I love time travel the most!

"Don't look at me like that." Esdeath adjusted her hat and explained, "My subordinates have been injured, so of course I won't stand idly by."

You'd be better off with Lan and Hei Tong.

Otherwise, it would be too pitiful for Kosmia to be killed just for saying something vulgar to someone!

"General Esdeath..."

The only remaining Flameheart completely broke down the moment she saw Esdeath.

Despite being a pirate who dominated the southern islands, Esdeath had killed hundreds, if not thousands, of people, and the fear and terror associated with her were deeply ingrained in people's minds.

"Why...why did you attack the Wild Hound?!"

Yan Xin couldn't help but shout, "Are you hunters trying to rebel? How dare you harm us, your fellow imperial guards?!"

"What an interesting question."

Esdeath retorted, "You guys seemed to have done quite a few things to my men while I was away. I was just trying to get revenge for them. Is there a problem with that, huh?!"

awesomeness!

Her charm lies in her boundless tolerance for her subordinates.

"Damn it!!!"

Unable to contain her fear any longer, Yan Xin turned around and tried to run away.

But Xiaolin didn't give him a chance at all.

The moment he turned around, the longsword severed his head.

"No, no, how can I not pay attention to my surroundings?"

"Y-yes...!"

Yan Xin could only die with a heart full of hatred.

He knew that Sheila would never seek revenge on Esdeath because of their deaths.

This is the gap.

Chapter 82 The Real and Fake Will, Chelsea's Death

In a secluded alley in the capital

"So, they were caught by Sheila?" Kobayashi leaned against the wall and said to the blonde lioness next to him.

Leone gritted her teeth and said angrily, "That's probably the case."

Hearing her say that, Kobayashi sighed and said, "I already told you about Sheila's Teigu abilities, and you still managed to be so careless. I'm really having a headache."

Not only that.

Initially, they agreed to only help eliminate Champu, but due to their miscalculation, it was Kobayashi and his group who ended up eliminating most of the Wild Hounds' men.

"I've started to consider whether or not to continue this collaboration."

"……Feel sorry."

Leone lowered her head, not daring to look at Kobayashi.

"So, you came to me to confirm whether those two have been arrested?" Kobayashi asked again.

"Yes."

Leone nodded.

The next sentence made Kobayashi frown even more, "And Chelsea, she's also nowhere to be found."

Originally, the remaining Wild Hounds Night Raid had also been sent, namely Leone, Chelsea, and Mine.

However, when they saw Kobayashi and Esdeath appear, they decisively chose to evacuate, but Chelsea inexplicably disappeared during the evacuation.

Lubbock, Tazmi, Chelsea

The disappearance of the three people greatly worried the Night Raid team, which is why they sought help from Kobayashi.

“…I understand, I’ll help you find them,” Kobayashi replied.

After a brief meeting with Leone, he returned to the Hunters.

I just got back and saw Will throwing a tantrum.

"Why didn't you call me?!" Will stood up, slamming his hands on the table as he questioned Lan and Hei Tong, "Aren't we companions? How could you keep something from me..."

Lan lowered her head slightly and said, "I'm sorry, but I just feel that Will is not suitable for doing this kind of thing."

He was indeed thinking of Will's best interests and didn't want the innocent teenager to get involved in his personal grudges.

"Anyway, Will, you can't help."

Black Eyes' words are quite direct and hurtful.

Will placed his hands on her thin shoulders and said solemnly, "But I care about you, Black Eyes! I care about you, do you understand?"

He said it twice.

"……Eh?"

Kuroko paused, her hand holding the biscuit still.

The other person's blunt words startled her, and a blush appeared on her cheeks.

Will, however, continued to exert his efforts.

He went all out, saying, "I thought I had gained your trust. Why don't you rely on me at a time like this? Aren't we partners?"

For Kurome, who possesses an extremely twisted and intense awareness of bonds, these words are a fatal blow.

"Yeah, sorry."

Even Kuroko chose to back down.

Will said to the two of them, "We're partners, aren't we? So I hope you can rely on me a lot in the future. Although I'm not very mature yet, I'll try my best to help."

clap clap-

Xiaolin couldn't help but clap his hands.

"Xiao Lin..."

"Well said, Will!"

Will's words are inspiring and will boost the sense of camaraderie among the hunters, which is a good thing for them.

The atmosphere is very harmonious.

Seeing that Ran and Kuroto were covered in wounds, Kobayashi said, "Alright, you two should go and rest now after just one big battle."

Both of them were in a bad state.

Fighting against members of the Wild Hounds, who are also Teigu users, is a double blow to both the body and mind, and few can withstand it.

At least for Kuroko, whose body has been tormented and controlled by drugs, and Ran, whose physical condition is already poor, they need more rest time to recover.

"Then I'll take Kurohime back to rest."

Will offered to help, and the person he was asking was Kurohime.

Her dark eyes showed a hint of shyness, but she did not refuse.

Kobayashi raised an eyebrow.

It's quite surprising that Will would take the initiative.

Furthermore, since Kurohime did not refuse, their relationship must have become somewhat unusual during his time there.

"Then I'll take Lan to rest."

Perfect timing, Xiaolin has something to say to Lan.

"Come here, Kurohime, let me help you."

"…Thank you, thank you."

Black Eyes leaned gently on Will's shoulder.

Lan smiled like an aunt and said, "I have a feeling that there's something going on between the two of them."

“Yes…” Kobayashi echoed softly.

"It feels just like you and the captain."

"...You seem to have said something quite inappropriate just now."

"Hehehe, you're just imagining things."

Lan's smile never stopped.

Perhaps because he had finally avenged his great grudge and the pain that had been building up inside him was being released, he smiled more often than before, and his smiles were no longer as reserved.

"Alright, alright, stop acting like an old woman. You're not that old at all."

"But I have seen too much of the coldness and indifference of the world."

Lan sighed and said, "I thought that the hunters were like everyone else, that they would harm the weak if they had power, but it seems that's not the case."

"Everyone here is a good person," Kobayashi said cryptically.

Lan nodded, pleased, and said, "Everyone has grown during this time; even Will has become more proactive."

"Yes."

...Wait, proactively?

Kobayashi seemed to sense that something was wrong and quickly ran towards Kurohime's room.

Pushing open the door, I saw Kuroko leaning against the bedside with a pained expression, her breathing becoming rapid, looking like she was in a very bad state.

But in front of her lay a familiar person on the ground.

—Chelsey.

At this point, her head had been severed from her body, and she was completely dead.

Kobayashi was not surprised to see this.