Dear Friend

"Dear Friend" is the fourteenth chapter of the manga Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun written by Minoji Kurata.
==Summary==
;Yokohama, Japan, 2019
Mari calls Kiyoshi Takakura and tells him that Lisa is continuing her treatment for her own interest in Shao Jun's box. Kiyoshi understands and ensures Mari that they will stop the Templars and Doctor Kaori Kagami before any more harm happens to Lisa. Meanwhile, Lisa enters Dr. Kagami's room and continues her session in the Animus.
;Beijing, China, 1530
Shao Jun makes her way towards the Inner Palace Flower Garden Villa to find Empress Zhang Qijie, who Shao Jun knows as "Qixie," after receiving her letter. Inside, she finds her old friend but she also sees the Eight Tigers' Qiu Ju behind her as well. While he tries to infer that the Empress assisted him, Shao Jun sees through his charade. Immediately, Qiu Ju pushes the Empress away and attacks Jun. Thrown harshly, Shao Jun finds herself at Qiu Ju's hands until the Empress breaks a vase atop his head. After the Empress is back-handed, Shao Jun tries to strangle Qiu Ju until he throws her over his head. Before he could hurt her more, Shao Jun throws a lantern onto Qiu Ju and sets him aflame. Shao Jun goes to Qixie and wakes her up before the villa catches on fire. Before they can leave, they notice a half-burnt Qiu Ju coming at them while the fire begins to engulf their surroundings.
==Characters in order of appearance==
*Mari
*Kiyoshi Takakura
*Dr. Kaori Kagami
*Kō Risa
*Shao Jun
*Zhang Qijie
*Qiu Ju
==References==
*Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun
Category:Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun