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Koizumi said calmly, without a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone, as he understood their situation.

Besides, Koizumi's temper was usually very good, one could say he was very tolerant, so he wouldn't get angry over such a small matter.

Reimu clicked her tongue, but didn't say anything, as she had guessed Koizumi would say that.

Moreover, Reimu knew that things were like that on their end, there was nothing she could do, but things being that way was one thing, what could you do if I just had little patience, I absolutely had to tolerate the situation on your end? Think too much!

Hata no Kokoro seemed very calm, as she had always been this way, always the quietest one.

Suddenly, Reimu seemed to notice something, her brow furrowing slightly, while Hata no Kokoro had one mask after another floating around her, and a blood-red light flashed in Koizumi's eyes, the light of Bloodlust.

All three of them noticed at the same time that they were surrounded by something.

Koizumi couldn't sense anything more detailed, but Reimu and Hata no Kokoro could see it—it was the presence of silk threads.

The silk threads wrapped around the surroundings, as if forming a closed space.

Moreover, the silk threads surrounding them were not ordinary threads. If Koizumi's head were to bump into them, it would probably be directly strangled by these silk threads.

The other party was relatively far away, so Reimu and Hata no Kokoro didn't notice it immediately when they were setting up.

It wasn't aimed at them, but these silk threads were set up as a tripwire, and would be triggered if anyone approached...

Reimu and Hata no Kokoro realized the other party's intentions immediately.

Since someone had already set up a trap, then—

Slowly, Leone was seen walking over with a spirited woman with silver hair. The woman's right arm was equipped with machinery. According to the feeling, that right arm should have been replaced with a mechanical right arm, and the woman's right eye was covered with an eye patch, so she should be blind.

In fact, Koizumi was the first to see Leone in front of him, and the corner of his mouth twitched fiercely. Rarely, a burst of anger arose in Koizumi's heart.

"It's you!"

Chapter 60: So-Called Ill-Fated Encounter

Honestly, Koizumi considered himself to have a good temper, and rarely felt unhappy. Even when Reimu was unscrupulous, Koizumi could rarely maintain a peaceful mood, but he was very unhappy with the guy in front of him who had swindled all his money.

Before the arrival of Night Raid, Koizumi had been thinking for a while.

What would the conversation between himself and the Boss of Night Raid be like? Would they suddenly quarrel or would they choose long-term cooperation? Koizumi had thought about all of these, but he really hadn't thought...

He really hadn't thought that the guy who had previously swindled his money was actually a member of Night Raid.

Speaking of which, do the people of Night Raid even do stealing?

Koizumi had learned something this time. Although it wasn't necessarily the Boss's order, but...

Leone noticed that Koizumi recognized her, and immediately turned her head away with an embarrassed expression.

She knew she shouldn't have come. Honestly, she didn't want to come at first, but she was the one who found the location of Koizumi and the others, so she had to be responsible for bringing them over. Leone was also very helpless.

Although she knew that coming over would cause Koizumi to make trouble, Leone still had to come.

If she didn't come, who would lead the way for their Boss, so this was also a helpless move.

"Hmm?" The silver-haired woman seemed to notice the strange atmosphere at the moment, so she turned her gaze to Leone.

It seemed that the man beside that shrine maiden was very unhappy with Leone. Could it be someone Leone knew?

The silver-haired woman believed that she had experienced a lot of things, so she had a certain grasp of people's personalities and the emotions they revealed. Just like the current situation, it was obvious that this man was unhappy with Leone.

"Um... my name is Najenda, the Boss of Night Raid."

Najenda stepped forward slowly and introduced herself first, while her eyes swept over Koizumi and Leone.

"Speaking of... do you know Leone? Did Leone do something?"

Although she asked this, Najenda, who knew her team members very well, roughly guessed what had happened.

After all, what kind of person Leone was, how could she, as the Boss, not know?

She usually just turned a blind eye, anyway, it wasn't a big deal, so she simply didn't see it, pretending not to know, but this time it seemed that she had provoked someone she shouldn't have. Although it might be a coincidence, Najenda was too embarrassed to pretend that she didn't see or notice Koizumi's abnormality, so she could only bite the bullet and go on.

Leone couldn't help but roll her eyes at her own Boss, clearly guessing what had happened but still pretending not to know.

"I didn't expect it to be little bro... long time no see..."

Leone greeted Koizumi in front of her very awkwardly, who knew if the other party would be very vindictive.

In short, regardless of whether the other party was the kind of person who held grudges, it wouldn't be wrong to say hello.

This could also slightly ease the awkwardness on her side. There was nothing she could do, Leone was too embarrassed to pretend she didn't see him.

