Using FGO to Open the Second Dimension

Akame and Sheele were responsible for protecting Mine, with instructions to retreat immediately if they saw Koizumi leaving the Imperial Capital.

They would retreat while observing, to avoid any unforeseen circumstances, while Chelsea would follow Koizumi.

Chelsea's Teigu ability was very helpful and could play a significant role at critical moments.

Although Koizumi had complained about it many times, Mine and the others weren't really needed to help. Najenda just liked to worry unnecessarily, but that was normal. In fact, Koizumi himself was very wary of that Budou guy, let alone Najenda, whose strength was only average. She knew Esdeath's strength well, so she could guess the strength of Budou, who was about the same level as Esdeath.

Those two were probably the top experts in this Singularities, barring any unforeseen circumstances...

If possible, Koizumi didn't want to fight against those two abnormally strong guys; it was just too troublesome.

Reimu certainly didn't want to suddenly face such opponents either; even Reimu would find it troublesome.

"Koizumi, Chelsea, be careful, don't let anyone see you..."

Akame walked up to Koizumi and Chelsea. If it weren't forbidden, she would have wanted to go in with Chelsea and Koizumi. Unfortunately, with her strength, it would be difficult to slip past the Imperial Guard... no, the soldiers under General Bude. If she encountered the Empire's general, it would be even more difficult to escape.

So Akame knew that if she went along, she would only become a burden to Koizumi and Chelsea's retreat.

Helplessly, Akame could only choose to stay here and protect Mine with Sheele.

Originally, only Sheele was protecting Mine, but out of concern that Sheele couldn't handle it alone, since General Bude's subordinates couldn't be compared to ordinary people, Akame decided to help Sheele protect Mine.

Although Mine said that she didn't need to be protected like a princess, and that she also had combat power, she was constantly rejected.

Koizumi even said that her combat power was no different from having no combat power at all; she was the one who needed protection!

Even Chelsea, whose strength in Night Raid could be said to be at the bottom, had the ability to escape on her own.

But Mine... once she was alone, it would be difficult to escape from the enemy's hands, right?

But seriously, Koizumi didn't believe that experts like Esdeath and Budou would be fooled by Chelsea.

If they could fool Esdeath and Budou, they could brag about it for the rest of their lives.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen... at least, nothing will happen to me. As for Chelsea, that girl has a lot of ways to save her life, so there's no need to be afraid. Even if she's discovered, there's no need to worry about her being caught."

Rolling his eyes at Akame, Koizumi glanced at Chelsea, who was puffing out her chest with a proud look, as if looking at Mine with disdain, with an unspeakable look of triumph on her face.

"Flat-chested little one, doesn't even have any means of self-preservation, only knows how to rely on Akame and Sheele's protection... truly useless..."

Looking at the triumphant Chelsea, Mine gritted her teeth, the sound like glass scraping, making people shiver. Was she scraping glass? Were the two of them really that hostile?

But then again, although Chelsea's words were harsh, she was also implying that Mine should improve her close combat abilities. After all, what's the use of an archer who can't fight in close combat? Archer from Fuyuki was a very typical example. As an archer, he didn't forget his archer skills, but he also didn't forget to improve his close combat abilities.

Koizumi glanced at Mine and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly. Forget it, with Mine's thin arms and legs, even if she really trained in close combat, she probably wouldn't be very strong. If a real expert encountered Mine, it would still be an instant kill.

If it were Koizumi, he could still solve Mine by just throwing a shot at her.

There was no way around it; that was the difference in strength. Mine's talent in close combat was too low, really...

And not just Mine, but Chelsea herself didn't have much talent in close combat either.

But her Teigu had helped her a lot; otherwise, Chelsea would have died on an assassination mission long ago.

"I don't need you to worry about it... Originally, it would have been fine with just Sheele's help... Of course, I'm not saying that Akame isn't needed, but I just think that Sheele and I have been partners for so long, we should be able to escape with just Sheele's help. I'm not saying that Akame is useless!" Mine was just muttering to herself at first, but then she suddenly realized that her tone was a little wrong, so she quickly explained, lest Akame misunderstand anything.

