I love time travel the most!

"Want to learn!"

Well, so who's really trying to win over whom?

To all those who launched the night raid, your trump card is about to be stolen! (Yellow-haired face)

I thought I hid the order well, but someone found it. I feel a little disappointed but also a little happy.

Chapter 41 The more stances one takes, the more truths one will find in the world.

late at night.

The group during the night raid were discussing information about Kobayashi.

Under everyone's gaze, the confused Hill thought for a long time before finally saying, "He likes to read history books, although I don't know if that counts as useful information."

"This is excellent intelligence. Hill, you've done a great job."

Najendan nodded, then looked at Brand and asked, "I heard you sparred with him quite a bit today. What was your impression of him?"

"Great! And very talented!"

Brand gave high praise, saying with some excitement, "Although he is still inexperienced, his learning ability is superb, and he definitely needs to be trained."

"Oh? You're also quite talented in combat?"

This surprised Najendan.

The combat power of the Imperial Arms goes without saying. The only weakness of a humanoid Imperial Arms is its master. If Kobayashi is also very strong, then the combination will be more than just 1+1=2.

"Very useful information. I'll have to ask Brand to train him more in the future."

"Yes! I will discipline him properly!"

...Hopefully he was referring to the battle and not something else.

"Lubbock... forget about you."

Hey! Don't look down on me!

Lubbock immediately became anxious.

Najenda asked curiously, "But I heard that after you were taught a lesson by Leone, you didn't spend much time with him?"

"Well, I've found quite a few myself, okay?"

Lubbock paused, then composed himself and said, "He seems to be a very trustworthy person, and he will always keep his promises. However, he is somewhat soft-hearted and rarely refuses even unreasonable requests from us. Moreover, he is neutral and kind, neither biased towards nor against the established order, and he only acts according to his own conscience. If you want to win him over, you should be able to guide him effectively with your conscience."

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!" xN

Upon hearing Lubbock's report, the Night Raid members couldn't help but clap their hands.

"As expected of Lubbock, he's reliable."

"Hmph, of course!"

Lubbock, pleased with himself for the praise, rubbed his nose while glancing at Najendan, who sat in the main seat.

He wants praise from people he likes.

Najendan did not disappoint him, praising him, "Well done, Lubbock."

"Hey hey hey."

Lubbock gave a smug yet shy smile, like a little boy.

"after……"

"It's me! It's me!"

Leone raised his right hand as if he had discovered some major secret, and said with a serious face, "Kobayashi has a very high alcohol tolerance, I can't compare to him."

"...What kind of intelligence is this?"

"There are very few people who can drink more than me. Isn't that a big secret?"

"how could it be possible."

Najendan sighed, rubbing her forehead. She shouldn't have had any expectations of Leone.

Lubbock may be a bit unconventional, but he can sometimes bring pleasant surprises, while Leone is purely a troublemaker.

next.

"Listen to me, Boss! I bought him so many new clothes, and he won't budge an inch. Don't you think he's being unreasonable?!"

After a day of feeling wronged, Mine could finally complain.

She went on and on about how bad Kobayashi was to Najendan, all because she looked down on the clothes Najendan had bought.

Najendan was exasperated by the unreasonable complaints.

"So, you asked me for so much funding just to satisfy your own shopping desires and incidentally buy clothes for Xiaolin?"

"Well, well... no, it's just that we can't take him out."

Mine defended herself in a low voice.

Unfortunately, Najendan knew her personality and wouldn't listen to her excuses.

The decision to deduct half of the money spent on the spot from each mission's reward as compensation only intensified Mine's resentment towards Kobayashi.

At last.

"Akame, what do you think of Kobayashi?"

"You're really good at catching fish!"

"Ok?"

"Xiao Lin is amazing at catching fish! He just whistles, and the fish jump onto the shore in droves! If I can learn this trick, I'll never have to worry about not being able to catch fish again! So Boss, we absolutely can't let him go!"

A gluttonous glint flashed in Akame's eyes.

Najenda rubbed her temples. She had thought she could be of some use in winning over Kobayashi, but instead, she was the one being won over by him.

However, that man is quite skilled at exploiting Akame's weakness.

"Ah sneeze——!"

Kobayashi sneezed loudly.

Is it Aqua and the others talking about me? Or is it just a bit cold on the mountaintop tonight?

At this moment, Kobayashi was on the hillside behind the base.

Because Najenda said she had important information to share, and Kobayashi had not joined the Night Raid, she could not allow him to participate.

There was no other way but to stroll around the back mountain.

As soon as he reached the cliff, he saw two piles of stones with a bouquet of flowers on top.

"This is the tombstone of my childhood sweethearts, Iyeas and Sayo."

A slightly sad voice came from behind.

Tatsumi approached and stopped beside Kobayashi, slowly saying, "The three of us were attacked by night thieves and separated on our way to the capital. When we found them, they had been imprisoned and tortured beyond recognition by filthy nobles, and finally died in humiliation. At first, we just wanted to earn money to save the village, so why did it turn out like this?"

The intense anger and sorrow conveyed through gritted teeth were incredibly infectious.

Xiao Lin patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "This isn't your fault, it's all the fault of the capital."

"So I've made up my mind! I'm going to become an assassin, and I'm going to wipe out all the parasites in the capital! I'm going to take down the root cause of all this, the corrupt ministers! How about it, Mr. Kobayashi, don't you want to join us with such a lofty ideal?!"

Tatsumi was incredibly passionate and had a very strong presence.

Xiaolin's hands stopped moving.

"What? You're here to persuade me too? I thought you were planning not to get involved because you hadn't shown up."

"At first I didn't want to, because I didn't want to force anyone."

"That……"

"But Boss, Big Brother, Sister Leone, Akame, even Hill and Mine are all looking forward to you, so I thought I'd try my best to see if I could get you to join us."

"To become an assassin..."

Kobayashi looked up at the bright moon and let out a sigh that seemed to have no meaning.

Waited for a while.

Kobayashi suddenly asked, "Tatsumi, do you consider yourself an assassin?"

"…I think I am."

Having completed numerous missions with the Night Raid team and killed so many people, Tatsumi felt he should be considered an assassin.

"That's true, after all, you've seen blood."

Kobayashi suddenly turned his head and looked him straight in the eye, saying, "But Tatsumi, being an assassin won't save the capital."

"……Eh?"

"Tatsumi, your ultimate goal is to overthrow the minister, right? But this is just the beginning. Have you thought about what will happen next?"

Without ministers, the existing order would collapse, and the country would inevitably descend into chaos.

In addition, the empire's long-standing strength and oppression have made other countries eager to rise up, and without the minister, they would certainly launch a war.

Beset by internal and external troubles, war rages on. Who will save those innocent civilians then?

Although the empire is the dominant power in this world, there are also Western kingdoms that can rival it. And while the southern islands and the northern tundra are relatively underdeveloped, they are still a force to be reckoned with.

...As for the island nations of the East, their uncivilized lands are nothing to fear.

How similar this phenomenon is to that of ancient China!

Tatsumi replied, "What about the Revolutionary Army? If they just get rid of the minister, won't the Revolutionary Army stabilize the country?"

"Who can guarantee that the revolutionary army are good people?"

"……Eh?"

Humans are truly simple creatures.

When people agree with something, they unconsciously criticize its opposite. Similarly, when people criticize something, they unconsciously agree with its opposite.