Using FGO Logic to Open the Second Dimension

"If someone told you to lay down your arms and surrender, even if that person was someone you were very close to, you wouldn't do it, would you?" The young man was silent for a long while before finally uttering these words.

The man in armor couldn't help but nod, a hint of agreement in his tone.

"You're right. If it goes against my principles, even if someone I care deeply about appears before me, I would never lay down my weapon for them. After all, a man can't surrender to the enemy."

"...Yeah!" The young man nodded slightly, the complex emotions on his face lessening because of those words.

"Then come on. I still need to capture you to report back to General Liver."

Saying this, the armored man rested the long-handled weapon in his hands and pointed it directly at the young man.

"General Liver... So that means..." Listening to the other man's words, the young man muttered to himself, a strange look flashing in his eyes, as if he were pondering something.

"Then here I come—boy!"

As he said this, a sound of rushing wind came, forcibly interrupting the young man's thoughts.

The young man blocked the attack rather clumsily, while frantically complaining.

"Attacking without even introducing yourself, is that what you call being a man?"

"I see, that's what you're hung up on. Then—I'm Bulat! Bulat the Hundred-Man Slayer, and Teigu: Incursio - Armor Manifestation!" After all, he wasn't someone who couldn't be seen in the light, so there was nothing wrong with introducing himself.

However, even while introducing himself, Bulat didn't stop attacking. The long-handled weapon in his hand, named Belvac, attacked with exceptional speed, and the young man gradually became able to parry his attacks.

"Oh, so you're not an ordinary warrior after all."

Bulat's eyes were sharp, and the speed of his attacks didn't slow down in the slightest.

The young man's face still held a hint of hesitation, and the sword in his hand was clearly wavering.

"You can't fight properly with that hesitation. At this rate, I'll capture you!"

Bulat could sense the hesitation flickering in the young man's eyes. Although he didn't know why, he could tell that the young man didn't seem to want to fight him.

Not wanting to waste a good fight, Bulat rebuked him.

The young man was momentarily stunned. Then, the look in his eyes became firm.

His right hand continuously swung his sword, the shadows of the blade flashing around him, and Bulat immediately felt a sense of pressure.

The opponent's strength had reached the level of a general, and might even be above his own. It was only a brief exchange, and he couldn't tell for sure, but feeling the pressure the other man was exerting, there was no doubt that he was a good opponent.

It was just that, why would such a powerful warrior be doing something so underhanded?

Bulat said that he didn't understand this, but he should find out after capturing and interrogating him.

However, whether he could capture the other man was still a question...

Underneath the armor, Bulat revealed a battle-hungry smile. Earlier, out of respect as a warrior, he didn't want the other man to fight him with hesitation, but as a result, he had made the other man stronger. Although this was a dereliction of duty.

But since it was his own problem, he would have to be the one to take the other man down. Otherwise, he would be ashamed of his status as a general of the Empire.

Thinking this, Bulat didn't say another word, and Belvac in his hand swung towards the other man once more.

Chapter 23: Fierce Battle

The two weapons collided, stirring up gusts of wind.

Underneath the armor, Bulat frowned slightly, a look of gravity appearing on his face.

Remaining in this stalemate was not a good thing, at least that's what Bulat thought.

The enemy before him was no weaker than himself, and might even be stronger, because—

"You have another weapon on your back, right? Although that weapon is also yours, but—."

For some reason, Bulat was always very concerned about the other weapon that the young man carried on his back.

If his intuition as a warrior was correct, the weapon on the other man's back was the key.

"I can't take out the thing on my back no matter what, at least not to use it against you."

The young man said this, a serious look on his face, and the hand wielding his weapon didn't let up.

The battle between the two naturally attracted many people. The guards of the mansion only dared to watch from the sidelines.

This was not a battle they could interfere in. They would probably be caught up in it and die if they got too close.

"So strong... As expected of Big Brother, even I would have a hard time defeating him now, and..."

The young man frowned deeply, his attacks not slowing down in the slightest. If he relaxed even for a moment, he would probably be defeated. Despite being a human, Big Brother's strength was still so great, and...

"Something must be hidden in this Imperial Capital, otherwise it wouldn't bring such a big increase to Big Brother's strength."

While thinking this, the young man wanted to grab a certain weapon on his back several times.

However, after a certain man's figure appeared in his mind, he gave up on this idea.

He could do it to anyone, but he absolutely couldn't take out this weapon against that man.

Moreover, once he took it out, he would be completely exposed, after all...

Thinking of this, the young man's gaze swept towards Belvac in Bulat's hand, and then he shook his head slightly.

Two of the same Teigu had appeared. The entire Empire would probably focus their attention on him.

Now was not the time to expose himself. Even if his opponent was Big Brother, he had to do what he had to do.

The commotion was so intense that Koizumi and the others couldn't possibly sleep. Koizumi himself said he had just laid down when he was awakened by the noise.

With a deadpan expression, he slowly walked out of his room, clearly annoyed.

"A series of unpleasant things have been happening lately. Am I just not getting along with the Imperial Capital today?"

"What's going on?" Ieyasu and Sayo also seemed to have just fallen asleep when they were woken up.

The "clang, clang, clang" sounds made it impossible for them to sleep peacefully, so they had no choice but to come out and ask what was happening.

"Mr. Koizumi, were you also woken up?" Sayo couldn't help but look at Koizumi, though she seemed to be completely out of it.

You could tell with just one glance; her eyes were opening and closing intermittently, clearly indicating she wasn't in good shape.

Koizumi nodded helplessly, sighing at the same time, "Indeed, the noise outside is just too loud."

Could it be an intruder? Seryu said that the assassin group Night Raid in the Imperial Capital is very rampant.

While Koizumi was wondering, Aerya slowly walked up to the three of them.

