As soon as the thought crossed Esdeath's mind, she made a decision. Given the current shortage of manpower, she couldn't let such a talent slip by. So she took out a chain from behind her again and walked towards Mo Mo, intending to lock him up. However, this was just a bracelet, not a chain around his neck. But even so, Mo Mo wouldn't let her lock him up. So he flipped his hand to dodge and grabbed Esdeath's hand in return.
"Oh? Tatsumi, your older brother's strength is not bad!" As soon as he finished speaking, Tatsumi found himself being thrown by Esdeath onto the high platform where Esdeath had just been. When he got up, he found that Momo and Esdeath were already fighting below the platform. However, the two were moving too fast, and even he could only barely see their blurry figures. It was simply a fantasy to see their movements clearly.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 406 Choice, The Hunter Squad
On the arena, Mo Mo and Esdeath's figures appeared and disappeared from time to time. Except for a very few people, they could not even see the afterimages of the two. They could only see the ice shards that appeared on the arena from time to time and the arena that suddenly collapsed and cracked.
After a dozen or so rounds, Esdeath stopped first, and Momo also stopped attacking. Thus, a stalemate appeared on the stage for the first time. At this moment, Esdeath suddenly smiled and said, "Your strength is not bad. As expected of Tatsumi's brother, you are indeed qualified to talk to me as an equal. I will give you two choices now: one, defeat me and make me your woman. After that, I will naturally listen to you and release Tatsumi; two, become my subordinate and stop interfering in my affairs with Tatsumi."
“Of course I’ll give you an afternoon to think it over, but you must give me an answer before dinner. Now, you and Tatsumi, come with me.” Esdeath finished speaking and turned to walk back without giving Momo any time to refuse, displaying her queenly demeanor.
"Tsk, they're really powerful, but they certainly have the capital to be powerful. But that's good too. With me holding Esdeath and the Hunters back, Najenda and the others should be able to unleash their full potential. I believe an uprising will break out soon. But I need to leave them some information." Thinking of this, Mo Mo naturally put his hands behind his back and followed Esdeath upstairs. With his hands behind his back, he made a few subtle movements, conveying a few messages to Leone.
When Mo Mo performed the gesture a second time, Leone and Mine in the stands fell silent. They understood the message Mo Mo was trying to convey. The meaning of Mo Mo's gestures was actually quite simple: 'safety,' 'rest assured,' 'restraint,' and 'go all out.' Although the meaning was very simple, Mo Mo believed that Leone and the others would understand what he wanted to express. And as it turned out, Leone and the others did not disappoint Mo Mo. Of course, that's another story.
Meanwhile, Momo had already arrived at the high platform with Esdeath. However, having found the person she desired, Esdeath clearly had no intention of continuing to watch the competition. So, after unlocking the chain around Tatsumi's neck, she instructed the people next to her to continue the competition before leaving with the hunter team and Momo. Before leaving, Momo glanced back at Leone and the others and noticed that the two of them subtly made a gesture of acceptance.
Because of Momo's addition, Esdeath did not take Tatsumi directly back to his bedchamber as in the original series. Instead, she introduced Momo and Tatsumi to all the members of the Hunter Squad. The members of the Hunter Squad were the same as in the original series, except that Seryu was missing, reducing the number of members from seven to six.
Of these six, besides Esdeath, there is Kurome, Akame's younger sister, who looks exactly like Akame. She wields the Teigu "Army of the Dead [Hachifusa]"—which allows her to manipulate those killed by this sword through curses. She can control up to eight corpse puppets, which look exactly like they did in life and can be manipulated freely. After the ability is removed, they become ordinary corpses. In the original series, Chelsea, who was later recruited by Night Raid, used the Teigu "Gaia Foundation," a cosmetic-type Teigu, to disguise herself as Polus of the Hunter Squad and ambushed him, severely injuring him. She was later killed by Akame herself.
