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Chapter 198 The First Time Might Hurt a Little

Uchiha Hikaru himself did not find this decision inappropriate.

Esdeath's values ​​are a bit distorted, but her character is still trustworthy. Since she promised to be her subordinate, she won't go back on her word until she turns the tables and defeats her.

but……

The revolutionary army, however, was quite worried about this for a while.

They don't have the strength of Uchiha Hikaru, who could suppress Esdeath single-handedly.

If Esdeath were to take advantage of these few days of freedom of movement to suddenly launch a decapitation strike and seize power, it could be a catastrophic disaster for the Revolutionary Army, which had just conquered the Imperial Capital.

To avoid that situation.

The Revolutionary Army not only secretly moved the young emperor's place of confinement, but also placed a large number of sentries and troops near the palace to closely monitor Esdeath's every move in order to react immediately... Fortunately, none of this happened.

When Najenda saw Uchiha Hikaru reappear in the capital, she visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss Hikari, you're back."

"Hmm... why are there so many people here? Are they here to welcome me?"

Uchiha Hikaru looked around.

Bulma, Brand, and others were present, which was expected.

But all the members of "Night Raid" were present, and they were all wearing Imperial Arms, looking ready for battle.

In response, Najenda quickly explained that this lineup was prepared for Esdeath—without Uchiha Hikaru present, "Night Raid" still had to show some respect to this former formidable enemy.

the other side.

Esdeath glanced at Najenda and the others with disdain, then stood up, ignoring everyone around her, and walked up to Uchiha Hikaru.

"You were gone for so long before coming back, did you already find me a worthy opponent?"

"...I guess so."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded: "There's a pretty strong monster here. You can think of it as a super dangerous species from another world. It should satisfy your thirst for battle."

"it is good."

Esdeath didn't press for details about her opponent's identity, and simply lowered her hands: "Let's begin... Is there anything I need to do regarding the 'sealing technique' you mentioned?"

"No need, you can just stand still."

Uchiha Hikaru paused, then added, "It might hurt a little the first time... but just bear with it."

Esdeath: "?"

This was actually an experiment.

Previously, Hikaru Uchiha had only tried to travel between different worlds with demons from the Demon Slayer world.

Judging from the situation of Daki and her brother, this method of travel is generally safe, but there will be some side effects such as muscle tearing afterward—similar to the "Heavenly Delivery Technique" of the Hidden Cloud Village in the Naruto world.

For a ghost with super-strong self-healing ability, such damage is insignificant and can be healed in no time; but for a living person, it may feel uncomfortable.

of course……

As the strongest in the world of Akame ga Kill!, Esdeath's physique is no worse than that of the Fourth Raikage, A. Muscle tears are probably not a big problem for her.

After taking a deep breath.

Uchiha Hikaru formed hand seals and gently placed her fair palms on Esdeath's chest:

"Sealing Technique... Four Symbols Sealing!"

As chakra surged, black runes and gray bandages spread from her palms and sleeves, climbing up Esdeath's body and instantly wrapping her up like a human mummy.

Next, Uchiha Hikaru placed Esdeath into the prepared coffin, then put in the scroll, and that was it.

Najendan, who witnessed all of this, narrowed her eyes slightly, lost in thought.

"Miss Hikari, will this secret technique you're using work on other people?"

"Um?"

Uchiha Hikaru raised an eyebrow: "Theoretically, yes. What, does Boss want to come with me to other worlds for a visit?"

"...I did have a thought, but I'll pass."

Najendan smiled: "The revolutionary army's cause is not yet successful, and the new regime still has many things to deal with and build upon. Although my abilities are average, I cannot leave for the time being. If everything gets on track in the future, I might consider taking a long vacation..."

At this point, Najenda changed the subject, seemingly glancing intentionally or unintentionally at Akame and the others not far away: "However, Akame and the others may soon be free. If you need help then, Miss Hikari, you can consider hiring them."

