Manager, give me a membership card too!

Watching the Minister of Finance return to his seat amidst the envious glances of others, the Holy Emperor rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

"Is there anything else, sirs?"

The ministers exchanged glances and remained silent, preparing to end today's squabbles. But just as they were beginning to consider which lover they would visit that night, a slightly nervous voice rang out from the back of the crowd.

"Your Majesty, I have something else to report..."

The girl's expression froze for a moment, then she spoke with a serious face:

"I remember you're the one in charge of handling matters related to private security companies in the Tokyo area, right? What's up? Tell me."

Seeing the unfriendly gazes around him and the curious look on the young woman on the throne, the young man, forced into this situation, swallowed hard and spoke with a bitter tone:

"Your Majesty, all the civilian security companies in the Tokyo Ward, together with the IISO International Initiator Supervision Organization, have jointly petitioned you, hoping that the Tokyo Ward Government can negotiate with 'Chaldea' to stop attacking those civilian security companies and return the stolen Initiators."

"A petition? What's going on? What did 'Chaldea' do?"

Seeing the questioning look in the young woman's eyes, the young man lowered his head slightly and reported:

"Since 'that person' left, Chaldea has changed its usual operating habits and has taken the initiative to break into various civilian security companies in Tokyo and take away a large number of curses... Chosen Ones, and even a very small number of police officers who were on good terms with their Initiators, were taken away by Chaldea."

“If this continues, the police system in Tokyo Ward will collapse in a few days. Therefore, the private security companies and IISO whose initiators were taken away hope that our Tokyo Ward government can fulfill its responsibility and recover those stolen Chosen Ones.”

"What? Why don't those guys go to Chaldea themselves and ask us instead of making them go?"

The young man lowered his head slightly, offering no answer. Because the answer was unnecessary; there was only one reason: they dared not.

"I heard that a large family with a history of several hundred years in Sendai Ward was destroyed because the wife and daughter of the head of the family believed that sacrificing children to an evil god could grant them eternal youth. It seems that the person who did it was a man dressed as a priest."

"Yes, yes, there are similar rumors in Hokkaido. Several long-established and prestigious families have been attacked. It's a pity, they are all famous and prominent families, the pillars of Japan."

Looking at the chattering crowd around them, a tall, thin man instinctively spoke up: "If you ask me, why don't we just dump all those monsters on Chaldea? We'd be happy to have some peace and quiet then, wouldn't we?"

After he finished speaking, he waited a few seconds but found that no one responded to him as usual. The tall, thin man looked around strangely and found that everyone had unconsciously distanced themselves from him, looking at him as if he were a dead man. Even the youngest man in the room, who was the lowest in status, looked at him with a hint of pity.

"What...you guys are doing badly!"

After standing there stunned for several seconds, the tall, thin man finally came to his senses. He looked at the tall floor-to-ceiling windows around the council chamber with fear and tension, feeling for the first time the architect of the building had added so many windows.

Almost immediately, a golden light shot down from the distant sky, smashing through the magnificent French windows without hesitation, passing through the hall and the crowd, and piercing straight into the tall, thin man's chest.

With a loud cry, a strange, golden bird flashed through the air and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight, returning to patrol the skies above Tokyo.

【Twelve Glories - The Arrow of the Strange Bird】

"How come you can't remember that trouble comes from the mouth?"

A minister who was on good terms with the tall, thin man stepped forward and closed the man's eyes, which were filled with fear and unease. He said in a calm voice, "Go in peace. After you leave, I will take care of your wife and your lovers, I will watch over your daughter as she grows up, and I will manage your assets for you. After all, we are friends."

The minister's seemingly self-evident words startled everyone around him, and then they all became excited.

"I'm a very public-spirited person, how could I miss out on something like this!"

"Yes, yes, count me in. I've long had my eye on his daughter... cough, I've long been optimistic about her future."

The emperor, his expression cold, looked down at the group of ministers below the stage who were behaving like hyenas fighting over food. His slender hands gripped the armrests of his chair tightly. In his heart, there was no longer a shred of hope for the future of this country.

Two updates totaling 4900+ words, let me see if I can reach 10,000 words with four updates.

Chapter Ninety-Three: Only fit to be fed to dogs! (5200-word chapter)

Chapter Ninety-Three: Only fit to be fed to dogs!

Chapter Ninety-Three: Only fit to be fed to dogs!

"What? The head of the Tokyo district, the Holy Emperor, has invited me to come over for a talk?"

Luo Xia, who was taking advantage of a rare free time to bask in the sun while cuddling a cat-eared doll, looked at a letter handed to him by the girls around him with some confusion. On the paper, which was decorated with gold leaf, was a line of neat yet elegant handwriting. Judging from the skill of the writing, the person must have put in a lot of effort in this field.

The letter wasn't as verbose as I'd imagined. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the Holy Emperor first expressed her sincere apologies for the 'misunderstanding' that had occurred the previous day. Then, she earnestly invited Rorschach to visit her and discuss the future of the Chosen One in the Tokyo district.