Reimu glanced at Koizumi, a trace of doubt appearing on her face. What? Could it be someone Koizumi knew?

"An acquaintance of yours in the Imperial Capital?" Unable to resist her curiosity, Reimu had no choice but to ask.

Glaring at Reimu, Koizumi replied in an unpleasant manner.

"If you can pretend that nothing happened after being cheated out of your money, then this can indeed be called an acquaintance."

"..." The corner of Reimu's mouth twitched fiercely, okay, she roughly knew who it was.

After all, Koizumi, herself, and Hata no Kokoro had only stayed in the Imperial Capital for less than two days in total, and the matter of being cheated out of money had only happened to Koizumi once, so... this was the guy who stole Koizumi's money back then?

Thinking of this matter, even Reimu felt a little uncomfortable, after all, the money on Koizumi's body was earned by herself.

If Reimu were to pretend that the whole thing hadn't happened, it would probably be impossible, after all, Reimu was so greedy for money.

"...So, this woman is the one who stole your money."

So saying, Reimu's gaze towards Leone was somewhat unfriendly, not just because Leone had stolen money, but also because, as one of the assassins of Night Raid, her conduct was so poor. If it were just assassinating high-ranking officials of the Imperial Capital, well, that was a matter between nations, and she had no right to say anything. But stealing someone else's property was no small matter.

Especially for someone who had just arrived in the Imperial Capital. If all their money was stolen, they would have to live in the wilderness, and might even be caught by the Imperial Guard for eating without paying and then thrown in jail.

On a small scale, this behavior might not seem like much, but on a large scale, it was a big problem!

This single act caused Reimu and Koizumi's opinion of Night Raid to drop considerably.

Hata no Kokoro didn't care much. As a (pseudo) emotionless girl, her feelings weren't expressed so obviously.

Najenda also noticed the problem. They hadn't even started negotiations, and already the others' opinion of them had dropped.

Even Najenda couldn't help but glare at Leone, thinking she should restrain her subordinates' behavior.

"I apologize for what Leone did to you. As the boss of Night Raid, I apologize to you. I will quickly provide the corresponding compensation... How about we talk about cooperation first?"

Najenda valued the transaction more. After all, Reimu's talisman would be a great help to Night Raid and the Revolutionary Army. With Reimu's help, Night Raid and the Revolutionary Army would definitely become much stronger.

Therefore, Najenda felt it was necessary to talk about the transaction first. Otherwise, if they kept dwelling on the issue of Leone stealing money, they probably wouldn't be able to talk at all, and Reimu would just refuse to cooperate.

After all, Reimu didn't know that Leone was the one who stole Koizumi's money at first. Now that she knew, she had a reason to go back on her word.

If there was no reason to go back on her word, there would be grounds to criticize Reimu, but with a reason to go back on her word, there would be no grounds to criticize her.

Reimu's gaze turned to Koizumi. She had no interest in discussing transactions.

"I'll leave it up to you. I have no objections."

Koizumi nodded, feeling a bit annoyed, but his gaze remained focused on Najenda.

"Then please tell us, we can use Reimu's talisman as a condition for the transaction. What can you offer us in return?"

As he spoke, Koizumi's eyes gleamed. Although they could cooperate with Night Raid and the Revolutionary Army, agreeing so easily would make them seem too compliant. Besides, they didn't know how strong Night Raid was. What if they were dragged down by them?

Without knowing anything about Night Raid, Koizumi had to be extra careful.

"Then please tell us, we can use Reimu's talisman as a condition for the transaction. What can you offer us in return?"

Koizumi's question caused Najenda to fall into a brief silence. She understood what Koizumi meant.

If Reimu's talisman could really be of great use, mere monetary compensation would not be equivalent.

So, she needed to offer something that was equivalent to it, but the problem was...

Najenda didn't know what Koizumi wanted, so she needed to ask.

If what Koizumi wanted was something that Night Raid or the Revolutionary Army couldn't provide, then they would need to plan further, and perhaps use other rewards as collateral.

"Then, could you please tell me what kind of reward you want? Since you specifically mentioned it, it shouldn't be monetary compensation..." Najenda looked at Koizumi and slowly said.

No monetary reward! How is that possible! Reimu protested, but Koizumi grabbed her.

Although Koizumi usually wouldn't interfere with what Reimu wanted to do, this was different...

Now that they had the Revolutionary Army and Night Raid, who could provide information, how could Koizumi give that up?

With information, Koizumi could quickly find out where the Singularities were distorted, and then quickly resolve the distortion and return to Chaldea. Koizumi didn't want to stay in this place for too long. It was a complete waste of time.

Therefore, Koizumi couldn't let Reimu say that only monetary compensation was needed.

