In Zongman, he transformed into Fu Hua at the beginning

Abbrana stood up from her seat, a look of pity on her face. "I thought she was protecting you, but now it seems she's truly made an unimaginable determination."

"What do you mean? What do you mean by protecting me?"

The more Hei Tong listened, the more confused he became.

She always felt that the woman in front of her was talking nonsense, but... she couldn't follow her reason and ignore it. Instead, she wanted to continue listening.

"Why do you think I kept you here? Why do you think I untied you? Do you think I was so bored that I would waste my time talking to a captive?"

Hei Tong didn't think so, so she asked at the beginning what this meant.

"Let me tell you one thing first. It was my order that Chi Tong leave the empire."

Abrana ignored the murderous intent that suddenly erupted from Hei Tong and continued, "Her mission is to infiltrate the Revolutionary Army and gather intelligence on them for me, while also secretly protecting those loyal individuals who can help the empire survive."

"..."

Heitong frowned.

In other words, my sister did not join the revolutionary army?

The news left her confused.

The Revolutionary Army is the enemy of the empire. Hei Tong has been fighting against the Revolutionary Army since she started her mission. Her companions, teachers, seniors and juniors have all died in the battle with the Revolutionary Army.

After learning that Akame had defected and joined the Revolutionary Army, Heitong felt it was unreasonable.

That was the organization that had caused the deaths of countless of their companions. Why would my sister join such an organization when she and her friends had died because of the Revolutionary Army?

She couldn't understand it, couldn't forgive it, but she loved her sister so much that even though her sister betrayed everyone and even betrayed her, she still loved her sister.

So she wanted to kill her sister and then make her her companion forever, to be with her and everyone forever.

But... the story about joining the revolutionary army was fake?

"No...that's not right. My sister still betrayed the empire..."

Hei Tong felt extremely conflicted. She wanted to let go of her hatred, but she couldn't wipe out the obsession she had held for so many years just because of a few words.

"How can you betray a dead country?"

Abrana asked, "Is the country you're protecting the current Empire? Or is it just any place called an Empire? Hei Tong, what exactly do you want to protect?"

Hei Tong hadn't thought about these things.

Abrana walked to Hei Tong and used one hand to lift the girl's eyes that were covered by her hair. Her movements were so gentle that Hei Tong, who was immersed in thought, even forgot to be vigilant for the first moment.

"What Akame wants to protect isn't something incomprehensible. What she wants to protect is something her companions have risked their lives to defend. That something isn't a specific place, but the hope that will make the country a better place. That was the case until recently."

"But the country is dead. What she wanted to protect no longer exists. Whether it's the high-ranking officials of the Empire or the Revolutionary Army, they are now the targets of her revenge."

Listening to the whispers beside his ears that seemed to erode his will, Hei Tong pursed his lips and said nothing.

Hei Tong couldn't tell whether what the dragon girl said was true or not, but she really wanted to believe it was true.

Her sister hadn't betrayed him, but was infiltrating under the guise of betrayal? This possibility, which Hei Tong had never considered, took root in her heart.

Even though she remembered their last meeting with incredible clarity, even though she remembered Chi Tong's expression with incredible clarity, even though she had clearly confirmed her sincerity,... maybe she was really misremembering it? Perhaps hypnosis and obsession had distorted her memory of her sister's expression?

Could it be that Abrana was lying to her? After all, if Abrana needed it, it would be much easier to gain her power by simply turning her into a servant than by telling these lies.

Could it be... that I really remembered it wrong?

Seeing Hei Tong wanting to believe it but looking at the look on her face that was hard to believe but was forcing herself to believe it, Abrana was not in a hurry. After all, it would be unlikely for her to believe it on the spot.

However, I have to write a letter to Najeshitan first and ask Akame to verify her statement.

Chapter 18 The Revolutionary Army on the Slide Track.

Hei Tong's reaction was not beyond Abbrana's expectations. After letting Liva take Hei Tong to the guest room of the mansion, she began to observe the situation of the earldom.

Just as she thought, these nobles who were close to the ministers were all very wealthy. Their gold, silver and treasures could fill up the entire warehouse, and their equipment and food were enough to last for a long time after the banquet.

This banquet must be held. After witnessing the battle between him and Esdeath, the soldiers' morale became high because of their victory, but this was only temporary. When they came to their senses, they would remember how thrilling their experience at the gates of hell was.

Abrana will numb their fears with money and food, making them accustomed to the danger and benefits that go hand in hand.

This time, because of Esdeath's arrival, the soldiers did not have the opportunity to perform. Although the shock they received was far greater than a real war, it did not have the effect of sharpening their bloodiness.

Thinking of this, Abrana prepared to appease the soldiers and then find the former earl's vassals such as the viscounts and barons near the earldom who had not bowed to her.

