Chapter 6 - Followed

This chapter is dedicated to ErzaSenju! Happy reading! :)

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Izumi pov:

"Here's your manju, young lady! That will be a hundred and fifty Ryo!" The plump manju shop owner bellowed with a grin as he handed me a woven bowl with six pieces of manju in it.

I thanked him with a smile and a chaste bow of my head while handing him the money and taking the bowl of manju from his hands. I took a seat on one of the shaded benches beside the shop so I could eat the manju before heading home. They were hot so I set them aside for a few moments so they could cool down before I dug in. In the meantime, I reached for the small money pouch I had with me. I opened it to look at all the money I had inside and sighed.

"Mira san gives me more allowance than I can spend....what am I supposed to do with all this money? There's nothing interesting enough to buy and I don't see any point in saving it – not in this place anyway." I mumbled to myself. I tied up the small pouch and put it back in my small side bag with a sigh.

I honestly didn't know what to spend this money on. If it was in my world, I would have most likely put it into my bank account as additional savings to fund my world tour. There was also the possibility of buying the latest action-adventure Play Station game. But there was no reason for me to spend or save money in the Edo Period unless it was for emergencies. There wasn't even a bank that could be a safe storage for extra money.

Clicking my tongue, I reached for my manju. I suppose I could think about money matters later. I was hungry right now, having scouted around the Middle Ring by myself because Haruko was busy on another errand, and my stomach was grumbling loud enough for the person sitting next to me to hear.

I picked up one of the sweet buns and brought it to my lips. I took a bite out of it and hummed in happiness and at the wonderful taste of the bun. The first and second one were gone in a flash and I settled into eating the third bun while looking at the people walking in the street.

I paused eating and narrowed my eyes though when I noticed a man on the other side of the street in a dark alley, leaning against the wall of the building and looking my way. He was tall with cold dark eyes and wore a cloak with the hood up to hide his face. I could tell from the way his cloak was wrinkled that he carried two katanas at his waist. Out of intuition and years of experience, I knew that this was the guy who had been following me for almost the whole of today. I had not only felt like I was being watched and followed but I had seen him a couple of times since this morning, in three different parts of the city that I had walked through to be exact. I had my doubts on him even though I hadn't caught him watching me and merely thought of his behaviour and the way he was dressed as suspicious. But now I was sure that he had been following me the whole time for reasons I didn't know. He wasn't doing a very good job at being stealthy – he was trying I suppose, but it wasn't good enough to evade my skills.

I stared back at him intensely while taking another bite of my manju bun, returning his harsh, icy and scrutinizing gaze, and he narrowed his eyes in return. Who was he and what did he want with me? He had better not be a crazy stalker or in worse cases, someone who wanted to kill me. I don't recall doing anything that qualified as breaking rules that the Blood Emperor had put down on his people so there was no reason for his assassin samurai to target me. Then again, there was a possibility that he was trying to find out something about Crimson Rose.

I couldn't help but scoff and look away from him. Whether he was a stalker or a samurai or just someone trying to find out about the organization, it didn't matter. I had had enough of this guy following me around and it was time to confront him and get him off my back.

Saving the last two manju for later, I stood up and began to walk towards him, crossing the street by maneuvering through the people walking in either direction without taking my eyes off of him. The man narrowed his eyes at me further before pushing off the wall and walking into the alley where he had been hiding.

"You're not getting away, buddy." I muttered more to myself and picked up my pace of walking.

When I was in the alley, I sprinted forward and towards the cloaked man's retreating figure. He took a left turn at the end of the alley and I followed suit, lessening the distance between us with every fast and long stride that I took.

"Oi! Stop running away and tell me what you want from me! Who are you and why have you been following me since this morning?" I demanded when I was just about five feet from him.

He stopped walking and so did I. I tense my body getting ready to defend myself in case this guy tried to attack me. He made no move though and neither did I. He seemed to be contemplating on what to do but his stance was rather relaxed so I had a feeling that he wasn't planning on attacking me – at least not yet.

"You knew I was following you?" He asked in a smooth voice.

"I did." I replied with a laugh. "You were being so obvious about it, after all."

"Obvious?" He questioned with a hint of annoyance and turned only his head to look back at me. His deep brown eyes were narrow, though seemed less stern behind the few strands of brown hair that fell over his face.

