On the eighth day of Najenda's absence, Guanxing was still serving as Night Raid's acting boss.
Though she had somehow ended up in the position, nothing major had happened these past few days. Everything proceeded steadily under Guanxing's management.
Aside from assassination missions, they had been gathering information in the Imperial Capital about Chelsea. But... obviously... they had found nothing. After all, Chelsea was currently enjoying her life as a cat.
Every day, aside from having Durandal pet her fur, she had no worries about food or clothing! She even ate far better than Akame and the others, since she ate and slept alongside Durandal.
At such a young age, she was already living the life of eating, sleeping, then eating again.
In the morning, when the sky had only just begun to brighten, it was probably around four or five in the morning—the time when most people were sleeping soundly.
Guanxing, who had been asleep, instantly opened her sky-blue eyes. With a sudden motion, she sat upright.
"The formation barrier was triggered?"
Guanxing looked out the window. Outside, it was only faintly light, and the surroundings were still dim...
She had set up formations around the perimeter. If anyone other than Night Raid passed through, she would immediately sense it. What concerned Guanxing even more was that... there seemed to be quite a few of them.
Whether they were enemies or not, they had to take it seriously.
Guanxing turned toward the clothes beside her and hurriedly put them on. She pulled white stockings over her legs, put on her shoes, straightened her appearance, then quickly opened the door and went out.
Just as she approached the courtyard, Guanxing heard the roar of a powerful gust of wind.
When she drew closer, she saw Bulat wildly swinging a thick