The "Qi Stream" gathering around Mogami... It's far more than the "Qi Stream" that gathered around Yamada earlier!
"Are you the commander..." Aoto murmured.
As Aoto was sizing up Mogami, Mogami was also assessing Aoto.
"... Upon closer inspection, aren't you Tachibana Aoto..." Mogami's face was as dark as the clouds above them.
Being a key cadre in the Anti-foreigner Group, second only to Shinno, Mogami naturally recognized Aoto, who was one of their targets.
—They know me?
Hearing Mogami accurately call his name, Aoto instantly realized something, and his eyebrows furrowed tightly.
"...The group that has been frequently attacking me recently, could it be you guys?"
"Heh." Mogami sneered coldly, "No comment."
"What a coincidence... Barbarians and traitors all gathered together."
"It's because of you that our casualties are so heavy..."
Mogami glanced at the short spear, still embedded with Yamada's head, which Aoto had casually thrown aside earlier.
