It was already two days later when Esdeath came back.
"This happened while I was gone?!"
Esdeath's eyes were cold and her tone was low, and she was already in a state of rage.
Obviously, even she did not expect that the thieves would be so rampant and would actually go to their own base camp to carry out assassinations.
Even though it ended up being a murder, Esdeath still couldn't calm down her anger.
"Where's the thief?"
"died."
"Where's the body?"
"Xiao Lin took care of it."
Faced with Esdeath's question, Lan gave a straight answer.
It happened that Xiao Lin came back from outside.
Esdeath asked: "Xiao Lin, how did you dispose of the thief's body?"
"Buried?"
Xiao Lin tilted his head, pretending to think.
Esdeath frowned and reprimanded loudly in displeasure: "It would be too easy to bury her! She should be divided into several pieces and hung on the city wall to show those thieves!"
"Uh... definitely next time."
Xiao Lin scratched his head.
Esdeath wanted to use Chelsea's body to scare Xiao Xiao, but Xiao Lin disposed of her one step ahead of time.
I always feel like she's a bit angry.
Did something happen.
Lan asked curiously: "By the way, Captain, are you going to the palace this time?"
"It was that guy Sheela who asked the minister to call me there." Esdeath fiddled with his hat and said a little annoyed: "Because he planned to capture the members of the night attack, and to prevent accidents, he called me and General Bude over. Alert."
"is that so."
Lan secretly met Xiaolin's eyes, and her movements were hidden and not discovered by Esdeath.
When he joined the Axis Cult, he learned about Xiaolin's overall plan. He was helping to cover up many of the omissions. Naturally, he also knew about Xiaolin's relationship with Night Raid.
Xiao Lin remained silent and moved his fingers secretly.
After receiving the instruction, Lan nodded and continued: "Captain, I have sorted out everything that Sheila has done recently. You see..."
"Really, thank you for your hard work."
Esdeath took the report from him.
Xiao Lin then took the initiative and said: "In this case, even Sheila will not be able to cause trouble anymore, and she may even be scolded by the minister soon."
This document will then be handed over to the minister.
The purpose is just to contain Sheila and ask him to incorporate the wild hounds into the hunters.
However, the Wild Hound is now dead in name only. The best this report can do is to prevent him from gathering new forces and causing trouble to Xiao Lin at the last moment. That's all.
"Probably, but it doesn't matter anymore."
Esdeath put the documents away and said to Xiaolin, "That's it for this topic. Then you and I will go to the palace."
"Um?"
Xiao Lin raised his eyebrows but said nothing.
Following Esdeath's footsteps, Xiao Lin stepped into the depths of the palace.
This is his first time [officially] here.
Originally, Hunter had met the emperor once, but that was when Hunter was first established, and Xiao Lin had not yet joined, so naturally he did not follow.
Now, he finally sets foot here.
Deep inside the palace
Different from the luxurious and flashy giant buildings outside, the courtyard here is elegant and quiet, with an atmosphere of being aloof from the world. ….
Xiao Lin stopped.
Because he saw a child in the distance, running wildly among the flowers and laughing loudly. He was completely different from the solemn and gloomy passers-by, as if he was in another world.
"That's the Emperor."
Esdeath's voice came to her ears, "I will take you to meet you later, but for now, come with me."
"yes."
Xiao Lin responded softly, took a deep look and turned to leave.
body
The emperor, who was still laughing and joking, took a deep look at Xiao Lin after seeing his back.
palace dungeon
If you ask which dungeon in the imperial capital has the most guards, it is undoubtedly the dungeon deep in the palace.
Many elite soldiers are in charge here, and it is difficult for even the Teigu user to sneak in quietly.
Came to a cell.
Esdeath pushed back the soldiers on the left and right, and opened the cell door alone.
There is a man inside.
——Tazmi.
There were no serious injuries on his body, but his mental state was very bad.
The exquisite food placed in front of him had gone cold, but he showed no sign of taking action.
"You are so stubborn, you don't even eat a bite of food."
Esdeath looked at him and asked, "Tazmi, do you still refuse?"
"I've said it many times, I already have someone I like and I'm dating him." Tazmi's answer was still decisive.
There was silence on both sides.
a while
"...How strange."
Esdeath shook hands and said softly: "When you kept rejecting me before, I was really, really - very angry, but just now, when you were rejected decisively, I couldn't be angry at all. Emotions. Is it because I have been rejected too many times and no longer have the feeling of liking, or is it for other reasons..."
She looked at Xiao Lin who was silent on the side.
finally--
"Okay! I respect your choice, Tazmi!"
Esdeath clenched her right hand tightly and said with murderous intent: "If you are not willing to follow me, then at least I will kill you with my own hands, and will not rely on other people's hands. You are ready to wake up, Tazmi! "
"Feel free to come!"
Tazmi did not choose to bow her head at all.
After Esdeath looked at him deeply, she turned and left.
Xiao Lin said: "Captain, can you let me have a chat with him? After all, we were opponents in the beginning."
In the competitive competition, Xiaolin and Tazmi were rivals, and they deliberately lost to each other.
Esdeath also knew this.
However, she was completely uninterested now and left after saying, "Whatever you want."
Kobayashi shrugged at Tazmi and sat in front of him.
"Xiao Lin..."
Tazmi still doesn't understand what role Xiaolin plays.
At first, everyone thought he was a traitor who had defected to the empire, but he swore that it was absolutely impossible. Later, they thought he had joined the Axis Cult long ago, but no matter how many inquiries were made during night raids, no information about him could be found.
This person seemed to come from another world, it was really too mysterious.
But no matter what, Tazmi respects Xiaolin.
Because it was Xiao Lin who told him the truth of life and gave him the motivation and goal to move forward.
Even if he is an enemy, he does not resent him.
"I'm touched that you think so, Tazmi."
"……Eh?"
"Don't look surprised. In fact, you may have guessed, this is what I hold."
A pattern of eyes appeared on Kobayashi's forehead.
In this world, apart from Xiao Lin, only Tazmi knows what this pattern is.
"——Five-sighted and omnipotent!"
"Bingo! Correct answer."
Xiaolin snapped his fingers, smiled slightly and said, "Tazmi, I'm here to instigate you."
"incite defection……"
Tazmi was obviously very resistant. He thought that Xiaolin, like Esdeath, wanted him to join the empire.
However--
"Come on, come on! This handsome young man, are you interested in learning about my church, the Axis Cult? If you join now, you will not only get the blessing of the water goddess Aqua, but you will also be able to Eat soap!"
"……Eh?"
"Eating soap!"
"What did you say..."
"Come on, come on, join us! Let us sing the praises of Aqua-sama together!"
"No, no... don't come over!!!"
The glint in Xiaolin's eyes made Tazmi deeply afraid, and she was still extremely resistant both psychologically and physically.
He knew it was fear. .
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