When the Hengduan Seven Divisions left Pingmao District, Eizuka did not see them off. She had quietly departed Ban City before the commotion truly began.
This had also been Matsudaira Yoshio's suggestion.
Her identity was ultimately a sensitive one, yet she was not on the exchange list. Once the Hengduan Seven Divisions' affairs had settled and the exchange transaction was complete, the two from the Amaterasu Order would be free to act. Without those concerns holding them back, there was no telling what methods they might use.
Only by exploiting this window before everything was over could she avoid many uncertain complications.
Eizuka followed his advice and left Ban City the day before the exchange was completed. The laboratory handover was still not quite finished, and she had not packed her luggage either, making it seem like an ordinary trip out.
Everything went smoothly. Even though she was leaving Pingmao District, which she had operated in for many years, through this method of "complete severance," her feelings were complicated. Carried along by those emotions, even the sunlight shining down on her head felt unusually harsh and critical. Still, she had left in the end.
About half a day before the Hengduan Seven Divisions.
Out of habit, she chose to travel by sea. After all, the identity of "Eizuka" could still not withstand much scrutiny. There was more room to maneuver aboard a passenger ship.
Compared with airships, passenger ships were far less efficient, but they afforded relatively ample time along the way. Eizuka spent most of her time not in the shared cabin, but in the ship's public areas.
She followed the livestream of the Hengduan Seven Divisions leaving Ban City. Other than that, she stared blankly at the seascape outside the window—while actually continuing to study the "Segmentation" she