I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

Standing in front of the gate of the castle in the center of the imperial city was a middle-aged man wearing glasses. Asuna had seen this man five years ago. He seemed to be the assistant to Minister Ernest.

Asuna had no interest in talking to him, so she got off the carriage, glanced at the minister's assistant, and then stepped into the central castle.

At this time, Kayaba Jingyan, who was also in the carriage, adjusted her mask and got off the carriage.

The minister's assistant was slightly stunned, and then thought to himself:

"I've heard that this masked general is rude to men, but he treats his masked female adjutant like a sister... I think this is clearly that kind of relationship."

When Asuna first came to the imperial capital five years ago, Minister Ernest gave her several male favorites with a smile, which made Asuna feel sick. Naturally, she refused without hesitation. After that, some rumors about Asuna spread.

Kayaba Jingyan glanced at the assistant officer indifferently. The strange eyes that belonged to mixed-bloods were like the eyes of top dangerous species, full of indifference and scrutiny. Under such a gaze, the assistant officer almost thought that he was the other party's guinea pig, and his life and death depended on the other party's thoughts.

It was not until Kayaba Akie looked away that the assistant officer suddenly came back to his senses. His eyes were filled with fear, and he was gasping for breath, his underwear soaked with cold sweat.

"Strange...monster..."

He quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, screamed in fear in his heart, and hurriedly followed.

However, his trembling appearance was just like a little chick following an eagle, extremely scared.

Asuna glanced back at them, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

"How did you scare this guy like this?"

Asuna gave Kayaba Akihabara a puzzled look.

"I just glanced at him."

Kayaba Jingyan didn't say anything, but just showed Asuna what she had done just now, which immediately made her understand the whole story.

Yvis was originally a mixed-race from the dungeon, and when her strength was promoted to level 6, the aura that she unconsciously exuded was enough to scare away ordinary people.

Now, although the one who controls her body is the scientific researcher Kayaba Akihiko, as a ruthless person who can trap 10,000 players in the game, he is also inhuman in a sense.

With the combination of these two factors, the assistant officer was essentially being looked at by two inhuman guys. The indifference and "experimental spirit" that came from the bottom of their hearts made it seem like they didn't treat him as a human being, which naturally frightened him.

Asuna, who had been here once, naturally knew the way here, so she led Kayaba Akihabara and walked in front, while the assistant officer followed carefully on their side.

I was afraid that they would keep an eye on me.

If an adjutant is so scary, then isn't this masked general even scarier? !

No wonder Minister Ernest avoided this masked general so much. So that's why!

Thinking of this, the assistant officer seemed to understand something, and the stiff fake smile on his face gradually took on a hint of flattery.

On both sides of the passage, there are a large number of exquisite paintings and gorgeous works of art. In front of the stone pillars on the left and right sides, there stands a fully armed guard holding a shield and a halberd.

Asuna and Kayaba Akigao walked in front without saying a word. Their cold masks and low auras brought a heavy pressure that made it hard to breathe as they walked along the passage leading to the Imperial Castle. The soldiers along the way put their hands on their chests and bowed their heads in salute.

Not long after, Asuna brought Kayaba Akihabara to a gate made entirely of golden color.

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Here is the meeting room deep in the palace where the emperor summoned his court officials to discuss matters.

"Master Mask, please ask your adjutant to wait on the side. His Majesty, the ministers, and General Bud are all waiting for you."

"Ah."

Asuna glanced at Kayaba Akiya and nodded lightly.

"Then...please come in."

Although he was somewhat concerned about the weapon still on Asuna's waist, the minister's assistant saw that Asuna was indifferent to taking off the sword, so he didn't dare to say anything to Asuna. He could only make way with the guards and reach out to lead her inside.

The four guards immediately stepped forward and pushed open the golden door, then lowered their heads together.

……

……

Stepping through the golden gate, the interior of the meeting hall is a vast space covered with red carpet.

On both sides of the red carpet, there were many officials standing, but the purpose of their existence was just to serve as a foil.

The decoration inside the meeting hall is gorgeous and dazzling, with luxurious chandeliers hanging from the towering ceiling, and sunlight shining in through the square windows, illuminating the entire meeting hall.

However, contrary to the spaciousness of the room, there are not many things inside. The most eye-catching place is the golden throne made entirely of gold at the deepest part of the hall.

However, the person sitting on the throne was not a tall and mighty king, nor a wise ruler who appointed virtuous ministers, but a little boy wearing a blue robe, holding a golden scepter with a round gem on it in his hands.

Seeing this, Asuna couldn't help but complain. How much does the royal family of this country love gold?

The gate is made of gold, the throne is made of gold, the staff is made of gold, what else is not made of gold?

The little boy sitting on the throne is the supreme ruler of this vast empire.

Even though he was just a little boy now... even though his feet couldn't reach the ground even when he sat on the throne... even though he looked a little funny holding the golden staff... even though his efforts to put on a majestic expression made people want to laugh... but this still couldn't change the fact that he was the supreme ruler of this empire.

However, compared to the meeting five years ago, the little emperor is now much better. After all, he is just a child, and the one responsible for his teaching is the fat man Ernest. It is already quite good that he can achieve this level.

On both sides of the little emperor's golden throne stood a "tall" man.

On his right is a fat man holding meat in his hand, who is still eating even now. He is the legendary traitor who manipulated the young emperor and practiced endless tyranny—Minister Ernest.

On his left was a giant who was exactly the same size as the minister, with muscles as strong as rocks, wearing armor and a red cloak, and exuding an aura of efficiency.

He is General Budd, who commands the palace guards. He is an upright and old-fashioned man who serves the empire wholeheartedly.

Although his existence did not allow the ministers to completely replace the young emperor, he was still an old stubborn man who was unwilling to interfere in the politics of the empire. If he was willing to join forces with Asuna, even if Ernest could stir up trouble, it would be extinguished in an instant and would not pose any threat at all.

But because this guy is too old-fashioned and refuses to cooperate with Asuna, Asuna has no choice but to continue to develop and accumulate strength, striving to defeat the minister and General Bud in one fell swoop in the future.

And as for the domestic rebels?

To Asuna, those people were just a mob.

They can't even defeat the Imperial Army. If they were allowed to take control of the Empire's political power, would they be able to resist the invasion of foreign races and Western kingdoms with their strength?

However, if we leave them alone, it will be a big trouble.

Once they were broken up into small pieces and scattered around the empire causing trouble, even if Asuna wanted to send troops to wipe them out, it would take a lot of time.

Therefore, while Asuna was accumulating strength and preparing to fight against the joint efforts of the minister and General Bud, she also secretly sent people to closely monitor the movements of the rebels. If they really tried to commit suicide at that time, Asuna would not be too polite to them.

After taking a quick look around and observing the environment, Asuna stepped directly onto the red carpet under everyone's gaze and stopped only when she reached the stairs leading to the throne.

"Masked General, the war against the Western Kingdom and the northern aliens took a total of five years, and we achieved an unprecedented victory in the past five hundred years. You worked really hard!

As a reward, I have prepared 200,000 gold as a reward!"

"Ah, no, how much do you like gold..."

Asuna couldn't help but mutter a few words in her mind when she heard the word "gold".

However, as the currency with the strongest purchasing power, even Asuna cannot deny the value of gold. Moreover, with this large amount of funds, the development of the North and the West will be smoother.

After all, sometimes you really can't get anything done without money.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty. The North and the West are now recovering from the war, and we need the money right now."

Therefore, Asuna accepted the little emperor's reward without hesitation. In order to express her respect for the sponsor, Asuna bowed slightly to the little emperor, and did not kneel on one knee like other ministers when accepting the emperor's reward.

The little emperor did not care about this, and the ministers also turned a blind eye to it, because according to the imperial system, the highest-level officials were exempted from the kneeling ceremony. The ministers themselves had never knelt to the little emperor.

However, although the minister said so, the old-fashioned guy Bud couldn't help but frown.

However, when he thought about the fact that with Yasina's identity and the system of the empire, she really didn't have to kneel to the little emperor, and Bud didn't know what to say.

On the other side, apparently because the golden scepter was too heavy, the little emperor put the scepter aside.

He stroked his chin, looked down at Asuna, who was wearing a mask and whose expression could not be seen, and said:

“Speaking of which, why did you exile the loyal ministers sent by the ministers and Bud to the north and west of the empire?

As the minister and Bud said, the empire's military commanders cannot interfere in politics. You... interfered in politics, didn't you?"

"Yeah, that's right."

As the little emperor finished speaking, Minister Ernest, who had been chewing the meat, nodded seriously while chewing the meat in his mouth, making unclear sounds.

Even General Bud turned his gaze towards Asuna after hearing the little emperor's words.

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"Yes, but we have no choice." Asuna nodded and said, "If we don't unify the management of the north and west, which were hit hard by the war, and let them govern themselves, I'm afraid many people will die of famine, and even rebel. There will be a rebellion on a larger scale than the one within the empire, right?"

Hearing Asuna's not-so-false words, the little emperor was stunned for a moment, then looked at the minister who was standing beside him and eating meat.

"Hey, Minister, she said that if we don't do that, things will get worse. That's different from what you said. Is that true?"

"this....."

The minister who was eating meat quickly swallowed the food in his mouth and became a little hesitant.

He glanced at General Budd, who stood indifferent beside the little emperor, and rubbed his bulging belly with his greasy hands.

According to his original plan, he was going to call Asuna to the imperial capital, then lure the young emperor and let Bud mobilize the guards to execute Asuna.

but……

Judging from Bud's expression, it was obvious that he was not going to intervene.

After realizing that Asuna did not have the imperial weapon that could control people's minds, Minister Ernest actually had the intention to kill Asuna.

It was just that because she usually stayed in the North and the West, he could never find an opportunity to take action, so it was delayed again and again.

And now, having finally waited for Asuna to come to his territory, he naturally didn't want to miss this rare opportunity.

After all, he wasn't afraid of unrest in the North after Asuna's death.

During these five years, this guy caused unrest throughout the empire. It was obvious that the empire would collapse completely if he was not careful, but this guy still messed around, as if there was nothing he could not destroy as long as his goal was achieved.

General Budd is different. He is conservative and will not act recklessly like Minister Ernest. He also knows that the north and the west cannot be easily messed up, otherwise the country will really fall into extreme chaos.

Therefore, as long as Asuna didn't openly do something that would destabilize the empire, he wouldn't take action.

But in the current situation, it is obvious that nothing can be done.

"That is indeed a possibility, Your Majesty."

General Bud took over the topic, bowed slightly, and spoke to the little emperor.

"Since Budd said so..."

The young emperor, who trusted Bud but also trusted his ministers, looked at Ernest with an uncertain look for a while, then asked, "Minister, what should we do?"

(Bud: Is this what you mean by equal trust?)

After wiping his hands, Minister Ernest wiped his greasy mouth and said, “The Masked General has fought for the empire for eight years. It’s time for her to take a break.

Well, the Masked General usually stays in such a tough place as the western part of the North, so he definitely doesn't have a chance to rest properly, right?

In this case, let her rest in the imperial capital for a while and enjoy herself."

"Well, that's it!" The little emperor smiled and said to the minister with absolute trust: "From a long time ago, your words have never been wrong!"

Hearing this, Asuna secretly shook her head in her heart.

The young emperor has trusted his ministers to such an extent that what General Bud has been waiting for may not come true.

Then, the little emperor continued, "Since the ministers have said so, then General Masked, you should stay in the imperial capital and have a good rest for a while."

"I see... I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty."

The northern and western borders are now not only guarded by a large number of soldiers, but also by virtuous people who were squeezed out of the court by ministers and found by Kayaba Jingyan from all over the empire. Moreover, before leaving, Asuna had anticipated this situation, so she made arrangements early on. If she was away for a while, it would not be a big problem and there was no need to worry about anything.

Asuna knew exactly what the minister was thinking.

The guards of the Imperial City and the Imperial Capital are all under the control of General Bud. It is impossible for the ministers to mobilize the guards who are firmly controlled by Bud.

Therefore, if he wanted to deal with me, it would be impossible for him to mobilize a large number of troops to surround and kill me.

And if it was just an assassination, it would just be for Asuna's amusement.

Over the years in the North, Asuna had offended countless people, and those who wanted to kill her almost had to line up to get a number, but the end result was that they were surrounded and strangled by the soldiers of the Kamen Rider Group before they even saw Asuna.

Although Asuna did not bring many soldiers on this trip to the imperial capital, judging from the strength of herself, Kayaba Akihabara, and the guards around her, even if someone really came to assassinate Asuna, those guys would not be able to get close to her.

Moreover, the personal guards that she brought with her this time were all Teigu-users who could use Teigu. Even if they did not use Teigu, their strength was enough to compete with ordinary Teigu-users, so Asuna was very confident about her safety.

"it is good!"