Chapter 55 First meeting with Estes, 3 questions, 3 chapter answers
Chapter 55 When I first met Estes, 3 questions, 3 answers
What Najie Xitan said was right, Hill's death was just the beginning, when everyone in Night Attack was still immersed in the grief of losing their companions, a bigger crisis came quietly.
—Esdeath is back.
And as soon as he came back, he issued a vigorous and resolute countermeasure. First, he killed many civil officials who were opposed to the ministers, and then got rid of many villages that helped collect reserves.
This action severely suppressed the arrogance of the night attack.
"This is to lead out our trap."
Najie Xitan asserted: "Under the premise of knowing that it is a trap, I still have something to say to everyone. The civil servants killed at the moment are very capable and dare to resist the ministers who worry about the country, so we must protect them. OK!"
"To fight against the minister, right? I know!"
Clenching his fists tightly, Tatsumi said angrily, "Although I don't understand factional struggles, I'm very annoyed at stealing the name Night Raid!"
"Very good! Then it's decided!"
Najie Xitan raised her mechanical right fist and gave an order: "There are two groups of civil servant candidates who will be killed next time, one group of Chi Tong and Lubbock, one group of Tazmi and Brand, who are responsible for guarding them respectively! Is it! And the target this time is the dragon boat!"
"Oh!" xN
Obviously it was Boss who was talking about important tasks on stage, but two people didn't listen at all, one was Leonai whose eyes were wandering, and the other was Xiao Lin who noticed her strangeness.
When everyone left to do the mission, Leonai also quietly wanted to get out of the base.
"Where are you going, Leone?"
"...It's Kobayashi."
After being stopped, Leonai scratched his head carelessly and said in a perfunctory way: "They all have missions, I'm bored staying at the base, I want to go to the imperial capital to drink some wine. Hahaha, hahaha..."
"Leone, did no one tell you that you can't lie at all?"
Kobayashi showed contempt in her eyes, and said her real purpose: "Actually, I want to test Esdesh's strength. After all, she is the enemy who threatens the most at present. Yiyou's naive idea must be to take the opportunity to defeat her."
"Uh...was it exposed?"
"It's already been exposed."
Sighing helplessly, he tilted his head and said to her, "Let's go, let's go together."
"... Huh? Don't you think Xiaolin will stop me?" Leonai blinked in surprise.
"Aren't you the one who wouldn't go if you were stopped?"
"of course not!"
"That's useless! Let's go, go back early."
"I like Kobayashi the most!"
"Don't hug me suddenly!"
The two hugged each other towards the imperial capital.
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The imperial capital is bustling with people coming and going.
"Well, it's as lively as ever."
Esdeth walked leisurely on the street. Although her expression was relaxed and cheerful, her body was full of ominous killing intent, all of which meant that she acted alone as a bait to lure the assassin into the bait.
Unfortunately, no one showed up after two hours.
Estes was a little surprised that the other party could endure for so long, and wanted to make a more relaxed gesture to seduce the other party, so he came to a dessert shop.
"Give me a share..."
"Please bring me two signature desserts, thank you!"
Before she could finish speaking, someone next to her spoke first.
Seeing the sudden insertion of the customer and Esdeth in military uniform, the shopkeeper looked at them in bewilderment.
Seeing that Estes just nodded expressionlessly and was not angry, he quickly prepared two signature desserts and handed them to the intruder, wanting him to leave quickly.
"Guest, two desserts for you."
"Thank you. But please give one of them to the person next to me."
Standing beside him was Estes.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a while, unable to understand his purpose of doing so.Estes also narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the strange boy in front of him with interest.
And he just smiled slightly:
"It's just that I want to invite General Esdes to have dessert."
"you know me?"
"Of course. The famous General Esdes, I think there is no one in the capital who doesn't know you."
"Oh, interesting."
Estes became more interested in him, and simply took the dessert from the store, and then sat on the resting seat beside the store.
Take a sip and your eyes will shine.
"Really delicious."
"Right, every time I come here, I will buy one."
"Humph."
Seeing that he was too familiar, Estes threatened: "In the past, people who were rude to me would be taken back to the torture room to be executed, but for some reason you exude a certain aura that makes me want to get close, But this is not the capital you rely on.
My patience is limited, if you have anything to say, speak up quickly.It is impossible to bribe me to become an officer, let me start as a soldier. "
"No, no, you won't use desserts for bribes."
He complained softly, explaining his purpose: "I just want to chat with you."
"to chat with?"
Estes paused and was very surprised by his words: "Aren't you afraid of me?"
"Why? Would the general harm civilians?"
"of course not."
"Then there's nothing to be afraid of."
He seemed bold, unlike the others who shivered at the sight of him.
Coupled with the inexplicable sense of intimacy from him, this allowed Esdeath to listen to him patiently.
The conversation continues.
"General Estes, may I take the liberty to ask a question?"
"Let's hear it, I will consider whether to bring you back to the torture room based on your question."
"It's so scary, so scary..."
