"People can die at any time during my training. If you're not careful, you might die. Are you sure you want me to train you?" Esdeath felt her sadistic mood starting to rise.
Hei Tong couldn't help but tremble slightly, but he endured it and nodded heavily.
After receiving the accurate reply, Esde nodded excitedly. It seemed that she would not be bored for a while.
"Well, I will train you from now on. Pack your things and come with me to the palace."
Esdeath said this and was about to leave, but—
Esdeath accidentally glanced at Koizumi and frowned slightly. There was an inexplicable aura about this man.
While observing, Esdeath noticed three blood-red marks on the back of Koizumi's right hand.
Suddenly, Esdeath showed a look of realization.
Chapter 50 Koizumi's Fear
From the moment Esdeath and Kurome started talking until now, Koizumi has remained silent.
There was indeed a sense of fear in that. Just from the opponent's aura, Koizumi could feel that if he interrupted without hesitation, he would probably be beaten to death by the opponent. The Esdeath in front of him was definitely not the kind of person who would care about human life. Her aura had not changed since her appearance, and it could even be said to be getting stronger.
Reimu doesn't have such an exaggerated aura, but it might be related to Reimu's own personality.
But there is one thing Koizumi is certain of, the Esdeath before him is very strong, perhaps even stronger than Reimu.
Koizumi couldn't judge. After all, it was hard to say anything based on his own experience. He knew he was still very weak.
Therefore, Koizumi has remained silent since coming from Esdeath. Although he is a little afraid, he is more oppressed by the aura and is unable to speak. Since he cannot speak, he can only remain silent.
However, the moment Esdeath's gaze swept over him, Koizumi could feel his muscles tense up instantly.
If he fought, he would undoubtedly die. Death hardly existed with a vampire's vitality, but Koizumi had this feeling in his heart without a doubt.
This kind of "death" is not in the physical sense, but more of a "death" on the level of will and psychology.
It is not impossible that one's will is constantly regenerated and then shattered to the point of collapse.
That's exactly what Koizumi was thinking, and the female general before him was clearly someone who would do such a thing.
"My training can be fatal. If you're not careful, you might die. Are you sure you want me to train you?" The moment Esdeath uttered these words, Koizumi became even more certain of this thought.
As the other party's gaze scanned him, Koizumi's uneasiness grew stronger and stronger, especially when the other party's gaze focused on the back of his right hand. Koizumi became even more suspicious that the other party was a Servant related to Distortion.
Koizumi still hasn't figured out the specific aura of a Servant. Although he possesses the power of a [Vampire], he hasn't practiced sensing it yet, so he doesn't know if the other person is a Servant or not.
And if the other party is really a so-called servant, there is nothing I can do to him now.
After all, my strength is too weak... Well, the other party's eyes left me.
Just by looking away, Koizumi subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. There was nothing he could do. That look put too much pressure on him. If he had to compare it to a feeling... well, it was exactly the same as being stared at by Yakumo Yukari.
If you were targeted by Yakumo Yukari, you would feel like you were being played a prank, but if the person in front of you targeted you, it would be like you were suffocating and facing death. However, the similarity was that both of them were strong.
From Reimu's tone, one can tell that Yakumo Yukari is the strongest among the servants.
However, it seems that due to the job classification, more abilities are put into supporting.
According to Reimu, Yakumo Yukari possesses a more powerful stance than her current class, but she just hasn't shown it.
Esdeath did not linger for long, but slowly left. Perhaps she noticed Koizumi's Command Seals, or perhaps she didn't.
But Koizumi had a feeling that Esdeath before him might know something but just didn't say it out loud.
Afterwards, the three officers behind Esdeath also followed Esdeath away. As Esdeath left, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief. What was different from before was that there was no more disgust in everyone's eyes when they looked at Hei Tong, but more of fear... It was such an ugly face that people couldn't feel any good towards her.
Alia didn't say anything more. The disgust and hostility in her eyes disappeared, and the smile on her face didn't change at all. However, Koizumi was no longer willing to contact her.
After this incident, Koizumi decided that he couldn't live in the other person's house anymore and should find another place to live.
I have to admit that because of the emotions that those people and Alia showed towards Kuroneji in this incident, Koizumi felt a sincere disgust towards them. Kuroneji is indeed the traitor's sister, but what does this have to do with Kuroneji? If you want to blame someone, blame the traitor. Involving the innocent Kuroneji will only show your incompetence.
Koizumi took a deep breath, hoping to clear away these negative emotions.
Despite this, Koizumi had no reason to blame them. It was simply a matter of everyone's perspectives being different. Forcing others to conform to his own perspectives was a form of unreasonable coercion.
So, what is the difference between me who does this and them?
Suddenly, Koizumi felt someone pulling his sleeve, and slowly turned his head.
At this time, he saw Hei Tong staring at him, and there seemed to be some emotion flashing in his eyes.
