Yorii Tsugikuni Must Do Something Chapter 45

Every single lock was intact.

The hundreds of people they had painstakingly captured had all vanished.

"It's impossible for ordinary people to do something like this."

"The other party must possess an Imperial Arm."

Tatsumi looked at Yorii Tsugikuni, guessing with certainty.

"What kind of Imperial Arm could it be?"

Although Yorii Tsugikuni had visited the Imperial Armory once, he didn't know about the other Imperial Arms.

In fact, the specific functions and flaws of each Imperial Arm were top secret within any organization that possessed them.

Not many people knew these things.

So, Yorii Tsugikuni decided to find someone to ask.

The disappearance of prisoners from the jail was no small matter.

After investigating all the circumstances, Yorii Tsugikuni reported the incident.

The next day.

After a busy day of investigation.

Yorii Tsugikuni boarded the carriage sent by Esdeath and headed to her mansion for a banquet.

Led by Kurome, Yorii Tsugikuni met Esdeath in a room decorated with numerous crystal chandeliers.

"Esdeath."

"Yorii Tsugikuni."

Esdeath sat diagonally on a soft couch, her perfectly straight legs appearing crystal clear under the light of the crystal chandeliers.

Seeing Yorii Tsugikuni enter, she slowly rose and made a brief introduction.

"Your eyes are very clean; I like that."

Looking at Yorii Tsugikuni's eyes, which were as pure as if devoid of any desire, Esdeath was momentarily lost in thought.

"Please sit."

Pointing to a chair by the table, Esdeath gestured for Yorii Tsugikuni to sit.

She then sat down opposite him.

"May I ask, General Esdeath, why did you summon me?"

"Is there something you need?"

Yorii Tsugikuni looked at Esdeath with some confusion.

He could sense that something was off about Esdeath; from the moment he entered, her gaze had been scrutinizing him.

"I heard you had a battle with Night Raid."

"Your strength makes me... eager to try."

Esdeath looked at Yorii Tsugikuni, who seemed to be guarding himself.

A sly smile appeared on her face.

She found Yorii Tsugikuni, who didn't seem very adept at socializing, somewhat... cute.

After returning from the border, she had learned a lot about Yorii Tsugikuni from Honest.

The descriptions of his strength were the most numerous.

Although Esdeath sensed that Honest seemed very eager to see a battle occur between her and Yorii Tsugikuni.

She didn't reject the idea of such a battle.

Even if Honest hadn't mentioned it, she was very much looking forward to this fight with Yorii Tsugikuni.

After the war with the foreign tribes had just ended.

Feeling that life was meaningless, she had wanted to fall in love to pass the time.

But now, after learning of Yorii Tsugikuni's power.

She had temporarily abandoned that thought.

Compared to sweet romance, she enjoyed the thrill of battle more.

"Then, General Esdeath, what is your reason for wanting to fight?"

Yorii Tsugikuni was slightly taken aback by Esdeath's words. He had initially thought Esdeath wanted to discuss official matters with him, not realizing it was about fighting him.

He looked at Esdeath seriously and asked.

"Mr. Yorii Tsugikuni is indeed an interesting person."

"I enjoy battle, I enjoy the feeling of constantly getting stronger, I enjoy victory, and the despair of my enemies..."

After hearing Yorii Tsugikuni's words, Esdeath was slightly stunned.

It was the first time anyone had asked her why she fought.

"Of course, our battle won't start immediately."

"I'll wait until you're in peak condition."

Esdeath slowly walked behind Yorii Tsugikuni.

Yorii Tsugikuni, an opponent completely unfazed by her, caused her desire to fight to surge to its peak in a very short time.

"Then... alright."

Yorii Tsugikuni wasn't passionate about fighting; he disliked the feeling of beating others.

However, he could feel it from Esdeath's determined gaze and tone.

Esdeath really wanted to fight him, and refusing would be useless.

Therefore, he agreed, but he decided he would just go a little easy during the fight.

Because he felt his strength had recently increased again.

Chapter Sixty-Six: Speculation, Shira Gets His Face Slapped

Upon hearing Yorii Tsugikuni agree to a duel with her.

Esdeath's lips curved slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"Right, I have something I'd like to ask."

"Is there any Imperial Arms that can make someone disappear from a place?"

Yorii Tsugikuni recalled the incident yesterday where all the prison inmates from the security forces had vanished.

They still had no concrete leads.

"Make someone disappear from a place?"

"That would probably only be possible with the Dimensional Grid."

After a moment of thought, Esdeath answered Yorii Tsugikuni's question, "That Imperial Arms is in Shira's possession."

"Shira?"

Yorii Tsugikuni had only asked on a whim, to see if Esdeath knew.

But clearly, he was lucky.

However, this was the first time he had heard the name Shira.

"He's Honest's son."

"Mr. Yorii Tsugikuni, do you have any dealings with him?"

Esdeath began to explain to Yorii Tsugikuni. Although she didn't know what had happened, Judging from Yorii Tsugikuni's serious inquiry just now, she could guess that something had occurred between Shira and Yorii Tsugikuni.

"All the prisoners in a prison under the jurisdiction of the security forces have vanished."

"We suspect someone used an Imperial Arms."

After hearing Esdeath's words, the case, which had lacked any leads, now had a breakthrough.

Although Yorii Tsugikuni wasn't sure if Honest's son was the one responsible, Compared to before, they now had a direction for their investigation, which was undoubtedly good news.

However, if this matter were to be pursued, gathering evidence would become extremely difficult.

After all, no one had witnessed it, and there was no evidence at the scene.

To convict that fellow, according to the Empire's laws, would be very challenging.

"That does fit his personality somewhat."

"But finding him won't be easy."

Esdeath returned to her seat. She knew the abilities of the Dimensional Grid.

If Shira wanted to escape, very few people could catch him.

"Regardless, thank you for the clue, General Esdeath."

As the captain of the security forces, he had a duty to investigate the person who had let the prisoners escape.

Therefore, no matter how difficult it was, he would not give up.

"It's a trivial matter."

"If you truly want to thank me, then give it your all in our battle."

Esdeath raised her wine glass and gently swirled it.

A hint of a smile flickered in her eyes as she looked at Yorii Tsugikuni.

The aroma of the wine slowly emanated from the glass.

The sweet and sour scent seemed to make the candles on the table flicker.

"Mhm."

Yorii Tsugikuni nodded seriously.

The expression on his face remained as cold as ever.

His weathered eyes were as still as a deep, undisturbed well.

There was no change, even under Esdeath's aggressive gaze.

"In one month."

"I look forward to our battle, Mr. Yorii Tsugikuni."

Esdeath withdrew her gaze, stood up, and set the time for their battle to begin.

"You did something big yesterday."

"All the prisoners in one jail vanished."

Honest sat in his large chair, the sound of him tearing raw meat occasionally echoing through the spacious living room.

Wiping his hands with a clean handkerchief, he smiled and stood up from his seat, walking towards Shira in the hall.

"One of my subordinates was captured by them."

"On the way to the prison, I learned that many of Father's people were also imprisoned there, so I sent them on their way."

Shira laughed. Having just returned to the Imperial Capital, he had heard that Honest was being suppressed by a young man and couldn't lift his head.

He was so overwhelmed that he didn't even notice when his own subordinate was captured.