Everyone was stunned for a long time by Rosen's wild idea.
Even Esdeath, who had been campaigning for many years and seen countless bloody storms, was still dumbfounded by Rosen's idea.
Ice Witch: "Do you know what you're saying?"
Ice Witch: "Are all people from other worlds problematic?"
Even she was speechless.
Making her the Empress of the Empire, what was he thinking?
And it wasn't just the person involved who thought so; many group members also found Rosen's idea too outlandish.
Fallen Angel: "I said it would have been so much better if Night Raid had joined the group. Just shove the anime into her head, then this broken group would send a quest, and everyone would happily go fight the Empire. What a beautiful thing that would be."
Fallen Angel: "Chicken soup is here. *jpg*."
Miss Gabriel sighed deeply.
But good heavens.
This broken group actually invited a major villain to join.
She couldn't possibly let them aid evil with Esdeath, helping the Imperial nobles oppress the common people, could she?
She couldn't do such a thing.
I Don't Want to Eat Monsters: "Um... I think it's better not to insult the chat group..."
Fallen Angel: "Why can't I insult it? I will! It just causes trouble for people!"
Even if it wasn't a Night Raid member who joined, any random commoner joining the group wouldn't have led to this.
It was completely stuck in a dead loop!
Shepherd: "Don't lose heart yet. I'm very serious @Ice Witch. Have you thought about agreeing to me?"
Ice Witch: "I said, I will not betray the Empire."
No matter how corrupt the Empire was, it was none of her business.
Moreover, it was the Empire that gave her the opportunity to go to the battlefield and slay foreign races.
She and Minister Honest had already signed a secret agreement.
The other party guaranteed not to interfere with anything she did and promised her freedom, while Esdeath was responsible for engaging the Revolutionary Army, the foreign armies invading the Empire, and suppressing the rebels.
Both sides would keep to themselves.
Shepherd: "Look closely, I'm not asking you to betray the Empire; I'm just asking the Empire to change emperors."
Shepherd: "Since you said you don't want anyone to interfere with your choices, but you still have the Little Emperor and Minister Honest above you. The reason they aren't moving against you now is because you can deal with the Revolutionary Army and the foreign tribes, but have you ever considered, once the Revolutionary Army, the foreign tribes, and Night Raid are all suppressed by you, how long do you think you'll be able to live in peace?"
Ice Witch: "What do you mean?"
Esdeath, in her military tent, frowned slightly.
To put it bluntly, she was just a brute.
Earlier, Rosen had mocked her for not having gone to school; while the words were a bit crude, they weren't wrong.
It was just that due to practical reasons, education wasn't very important in this world.
Moreover,
Studying had always been a privilege only enjoyed by noble children.
It was normal for her not to have studied.
However, anyone who wasn't an idiot could understand what Rosen meant by those words.
Shepherd: "The biggest taboo for a subject is to overshadow the lord. Historically, those military generals who achieved great merit, after the founding of the nation, although they initially enjoyed wealth and honor, in the end, the emperor, to protect his throne, would certainly find problems with you, even if you had no intention of rebellion."
At that time, as long as one thing was confirmed, it could be a death sentence.
Ice Witch: "It's impossible for me to be interested in the throne."
Shepherd: "Hmm, we all know that, but the Little Emperor and Minister Honest don't know, imperial guardian machine god Budo doesn't know, and everyone in the Empire doesn't know."
Fallen Angel: "I get it! Isn't this called 'to add a crime, why worry about a pretext'?"
Bad Woman: "Indeed, if those in power want to punish someone, they can find any reason."
Ice Witch: "Minister Honest… even if you gave him a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to confront me."
Esdeath's eyes were cold.
Her strength was her confidence.
Every time she returned to the Imperial Capital and got closer to Minister Honest, that old man would instinctively distance himself from her.
Minister Honest's fear of her did not seem fake.
Shepherd: "He himself certainly doesn't have the guts to deal with you, but he can completely find someone to deal with you. Budo's strength is not weak, with him, plus a few Imperial Arms users and Teigu users, and tens of thousands of Imperial Capital's Imperial Guards, do you think you can deal with all of them?"
At this point, the other group members also reacted.
They all agreed.
Hell's Fubuki: "That's right, Esdeath, no matter how strong you are, you can't deal with that many people at once."
Magic Old Man: "Budo seems very powerful, he and the newcomer are two generals on par."
I Don't Want to Eat Monsters: "Yes, yes! And at worst, there's still the imperial guardian machine god that appears at the end. Miss Esdeath probably can't deal with that last monster, right?"
Seeing these messages,
Esdeath carefully simulated it in her mind.
She didn't care about the tens of thousands of Imperial Guards.
One ice seal up could do it.
There were also strengths and weaknesses among Imperial Arms users, and ordinary martial artists were no match for her in a single blow.
But Budo was very troublesome.
Even if she learned the "Maha Patam" that could stop time in the anime, it might be ineffective against Budo.
After all, Najenda's Imperial Arm, "Susanoo," could move freely within a time-stop domain.
However, in the end, she could still barely win.
But, once the imperial guardian machine god appeared, it would be her death.
Esdeath deduced countless methods; unless she could quickly kill the Little Emperor when he was undefended, otherwise, she had no chance of winning.
Ice Witch: "Why can you guarantee that Minister Honest and the others will move against me? After all, they all know my personality; I have no interest in politics."
Shepherd: "There is indeed such a possibility, but your subordinates might not think so."
The war ended.
The soldiers would certainly get leave and go home to visit their families.
And most of Esdeath's soldiers were from commoner backgrounds in the Empire.
Their families were also ordinary people.
And as long as they were ordinary people, they couldn't avoid being oppressed by nobles.
At that time, with their families whispering in their ears, Esdeath's soldiers would definitely be unable to restrain themselves.
Shepherd: "At that time, what will you do when all your most respected subordinates support you as emperor?"
Fallen Angel: "Oh, right! At that time, if your subordinates say, 'Lord Esdeath, it's cold, add a yellow robe,' what will you do?"
And hearing this sentence,
Esdeath, who had no interest in politics, finally "broke down."
She was never afraid of physical threats.
But this kind of "threat" was very difficult for her to refuse.
After thinking for a long time,
Esdeath couldn't find a way to break the situation, and finally resented this man from another world named Rosen.
"Truly toxic!"