Will, originally a member of the Imperial Navy, was a highly competent soldier with a personality similar to Tatsumi's, known for his witty remarks and endearing antics. He was also from the countryside. His Teigu, "Noble Chariot," was an armor-type Teigu developed based on the pilot armor "Demon's Embrace." While superior in performance to the pilot armor, it lacked the pilot armor's transparency ability. However, Demon's Embrace could evolve, making it more powerful in this respect. He was one of the two members of the Jaeger Squad who managed to survive the final battle alongside Tatsumi before eventually joining the Revolutionary Army.
Lan, like Will, was one of the few members of the Hunter squad who met a peaceful end. He was a handsome young man who once worked as a teacher in a rural area near the Ru kiln in the central part of the empire. After his students were brutally murdered by bandits, he joined the Hunters and attempted to reform the empire from the top down. His Imperial Arm is "Mostima" - the Winged Imperial Arm, which allows the user to fly and its feathers can shoot down enemies.
Dr. Fashion, a genius scientist with homosexual tendencies, dreams of creating equipment like the Imperial Arms. He is very enthusiastic about human modification experiments and the modification of Dangerous Species. His Imperial Arm is God's Hand [Perfected] - which can induce precise finger movements hundreds of times, making it easy to create various sophisticated weapons. In the original series, he attacked Night Raid's base alone and was killed by the Night Raid squad.
Polus, a soldier wearing a strange mask, was kind by nature, but he burned many innocent people to death while obeying the Empire's orders. He believed that he would one day receive his due retribution, but he endured the inner torment and desperately lived on for the sake of his wife and daughter. In the end, he was killed by Chelsea, who was disguised as a little girl. His Teigu is [Rubigand], a flame-emitting Teigu that can spray flames that cannot be extinguished by water and can also spray magma from a distance. Its trump card is a super-large-scale self-destruction.
After introducing Momo and Tatsumi to the five members of the Hunter Squad, Esdeath showed them around the entire manor where the Hunter Squad was located. Perhaps for convenience, or perhaps for mutual support, the Hunter Squad's headquarters was right next to Esdeath's mansion. So after touring the Hunter Squad's headquarters, Esdeath also showed Momo and Tatsumi around her general's mansion, and finally arranged for Momo and Tatsumi to stay at the general's mansion.
Before they knew it, night had quietly fallen, and as the sun gradually set, Tatsumi became increasingly nervous because the deadline given by Esdeath was approaching. However, in stark contrast to Tatsumi, Esdeath and Momo, the two parties involved in the agreement, remained completely calm and composed, making Tatsumi's heart itch with longing. What Tatsumi found most unbearable was that the two of them even had the leisure to go to the rooftop to watch the sunset.
Under the agonizing torment of a hundred claws tearing at his heart, the sun finally set. Just then, Tatsumi's heart skipped a beat, and he turned around to look at the side, only to find that Momo and Esdeath, who had been standing beside him, had disappeared at some point. At that moment, a loud bang came from a rooftop not far away. Following the sound, Tatsumi saw that the two people who had disappeared beside him were now facing each other.
"You're quite a worthy opponent, but it's a pity this place is too small to fight properly. Besides, I'm very satisfied with your choice. I've decided that even if you lose, as long as it's not too humiliating, I can make an exception and let you become my man. Let's go outside the city and have a final battle. Let me see if you're qualified to be my man." Esdeath smiled wickedly, turned and walked towards the city gate. Clearly, her fighting spirit was burning fiercely; Mo Mo's strength had successfully awakened the warlike tendencies within her.
The two moved incredibly fast, and several groups of people had already disappeared into the distance. Even Tatsumi couldn't keep up at all. He didn't know where they were if he wanted to go and watch the battle, and escaping was equally impossible, as the other members of the Jaeger squad were not far from him. Therefore, he could only silently pray that Momo could defeat Esdeath. Although Esdeath was very beautiful, she already had Mine, and if Momo was defeated, they would have to join the Jaegers, making it extremely difficult to leave. Of course, this was Tatsumi's own thought.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 407 Esdeath's Decision
As darkness fell, the capital city lit up with countless lights, twinkling like stars. As time ticked by, Tatsumi's anxiety grew. Gradually, even the Hunter squad began to worry, because they had been gone for far too long, far beyond the duration of a major battle. Unsure of Momo's whereabouts, they could only wait for him. Meanwhile, the atmosphere on the other side was completely different from what they had imagined.
