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

"Given Akame's personality, even if he were to defect, he would take Kurome with him."

"But the final result is that Red Eye joined the Night Raid, and Black Eye has been working for the Empire...

Could it be that there is some irreconcilable conflict between them?"

Asuna still has a lot of good feelings for the two little girls who have been taking care of her since she first came to this world. Otherwise, she would not have sent people to look for them all those years ago.

Although she had some vague guesses before, when the results were finally presented to her, Asuna was able to confirm their identities.

But what is going on between these two sisters? They had such a good relationship when they were young, but when they grew up, they served different hostile forces. Are they going to fight to the death to determine who is superior?

When Asuna thought of this, she was speechless.

"Don't worry about those two girls for now. Just save their lives. We can talk about the rest later."

Asuna rubbed her brows and said helplessly.

"Yes, I understand." Kayaba Akihiko glanced at Asuna and then nodded to indicate that he understood.

"Since the medicine is ready, let's send Ernest on his way as soon as possible."

Asuna stood up, put the bottle of freshly brewed poison on the table into the warehouse, then took out an invisibility cloak and handed it to Kayaba Akihabara.

"Contact the spies who have infiltrated the imperial bureaucracy and have them prepare for the transfer of power. Once Ernest dies, it will be time for them to take action."

"Although few of the top officials in the empire are ours, as long as we control the important positions in the middle and lower levels of the imperial capital, we can ensure the stability of the imperial capital."

"Well, I'll go right away."

Kayaba Akigao stood up and took the cloak from Asuna. Many names quickly appeared in her mind.

Those were the people he would need to contact soon.

Soon after, Asuna and Kayaba Akihabara disappeared from the room one after another.

……

……

The Imperial City has been the exclusive place of the imperial family since ancient times. Any official would be proud to live in this huge "castle".

It’s a pity that in this era when imperial power has declined, the owner of this huge castle has changed invisibly.

Up to now, among all the ministers of the empire, only Ernest and Budd are qualified to live here.

For Ernest, as the young emperor's teacher and the actual ruler of the empire, it would be easy for him to live here.

As for Bud, his clan has been the guardians of the royal family since ancient times. Although Bud is not a competent guardian, he still holds great power in his hands!

The military power of the entire imperial capital and the imperial city is in his hands. The elite soldiers and generals under his command are the most powerful guardians of the imperial city. Even the people who attacked at night have never entered the imperial city, which is enough to prove the strict guard.

However, all of this is not a problem in the face of Asuna's dimensionality reduction attack.

Asuna, wearing an invisibility cloak, concealed her breath and walked through the gate of the imperial city without making any sound.

"The fat man's house seems to be over there..."

After entering the imperial city, Asuna identified the location and confirmed that it was Ernest's mansion before continuing forward.

As the center of the thousand-year-old empire, this imperial city naturally embodies the hard work of countless skilled craftsmen in the empire over the past thousand years.

All kinds of rare and exotic animals that are almost extinct in the common people can be found in this imperial city, and the scenery makes Asuna unable to help but stop and admire it.

But Asuna did not forget her mission.

In the future, when I move into this thousand-year-old imperial city, I will have plenty of time to appreciate these sceneries. The most urgent thing is to give that fat man Ernest some medicine as soon as possible and send him to the west early.

As for his men, if he couldn't kill them with poison in one go, he would just poison them a few more times. Anyway, over the years, he had thoroughly understood the sphere of influence of Ernest's men, so he wasn't afraid of killing the wrong people.

"But...if there is one of my undercover agents among Ernest's men..."

When Asuna thought of the undercover agents she had sent to the imperial capital over the years, she gave up the idea of ​​poisoning the entire mansion of Ernest.

It would be a joke if you accidentally poisoned your own people.

After all, he had been undercover for many years for the sake of his and others' great cause, but in the end, he died at the hands of his master. How unfair was that?

After confirming her target again, Asuna stopped slowing down and, seeing that there was no one around, quickly moved towards Ernest's mansion.

After a while, she arrived in front of a huge manor.

"This is it."

Although it is inside the imperial city, there are still people patrolling this manor.

Perhaps because no one has been able to invade this imperial city since ancient times, the guards in this manor seem extremely lax. Compared with the guards guarding the city gates, there is simply a world of difference between them.

"Huh? That fat guy is still eating?"

Asuna sensed the manor and quickly found Ernest.

At this moment, the fat man was sitting in the room eating heartily, and there were many servants taking turns serving him food.

Around Ernest, there were four guys dressed strangely.

They are the Four Rakshasas from the Royal Fist Temple, who are specifically responsible for protecting Ernest's safety.

"This is quite simple."

Asuna chuckled and followed the servants to the kitchen, where she sprinkled the powder directly on the dishes and wine.

Asuna watched the servants carry the dishes and wine to Ernest's room, and saw Ernest wolf down the dishes and drink the wine. Only then did she leave the imperial city.

As for the four Rakshasas, if they sat down to eat at the same table, perhaps they could be dealt with together today.

What a pity, it seems I will have to make a special trip to the Royal Fist Temple next time.

After all, if Ernest died, they would have nowhere else to go and could only return to the Royal Fist Temple to continue their training.

"However, Ernest's son must be dealt with as soon as possible. I heard that he is also an imperial weapon user, but I don't know what his ability is..."

Ernest, who was eating and drinking heartily, didn't know that he had already stepped half into the gate of hell.

Moreover, even his own son was targeted by Asuna.

104 The Shock in Lubbock

After leaving the imperial city, Asuna took another look at the transparent glass bottle in her hand.

