Although Koizumi said that he didn't know Kurohiro, for some reason, Koizumi and Kurohiro didn't seem awkward at all when talking to each other.

Feeling the warm breath from Koizumi's mouth, Kurohō's cheeks couldn't help but blush slightly, but she still opened her mouth to explain.

"Because I once ran for a position in the Imperial Assassination Corps. Although I wasn't selected, I still have military status. Even if my sister betrayed the Empire, the law won't punish me. They don't dare to hurt me, so they can only throw small stones at me..."

Gu Quan was speechless. Just because I don't have military status in the Empire, does that mean I dare to hit people with a stick or a hoe?

Forget it, just pretend I didn’t say anything. I feel like the more I talk, the more my temper will explode.

I always feel like crying. What else can I say? Isn’t it just different treatment?

But then again, don't do nothing and silently endure it just because the other person only throws pebbles at you.

As if sensing Koizumi's gaze, Hei Tong was startled for a moment, then revealed a warm smile.

"Thank you for your concern, but it's normal for them to be angry about my sister's betrayal of the empire, and it's also normal for them to act this way. The Imperial Army cannot attack civilians at will. This is a law issued by His Majesty the Emperor, so I can't do anything!"

"So you just stood there and let them attack you. You're so stupid!"

Koizumi felt a surge of indignation at this. If this happened to him, he would definitely fire Gungnir at them.

"Hehe..." Heitong couldn't help scratching his head and laughing foolishly.

This left Koizumi speechless. I'm not praising you, idiot!

"Mr. Koizumi!" At this moment, Alia, Iyeas, and Sau, who had just come out of the military registration office, also noticed this place.

So they hurried forward, but the moment Alia saw the black pupil, she showed a solemn expression.

She almost knew what happened...

"This must be Miss Hei Tong, the younger sister of that traitor to the empire, Chi Tong..."

At this point, a hint of hostility flashed in Arya's eyes. Even Iyeas and Shayou showed strong hostility after hearing Arya's words. Although they didn't know what was going on, the other party was the sister of the imperial traitor.

Koizumi's heart sank. He finally understood what this strange atmosphere was that he had felt since he first stepped out onto the street.

That was due to a fanatical loyalty. Koizumi could sense that everyone present had a blind loyalty to the Empire.

Not only the people in the imperial capital, but also Shayu and Iyeas who had just arrived in the imperial capital from other places.

He only heard that Hei Tong was the sister of a traitor to the Empire, but Hei Tong did not betray. However, he still had a strong hostility towards Hei Tong, that feeling was like subconscious...

I have been to the imperial capital before, but the imperial capital I have seen is not like this.

The lives of the common people do not seem to be so affluent, and there seems to be a dark cloud floating over everyone's head. The atmosphere is very depressing, but it is still lively during the day. One thing that is completely different from the current imperial capital is that the loyalty of the people in the imperial capital to the empire is definitely not to such a fanatical level!

Here - there is a problem!

Chapter 48 Esdeath

At this moment, Koizumi shielded the black pupil in front of him behind his back. Even Alia, Iyeas, and Sau were considered by Koizumi to be people he should be wary of. Their fanatical loyalty to the Empire made it impossible for Koizumi to consider them as his own.

Sure enough, the distortion in this world is related to this empire. I have been to the empire twice, and there is a huge difference between the people before and after. So, what is going on? It seems that what Reimu said before about the contact with [NIGHTRAID] is necessary. After all, [NIGHTRAID] is responsible for assassinating high-ranking officials of the empire. In this case, they must have had a lot of contact with the imperial capital, and there is a lot of information about the imperial capital.

If we can get in touch with [NIGHTRAID], we should be able to get a lot of information.

After all, Reimu said that [NIGHT RAID] is subordinate to the Revolutionary Army, and the Revolutionary Army exists to overthrow the empire. So such a big force should have a lot of intelligence, and the location of the distortion point can be found based on this information.

Well... it seems that Reimu is still somewhat useful, at least she did a great job in this matter!

Koizumi had to admit that this was the only time Reimu had been of use since she followed him to this singularity. As expected, the shrine maiden was quite capable in selling herself, and she had actually chosen such a capable buyer.

Haha, but then again, if Reimu knew that I said that to her, she would probably be pissed to death.

Hei Tong couldn't help but reveal a timid look. For some reason, she seemed very timid without her sister.

Well, should I say that I have this kind of personality because I have never experienced anything cruel?

Compared to the other party, Koizumi has experienced death, so his mentality is much better than the other party.

Even if Reimu and Qin Xin were not with Koizumi now, Koizumi would not feel fear or anything like that.

She's truly a little girl raised in a greenhouse... Koizumi couldn't help but sigh for Kuroneko.

"Mr. Koizumi, please don't protect the relatives of a traitor, okay?" Although Alia was smiling, Koizumi felt a chill in his heart. It wasn't that the other party was stronger than Koizumi, but another deeper feeling.

