I like traveling the most

It was two days later when Esdeath came back.

"This happened while I was away?!"

Esdeath's eyes were cold and her tone was low, she was already furious.

Evidently, even she didn't expect the thieves to be so rampant that they actually ran to her base camp to assassinate.

Even though it ended up being a death sentence, Esdeath still couldn't calm down.

"Where's the thief?"

"Dead."

"Where's the body?"

"Xiao Lin dealt with it."

Faced with Esdeath's question, Lan answered everything.

Xiao Lin happened to come back from outside.

Esdeath asked, "Xiao Lin, how did you deal with the thief's body?"

"Buried?"

Xiao Lin tilted his head and pretended to think.

Esdeath frowned and scolded loudly, "Burying it is too easy for her! It should be divided into several pieces and hung on the city wall for those thieves to see!"

"Uh... next time for sure."

Xiao Lin scratched his head.

Esdeath wanted to use Chelsea's body to deter the villains, but it was a pity that Xiaolin had dealt with her in advance.

I always feel that she is a little angry.

Did something happen.

Lan asked curiously: "By the way, Captain, why did you go to the palace this time?"

"That guy Sheila asked the minister to ask me to go." Esdeath fiddled with his hat and said a little depressed: "Because he designed to capture the members of the Night Raid, to prevent accidents, he asked me and General Bud to go to guard.

"Is... that so?"

Lan secretly met Xiaolin's eyes, and his movements were hidden and not discovered by Esdeath.

When he defected to the Akusis Church, he learned about Xiaolin's overall plan. He helped to cover up many omissions, and naturally knew the relationship between Xiaolin and the Night Raid.

Xiaolin was silent and moved his fingers secretly.

Lan nodded after receiving the instructions and continued: "Captain, I have sorted out all of Sheila's recent actions. Look..."

"Really? Thank you for your hard work. "

Esdeath took the report from him.

Xiao Lin then took the initiative to speak: "In this way, even Sheila can't make trouble anymore, and may even be scolded by the minister soon."

The document will be handed over to the minister next.

The purpose is just to curb Sheila and ask him to merge the Wild Hounds into the Hunters.

However, the Wild Hounds are now dead in name only. This report can only prevent him from gathering new forces and causing trouble for Xiao Lin at the last minute. That's all.

"Probably, but it doesn't matter anymore."

Esdeath put the document away and said to Xiao Lin: "Let's stop here. Later, you and I will go to the palace."

"Hmm? "

Xiao Lin raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

Following Esdeath's footsteps, Xiao Lin stepped into the depths of the palace.

This was his first [official] visit here.

Originally, the hunters had met the emperor once, but that was when the hunters were just established, and Xiao Lin had not yet joined, so he naturally did not follow.

Now, he finally set foot here.

Deep in the palace

Unlike the luxurious and flashy giant buildings outside, the courtyards here are simple and quiet, with a very peaceful atmosphere.

Xiao Lin stopped.

Because he saw a child in the distance, running and laughing loudly in the flowers, which was completely different from the passers-by with solemn and gloomy faces, as if he was in another world.

"That's the emperor."

Esdeath's voice came in his ears, "I will take you to meet him later, but come with me now."

"Yes. "

Kobayashi replied softly, took a deep look and turned away.

The emperor, who was still laughing and playing behind him, also took a deep look at him after seeing Kobayashi's back.

Palace dungeon

If you ask which dungeon in the imperial capital has the most guards, it is undoubtedly the dungeon deep in the palace.

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Many elite soldiers are guarding here, and even the imperial weapon user can hardly sneak in quietly.

Come to a cell.

Esdeath dismissed the soldiers on both sides and opened the cell door alone.

There is a man inside.

-Tatsumi.

There are no serious injuries on his body, but his mental state is very bad.

The exquisite food in front of him has gone cold, but he has no signs of taking action at all.

"You are so stubborn that you don't even eat a bite of food."

Esdeath looked at him and asked, "Tatsumi, are you still refusing?"

"I have said it many times, I already have someone I like, and I am dating." Tatsumi's answer was still decisive.

Both sides were silent.

For a long time

"...It's so strange. ”

Esdeath shook her hand and whispered, "When you kept rejecting me before, I was really, really - very angry, but just now, I was rejected decisively in the same way, but I didn't feel angry at all. Is it because I have been rejected too many times and no longer have that kind of love, or is there another reason..."

She looked at Kobayashi who was silent on the side.

Finally -

"Okay! Tatsumi, I respect your choice!"

Esdeath clenched his right hand and said with murderous intent: "If you don't want to follow me, then at least I have to kill you with my own hands, not through the hands of others. You are ready, Tatsumi!"

"Just come!"

Tatsumi didn't choose to bow his head at all.

Esdeath looked at him deeply and turned away.

Xiao Lin said: "Captain, can you let me have a chat with him? After all, we were opponents in the beginning."

In the competitive competition, Xiaolin and Tazmi were rivals, and they deliberately lost to each other.

Esdeath also knew this.

However, she was completely uninterested now and left with just one sentence: "Whatever you want".

Kobayashi shrugged at Tazmi and sat in front of him.

"Xiao Lin..."

Tazmi still doesn't understand what role Xiaolin plays.

At first, everyone thought he was a traitor who had defected to the empire, but he swore that it was absolutely impossible. Later, they thought he had joined the Axis Cult long ago, but no matter how many inquiries were made during night raids, no information about him could be found.

This person seemed to come from another world, it was really too mysterious.

But no matter what, Tazmi respects Xiaolin.

Because it was Xiaolin who told him the truth of life and gave him the motivation and goal to move forward.

Even if he is an enemy, he does not resent him.

"I'm touched that you think so, Tazmi."

"...Eh?"

"Don't look surprised. In fact, you may have made some guesses about this one I hold."

A pattern of eyes appeared on Kobayashi's forehead.

In this world, apart from Xiao Lin, only Tazmi knows what this pattern is.

"——All-powerful sight!"

"Bingo! Correct answer."

Xiao Lin snapped his fingers, smiled slightly and said, "Tazmi, I'm here to instigate you."

"incite defection……"

Tazmi was obviously very resistant. He thought that Xiaolin, like Esdeath, wanted him to join the empire.

However--

"Come on, come on! This handsome young man, are you interested in learning about my church, the Axis Cult? If you join now, you will not only get the blessings of the water goddess Aqua, but you will also be able to Eat soap!”

"...Eh?"

"Eating soap!"

"What did you say..."

"Come on, come on, join us! Let us sing the praises of Lady Aqua together!"

"No, no... don't come over!!!"

The glint in Xiaolin's eyes made Tazmi deeply afraid, and she was still extremely resistant both psychologically and physically.

He knew it was fear.