After surviving a surprise attack, Akira has the man behind it dead to rightsβbut explaining the situation to his fellow hunters wonβt be easy. When Reina and Shiori arrive on the scene, they only see the young hunter pointing his rifle at an injured man. Accusations fly, and in the confusion, his wily cyborg opponent takes Reina hostage. Caving to the thiefβs demands means certain deathβbut if Akira refuses, heβll be turning his back on the people he fought side-by-side with just yesterday. And since Shiori would never abandon her beloved βMiss Reina,β sheβll become his enemy too. Can the ghostly Alphaβs support see him through before her superhuman maneuvers wreck his bodyβor before the thiefβs accomplices show up?