Gradba looked at Rio with a sharp gaze, but Raji got in the way and blocked his sight as if to show that she was protecting him and he won't get to Rio and the others before dealing with her.
"I am surprised that you actually dared to even come here! I praise your courage, woman! But today, you have gone too far!"
Gradba's words made the ordinary folks shiver in fear, and they looked at Rio and Raji with a look of worry.
Raji waved her arm and spread out the ice shards floating around in the air to better protect the people behind her.
"Heh, I haven't had a genuine fight with a fellow SS-ranker, but I don't mind doing it either; in fact I was looking for a chance too…"
Her voice turned domineering as she continued.
"Last warning, you are inside the borders of the human empire! Leave this place immediately and go back to your nation; what you are doing is illegal trespassing between nations!"
