It wasn't at the waterfall last night, but rather it was discovered within the capital city.

Horse head.

Zhu Tian.

Suzuka.

And thorns.

The four corpses were hung at the execution ground in the city center. This place was originally used to publicly execute captured rebels and those who privately funded the rebels; it was a place the minister used to make an example of them to consolidate his rule. Now, the corpses of the four Rakshasa demons hanging there were like a mockery, a sharp slap in the minister's face.

"Damn night raid, how dare they kill my men whom I value so much..." Ernest bit his napkin hard, his reddened eyes brimming with tears. "Do you know how much money I spent on those guys?"

"Don't get so excited, or you might have a heart attack at the same time if your blood pressure goes too high."

A cold, slightly languid voice came through.

That was Esdeath. She sat at the other end of the long table, exuding a cold aura. Her long legs were crossed, and the curves of her calves were breathtakingly beautiful.

"General Esdeath, I do not have high blood pressure, nor do I have heart disease!!"

This is the umpteenth time Ernest has repeated this.

But Esdeath didn't care about any of that.

In her view, it was impossible for a minister to be so obese, with the excess fat in his body probably equal to the weight of an adult male, and he could not possibly be free of high blood pressure and heart disease; at most, he could only be suppressing them with certain medications.

Seeing Esdeath's indifferent attitude, Ernest's anger flared even more.

But he still didn't dare to get angry with this woman.

"Never mind, it's just a person, we can find another one."

Ernest, who had been in a state of grief and indignation, now seemed as if nothing had happened.

"However, the assassin organization's night raids have become increasingly brazen these past few days. First, they killed my relatives, then they caused an explosion, and now they've lured and killed my men... We can't let them continue like this, General Esdeath, this is for the safety of the capital."

Esdeath naturally understood Ernest's meaning.

“Don’t worry, that’s what I came here to talk about. I’ve already made all the arrangements.” Esdeath pulled down the brim of her military cap, obscuring her beautiful face, but her voice was filled with laughter. “A new organization has been established, called ‘Hunters,’ and will be directly under my command. They will not be under the orders of anyone other than me.”

"Is it reliable?" Ernest chewed on the raw meat again, making smacking noises.

"Hmph, don't underestimate me, Minister. Every member of the 'Hunter' must be a Teigu user. In this respect, your executioners are far inferior. Although they are quite strong, they were not chosen by the Teigu." Esdeath said coldly, "You are too naive to think that you can send four cyborgs to hunt down the Night Raid Squad."

"Don't get me wrong, the orders I gave those idiots were just to find clues about the night raid. Who knew they'd be so stupid as to fall into that kind of trap?" Ernest was furious just thinking about it.

But to be honest, you can't really blame the four demons.

After all, their primary job has always been to deal with Ernest's "stumbling blocks," not to hunt him down.

The targets they targeted almost always left this world that very night, so there was no need to hunt them down.

The main reason is that, misled by Lu Ye, Ma Tou thought he had found a way to catch the night raider.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, the four of them would be on guard in that situation.

The addition of "subjective initiative" led to the destruction of the four demons.

The difference is like this: someone leaves a banknote downstairs and tells you that if you get up early, you'll find it on the street. Of course, you won't believe it. But if you're going to the library to study and find money as soon as you walk downstairs, you'll think you're lucky.

Lu Ye was the one who put the money away.

That's why when the four Rakshasa demons encountered Akame, they thought they were just lucky.

"But now that everyone's dead, we need to bring in some new people, otherwise no one will be there to do things for me."

As Esdeath listened to Ernest's words, something suddenly occurred to her.

"By the way, I was thinking of asking about this before. Don't you have another man under you, that guy named Lu Ye? He seems to be the only one who survived. Didn't you investigate him?"

"Oh, him."

Ernest chewed the meat with gusto, wiped his blood-stained hands on the kneeling intelligence officer beside him, and then went to get some fruit.

“I investigated this guy long ago. Everyone else was killed, but he came back unharmed. That’s too suspicious,” the minister said. “He said he was able to come back because he was ostracized by others when he left the capital. To be honest, that really sounds like the style of those four. After all, whoever can bring back the head of the Night Raid can get a huge bounty.”

"You're just going to let him go like that?" Esdeath frowned.

