Infinite Anime Strategy Guide

Esdeath was telling the truth. Lin Yu had contributed to the campaign against the northern barbarians. Cornelia and the other elite assassins made it all too easy for them. After capturing a crucial city, Lin Yu took Cornelia and the others back to the capital.

"This is truly valiant! I must reward you handsomely. Besides gold, I would also like to give the general some other rewards. Is there anything else General Esdeath desires?"

The young emperor inherited the fine qualities of the entire imperial family. If it weren't for the presence of his ministers, he would surely have become a wise ruler. Unfortunately, Jun Ce was a treacherous and wicked man who had no idea what was right or wrong, which led to the empire becoming what it is today.

"What you want?"

Esdeath receives a large amount of gold as a reward for each victory, so she doesn't need to worry about money at all. But as for other rewards, she doesn't seem to lack anything.

"Well, if I had to say, there is something I need to trouble Your Majesty with."

As if she had thought of something, Esdeath suddenly raised her head.

"what's up?"

The young emperor was curious about what this strong-willed general really wanted.

"I hope Your Majesty can help me..."

He stated his request in a rather calm tone, and you couldn't tell how heavy his words were just from his tone. However, the fact that the minister didn't even notice when the meat in his hand fell to the ground should have shown how shocked he was to others...

"Tsk tsk, Esdeath really doesn't hold back when it comes to revenge. She buried 400,000 people alive without hesitation."

Although we already knew what Esdeath was going to do in the original work, it felt different when she actually did it in reality.

Lin Yu is by no means a good person, so he has no sympathy for these 400,000 people. To put it bluntly, this is Esdeath's revenge. Based on Lin Yu's understanding of Esdeath, she would not do anything meaningless. There are countless ways to deal with these 400,000 people, but she chose the most extreme method.

It's important to know that after meeting Lin Yu, her personality wasn't as extreme as in the original story, but she still made the same choice as in the original story. The only reason Lin Yu could think of was revenge.

"Well, I guess you could call it retribution. I wiped out Esdeath's entire clan back then, and this time Esdeath wiped out my entire clan. It's just the way things are."

Lying in the courtyard of the mansion, Lin Yu looked up at the sky. Even though the story had only just begun, he had a premonition that the final battle was not far away.

"Could it be because of Collint?"

According to Gaia's prediction, the final battle would probably begin around the time the story was about to end, but judging from his feelings, it had obviously started earlier.

"Akame hasn't fully matured yet, and Cornelia and the others are still some distance from being top-tier. It's really a headache."

“Training is no longer effective, so fighting Night Raid should be a good option.”

Thinking about how to increase his side's combat strength, Lin Yu considered both night raids and assassination squads as part of his fighting force, so he was willing to do anything to enhance their strength.

"Captain, have some tea."

Cornelia brought tea to Lin Yu's side. She always stayed with Lin Yu when there were no missions.

"Uh, um..."

Swallowing hard, Lin Yu sat up from the grass. He had been lying on the ground, and Cornelia was wearing a skirt, so from his angle, everything was clearly visible above her…

Although Lin Yu is a hopeless lolicon, he is relatively devoted to his feelings. Even his relationship with Esdeath was beyond his control. To this day, he still hasn't figured out how to explain it to his extremely irritable body pillow who attacks with the "Urusai" three-hit combo for no reason.

This could easily lead to being chopped to pieces by Nie Dian Zhe Na if one is not careful.

Taking the teacup from Cornelia, Lin Yu got up and walked to the stone table to sit down. He was afraid that if he lay down, he would see something he shouldn't see. If he couldn't control himself, he would be frozen solid before that cushion could even make a move.

Seeing that Lin Yu made no response, Cornelia sighed helplessly. Ever since Lin Yu saved her, she had held a very high opinion of him, but the thought of her opponent being that sadistic queen...

Cornelia wouldn't be surprised if she woke up one day to find herself tied up by Esdeath. Cornelia probably thinks Esdeath already knew what she was thinking, and that she hasn't done anything because she's too confident in herself.

"Huh? You're back!"

The mansion gates opened, and Esdeath's familiar figure walked in, but there were other people beside her. If Lin Yu remembered correctly, those people should be the young emperor's or ministers' people.

"Congratulations, Lord Lin Yu!"

To Lin Yu's bewilderment, these people walked towards him with beaming smiles as soon as they entered, while Esdeath, standing at the door, also wore a strange smile...

[The body pillow is making a comeback soon. By the way, everyone probably knows who the body pillow is, right?]

312. An imperial marriage?

"A marriage decreed? And with General Esdeath?!"

A scream echoed through Esdeath's mansion as Cornelia stared dumbfounded at the smiling official before her.

"This is an imperial decree personally issued by His Majesty the Emperor; there is absolutely no mistake about it."

Lin Yu's lips twitched. At this moment, it felt as if a million bastards were stampeding through his heart. He didn't know what to say except "fuck you."

If he remembers correctly, in the original work, the young emperor did give Esdeath a chance to make a request, but the problem is that Esdeath's request was to fall in love, wasn't it?

Well, Esdeath really wouldn't bring up that request again. Even if it was an accident, she and Lin Yu had already developed a relationship that went beyond friendship. Lin Yu, whose attention was focused on the Proxy, really hadn't expected Esdeath to make such a request...

"What, you don't want to?"

Esdeath narrowed her eyes, staring at Lin Yu with a dangerous glint in her eyes. If Lin Yu dared to utter a single word of "no," she would probably die a horrible death.

"Cough cough cough..."

Lin Yu coughed rapidly. He really hadn't expected Esdeath to pull this stunt, actually getting the young emperor to bestow a marriage upon them. It was practically like holding a knife to his throat and asking, "How about we get married?"