He muttered softly that it was scary, but there was no expression of fear on his face.
Then a sharp question was asked.
"General Esdes, do you think you are a qualified general?"
"of course."
"What's the reason?"
"Destroy the enemy, protect the civilians, and maintain the rule of the empire. This is what a general should do, isn't it?"
Definitely.
There was no hesitation in answering.
Esdes is very cruel to the enemy and prisoners of war, but he is very lenient to his subordinates and the people. He can also rely on force to defend his family and country, which is enough to be called a qualified general.
but……
"And why do you want to kill 40W?"
"The weak prey on the strong. Weak people will eventually be eliminated for the reason that they are too weak. This is the truth of the world."
"The so-called power comes first."
"That's right! I like that word very much!"
Estes laughed.
She was instilled by her father in the idea of "the strong can survive" since she was a child, and after the death of her parents, she believed that the only way to survive is to become a strong one.
But the question is why ravage the weak?
Estes didn't answer directly, but he could guess what she was thinking, it was just her pure bad taste.
"Last question, what does General Esdeth think of the current imperial capital?"
"I love so much!"
She likes war, and she likes the extremely turbulent empire now, because it allows her to go to more battlefields and fight more enemies.
Even if the world is peaceful, then she will provoke war again.
Sure enough, as I thought,
Estes, who has carried herself through her soul from the depths of her soul, has such a strong ego that it is impossible to change her mind simply by persuasion or guidance.
"So that's the case, thank you General Estes for clarifying the confusion. That's all for today..."
"Wait, it's time for me to ask questions."
It was impossible for Estes, forcefully, to let him go, asking a question without waiting for him to answer.
"your name?"
"……Um?"
"I'm asking for your name. Maybe you can't say it."
"No, it's just that the general will ask the name of an unknown person out of fear."
In fact, it feels too common.
I asked her such a sharp question, but when it was her turn to ask questions, she only asked for her name, and the gap suddenly appeared.
However, it can also reflect Esdeath's character. She is a strong person who disdains spying on information around the bush, and prefers to be straightforward.
"Xiao Lin, my name is Xiao Lin."
"Little Lin..."
Estes nodded, as if trying to remember his name, and continued to ask, "Are you a rebel?"
"No."
"Are you the one who haunted the imperial capital late at night?"
"..."
No answer is equivalent to default.
The air condenses instantly.
As Esdeth approached, a dangerous and anxious atmosphere permeated the small space.
Right now.
"Master Kobayashi, what are you doing?"
Looking back, a silver-haired girl in a gorgeous dress walked towards the two of them gracefully, but the pile of shopping bags she held in both hands did not look elegant.
"Liu Zi? Has the mission been completed?"
"Of course. As a waiter, I will naturally complete what Mr. Kobayashi ordered. But..."
Liu Zi looked at Xiao Lin and Estes, and said with a dangerous eyes: "You actually asked your waiter to do chores, but you kissed me and my master with other girls, how do you think Master Xiao Lin should punish such a person?" Where is the master?"
"Miss, misunderstanding, Miss Liuzi!"
Xiao Lin quickly got up to appease the jealous lady doll.
And Estes looked at Xiao Lin with great interest, and said, "I see, is she your reliance?"
"……what?"
"Don't pretend to be stupid. Although you have been very calm when you talked to me just now, your anxious little movements and micro expressions from time to time have long been exposed, but when she appeared, all these things of yours disappeared...don't underestimate me What I learned in the torture room!"
She didn't expect that she would have noticed her strangeness long ago.
Estes displayed the arrogance of the strong, but he himself did not display the self-effacement of the weak.
In the final analysis, he underestimated her too much.
"It turns out that I was taught."
Xiao Lin bowed slightly to her willingly, as a gesture of respect to the strong.
"Sure enough... I don't want to let it go."
Estes became more interested in Kobayashi, and she extended her hand to invite: "You, join my army!"
"What?" Xiao Lin was slightly taken aback.
She said high-spiritedly: "I'm sure, you have talent! If I teach you, five years... no, three years! You can definitely become my adjutant, I promise you!"
"It is an honor to be appreciated by the general."
Xiao Lin lowered his head slightly, but said flatly: "But, I refuse!"
"Rejected?! I have never been rejected by anyone. Although I really want to copy you away now, let me hear your reasons first."
"Because it's been too long, and my ambition is not just to be the general's adjutant."
"Oh? I don't hate ambitious people, but can you do it?"
Estes raised his eyebrows and said, "You should know what the empire is like. Only by being appreciated can you be promoted faster."
"Then let us wait and see."
Kobayashi smiled confidently.
Sure enough, Estes was right, with Liuzi by his side, he had enough confidence to speak.
"Interesting, it doesn't look like you're arrogant, and I'm looking forward to your growth."
Then he let Kobayashi leave.
"...that boy is really special, why on earth is he so attractive to me?"
However, they will definitely meet again soon.
Estes had such a premonition.
The update is late, I checked a lot of information, and there are quite a lot of changes.
(End of this chapter)