However, four days later, after completely sorting out her current property and settling the situation in her territory, Abara received a letter from Count Eugene, saying that several barons and viscounts had sent him expedited letters, expressing their willingness to surrender unconditionally and hoping to receive preferential treatment from Abara.

Although it was a pity to miss an opportunity to train, Abrana accepted all opportunities.

She didn't like those who were eager to lick her boots and had sycophancy written all over their faces, but there was no reason not to take these territories if she could do so without bloodshed.

As for how useful and trustworthy these sycophants are, that is not Abranah's responsibility. Things are different now. With many talented people coming to her, she no longer needs to do everything herself.

Their surrender was actually not very surprising. After all, the battle between Esdeath and Abrana could not be hidden. It seemed to sweep across the world and could destroy an entire territory city in the blink of an eye. Anyone who saw it would be terrified.

These two people were no longer considered human beings by them. They were completely an invincible natural disaster and were not something that humans could resist at all.

The revolutionary army was also very excited about this, as if they saw their cause flourishing.

To be honest, their original idea was to have others sit in the highest position, but they knew that the situation was stronger than people, and sometimes there was no choice. Even though they wanted to fight the empire and Abrana also wanted to fight the empire, they naturally thought that the enemy of their enemy was their friend.

In fact, they knew better than anyone that if any conflict arose between them and Abara, Abara would immediately choose to cooperate with the Empire to kill them.

After all, for Abrana, the revolutionary army in the dark is definitely more annoying than the empire in the open, and they still have this self-awareness.

Besides, it's not like they can't work hard to cooperate with the Empire to deal with them. From Abbrana's perspective, there's nothing wrong with cooperating with anyone to fight against anyone.

As for the Revolutionary Army and the Empire working together to deal with Abrana first... this is unlikely. Unlike Abrana, the mortal feud between the Revolutionary Army and the Empire cannot be resolved at all. If the Revolutionary Army dares to say this, people with lofty ideals will immediately start cursing and chaos will break out internally.

What's more... if the two sides cooperate, will they stab each other in the back? There is no need to think about it, they will definitely stab each other. They may be united one second, and the next second they find out that the other side and Aburana have united first. They don't even need to unite, they will automatically be sandwiched between the two sides.

Neither the Revolutionary Army nor the Empire wants to be the trapped one.

Therefore, the Revolutionary Army can only choose to cooperate with Abrana.

Fortunately, after the explanation from the middleman Najeshitan, they understood that Abrana wanted the throne not because of the power, but because the throne was there.

That's easy. You be the emperor and we are your subjects. You don't care about power, but we just want it.

After Najeshitan had been instilling in the revolutionary army the importance of Aburana and the idea that following Aburana was the right thing to do for several days, news came that Aburana had forced Esdeath to retreat and even left behind hostages.

Now, there is no need for the revolutionary army to hesitate at all.

After learning that Aburana needed an elite combat team, the Revolutionary Army gave the ownership of the Night Raid to Aburana without hesitation. After all, Najeshitan had no objection to this and was happy to make it happen.

The high-ranking officials of the Revolutionary Army tearfully expressed their admiration for Najeshitan's righteousness, and at the same time sold Najeshitan as well as the other party to Abrana.

This behavior made Najeshitan sneer.

As for the original mission of the night raid... it really is unnecessary in the eyes of the current revolutionary army. Instead of assassinating some insignificant nobles, the best solution is to strengthen Abrana's combat power and ensure that Abrana can be safe in the final battle.

As long as Abbrana wins then everything will be fine.

Although she is still a cadre of the Revolutionary Army and can still mobilize resources from the Revolutionary Army, her first priority has become to prevent Abrana from taking the Revolutionary Army with her in the future.

They were well aware of the saying that serving the emperor was like serving a tiger. Although they might be able to gain the merit of following the emperor by following Abara's ass, there was also a high possibility that Abara would send them to serve the empire.

As for why they didn't take the position to get closer to Aburana, it was because they thought that the one who is close to the water will get the moon first... They did have this idea, but they didn't have the opportunity because Najeshitan had the support of all the Night Raid members below her and Aburana's appointment from above.

The only thing they could do was to send in Chelsea, who was loyal to the Revolutionary Army, to monitor whether Najeshitan had any ulterior motives, while secretly trying to gain Abrana's favor for the Revolutionary Army.

At this time, Ye Xiu was already leaving the imperial capital and on his way to the earldom.

Abbrana sat at the head of the table, eating breakfast nonchalantly.

Hei Tong, feeling anxious and complicated, had been working with her left and right brains fighting against each other for four days. At first, she was not used to having dinner with a stranger like Abrana, but after spending several days together, she was no longer as uncomfortable as she was at the beginning.

