Mr. Gong is not only good at cooking

"Yu, that should be it."

Emiya Shirou pointed to a tightly closed gate behind the manor castle. Unsurprisingly, this was the place this family used to abuse outsiders.

"Where is this?" Yu Meiren and Shirou Emiya hid in the bushes of the manor, looking at the dark warehouse and the burly private soldiers standing guard outside.

Yu Meiren wrinkled her nose and then said, "There's a faint smell of blood coming from inside. What's going on?"

"Yes, this is the place. The daughter of this family, the young lady from earlier, has a penchant for luring country folk who come to the capital to make a living to her home and then torturing them to death."

Tatsumi was indeed one of them; earlier, two of his companions had also fallen into enemy hands.

Yu Meiren nodded absentmindedly.

She had always found it strange that if Shirou Emiya wasn't lying to her, then his restaurant had only opened a month and a half ago. Where did he hear all these stories about his customers?

Or is this a secret that only the store manager knows?

"Let's go, Yu, let's go in and see if Tatsumi's two friends can be saved. As long as they're not dead, it's fine."

"Ah."

Yu Meiren withdrew her question, then watched as Emiya Shirou projected a bow and simultaneously fired two arrows, blowing the heads off all the private soldiers guarding the gate.

Meanwhile, in the other direction, a handsome man with green hair and green clothes was watching their actions with surprise.

"Oh no, are we going to be outmaneuvered? Who are they?!"

First update! I'm resuming 10,000 words today, and I'll try to finish it before 2 PM.

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Chapter Thirty: Nobody knows how to fool people better than me.

The green-haired boy was Lubbock, a member of Night Raid.

According to the original plan, they were to carry out the assassination of the family in a night raid tomorrow night. Tonight, he would conduct a final reconnaissance before the mission, and any changes should be reported in a timely manner.

"Whose side is this?" Lubbock was a little confused. Logically speaking, such courage should usually be transferred directly from the Revolutionary Army to their Night Raid leader, Najenda, and then distributed by Najenda to Night Raid.

There shouldn't be any situation where this kind of task is handed over to other organizations at all.

Could this be just a personal action by these two individuals?

"Tsk, we still have to stop them! Otherwise we won't get our payment!"

After much deliberation, Lubbock decided to stop these two righteous individuals who had appeared out of nowhere.

So he took out a communication device and began contacting the night raider.

"Lubbock".

"Brand, our mission has been stolen."

In the woods near the manor, Brand wondered if he had misheard: "Someone's stealing our order?"

This remark caught the attention of all the Night Raid members, and Akame suddenly felt that the meat in her hand no longer tasted good.

"Bryan, what's going on? Is it a coordination problem at headquarters or a staff oversight?" Leone asked.

"It's still unclear. We don't know their purpose or strength, and I don't dare let Lubbock rush forward to stop them."

“Hey! What are we waiting for? Let’s go stop them!” Leone suggested.

“Indeed, it’s not far from here to that manor; it only takes us a few minutes to get there. Let’s hope there are no complications,” Brand agreed with Leone’s suggestion.

"Everyone, get ready, the mission is ahead of schedule!"

"Yes!"

Inside the manor, Shirou Emiya calmed himself down a bit. After all, it was his first time killing someone, and even though he knew the killers weren't good people, he still felt a bit uneasy.

Yu Meiren tiptoed and patted his head, saying softly, "Take a deep breath and think of something happy."

"It's alright, let's go inside."

Emiya Shirou put away his bow, walked to the corpses, took the warehouse key from their bodies, and then said to Yu Meiren, "You stand guard at the door for me while I go in and check."

"Mmm," Yu Meiren nodded obediently, then leaned against the door and gazed at the waning moon in the sky.

Emiya Shirou projected a flashlight, and as soon as he turned it on, he felt nauseous.

The entire warehouse was filled with dead bodies, dead bodies, and dead bodies in all sorts of gruesome states.

A nauseating, putrid stench mixed with a strong smell of blood filled the entire space.

Seeing this scene for the first time, Shirou Emiya felt like vomiting. Although he had worked in a slaughterhouse in his past life, this feeling was different. Because these weren't animals, not beasts, they were people.

He suppressed his discomfort and searched around with his flashlight until he finally saw a naked girl covered in wounds, with a small white flower pinned to her right side.

Her chest was rising and falling very faintly; you couldn't even hear her breathing unless you got close.

"You...you...beasts, are you going to start...torturing...Saya again...?"

From the other side of the dungeon, a weak voice came from a boy who was also naked, his body covered with red spots.

"No, I'm here to save you."

Emiya Shirou projected a clean white towel, then projected Ganjiang, which cut the chains binding the girl, lifted her up with the towel, and finally slashed the metal lock on the underground cell. He then threw out another towel to cover the boy's body.

"Yu, come in and lend a hand."

"Shirou, someone's here."

Emiya Shirou and Yu Meiren spoke at the same time.

"Who? Is it someone from this manor?" Then Shirou Emiya saw it.

Beneath the crimson waning moon, there are countless threads.

Above the silk thread stood six figures.

Some were dressed in sailor uniforms and held a samurai sword.

Some were wearing long dresses and holding a huge pair of scissors.

Some were dressed in cute dresses and carrying a shooting weapon.

Some wore heavy armor and carried a long spear on their backs.

Some of them were holding silk threads in their hands.

Some of them had animal ears on their heads.

