Mr. Gong is not only good at cooking

“So, sir, can you tell us your purpose now?” Brand asked.

"Well, I have no objection. I think Tatsumi should come with me too, since your companion is still in my restaurant."

As for your night raid, would you like to come to my restaurant? I'm a great cook, we can talk over a meal, and it would be best if you could invite your boss too.

Brand shook his head: "No, even if we're going to talk, it should be you who comes to our place to do so."

"Sigh, are you that wary of me? Well then, I personally have no objections. Please lead the way." Emiya Shirou knew Night Raid and the others quite well, so he wasn't worried about anything.

Tatsumi, however, said, "I want to see how my companions are doing now."

Having experienced today's events, he has gained some understanding of the darkness in the capital, and he is filled with confusion about his future.

I originally wanted to make a name for myself in the capital, but with the capital in such a mess, I'm doomed!

Leone grabbed Tatsumi by the collar: "Hey, buddy, don't be discouraged. Are you feeling lost and directionless? How about joining our Night Raid?"

"Ha! No! Don't pull me! You big...woman! You're the one who cheated me out of my money today!"

However, no matter how much Tatsumi struggled, Leone still smiled and carried him towards Mine and the others. Brand gestured to Shirou Emiya, "Your Excellency, please rest assured."

Emiya Shirou nodded and followed the group through the streets and alleys, finally stopping behind his restaurant.

???

Emiya Shirou was a little confused, then he saw Lubbock take out a key, open a small door next to him, and say to everyone, "Come in, it's not convenient to go to headquarters."

Emiya Shirou pointed to the next room: "Actually, my house is right next to your base..."

"what?!"

Finally, the group arrived at Shirou Emiya's restaurant.

"When did this restaurant get here?" Lubbock would return to his rental bookstore almost every now and then to check on things. This was the base where the Revolutionary Army and Night Raid members had settled and infiltrated the capital. They would usually set up a silken barrier around the base to detect enemies.

But he never knew that there was a restaurant next door.

"I remember there was a canvas shop next door, wasn't there? It was a canvas shop this morning, how did it turn into a restaurant tonight?"

Shirou Emiya didn't explain, but pointed to the dining table: "Sit down, everyone. Sit down and tell me, what would you like to eat?"

Brand shook his head: "No, thank you for your kindness, but we have already expressed our goodwill. We also hope that you can tell us your background. I can tell that you are also someone who is dissatisfied with the current empire."

"No, personally speaking, I don't really like getting involved in a country's affairs, and without your boss present, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to come up with the necessary decisions in this conversation."

Brand shook his head: "Your Excellency need not worry. Before leaving, the boss temporarily entrusted all authority to me. I can make any decision that is beneficial to the night raid on behalf of the boss."

Just then, Yu Meiren came down from the second floor with Riko and Meruet-chan, followed by Fou. "Shirou? You're back."

"Hmm, how are those two doing?"

Tatsumi immediately perked up his ears.

"The woman's condition is very bad, but her life is no longer in danger. After the man ate a meal, the red patches on his body disappeared, and it seems that he will recover soon. I asked Yui to temporarily open a medical room for them so that it will not affect us or the restaurant."

Emiya Shirou was captivated by Yu Meiren's understanding and thoughtfulness. "I must marry this woman!"

"That's good. Why did you all come down?"

"Oh, we have guests. Besides, I've been sleeping all afternoon, so I'm wide awake now." Riko, dressed in a maid outfit, led Meruet to the sofa next to the bookshelf and sat down.

Tatsumi asked anxiously, "I... Manager! May I go see my companion?"

Yu Meiren said, "They are all asleep, don't wake them."

"Don't worry! I definitely won't!"

"Then come with me." Yu Meiren led Tatsumi to the side of the kitchen. Only then did Shirou Emiya notice that there was a door next to the kitchen with a red cross symbol on it. It seemed that this was the room specially provided by Yui.

Emiya Shirou withdrew his gaze and then looked at Brand: "First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Emiya Shirou, my restaurant is called Grand Cooker, and I am a chef and space traveler. I am currently traveling in your space."

"Wait, a space traveler? What's that?" Mine had never heard of such a strange profession before.

Lubbock, the only one of noble birth among the group, said, "No way, you're not saying you're not from this universe, are you?"

As someone who is educated, well-read, and runs a book rental shop, he was able to understand what Shirou Emiya was saying.

"That's right, as you can see, everyone in our restaurant comes from another universe."

I enjoy making friends from all universes. I'm happy to be friends with anyone I consider a good person, and I think Tatsumi is quite good. I also know a fair bit about your Night Raid.

