"The recent missions seem to be slowly decreasing." Tatsumi said to Nahash.
"Because quite a few people have already lost their nerve, but this is a good thing." Nahash said.
"Yes!" A smile appeared on Tatsumi's face. Their efforts hadn't been in vain.
"Yes." Nahash looked at Tatsumi and then asked, "You seem to have suffered some sort of blow recently, training so desperately. If it weren't for the fact that the General has endless wealth, your hidden injuries probably wouldn't be curable. Even so, don't push yourself too hard. If you continue like this, your body will sooner or later suffer from incurable hidden injuries."
After Tatsumi went out with the General that night, he had been dazed upon returning. The next day, he began crazy training. The volume of that training surprised even Nahash; it was already beyond what Tatsumi's current level could endure.
"I know, but I want to get stronger, faster!" Tatsumi looked at his own hands. That fear from back then... Tatsumi finally understood the reason why Kaede became strong. But so what if he knew? Tatsumi couldn't rely on that method to get stronger, so he could only go through devilish training.
"Get stronger faster, huh." Nahash sighed, handed Tatsumi a mission, and said, "This mission is about an old guy, Chiburu. Such people are the most cunning, so you must be careful. With your current strength, you can completely finish this mission without injury, but be careful in all things."
"Alright!" Tatsumi nodded and took the paper, which contained all the information about Chiburu.
"By the way, we're doing this so obviously, won't the higher-ups stop us?" Tatsumi asked.
"Oh, those guys have all been blocked by the General." Nahash replied.
"Oh, will that have any impact on the General?" Tatsumi was a bit worried. Such a burden must be very heavy, right?
"You don't need to worry about that." Kaede walked in at this moment and said, "I am different from other generals. I climbed to this position relying on my own strength. In fact, even without this position, my influence wouldn't change much."
"So." A disdainful smile appeared at the corner of Kaede's mouth, "Those old guys only dare to be angry but dare not speak out."
"Oh." Tatsumi nodded.
Kaede looked at Tatsumi, her eyes filled with a bit of surprise. Tatsumi's growth speed had also exceeded Kaede's expectations. She originally thought it would take a long time for Tatsumi to transform into a formal combat force, but now it seemed he could initially be considered a combat force.
Unlike Kaede herself right now, even if she wanted to get stronger, she didn't know where to start. Conventional training had long since ceased to have any effect on her. Perhaps a little, but its effectiveness was absolutely not worth the training time.
Then, Kaede began to think about the Little Emperor. She no longer went to see the Little Emperor; after all, if she went too often, it would be easy to be discovered, and even Kaede couldn't guarantee she wouldn't be found out.
Moreover, over these past few days, Kaede had taken the Little Emperor to all the places they should have visited. The rest could only depend on how the Little Emperor himself thought.
However, a smile appeared at the corner of Kaede's mouth. She still remembered the last time the Little Emperor said to her.
"Kaede, there are officials questioning my policies. Looking at the situation now, is it really my mistake?"
"If it were you right now, how would you formulate those policies?" Kaede only asked.
How... The Little Emperor fell silent, then asked again: "Then, how should I deal with that official? He is still locked in the dungeon."
"Drawing and quartering." Kaede did not hesitate. She also knew who the official the Little Emperor was talking about was. She could only say he was too impatient, and the Little Emperor's current state was already enough to arouse the Prime Minister's suspicion.
If that official were released directly, some unpredictable things would likely happen.
"Eh?" But the Little Emperor didn't understand and was a bit puzzled. According to Kaede's words, that official should be a decent person, but why?
"Your Majesty, if you really want to change your country, from now on, just act as you usually do. Leave the rest to me and Budo." Kaede smiled at the Little Emperor.
"Eh?" The Little Emperor seemed to understand something and finally nodded, "Alright!"
...
Night fell, and Tatsumi was lurking there alone, watching his target.
However, to Tatsumi's surprise, before he had acted, or rather, just as he was preparing to act, a thin beam of light shot directly through his target's forehead.
"Eh?" Tatsumi subconsciously thought it was a companion, and then seeing the movement over there, he also got up and followed.
However, Tatsumi saw that the person over there didn't seem to care about him and just ran off. He was stunned for a second or two, then saw the pursuers coming from the side and blinked.
Run!
Damn it, who exactly is it? Tatsumi gritted his teeth. An answer seemed to have already formed in his mind, and he ran towards the place where the movement was coming from.
"Stop!" The pursuers behind shouted.
"Only a fool would stop!" Tatsumi rolled his eyes, then, relying on a speed superior to ordinary people, slowly increased the distance between himself and those pursuers.
After a long time, Tatsumi saw three people standing there. A girl wearing the Capital Guard uniform had stopped two other girls.
One of these two girls had pink hair, and even the clothes on her body were entirely pink; the other was purple.
"Are such bright clothes really for assassination?" Tatsumi subconsciously quipped. However, he also recognized the girl with purple hair—an assassin from Night Raid, she seemed to be called... hmm... Tatsumi patted his forehead, he forgot.
"But looking at the situation, that Capital Guard girl is clearly a companion. I can't let a companion fight alone!" Thinking this, Tatsumi jumped over directly.
"Who are you!" All three girls were a bit wary of the suddenly appearing Tatsumi.
Tatsumi drew his sword and said to the Capital Guard girl: "I am Kaede's subordinate, here with you to deal with the Night Raid people."
"It's an enemy, and a subordinate of the imperial rakshasa! This is troublesome." At this moment, Mine couldn't help but grit her teeth. It was just a small mission, and it actually lured out a Teigu User and someone from the imperial rakshasa!
Sheele gripped the scissors in her hand, her body quietly blocking in front of Mine. She must protect her companion!
However, Seryu heard Tatsumi's voice at this moment and couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahaha! Today is really, truly too lucky!"
"I didn't expect to encounter Night Raid people, and to also encounter people from that fallen General!"
"Hahaha!"
"In the name of absolute justice, I shall punish the evil here!"
"Eh?" Tatsumi was stunned. Only now did he notice Seryu's twisted face. He seemed to have mistaken something; the person in front of him was not a companion at all!
Moreover, what Tatsumi didn't quite understand was, even if she wasn't, couldn't she have first joined forces with him to take care of the Night Raid people, and then sneak attack him? Wouldn't that be less trouble?
Tatsumi's head was a bit dazed. Shouldn't it be a two-on-two situation? How did it suddenly become a three-way standoff?
This script seems to have gone wrong somewhere!
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