"Indeed, as New King, I will not punish you for this matter."
Listening to Abel's words, Leone's eyes lit up, but then dimmed the next second, carrying a hint of terror.
"However, as a devil, I must punish you properly."
With that, Abel's eyes held an unusual glint.
In Leone's eyes, a pair of faint wings appeared behind Abel.
Abel looked up, then smiled and said, "Moreover, the moonlight is perfect tonight. I wonder if Miss would be willing to share a bed with me?"
Leone, who was already a little flustered, became even more so.
It seemed her chastity might not be safe tonight.
She silently retreated, then slipped away.
Suddenly, Leone found herself unable to move, floating in the air, completely still.
At the same time, Abel's voice sounded in her ear.
"You lit the fire but didn't put it out, Miss Leone, that's not fair."
"I… I was wrong!"
"I'm not listening, I'm not listening, so now it's my turn, hehehe~"
Saying that, Abel teleported to his room with Leone floating in the air.
Next was the pleasant growth time.
... Orz-7...
The next day, the sun rose as usual.
Najenda, who was staying in the guest room, slowly woke up.
Looking at the sun outside the window, Najenda suddenly felt that this was quite nice.
And this was arguably the first time she had slept so well since defecting from the Empire and becoming the Night Raid BOSS.
After sitting for a while, she stretched, then went to wash up.
After washing up, Najenda prepared to go out for a walk.
Opening the door, she saw Esdeath leaning by the door, waiting for her.
"Good morning, Najenda."
"Good morning, what are you doing here?"
"Of course, to invite you to breakfast."
Esdeath said casually, but it wasn't actually the case; her main purpose was for Abel to win her over, and to catch up with her former colleague and good friend.
"Let's go."
"Mm."
Then Esdeath led Najenda towards the dining room.
They chatted a lot on the way.
Similarly, Esdeath also mentioned the news about the Imperial visitors.
Soon, the two arrived at the dining room.
Akame and Kurome, the two sisters, were devouring breakfast, with more than a dozen bowls already stacked beside them.
Dr. Stylish was stirring his coffee.
Bols and his wife were preparing breakfast for everyone.
The Three Beasts, led by Liver, were also dining.
Najenda looked at this scene and smiled helplessly; Esdeath had truly lured over all of the Empire's high-end combat power.
After clearing her thoughts slightly, Najenda greeted them.
"Good morning, everyone."
"Good morning."
Everyone responded in kind.
After a while, Najenda and Esdeath sat down at the dining table.
Bols immediately served breakfast to the two of them.
Looking at the breakfast, Najenda smiled.
"I didn't expect you to still remember what I eat."
"Of course. After all, in the entire army, besides the former general, only you caught my eye."
The two chatted briefly.
After a while, Abel walked in, looking refreshed.
"Good morning, everyone."
"Good morning, New King."
Everyone greeted Abel.
Then Abel's gaze fell on Najenda; no mechanical arm, no eye patch, and her hair was still a long braid. Damn, she looked pretty good.
And Najenda was also observing Abel.
This New King, younger than herself, was actually able to govern the entire North Country so prosperously.
As Abel took his seat, Bols quickly brought him breakfast.
"Thank you for your hard work," Abel said to Bols.
Bols just covered his face and quickly walked away.
Was that... a tough guy being shy?
At this moment, Leone walked into the dining room, red-faced and with unsteady steps.
Everyone's eyes immediately focused on her, especially Esdeath, whose eyes were full of amusement.
After all, the two could be considered sisters in the same trench.
Of course, the main recipient was still Leone.
"Oh, Leone, you looked beautiful last night~"
"Esdeath!!"
Facing Esdeath's teasing, Leone's face turned even redder.
Najenda, Akame, and Kurome, who had no experience in that area, were full of questions.
And Bols's wife looked at Leone with a smirk, then also prepared breakfast for Leone.
Leone, her face flushed, glared fiercely at Abel.
As if she wanted to devour him.
Last night, as a proper young lady from a good family, she actually had a 'duet' with Esdeath.
As for Abel's identity, it was revealed last night.
He also sent an invitation, but she needed to consider it.
Najenda was a little curious about what had happened.
Abel was indifferent to Leone's death glare, even raising an eyebrow at her.
Esdeath, seeing Leone's deflated look, laughed even harder.
Akame looked at Leone.
Based on her experience, she came to a conclusion: Big Sister Leone had a strain.
Najenda couldn't hold back her curiosity, leaned closer to Esdeath, and whispered, "What exactly happened?"
Esdeath leaned into Najenda's ear and briefly explained what happened last night.
Najenda's face instantly turned red to her ears, then she looked at Leone with complex emotions.
No wonder I didn't see her all night.
I never thought, never thought, Leone, that you would be such a person.
As Bols's wife served breakfast to Leone, everyone ended their conversation.
Breakfast time slowly passed.
Abel led Najenda to the conference room.
Akame and Leone waited outside.
As everyone took their seats, the atmosphere instantly became solemn.
"Nice to meet you, Night Raid's BOSS."
"Mm, nice to meet you, New King of the North Country."
At this moment, the two met for the first time as New King and Night Raid's BOSS.
Abel spoke first.
"May I ask why you, as Night Raid's BOSS, have come to the North Country?"
He got straight to the point.
Najenda did not hide anything and spoke directly.
"Upon entering the North Country, I wanted to see what kind of person the New King who governs this place so well is.
Of course, the main reason is why the Revolutionary Army members and contacts in the North Country suddenly became unreachable."
Abel nodded. He certainly knew about the Revolutionary Army people here.
However, under his series of operations, all the Revolutionary Army members had returned to their own lives.
"Then… have you found the answer?"
"I have."
At this point, Najenda was slightly helpless.
In the villages and on the road, she had seen many former Revolutionary Army members.
The smiles on their faces were something they didn't have in the Revolutionary Army.
"So, what do you all think of the North Country?"
Regarding Abel's question, Najenda looked at Abel and said seriously, "The governance of the North Country is excellent now. The people live in peace and contentment, and there are no so-called nobles. This is the country I once dreamed of.
But the Revolutionary Army's ideal is to overthrow the corrupt Empire and establish a brand new nation, which is also my own ideal."
Abel smiled slightly as he listened to Najenda's words.
"Are you sure the Revolutionary Army is united?
What is the Revolutionary Army composed of?
The common people?
Isn't it just another group of nobles who haven't gained benefits?"
Najenda was speechless at Abel's words.
Indeed, most of the Revolutionary Army consisted of nobles from marginalized areas and the like.
Perhaps there were nobles who cared for the people, but not many.
Abel extended an invitation to Najenda.
"I invite you, and Night Raid, to join my Empire."
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