In the woods, a young couple sat facing each other. The man was handsome and the woman was stunningly beautiful. This couple was none other than Momo and Esdeath, who had left the capital. At this moment, there was no tense atmosphere between them. On the contrary, they got along exceptionally well, as if nothing had happened before. They were just out camping and were now sitting by the campfire, quietly eating their golden and crispy dinner. There was no sign of the fierce battle that Tatsumi and the others had imagined. Instead, it looked like a scene of lovers camping together. Of course, this was ignoring the surrounding scenery.
If someone were to look down from the air at this moment, they would see that only a small circle of trees in the grove deep inside the two were intact, while the area outside this circle was a completely different, dilapidated scene.
The once dense forest has vanished in large chunk, resembling a leaf riddled with holes by insects. This lost forest is now a ruin, littered with fallen giant trees and deep craters. Interspersed among the ruins are frozen wild animals and dangerous creatures—the unfortunate souls who couldn't escape the area. This ruin stretches for nearly a kilometer in radius, demonstrating the intensity of the battle. As for the outcome, well, is there even a question?
Putting aside Mo Mo's true strength, just considering Esdeath's queenly personality, if Mo Mo really lost, it wouldn't be a scene of Mo Mo and her sitting together quietly eating barbecue, but rather a scene of Mo Mo doing the grilling and her doing the eating.
"I didn't expect you to be so strong, and you can grill meat so well too." Esdeath swallowed the last piece of grilled meat in her mouth, took out a silk scarf from her body and elegantly wiped her mouth, letting out a heartfelt exclamation. She narrowed her beautiful eyes and looked Mo Mo up and down, nodding with great satisfaction.
"Not only do I grill meat well, but I also cook vegetables quite well. If you like, I'll make some for you tomorrow," Mo Mo replied calmly, looking at Esdeath's pretty face, which shimmered with captivating colors in the firelight.
"Oh? Really?" Esdeath was delighted to hear Mo Mo's words, but she immediately wiped the smile off her face and said seriously, "Don't think you can bribe me like this. I'm not so easily bribed. Although I lost this time, I will not give up. Conquering me won't be easy. We'll fight again in a month. If I win, you'll have to obey me and not disobey me. If I lose, I will continue to let you do as you please. I will keep challenging you until I completely defeat you, or until you make me completely submit."
"Oh? In that case, I'll have to enjoy myself this month. Not just anyone can enjoy the service of an Imperial General. But we should head back now. We've been out for over an hour, and Tatsumi and the others must be worried." Mo Mo smiled slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Esdeath's words. After all, the chances of Esdeath defeating him were even smaller than if One Piece had ended right now.
The two of them left without taking anything with them, so they naturally didn't need to take anything back with them. As the saying goes, they left behind only ruins and devastation without taking a single cloud with them. However, since this place is located in a primeval forest, apart from some unlucky dangerous species and wild animals, there were no casualties. As for this destroyed forest, it is believed that it will soon be covered with vegetation again.
When Momo and Esdeath returned to Esdeath's mansion, everyone in the hunter squad unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Momo had put a lot of pressure on them. However, Tatsumi's heart was in his throat, because the outcome of this battle was related to his happiness, and he didn't want to hand himself over to Esdeath.
Momo understood what Tatsumi was worried about, so he smiled and nodded at him. Tatsumi couldn't hide his excitement after receiving Momo's confirmation; he was practically jumping for joy. Esdeath, however, looked rather displeased. After all, she was a stunning beauty, and the fact that someone was so excited about not having to be with her was unacceptable to her proud nature. So Esdeath asked, "Tatsumi, do you really hate me? Don't you like being with me?"