He watched me for a moment and I smirked. Just as he unsheathed his katana and brought it down on me, I unsheathed my dagger and blocked it. It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be and I felt a slight strain in the arm which I had used to block. Then again, feeling a slight strain when blocking the katana of a man with one hand, one who was most likely well trained in swordsmanship, wasn't anything to be surprised about.

The guy did seem mildly surprised that I had blocked his blade with just one hand though. He wasn't very happy about it either and so he put more pressure and shoved me back several feet. I skidded to a halt but bolted forward immediately to give him a taste of my strength as well. I swung my dagger at him sideways, holding it with both hands and putting in almost all of my strength into it along with the pressure of inertia, and he blocked with one hand. I mentally cursed, more so out of annoyance because he didn't seem to feel any strain in his arm like I had when I blocked his katana. He was surprised and probably impressed by my not-so-average onslaught but it wasn't enough to push him back in the least.

"I have no interest in fighting you, girl. And it would be best you if pretend you didn't see me today." He said and pushed me back again.

He didn't give me a chance to retaliate and sheathed his katana before running down the alley and taking a turn at the end. Irked by his behaviour and his words, I followed him. But when I took the turn at the end of the alley, I came to a dead end. The guy was nowhere to be seen – not in front of me, not behind me and not on the roofs surrounding this dead end alley.

"Darn it!" I screamed in frustration.

I can't believe that guy got away from me! I didn't want to admit it but this guy was good, really good. I was always confident of my stealth, speed and combat skills but if I couldn't catch up with this guy before he made his escape, let alone beat him in a swordfight, I was sure that he was someone I had to be careful about. Sure, I was aware of him following me all day but I doubt that was enough to ensure my safety. I would have to stay alert of my surroundings now that I knew something fishy was going on. I mean, I doubt some samurai would want to follow me for no reason – this guy was following me for a very specific reason. Whether it was good or bad, I wasn't sure but I was going to find out about it whether he wanted me to or not.

"Tch!" I scoffed and sheathed my dagger before walking out of the alley.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary when I made it to the dormitory – everyone was as they always were after a day's work, sharing sake with each other, cracking the lamest of jokes and, of course, gossiping. Even when they saw me and spoke to me, it was just like any other day. Was it possible that I was the only one who had been followed and spied on? No....perhaps the others were spied on too but they hadn't noticed it.

Unlike how I usually joined the group and piped in on their conversations, I walked to the side of the hall and stood leaning against the wall with my arms crossed over my chest. I observed everyone in the hall, trying to see if there was any person who acted strangely in any way – the way the spoke, their body language and even if they did occasional nervous twitches. But I found nothing out of the ordinary and everyone just as normal as they possibly could be.

"Oi Izumi, what are you doing standing all by yourself over here? You're awfully silent....and seem kind of out of it too. Did something happen?" Haruko spoke, breaking me from my train of thought. He had come to stand next to me and was looking down at me curiously.

"No....not really. Just bored out of my brains." I lied smoothly while looking ahead with an amused smile at a bunch of drunk men singing like there was no tomorrow.

"Bored?" He laughed. "Then should we sneak out of here for a while and do something fun?"

"Count me in!" I said, my smile turning to an excited smirk.

The two of us exchanged fist bumps and sneaked out of the dormitory from the back door. I looked around us once making sure that we weren't being watched like how it was for me in the morning and then we headed down the streets to the downtown trouble area. As expected, there were several thugs walking around the streets and threatening weaker civilians into giving them money or free stuff and Haruko and I decided to take care of it.

I cracked my knuckles and grinned as I walked towards one group of thugs. It was time for a mood lifting and exciting brawl!

>>Timeskip

Another day with no progress on information gathering. Running errands and jobs aside, I had used my free time to go to the local library in hopes of finding some books on time travel or at least belief in the existence of an alternate realm which could be accessed by some spell of some sort. Much to my displeasure, there wasn't even a story book with the creativity of traversing between worlds.

I think I had tried almost everything possible in this city – talking to different people I thought would believe in time travel or inter-dimensional travel or are just superstitious in general, looking around all the three rings of the capital as if I was merely sightseeing and also talking to those of the caravan I had traveled with to Sei'an. I had even sneaked into some shady people's houses to go through the variety of unusual books they had to see if I could find anything useful. But there was nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Perhaps going to the beach where I first appeared was the only way for me to find out about what had happened and how I could get back home but there was just one problem – the three days travel. I doubt the Great Blood Emperor would give me permission to leave Sei'an without a strong reason. And I had no strong reason. I obviously couldn't tell him that I'm a person for a time more than four hundred years from now. I doubt he would believe me and even if he did, it would only complicate matters for me.

