Using FGO to Open the Second Dimension Chapter 17

Seryu certainly professed justice, but this justice required evidence—specifically, the evidence she knew.

As for Night Raid, she knew that Night Raid's assassins killed indiscriminately, so she was certain that Night Raid must be the bad guys.

But on Koizumi's side, she didn't have solid evidence to prove that Koizumi and Reimu were friends with the leader of the Peaceful Path Sect, and while the Peaceful Path Sect was anti-Imperial, she hadn't seen Reimu and the others doing anything bad in the Imperial Capital. On the contrary, they were constantly selling amulets there to help the people of the Empire save their lives.

And she had been saved by Reimu and the others herself. If she really did that, wouldn't it be ungrateful?

So Seryu was very conflicted. Should she listen to her master or listen to her heart?

On the way to the Hakurei Amulet Shop, Seryu kept asking herself this question, but the closer she got, the more guilt welled up in her heart. Koizumi and the others hadn't hidden anything from her, and even told her how these amulets were made, but she hadn't been able to keep the secret and accidentally let it slip.

In truth, Seryu couldn't be blamed entirely. Seryu had previously bought many amulets from Reimu to give to her colleagues in the Imperial Guard, and also gave one to her master. Her master, Ouka, simply took it as a token of Seryu's filial piety and accepted it. Who knew he would overhear that the amulet was really useful, so Ouka became suspicious.

After all, the Imperial Capital was very strict about catching anti-Imperial forces. If he could destroy a small stronghold of the Peaceful Path Sect and report it, it might be considered a meritorious service, and he could be promoted to a higher rank, which would be much better than his current position.

Thinking of this, Ouka didn't hesitate to order his obedient disciple to do this and that.

Koizumi frowned slightly. This was a bit of a mess. Reimu's power was being regarded as the power of the anti-Imperial side. But that was also true. In fact, Koizumi should have thought of it.

Opening a shop selling amulets in the Imperial Capital, doing this under the Emperor's nose was a bit much.

Everyone was afraid of death, especially the Emperor, so when someone knew that there was something that could really save their life, everyone would go crazy to buy it, and if the Emperor knew, he might even take monopolistic measures.

Moreover, Reimu was selling these amulets too ostentatiously. Selling this kind of thing under the Emperor's nose was a bit like courting death.

In just one day, it had attracted many people in the Imperial Capital to sell them. Sooner or later, this matter would reach the Emperor's ears.

But what Koizumi didn't expect was that it hadn't reached the Emperor's ears yet, but had reached the ears of the captain of the Imperial Guard, and he had actually come to their door directly.

No, the other party only sent Seryu over, but… this was even more difficult to deal with.

If you had come in person, I could have let Reimu and Hata no Kokoro beat you up and run away.

But you sent Seryu over, and it's really hard to attack her, considering our previous relationship.

So, what should he do?

Suddenly, Koizumi felt a little棘手.

At the same time, Reimu and Hata no Kokoro came down from upstairs. They heard the noise, so they came down to see what was going on. Seeing the people from the Imperial Guard there, Reimu and Hata no Kokoro were immediately stunned.

And in the crowd, Mine suddenly squeezed in, saw this scene, and her pair of pink eyes watched this scene, with a strong curiosity in her eyes.

Chapter 29: The Captain of the Imperial Guard

"What's wrong?" Reimu frowned slightly, looking at the scene in front of her, her eyes flickering with doubt.

Hata no Kokoro silently stood next to Koizumi, still with a blank expression, but her gaze was focused on the group of guards. She could feel that these people had malice towards them, so she had to be vigilant.

Reimu naturally felt it too, so she also looked at the guards with an unfriendly expression.

Seryu lowered her head with a look of guilt. From Seryu's expression, Reimu could guess what had happened.

Reimu was, after all, the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, and the Hakurei Shrine Maiden was the manager of Gensokyo, responsible for resolving Gensokyo's incidents. How could she resolve these incidents without some ability and some brains? Although she usually relied on simple violence, that didn't mean she had a bad brain.

"The amulets you're selling have a problem." Koizumi tilted his head slightly towards Reimu and said softly.

"How is that possible? Those are amulets that I made myself!"

Although Reimu was so leisurely that people felt an unusually weak sense of crisis, and she was a little easy to underestimate, those were, after all, amulets that she had made with her own hands. How could there be a quality problem?

Koizumi curled his lips. How could he not know what Reimu meant, but the point was, it wasn't a quality problem.

"It's not about the quality, but that we're too conspicuous! We've attracted the attention of some malicious people."

Koizumi said softly, and Reimu narrowed her eyes, a trace of displeasure flashing in her eyes.

She was just here to make some money, why should she be told to close down!

I wasn't planning to get involved in this Singularity in the first place, I was just going to let Hata no Kokoro handle it. Who knew that I would be a law-abiding businesswoman here, and you would dare to come to my door and tell me to close my shop? Do you want to die?

