Chapter 276

Esdeath led the guards directly into the palace. Although the palace guards were somewhat surprised by Esdeath's sudden arrival, they did not stop Esdeath, since Esdeath was now their superior, and as the Grand General, Esdeath was completely free to enter the palace.

Thus, Esdeath led the Night Raid members directly into the palace, and the minister, completely unaware of what was happening, was brutally murdered by the Night Raid members.

Esdeath ordered the Night Raid to attack the ministers, while she herself went to kill the young emperor.

Royal bloodline, the strongest Imperial Arms—none of that matters. Esdeath simply killed the young emperor and then, with the help of the Imperial Guard, began to take control of the palace.

The next morning, Esdeath released the news that the minister had killed the emperor. The minister was framed, and the last bloodline of the imperial family was wiped out. So, who should become the leader of the empire?

Esdeath, without hesitation, declared the establishment of a new nation and declared herself Queen! General Budo had his servants carry him on a stretcher to the palace to express their opposition, but Esdeath immediately beheaded him, and her Imperial Arms were also retrieved. With the help of 100,000 troops outside the Imperial Capital, the Imperial Capital changed hands and became Esdeath's territory. Esdeath was then crowned the Tsaritsa of the new empire.

492. Guests from the Future

Esdeath's rebellion was very successful. Because the emperor died, the last bloodline of the original royal family was also gone, so even if the original royal family were to be restored, it would be impossible. Since it was impossible to restore the original emperor, there was only one way: to become emperor herself!

Many nobles in the Imperial Capital had their own ideas, but faced with the powerful Esdeath and the 100,000-strong army she brought back, the nobles in the Imperial Capital could not stir up any trouble.

The fact that nothing can be stirred up inside the Imperial Capital means that something can be stirred up outside the Imperial Capital.

The Revolutionary Army in the south immediately began to establish a new country. Since the Imperial Capital, their original reason for rebellion naturally disappeared. But since the rebellion had already begun, and Esdeath had now Imperial Capital in the capital, were they supposed to listen to Esdeath? Impossible! So they established their own country in the south. After all, it was the Revolutionary Army's territory, and they couldn't give it up.

Not only that, Annihilation That Brings Peace also established a nation, a religious state. In an instant, the once powerful empire was torn apart, and nobles in various places established their own states. In short, none of them wanted to work under Esdeath.

The scene of various regions frantically establishing new nations terrified Nadjeshda, but not Esdeath.

"Nadjeshda, now you see it, even if the Revolutionary Army kills the minister, it won't matter, because the other nobles in this country will not recognize the Revolutionary Army, and the scene will be just like it is now."

In the royal palace of the Imperial Capital, Esdeath sat on the throne, her right leg crossed over her left, speaking to Nadjeshda, who was standing in the position that was originally a minister.

"I never imagined the empire would become like this."

Nadjeshda's expression was somewhat gloomy.

Esdeath, however, was not discouraged; in fact, she was quite excited.

"It has never been just one minister who has corrupted this country, but the group of nobles led by the minister. Only by removing all those nobles can this country start anew. Therefore, their rebellion is the best course of action."

"These rebellious nobles are all targets to be eliminated. Basically, it can be said that except for the area around the Imperial Capital, all other regions are in rebellion because those regions are all ruled by nobles."

The current empire is like the Sengoku period or the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Apart from the nominal capital where the emperor resides, other places are ruled by warlords who all disregard the emperor and wage war against each other.

"The first emperor who established the empire a thousand years ago probably faced a similar situation to what we see today. He led his army to conquer all these places before finally establishing the empire we have today."

"Probably."

Nadjeshda couldn't help but nod.

"But I am different from that first emperor. After establishing the empire, he chose to let nobles rule. But I will not allow such a thing as nobles to exist in my country. In my country, there are only subjects and the army. Subjects must abide by the law. I make the law. There are no nobles!"

"So what are your thoughts now?"

"Naturally, we should follow the path of the first emperor a thousand years ago, conquer all these places again, and then slaughter all the nobles!"

Esdeath couldn't wait to set off. Li Yue hadn't lied to her after all. After becoming Tsaritsa, there would be a ton of battles to fight and countless people to kill. It was so awesome!

Of course, while she couldn't suppress her desire to go to war, Esdeath outwardly spoke to Nadjeshda as Li Yue had instructed her.

"Nadjeshda, you may think I will cause too much bloodshed, but Nadjeshda, you must remember one thing: incomplete reform is no reform at all. The existence of nobles is a cancer on the empire. If all nobles are not eliminated, sooner or later, in the future after you and I are gone, the nobles will once again plunge this country into disaster."

"I know..."

