Other than Rita and Durandal, no one knew Guan Xing's identity, so she could make up whatever story she wanted.
"If nothing else, I'll be leaving first. There's been such a huge commotion here; the Imperial Army should be arriving soon." Guan Xing did not offer to join Night Raid herself. Taking the initiative would only make her seem suspicious.
"Hey! Wait a second."
Seeing Guan Xing turn to leave, Leone hurriedly called out to her. The pressure on them had been immense lately. Even with five Imperial Arms users, it was still far from enough.
Although the Blade of Immortality, whom they feared most, had always seemed to ignore them, they were still worried that they might suddenly strike.
They had heard that each of its ten members possessed strength equal to—or even exceeding—that of Imperial Arms users. Combined with the Assassination Unit the minister had recently recalled, the pressure on Night Raid was enormous. They needed suitable recruits.
But where could they find so many suitable people?
After all, what Night Raid needed were powerful assassins. At the very least, they had to be as strong as Imperial Arms users!
It was not as if the Revolutionary Army had no such talent, but they were scarce...
As for the Assassination Society working with the Revolutionary Army, they had to deal with the Empire's assassination groups on one hand, and on the other, they were unwilling to join the newly established Night Raid. Even Chelsea had only joined Night Raid voluntarily because she wanted to change the world, dedicate herself to the Revolution, and for other reasons...
Boss had said before that if they encountered suitable talent whose identity posed no problems, they could try inviting them to join.
In Leone's view, since Guan Xing had killed those nobles,