Zongman: I box in my daily life

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196. Choose

Najeshitan was once a general of the Empire.

Unlike those nobles who came out to gild themselves, Najeshitan was always on the front line during wars. She had extraordinary courage and outstanding wisdom. Even as a woman, her appearance was first-class.

When she was young, she came to the palace and met the emperor.

She is also the only one among the night raiders currently in the main hall who has been to the imperial palace.

Last time she was here she was entrusted with an important task along with Esdeath.

And this time, besides her, Esdeath was also there.

But compared to her who was still standing at the bottom of the platform and still needed to look up at the throne, Esdeath went up!

There were two people sitting on the seat at the top of the platform.

The man who rested his head on one hand, looking down at everything calmly, and... sitting in his arms, although still wearing the military uniform, he took off his hat and tied up his long ice-blue hair elegantly.

Put your legs together and tilt them to the side, and place your hands naturally on your legs.

Elegant, noble, and even a little gentle because of the smile on her face.

Esdeath!

Is this really that crazy guy?

Could it be that the other person has a twin sister or something?

Or was he brainwashed? Lost his memory? Had a mental problem?

Najeshita simply couldn't believe that this person was the Esdeath she knew. She thought of various possibilities in her mind, but none of them could alleviate her horror.

Until she met Esdeath's eyes.

Even though Esdeath, who was on a high place, was looking down at her, she still raised her head slightly. Although the smile on her face remained unchanged, the coldness in her eyes, as if she was looking down on an ant, was noticed by Najeshitan at the first moment.

This made Najeshitan breathe a sigh of relief, and she felt a lot more relaxed.

It looks like this is Esdeath herself!

"Your Majesty Wu Su, we have all the members of the Night Raid here. Do you have any instructions?"

Najeshitan came to her senses, put one hand on her shoulder and bowed simply.

The Night Raid members behind her roughly imitated her movements.

"Well... no need to be polite."

"I'm not looking for you to do anything great, but to give you a choice."

"choose?"

"Yes, Najeshitan, you don't have to be nervous. The choice I'm talking about is not the kind of choice between life and death. It's something more free."

"But before that, I have to ask you something."

Having said that, Wu Su let go of Esdeath, stood up, and slowly walked to the front of the platform.

His eyes were still calm, calm enough to suppress all doubts.

He said:

"You are killers. Even if your actions can be described as eliminating evil and promoting good, from my point of view, you still cannot be defined as righteous."

"But that's just looking at it from a work perspective - apart from killing, what are you fighting for?"

Ask us why we took up arms...

Najeshitan was slightly stunned when she heard this question, but she raised her head again, looked at Wu Su, and gave her answer without hesitation.

"I didn't say anything for a reason. I simply didn't want to be swallowed by the darkness of the empire, so I took up arms to protect myself."

She started, and then the Night Raid members behind her started speaking one by one.

"So that the poor can fill their stomachs and so that children are not killed at will by the nobles."

This is Leone, who grew up in the slums.

"To get fair treatment and not have other kids go through the same treatment that I went through as a kid."

This is Mayin, a mixed-race girl from a minority ethnic group who has been discriminated against since childhood.

Both of them came from very poor backgrounds, so they had clear enough reasons, and just like Najeshitan, they immediately gave the answer.

But the rest are different.

Hill raised his hand weakly at this time, like a curled up and trembling purple plush ball.

"Well, um, I'm sorry... I couldn't do anything well, so I just did this after I discovered my talent. Is this an okay excuse..."

Hill started the conversation, and then Lubbock, who was once the son of a merchant, scratched his face and followed with a smile.

"Ah, come to think of it, I joined here because I admire the captain."

"I, I, I..."

Chelsea, who had once been an official of the empire, had excellent grades, and might even have the potential to enter the upper echelons of the empire, simply followed suit.

“…Although I later wanted to correct this wrong world, at the beginning it was just because I was unhappy with my boss, so I took action when I found an opportunity~”

After the three of them finished speaking, only Akagi and Brand were left who still didn't know how to start.

Seeing the two of them, Najeshitan sighed and took the initiative to speak for them.

"As for Akame, she was trained as a killer since she was a child, so the reason for her is probably the same as that for Brand who was framed - they all wanted to survive, that's all."

Sure enough, the reasons are similar to those in the comics. At most, they are sublimated and a little more realistic because of the different actual situations.

For example, although Labock said that he came here because he admired Najeshitan, the real reason he followed Najeshitan was that after encountering the dark side of the empire, he was cowardly, so he admired Najeshitan's courage to resist decisively and never admit defeat.

