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

Oh, forget it. Why think so much? Just continue with the decapitation tactics when the time comes.

Kayaba Akihiko sighed in his heart and was too lazy to care about it anymore.

Anyway, in the end, they are still the winners.

"Let's spare the life of the young emperor. His father treated us well during his reign. We can't let their royal family die out."

"I know. I'm not so crazy as to kill a child like that."

Asuna walked up to Kayaba Akihiko and patted her shoulder, then left through the window again.

Kayaba Akihiko shook his head, then put on his cloak and went to contact their people in the imperial capital to convey Asuna's latest orders.

On the way, she looked up at the imperial city in the distance, and thought of the little emperor sitting on the throne. She shook her head with a complicated expression, "For the sake of your parents, I can still save your life... Well, probably."

……

……

Like Ernest's mansion, Bud's mansion is also located in the imperial city, and is equally luxurious and spacious, covering a large area.

However, it was not known whether it was because of the assassination of Ernest or because there were many soldiers patrolling at Bud's house, but along the way, Asuna had already encountered five teams of patrolling soldiers.

Moreover, they even have some dangerous canine species with extremely keen sense of smell.

If Asuna's cloak hadn't been a dimensionality-reducing blow to them, they might have been discovered by them.

However, even so, Asuna's contempt was suppressed.

The layout of Bud's house is different from that of Ernest's, and there are a large number of soldiers patrolling back and forth, so Asuna can only restrain her speed so as not to attract their attention due to the breeze generated by her fast movement.

but……

"they are……"

Asuna, who had been searching for Bud for a long time, slowly stopped.

Looking at the six people with different clothes and expressions not far away, Asuna frowned slightly.

"That guy who led the group... I seem to have some impression of him. He seemed to be bringing a few people to the North Territory to see me... Later, I sent him away for some reason..."

The only person in the group that Asuna still had some impression of was the young man who was in the lead.

He is tall, with long silver-white hair in a ponytail, and two bangs in front of his small green eyes.

He has a deep cross-shaped scar on his face and is wearing a super short tight white top and slightly longer tights. There are special symbols on the top.

The more Asuna looked at him, the more familiar he looked. After a while, she remembered that the white guy was none other than Ernest's son!

When he went to the North, he spoke a lot of nonsense shamelessly, but I didn't pay much attention to him. After giving him a little lesson, I threw him and his minions into the sea.

After all these years, she had long forgotten about this guy, but unexpectedly, she would see him again today.

"I was really lucky that he didn't drown back then..."

Asuna muttered quietly.

Not long after, Budd, dressed in military uniform, walked out of the mansion.

Judging from the dust on his body, he had obviously been training soldiers in the parade ground before.

He rushed back after learning that Ernest's son was looking for him.

"This can be considered an unexpected gain." Asuna chuckled and turned to leave.

Now that everyone is here, it's time to poison.

117 dispatched

A few days later, in the southern part of the empire.

"What did you say?" Esdeath looked at the soldier below in surprise, "Did the masked guy rebel?"

"Yes!"

The soldier nodded heavily, with a hint of fear in his tone.

"A few days ago, General Bud fought with Mask in the Imperial City, but was defeated. His life or death is unknown."

"Afterwards, a large number of masked men suddenly appeared in various places in the imperial capital, broke into various important places in the imperial capital, and wantonly killed many officials, causing the original defense system of the imperial capital to be completely paralyzed. Soldiers could not be mobilized and could only fight on their own."

"Not long after, His Majesty announced that the Masked General would be the regent and would be stationed in the imperial capital. After that, the masked men also disappeared...

Moreover, after that, His Majesty dispatched a large number of soldiers from the north and west to the south, saying that they were going to help General Esdeath to annihilate the rebels in one fell swoop..."

"I was originally a deputy general under General Bud. On the day of the Masked Rebellion, I was investigating the details of the night attack on the stronghold outside the imperial capital, and that’s how I escaped..."

The deputy general clenched his fists, his body trembled slightly, his eyes were bloodshot and full of hatred, and he looked quite ferocious.

"Is that so? I didn't expect that Budd was defeated by her..." Esdeath calmed down, supporting her chin with one hand, with a hint of contemplation in her eyes.

"Go down and have a good rest first. Please come and report the matter of the mask."

She raised her head, winked at Lan beside her, and then spoke to the deputy general.

"Yes, I am resigning."

The deputy general nodded, then left with Lan's help.

In order to get to Esdeath these days, he has been traveling day and night and there has been no news at all. Although he has not reached the limit of his body yet, looking at his condition, if he doesn't take a rest, he might do something stupid out of hatred.

After ordering his men to keep an eye on the deputy general, Lan returned to the hall of Esdeath.

"I've heard that Masked guy is dissatisfied with the Empire, but I didn't expect him to wait until now to take action."

Esdeath played with a lock of her hair, her tone lacking any surprise or hatred for Asuna's rebellion.

After all, Asuna's rebellious intentions have long been known to everyone, but she has not taken any action over the years, making most people subconsciously believe that she will continue to wait.

Moreover, with General Budd in charge of the imperial capital, the imperial officials mistakenly believed that Asuna would continue to wait.

However, they never expected that Bud would lose.

And his life or death is still unknown.

“But that’s true. Although Bud and I usually only fight for sparring purposes, if we two really want to kill each other completely, I’m afraid we’ll have to pay a high price.

In order to capture Bud, Mask must have been seriously injured." Esdeath nodded affirmatively.

(Asuna, who was watching Kuroneko exercising in the Imperial City, drank a cup of tea comfortably~)

"I wanted to play with those guys, but now it seems unnecessary." Esdeath rested one hand on her cheek and said to Lan, "Gather the troops and prepare for battle."

