Once all the food had arrived, the two began chatting over their meal!
Uzumaki Gamu started the conversation. "After spending the afternoon with you, General, I get the feeling you're quite a contradictory person!"
"Let's change that form of address. Since you asked me to call you Uzumaki Gamu, then... just call me Esdeath!" Esdeath corrected how he addressed her before continuing, "You think I'm contradictory? Why?"
Uzumaki Gamu replied, "You believe in survival of the fittest, but instead of bullying the weak, you try to look after them. Walking around the capital today, I noticed you get along well with the shopkeepers and are popular with the citizens. You have plenty of fans, and there are even products themed around you. You seem tough, but deep down, you're a very gentle person!"
"Gentle? Then you've completely misjudged me." Esdeath dismissed the idea. "Interrogation and torture are my favorite pastimes. Victory and domination are everything to me. I'm only friendly to ordinary people because I don't particularly care about them... after all, I can't understand how the weak feel."
"...Victory and domination are everything to you. Then why have you recently taken an interest in romance? Isn't that a sign you're starting to feel empty, lonely, and cold?" Uzumaki Gamu asked.
"Hahaha! Are those even the same thing? Well, whatever the case, I'm still a woman. Isn't it perfectly normal to have those feelings?" Esdeath replied with a laugh.
She doesn't hide her desires at all. Is this what they call a predator? Uzumaki Gamu quipped inwardly before saying, "You certainly understand yourself, Esdeath. Still, I think you'd have become a different person if you'd grown up in a different environment."
"There's nothing worth discussing in hypotheticals like that." Esdeath had little interest in the subject.
"Yeah, you're right. There's