Ever since he had killed the old emperor and placed the young emperor on the throne, Prime Minister Honest had effectively gained complete control over the imperial court.
There was practically nothing he had not seen.
The number of outrageous incidents he had personally orchestrated was beyond counting.
He had always believed that no matter what happened, he could remain completely calm.
But what happened today was something he had genuinely never encountered before.
His own captain of the guard had actually addressed a complete stranger as "Prime Minister."
If that man was the Prime Minister, then who was he?
At that moment, Honest was completely dumbfounded.
Meanwhile, Rowan gently pushed away the beautiful woman lying against him and feeding him fruit, then smiled at Honest, who was kneeling on the floor.
"Who are you, and why have you broken into my residence? Could you be an assassin from Night Raid?"
Honest: "???"
Did this bastard even hear the nonsense coming out of his own mouth?
Since when had this become his residence?
And when had Honest become an assassin from Night Raid?
This was a complete reversal of right and wrong!
Honest could no longer endure it.
He had always thought that he was shameless enough, but he never imagined that an even greater expert existed in this world—someone capable of openly calling a deer a horse and turning black into white without the slightest hesitation.
"You bastard!!!"
Honest suddenly unleashed his strength and threw off all the soldiers restraining him.
Although he looked like an obese, big-eared pig, his entire body was packed with muscle, and his combat ability was genuinely terrifying.
He could even fight against Imperial Arms users.
In the final chapter of the manga, after the emperor and Esdeath were defeated, Honest attempted to escape.
However, Leone, who had already fused with her Imperial Arm, caught up with him and severely injured him before throwing him from a rooftop in front of the Revolutionary Army.
Because an enormous bounty had been placed on his head and far too many innocent people had died by his hands, the Revolutionary Army executed him through prolonged dismemberment, allowing everyone to take part.
But during his battle with Leone, Honest demonstrated combat power completely inconsistent with his previous image.
Using physical combat alone, the fat man suppressed the beast-transformed Leone. He used the anti-Imperial Arm Erastone to destroy Lionel, shot Leone with a firearm, and threw her from the building.
Unfortunately, Honest had still underestimated his opponent.
He had underestimated the vitality of a protagonist.
After all, protagonists were called protagonists because they could not only undergo explosive power-ups but also blatantly cheat death.
On the verge of dying, Leone fused completely with her Imperial Arm to regain her strength.
She then caught up with Honest and successfully defeated him.
However, she herself later died peacefully in a dark alley.
This alone proved that Honest's combat ability was not weak in the slightest.
The only reason the soldiers had captured him was because he never imagined that his own men would attack him.
Therefore, the moment Honest fought back, the surrounding soldiers were completely unable to restrain the muscular giant.
After throwing them aside, Honest charged toward Rowan with a violent speed completely inconsistent with his obese appearance.
"Die, you bastard!!!"
Honest roared as he reached Rowan, swinging his enormous fist viciously toward his head.
But at that moment, a black dragon descended from above.
Its enormous claw slammed Honest into the floor with a heavy crash.
Bang!
The floor shattered.
Honest immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, his complexion becoming deathly pale.
Black Dragon's claw carried tremendous force and nearly crushed half of Honest's body.
Had Honest not maintained a strict training routine and possessed physical qualities far beyond those of an ordinary person, that single strike might have killed him on the spot.
Even so, Honest still suffered unprecedented injuries.
When the guards saw the black dragon descend from above, they trembled in fear, their faces turning pale.
None of them had imagined that the Prime Minister Rowan was impersonating could even command a Danger Beast.
It was simply too unbelievable.
"You lot, throw this man outside."
Rowan expressionlessly ordered several guards to remove Honest. Then he pulled Honest's woman into his arms and began teasing her without restraint.
When Honest saw this, his previously pale face turned an unprecedented shade of red.
His eyes became bloodshot, and he desperately wanted to tear Rowan into a thousand pieces.
Rowan glanced at him with a faint smile and calmly said,
"You deserve it."
…
Bang!
With a muffled crash, Prime Minister Honest was thrown out of his own residence by his own guards.
He landed heavily in front of the gates.
The violent impact caused him to spit out another mouthful of blood.
"Get lost."
The guards looked at Honest with disgust and contempt before kicking him in the face.
"Do you even know what place this is? This is the Prime Minister's residence. If the Prime Minister hadn't been in a good mood today, your worthless life would already be gone."
"Now accept the Prime Minister's mercy and get out of here. Ptooey!"
One guard spat a mouthful of thick phlegm onto Honest's face.
Then, like a victorious general, he proudly returned inside with his companions.
