Chapter 84

Number X, Shaolee is the eighty-fourth chapter of the Black Cat manga and the ninth chapter of Volume 9.

Plot
Lin Shaolee introduces himself and tells Train Heartnet that since he is here, then he has chosen not to fight, something he sees as a wise choice.Train then realizes that Lin was the man they met in town, much to Sven Vollfied's shock. Lin admits that it was a special request from Sephiria Arks. He states that disguises are his specialty and instantly disguises himself as Train to prove his point. This impresses everyone but Train, who is annoyed and orders Lin to change back. Lin apologizes and admits that he only wanted to understand the former Chrono Number better then changes to Creed Diskenth and asks why Train left Chronos. He receives a bullet near his face as an answer. Train warns him to never put that face in front of him and that next time, he will not miss. Satisfied that he has finally seen Train's notorious dark side, Lin changes back. They see a helicopter and Lin concludes that the Apostles of the Stars got away, but they are unsure if Creed is with them.He explains that they eavesdropped via transmitters in the Cerberus men's suits, but they are unsure if they are dead or alive. He leaves and promises to meet again, something Train is not thrilled about.

Somewhere else, Charden Flamberg and Kyoko Kirisaki are driving away. Kyoko is impressed with the explosion and Charden explains that these were timed explosives installed in case of an emergency that were set off either by Doctor or Echidna Parass. Kyoko asks what they will do now and Charden answers that they will first leave the town, then decide what to do next. Charden then asks her a question of his own: Why did she choose to come with him? The teenager replies that she simply did not want him to be alone. Charden is surprises and admits he finds her odd.

On the helicopter, Doctor is gazing at the explosion. He whispers to Creed that they will begin plan B and that if Creed was really killed, he would not be strong enough to rebuild this world.