"Therefore, for the future of this country, for the future of its people, those nobles must all be purged!"

Esdeath rose from the throne.

"Nadjeshda, I believe in you, will you support me?"

"I will stand firmly behind you, Your Her Majesty the Tsaritsa!"

Nadjeshda answered with utmost sincerity.

"Then, the defense of the Imperial Capital will be entrusted to you. While I am away from the Imperial Capital to fight the rebels, everything in the Imperial Capital can be done according to your plan."

!

Nadjeshda's eyes widened; she hadn't expected Esdeath to grant her such power.

"Like I just said, Nadjeshda, I believe in you, and I believe you can do all of this well."

"Yes!"

Nadjeshda was deeply moved.

"Then I entrust the Imperial Capital to you, my good minister."

After Esdeath finished speaking, she left the palace directly, taking her Three Beasts with her, and headed straight for the army outside the city to fight. Meanwhile, Nadjeshda, the newly appointed minister, began to take over the Imperial Capital...

Esdeath gave the guard force to Nadjeshda, Nadjeshda then took control of the guard force with Night Raid members. At the same time, she began to improve various systems in the Imperial Capital and supervise all the officials still alive in the Imperial Capital, striving not to let any of them go unpunished.

Esdeath's experience was also shared by Li Yue in the Chat Group.

[Perverted Scum Man: Another group member has become king!]

[So Arrogant! To be precise, how arrogant is the Empress.]

[Perverted Scum Man: Tsk, it feels so sudden. First the Group Leader became the Rock King, then Captain Aizen became the Soul King, and now the newcomer has become the Empress. Are you all busy with your careers? Are only Subaru and I slacking off?]

[So Arrogant! Just so you know, I'm also building my own empire. I'm now the world's biggest villain leader, the Witch Cult's most terrifying Pride!]

[I Am The Queen: I don't care about being an empress. I just want to keep fighting. Following the Group Leader's advice to become empress is only to make it easier for me to wage war. And as the Group Leader said, those fat, bloated nobles all have their own agendas, which is perfect for me to have some fun for a while!]

[Perverted Scum Man: Damn it, am I the only one just wasting my life?!]

[So Arrogant! Kazuma, weren't you in Otherworld fighting the Demon King with the Goddess? How's the progress?]

[Perverted Scum Man: Thanks for your concern, but I've already died six times and still haven't left the starting city. I have absolutely no idea what the Demon King looks like.]

Although they don't know what the Demon King looks like, they have encountered several of the Demon King's Army's officers, and have even killed several of them.

[So Arrogant! That's why you shouldn't have chosen that Goddess in the first place, hahaha.]

[The Perverted Scum Man: Tsk, stop talking.]

Kazuma felt like he was the one who was having the worst time. Compared to others who were thriving, he was still living the ordinary life of an adventurer in the starting city.

However, for Kazuma, this kind of life is not bad. After all, he is now considered a rich man. He even bought a house in the newbie city, and his life is not bad. But compared with others, his life can be described as full of hardships.

[Perverted Scum Man: By the way, what's the Senior Group Leader now? The Senior Group Leader helped Captain Aizen become the Soul King and helped the newcomer Esdeath become Empress. Do you have time to help me become a king too?]

[Meme Lord: If you're going to be king, are you going to be a demon king?]

[Perverted Scum Man: Forget about the Demon King.]

Although you might say the Demon King is out of the question, it's a pity that the original Demon King of the Konosuba World was actually a Japanese reincarnated being sent there by Aqua and then left alone. After all, the Konosuba World is in its current terrible state entirely because Aqua reincarnates everywhere and gives out power-ups.

Kazuma could never become the Demon King, and Li Yue had other things to do. Esdeath didn't need his help with the war, nor did Li Yue need his help with the follow-up arrangements. All Esdeath needed to do was conquer the imperial territories outside the Imperial Capital one by one.

[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings: You got back quite quickly this time. Is something wrong?]

[Meme Lord: That's right, I'm waiting for a possibility.]

[Fat Woman in Black Stockings: One possibility?]

[Meme Lord: That's right, judging from the current situation, this has indeed happened, and I'm very happy about it.]

[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings:?? ]

[The Perverted Scum Man:??]

[So Arrogant!?? ]

All three people online expressed doubt about Li Yue's words, but Li Yue did not explain to them because Li Yue had already seen her target.

After making initial plans and arrangements for Esdeath, Li Yue returned to Hokage world. His return was not to review the girls he had chosen, but to wait for those who might appear in Konoha.

Or rather, a future person who might appear in Konoha.

As a result, he met someone from the future.

