The ' Jaegers ' troops deeply resonated with Esdeath's heartfelt words and were unwilling to part ways with such a shrewd leader.
Although it wasn't impossible for them to meet again, they knew Esdeath's temperament all too well.
She was a complete workaholic. She wouldn't pay much attention to anyone who wasn't her subordinate, because such overstepping of authority in the Imperial Capital easily leave her with a handle against her and could lead to trouble.
Unlike before, Akame put down the snacks beside her. Wave lowered his head and remained silent. Bols wanted to wipe away his tears, but found that the fireproof mask on his head was fastened too tightly.
Among these people, there was only one person whose mind had long since flown to the heavens, and who didn't take Esdeath's words to heart at all.
This doesn't mean he lacked respect for Esdeath, but rather that he had more important things to deal with immediately.
"I saw it..."
Lan, the gentle-looking blond youth, whispered quietly in a voice only he could hear.
Lamben is a young teacher who teaches in a remote village in the empire.
With his gentle nature, he seemed to easily become friends with children. His kindness and gentleness were deeply loved by the children, and he was extremely happy to spend time with these little angels.
Life was going so well, but one day, when he returned to school from an away trip, back to his familiar and warm class, he was met with a scene of utter devastation.
How to describe it? Corpses strewn across the field? Rivers of blood? That's probably the strange feeling you get when various underdeveloped tissues of the human body are pieced together in a bizarre way before your eyes.
Almost all the students—to be precise, the entire class led by Lan—were killed, not a single one survived.
It wasn't just murder, but also such brutal treatment.
In that instant, fear, anger, resentment, regret, shame, horror—all sorts of negative emotions swept over Lan's body, lingering around him every night and keeping him awake all night.
What if I had stayed with the students? What if I had been killed alongside them? Countless thoughts raced through my mind, but what's done is done.
After countless heavy nights, Lan made a decision.
He wanted to join the garrison, because education alone could not protect the children's future, since the children of the empire had almost no tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, the gentle-natured Ran possessed almost superhuman combat talent and skills. His combat abilities soared, and his military rank rose accordingly—ultimately leading to his rise to fame and being personally granted Teigu by the Empire, becoming a member of the Special Security Force.
All of this was done for revenge, to avenge the murderer who killed these lovely children, to drag his soul into the deepest hell, and to make him suffer eternal torment.
Over the years, through numerous inquiries, Lan rapidly expanded her network of contacts, only to learn that the murderer was a fat man resembling a clown.
However, after patrolling the Imperial Capital countless times, Lan had never seen anyone who looked like a clown.
'They probably removed the makeup already; the clown makeup was just a cover for their crimes back then.'
Although she tried to convince herself of this, and had heard rumors that the man had fled abroad, Lan could not get over this hurdle in her heart.
Thousands of days and nights of agonizing torment, all for the sake of revenge one day.
But just a short while ago, Lan saw a man—a guy who looked like a clown.
"I saw it..."
The Wild Hunt led by Syura are Teigu users from abroad. Because they have been lying low overseas, they rarely show themselves in the Imperial Capital.
This grand return home, with Lan as a member of the ' Jaegers's ' unit, allowed him to meet Minister Honest and the young emperor, and also gave him a brief encounter with these unfamiliar faces.
At that moment of meeting, the clown's body paint almost stirred up Lan's heaviest memories.
He didn't know how he managed to refrain from attacking the man, but he knew that under these circumstances, he would never be able to subdue him.
Despite this, he couldn't help but exude a strong killing intent.
At that moment, Esdeath seemed to have noticed this, and with just a cold, icy look, she calmed Ran's rage.
That's all I have to say.
Esdeath swiftly concluded the last segment of the morning meeting, then turned her gaze back to Ran.
"Lan, come here for a second."
Lan, whose mind was completely blank, walked straight over.
He didn't know what Esdeath would make him do, but there was one thing Ran would never change: her heart to kill that clown.
"Lan, I felt your will yesterday."
Esdeath said coldly.
"General Esdeath..."
"No need to say more. I hope you'll work with the members of ' Wild Hunt.' That man is currently in the Seventh District of the Empire."
You mean...?
"I'm glad you understand. I hope you have a pleasant working relationship."
After Esdeath finished speaking, she walked away without looking back.
"General Esdeath..."
Ran was stunned. He stared blankly at Esdeath in front of him. Although the girl was even younger than Ran, her aura was now awe-inspiring, like that of a god. Her back view was as majestic as that of a parent.
Revealing their location without specifying the details of the operation is obvious even to a fool.
Donning the imperial guard uniform, the medals on his shoulders seemed especially heavy.
From a teacher to a Imperial Guard, Lan has endured far too much that he shouldn't have had to bear, and today, he wants to put an end to it all.
Inside a bar in the Seventh District of the Empire.
In a small bar, dozens of girls with their mouths stuffed with cardboard were tied up and placed together like a pile of garbage.
A very small number of them still had the strength to writhe their bodies, begging for a final bit of forgiveness from God, while the majority had already accepted their fate and chosen to submit to the few treacherous villains before them.
' Wild Hunt '
Having spent countless days and nights in the Seventh District, he had practically ravaged every woman in the area.
The ugly woman was only whipped and branded a few times before they were bored, while the pretty and beautiful woman was tormented and abused until dawn. This was the life they lived every day and night, endlessly.
Today I'd like to introduce a new friend to everyone.