Arthur gritted his teeth.
"Fuck… kindness really is shit," he muttered. "Yuna warned me… but I just didn't listen."
Blood dripped steadily from the sword lodged in his stomach.
Even so—
He was still gripping Vamina by the throat with one hand, holding her easily off the ground.
He turned his head slightly, his eyes locking onto Sakura.
"So this was your plan?" he asked coldly. "You call this your grand strategy?"
Sakura's eyes narrowed, but her smile remained.
"It was just the first phase," she said calmly. "Did you really think someone who can see possible future outcomes would just let one of her people die so easily by your hands?"
Her gaze hardened.
"I already told him what was going to happen," she continued. "And he gladly accepted the task he was assigned… even though he knew he could die."
Arthur's eyes flickered.
"And what's the second phase?" he asked.
Sakura's smile deepened.
"The second phase begins now," she said.
She shifted her gaze to Vamina.
