Vol 9 Chapter 5

Chapter 5 – Midday“……HAA!”After Claudia warded off the dagger of a Kinoe with her right hand’s blade, she slashed horizontally with the blade in her left hand.“──”The Kinoe silently fell on the ground in a pool of quickly spreading blood.Though the wound was not severe enough to claim his life, it was still enough so that he could not immediately continue chasing after her.Claudia immediately turned on her heels and started running to the inner part of the warehouse town. The uniform she wore was torn here and there and was stained with blood; but fortunately all caused by minor injuries.It had started raining from the overcast sky a while ago, and in the weather forecast, it was predicted that this rain would not let up at all.While avoiding cameras located at regular intervals, she hid herself for the time being in a dome-like large warehouse, where huge containers were orderly stacked. As a figure like unmanned transportation was just carrying containers right now, it was fortunate that the entrance was opened ── of course, Claudia knew of that timing though.In the harbor area of the urban area, due the employment adjustment of the Integrated Enterprise Foundation, there were in fact many workers; but as for the academy’s harbor block, full automation was thoroughly enforced.“Phew…… It’s quite tough as expected.”As Claudia spoke to herself, she leaned her back on a container and took a deep and long breath.After all, she had been running for nearly half a day since the attack at dawn. Although she had been expecting it, the fatigue had started to catch up to her.The Yabuki Clan ── as expected of a Combat Corps under Galaxy’s direct control. The fact that Claudia had been able to escape to a safe place like this now was solely thanks to her previous preparations and