In contrast to the cheerful atmosphere of the Quinque Squad, Fusami Shimoguchi knelt alone before the graves of everyone in his squad, repeatedly bowing his head to the ground in apology.
"I'm sorry! I wasn't strong enough! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! It was my fault, all my fault."
"I shouldn't have rushed to capture Torso. I shouldn't have been so eager for a promotion. I failed you! I'll avenge you!"
Just as he had once lost his family, Fusami Shimoguchi had lost his squadmates all over again.
After the gathering ended, Huiqi once again explained what Saiko Yonebayashi needed to do. He also sternly addressed her lifestyle problems: she could no longer stay cooped up at home and had to follow the rest of the team on missions.
Huiqi returned to Ward 17, where Rize Kamishiro was still leisurely chatting with the two Yasuhisa sisters in the courtyard.
"You really have it easy."
"You won't let me go out hunting, so what else can I do?"
Huiqi did not answer, because an unexpected message had arrived on his phone.
"Dear Special Class Investigator Huiqi, I apologize for my previous offense and ask that you teach me your combat experience. Thank you!"
-Fusami Shimoguchi
"Go find Akira Mado and have her teach you. Your fundamentals are garbage. I don't have time to improve dead weight."
Recalling the battle in Ward 16, his combat awareness had been exactly like Kuramoto Ito's-bottom-tier, not worth a second glance.
In Ward 23, Huiqi unexpectedly encountered Haise Sasaki, who was carrying a book as he headed deeper into the prison.
They seemed to share the same destination. Huiqi had come to confirm whether Hinami Fueguchi had been executed. After all, stationed behind the front lines, he had limited knowledge of what happened there and occasionally