There's a lot of unknown factors to consider in our situation. Especially the biggest one, the unknown.

I know the girls are strong and I'm definitely strong too, but we don't know the ranks of their gang at all. They could be hiding some top tier people within their other hideout.

Even if that's true, everyone with you should be fairly capable of handling the situation. I think you have strong enough friends to make a difference regardless.

I appreciate your confidence as always Rika. I'm just worried about someone getting hurt like what happened against the Angel. I don't want to see someone get hurt like that again, even if it is bound to happen at some point.

Everyone gets hurt eventually, I'm damaged all the damn time. A lot of my damage is still healing from that asshole Thomas.

I don't know what would've been best to do in that situation otherwise. Tanking the hits was the best way to get my bloodlust to trigger since it was a near death experience.

You could've just tried using more power.

I didn't want to put even more strain on my body, at least tanking the hits wouldn't strain my body too much. It also helped me learn a lot about the bloodlust in that small span of time too.

Being able to control it would be huge so I'd like to understand it better. Even if it's through shitty situations.

Bloodlust is just bad for you in a lot of ways. I do encourage it occasionally but I haven't been able to since it got stronger to maintain. You have struggled with holding it back a lot more than you did in the past.

I don't want to see you stuck on the wrong path if it continues to take over.

I'm already killing monsters, people, and who knows what comes next. The Monarch's are also something I want to kill, even if takes me a long ass time to do.

The point is, killing is something that won't be possible to avoid. There's too much evil in this world for it to be left untouched.

Keeping them alive would mean that they can do everything all over again, bringing the loss of life as many times as they want. I'm not going to let that happen to this world again.

I know you have been killing different beings already. I'm just saying that you don't need to let the bloodlust push you down the path of killing anything and everything.

I'll never walk down a path like that... I couldn't even imagine it. All that death still weighs on me Rika.

Killing isn't something I enjoy doing, it's just something that is necessary. Getting rid of the real filth of the world... The ones who don't give a damn about what happens to the innocent people living here.

I'd want someone to do it for me.

Did you forget that a lot of those people also looked down on you? The innocent people you want to protect?

I think it is great to protect them and I don't think you're going about it wrong, just remember the facts.

You have a good heart Rokuro. Any other person would say that they don't matter after all that. Especially the ones who dealt with that kind of shit their entire lives.

I was mocked and looked down on by everyone, yeah. It still wouldn't sit right with me if I let everyone die in this world.

Hunters help to a certain extent but not all of them are willing to go to the same lengths as me. Those assholes would leave these people to rot if they could... The ones without any sort of specialty to them.

Fighting a war like this gets tiring too. The war against the world.

"Rokurooooo!" Akina shouts at me while trying to get my attention.

"Huh, what's going on"? I question with a bit of confusion in my voice.

"Is it worth the risk? Following them, I mean." Akina responds with a bit ofn curiosity.

Following them is the only way we'll be able to deal with them. I don't want them to get away with more killings.

"I'd say it is. We are definitely capable of dealing with some scumbags like them." I answer with confidence.

There's no reason for them to be able to get away from this all now. I don't want more people to die just because they decided it was necessary.

Lucien also trusts me with completing this task so I'm going to get it done, no matter what. His people are in danger with this group alive.

"Everything is ready!" Ghost shouts in the distance.

Seems I'll get to talk with that piece of shit Leo again. This time I'll make sure to deal with him before he can run off. They won't be getting an easy out after everything they did.

Aren't you a little curious about why they do it or who the old watchers are?

I am, but I doubt they'll tell us that much about it. Gangs like them tend to have a bunch of secrets that they don't want to share with the world.

It's always been that way, even before the world went to shit.

Someone might be willing though. Also you totally forgot about talking with Seraphine but it's okay. She'll be back after this is over.

How do you even know that Rika?!?!

She told me to tell you. She does think ahead when it comes to you since you like to think a little too much sometimes.

You both seem to be pretty good at that... Shit, even Akina can tell when I'm in my head about anything. It throws me off quite a bit lately.

Used to be something peaceful for me to get away to when things were going on. I just couldn't stick in my head for too long,btjays all.

I'll definitely be doing a bit better with it soon.

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