You can think I'm just being impulsive, that I'm very interested in the purpose of your night raid, but I also want to point out that your chances of success are actually very slim.

This country cannot be changed simply by killing a minister; you are fundamentally wrong.

And I am willing to offer my help; I will use my experience to show you how to build a truly happy and prosperous nation.

"You think you can take me?" Mine scoffed.

"Of course, I have traversed countless universes and witnessed the destruction of universes, the disappearance of galaxies, and the extinction of stars."

I've witnessed countless regimes, millions of times more powerful than yours, vanish overnight. No one understands this better than me.

Emiya Shirou crossed his legs, leaned back on the sofa, and smiled: "Admittedly, all of you Night Raid members are talented, but that's all. You only have talent in assassination, but you don't have talent in command, much less the talent to govern a superpower."

This might be right for you—

Shirou Emiya took a book from the bookshelf with the words "The Avengers" written on it in large letters.

Ah, the second update, exactly at 2 AM. I'll keep trying tomorrow and aim for a little more! Let's get started!

Also, please give me some support, I'm so humble...

Chapter Thirty-One: None of you are qualified to be masters.

The group of people on Night Raid looked at the book in Shirou Emiya's hand with confusion.

Emiya Shirou paused for a moment, then asked, "What's with those expressions?"

Then Shirou Emiya glanced at the manga in his hand.

"Oh, sorry. I picked up the wrong book. This one isn't suitable for you." Shirou Emiya calmly put the Avengers book back on the shelf and took out another book.

Then the group of people looked even more confused.

The book's cover bears the bold title: "Bruce Wayne and His Bat Family".

Tatsumi asked, puzzled, "Manager, what's this?"

Emiya Shirou opened the book, inside which was a Blu-ray disc.

"It's inconvenient for you to read books right now, so let's just watch videos instead." Shirou Emiya stood up and turned on the TV amidst the bewildered stares of the group.

"Shirou, stop!" Riko tried to stop him, but it was too late.

"Ah~ Ah~ Ah~ Xia Yan~"

Emiya Shirou was dumbfounded.

The group was completely dumbfounded by the night raid.

Meluet covered her eyes.

Riko prepared to sneak away.

Only Yu Meiren asked curiously, "What are they doing? Why aren't they dressed properly?"

Shirou Emiya hurriedly switched the signal source to Blu-ray, then casually inserted the disc into the optical drive.

Leone asked uncertainly, "Just now, that was... right? Which company was it? How did they do that?"

"What is this? Is it some kind of Imperial Arm? Can it monitor other people's movements?" Mine asked.

For a group of people who don't know what television or games are, this thing is really inexplicable.

For Yu Meiren, who was so innocent that she barely even knew anything about kissing, it was even more difficult.

How should Emiya Shirou explain to Yu Meiren that what they did was even more sophisticated than kissing?

So he wisely chose to pretend he didn't hear and continued his charade.

"Through this video, you should be able to understand how people similar to you do things in other universes."

Emiya Shirou picked up the remote and turned up the volume, then continued his introduction, saying, "Gotham City is a metropolis in the world's most powerful country, and its economy has consistently ranked among the top five."

But this city, like your capital, is a den of iniquity, rife with crime and filth. At the top, the Court of Owls controls the entire city; in the middle, the major gangs operate; and at the bottom, the gangs' henchmen are the underlings.

Bruce Wayne's Wayne family is the light of the city, and they've always been at odds with the Court of Owls. Doesn't it look like a minister and a revolutionary army?

The combination of Shirou Emiya's unlock and the video, along with the perfectly timed background music, made the Night Raid group, including Tatsumi, thoroughly enjoy the show.

"However, it would be too difficult for the Wayne family alone to resist the Owl Association. Therefore, the current head of the Wayne family, Bruce Wayne, chose to cooperate with the people of Gotham City who are on the side of good."

Catwoman, Robin, Commissioner Gordon—these people form the Bat-Family. They're like you, Night Raiders. By day, they're respectable young masters, millionaires, law enforcers, and thieves. But at night, they don their costumes and become superheroes.

Fighting crime, stopping evil, and saving their city—to this day, Bruce Wayne, embodied as the Dark Knight, continues to battle the deepest and darkest evils in Gotham, and Gotham City is gradually becoming less dark thanks to his crime-fighting efforts.

All of this was built upon Bruce Wayne's exceptional intelligence, substantial wealth, and unwavering will, and at a deeper level, on the nation's most fundamental system.