After carefully reading through the paper again to make sure he hadn't missed anything, Luo Xia waved the paper in his hand, which emitted a faint, inexplicable fragrance, and looked at the children surrounding him.

"Yeonju, Choi, Hase, and Tina, what do you think about this? That young lady said she wanted to discuss your futures, and I'm leaving the decision to you. Go ask the children around you and see what they really think."

Patting the lazy cat-eared loli in his arms, Rorschach sent the little ones back to the children to ask for their opinions. Half an hour later, the little ones, having gathered enough information from their respective assistants, returned to Rorschach, who was chatting with a silver-haired loli.

He touched the poor child whose eyes had been gouged out by her own mother, and then filled with lead water to prevent them from recurring. Rorschach told the little girl, whose eyes had been repaired by the system, to go to the school run by Chaldea with her sister before turning to look at the four little ones standing beside him.

What did the children say?

The four little ones looked at each other, and finally, it was Chishou Natsume, the strategist, who stepped forward and stood up.

"Most of my companions said they would follow Brother Luo Xia's advice, while a few said they could keep their distance from the Holy Emperor. After all, the Holy Emperor was probably the only important person who had ever been kind to us. She had held several charity events, and those were some of the few days when I could eat my fill."

"Is that so..." Nodding with slightly narrowed eyes, Luo Xia stood up from the sun lounger, straightened his slightly wrinkled clothes, and gave each of the lolis in front of him a head pat.

"Since that's the case, then let us meet this Holy Emperor who dares to defy the world and help you despite the entire population's hostility towards you little brats. However..."

Luo Xia flicked the letter in his hand, his expression turning somewhat amused.

"Since you want to talk to me, then show some sincerity. Yeonju, the messenger hasn't left yet, has he?"

“Still at the door, Rorschach.”

“Yes, Enju, you’re quick on your feet. Go tell that envoy, ‘If you want to negotiate, come to my Chaldea territory and talk in front of all the children.’ Let’s see if that Holy Emperor has the courage to come to my dilapidated outer district.”

He patted the thin, red-haired loli's shoulder, earning a look from her that seemed to say, "Leave it to me." The little bunny girl then darted away from Luo Xia and disappeared around the corner of the square in the blink of an eye.

With a smile, Luo Xia watched the plume of dust approaching the camp entrance. He then brought out a few deck chairs and invited the other three girls to sunbathe and replenish their vitamin D.

However, before the shy girls could even express that they preferred to stay in Luo Xia's arms rather than on the deck chairs, the cloud of dust at the camp entrance returned even faster than it had gone.

"That little brat, Yeonju, it's just delivering a message, does she have to work so hard..."

With a touch of tenderness, Luo Xia took out a glass of iced milk, still steaming slightly, from his spatial storage, intending to soothe the little girl's throat after her run. However, when he heard the news brought back by Yan Zhu, who was happily sipping the iced milk, a hint of surprise rose in his heart.

The Holy Emperor has arrived, accompanied by only four guards, and is now waiting at the gate for Luo Xia to grant him passage.

"This little girl is quite interesting."

Kneeling down to wipe the white milk stains from the corner of the red-haired girl's mouth, Luo Xia patted her shoulder again and whispered, "Could you please ask the lovely Miss Enju to make another trip and invite that Holy Emperor in for a talk?"

Gently licking her lips, Aihara Enju glanced thoughtfully at the empty cup in her hand, then suddenly looked up and said, "May I have another cup of this milk?"

"can."

.............

The Holy Emperor, with silver hair and silver eyes and dressed in a white robe, walked through the Chaldea camp, his bright eyes almost constantly watching everything around him.

The houses were simple but tidy, the clothes were similar in style but clean and comfortable, the air was filled with the aroma of food, and what you could see were the children's heartfelt smiles.

Is this Chaldea?

Is this the organization that fulfilled a wish it had always wanted to do but never managed to...?

The holy silver eyes shifted from the children who were looking at him with curiosity, and the holy emperor's eyes were fixed on the man who was quietly waiting for him at the end of the road.

Odin, a super-life form suspected to be a stage six gastrulator.

"Welcome, Miss Holy Emperor."

"I apologize for keeping you waiting, Lord Odin."

Two ordinary wooden chairs, a plain wooden table, and countless curious gazes from young girls, this was the environment in which Luo Xia and the Holy Emperor negotiated.

Feeling somewhat uneasy, she clenched her slender hands. The curious yet envious gazes of the girls around her made the Holy Emperor feel uneasy. However, circumstances dictated her actions. As Luo Xia sat down across the table, the silver-haired, silver-eyed girl quickly adjusted her demeanor. The training she had received since birth had made her poise and expression impeccable.

The girl sitting on the IKEA mass-produced wooden chair was no different from when she sat on her throne; she was equally radiant and exuded the same majesty.

Unfortunately, beneath her radiant exterior lay not the strong heart and character a leader should possess, but a soul far more gentle and delicate than that of an ordinary young girl.

If a girl like this were born into an ordinary family, it wouldn't be a big deal, but the girl in front of us was born into royalty, which is, to some extent, a tragedy.

