Tachibana...?
Saito, with most of his body splattered with blood, glanced at Aoto, who had been shouting just now, out of the corner of his eye.
As his gaze landed on Aoto, Saito was immediately stunned.
At this moment, Aoto was holding his sword high and raising his head.
Has... his demeanor changed?
Saito felt that Aoto seemed somewhat different now.
For some reason, after Aoto's shout just now, everyone - be it Saito, the guards led by Oomura, or Anton and Elodie, without exception, instinctively focused their attention on Aoto.
Those who had spare energy glanced at Aoto out of the corner of their eye.
Those who didn't have the spare energy, perked up their ears.
Even those who heard Aoto's shout just now... like Yamada, who believed they already had the victory in hand, uncontrollably directed their astonished gaze towards Aoto.
"Everyone, calm down!"