Lifting both arms above my head, I gave my body a thorough stretch. I then looked up at the orange sky with a long sigh. I cleared my mind of unnecessary stressful thoughts and settled to enjoying the walk back to the dormitory.

It took me about ten minutes longer than usual to reach home because I was walking at a slower pace. But just as I turned a corner and made it to the street on which the dormitory was, I came to a halt. I noticed four men, soldiers actually, standing outside the building as if they were standing guard. They wore armor and each carried one sword at their waists. There was a carriage parked beside the main entrance and I was pretty sure that it was one of carriages from the palace. After all, it had the royal dragon emblem painted on the outer walls.

I narrowed my eyes and walked up to the dormitory cautiously. The soldiers didn't move even as I passed them and entered the dormitory. I frowned but brushed it off as I headed to the hall where everyone would usually be gathered at this time. However, much to my surprise, I couldn't hear any noisy chatter. The whole place was silent, almost as if no one was here. But when I entered the hall, I furrowed my brows deeply and narrowed my eyes more at the sight in front of me.

Kanzaki san was the only person sitting – everyone else was standing and glancing uneasily every now and then at a well dressed man and two soldiers sitting opposite to Kanzaki san. The man was drinking tea with his eyes closed and the whole hall was enveloped in deafening silence.

"Izumi." Haruko broke the silence and it made everyone turn their attention to me, including our guest.

"So you are her." He spoke with a smile and in a very suspicious gentle tone as he looked at me. He put his half drunk tea down and continued to watch me, to observe me. "It is an honor to meet you, Izumi san. Please, take a seat next to your guardian – I wish to speak with you about something of great importance."

"Who are you? What do you want with me?" I asked sharply.

"Izumi! You mustn't talk to him that way! Apologize immediately!" Kanzaki san bellowed while looking at me with an expression of pure anger. I was taken aback by his demeanor because I had never seen him this flustered and anxious before, at least not enough to yell at me just because I asked a stranger what he wanted with me.

"It is alright, Kanzaki san. She is unaware of who I am so there is nothing wrong in asking me what I want with her." The man said with a smile. Kanzaki san tensed and put his head down, somehow cowering under the rather placid gaze of the man in front of him.

"T-that may be, Your Excellency, but...." Kanzaki san tried to explain but fell silent when the man held up his hand, indicating that he didn't want to hear any more explanations.

He then turned to me, still smiling. "Izumi san, please take a seat and make yourself comfortable so we can have a proper conversation."

I narrowed my eyes a bit but glanced at Kanzaki san who coaxed me with his eyes to sit next to him. I resisted from sighing and sat on my knees next to Kanzaki san solely out of the respect I had for him and I looked dead into the eyes of the man in front of us. At my stare, his eyes sparked with a hint of displeasure but he didn't lose his smile. He then held out his hand to the side and the soldier on his right handed him a roll of parchment paper held together with a red silk thread tied around the middle.

"First, let me introduce myself. I am Soutarou, the Blood Emperor's advisor." He said and then held out the roll of parchment for me to take. "Under the orders of His Highness, I have come here to meet you and ask you to come with me to the palace."

I didn't respond to what he said and merely took the parchment from his hand. I unrolled it and read through what was written there only to scoff in slight amuse.

"The Blood Emperor wants me to join his army?" I mused and looked up at the advisor.

"Yes. He wishes to, first and foremost, thank you for saving the life of his youngest brother and bringing him back safely to the palace. Prince Shichiro told us about your bravery, your skill in stealth and combat and your generous heart. His Highness feels that having someone of your calibre in his army will be advantageous and helpful to the wellbeing of his country. Of course, you needn't worry about accommodation and other necessities as they will be taken care of so you feel you are not lacking in anything. His Highness has told me that you should be most comfortable during the time you live within the palace compound." Soutarou san explained.

"The way you're taking makes me feel like you're not giving me a choice in the matter." I stated and he chuckled.

