GET OUT ALIVE

The air was heavy as they walked back. Ominously still, like a storm preparing to explode.

Naru was furious. Every movement of his was sharp, tense, as if he was barely holding himself back from breaking something.

But Leyla?Leyla was even worse.

Because she was silent.And she knew.Now she knew.

She knew that from the very beginning, he had been aware that she wasn't just an ordinary lawyer. That she hadn't accidentally stumbled into this world. That she had once been someone else.

Someone important.Someone powerful.And someone who had loved Raizen.

She felt her hands clenching into fists as she walked beside them, each step measured and deliberate.

Naru discreetly glanced at her, swallowing hard.She was… too calm.Too calm.

She wasn't yelling. She wasn't hitting him. She wasn't even trying to kill him.And that was terrifying.Because he knew he was going to pay for this.Dearly.

Akihiro and Kaito followed a few steps behind them, whispering to each other.

— "This doesn't look good."— "Bro, it's not that it doesn't look good—it looks deadly."— "Should we stay with him at the palace? Just in case?"— "You stay. I have self-destructive tendencies, but not that bad."

Naru rolled his eyes.

— "I can hear you, idiots."— "We just hope you realize that death is upon you, old friend." Akihiro patted his shoulder like he was bidding him farewell.— "A painful death." Kaito nodded.— "And well-deserved."

Naru growled.— "Don't you have anything useful to do?"— "We did. Now we're watching your downfall."

Leyla still didn't say a word.And that was even worse than their stupid comments.

When they finally reached the palace, Kaito and Akihiro instantly scattered.Smart.

Because the moment the doors shut behind them, Naru was left alone with her.

Then came the silence.The long, painful silence.

She simply turned to him, her gaze ice-cold, and he swallowed hard.

— "So." Her voice was as sharp as a blade. "Exactly how much did you know?"

Naru ran a hand through his hair, trying to figure out how to answer without ending up dead in the next five minutes.

But then he realized—there was no way he was getting out of this alive.