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

"Tatsumi! I will give you the most rigorous training these days. You must seize the time and improve your strength as quickly as possible!"

"Uh uh...Brother...I...cough cough..."

Tatsumi tried his best to save his head from Brand's arms, but Brand's terrifying arm strength made it difficult for him to break free!

"Haha! Let's go!"

Brand seemed extremely satisfied with Tatsumi's resistance. He just laughed, grabbed Tatsumi's neck and dragged him to the training ground where he usually trained.

A muscle fight between men is happening every day.

"Then... I'm going to bed." Marin rubbed her eyes and prepared to go back to sleep to replenish her energy.

After all, the power of her imperial weapon depends entirely on the magnitude of her spiritual fluctuations. If she lacks energy, she will inevitably run into problems such as a lack of follow-up...

Moreover, there is no special method to replenish mental strength in this world, and one can only recover slowly through rest.

Things like magic replenishment like in other worlds can't possibly exist no matter how hard you think about it, right?

After all, what Marin wants to recover is her mental power. Is there any "special" method in other worlds to replenish... ahem, replenish mental power?

"Remember to exercise more after you have a good rest~!"

Leone added.

"I know~"

Main pulled Xier along, waving her hands as she walked, and spoke in a long tone.

"I'm going to train."

Akame nodded to Leone, picked up her Murasame and walked towards the training ground, admiring the close combat between Tatsumi and Brand.

Lubbock: "I..."

Leone: "Let's go back to the capital and look after the store!"

"..."

84 Arrival

Although he was a million times reluctant, he was forced to do so by Leone's coercion... well, actually, there was nothing he could do in the base, so Labock returned to the bookstore in the imperial capital in dejection and paid the bill.

However, before going to bed, Lubbock increased the security around the bookstore by several levels to ensure that no one would sneak in while he was sleeping.

Although Leone and I dealt with the gang of thugs who blackmailed us a few days ago, who knows if anyone would be free to investigate the matter.

Just to be on the safe side, it's better to be careful.

Although those gangsters don't have a strong background, their superior, if traced back to the source, is still the fat man Ernest.

Although there are few smart people in their group, Lubbock does not want to be completely in their sight because of this incident.

By then, not only would he be at risk of being exposed, but even Leone and other people who had come to this base would be at risk of being exposed.

To do this, Lubbock must maintain his identity as an "ordinary store owner."

"By the way, when will the Revolutionary Army's logistics department deliver that large batch of books?"

Lubbock lay on the bed, his hands crossed behind his head, talking to himself.

If you're going to put on a show, you have to do it well. The "big business" that Asuna mentioned before was the application they submitted to the Revolutionary Army in the name of a night attack.

Although there are not many people who value books in the revolutionary army, those who join the revolutionary army are not only there to provide comfort to the desperate people.

The powerful people in towns, big or small, are also part of the revolutionary army.

The large batch of books that will be delivered to the imperial capital soon will be "funded" by those "nobles".

"I hope that the masked man can still provide us with some useful help after Esdeath comes to the imperial capital..."

Lubbock turned over, pulled the blanket over himself, and slowly fell asleep.

……

……

A few days later, several dangerous species flying in the sky passed over the imperial capital.

When those dangerous species flew to somewhere in the imperial capital, several blurry black shadows fell from them at high speed.

Below, General Bud looked up at the rapidly falling black shadow and took a few steps back with an expressionless face.

A few seconds later, several figures suddenly fell from the sky.

Bang~!

Violent smoke and dust rose from under the feet of those people, but before it spread to General Budd, countless tiny ice crystals instantly froze him.

The exploded dust was like waves in an extremely cold land. As soon as it jumped out of the water, it hit the iceberg and merged with it.

However, compared to the unchanging iceberg, the ice dust under Esdeath's feet only lasted for a moment before turning into countless tiny ice chips and disappearing into the distance with the wind.

"Long time no see, Bud."

Esdeath, who had long silver-blue hair, gently touched her hair.

In that descent from the sky just now, her hair looked a little messy due to the strong wind.

Esdeath was seen playing with her hair while chuckling and greeting General Bud. Her blue eyes were filled with impatience. "No need to waste time on small talk. Where is that person?"

The corners of Esdeath's mouth slowly curled up unconsciously, and her face was filled with fighting spirit and excitement, which she could not suppress.

"The Imperial Capital is not a place where you can do whatever you want, Esdeath." General Bud frowned and said to Esdeath in dissatisfaction, "Besides, the mission His Majesty asked you to return to the Imperial Capital is not to ask you to fight with the important officials of the Empire!"

“Oh?” Esdeath tried to suppress her fighting spirit and smiled playfully: “An important official of the empire?”

"Yeah, that's true."

Esdeath seemed to understand something, nodded, and said: "After all, they are responsible for guarding the border of the empire. If they attack the empire at will, if the remnants of the alien race know about it, they will definitely cause some trouble again."

"If you lose your empire's territory due to your poor condition due to sparring with me, that would not be a good thing."

Before this, Esdeath had never seen Asuna in person, and most of what she knew about her strength came from her battle results and the Empire's war reports.

In her opinion, no matter how powerful Asuna was, her strength was at most at the same level as herself and General Bud.

For an opponent of equal strength, she was still looking forward to fighting Asuna.

After all, the strength of the southern ethnic groups was too weak. If she had not deliberately controlled them over the years, with her strength, she would have wiped them out long ago.

If there were not so little "fun stuff" in the empire now, she would not have stayed in the southern part of the empire, fighting the foreign races there every day for entertainment.

But now, the situation in the empire has subtly changed.

The masked man who had been guarding the border of the empire for all these years was the first to be called back to the imperial capital. The number of soldiers under his command was less than a hundred.

But ever since the masked man returned to the imperial capital, the night raid organization that was originally thriving in the imperial capital has become even more rampant!

They would sneak into the imperial capital every night to assassinate important officials of the empire, and they would do it every night and never fail!

In the space of just a few days, he assassinated several ministers of the empire, and his position became increasingly close to the core circle of imperial officials.

However, these losses are not a problem for Ernest.

Relying on the little emperor's trust in him, as long as he said a word, the number of people lost under his command would be restored and he would continue to be in charge of the important affairs of the empire.

Therefore, although Night Raid had cleared out half of the mid-level officials under the minister with the help of Asuna, it would be easy for Ernest to restore them.

However, although Ernest was only concerned with his own enjoyment, he would not allow his team to be slaughtered like this, so Esdeath returned from the south of the empire.

Long before coming to the imperial capital, Esdeath had already obtained various information and naturally knew Ernest's plan.

Although she knew that the other party was using her, Esdeath didn't mind this kind of use.

She didn't care about the situation in the empire. As long as she could fight happily, it was enough.

Under the leadership of Bud, Esdeath and her men went to meet the young emperor. While receiving rewards, they would also be appointed to new positions.

After all, his mission in coming to the imperial capital was to wipe out the night attack organization that was disrupting the stability of the empire.

"I wonder when I can fight that masked man..."

Esdeath thought this in her heart before stepping into the imperial city.

85 I Will Eventually Become a Wise Ruler!

"Hey, General Esdeath, long time no see."

Sitting on the luxurious throne, the little emperor, whose legs still couldn't reach the ground, smiled and greeted Esdeath below.

Next to the little emperor was Ernest, who was still eating a piece of barbecue madly.

This fat guy doesn't seem to worry about his three high problems at all.

Apart from eating meat every day, the only exercise seems to come from daily walking and exercising in bed every night.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's been a long time."

Below, Esdeath bowed gently to the little emperor, maintaining her respect for the royal family.

After all, General Budd was watching her the whole time.

Besides, she had no intention of going against the empire... Well, it should be said that she still needed the status of the general provided by the empire, so naturally she had to fulfill her duties as a subject.

As for how long this "duty" can last, it is unknown.

"It's been hard for you to suppress the alien races in the south over the years, General Esdeath."

The little emperor had an innocent smile on his face and continued, "As a reward, I have prepared 50,000 taels of gold."

If it was the previous empire, although it could also produce such a large amount of gold, it was all based on exploitation.

Now, if it is only 50,000 taels of gold, the little emperor can still afford it.

After all, the empire today is no longer the empire it was a few years ago.

Asuna had already ended the situation where the empire was under siege from three sides. In addition, with the development of the north and the west in recent years, the number of caravans coming and going was countless, injecting new blood into the empire's finances. This allowed the little emperor to easily take out 50,000 taels of gold as a reward.

However, if Esdeath had not let go of those southern aliens for her own selfish reasons, perhaps the situation in the empire would have been better.

After all, compared to those foreigners, the rebels within the empire are really easy to deal with.

Their army is made up of the poor people in the empire who cannot survive, and their strength is no match for the empire's army.

Even though the empire's army has long been corrupt, there are still a small number of elite soldiers who can turn the tide.

Just like the imperial guards under General Bud, if any one of them were taken out, he could become a general with a high position in the rebel army.

What's more, the rebels simply do not have the decisive fighting power to turn the tide.

Most of their imperial weapon users were on the night raid side, and those who stayed at the rebel headquarters were mostly fakes who had never experienced life-and-death combat.

Unlike those people in the Night Raid, who go out diligently every night to "brush activities". Although they are also very strong, there are too many uncertain factors in this world. Otherwise, one of the members of the Night Raid would not have died of poisoning.

And what about the Empire?

Either Esdeath or General Budd could easily influence the outcome of a war.

As for those who attacked at night... ahem, it's not that I look down on them, but they really don't have the kind of imperial weapons that can cause large-scale damage.

It's fine to let them carry out decapitation missions, but if they are faced with tens of thousands of imperial troops...

I'm really sorry. With the absolute numerical advantage, unless someone cheats, the night raiders will definitely not be able to survive the siege of the empire's elite.

Therefore, Esdeath treated the foreign races in the south and the rebels within the empire with a cat-and-mouse mentality.

The only people who could arouse her interest were the old-fashioned Bud and Asuna, who never showed her true face.

As for the night attacks she will have to deal with in the near future?

"Just treat it as an appetizer."

Esdeath smiled calmly in her heart, then lowered her head gently and said sincerely: "Thank you very much. I will distribute this money to the soldiers stationed in the south to defend against the enemy. They will definitely be very happy."

"Oh!" The little emperor clapped his hands fiercely. "In that case, I will reward you with another 50,000 taels of gold as a reward for the imperial soldiers."

"Now, am I doing the right thing, Minister?"

"Of course, compared to the soldiers who received rewards from Your Majesty, they will definitely work harder to defend Your Majesty's territory!"

Ernest on the side said to the little emperor with a smile, looking loyal.

He glanced at Esdeath below, but secretly cheered in his heart.