Chapter 92

The Empty Port, Part 1 (空ノ港ニテ前篇,) is the 92nd chapter of the Bungo Stray Dogs manga.

Summary
Aya wanders around an airport heading to the lost-and-found corner on behalf of her father, during which she hears the news of Justice Vice Minister Tonan condemning the Armed Detective Agency as the ones behind the recent disappearances of army staff overseas. Musing on her previous encounter with Kunikida and remembering his ideals, Aya is in disbelief that the Agency are truly terrorists.

Jōno suddenly bumps her and brushes past the girl to regroup with Teruko and Tetchō; Aya assumes from their uniforms that they might be cops. As opened by Jōno, the Hunting Dogs review their operation: One Order shall be brought to the airport, while 18 fake transport operations are to be deployed, with their commander having claimed that Ranpo shall see through the counterfeits and deduce the real weapon.

Seeing it as quite bothersome, Jōno recommends taking someone close to the Agency as a hostage to threaten them with, much to the eavesdropping Aya's shock. Jōno soon detects her heartbeat, thinking how the Agency would come save her no matter what if they use her as bait. As Aya repulses over his thinking, Jōno admits that he merely wishes to hear the voice of the anguished and listen to their destruction regardless whether they are innocent or indeed guilty. He further pushes her to the edge, until Tetchō stabs Jōno from behind to stop threatening the girl.

As Jōno annoyingly challenges Tetchō to a swordfight, Fukuchi arrives and stops them. He issues his final preparation orders to the Hunting Dogs then invites Jōno to come with him. Along the way, Fukuchi asks Jōno about his thoughts on the Agency's modus operandi, to which Jōno reluctantly answers that the Agency's plot is quite refined whose sadism, he admits, even earns his sympathy, jesting that he does not mind transferring to the terrorists' side in case they lose the battle.

They soon arrive at their destination, where Fukuchi shows Bram in his coffin to Jōno. Bram reports to Fukuchi that half of the guards have now been turned into vampires, much to Jōno's confusion. Borrowing Tachihara's words from before about a mastermind framing the Agency, Fukuchi reveals to Jōno that he is the mastermind. He then invites Jōno to join him in carrying out his plans.

In a covert location where Lucy's dimension is overlaid, Atsushi stakes the outside premises and returns to their hideout. Ranpo reviews their strategy, which is to steal and destroy One Order in a fake passenger plane before it can be given to Fukuchi in 25 minutes. As such, it can buy them two weeks for the Special Division for Unusual Powers to expose Fukuchi's plot to various governments. Atsushi worries that Fukuchi might anticipate such move, a thought that earns him Ranpo's praise. However, Ranpo assures them that they shall use that to their advantage.

Abilities

 * Plum Blossoms in Snow
 * Anne of Abyssal Red (setting)
 * Infection-Type Ability (flashback)

Chapter Notes

 * One Order is stated to be transported along with 18 other fake transport operations within 25 minutes at the airport.
 * Ranpo deduces that it shall be contained in one of the fake passenger planes.
 * Fukuchi introduces Bram to Jōno and reveals that he is the mastermind behind the terrorism plot. He then invites Jōno to join him in his plans.
 * Ranpo briefs the Agency on their ultimate objective, which is to steal and destroy One Order before it can be handed to Fukuchi.