Fujitora set down his noodles, and the smile vanished from his face.
"Don't panic.
What happened? Wasn't Domino sorting through the evidence of Lopez's crimes on the fortieth floor last night? How did she end up hanging from the bell tower?"
Though Fujitora's expression was grim, his tone toward his subordinate remained gentle.
"Mr. Issho, we've already sent people to investigate. The Marines who were with Domino last night all fell unconscious for unknown reasons, and none of them has woken up yet. So we don't know exactly what happened.
And since we're short-handed here, you're the only one who can use Geppo. We'll need you to rescue Vice Warden Domino."
The Marine flushed as he spoke. It was embarrassing to trouble a Marine Admiral with this, but there was no time to lose.
They had sent out quite a few people this time, but Fujitora was the only one with real fighting strength.
After hearing the report, Fujitora sensed something strange about the whole affair.
"Send more people here. I'll be back soon."
Though his sense of foreboding grew stronger, Fujitora walked out of the room and followed the Marine outside.
On the building's outer wall, cold sweat had already broken out on Werther's face.
He had nearly been discovered. If he hadn't sensed Fujitora probing for him and slid down a short distance, Fujitora would have found him.
Fujitora was blind, but Werther could feel how keen his senses were.
With the Observation Haki Werther had possessed before, he would already have been discovered.
Werther breathed a sigh of relief and looked down. Fortunately, his sudden drop had drawn no one else's attention.
He immediately began climbing again. Before long, he reached the room Fujitora had just left.
But just as he was about to jump inside, he