The longer I'm part of this community, the longer I wish it were possible to lure someone into my world and kill them without instantly seeming suspicious; there's always a chance they've told someone who they were going to see and if they don't come back, I'm the obvious suspect even if nothing remains of their body. Some of the members have more power than I would have imagined it possible for a person to possess and while I can drain some of the energy from them through visits, it's not the same as what it would give me if I could kill them and drain them of everything they have. If I had more of my own, my own goals wouldn't feel as far away -- they'll remain nearly unattainable at this rate.

Even experimenting on unwilling people in such a public and well-connected forum would ruin everything I'm working to build there. The most I can do is ask some of them if they'd be willing to allow some experiments into their energy and the nature of their powers in exchange for monetary compensation. It's a safer route until I run into those shinigami again and have another chance to mke Tsuzuki mine. It feels like only a matter of time until our paths cross again.

Maybe there's a way to wonder innocently if others have done terrible things to members in the past and not make it look like I'm trying to imitate any past criminals. Learning from the past serves good people as well as evil ones.