Akame just smiled faintly and didn't intend to say anything. She knew that Mine didn't mean it that way.

After all, Mine was a tsundere. As the saying goes, being a tsundere ruins your life, and it's easy to say the wrong thing.

If she had to worry about everything, that wouldn't be Akame's personality.

Koizumi couldn't help but smile wryly. Forget it, let's just get on with the mission.

"It's getting late. Chelsea, use Transformation Free: Gaia Foundation to turn into a little bird and stay on my shoulder. I'll fly you into the Imperial Capital. Before killing those guys, I want to see someone."

Koizumi's eyes looked very serious, but there was also a hint of nostalgia in them.

Come to think of it, how long had it been? Five days? It was about that, including today, it was the fifth day.

Five days ago, he was still selling things in the Imperial Capital. Five days later, he had become a member of an assassin organization.

Although it was just a cooperative relationship, the relationship between everyone was already self-evident, right?

Thinking of this, Koizumi couldn't help but smile wryly.

Chapter 103: Infiltrating the Imperial Capital

Although Akame and the others were puzzled by Koizumi's statement that he wanted to find someone, they didn't ask too much. Although it might delay their mission or even expose them, even Akame and Chelsea didn't say anything, so Mine and Sheele certainly didn't intend to say anything. They just needed to be responsible for their part.

Moreover, Koizumi had worked with Akame and the others before. If there was anything wrong with Koizumi's behavior, Akame and Chelsea should point it out, but since they didn't point it out, then they didn't need to say anything.

That was what Mine was thinking. As for Sheele, she was probably just a natural airhead, so she didn't say anything.

Chelsea glanced at Koizumi, but didn't say anything, which could be regarded as tacitly agreeing to Koizumi's behavior.

Although the time she had spent with Koizumi was relatively short, Chelsea had roughly figured out Koizumi's thoughts.

Koizumi wasn't the kind of person who would casually delay his mission, so Chelsea was very relieved about Koizumi. At least, it was completely okay to leave this matter to Koizumi. Chelsea only chose to come with Koizumi to avoid any unexpected situations. In fact, Chelsea was very confident in Koizumi's abilities.

After all, Koizumi was able to completely unscathed under the assassination of Hundred Personas and Serenity.

Well, in fact, if Koizumi didn't have the ability to resist poison, Koizumi would have been dead long ago.

Although having the ability to resist poison in his body was also Koizumi's own ability, Koizumi didn't know where that ability came from.

If possible, Koizumi would still like to figure out the problem with his body.

Too bad Koizumi still doesn't understand himself very well due to his amnesia.

The next moment, Chelsea transformed into a bird and stood on Tianyang's shoulder, watching the surroundings in the sky.

A human can actually fly, it's really amazing... isn't it a bit of an exaggeration?

No wonder Ouka, the captain of the Imperial Guard, considered him a hybrid of a Danger Beast; he really does seem like one.

Having such an exaggerated flying ability, and not relying on any Teigu to do it, what else could he be but a Danger Beast hybrid? But then again, Koizumi and his group are mysterious to begin with...

Chelsea, in her bird form, silently watched Koizumi. Even though she was a bird, it didn't mean she didn't have human thoughts. Although the Teigu, Transformation Free: Gaia Foundation, allowed her to simulate the personality of the transformed state, Chelsea's own mind was still present.

Koizumi glanced at Chelsea on his shoulder. Even while flying, he could feel her gaze. Why is she looking at me like that? Does she have a thing for me? Okay... Koizumi was getting narcissistic again.

Clicking his tongue, Koizumi looked down. Below was the Imperial Capital, but to avoid being noticed, Koizumi was flying at a height that ordinary people couldn't see with the naked eye. Fortunately, Koizumi didn't have a fear of heights, or it would have been troublesome.

