The sun rose. Akira, Reo, and Akime readied on Falcon's back to visit Polaris once again. I'm about to betray Reo, Akime thought, feeling scared as they landed
While on the port of Cygnus, soldiers readied. Jiho guided the ships with SAI of Deneb—Hakuren.
Akira left them at the border. "From now on, you're by yourselves," he said, vanishing in a flash.
Reo and Akime started walking. Akime wasted no time and attacked Reo's jaw from behind.
Scene shifts to Cygnus port as Jiho and Hakuren leave. But where are Erwin and Dagger of Albireo—Sora?
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Clang—metal collided, sparks flying everywhere as Reo struck Akime's katana with his galive.
Reo blocked her strike. "Do you really think this is a good time to betray me? Both of us will be bleeding by the end of it—that means I won't find the requirements, nor will you move a step from here.”
Akime stopped. "Okay, let's just go.”
While walking, Akime flashed back to the night before leaving. I shouldn't betray him—he helped me. But if I help him further, my death is inevitable. I don't think Polaris's king will forgive me, she thought.
They started walking and soon reached the front gate of Polaris's empire. All of a sudden, two mysterious men attacked Reo in a flash, but Reo blocked them both with a smile on his face just before it faded as he fell unconscious.
Akime stood behind Reo, eyes teary behind that mask, but still protected her point by saying she didn't betray him—she had protected herself to move away from the guilt.
Akime flashed back to just before she drugged Reo's food prior to leaving for Polaris.
All of a sudden, a large army—about 300k soldiers—came hoarding in with the flags of Deneb and Albireo, but another familiar flag too: Sadalmelik. Akime stood shocked at how Sadalmelik could change partners depending on profits.
We cut to the flashback: Erwin and Jiho at the drink party. Jiho leaned in with an evilish grin. "Don't worry—Sadalmelik is with us.”
