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Chapter 180 Are You Teaching Me How to Do Things? (Part 2)

Hikaru Uchiha already knew that the "jeweled headdress" in Ernest's possession could destroy other Imperial Arms.

Although she was unsure of the item's destructive limits—for example, whether it could destroy the "Supreme Throne" and the "Demon's Essence," and whether it could only destroy one Imperial Arms at a time or all Imperial Arms within its range—she still packed up the spoils, such as "Shangri-La," and uploaded them to the chat group in advance to avoid any irreparable losses.

And now.

She even displayed several abilities in one go, including Susanoo.

When a lion hunts a rabbit, it uses its full strength.

We should still give this villainous boss from the Akatsuki world some respect.

pity……

Ernest was somewhat unworthy of her respect.

Having failed in his sneak attack and lost an arm, he could barely manage to stand up. Uchiha Hikaru casually slapped him with his Susanoo, slamming him against the wall on the other side. His several-hundred-pound body was embedded in the wall, and it was unknown how many ribs he had broken.

"...Didn't you say you trained at the Imperial Fist Temple?"

"this one?"

Uchiha Hikaru clicked his tongue a few times, first casting a Golden Binding Illusion on Dortya next to him to imprison the latter, and then maintaining the existence of the Blood Jade Barrier, he released Tsukuyomi on Ernest and began to look at the guy's memories.

"..."

for a long time.

Uchiha Hikaru blinked again, his throat churning as he felt a little nauseous.

Well...

Watching Ernest's memories is a must.

After all, this guy is the head of the Empire's civil officials, possessing a vast amount of intelligence and secrets, both concerning the Empire itself and the Imperial Arms. Finding another person in the entire Akame ga Kill! world who knows so much information would be no easy task.

but……

After actually reading through Ernest's memories, Hikari Uchiha realized just how disgusting this guy was. Some of the images that surfaced from the memories even made her feel physically uncomfortable.

Danzo and Naraku are already rare scoundrels, but compared to Ernest, they can actually be described as "soft-hearted".

That's normal.

After all, both Konoha Village and the Inuyasha world have limited populations and scales, while the empire in the Akame ga Kill! world has tens of millions of people and vast territories. As the second-highest being in this empire, Ernest has directly and indirectly killed almost as many people as the total population of Konoha Village, a figure that Danzo and others could hardly match.

"call……"

Uchiha Hikaru let out a soft breath and glanced down at his feet.

From the beginning, she had faintly smelled a bloody odor emanating from the bottom of the cave, a hundred meters deep. Now, after reviewing the information in Ernest's mind, this stench had become even stronger in her mind: "Many people have died in this cave..., haven't they?"

When you created it, did you ever think that one day you would use it on yourself?

talking.

With a thought, Uchiha Hikaru manipulated Susanoo to extend its arm, firmly grabbing Ernest in the corner and pulling him back above the hole.

"?!"

At this moment, Ernest seemed to realize something. Driven by a strong will to survive, he temporarily regained his senses, revealing a terrified expression, and began to frantically twist and struggle.

"beg……"

"goodbye."

Uchiha Hikaru didn't even bother to listen to Ernest's last words, directly tearing off the jeweled Teigu worn on Ernest's head and then letting go.

Ernest's body fell.

Several seconds passed before a "thump" was heard, as if it had hit the bottom.

Then, something hissed and pounced, beginning to bite and chew violently, accompanied by a tooth-grinding chewing sound, and the bloody smell in the air suddenly became much thicker.

"Are they dangerous snake species kept in captivity specifically for disposing of carcasses?"

Uchiha Hikaru lit a match and threw it down, then looked down from above the cave entrance.

The firelight flickered.

Ernest's mangled body lay at the bottom of the pit, being relentlessly torn apart by a three-headed black serpent, next to a pile of white bones. Seemingly sensing the gaze from above, the black serpent looked up, its eyes meeting Uchiha Hikaru's for a few seconds before resuming its feeding.