A young man with long hair and a gloomy appearance, and a boy with a blond hedgehog hairstyle, appeared out of thin air on the roof of a building in Leaf Village.

Uchiha Sasuke and Boruto from the future.

What Li Yue found interesting was that this Uchiha Sasuke was a ninja, and he was exactly the same as the Uchiha Sasuke in Li Yue's memory who was good at Uchiha grappling. In other words, this Uchiha Sasuke was not the Uchiha Sasuke Yue had changed, but the Uchiha Sasuke from the original timeline.

Li Yue hadn't noticed them at first, but since Li Yue happened to be standing on the rooftop, they just appeared out of thin air in front of Li Yue. He never expected that these two guys would travel to the exact location where he was. He was just standing there taking a quick look at Leaf Village below when these two guys just happened to appear right in front of him. It felt very strange.

Like Li Yue, who was also surprised, the two of them were also very surprised when they saw Li Yue. After all, they were traveling through worlds, and as a result, they were seen by others immediately after their arrival. This kind of abrupt appearance could cause a lot of trouble, since they had traveled to the past and needed to minimize the impact.

"You..."

As soon as Li Yue uttered two words, Uchiha Sasuke's eyes widened immediately. His left eye, which was hidden under his bangs, instantly transformed into Three Tomoe, and he released a genjutsu at Li Yue to ensure that no one knew about his sudden appearance.

"Phew, that was close."

Uchiha Sasuke had used the Sharingan, let out a long sigh.

"You used illusion magic to control him?"

Boruto was standing nearby, looked at Li Yue, who had suddenly stopped, and asked Sasuke a question.

"That's right, we are people from the future, and it's best not to expose ourselves in this era."

"OK."

The two looked at each other, then turned around and jumped off the roof together.

He traveled from the future back to the past, and everything in that past was so familiar to Sasuke.

"Is this the Konoha of the past?"

Boruto Blondie -Boruto, kept looking around. The future Leaf Village had developed into a high-tech city, while the present Konoha was just a small town. The difference was huge, and everything here was new and exciting to him.

"There are only four statues on the Hokage Rock."

Sasuke looked at the four statues on the Hokage Rock and checked the current Konoha time.

"In other words, it is now the time for the Third Hokage to rule Konoha."

The Third Hokage... Just thinking about him made Sasuke feel a bit down. The time the Third Hokage ruled Konoha was not a good period for him, as Uchiha.

"Let's go, we need to be very careful at this time."

The reason for being cautious is that at this point in time, besides the Third Hokage Konoha, there is another Darkness of the Ninja World still alive in Sasuke. If Sasuke reveals that he is Uchiha, it may attract the other party, and then he may not be able to resist going on a killing spree.

"OK!"

The two concealed their identities, claiming to be jugglers from outside the village. Although jugglers seemed somewhat abstract in a world where ninjas existed, it was at least a usable excuse.

The reason they appeared in this era is because Otsutsuki from outer space appeared in the future. This Otsutsuki wanted to obtain the power of the Tailed Beast, but Naruto Uzumaki in that later era was too strong. Therefore, the Otsutsuki chose to come to an era when Naruto Uzumaki was still weak and stole the Nine-Tails from Naruto Uzumaki. Uchiha Sasuke and Boruto Uzumaki, on the other hand, traveled through time to this point in time to protect Naruto of this era.

"Listen carefully, Boruto, we can't reveal too much here, it will affect the normal development of this world, so we must be very small the whole way..."

Sasuke was walking along, giving Boruto Uzumaki some instructions to keep the rather impulsive Boruto in check, but he froze halfway through his sentence.

"What's wrong?"

Boruto was a little confused as to why his teacher suddenly stopped speaking halfway through.

Looking up, he saw Sasuke staring in one direction, so he looked over as well. He then saw Sasuke, a black-haired boy wearing a black kimono with a sword at his waist, standing not far away, surrounded by a group of girls.

Boruto immediately recognized the young Sasuke and Sakura beside Sasuke, but that wasn't the point. The point was that several of the girls, including Sakura, were clinging to Sasuke, and Sasuke, who was being clung to, looked extremely displeased.

Hiss--

Boruto gasped in shock.

"Teacher, were you like this before...?"

My teacher was quite the player when he was young.

Sasuke, who was being questioned by Boruto, looked completely bewildered.

How come he doesn't remember ever having such a moment before?

493. Something's not right with this timeline!

Why would I have a dream where I'm a young person surrounded by a group of girls on the street?

Sasuke looked at himself being surrounded by girls not far away and felt like he was dreaming.

"Teacher, were you really this popular before?"

Boruto was shocked to see Sasuke surrounded by a group of girls, while Sasuke looked on with obvious disdain.