Chapter 222: Twisted Justice

Some time has passed since Zanku was killed by Lingyun. During this period, Night Raid has been much quieter, allowing many nobles in the Imperial Capital to breathe a sigh of relief.

As for why Night Raid has quieted down during this time, it has to do with Akame. It must be known that Akame is currently the strongest combatant in Night Raid. For an expert like her to suffer such heavy injuries while executing a mission, it has placed a heavy stone in the hearts of everyone in Night Raid.

At this time, Najenda decisively gave the order for everyone in Night Raid to rest for a period and adjust their states. At the same time, they were to train well during this period to improve their strength and prepare for increasingly difficult assassination missions in the future.

"Boom, boom, boom!" In a wide open space, Akame swung the Samurai Sword in her hand rapidly. Sharp blade auras shot out from the blade, cutting the giant rock in front of her into pieces bit by bit. Every cut on the giant rock was incredibly smooth, showing just how sharp Akame's blade aura was.

"So amazing, is this Akame's strength!" Tatsumi, who was on the side, couldn't help but widen his eyes as he watched this scene. He had been receiving training from Bulat during this period, and his strength had improved significantly. But seeing this scene now, he realized that he still seemed to be far behind!

"Big Brother, why doesn't Akame use Murasame when training?" Tatsumi asked Bulat beside him with some curiosity.

Bulat smiled and patted Tatsumi on the shoulder: "Akame said that although Teigu are very powerful, one cannot rely on them too much. Otherwise, once you lose your Teigu, that will be the moment of your death!"

"Is that so? That sounds quite reasonable!" Tatsumi nodded slightly.

At this moment, in the Imperial Capital, a young girl with a cute appearance was walking down the street, and a cute little dog was following behind her.

"Why haven't the people from Night Raid appeared for so long? I can't wait for them to receive the judgment of justice!" Seryu muttered, while her eyes constantly scanned the people on the street, as if she wanted to find someone related to Night Raid.

"Oh my, my justice sensor is reacting!" Seryu suddenly caught sight of several hoodlum-like people surrounding a young-looking person with evil smiles, and a flash of light couldn't help but flicker in her eyes.

Lingyun looked at the hoodlums surrounding him with some depression. He was just out for a walk, so why did he run into this kind of thing? Just as Lingyun intended to take action to beat down these guys who dared to make trouble in front of him, a voice suddenly rang out.

"You few, what are you doing here?"

Lingyun raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the person who had arrived. When he saw the person who spoke, a dark glint couldn't help but flash in his eyes. This outfit, as well as the little dog behind her, made Lingyun quickly recall a character from the original work—Seryu Ubiquitous.

"Tch, why did I run into her again!" A hoodlum surrounding Lingyun couldn't help but frown.

It was clear that the few hoodlums surrounding Lingyun were all very familiar with Seryu. Seeing Seryu coming over, they instantly scattered in a flurry.

Lingyun looked at Seryu. He could feel the twisted justice hidden in Seryu's heart. Of course, the fault for this twisted justice did not lie with Seryu. Perhaps her parents had a slight lapse, but the biggest culprit was the master Seryu respected the most, the now-deceased Imperial Guard Captain Ogre; it was he who led Seryu onto the wrong path.

Moreover, Seryu was not very old when she followed Ogre, which was exactly the time when one is most easily misled. Ogre, at that time, instilled wrong information into her, which very likely led her directly onto the wrong path. And looking at her current state, it is obvious that she has already walked a long distance on this path; wanting to pull her back is not an easy thing.

However, considering that Seryu helped him out of a predicament just now, saving him the trouble of having to take action himself, Lingyun didn't mind helping her. Most importantly, the other party was a beautiful young girl; although her psychology had grown twisted, it was not impossible to save her. After all, it would be a pity if such a cute girl died like in the original work.

"Are you with the Imperial Guard?" Lingyun's gaze fell on Seryu.

"Yes, I am Seryu of the Imperial Guard. I swear that I will make all evil receive the punishment of justice!" Seryu straightened her chest and said seriously to Lingyun.

"Truly a cute little sister!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"I'm not a little sister!" Seryu said with dissatisfaction. "Looking at you, you might not even be older than me!"

"By the way, Seryu, you said you would make all evil receive the punishment of justice, so what is the evil you speak of, and what is this so-called justice?" Lingyun asked the Seryu in front of him with a smile on his face.

"What is justice, and what is evil? Isn't it obvious? Those who destroy the peace of the Imperial Capital are evil, and Night Raid, which kills people wantonly in the Imperial Capital, is the greatest evil. As for justice, aren't the people of the Imperial Guard the embodiment of justice?" Seryu said as if it were a matter of course.

"Are you sure what you are saying is correct?" Lingyun asked with a smile still on his face, but in his heart, he sighed that this girl's view of good and evil had already been completely distorted.

"Could it be that this is wrong?" Seryu tilted her head and looked at Lingyun.

"If it were a time of peace and prosperity, your statement would have no errors. But the world today is not like that!" Lingyun said with a mysterious look.

"What do you mean by that?" Seryu looked at Lingyun with vigilance, and Koro in her arms also bared its teeth, making a fierce expression at Lingyun.

Lingyun stuffed a note into Seryu's hand: "If you want to know the so-called true justice and evil in this Imperial Capital, come here alone to find me tonight. Remember, I won't wait past the time!"

"You..." Just as Seryu wanted to say something more, Lingyun had already turned and disappeared into the sea of people.

Seryu gripped the paper in her hand tightly, then said to the little dog in her arms: "Koro, can you find the whereabouts of that person just now?"

The little dog named Koro jumped to the ground, sniffed hard at the place where Lingyun had just stood, and then looked at the busy street. Finally, it turned its head and shook it at Seryu with a wronged expression.

"Can't find the other party? Then forget it. I will go there myself tonight. I want to see what kind of mystery this person is playing at!" Seryu said.

Koro whined at her a few times, indicating that the person just now was definitely not a simple character and that she must be very careful.

"Don't worry, I'm not alone, don't I still have you, Koro!" Seryu smiled and hugged the little dog into her arms.

Not long after Seryu left this place, Lingyun's figure slowly emerged from a dark spot. Although the Biological Teigu named Koro was very powerful, it was truly too naive to think it could track him with just that.

"I hope that when you see the true darkness of this Imperial Capital, you won't have a mental breakdown!" Lingyun chuckled, turned, and left this place.