Is there even a choice?

"Look at our current situation, shouldn't we talk about this later?"

Even knowing the outcome, Lin Yu still forced himself to ask. He had no choice; if he nodded now, he'd probably be in big trouble soon.

"no!"

Esdeath wouldn't reason with Lin Yu. Lin Yu clearly felt the temperature around him drop sharply, the unspoken message being: choose between dying now or dying later!

"Okay, I understand."

Even ants cling to life, and Lin Yu didn't want to die so young. He could deal with the future later; he just deeply regretted being so honest before, telling Esdeath everything about that certain body pillow...

That's right. Rather than saying that Esdeath suddenly thought of getting married because of the young emperor's reward, it would be more accurate to say that she considered that the final battle was approaching and someone was about to arrive, so of course she had to take the lead!

To put it bluntly, this queen is simply asserting her sovereignty!

Lin Yu felt a headache coming on. Just thinking about how terrible it would be if his body pillow and his queen started fighting each other made him want to bang his head against the wall.

"That's more like it. Our wedding is in three days, so let's get ready."

Esdeath nodded in satisfaction, just like a powerful young master in a third-rate novel who forces a helpless little girl to marry him, except the genders are reversed.

"That's way too fast!"

Three days! Such a short time gives Lin Yu absolutely no chance to make excuses!

Lin Yu had originally planned to delay until the final battle. If the final battle started, the so-called wedding would obviously not be able to take place, and then the problem would be easily solved.

Unfortunately, Esdeath had already anticipated his little scheme before he came here, and insisted that the wedding be held three days later. This move completely dashed Lin Yu's hopes!

Lin Yu had no doubt that the wedding could be prepared in three days. It was true that the empire was corrupt, but precisely because it was corrupt, there were many people who would have been eager to curry favor with a general like Esdeath, who held great power in the empire. Now that such a good opportunity had been presented to them, it would be strange if those opportunists didn't seize it.

"Fast? Not fast at all."

Esdeath's lips curled into a smug smile: "Three days is just enough time to arrange everything. Any longer and the risks would be too great."

Only Lin Yu and Esdeath understood the meaning of those words. The officials who came with Esdeath were completely confused, while Cornelia was still ashen-faced and seemed to have lost all will to live.

Crunch!Crunch!

The strange noise came from the mansion. Even the official, who was just an ordinary person, looked around to see what it was. In a corner where he couldn't see, Kuroko was chewing her snacks as if they were her father's killer.

"Humph!"

With a disgruntled snort, the young girl left the mansion. She needed to vent her frustration, and as a result, several officials in the capital with 'bad habits' were wiped out along with their entire families that very day…

How to do?

After leaving the capital, Lin Yu went to a lakeside and walked around it.

"Refusing is definitely out of the question. After all, I'm the one who took advantage of Esdeath. If I refuse, how am I any different from that scumbag Makoto..."

Stuck on her hair in distress, Esdeath was exceptionally outstanding. Apart from her slightly sadistic personality, she was practically perfect. What was most remarkable was that she didn't use her sadism on Lin Yu. In fact, after they became a couple, she even displayed a charmingly feminine side. Such a good partner was hard to find.

The problem lies with a certain body pillow that hasn't yet arrived in this world. He couldn't even imagine what his own body pillow would think if it found out that Esdeath had been eaten. What if it married another girl before Esdeath arrived...?

Lin Yu was now considering whether he should buy a coffin and lie down in it, so that he could at least suffer less.

"Hmm, this young man seems to be troubled?"

Lin Yu, preoccupied with troubles, didn't notice that someone had suddenly appeared beside him.

"It is indeed a bit of a headache."

Turning my head, the first thing that caught my eye was the other person's blond hair and the fullness of their chest that seemed to burst out of their clothes; only then did I see their face.

"I actually ran into Leone here?"

Lin Yu's lips twitched twice as he looked around. He almost thought he had wandered into the vicinity of Night Raid's base.

"Can you tell your older sister?"

Leone doesn't act like an outsider at all. Lin Yu, who has read the original work, knows her outgoing personality, but there is one thing to be suspicious: why did he run into her here?

"It's a personal matter, so I won't go into details."

He was somewhat surprised by Leone's appearance, but he could roughly guess Leone's purpose in approaching him.

"But what are you doing here in the suburbs all by yourself? Aren't you afraid of danger?"

Even though I already know her purpose, I still have to ask her the questions I need to ask.

"Of course I'm not afraid! Don't let my big sister's appearance fool you, I'm very strong!"

Leone flexed his muscles, looking like he was strong and fearless.

"As for the purpose of coming here, I'd say it's for survival."

Leone pointed to a wild boar beside her, her meaning was clear: she was disguising herself as a hunter to get close to Lin Yu. There were quite a few people like that around the capital, so Leone wasn't afraid of being suspected.

"Okay, then I won't keep you from your work any longer. I'll take my leave now."

Lin Yu nodded to Leone and turned to walk towards the capital. Leone looked at Lin Yu's back and a murderous glint appeared in her eyes!

313. Assassination? Warning!

Tap, tap, tap...

Lin Yu's steps were steady, and he completely exposed his back to Leone, which was almost equivalent to saying to her: Come and kill me!

"The boss's mission is simply to gather intelligence, but the opportunity is too good to pass up. What should we do?"

Leone may appear carefree, but she is actually very shrewd. To her, Lin Yu's existence is like a ticking time bomb. There are few legends about Lin Yu in the empire, but through Leone's deliberate inquiries, she has roughly figured out how important this person is.