Chapter 53: Esdeath Returns

Time passes by little by little.

Finally, the oppressive atmosphere broke through a certain critical point, and the hot blonde sister Leone rubbed her hair hard with both hands in annoyance, making a "Woooaaaaaaaaa" sound.

"Boss, what is going on? Are the things we just saw real?"

With her hair ruffled like a bird's nest, Leone looked at Najeshita who had remained silent from the beginning.

Once she spoke, the others naturally broke the silence. Maine walked straight to Najeshitan, looked down at the leader sitting on the sofa, her eyes were sharp and her face was gloomy: "Boss, will we really be abandoned in the end?"

Najeshitan met Main's gaze.

This long-haired girl with a foreign ethnic bloodline from the western part of the empire, her biggest dream was to hope that the revolution would succeed so that no children in the world would be bullied like she was in the past.

And she herself could live a carefree life in Sereb as a great hero after the revolution.

Finally, Najeshitan sighed, put out the cigarette she had just lit and hadn't even smoked halfway, and sank her tired body into the backrest of the sofa behind her.

She said with helplessness in her tone, "I have always been in charge of the connection between the Night Raid and the Revolutionary Army Headquarters, so I know a little about their internal situation."

"Among the information given by His Highness Shenzhou, some are things I have heard before, and some are completely unknown to me."

"As for how the night raid will be arranged in the end, I initially thought that even if it was a disaster, you would still be able to get a very generous reward and return to peace... But now——"

Najeshitan didn't say what was happening now, but everyone knew it.

The revolutionary army intends to exploit and squeeze the night raid until there is not even a shred of value left.

If they had known this in the past, they would certainly have been angry, but they would have had no choice.

Compared to the empire that is so corrupt that it is like hell on earth, the revolutionary army is undoubtedly just and in line with the will of the people.

But now that they have one more choice, their originally firm hearts began to waver.

"What do you think? I want to hear it."

Najeshitan glanced at everyone present, ready to listen to the opinions of her colleagues who had fought together for a long time.

There was another long silence.

Finally, Hill, who had been confused all along, slowly raised his hand and said timidly, "Well, how about we go and take a look?"

"Hmm? Why?"

The first person to speak was Hill, which surprised Najeshitan.

But she felt relieved after thinking about it. Although Hill had a confused personality and was laughed at in the past because he had no special skills and could not do anything well, he was actually the most gentle person in the team. He valued his companions far more than his own life.

If it were her, she would definitely not want the people around her to continue hiding in the dark after the victory of the revolution, right?

"I, I hope everyone is okay." Hill was suddenly stared at by everyone on the team and seemed a little flustered for a moment.

The girl gestured in front of her body with her fingers helplessly, and she didn't even notice that her glasses were crooked on her nose.

"Didn't Mine say that she wanted to live a good life after she succeeded? I think... I think if the Revolutionary Army plans to abandon us in the end, then Mine's wish will be in vain, right?"

"And everyone, Leone wants to open an orphanage, and Brother Brand joined because of the injustice and false accusations brought by the minister, and... and... woo!"

The more he spoke, the more flustered he became, and in the end Hill even accidentally bit his tongue. In the end, he could only squat on the ground, covering his head and saying "I'm sorry" over and over again.

Maine trotted over to Hill and gently held her partner in her arms.

Najeshitan withdrew her gaze from Main and Hill and looked at the others.

"What about you?"

"After all, this matter is closely related to all of you. Although I am the boss of the night raid, I have no right to make decisions on your behalf."

"It's too early to say that now."

Brand, who had been leaning against the pillar with his arms folded across his chest, suddenly spoke.

"After all, we know nothing about Shenzhou. Moreover, there is news that Esdeath is coming back soon. Isn't her purpose of coming back this time to prepare to attack Shenzhou after resting?"

"If they are destroyed by Esdeath's attack, then there is no point in saying anything now. Let's wait and see."

Najeshitan looked at Akame, Leone, and Lubbock again, and finally nodded and made the decision: "Okay, we will observe for a while.

If the other party shows enough force to fight against the empire, then we will go to their controlled area to take a look.

After that, no matter what choice you make, I will support it."

Then the atmosphere became relaxed and cheerful again.

…dividing line…

By the window on the second floor of the pub.

Ning Qingxuan was overlooking the street below, with the general and the Son of God standing on her left and right.

The streets, which should have been crowded with people at this time, were now empty of any normal resident of the imperial capital.

The reason, of course, was the expeditionary army that was slowly passing through the street.

In the center of the team, riding on a horse was a tall woman wearing a white women's military uniform.

Long ice-blue hair, a proud figure, and an aggressive aura that comes at you without any disguise.

"It's such a strong evil spirit."

The Son of God wrinkled his nose slightly and looked at Esdeath below with a scrutinizing gaze.

Theoretically, such a gaze could not escape the perception of the empire's strongest person, but that was only the case for ordinary people.

Esdeath, who was crossing the street towards the distant palace, had no idea that three people were watching her nearby.

"How many people did this person have to kill to accumulate such a heavy evil spirit?"

"Didn't you read the report?" Ning Qingxuan said nonchalantly, playing with a jade ring on her right thumb. "Before coming back, they defeated the northern alien race Esdeath and killed hundreds of thousands of captives in one go."

"The leader of the alien race who claimed that he would never be defeated as long as he held the spear was tortured to death by her, who tied him up by the neck with an iron chain and stepped on him like a dog."

"Scared? Killing hundreds of thousands of people?"

The Son of God was obviously a little shocked by this fact.

Because of that guy Ying's Eye Hunting Order and the Closure Order, the army under the Coral Palace of Kaigi Island raised the banner of rebellion. Even after fighting with the shogunate army for so long, there weren't tens of thousands of casualties, right?

Does this woman not take human life seriously at all?

PS. There are two more chapters later