Chapter 68: I want to be Emperor, is that okay? ()

“You don’t know?”

Looking at Esdeath, who didn’t seem to be joking, Honest’s eye twitched.

“You brought the person, why don’t you know what the situation is?”

“Because we parted ways halfway.”

Esdeath replied: “Lin Que said he had things to do and would leave for a while, and we would rendezvous at the palace later.”

Don’t talk about the Imperial Palace like it’s your own home!

Feeling his blood pressure rising, Honest took a deep breath and finally looked at Lin Que.

“You want to ask me why I brought traitors here?”

“......That’s right.”

After a slight pause, Honest, having been preempted, spoke up.

“Since it is someone introduced by General Esdeath, I naturally trust them.”

“But regardless, among the people behind you, two of them have betrayed the Empire.”

“If you don’t explain it clearly, His Majesty will not be able to answer to others.”

“That’s right.”

Hearing Honest’s prompt, the Little Emperor quickly spoke up.

“This person is called Lin Que, right? Can you give me a reason? Why are you with those two?”

Lin Que thought for a moment: “As for a reason... does it count if I say they are my newly acquired subordinates?”

The Little Emperor was stunned: “This......”

“I know this is hard for you to accept.”

Lin Que spread his hands: “But Your Majesty can rest assured, I guarantee they will not betray again.”

“For my sake, how about you ignore this matter for now?”

“Absurd!”

Before the Little Emperor could reply, a roar like thunder suddenly erupted.

Under everyone’s gaze, a tall figure flashing with electric arcs stepped out from behind the Little Emperor—it was none other than Budo, one of the two pillars of the Empire.

“Those who betray the Empire must be severely punished, no matter what!”

“Hand them over! Otherwise......”

Before Budo could finish, a palm suddenly appeared above his head and pressed down violently.

Boom—!

“To be honest, I hate people who don’t know how to read the room.”

Grabbing Budo by the hair, Lin Que lifted him up and shook him casually.

“I was actually in quite a good mood, thinking about playing house with you all for a while.”

“Just because of your interruption, my mood has completely vanished.”

General Budo opened his mouth: “You......”

“Forget it, let’s just get to it.”

Pfft~!

A pillar of bright red blood sprayed from his neck, and General Budo’s body collapsed heavily to the ground.

Discarding Budo’s head, Lin Que looked up at the Prime Minister and Syura behind him.

The moment he killed General Budo, Syura had already pulled Shangri-La from his robes.

A Bagua-patterned teleportation array appeared beneath their feet, blooming with dazzling light.

But before the teleportation could activate, the Bagua array suddenly vanished. The Prime Minister, who had already shown an expression of relief at having survived, stood there in stunned shock.

“What are you doing!”

After reacting, he instantly grabbed Syura by the collar.

“Do you want to die! Teleport now!”

“Don’t make things difficult for him.”

Standing behind Honest, Lin Que replied while examining the Shangri-La in his hand.

“Without the Teigu, even if he sacrificed himself to the heavens, he wouldn’t be able to teleport you away.”

Honest: “......”

Reminded by Lin Que, Honest finally noticed that the Teigu in Syura’s hand had appeared in Lin Que’s hand at some unknown point.

Cold sweat slid down his temple, and a sense of unprecedented fear welled up in his heart.

It’s over, there’s no running away.

“No running away?”

Lin Que raised an eyebrow: “Prime Minister Honest, were you and your son Syura planning to go out for a run?”

“No.”

Honest, shocked that Lin Que could know what he was thinking, quickly spoke up.

“What I actually meant was......”

“Well, well~ no need to explain, I understand everything.” ===== CHAPTER 133 =====

“When people get old, they always want to find time to exercise more.”

Lin Que appeared in front of the palace gates, carrying Honest in his left hand and Syura in his right.

“Since you want to exercise, I’ll help you out. No need to thank me.”

Boom—! Boom—!

Two air-burst sounds rang out; Honest and Syura turned into two meteors, flying off into the sky in different directions.

“This......”

Not far away, Najenda widened her eyes in surprise, looking blankly at Lin Que, who had killed three people in succession within a few seconds.

What happened?

Wasn’t this guy on the Empire’s North North North Side, specifically sent to capture them?

How, in the blink of an eye, did he slaughter the famous General Budo and clean up the Prime Minister as well?

Her brain felt like it had crashed; Najenda stood motionless, suddenly feeling that the world was so strange.

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 state of system failure.

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 monster, who seemed mentally unstable, would suddenly turn on them.

On the other North North North Side, under the gaze of the masses, Lin Que, having dealt with the Prime Minister and his son, turned around and slowly walked up to the Little Emperor, smiling as he patted his head.

“Your Majesty, I annihilated the Northern tribes and helped you clean up the pests in the court; that should be a great merit, right?”

The Little Emperor’s voice began to tremble: “It is indeed a great merit.”

Lin Que nodded with satisfaction: “Since it’s a great merit, there should be a reward, right?”

“Mm-hmm.”

“Then I want this position of yours, Your Majesty. Is that okay?”

The Little Emperor was stunned: “Ah?”

“Didn’t understand?”

Lin Que pointed at himself and patiently repeated: “I, want to be Emperor, is that okay?”

“I... it’s okay.”

“Very good, worthy of someone who could become Emperor; your heart is indeed broad.”

Lin Que picked up the Little Emperor and set him aside, sat down on the throne himself, and clapped his hands to draw everyone’s attention.

“Alright, my dear subjects, you may speak.”

“As the new Emperor, while my heart may not necessarily be as broad as the previous Emperor’s, my execution ability is definitely stronger than his.”

“If you have any opinions, feel free to speak your mind.”

ECHO is currently disabled. ===== CHAPTER 134 =====