"Huff… Huff…"
Honest lay on the ground, enduring the intense pain throughout his body as he stared fixedly at the guards' retreating backs.
His cold gaze resembled that of a venomous snake, as though he wanted to devour them alive.
However, he understood perfectly well that a wise man did not fight when the odds were against him.
After lying there for a while and recovering a little strength, he slowly climbed to his feet and staggered away one step at a time.
Although he had no idea what method that mysterious man had used to seize his home and take over his position, Honest would never admit defeat so easily.
Before long, Honest found the captain of the Imperial Capital Guard—
Ogre the Demon.
To be honest, in Honest's eyes, a minor figure like Ogre was not even worthy of his attention.
Normally, Honest would simply have one of his subordinates deal with someone like him.
But today, Honest had decided to give the man an opportunity to attach himself to someone powerful.
As long as Ogre helped him capture that mysterious man, Honest would grant him the privilege of becoming his dog.
For Ogre, this was undoubtedly a blessing that had fallen from the heavens.
The infamous Prime Minister who controlled the entire imperial court actually required his assistance.
This was wonderful.
Therefore, after receiving Honest's orders, Ogre immediately led the Imperial Capital Guard and surrounded Honest's residence.
However, he did not act recklessly right away.
Without receiving another direct command from Honest, he did not dare attack the Prime Minister's residence without authorization.
After ordering Ogre to surround his estate, Honest went to the Imperial Palace and found the strongest general in the empire—
Great General Budo.
He had not forgotten that the mysterious man could command a Danger Beast.
The idiots in the Imperial Capital Guard were no match for such a creature.
Therefore, he needed someone powerful and overwhelming to deal with it.
The empire currently possessed two strongest generals.
One was Great General Budo.
The other was General Esdeath.
Unfortunately, Esdeath was not currently in the capital, so Honest could only ask Budo to act.
As for whether Budo would agree to help him deal with the enemy, Honest was not worried in the slightest.
Because Budo was a foolishly loyal idiot.
Perhaps he would not obey Honest's personal orders, but he would certainly obey the young emperor.
And getting the young emperor to issue an order was effortless for Honest.
Honest frequently used this method to command Great General Budo.
After receiving the imperial command, Budo was extremely reluctant, but he still followed Honest back to his residence.
On the way, after learning the entire sequence of events, Budo's expression became stranger than ever.
"You're saying that someone entered your residence, brainwashed your servants, took your position, beat you half to death, and then had you thrown out of your own home?"
At that moment, Budo desperately wanted to throw his head back and laugh.
Something this entertaining actually existed in the world?
It was simply wonderful.
Seeing Budo struggling to suppress his laughter, Honest said darkly,
"Great General Budo, do you find this amusing? Today, he replaced me. But what happens if one day this man sneaks into the Imperial Palace and replaces His Majesty?"
The moment he heard this, Budo's expression instantly darkened.
He suddenly realized that if the mysterious man could replace Honest, then he might also be capable of replacing the emperor.
And that was something Budo would absolutely never permit.
"Could that mysterious man also be an Imperial Arms user?"
In Budo's opinion, anyone capable of accomplishing something like this could not possibly be ordinary.
There was a high chance that he was an Imperial Arms user.
Only one of those bizarre Imperial Arms could allow someone to accomplish such a feat.
Unfortunately, during a massive conflict five hundred years ago, many of the empire's Imperial Arms had been lost among civilians or even carried abroad.
Some Imperial Arms had been reduced to nothing more than recorded names, with no one even knowing what abilities they possessed.
Perhaps that mysterious man was the user of one of those lost Imperial Arms.
"I don't know."
Faced with Budo's question, Honest instinctively touched the ornament on his forehead.
It was called Erastone, a gem-shaped Imperial Arm normally worn on the user's forehead.
It was an anti-Imperial Arm capable of destroying an opponent's Imperial Arm.
As long as the enemy entered its effective range, Erastone could shatter itself to destroy the opposing Imperial Arm.
The damaged gem required only one week to regenerate, although it could not be used during that period.
Earlier, while inside his residence, Honest had been so overwhelmed by anger that he had forgotten to test whether his opponent was an Imperial Arms user.
But now, he had returned.
If the man truly was an Imperial Arms user, Honest could use Erastone to destroy his weapon, capture him, and torture him viciously.
He swore that he would make the man suffer a fate worse than death and regret ever being born into this world.
And if the man was not an Imperial Arms user, that was fine too.
After all, besides the Imperial Capital Guard, Honest had brought Great General Budo and his troops.
This many people would be more than enough to beat that arrogant bastard to death.
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