"The Imperial Guard's base... speaking of which, I need to find it properly."

Koizumi frowned slightly, his senses at their maximum, his blood-red eyes scanning the entire Imperial Capital.

High in the sky, everything was within Koizumi's sight.

Indeed, in Koizumi's eyes, the Imperial Capital seemed so small, he felt like his attack could easily destroy the entire city... In fact, if Koizumi released an attack with his full power, he could probably destroy the Imperial Capital, provided no one stopped him.

But alas, Koizumi had no interest in destroying the world. In his eyes, destroying the world was much easier than investigating the Singularities and resolving their distortions.

After all, he just needed to unleash his full power without thinking. Whether it was Koizumi or Reimu, their strength was not to be underestimated.

Aside from General Bude and General Esdeath, Koizumi didn't detect any strong individuals in this Singularity. Even the experts in the Night Raid organization would have a hard time dealing with Reimu.

Getting back to the point, Koizumi scanned the interior of the Imperial Capital, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

The next moment, Koizumi flew in a certain direction. To avoid being discovered, Koizumi was very careful when descending, constantly watching out for other Imperial Guard members... After all, even a slight look up would be enough to notice Koizumi and Chelsea's descent. Of course, although the night could help hide Koizumi's figure, it was better to be safe than sorry. If he was discovered, it would attract General Bude...

Landing on the ground, Koizumi scanned his surroundings. After confirming that there were no Imperial Guard members around, Koizumi patted the bird on his shoulder, his meaning clear.

The bird flew off Koizumi and transformed back into her original form.

With a lollipop in her mouth, Chelsea had a look of enjoyment on her face.

"Speaking of which, why do you like lollipops so much? Isn't it a bit childish?"

But, eating lollipops shouldn't be considered childish, right? Is it or isn't it?

Ugh... why am I thinking about this for no reason? It's too boring.

"Hey, why are you looking for the Imperial Guard's base? Do you know someone there?"

That was the only thing Chelsea could think of. If he didn't know someone, why would he go there?

Koizumi nodded slightly, not refuting her words, as he was indeed looking for someone he knew.

"There is someone I know in the Imperial Guard, Seryu Ubiquitous. She's the disciple of Ouka the Ogre, the captain of the Imperial Guard. Although she's been slightly led astray by that Ouka the Ogre, her nature is still good. This time, I plan to take her away. I really don't trust her to stay in a place like the Imperial Capital..." Koizumi frowned, speaking slowly.

Actually... Koizumi himself didn't want to get too involved with the people of this Singularity at first, but now it was different. Koizumi had realized that to solve this Singularity, he had to contact many people. And Koizumi chose to take Seryu away because he didn't want to be her enemy.

Chelsea was slightly stunned, but didn't say anything in the end. After all, she was Koizumi's friend, and she couldn't say anything bad about her.

Although she and Koizumi had worked together on missions, their relationship wasn't that good.

Strictly speaking, their relationship was only more than acquaintances, but less than friends.

Chapter 104: Seeing Seryu

At this moment, Seryu was in the Imperial Guard's base, it seemed she didn't have any work today.

Actually, her shift was over. The Imperial Guard said they didn't allow sleeping, but in reality, it was a shift system.

Seryu's shift was over, so she naturally had to return to the base to rest. However, Seryu was the only woman in the entire base. To take care of this one woman, the entire Imperial Guard base was only for Seryu.

As for where the other Imperial Guard members lived, Serenity said she didn't know, because she didn't follow them. She only knew that Seryu lived in the base alone. There was no other way, because Seryu might have to go to work the next moment.

It must be admitted that this shift system was really a bit torturous. Not sleeping for a whole night and having to be ready to fight at any time, this constant tension was a bit unbearable for ordinary people. Koizumi was like this.

To avoid being ambushed and killed by an Assassin, being ready to fight at any time throughout the night was really tiring.

But fortunately, Koizumi wasn't an ordinary person, otherwise he wouldn't have taken this assassination job.

