Shirou's clones number 30 million

“I would like to borrow Minister Ernest’s head,” Shirou said with a smile.

what!

Ernest was startled, and the roast meat involuntarily fell onto the table, his face full of astonishment and disbelief.

“General Adris! What are you saying? Even if you are the strongest general on earth, there is still General Bud above you.”

"Your prestige in the military is indeed good, but your background is too low, making it impossible for you to control all the empire's armies."

"Moreover, you are a military officer, and the civil officials are not in the same system as you, so no one listens to you at all."

Even if you get rid of me, you can't become the new minister!

Shirou smiled slightly, and an ice blade appeared in his right hand:

“You’re right, so besides your head, I’ll also borrow your identity.”

"you…!"

thump!

With a soft thud, Minister Ernest's head fell to the ground, followed by his body, which collapsed to the floor.

"Ahhh!!"

A terrified scream rang out in the room. Shirou looked around with his scarlet eyes, and the scream stopped abruptly.

All the maids and servants acted as if nothing had happened, and went forward to clean up Ernest's body, sweeping him away like trash.

"Shadow Clone Technique! Transformation Technique!"

After two consecutive ninjutsu techniques, Minister Ernest appeared in the room.

"You know what to do, right?"

"Understood. Stabilize the situation in the capital and wait for your return from the expedition."

"No, we must start now and prepare the evidence first."

"it is good."

Shirou, the clone, paused for a moment, then asked hesitantly:

"Isn't this approach outrageous? The civil and military officials aren't fools. How could they possibly be fooled by this method? They won't even pass the bloodline test alone, will they?"

Previously, based on Shiro Sakurai's suggestion, Shiro Adris came up with an idea that he thought was pretty good.

They would portray Esdeath as an illegitimate daughter of the royal family, then make the young emperor disappear, and Esdeath would succeed to the throne.

“Bloodline testing is easy. Mizukage Shirou has been researching gene transplantation for so many years that he can even perfectly transplant the bloodline of the Uchiha clan. A mere royal bloodline with no special abilities can be easily integrated.”

Shirou chuckled softly and said again:

"Transplant royal blood into both me and Esdeath at the same time, so that we can also turn the Supreme Imperial Arm into a collectible."

"The Supreme Imperial Arms? What's the use of something so flashy and impractical?"

"Imperial Arms are for different people. When used by the young emperor, they are naturally flashy but impractical. But when used by Esdeath and me, it's a different story."

"In that case, I will begin preparations immediately. I will use the young emperor's blood to create a bloodline transplant potion, and at the same time, I will fabricate Esdeath's origins."

At this point, Shirou's clone suddenly frowned:

"Many people know about Esdeath's background. How can that be faked? It's simply impossible."

"It's not as complicated as you think." Shirou smiled slightly. "With such power, even a deer can be mistaken for a horse. Why can't Esdeath be of royal lineage?"

Once Esdeath ascends to the throne and takes control of the national army, she can force all those who dislike her to rebel.

That would mean there would be many wars to fight.

Although the scale will not be very large, the quantity will be more than enough.

Just thinking about it makes me incredibly excited.

……

The next day, early morning.

Outside the city, over a hundred flying-type dangerous creatures were neatly lined up in two rows, with twelve fully armed elite soldiers standing beside each of them.

At the forefront of the 1500 soldiers, Shirou and Esdeath stood side by side, while the Night Raid members, their eyes lifeless and in a hypnotic state, stood unevenly behind them.

"Time's up! Everyone mount up, let's go!"

"Yes!!"

Amidst the deafening roar, 1500 elite soldiers successively boarded the backs of dangerous flying vehicles, crouched down, and firmly gripped the reins to reduce the risk of falling.

"Najendan, you lead the Night Raid members and go first."

"Yes."

During the flight, Esdeath leaned closer to Shirou and asked:

"Is Najenda alright? What if she suddenly regains consciousness and deliberately leads us astray..."

"Don't worry, I'll know as soon as she wakes up."

"That's good. Speaking of which, how should we fight this battle? Only 1,500 men is a bit too few."

"That's quite a lot. If it weren't for the goal of annihilating the Revolutionary Army's high command, I would have charged in alone."

Without hesitation, Esdeath grabbed Shirou's arm and said very seriously:

"Don't even think about it! Wherever you go, you have to take me with you. Have you already forgotten our childhood promise?"

"Of course not, I've always remembered. On the contrary, I thought you had forgotten long ago."

“I remember every word Adris said. Do you remember when you were little, you asked me to call you Shirou? What was that? A nickname?”

"Uh... that was more than ten years ago, it's amazing you still remember."

“I have a very good memory, especially about Adris.”

Shirou smiled, a pang of guilt rising in his heart.

Just yesterday, I was planning to trick her into becoming the emperor.

"Esdeath, when you were little, did you ever think about inheriting your uncle's position and becoming the clan leader?"

Why are you suddenly bringing this up?

"We were just talking about things from our childhood, so it just came up casually."

"Is that so?" Esdeath asked suspiciously. "I have a feeling that you're planning something behind my back?"

"Haha... So what's the answer? Did you ever dream of becoming a clan chief when you were little?"

"Of course there are."

very good!

The emperor was roughly equivalent to a clan chief.

Since Esdeath has considered becoming the clan leader, she shouldn't be strongly opposed to becoming the emperor.

Chapter 80 General Najendan, the Empire will never treat you unfairly.

Chapter 80, Section 81: General Najendan, the Empire will absolutely not treat you unfairly.

As the two were talking, the dangerous creature carrying Najenda and the other members of the night raid team stopped in mid-air.

"arrive."

Under the cover of Observation Haki, Shirou clearly heard Najenda mutter to herself.

“Very good. Najendan, you lead the Night Raid Squad down and find a way to gather the Revolutionary Army together.”

Although the distance was great, Shirou's voice reached Najenda's ears very clearly.

Therefore, she nodded blankly and controlled the dangerous creature to fly downwards.

"Are we just going to wait here?" Esdeath asked curiously.

“That’s right, let’s wait for Najenda’s signal here.”

"Najendan is not the kind of woman who will be manipulated by others."

"Oh...? You think highly of her. However, with her strength, she can't escape my control."

……

In a small town in the south.

Where are you going?

"The leader has called an emergency meeting. I'll talk to you later."

"Wait a minute! You guys... sigh..."

Chelsea sighed softly, hesitated for a moment, and then followed.

Not long ago, during an assassination mission, all her teammates were killed, and she is currently awaiting the Revolutionary Army's next move.

Soon, she followed the others to an extremely spacious mansion.

This is the home of a prominent local merchant who enjoys a good reputation in the southern region and is currently one of the main sponsors of the revolutionary army.

This mansion was the main location for the revolutionary army's daily meetings.

Upon entering the main hall, Chelsea saw many familiar faces, including quite a few local VIPs.

"what……?"

As he looked around, a one-eyed woman suddenly came into view.

Najenda, a former Imperial General, is said to be leading a squad of Imperial Arms users in assassination missions in the Imperial Capital.

Although they do the same things, they are not familiar with each other and only know each other's names.

As her observations deepened, Chelsea suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.

Najendan and the people behind her all had the same expression at this moment, their eyes were lifeless, and their expressions and actions were almost identical, as if they had been hypnotized.

Hypnosis?