"Saito, come with me!"
With that, Aoto sprinted toward the fleeing arsonists!
Though Saito didn't know what Aoto was up to, he hurriedly followed without a word.
Chokata stared blankly at Aoto and Saito, who ran to chase the arsonists, then turned around and quickly said to Kondo:
"Brother Kondo! I'm going to help Mr. Tachibana catch those people! You and Mr. Kyūbē go notify the Town Fire Extinguisher to come put out the fire!"
Kondo: "Huh?"
Without giving Kondo any chance or time to respond, Chokata turned and chased after Aoto and Saito, who were already far ahead...
...
...
"What's wrong? What's happened?!"
"Fire! There's a fire!"
"What?! Hurry, go!"
"Go call the Town Fire Extinguisher to come over!"
"Ahhh! How did it catch fire?!"
...
While pursuing the arsonists, Aoto heard screams of fear and panic continuously echoing around him.
The residents of Hachidori-bori also began to notice the low, increasingly intense flames in the distance.
