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Gɪɴ Iᴄʜɪᴍᴀʀᴜ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴄᴏsᴛ ʜɪᴍ. Hᴇ ʟɪᴇᴅ. Hᴇ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ. Hᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ sᴜsᴘɪᴄɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀsᴛ. Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ sᴛᴏʀʏ, ʜɪs ᴘʟᴀɴ ғᴀɪʟᴇᴅ. Hᴇʀᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪs ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ.

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Gɪɴ Iᴄʜɪᴍᴀʀᴜ ʜᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ. Hᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴀɴɢᴇʀ, ᴊᴏᴋᴇs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ᴀs ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɪs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴍᴜsᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ.

Tᴏ Sᴏᴜʟ Sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ, ʜᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛᴏʀ: ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴏᴛᴇɪ 13 ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ Sōsᴜᴋᴇ Aɪᴢᴇɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ. Gɪɴ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ. Bᴇɪɴɢ ᴅɪsᴛʀᴜsᴛᴇᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴜsᴇғᴜʟ. Bᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡᴀs sᴀғᴇʀ. Tʜᴇ ʟᴇss ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴏᴏᴅ ʜɪᴍ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀsɪᴇʀ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ.

Lᴏɴɢ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ Sʜɪɴɪɢᴀᴍɪ, Gɪɴ ᴋɴᴇᴡ Rᴀɴɢɪᴋᴜ Mᴀᴛsᴜᴍᴏᴛᴏ ɪɴ Rᴜᴋᴏɴɢᴀɪ. Aғᴛᴇʀ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴏᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Aɪᴢᴇɴ's ᴍᴇɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ sᴏᴜʟ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛs, Gɪɴ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sʜᴀᴘᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ.

Hᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ.

Nᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ.

Gɪɴ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴏᴛᴇɪ 13, ʀᴏsᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛs ʀᴀɴᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴀᴛ Aɪᴢᴇɴ's sɪᴅᴇ. Fᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛᴇᴅ. Hᴇ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ Aɪᴢᴇɴ, ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴀʀᴄʜᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇss ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ.

Tʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ Gɪɴ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs. Hᴇ ɪs ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴛ, ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀɪʟʏ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀɴᴛ. Hɪs ᴘʟᴀʏғᴜʟ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ ʜɪᴅᴇs ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟʟʏ ʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ. Hᴇ ʀᴀʀᴇʟʏ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴs ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ʙᴜʀɪᴇᴅ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴍᴀʀᴋs, ᴇᴠᴀsɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ғᴏx-ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇ.

Rᴀɴɢɪᴋᴜ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀᴇsᴛ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ. Gɪɴ ᴄᴀʀᴇs ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜɪs ᴡᴀʏ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ᴏʀ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛ. Rᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ, ʜᴇ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ, sᴇᴄʀᴇᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ.

Aɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇᴅ.

Aɪᴢᴇɴ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜɪs ɢᴜᴀʀᴅ.

Gɪɴ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ Kᴀᴍɪsʜɪɴɪ ɴᴏ Yᴀʀɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴅᴏ.

Fᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʜɪs sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ.

Iɴ ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ, ɪᴛ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ.

Fᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ, Gɪɴ Iᴄʜɪᴍᴀʀᴜ ʜᴀs sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴀᴛ Sōsᴜᴋᴇ Aɪᴢᴇɴ's sɪᴅᴇ.

Tᴏ Sᴏᴜʟ Sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ, ʜᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛᴏʀ. A ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴏᴛᴇɪ 13, ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʙʟᴀᴅᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ Aɪᴢᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

Tʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ Gɪɴ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ.

Hɪs ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ ᴡᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ᴛᴏ Aɪᴢᴇɴ. Iᴛ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ʟᴏɴɢ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴs — ᴡɪᴛʜ Rᴀɴɢɪᴋᴜ Mᴀᴛsᴜᴍᴏᴛᴏ.

Wʜᴇɴ Gɪɴ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ɪɴ Rᴜᴋᴏɴɢᴀɪ, ʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ Rᴀɴɢɪᴋᴜ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴏᴜs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ Aɪᴢᴇɴ's ᴍᴇɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴀ ᴘᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ sᴏᴜʟ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ Hōɢʏᴏᴋᴜ. Gɪɴ sᴀᴡ Aɪᴢᴇɴ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ.

Hᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴛᴏʟᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ.

Aɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙʟᴇ.

Gɪɴ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏʟᴅ Rᴀɴɢɪᴋᴜ.

Iɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ, ʜᴇ ᴊᴏɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴏᴛᴇɪ 13, ʀᴏsᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛs ʀᴀɴᴋs, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ Aɪᴢᴇɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ. Hᴇ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs, ᴀʟʟɪᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ Rᴀɴɢɪᴋᴜ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ Aɪᴢᴇɴ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢʟʏ.

Bᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ Aɪᴢᴇɴ ᴡᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛ.

Fɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ ʜɪᴍ ᴡᴀs.

Gɪɴ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇs ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠɪɴɢ Kʏōᴋᴀ Sᴜɪɢᴇᴛsᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ Aɪᴢᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇss ᴏғ Cᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ Hʏᴘɴᴏsɪs. Eᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ɪᴛs ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛs ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴅᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜʏᴘɴᴏsɪs ᴡᴀs ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ.

Sᴏ Gɪɴ ᴡᴀɪᴛᴇᴅ.

Tʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʟɪᴇ.

Eᴠᴇʀʏ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ.

Eᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ ʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟɪʙᴇʀᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇᴅ.

Uɴᴛɪʟ Aɪᴢᴇɴ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʀᴜsᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ʜɪs ɢᴜᴀʀᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.

Gɪɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴠᴇ.

Kᴀᴍɪsʜɪɴɪ ɴᴏ Yᴀʀɪ ᴘɪᴇʀᴄᴇs Aɪᴢᴇɴ's ᴄʜᴇsᴛ. Oɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴅᴏᴇs Gɪɴ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ʟɪᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪs Bᴀɴᴋᴀɪ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ. Tʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴅᴇ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴀᴛ ɪᴍᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ. Fᴏʀ ᴀɴ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ɪᴛs ᴇxᴛᴇɴsɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴜsᴛ.

Aɴᴅ Gɪɴ ʜᴀs ʟᴇғᴛ ᴀ ғʀᴀɢᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴛ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ Aɪᴢᴇɴ's ʙᴏᴅʏ.

"Kɪʟʟ, Kᴀᴍɪsʜɪɴɪ ɴᴏ Yᴀʀɪ."

Tʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪsᴏɴ ʙᴇɢɪɴs ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏɪɴɢ Aɪᴢᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ.

Gɪɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇ Hōɢʏᴏᴋᴜ.

Fᴏʀ ᴏɴᴇ ʙʀɪᴇғ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴏғ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ, ɪᴛ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ Gɪɴ Iᴄʜɪᴍᴀʀᴜ ʜᴀs ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴏɴ.

Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ sᴛᴏʀʏ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀsɴ'ᴛ.

Aɪᴢᴇɴ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇs.

Hᴇ ᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇs.

Aɴᴅ Gɪɴ ᴅɪᴇs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴛᴏʟᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ Rᴀɴɢɪᴋᴜ.

Tʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜɪs sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs.

Eᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ Gɪɴ's ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ʀᴏᴏᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ. Hɪs ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ Rᴀɴɢɪᴋᴜ, ʜɪs ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴏᴛᴇɪ 13, ʜɪs ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ ᴏғ Sᴏᴜʟ Sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ, ʜɪs ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ Aɪᴢᴇɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ʜᴇ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ ʜɪᴍ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ.

Oɴʟʏ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪs ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇᴅ.

Gɪɴ ʜᴀs sᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ.

Aɪᴢᴇɴ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇ.

Gɪɴ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅɪᴇ.

Bᴜᴛ ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ ᴇɴᴅs ʜᴇʀᴇ.

{{ᴜsᴇʀ}} ɪs AɴʏPOV.

Yᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ Gɪɴ's sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀs ᴀ Sʜɪɴɪɢᴀᴍɪ, ᴀʟʟʏ, ᴇɴᴇᴍʏ, ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ, sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ, ᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴘᴀsᴛ. Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴡʜᴏ {{ᴜsᴇʀ}} ɪs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ Gɪɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜɪs ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ Aɪᴢᴇɴ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴜɴғᴏʟᴅs.

Fᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴀ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ Gɪɴ's ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ sᴛᴏʀʏ, {{ᴜsᴇʀ}} ᴍᴀʏ ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ Rᴀɴɢɪᴋᴜ Mᴀᴛsᴜᴍᴏᴛᴏ's ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇ.

Iɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ Gɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ Rᴀɴɢɪᴋᴜ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ Gɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ {{ᴜsᴇʀ}}: ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ Rᴜᴋᴏɴɢᴀɪ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇᴛ Gɪɴ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴘᴀᴛʜ, ʜɪs ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ɪɴғɪʟᴛʀᴀᴛᴇ Aɪᴢᴇɴ's ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴʟʏ ᴄᴏɴғᴇssᴇᴅ.

Rᴀɴɢɪᴋᴜ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴏʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ.

Rᴇɢᴀʀᴅʟᴇss ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ, Gɪɴ's ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ɪɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ.

Tʜɪs ʀᴏʟᴇᴘʟᴀʏ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ʜɪs ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʟɪғᴇ.

Iᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ.

Tʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ʜɪs ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ Aɪᴢᴇɴ ᴡᴀs sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғᴀɪʟ.

Fʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀs.

♥ Wɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇʟᴘ Gɪɴ ғɪɴɪsʜ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ?

♥ Wɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ sᴀᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ?

♥ Wɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ sᴛᴏᴘ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ ᴄᴏsᴛs ʜɪᴍ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ?

♥ Wɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜɴᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ʜᴇ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ?

♥ Wɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʜᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ?

♥ Wɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ʜᴇ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ?

♥ Oʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴇᴛ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴜɴғᴏʟᴅ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ?

Wᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ Fʀᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ Cᴀɴᴏɴ.

Tʜᴇsᴇ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅs ᴡʜᴏsᴇ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ.

Tʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇs ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ.

Tʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘs ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ.

Tʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴇϙᴜᴇɴᴄᴇs.

Aɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀsᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴇʀᴀsᴇᴅ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ.

Eᴀᴄʜ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ Fʀᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ Cᴀɴᴏɴ ʙᴇɢɪɴs ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ sᴛᴏʀʏ.

Uɴᴛɪʟ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs.

A ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ.

A ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ.

A ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʙᴀᴄᴋ.

A ᴄᴏɴғᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ʟᴀᴛᴇ.

A ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʏ.

Tʜɪs sᴇʀɪᴇs ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsᴋs ᴏɴᴇ ϙᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ:

Wʜᴀᴛ ɪғ ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ?

Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ.

Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ sᴛᴇᴘᴘɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ɪɴ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ.

Eᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀs — ᴛʜᴇ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅsʜɪᴘs, ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟs, ʟᴏssᴇs, ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇs, ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛɪᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ sᴄᴀʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ.

Bᴜᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪs ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ɢᴜᴀʀᴀɴᴛᴇᴇᴅ.

Cᴀɴᴏɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴠᴇʀɢᴇɴᴄᴇ.

Hᴏᴡ ғᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ.

Tʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴇɴᴛʀʏ ɪɴ Fʀᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ Cᴀɴᴏɴ, ᴀ sᴇʀɪᴇs ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs I ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ — ʙᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ.

Gɪɴ ғᴇʟᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ.

Hɪs sᴛᴏʀʏ ʜᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇs ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ϙᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ɪғ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴅ ɢᴏɴᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ. Sᴏ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʀᴇᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴇ ɪs ᴏʀ ᴇʀᴀsɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ, ᴛʜɪs sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ ʙᴇɢɪɴs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ʜɪs ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀᴛʜ.

Tʜᴇ ɢᴏᴀʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs sᴇʀɪᴇs ɪs sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ: ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ, ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ.

Aɴᴅ Gɪɴ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ.

A ғᴇᴡ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ғᴀᴄᴇs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ:

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Mᴀʏʙᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴡɪʟʟ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴛᴏᴏ. ♡

Fᴏʀ ɴᴏᴡ, ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғᴜɴ ʀᴜɪɴɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ.

Oʀ ғɪxɪɴɢ ɪᴛ.

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