To finish off Taihei, Suzuki Taiga coldly rubbed the edge of his short blade and said sternly, "Hurry up. We've been found. The Wood Industry's trackers will definitely be here soon."
After ordering his subordinate, Suzuki Taiga once again used "Light Release—Wall of Light," entered an invisible state, and vanished into the air.
However, Hugh, who had been watching Taihei Fuyue from afar, witnessed everything and saw his helpless teacher being killed.
His vision blurred through his tears until Suzuki Taiga's figure left behind a vague spherical shimmer.
When Suzuki Taiga had used the Wall of Light and Darkness, his eyes had been able to make out a faint, round orb of light.
But the man moved too quickly. Without paying special attention, it was difficult for his eyes to catch the orb's trajectory.
He had only seen it twice before and had not known that Suzuki Taiga had this ability as well.
Tears streamed down Hugh's face as he fell into deep remorse. If he had observed more carefully and discovered the invisible person, his teacher would not have been so easily killed because of the wrong information he had provided.
Filled with hatred and self-blame, Hugh truly wanted to rush over and fight the enemy. Even dying at the enemy's hands would be happier than living in a world of self-reproach.
But Hugh recalled the unwilling look in his teacher's eyes before his death. He also understood that his teacher had chosen to face a two-against-two situation rather than let him die meaninglessly in the face of danger.
He decided to track the enemy as far as he could, until he had avenged his teacher.
Gritting his teeth in pain, he wiped away his tears and recalled the methods the Ninja Academy and the clan Elder had taught