[Use Teigu Fusion Opportunity x1? Yes/No]
Taking a deep breath, Uesugi Ryu silently answered in his heart.
"Yes."
The dialog box disappeared, followed by a huge new system interface popping up.
There were four black slots on it, connected by plus signs.
Uesugi Ryu then placed Murasame, Ecstasy, the twin battle axes, and Adyus into the slots one after another.
[All four Teigu are weapon-type Teigu. Compatibility evaluation in progress..... Compatibility: 72.3%]
[Compatibility has reached the minimum fusion requirement (60%). Fusion beginning......]
After taking care of the weapon fusion.
Uesugi Ryu took out the Philosopher's Stone from the inner pocket of his trench coat.
Walking to the window, he held up the Philosopher's Stone.
Sunlight shone through the crystal-clear gem, scattering dazzling brilliance.
Uesugi Ryu narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched the scene.
After a long while, he pursed his lips, and the thumb and index finger holding the gem slowly loosened.
[Warning! Warning! Warning!]
[The item currently held by the host is condensed from a massive quantity of human souls. One-time consumption is not recommended. It may negatively affect mental stability!!!]
Blood-red text appeared before his eyes. Both the wording and the visual presentation gave off an extremely dangerous feeling.
Uesugi Ryu's hand paused slightly, though he showed no surprise at all.
"Not recommended for one-time consumption... then I'll just eat half first... no... a quarter should do."
With a flip of his hand, he tightly clenched the Philosopher's Stone and turned back to sit in his chair.
"So it really is just as I thought. It's made from souls. No wonder the method vanished."
Crossing one leg over the other, Uesugi Ryu tilted his head and looked out toward the courtyard beyond the window.
"Otherwise... wouldn't that basically turn into a livestock farm? Hahaha....."
The daylight gradually dimmed, while cawing cries from crows echoed endlessly.
Before long, a streak of black mixed into the orange dusk.
Mephisto flew into the room. Raising its head proudly toward Uesugi Ryu, it said excitedly.
"Chelsea has been successfully recruited. Ryu-bro, what are the next orders?"
"I can hardly wait to get moving and establish an organization under my command!"
In the Akame ga Kill world, Mephisto had been extremely idle. There were barely any situations where it was needed.
Being relaxed wasn't bad, but as its body grew larger and larger, Mephisto's excess energy had nowhere to go.
Raising one wing to cover its face, the exposed eye glowed with crimson light.
"How about calling it Crow's Eye?"
With his feet resting on the desk, Uesugi Ryu didn't even raise his eyelids as he softly replied.
"Crow's Eye... that's not a bad name."
"The members of the assassination unit and the Revolutionary Army intelligence department are all yours to handle."
"As for how you integrate them together, do whatever you want."
Mephisto shook its feathers and laughed with its beak wide open.
"Then I won't hold back. I'm off to work now, Ryu-bro. Bye-bye."
Not long later, before the sunset fully disappeared, the system notification sounded in his ears.
[Teigu fusion complete. Congratulations host for obtaining........]
Along with the system notification, a long blade sheathed in a dark crimson scabbard rapidly appeared in Uesugi Ryu's hand.
[Chaos Judgment: Death Omen (Teigu)]
1 Curse Poison (Instant death upon contact. No lifeform in this world can resist it)
2 Blade Edge (Cuts through anything upon contact. Same as above)
3 Dual Forms: Longblade [Death Omen] / Greatblade [Death Mirror]
Secret Technique: Blood Slaughter Curse Bind
By using the Teigu's blade to wound oneself, the user actively allows Curse Poison to invade the body.
Effect: Grants different enhancements based on form. Duration: 3 minutes. Cooldown: 6 months
Activated under [Death Omen].
Effect: Black curse markings wrap around the body. Neural reflexes and movement speed break through their limits, while perception is greatly enhanced.
Activated under [Death Mirror].
Effect: Dark crimson Curse Poison vapor burns like flames around the body, drastically increasing physical strength and enlarging body size.
After the effect ends, part of the Curse Poison will erode the body, causing endless bone-deep agony. Based on the host's current soul strength, duration: 60 days
There wasn't anything particularly groundbreaking about it, though the dual-form switching fit Uesugi Ryu's preferences quite well.
This wasn't his first time using such a weapon type, and he was fairly skilled with it.
The S+ rated Quinque Jason was also a dual-form weapon capable of switching between longblade and greatblade forms. It had been the second Quinque Uesugi Ryu ever possessed.
Uesugi Ryu gripped the scabbard and slowly drew the blade.
The smooth mirror-like edge reflected his golden eyes as the young man muttered softly with slight nostalgia.
"Just like Jason...."
There were no activation buttons or anything similar. With a mere thought from Uesugi Ryu.
The blade of Death Omen instantly split apart from the center and rapidly expanded.
The separated halves of the blade did not fall away. Instead, as though alive.
Accompanied by the metallic sounds of extension and restructuring, they rapidly expanded to both sides.
Their forms transformed instantly, the long narrow blade becoming two thick and savage reverse-shaped axe heads.
The two axe blades were symmetrically fixed to either side of the suddenly extending and thickening hilt, which had now become a long polearm shaft.
The edges of the axe blades flowed with the same chilling cold gleam as the original sword edge.
Dark crimson veins faintly surfaced across them, flickering like breathing pulses.
During the transformation process, the original tip of the blade at the foremost end of the weapon was perfectly preserved.
It now stood between the two axe blades like the third fang of this newborn killing weapon.
Pointing straight toward the enemy, radiating deadly piercing coldness.
In the blink of an eye, the original longblade had been replaced by a nearly two-meter-long bizarre halberd held in its wielder's hand.
Uesugi Ryu carefully examined it before feeling a strange sense of familiarity.
"This is basically a halberd, isn't it?"
The reversed axe blades were absurdly impractical and would easily get stuck.
It fundamentally wasn't suited for actual combat and had originally been designed as a ceremonial weapon.
However, Death Omen possessed the properties of cutting through anything and causing instant death upon contact. Whether it was suitable for applying force no longer mattered.
This was literally a weapon that killed from the slightest graze.
Twisting his wrist, Uesugi Ryu spun the massive blade in his hand.
Feeling the weight and texture transmitted through the weapon, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he muttered in a low voice.
"With this Teigu in hand, I can finally be considered truly invincible."