Hakai knew he couldn't remain there not after the guards spotted him and he opted to run away from the door while covering his face so he couldn't be easily distinguishable although his black hair with purple highlights didn't do him any favors.
'' Quick, after him! ''
The two guards chased after Hakai while Sakura slipped past the guards and into the door. She wanted to protest but there was no chance to do so given the circumstances. She would have to settle for nagging him at a later time.
'' You better be okay Hakai. ''
Sakura ran into the open door, while Hakai continued his escape while not looking back at the guards so they couldn't pin-point his face. He saw the nearby door on his way back and remembered when Sakura mentioned the bath-house, without another second to think he chose to run into the bath-house.
'' He ran into the bath-house ! ''
The guards continued their pursuit but Hakai was fast enough to quickly blend in with the misty environment. The fog that laid within the bath-house was quite thick and to properly see the people there was difficult without going to their face and inspecting them although the people within the area were pretty much naked aside from a towel covering their nether regions.
Both male and female soldiers shared this space and the guards found it a bit difficult to intrude too much within this space without causing a problem of their own. The duo continued looking around but to no luck.
Hakai had hid within the water of the large bath, holding his breath for as long as he could. He didn't realize it just yet but he was in the pool surrounded by naked ladies, he had only noticed it when he saw a pair of breasts near him and once the guards had moved to leave the bath-house, the females near him dragged him out of the water.
'' What were you doing down there? Oh, hello handsome. ''
The female's tone changed not long after seeing Hakai's face. They thought he was a pervert but his looks helped change the tone although Hakai couldn't play along for much longer. He was busy with his tasks here but despite escaping as he did, he didn't exactly fit in with the soldiers here.
'' Oh sorry, I just came back from a mission being undercover and its been awhile. Are the uniforms where they normally are? ''
Hakai tried to play off his current situation using the information available to him, as well as keeping his hair covering his earlobes so that they couldn't see he didn't have purple magatama earrings on and luckily being in a bath-house helped make it convenient for him to have it covered in the way that it was.
'' Yeah the uniforms are in the living quarters and also spare uniforms are at the bath-house entrance on your way in. The way you ran in here kinda seemed like you were running from the guards, are you sure everything is as you say? ''
'' Yes, you don't have to worry. I accidentally bumped into him on the way here and I forgot to apologize for doing so. He seemed cranky and I really really wanted to bathe so I jumped in, clothes and all. ''
He didn't want to make her have any further follow-up questions although he knew the guards would inevitably send out notices to the other guards about an intruder. He needed to get his hands on a uniform and put on the earrings that he once had in his younger years, he still held onto them just in case they were needed and he was glad to have them.
'' Excuse me, I'll be going now. ''
The black haired male said to the nude bather as he left the water, his clothes drenched in their entirety. Even if he didn't want to change, he was forced to with it being as wet as it was. It'll only hamper his ability to act later on unless he swapped his garments for a dry pair.
At the same time that this was happening, Sakura had laid eyes on what lay beyond the door that was sealed. A large chamber filled with countless Tenkyoku servants with withered clothing and various chains and binds covered their hands and feet.
The binds weren't normal, they were made from strange crystals that kept them sealed up as they were. For normal humans normal bindings would suffice but many of the servants of the empire had been equipped with supernatural power that allowed them to be worthy of serving the Empress.
Sakura's eyes darted around to see where all the chains were leading to, the source of the chains had been a floating purple crystal at the center of the room but to reach it would take a few minutes as this gargantuan room dwarfed the long and winding hallways in comparison.
'' What do I do? What should I do? If only Gakusha was here, darn it! ''
She could only panic within her own mind, helplessly thinking about the choices and decisions within her own head. It frustrated her to no end but she was here alone and she needed to figure something out on her own. No one was going to hold her hand through this.
'' No one is going to help me out so I'll find a solution with my own two hands. I'll free you all myself if all of these prisoners are who I think they are. ''