At the same time, on the coastal edge of the frozen Northern District, space suddenly fluctuated, causing a petite figure to appear there.
Who else could it have been but Natsuki?
Natsuki raised her head and looked ahead.
There...
"I knew you would come looking for me, 'Witch of the Void.'"
Accompanied by that utterly emotionless voice, the girl standing before the frozen Northern District turned around.
It was Yugiri Asagi.
"Did you learn the truth from your younger brother?" Yugiri Asagi said with extreme calm. "But this operation has received government approval. Even you cannot stop it, National Demon Slayer Officer Nangong."
Yugiri Asagi threw out those words before Natsuki could speak.
Yugiri Asagi must have prepared long ago to face Natsuki's accusations, right?
For this ceremony, Yugiri Asagi would inevitably have to make Kageno Island suffer some losses. That was unacceptable to the National Demon Slayer Officer who guarded Kageno Island.
That was the relationship between the National Demon Slayer Officers and the Lion King Organization: sooner or later, their positions would come into conflict.
Therefore, to face Natsuki's questioning, Yugiri Asagi had prepared long in advance.
Unfortunately...
"I didn't come to see you because of the ceremony."
Natsuki spoke flatly.
"Not because of the ceremony?"
Yugiri Asagi froze.
The next second...
"Boom—!"
Space behind Natsuki suddenly trembled.
"What...!?"
Yugiri Asagi was utterly caught off guard and could not help being shocked.
In that opening, a huge figure emerged from the space behind Natsuki.
It was an elegant yet fierce statue of a Golden Knight, its entire body clad in golden armor.
The Golden Knight was tall and slender, seemingly a female knight. However, her helmet concealed her face completely. An extraordinarily vicious presence radiated from her body, shaking both the air and the earth.
For some reason,