Akame did not gather the Teigu users either, instead letting them act as they saw fit.
"Zi Xing, take a look at this book of national laws first, and tell me what you think when you finish." Akame stroked Zi Xing's head and handed her a thick book.
Zi Xing sat on a chair, her feet not even touching the ground, but that did not stop her from reading the national laws earnestly.
After some thought, Akame picked Zi Xing up and returned to Night Raid's base with Sheele.
Once they reached the base, Akame immediately turned into a little cook and began preparing dinner.
"System, have I already completed my mission in this world?"
[Replying to the host: it is recommended that the host help this world's Heavenly Dao eliminate the Source of the Anomaly. You can then obtain a perfect rating! You might even receive the Heavenly Dao's Blessing!]
"The Heavenly Dao's Blessing? Is that thing any use?"
[Yes. The Heavenly Dao's Blessing can subtly raise the upper limit of a person's luck. You could consider this how those children of destiny are born.]
"Soka! Then I'm definitely taking down this Source of the Anomaly!"
[There is no need to rush, host. The Source of the Anomaly should be preparing to stir up fresh turmoil. For now, the host only needs to quietly accumulate strength.]
"Akame's strength is increasing extremely slowly now. System, have you got any recommendations?"
[The host can purchase the Heart Visualization Diagram. After cultivating with it, Akame will be able to wield more of Divine Abyss's power.]
"All right, I'll buy it!"
Watching his Origin Points drop by ten million in a flash, Lin Ran could not help cursing!
"System, get out here! This visualization diagram is worth ten million?"
[Uh-more or less.]
"How much less is 'more or less'?!"
[Just a tiny bit! The host is loaded, so there's no need to worry about it!]
"Damn you! You're the one swindling my Origin Points. Of course you don't need to worry!"
Inside System Space, a little sprite saw that Lin Ran had stopped pursuing the matter, breathed out, and patted its little chest. This time, it had tearfully made eight million Origin Points off the host! It was another step closer to upgrading!
Lin Ran brought out the visualization diagram, startling Akame. After learning that it was a treasure Divine Abyss had acquired, she stared at it curiously. The longer she looked, the more engrossed she became, and slowly, Akame entered a mysterious state.
Only when crackling came from the pot along with a burnt smell did Akame abruptly snap awake. Lin Ran put the visualization diagram away too, while Akame hurriedly began salvaging dinner.
After the three finished dinner, they went into the courtyard. Lin Ran brought out the visualization diagram, and the three stared at it, becoming entranced. To Lin Ran's surprise, Sheele entered that mysterious state after only a few seconds, followed by Zi Xing, with Akame coming last.
"This natural airhead is unbeatable. Could it be that a natural airhead's world is so simple that Sheele has no distracting thoughts?"
As Lin Ran muttered, he also focused on studying the visualization diagram. Unexpectedly, it worked on him too. Just like that, three people and one sword all immersed themselves in the wonders of the visualization diagram.
Only when a blood-red sun rose did Lin Ran become the first to end his visualization, feeling refreshed and clearheaded. Zi Xing woke second, followed by Akame, with Sheele last.
After just one night, Lin Ran could sense something different about Sheele. It seemed that the one who had gained the most that night was actually Sheele, the naturally airheaded mature beauty.
"This visualization diagram can serve as a reward for outstanding Teigu users. Whoever does the best gets to visualize with it for a week," Lin Ran suggested to Akame, who nodded.
Over the next day, Akame took Sheele and Zi Xing deep into the imperial capital's grassroots communities and still discovered plenty of darkness. The most outrageous case involved a butcher with a penchant for abusing children, who actually had five little girls chained up in his home, abused until they were barely clinging to life. These girls were about Zi Xing's age.
"Zi Xing, if you were asked to become the Divine Dragon Empire's second ruler, would you be willing?" Akame suddenly asked, rubbing Zi Xing's hair.
"Why? Zi Xing can't do it!"
"Don't be so quick to dismiss yourself. This is a mission from your big brother Divine Abyss. The Divine Dragon Empire is the fruit of his painstaking efforts. Don't you want to help shoulder some of his burden?"
"All right, then Zi Xing will definitely study the national laws hard. Zi Xing won't let big brother Divine Abyss down!"
"Good. These five little girls will be your subordinates from now on. They'll be your best helpers."
"Okay, Zi Xing understands."
That evening, Lin Ran brought out the visualization diagram. Sheele, Zi Xing, and the five little girls stood in the courtyard staring at it, while Akame returned to her room with her face bright red.
Lin Ran took human form and pounced, pinning Akame down.
"Pervert! Big meanie! All you do is bully me!"
"Hehe, how is this bullying? This is called deepening our feelings."
Accompanied by a startled cry from Akame, their feelings rapidly heated up.
"Huh? Zi Xing, did you hear some strange noises?" Sheele emerged from her visualization and looked toward Akame's room in confusion, then realized that the two must be doing something naughty!
The natural airhead could no longer keep her heart calm and was unable to reenter her visualization state for a long time.
Over two hours later, Lin Ran, neatly dressed, teleported in front of Sheele. Akame had already fallen asleep from exhaustion.
"Divine Abyss!" Sheele threw herself at Lin Ran in delight. During the two months Akame had been away, Lin Ran had often transferred himself to Sheele's side to chat with her, so if anyone missed Lin Ran the most, it was undoubtedly Sheele.
With the mature beauty in his arms, Lin Ran's newly extinguished flames of desire flared up again. However, his time in human form was almost up, so he could only wait for another opportunity to make Sheele his.
Akame had long since accepted Sheele's place as well. Otherwise, she would have grown jealous long ago when Divine Abyss went to see Sheele every day. In this world, it was perfectly normal for powerful men to have three wives and four concubines. Although Divine Abyss was a sword spirit, he was no different from an ordinary person.
After holding Sheele tenderly for a while, Lin Ran returned inside Divine Abyss's blade and admired the moon with her. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he spent three million Origin Points to upgrade her Blade of Devouring. She was his woman, after all. Although Lin Ran had not created another Divine Abyss, he could hardly let Sheele's weapon be too inferior.
Early the next morning, Sheele discovered that she had somehow ended up lying in her own bed, and Divine Abyss was no longer beside her. She gave a adorably vacant smile. It must have been Divine Abyss's doing.
At that moment, Lin Ran was observing Zi Xing and the five little girls. Before long, the five little girls ended their visualization one after another, feeling that they had changed greatly. Much of the resentment from their abuse had dissipated.
When it was time to eat, Mine and Leone actually arrived at the base as well.
"Pah! Those Revolutionary Army leaders are a bunch of sanctimonious hypocrites too! They actually said the Divine Dragon Empire couldn't possibly exist, and even called on the Revolutionary Army soldiers to resist being incorporated into our ranks!"
Akame smiled helplessly. She had more or less guessed those Revolutionary Army leaders' true colors, but the Guardian Temple was now strong enough to sweep everything aside, so she had not taken action personally.
"Akame, I missed you to death!" Leone hugged Akame, giving her a faceful of breasts.
"Huh, what's the story with these little ones? Did you bring them back, Akame?" Mine asked, looking curiously at Zi Xing and the other five.
"Yes. This is Zi Xing. Divine Abyss plans to raise her to become the Divine Dragon Empire's second ruler. These five are helpers we found for Zi Xing. Introduce yourselves to big sister Mine."
The five little girls each introduced themselves by name to Mine and Leone. After learning of their tragic experiences, Mine indignantly declared that she would eradicate all the darkness in the imperial capital.