"Girl...?" Bulat rubbed the tip of his nose. "Akame? Or Mine?"
"How would I know?" Leone planted her hands on her hips. "Turning into this doesn't mean I actually got a dog's nose. Being able to confirm that much is already pretty good. It probably wasn't them. I've never heard of anyone who could restore a battlefield to this state after such a huge fight. It was probably those people from the SOS Brigade... Someone's coming!"
Leone and Bulat swiftly left the area. They had been drawn here by the sounds of battle, and only arrived early because they had been nearby. They certainly would not be the only ones attracted by such a commotion; the guards would be drawn over as well.
"Again with this." The guards who arrived stared at the completely intact scene with headaches brewing. This damned, ghostly sort of scene had happened who knew how many times recently. Every time, they heard enormous commotions; if they were close enough, they could even feel the ground trembling from the battle's aftershocks.
They had sprinted all the way over from afar, only to find absolutely nothing. Even the ground showed no abnormalities. Damn it, even cleaning up a scene didn't work like this, did it? Or had some bastard deliberately made noise to keep them from getting any peace? This business had people on edge lately. They could ignore complaint letters from commoners, but complaints sent by frightened nobles were another matter entirely. And not long ago, some absurdly distant relative of the Minister had been assassinated... Tch. This responsibility obviously wasn't on them, damn it!
"Let's go!" After confirming that they could find no traces whatsoever, the grim-faced Imperial guards could only withdraw. Judging by the timing, if nothing unexpected happened, there would probably be no