The more Reimu thought about it, the more upset she became. Her fists were clenched tightly. If it weren't for Seryu's sake, Reimu would have probably smashed a Dream Seal into the other party's face long ago.

Noticing the dissatisfaction on Reimu's face, Seryu quickly stepped forward and said, "I'm really sorry, Miss Reimu, if it wasn't for me…"

Seryu really felt very sorry about this, which left Reimu with no place to vent her anger.

Looking at the other party's apologetic face, how could she have the nerve to blame her?

Reimu was unscrupulous, but not without emotional intelligence, and she couldn't blame Seryu for this. Seryu's intention was for her teammates.

She dared to say that if the person who came was Seryu's master, she would definitely slap him to death.

"You don't have to apologize to me. I know you didn't mean to."

Although they had only been together for two days, Reimu knew this girl's personality, so she didn't blame her.

Glancing at the amulets around her, Reimu sighed helplessly and took back the amulets around her.

"I don't mind if you want us to close down, but we bought this shop, so you have to return the money we used to buy the shop, otherwise I'll be at a loss!"

Sure enough, at this time, Reimu was still concerned about the money.

But Koizumi had to admit that the money earned from selling amulets in the past two days was not as much as the money used to buy this shop.

If Reimu didn't ask for this money, Koizumi would probably take advantage of it and sleep in the same room with Reimu or Hata no Kokoro.

Because the Imperial Capital's housing prices are still very high, otherwise, they wouldn't still be trying to earn back the money they spent. Especially since they're sharing a room, and without knowing where the Singularities' distortion lies, Koizumi and the others don't know how long they'll have to stay in the Imperial Capital.

Reimu may lack principles, but she's not without morals. If she really slept with Koizumi, she'd kick him to death.

Koizumi knows how hard she can kick.

"Of course, I will..." Seryu said with a determined look. It was her fault that Reimu ended up like this, so it's only natural that she should compensate. Although her master said that Reimu was from the Peaceful Path Sect, there was a voice in Seryu's heart telling her that she couldn't do that. Reimu is her friend.

However, before Seryu could finish speaking, a figure with a hideous smile appeared behind the Imperial Guard.

Everyone who saw the figure retreated, quickly leaving as if they hadn't seen anything.

Even Mine was grabbed by a figure in the crowd and pulled away.

Mine was about to retaliate warily, but she immediately stopped resisting when she saw a head of blonde hair.

The only one with blonde hair who would kidnap her like this was her other partner, Leone.

"What's wrong? Leone?" Mine asked, looking at Leone behind her with a puzzled expression.

"Get out of here! That guy is Ouka, the captain of the Imperial Guard. Didn't you see everyone leaving?"

Leone said with a serious expression, her tone carrying a hint of resentment.

"That Ouka is a scumbag who does all sorts of evil and is only interested in profit. He often abuses his power, but his skills are genuine. I was afraid he'd notice you being so close. We're just here to gather information, don't expose our identities." As she said this, Leone's gaze couldn't help but fall on the Hakurei Amulet Shop.

If she wasn't mistaken, that person from before was the young man she had tricked.

How pitiful, he was just scammed by her and now the Imperial Guard is knocking on his door.

But speaking of which, the Hakurei Amulet Shop is said to be a very effective shop that sells amulets. A member of the Imperial Guard was once saved by one of those amulets, so it seems to be very effective. It's just that its reputation is too big, and it even attracted the captain of the Imperial Guard. But this also shows that the amulets are real, otherwise, the shop wouldn't be very attractive.

As for whether it's a revolutionary army base... don't be ridiculous. Night Raid belongs to the revolutionary army, how could we not know if it's a revolutionary army base?

"Then, Leone, do you think Akame is looking for the owner of this place?"

Mine couldn't help but look at Leone, her tone carrying a hint of worry.

If Akame is really looking for this place, then things might be a little bad.

Anyone targeted by the Imperial Guard and marked for elimination probably won't live for more than a few hours.

"I'm not sure, but it's certain that being targeted by the Imperial Guard is not a good thing."

Leone frowned and said softly.

"Anyway, Mine, you go back to base and report this to Boss. If this Hakurei Shrine Maiden has real skills, maybe we can take this opportunity to recruit her into the revolutionary army. With that life-saving amulet, the casualties of the soldiers on the front lines of the revolutionary army will definitely be reduced."

Chapter 30: Action

Leone was thinking clearly. Although she wasn't a general, as a member of Night Raid, she knew that no country could be overthrown by assassins alone. So, to overthrow the empire, the most important thing was the soldiers on the front lines. But if too many soldiers die, it becomes a problem, so this amulet is a good thing.

Now that the Imperial Guard has them cornered here, if the other party is truly capable, maybe she can risk being discovered to recruit them. The revolutionary army needs this kind of talent too much.

Look at the Peaceful Path Sect's leader, the revolutionary army has always hoped that they could join their side, but the Peaceful Path Sect has always remained neutral, so it's difficult for both the revolutionary army and the empire.

After listening to Leone's statement, Mine also agreed, but she still had some questions.

