Vermouth: The Advantage Is Mine!

A bullet carrying tremendous kinetic force came from on high, as though bearing the sharp radiance of the moon. Before Shuichi Akai could react, several drops of blood had already fallen onto his face.

Tangze's voice came through the earpiece a step too late, only arriving now.

Even he, who knew Tangze was lying in wait somewhere with a sniper rifle, had not had time to react. Calvados, who had not noticed him approaching at all, was even less capable of responding. The next moment, his body crumpled before Shuichi Akai.

Calvados was dead, killed by Tangze without hesitation.

Shuichi Akai raised his eyes and looked in the direction the shot had come from.

The towering shadow of the crane fell across the stacked containers. The silent industrial behemoth in the night was like a sheer cliff, and Tangze's figure was impossible to make out from dozens of meters away.

But Tangze, positioned high above as the lookout, was different. From his angle, he surely had a complete view of everything below.

In other words, that shot had actually been unnecessary. He knew perfectly well that even if he had not fired, Calvados would have been subdued by him the very next second.

Yet Tangze had still fired, without wavering or hesitation. Even his tone was no different from usual.

There was neither negative feedback from killing someone nor the exhilaration and joy of successful revenge. Only his soft, steady breathing could be heard over the comms.

So this was the child who insisted on staying behind to settle everything himself...

There were more than just the two of them on the channel. Jodie, who was below playing her part in the plan, was there too. So Shuichi Akai said nothing. He merely bent down and collected every weapon from