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"Wow! Kai-chan is practically standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the sun now!"
Rimuru looked up at the darkened sky in astonishment and exclaimed loudly.
"But Kai-chan is blocking the sunlight! I can't sunbathe anymore!"
Ramiris lay sprawled across a miniature rocking chair while sipping juice, her cute little face scrunched up unhappily as she looked at the pitch-black sky and quietly complained.
As if hearing the grumbling from below, Kaito's gigantic body rapidly began shrinking.
As he became smaller and smaller, sunlight gradually returned to the earth.
Eventually, Kaito stopped shrinking once he was only around twenty times larger than the Supreme Teigu, [Shikoutazer].
Then he casually stretched out his right hand and grabbed the Nation-Protecting Divine Machine like someone picking up a helpless chick.
"T-This is impossible!!!"
"It has to be an illusion! None of this can be real!!!"
Honest stared at Kaito's enormous figure in complete despair as he screamed hysterically.
"Honest, your judgment day has arrived!"
"Pay for everything you've done!"
At that moment, the members of Night Raid finally reacted and immediately rushed forward to surround Honest.
"Damn you rats hiding in the shadows!"
"You ruined everything for me!"
"If it weren't for you, I would still completely control the Empire!"
"Imperial Fist Four Demons!!!"
Honest frantically shouted for the Imperial Fist Four Demons.
Unfortunately, nobody appeared no matter how long he waited.
"Where are they?!"
"Where did those useless bastards run off to die?!"
Honest looked around in terror while shouting desperately.
"There's no point screaming."
"They've already been captured by Kaito-sama's subordinates. Nobody is coming to save you now."
Najenda stared at the root of the Empire's corruption with a cold expression.
"Die, you piece of trash!"
Leone finally lost her patience and charged directly toward Honest.
Seeing Leone rushing at him, Honest forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart and suddenly raised his right hand.
The ring on his finger instantly emitted a dazzling purple glow.
Leone instinctively raised an arm to shield her eyes from the light.
Crack!
As the ring shattered apart, Leone immediately felt her Teigu become sealed.
"Hmph! So what if you sealed my Teigu?!"
"You're still going to die!"
In truth, Honest already knew none of this mattered anymore.
His final trump card was currently being treated like an action figure by Kaito and posed however Kaito pleased.
At this point, Honest had only one remaining thought.
He absolutely could not fall into the hands of these people.
Thinking this, Honest immediately pulled out a pistol and pointed it at his own head.
"Oh no! He's trying to kill himself! Stop him quickly!"
Seeing this, Bulat anxiously shouted while charging straight toward Honest.
Bang!
Honest blankly stared at his right hand, now completely shot through.
Then overwhelming pain instantly flooded his mind.
"AHHHHH!!!"
"It hurts! It hurts so much I'm gonna die!!!"
Honest rolled across the ground while clutching his bloody right hand with his left.
"Hmph. Did you really think I'd let you commit suicide right in front of me?"
Mine lowered her Teigu, [Pumpkin], and proudly spoke with a tsundere expression.
"Well done, Mine!"
"Nice shot, Mine!"
Hearing her companions praise her, Mine immediately puffed up proudly.
Hidden in the shadows, Katakuri also withdrew his Conqueror's Haki and quietly muttered:
"Still room for improvement..."
"Akame, knock him out."
"Then hand him over to the civilians for judgment."
"Okay, Boss."
Akame expressionlessly nodded before instantly flashing beside the wailing Honest.
Bang!
She directly kicked Honest square in the forehead.
"Ah!"
Honest instantly lost consciousness.
"Damn, Akame's learned some pretty bad habits too."
Lubbock looked at Akame's clean and efficient movements and exclaimed in surprise.
Meanwhile, while everyone discussed Honest's fate, Kaito had finally grown bored of playing with the Nation-Protecting Divine Machine.
After all, it wasn't a real Gundam, so it still felt like something important was missing.
Then Kaito lightly squeezed his right hand.
Crunch!!!
The gigantic [Shikoutazer] was instantly crushed into countless fragments before being casually tossed into the forest outside the Imperial Capital.
As for the young Emperor inside?
Kaito could only say he died painlessly.
Seeing that everything had finally ended, Kaito dispelled his [Heaven and Earth Transformation], and his body instantly shrank back to normal size.
As Kaito returned to his original form, everyone finally saw the long-lost sunlight again.
"Great... it's finally over."
"From today onward, the people can finally live good lives."
Feeling the sunlight shine down on them once more, the members of Night Raid finally revealed relieved smiles.
"Since everything's settled, I'm heading back to rest."
"I'm exhausted."
Kaito suddenly appeared beside Night Raid while rubbing his shoulders tiredly.
"Kaito-sama!"
Everyone present immediately bowed respectfully.
The shock Kaito had brought them today was simply too overwhelming.
"Mm."
Kaito lightly nodded toward everyone before turning his gaze toward Esdeath, who was staring at him with almost fanatical eyes.
"Esdeath, once we return, I'll introduce you to a few people."
"You can continue serving in the military from now on."
"Yes!"
After hearing Kaito's arrangement, Esdeath immediately nodded seriously.
"I'll have someone handle the remaining cleanup."
"Rimuru, Milim, Ramiris, let's head home!"
After speaking, Kaito loudly shouted toward the three people lazily sprawled across their chairs.
"Oh!"
"Got it!"
"Yay! Are we finally going home?! Enju-chan said they've got a huge plan waiting, and I get to join once we're back!"
At this moment, Ramiris still had no idea that Enju Aihara and the others had already been completely suppressed by Shizu.
Right now, every single one of them was crying while writing a one-hundred-thousand-word self-reflection...
The Next Day
Splash...
"Master, it's time to wake up."
Sakuya gently poked the caterpillar-shaped lump on the bed while softly speaking.
"Hoo... hoo... hoo..."
"Master."
Seeing there was still no response, Sakuya helplessly continued poking the blanket cocoon.
At that exact moment, the bathroom door nearby suddenly opened.
Testarossa walked out wrapped in a bath towel, her long white hair still slightly damp.
While casually drying her hair, she looked toward Kaito pretending to sleep on the bed and revealed a playful smile.
"Hahaha, Sakuya, is this how you usually wake him up?"
Hearing Testarossa's teasing, Sakuya lightly nodded before continuing to poke the "caterpillar" on the bed.
"This guy is obviously pretending to sleep."
"His stamina was ridiculously good last night."
"Hey, if you can't even get up now... don't tell me you're incapable already?"
The moment Testarossa finished speaking, the caterpillar on the bed instantly shot upright.
Kaito ripped the dinosaur pajama hood off his head and furiously roared at Testarossa:
"How dare you slander my dignity?!"
"You should know better than anyone whether I'm capable or not after last night!"
"And never question a man's capabilities!!!"
Hearing his outburst, Testarossa merely chuckled.
Then she reached into her chest and mysteriously pulled out a stack of Tempest Coins.
A charming smile spread across her face as she gently cupped her cheek with one hand and softly said:
"Hehe, I was very satisfied last night."
"Take this money and go have fun."
After speaking, she directly tossed the Tempest Coins onto Kaito's bed, let out a silver-bell laugh, and turned to leave the room.
Meanwhile, Kaito blankly stared at the pile of Tempest Coins scattered across the bed.
Then he slowly turned toward Sakuya with a dazed expression.
"Sakuya..."
"Did your Master just get treated like a gigolo?"