In the days that followed, Tatsumi and his two companions began working with Night Raid on some simple assassinations, making Tatsumi increasingly aware of the darkness and oppression in the Imperial Capital.
Meanwhile, the intelligence Tatsumi sent back helped Yi Yong learn more and more about this world.
Among other things, he learned about the Little Emperor whom Minister Honest had reduced to a figurehead, the root of all the Empire's corruption, the Night Raid assassination squad, and the Revolutionary Army stationed not far from them.
The Holy Light Clerics had mixed opinions of the Revolutionary Army, however. Most considered it nothing more than a resistance organization founded by nobles dissatisfied with Minister Honest's monopoly on power. In the end, it would merely become another empire.
With the arrival of the Holy Light Clerics' Second Army Group, the Golden Legion, and the initial establishment of the Holy Church, the clerics stopped concerning themselves with other matters and entered a period of rapid development.
At the same time, Tatsumi and his companions received word that the support squad would soon arrive.
That night, Tatsumi brought the members of Night Raid to the agreed meeting place on the outskirts of their headquarters. He stood straight, ready to welcome the squad.
"Tatsumi, do you know the Holy Light Cleric Squad that's coming?" Leone asked curiously.
"Of course. They're the most elite squad in Yi Yong's force, with an average level above 40," Tatsumi answered confidently.
"Oh! They're that strong?" Leone replied thoughtfully.
After spending the past few days together, the members of Night Raid had more or less learned how the clerics' levels worked and gained a rough idea of what a level 40 cleric could do. Tatsumi alone, a level 40 Holy Knight, showed them enough: he could attack, defend, and control