MERCY

Gray waited in the fighting stance he had adopted. He looked at his partner - who the girl was still holding at knife-point - and thought of how he could rescue her without getting her killed.

'This is a mess. This was supposed to just be a simple reconnaissance'

He was completely focused on the girl, watching her every move, every twitch, and how she seemed to be physically restricting herself from killing his partner. He didn't know anything about her, but from what he could see she was going to be a difficult opponent for him to face off against.

"I want to kill them so badly~" the girl whispered in a way that showed she was talking to herself.

Gray tensed for any movement from the girl, but he was surprised when the girl sighed and all the tension seemed to bleed out of her. She threw his partner back at him and he caught her easily.

"But… he'll be really mad if I do so. So I'll let you two go for now."