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Koizumi spoke calmly, without a trace of dissatisfaction in his tone. After all, he could understand the other party's situation.

Besides, Koizumi has always had a good temper and is quite tolerant, so he wouldn't get angry over such a small matter.

Reimu curled her lips but didn't say anything. After all, she had guessed what Koizumi would say.

Moreover, Reimu also knew that the situation on the other side was like this. There was nothing she could do about it, but the situation was like that. I just had a short patience, so what could you do about it? I had to tolerate the situation on your side. You're thinking too much!

Qin Xin seemed very calm. After all, she has always been like this and has always been the quietest one.

Suddenly, Reimu seemed to have noticed something and frowned slightly, while a mask appeared beside Qin Xin. A blood-red light flashed in Koizumi's eyes. It was the light called [Bloodthirst].

The three of them realized at the same time that the area was surrounded by something.

Koizumi couldn't detect anything more subtle, but Reimu and Qin Xin both saw it—it was something called silk thread.

The silk threads are wrapped around everything, forming a closed space.

Moreover, the silk threads surrounding it were not ordinary threads. If Koizumi bumped his head against it, he would probably be strangled to death by these threads.

The other party was quite far away from them, so Lingmeng and Qin Xin did not notice it immediately when the other party was making arrangements.

It's not targeting us, but using these threads to set off alarms that will go off if someone approaches...

Lingmeng and Qin Xin immediately realized each other's thoughts.

Since someone has already set up the trap, then——

Slowly, Leone came with a silver-haired heroic woman. The woman's right arm was equipped with a mechanical device. According to the induction, the right arm should have been replaced with a mechanical right arm. The woman also had an eye patch on her right eye, so she must be blind.

In fact, the first person Koizumi saw was Leone, whose mouth was twitching violently. A rare burst of anger emerged in Koizumi's heart.

"It's you!"

Chapter 60: Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road

Honestly, Koizumi thought he had a good temper and was rarely upset. Even when Reimu was being shameless, Koizumi was able to remain calm. However, he was very upset with the guy in front of him who had cheated him out of all his money.

Before the arrival of [NIGHTRAID], Koizumi also thought for a while.

What would a conversation between him and the boss of Night Raid be like? Would they suddenly start a fight, or would they choose a long-term partnership? Koizumi had thought about all of this, but he hadn't really thought about it...

I really never thought that the guy who cheated me of my money was actually from Night Raid.

By the way, do people from [NIGHTRAID] even do things like stealing?

Koizumi had learned a lot this time. Although it wasn't necessarily the boss's order, but...

Leone realized that Koizumi recognized her, and immediately turned her head away with an embarrassed look on her face.

If I had known this, I wouldn't have come. To be honest, I didn't want to come at first, but I was the one who found where Koizumi and the others were, so I had to take the responsibility of bringing them here no matter what. Leone was also helpless.

Although Leone knew that Koizumi would cause trouble if she came here, she still had to come.

If she doesn't come, who will lead their boss? So this is also a helpless move.

"Hmm?" The silver-haired woman seemed to have noticed the very strange atmosphere at the moment, so she looked at Leona.

It seemed like the man next to the shrine maiden was very unhappy with Leona. Could he be someone Leona knew?

The silver-haired woman believed that she had experienced a lot of things, so she had a certain grasp of people's personalities and the emotions they expressed. Just like in the current situation, it was obvious that this man was unhappy with Leona.

"Um... My name is Najeshitan, and I'm the boss of Night Raid."

Najeshitan slowly stepped forward and introduced herself, glancing at Koizumi and Leone.

"By the way... are you acquainted with Leone? Did Leone do anything?"

Although she asked this, Najeshitan, who knew her teammates very well, had a rough guess.

After all, as the boss, how could she not know what kind of person Leona is?

Normally, she just turned a blind eye, thinking it wasn't a big deal, so she simply didn't see it and pretended not to know. But this time, it seemed like she had offended the wrong person. It might have been a coincidence, but Najeshitan was too embarrassed to pretend she hadn't seen or noticed anything wrong with Koizumi, so she had to bite the bullet.

Leone couldn't help but roll his eyes at his boss, who clearly guessed it but pretended not to know.

"I didn't expect it to be you, brother... Long time no see..."

Leone awkwardly greeted Koizumi, wondering if he might hold a grudge.

In short, no matter whether the other person is the kind of person who holds grudges, it will never go wrong to say hello.

This would ease the awkwardness a little bit on his side, but there was no other way, Leona was too embarrassed to pretend not to see it.

Reimu glanced at Koizumi, a hint of confusion crossing her face. What? Could it be someone Koizumi knew?

