"Uh... how did you know that?"
His expression changed, and the minister said in surprise, but he immediately realized that his words were inappropriate and quickly added:
"Cough, General Sora is joking. How could I possibly train assassination squads in secret? That was all beseeched of His Majesty's will, to train special combat personnel for the empire."
As a treacherous hero of an era, the minister would naturally not leave any handle on these matters, and the reason he gave was also quite grand. Although Sora despised the minister's way of acting like a "white lotus," he didn't say anything. Throughout history, those who played politics liked to do this.
"Hehe, don't worry, Minister, I didn't mean anything else. No one in this world knows better than me how loyal you are to the empire!"
Seeing that the minister was getting a little nervous because of him, Sora chuckled inwardly and said something to reassure him, continuing:
"You also know how ferocious those rebellious elements are! It's not enough to deal with them just with my family's girls, so Minister, please be willing to part with a few little assassins from your assassination squad!"
With a wicked smile, Sora estimated that Akame and the others should be graduating soon. Since this minister was asking for his help, he would naturally have to take this opportunity to poach them all!
Not to mention, the cool Akame, the bloodthirsty and yandere Kurome, the loli-faced and well-endowed Tsukushi, the gentle and long-haired big sister Cornelia, the energetic girl Poney... hehehe, so many beautiful female assassins! It really made one look forward to it!
"Uh, this, this..."
Rubbing his greasy, fat hands over his gray beard, the minister was unwilling and hesitant. These assassination squads were something he had spent a great deal of energy and resources to train!
Especially those seven. In order to train and brainwash them from childhood, he had even built a village and a small town specifically for them, and had Gozuki, the empire's most outstanding assassination king and former Rakshasa Demon, personally teach them. He had spent so much, and Sora wanted them all with just one sentence. How could the minister be willing? How could he bear it?!
At the same time, a hint of resentment arose in the minister's heart towards Sora. He despised this guy's shameless behavior. Killing a few disobedient palace ministers in secret was just a matter of minutes for his group of ferocious female demons, but he was still pretending there. Stop acting so hard in front of me!
"Hahaha, Minister, don't worry, I won't take all the assassins you worked so hard to train. I only want the women inside!"
Seeing the pained look on the minister's face, Sora added with an evil smile.
Although Sora's words made the minister feel a little better, he was still tangled. Although female assassins were a little inferior to male assassins in terms of strength, they had inherent and irreplaceable advantages. Even if they were weaker, they could often complete missions more successfully than male assassins!
Moreover, according to a message from Gozuki not long ago, there seemed to be a particularly talented person named Akame among the female assassins this time, which made the minister even more hesitant.
"Tch, Minister, you're really stingy. My darling is just asking you for a few people, so stingy and you still want us to help? Why don't you go die?!"
Esdeath, enjoying Seryu's service, opened her eyes and mocked the minister above with a look of contempt. The aura of her super-S queen was fully revealed, directly saying words that stunned everyone in the room.
The corners of Sora's mouth twitched, and the joy in his heart was immense. His Esdeath was so cute! If there wasn't the minister there, Sora would have wanted to pounce on her and reward her handsomely!
"General Esdeath, you, you..."
With an angry face, the minister, who had never been ridiculed with such a contemptuous and vile attitude, was really a little angry this time. A thick, fat finger pointed in Esdeath's direction for a long time without uttering a word, and his huge belly trembled along with it, making one worry that a baby might suddenly be born inside.
Although Sora wanted to see more of the minister's frustrated expression, after all, he was still in the stage of cooperation with him, and they still had mutual value to exploit, so it wasn't good to fall out like this. In order to get this fatso to calm down and agree to his request, after a little consideration, Sora took something out of his arms and threw it towards the minister.
Seeing something flying towards him, the minister instinctively raised his hand to catch it. Originally, his old face was full of anger, but when he saw what was in his hand, it suddenly relaxed, revealing a smile that would make the flowers wither.
"Minister, my Esdeath was just joking with you. How are you considering it now? About giving me the female members of the assassination squad!"
The corner of his mouth lifted into an arc, a face of a smile that was not a smile expression. With the experience of several worlds combined, Sora was considered an expert in dealing with people. To deal with greedy people like the minister, you just need to grasp their weak point, and everything will be easy!
"Hahahaha... General Sora, General Esdeath, misunderstanding, misunderstanding, those were all misunderstandings just now!"
Putting away a talisman symbolizing the supreme military power of the empire that Sora had thrown over without a trace, the minister laughed loudly, raising his fat head, and continued:
"Cough, I also know that you two generals have been working hard for the country all day. Since General Sora has taken a fancy to those little girls, then it is their blessing, and they will all be General Sora's people from now on!"
With a wave of his hand, the minister was really so generous at this time, without a trace of reluctance and stinginess.
Although it was difficult to train a few excellent female assassins, it was nothing compared to hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the empire. Which side was the more important, the minister could naturally see clearly with his astute vision!
"Hmph, disgusting!"
Curling her lips, Esdeath was disdainful and contemptuous of the minister's actions, and she was too lazy to look at him again, and once again quietly leaned on the back of the chair to enjoy Seryu's service.
"Uh... cough, that, General Sora..."
Although Esdeath's voice was not loud, it was clearly heard by the minister, a little embarrassed, but he didn't care about it because he was happy at this time, but rubbed his big fat palms and turned his eyes to Sora with a look of anticipation and heat.
"Minister, what else do you want?"
Feeling that the minister's actions were too obscene, Sora couldn't help but clenched his hands and looked wary.
The minister naturally didn't know that Sora was imagining him in an extremely obscene way at this time. If he knew, he would be so angry that he would die!
"Look, why don't we just replace that last piece as well?"
Although he had already secured three-quarters of the empire's military power, not obtaining that final portion left the minister feeling uneasy, like a thorn in his heart. If he couldn't get it, he feared he wouldn't even enjoy eating meat in the future!
"Hehe, Minister, do you really want it?"
Sora was well aware of the minister's thoughts. Another token appeared in his hand. Although it was nothing more than a piece of worthless scrap metal in his eyes, and the so-called Teiguy was just a bunch of weaklings, this thing was a treasure to the minister!
Hehe, since the minister wanted it so badly, it wouldn't hurt to give it to him, but extorting this fatso would be quite satisfying!
Nodding repeatedly, the minister was delighted to hear Sora's tone. However, looking at Sora's expression, the minister couldn't shake off a sense of unease.
"If you want it, then bring the money!!!"
Under the minister's expectant yet uneasy gaze, Sora directly said something that left him dumbfounded…