Daniela drew her gun and aimed it at Reiji.
“Reiji, what’s going on? Don’t tell me this is all your doing?”
The underworld giant Amakusa Reiji had appeared.
In an instant, the situation became even more dangerous than Obsidian’s arrival.
“Hm? Hardly. I came to turn myself in to Agent Guru.”
Clack!
Before anyone realized, Guru had snapped a pair of pink plastic toy handcuffs onto Reiji.
Every gaze turned to the child.
Not knowing what it meant but convinced she had done something great, Guru rubbed her nose proudly.
Daniela’s mouth fell open in shock.
Reiji, surrendering of his own accord? Wearing toy handcuffs like that?
The Bureau staff watching were equally dumbfounded.
“Is... is that really Reiji?”
“Amakusa Reiji?”
Murmurs spread.
If not for the reaper that had manifested moments ago, no one would have believed he was truly Reiji.
Still, no matter how hard they tried to understand, the image of Reiji captured by a five-year-old girl’s pink cuffs was far beyond the bounds of common sense.
As everyone faltered, Jin Siwon stepped forward.
He directed the staff to arrest the Obsidian mercenaries.
Perhaps because of what Reiji had done to their comrades, the mercenaries allowed themselves to be arrested without much struggle.
“Well, that’s a big catch.”
Some of the staff gave incredulous laughs.
Obsidian, and Reiji himself?
Meanwhile, Jin Siwon read him the Miranda rights and escorted Reiji to the temporary detention facility.
Reiji followed meekly, as if the pink cuffs really had sealed his power.
Jurim sighed as he watched Reiji leave, throwing a wink at Guru.
After that, the Bureau agents hauled off the Obsidian members as well. While Jurim was watching them head toward detention—
Pitter-patter.
Guru was following along beside Jin Siwon with a solemn face.
When Reiji asked how she had been, Guru answered brightly, “Nyehhng!”
Jurim grabbed his fearless daughter by the scruff of the neck.
What do you think you’re doing!
“Eeeeeeeng—”
Guru flailed her arms and legs, begging to be put down.
Why are you following them!
“Gwuu awested him!”
So what?
“Gotta bwing him to da pwison.”
You didn’t even see that terrifying skeleton just now? He made that! You can’t follow!
“Skeweton?”
Yeah, the scary skeleton you saw earlier!
Guru blinked her eyes.
Yes, earlier a black cloth had unfurled and a giant reaper with a scythe had appeared.
“Coowww.”
Adding that it was totawwy supweme, Guru’s eyes sparkled.
She had only spoken honestly, but Honghong pinched the bridge of his nose like he was dizzy.
Guru pouted.
“Honghongi, intewfewew.”
She was supposed to be praised for capturing Uncle Reiji, not stopped.
“Tch.” Guru clicked her tongue. Honghong took a long, deep breath and then said:
If your dad hears about this, think you’ll be scolded or not?
Guru puffed out her cheeks in discontent.
“Honghongi dun knooow anyfing! Daddychann gonna say Gwuu suwpweme!”
“Ppi?”
Mephisto turned in shock at the blatant lie.
Honghong felt the same.
'Shiver.'
His shoulders began to tremble.
W-what’s wrong with him? Guru rolled her eyes nervously.
Unable to stand it any longer, Honghong ripped off the mascot suit.
“Gasp!”
“Ppi?!”
Jurim’s grim face appeared, and Guru slapped her tiny hand over her mouth.
'Why is Daddy here?!'
Jurim’s voice seethed like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
“Who... said they’d praise you?”
“Eep!” Feeling the danger, Guru clung desperately to his neck, wrapping her short arms around him tight.
It was pure instinct.
'Did he see everything?'
From her “First-Class Secret Play,” to poking at her food with a fork—everything?
Her conversation with Honghong flashed through her mind.
The time he’d told her to call for Daddy in dangerous moments, and she’d jeered that it was boring—!
'No helping it!'
Clinging to her furious father’s neck, Guru rubbed her cheek against him with all her might.
“Gwuu misshed Daddychann sooo much.”
