At the sight of the black car that had already come into view,
Shin Natsume's expression turned utterly grim.
He pushed open the door, jumped out, and swung his hand back. With a bang, he slammed the door so hard the car shook.
"What a temper," Biao Wenqi muttered, opening the driver's door and getting out as well.
Meanwhile, as Shin walked toward the trunk, it had already opened.
Lying on a pile of weapons, Maya Natsume opened the trunk only to find Shin's thunderous face before her.
"..."
Maya's expression froze for a moment. Then she raised a hand in greeting, playing dumb.
"Yo, Shin. What a coincidence. Getting a gun too?"
Hearing that, Shin's anger boiled over, and he barked,
"Get out!"
Hearing her brother so furious, Maya shrank back and jumped out of the car.
Just then, Biao Wenqi walked over, rested a hand on the car, and clicked his tongue at Maya.
"Look, Maya, you really went too far this time."
"Shin and I are here on serious business. What are you tagging along for?"
Although the Warriors Corps had also set its sights on the anomalous Abyss phenomenon in Ito City, its initial focus was still on reconnaissance.
Shin and Biao Wenqi were the advance team responsible for that initial reconnaissance.
Of the two, Shin possessed the special ability Dragon Eye, which gave him some capacity to foresee the future.
Biao Wenqi, meanwhile, was a rare all-round warrior who, despite his unorthodox background, possessed exceptional adaptability to any environment.
They had teamed up many times, and their record of escaping most dangerous situations unscathed had earned them recognition within the Warriors Corps as the "Golden Partners."
But now the Golden Partners had Maya added to their ranks-someone who could make Shin lose his composure and