"I'm going back to base, so what about you, Leone? What are you staying here for?"

"Of course, I'm staying here to watch! If this Hakurei Shrine Maiden is truly capable, then I think it's necessary for me to risk being discovered to save them. You go back and tell Boss..."

Leone was very confident in herself. Although making such a big commotion in the Imperial Capital was a bit inappropriate, it depended on the value of it. Besides, it's not like making a commotion in the Imperial Capital means they can't leave. The revolutionary army recently allocated several helpers to Night Raid from headquarters, and they should be arriving in the next few days. Who knows who will be playing who then?

"But..." Although Mine and Leone often argued over certain body parts, Mine would still be very worried about kidnapping someone in the Imperial Capital. After all, the Imperial Capital is guarded by General Budou.

This Imperial Capital General and the empire's other General Esdeath are both known as the strongest in the empire, which is enough to see their strength. If they accidentally provoke them and they come out, it would be terrible.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid that I'm not sure of. I'm not in a hurry to die."

As if to reassure Mine, Leone patted Mine's shoulder and gave her a smile.

Mine stared at Leone in front of her with a serious expression, her brows furrowed.

After a while, Mine nodded and ran towards the Imperial Capital's city gate without looking back.

Watching Mine's departing figure, Leone breathed a sigh of relief, then turned her gaze to the Hakurei Amulet Shop.

If necessary, she might really have to risk her life. Of course, it also depends on whether the other party has the value for her to risk her life.

Leone doesn't consider herself a good person, because she is a Night Raid assassin, and her hands are stained with blood, so she can't be considered a good person. So, she can watch the people of the Hakurei Amulet Shop be forced to their deaths by Ouka, the captain of the Imperial Guard, and she must not expose her identity, because her life cannot be lost in a place without value.

But if the people of the Hakurei Amulet Shop are valuable to the revolutionary army, then Leone will help.

This is also for the sake of the bigger picture. If she rashly takes action just because she can't stand it, then she wouldn't be a qualified assassin.

At the same time, inside the Hakurei Amulet Shop, the figure with the hideous smile slowly appeared in front of Seryu.

This was a middle-aged man with muscles all over his body, scars all over his face, and a strong aura of violence.

Feeling the aura of violence on the other party, ordinary people would probably tremble just standing in front of him.

But Reimu is different. She has felt even more terrifying auras. This is just the aura emitted by humans. Yakumo Yukari and the others in Gensokyo are all youkai. Reimu has fought with those kinds of guys, so how could she be intimidated by the aura emitted by the man in front of her? Not only was she not afraid, but she also stood there leisurely.

Ouka the Ogre, this is what others call him, because his appearance and behavior are like a demon.

Although he is a scumbag who does all sorts of evil and is only interested in profit, it cannot be denied that his skills are indeed genuine, otherwise, it would be impossible for so many criminals to fear him, and it would be even more impossible for him to live so lawlessly in the Imperial Capital!

Of course, Seryu doesn't know that her master is such a bastard, otherwise, she would have killed him long ago.

But even if someone told Seryu that, she probably wouldn't believe it.

After all, her fanaticism for her master was second only to her fanaticism for justice.

"Oh? I didn't expect such a thriving shop to be built by such a pretty little girl."

Ouka the Ogre's eyes lit up when he saw Reimu, and his eyes immediately revealed a glimmer of light.

Seryu was also taken aback by the sudden appearance of her master. She was just about to say something when she noticed a look in her master's eyes that felt very strange to her. Suddenly, she felt a great distance between herself and her master.

What's going on? Why do I suddenly feel so unfamiliar with my master?

Reimu frowned. She had to admit that the other man's gaze made her feel disgusted. She really wanted to slam a Dream Seal at him and leave with Koizumi and Hata no Kokoro immediately.

Anyway, with her strength, the other party couldn't catch her.

"You're the captain of the Imperial Guard, Seryu's master?"

Koizumi frowned slightly and quickly stood in front of Reimu, which made Reimu feel a little better.

Seeing a brat walk up and block his view, Ouka felt very displeased.

That's right, this wasn't just ordinary displeasure, but extreme displeasure.

You must know that after becoming the captain of the Imperial Guard, although the position wasn't high, he could completely do whatever he wanted in the Imperial Capital as long as he didn't court death by giving his superiors a bad look.

Now that someone who didn't look like he weighed much was standing in front of him, the anger in Ouka's heart was rising rapidly.

Leone, who was watching from outside, could already foresee Koizumi's fate.

How could she not understand Ouka's eyes? Think too much. This guy is also an experienced driver.

Ouka coldly waved his hand at his subordinates while looking at Seryu.

"Seryu, these people are the spies that the higher-ups said the Peaceful Path Sect planted here, in order to bewitch the people. You've been deceived by them, understand? Come on, arrest these people and imprison them in the dungeon!"

Anyway, once they got to the Imperial Guard headquarters, they would have to listen to him completely.

With this thought in mind, Ouka commanded his subordinates, while Seryu was completely dumbfounded.