There was still a lot of medicine powder left in there.

After all, Kayaba Jingyan had said before that less than half a bottle of the drug was enough to turn the imperial capital into a deadly place, and in order to ensure that Ernest was completely killed, Asuna probably used a full 1% of the dose on him.

Fortunately, this medicine is a chronic poison... But after using so much of it... Even if the toxicity takes effect slowly, it probably won't be too late, right?

"Go and inform them."

Asuna put the poison in her hand back into the warehouse and prepared to inform Lubbock to make a night attack and evacuate the imperial capital as soon as possible.

As for the reason?

I'm sorry, but when I poisoned Ernest, I also left a mark of your night raid.

I guess, with the merit of poisoning Ernest, you will not be punished by your superiors even if you rashly evacuate the imperial capital, right?

That's right, before Asuna left, she deliberately marked the Night Raid organization's exclusive mark in a corner. Even if someone later doubted the cause of his death, Night Raid would be the first to take the blame.

No matter what the truth is, the night raid will definitely be at the center of public attention.

After all, if they could sneak into the imperial city and assassinate ministers, then they could also sneak into the imperial city and assassinate the emperor!

Bud would never allow this. No one was allowed to threaten the safety of the royal family!

So at that time, the crisis faced by the night raiders would not only be the encirclement and suppression by Esdeath, but the multi-faceted encirclement and suppression by Esdeath's team + Bud + the Imperial Guards.

A crisis of this magnitude is no longer the minor incidents of the past.

Therefore, in order to prevent her future subordinates from being sacrificed along the way, Asuna must notify them to evacuate the imperial capital as soon as possible, and let the rebel forces behind them prepare for a full-scale war with the empire!

After all, one of the pillars of the empire has been assassinated by you, and you still want to develop like before?

It's impossible no matter how you look at it.

Besides, you have been clamoring for rebellion all these years. Now is the time to show some toughness, right?

Minister, I have helped you with this. You can use this to win people's hearts and conquer cities. I have really helped you a lot.

With Asuna's speed, it didn't take long to get from the Imperial City to the bookstore hut in Lubbock.

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom",

Asuna lifted her hood and squeezed in the moment the door opened.

"Hey, hey, slow down." Before Labock could react, the door was pushed aside and he spoke quickly.

"Oh, sorry."

Asuna glanced at Lubbock, who was covering his arm and grimacing, and said this without any sincerity.

"Why are you here? Did something happen to Tatsumi?!"

Lubbock asked nervously.

Asuna got straight to the point: "Ernest is going to die."

Lubbock's expression froze. "Huh?"

Asuna nodded and continued, "You'd better evacuate the imperial capital as soon as possible, otherwise you may face a double encirclement and suppression from Esdeath and Bud soon!"

"Huh?" Rubick seemed to have not recovered from the news.

Seeing this, Asuna unceremoniously picked up the book beside her and slapped Lubbock on the head.

"Ah! It hurts!" Labock cried out in pain, but his eyes were no longer dull.

"Are you ready now?" Asuna raised her hand, indicating that if he was not ready yet, she could give him another shot.

"No, no, no, I'm fine, I'm fine!" Lubbock waved his hands and stepped back, and quickly asked: "You mean, Ernest is going to die? And after his death, we will be targeted by the imperial forces?"

Asuna put the book down, nodded and said, "That's right!"

"Why did you launch a night attack on us? It's because we are the only assassination organization in the imperial capital in recent years, and you..." As he spoke, Lubbock suddenly stopped.

He seemed to have thought of something, his face suddenly turned ugly, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, "You mean he... is going to die, but he's not dead yet... Could it be that you did it? And then you put the blame on us for the night raid???"

At the end of his speech, Lubbock's voice even trembled, and it was unclear whether he was angry or scared.

Or maybe both.

"Yes, that's right. I helped you leave a mark of your night raid at the scene. However, after Ernest's death, you shouldn't be able to hide for long."

Asuna admitted it openly.

Lubbock: “…”

I really want to hit someone, but I can’t beat her, what should I do?

Seeing that Lubbock's lips were trembling and he couldn't speak, Asuna continued, "Anyway, your target is Ernest, so I am helping you complete your mission."

"But... you can't play it like this..." Lubbock swallowed, feeling as if he was in a vast desert, his mouth dry and he was unable to speak.

"There is no time for you to hesitate here."

Asuna patted Lubbock's shoulder and said, "I'll take care of Tatsumi, don't worry. The most urgent task is for the rest of you who are on the night raid to evacuate the imperial capital and nearby cities as soon as possible!"

"It's best to return to your base camp and prepare for the uprising as soon as possible while Esdeath is still in the imperial capital and Ernest hasn't died of the poison yet!"

"But...but..." Lubbock licked his lips which seemed extremely dry and wanted to say something else.

"You don't have much time left!" Asuna's tone suddenly became heavier. "Because this is a new drug, I don't know when Ernest will die. If you leave a minute later, you might be discovered by Bud's guards!"

"No matter how strong you are, it will probably take a lot of effort to escape from the empire's most elite imperial guards!"

“And this amount of time is enough for Esdeath and Bud to arrive!

By then, even I won’t be able to save you!”

“The empire’s background is not as simple as you think!

If we really want to overthrow it, it is impossible for just one of us to do it!"

"If you don't want the revolutionary army behind you to be suppressed by the empire with thunderous force, then go back and inform them quickly!"

"There is no time for you to get information now. Once Ernest dies, you won't be able to escape even if you want to!"

"You have to know that there is absolutely no need for me to deceive you on such a crucial matter!"