A few days later, in the manor office.
Dawn sat behind a broad desk. Even seated, his towering frame carried an oppressive presence.
He swept his gaze across everyone in the room, pausing briefly on Lucci, whose face was still somewhat pale.
"How are your injuries recovering? They won't affect your movements, will they?"
Dressed in a black suit, Lucci had regained his usual cold demeanor. He turned his head aside, deliberately avoiding the eyes fixed on him.
"A wound like that healed long ago."
Dawn nodded. He took a thick stack of files from a drawer, skillfully pulled out several sheets, and tossed them in front of Lucci.
"The Buffalo Family is for you and Kaku to handle."
The Buffalo Family was a renowned arms dealer in the West Blue Underworld, controlling a substantial share of the region's weapons trade. Nearly every member of the family carried a gun, and they had ample ammunition and formidable firepower.
Dawn worried that sending anyone else would result in unnecessary casualties. Only Kaku, who had acquired a body of steel through the Quick-Cut Fruit, and Lucci, who possessed several abilities, could handle it without making him worry.
Lucci did not even look at the files. He casually tossed them to young Kaku, who stood ramrod straight beside him.
"Let's go."
With that brief order, he turned and left without hesitation. Gathering and organizing this intelligence had originally been his responsibility, so he already knew it by heart.
Kaku, however, needed to read it carefully and understand the enemy's situation in detail.
Kaku hurriedly put away the files and jogged after Lucci.
Dawn then looked toward Stussy, who wore an elegant dress, and pushed several more files forward.
"That old woman Liliana is for you and Kalifa to deal with."
Stussy extended her