The little girl with the bun tilted her head, looking puzzled, and asked in a soft, sweet voice, "Ron, who are you going to zap?"
Ron fell silent for two seconds, seemingly weighing his words, before slowly answering, "Your other Ron."
"Huh...?"
The little girl blinked, as though a string of question marks had appeared over her head. What was that supposed to mean? She was about to ask when she suddenly discovered that the person standing right in front of her a moment ago had vanished.
She froze in place and looked around. There was no sign of Ron anywhere, only the group of people still kneeling nearby.
Of course... they were just as baffled!
"Amazing," the little girl murmured, her eyes holding no confusion, only newly sparked admiration. "Ron is amazing... he was just here, and then he disappeared!"
She stopped dwelling on what "your other Ron" meant and skipped off on her own.
Somewhere along the street, deep in an alley.
Ron had just taken out his Den Den Mushi and had yet to dial when the one in his hand began ringing with a "purupuru."
"What a coincidence..."
Ron answered. "I was just about to call you, Linlin."
"What is it?" After speaking, Linlin hesitated for a few seconds before continuing, "Come over here. We found the child. Everything went smoothly-so smoothly that I think this is a trap."
"Sure, but lend me Zeus before I come over. I need electricity," Ron said, leaning against the alley wall.
Linlin did not ask what he intended to do. She simply paused for a moment, then answered, "Give me the address. I'll send him over. You can ride him here once you're done."
Ron gave her his approximate location. He had just hung up the Den Den