The System's History: Unraveling their guise

"Suzuki-kun, I might not travel with you back to the Capital's border." As they dined, Tora stared down on her half-consumed dish as she interrupted Aki's jubilant storytelling. What happened today, she just couldn't leave the north unless she thoroughly investigates the incident.

"Is that so?" Aki stretched his lips a little up. "How unfortunate." He added as he glanced on her bandaged hand that showed a stain of blood.

"It is unfortunate, indeed." Shrugging her shoulders, Tora said in a matter-of-fact tone.

Actually, it wasn't unfortunate for her as prolonging her stay in the north meant she wouldn't have to deal and see the emperor. Not to mention, her interest in Aki enormously extinguished to none as she perceived him as no less different from other men she had encountered with.