Kanzaki Rin appeared before the prisoners like a goddess of fire, making them instinctively sense danger and take a step back.
Anyone would keep their distance from someone surrounded by flames.
Kanzaki Rin spotted Nozawa Ritsu among the prisoners. As long as he was alive, that would be enough to give Nozawa Hana an answer.
All the other prisoners retreated, but Nozawa Ritsu alone stepped forward, breaking away from the crowd. "Thank you for helping us. What's the situation outside?"
He knew Kanzaki Rin had to be the one who destroyed the power supply to the Underground Prison. Maybe his younger sister, Nozawa Hana, was outside too.
"There's no immediate threat outside. You can leave, but you'll have to hurry. A heavily armed regular army is taking over the entire Underground Prison."
As she spoke, Kanzaki Rin drew in the flames around her. After her Level 4 Enhancement, her superpower had grown stronger, and she was having trouble controlling its power.
She held out a hand to Nozawa Ritsu. "Give me the key."
Nozawa Ritsu hesitated before handing it over. "Aren't you coming with us?"
He'd thought Kanzaki Rin had come specifically to rescue him.
"You go ahead. I still have things to do."
Kanzaki Rin took the key and headed farther in, then suddenly turned back. "This is confidential. No matter who asks, don't tell them you saw me. Especially..."
She paused before continuing. "Especially a very handsome and powerful man."
Nozawa Ritsu nodded solemnly. He'd been imprisoned for years, and the Area 11 government had forced and tortured him countless times without ever making him talk. That showed how tightly he could keep his mouth shut.
But he was puzzled. How could you tell if someone was handsome and powerful?
Watching Kanzaki Rin's disappearing figure, Nozawa Ritsu rubbed