On the first day, the progress was considered quite good.
In the end, the Little Emperor also heard some remarks from others.
At that time, the Little Emperor wanted to come out and argue with them, but he was stopped by Kaede.
Then, as the remarks became more and more frequent, the Little Emperor fell silent.
Finally, when Kaede brought the Little Emperor back to the palace, the Little Emperor was still deep in thought.
"Take a good look, and then think about it carefully."
After saying this, Kaede left with Koujo Shizuka.
Perhaps only she could bring someone so easily into the Little Emperor's bedroom.
When Kaede returned to the base, Tatsumi had already completed his mission and was there, speaking excitedly about his experiences during the mission.
Nearby, Nahash also had a smile on his face, seemingly quite satisfied with Tatsumi.
"General, you've returned," Nahash said upon seeing Kaede.
"Yes." Kaede nodded and looked at Tatsumi.
"Mission completed?"
"Yes, of course!" Tatsumi smiled at Kaede, then looked at her, remembering what he had asked Chikushi yesterday.
Tatsumi was truly curious about Kaede's strength, and Chikushi had only said:
"I don't know Kaede's strength either. I only know that when I first met her, she was already very strong. Now, she is the empires strongest!"
"the empires strongest?"
"Yes, there are currently three people in the empire who can be called the strongest: Great General Budo, General Esdeath, and then Kaede."
"Is Kaede that strong?" Shock appeared in Tatsumi's eyes.
"Yes, Kaede is very strong, but I've been watching from the side, and I feel that the General is actually quite pitiful." As she spoke, Tatsumi saw a flash of heartache in Chikushi's eyes.
"Pitiful..." Tatsumi didn't say anything, because he remembered what Koujo Shizuka had said to him that night.
"Even though she is that strong, she still cannot escape her shackles?"
What Tatsumi didn't know was that his words themselves were a form of tragedy.
If Kaede wanted to live alone, who could stop her?
Great General Budo or Esdeath? Not to mention whether they would stop her, even if they tried, could they stop her?
Therefore, if she wanted to leave, there was no one who could stop her in terms of strength.
However, in reality, Kaede simply couldn't leave.
No matter how much she hated this place, she had to return and step into this muddy water without hesitation.
"By the way, it seems like the nights recently haven't been very peaceful." Kaede frowned and looked at Nahash.
It seemed she had heard some commotion last night.
"Yes," Nahash nodded. "I was just about to tell you. A big shot has come to the Imperial Capital: a Teigu User."
"A Teigu User?" Kaede was stunned.
It was indeed a rare type of person to encounter.
"A Teigu User?" Tatsumi was also startled.
He clearly understood how rare Teigu Users were—or rather, how rare Teigu were.
To this day, the weapon he used wasn't even a shingu.
"Yes, he is known as Zank the Executioner. He attacks pedestrians indiscriminately late at night, cutting off their heads. He is a total lunatic," Nahash said.
"He originally worked in the empire's largest prison as a specialized executioner. Because of the Prime Minister, he had to execute many people every day. Over time, he became a lunatic who only likes and knows how to behead people."
As he spoke, Nahash's eyes became solemn.
"And when he came out of prison, he killed a prison guard and stole his Teigu, becoming a Teigu User."
"How can such a person be allowed to stay in the Imperial Capital!" Tatsumi said somewhat excitedly.
"A Teigu User, huh," Kaede thought for a moment and said, "Leave him to me. It shouldn't take much time."
"Then so be it." Nahash nodded.
If Kaede took action, there would be no need to worry.
Koujo Shizuka's expression changed, but she couldn't say anything in front of Kaede.
"Um, can I participate too?" Tatsumi raised his hand.
"You?" Kaede looked at Tatsumi, thought that it would be fine to let him come and see, so she nodded.
"Alright, but don't run around. Follow behind me."
"Okay!" Tatsumi scratched his head.
He also wanted to see a Teigu User!
"Yes." Kaede nodded.
It was time to let Tatsumi see a Teigu.
Although her shingu could now be considered a Teigu, her Teigu was not easy to show off.
"Tatsumi, hold out your hand for a moment," Kaede said at this moment.
"Huh?" Tatsumi looked at Kaede with some confusion, then extended his hand.
Then Kaede also reached out her hand, touched his for a moment, and retracted it.
"That's it."
After speaking, Kaede walked away, leaving Tatsumi standing there alone, feeling a bit confused.
What was the General doing? Just touching his hand... but the General's hand was really... ice-cold.
"Don't overthink it. The General was just checking to see if there were any problems with your body," Koujo Shizuka said at this moment.
"That's it? That's the check?" Tatsumi wanted to say something, but after seeing Koujo Shizuka's murderous gaze, he consciously shut his mouth.
"Who do you think the General is?" Koujo Shizuka glared at Tatsumi, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "Tonight, I'm entrusting the General to you."
"Yes!" Tatsumi nodded vigorously.
Nahash, standing nearby, seemed to notice something, but unlike Koujo Shizuka, he was thinking about how to keep these few people alive.
Just this alone was enough to drain his energy; he didn't have time to worry about anything else, even if he noticed it.
In one of the execution plazas in the Imperial Capital, a young girl was standing there at this moment.
The girl looked at Ogre, who was tied up in front of her, with a strange expression.
Beside her was a small dog.
"Teacher? Is he also evil? That can't be right, right? Teacher is on the side of justice."
"Even if it's the General, she must have been blinded by evil and fallen!"
"I must uphold justice for the empire and eradicate that General who has fallen into darkness! Eradicate her!"
"Execute justice! Hahaha! Hahahaha!!"
"Eliminate evil!"
Her facial expression had collapsed at some point.
With a broken smile, the girl walked step by step toward a laboratory.
"If I replace my legs with mechanical ones, then I can execute justice even better, right? Execute justice with more power! Hehe! Execute... justice!"
And the girl didn't seem to have thought about taking Ogre down from there... Had she forgotten, or did she never intend to in the first place?
Ogre, of course, was hung up by Tatsumi; he was the person who deserved it, as Kaede had said.
Next to him, Ogre's crimes were written.
A glimmer of fluctuation seemed to flash in the dull eyes of the civilians nearby as they saw this scene.
Recently, the people appearing up there seemed to have changed a bit; this time it was even a captain of the guards, but...
How could hearts that had been decaying for so many years change because of this little bit of difference?
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