'Unyan...'

　Inside the prison, Kanade's tail wagged restlessly.
　Sighing, he looked out of his prison and sighed again...
　The cycle kept repeating itself.

'Kanade, are you okay?'
"Oh, Chiffon. Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just worried about Rain...
'Yeah, well I'm sure you'll be fine, Rain, as long as you don't have to go through any serious trouble, but I still think that maybe...'

　Like Kanade, Chiffon's expression becomes melancholy.

　Rain isn't the only one to worry about in this situation.
　Kanade and the others, the strongest species, are only being caught to avoid being disturbed and will not be harmed after this.

　However, the chiffon is different.
　He is a human and an enemy of the phoenix race.
　Such a Chiffon, I don't know what will happen to him after this.
　There is also the possibility that he will be executed.....

　It's not that Chiffon isn't aware of this, but.......
　Still, I'm more concerned about Rain.
　Other people than myself.
　Chiffon's personality was very evident.

'A demon appeared or a girl named Finia was kidnapped, Rain would never do such a thing... I wonder why people don't understand anymore...'
It's not easy. I had my doubts, too, at first.

　Whether he was following or not, Rifa made a subtle statement.

'I, ha ... from the beginning, I believed it, right?　You helped me ... because you helped me.
I guess I'm like Nina. Rain saved me.
They are a softie.
'Ummm ... Rifa, your tsukies are so sharp.
But I don't hate you two like that.
Heh.

　Nina happily hugged Rifa.
　Rifa's cheeks are slightly reddened instead of her usual expressionless........
　Although her expression has not changed, she must be embarrassed for some reason.

'Oh, wait a minute. There's a lot of commotion out front.

　Taking Chiffon's words as a cue, the four of them look out of the prison.
　Multiple footsteps and rustling.
　At times, they could hear what sounded like cheers.

''What's going on?　I'm sure something happened, but...
I don't know if that's a good place to start, you know?

　Nina looked troubled and...
　Then, he taps his palm, as if he has an idea.

I'm going to ... try it.
Meow?　Try what?
Eavesdropping ... listening.

　Nina spun around and rotated her right hand and made a hole in space.
　Then a voice comes from that hole.
　Rifa tilts her head in wonder.

''What did you do to this?''
I'm just connecting the space and picking up the sound from there.
You're very handy.
Heh.

　Rifa is impressed and Nina is embarrassed.
　On the other hand, Chiffon is stunned.

''Wow, amazing power........I knew the strongest species had bullshit power, but not like this.

　With this power, we can wiretap all we want.
　You can gain an overwhelming advantage in information warfare.
　It might even be possible to control the battlefield by yourself.
　Once again, Chiffon felt the bottomlessness of the existence of the most powerful species.

''Well?''
Hmmm....

　It seems that only he can hear me, and Nina is eavesdropping with great concentration.
　Somewhat later, her face became grim.

''What should I do...?''
Yeah?　What's the matter, panic.
I think Lane's.... caught...
""What?"

　As if to say that this was ridiculous, the three of them were surprised.
　But Nina was cringing and dismayed, proving that her words were not a lie.

'What do we do...?'
What's the situation?
I don't know... I heard something about... catching Lane...
M.....

　Rifa gets a difficult look on her face.
　I was hoping that it was some kind of mistake, but as far as Nina's story goes, it's not going to happen.
　That's what I decided to do but I'm not pessimistic.
　If I have the time to cry and lament, it's many times better to think of a solution to the situation.

　Rifa spins her thoughts at high speed.
　And then he arrives at a certain conclusion.

''Everyone.''
Meow?
Let's get out of here.
Meow!

　At the boldest suggestion, Kanade turned his tail upside down with a peon.
　Likewise, Chiffon also has a stunned expression on his face.

　However, she quickly discarded her feelings of surprise and became a face that seemed to gauge Rifa's true intentions.

''What do you mean by that?　If we run away now or something, Rain-kun's position is going to be even worse...
It's still bad enough.
It's...

　That's right, so Chiffon can't say anything.

''No more. They could hurt Rayne.
Do you want to break out of jail and support them before that happens...?
Yes.
But it's... uh-uh. It might be a possibility after all. After having come this far, I don't think there's anything we can do about it.......we have to think about Rain's safety first and foremost. If the worst happens, we won't be able to resolve the misunderstanding. Before that happens, we have to clear the bare minimum........

　Chiffon puts a hand to his chin and thinks as he mumbles.
　He is the leader of the new brave party and the brains behind it.
　By nature, he's good at thinking about this and that.

　I'll expand my thinking to the maximum and come up with the answer that I think is the best for the current situation.
　The best answer, that is ...........................to ensure Rain's safety.
　If we break out of jail, things will likely get even more complicated, but if something happens to Rain, everything will end there.

　Rather than thinking about the future, we have to think about the now.
　I came to that conclusion.

'Alright, I agree with you. Let's get out of here.
What ... is it okay?
I think that Mr. Lane is in danger.
Okay, we're getting out of here!

　It was Kanade who instantly reversed his opinion.
　Not only was she concerned for Rain's safety as a companion, but the desire of a maiden in love to worry about the person she loved was there.
　A maiden in love is invincible........and prone to run amok.



　Whenever an idea came to mind, they did it immediately.
　Kanade shook his fist wide and slammed it into the prison that confined them.