[SAKURA]
"So… where are we going?" Ichika asked once they were out of the Kimura manor.
Sakura had insisted they walk, and there was no telling where they were headed even then. The former queen had not said much to them other than the command to pack up and head off to battle.
Of course, there was no denying that this crew of Tetsuyas would follow her into every hell that she wanted them to go into, but there was almost the curiosity of what was waiting for them on the other side.
"Somewhere nice and warm for all of us," Sakura teased, and they let out sighs of relief. That had always been their codename for the grand palace.
As horrifying as it was to be going in that direction at the moment, they needed answers about Kiyomi, and they needed to figure out what the endgame for Izanami was at the moment.
"Anyway, enough about our destination," Otaru said before adding, "Why was I the choice for being mole exactly?"