"You...!?"
Gohwa could not help but suck in a sharp breath.
The man striding in openly from the direction of the main entrance was someone Gohwa definitely recognized, even if she had only learned of him through intelligence reports.
Brown hair.
A sharply lined face.
A blue tank top.
A powerfully built body, as though it had been tempered a thousand times over.
And at the same time, a terrifying pressure that made it hard to breathe.
There was no way Gohwa could fail to recognize that pressure.
Because the figure the members of the Amakusa-Style Church had been pursuing possessed that same terrifying presence.
That was...
"A Saint...!"
Rearguard Water of God's Right Seat had arrived without a sound.
"H-how could this be...?"
Gohwa could not stop herself from wavering.
It was not that Gohwa lacked mental fortitude. This attack was simply too unbelievable.
Even if he truly had come to attack them, there was no way the companions from the Amakusa-Style Church stationed around the area would not have noticed such an open intrusion. How had he approached without making a sound?
Unless...
An ominous premonition arose in Gohwa's heart.
And the facts proved that her premonition had not been wrong.
"Do not worry. I did not kill the people stationed around here."
As though he had sensed Gohwa's thoughts, Rearguard Water spoke in a somewhat cold voice.
"It is simply that, while carrying out my mission, I would find it troublesome if you people caused trouble at my side."
After all, Rearguard Water was not naive enough to think he could defeat Fang Li while being harassed by the Amakusa-Style Church.
"Even if your strength is insignificant, I cannot afford the slightest distraction in the coming battle. Therefore, I must first remove unnecessary obstacles."
That merciless declaration