When Esdeath asked him this, Tatsumi realized that he had been a little too smug. He immediately stopped smiling and said to Esdeath sincerely, "No, it's not that I hate you, General. In fact, you are very beautiful. But I already have someone I like, so please let me go."
"So, Tatsumi, you already have a lover? What a pity. If it weren't for your older brother, I would definitely have kept you here, even if you already had a lover. But I failed. Now you're your older brother's woman, so if you want to leave, you can leave tomorrow." Esdeath's face was full of regret, but Esdeath's words made Tatsumi's scalp tighten. He knew that Esdeath was not joking. If it weren't for Momo, he really would have to stay here, after all, with his strength, he was completely powerless to resist.
However, unlike Tatsumi, whose scalp tightened, the members of the Hunter Squad's pupils shrank upon hearing Esdeath's words. They had witnessed Esdeath's strength firsthand, yet such a powerful Esdeath had been defeated, and by an unknown person no less. They had already tried to overestimate Mo Mo, but in the end, they had underestimated him. However, after the initial shock came joy. With such a powerful person joining them, the destruction of Night Raid would be a piece of cake.
Just then, Mo Mo suddenly frowned, and with a wave of his right hand, he sent the scientist in the white coat flying. Mo Mo's sudden action startled everyone, and the Hunter team immediately went on high alert, watching Mo Mo with predatory eyes, ready to strike at any moment. Even Esdeath frowned as she looked at Mo Mo.
"Stop thinking like that. If it weren't for Esdeath, you'd be a corpse by now." Mo Mo waved his hand with some disgust and walked inside. However, he was no different from a corpse now, because Mo Mo had severed his heart meridian the moment he was knocked away. He only had two or three days left to live. When he passed by Kuroko, Mo Mo paused for a moment, glanced at her, and then continued to walk inside.
This wasn't Mo Mo looking for trouble; rather, the scientist was courting death. His gaze towards Mo Mo was filled with fanaticism, like a child seeing their favorite toy. Kuroko's gaze towards Mo Mo was also somewhat strange, similar to the emotion Kuroko showed when she mentioned her—a gaze filled with love and murderous intent. If Mo Mo wasn't mistaken, Kuroko's thought at that moment was definitely to make Mo Mo one of her collectibles.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 408 Convinced in heart, but not in words
Mo Mo wasn't surprised that Kuroko had such thoughts, because her way of thinking was inherently different from ordinary people. Who would kill their sister (or friend, etc.) and turn them into a doll just to be with them forever? Moreover, she had already successfully turned a childhood friend into her doll. Turning powerful people or Dangerous Beasts into dolls was her Imperial Arm's ability and also her hobby. Therefore, seeing that Mo Mo had such strength and wanting to make him one of her collections was just an instinctive reaction. So Mo Mo only gave her a slight warning and did not punish her.
After Mo Mo and Tatsumi entered the house, the scientist shakily got up. At this moment, Hei Tong said with lingering fear, "No wonder he can defeat a general. His intuition is really strong. He noticed me as soon as I had a slight thought. Fashion, you must have had some bad thoughts when you were looking at him."
Dr. Fashion glanced at Black Eyes but didn't answer her. Instead, she leaned against the wall and said in a low voice, "General, I'm feeling a bit unwell, so I'll head back first. I did have some inappropriate thoughts before, but it was all for the sake of the Empire. I just wanted some of his blood for experiments. Since he's unwilling, then forget it. General, I'll go back and rest now."
Esdeath nodded at DR Fashion. Actually, she had sensed something from the beginning. Although her sixth sense wasn't as acute as Mo Mo's, she had still caught a difference in their expressions and actions. While she didn't know their exact thoughts, she knew they definitely didn't have good intentions. People like them were most sensitive to danger, murderous intent, or malicious gazes. Therefore, she felt no sympathy for DR Fashion's fate. Clearly lacking the strength, yet still setting their sights on things they shouldn't have—in her view, even death was deserved. The dignity of the strong should not be insulted.
