"I'm willing!"
Akame stepped forward and answered directly.
She showed no extra emotion, neither happy nor upset.
"Since my sister agreed, of course I'm willing too." Upon hearing Akame's answer, Kurotama was the second to agree.
She didn't want to be separated from her sister. In that case, she would give up her human identity alongside her sister and live forever with her!
"I'm willing too!"
"Then I agree as well!" Hearing that the Kurotama sisters had both agreed, the others gradually voiced their agreement too.
The ten of them had long since become the closest of companions. Though they sometimes competed, it was always healthy competition. How could they possibly separate from one another?
Besides, their teachers had given them all of this. Whatever their teachers asked them to do was only natural, and they felt no resistance to it at all.
Moreover, such an opportunity was not available to just anyone.
Others could only dream of it.
The other nine agreed, but... one person was still lost in thought.
"Sil!"
Tsukushi beside her couldn't help calling out to her.
"Huh? What happened?"
Only then did Sil snap back to her senses, looking around at everyone with a blank expression.
"Sil, you..."
Seeing Sil's reaction, everyone was already used to it, yet they still felt speechless.
They could only repeat what Sirin had said earlier to her.
"Giving up my human identity and protecting the Brilliant Empire forever? I'm willing." Sil barely hesitated before nodding in agreement.
"Since you've all made up your minds, come with me to meet His Majesty!"
"Yes."
Led by Sirin, the members of the Blade of Immortality met the Emperor at the Imperial Palace.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"May Your Majesty be well!"
After paying their respects, they raised their heads to look at