To be more precise, it's his cruel nature, and that's why Koizumi feels disheartened.

"She's my friend. I should have told you. Even though I've forgotten the relevant details, I can't bear to see her being bullied." Koizumi said calmly. He was already prepared to summon Gungnir to fight.

It doesn't matter if there is another commotion in the imperial capital, it's not the first time anyway.

If that doesn't work, he'll probably have to use the Command Spell to summon Reimu and Qin Xin to help him.

With Reimu and Qin Xin around, Koizumi would have a good chance of leaving the imperial capital unscathed.

Although Koizumi felt guilty for dragging Reimu into this kind of battle again.

After all, I was dragged into this inexplicably, and to some extent, I can be considered as the one holding things back.

Koizumi had been trying his best to avoid hindering Reimu and the others, but he didn't expect that he couldn't escape it.

He clearly had the corresponding strength, but he was still inexplicably dragged into this, and his memory disappeared inexplicably for no reason. This is really speechless.

Suddenly, a chill spread all around, and a look of confusion appeared on the faces of the people.

Alia seemed to have thought of something, her expression suddenly changed, and a deep fear rose in her heart.

There is only one person in the entire empire who can create such a chilling aura.

The mere touch of this chill made Koizumi feel as if he were being pricked by needles. This was exactly what they meant by "biting cold."

Hei Tong couldn't help but hug her arms and her body trembled slightly. She was completely unable to adapt to this kind of coldness.

"Is it really because of your different experiences that your personality has changed so much? But your submissive nature remains the same. I didn't expect to meet you under such circumstances. It's such a disappointing reunion, Hei Tong..."

A cold voice came along with the sound of footsteps, and slowly, a figure bluer than ice appeared in Guquan's eyes.

Even though it was their first meeting, Koizumi had to admit that the man before him had left a deep impression on him.

Silver-white boots, a blue and white military uniform, long sky-blue hair draped behind his head, and a smile on his face that was stunning, yet terrifying at the same time.

A charming smile, but with a frightening excitement in her eyes.

Her temperament is that of a general, a queen, a killer, and even... a dangerous species!

At the first sight of her, the alarm bells in Koizumi's heart were ringing like crazy. His biological instinct reminded him that the woman in front of him was extremely dangerous and he must not confront her head-on. Even with the powerful vitality of a vampire, he would only be tortured to the point of mental collapse by her.

Gritting his teeth, Koizumi didn't retreat a single step, but simply watched the other party advance quietly.

Who was this person? He had never seen him before. He must undoubtedly be a high-ranking official in the empire, because only such a person could give him such an unusually strong sense of danger.

Behind this woman were three high-ranking military officers with stars on their shoulders. All three of them were dressed in black and were undoubtedly the woman's trusted aides.

"Who are you?" Hei Tong, who was not very strong, naturally did not realize the danger of the person in front of him, and just looked at the other person in confusion.

Do I know her? Why would she say that? Hei Tong was very confused.

However, the other party's unusually conspicuous ice blue color made Hei Tong guess something.

Although Hei Tong looks silly and cute sometimes, she is not stupid.

"Take this! This is your imperial weapon. From now on, you will stay by my side. My orders are irrefutable. If there are anyone you are worried about, bring them to the palace!"

As he said this, a katana was handed to Hei Tong's hand. Just by holding the katana in front of him, Hei Tong felt an unusually comfortable feeling. The katana in front of him seemed to be calling him.

Subconsciously, Hei Tong increased the strength of his grip on the sword a little.

"This Imperial Tool is called [March of the Dead: Eight Chambers]. Remember it well! You should already know its abilities."

The voice of the woman with ice-blue hair was unusually cold, as if she had no emotion at all.

The people around looked at each other with awe, and Alia did not hide her fear at all.

However, Iyeas and Shayu were respectful and excited, as if they had met each other before.

"Yeah!" Hei Tong nodded heavily. Although her reaction was slow, she knew that the person in front of her was a general of the empire.

"Once you have taken care of your own affairs, come to the palace and tell me my name!"

"My name is--"

“—Esdeath!”

Chapter 49 Black Eyes' Excitement

"My name is--"

“—Esdeath!”

The moment the ice-blue female general uttered these words, almost instantly, everyone except Koizumi and Kurono could not help but bend down, as if they were impressed by the spirit of this female general.

Even Koizumi couldn't help but take a deep breath. From the actions of these people, it was clear that Esdeath must have a very high status in the Empire. Since Koizumi hadn't been in the Empire for a long time, he didn't know that Esdeath was the strongest general in the Empire. He also had no idea about the other strongest general in the Empire.

He didn't even know that the one who intercepted Reimu that day was General Bud, one of the strongest men in the empire.

So, facing Esdeath before him, Koizumi only felt that the other party's aura was extremely powerful, and gave him a sense of extreme danger. Apart from that, he had no other feelings. However, there was nothing he could do about it, as Koizumi did not know the other party's identity.

