Esdeath Is Holding a Martial Arts Tournament to Find a Husband?! (5K) (Continued)

The special police unit Jaegers, was officially established.

Led by the sadistic Queen General Esdeath, in addition to the original Three Beasts and Four Rakshasa Demons, Esdeath also recruited Wave, an active member of the Imperial Capital Navy, Bols of the Burning Force, and Ran, a former country teacher.

There were ten people in total.

Just as Esdeath had told everyone before, she didn't care about background when choosing her team members; she only cared about their strength.

As long as you are strong enough, you can join the ranks of the Jaegers.

Wave, Bols, and Lan have confirmed this.

Moreover, the first thing Esdeath did after taking power shocked the entire Imperial Capital.

"... Are you kidding me?"

"Yotsuba Clan, this is absolutely true, not a joke. General Esdeath... is indeed holding a martial arts contest to choose a husband."

"Ha, this woman is really crazy..."

Mahiro tossed the sheet in his hand aside and leaned back in his chair.

The flyer-like thing in his hand contained the detailed information about Esdeath's martial arts contest to find a husband.

A ring was set up inside the arena. Anyone who met the above conditions could participate in the ring. The winner would have the opportunity to become Esdeath's partner and would also receive a reward of 10,000 gold coins.

I remember Esdeath fell in love with Tatsumi in the original work in this way, except that the prize for that tournament was an Imperial Arm.

Now, without Sheele's Scissors Teigu, Esdeath has made herself the prize...

This woman is truly insane.

"Yotsuba Clan, what should we do next? Dr. Fashion also said they need to speak with you."

Cornelia asked cautiously.

She had heard about Esdeath and Yotsuba Clan's relationship. To say they were just friends didn't quite fit the bill. Esdeath's obsession with the Yotsuba Clan was far more than just friendship, as their relationship was quite intimate.

Calling him a suitor wouldn't be accurate.

It's more like a relationship between conquerors and the conquered.

So, this arena now feels more like a calculated scheme to her, a trap set openly for Lord Yotsuba Clan, just waiting for him to fall into it.

"How do I do it? Let me think..."

Mahiro pinched the bridge of his nose, pondered for a moment, and then decided, "Let's not rush things with Dr. Fashion. Let's go to the arena and see what Esdeath is up to!"

Should we just let him sit and wait to die?

He couldn't sit still at all; rather, seeing the flyer gave him a bad feeling.

This woman is probably just waiting for him to come knocking on her door!

So he took Cornelia and prepared to go to the arena to see what Esdeath was up to.

"... Yotsuba Clan, there are so many people here..."

Cornelia couldn't help but gasp in amazement at the spectacular scene before her.

The arena was surrounded by a huge crowd, and the noise was deafening.

As far as the eye can see, there are only countless heads moving about, with no end in sight.

"Of course, don't let her ruthless methods and sadistic nature fool you, she's still very popular."

Even though her methods were ruthless, that was only true in the eyes of her enemies. To ordinary civilians, Esdeath's reputation was not bad; in fact, it was quite good.

Not to mention, Esdeath also possesses such outstanding beauty.

Even if they lack the skills, many people still come here to try their luck—what if they succeed?

After all, that's Queen Esdeath!

"Yotsuba Clan, look over there!" Cornelia suddenly tugged at his sleeve.

Immediately afterwards, three people walked out of the crowd and headed this way.

"It's been a long time, Lord Yotsuba Clan. We have been waiting for you for quite some time," the leading veteran said respectfully to him.

"You... wait for me?"

Mahiro somewhat surprised.

The three people who appeared before her were none other than Liver, Nyau, and Daidara, the Three Beasts under Esdeath's command.

Nyau waved to him warmly.

"Oh, we meet again. As expected, Lady Esdeath was right, you really did come."

"Please come with me, both of you."

Without saying a word, Liver acted like an old butler.

After bowing slightly to him, he led him and Cornelia through the crowd and settled them into a special seat.

The view was expansive, offering a complete view of the arena, and they even thoughtfully provided fruit for spectators.

"Yotsuba Clan, this..."

"No need to say anything, even Pony should be able to tell. Let's sit down first."

Mahiro waved his hand to interrupt Cornelia, and sat down in his seat with an air of nonchalance.

Esdeath's intentions are obvious; she deliberately set up this openly planned arena, probably just to wait for his arrival.

However, Esdeath, sitting at a distance to him in the main attic, did not even glance in his direction.

Instead, he listlessly rested his chin on his hand, quietly waiting for the match to begin.

The ring matches were boring.

It's not technically sophisticated; it's pretty much like a village brawl.