After this incident, the hunter squad lost interest in staying there and quickly dispersed. Esdeath went inside, while Momo and Tatsumi had already arrived at the dining room with the maid. Esdeath also arrived at the dining room when the maid brought up their respective dinners.
Although Esdeath's chef was quite good and the food was delicious, two of the three people present were not in the mood to eat, so they only ate a couple of bites and put the food down. After finishing the meal, Tatsumi was taken away by a maid to rest, leaving only Momo and Esdeath in the restaurant, and the situation instantly became quite delicate.
In the restaurant, candles burned quietly, illuminating the entire space and casting long shadows of the couple sitting at the table. After what seemed like an eternity—perhaps a minute, perhaps ten—Esdeath finally broke the silence, "It's late, let's get some rest." It was a simple sentence, but it seemed to drain all of Esdeath's strength. Her cheeks were flushed, and her breathing was heavier than usual.
“Okay, that’s fine.” Mo Mo glanced at Esdeath, whose clothes and hair were still a bit messy despite her attempts to tidy herself up beforehand, and readily agreed. Although the battle was nothing to him, it had taken a lot of Esdeath’s energy out of her. Besides, there was no point in the two of them just sitting there doing nothing.
However, Mo Mo was a little dumbfounded when Esdeath took him back to her room. His original intention was just to have Esdeath arrange a room for him, but he didn't expect Esdeath to take him directly back to her own room. However, thinking about how she fell in love with Tatsumi at first sight in the original series and also took him back to her own room, and wanted to do some things that men and women love with Tatsumi, Mo Mo felt relieved.
Although Esdeath is an Imperial General and around twenty years old, which is quite old for a world where people typically start dating at fifteen or sixteen, and if she wanted to, probably no man in the capital would refuse her, she has always remained chaste and has never had a relationship with anyone. In fact, she has never engaged in any intimate acts with other men, and she doesn't know much about matters between men and women. She is practically a virgin. This might be one of the reasons why she knocked Tatsumi unconscious and carried him back to her room in the original series. After understanding the cause and effect, Mo Mo stopped worrying about it. Since he was already here, he might as well let things take their course.
After bringing Mo Mo back to the room, Esdeath took the clothes and went into the bathroom. Then, rustling sounds came from the bathroom. Whether it was intentional or not, everything in the bathroom was reflected on the glass of the bathroom door, giving Mo Mo a taste of what Tatsumi in the original series had to do. It was indeed very exciting, especially since the person he was with was Esdeath, a stunningly beautiful woman.
It's said that women always take a long time to shower, but this rule doesn't apply to Esdeath. In just over ten minutes, Esdeath emerged wearing a white onesie. The onesie had no buttons; she simply tied it at the waist with a belt, revealing large expanses of her snow-white skin. Her long, straight legs were particularly alluring, almost beyond compare. Coupled with her still-wet blue-silver hair, she was stunning, even to Mo Mo.
Seeing the fleeting look of amazement in Mo Mo's eyes, Esdeath smiled slightly. As she walked to Mo Mo's side, she suddenly seemed to remember something and said with a smile, "This is my first time, and you are my first man, so I don't know exactly what to do. But I will try my best to cooperate with you. Do you need to take a shower first?"
Any man would be moved by such a situation, and Mo Mo was no exception. However, he wasn't particularly excited. Now that Esdeath had spoken up, it would seem cowardly for Mo Mo to remain unmoved. Nevertheless, to avoid offending Esdeath, he headed towards the bathroom. Although he wasn't dirty, it was a pity that Esdeath's place didn't have a hot spring. Otherwise, soaking in the hot spring and drinking some wine would have been quite a romantic experience.
Ten minutes later, he came out wearing a white bathrobe and sat down next to Esdeath. Then, Esdeath pounced on him on the soft bed. Mo Mo didn't expect Esdeath to be so proactive, and since he didn't resist, he was pounced on. At the same time, Esdeath sealed his mouth with her red lips.
