In the Kingdom of Power {Palace Courtyard}
Luna asked Ashoka,
"Are you fine?"
Ashoka replied,
"I am fine. I took some damage to my stomach, but I am still alright. But tell me, where did you find Miyamoto, and where is John?"
Luna replied and explained everything.
We see a flashback.
John and Luna went downstairs and opened the basement door. John had selected 100 assassins who were waiting for him in the basement.
Thirty-eight were females, and the others were men.
When John opened the door and entered with Luna, the assassins recognized John's face and were surprised that a former top-ranked assassin wanted help from them.
John started speaking and explained everything. He told them that he needed help finding Miyamoto in a limited amount of time.
The assassins knew John's reputation and respected him, so they agreed to help.
As they were leaving to search for Miyamoto, John encountered Code 364. He was still covering his face with a Joker mask and said in a disappointed voice,
"So, Boss agreed to help you."
John smiled and said,
"I know you have many questions, but I don't have time. I promise I'll explain why I left PSAO."
Then all 100 assassins divided into four groups, with 25 members in each group, and headed in four different directions throughout the kingdom to find Miyamoto.
John and Luna also began searching for Miyamoto.
On the other side
We see Miyamoto locked in a dark room. His hands and legs were chained, and he couldn't move his body.
Miyamoto had injured his hands because he continuously tried to break the chains.
Miyamoto said,
"I don't know what is happening outside, and I wonder if anyone is capable of finding a place like this."
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Luna asked John,
"Do you have any idea where they could be hiding Commander Miyamoto?"
John replied,
"My calculations suggest that Miyamoto is currently being held in a secret place protected by many soldiers. Most of Kan-ki's soldiers are deployed at the borders, and the rest are attending the coronation ceremony. Arthur and his soldiers are also at the coronation ceremony. As far as I know, Miyamoto's soldiers are currently on leave. However, Tangen is the first son of King Rajendra, but he still holds the rank of commander. Most of his soldiers are stationed at Gate 3 and Gate 4 on the borders, but some are still here in the capital. I haven't been able to find where they are deployed, which is why I told the other assassins to locate those soldiers. I think they know where Miyamoto is."
Luna asked,
"If you know all this information, why didn't you tell me before?"
John smiled and replied,
"Assassin problems. We assassins can't reveal our plans that easily."
Luna said,
"Then why are you telling me now?"
John replied,
"Because he is listening to this as well."
Luna looked confused and asked,
"Who is listening?"
Suddenly, John threw a knife behind Luna.
Luna was stunned and asked,
"What kind of behavior is this...?"
Then we see a soldier of Tangen hiding behind a wall and listening to their conversation. John had discovered him and thrown the knife into his leg.
The soldier tried to run away.
But John used his assassin skills and suddenly appeared in front of him. He captured the soldier and questioned him about Miyamoto.
At first, the soldier refused to say anything.
Then John pulled the knife out of his leg, cut off the fingers of his left hand, and said in an angry tone,
"I don't have time. Give me all the information you know, or I have other methods."
The soldier looked into John's eyes and immediately broke down.
"I'll tell you... I'll tell you... just don't kill me."
John said,
"Go on. Start talking."
The soldier replied,
"I don't know where Commander Miyamoto is, but Commander Tangen deployed soldiers to different locations to protect some large mirrors in four different directions."
John looked confused and asked,
"To protect mirrors? Tell me where those places are."
The soldier replied,
"I only know about one location where my team was deployed. I don't know about the others."
John sent a message to one of the assassin groups with the help of a crow and told them to come to his location.
Five minutes later, one group of 25 assassins received the message and arrived.
John also sent the other three groups to search in different directions for places where large mirrors were being guarded by soldiers.
After some time, John, Luna, and the assassins reached the location. It was a tall tower, and at the top stood a huge mirror about nine to ten feet tall.
The soldier said,
"Now I've told you everything I know. Please forgive me."
John smiled and replied,
"Do you still think I'll forgive you? First of all, never believe an assassin's word. See you in the afterlife."
The soldier looked confused.
"Afterlife?"
One of the assassins killed the soldier and dumped his body into a gutter.
