As the two approached, they saw a woman with long cherry-colored hair, dressed in a white kimono and dragging a red longsword in her hand, the very image of a Yamato Nadeshiko.
Ye Yang and the others stopped several meters away from her.
She slowly bowed to Ye Yang.
"This humble woman, Icarus, has been waiting here for quite some time, Lord Ye Yang."
Seeing her address Ye Yang as "Lord," Lucy asked in confusion, "Ye Yang, do you know her?"
Ye Yang shook his head.
"Never seen her before. But she should be from a Dark Guild, right?"
Icarus replied, "Yes, Lord Ye Yang. This humble woman is the captain of the Three Ravens, the Assassination Squad of the Skull Society, a Dark Guild. By Lord Jellal's order, I have come to stop you, Lord Ye Yang."
"Are you sure you can stop me?"
Icarus shook her head. "This humble woman indeed lacks such confidence. You are Lord Ye Yang, known in the Dark World as Asura. You rank first on the Assassination Ranking, with a bounty of one billion jewel."
"This humble woman is indeed no match for you, but I still wish to exchange a few moves with Lord Asura."
Ye Yang looked at Icarus with interest. "Then you might die."
Icarus covered her mouth and smiled. "Death is like a summer flower. As splendid as life blooms, so delicate is death. For a swordswoman, dying at the most beautiful time of one's life is truly blissful!"
Lucy was frightened by that declaration, cold sweat streaming down her face.
Happy: "Lucy, you're leaking so much again~"
"I told you, it's sweat!!"
"Ye Yang, leave her to me!"
Ye Yang looked at Lucy in confusion. "Are you sure?"
"Of course! Aren't all the enemies we've met along the