Even Mahiro and Cornelia couldn't bear to watch, let alone Esdeath, who was the organizer.

The brilliance in her crystal-blue eyes had vanished, and even with the enthusiastic cheers of the audience below, Esdeath remained completely uninterested.

Until a boy appeared.

His unremarkable appearance, simple longsword, resolute eyes, and somewhat rustic country attire caught Esdeath's attention.

Her impression was that this young man seemed a little different from the other contestants.

Not only that, but his strength was also far superior to that of the other contestants. He easily blocked the opponent's attack and knocked down his opponent with just one punch in retaliation.

"Yotsuba Clan, look at that person!"

Cornelia couldn't help but let out a small gasp.

"Oh, I saw it. I really didn't expect you to be so bold, daring to show your face in this situation."

The boy standing on the ring was none other than Tatsumi, who had escaped from Zank that night!

He had been so busy lately that he forgot about issuing the arrest warrant, but he never expected that this kid would still come to participate in Esdeath's arena match!

Thank goodness he didn't slack off today and came to check it out, otherwise he would probably regret it to death!

On the ring.

Tatsumi looked around at the audience and saw that everyone was cheering him on, and he couldn't help but smile.

He shouldn't have participated in these kinds of public appearances.

However, there was no other way; Leone had been captured, and Night Raid had to temporarily suspend its operations, but the gathering of intelligence could not be neglected.

He had just heard that Esdeath had set up a fighting ring, so he wanted to come and see if he could gather any information about Esdeath.

After all, the BOSS exaggerated Esdeath's description too much.

It requires over 50,000 elite troops, and more than 10 Imperial Arms users, including Akame wielding Murasame...

However, at that moment, a voice completely different from the cheers suddenly rang out from behind him.

"Hey, young man, we meet again."

"?!"

Tatsumi turned around alertly and saw a familiar figure.

"... You... you're Yotsuba Mahiro?!"

"Oh ho, looks like you still remember me. But I didn't expect you to be so bold. As a member of Night Raid, you dare to show your face here?"

"..."

Tatsumi did not respond, but the tightly gripped longsword and his wary gaze were his answer.

This is a terrible situation. Tatsumi never expected that the Minister of the Secret Police would be here!

Wasn't it supposed to be that high-ranking officials in the Imperial Capital were either busy with official duties or indulging in extravagant pleasures?!

What should we do now?!

Just as Tatsumi was in a state of panic, and just as Mahiro was teasing the boy in front of him like an old man taunting a mouse, he was also Mahiro him up and down with amusement.

Suddenly, another faint voice entered their conversation.

Despair--

Although very faint, the sound was crisp, the sound of high heels stepping on bluestone bricks.

It's obvious without even thinking that it's that woman, Esdeath.

"Wow~ So you finally made it to the competition, Yotsuba Mahiro! I've been waiting for you for ages!"

Call--

A whooshing sound suddenly came from behind.

Mahiro to the side, only to see a long, slender leg clad in white oversized boots pass right in front of him.

She was dressed in the same tight-fitting blue and white women's military uniform as before, her tall and curvaceous figure even making Cornelia pale in comparison.

"General Esdeath, it's been so long, your way of greeting people is still so original."

"Hmph, this is your punishment for avoiding me! Now come and fight me first!"

Having failed in her first attack, Esdeath pressed forward again.

At the same time, she pulled out a chain from her full breasts, with a collar attached to the end of the chain, making it look like a dog leash.

Esdeath actually tried to press this thing against his neck!

The clash between the two elicited the loudest cheers from the audience!

Even though neither of them used their full strength, it was still much more exciting than the previous matches!

Of course, after all, this is a battle between the two strongest individuals in the empire...

Even Tatsumi, who had retreated to the edge of the ring, was stunned. If Lubbock hadn't sneaked up to the edge of the ring and taken him away, he probably would have watched the whole thing.

"Hey, aren't you going a bit too far? Which dog leash is trying to tie up whom?"

"Of course, it's to keep you tied down, just like that training session in this very arena back then!"

"Ha, to be honest, you couldn't hold me back then, so why do you think you can now?"

"Hmph, that was the worst decision I've ever made!"

One side attacks, the other defends.

The fight between the two had already turned into afterimages; apart from the sound of flesh colliding, there were only the broken and chaotic footsteps and the rattling of chains.

"I think you're never going to stop!"

Mahiro, on the defensive, could no longer bear it and decided to make a move.

A glint of light suddenly flashed in Esdeath's dark pupils, and Esdeath paused, as if sensing impending danger, instinctively taking a large step to the side.

But all she felt was a sudden heat in her hand.

The chains turned to dust and flowed away from her slender, pale fingers.

"This move..."