"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!!! You're the one who isn't a man!!!"
"Who knows."
Kisame Hoshigaki merely shrugged and replied flatly, making Shisui jump in fury.
To the side, Mei Terumi felt somewhat relieved as she watched the two argue.
They had trained hard and carried out missions together for so long. It would have been a lie to say there were no feelings between them. None of them wanted anything to happen to the others; they all saw one another as indispensable companions.
"Are you all that free? You're still standing here arguing."
The office door suddenly opened, and Ronglin looked at the three of them with a speechless expression.
"Uh..."
Kisame Hoshigaki and Mei Terumi hurriedly stood properly on instinct. Even Shisui instinctively stood at the doorway, only to awkwardly realize that he was not on duty. And even if he were, what was the point of standing in the doorway and blocking it?
"Get the hell out, all of you."
Ronglin's face darkened as he kicked Shisui aside.
"Ah!!"
Shisui cried out miserably and shot into the stairwell like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, tumbling down with a series of clatters.
"Uh..."
Kisame Hoshigaki was the second one Ronglin kicked downstairs.
Mei Terumi immediately became wary. She was a girl—if she got kicked down like that, she would lose all face.
Smack!!!
Seeing Mei Terumi standing there blankly without moving, Ronglin—who had originally intended to go easy on her and show some consideration for a woman—twitched at the corner of his mouth and slapped her.
Mei Terumi cried out in surprise. She could feel that a huge handprint had definitely appeared on her butt. Her fair little face instantly flushed red, and she lowered her head, too