"Did I sound so rude? I apologize, Izumi san. I did not mean to pressurize you in any way but merely assumed that you would accept this rare opportunity of serving the Blood Emperor...especially when he's being so generous as to give you a chance to live a luxurious life."

Despite what he said, I could clearly tell that he wasn't giving me the option to refuse. The authoritative aura that radiated off of him, the challenging expression in his eyes and the slightly mocking hint behind his smile were more than enough clues for me to know that he was just making small talk. His so called apology had no meaning and he definitely wasn't giving me a choice in this matter – it was an order.

If I refused to go with him, I couldn't say what he would do to force me to go with him. Perhaps he would try to put me in a difficult situation and use his authority to help me out and expect me to repay the 'debt' by serving the Blood Emperor or he could do something that would jeopardize the lives of all who were a part of Crimson Rose. I wasn't willing to risk either possibility – accepting the offer to serve the Blood Emperor seemed to be the only thing I could do at the moment.

Besides, the palace was bound to have a big library with lot of confidential documents. There was a possibility of finding information that I needed to get back home. I suppose I could consider this opportunity as hitting two birds with one stone.

"I'll go with you." I said and rolled up the parchment. "I was hoping that Prince Shichiro wouldn't tell anything about me so I could continue living a normal life here but since things have come to this, I'll just go with the flow and serve in the Blood Emperor's army."

"That's good to hear, Izumi san. Then let us take our leave immediately."

I looked to the side with a mental scoff and stood up. I let them know that I would pack a few of my things before we could head out and I excused myself from the hall. I headed to my room and pulled out my side bag and stuffed a few clothes and other necessities into it. I also packed my smart glasses, the ear piece and the other smaller gadgets I still had with me. Although, the only thing that would work here were the smart glasses thanks to its solar charging feature.

I was done packing in less than five minutes. Just before I could head out of my room, I heard a knock on the door and I gave permission to whoever it was outside to enter. Haruko walked into the room and towards me after shutting the door.

"Izumi, are you really going to go to the palace and serve in the Blood Emperor's army?" He asked in a hushed voice.

"Does it look like I have a choice?" I questioned and pulled the strap of my bag over my shoulder.

"I guess not...but I'm worried. For all we know, this might be a trap!" He said anxiously. "Using some made up reason to get you into the palace is surely suspicious!"

"The reason isn't made up, Haruko. I did save Prince Shichiro....on the day you wanted to eat donburi and I ditched you to help out some boy who was being attacked." I said, not seeing any reason to continue hiding the truth of what really happened.

"What? The boy you saved that day was the prince?" He asked disbelieving. "And you took him back to the palace?! How did you manage to do that without getting caught?! There are always so many guards there and even getting close to the compound without seeming suspicious is impossible!"

"Look Haruko, I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys the truth before. I just did it on a whim and I didn't think it would end up with me having to go to the palace. What's done is done and we can't change it now. I don't want to get Kanzaki san or anyone here in trouble so I'll just go with the advisor and see how things play out." I said in an apologetic tone.

"But Izumi, it's dangerous! What if you get hurt?" He asked in a strained voice and placed a hand on my shoulder.

"I'll be fine, Haruko. I'm tough....much tougher than you think I am." I said with a confident smile.

I didn't give him a chance to say anything else. I made him let go of me and I walked out of my room and back to the hall were everyone including Soutarou san were waiting. Everyone looked at me with mixed expressions upon my arrival – some were worried, some sad, some nervous and some not quite happy. Out of all of them, Kanzaki san, Mira san and Haruko looked the most worried.

"We can head out, Advisor san." I said and stopped a few feet in front of him.

"Alright, let us take our leave. I hope you said your goodbyes." He said. I narrowed my eyes at the hidden meaning behind his words – he was speaking as if I would never get a chance to see these people again.

"So to say." I said with a shrug.

He nodded and then walked out of the dormitory with the two soldiers following close behind. I glanced at Kanzaki san, Mira san and everyone else once, gave them a chaste bow and walked out as well. Soutarou san was waiting next to the carriage and coaxed me to get in first. I complied without a fuss and sat down comfortably on the seat inside and set by bag on the floor of the carriage. Soutarou san got in soon after and sat down on the opposite side. The door was shut and the carriage jerked forward, indicating that we had begun the short journey to the palace.

