Cornelia looked ahead curiously. She had often heard of the minister; now, the entire lifeblood of the Empire was in his hands.
Besides, when Rita had trained them, she had mentioned that they were nominally under the minister's command.
Of course, there was no need to take that seriously.
There was only one lord they were loyal to: Lord Durandal. And, naturally, the teacher who had raised them!
"Mm. Once we go in, there's no need to pay him too much attention."
Rita did not think much of the minister. If she wanted to... she could kill him at any time.
"Understood!"
Cornelia, Tsukushi, and the others nodded at her words.
Perhaps because the minister had given orders beforehand, when Rita led the ten girls to the entrance, the guards did not stop them. Instead, they proactively opened the gates and invited Rita inside.
"Welcome back, Minister Rita. You must have had a tiring journey."
Not long after they entered, Minister Honest came out with the Four Rakshasa Ghosts. Rita recognized the other three faces, but she did not know the new one.
She was probably a newcomer brought in after Gozuki had left the Four Rakshasa Ghosts.
"Minister."
Rita casually offered a polite greeting, sounding exceedingly indifferent.
The minister merely smiled and said nothing. After all, the strong deserved certain privileges.
"So these are the children you trained? Not bad..."
He turned to look at Akame and the others, then paused slightly. He had not expected them all to be such beautiful girls. From the looks of them... it was hard to believe they possessed any great strength...
He was somewhat disappointed. Although he had not contributed anything, if these were the subordinates Rita had spent several years training, then it was rather underwhelming. They were merely pretty