Chapter 98

At the Portway to the Sky, Part 7 (空ノ港二テ其の漆,) is the 98th chapter of the Bungo Stray Dogs manga.

Synopsis
Surrounded by vampires, it looks like things are all over for Aya when she gets help from an unexpected source! And Sigma, pulled into Gogol’s game by Dazai, wonders if the two even have a chance…

Summary
Aya tries to think of a way to escape the sealed-off airport with Bram. She asks whether he can command the vampire police officers, but he denies and tells her that he can only do so when Fukuchi grips the Holy Sword attached to him. Soon, Bram urges Aya to run, as they are now spotted by a vampire.

In Meursault, Sigma asks Dazai's motive for choosing him in defeating Fyodor, but Dazai humors him and even dances Sigma around the spacious prison halls. With five minutes having elapsed, Gogol wonders why Fyodor has not made his move, but the latter simply grins in response.

Aya struggles fighting the vampire officer and is later overwhelmed, until Bram apparently scares off the vampire. Nevertheless, they get easily surrounded by a horde of vampires. As Bram allows her to leave him to them, she braves herself and rejects such idea. Kenji then arrives in time as directed by Ranpo to take on the vampires.

Still dancing Sigma, Dazai continues to lark about along the corridor. Meanwhile, Sigma recalls to five days ago when Gogol rescued and asked him to find out Fyodor's ability. Though initially answering out of fun, Gogol soon assured him that doing so would eventually result in him finding the "home" that he always sought.

Realizing that Fyodor, Gogol, and Dazai have been using him, Sigma steels his resolve to defeat Fyodor, attain the "home" for himself, and never let anyone use him again. After observing Sigma, Dazai cheerily promises to get him out of Meursault alive.

On the first floor, Meursault's strongest guard Briareus and his men are completely defeated by an intruder, whom Dazai realizes must be the cause of the earlier disturbance, not Gogol and Sigma. As Dazai notes that there is such an intruder as "whispered by an angel" and as Sigma surmises that it must be another of Fyodor's pawns, Meursault forces surround Fyodor, while Gogol retreats. However, the forces are suddenly attacked.

As Dazai and Sigma reach the fourth floor, the source of the disturbance, Dazai finally deduces who the intruder is. Meursault forces desperately call for backup against the Chūya, the intruder and Fyodor's next troublesome card. With Dazai declaring that it has escalated to a two-on-two match with him and Sigma taking on Fyodor and Chūya, Sigma panics that they have lost their chances of winning against their opponents.

Abilities

 * Infection-Type Ability (effect)
 * Undefeated by the Rain
 * Crime and Punishment (mentioned)
 * Upon the Tainted Sorrow

Trivia

 * In Greek mythology, Briareus (or Aegaeon) is one of the three alongside Cottus and Gyges (or Gyes). According to 's ' and, he and the other two Hecatoncheires aided  and the  in overthrowing the . However, in various other sources like the epic poem , 's Hymn to Delos, 's ', and 's  among others, Briareus apparently fought on the side of the Titans rather than of the Olympians.