"In the name of the Command Seal! Shut up, Reimu!"

A crimson Command Seal emitted a dazzling light, and Reimu's forehead immediately bulged with veins, and her mouth quickly closed.

If it weren't for the fact that you're my Master and we're discussing serious business, I would definitely kick you to death right now!

And also, the Command Seal is only three marks, so important, and you actually use it on such a boring thing!

Of course, if Koizumi heard what Reimu was thinking, he would probably explain that it recovers one mark a day, so it's not that important!

Besides being powerful, it can enhance a Servant's power and allow a Servant to teleport... it seems like it's not very useful. Now there's no need to fight, and there are still two marks left. Besides, Koizumi isn't someone who can be manipulated by others, so he doesn't care much about the Command Seal. Anyway, he only used one mark, and then each of the next two can use one mark.

"If possible, I want a detailed report from the Revolutionary Army about this empire and other countries, and I need a copy of any new information as soon as it comes out. As long as we have this information, we can continue to provide you with talismans, and we absolutely guarantee the quality, how about it?" Ignoring Reimu's dissatisfaction, Koizumi's lips curled up slightly as he spoke.

Najenda was slightly stunned. Koizumi wanted information. What did he want information for?

Najenda didn't know much about Koizumi, and she had only heard a little about the shrine maiden Reimu from Leone and others. Apparently, she was a greedy person who liked to live a leisurely life.

Hata no Kokoro, who had been silent all along, liked to wear a mask, and it was said that she used the expression on the mask to express her emotions.

Compared to Koizumi and the other two, his presence was relatively weak, so many people didn't know much about him.

Leone, who had drunk with Koizumi, roughly guessed what kind of person he was. After all, after getting drunk, people would say a lot of things they wouldn't normally say. People often say that people tell the truth after drinking, right?

Therefore, Najenda heard about Koizumi's personality from Leone.

However, Leone herself was only speculating about Koizumi's personality, so it was basically all guesswork.

Therefore, Najenda roughly guessed that Koizumi wasn't the kind of person who had ambition, and that he valued Reimu and the others.

But why, why did Koizumi want the Revolutionary Army to provide information about other countries, including the empire? Did he want to do something to them? Or did he want to make the talisman business all over the world? That would be a good way to make a fortune.

However, this was just speculation, so Najenda needed to ask herself.

"Could you tell me, why does Koizumi need the Revolutionary Army to provide information about other countries, including the empire?"

Najenda frowned slightly, her tone heavy. If it were just money, it wouldn't be a big deal, but the other party wanted to share information with the Revolutionary Army. This matter concerned the upper echelons, and she couldn't make a decision on her own!

Although Najenda was quite valued in the Revolutionary Army, she didn't dare to make decisions about such things.

If she couldn't get any information here, she would probably have to go back and report to the higher-ups directly.

It would have taken a lot of time, but fortunately, a tool sent by the higher-ups could directly report to the Revolutionary Army headquarters, which saved the time it would have taken to go to the Revolutionary Army headquarters.

"...This... I'm afraid I can't tell you!"

If he could, Koizumi would definitely want to say it, but he couldn't be sure if the Revolutionary Army was the center of the distortion.

If the Revolutionary Army was the center of the distortion, then he would be deep in the wolf's den.

So, no matter where he was, Koizumi had to keep something up his sleeve, at least to prevent anyone from knowing his purpose.

Najenda couldn't help but rub her forehead. Well, as she expected, the other party didn't intend to say it.

If they did that, then things would be a little difficult for her.

It seemed she could only discuss it with the Revolutionary Army's higher-ups and try to get them to agree.

Leone and the others had said that the shrine maiden's skills were genuine, and she had escaped unharmed from General Budou's attack. Her strength was obvious. If she joined, the Revolutionary Army's strength would definitely increase.

The Empire's two strongest, Esdeath and Budou, were difficult for the Revolutionary Army to deal with, no matter who it was.

Budou was a little better; they wouldn't encounter him unless they attacked the Imperial Capital, but Esdeath was different.

If they had Reimu's help, then they would have a better chance of defeating Esdeath or Budou.

Therefore, Najenda felt it was necessary to lobby the Revolutionary Army's higher-ups. After all, no matter which faction it was, it wouldn't reject the addition of such a powerful expert, even if it required some cost to get her to join. In business terms, she was worth the price.

Thinking of this, a hint of determination appeared in Najenda's eyes.

Najenda left because she never thought it would be so easy to persuade Koizumi and Reimu.

Hata no Kokoro's words were ignored by Najenda, after all, Hata no Kokoro herself didn't seem to have any opinions and followed Koizumi's lead in everything.