Summary

Chapter 12: June

June’s military training has prepared her for hand to hand combat, and she readily gains the upper hand from Kaede. Just as she’s about to put the other girl down, June feels a shooting pain in her side. Kaede has pulled a knife out of her boot and stabbed June. Knowing that the other girl might come back at her again, she manages to knock Kaede down and pin her, which makes June the winner. However, she is wounded badly and she knows that she can’t take on another fighter. She turns and runs. The gamblers pursue her and catch up with her. June is losing a lot of blood. Just when it seems that they are going to force her to fight anyway, a dust bomb goes off and everyone scatters. Day reaches out and...