Bruce Wayne has a hundred, a thousand ways to wipe away the evil, crime, and corruption in this city if he wanted to, but he prefers to instill fear in criminals through sheer deterrence.

Bruce Wayne is a madman who adheres to a no-kill policy. This policy would be more effective in other cities, but it doesn't apply in Gotham City unless there is a more advanced criminal law that can solve the problem once and for all.

Of course, Bruce Wayne's set of rules, combined with killing criminals, is suitable for your night raids, but that's not enough.

As I just said, you are only suited to this one path; you are not suited to changing the country.

To change a country, you need a system.

"System?" Brand felt like he had grasped something, but he was still a little confused.

"Yes, the system."

As the video finished playing, Shirou Emiya took out the disc and said, "I know something about the Empire. It's a country with a system comparable to the medieval system in my world, but you have already sprouted the seeds of capitalism and democracy, and even have a bit of a communist flavor."

A whole bunch of technical terms left the assassins completely bewildered. Although they didn't understand what Shirou Emiya was talking about, they just felt that he was incredibly impressive.

Indeed, if you talk about these things with a group of people who are not too far apart in terms of generation, they will think you are a god.

Emiya Shirou said, “In my world, there is a country that, like your empire, was glorious for centuries. But in the end, it became stagnant, its rulers were short-sighted, its rule was corrupt and autocratic, and the people suffered. Finally, it was invaded by foreign powers and fell into a semi-feudal and semi-colonial state. It was almost wiped out, even worse than your empire.”

Tatsumi asked, "Has this country perished?"

Leone also said, "A country like this will eventually fall apart. If the empire cannot withstand the invasion of foreign races, it will also be disintegrated."

Brand listened more carefully: "In the end, did they also change the country's system and rise again?"

Emiya Shirou nodded and said, "Yes, under the leadership of a group of great people, this country set sail and, after 100 years of hard work, finally became a superpower in my world, achieving the goal of enabling its people to live and work in peace and contentment, and everyone to be happy and healthy. Even now, the country's progress has not stopped, because they want to achieve the great rejuvenation of the nation. Their goal is that one day, they will plant their red flag all over the stars and the sea."

The group that launched the night raid immediately showed expressions of longing.

Mine asked hesitantly, "Do they discriminate against ethnic minorities?"

"No, this country has nearly dozens of ethnic groups, with the main ethnic group numbering over a billion, while the minority ethnic groups number only a few hundred million. However, this country treats all ethnic groups equally, and even now it is working hard to narrow the gap between the minority ethnic groups and the main ethnic group!"

"Can people in the countryside also live a good life?" Tazumi asked.

"Of course! Although some very remote and impoverished areas of that country have not yet achieved electrification and modernization, the vast majority of rural people like Tatsumi are able to live comfortably, their children can receive an education, and their adults have jobs. Even if they don't have jobs, they can still support themselves and their families on their own land."

Brand also asked, "Is the military corrupt? Is it a den of snakes and rats, where only bribery can get you ahead?"

"Of course not! Their army is called the People's Liberation Army, and wherever there is trouble, it is always the soldiers who rush to the front! In that country, it is the norm for the military and the people to be as close as family."

Riko brought a bottle of purified water from the kitchen to the group of people. Emiya Shirou drank it all in one gulp and continued, "Whether a country can prosper or not depends on its system and policies. The rulers cannot be aloof and must always remember one thing—come from the people and go to the people."

The ruler of that country could even eat with people from villages poorer than Tatsumi's without any prejudice, showing them warmth and concern, truly embodying the spirit of being approachable.

Even local rulers devoted themselves to the people. One ruler of a small county even died of illness while on duty, and was hailed as a public servant.

At the same time, it was confirmed that education is an essential part of the system and policies. Children are the future of the country, and this statement will never be outdated.

Politics is a complex thing, and I can't go into too much detail for you right now. I can only offer you a future perspective.

Your empire was quite similar to that country for a period of time, so I personally believe that adopting this system is feasible for you.

After finishing his charade, Shirou Emiya looked at the expressions of the Night Raid elites with satisfaction.

It was all shock, longing, emotion, and excitement.

To deepen this feeling, Shirou Emiya even had Yui provide a heavily modified video, which, in just ten minutes, recounted the country's path to great revival from the corrupt imperial era all the way to the centenary of its founding.

The response was outstanding.

Brand even couldn't resist the urge to drag Shirou Emiya to the Revolutionary Army headquarters and have him show the video to the Revolutionary Army.

This is the ultimate goal that they want to strive for!

Brand said with great emotion, "If the Empire can end up like this, then I wouldn't mind giving my life for it!"