Inside Night Raid's base.
Najenda sat in the seat of honor, looking at the five subordinates before her. Her expression was far from pleasant.
"Immortal Blades attacked us?"
The news undoubtedly worried Najenda greatly. Immortal Blades had never interfered in their affairs before, which was why their assassinations had gone so smoothly.
If they had begun taking action, things would likely become difficult in the future.
"Yeah, but it was strange. They didn't seem to want to capture or kill us. It felt like they just wanted to fight."
Leone recalled her battle with the girl wearing gauntlets. She could clearly feel that the girl's strength surpassed her own, but... she seemed to be fighting her purely for the sake of fighting.
In the end, it was as though nothing had happened. It simply ended in an anticlimax.
She only left behind the words, "We'll continue next time," before immediately leaving.
"Yeah! At first, we thought Immortal Blades was working with Zanku and using him to lure us in. But in the end... they directly killed Zanku and took the Imperial Arms. It feels like our actions were completely unnecessary."
Mine rubbed the hem of her clothes, suddenly feeling as though she...
And that girl called Akame had looked as though she did not take them seriously at all. She had dealt with the target in just one or two strikes.
"That is strange. What is their purpose in doing this...?" After listening, Najenda fell into confusion.
She could not understand the meaning behind Immortal Blades' actions.
"Also... where is Chelsea?"
Najenda swept her gaze across the five people before her. Everyone was present and unharmed, except Chelsea was nowhere to be seen.
"This..."
At Najenda's question, they all immediately appeared hesitant and gloomy.
"Chelsea is missing. We searched the