At Honest's mansion,
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was practicing Immortal Breathing, opened his eyes as he heard a subordinate report from outside.
"Tatsumi."
"The protagonist has finally arrived..."
"That means..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled faintly.
"The story has begun."
"I can start making arrangements."
Sarutobi Hiruzen remembered that the story began with a heartwarming episode.
Tatsumi was taken in by a seemingly kind noble family, but they were thoroughly vile people who often lured outsiders to the Imperial Capital, then brutally tortured and murdered them.
Even before Tatsumi arrived, the family had already imprisoned and abused the two friends who had come to the Imperial Capital ahead of him.
And today, a group from Night Raid would attack the noble family and save Tatsumi, leading him to join the Revolutionary Army.
That was why Sarutobi Hiruzen had deliberately left those wretches alive instead of having Kurome assassinate them.
As for the protagonist, Tatsumi, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no intention of recruiting or using him.
Given Tatsumi's naive nature, he might not be able to endure living in this rotten Empire, much less do dirty work for Sarutobi Hiruzen.
More importantly, by the end of the story, everyone in this world would be dead except for the characters whose names were in the anime's title.
So sparing the protagonist's life then would be the greatest change to the story.
"Send the Jaegers out."
"Proceed according to plan..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly,
"Our priority is collecting Teigu!"
Night fell.
Five agile figures appeared in the courtyard of a nobleman's estate in the Imperial Capital.
One of them was a beautiful, cool-faced woman with black hair and red eyes, holding a long katana.
She moved like the wind, a mere blur. In an instant, she slit the throats of the guards stationed around the perimeter.
But