Suppressing Wild Hunt. Shira: My Father Is Zhang Er... Honest! / Shock! The Minister's Son Imprisoned!

"Aaaah!"

"Y-you bastard..."

The intense pain nearly consumed all of Shira's thoughts. Though it had only been a single blow, he felt as if even his bones and flesh had been shattered.

Perhaps because he had lived such a privileged life since childhood and, thanks to his exceptional talent, had rarely encountered opponents while training, his tolerance for pain was especially low.

As a result, Shira had no mental capacity left to use his spatial Imperial Arm.

"Stop them."

On the other side, upon hearing Yorii Tsugikuni's words, Adai immediately moved and vanished from where it stood.

When it reappeared—

The hair atop the heads of all five Wild Hunt members had been severed without exception.

Feeling the chilly air on their scalps, the five looked at the seemingly foolish little mechanical figure before them, and cold sweat instantly ran down their backs.

If the little figure before them had slashed at their necks just now, their heads would likely already have been separated from their bodies.

Chapter 69: Suppressing Wild Hunt. Shira: My Father Is Zhang Er... Honest!

"Young man, you're really amazing. Dotya doesn't intend to do anything, though."

"I'm just a girl. I'm not good at fighting and killing."

Dotya, already the age of an old woman, smiled sweetly and took two steps back after hearing Yorii Tsugikuni's words.

Yorii Tsugikuni's strength had been displayed vividly in that brief instant.

In just a moment, he had arrived before Shira in a series of afterimages too fast for anyone to react to.

And after Shira used his spatial Imperial Arm, Yorii Tsugikuni once again closed in before him in an extremely short span of time.

It was not until Yorii Tsugikuni punched Shira into the ground that the members of Wild Hunt finally reacted.

The people in Wild Hunt were not ignorant fools who failed to recognize the immensity of the world. Every one of them was shrewd.

Naturally, from that tiny glimpse of what Yorii Tsugikuni had revealed, they could tell that they were absolutely no match for him.

Not to mention that there was also an absurdly powerful Imperial Arm blocking them.

They naturally knew about Yorii Tsugikuni previously crushing Night Raid so thoroughly that they had no ability to resist.

In fact, if this were not near the Imperial Capital, and if Shira were not Minister Honest's son, making it inconvenient for them to do nothing at all, they would have fled as far away as possible without needing Yorii Tsugikuni to warn them.

"Cosmia feels the same way."

"Actually, Cosmia rather likes you, young man."

Cosmia, who enjoyed toying with men, looked at Yorii Tsugikuni and said with a giggle, "Can Cosmia visit your home tonight? We can do the things you like to do."

Cosmia's eyes nearly lit up as she looked at Yorii Tsugikuni.

The qualities Yorii Tsugikuni had displayed in that short time deeply attracted Cosmia.

Cosmia was truly restless now, desperately wanting to do the things men and women were supposed to do with Yorii Tsugikuni.

The other Wild Hunt members said nothing more and all took two steps back along with Dotya, indicating that they would not act rashly.

Seeing Wild Hunt's decision, Yorii Tsugikuni said nothing further and turned his gaze back to Shira, who was gradually recovering from the pain.

Feeling Yorii Tsugikuni's shadow and gaze fall over him, Shira, who had only just recovered, instinctively shuddered. His mind, previously clouded by resentment, instantly cleared.

"Captain Yorii Tsugikuni, there was no direct conflict between us. I admit that I spoke improperly just now. I apologize to you, Captain Yorii Tsugikuni."

"I just have a foul mouth. I never meant to offend you, Captain Yorii Tsugikuni."

Yorii Tsugikuni's methods had made Shira's heart tremble, and he spoke in fear.

"Hand over the Imperial Arm."

Looking at Shira trembling in terror beneath his feet, Yorii Tsugikuni's expression did not change.

His tone was calm, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.

Upon hearing Yorii Tsugikuni's words, Shira tried to struggle, but before he could move, his vision went dark and a sharp pain struck his head.

Then he passed out.

"Bastard!"

After fiercely smashing Shira on the head and knocking him unconscious—

Sayo tossed aside the brick in her hand.

She quickly pulled out a disk marked with a yin-yang pattern from Shira's body.

"Hand over all your Imperial Arms."

After removing Shira's Imperial Arm, Sayo went over to the other Wild Hunt members.

