He wore a leather jacket that looked as if it might offer a little protection from bullets. Nails were fixed to the toes of his iron boots. He carried a rapier in one hand and a firearm in the other, and wore a tube-shaped hat. A "pure" brass skull was mounted on the belt across his chest.
He looked like a very typical Witch Hunter.
Standing before him was a woman of at least fifty, wearing heavy makeup and a somewhat revealing outfit of flames... All right, it was actually the standard uniform for women at the Fire Academy. It looked fine on young women, but on this older lady, it was frankly hard on the eyes.
Still, she was clearly a fairly powerful Fire Mage. Her hair was literally aflame, giving her a rather intimidating appearance.
At the moment, however, both her hands were shackled, making her look more like a prisoner.
Beside her stood a very typical Imperial, dressed in gleaming silver armor. He had mutton chops and a handlebar mustache.
Judging by the two medals on his left shoulder and the one on his greave, he was at least an Imperial captain...
Around them stood roughly thirty soldiers, fully armed and looking ready for battle at a moment's notice.
Lin Yun and Tachi Bro couldn't help feeling... well, ah.
They knew that in Ubersreik, where there was a plague, they would probably run into a scene like this.
But actually having it "appear" right before them felt a little strange.
Witch Hunters could be a little neurotic, but they weren't so neurotic that they would see Lin Yun and the others give them a peculiar look and immediately suspect them of being Cultists or something.
As for why the Fire Mage had been arrested, Lin Yun and