After all, Abbrana had no ill will towards her, so there was no need for her to be so tense.

In other words, if there was any real ill intention, it would be useless for her to resist.

Apart from not being allowed to carry weapons, she lived an unexpectedly free life in this mansion. There were no battles and no missions. The wooden weapons used for practice did not restrict her, and she could also use the training ground normally.

But this leisurely time gave her more time to daydream, or to hypnotize herself into believing the truth that was not quite real but she was more willing to believe.

"The medical team has developed a medication for the toxins in your body."

Abbrana suddenly spoke up.

"Um……"

Hei Tong didn't react much when she heard this. She didn't care much about her own life. Compared to her life, she cared more about how to hypnotize herself completely so that she could treat her sister the same way she used to.

Just as she was thinking about this, Abbrana's next words made her look up in a daze.

"Akagi will probably come to this city tomorrow."

"……Eh?"

Chapter 19: The complicated thoughts behind the night attack.

My sister is coming? And she's arriving tomorrow?

Hei Tong, who had heard the news without any preparation, could no longer immerse herself in her own world: "Sister? Why?"

After blurting it out, she realized that she had asked a stupid question.

My sister is a subordinate of this imperial princess. Although Hei Tong doesn't want to think about when my sister became her subordinate, at least she is now. And it is not difficult to understand why she called her subordinates over after just conquering a city.

Thinking of this, Hei Tong slightly withdrew his surprise.

"Very good, it seems you haven't turned into a yes-man who only knows how to nod."

Abbrana gracefully placed the cut steak into her mouth, then turned her gaze to Hei Tong, whose expression was complicated. "The medicine for the toxins in your body will be delivered to your room after breakfast, or you can go directly to the doctor's office to pick it up."

"…Just send it to my room."

Kuroneki has seen many weird people, but she has never seen anyone as weird as Mobius. He is obviously a doctor, not an imperial weapon user or a fighter, but he gives her a sense of danger second only to Esdeath and Abrana.

"Mebiusto, I remind you not to deliberately postpone the medical examination again, otherwise she will come to ask you personally."

"……I see."

Abbrana certainly didn't have the energy to do multiple things at once, so she borrowed a helper.

But this is not important. Here, Mebius is just a doctor responsible for making the antidote and he has no other work.

Hei Tong was actually a little unhappy about this. After all, a large part of her strength came from the medicine she had been taking. Although those toxins destroyed her body and affected her lifespan, they were also a necessary part of making her stronger.

But now she was under someone else's roof and couldn't say anything.

After all, she doesn't even have the imperial weapon.

The air around the two of them was still not very good, but the situation on the other side was actually the same.

In a carriage that was not luxurious but spacious, Akame, who was holding Murasame in her arms, never thought that things would turn out like this one day.

Two or three days ago, Akagi received a summons from the BOSS and found an extremely unexpected instruction in the letter in the BOSS's hand.

It clearly describes the details of the battle at that time, and specially marks a prisoner named Kuroito. In the letter, Abrana expressed her recognition of her strength and gave Akoito an order that must be completed.

"I still need her fighting power. She still has room and potential to grow. Before it's too late, you must make her willingly serve me."

This was what Akagi came to after summarizing it. At the same time, this order also made her feel complicated.

In order to make her fit the situation, Abrana naturally repeated the truth she had modified verbatim. In Abrana's mouth, although all her actions had not changed and really matched the current situation, it was completely different for Hei Tong.

One betrayed everyone, and the other went undercover in the enemy camp, and after feeling that the empire that everyone fought so hard to protect was being destroyed, he wanted to take revenge on the current empire.

Even Akagi didn't expect that her behavior could be explained in this way.

Deceiving Kuronetsu like this was not in her heart, but Akame knew very well that Aburana was not a kind and generous person. The reason why they were loyal to Najeshitan instead of the Revolutionary Army during the night raid was because there were too few leaders like Najeshitan who would give priority to the opinions of their subordinates and try their best to get the best of both worlds.

If this deception was just a mission... Akame wouldn't be unacceptable, as she had done many such missions in the assassination unit. It was just that the target of the deception had changed to Kurome...

Thinking of this, Chi Tong felt more and more complicated.

"What's wrong? Akagi, it's rare to see you so distracted."

In the carriage, Tatsumi was originally talking about training with Brand, but he noticed out of the corner of his eye that something was wrong with Akame.

His words finally calmed down the cheerful atmosphere in the car.

Even Tatsumi had noticed something was amiss with Akame, so how could their companions, who had spent so much time with them, not have noticed? It was just that no one knew how to bring it up.

"…I'm sorry for making everyone worried."

Akame also realized that her companions had seen her situation, but... her mood was indeed a bit complicated at the moment, and she was not sure if she could say these words to her companions now, after all...