Though they were somewhat unwilling, when they saw mechanical Yorii Tsugikuni's gaze turn toward them—

Without exception, every one of them removed their Imperial Arms.

In their view, as long as they were alive, there would still be opportunities. As long as Shira was not dead, and given that he was Minister Honest's son—

Even if they were arrested, they still had a chance of being released.

Therefore, surrendering their Imperial Arms was not something they found unacceptable.

Late at night.

After interrogating all the Wild Hunt members, as well as Shira—

Yorii Tsugikuni locked them in prison before returning to his residence.

To prevent them from being rescued, Yorii Tsugikuni had not forgotten to leave tracking methods on them.

Therefore, he was not worried that they would escape.

"About what happened today..."

"Thank you."

On the way home, Yorii Tsugikuni and Sayo walked slowly together.

What she had experienced that day had been extremely dangerous. If Yorii Tsugikuni had not arrived in time—

Her situation would likely be dire right now.

"We're friends."

Yorii Tsugikuni did not say much.

From Shira's resentful words, he could tell that Sayo's danger today—

Had partly been caused by him.

Thinking back on all the moments he had spent with Sayo—

He was glad to have met a friend like her.

"Yes. I hope we can be good friends for our whole lives... No, forever."

Sayo nodded.

For some reason, her face quickly turned red.

Before long, she hurried away with Koro.

For a lifetime?

Watching Sayo's somewhat strange behavior, Yorii Tsugikuni shook his head.

A faint smile appeared on his face.

Sayo's words made him think of far too many things.

He did not know how long he would remain in this place.

"Master."

"Will anything happen because we arrested the minister's son?"

Ieyasu, Tatsumi, and Sayo caught up from behind.

The three had been behind Yorii Tsugikuni because they had been explaining a few things to the Security Force guards.

As they walked back together, Ieyasu grew somewhat worried.

Perhaps before this, he had not known just how enormous the minister's influence was.

But during this month in the Security Force, as he came into contact with more and more people—

He gradually discovered that Minister Honest ruling the Empire with an iron grip was no mere rumor.

Previously, the people they had arrested had some connection to the minister.

But they had all been insignificant figures.

Today, however, they had arrested the minister's son. That was equivalent to tearing off all pretense with the minister.

They were openly standing against him.

"Do what must be done."

"Do not worry about the rest."

Yorii Tsugikuni did not regret arresting Shira.

After they had listed Shira as a major suspect in the release of those prisoners—

Because the Security Force could find no criminal record on Shira, after Yorii Tsugikuni spoke with Chelsea, Night Raid gave him some information.

There were many cases involving missing girls, all connected to Shira.

But in the end, the victims' families either chose silence or died in accidents.

Yorii Tsugikuni had personally verified the people involved, and they were indeed connected to Shira.

Chapter 70: Shock! The Minister's Son Imprisoned!

Yorii Tsugikuni naturally knew what Ieyasu was worried about.

It was nothing more than pressure from Honest.

To him, even if the people they arrested were princes or the like, Yorii Tsugikuni would still act according to the law.

Within the scope of his duties, he would uphold the law's fairness.

Therefore, he had no worries or complicated thoughts about arresting Shira.

However, as Yorii Tsugikuni slowly walked back with the others—

The arrest of Shira—

Caused enormous upheaval among every faction in the Imperial Capital.

After all, one side involved in the incident was Honest's son, the son of the most powerful man in the Empire, while the other was a rising new star shining brightly in the Imperial Capital.

The collision between the two made people immensely eager to see what would happen, drawing countless eyes.

Inside a residence beside the imperial palace.

"General, this happened suddenly. It may be an opportunity for us."

"Shira has committed countless evils in the Imperial Capital over the years, yet we have never been able to find evidence. Now that he has been brought under control, this is precisely our opening to strike at Honest."

The courtyard was already filled with people who had hurried over.

The burning candle wax occasionally crackled.

General Budou, who had just returned to the courtyard from the imperial palace, was surrounded by subordinates and colleagues who had rushed over.

"Moreover, if we do not act, given Honest's methods, Shira may ultimately face no consequences and still be able to roam free."

Seeing General Budou frown without speaking—

An official nearby, who had been forced out of court by Honest, looked at General Budou worriedly. "And that Security Force captain may also suffer some repercussions."

"I will consider this matter carefully."