"Hey, don't cry... little one, are you lost?"
With a tone completely out of character for his burly figure, Bols raised his rough voice to an unusually sharp pitch, all in an attempt to make the little girl laugh.
"Waaah... um..."
"Uncle will take you to find your mom and dad, okay? Don't cry~ Uncle knows the way, okay?"
What Bols feared most was hearing the cries of women and children.
In this dangerous Imperial Capital, violence occurs daily, resulting in countless deaths.
The fact that these vulnerable groups were being bullied was the scene that caused Bols the most sleepless nights.
He showed women and children a thousand times more care and tenderness than the average person, and when necessary, he would even prioritize them over his job.
"Uncle... I'll tell you who my parents are, will you take me to find them?"
"Okay, Uncle's listening~"
The little girl blinked her big, watery eyes and put her hands in front of her mouth, while Bols squatted down and put his ear to the girl, looking completely absorbed.
This action is certainly unnecessary, but for children, using physical gestures to show them that you care about them can always be very effective.
Bols's entire well-developed neck was exposed to the little girl, who jumped for joy and slowly said to Bols,
"My mom and dad—they,"
"Uncle, you burned me to death..."
"...?!"
Upon hearing this, Bols didn't even have time to react before he felt a sharp pain in his carotid artery.
A puff of white smoke rose up, and the little girl in front of them had disappeared. A slender girl with long pink-orange hair, dressed in a plaid skirt, stood up.
Bols no longer had the strength to squat down. He collapsed to the ground, and through his blurred vision, he saw the figure of the girl. She looked down at him as he convulsed, like an angel judging his sins.
"Vomit--!"
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the feeling of his internal organs corroding over his entire body, Bols knew that he was about to die.
Chelsea withdrew the syringe she had just Bols Polus's neck. The toxin inside could easily kill an elephant; it was Chelsea's most commonly used instant-kill drug.
"Was that little girl one of the people you burned to death?"
Chelsea said coldly.
The ' Gaia Foundation ' allows you to transform into the appearance of someone you've ever met.
I had only ever heard of the existence of this Teigu before, but Bols never imagined that it would end in this way.
"Is that so...? Cough cough..."
In his final moments, unlike typical assassins in the Imperial Capital who choose to destroy their enemies through angry self-destruction or frantically unleashing the power of their Teigu, Bols could only reflect on his actions throughout his life.
I have harmed countless families in the past, but all of that was done without my knowledge or awareness.
Even if they know they are being coerced by their superiors into committing atrocities, as long as it is not visible to the naked eye, they can act without mercy. They claim to have a gentle and compassionate heart, but in the end, it is nothing more than selfishness to satisfy their own desires for pity.
"I know... karma will come... but..."
Chelsea crouched beside Bols, her eyes filled with a mixture of coldness and pity.
"I will take good care of your wife and daughters, so you can go without worry."
Hearing Chelsea's words, Bols suddenly felt a great weight lifted from his heart.
The cells he was desperately trying to suppress seemed to have stopped working in an instant. At that moment, Bols's body returned to peace, and even the nerves that were aching as if they were about to break no longer felt much pain.
Chelsea gently stroked Bols's eyelids, causing him to close his eyes.
That guard who just walked by must be new.
Just as Lin Feng and Chelsea parted ways, they saw a guard approaching Chelsea.
Logically, there should only be one person in the conference room right now, either Bols or just him and Kurome, since Ran and Wave have already submitted to him.
With that in mind, Lin Feng decided to separate Esdeath and Honest to determine what kind of power they were hiding.
" Form Transformation-- "
In a flash, a ghostly black shadow streaked past, and Lin Feng disappeared into the corridor.
He was covered in armor, his eyes had turned brown, and his hair had been styled into a buzz cut; this was exactly what the new guard looked like.
Form Transformation can not only transform into the attacking shadow, but also into any form one desires.
For Alucard, the 'King of Bloodsucking ', age, gender, height, weight, and appearance are meaningless. He can easily create any shape he imagines, just like he can sculpt a character's face.
Lin Feng walked a few steps into the familiar conference hall, pushed open the door, and saw Esdeath and Honest sitting in their seats without moving.
Esdeath was furious, while Honest looked drowsy, as if he had overexerted himself the night before, leaving much to the imagination.
"Why are you back? Didn't I tell you to call Bols over here?"
"Um—report! Lord Bols says he has an emergency and cannot leave. He requests that Lady Esdeath spare a moment to go to the conference room..."
"This guy..."
Esdeath could hardly contain her rage. It was bad enough that the ' Jaegers's ' command was completely nominal, but now she was being ordered around by a subordinate.
But after calming down for a moment, Esdeath regained her usual arrogance.
A smile even appeared on her lips.
" Bols wouldn't make such an unreasonable request; he must be in real trouble. Fine, I'll go over there."
After Esdeath finished speaking, Lin Feng, who had transformed into a guard, nodded and hurriedly left.
Esdeath followed suit swiftly.
The ' Jaegers's ' main command conference room.
Chelsea was nowhere to be seen. Having just completed the assassination, Chelsea transformed into a kitten and fled outside, leaving not a single footprint behind.
Bols's blood-soaked body was placed in the corner of the conference room, while Lin Feng, disguised as a guard, and Esdeath behind him were walking quickly toward them.
"Hehe... Stop pretending, how long did you actually rehearse?"
Esdeath, standing behind Lin Feng, suddenly said this.