Time flew by, and a few more days passed.
Abel's empire was now operating perfectly, and the Northern Region was completely unified.
Clang!
A gourd fell to the ground, and clear liquid flowed out of it.
"This... This is really the Northern Region!?"
A blonde beast-eared girl stared in shock at everything before her.
Leone gazed in disbelief at the Northern Region, which was once covered in ice and snow, but was now vibrant.
Najenda, standing beside her, also looked at the Northern Region in disbelief. Even Akame's expression changed.
"Akame, Leone, let's go. Let's check out the nearby town. I hope this new King can bring us a surprise."
"Mm."
"Alright, Boss."
The three walked towards the nearby village.
At the same time, the same situation was happening elsewhere.
A chubby clown and a slender figure stood on the ground.
These two were Champ and Ibara.
"Tsk tsk, this doesn't look like a place where a battle took place at all. This isn't General Esdeath's style, shouldn't there be rivers of blood?"
"Ibara-sama, do you think Esdeath-sana might have betrayed us?"
At Champ's words, Ibara stroked her chin in thought.
Esdeath's loyalty was obvious to all. Ibara would not believe she would commit treason now.
"Hmph, who cares? Let's go to the Imperial Capital first to check the situation. Maybe we can find something interesting."
"Ibara-sama, why don't we wait? I just want to find some children to play with right now. Those adorable little angels are simply too cute. Let me keep them as they are when they are young."
"Alright, but the adults are mine."
"No problem, Ibara-sama, I'm not interested in adults anyway."
As the two spoke, they walked towards the nearest village.
As the two left, a shadow moved towards the kingdom, and the same was true for Najenda's side.
Northern Region Imperial Palace.
"I didn't expect Night Raid's Boss to come personally, and also one of the Four Rakshasa Demons and a Wild Hunt member."
Abel collected the information, tapping his hand on the table.
He had no good feelings for Ibara and Champ. One gained pleasure from killing, while the other enjoyed killing children. Both were scum among scum.
"Since they've come, then let them stay. Shadow, send one copy of both pieces of information to Esdeath."
As he spoke, a Shadowkhan appeared and respectfully took the documents. Then it vanished into the ground, moving towards Esdeath's location.
Next was Run.
However, Run couldn't handle them alone.
In that case...
"Numa."
"King!" Numa appeared before Abel.
Abel continued, "Later, you and Run will go on a mission together. Give him this information."
"Understood."
Numa, having received his orders, vanished from his spot and headed towards Run's location.
Abel looked at the map, a smile appearing on his lips. "Since they've come, then let me have a proper reason to act. In a few days, I'll head south."
...
Meanwhile, in a village in the Northern Region.
Leone was captivated by the lively scene upon entering the village.
The villagers' faces were filled with happy smiles, and the shops lining both sides of the street were dazzling.
Najenda and Akame carefully observed everything around them.
Upon seeing the strangers arrive, the villagers greeted them.
"Welcome to Hokuryo Village. I am the village chief here."
At this moment, an old man walked over.
The chief continued, "Ladies, you must be from outside the Northern Region, right?"
"Yes, Village Chief."
Najenda took over the conversation, then asked, "I remember the Northern Region wasn't like this before."
Facing Najenda's question, the chief smiled proudly. "The Northern Region used to be extremely cold, and the nobles were tyrannical and overbearing. Everyone suffered immensely."
"But since the new King ascended, life has gotten better. He solved the snowy weather and confiscated the properties of all the nobles and landlords."
"Now the land has become fertile, and he has also taught us many methods for planting and raising livestock. Now everyone has work to do, food to eat, and life is getting better and better."
Listening to the old man's words, his eyes shining with hope, Najenda wanted to meet this new King.
She knew the situation of the Revolutionary Army. It was nothing more than replacing one group of nobles with themselves. It only treated the symptoms, not the root cause.
Who knew if they would turn into the same kind of ministers?
At this moment, a child ran over, pulling the chief's hand and saying, "Grandpa, I'm going to the school to study."
The chief stroked the child's head and smiled, explaining to them, "The king also set up schools so that all children can learn knowledge."
Najenda and Leone exchanged glances, their eyes full of surprise.
The few chatted for a while and then bid farewell to the old village chief.
"Alright, old sir, then we'll just wander around here directly."
Najenda and the others began to stroll.
After a while, whether it was an illusion or not, Najenda felt someone watching her and quickly turned her head. Then she saw someone she shouldn't have seen.
"Esdeath!"
"Najenda, long time no see."
Akame and Leone instantly appeared in front of Najenda, blocking Esdeath.
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded.
"Long time no see, nee-san."
"Ku... Kurome!"
Meanwhile, on the other side.
"Take the children and run!"
In a village, a raging fire burned.
It turned out that those two scoundrels, Ibara and Champ, had already started their attack. But they were held back by the Undead Legion.
After dealing with the Undead before him,
Champ excitedly chased the children, a twisted smile on his face.
"Children, I love you the most. Be good, don't cry. I won't let you have the troubles of growing up."
Ibara, on the other hand, was fighting the Undead alone.
"Hahaha, interesting!"
At this moment, a winged figure swiftly charged towards Champ.
"Stop right there!"
Run punched Champ in the face, causing him to stumble back repeatedly. Then he looked at Run flying in the air.
Run had a pair of pure white wings on his back. This was the Teigu given to him by his lover—Mastema.
After seeing who it was, Champ looked at Run with dissatisfaction.
This guy actually interfered with his business, he had a death wish.
(End of Chapter)
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