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Unfortunately, he guessed wrong.

"I am not a member of the revolutionary army."

Kobayashi shook his head and explained, "The Axis Cult... have you heard of that name?"

"Is the Axis Church the new church that was originally the Anning Church and was renamed?"

Lan tapped her chin with her index finger and said uncertainly, "I recently received intelligence that the church is expanding rapidly and recruiting followers."

Many travelers say that the church members are very fanatical, and they try their best to proselytize to every passerby, strongly trying to recruit them into the church.

Moreover, the actions were extremely excessive and egregious; upon hearing of this, passing merchant caravans were so frightened that they detoured to the capital.

I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry!

Kobayashi covered his face with his hands, ashamed to face anyone, and seriously doubted whether he had made a mistake by establishing the Axis Cult.

He never expected that the cult leader would be so fanatical, leading his followers to frantically proselytize to others.

If Kobayashi hadn't strictly forbidden it, he might have launched an attack on the surrounding towns.

That's why Kobayashi is so eager to get Lan, so that he, as the Minister of the Interior, can act as a rein to restrain the fanatical cult leader.

"In short! Lan, you should know that it's impossible to improve things from within the Empire. But if the revolutionary army revolts, it will cause even more civilian casualties. That's why I established the Axis Order, hoping to resolve the conflict with wisdom and peace! Join us, Lan, I need you."

"I'm sorry, please let me think about it."

Once Lan calmed down, she wouldn't be so easily moved by Xiaolin's passionate speech.

Moreover, in his view, the Axis Order was no different from the Revolutionary Army, and the Empire was not as hopeless as Kobayashi claimed.

Naturally, they wouldn't agree so easily.

However, he assured her that he would seriously consider Kobayashi's request and said he would not tell Esdeath about what happened tonight.

Lan left, and Xiaolin felt a little regretful.

He thought he could use the student's death to provoke Lan's anger and then take the opportunity to move him.

"It seems I was too naive. But Lan should understand now that the empire cannot be saved from within."

With a sigh, she picked up the kitten that was perched by the window and said, "Aren't you right, lovely assassin lady?"

Chapter 70 Holy Flame Meow Meow

Let me introduce you.

Najenda pointed to the man and woman behind her and said, "They are our newest companions, Lightning Bolt [Susanoo] and Chelsea, who is also an assassin."

"Hello, hello." Chelsea greeted them with a smile, which earned her smiles in return.

"Well, let's postpone this welcoming ceremony for now."

Najenda glared at the sleepy, hangover Night Raid members and reprimanded them with an air of authority: "You lot really relaxed after I left, didn't you? You let someone sneak up on your base without even knowing it, and now you're making outsiders clean up your mess?!"

"This, this..."

The night raiders lowered their heads, looking slightly embarrassed.

However, we can't entirely blame them.

Too many things have happened recently; companions have left one after another, and none of them have returned.

When Tatsumi returned unharmed, the others couldn't contain themselves and wanted to celebrate and vent their frustrations from the past few days, but the enemy took advantage of the situation.

"But I never expected it would be Kobayashi who helped..."

Najendan stroked her chin thoughtfully.

She saw it through her binoculars from the sky; it was Kobayashi who killed the doctor, preventing casualties during the night attack.

But she couldn't figure out the reason.

After Kobayashi left, Najenda rushed back to the Revolutionary Army headquarters, bringing back the Teigu and requesting that the headquarters send more personnel to increase combat strength. Therefore, she was completely unaware of what happened in between.

"Boss, Kobayashi isn't an outsider!"

Leone excitedly reported to Najenda, repeating what Kobayashi and Tatsumi had said, and exaggerating Kobayashi's ambitions slightly.

Najendan sighed softly after hearing this.

She knew that there were many like-minded people who shared Kobayashi's ideas, but without exception, they either failed and were assassinated, or they turned to the revolutionary army after realizing that it was impossible.

Xiaolin's approach was completely doomed to fail.

