Chapter 394: The Strong Yotsugawa Ayame!

Chapter 394: The Strong Yotsugawa Ayame!

"What do you mean by that?" Yotsugawa Ayame's eyes widened in disbelief.

Minister Lanode, who was usually serious, dignified, and slightly arrogant, was now revealing a nauseating look of greed.

"If you want my help, you naturally have to pay with what you can give and what I want, right?" Minister Lanode sneered.

"What do you want?"

Yotsugawa Ayame slowly stood up and asked through gritted teeth.

But her current angry expression still looked so lovely in Minister Lanode's eyes. He greatly enjoyed everything that was happening now; this feeling of being high above others was too addictive.

"You~"

"Is that really how it is..."

Yotsugawa Ayame sighed in disappointment.

Although she was young, kind, and gentle, it didn't mean she was naive or ignorant.

"If the General wishes to save her husband's life, then she can begin to undress," Minister Lanode said with a confident smirk, lifting his chin.

"Afterward, I guarantee confidentiality and will transport enough High-Nutrition Ingredients!"

"No need!"

But Yotsugawa Ayame's face, which had already turned cold, was filled with disgust towards Minister Lanode. At the same time, her impression of the World Government plummeted.

Gentle as she was, she did not utter harsh words.

She immediately turned around, her beautiful single ponytail swinging like a black Whip lashing through the air at the latter's face, causing Minister Lanode to instantly change expression and quickly question her.

"Don't you want to save your husband, Kurusu?"

"Kurusu is a Samurai. I believe he would never wish to trade his life by selling his dignity. As his wife, I would even less do something that would humiliate him!"

Yotsugawa Ayame said resolutely, her back to the other party, without looking back.

"You underestimate me and Kurusu too much."

After speaking, under his malicious Gaze, she left without hesitation. Even though her Heart was in Severe Pain at this moment, she stubbornly refused to let her Body tremble in the slightest.

"You lowly Otherworlder, how dare you speak to me like that!"

Minister Lanode stood up in a rage, kicking the Coffee Table in front of him along with the teacups on it.

However, fearing the other party's Identity as the Shogun, he didn't dare to actually make a move. If the Matter blew up and attracted the attention of the Higher-ups, nothing good would come of it.

He had indeed underestimated Yotsugawa Ayame.

This current Hinamoto Shogunate Shogun, former Yomogawa Daimyo, was only twenty years old this year.

But she had experienced the Fallen of Aragane Station, faced a horde of Kabaneri World numbering in the tens of thousands, led thousands of Citizens to escape all the way to Iwato Station, and even dared to swing her Blade against Mima Amatori who had turned into a Kabaneri.

Yotsugawa Ayame's Will had long since become Strong during this process.

Don't let her appearance fool you; she might look like a fragile, gentle, pretty young girl on the surface, but inside she is a qualified leader skilled in Swordsmanship, proficient in archery, full of Courage, and caring for her Citizens!

Returning to her Residence.

The first thing Yotsugawa Ayame did was find her Bow and Arrow and Katana. Only they could give her a sense of Safety now.

Especially the Bow, which was equipped with a Steam Mechanism that greatly increased the Penetration Power of arrows, capable of easily shooting through an Adult Human Body.

But this sense of Safety caused the tears in her eyes to finally flow down her smooth, fair Face uncontrollably.

After all, she was still just a young woman.

Just now, Yotsugawa Ayame was really afraid that Minister Lanode would use force.

At that moment, she was unarmed and completely unable to stop a strong, Adult male Sea Star Person.

"Ayame, what's wrong?"

At this moment, an extremely weak voice sounded.

A man who was almost skin and bones, with sunken cheeks, dim Gaze, and his right arm in a plaster Bandage, walked out from the inner room.

Who would have thought that just a year ago, he was a valiant Samurai Chief Steward, capable of wielding a Katana and slaughtering freely among hordes of Kabaneri World?

"N-Nothing..."

Yotsugawa Ayame was startled and quickly turned around, wiping away the tears on her face. This made Kurusu even more worried. He slowly walked over and placed his left hand on his wife's Shoulder.

"You can't lie at all. Tell me, we are husband and wife. No matter what it is, we should face it together!"

"This..."

Yotsugawa Ayame hesitated.

Sea Star Mainland.

