Ghost.Six months later, Reiji has just taken down the No. 2 man in the Gambino family in his latest assignment, leaving Inferno in sole control of the East Coast and spreading fear in the criminal underworld. Reiji by his own will decided to stay and work for Claudia but what he really wants is to protect the innocent from Inferno's rampage. The outside world is aware of the assassinations called phantom assassinations but that's all they know. Claudia as per her plan receives permission from McGuire to directly handle negotiations with the Godo clan in order to control the monopoly of exports to Japan, the Godo being the people she conspired with to set her plans in motion. When she and Reiji go off to meet representatives of the Godo clan in Isaac's territory, they find that all the men, including some of Isaac's, have been killed by a professional assassin. Reiji finds a passerby killed in the crossfire. He removes the cover and it is revealed to be a woman with her arms folded peacefully, and Reiji is moved by the sight. He finds out from Lizzie that the woman was peaceful, with no harmful items in her apartment. He returns later to the scene to mourn, bringing flowers with him (when he first enters the scene there are leafless trees surrounding the area), there he finds a girl named Cal Devens. Reiji calmly stoops down in prayer next to the girl who tells him that it was her sister Judy who was killed. She tells Reiji that she knows who killed Judy and insists on working with him to investigate. Reiji doesn't want to take her but seeing that she is a potential witness and victim of Inferno he takes Cal with him to protect her from Inferno and to avenge Judy.