Location: Minister's Mansion
"Hey... Minister, you're still alive, huh."
Crossing her slender legs, Esdeath looked at the fat man on the seat of honor with a slightly surprised expression, and said with a wicked smile.
"Ugh... Cough cough! General Esdeath, this old man is in good health. Living another 50 years is no problem!"
The minister, who was eating meat, almost choked to death by Esdeath's words, patted his big belly and answered indignantly.
Sora, who was drinking tea on the side, curled his lips, thinking that this dead fat man still wants to live for 50 years? With that pile of fat, he'll be lucky to live another 5 years!
"Alright, Minister, say what you need to say quickly. Our time is precious!"
Putting down his teacup, Sora said impatiently. After going back last night, he fought with Esdeath and the other women until late at night, and he was still sleepy.
Seeing that his master was still a bit sleepy, Kije, wearing a seductive uniform, came forward and gently massaged Sora's temples with her jade hands. Sora didn't refuse, too lazy to look at the minister's fat face, he simply closed his eyes and enjoyed it.
Seeing that his beloved was enjoying it so much, Esdeath also leaned back. Seryu, who was wearing a Western sword and standing behind Esdeath, immediately understood and also came forward to massage Esdeath.
Having been taught by Esdeath for quite some time, the current Seryu-imouto is already a very qualified witch-san!
The minister in the main seat had a twitching face, and his eyes showed contempt for Sora and Esdeath below, thinking that this dog couple who live a degenerate and corrupt life every day were wasting his precious time!
"Hahaha, General Sora is as impatient as ever."
Forcedly laughing, having dealt with Sora quite a bit, the minister knew that this guy only cared about his women, and was always in this rotten state at other times, so he didn't dawdle with him, and clapped his oily fat hands.
Clap clap! As two claps fell, a servant carried a square little box forward. He bowed to Sora and Esdeath, received the minister's signal, and opened the box.
Not knowing what the minister was up to again, Sora's slightly closed eyes gently twitched, but when he saw the contents of the box clearly, a strange light flashed in his eyes.
Esdeath on the side also looked at it, curled her lips, seemingly disappointed, and closed her eyes again to continue enjoying Seryu-chan's service, while Kije and Seryu, behind Sora and Esdeath, remained unchanged from beginning to end, as if they had not seen anything.
"Minister, your meat smells pretty good!"
Without expressing any opinion, Sora said with a wicked smile for no apparent reason.
"Uh..."
His hand stopped, the minister, who was still eating happily, twitched his face again. The originally delicious piece of meat felt somewhat disgusting after being said by this bastard.
Waving his hand in disgust, the minister told the servant to take the things away quickly.
"Minister, what you did is a bit unkind. He's also your brother-in-law's brother's second grand-uncle, isn't he?! Besides, I've already forgotten about this guy. Did you call Esdeath and me over specifically for him?"
In a teasing tone, in order to disgust the minister, Sora deliberately emphasized the words "brother-in-law's brother's second grand-uncle."
Being mocked so rudely by Sora, even the cunning minister had an embarrassed expression. If it was someone else who dared to talk to him like this, the minister would have chopped them up a thousand times!
"Hehe, General Sora, don't mind. This old man just heard that this guy dared to offend General Sora, so I punished him a little."
"Moreover, these guys have no ability themselves, but they take advantage of this old man's name to do evil and oppress the empire's people all day long. They really deserve to die ten thousand times!"
With an indignant expression, the minister stood up, looking really righteous.
"So?"
With a wicked arc at the corner of his mouth, tapping the table gently with one finger, Sora had a playful expression.
He had already made some guesses in his heart, but looking at the minister's wonderful performance, Sora didn't expose him, but waited for him to continue with great interest.
"Uh... Cough cough, General Sora, General Esdeath, actually, this old man invited the two of you here today precisely for an important matter related to this."
Knowing that his plan had been seen through by Sora, while cursing the cunning brat in his heart, the minister didn't plan to hide anything and said:
"Since those two guys, Najenda and Lubbock, betrayed the empire, recently this old man has discovered that there are many court officials who have rebellious hearts towards the empire. They do not follow His Majesty's holy will, secretly collude with the Revolutionary Army, and oppress the poor people of the empire by taking advantage of their power and status in the empire. It's truly the greatest evil, the most unforgivable!"
"So, I beseeched His Majesty's will, hoping to borrow the strength of you two generals to eradicate these rebellious elements!"
As he said this, the plump minister exuded the chilling aura of a treacherous hero of an era, his tiny eyes gleaming with a cold light.
Esdeath had no interest whatsoever in these so-called power struggles and national affairs; she would leave everything to her beloved. Sora, on the other hand, completely understood what the minister meant, but felt a wave of contempt in his heart.
Damn it all, with Najenda and Rokugou defecting, you've become the only power in the court. Aren't these so-called rebels all being forced into rebellion by you?!
Of course, even though he understood what was happening, Sora wasn't some righteous do-gooder, and he wouldn't argue on their behalf. All he considered was his own benefit.
The minister had made it very clear: with Najenda and Rokugou gone, some people in the court were secretly defying him, and he wanted to use Sora to eliminate them.
However, Sora wouldn't listen to the minister's talk about the shota emperor's will or anything like that. He wouldn't do anything without a reward.
Something came to mind, and the corner of his mouth lifted into a strange arc. After a moment of consideration, Sora finally spoke:
"Minister, we are all smart people. It's not impossible for me to help you!"
Hearing Sora's reply, a hint of joy appeared on the minister's face.
"Oh? May I ask what General Sora requires?"
The minister naturally knew that Sora was just as greedy and opportunistic as he was. But the minister didn't care about that. Whatever the conditions, everyone could discuss them!
"I want people!"
Without any pretense, Sora answered directly.
"Hmm? People? What kind of people?"
A wave of doubt washed over the minister. People? What did this guy suddenly want people for?
According to the minister's understanding of Sora, if he wanted people, he would ask for women, right? If that were the case, it would be a little difficult. Although the minister had money and power, he really didn't have any women!
Cough, after all, he was getting old, and the minister hadn't tasted of such things for years. Although it would be easy for him to get some beauties with his position, they would only be for show. Having them around him would only be asking for trouble, so why bother...
"Hehe, Minister, I heard you secretly trained a group of assassination squads..."
A cunning light flashed in his eyes, and Sora's voice sounded somewhat malicious.