"You seem to have a very extroverted personality, Izumi san. Not to mention that you are surprisingly brash for a young lady." Soutarou san commented nonchalantly. "It would be wise for you to be a little cautious while in the palace though and show restraint in front of your superiors, especially men. It will do you well to be a little less crude. Take this as advice from a well-wisher."

"A well-wisher?" I said smirking and raised a brow. "Sorry to burst your bubble, Advisor san, but I haven't known you long enough to consider you as my well-wisher. And I don't need any of your advice – I'm not going to change who I am just to impress you, the Blood Emperor's army or the Blood Emperor himself. As for my brash and crude personality, get used to it."

Soutarou san did not seem happy with my response. He lost his smile and narrowed his eyes at me but didn't say anything in return. Assuming that we wouldn't have any more of a conversation until we got to the palace, I looked out of the window while leaning back comfortably in my seat.

We made it to the palace's front courtyard in about fifteen minutes. The carriage stopped and Soutarou san and I got out of it only to be greeted by several soldiers. They bowed to Soutarou san and eyed me cautiously. I waited patiently until Soutarou san spoke in hushed whispers with another man dressed similarly to him, who I guessed to be a second level minister or advisor, and then turned his attention back to me.

"Izumi san, all arrangements have been made for your stay in the palace compound. This soldier will lead you to the barracks where you will be staying and he will guide you through the routine followed by all army personnel as well as the location of the training halls, the dining hall and the bathhouse. You will have to participate in a spar tomorrow so your rank and respective duties and privileges can be decided. If you will excuse me now, I have my duties to get back to. I wish you a pleasant evening." He said and turned to walk away from me. "Ah, one more thing though. The palace is not like the world outside, Izumi san, so you will do well to remember that wandering into places that you are not allowed to go to and where you don't belong in is strictly forbidden. And even though you were rude enough to scorn my words of advice in the carriage, I pray they haven't fallen on deaf ears."

I noticed him smile amused as he walked away from me with his subordinate one step behind him. I watched his retreating figure for a moment before rolling my eyes and looking at the soldier who was to escort me to my place of stay in the palace.

"Well? Are you going to take me to my room or are you planning to stare at me all day?" I deadpanned the soldier. Thankfully, he showed no change in expression and led me through the courtyard between several buildings until we reached the barracks Soutarou san had spoken about.

It was actually a really big building with open training grounds around the whole building where several men were practicing swordsmanship. There were training rooms, a big kitchen and attached dining hall in the front and individual rooms and the bathhouse at the back. There were a few men and one woman training in hand to hand combat in the training room but the kitchen, dining hall and bathhouse were empty.

After a tour of the barracks, the soldier informed me about the so called routine that the soldiers here followed – the wake up timings, meal timings, training routine as set out by the Shogun and, of course, time that we had for ourselves to relax or do whatever we wanted to.

The room I was given to stay in wasn't any different from the room in the dormitory – in fact, it was much plainer. There were no pictures hung on the wall and the cupboard for storage was the same color as the dull brown walls. The window looked extravagant though with the royal dragon emblem as the framework. The only difference was that unlike how my room in the dormitory opened into an interior hallway, this room opened to an exterior hallway beyond which was the open field used for official and unofficial training, recreation and lazing around.

I threw my bag to the side against the wall in the room and lay on my back on the wooden floor. I let out a deep sigh and stared up at the ceiling while my thoughts floated away aimlessly. The crickets had come out to make their calls as evening had set and that was the only muffled sound I could hear in the room. I think I did hear someone walk into the room next to mine but everything fell back to silence after a moment.

I wasn't sleepy yet and I was bored. I had nothing to do at the moment so I decided to get some fresh air. I got up and stepped out of my room while sliding the door shut behind me. I looked on either side at the deserted hallways and then in front at the open grounds and whatever was beyond it. I didn't know my way around the palace grounds and I wasn't really in the mood to go exploring now. I looked up with a groan but then smiled just a bit at the sight of the starts twinkling brightly in the sky. They were like diamonds in the sky scattered around the moon that looked like a big pearl. The Milky Way was visible too – it was quite a sight to see and one not often visible in the modern world thanks to all the artificial lights and pollution.

My smile widened and I walked to the pillar closest to me. I climbed it with ease and did a flip while holding onto the beam supporting the roof of the barracks to get onto the roof. I climbed up a bit and took a seat just a little lower from the main ridge of the roof. I brought one knee upright and rested my arms on them while gazing up at the sky, at all the stars and the small puffy clouds scattered in between.