"Speaking of which, Leone, why are you so happy?" Mine stomped her foot angrily and said, "We don't know what Kobayashi's purpose was in doing this, but he did betray us!"

"Maine is right."

Najendan nodded in agreement and instructed, "It's clear that Kobayashi isn't an enemy, and he won't be our ally either. We can try our best to win him over, but if we have to confront him, we must not show any mercy, understand?!"

"Understood!"

Seeing how serious everyone was, Chelsea was curious and raised her hand to ask, "Excuse me, can anyone tell me who Kobayashi is?"

She was a newcomer and naturally didn't know anything about Kobayashi.

"Kobayashi was our comrade... originally."

Amidst everyone's disappointed and angry expressions, Najenda told Chelsea all the information about Kobayashi.

"So, you have high expectations for him, right?"

"Yes."

Leone gritted her teeth and said hatefully, "That guy... I'll definitely teach him a lesson next time I see him!"

More expectation, more disappointment.

Although the Night Raid team was still quite inexperienced, their expressions didn't seem fake at all.

This piqued Chelsea's interest even more.

Late night

While the rest of the raiding party was fast asleep after a long day of changing camps, Chelsea quietly slipped away alone.

"I can't help it, I'm also very interested in that person."

A sly glint flashed in the girl's eyes.

Upon arriving at the capital city, I transformed into a kitten and quickly slipped into the royal city while the guards weren't looking.

"What? The defenses are so lax."

"No wonder even Tatsumi was able to slip away."

Chelsea the kitten displayed a disdainful expression in a very human way. The high wall and rubble beneath her seemed like a solid wall, but its existence was merely a pretty decoration.

"What should we do next?"

"Why don't we just go find Esdeath? If we can successfully assassinate her, the subsequent missions will definitely be much easier."

"No, let's forget about it."

"Leone said Esdeath is very strong, and that beast-eared girl has a keen intuition. It's best to trust her judgment here and avoid any unforeseen complications."

After transforming into a kitten, it becomes very agile and can run freely on the walls without attracting the attention of others.

They found Xiaolin very quickly.

"That's him, he's quite handsome."

To give Chelsea a more accurate understanding, the Night Raid team drew a portrait of Kobayashi for her.

However, the night raiders' drawing skills were so poor that it was impossible to make out their likenesses.

I recognized Kobayashi because he was standing next to Ryuu, who was dressed in a gorgeous dress and looked charming and cute.

That's how I learned that the man was Kobayashi.

Kobayashi, leaning against the window, looked out and met Chelsea's gaze on the tiled wall.

A person and a cat, their eyes met.

Chelsea wasn't nervous. She acted like a kitten, staring intently at Kobayashi and letting out a soft "meow."

This implies a mixture of wariness and a desire to get closer.

Xiaolin thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up as if she understood something, and she turned and went back into the house.

What is he going to do?

While wondering what was going on, Chelsea saw Kobayashi come to the window again, holding a glass of milk in her hand.

Then he reached out to himself, making a gesture as if to tease a kitten.

For some reason, a sense of closeness suddenly emanated from Kobayashi, causing Chelsea to subconsciously take a few steps forward.

Then he suddenly stopped and couldn't help but shake his head.

This feeling is so strange.

Chelsea became wary and slowly approached Kobayashi.

It was a bit strange, but it happened to resemble the way a kitten wanted to get close but was too scared to do so, so it didn't arouse any suspicion.

Kobayashi poured a little milk into his hand and gently placed it in front of the kitten.

"Don't you know cats can't drink milk?"

Despite her inner turmoil of complaining and slander, she still lowered her head and licked Kobayashi's fingers.

A slight itch traveled from her fingertips to her brain, making Xiaolin let out a soft groan, and then, taking advantage of the situation, gently stroked the kitten's back.

Chelsea did not resist and let him touch her.

Just then, Lan knocked on the door.

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"Lan, you should have already realized that the corrupt empire is beyond saving!"

"The Axis Cult... Have you heard of that name?"

"Join us, Lan, I need you."