"Hiss..."
Ritsuka also felt the situation was thorny and sucked in a breath. Seeing her reaction, Da Vinci understood what she was thinking and sighed. "I was actually against telling you this news. It's already too late to stop it now. This will only disrupt your judgment."
"No, you only know after you've tried." As Ritsuka spoke, she looked toward Kriemhild beside her and was about to give an order, but Nero cut her off.
"Ritsuka, you handle things here first," Nero said. "I'll go to the town."
No matter how impulsive she was, Nero would never forget what took priority. To subdue those rioters and rescue the people, no matter how she thought about it, only one person was needed. So she would go. Ritsuka should focus her attention on the important matter at hand.
She wasted no more words. She withdrew Echidna, clad herself in the Impact Steel Armament, and leaped dozens of meters in a single bound.
She rushed toward Rattvench Town at full speed.
Kriemhild gazed at Nero's retreating back and nodded faintly, then looked at Perseus, who had finally been untied.
"Stand up," she said coldly. "Swing your fists with all your strength at me—at your fate.
"Otherwise, stick out your neck and lie down properly. This position makes it inconvenient for me to bring down the blade."
Nero naturally knew nothing of what was happening behind her. But she also believed Ritsuka could properly handle the relationship between those two Heroic Spirits and bring the person back. This had always been what Ritsuka, as a Master, was best at.
"Mash, how is the town?"
As Nero sped across the wilderness with the bouncing force brought by the Impact Steel Armament, she asked.
Mash's voice came through, drifting near and far, accompanied by a bit