[ Nekogami stays close enough that he'll be covered by Kido's ability too, sticking near Kido or Akira at shoulder level, so that if any stray bullets do come, he'll be able to take them instead and neither people will be fatally injured.

Circling around the area, which isn't very large to start with, there are five people including Rio, all of them heavily armed with firearms. From the way they're patrolling, it's hard to tell whether they're guarding something, or whether they're searching for something— or someone. ]

...Nothing noteworthy, as far as I can tell. We need to draw Rio away without alerting any of the others. Maybe dropping a coin or something to lead her away?