After all, assassins probably had to stay up all night, and they couldn't relax their vigilance even when they were asleep, otherwise they would be ambushed by their enemies at any time. After all, killers like them definitely had a lot of enemies.

Seryu sat in her seat, her face showing a look of decadence, it could be seen that she hadn't been in a good mood recently.

She lay on her seat, her eyes slightly narrowed, seemingly resting.

However, Koizumi, who was gradually approaching Seryu, could see that Seryu wasn't asleep. After all, she needed to go on duty at any time. If she accidentally fell asleep, the spirit that she had managed to keep tense would suddenly relax, which was not good.

But then again, keeping her spirit tense all the time wasn't very good, it would only cause a headache.

Koro stayed by Seryu's feet, seemingly in a state of alert. It would remind Seryu if anyone approached her.

Unfortunately, Koizumi had already entered the Imperial Guard's base, but it still hadn't noticed. Koro was useless.

But that was also because he had hidden his aura, so it was normal for it not to notice.

Serenity and Hundred Personas were both Assassins, so it was normal for him to ask them for advice on how to hide his aura during training.

Koizumi could now hide his aura to a certain extent. At least, people with low strength like Seryu couldn't detect his aura unless he took the initiative to stand out, otherwise she wouldn't know he was nearby.

"Yo, Seryu, long time no see."

Right now, Koizumi isn't here to peep on her. The purpose of his visit this time is to persuade Seryu to leave with him.

Actually, it's not purely persuasion. After all, she'll understand once she goes with Koizumi to Reias's house.

According to Leone, that family has a habit of keeping diaries, saying that during noble gatherings, they'd laughingly compare how many country bumpkins each of them had scammed, using it as a peculiar form of one-upmanship.

Koizumi is truly speechless. Why would they even compete over something like that? Are these guys' brains screwed up?

Whatever, better not to think too much about it. It's normal to have no common language with lunatics.

Seryu was immediately startled, and Koro also started calling out to her. The next moment, Seryu's gaze turned towards the entrance.

A very familiar face immediately entered Seryu's eyes, and then, a look of surprise surfaced in her pupils.

It really is Mr. Koizumi, but... why is Mr. Koizumi here? Could he have been captured?

After the surprise, Seryu's heart was filled with deep worry. Perhaps, in Seryu's eyes, Koizumi had been captured.

But then again, if he was captured, where are the Imperial Guard members who captured Mr. Koizumi?

Scanning around Koizumi, Seryu realized that only Koizumi had walked in alone. The only slightly annoying thing was a kitten following beside Mr. Koizumi, but it seemed to have slipped out after seeing that she had noticed it.

Okay, actually that kitten is Chelsea. Chelsea was preparing to keep watch after Koizumi called out to Seryu.

If any Imperial Guard members approach, Seryu will immediately use a meow to warn her.

There are plenty of stray cats in the Imperial Capital; one or two cats meowing won't arouse suspicion.

"Mr. Koizumi! Why are you here? Weren't you... didn't you leave the Imperial Capital?"

A deep sense of confusion flickered in Seryu's eyes. Why would Koizumi suddenly appear here?

"I did leave the Imperial Capital, but I was a little worried about you, Reimu and Hata no Kokoro thought so too, so I came to see you. I was afraid that you might be punished by that Ouka because of your involvement with me, Reimu, and Hata no Kokoro. How are you? How have you been? Have you been ambushed during patrol? Reimu's talisman can only be used once, and you've already used it, so you don't have it anymore..."

Koizumi's tone was full of concern, causing a strong sense of warmth to rise in Seryu's recently listless heart.

Indeed, deep down, I still hope to be able to sit in front of the store with Mr. Koizumi, Miss Reimu, and Miss Hata no Kokoro, drinking tea and chatting like before. This kind of life, although not the path of justice I pursue, is very peaceful and warm. This peace and warmth is like when my father used to come home and eat with me.

This feeling is actually like family, making Seryu's heart yearn for it.