Picking Them Off One By One

——As Magi and the others carefully tread the way home, they felt a sudden occupancy in the area.

It was just a block of an abandoned building, a convenient coincidence if they were to be ambushed here.

However, with Cian is given a heads-up by Dokuji, he informed the others of the possible attack.

“——Hmph. To think that you got out. The prison wasn't so kind to you, were they?”

Walking out of the shade of the hanging roof on the side of the building, the figure who hid underneath it would reveal itself.

“...Toru.”

Magi was the one who called him out as he detected his presence.

They all knew of his ability to conceal his presence, yet he chose to confront them.

“I'm no exception to the system of punishment. Even an immortal like me would have a scar.”

Across Toru's face, was a thread sewn obliquely. It added a type of aesthetic to his look, yet it looked tight and constantly bled and regenerated.

It was a reminder of what prison was like.

“Prisoners can become lab rats. I'm sure
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