A dozen minutes later, the two ended their long French kiss. Esdeath's kissing skills had matured from naive to sophisticated. After the kiss, Esdeath sat on Momo and looked down at him, saying, "Although I lost to you before, this time you can only be pinned down by me."
"Oh? Really?" Mo Mo's lips curled up. He suddenly stood up, grabbed Esdeath, and then turned around and pinned her down. With a wave of his right hand, the bed canopy slowly fell down, covering the bed. Two white robes flew out from the canopy and landed on the floor. The bed then began to shake. With a groan from Esdeath, the room fell silent for a moment, but then a louder noise erupted.
That night, the queen, who had always been high and mighty, was completely pulled down from her throne by Mo Mo. That night, the queen was no longer the queen; she had become a delicate woman again. And it was on this night that the former queen, Esdeath, completely submitted, although she still refused to back down. It was precisely because Esdeath was convinced in her heart but not in her mouth that the great battle continued until dawn.
However, Mo Mo knew that although Esdeath had submitted, she was still the same Esdeath as before and would not change because of this. At most, she would make some concessions to Mo Mo, but they would still be extremely limited. Moreover, given the opportunity, she would definitely keep Mo Mo firmly under her and do everything she could to make him submit and be at her disposal. It was just a pity that she probably could not turn the tables in this life because she had met Mo Mo.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 409 The Loser Becomes a Slave
Her cloud-like hair, flower-like face, and golden hairpins swayed in the warm embrace of the hibiscus-scented tent. The days were short, and the emperor, from then on, neglected his morning court. This line from the poem "Eternal Regret" by the great Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi vividly illustrates the saying "a hero's grave in a gentle embrace," and Momo and Esdeath now proved its truth with their actions. Indeed, "the days are short, and the emperor, from then on, neglected his morning court," as they emerged from their room near the afternoon.
After a belated lunch, Esdeath reverted to her usual strong-willed self, training with Kurome and the others to improve their understanding and coordination in battle. Momo gave Tatsumi some instructions before leaving, but before departing, Esdeath took Momo and Tatsumi to the Empire's treasury. Surprisingly, they found a greatsword Imperial Arms suitable for Tatsumi. Of course, this was obtained by exchanging Esdeath's military merits, meaning it was essentially a personal gift from Esdeath to Tatsumi.
After Tatsumi left, Will from the Hunter Squad also disappeared. Momo knew exactly where he went, and Tatsumi was also aware of it. However, although they both knew, neither of them said anything. Although Momo and Esdeath had already consummated their marriage, even married couples sometimes have different dreams, let alone the two of them who weren't even married yet and had only known each other for two days. Therefore, Esdeath didn't trust Momo and the others at all, and it was inevitable that she would send someone to monitor Tatsumi. However, Esdeath was probably going to miscalculate this time, because the person she sent was Will. Momo believed that once Will left, he would probably no longer be a member of the Hunter Squad.
As Mo Mo predicted, Will disappeared without a trace, but the way he left was somewhat unexpected. That very night, the Hunter team member confirmed that Will had lost contact. Mo Mo had initially thought that Will would at most be persuaded by Najenda and the others, but would still return to the Hunters to verify their claims—meaning he was physically present but mentally absent. However, the truth was that he had simply vanished and never returned. So, that night, Esdeath angrily came to confront Mo Mo, only to be easily subdued by him.
The next morning, Esdeath ignored Momo and led her hunter squad in the direction Will had left, but their search yielded little. They only found a scene of a fight, and judging from the extent of the fallen trees, the battle was quite intense. To Momo's surprise, the traces at the scene indicated that Tatsumi and Will had fought together but were ultimately defeated. Although the traces suggested that neither of them was in danger, they may have buried their tracks to escape their enemies. This not only shook off their pursuers but also made it impossible for Esdeath and her team to track them down. In the end, everyone had to split up to search.
