Stella: "There's quite a crowd. I thought this was a rescue mission, why isn't anyone taking action?"
Saeko Busujima: "Rei Ao has already gone ahead."
Aka: "Yes, he's infiltrating the Imperial Capital."
At this mont, Rei Ao stood atop the center of the Imperial Palace, overlooking the city. With a surge of energy, he amplified his voice and shouted:
["Night Raid's Mine, your comrades sent to rescue you. If you can hear this, shout out your location!"]
His voice roared like a dragon's cry, echoing throughout the entire Imperial Capital. In an instant, the city was roused from its slumber as lights flickered on and soldiers began shouting.
The mbers of Night Raid were left speechless, and even the chat group participants were taken aback.
Stella: "Is this... infiltration?"
Mai Sakurajima: "Uh, Rei Ao said it was an infiltration when he left."
Aya Yomogawa: "This…"
Everyone was stunned by Rei Ao's thod of "infiltration," feeling both amused and shocked. Inside the Imperial Capital, from the lowliest soldiers to the Emperor himself, everyone was awakened. The city was soon ablaze with light as soldiers ford ranks, searching for the source of the noise. Unfortunately for them, no one thought to look up where Rei Ao hovered above the palace.
Inside a special prison cell in one of the palace's wings, a girl with pink twin-tails and a matching pink dress sat in the corner—Mine, the captured mber of Night Raid. She was filled with despair.
Captured by the Empire, Mine held onto the hope that her comrades would co for her. But the Empire had anticipated this, laying a trap to lure Night Raid out, setting a web of defenses all around the capital. Even the seemingly fragile girl guarding her cell was a powerful Teigu user.
"Hey, Night Raid mber," the black-haired girl standing outside the bars said, her voice cold. "Have you seen my sister?"
"…?"
Mine looked up in confusion. The slender girl in the sailor uniform, with a sword at her waist, stared at her intently. After realizing the girl was talking to her, Mine asked, "Your sister?"
"Her na is Aka," the black-haired girl said nonchalantly, ntioning a na Mine knew all too well.
"!!!"
Mine's eyes widened. "You're Aka's sister?!"
She had never heard Aka ntion having a sister before. Wait—if this girl was Aka's sister, maybe she'd show her so rcy?
Feeling a flicker of hope, Mine approached the bars. "If you're Aka's sister, what's your na? I'm Mine."
"Kuro," the girl replied flatly.
Mine's eyes brightened. She saw an opportunity for negotiation.
"Since you're Aka's sister, could you let go? I can take you to see her!"
"…"
Kuro stayed silent for a mont before asking, "Are you and my sister close? Do you think she'll co to rescue you?"
"Yeah… Aka will definitely co to save ," Mine replied, her voice tinged with sorrow. "But it's really dangerous, so you should let go to protect your sister!"
However, what she saw next was Kuro's twisted smile.
"Hehe, so my sister will co, huh?"
"Great, I'll get to kill her with my own hands."
"?!"
Mine was dumbfounded. This wasn't the response she had expected. Why did Aka's sister harbor such a murderous intent toward her?
She felt her last shred of hope slip away. Falling from heaven to hell in an instant, Mine's despair deepened.
["Night Raid's Mine, your comrades sent to rescue you. If you can hear this, shout out your location!"]
The deafening voice echoed through the palace, shaking the very ground.
"Was that an earthquake?!" Mine gripped the iron bars in shock. That voice—it was calling for her! Soone really had co to rescue her, but why were they being so loud? Weren't they just giving themselves away?
She turned to Kuro and asked, "Is this part of your plan too?"
She assud it was an Imperial ploy to lure out Night Raid. However, Kuro tilted her head, looking genuinely puzzled.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Huh?"
Kuro's expression didn't seem fake, leading Mine to wonder if her rescuers were actually real. She thought for a mont before taking a deep breath and shouting at the top of her lungs, "I'm here!!!"
"Oh, there you are," Rei Ao smirked as he locked onto Mine's location.
"Looks like I can complete the trade easily. Ti to begin the 'infiltration.'"
"What the hell is that?!" Leone shouted as she saw a red dot in the sky rapidly growing larger.
In just the blink of an eye—
"!!!"
—a massive, nearly 100-ter-tall creature soared over the Imperial Capital. Its vast wings blocked out the sky, its long, muscular tail swayed nacingly, and its sharp claws glead with a deadly edge. Its massive body was covered in crimson, fire-like scales, and with each breath, flas flickered, casting the skies in a fiery glow. Atop this behemoth was a dragon's fearso head, snarling as it exhaled waves of fire.
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