Kamishina Lake was completely blown apart in a blaze of dazzling light. At the same time, Airi had already returned to Shigra's Radiance with Grenda. Her expression was far from pleasant. Seeing her return, Nagisa, who had already changed clothes, approached uneasily and asked in a low voice.
"Big sister, Grandma and the others..."
"They won't die. Let's go home."
Airi shook her head, then nodded to Astarte. The latter immediately piloted the warship back. At that moment, Yukina also ran over anxiously and stood before Airi like a child who had done something wrong.
"Um... Senpai! I truly didn't know the Lion King Agency had done something like this. Please believe me...!"
Yukina was extremely uneasy as well. Nagisa had just explained the entire sequence of events to her, and it had come as a huge shock. She truly had not heard even the slightest hint about this. Yukina had originally thought the Lion King Agency had ordered her to keep an eye on Airi because of that American lieutenant colonel, but she had never expected there to be something else behind it...
"I believe you. The Lion King Agency obviously wouldn't tell you about something like this."
Airi did not suspect Yukina. Given Yukina's status, she indeed was not qualified to know such classified information. In fact, even Airi herself still had no idea what the Lion King Agency and the government of Japan were trying to do. Still, whatever they wanted, Airi would never allow them to lay a hand on Nagisa.
Not even if the Earth exploded tomorrow. At worst, she would take everyone on an interstellar trip.
Yukina definitely would not lie to her. They had been partners for so long that she naturally understood Airi quite well. If the Lion King Agency had told