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Phantom – Requiem for the Phantom #22; One Piece #415
Phantom – Requiem for the Phantom #22: Wrath

Cal met Elen in the church and introduced herself as the new Phantom. She told her that her desire to kill Elen and Reiji had kept her alive over the two years. Elen was confident of killing her first. They exchanged aims. Elen stated Cal was just a ghost of his past. Just then, Reiji arrived and told them not to fight each other. Cal taunted Elen’s wrong statement. Scythe was in his car and was on his way. Reiji aimed his gun at Cal and told her to stop. She challenged him to shoot so that she could take Elen with her. Reiji thought back the time he had spent with her and was about to pull the trigger when Lizzie arrived. She warned Cal not to be rash in Japan and threatened to shoot her if she acted inappropriately. Cal obeyed and left reluctantly. Lizzie told Reiji that she was Cal’s supporter and told him that she did not give her a good life. Reiji thanked her for taking care of Cal over the time. Before she left, she told Reiji to live for the present for McClaudia’s sake. Elen told Reiji that they did not have much time.

In class, Elen and others called Mio to hurry as they left the classroom. In the office, Shiga received a call from Claudia McClueen’s correspondence. He told her of Mio and threatened him with the information. He wanted Shiga to stop Inferno’s assassin using Mio’s life as a threat. In the playground, Elen and Reiji were discussing, as Reiji had been the caller to Shiga. He confessed that he had felt relieved that Cal was still alive. Elen wanted to go to investigate a drug struggling case alone while Reiji was to accompany Mio. In the building, Scythe knew Reiji and Elen had known of Mio and her relation to Gohtoh. Meanwhile, Shiga deployed his men to protect Mio. In the bar, Lizzie asked Cal if she hated Reiji that much. Lizzie confessed she did not want to see Cal and Reiji fight because Reiji had protected Cal wholeheartedly in the past. Cal still insisted Reiji abandoned her for Elen and did not regret being an assassin. Lizzie watched her leaving back, feeling the latter like a firework that burnt out. In class, Reiji and his classmate were discussing some other leisure when Mio’s classmate lured Reiji into dating Mio again. Elen had been faking sick from school to carry out her mission. In the street, Reiji took Mio for a movie. On the road, Cal set off. In the park, Mio chatted with Reiji after the movie. Mio stated that Reiji was mysterious as compared to normal people because he treasured normal little things. Suddenly, Cal appeared while Mio made her departure. Cal taunted Reiji of having many girls around him. She challenged him to fight for the name of Phantom. Reiji was not interested in the title even if she were to kill him. He told her not to hurt Elen if she killed him because Elen was no longer a threat to Inferno. Cal was jealous and punched him. She vowed to torture and make him feel pain before she would kill him. She left and Mio rushed to Reiji. In the dark alley, a few thugs surrounded Cal. She looked at the hand watch and punched them in an instant.

One Piece #415:

Hebi-Hime wept when Luffy shielded Sonia’s back. When everyone had left, Luffy got off her back. Sonia and Marigold begged for forgiveness from Hebi-Hime. Luffy begged Hebi-Hime to turn the stone girls back to normal. She wanted Luffy to make a choice between going back to his friends and to save the stone girls. Luffy chose the latter. Hebi-Hime was shocked at Luffy’s willingness to sacrifice his own wish. She walked past Luffy to the stoned girls. Outside, the girls were discussing Luffy’s fate. The door opened to reveal the girls who had been earlier petrified back to normal. They had no recollection what had happened except Luffy’s happy face and Hebi-Hime and her sisters’ retreating backs. The women asked Margaret what had happened to Luffy next and she told them he had followed Hebi-Hime and others into the castle. They were shocked. In the castle, Hebi Hime and others had no intention to stay in the island after Luffy had saw their backs. In the castle, Hebi-Hime showed Luffy her back mark and asked him to tell her meaning of it. He told her about Hachi – a fish man who had a different but same style as hers. Just then, the old woman entered to tell her to be relaxed with Luffy. She showe Luffy the newspaper about Luffy punching Celestial Dragons. Hebi-Hime and others were shocked. Luffy told them that he had been blown off and was not sorry for his deeds. Hebi-Hime wept that there was someone who could put his life on risk for justice. She prepared to tell him everything of her marking. It was the claw of the Celestial Dragons as proof of subhuman. She and her sisters were once slaves of the World Nobles. Luffy was shocked. It happened when she was 12 years old.

Flashback, Hebi-Hime and her sisters with others were on the ship, cruising. Some people had stalked the ship and kidnapped Hebi-Hime and her sisters to slave auction when their followers were not around. In the prison, they were branded the claw mark. Back to present, Sonia was still upset over the memory. Back then, Hebi Hime and others had thought of dying. However, four years ago, a man had slipped into Celestial Dragons’ lair. He was an adventurer – Fisher Tiger and had released the slaves with his men. Hebi Hime and her sisters caught graze of their savor, as they ran away. They also learned that he made some former slaves his followers with a brand over the dragon slaves’ brand. Years had passed; there was a rumor that Fisher Tiger had passed away. Hebi-Hime and her sisters had been forced to take the special fruits for the Celestial Dragons’ entertainment. Since then, Hebi Hime had vowed not to let anyone take advantage of them again. The old woman was happy to see Hebi Hime showing her true emotion. Hebi Hime quarreled with the old woman who had taken her back when she happened to be around in the outside world. Hebi Hime asked Luffy if he would look down on a former slave and he told her that he hated the Celestial Dragons. She stated that she liked him and volunteered to give him a ride. Luffy was delighted.