"Yes, my lord."

Lan nodded, then walked out quickly. The imperial weapon behind him unfolded and soared into the sky. Dozens of white feathers cut through the air and flew towards the locations of the generals.

As a user of an imperial weapon with the ability to fly, Lan's role at this moment has been diversified by Esdeath.

Just like now, when looking for someone, let Lan fly into the sky, and then directly attack the location of those generals.

By now, the officials under Esdeath had already become familiar with their general's new way of summoning. They put down their work and rushed to Esdeath, waiting for orders.

Not long after, these imperial generals left in a hurry and ordered their soldiers to get ready, while Esdeath, with her three beast warriors and hunter team, slowly walked out of the city.

As for Tatsumi?

Sorry, Esdeath thought that Tatsumi's current strength was not enough to withstand the battle in the near future, so she did not call him, but asked him to follow his confidants to clean up the miscellaneous soldiers of the rebel army.

"Is this the final battle?!" Will said excitedly. "The previous fight with the rebels ended before we had enough fun. This time we can finally fight to our heart's content!"

"Then Will, try your best to defeat Brand, the rebel, and avenge our previous defeat!" Borus scratched his head and smiled innocently.

The excitement on Will's face suddenly turned into embarrassment, "Well... I still quite recognize that guy's strength, haha..."

Will forced a few laughs, then immediately started chatting with Lan, obviously not wanting to continue this topic.

There was no way. He had fought with Brand several times these days and was almost always at a disadvantage. He really couldn't stand up anymore.

If he hadn't had support from others, he might have been captured by the enemy.

Seeing Will quickly find Lan to change the subject, Porus scratched his head innocently, while the others gave him a teasing look.

"I didn't expect you to be this kind of Porus!"

However, after Esdeath had cleared out the group and Kuroneko was taken away by Asuna, the Hunter Team did not continue to replenish its numbers, but remained at the current number.

Their mission at this moment is to cooperate with the three beast warriors to protect Esdeath.

After all, as a powerful warrior who is proficient in both magic and warfare, Esdeath is not only good at killing people with an ice sword.

"The strength of those who attacked at night was OK, but they were not on the same level as the imperial weapon users of the rebels." Esdeath said to Will, "If you want, I can spare Brand's life and let you deal with it yourself."

"No, no, no, I can handle this myself. Lady Esdeath, please don't intervene."

Will waved his hands quickly. If possible, he just wanted to have a fair fight with Brand and decide the winner.

Of course, if he is really going to lose, he still needs support from others.

But if Esdeath beat Brand half to a pulp and then handed him over to himself... Will didn't know why, but he always felt something was wrong.

It feels a bit like... robbing a man!

"Oh, really?" Esdeath glanced at Will, then said with a smile, "Well, then you try to decide the winner before I finish."

"Huh?" Will asked in confusion.

As they gradually approached the city gate, the conversation in the team became less and less, and finally turned into complete silence.

The three beast warriors and the hunter team were all ready for battle.

And a smile gradually appeared on Esdeath's face.

118 Porus: This is not a good idea

At the same time, thousands of miles away in the imperial capital——

"Snowing?"

The originally blue sky was covered by thick clouds at some point. The gentle breeze was mixed with a hint of coolness. Strands of snow-white crystals slowly fell from the sky and danced in the air with the breeze.

Asuna raised her arms slightly, and the moment the crystal snowflakes touched her palms, they turned into tiny drops of snow water, bringing a hint of coolness.

"Kurotō, come back." Asuna looked down at the water stains on her palms, then raised her head and shouted to Kurōtō not far away.

"Ah."

Kurohiro, who was doing some light exercise in the garden, nodded obediently, then trotted over to Asuna.

"It's snowing." Asuna stroked Kuroyon's hair and said with emotion.

"Yes." Hei Tong turned his little head, narrowed his eyes slightly, and showed a look of enjoyment.

Asuna couldn't help but pinch her cheeks, which were so soft that she couldn't let go. "It's not winter yet."

Asuna reminded.

"Esdeath?" Kuroneko pouted, leaving Asuna with nothing to do.

"That girl Akame is in danger." Asuna looked at Kurome and said softly.

Hei Tong lowered his head, "Sister... I have to be the only one to kill her..."

Asuna smiled and looked up at the gloomy sky. "She is so capable of this. As expected of Esdeath, she has developed her imperial weapon to this extent."

You know, the battlefield between Esdeath and the rebels is in the southern part of the empire, but this snow has spread to the imperial capital in the north of the empire. This shows the extent to which Esdeath has developed her imperial weapon.

Moreover, even the imperial capital has begun to snow, so those rebels who fought Esdeath... must have turned into ice sculptures by now.

Asuna thought without any underestimate.

"Let's go." Asuna rubbed Kuroyon's little head, then took her hand and walked towards the palace beside her.

Since Esdeath has already taken action against the rebels, there is no need to wait any longer.

After bringing Kuronetō back to the room, Asuna called Kayaba Akihiko over and issued a series of orders. The Northern Army, which had been stationed in other cities, set out again and marched towards the south.

With Esdeath's strength, I believe the battle will be over in no time.

At this moment, the imperial capital has been completely taken over by Asuna.

The imperial guards that originally belonged to Bud have been sent to the north for "ideological transformation". It will probably not be long before he can have a new group of loyal and reliable soldiers.

Asuna dismissed the soldiers guarding the Imperial City Conference Hall and pushed open the door of the conference hall amid their fanatical admiring gazes.