Dante sat next to him, lighting a cigarette before speaking. "Pierce, I never expected this from you! You used to be loyal, so I never thought you'd betray the country's interests!"

Pierce frowned, sensing something fishy between Dante and Shadow. The traitor Shadow had mentioned now seemed to be Dante.

With Dante in power, anything Pierce said seemed futile.

"Why betray your country? What did the enemy General promise you? Isn't being the Combat Department's General enough for you?" Dante as