John said,
"Luna, you are Commander Vikram's student. You know archery very well. The assassins and I will handle the ground floor, but can you eliminate the soldiers at the top of the tower?"
Luna answered,
"For me, it's a piece of cake. But I don't have my bow right now."
One assassin stepped forward and said,
"Miss Luna, you can use my bow. It's not very well maintained, but it's my lucky bow."
Luna took the bow and said,
"Yeah... it's not that good, but I can handle those soldiers with it."
John and the other assassins used their assassin skills and entered the tower.
Luna climbed onto a nearby building and hid at a distance.
The soldiers at the top of the tower were watching and keeping surveillance.
But Luna fired three arrows at once and killed three soldiers simultaneously with headshots.
At the same time, John and the assassins entered the tower and started killing the soldiers.
The soldiers tried to fight back, but compared to John and the assassins of PSAO, they were no match.
Only one soldier remained. He climbed the stairs and reached the top of the tower, standing beside the mirror.
John and the assassins surrounded him, and John said,
"There is nowhere left for you to run. Drop your weapon and accept your fate."
The soldier answered,
"Yes, I know. But before I go to the afterlife..."
He attempted to break the mirror with his weapon.
But at that moment, Luna shot an arrow and killed him with a headshot.
John sighed in relief and said,
"Thank God."
The other assassins were also impressed by Luna's archery skills.
After some time, Luna climbed the tower and asked,
"Why are they protecting this mirror?"
John examined the large mirror and noticed the direction in which it reflected sunlight.
However, the light wasn't pointing at anything important and was merely reflecting onto a wall.
At that moment, John received messages from the other groups informing him that they had also eliminated the soldiers and discovered the other mirrors.
John was still confused because even after finding all the mirrors, he couldn't locate Miyamoto.
Then he accidentally moved the mirror and noticed that the reflected sunlight shifted and pointed toward a house.
John suddenly realized something and said,
"Don't tell me... he used that method."
Luna asked,
"Did you find something?"
John answered,
"I think I know where Miyamoto is."
Then John, Luna, and the assassins followed the reflected light and arrived at the house.
There, they found another assassin group waiting behind it.
The assassins asked,
"How did you know another mirror was here? We didn't tell you the location of this mirror in our message."
John smiled.
"I was right."
He moved the mirror, and once again the reflected sunlight pointed toward another building.
They followed the light and reached the top of that building, where they found another assassin group with another mirror.
Everyone was confused except John.
John moved that mirror as well, and once again the light reflected toward another direction.
They followed it and eventually reached the last group with the final mirror.
John said,
"Now this is the last one."
He adjusted the mirror, and the reflected sunlight pointed directly toward the center of the main market.
John smiled.
"I found Miyamoto."
Luna and the assassins were shocked.
"How? Where?"
John explained,
"Tangen used the mirror-reflection method to hide Miyamoto. It's an old technique used to hide important prisoners so no one can find them. Every day, the prisoner is moved from one location to another, and different people are involved each day. To remember the route, they use this mirror system. It's complicated to explain right now, but I have found Miyamoto."
Luna asked,
"Then where is he?"
John replied,
"In the main market."
Luna said,
"But we already searched the market."
John answered,
"Yes, we searched the market from the outside. Miyamoto is being held underground."
"They created a hidden underground jail beneath the market to imprison Miyamoto because nobody would suspect it."
"For now, let's follow the light. It will lead us directly to him."
John and Luna followed the light and entered the sewers.
Inside, they discovered a hidden underground tunnel.
At the end of the tunnel, they found Miyamoto.
Miyamoto was unconscious and unable to move.
John and Luna broke his chains, recovered his katana, and rescued him.
John booked a room and left Miyamoto with Luna.
He said,
"Luna, wake Miyamoto and take him to the coronation ceremony to help Master."
"If Miyamoto discovers me and learns about PSAO, it will create complications. I haven't even discussed PSAO with Master yet."
"So take command and help Master. I will join the coronation ceremony after finishing some work."
John left with the other assassins.
Luna woke Miyamoto.
Miyamoto slowly opened his eyes, saw Luna, and asked,
"What is the current situation?"
Luna explained everything.
Miyamoto gripped his katana tightly in anger and said,
"Let's go, Luna. It's time to help our King."