Since the Ryoka invasion began, the members of the entire Court Guard Squad had endured the most indescribable day of their lives.
From the moment the Ryoka breached the Soul-Shielding Membrane in the middle of the night until morning, nearly six hours had passed. The Court Guard Squad had directly and indirectly mobilized over a thousand people, yet they had failed to catch even a single hair of the Ryoka!
And that was not the end of it. At noon, the first report from the front lines came in:
The 3rd Seat and 4th Seat of the 11th Division, along with nearly three hundred squad members responsible for tracking the Ryoka, had all been injured. The 3rd Seat and 4th Seat had even suffered severe wounds and were forced to withdraw from the battle; according to unverified reports, the 7th Division's...