Inside the Headquarters of the Otherworld Strategy Committee, Vice Chairman Gabriel, formerly the Vice Minister of the State Council Administration Department, received an Intelligence File from Cipher Pol in his Office.

As he read, he frowned.

When he finished reading the Intelligence Content, his eyes were already flashing with anger. He slammed his hand heavily on the desk and cursed.

"What a Lanode! Just because he was awarded a Third-Class Medal, he's already getting carried away?"

"I wondered why he didn't want to leave Kabaneri World. Turns out he was planning to become the Local Tyrant there!"

What angered Vice Chairman Gabriel was not that Lanode was messing with a Woman from another World, but that he dared to do this to a national leader supported by the World Government.

What if Yotsugawa Ayame became resentful and led the people of Kabaneri World to start a Rebellion?

Although suppressing it wouldn't be difficult, it would ultimately create unnecessary trouble, and Lanode's actions could very likely harm the Interests of the World Government.

That was the key!

Before the Open Star Gate, the World Government was a stagnant, decaying pool of dead water that had existed for eight or nine hundred years. After the Star Gate was opened, it was like fresh, living water was constantly being poured in.

Although there was still a lot of decay remaining, some people had already smelled the Aura of the Future.

In the Future.

As the World Government's Conquest pace continued, more and more Wealth, and even various Unimaginable Secret Treasures, Abilities, and other Resources would pour in.

For them to enjoy these as early as possible, they must have a certain Status and sufficient Merit within the World Government.

Moreover, the stronger the World Government, the better it could guarantee the Efficiency of acquiring Other World Resources and the Safety of their own Wealth.

Otherwise, if they were defeated one day, wouldn't everything be lost?

Gabriel, as the Vice Chairman of the Otherworld Strategy Committee, was one of these people!

He would never allow any parasites to affect the World Government!

Therefore, he immediately personally wrote an Order.

The next day.

Kongokaku in Kabaneri World.

Minister Lanode, who was processing Documents in his Office, suddenly heard the sound of his Door being heavily pushed open. This made him look up with displeasure.

"Don't you know how to knock... Hmm?"

Three Men in Black walked in, one in front and two behind. Lanode recognized the one in the lead; he was also a Senior Director from the Administrative Department, just like Lanode used to be.

"Sam, what is this..."

But the other party was expressionless and strictly business, taking out an Order Document and showing it to him.

"Lanode, your Position as Minister of the Kabaneri World Government Branch has been revoked. Let's go, return with us to accept the Alien Strategy Committee Headquarters' inquiry and investigation!"

"What?!"

Lanode stared at the Content of the Document, dumbfounded.

On the other side.

Three Black-Clothed Officials also appeared before Yotsugawa Ayame and Kurusu.

They first informed them of the World Government's handling of Lanode, and then handed Yotsugawa Ayame a Transponder Snail.

"You can use this to contact the Alien Strategy Committee Headquarters from now on!"

After speaking, ignoring Ayame's stunned Expression, the leading Official took a White Sealed Box from the Man in Black behind him.

Opening it, he took out ten White Pills with purple Butterfly patterns printed on their surface.

"These are Purple Butterfly Emergency Pills, the latest research from the Medical Academy. Taking them can quickly replenish a small amount of Life Force and Nutrition in the Human Body. They are mainly prepared for the Military's Severely Wounded. You can try them."

Kurusu took the Pills with some hesitation. After exchanging a Gaze with Ayame, he still tilted his head back and swallowed them.

He had no choice; to live, he could only choose to believe.

"Ugh—"

The next moment, Kurusu's slender Body became fuller in a faint purple light, like an inflating Balloon, looking very magical.

Soon.

He recovered to his valiant appearance from a year ago.

Even his arm, which used to suffer Bone Fracture or Bone Crack at the slightest provocation, was healed. Seeing this, Yotsugawa Ayame was filled with surprise, and tears of emotion once again welled up in her eyes.

Clearly.

What was considered a small amount of Life Force for a Sea Star Person could be called a Great Tonic Pill for a person from Kabaneri World.

"These Emergency Pills are only a temporary fix. We suggest you still use your Ability cautiously in the future. These ten are free for you, but from now on, you will need to pay for them."

The Black-Clothed Official reminded, "One Emergency Pill is one million Berry!"

(End of Chapter)