Chapter 44

Fitzgerald Rising is the 44th chapter of the Bungou Stray Dogs manga.

Summary
Alcott is seen walking in the slums trying to find Fitzgerald and eventually finds him. Alcott pleads with Fitzgerald to come back as the leader of the Guild but Fitzgerald tells her not to appear before him again. Fitzgerald is then seen walking away accidentally bumping into the Park's leader. The Park members walk away as Fitzgerald eyes them suspiciously. Alcott bumps into someone, that being the Park's leader. He asks Alcott where the Guild's inheritance is, to which Alcott says the Guild doesn't have inheritance money. He points a gun to Alcott's head, ready to shoot as Alcott closes her eyes. Fitzgerald suddenly comes back and punches the leader. Fitzgerald then proceeds to beat up the rest. Fitzgerald then asks Alcott what's next. Fitzgerald and Alcott are seen in a shop buying a new suit for Fitzgerald and cleaning him up. Fitzgerald plans to buy the Secret Services, which Alcott says would cost about fifty billion dollars. Alcott says that they have no money or comrades, that they're just two wanted ability users. Fitzgerald smiles at her and says that it's exciting. Alcott smiles back. But it turns out that Steinbeck has heard everything and is furious that they are trying to re-build the Guild. Steinbeck says that he will crush his ambition, and that when Fitzgerald cannot stand up once again that they can become friends.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Louisa May Alcott
 * Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
 * Kyouka Izumi
 * Atsushi Nakajima
 * Lucy Maud Montgomery
 * John Steinbeck