They had made their way back into the city alongside Alisa, who, after a few hours, finally snapped out of it.
It seemed like even after the mind control was released, she was still suffering side effects, which might've been why she agreed to go along with them in the first place.
After all, now that she was fine, she gripped her katanas tightly, glaring at Maria from the side
Meanwhile, there were Jane and Julian.
Jane approached Rael and tugged at his sleeve. Her expression was one of doubt and betrayal.
"Are you seriously letting that woman live?" she asked in a whisper. "What if, after the arena is done, she just decided to run away?"
"I second that," Julian chimed in with a frown. "I believe it's best we just kill her now so we don't have to track her down across the world later."
Rael rolled his eyes. "I made my stance clear on the matter. I'm not changing it until we're done with the arena. Don't worry, I have my own ways of tracking her."
Notably, the Soul Realm.
