——Arrow!
Watching the arrow fly through the air, Aoto's brow furrowed sharply. His back pressed tightly against the alley wall, while he subtly raised his head, peeking out from the garbage heap where he and Nagakura were hiding.
At the west entrance of the alley, three samurai wielding wide yumi bows and carrying dual swords had appeared unexpectedly.
Beside these three archers, two samurai shouted urgently to the surviving people in the alley: "Quickly, take the breathing ones and leave!"—these two samurai were indeed the "Peace Faction" who had retreated earlier.
Originally, their retreat wasn't an escape but a bid to find reinforcements.
After witnessing their companions being effortlessly slaughtered by Aoto, like cutting vegetables, they realized that continuing this way would lead to complete annihilation eventually.
