Only Ranko's voice being heard makes me suspect that it's actually Baku using his vocal mimicry skills, especially since we saw that he was walking nearby! Did Caracal and Baku team up...? That'd be interesting.
This is all happening after Baku and Suteguma entered the Dotty for round 3, meaning it can't be Baku at this point, unless you think he had a pre-recorded message in that planted phone. Would be one hell of a strategy, for sure.
@Veshv you didnt realize? its the guy from the other organization, they have a simple match with Baku at his house, the thing with the bell or whatever. the super strong guy, they made a deal way back. i have forgotten about him wtf its been ages (unless im mistaken and its not him)
@lucianone It is him, but I was responding to the post before me about the voice being Baku and not Ranko. I do think Baku and Caracal are working together, and that Baku made some offer to him in relation to getting that video on Suteguma's match.
I woulda been hyped beyond reason 30 chapters ago.
I love Caracal but every time that bastard funeral division chief refuses to do anything I somehow feel disappointed.
It's still great though.
Also praying that funeral division chief isn't Caracal by plot twist. That would be hilarious, but less enjoyable than a new crazy.
@Veshv I think a decent amount of time has passed since the start of the round, so it could be Baku after finishing the round of Dotty. Otherwise who would it be? Caracal is wearing a dark suit so it can't be, and Baku has that exact outfit, white pants and white shoes. Either there's someone else other than Caracal here wearing the exact same outfit from the waist down as Baku, or it's Baku after finishing the round.
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The panels in the 1st page are the timeline.
The story of this chapter happened after Suteguma accepted the 3rd round, and Yakou Jouichi revived.