Chapter 214: Tatsumi Appears

With the addition of Akame, the effective strength of Night Raid was greatly enhanced. Many corrupt nobles who were previously difficult to target were easily dealt with by Akame alone. Faced with the assassinations of a top-tier killer like Akame, the private guards in the hands of these nobles were simply not enough to contend with.

This situation left many corrupt nobles in a state of panic, as they had no idea if they would be targeted by a Night Raid assassin in the night, lose their lives, and never see tomorrow's sun again. For a time, the name "Night Raid" became a forbidden word among all the corrupt nobles in the Imperial Capital, and the reputation of Night Raid gradually grew louder throughout the Imperial Capital.

Regarding Akame's superb assassination techniques, the other members of Night Raid were also filled with admiration. However, whenever they asked how Akame learned such assassination techniques, Akame would always vaguely brush it off. As time passed, the other members of Night Raid also knew that Akame did not want to bring up this matter, but they assumed it was because her experiences in the Imperial Assassination Squad were too unbearable to mention, so they stopped talking about it.

As for Najenda, she felt extremely lucky in her heart. If it hadn't been for the fact that Akame was somewhat distracted for unknown reasons when she was assassinating her, allowing her to discover her tracks, and then later abandoning the assassination and joining the Revolutionary Army under her persuasion, she would probably be a corpse lying in a grave by now.

"Master, do you think Big Sister is in that famous assassin organization, Night Raid, during this time? I quietly went to investigate the mansions of those murdered nobles earlier, and I actually discovered some of the assassination techniques that Master taught Big Sister!" In the mansion, Kurome put down the sword in her hand and spoke to Lingyun, who was sitting to the side reading a book.

"That's right, your sister is indeed in Night Raid. Looking at some recent intelligence, she is doing quite well!" Lingyun put down the book in his hand and spoke.

"Really? Big Sister is in Night Raid?" A flash of excitement crossed Kurome's pupils. "That's great, I've finally found Big Sister's tracks. This time, I will definitely bring Big Sister back!"

Looking at Kurome's excited appearance, Lingyun shook his head slightly: "Don't be happy too early. From some of the traces left at the scenes, you should have been able to tell that during this period, Akame's strength has improved significantly. Are you sure you can defeat her now?"

"Eh, how did Master know?" Kurome tilted her little head and asked.

"Did you think Lingyun didn't know every time you snuck out? He followed behind you every time to help you clean up your tracks, to prevent your whereabouts from being leaked!" A purple-haired woman walked slowly from the courtyard and spoke to Kurome.

"Big Sister Saeko, is this true?" Kurome looked at the purple-haired woman in surprise.

"How could Big Sister lie to you?" Saeko smiled and touched Kurome's head. "Lingyun really cares about you!"

"Saeko, what are you saying? Kurome is my disciple; if I don't look after her, wouldn't that be a joke!" Lingyun said.

Because Lingyun had been repairing the places where this world was collapsing, the situation in this world had finally improved somewhat, and Lingyun was able to bring other people from the Cloud Realm into this world, though he could only bring one person at a time. After some discussion, Luo Yexi and the others decided to take turns accompanying Lingyun, and then see how things went before making changes.

Because Kurome wanted to improve her swordsmanship during this time, Lingyun brought Busujima Saeko to this world. Although Kurome was a bit unhappy when she first saw Busujima Saeko, after some sparring, she actually became best friends with Busujima Saeko. Moreover, Busujima Saeko also used a sword like her, and her strength was a large margin higher than hers, so she learned many useful things from Busujima Saeko.

"Big Sister has already appeared, so when are we going to find her?" Kurome looked at Lingyun and said.

"Now is not the time; we are still missing a catalyst!" Lingyun said mysteriously. "After all, Akame is currently in an assassin organization, and the greatest characteristic of such an organization is secrecy. Their base is definitely not that easy to find!"

"Then how are we going to find Big Sister?" Kurome asked anxiously.

"Since the targets Night Raid strikes are those so-called corrupt nobles, we just need to keep an eye on a few particularly vicious corrupt nobles and wait for them to deliver themselves to their door." Lingyun said.

"Master, which nobles are you going to keep an eye on? Give me a list, and I'll go watch them!" Kurome said.

"No need to be so troublesome. I have already used some methods to keep an eye on those nobles. When the people from Night Raid appear, we will be able to receive the news here at the first opportunity!" Lingyun said.

Upon hearing this, Kurome nodded. She knew that her master had always been mysterious and possessed various unknown special methods. Since he said so, those nobles must be under his surveillance, so she didn't need to worry.

"Master, I'm going to practice first!" Kurome gripped the Teigu Yatsufusa in her hand and walked toward the courtyard.

"Lingyun, the nobles you mentioned keeping an eye on, wouldn't happen to be Aria's family, would it?" Busujima Saeko walked to Lingyun's side and said softly.

"That's right. Now we are just waiting for the protagonist from the original story, the Destined Son of Heaven of this world, to appear. When he appears, the gears of this world will begin to turn rapidly!" Lingyun looked into the distance, a flash of obscure light in his eyes.

Just as Lingyun was mentioning Tatsumi, at the gate of the Imperial Capital, a young warrior looked at the magnificent gate before him and silently muttered in his heart: "Imperial Capital, I've arrived! For the future of our village, I will join the Army, make a name for myself in that place, and then return to save my hometown!"

"I wonder if Sayo and Ieyasu have reached the Imperial Capital yet. Forget it, I'll settle down in the Imperial Capital first, and then slowly look for them later. I believe that with their strength, they will definitely be able to survive in the Imperial Capital!" Tatsumi muttered, striding into the city gate.

Having grown up in a village, he had no idea of the treacherous situation in the Imperial Capital now. In this place, there were monsters in human skin everywhere; if one was not careful, they would be eaten skin and bone without a drop left.

The moment Tatsumi stepped into the gate of the Imperial Capital, a white pigeon seemed to sense something, cooed a few times, and then flapped its wings and flew into the sky.

Lingyun, who was in the courtyard, reached out his hand and caught a pigeon falling from the sky. After the pigeon landed in his hand, it actually turned into a paper pigeon.

"Has he already reached the Imperial Capital? It seems the plot is about to begin!" Lingyun flipped his hand, and the paper pigeon in his hand instantly turned to ash.

"Did you find Tatsumi?" Busujima Saeko asked.

"No, it's just that my paper pigeon sensed a powerful Fate passing through the city gate, so it came to report to me. The only one entering the Imperial Capital at this time is him!" Lingyun waved his hand.

While the two were talking, Tatsumi also ran into Leone and was easily swindled out of all the money he had on him. Faced with this situation, Tatsumi was left speechless and could only sleep on the streets, only to run into Aria, a member of the wealthy class of the Imperial Capital. Under Aria's invitation, Tatsumi went to her house to stay, thus drawing back the curtain on the plot.