*Author's Note*
A quick clarification before this chapter starts; it will be from a different character's POV. This is something I plan on implementing more regularly in future arcs, and the next few chapters of this arc will be from the perspective of different characters, after which I'll go back to Kuro's POV and pick up from where I left off in the previous chapter.
The next three chapters will take place during the same time period as the last few chapters, just from different perspectives. Hope you enjoy!
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Point-of-View: Misen Ragiu
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How did I get myself involved in this, anyway? Oh, that's right, I was volunteered for it without my permission.
And now, here I am, inside The Valaque Empire, posing as one of their pawns. I shall rewind a bit...