"I'm sorry for waking you three esteemed guests," Aerya said with a deeply apologetic expression.

The three of them quickly shook their heads. After all, the other party had taken them in, so they couldn't really interfere in this regard.

"It's nothing, but… what exactly is going on? The noise outside is quite loud…"

Of course, Koizumi was just curious; he was genuinely curious. Since Reimu and the others weren't by his side, Koizumi didn't want to cause trouble. Although the other party had helped him, helping should be done within one's capabilities.

"It's an intruder. They ran into the backyard of our house, and I don't know what they're trying to do, but an Imperial general has already gone to stop them."

Aerya explained slowly, as if she wasn't worried at all about her house being invaded.

"An Imperial general? An intruder actually drew out an Imperial general? It seems the Imperial Capital is very strict about security," Koizumi couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Just one intruder drew out a general; wasn't that a bit of an exaggeration?

Come to think of it, what about the Imperial Guard? Isn't this kind of thing under the Imperial Guard's jurisdiction?

How strange… Koizumi frowned slightly, but he wasn't too concerned about it.

"Yes, the Empire has never had a rebellion, but recently, a traitor named Akame emerged from the Empire's assassination squad, so the Empire is very concerned about this kind of thing, even if there is only one intruder,"

Aerya seemed to see the confusion in Koizumi's eyes, so she smiled and explained.

Koizumi nodded as if he understood. So that's it, they're so vigilant just because there was someone who betrayed the Empire.

It seems Kurome's sister will probably have a hard time…

Koizumi said silently in his heart, hoping that Kurome would be able to bring her sister back.

"Why don't we go help? Sayo, maybe we can take this opportunity to be valued by the Imperial general and be directly taken into the army."

Ieyasu suddenly said this with a glint in his eyes, looking at Sayo beside him.

Sayo couldn't help but scratch her head, a look of distress on her face.

"Is that okay? What if we accidentally mess things up and let the intruder escape?"

Although Ieyasu was very confident in his strength, Sayo was very calm. Now the Imperial general is capturing the intruder. If they accidentally added to the chaos, it wouldn't be a merit but a demerit.

Koizumi looked at Sayo with admiration. It's good that Ieyasu is confident, but he must also be calm. It's definitely a good thing that Sayo can remain so calm.

So compared to the hot-blooded Ieyasu, Koizumi admired Sayo more.

Knowing her own strength, not relying on reckless action, that's good.

"We are very strong, Sayo!" Ieyasu said this, appearing exceptionally confident.

"But we haven't fought with the Imperial general, so how do we know how strong we are compared to the Imperial general? We just think we are strong," Sayo said very calmly.

"We have also seen General Esdeath, the strongest in the Empire, so we should also be aware of the gap between us."

"That's true…" As if remembering the meeting with the strongest general of the Empire before, Ieyasu couldn't help but deflate.

"Sayo is right, let's go back to rest first. There is an Imperial general here, and this is the Imperial Capital, so we don't need to interfere here…" Koizumi said this, waving his hand and walking towards his room.

Ieyasu and Sayo looked at each other in dismay after watching Koizumi return to his room.

Aerya showed a gentle smile and said slowly.

"You should go back to rest first. Staying up late is not good, especially for Sayo. It would be a pity if such beautiful black hair turned white from staying up late."

Listening to Aerya's words, it seemed that she had a very fervent pursuit of beautiful hair.

Sayo couldn't help but put her right hand on her hair, her face slightly stagnant.

In the next moment, the two thanked Aerya and then walked towards their respective rooms.

Chapter 24: Akame's Throb

The young man leaning against a certain tree couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and put the sword in his hand back into its sheath.

He almost attracted the other generals just now. It would be terrible if Esdeath were attracted.

But speaking of which, who saved me just now?

That's right, the young man himself couldn't escape just now. After all, Bulat's strength was not bad, and he had also received a boost from Teigu: Incursio - Armor Manifestation.

However, when the two were fighting fiercely, many scarlet light bullets appeared behind the young man.

After the light bullets forced Bulat the Hundred-Man Slayer back, a very unfamiliar but very pleasant voice appeared in the young man's ear.

"Get out of here! Better yet, leave the Imperial Capital! Fighting an Imperial General in the Imperial Capital is just idiotic!"

The boy was slightly stunned, but quickly chose to heed the words of the person who had helped him.

Although it seemed like he was easily trusting others, the boy chose to believe his intuition.

"Are you still there? The person who saved me earlier?" the boy asked, his voice tinged with doubt.

For a long while, only the boy's voice echoed around him, as if he were the only one there.

The boy frowned slightly, and just as he was about to shout loudly again—

"Instead of wasting time talking to me here, you should hurry up and find your friends."

"Akame is heading towards the Imperial Capital. You should hurry up and reunite with your old friend Akame."

As the voice faded, the boy's eyes lit up. Akame was heading towards the Imperial Capital!

In the next moment, the boy nodded with a determined look and headed in another direction.

If Akame was coming to the Imperial Capital, then he just needed to stay near the Imperial Capital and wait.

In the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, in the border forest area, ten kilometers north of the Imperial Capital, was a deep mountain area. Because of the vast, endless forest, it was rarely visited by people.

And on the hillside stood a tall house, hidden by dense branches and leaves.

In a certain room in the house, a black-haired, red-eyed girl slowly woke up, her right hand covering her head.

"Strange... Koizumi...?" The black-haired, red-eyed girl frowned slightly, this name bothering her.

After shaking her head, the girl slowly got out of bed and walked towards the door.

"Akame, it's rare for you to get up so late today."

As she passed through the hall, a spirited woman with a completely mechanical right arm said playfully.

The black-haired, red-eyed girl—Akame's cheeks flushed slightly, but she quickly concealed it.