Casting aside his turbulent thoughts, Luo Xia placed his fists on the table, calmly looking at the girl before him, and spoke in a soft voice:

"Speak, Miss Holy Emperor, what is the purpose of your visit today? As compensation for your past actions, I can hear your opinion."

The silver-haired, silver-eyed girl mentally organized her thoughts, then spoke in her clear, melodious voice:

“I hope you can release the children who were taken away from the civilian security company.”

Upon hearing the Holy Emperor's words, Luo Xia's smile immediately brightened, and his attitude changed from a slight respect at the beginning to casualness.

"Does Miss Holy Emperor mean that I should send those 'rescued' girls back into the hands of those scumbags?"

Rorschach emphasized the word "rescue" in his voice, hoping the girl in front of him would understand what she was saying.

With a slight furrow in her delicate, pale silver brows, the silver-haired girl asked in a somewhat puzzled tone:

"Lord Odin, what do you mean by that?"

He raised his hand, which was resting on the table, to cover his mouth, leaving only a pair of sharp eyes staring calmly at the seemingly detached girl opposite him.

"Does the Holy Emperor's daughter know how those private security companies were established?"

“I know this.” The girl with holy silver eyes nodded elegantly and recited a long list of qualifications and approval procedures required to establish a private security company.

"Excellent regulations that effectively avoid many problems and allow truly outstanding talents to be gathered together."

Luo Xia nodded knowingly, looking quite appreciative.

"Does Lord Odin intend to establish his own civilian security company? I believe that with Mr. Odin's abilities, he will surely succeed."

The Holy Emperor, who was contemplating how the safety of Tokyo could be guaranteed if the man in front of him established a private security company, was stunned by Luo Xia's next words before he could even feel happy for two seconds.

"No need."

"Huh?!"

Rorschach smiled and repeated his words once more.

“I mean, it’s not necessary, Miss Holy Emperor.”

"unnecessary?"

"No approval, no qualification certificate, no IISO recommendation, and no trial period or supervision period. With just a small amount of money, a private security company can be established."

Ignoring the Holy Emperor's sudden widening of his eyes across the table, Luo Xia continued telling the story that the Holy Emperor considered magical:

"Anyone who is an alcoholic, a violent maniac, a drug addict, a fugitive, or a mentally ill person can pick up a basic-trained Initiator from IISO as long as they have a certificate issued by a civilian security company that can be bought with money. And IISO doesn't care whether those who take away Initiators are heroes who serve the country and the people or just scum who enjoy killing."

"What, you don't believe me? You don't believe that the organization your Tokyo Ward relies on to maintain peace is like this?"

Looking at the silver-haired girl in front of him, who looked incredulous, Luo Xia smiled with pity, pitying her ignorance and her naive life like a caged bird.

With a casual gesture, Luo Xia stared intently into the girl's eyes, stating facts she didn't want to believe.

"That pink-haired child, Angie."

"Her facilitator was a petty thug with a severe drug addiction. That despicable man took her away from IISO with a police certificate he got from a friend."

"But after obtaining his Initiator, this man had no intention of fighting against the Antiguians. Instead, he forced the child to steal and sold the inhibitor given to Angie on the black market for money. With such scum around, do you think I would send that poor child back?"

The Holy Emperor remained silent, but his slender hands were already clenched tightly.

Luo Xia showed no sign of stopping. He changed the direction of his outstretched finger, pointing at a somewhat timid-looking child and saying to the girl in front of him:

"That purple-haired child, Nanako. Her promoter was a madman obsessed with killing. He not only killed Gastrea, but also enjoyed killing people. He not only killed people himself, but also forced that child to kill. He even grabbed the child's hand and forced her to kill another team of police officers. That little girl still has nightmares at night, dreaming that the people she killed have come back to take her life."

“That’s Hina.”

"That child is Tomoyo."

"That child is Momoe."

One by one, names of people, stories never heard before, and unimaginable nightmares.

When Luo Xia stopped narrating, the "Holy Emperor" before her was almost unable to support himself. She had never imagined that the so-called police officers would be like this.

“I cannot deny that there are indeed some righteous people among the police officers who want to protect others through their own efforts. But the vast majority of them are just hopeless scum. And you want me to send my lovely daughters to be bullied by those scum? Sorry, Miss Holy Emperor, that’s impossible.”

Upon hearing this, the Holy Emperor suddenly raised his head, his eyes, already slightly red, looking at Luo Xia with pleading in them.

“But Mr. Odin, if the Initiators don’t eliminate the Gastrea, the safety of Tokyo and the lives of those innocent citizens will be threatened.”

"Innocent citizens? What are you talking about, Your Majesty?"

The girl was startled. Her instincts told her not to listen anymore, but her reason told her she had to listen. Only then could she truly know what the Tokyo district, which had remained 'peaceful' under her rule, was really like inside.

"Are you referring to ordinary citizens who take pleasure in killing these children? Or ordinary citizens who imprison and abuse children? Or ordinary citizens who blind their daughters simply because their eyes glow red in the dark?"

"I'll arrest them! I'll get the Metropolitan Police Department to arrest them! The police will catch these criminals!"

"Police? You mean police like that?"