The timeless starlight, the unchanging night sky.
Whoosh!
A purple figure raced through the forest, weaving and darting, smashing through snow, wind, and falling leaves without losing any speed.
Occasionally, moonlight fell through gaps in the leaves, illuminating the figure's beautiful face and anxious expression.
Shalnark, you'd better not be lying, or-I really will kill you!
Machi gritted her teeth, frantic with worry.
The reason for her urgency was simple: the message Shalnark had sent her during the day. [The leader might be publicly executed.]
Ever since receiving Shalnark's message, she had been running for an entire day, heading toward Pati City as fast as she could.
Judging by the distance, she should be the first to arrive. The farthest of the others were still on another continent and could not possibly make it in time.
She simply could not accept the possibility that Chrollo, of all people, had been captured and might even be publicly executed!
"There must-there must be some mistake!"
Although she had no evidence, that was what Machi's intuition told her.
Yet the screenshot Shalnark had sent clearly stated that a member of the Phantom Troupe would be publicly executed tomorrow!
Machi knew perfectly well that it most likely was not Chrollo, but another member.
But she did not want to gamble on that one-in-ten-thousand chance.
How dare you make up something like that about the leader-Shalnark, you can stitch your own wounds from now on!
The aura around Machi surged, and her speed increased another notch.
Meanwhile, unaware that Machi was already holding a grudge against him, Shalnark lowered his beeping phone with a deep frown.
Still can't get through to Phinks and the others-
Shalnark sighed, looked at Pakunoda beside him, and said, "I contacted everyone. Only three can make it in time."
That