At this moment.
Inside the command room of the Harusame 5th Division flagship.
Commander Xiangpu, Umibouzu, and everyone present.
All stared fixedly at the tightly sealed alloy hatch.
Before they realized it, cold sweat had begun seeping from their foreheads.
Through the surveillance footage, they had already seen everything happening outside.
The sight of over three hundred people being killed in an instant left Commander Xiangpu breathless.
Umibouzu, meanwhile, realized he had encountered an unbelievable monster.
He could not help sighing inwardly. Kagura, it looks like Dad really isn't making it back this time.
I just hope those two boys will take good care of you.
Suddenly, everyone watched as a bright red dot appeared on the surface of the high-strength alloy door.
Then a dazzling golden lightsaber pierced through from outside.
It immediately began slicing vertically and horizontally as easily as cutting tofu.
[Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—]
The sound of melting metal set their teeth on edge.
A thick, long lightsaber with an outline utterly unlike the current mainstream styles.
Cut out a rectangular doorway four meters high and three meters wide.
[Bang!]
The heavy metal slab crashed inward, striking the floor with a deafening boom.
Only the lack of rising dust diminished the atmosphere somewhat.
"Excuse me~"
"Is anyone here?"
With that polite greeting, Borsalino stepped into the command room with the Ama no Murakumo in hand.
His polished leather shoes clicked crisply against the metal floor.
As though they were stepping on everyone's hearts.
He lowered his head slightly, his gaze sweeping across the faces braced for battle through the glasses on his nose.
Finally, it settled on Umibouzu.
This was the presence that had made him feel "disappointed."
Borsalino tilted his head, pursed his lips, and his languid voice once again shattered the deathly silence.
"I'm looking