Chapter 84
Chapter 84 Together into the arms of the Goddess of Wisdom
It was already two days later when Estes came back.
"Did something like this happen while I was away?!"
Esdeth's eyes were cold and his tone was low, already falling into a state of rage.
Apparently even she didn't expect the thieves to be so rampant that they would go to their base camp to carry out assassinations.
Although it turned into giving away the head in the end, Esdes still couldn't calm down his anger.
"Where's the thief?"
"died."
"Where's the corpse?"
"Xiao Lin has dealt with it."
Facing Estes' question, Lan gave a [-] answer.
It happened that Kobayashi came back from the outside.
Estes asked, "Xiao Lin, how did you deal with the thief's body?"
"Buried?"
Kobayashi tilted his head, pretending to be thinking.
Estes frowned, and reprimanded loudly in displeasure: "It would be too cheap to bury her! It should be divided into several pieces, hung on the city wall, and shown to those thieves!"
"Uh... next time definitely."
Kobayashi scratched his head.
Estes wanted to use Chelsea's body to frighten Xiaoxiao, but unfortunately Xiaolin disposed of her one step ahead of time.
I always feel that she is a little angry.
Did something happen.
Lan curiously asked: "By the way, captain, why are you going to the palace this time?"
"That guy Sheila asked the minister to tell me to go." Esthers fiddled with his hat, and said a little sullenly: "Because he planned to capture the members of the night raid, and asked me and General Budde to go there to prevent accidents." Be alert."
"is that so."
Lan secretly met Kobayashi's eyes, and his movements were concealed without being discovered by Esthers.
After he took refuge in the Axis religion, he learned of Xiao Lin's overall plan, and he was helping to cover many omissions. Naturally, he also knew about Xiao Lin's relationship with the night attack.
Kobayashi remained silent and moved his fingers secretly.
Lan nodded after receiving the instruction, and continued: "Captain, I've already sorted out what Sheila has done recently, look..."
"Really, it's hard work for you."
Estes took the report from him.
Only then did Xiao Lin take the initiative to say: "In this way, even Sheila can't do anything anymore, and may even be scolded by the minister soon."
The document will then be handed over to the Minister.
The purpose is just to contain Sheila and ask him to incorporate the wild hound into the hunter.
However, the Wild Hound is now dead in name only, and this report is at best to prevent him from gathering new forces, so as not to cause trouble for Xiao Lin at the last moment, that's all.
"Probably, but it doesn't matter anymore."
Estes put away the file and said to Xiao Lin: "That's the end of this topic, after that, you and I will go to the palace."
"Ok?"
Kobayashi raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
Following in the footsteps of Estes, Kobayashi stepped into the depths of the palace.
This is his first [official] visit here.
Originally, the hunter had met the emperor once, but that was when the hunter was just established, and Xiao Lin hadn't joined yet, so naturally he didn't follow.
Now, he finally set foot here.
deep in the palace
Different from the extravagant and flashy giant buildings outside, the courtyard here is elegant and quiet, with an atmosphere of indifference to the world.
Kobayashi stopped.
Because he saw a child in the distance, running wildly among the flowers and laughing loudly, it was completely different from the solemn and gloomy passers-by, as if he was in another world.
"That's the emperor."
Esdeth's voice came in his ears, "I will lead you to meet later, but come with me first."
"Yes."
Kobayashi replied softly, took a deep look, turned and left.
And the emperor, who was still laughing and playing around behind him, also took a deep look at Xiao Lin after seeing his back.
palace dungeon
If you ask where the dungeon guards are the most in the imperial capital, it is undoubtedly the dungeon deep in the palace.
Numerous elite soldiers hold hands here, and it is difficult for even Tegushi to sneak in quietly.
Came to a cell.
Estes pushed back the left and right soldiers, and opened the cell door alone.
Inside there is a man.
—Tazmi.
No serious injuries can be seen on the body, but the mental state is very bad.
The exquisite food in front of him had already cooled down, but he showed no sign of doing anything.
"You are really stubborn, you don't even eat a bite of food."
Estes looked at him and asked, "Tazmi, are you still refusing?"
"I've said it many times, I already have someone I like, and I'm dating." Tatsumi's answer was still decisive.
Both sides were silent.
for a while
"...that's weird."
Estes shook hands and said softly: "When you kept rejecting me before, I was really, really—very angry, but just now, I was rejected decisively, but I couldn't feel any anger at all. Is it because I have been rejected too many times and I no longer have the feeling of liking, or is it because of other reasons..."
She looked at Xiao Lin who was silent at the side.
finally--
"Okay! Tatsumi, I respect your choice!"
Estes clenched his right hand tightly, with the intent to kill, and said: "If you don't want to follow me, then at least I have to kill you with my own hands, and I won't use other people's hands. You have already made up your mind, Tazmi! "
"Just come!"
Tatsumi chose not to bow his head at all.
Estes looked at him deeply, then turned and left.
But Xiao Lin said: "Captain, can you let me chat with him, after all, he was the opponent at the beginning."
In the competition, Kobayashi and Tatsumi were rivals, and they deliberately lost to each other.
Esther knew this too.
But now she has no interest at all, leaving only one sentence: "As you please" and left.
Kobayashi shrugged at Tatsumi and sat down in front of him.
"Xiao Lin..."
Tatsumi still doesn't understand what role Kobayashi plays.
At first everyone thought he was a traitor who had turned to the empire, but he swore that it was impossible, and later thought that he had joined the Axis Cult early on, but no matter how much Night Raid inquired about him, he could not find any information about him.
This person seems to come from another world, it is really too mysterious.
But no matter what, Tatsumi respects Kobayashi.
Because it was Kobayashi who told him the principles of life, which gave him the motivation and goals to move forward.
Even if it is an enemy, he does not resent each other.
"I'm touched that you think so, Tatsumi."
"……Eh?"
"Don't look surprised, in fact, you have guessed, this is what I have."
Eye patterns appeared on Kobayashi's forehead.
In this world, apart from Kobayashi, only Tatsumi knows what this pattern is.
"—Five-sight omnipotent!"
"Bingo! That's right."
Xiao Lin snapped his fingers and said with a slight smile, "Tazmi, I'm here to instigate you."
"incite defection……"
Tatsumi obviously resisted. He thought Kobayashi, like Estes, wanted him to join the empire.
however--
"Come here! This handsome young man, are you interested in learning more about my church—Axis Cult? If you join the church now, you will not only be blessed by the goddess of water, Aqua-sama, but also able to Soap to eat!"
"……Eh?"
"Eatable soap!"
"What did you say..."
"Come on, come on, join us! Let's sing the praises of Aqua-sama!"
"No, don't...don't come here!!!"
The light that flashed in Kobayashi's eyes made Tatsumi deeply frightened, and he still resisted psychologically and physically.
He knew it was fear.
(End of this chapter)