“Gwuu sooo scawwed... oodlew oodlew.”
“You said it was fun.”
“You said it was cool.”
'Not enough?'
“Tch.” Guru tilted her head innocently.
“Gwuu... did Gwuu weawwy say dat?”
“When we get home, I’m buying you a Thinking Chair. You’ll sit there and think quietly.”
“Hiiiing!”
Nooo! Not the Thinking Chair! Guru whimpered, clinging tighter with babyish pleading—
Just then, Daniela rushed up, grabbing Reiji by the shoulder.
“Reiji!”
“Just a moment, Daniela.”
Ignoring Jin Siwon’s alarmed attempt to stop her, Daniela seized Reiji by the collar and demanded,
“Reiji! Did you kill Chloe?”
Reiji looked back at her, repeating the name.
“Chloe?”
“Yes, one of the researchers you’ve been killing!”
“Ahh... so that’s why you’ve been chasing me.”
As Reiji answered calmly, Daniela nearly growled.
“Dr. Chloe Han! Was it you who killed her?!”
The moment Daniela spoke Chloe Han’s name, Jurim, holding Guru, turned toward her.
Guru, nestled in his arms, looked up at him.
“Daddychann?”
Jurim stood frozen, blinking slowly.
Chloe.
Chloe.
Suddenly, On Ijo’s voice echoed in his ears.
That last request he’d left as he ascended toward the 100th floor.
“Jurim-ah, take care of Chloe.”
Chloe.
A shiver ran through him down to his fingertips.
In an interrogation room with one mirrored wall, Reiji sat fiddling with the pink handcuffs.
He had refused to change them out, stubbornly keeping the pink ones.
As if to remind everyone he had allowed himself to be captured by Guru.
Despite surrendering to a five-year-old, Reiji looked delighted as he turned to Daniela’s glare and asked,
[“When will you let me use the phone?”]
[“Answer first. Chloe.”]
[“Chloe...”]
Tapping the table with his finger, Reiji laced his hands like a tower and curled his lips into a smile.
[“I never laid a hand on Dr. Han. That wasn’t one of my contracts.”]
[“Wasn’t your contract to kill all the researchers in the On Ijo Project?”]
Reiji only smiled gently in silence.
Daniela bit her lip.
Yes, whatever Reiji’s contracts were, they didn’t matter to her.
More important was her precious friend.
[“Tell me the truth. Please.”]
Her brow creased in anguish.
Reiji studied her and asked,
[“Do you have some other reason you’re so desperate to find her?”]
As if his words had struck dead center, Daniela faltered.
[“Chloe was like family to me...”]
[“That’s a boring story.”]
At his flat reply, Daniela pressed on.
[“...There was a rumor Chloe had a child.”]
[“Now that’s interesting.”]
[“Then answer. Chloe? The child? Did you kill them?”]
[“No. I swear it. I never touched Chloe Han.”]
Reiji answered leisurely, and Daniela slammed both hands on the table.
[“Then you’re saying Chloe just disappeared?”]
[“Who knows. How would I know the whereabouts of someone who wasn’t my target?”]
Deciding she had nothing more to gain, Daniela stood abruptly and stormed out of the interrogation room.
[“Hmm... so no phone call, then?”]
At his words, the door burst open again. Daniela tossed her phone inside and stormed back out.
Reiji chuckled low.
He turned it over, then drew his own phone from his pocket, dialing someone.
[“The final contract is complete. Alex von Bach should be dead by now.”]
He checked the time as he spoke.
He had already left a reaper on Alex von Bach. By now, the man would have been found dead in the transferred prison.
At that moment, Daniela burst in again, face pale.
Through the mirror, she had realized Reiji wasn’t calling on her phone.
As she stormed back inside, Reiji whispered softly:
[“But I heard something even more interesting. I’ll tell you as a free bonus for the last job...”]
[“Reiji!”]
Daniela lunged, trying to snatch his phone—but it was already gone.
To her bewilderment, Reiji handed her own phone back.
[“Thanks for letting me use it.”]

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