However, Koizumi didn't know, but Kurono did.

After all, Hei Tong had wanted to participate in the election for the Imperial Assassination Corps in the past. Although she lost, she still had the Imperial Army status. Therefore, Hei Tong and the others knew many things that ordinary people did not know. Gu Quan did not belong to this empire, nor was he even from this world, so naturally he did not know Esdeath's identity.

As a person from the empire, how could Hei Tong not know what ordinary people knew? Therefore, she was very clear about Esdeath's identity. Although she had never seen her, she could guess it from her conspicuous ice-blue color.

Even though he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but take a deep breath when he actually heard Esdeath introduce herself.

The empire's strongest general, Esdeath, came personally to ask him to join the other side's army, and also personally selected an imperial weapon to give to him. Hei Tong suddenly felt that it was a little unreal.

There is no way. It's like something that you have been looking for, and suddenly one day it inexplicably falls into your hands.

This is how Hei Tong feels right now, and actually, it’s normal to have this feeling.

However, compared to the joy of being able to join Esdeath's team, Hei Tong's worries were more obvious.

Akagi betrayed the empire, and I was promoted in the empire. But what if one day I have to go to attack my sister?

Hei Tong suddenly felt a deep sense of confusion. Should she draw her sword against her sister? Or choose to side with her sister and betray the empire? Hei Tong was torn between two choices, as if she had a phobia of making a choice.

That's exactly why, facing Esdeath in front of him, Hei Tong just stood there motionless, as if stunned.

In fact, Hei Tong was hesitating whether he should obey Esdeath. Although Esdeath's words could not be refuted, Hei Tong was also stubborn, and this stubbornness was not ordinary. Once he made a decision on something, he would stick to it and would not listen to anything else.

Unless you can get into Hei Tong's heart, start by breaking Hei Tong's heart and make Hei Tong change.

Otherwise, Hei Tong would not make any changes no matter what.

As if she could see Hei Tong's dilemma, Esdeath slowly walked towards Hei Tong, looking straight into his eyes.

"Are you thinking about Akame?"

"My sister..." Hei Tong's tone was a little hesitant. She was thinking about whether she should plead with Esdeath.

However, before Hei Tong could continue speaking, Esdeath showed an excited expression.

"Akagiri is a rare opponent who can fight me. I still remember that time she had to enter the inhuman realm to barely fight me. But the last time I met her, she was barely on par with me in her normal state. If she hadn't been distracted by her haste to leave, she might have been able to hold out a little longer. I guess after that, she went to other places to train herself, and her strength has increased. It's a pity. If she hadn't been rescued, I would have captured Akagiri too."

Having said that, Esdeath's pair of ice-blue eyes stared at the black pupils in front of her.

"Don't worry, Chi Tong is still alive now, but I can't say for sure what will happen in the future. If you want Chi Tong to live, then work hard to become stronger. Be strong enough that you can find Chi Tong before I do and capture her alive. If she becomes your trophy, then you can do whatever you want with her. Of course, I won't interfere. At least as a boss, I won't be so unkind as to plunder the spoils of my subordinates."

Having said that, Esdeath smiled.

"What do you think?"

Of course, Kurono's black pupils seemed to be burning with flames as he stared directly at Esdeath without any fear.

That's right, as Esdeath said, as long as I catch my sister before Esdeath, then as my trophy, I have the right to choose how to deal with my sister. I just need to let my sister stay with me forever!

Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in Hei Tong's eyes.

At the same time, deep gratitude appeared in Hei Tong's eyes as he looked at Esdeath.

If it weren't for Esdeath, he probably wouldn't have found a specific path, although the conversation between Koizumi and him made him realize that he could find his sister and solve everything with words.

But Esdeath in front of him would undoubtedly not let him do this. She would kill his sister before him. So before he could persuade his sister with words, he needed to become stronger, strong enough to find his sister and defeat her before General Esdeath, and then persuade his sister.

However, Hei Tong will not say thank you to Esdeath because the other party wants to kill her sister.

Hei Tong always puts the relationship between himself and his sister first, and it will always be the first priority.

Noticing the burning fighting spirit in Hei Tong's eyes, Esdeath was also in a very good mood. However, out of kindness, she still had to remind Hei Tong, "It will be very difficult for you to catch up with Chi Tong now. Because Chi Tong now has the ability to chase the strongest in the empire with me. Maybe Chi Tong will hold back on you out of sisterly love, but the gap between you two is still huge. Do you understand?"

Hei Tong nodded heavily, "I understand, so I hope the general will train me!"

"Oh!?" A hint of surprise flashed in Esdeath's eyes, but after thinking about it carefully, it was natural.

Hei Tong has not received formal training yet, so he is naturally still very weak. However, if he wants to become stronger, Esdeath can be said to have thousands of ways to help Hei Tong.

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