In terms of search and tracking within the Hunter Squad, Dr. Fashion, the scientist, was undoubtedly the best. He commanded a large number of cyborgs, including those with enhanced sense of smell and vision. When Dr. Fashion's cyborg unit arrived, the Hunter Squad ceased their individual searches, leaving the search entirely to the cyborg unit. However, his efforts were destined to be in vain, as Mo Mo was also part of their team.
How could Mo Mo let them find Tatsumi and the others so easily? Although he didn't know what had happened between Tatsumi and Will, Mo Mo was certain that the two had reunited with the rest of the Night Raid team. He had already sensed Akame's presence, so Mo Mo decisively started to cause trouble. Three days later, the Hunter team was completely led astray, not only drifting further and further away from their target but also being led deep into the primeval forest. In order for the cyborg team to continue leading the Hunter team deeper into the forest, Mo Mo extended DR Fashion's life by two more days. However, he was unlucky and was bitten in half by a hidden earth dragon while acting alone, which quickly killed him. The earth dragon was later frozen into ice shards by Esdeath.
Dr. Fashion's death didn't have much of an impact. Under Esdeath's orders, the cyborg squad continued their search. Although they had their suspicions, they always found traces of the two whenever they were about to give up or had already given up and moved on. So they had no choice but to continue their investigation. And those traces were undoubtedly all the work of Mo Mo. So the group wandered around the mountains and forests like savages for more than a week. But calling them savages wasn't quite right, because Esdeath had also captured a dangerous creature as a mount, and Mo Mo was in charge of their food, so their conditions were quite good.
Upon discovering yet another campfire remnant, Esdeath finally frowned, her smooth forehead furrowing in frustration. After all, given their speed, if Tatsumi and the others were truly ahead, they should have caught up long ago. She was even patrolling the skies on her Dangerous Beast. But to her and everyone else's dismay, they were always just a hair's breadth away. Once or twice wouldn't be so bad, but this happening repeatedly was concerning. However, it wasn't without its advantages; at least the remaining members of the Hunter Team were coordinating better. But it wasn't all bad either, because besides Esdeath, the Hunter Team only had three members left. They hadn't even seen the Night Raid yet, and nearly half their force had already been lost. This infuriated the usually arrogant Esdeath.
Despite her annoyance, the task still had to be done. As Esdeath finished inspecting the fire on the ground, she glanced over and noticed Momo leaning against a large tree, looking quite relaxed. This aroused her suspicions. One of the missing people was her younger brother, who had been missing for over a week. Although all indications suggested that neither of them was in mortal danger, Momo's lack of concern was clearly unusual. So Esdeath frowned, pulled Momo onto a flying dangerous vehicle, and flew away into the distance.
A dozen minutes later, the two landed on the top of a mountain. Esdeath stared at Mo Mo in a corner and said sternly, "Were you behind all this? Don't tell me you didn't know. My intuition tells me that you are involved in all of this."
"You guessed right, this matter is indeed related to me, but I'm doing this for your own good." Looking at Esdeath's stern gaze, Mo Mo directly admitted it. Firstly, because too much time had passed and their patience had reached its limit; they would give up after searching for a day or two at most. Secondly, Mo Mo had intercepted several carrier pigeons, the last one being from last night. The message on it was only one: "A revolution has been launched in Anning Road, and there are many who respond. Among them, the revolutionary army is the most ferocious. Wherever the rebels pass, the prefects open their gates and surrender. They will soon be at the Imperial Capital. We hope the general will return immediately." Najenda and the others had already launched a revolution and were about to reach the Imperial Capital. Whether Mo Mo or Esdeath returned was no longer important. Therefore, Mo Mo directly admitted it and handed over all the letters he had intercepted over the past few days to Esdeath.
After reading the message Mo Mo produced, Esdeath rubbed her hands together, turning it into a ball that froze into tiny fragments. Watching the ice shards fall from her fingers, a dangerous smile curved Esdeath's lips. She brought her red lips close to Mo Mo's ear and whispered with a smile, "You're very good. You truly are worthy of being my man, Esdeath's man. From now on, I will belong only to you. After I return and wipe out those people from the Night Raid, I will stay by your side every moment until I completely defeat you and make you my slave."
