"You don't know?"
Looking at Esdeath, who didn't seem to be joking, Minister Honest's eye twitched.
"The person you brought, why don't you know what's going on?"
"Because we separated midway."
Esdeath replied: "Lin Que said he had something to do and would leave for a while, and would meet up at the Imperial Palace later."
Don't talk about the Imperial Palace as if it's your own home!
Minister Honest, feeling his blood pressure rising, took a deep breath, his gaze finally falling on Lin Que.
"You want to ask me why I brought traitors here?"
"...That's right."
After a slight pause, Minister Honest, who had been preempted, spoke.
"Since it's someone General Esdeath introduced, I naturally trust him."
"But no matter what, among the people behind you, two have betrayed the empire."
"If you don't explain clearly, His Majesty will not be able to account to others."
"That's right."
Hearing Minister Honest's prompt, the Little Emperor quickly spoke.
"This person is called Lin Que, right? Can you give a reason? Why are you with those two?"
Lin Que thought for a moment: "As for the reason… does it count if they are my newly acquired subordinates?"
The Little Emperor was stunned: "This…"
"I know this makes it hard for you to accept."
Lin Que spread his hands: "But Your Majesty, you can rest assured, I guarantee they will not betray again."
"For my sake, how about we temporarily overlook this matter?"
"Nonsense!"
Before the Little Emperor could reply, a thunderous roar suddenly sounded.
Under everyone's gaze, a tall figure shimmering with electric arcs walked out from behind the Little Emperor; it was General Budo, one of the Empire's Two Pillars.
"Those who betray the empire must be severely punished no matter what!"
"Hand them over! Otherwise…"
Before Budo could finish speaking, a hand suddenly appeared above his head and pressed down hard.
Boom—!
"To be honest, I hate people who don't know how to read the room."
Grabbing Budo's hair, Lin Que lifted him up and casually shook him.
"Originally, I was quite excited, thinking of playing house with you all for a while."
"Because of your interruption, my excitement just plummeted."
General Budo opened his mouth: "You…"
"Forget it, let's just get straight to it."
Pfft~!
A crimson column of blood spurted from his neck, and General Budo's body violently crashed to the ground.
Dropping Budo's head, Lin Que looked up at the Minister and Seryu behind him.
The moment he killed General Budo, Seryu had already pulled out Shangri-La from his embrace.
A Bagua pattern teleportation array appeared under their feet, emitting a dazzling light.
But before the teleportation could activate, the Bagua pattern teleportation array suddenly vanished, and the Minister, who had already shown a look of relief, was stunned in place.
"What are you doing!"
After reacting, he instantly grabbed Seryu's collar.
"Do you want to die! Teleport quickly!"
"Don't make it difficult for him."
Standing behind Minister Honest, Lin Que replied while examining the Shangri-La in his hand.
"Without an Imperial Arm, he can't teleport you away even if he sacrifices himself to the heavens."
Minister Honest: "…"
Prompted by Lin Que, Minister Honest finally noticed that the Imperial Arm in Seryu's hand had, at some unknown point, appeared in Lin Que's hand.
Cold sweat trickled down his forehead, and an unprecedented sense of fear welled up in his heart.
It's over, can't escape.
"Can't escape?"
Lin Que raised an eyebrow: "Minister Honest, are you and your son Seryu planning to go for a run?"
"No."
Minister Honest, surprised that Lin Que knew what he was thinking, quickly spoke.
"What I meant was actually…"
"Alright, alright~ no need to explain, I understand everything."
"When one gets old, one always wants to find time to exercise more."
Lin Que appeared at the palace gates, holding Minister Honest in his left hand and Seryu Ubiquitous in his right.
"Since you want to exercise, I'll help you out; no need to thank me."
Boom—! Boom—!
Two sonic booms rang out as Minister Honest and Seryu Ubiquitous turned into two meteors, flying into the sky in different directions.
"This…"
Not far away, Najenda's eyes widened in surprise, staring blankly at Lin Que, who had successively killed three people in just a few seconds.
What happened?
Wasn't this guy allied with the Empire, specifically sent to capture them?
How, in a moment of inattention, did he kill the famous General Budo and then conveniently eliminate the Minister?
Her mind seemed to have crashed, Najenda stood motionless, suddenly feeling that the Akame ga Kill! World was so unfamiliar.
In fact, it wasn't just Najenda.
Even Akame and the others standing beside her, as well as the ordinary civil and military officials in the council hall, were all in a frozen state at this moment.
Who am I? Where am I? What happened?
A deathly silence spread through the great hall. Everyone looked at Lin Que with horror, fearing that this seemingly mentally unstable monster would suddenly attack them.
Meanwhile, under everyone's gaze, Lin Que, who had dealt with the Minister and his son, turned around and slowly approached the Little Emperor, patting his head with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I have eliminated the Northern Barbarians and helped you clear out the pests in the imperial court. This should be a great merit, shouldn't it?"
The Little Emperor's voice began to tremble: "Indeed, it is a great merit."
Lin Que nodded in satisfaction: "Since it's a great merit, there should be a reward, right?"
"Yes, yes."
"Then I want Your Majesty's position. Is that alright?"
The Little Emperor was stunned: "Huh?"
"Didn't you understand?"
Lin Que pointed to himself, patiently repeating: "I, want to be the Emperor. Is that alright?"
"Ye…yes."
"Very good. As expected of someone who can be Emperor, your mind is truly broad."
Lin Que picked up the Little Emperor and placed him aside, then sat down himself, clapping his hands to attract everyone's attention.
"Alright, my beloved ministers, you may speak."
"As the new Emperor, though My mind may not be as elevated as the previous Emperor's, My execution ability is definitely stronger than his."
"If you have any opinions, feel free to speak your mind."
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