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Early that morning, Tatsumi and Akame were sparring on the training ground.

Long Xiaolin came to the training ground when he had nothing to do, and happened to see Akahiro slashing Tatsumi away.

"Good fellow, after fighting with me yesterday, he came after Chi Tong again today, and he's more excited than usual. What's going on?"

Tatsumi dusted himself off and got into position again.

“Because I feel the gap between me and everyone, especially you, I want to improve my level as soon as possible.

Come again, Red Eyes!"

"Would it be better to take a short break?"

"No, I told you to attack me with real fighting spirit!"

In fact, another reason why Tatsumi was eager to become stronger was that after what happened to Hill and the others, Tatsumi realized that he could not always rely on Long Xiaolin.

Long Xiaolin also said that we should not slack off in training or despise our lives just because of him. Instead, we should pay more attention to our lives and become stronger.

It happened that Akagi came to the training ground at that time, and the three of them took the opportunity to talk to each other.

Tatsumi also promised Akame that they would definitely survive.

[With me here, this promise will definitely come true]

"I'm going to fuck!"

Tatsumi was about to step forward, but Brand showed no moral integrity and suddenly punched him in the face from nowhere.

puff~

Tatsumi lay on the ground and angrily blamed Brand.

"Brother, what are you doing?!"

Brand put his hands on his hips, not feeling the slightest bit embarrassed about his behavior.

"What you said is the same as in actual combat, so pay attention to the surrounding situation.

The enemy may be hiding somewhere and planning a surprise attack."

“It is indeed necessary to keep an eye on all directions and listen to all sides.

In a rapidly changing battlefield, anything can happen in the next second."

"Xiao Lin is right. You seem to be more motivated than usual. What's wrong?"

[Okay, okay, this is the second person to ask this question...]

“If I don’t improve my strength quickly, the gap between me and everyone else will get bigger and bigger.

I made a promise with Chi Tong and Xiao Lin that I must survive until the end."

Tatsumi picked up the wooden sword and said with a firm look in his eyes.

"Tazmi..."

"This kid..."

Brand slapped Tatsumi on the head.

"Good boy, you've learned to act cool, you've really grown up!

Well then, let me be your opponent next time, I will train you well! "

[It feels strange when you say this...]

"Big brother!"

Tatsumi was excited to hear that Brand wanted to train him.

"To Akame."

Long Xiaolin took out a leg of meat from somewhere and handed it to Chi Tong.

The two of them sat on the stairs, eating and watching the show.

"My gun is not to be messed with!"

Tatsumi was knocked back by the powerful blow of the stick, and his shoes rubbed against the ground for several meters before stopping.

The attack was not over yet, Brand followed with another stick.

Tatsumi resisted hastily, but still retreated several meters.

"You can't survive with just passion."

"Os, keep going!"

After regaining his morale, Tatsumi took the initiative to attack.

At night, Nadezhda gathered everyone in the hall.

"Everyone is here, now I have some bad news.

Esdeath has successfully suppressed the North and returned to the Imperial Capital."

Upon receiving the news, everyone except Long Xiaolin was shocked.

"Leone, go to the imperial capital and find out where Esdeath is."

"I see. I'm very interested to see what kind of person she is!"

After hearing this, Nadezhda stopped preparing to smoke.

"She is a dangerous person with a taste for killing. Proceed with caution."

Facing the boss's advice, Leone waved his hands to show that he understood, but he had his own little thoughts in his mind.

"Then just in case, I'll create a clone to follow Leone. If necessary, I can use invisibility to escape her. It will also be convenient to monitor her in case she does something unexpected."

Long Xiaolin emphasized the last few unexpected words, as if warning Leone not to cause trouble.

Leone, whose thoughts were seen through, hung his head and barely uttered two words, "Okay."

“At the same time as Esdeath returned, a series of murders of civil servants occurred in the imperial capital.

The victims included four civil servants and 61 guards.

The problem is that this leaflet with "Night Raid" written on it was left at the murder scene."

As she spoke, Nadezhda also took out the flyer and showed it to them.

Long Xiaolin: "What the hell is this Yutang Blade Guard..."

Brand: "Are you planning to frame us?"

Tatsumi: "But this usually gives the cat out of the bag. The criminal statement looks like it was done deliberately."

"People thought so at first, but now they have concluded that we did it."

"Why?" Tatsumi was puzzled.

"The victims are all equipped with first-class guards. If they were ordinary rebels, they would only encounter a counterattack."

Marin: "It means that the opponent specifically attacks those who look stronger. The only one who can do this is..."

Akahime: "Someone who is as strong as us."

[So, it’s time...]

Nadezhda then stated her own inference.

"The other party is also an imperial weapon user. It should not be wrong to judge that the other party is Esdeath's subordinate."

Tatsumi still didn't understand, "Why would you do this?"

Long Xiaolin: "Lure the snake out of its hole, lead out the real [night attack] and then eliminate it."

“On the premise that you understand that this is a trap, I still have something to say to you all.

The civil servants who were killed now were all very capable, and like Shaoer who was rescued by Xiao Lin before, they were patriots who dared to resist the ministers.

These civil servants are indispensable in building a new nation.”

Nadezhda exhaled a puff of (second-hand) smoke and then sighed.

"We can't continue to lose valuable talent to our new country. Please share your opinions."

Tatsumi clenched his fists and first showed his determination.

"Although I don't understand party struggles, the fact that the name of [Night Raid] was used by evil people is enough to make me angry!"

Long Xiaolin also expressed his opinion at this time.

"Conquering the world is different from ruling the world. A country cannot survive without talented scholars who care about the country and the people.

Those who plot to murder talented people should be executed, and if someone impersonates someone else to [attack at night], the crime is even more serious."

Listening to the two people's generous speeches, others were also infected.

"Yes, that's exactly it, Xiao Lin, Tatsumi!"

"Brother."

"Yeah."

Everyone agreed, and Nadezhda stood up and announced.

“Okay then, it’s decided.

Let us teach them a lesson about the rules of assassins and what will happen if they pretend to be someone else!"

The cloak was thrown back.

"There are two groups of civil servants who may be attacked next time. One group is Akame and Rab, and the other is Tatsumi and Brand. They are responsible for protecting them respectively."

"Boss, I'm going with Tatsumi and the others too."

"it is good."

After such a long time, Long Xiaolin gave them surprises again and again, and Nadezhda had already let him go, so she agreed immediately when he proposed.

She believed that Long Xiaolin volunteered because he must have foreseen what would happen to Brand's group.

"Where are the civilians we are protecting going?"

"A large luxury passenger ship, a dragon boat, moored at the starting point of the Grand Canal in the suburbs of the imperial capital."