"General Esdeath, you did a good job suppressing the north."
"As a reward, I have prepared ten thousand taels of gold for you."
The young emperor followed the minister's instructions and rewarded General Esdeath who returned to the imperial capital.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"I will transfer this reward to the soldiers guarding the north, so that everyone can feel the holy grace together."
Kneeling on one knee was a beautiful woman in a white military uniform with long silver-blue hair.
But hidden beneath her beautiful appearance is a violent and bloodthirsty personality.
She is a fighting madman as famous as General Bude, and the youngest and strongest general in the entire empire - Esdeath.
The reason why Minister Ernest allowed such a dangerous person to return to the imperial capital, the center of power, was because he knew that Esdeath was completely uninterested in politics and power.
Winning wars and ravaging enemies is what Esdeath is all about.
And as long as he is in power, Esdeath can do whatever he wants with his indulgence.
So the two of them actually have the same interests.
Then Esdeath stated in front of the little emperor that he would catch all the 'night raids' in the future.
And when the little emperor asked her if there was any other reward she wanted, she unexpectedly replied that she wanted to fall in love, which almost ruined the views of the little emperor and the minister.
After all, no matter how terrifying this woman is, she is still a woman first.
...
Not long after, Najexitan summoned everyone again.
"Bad news, Esdeath has returned to the Imperial Capital."
Everyone immediately felt shocked and looked serious.
Except one person.
Najexitan's eyes swept across everyone, and she stayed on Abel's face for a few seconds, as if she wanted to see his true inner thoughts, but failed.
"Leone, you go to the Imperial Capital immediately to confirm Esdeath's whereabouts."
"Okay, leave it to me!"
Leonai geared up and left with high energy.
She has never seen Esdeath's terrifying strength, and now she is still thinking about whether she can directly assassinate him.
Najexitan then issued several more instructions, mainly to suspend the assassination mission first to avoid falling into the empire's trap again.
After everyone dispersed, Najexitan called Abel alone.
"A woman's intuition tells me that you don't seem to be ready to act with us."
"There is no way, men always have little patience. Now that Esdeath has returned to the imperial capital, of course I want to meet the strongest in the empire."
Najexitan said with a very serious face: "Abel, I have no intention of stopping you, and I don't know what the grudge is between you and Esdeath."
"But I know Esdeath better. If you want to defeat this person, you will need at least 50,000 elite soldiers and the cooperation of more than 10 Teigu users. This is still a conservative estimate. The real situation may require more manpower.
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"So I don't want you to act rashly, give me some time, okay?"
Abel looked at her and saw the sincerity in her eyes.
After all, they have a common enemy.
If you want to overthrow the empire's rule, you must get rid of Esdeath.
And this undoubtedly requires an excellent timing and battle plan.
If you do it rashly, you will have a high chance of failure, and many people will die.
If Abel were from this world, perhaps he would agree with the other party's plan and consider it in the long term.
But unfortunately, he is not.
The time he can stay in this world is limited, and he cannot wait slowly.
So he can only live up to the other party's good intentions.
"I will kill Esdeath and leave the rest to you."
Abel smiled, then turned and left.
Najiexitan did not try to stay because she knew she could not convince this man.
And just after Abel left, everyone else came out of the room one by one, fully armed.
"you."
"If he can really defeat Esdeath, then maybe this is our best chance to invade the palace and kill the minister."
"If Abel fails, maybe we can still rescue him."
"Yes, Brother Abel is so strong, I think we will definitely succeed!" Tazmi is more confident than anyone else.
"I'm going to go too. The worst I can do is give my life back to him."
A somewhat weak Hill also walked out.
"It's just nonsense!"
Najexitan was very angry.
...
In front of the restaurant on the lively street of the imperial capital, Esdeath sat alone under the arbor, eating ice cream and drinking tea.
On the rooftop opposite, Leonai quietly stared at the target, and cold sweat was flowing down his face unknowingly.
"After transforming into a beast, I realized that this guy acting alone was just a trap to lure the assassin out."
"The evidence is the smell emanating from her body, which is an unknown murderous aura!"
"It would be too naive to look for an opportunity to knock her down or something."
"Although I am not willing to give in, I still follow my instinct and retreat!"
After a battle between heaven and man, Leonai still suppressed his inner impulse, gritted his teeth and evacuated from here.
"Huh? The breath disappeared?"
"Didn't you get fooled? It's such a pity. I want to try a new torture method."
Esdeath glanced at the rooftop opposite and felt slightly disappointed.
But she soon put this emotion behind her, firstly because the ice cream in her hand was delicious, and secondly because a very handsome man sat next to her.
"Excuse me, is this General Esdeath?"
Abel asked very politely.
"It's me, is something wrong?"
"It's nothing, just to confirm. If I kill the wrong person, it will be bad."
"Are you the killer of 'Night Raid'?"
"That's right, but I don't have those noble ideas. I just want to wait for you to come back and kill some time."
"Waiting for me to come back? Do you want to take revenge on me? It's interesting. But I have killed too many people. I'm afraid I can't remember the name of the person you avenge."
"Revenge? No, no, no, who would do it for such a boring reason. It's just that I want to kill you, that's all."
"You declared war on me without any reason. It seems you have more backbone than the guy who escaped before."
Esdeath stood up and threw away the unfinished ice cream in her hand, "Let's go, let's move to a place with fewer people. If you can successfully please me, maybe I can give you a decent way to die."
"I hope you can continue to maintain such confidence later."
Abel shrugged and followed the other party.
The two of them walked towards the distance one after another, both of them having absolute confidence in their own strength.
After a while, we arrived at the outskirts of the imperial capital.
"The scenery here is nice, perfect for burying bones, and no one will disturb us."