It was an expression of expectation, the black pupils seemed to be expecting something, just staring at him.
Just by taking a glance, Koizumi roughly understood what Hei Tong was thinking.
Want to go to the palace with her? It seems like a good idea. Although it's easy to be caught by the guy who cast the lightning power before, if I have Esdeath's protection, it should be no problem.
After all, I also want to know what is inside this palace.
Reimu also said that the lightning power accumulated by that person was a little too strong, and to be honest, the attitude of the people in the imperial capital towards the empire before and after also made people feel confused.
Before I left the imperial capital, I had no interest in the affairs of the empire and tried to avoid getting involved if possible.
But when he came to the imperial capital again, he found that they had become so fanatical about the empire.
If there's no problem with this, Koizumi will write his name backwards!
But then again, going to such a dangerous place alone always feels like courting death.
If Reimu knew what I did, I would probably be scolded.
"If this is what you expect, then it's up to you to do whatever you want, Hei Tong. After all, now... I have nowhere else to go, right?"
Koizumi said softly, and Alya was slightly startled, then revealed a hint of disappointment.
Hearing this, Hei Tong's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he nodded frantically, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be stopped.
What a lovely girl.
Chapter 51 Reprimand
"Hey! It's Mr. Koizumi!" The energetic Remus was the first to spot Koizumi and rushed out.
Following behind were Gin and Mai, who were in great trouble, while Kurono followed Koizumi silently.
This time I came back mainly to pack up my things and then move into the palace.
At the same time, Hei Tong also had to talk to others and let Wu Min and others move in together.
After all, they have lived together for so long, Hei Tong still can't bear to let them live there alone.
So this time when he came back, Hei Tong came to pack up everyone and take them away... Although this statement is a bit weird, the meaning is exactly the same, just stated differently.
By the way, [March of the Dead: Eight Chambers] was perfectly held in Kuroneji's hand. It had to be said that Kuroneji and this imperial weapon were very tall. It really made people wonder whether Esdeath brought it because she was sure that Kuroneji could adapt to this imperial weapon.
But looking at Hei Tong's expression, it was obvious that he didn't know the other person, so here comes the strange thing.
Since this is the first time that Kuroneji and Esdeath meet, how does Esdeath know Kuroneji so well and know that Kuroneji can adapt to this imperial weapon? After all, to adapt to an imperial weapon, one has to try it first to know.
Speaking of imperial weapons, Koizumi also knows a lot. You know, the forearm following Cellu is an imperial weapon.
Koizumi had also asked what the Imperial Equipment was, and although Celyu was puzzled as to why Koizumi asked, he still answered honestly. To put it simply, the so-called Imperial Equipment is a product of alchemy, and has some similarities with the Noble Equipment of Heroic Spirits.
About a thousand years ago, in order to maintain his long-term rule, the founding emperor of the empire used unimaginable financial resources and power to summon the world's top craftsmen. Using legendary super-dangerous species as materials, combined with rare metals such as [Orihagang] and a large number of lost secret techniques, he developed forty-eight unreplicable weapons and called them [Imperial Weapons].
Although he was amazed by the Imperial Equipment, it was only a momentary admiration. Imperial Equipment was still relatively low compared to the Noble Phantasms of Heroic Spirits. Moreover, Koizumi himself could obtain Remlia's Noble Phantasm Gungnir through a contract, so Imperial Equipment was not a rare treasure to Koizumi.
Although Koizumi was slightly interested in the biological imperial weapon, it was only slightly so.
After all, that kind of thing is very special. Even Heroic Spirits probably rarely have Noble Phantasms that are living things.
Koizumi had rarely seen a Noble Phantasm like this before. For example, the Noble Phantasms of Missy and Reimu, Qin Xin, and even Yakumo Yukari were not biological, so it was inevitable that Koizumi would be more interested in biological Teigu.
However, after seeing the giant-sized Hibiki beside Cellu, Koizumi decided that he was no longer interested in the next few biological imperial artifacts. There was nothing he could do about it, they looked too ugly. Koizumi also roughly understood what Cellu meant by feeding Hibiki.
The food that can be fed to such a giant creature is obviously not ordinary food.
...He must be a death row prisoner. Eating human flesh and such is really disgusting.
I hope that the next time I see Celia, she will still be the same, or at least she will not have completely fallen into distorted justice.
If that one in ten thousand chance really happens, then I guess I will have no choice but to kill my old friend.
Shaking his head to clear his mind of all the random thoughts, Koizumi couldn't help but let out a wry smile.
It is better not to make any hasty judgments about things that have not happened yet. What we should focus on now is what is happening now.
Thinking of this, Koizumi turned his gaze towards Wu Min and the others in front of him, scanning their faces.
Indeed, I have a very familiar feeling with all the people here. There is a voice in my heart telling me that I definitely know them, but I have just forgotten it now.
We must never stop communicating with those who were originally our friends just because of a brief moment of forgetfulness.