"Your acquaintance in the imperial capital?" Unable to resist her curiosity, Reimu had to ask.

Rolling his eyes at Reimu, Koizumi replied with a sullen look.

"If you can still pretend nothing happened after being defrauded of your money, then you can be considered an acquaintance."

"..." Lingmeng's mouth twitched fiercely. Okay, she roughly knew who the other person was.

After all, Gu Quan, himself, and Qin Xin had only stayed in the imperial capital for less than two days, and the act of defrauding money had only happened to Gu Quan once, so... was this the guy who stole Gu Quan's money?

Even Reimu felt a little uneasy when she thought about this matter, after all, the money on Koizumi was earned by herself.

If Reimu is asked to pretend that the whole thing never happened, it is probably impossible, after all, Reimu is so greedy for money.

"...So...this woman is the one who stole your money."

As she said this, Reimu looked at Leona with some hostility, not only because Leona had stolen money, but also because his style as one of the [NIGHT RAID] killers was so bad. If it was just an assassination of a high-ranking official in the imperial capital, then it would be a problem between countries and she had no right to say anything, but stealing other people's property was no small matter.

Especially for those who have just arrived in the imperial capital, if all their money is stolen, they will have to live in the wilderness, and they may even be caught by the imperial capital police for eating and dashing and go to jail.

This behavior is nothing if you look at it from a small perspective, but if you look at it from a big perspective, it is no longer a small problem!

Just because of this one action, Reimu and Koizumi's favorable impression of [NIGHTRAID] dropped significantly.

Qin Xin is fine, she is a (pseudo) three-no girl, so she doesn’t express her affection that obviously.

Najeshitan also noticed the problem. Before they even started talking, people's impression of her had already declined.

Even Najeshitan couldn't help but glare at Leone. It seemed that she should restrain her subordinates' behavior.

"I'm sorry, Leone, as the boss of Night Raid, I apologize to you for what you did to me. I will promptly pay you the corresponding compensation... How about we discuss cooperation first?"

Najeshitan attaches more importance to the transaction. After all, Reimu's amulet is of great help to [NIGHTRAID] and the Revolutionary Army. With Reimu's help, [NIGHTRAID] and the Revolutionary Army will definitely become much stronger.

Therefore, Najeshitan felt it necessary to discuss the transaction first. Otherwise, if she kept worrying about the money being stolen by Leone, there would probably be no need to discuss it at all. Reimu directly refused to cooperate.

After all, Reimu didn't know at first that Leona was the one who stole Koizumi's money. Now that she knows, she has a reason to regret it.

If you have no reason to regret, you still have the right to blame Reimu, but if you have reason to regret, you have no reason to blame her.

Reimu's gaze turned to Koizumi. She had no interest in discussing a deal.

"I have no objection to your request."

Koizumi nodded. Although he felt a little unhappy, his eyes were still fixed on Najeshita.

"Then please tell me. We can use Reimu's amulet as a condition for the transaction. So what can you give us as a condition for the transaction?"

Koizumi's eyes gleamed as he spoke. While he could cooperate with Night Raid and the Revolutionary Army, agreeing so easily would make him appear too submissive. He also didn't know how strong Night Raid was, so what if their strength put him at risk?

Knowing nothing about Night Raid, Koizumi must be extremely cautious.

Chapter 61 Negotiating Conditions

"Then please tell me. We can use Reimu's amulet as a condition for the transaction. So what can you give us as a condition for the transaction?"

Najeshita fell silent briefly after hearing Koizumi's question. She understood what Koizumi meant.

If Reimu's amulet could really be of great use, the so-called monetary reward alone would not be enough to justify it.

So what I need to give is a reward that is equal to this, but I don’t know...

Najeshitan didn't know what Koizumi wanted, so she needed to ask.

If [NIGHTRAID] or the Revolutionary Army can't afford what Koizumi needs, then we'll need to plan a little further, perhaps using other rewards as collateral.

"Then, could you please tell me what kind of reward you would like? Since you specifically mentioned it, it shouldn't be monetary compensation..." Najeshitan said slowly, gazing at Koizumi in front of her.

No money required! How is that possible?! Reimu protested, but Koizumi grabbed her.

Although Koizumi usually wouldn't interfere with what Reimu was up to, this was different...

With the Revolutionary Army and Night Raid providing intelligence, Koizumi couldn't just give up.

As long as he had the information, Koizumi would be able to quickly find out where the distortion of this singularity was, and then he could quickly resolve the distortion and return to Chaldea. Koizumi didn't want to stay in such a place for too long; it was a complete waste of time.

Therefore, Koizumi couldn't let Reimu say that just money would be enough.

"In the name of the Command Seal! Shut up Reimu!"

