Mission 47 (
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Yor protects Olka and Gram
Yor looks through the peephole and sees a waiter with room service. Yor is relieved, but Olka says she did not order anything. Yor hears a gun click behind the door and quickly moves Olka to safety, dodging the bullets fired through the door. Olka grabs Gram from the bed as the assassin reloads his silencer and reaches for the doorknob. His hands are then hit by throwing darts, courtesy of Matthew McMahon. He points his gun and Matthew and Furseal Grey, but Yor hurls her weapon through the door and pins his head to the wall.
After retrieving the corpse, Matthew informs the group that the itinerary got leaked and there are multiple enemies aboard the ship. He directs Yor to take the group to a vacant room in the second-class suite while he covers up the mess. He forewarns her that the ship might return to port if there is a public incident and recommends she avoid fighting to prevent that. After receiving domino masks to disguise themselves, Yor, Olka, Zeb, and Gram leave for the second deck lounge.
After losing communication with their "Knockman", the informant confirms that "Shaty Grey" is their target and relays more information through a walkie-talkie. On the other end is an assassin who tells his fellow assassins that they must work together if their target's guards are from the Garden. He says they will evenly split the bounty and share all information. One of the assassins finds the idea a drag and suggests killing every woman on board with a baby, but he is promptly killed by the assassin, who says they are not psychopaths. After dumping the body into the ocean, the acting leader of the assassins continues, telling the others not to draw any unnecessary attention, and confirms with the informant that he will share all and any information with them.
Yor senses the enemy’s bloodlust
While walking through the halls, Furseal says the masks make them look conspicuous, and Yor assures him that the second lounge is holding a masquerade ball, where they will blend in. She also notices that they are being followed and discloses this with the others. Yor plans to lose their pursuer before their destination is known, blend into a crowd at the lounge, and try causing a disturbance.
Upon arriving at the ball, Yor senses the enemy’s bloodlust. Yor remembers that she cannot cause a scene in the crowd and must get through the ball without killing anyone, grabbing a button from Furseal's suit. Nearby, an assassin decides to make his move, rising from his chair. Yor swiftly spots him and throws the button at his neck, knocking him unconscious and back to his chair. Another assassin is dispatched to kill Olka, but Yor stops him, grabbing his hand. She acts as if she was invited to a dance and dances the man away from Olka. She proceeds to crush his hand and knocks him out, leaving him at a seat. Yor returns to the others, and they decide to go through the shopping promenade to the second-class area.
Anya hears Barnaby’s thoughts
At the shopping promenade, Anya sees a skeleton keychain and wants it, but Loid refuses, deeming it invaluable for her education. While Anya throws a tantrum, Loid spots several listening devices, undercover SSS agents, and suspicious groups across the ship. He concludes that he and Anya must be on their best behavior to avoid unwanted attention. Realizing their conversation is most likely being heard, Loid stresses over buying the keychain, overthinking the risks of his choices. Reading her father's mind, Anya starts to feel a little guilty. Suddenly, she overhears the thoughts of hitman Sickle-and-Chain Barnaby, who plans on taking the bounty for himself. As Barnaby walks through the promenade, he sees Yor and her group and decides to kill her first.
Anya realizes her mother and the hitman are going to fight. Although Anya knows Yor can likely take care of herself, she fears that Yor will expose her identity and cause Loid to divorce Yor (and abandon Anya). Meanwhile, Loid decides to buy the keychain for Anya as a memento of their trip, attempting to emulate a normal and good dad. However, he is shocked when Anya asks who cares and shouts at him to stay back. The chapter ends with Yor and Barnaby about to cross paths.
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