With this thought in mind, Koizumi slowly stepped forward and smiled.
It’s better not to tell them that I have lost my memory for the time being. That’s not a good idea.
It's also to prevent them from worrying too much about themselves. It's better to solve this kind of thing by themselves.
The next moment, Hei Tong confessed to everyone that he had met Esdeath on the road, and took the initiative to invite everyone to live in the palace with him, and also explained that Koizumi would go with them.
Although Koizumi felt that the other party's tone was a little strange, because the other party acted as if he was tempting them with his own delicious food, as if he was saying "If you come with me to the palace, there will be delicious food."
In response to this, Gu Quan expressed his utmost contempt, saying, "What's the difference between your behavior and that of a treacherous villain?"
However, this was also indirectly praising the deliciousness of his food, so Koizumi accepted the compliment for the time being.
Well, to put it bluntly, Koizumi's behavior is quite shameless. Shouldn't he be more humble when it comes to other people's compliments? The fact that he accepts them as if it were a matter of course shows that Koizumi is quite thick-skinned.
"Hey! Are you going to live in the palace? I didn't expect that such a great thing would happen to you, Hei Tong! You are so lucky!"
Remus' eyes suddenly lit up. The palace was magnificent and this was a place many people wanted to live in.
Of course, it would be very difficult to live there if you have no connection with the royal family or officials, but if you have a relationship with General Esdeath, then General Esdeath will naturally prepare a room for Hei Tong in the palace.
And I heard that the general's mansion was very big and there were many rooms inside. Although it was not Esdeath's original intention, Esdeath thought that there might be many capable subordinates in the future, so she didn't say anything.
If your subordinates live close to you, you can assign tasks to them at any time, which is also for convenience.
"Idiot, although you are lucky, don't say it so loudly! And, Hei Tong! I told you not to sneak out alone! Fortunately, you met Mr. Koizumi and General Esdeath this time, otherwise something bad would have happened again! I told you so many times! Really!" Although Yin was very surprised and envied Hei Tong's luck, he did not hesitate to scold Hei Tong for his behavior.
Faced with Yin's scolding, Hei Tong was speechless and just lowered his head silently.
Haha, it seems this girl is very afraid of her, Koizumi couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.
Chapter 52 Heading to the Palace
They just packed their own clothes and stuff. After all, girls only had those things to pack, so Hei Tong and the others packed quickly. However, it seemed that Hei Tong took more things than her own clothes, but——
Looking at Hei Tong holding the bags of cookies, Koizumi didn't even know how to complain.
Forget it, the other party is a glutton. If I take it seriously, I will lose.
Thinking this in his heart, Koizumi didn't plan to say anything. If he wasn't greedy, would he still be Kuroo?
Hmm? Wait, we just met, how do I know she's a glutton? Koizumi was immediately filled with doubts.
By the way, I knew her before, but I just didn’t recognize her. After all, I had forgotten all these things.
But it seems that I still remember some things. No, I should say that my subconscious mind still remembers them.
Koizumi couldn't help but chuckle. He was really going too far by forgetting about his friends, and he couldn't even tell the other person about it.
But, sooner or later, I will confess and apologize to them properly. This is the only way I can do now. If I tell them that I have lost my memory, they will definitely be disappointed and worry about me.
In order not to make them worry too much, I can only choose to do this temporarily.
He shook his head, ready to put these things behind him, but Hei Tong seemed to notice something strange about Koizumi and couldn't help but look over.
Everyone else was very excited because they were about to go to the palace, but that was normal.
After all, the palace is a magnificent and noble place for them. It is of course exciting to be able to go to such a place. However, it seems that only Gin is not excited because of this. The reason why she is excited is that she can see Esdeath.
Even though he forgot some things, Koizumi still managed to use this time to understand the personalities of some of them. For example, Remes, who had been so excited when she saw him before, was the type who was full of energy and very simple.
Wu Min is a girl with eyes, she is a rational type and gives people a very quiet feeling.
Gin, on the other hand, is proactive and places great importance on strength. If Koizumi hadn't seen Gin carrying such a large amount of luggage by himself, he probably wouldn't have believed that such a slender girl could be such a strong person.
Of course, this is only good compared to ordinary people. If Gin fights him, Koizumi will kill him immediately because the gap between his strength and Gin's is too big and he doesn't need to expend much energy at all.
Koizumi already understood how powerful a Servant's power was, having experienced it firsthand.
Some servants even have endurance that exceeds their lifetime due to their special nature. This is because a servant's body is much stronger than that of an ordinary person. For example, they cannot be harmed by ordinary blades or have improved resistance to magic.
As the eldest daughter of a vampire, she seemed to hate sunlight in the past. However, after becoming a servant, her resistance to sunlight has improved to a certain extent. Unfortunately, she still cannot avoid being weakened by sunlight.
There's nothing we can do about it. After all, vampires are helpless against sunlight.
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