With just a glance, the Nine-Tailed Fox had clearly seen Isis knock Sato Hayato flying with nothing more than a look.
She knew this young man. His strength was on par with a Great Monster, at least no weaker than the Bone Woman under her command.
And someone like him couldn't even withstand a single glance from Isis.
It might have been some kind of special ability, but the effect was terrifying all the same.
The Nine-Tailed Fox glanced at the huge hole in the Government Building. She could see the open sky through it, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
She'd been careless. She'd had a chance to slip away earlier—if only she'd known, she would have left at once. Why had she stayed with this group?
If something went wrong today, she'd be killed too.
But the Sessho-seki had finally awakened inside Kanzaki Rin. She couldn't stand by and watch Isis destroy it.
So she had to step in and stop her.
Of course, if Isis really tried to attack, the Nine-Tailed Fox would have no choice but to run at once. She couldn't afford to lose her life over this.
Isis studied the Nine-Tailed Fox's expression, brave on the surface but frightened underneath, and smiled faintly. "Since you put it that way, I'll let her go."
The Nine-Tailed Fox couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She felt drenched in sweat; the clothes on her back were soaked through.
Those few short seconds had put her under no small amount of pressure. She was already tempted to turn and run.
Kanzaki Rin also calmed down, realizing that her anger was pointless.
She reached for the phone on the table.
That made the Nine-Tailed Fox's heart leap again just as she'd begun to relax. She wanted