"𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦," softly uttered the doctor.
The diagnosis is clear; Alessia had lost the ability to utter a single word for nearly a month. Her parents, initially unconcerned, grew tense upon hearing the news, overcome by a blend of emotions that the...
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When Tashigi catches the obvious sarcasm in my voice, her jaw tightens.
I'm sorry things have come to this, but unfortunately, it can't be helped.
Smoker pulls her aside and I don't have to listen to guess what he's going to ask her. He knows very well I'll never trust him as long as the woman who expressed her hostility is still around. So he's prepared to take the risk of being alone with me to achieve his goal, whatever it may be.
I admire his determination to gain the trust of his targets, but anyone here is clever enough to know that it could cost him his life. If Law hadn't been a Shichibukai, I'd never have risked being alone with him myself.
I watch her leave the bar before he sits back down across from me.
His subordinate's intervention has unsettled him enough to let his emotions show, and I savour each one as I prepare to confront him.
After a few seconds, his eyes rise to meet mine, and his mouth opens.
If you think I'll let you take the lead, you're sorely mistaken.