While I sat on the roof, I saw several men and the woman I had seen in the training room earlier this evening walk into the barracks to turn in for the night. There was some noisy chatter for a while as they spoke to each other, shared jokes and had friendly scuffles before retiring to their respective rooms. Once again, everything around besides the crickets and the occasional rustle of the leaves fell to silence.

I suppose I was on the roof for at least an hour or two and I had begun to feel a little sleepy now. I decided to turn in for the night as well to get some good rest before the spar I was to have tomorrow.

However, just before I could make my way off the roof, I heard a very soft sound behind me. I straightened up so I could turn around and see what had made the noise but I froze and lifted my head when something cool and very sharp touched the base of my neck. Without moving my head, I looked to the side to see a katana blade. The surface was shiny and reflected the silhouette of a man with long white hair and wearing white and grey kimono robes.

"Who are you?" He questioned.

"Haah....I can't even sit here and watch the stars in peace, can I?" I mumbled with a sigh and closed my eyes.

"I asked you a question. Who are you?" He asked again, but in a rather commanding tone this time.

I opened my eyes and smiled just a bit while looking up at the stars again. "Isn't it manners to introduce yourself before asking me for my name? And pointing a sword at my neck on our first meeting? Hmm...that's not very gentlemanly."

"If you value your life, girl, I suggest you answer my question. The more you avoid answering the more suspicious I will find you to be." He said sharply.

"Oh?" I mused while raising a brow. "Suspicious, am I? Then what about you, White Hair san? Walking on rooftops while carrying a weapon and randomly pointing it at innocent people isn't suspicious at all, is it?"

"My temper is starting to wear thin, girl. It would be wise for you to provoke me no further and come out cleanly with the truth unless you wish for this day to be your last." He said and pressed his blade closer to my neck.

I sucked in a sharp breath feeling the burn from the light cut he had made on my skin. It wasn't deep enough to make me even in the least worried but I knew this guy was serious about his threat. I didn't know who he was or why he was on the rooftop of these barracks and I doubt he would tell me even if I asked him. I had a feeling that he was part of the army under the command of the Blood Emperor and I didn't want his suspicioun on me turning serious enough for him to actually try and kill me.

"Relax, White Hair san." I said with a light chuckle and held both hands up in defense. "I came here just a little while ago under the orders of the Blood Emperor. Advisor san, ah, I mean Soutarou san escorted me himself in a royal carriage. I'm a guest here for now so shouldn't you be a little nicer to me?"

"Soutarou sama?" The man asked more to himself.

He was silent after that, probably thinking, but I hadn't the slightest clue of what he possibly could be thinking. After a few tense minutes, he moved his katana away from my neck and sheathed it. I took the chance to place my hand over the mildly bleeding cut on my skin and turn back to look at the man. I narrowed my eyes just a bit as I got a good look at him – besides the long white hair he had left open, he had a dark sleek scar on his left cheek that ran all the way down to his jaw and his eyes were a piercing icy grey.

"Go inside. And don't try something so foolish again for you may really end up dead next time, even before you can explain the reason for your actions."

He didn't give me a chance to respond. He swiftly turned around and jumped off the roof on the other side. I huffed out an amused and slightly annoyed laugh before looking in front and shaking my head.

"Well, isn't he nice? Warning me to stay out of trouble so sweetly." I muttered to myself and jumped off the roof as well.

I dusted my leggings a bit and headed into my room. Thanks to the moonlight coming in through the window, I could see where I was going and didn't bump into the walls or the cupboard. I didn't bother changing into night clothes or doing anything to the cut on my neck besides wiping off the blood with a rag I found in the small first aid kit in the cupboard.

Today had been a long day and rest was the only thing I had in mind at the moment. I unrolled the futon in the middle of the room and fell onto my back with a long sigh. I brought the covers till my neck and closed my eyes lightly. In less than a few minutes, I had settled into blissful sleep.

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Welp! Three new people introduced in this chapter but we don't really know who two of them actually are. Who was the guy following Izumi in the town and who is the guy who threatened her on the roof??

Left you guys with another cliffhanger and a lot more eagerness to find out what will happen next! XD Stay tuned!

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