He was believing in the flag, not in a person.

As for the original work's description of giving up everything for love, persisting in the face of danger, and not retreating or regretting until death...it's impossible to happen in reality.

Without firm belief or obsession, a love-brained person would not be able to do what he did.

Wu Su thought about it and nodded.

"The thing I'm going to ask you to choose is actually much simpler for you now."

"I have heard the reasons for your rebellion, and you should have also seen the reforms that are now spreading in all directions with the imperial capital as the core."

"So in the future of the empire, Leone, Mayin, your two goals will be gradually achieved."

"Najshitan, Brand, and Akame, I will give you justice in the name of the emperor."

"Chelsey, it is up to you to judge whether the Empire is on the right track today."

Wu Su's eyes were on Labok, and then he glanced away after nodding to him.

He had nothing good to say.

In the end, only Hill was left.

She is actually very similar to me.

It was all after I discovered my talent and found opportunities that I naturally came to where I am today.

So Wu Su naturally wouldn't deny her.

"Even if the empire enters peace, killing is inevitable at least for a short period of time. Reform cannot be achieved overnight. We may need a generation or even two generations to implement it."

"So you don't need to worry about losing your job, Hill."

Wu Su acknowledged all their reasons, then looked around, and finally told them the choice he had given them.

"Then you have no reason to continue swinging the knife, so choose - do you want to put the knife down, or continue to hold on to it?"

"If it's the former, I can forgive all your previous sins, and then please enjoy your life."

"If it's the latter... then I'm sorry, 4.8. Although I will let you go today, if I find you on the battlefield with the Revolutionary Army, I will kill you!"

Upon hearing this choice, many members of the Night Raid fell into deep thought.

Najeshitan was stunned for a moment, then frowned.

"Your Majesty... Are you talking about the battlefield with the revolutionary army?"

"Since you can forgive us, why can't you forgive the revolutionary army?"

In Najeshitan's view, war is no longer necessary.

Everything Wu Su accomplished in the imperial capital was the ideal of the revolutionary army, so the next ending should be the disbandment of the revolutionary army, everyone returning to their hometowns and laughing together!

She is confused now.

Then, following her question, the other members of the Night Raid also looked at Wu Su.

It was at this time that Wu Su told them the most intuitive answer.

"The reason why I cannot forgive the Revolutionary Army is simple - because I showed them the future and gave them a choice just like you did today."

"Then, they chose to be my enemy."

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197. Act with integrity and you will have nothing to fear

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At this moment, Najeshitan felt that the sound of her swallowing saliva became extremely loud.

The man standing at the top only stated a result, but considering everything he had said from the beginning until now, Najeshitan felt that he had made everything very clear.

He gave the Revolutionary Army and Night Raid the same choice.

So in this case, why would the Revolutionary Army choose to become this man's enemy?

Are they out of their minds?

Or is it like Leone before, who was too close to hope and instead had a sense of illusion, so he couldn't believe the truth before his eyes?

No...it can't be such a superficial reason.

No matter how much you don't want to admit it, the most likely reason is surfacing quickly like the beach after the tide goes out.

The reason why the members of Night Raid would think about the choice given by Wu Su is that if everything they want is as they said, then when Wu Su can truly satisfy these desires, they will naturally tend to the side that can better achieve their ideals.

The reason they didn't agree immediately was because they were familiar with me, so they were waiting for me, the 02Boss, to make a decision.

But not refusing immediately actually means that they are more inclined to one side.

But to say that without any external influence, he rejected the choice given by Wu Su.

unless…

"Their purpose from the beginning was not to reform the empire for the better."

"What they really care about is not Ernest's corruption, but that Ernest is in their way."

"Of course, they think they will do better than Ernest, and they believe that under their leadership, the empire will not be so dark."

"But the premise is that they must be the ones at the helm of the empire."

The revolutionary army is not a force formed by a group of like-minded people standing together.

Rather, it is an interest group formed by a gathering of ambitious guys, big and small, who are at odds with Ernest.

Of course there are people like Najeshita among them.

But from the endings of Najshita and Night Raid in the comics, we can see that this group of people will not become the mainstream.

He is just a tool that needs to consume his life to push the process forward.

"So what's your choice?"

Wu Su had now returned to the throne, and the people who attacked at night turned their eyes to Najeshitan.

They actually already have the answer themselves, but before they answer it themselves, they want to see what their boss thinks.

Najeshitan frowned and lowered her head in thought.