"..."

Uchiha Hikaru covered his mouth and nose, moved away from the cave, and then turned to look at Dortya.

"!!"

now.

Dortjah's eyes widened suddenly, and she cried out incoherently, "Please, don't kill me! I was coerced by Minister Ernest... Even if you're going to kill me, don't throw me in there! I don't want to die there!!"

Clearly, Dortya had a general idea of ​​what was below the cave.

Even for these ruthless "wild hounds," the way Ernest died was unacceptable.

"Oh."

Uchiha Hikaru sneered and unleashed the second Tsukuyomi.

After a while.

"……vomit."

As Kosmia had previously stated, this Dortya was an alchemist who, in pursuit of immortality, had conducted numerous human modification experiments, including modifying herself. Therefore, although she appeared to be a young girl of sixteen or seventeen, her actual age was over sixty.

In addition...

She also used the Teigu "Blood Absorption," a tooth-shaped weapon, to suck the blood of hundreds of people until they were dried up, all in order to maintain her youth and lifespan.

The scenes Dortya saw in her memory were equally disgusting.

However, compared to Ernest's heavy-handed memory, he seems slightly less heinous.

"You want to live, huh? Give me a reason not to kill you."

Under Uchiha Hikaru's calm gaze.

Dortya shouted rapidly, "I know where Ernest's secret room is, he has one..."

"Change to another one."

"what?"

"That reason is not enough."

Uchiha Hikaru said coldly.

Dortya paused for a moment, then racked her brains for a second: "I know alchemy. I can help you deal with unwanted enemies, transforming them into dangerous species, or even super dangerous species..."

"...You're quite knowledgeable about dangerous species?"

"Yes, I know a lot about this!"

"..."

For Uchiha Hikaru, killing Dortya was just a matter of a thought.

However, in the world of Akame ga Kill!, there aren't many people who can make significant contributions to scientific research and help her study materials for those dangerous species. Dortya is one of them, and another is Dr. Fashion from the "Hunter" organization. The latter is also passionate about body modification experiments and dreams of developing equipment like the Imperial Arms, making him a more advanced version of Dortya.

Although these two are both scoundrels, at least they have some value to them.

Having committed so many evil deeds, death would be a relief for them, or perhaps being controlled and squeezed dry of their last bit of value would be a more suitable end.

present.

Uchiha Hikaru casually said, "Take me to that secret room."

Dortya was stunned for a moment, then understood, her eyes gleaming with ecstasy: "Yes, Master!"

present.

The two returned to the outer corridor, walked along the passage to the innermost part of the small building, then pushed open a hidden door and went down the steps through the opening.

During this process, Uchiha Hikaru thought of Kosmia, who was still outside.

But it was just a thought.

For her now, Kosmia is of little use.

Without her Imperial Arms, she's just a songstress with some power; it wouldn't matter if she ran away. And with the "Eight Thousand Spears" mark, even if Kosmia went to the ends of the earth, finding her would be easy.

The more pressing matter now is to loot Ernest's treasure; otherwise, some troublesome people might come and cause trouble soon...

……

The area around Ernest's mansion has been cleared of pedestrians.

A large number of soldiers blocked the streets and gathered at the mansion, taking stock of the mess left behind by the battle.

Even General Bude was among them.

As the head of the military, Bud's relationship with Ernest wasn't particularly good, but as an imperial general, he bore the responsibility of protecting the palace and the capital. For thieves to invade so close to the palace was a very serious matter, even a dereliction of duty.

So when Bud arrived, he was already prepared for battle.

"...General, we've already questioned the surviving guards. According to them, the assassin is a black-haired, red-eyed girl, whose characteristics match those of the suspect the security force was looking for recently. She possesses the ability to fly and control weapons, and is likely a user of some powerful Imperial Arm..."

"Furthermore, the mass attack on the security forces on the western side of the capital this evening may also be related to her..."

"Um."

