BlazBlue:Spiral Shift - Hyokujin no Eiyu Chapter 4
Part 1
There was a person walking at a quick pace down the long corridor. The wooden-floored corridor creaked as he stepped on it, but there was no sound of his footsteps as he was half running.
The unique attire that seemed to blend into the shadows, covering the entire body and even the head and most of the face with cloth of the same color, was the attire of a "Ninja", the ancient spies of the Ikaruga Federation.
It was night. The sun had already set and the area had been swallowed up by darkness. The ninja hurried noiselessly through the corridor that was dimly lit and visited the room.
This is Wadatsumi Castle.
This is the castle where Tenjō, the sole person who rules over the Ikaruga Federation, lives.
Then the ninja slipped in and kneeled down, behind the sliding door.
"My lord, I'm back."
“Come in."
The reply was immediate. The voice was quiet and composed.
The ninja replied briefly, then turned himself around and quickly went inside.
He closed the sliding door noiselessly and turned around to see that there was a place at the back of the room that was a few steps up, surrounded on all sides by a light brown bamboo screen.
Normally, all the blinds should be down and you can only get a faint glimpse of what's behind them, but now only the one in front has been lifted and you can see the figure of the person sitting behind it.
At the back of the boarded-up room, behind a bamboo screen, sitting on a chair waiting for the ninja was a person dressed in the distinctive Ikaruga garb with its generous sleeves. The black, white, and red tones of the garment gave off an air of nobility that stood apart from that of the average person.
Their long, waist-high purple hair flowed from her shoulders to her back like a glossy shoulder strap, reaching the floor besides her chair.
The posture was flawless. Lifting her hands slightly from her lap, the one named lord spoke to her kneeling subordinate spy.
“Your hard work is appreciated. Lift your face up. Report."
Their voice was clear and unhurried, but somehow lacked a sense of energy and vitality.
The ninja raised his head and saw the lords face for the first time in a long time.
There was no human face there. What was there instead was a white mask.
The male ninja had heard that it was to hide a large scar on their face from an old battle. Very few people had ever seen the lord’s true face. This ninja had also never seen it.
A white-faced figure with an unblemished and noble appearance. That was the lord, or in other words, Tenjō Amanohokosaka, who was the ruler of Ikaruga.
"The Nox Nyctores "Deus Machina: Nirvana" stored in the Sector Seven facility in the northeastern part of Ikaruga, has been seized by the Novus Orbis Librarium. It seems that a large-scale battle occurred at the facility and many people died."
The purple-haired figure, Tenjō, exhaled deeply, their chest rising and falling at the whimsical report.
The ninja continued.
“Relius Clover, who was in charge of analyzing the Nox Nyctores, is currently missing, and Nirvana's current location is unknown. Kokonoe of Sector Seven was also at the scene and was injured..."
Just as he was about to say something, a violent cough interrupted the Ninja’s words. It was Tenjō, bent over, holding their chest and coughing bitterly.
The Ninja hurriedly raised his hips. However, Tenjō sensed this and controlled their subordinate with their hand while still suffering and gasping in pain.
“C-Continue.”
“But...”
“I'm sorry to interrupt. No need to worry."
They then raised themself heavily and their voice was so muddy it was impossible not to worry.
However, if he was asked to continue, he would not be able to avoid doing so. Pushing aside the uneasiness that came to mind, the ninja straightened his posture once again.
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