“Hmph, how could I believe his one-sided story?” Ernest said. “This morning, after he returned to report on the situation, I used that on him, that herb you cultivated before, General Esdeath, that makes people tell the truth.”

"What?" Esdeath was taken aback.

Her eyes immediately sharpened, and even her tone turned cold.

"You actually used that on him!?"

"General Esdeath, why are you so angry?" Ernest asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Esdeath herself was stunned.

Indeed, Lu Ye and I only met once, so why should I get angry because of him?

This is illogical.

Just thinking about that face, and then about how he had already taken the juice of Manzisu, made her chest feel tight.

That's strange, why is that?

For no apparent reason, she thought of what the doctor had told her before.

—If thinking of him makes your chest hurt, maybe seeing him more often will make you feel better?

“But don’t worry,” Ernest didn’t pay much attention to Esdeath’s slight unease. “Do you know Dr. Fashion? He’s the one who used to do experiments in the Imperial Capital Garrison. He developed a lot of good things. He was the one who did the human modification of the Four Demon Rakshasa… But I think you probably don’t know about that.”

Chapter 219 Esdeath of the Key Path

“No, I know.” Esdeath said after regaining her composure, “Although he is not a Teigu user, his skills are quite good, so I also included him in the list of ‘Jackals’.”

How could she not know that research fanatic?

Of the poisonous flowers cultivated in Esdeath's back garden, at least half were collected by him.

"Is that so? To put it simply, I had Dr. Fashion dilute the herb's juice to reduce its effectiveness, which means I spared the kid's life. And although he killed Zank, he doesn't seem to know the whereabouts of 'Five Visions Omnipotent Observer.' And is it because of his recent excellent work performance that the security in the capital has improved a lot, and he's very popular with the citizens?"

"So that means he didn't suffer any serious side effects?" Esdeath asked.

"I think so, that's what Dr. Fashion says. At most, it'll just be a headache for a few days."

“Is that so…” Esdeath breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, I have an idea now, and I would appreciate your assistance, General."

"Oh?"

The minister lowered his voice, as if a viper were flicking its tongue.

After listening to Ernest's suggestion, Esdeath thought for a moment and then nodded.

"I'll do as you say, but I have one request."

"Tell me about it." Ernest waved his hand casually, picked up a new glass, and brought it to his lips.

However, he didn't really care.

After all, this was a woman only interested in killing and tormenting her opponents; her demands were nothing more than taking prisoners for interrogation or experimenting with new drugs...

"I want that man named Lu Ye."

"--puff!"

Suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of red wine.

The pressure of Ernest's jet was so great that the bright red liquid shot straight towards Esdeath's face.

Esdeath did not panic or dodge; she simply picked up her wine glass and took a small sip.

Suddenly, a transparent ice wall appeared in front of Esdeath.

The liquid that was spitting out from the minister's mouth was blocked instantly as it approached her.

"It tastes awful," Esdeath said, putting down her glass.

"Cough cough cough..."

The minister on the other side coughed for a while before he came to his senses.

He realized he had lost his composure.

Esdeath probably only valued Lu Ye because of his status as a Teigu user; she misunderstood.

But there's nothing we can do about it; after all, it's easy for people to have impure thoughts when they're sleeping on a woman's belly every day.

"Is it really necessary to make such a big reaction?" Esdeath said, displeased. "I'm a woman too, it's normal for me to find a man, isn't it?"

—I didn't misunderstand!

Ernest then remembered that Esdeath had indeed mentioned having thoughts of dating.

However, Ernest thought to himself that this matter had nothing to do with Esdeath at all, and since Esdeath's five conditions for finding a partner were too outrageous, he quickly put the matter out of his mind.

"I didn't expect you, General, to like men like that... who don't look that old."

"I've said it before, I want to find someone younger than me; I need to take the initiative."

"Alright... If the general is happy, I have no objection."

"Then it's settled. I'll go find him now."

Esdeath adjusted her military cap and stood up from her chair.

……

imperial capital.

On the bustling streets of the East District.

Today is a day off. Lu Ye is walking down the street with a beef patty in her hand.

The side quest has been successfully completed.

Yesterday, after killing the horse's head, Suzuka, who had been hiding, was also found.

Leone finally found her by her scent.

However, Suzuka's advantage was her high speed. When she was discovered, she did not fight back desperately, but seized the opportunity to escape.

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