章節 119: Arc 3, Chapter 29: Lost in Crimson

'What am I even doing anymore? What does this all mean? Why am I stuck, seeing the same day, over and over. Is this what I'm supposed to be doing? Why do I even have my sword out? Where is my objective?'

That thought was but one voice, lost in a sea of her own paranoia and anxiety.

'It doesn't matter. I need to be decisive. It's the only way forward; the only way to keep them all safe. I need to eliminate every threat till this day is over and then the next. I WILL!'

Another voice conquered any other's in her mind. Her blade sparked to her command—the grip on the handle, a mere instinct to hold on so tight till her nails marked her palms.

Hotaru furrowed her brows to the scene, her lips opened; 'Jotou, if you're right then we can go through this legally and be fine'. It was so simple and yet those words never left her lips, "Aegis-Aura."