95: A Stirring in the Heart, A Massacre in the Square [Third Update] / 96: The Truth Comes to Light, The Minister's Scheme [Fourth Update]

This was not what she wanted to see.

"Understood!"

Upon hearing Nadjeshda's words, Leone was the first to charge out.

During this time, Night Raid had suffered one setback after another and lost companions. Later, with the Jaegers and Imperial troops searching for them, they had been stuck in the base every day.

Leone, who had once often gone out to rob the rich and aid the poor—or simply drink—had completely lost her freedom.

Coupled with the loss of her companions, she had long been holding a bellyful of frustration. At last, she could finally go out on a mission.

Once utterly dejected, she now felt as though her entire body was brimming with strength.

I just hope we don't run into that guy.

As they sped toward their destination, their figures quickly vanished from the spot.

Feeling the wind blowing past her ears, Nadjeshda silently murmured to herself.

The Stirring of the Heart, the Massacre in the Square

Yorii Tsugikuni was very fast.

Not long after setting out, he returned from the beast-fighting arena in the outskirts to the city.

Worried that Big Rabbit might accidentally injure ordinary people on the streets, Yorii Tsugikuni climbed down from Big Rabbit and proceeded on foot.

Even on foot, however, Yorii Tsugikuni was not slow.

Before he even reached his destination, Yorii Tsugikuni heard the sounds of fighting in the distance. Along the way, civilians fled in all directions.

Crying and screaming filled the air, while thick black smoke billowed from several homes.

The scene before him

made Yorii Tsugikuni feel as though he had returned to his war-ravaged hometown.

Seeing corpses strewn across the ground, wailing children, and elderly people collapsed on the earth,

his heart stirred in a rare moment of turmoil.

Yorii Tsugikuni began to harbor a trace of