Listening to his subordinate's report, Bud frowned deeply: "Openly attacking the capital's government agencies and important imperial officials—this guy seems incredibly audacious. Could it be related to that assassin organization 'Night Raid' that was circulating recently?"

Before the adjutant could respond, Bud pressed on, "Where is Ernest now? Haven't they found him yet?"

"No……"

As they were talking.

A soldier rushed out from the inner side of the mansion, still shaken, and said, "Lord Bud, we found a mechanism in that small building over there. There seems to be a dangerous creature underneath, gnawing on Lord Ernest's corpse..."

"?"

Bud and his adjutant exchanged a glance, then swayed their chins and strode forward: "Let's go take a look!"

……

At this moment.

Uchiha Hikaru was walking in a secret passage.

Just now, she searched Ernest's secret chamber and found several more boxes of good quality treasure, as well as two items that resembled Imperial Arms—

One of them was a set of mechanical torture devices that could imprison people and subject them to a variety of bloody interrogations. It also had a function of detecting lies and was used by Ernest for private executions and interrogation of intelligence.

However, this thing is not very useful against Uchiha Hikaru, since her "Eight Thousand Spears" are much more effective.

There was also a thin mask, the basic function of which was to conceal one's aura, but even Ernest, who obtained it, did not figure out its specific function.

As for the secret passage that Uchiha Hikaru is currently taking...

It leads to the palace.

According to Ernest's memory, this secret passage was secretly opened by him for unforeseen circumstances—that is, in the event that his mansion was breached, he would use this passage to go to the palace and then trick the young emperor into using the "Supreme Imperial Arms" to suppress the rebels, thus ensuring his own survival.

Unfortunately, in this timeline, he never had the chance to use this secret passage before his death.

And that "supreme item" probably won't have much of a chance to appear again.

Uchiha Hikaru was planning to go and take a look at this thing.

"Um... Master, are you really going to sneak into the palace from here?"

Dortya was a little uneasy: "Sneaking into the palace is a capital offense. Even Ernest the Great... that guy doesn't dare to use this secret passage casually. If we're discovered by the people inside the palace, I'm afraid..."

"Shut up."

Uchiha Hikaru said coldly, "Are you telling me how to do things?"

"..."

Dortya remained silent.

The rustling footsteps followed the dark passage.

After the two had walked for a while, they suddenly heard a low hissing sound behind them, followed by a huge tremor that traveled along the rock strata. It seemed that something was fighting with people, and they could feel it even from a distance.

"...Is that where Ernest's dangerous beast was released?"

Uchiha Hikaru raised an eyebrow but didn't pay much attention.

Instead, they walked straight ahead for a while, made a few turns along the way, went up and down the stairs several times, and then pushed open the partition and came into a huge palace.

To be precise, this is a palace.

It was already evening when Uchiha Hikaru arrived at the minister's house.

And at this moment, it was already late at night, with the moon high in the sky.

The palace was quiet, and one could vaguely see figures walking past outside the gauze window, which appeared to be the imperial guards patrolling the palace.

Dortya was now hiding inside the secret passage, too afraid to come out.

As a native of the world of Akame ga Kill!, she held the imperial power of the millennium-old empire in considerable awe.

But Uchiha Hikaru didn't have such concerns. He went straight through the palace and, relying on Ernest's memories, found the young emperor's residence.

The latter naturally had a personal maidservant with her. When Uchiha Hikaru arrived, some people noticed her figure, and two of them immediately stood up and reprimanded her, making a guarded gesture:

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into His Majesty's bedchamber? Guards!"

"Quiet down and get some sleep."

With a swift movement, Uchiha Hikaru appeared beside the maids like a ghost, and with a few karate chopes, he put them into a deep, infant-like sleep.

then.

She went to the bedside of the young emperor, who was already asleep, and patted his face.

The young emperor, startled awake from his sleep, met a pair of eyes that gleamed with a dark red light: "Tsukuyomi!"

(End of this chapter)