Daigu and the others had also curiously asked Roxie, and received an answer that left them all momentarily speechless.
Richest Man: "Ahem, setting aside those... special hobbies, at least they don't diminish how powerful that luck is."
Richest Man: "But like Brandon said, this ability doesn't seem particularly useful for him."
After all, Brandon's own luck was already pretty good, and his abilities meant he didn't care much about what the chat group had to offer.
Ice Queen: "If even luck can be fished up, this function is more interesting than I thought."
Ice Queen: "I'll give it a few tries later."
Esdeath had developed some interest in the fishing function and planned to try it out soon.
She didn't lack points, after all.
Imperial Arms and Shingu were only a fraction of her world's wealth.
Super Danger Beasts were the true treasures of that world—and an endless source of points.
Compared to humans, it was the Danger Beasts that the world truly favored.
Even the materials that made up Imperial Arms were merely parts harvested from those Super Danger Beasts' bodies.
To most people, Super Danger Beasts and Ultra-Ancient Danger Beasts were insurmountable enemies, but in her eyes, they were barely enough to keep her entertained.
Growing stronger only made her lonelier, more bored. There wasn't a single opponent in that world who could hold her interest.
Akame?
Before joining the chat group, maybe. Now—
According to the original timeline, she should have been developing feelings of romance by now.
Tatsumi.
A flicker of disinterest passed through Esdeath's eyes. She couldn't understand how her counterpart in the story had beautified that boy's smile into something so pure.
Especially after watching memory fragments from other worlds—she'd completely lost interest in Tatsumi.
When it came to pure smiles, whether it was Naruto Uzumaki from the Naruto world or Luffy from the One Piece world, their smiles were far, far more genuine than Tatsumi's.
Naturally, she had dismissed the criteria she'd originally set for a romantic partner.
As for new criteria—she hadn't decided yet.
Richest Man: "If it were anyone else, I'd laugh at them for overestimating themselves—seeing Brandon fish up something good and thinking they could do the same."
But Esdeath?
She was the one who'd pulled the hundred-million-point Extreme Ice: Phoenix from the chat group's free lottery.
With luck like that, wasn't it only natural for her to try fishing?
Richest Man: "By the way, @Esdeath, what are you planning to do about your country?"
Richest Man: "With your strength, no matter how massive the Revolutionary Army grows, as long as you don't want them to, they'll never overthrow the Empire."
Richest Man: "If that country were even slightly better I wouldn't bring it up, but it's rotten to the core."
The people were living on the razor's edge between life and death.
If not for Esdeath and General Budo, he had a feeling the Revolutionary Army would have already launched their revolution.
Golden Flash: "The entire Empire, top to bottom, has rotted too thoroughly. For its citizens, life is nothing but suffering."
More critically, some of the nobles had twisted hearts. The way Aria's family tortured and murdered Sayo and Ieyasu had pushed his disgust for the Empire to its absolute peak.
Ordinary Group Leader: "In a situation like this, I'd recommend a full reset."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Purge everything from top to bottom."
Ordinary Group Leader: "After that, whether you want to control the emperor as a puppet or take turns sitting on the throne—none of that matters."
Uchiha Dance King: "Slaughter and the Infinite Tsukuyomi are the most efficient methods."
Uchiha Dance King: "If it were me, I'd choose slaughter!"
Uchiha Dance King: "Top to bottom—kill everyone who has defiled that nation!"
Uchiha Dance King: "Kill until no one dares defy my will, until no one dares oppose my methods."
Using the Infinite Tsukuyomi to create peace in the Naruto world made sense because every village and every Kage, whether good or evil, acted for their village's sake. But for the nation Esdeath lived in, the Infinite Tsukuyomi would be too generous.
Cook Daigu Into Soup: "Would that actually work?"
Uchiha Dance King: "Why wouldn't it?"
Uchiha Dance King: "As long as only one voice remains in this world, peace is achieved."
Uchiha Dance King: "It's simply a different method."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Given the Empire's current state, mercy is out of the question."
Ordinary Group Leader: "A lot of people are going to have to die."
Ordinary Group Leader: "It just depends on what Esdeath wants."
Ordinary Group Leader: "If she's willing, she could kill the Prime Minister, depose the child emperor, crown herself, and reshape the country however she pleases."
Ordinary Group Leader: "If she can't be bothered, she can just leave it alone—the protagonists and the Revolutionary Army will handle it eventually."
Ordinary Group Leader: "But if Esdeath sides with the Empire, then they might as well start writing their wills."
After all, Esdeath's power was the ceiling of the Akame ga Kill world.
Not to mention she'd now fused with Extreme Ice: Phoenix, making her vastly stronger than before.
What was the protagonist's team going to fight her with?
Their heads?
At the end of the day, Akame ga Kill was Esdeath's world.
What Esdeath wanted mattered most. No matter how much they said, it was only advice.
Ice Queen: "I have zero interest in what happens to that country."
Ice Queen: "The strong devour the weak. That is my creed."
Whether the world was dark or virtuous, Esdeath didn't care. The law of the jungle had been carved into her bones long ago.
Even the chat group held no one with the authority to make her change her ways.
However—
Ice Queen: "I can tell that quite a few of you have strong opinions about that country."
Ice Queen: "But because it's my world, you have no right to interfere."
Ice Queen: "How about this?"
Ice Queen: "Defeat me in the Virtual Battle Arena!"
Ice Queen: "If you can kill me, I'll do whatever you say."
The strong conquered the weak, and the weak became the strong's prey—their captives.
Naturally, the strong held the right to command the weak.
If Esdeath hadn't joined a chat group but instead encountered a transmigrator who'd crossed into her world, then as long as that transmigrator defeated her, she would comply with whatever they wished without resistance.
But the moment her strength surpassed theirs, she would kill them without a second thought.
Uchiha Dance King: "An interesting approach."
Golden Flash: "It does fit Esdeath's personality, though."
Richest Man: "I definitely can't beat her. Which of you is stepping up?"
Cook Daigu Into Soup: "I'd love to, but I have zero experience with this sort of thing."