Inside the Iron Fortress's prison.
The lord of Ju Prefecture City stormed in with the City Defense Force, trapping the young man and woman inside.
"Trying to leave? Where are you going, Miss Mumei?"
Mumei sighed and pulled off the blue ribbon tied around her neck...
She tapped her geta against the floor, her gaze sharpening, then charged straight into the crowd without another word!
She moved so fast that the City Defense Force had no time to aim before she was right in front of them.
Mumei turned sideways and knocked one man unconscious with a knife-hand strike. Catching his body to use as cover, she darted aside and kicked the man next to him away.
Rat-tat-tat! Only then did the bullets come flying. Mumei held the unconscious man in front of her and hurled him forward with enough force to knock down six people!
Sensing trouble, the lord of Ju Prefecture City retreated while shouting orders.
He hurriedly called out, "Kurusu, stop her!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Kurusu, the samurai, held his sword hilt and gathered his energy as he waited...
"You're a little different from the others, samurai. What's your name?"
"Kurusu. A samurai!"
"Mumei. A Kabaneri!"
"So you really aren't human!" Kurusu's expression remained calm.
"Oh? What makes you say that?"
"Your frail body couldn't possibly possess that much strength, unless..."
"Exactly. Unless I was bitten by a Kabaneri but didn't turn into one."
Ikoma walked out in bewilderment. "What are you talking about? What's a Kabaneri?"
Mumei smiled and repeated her explanation, a hint of expectation in her eyes.
"W-what? Miss Mumei was actually turned by a Kabaneri?"
His terrified expression was just what she had expected. She murmured, "What was I even hoping for?"
Steadying herself, she charged at Kurusu.
*I have to end this