After eating and drinking their fill, the Minister stood up with the support of the maidservant beside him and looked at Rita. "Come with me! If there's nothing suitable, then there's nothing I can do."
"Then... thank you in advance, Minister!"
Rita had not expected the Minister to be so generous, handing things over so readily. Perhaps it was because he simply did not believe she could wield two Imperial Arms at once?
But whatever the reason, his straightforwardness... pleased Rita greatly.
Hearing Rita's polite thanks, the Minister merely smiled and said nothing, wearing an exceptionally gentle expression.
Then, under the protection of the Four Rakshasa Ghosts, he personally led Rita toward his treasure vault.
The reason he was so confident was not only because he believed he had seen through Rita's personality, but also because... he could render Rita's Imperial Arm useless at any time.
At that point, the Four Rakshasa Ghosts by his side could capture her with ease. However, the Minister did not do so. Compared to a single Imperial Arm, a powerful Imperial Arm user was undoubtedly far more valuable.
Before long, after a series of procedures, the heavy doors of the secret vault opened, and the Minister led Rita inside.
But the moment Rita entered the treasury, she was stunned by the wealth piled high within the vault!
Gold, jewels, weapons—they were all heaped inside the vault...
That alone showed just how ruthlessly this Minister had plundered.
However, Rita had little interest in such things. They were merely money... she did not lack it, and these were assets stained with the blood of the people.
After killing the Minister in the future, these could be handed over to the New Empire to return to the people and benefit them.
However, the New Empire would definitely