Code Name: Ryu

Key

The beautiful tune of the piano and violin duet plays throughout my entrance into the hall. At the end of the hall, standing before the officiant, Elisabeth looks back. Her head is covered with a veil, but I can see her beautiful face despite it.

“Are you ready, Haruki?” she asks me when I stand by her side.

“Let’s blow the roof off this chapel,” I say.

She giggles. “Quite a weird way of describing this joyous occasion, don’t you think?”

“I think it’s fitting.”

“Yes, it is indeed fitting. Let’s blow the roof off this place.”

I’m sure she understands the meaning behind my words. So, I take it your reply is a sign that you are prepared for anything I throw at you. Is that right, Elisabeth?

The officiant begins, “We are joined here today…” His voice is muffled by my intense focus on Elisabeth. I need to make sure I attack when she is at her most vulnerable. Elisabeth is just smiling with her eyes closed. I can’t use that form now because it will only cause suspicion. She opens her