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Frankly my confusion at how much being an undercover Pinky was because I couldn’t be sure if:
>Lei Heng was holding back to keep the cover so he was still steadily rising in ranks which didn’t reflect his strength
Or
>Lei Heng’s rank was a true reflection of him giving his all for his goals so he was still to be promoted and only then he’d get new augments and magical italian tuxedos to make him even stronger
Cause both felt valid. Now I know for sure that no, a Capo and not even a Sottocapo is meant to be that strong. Even if it’s narrowly (he is level 83 so a Sottocapo could be 75, 80 etc.) he was hitting harder than his weight class.
It also matches Meursault’s uptie that he stops the ranking quips and games and agrees straight away when the Podao Blade is brought up. Likely meaning Lei Heng’s position didn’t factor him using that sword’s true power or the Savage Tiger Mark Rounds like he did against us since one of the lines has him say he can’t expose that.