Bungou Stray Dogs 4 3 < SIMPLE ✪ >

Kunikida froze, his pen hovering. He looked at the page. Three words left in his sentence: "...ensure absolute efficiency." He lowered the pen, his hand trembling slightly. "How did you—"

"Doesn't matter," Ranpo snapped. "What matters is that the city feels... empty. The Port Mafia is too quiet. Mori is licking his wounds, but is still missing from his usual 'suicide attempt' spots." Bungou Stray Dogs 4 3

The "4 3" wasn't a chapter or a code. It was a coordinate. Section 4, Block 3—the exact location of the ADA's secret backup records. Someone was trying to erase the Agency from history itself, starting with their very names. Kunikida froze, his pen hovering

"Kunikida," Ranpo said, his voice uncharacteristically sharp. "Stop writing. The ink in that pen is going to run out in exactly three words, and the replacement is in the bottom drawer, which is currently jammed because Atsushi dropped a marble in the track." "How did you—" "Doesn't matter," Ranpo snapped

"We have thirty minutes," Ranpo said, finally putting his glasses on. His green eyes flashed with a cold, terrifying brilliance. "Atsushi, get the tiger ready. Kunikida, forget the pen. We aren't solving a crime today. We’re stopping a deletion."

"It’s a countdown," Kyoka whispered, pointing to the feather. As they watched, the black ink began to climb up the white fibers like a ticking clock.

The tension in the ADA office was thick enough to cut with one of Yosano’s scalpels. On the surface, it was a quiet Tuesday, but the air vibrated with the aftermath of the Decay of Angels conflict.