Willie said nothing. Instead, he held both hands against his chest as if he were hiding something precious.
Capone barked, "What are you hiding in there? Let me see!"
Willie refused to hand it over, so Capone pried his hands apart and pulled out a small Den Den Mushi.
It was a recording Den Den Mushi. Capone turned to Shiryu. "There must be something in here you don't want anyone to see!"
Shiryu was curious too. He had nothing else to do, so he went with Capone to his room.
In truth, Capone had arranged all of this beforehand.
When the footage appeared, Shiryu's eyes widened. It showed him and Lola together in an intimate moment, captured so clearly it might as well have been a 360-degree, ultra-high-definition replay.
Capone pretended to know nothing and turned a puzzled look on Shiryu. Shiryu was just as baffled. He had no memory of sleeping with Lola, but the footage was so clear that it could not be fake.
Shiryu thought it over and naturally recalled the night Capone had invited him for drinks. I didn't wake up until late that night. I didn't think much of it then, but that must be when it happened.
"It was you!"
Shiryu flew into a rage and yanked out his sword, pointing its sharp blade straight at Capone. Capone did not move or even try to dodge. "Shiryu, you've got me wrong. I would never hurt you. I think Lola did this. She's trying to ruin you!"
"You expect me to believe it wasn't you? Tell me! Did you set a trap for me when you invited me for drinks?"
Furious, Shiryu fixed Capone with a murderous stare. The force of his presence was almost suffocating, yet Capone remained calm. He met Shiryu's gaze openly,