arima Kishou for the Wandenreich.

"Good, very good; now we have only a few years before this world is turned into an apocalyptic shithole. Come, I will tell you everything you would need to know about upcoming events and your duties."