Minister Honest of the Empire was furious because the resistance and the Northern Tribes had actually formed an alliance without his knowledge...
Honest didn't have any evidence, but for him, evidence wasn't needed; suspicion was enough.
Judging by the current situation, only this scenario could explain the problem, right? Why did the resistance move immediately after the Northern Tribes had just finished off his army of 300,000?
Was it because the people in the resistance were kind-hearted and voluntarily coordinated with the situation in the North?
How could that be!
Although Honest had never directly met those people in the resistance, he had dealt with them for many years and knew exactly what they intended to do.
The Empire was tyrannical, and he himself was tyrannical; Honest had a very clear awareness of this. He felt it was perfectly normal for ordinary people to want to revolt against such an Empire and himself.
But that was the problem—who said that people who want to revolt against a tyrannical Empire must be good people? Couldn't they be another group of tyrannical people?
The world has stories of heroes slaying dragons, but it also has stories of heroes becoming dragons!
At least in Honest's own view, the biggest reason that bunch in the resistance wanted to overthrow him was that they wanted to occupy everything he possessed.
In the end, it was still a dispute over interests.
In any case, Honest didn't believe the high-ranking officials in the resistance would be so kind as to cooperate with the North's actions; some kind of exchange of interests must have been reached.
"That old stubborn Budo, if he could just move out directly, how much trouble would I be saved?"
The Empire's only current Great General, Budo.
He was a standard conservative who strictly adhered to ancestral teachings and did not involve himself in political affairs, representing the traditional warrior.
However, this Great General seemed to have no intention of leaving the Imperial Capital. After all, he had the important mission of protecting the Emperor, so the disturbances caused by the resistance outside had to be resolved by the other departments of the Empire.
"But looking at it now, having a son seems to be a good choice? If I had fathered a few more back then, perhaps I could have formed a decent army?"
As expected of Honest, right?
Even his own biological son was, in his eyes, like a consumable soldier with little significance; he even thought about having a few more...
—
On the other side.
The reason the resistance was able to move so quickly was thanks to a certain event.
"I didn't expect so many things to happen. You've all worked hard, members of the Assassination Society..."
A beautiful woman with white hair and purple eyes looked at the four returning people with a gentle smile on her face. These were the four Assassins who had gone to the northern kingdom: Barbara, Meela, Chelsea, and Taeko.
"Alright, enough nonsense. Leader of the Path of Peace, you should have already known that all of this would happen, right?"
As one of the four elders, Barbara stepped forward without hesitation, and even her tone became significantly worse.
Because before they headed to the Northern Country, they had no idea they would run into Cerydra and her group, or even be hired by them to kill the Northern Kingdoms Prince Numa Seika.
"I am very sorry. Although I possess the ability to foresee the future, I still failed to predict this matter... Perhaps some kind of accident occurred?"
The leader of the Peace Religion kept recalling the futures she had predicted, but the powerful figures Barbara mentioned had never appeared... In the end, she could only attribute it to an accident.
"Do you think we'll believe that?"
As one of the higher-ups in the resistance, Barbara naturally possessed countless secrets and knew that the person in front of them, who had come to meet them, was certainly not an ordinary person... It was even uncertain if she could be called a human at all!
The leader of the Peace Religion, whose specific name was unknown, was referred to by everyone as the "Leader," and most people held her in extremely high regard.
But in reality, this Leader was not a pure human, but a half-human, half-Danger Beast hybrid—a taboo in the eyes of the people!
Because she was born with the ability to heal wounds and foresee the future, combined with extraordinary charisma, she was able to support the entire Peace Religion single-handedly.
The resistance wanted to overthrow the corrupt empire and naturally needed to recruit countless talented individuals, even if the other party was only half-human. However, after coming into contact with her, everyone discovered that this Leader... seemed to be just a total pushover?
One must know that this is the world of akame ga kill, where trash is as common as dogs and scum walks everywhere... In such a world, the birth of such a good-hearted person could be considered the world's luck, right?
"But if you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
The Leader held her forehead helplessly. Her ability to foresee the future used to work, and she could faintly see fragments of the future. But ever since the members of the Assassination Society headed north, the Leader couldn't see anything at all...
No, that might not be specific enough.
The Leader's ability to foresee the future could still see things, but all that entered her eyes was dazzling gold; there was nothing else besides that.
The Leader herself was puzzled; how could she explain her power to others clearly?
"You had better not let us find out you're lying, or the consequences will be more than you can handle!"
In the eyes of the members of the Assassination Society, the reason they met Cerydra on the way to the Northern Country was purely a scheme by this Peace Religion Leader; otherwise, how could they explain everything happening now?
And now that the other party denied what she had said before, how could that make Barbara and the others feel at ease?
But considering that the other party was currently on the same side, the few Assassins didn't plan to trouble the Leader for now, preparing to leave after giving a warning.
However, when they raised their heads to look into the Leader's eyes, they found that her amethyst-like pupils had suddenly turned the color of gold... even the Leader's own expression had become sluggish.
"This is... this is?"
The previously ineffective future prediction was suddenly triggered at this moment, directly causing the Leader to passively witness what would happen in the future.
In the vision of the future, a giant Danger Beast roared at the sky, easily smashing the walls of the Imperial Capital to pieces.
Following this, countless people shining with golden light rushed into the Imperial Capital, fighting to the death with the legendary supreme imperial arms.
And their leader was a young girl with blue and white hair...
"Found her, she was actually found?"
An excited expression appeared on the Leader's face, causing the four Assassins who were just about to leave to stop in their tracks.
"There's no mistake, it's her!"
"As long as we can find her, the goal of the resistance will definitely be achieved, and the people of the world will be able to live good lives!"
Looking at the girl radiating golden light in the future, the eyes of the Peace Religion Leader moistened at this moment, as if she had seen the sun illuminating herself.
"She is the Cerydra you speak of, right?"
"Her Imperial Highness is truly cute. It seems I cannot continue to wait here; I must do something for Her Imperial Highness..."
"What are you talking about? Why would you suddenly mention an Empress?"
Listening to the inexplicable words from the Leader, the four Assassins looked at each other, completely unable to understand what the other party intended to do.
"But she is the Empress!"
The Leader's matter-of-fact tone directly blocked the subsequent words of the Assassins, and she even displayed an incomparably devout expression.
"My fellow Assassins, thank you for your hard work."
"Leave the rest to me!"
"I will persuade the higher-ups of the resistance to cooperate and launch an operation!"
As her voice fell, the Peace Religion Leader raised her head once more, gazing at the sky of the distant future...
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