As their current boss, I can still vouch for their professional abilities.

Although he said these words in a joking tone.

But Hikaru Uchiha could tell that Najenda was serious—

"Night Raid" is an assassin organization established to do dirty work for the revolutionary army and eliminate the old aristocracy.

In theory, they had already lost their purpose after the collapse of the old empire.

In the short term, there are still some bandits, powerful clans, and stubborn forces in various parts of the empire that need to be eradicated, so Akame and the others can continue to contribute their remaining strength.

but……

Before long, maybe two or three months, or maybe half a year, "Night Raid" will be dismantled and gradually fade from the historical stage.

At that time, former imperial military personnel and local noble scions like Brand and Lubbock could become generals or governors; while those like Akame and Mine, who had no other special skills or status, would be unemployed, and might even have their past dirty work dug up by malicious people to settle old scores.

Although Najenda wanted to protect her old subordinates, she knew that there were limits to what she could do alone. Even if she were the Supreme Leader, let alone a mere high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Army, she might not be able to defend herself against the open and covert attacks of certain despicable individuals.

and so……

Sending Akame and the others to another world with Uchiha Hikaru to complete their second stint might not be a bad option.

"...I will seriously consider the hiring decision."

Uchiha Hikaru thought for a moment and then gave his answer.

the other side.

Bulma whispered, "Um, actually, if you guys are looking for a different job, you could consider coming here... My 'Blue Planet' has plenty of empty seats; it could fit a hundred people!"

"...The Blue Planet?"

"Yes, this is a name that I came up with together with Mr. Minato and Yamato. It's for our pirate ship. Although that ship is still just on paper."

"Well……"

Uchiha hadn't really been paying attention to the group chat messages these past few days.

But the name "Blue Planet" was surprisingly simple. She had thought that, given Minato Namikaze's naming habits, he'd come up with something like a cringeworthy "Blue Whirlwind Thunder Flash Zero-One"...

"By the way, Bulma, what are your plans for the future?"

Uchiha Hikaru asked a question.

Bulma scratched her head: "As for me, I might stay here for a while longer to study alchemy, Imperial Arms, and Orichalcos to see if we can use them on a pirate ship... Also, Hikari, I'll try to make the '1000x Mystery Bracelet' you asked for."

"Thank you very much... Where's Erii?"

As Hikaru's gaze swept over them, Erii next to her raised her little notebook: "I want to go with Hikaru to find Naruto and Karin to play."

"...Alright."

The situation in the Naruto world is generally stable right now, so it wouldn't be a problem to bring Erii there for a few days.

As for Yamato...

"Leone and I made plans to visit the slums in the capital and stay for a few more days... If I go back to Onigashima now, I'm afraid my father will punish me again."

Even with Yamato's carefree personality, she trembled slightly when her father, Kaido, was mentioned.

after all……

Kaido was really ruthless when he hit her.

It belongs to the "fight to the death as long as you can't kill them" mentality.

If Yamato hadn't been much more robust and resilient than the average person, and hadn't gained extra "health" from eating a Devil Fruit, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on...

Uchiha Hikaru didn't know how to comment on this, so he could only pat Yamato on the shoulder to comfort him: "It's okay, the worlds of each of our group members are open to each other. You can stay as long as you want. If the pirate world needs help, you can also tell me."

—If it were just Uchiha Hikaru alone, defeating Kaido might be a bit of a challenge. The latter is the "strongest creature" who can survive a fall from ten thousand meters to the ground; his health bar is truly excessive.

But if you add Esdeath and Yamato, or even Kikyo, Brand, and the entire "Night Raid" crew...

The outcome would be another matter entirely.

"Also, I'm entrusting Bulma's safety to you. If anything happens, feel free to call me in the group chat."

The world of Akame ga Kill! is still somewhat dangerous for non-combatants like Bulma.

Brand and Night Raid can provide protection, but they can't be with her 24/7. With Yamato, who knows her well, by her side, there shouldn't be any major problems.