"A night raid? They've come tonight already?"

Emiya Shirou carried the girl's body and walked out of the warehouse with Yu Meiren. The girl with long black hair, dressed in a black sailor uniform, leaped and landed steadily in front of the two of them, while the Gundam in white armor followed closely behind, landing heavily.

"Leone, Hill, carry out the mission! Akame and I will hold them off!"

"Yes!" "Hmm!"

The two nodded, then quickly ran into the castle to begin carrying out the assassination plan.

“Gentlemen, if you only want to rescue your companion, we can let you leave,” Brand said, looking at Shirou Emiya.

"No, I think you guys in the night raid have misunderstood. Our goal is actually the same as yours."

No, to be more specific, it's more complete than yours.

Brand asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"Let's not talk about that now. How about I have my companion take these two wounded people back for treatment? I'm sure you've all seen it. If we delay any longer, they might really die."

Akame hesitated and turned to look at Brand.

“Okay, but you have to stay,” Brand said after a moment of silence.

"Shirou, I'll stay. You take them back. Your cooking is much better than mine," Yu Meiren gently tugged at Emiya Shirou.

Emiya Shirou smiled and said, "No need, you can go back. I know them better. I'll stay and negotiate."

"Okay, be careful."

Yu Meiren caught the girl Shirou Emiya was holding, and then vanished from everyone's sight in a flash.

"What! What kind of Imperial Arm is this?!" Brand was stunned by the disappearance of Yu Meiren.

"You are Imperial Arms users?" Akame asked in confusion.

"No, I am not a Teigu user, nor are my companions. I would rather sit down and talk to you about our origins, especially with your boss, Najenda."

A hint of wariness flashed across Brand's handsome face beneath his mask: "You even know about the boss? This kind of information isn't something just two ordinary people could know."

While the group was talking, the assassination at the castle was over. From another direction, several private soldiers could be seen running towards the warehouse with their young lady. Behind them was Tatsumi, who was responsible for covering their retreat.

When they saw a group of people standing outside the warehouse, they immediately prepared to change direction and escape, but Mine, who was sniping from the air, shot them all in the head.

For a moment, only the young lady, who was being tightly protected by Tatsumi, remained on the scene.

"Miss Aria, please rest assured! I will definitely protect you!" Tatsumi drew his greatsword and shouted, "Who are you people?! You don't even spare innocent people?!"

"innocent?"

Emiya Shirou chuckled.

Tatsumi heard a familiar voice, turned around, and immediately froze.

"You, aren't you that kind boss from this morning?! Why did you do this?!"

Emiya Shirou pointed to the wide-open warehouse behind him: "Young man, you can go in and see the cruelty and darkness of the capital. After you've seen it, tell me whether they are innocent?"

Deep in the forest, Leone and Hill emerged and surrounded Tatsumi and Lady Aria.

Yes, this young lady is also called Aria.

Leone had obviously heard Tatsumi's words as well. She no longer had the same playful attitude she had towards Tatsumi before, and said seriously, "Everyone here has the blood of innocent people on their hands."

This family had a penchant for deceiving outsiders, luring them here, and then subjecting them to their own whims of torture until they died a agonizing death.

Tatsumi incredulously bypassed Lady Aria and entered the warehouse, where he saw the cruel scene inside by the moonlight.

"This... how could this be... all of these people were... "

"No way!! Tatsumi, you have to believe me! I know nothing about these things!!" Aria began to argue.

Emiya Shirou sneered, "Tatsumi, didn't you say this morning that you and your companions were separated because you encountered bandits, and that you still haven't been able to contact them?"

Tatsumi nodded blankly.

"They actually arrived in the capital a day earlier than you. On the way, this woman struck up a conversation with them just like she did with you, using the same sweet talk to trick them into coming here."

"What! Sayo! Iyeas!" The Tazumi were dumbfounded.

"When I found them, the girl was barely breathing, and the boy had already contracted Albedo."

Tatsumi stared blankly at Shirou Emiya: "Where are they?"

"Don't worry, I arrived just in time. They can still be saved. I had my companion take them to my restaurant."

But even so, there's nothing I can do about the rest of Curry; they're all dead.

So, Tatsumi, do you still believe they are innocent?

Tatsumi immediately looked up at Aria, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

"Tatsumi, wait! I really don't know! These things have nothing to do with me! Yes! My parents did it all behind my back! The servants in the house kept it from me too! You have to believe me! I saved you!"

Emiya Shirou projected a sword called Bakuye and threw it in front of Tatsumi: "Tatsumi, I believe you know what to do."

Emiya Shirou's action immediately caught the attention of Night Raid and the others.

Brand thought that Shirou Emiya was a kind of Imperial Arm, but he didn't know what type it was.

Tatsumi silently bent down and pulled out the Moye sword that was stuck upside down in the ground, and walked step by step toward Lady Aria.

"Tatsumi...no...you have to believe me..."

However, Tatsumi raised his sword high without saying a word and swung it down heavily.

"Pfft-"

He cut the wicked woman, whose face still bore the mark of fear, in two with a single stroke of his sword.

"Is this the capital?" Tatsumi's Moye gradually disappeared, unsure of what to do next.

Leone, standing to the side, nodded approvingly: "Hmm, he's a good prospect. He might become our companion!"

Brand breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that the entire family had been killed. He then worried that Shirou Emiya might have other accomplices hiding in the shadows, attempting to sabotage or interfere with the mission.