P.S.: I had to go out during the day, so there's only one chapter today. I'll make up for it tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 410 War Begins, Enemy at the Gates
"I will stay by your side every moment until I completely defeat you and make you my slave." Esdeath's words surprised Mo Mo. He did not expect Esdeath to be like this. However, Esdeath's next action made Mo Mo even more ashamed.
As soon as Esdeath finished speaking, she suddenly grabbed his earlobe and bit down hard. At that moment, her special technique "Mahapadma" was activated, freezing the entire space-time within a 500-meter radius of Mo Mo and the others. She then turned and left. Just as she turned to leave, a cold light flashed across Mo Mo's body. It was a sharp blade made of solid ice. However, the blade did not hinder her in the slightest. But Esdeath was not disappointed at all. Instead, a smile appeared on her lips.
After Esdeath left, Momo touched his earlobe. Luckily, his physical body was strong enough. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably have become the earless tiger in the nursery rhyme he often heard as a child. If Esdeath were still here, she would have realized that Momo had not actually left the range of her "Mahaprabhātu" at an absolute speed as she thought. Instead, he had not moved at all. He had been in the same place the whole time. Although Esdeath's special technique was powerful, it was still no match for Momo.
Looking in the direction Esdeath had left, Momo also turned and left. The Revolutionary Army was about to attack the Imperial Capital, which meant that Night Raid would be the assault force to attack the Imperial Palace and kill the culprits who had wreaked havoc on the Empire and plunged the people into misery, Minister Ernest and his evil cronies. Furthermore, Esdeath had already returned. If no one stopped Esdeath, who had been tricked by Momo, she was in a fit of righteous anger and might cause great casualties to the Revolutionary Army.
More than an hour later, Mo Mo returned to the Night Raid base amidst a warm welcome from Night Raid. There, he saw two unfamiliar faces. One was Najenda's humanoid Teigu, Lightning Bolt - Susanoo, and the other was a cute girl with long orange hair. However, Mo Mo knew that this girl was no pushover; she was a formidable character with a record comparable to Akame's. Most importantly, she was a cheerful but cunning girl with headphones, Chelsea, who had often tormented Mine to the point of near ecstasy in the original series.
As Mo Mo sized up the two of them, they were also sizing him up. Susanoo only glanced at Mo Mo briefly before returning to normal, after all, he was just a humanoid Teigu. Although he also possessed his own independent consciousness, he was very simple-minded. Najenda said that Mo Mo was their companion, which meant that he didn't have much curiosity. Chelsea, on the other hand, was different. She not only circled around Mo Mo carefully but also poked him, acting like a curious child.
After Chelsea stopped, Mo Mo smiled and said, "Finished your research? Any findings?"
"No, you look like an ordinary person, without any aura of a strong person. Although you are physically strong, I don't see any muscles. I really can't see how you deserve to be called the number one person in the world, as the captain said. But since you are quite handsome, I will reluctantly admit it. Let's get acquainted. Chelsea, a new member of the Night Raid Squad." After Chelsea finished speaking, he smiled and extended his hand to Mo Mo.
"Night Raid, Momo!" Momo and Chelsea's hands touched briefly before separating, and now all the members of Night Raid were present, plus Will, who was added to the team compared to the original series. Night Raid was now stronger than ever before. With their current strength, even without Momo, they were already capable of fighting Esdeath. Of course, if Akame used Murasame's special technique, victory would not be difficult.
After everyone had been introduced to each other, the atmosphere at the night raid base returned to its somber state. The war had now reached its most critical moment. Although they had advanced to the capital with unstoppable momentum, it was only because they had not encountered any significant resistance along the way. The capital, however, was completely different. After so many years of development, the entire capital could be considered Minister Ernest's stronghold, far surpassing any of the previous cities.