Starting with Fireflies, Speedrun the World

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Esdeath glanced at the girl before her, not noticing no other person, and couldn't help but smile sarcastically. Even in her current state, Najenda still didn't dare come in person.

ridiculous......

Although she didn't know what would happen next, Esdeath didn't care.

At worst, it will be death.

The strong determine the fate of the weak; if she fails, she becomes weak...

Even death is normal. The weak have no right to decide their own fate. If you want to control your fate, you have to become stronger than anyone else.

Esdeath was somewhat surprised that the girl in front of her did not seem to be afraid of her. Instead, she walked up to her and squatted down.

"Um... General Esdeath, the law of the jungle... the strong dominate the weak, you said that, right?"

Clara hugged her cheeks, her voice soft and sweet, but what she said surprised Esdeath.

What does this little guy mean...?

"Okay, so what do you want to say?!"

Although she had doubts, Esdeath did not deny what she had said.

After all, that's just how the world is.

"So now that Clara is the winner, can she decide your fate?"

"?"

Esdeath was about to say something when, in the next moment... Schwarz appeared behind Clara.

Looking at the familiar mechanical creation before her, Esdeath suddenly realized that the steel mechanical creature that had defeated her was actually the Teigu of the little girl in front of her.

This is really hard to accept!

I was actually defeated by a girl like that.

"So that's how it is. I never expected to be defeated by your Imperial Arms. The strong decide the fate of the weak. What are you going to do... I have nothing to say..."

Having understood the situation, Esdeath no longer took Clara's seemingly cowardly appearance seriously.

Teigu is part of Teigu users, and Schwarz's strength also represents Clara's strength, so she has nothing to be angry about losing to the little girl in front of her.

For Esdeath, there is no right or wrong in this world, only strength and weakness.

Weakness is the original sin; this is what her father taught her from childhood.

Especially after she returned from hunting and discovered that her entire tribe had been wiped out by a northern tribe, she became even more convinced that the only way to survive was to become strong.

Any painful experience can only be attributed to one's own weakness.

Even if Clara killed her now, she wouldn't hold a grudge, since she was simply no match for Clara.

The weak deserve to be bullied or even killed by the strong. Those dangerous species, humans, and hundreds of thousands of alien races that she killed were weak, so they deserved to be killed by her.

The same applies to being killed by someone else.

Because of weakness...

"Really? In that case... General Esdeath, would you like to be Clara's pet?"

Clara seemed to have been waiting for this sentence. She reached out her small hand and placed it on Esdeath's head, uttering a sentence that surprised Esdeath completely, as if she were patting a dog's head.

Subduing this sadistic queen in front of her is no easy task; it was a decision Clara had considered many times.

Although I felt a little out of place, a sense of anticipation also arose in my heart.

Wouldn't it be interesting to let a queen like Esdeath experience what she often does to others?

"you……"

Upon hearing this, Esdeath was stunned, and when she tried to do something, she found that she had lost the ability to resist.

This little girl dared to talk to her like that; she was truly audacious. But she quickly calmed down, which is one of the fates of the loser.

Esdeath had never imagined she would encounter such a thing; she was always the one who made others grovel before her like dogs, licking her boots.

The cycle of karma has come full circle, and today it has turned to me.

"Think it over carefully, General Esdeath. If you die, you have nothing left. As long as you live, you still have a chance to become stronger and then take revenge."

"Clara can ask Mr. Schwarzroth to be ready to challenge you anytime, how about that?"

The girl didn't mind Esdeath challenging her again; having lost the first time, there was even less chance of her beating Swallow next time.

So it doesn't matter, let's use this as a condition.

As long as Esdeath has a battlefield to hunt and fight on, she doesn't care who she serves.

She was no loyal subject of the empire.

She joined the Empire simply because it happened to provide her with a battlefield and a platform for killing.

These are not things that cannot be provided...

Chapter 57 The Harmony of Star God Hippe

"You're not going to kill me?"

Esdeath ignored Clara's insults and simply looked up, staring coldly into the girl's eyes.

Judging from her tone, she wasn't planning to kill her; instead, she was giving herself a chance to try.

"If you agree, Clara won't let Mr. Schwarzlo kill you, as long as you promise..."

Clara withdrew her little hand, her tone very serious.

Although mechanical creations are available to assist, establishing a mechanical empire still requires a significant manpower. With Esdeath's help, things become much easier.

As for fighting and killing, even if you don't like it, you can't do without it.

Even in the final stages of an empire, after its collapse, there will always be ambitious individuals seizing territory and vying for supremacy. Moreover, there are numerous other ethnic regimes and Western nations...

The chaos that follows the fall of the empire will only intensify.

This is essential at the end of any great unified dynasty.

The Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and the separatist regimes in various regions at the end of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties all illustrate this point.

On the contrary, the original anime and manga depict the revolutionary army's establishment of a new country in a very simplistic way. How could the division of the various factions be so simple?

Only through true unification can we achieve this.

Not only this ancient civilization with a thousand-year history, but also the neighboring countries around the empire, the kingdoms to the west, the southern islands and the northern tundra.

Even the uncivilized island nations of the East could completely unify the world!

"Ah……"

She harbored no hatred for this humiliation; compared to the losers who fell into her hands, it meant nothing.

But the young girl in front of me is a bit too confident.

"If you're not planning to kill me, I hope you won't regret it later."

She acknowledged that the robot behind Clara was powerful, but instead of killing her now, she gave herself a chance. Hopefully, Clara won't regret it.

This defeat reignited Esdeath's desire to become stronger.

"So you agreed?"

"..."

Esdeath didn't want to admit it, but she didn't deny it either.

Although she was never afraid of death, she longed to become stronger and crush her formidable enemy. Not killing her immediately must have been the thing she regretted most.

And what happened before wasn't entirely unacceptable. When they defeat their opponent again, repaying them tenfold will only be more satisfying.

"If you don't say anything, Clara will take it as General Esdeath's agreement."

Clara reached out and patted Esdeath's head again, as if she were patting a dog's head.

She had no intention of seriously trying to win her over, because that was simply impossible; Esdeath's beliefs, ingrained since childhood, were not so easily changed.

In short, as long as she remains stronger than him, she won't be two-faced until she officially defeats Mr. Schwarz.

I will do as agreed.

Clara was certain of this, and besides, turning this sadistic female general into her pet seemed rather interesting.

"..."

Esdeath felt a little annoyed and uncomfortable with Clara's actions; she had never been treated like this before.

This attitude of treating her like a pet is undoubtedly very frustrating.

But she didn't resist; she simply remembered the feeling as motivation to work harder, and then, once she defeated the robot, she would definitely repay the little girl properly.

But that's for the future; what she's facing now is the situation she's in.

Just like Esdeath faced the foreign hero, the girl in front of her stretched out her feet in front of her.

What should I do with my dog?

"..."

...

"Oh dear, Clara, what have you done?"

After leaving the room, Clara patted her cheeks, feeling like she hadn't been herself just now.

It seems... it seems like I can't control it at all, it's become so strange.

It wasn't until after it was over that I realized how embarrassing it was, since I hadn't planned on going to this extent.

Esdeath wasn't broken; instead, she felt that she was the one who was broken.

Fortunately, Esdeath has been temporarily subdued and joined their ranks.

Although Esdeath is unstable and would backfire if her strength surpassed that of Mr. Schwarz, Mr. Schwarz will not give her that chance.