They could only hope Himoto’s faction was smart enough not to get caught up in this.
The moment was broken when Raider’s gaze drifted over her shoulder. Confusion gave way to a scowl before his focus snapped back to hers.
Kira glanced at the audience, wanting to know why he was suddenly looking at her like he planned to throttle her.
Odin wove through the crowd, his gaze fixed on the android. As if sensing her attention, he glanced up and smiled. That smile quickly disappeared as he caught sight of Raider.
Alarm registered in his expression before he dove back into the crowd.
"Same old Kira," Raider said, his tone scathing and practically dripping with derision. "I can't believe I let those videos twist my thinking."
Kira frowned. What was he talking about?
"This isn't the place, Raider," Jin said, dropping into Japanese in the hopes the rest of those present wouldn't know the language.
Raider's laugh was mocking. "According to you two, it's never the time and place."
"I know you're angry but not here," Kira said in Japanese.
She'd let him rage and yell all he wanted. Just in private, where certain things wouldn’t be in danger of slipping out.
Raider acted like he didn’t hear her. "That person is supposed to be dead."
Kira's gaze was steady, not betraying a flicker of her worry. "You want to do this now? In front of them?"
"This is the only time I can get the truth out of you,” Raider returned with a snarl. “It's funny. I used to think death permanent. Now, every time I turn around, someone else is coming back to life."
"You don't understand," Kira said.
Not that it was his fault. She'd kept many things to herself—even back then.
"I understand enough." His lip curled.
"You don't know when to quit, do you?" Jin said in disgust.
Raider snapped, pointing at Jin. "You be quiet, Tin Can."
"If only you could make me, Meatsack."
Kira inserted herself between the two of them. "Enough."
Raider sent a mocking look at Jin. "The Phoenix to the rescue once again."
"We'll see who needs rescuing, Meatsack," Jin snarled, edging around her.
Kira had known something like this was bound to happen sooner or later. Raider wasn't the type to let bygones be bygones.
In this, he and Kira were alike. When someone trespassed against them, they hit back twice as hard.
Odin being alive when Raider knew Kira had orders to kill him long ago was simply the flame that lit the bonfire.
Electricity shot from Jin to Raider, narrowly avoiding the human.
Raider sucked in an audible breath, rage filling his face.
"Crap," Kira muttered.
She needed to stop the coming confrontation. Otherwise, they’d destroy the private box. It had happened before.