A blood-red Command Seal burst out with dazzling light, and the veins on Reimu's forehead suddenly popped up and her mouth quickly closed.

If it weren't for the fact that you're my Master and we're talking about serious business, I would definitely kick you to death right now!

Also, the Command Spell is so important with only three strokes, yet you actually used it on such a boring thing!

Of course, if Koizumi heard what Reimu was thinking, he would probably say that replying once a day is not that important!

Apart from its powerful function of increasing the Servants' strength and allowing them to transfer space... it seems to have no other use. There is no need to fight now, and there are still two strokes left. Besides, Koizumi is not going to let the other party control him, so naturally he doesn't care much about the Command Spells. After all, he only used one stroke, and the next two people can just use one stroke each.

"If possible, I'd like a copy of the detailed intelligence about this empire and other countries from the Revolutionary Army. You have to give me a copy every time there's new intelligence. As long as we have this information, we can continue to provide you with amulets, and we absolutely guarantee the quality. How about that?" Ignoring Reimu's dissatisfaction, Koizumi raised the corners of his mouth slightly and spoke.

Najeshita was slightly taken aback. Koizumi wanted information, but what did he want it for?

Najeshitan didn't know much about Koizumi, and she only heard a little about the shrine maiden Reimu from Leone and others. She seemed to be a greedy person who liked to live a leisurely life.

Qin Xin, who had remained silent, liked to wear a mask. It was said that he used the expression on the mask to express his emotions.

Koizumi's presence is relatively weak compared to the other two, so many people don't know much about him.

Leone, who had drunk with Koizumi before, had a rough idea of ​​what Koizumi's personality was like. He tended to say things when drunk that he wouldn't normally say. Isn't it common to say that the truth comes out when drunk?

Therefore, Najeshitan heard about Koizumi's personality from Leone.

However, Leone himself was only trying to guess at Koizumi's personality, so it was basically all based on guesswork.

Therefore, Najeshitan roughly guessed that Koizumi was not an ambitious person and valued Reimu and others more.

But why, why does Koizumi want the Revolutionary Army to provide intelligence on other countries? Is he planning to do something to them? Or is he trying to expand the amulet business worldwide? This would be a great opportunity to make a fortune.

However, this is just speculation after all, so Najeshitan still needs to ask more questions herself.

"Could you please tell me why Mr. Koizumi needs the Revolutionary Army to provide intelligence on other countries, including the Empire?"

Najeshitan frowned slightly, her tone solemn. If it was just money, it wouldn't be a big deal. What the other party wanted was for the revolutionary army to share intelligence with them. This matter already concerned the upper echelons, so how could she make the decision casually?

Although Najeshita is still valued by the Revolutionary Army, she does not dare to make decisions on such matters.

If I can't get to the bottom of this here, I'll probably have to go back and report directly to my superiors.

It would have taken a lot of time, but fortunately, a prop sent from the upper level could be used to report directly to the Revolutionary Army Headquarters, which also saved the time originally needed to go to the Revolutionary Army Headquarters.

"... This... I'm sorry I can't tell you!"

There's no way around it. If possible, Koizumi would definitely say it, but he's not sure if the Revolutionary Army is the center of the distortion.

If the revolutionary army is the center of distortion, then isn't that like walking into a wolf's den?

Therefore, no matter where he was, Koizumi had to keep a hand, or at least not let anyone know his purpose.

Najeshitan couldn't help but cover her forehead. Well, it was just as she imagined. The other party didn't intend to say it out loud.

If the other party does this, it will be difficult for us.

It seems that I can only discuss it with the higher-ups of the revolutionary army and try my best to get their agreement.

Leone and the others said that the witch's ability was genuine, and she escaped unscathed from the attack of General Bud. Her strength was obvious. If she joined, the strength of the revolutionary army would definitely increase.

The two strongest men in the empire, Esdeath and Bud, are difficult for the Revolutionary Army to deal with no matter who they are.

Bud is a little better. You won’t come into contact with Bud unless you attack the imperial capital, but Esdeath is different.

If Reimu helps, then there will be a better chance of defeating Esdeath or Bud.

Therefore, Najeshitan believed that she needed to fight for the support of the upper echelons of the revolutionary army. After all, such a powerful person would be rejected by all forces, even if it cost some money to let her join. In business terms, the other party was worth the price.

Thinking of this, a hint of determination appeared in Najeshitan's eyes.

Chapter 62 Najeshitan's Conflict

Najeshitan left, having never imagined it would be so easy to convince Koizumi, Reimu, and the others.

Qin Xin's words were ignored by Najeshitan. After all, it seemed that Qin Xin herself had no opinions of her own and everything was decided by Gu Quan.