The Writing Was on the Wall

He possessed the strength to send Franklin flying...

Then she heard Franklin mention a troublesome brat.

Strong, yet young.

Fiona immediately thought of Moyu.

Just as she had guessed, Moyu and Light appeared before her.

Rice, who had been fighting Fiona, had originally been wondering which expert had beaten Franklin into such a sorry state. Then he saw Moyu, who was trying to leave through the nearby exit.

So it was that brat who had kept sizing Franklin up on the street.

Rice was quite surprised.

When he had noticed the brat on the street, he had considered casually getting rid of him. He had not expected to encounter him here.

That alone would have been one thing, but this brat actually possessed the strength to suppress Franklin, forcibly adding a variable to this operation that they had no choice but to take seriously.

"We can't drag this out any longer."

With the undeniable reality of Franklin being sent flying, Rice could no longer remain as calm and composed as before.

He looked coldly at Fiona, his gaze sinister and frigid.

If not for this fearless woman, he would have left long ago after using his ability, "Solidification," to immobilize Koko's feet, found a place, and leisurely enjoyed himself.

With that thought, Rice mobilized his Nen. Faint ripples of Nen seemed to spread from beneath his feet.

Fiona tensed up, gathering a mass of Nen around her eyes as she watched Rice stride toward her.

"Resin, right..."

After several exchanges, she had already figured out his ability.

He was a Transmuter who could transform aura into resin, then imprison targets by solidifying it.

Koko had been rooted to the spot because this man had used "In" to erase the presence of his Nen, then let the resin flow along the