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The first confrontation between Esdeath and [Night Raid] ended with a rather absurd ending. In the following time, Esdeath did not continue to attack, but chose to expand his team first.

Because the members of [Night Raid] are basically all Teigu Users, Esdeath recruited troops from all over the country and prepared to form a special police force also composed entirely of Teigu Users, called [Hunters], and prepared to fight with [ Night Raid] Let's have a close contest.

The little emperor wanted her to destroy [Night Raid] as soon as possible, but she obviously had no intention of obeying the order, because it would be a lot less fun for her. She enjoyed fighting with the enemy more than directly tasting the fruits of victory. The process of confrontation slowly tortures the opponent until he collapses.

But in the end, the fruits of victory will still fall into her hands.

[Night Raid] It was not that nothing was done here, because Ernest and Esdeath expanded their forces at the same time, and Noel's sudden "rebellion" made Najexitan feel the crisis again, so she also chose to return The headquarters replenishes its combat power in preparation for the upcoming war.

As a result, with the three parties actively preparing for war, the imperial capital ushered in a brief calm before the storm.

at the same time--

In the imperial capital, there is an underground casino, where a gang is conducting various black transactions such as human trafficking, money laundering, and drug trafficking. [Night Raid] is entrusted to destroy this illegal den.

This is not a task issued by the headquarters, but a request for help from a civilian.

This time Tazmi was assigned to a team with his eldest brother Brand. After this period of training, Tazmi's skills have made great progress. Even if he still does not have a suitable Teigu, he is already considered to be quite good. of combat power.

There were no noteworthy strong men among the gangs they dealt with this time. Tazmi followed Brand to quickly clean up the enemies. He acted quickly and decisively. There was no sympathy for these scumbags.

Tazmi and Brand are very efficient, but still not as efficient as the other team.

Kuina and Chitong held sharp blades and quickly shuttled between the enemies. Bloody flowers flew as the blades flashed. Every time they swung the blades, they took away a life. They were precise, cruel and beautiful.

"Buried!"

After Chi Tong finished dealing with the last enemy, the four of them met and greeted each other.

"Thank you for your hard work. No one was injured."

"fine."

"Ready to evacuate."

Throwing down the sign representing [Night Raid], the four of them immediately left the imperial capital secretly and returned to the base.

On the way, Tazmi couldn't help but look at Kuina quietly. Even though the boss announced how to deal with Noel and the three of them, and agreed that Kuina would continue to stay in [Night Raid], she knew that they were still on Esdeath's side. People, so I always feel a little weird.

Suddenly, Kuina asked Tazmi:

"Is there a problem?"

"Ah, this, that..."

Tazmi seemed a little embarrassed when someone caught him peeping, but now that he was caught, he simply asked:

"I'm just curious. Kuina, you, Wuming, and Brother Noel are all very good people. Why did you join the empire?"

Guina denied hearing this and said:

"No, according to Master, we just joined Esdeath's camp, not the empire."

"Eh?"

A big question mark appeared above Tazmi.

"Joined Esdeath instead of joining the Empire..."

Brand was thoughtful after hearing this, and Tazmi asked:

"Brother Brand, do you know something?"

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"It's not like I know anything,"

Brand explained:

"It's just that I was a soldier of the empire before joining [Night Raid]. Although I have never been in Esdeath's army, I have heard a lot of rumors about her."

"Judging from the rumors alone, she is actually a good general who is quite loved by the people and subordinates."

"Eh--?!"

"Unlike other corrupt officials, Esdeath never oppressed the people and treated her subordinates well. Legend has it that not only did she not deduct the soldiers' salaries, but she would also distribute the rewards she received to her subordinates. In addition, she repeatedly resisted foreign enemies. , with a record of winning every battle, he is quite popular among the people of the empire."

After listening, Tazmi said unexpectedly:

"So Esdeath is a good person, then why do we have to fight her?"

"Because that's not all Esdeath is."

At this time, Chitong also joined the discussion. As a former member of the Empire's assassination force, she also knew something about Esdeath.

"As the Boss said, Esdeath enjoys torturing her opponents in battle, and her methods are extremely cruel. She will even deliberately let go of some enemies so that they can continue to seek revenge on her, so that they can continue to fight and kill until Kill them all.”

"In addition, as a general of the empire, she will kill the enemies of the empire mercilessly, whether they are our revolutionary army or ordinary people who resist the oppression of the empire. Even the elderly and children will not be spared."

Unlike the good person described by Brand, the Esdeath described by Chi Tong is an undoubted evil person, which makes Tazmi look confused:

"So is she a good person or a bad person..."

Brand patted him on the shoulder and said:

"People have many sides. Just like some ugly nobles who oppress the people, they also love their families. This is not a contradiction."

"You just need to understand that our goal is to overthrow the empire, and Esdeath is the defender of the empire. After all, because our positions are different, she is undoubtedly the enemy we need to defeat."

Tazmi thought of the noble family that killed his friend. If the [Night Attack] hadn't appeared in the end and revealed their dark side, they would have seemed like a harmonious and happy family.

However, this harmony and happiness is based on the corpses of countless innocent people.

After this conversation, Tazmi felt that she seemed to understand some truth, "Are the positions different..."

"Then where do Kuina and Brother Noel stand?"

The person involved, Guina, thought seriously:

"Speaking of it, well...it feels different."

Naturally, she is more inclined to the [Night Raid] side, and although the master does not like the empire, his feelings are different from hers. As for Wuming... she is completely the master's follower, and has no position to speak of.

Brand was also a little embarrassed: "Well..."

For them, such a problem is undoubtedly beyond the standard. After all, they have never encountered existences like Noel and the others.

Tazmi was left to think for herself.

On the other side, Brand and Chitong looked at each other secretly, confirming that they had obtained an incredible piece of information.

Since Kuina said that they joined Esdeath and not the Empire, does that mean that Esdeath and the Empire were not monolithic before?

if it is like this......

In any case, it is necessary to tell the Boss this piece of information.