"good!"

Yamato patted his G-cup breasts, looking completely confident: "Don't worry, Hikari-san, this is a man's promise!"

"..."

Uchiha Hikaru gave a slightly exasperated twitch of his lips, then pulled out a microphone from his person and handed it to Bulma:

"Bulma, here you go."

"This thing is also one of the Imperial Arms, called 'Earth Shake,' which can emit strong ultrasonic waves through singing... I figured it would be quite compatible with you, so keep it for self-defense."

After exchanging a few words of advice...

Hikaru Uchiha then withdrew from the world of Akame ga Kill!

Accompanied by a white light, they returned to Konoha Village in the Naruto world.

Then there's Erii.

Inside the mansion within the Uchiha clan's compound, Uchiha Hikaru retrieved the coffin and released Esdeath.

"How does it feel?"

"……fine."

Under the watchful eyes of Uchiha Hikaru and Erii, Esdeath slowly rose from the coffin and stretched her shoulders and neck a few times: "I do feel a slight muscle tear, but it's nothing serious... Is this the other world you were talking about? It doesn't seem to be much different from the Empire."

It's clear that Esdeath still has some doubts about the idea of ​​"another world".

So...

"Want to go out and have a look, Xiao Ai?"

……

Considering that Esdeath was arriving for the first time, Uchiha Hikaru took her on a tour of Konoha Village to familiarize her with the "other world".

Erii followed beside her, occasionally writing a few words in her little notebook and showing it to Esdeath.

She had already visited Konoha once, so she could barely be considered a "senior".

"Konoha Village, the Ninja World, the Five Great Nations..."

"These are indeed places I've never heard of before, very different from the Empire."

Esdeath stopped at the street corner, her gaze sweeping over Uchiha Izumi, who was wearing a police uniform, who had just passed by, before turning to Uchiha Hikaru: "I've been wanting to ask this for a while now... why are all those people calling you 'Great-Grandma'?"

"Forehead……"

Uchiha Hikaru opened his mouth: "If I said I'm actually over a hundred years old, would you believe me?"

"..."

Esdeath didn't say anything, but her eyes clearly said, "Are you kidding me?"

"It's true."

Uchiha Hikaru sighed: "For some reasons that are hard to say, I was once sealed away by a sealing technique... That's right, just like what I did to you before, I slept in the dark underground for a hundred years, and only woke up in this era. So the people living in this village now are all my descendants who are at least four or five generations removed from me."

This was no secret to Erii and the others.

After all, we've been in the same group for so long, so we basically know each other's situations.

However, Esdeath was not a member of the chat group, and when she first heard about Uchiha Hikaru's "background", her eyes changed slightly.

"Sealed for a hundred years... So you were once a weakling too."

"Everyone has moments of vulnerability; that's natural. If a world doesn't allow the vulnerable to survive, then the fault lies not with the vulnerable, but with the world itself."

Uchiha Hikaru said it seemingly casually.

"……Oh."

Esdeath pursed her lips.

As an imperial general, her concept of "survival of the fittest" was deeply ingrained and could not be shaken by a few words.

Hikaru Uchiha was merely making a small attempt to see if he could change Esdeath's values ​​even slightly. After all, the two would likely be spending a long time together, and if the latter continued to hold such distorted views, communication would probably be quite difficult.

Next.

Uchiha Hikaru took Esdeath and Erii to the shopping street to buy some ingredients to prepare dinner.

In this process.

Esdeath scanned the pedestrians on the street, seemingly judging their strength by visual inspection. She glanced over most of the Konoha villagers, including the ninjas, but one person caught her eye several times.

"That man... looks very strong."

"Um?"

Following Esdeath's gaze, Uchiha Hikaru saw a strange creature dressed entirely in a green bodysuit "running" past in an upside-down position, shouting the word "youth."

"……really."

This man is the kind of person who could even kill her...

(End of this chapter)