"By the way, do you have any empty space here?" Kaede suddenly said to Esdeath.
"Hm?" Esdeath was clearly stunned. She knew that in the past, whenever Kaede saw her, she would run away immediately; there was never any question of staying over.
"Of course there is." Esdeath smiled, a very happy smile. In that case, she wouldn't be so bored in the future, right?
Of course, this was also what Kaede wanted most. What she lacked most right now was close-quarters combat. Esdeath was indeed a very good opponent, one who could allow her to unleash all her strength, and also an opponent who could suppress her to the point where she couldn't lift her head!
Esdeath wanted to use Kaede to resolve her boredom, and perhaps she also had the idea of personally cultivating an opponent who could fight her. Kaede, on the other hand, really wanted to improve her close-quarters combat level by sparring with Esdeath.
It could be said that this was entirely a case of one willing to beat and the other willing to be beaten.
"You over there, stop watching and come out to arrange a room for her," Esdeath said to the Soldier over there.
"Yes! General!" the Soldier said respectfully. In their eyes, Esdeath was absolutely a general worthy of adoration! Although she was like a demon in the eyes of the enemy, in their hearts, Esdeath was like a god! The will of a god must be obeyed!
As for when they arrived, well, they had already arrived while they were battling. They thought another enemy had invaded, so some people even ran over without remembering to take their weapons.
Then they saw Kaede, and they were relieved.
As for Kaede, it was normal for her to be able to sneak in without them noticing, and it was also normal for Kaede and Esdeath to fight.
However, what was not normal was that this time, Kaede actually didn't think about running away, and the General seemed to have gotten serious!
Oh! She actually blocked General Esdeath's sword strike; Kaede seems to have become stronger!
Then, they heard Esdeath calling them.
Consequently, they immediately prepared a place for Kaede to stay! Without any delay!
And Kaede, staying here, did not expect that the Elite Group had also received another extremely dangerous mission!
...
On the side of the Elite Group, they had also completed this mission. The mission was very smooth, and there were no casualties.
"As expected, this is a bit more enjoyable!" Guy rubbed his stiff body and said. Having had so many opponents snatched away by Kaede, he was almost bored to tears!
"Hm?" Akame and Kurome looked at Guy simultaneously. Although it was indeed a bit more comfortable, they would rather not have it this way if it meant they could be with their sister!
"Uh." Guy was directly stared at by the Akame sisters until his scalp went numb.
"Alright, alright, spare that loose-mouthed bastard!" Cole walked over, rubbed Kurome and Akame's hair, and said.
"You're back?" Gozuki also walked out from the house.
"Where is sister?" Akame and Kurome felt something was wrong at this moment. Usually, Kaede would have already come out to welcome them.
"Oh, she has her own mission." Gozuki said, holding a cigarette between his index and middle fingers, after tapping off the ash.
"Mission? Sister is alone?" Both Kurome and Akame showed worry on their faces.
"What are you worried about? Even if I called you over, if it's an opponent she can't handle, it would be useless for you to go." Gozuki spoke without any mercy, saying directly, "Besides, you don't need to worry. This mission can be said to be a piece of cake for her; it's practically the same regardless of who does it. I just saw that she was too bored, so I let her take this mission."
"Sigh, that's good then!" Although it was a pity not to be able to see their sister, it was best that their sister was not in danger.
"Let's not talk about this. This time, you have a very important mission." Gozuki stubbed out his cigarette, his expression becoming serious.
Seeing Gozuki, who rarely leaves his cigarette, make such a gesture, the group from the Elite Group all showed surprise, and then immediately became serious.
"This time you are going abroad, to the land of Putora."
Just as Gozuki finished speaking, several people were shocked. Abroad? They hadn't been there before, right? Let alone doing a mission.
Gozuki ignored their shock and continued his explanation.
"Putora has been a place for long-distance caravans to stop for supplies since ancient times, located in the valley region northwest of the empire. Putora's terrain is treacherous; it has never been occupied by the northern or western peoples of the empire, and it still maintains its unique culture to this day. Putora is a barren rocky land that cannot be farmed; even if you worked hard to get it, it would have no value." As he spoke, Gozuki finally paused, looked at them, and then said again.
"However, that place has a long history and is the location of the royal mausoleum where ancient emperors were buried. The people of Putora probably respect that emperor very much, as they still offer him the gold and silver treasures they have earned through hard work to this day."
"It's a miracle it hasn't been grave-robbed." Green thought for a moment and said. After all, if it's been going on for so long, just how much gold and silver treasure must be in that mausoleum!
"There are tomb guardians there!" Gozuki's expression darkened.
"Bringing death to those who approach the royal mausoleum... Such tomb guardians are all people who use strange sorcery." As he spoke, Gozuki wanted to take another puff of his cigarette, but discovered that the ember had already been extinguished by him, so he just threw it aside.
"The next part is the main point."
"Recently there have been rumors that the gold and silver treasures offered in the royal mausoleum seem to have all been stolen from the empire, including Teigu whose whereabouts were unknown!"
"They specifically went to steal them?" Akame widened her eyes, a bit disbelieving.
"Yes. For this reason, the empire specifically sent investigators there, but they were all cruelly murdered, and their bodies were attached with messages saying 'Do not approach the royal mausoleum.' And that's not all..." As he spoke, Gozuki's expression became even darker, as if he were suppressing the anger in his heart.
"A few weeks later, the investigator's family was also [killed] in the same way." Gozuki paused, making the already heavy atmosphere even heavier.
"Killed in the Imperial Capital!"
Immediately, the eyes of the people in the Elite Group constricted. Akame widened her eyes even more and clenched her fists. They, they are unforgivable!
"Stealing other people's things, and then not allowing them to approach the royal mausoleum, they are thinking too highly of themselves!" Gozuki reached out, half-closing his eyes, looking at the assembled Elite Group members in front of him, with a cold expression on his face, and said, "All of you are to go to Putora to completely eradicate the tomb guardians, and while you're at it, take back all the treasures! This is your mission!"
"And it can further improve the empire's financial problems; this is a great achievement!"
"Understood! We will make them pay the price they deserve!" Akame clenched her fists. With the strongest sense of justice, she couldn't stand those Guys; they didn't even spare their families!
"Come to think of it, this was not originally your mission, but the Reinforcement Squad's mission." Gozuki added.
"Hm?" Kurome was stunned, her expression changing.
"But afterwards, an SOS signal was transmitted, so you are also the reinforcements for the Reinforcement Squad."
"Gin, Natala..." Kurome clenched her fists. Only now did she make up her mind.
"Well then, that's it. Here is the map to Putora. Set off now!" Gozuki said.
"Yes!"
Watching them leave one by one, Gozuki smiled, took out a flask from the side, and started drinking.
"In this case, our financial problems will indeed be improved. And that old Guy should really be unable to sit still. Originally, Kaede had already left, and those should be his beloved ones, right? Hmm, should I ask for them again?"
"Mmm, refreshing!" Gozuki, having taken a big gulp, smiled, looking as if he found it very interesting!
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