Anime: Ashura from Killing Akame

"Your Majesty, an invitation from General Budd."

Outside the door, a voice summoning the guards was heard.

"permit."

Bud walked into the hall and came before the little emperor. He first half-knelt and bowed his head to pay his respects, and then said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, I have something urgent to report!"

"explain."

"Today, I discovered traces of thieves inside the palace. After investigation, I confirmed that they were the ones responsible for the recent rampant night raids."

When the little emperor heard this, he paused and glanced behind the door curtain imperceptibly, which coincided with the action of the minister beside him.

Bud continued, "I fought with the bandits. To be honest, Your Majesty, the bandits' strength was far beyond my imagination. I was no match for them... After careful consideration, I think that General Esdeath, who is out suppressing the rebellion, should be recalled to guard the palace to ensure Your Majesty's safety!"

After saying this, Bud stopped talking, lowered his head, and waited for the little emperor's response.

However, he waited for a long time but the little emperor didn't speak.

"His Majesty?"

Bud raised his head and looked at the little emperor, only to find that his eyes were vacant, as if he was... in a daze?

"Well, I already know about this matter. Is there anything else, General Bud?"

The little emperor came back to his senses from his conversation with his master, and responded to Bud with a calm and unperturbed expression on his face.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance and must not be delayed!"

Bud thought that the little emperor did not take his suggestion seriously, and he repeated it anxiously.

After all, the little emperor is still too young and his mind is not mature yet, so it is normal that he does not consider things comprehensively.

but......

Bud looked at the minister beside the little emperor with a strange look.

According to usual practice, shouldn't this ambitious man who controls the little emperor as a puppet and is the real ruler of the imperial capital speak up? Why is he so silent today?

"I already know about this and have made up my mind. You don't need to worry about this matter anymore."

"Your Majesty..." Budd was unwilling.

"enough!"

"I am the emperor!"

The little emperor slammed the throne, stood up and glared at Bud.

"Bud, have you forgotten what a soldier's duty is?"

"I know I was wrong, Your Majesty."

Due to his status, Bud had to admit his mistake. He felt more and more strange in his heart. He felt that there was something wrong with the little emperor and the ministers today. The little emperor was usually taciturn and had no dignity at all. Most matters were left to the ministers to decide. But today he was out of character. The ministers were the same. They hadn't said a word from the time they entered the door. Under normal circumstances, they would have started brainwashing the little emperor long ago. What was going on?

Tatsumi, who was hiding behind the wind curtain, found this scene very interesting.

It seems that he still knows too little about the system's dependent function.

If the young emperor was centered around the ministers before, now he is the center, and the ministers will naturally step aside. As for the matter, although the young emperor is young, he is still the emperor after all, and the ministers are not as good as the emperor in terms of official positions. In addition, the backbone of the young emperor has now become him, and the ministers have lost the trust and dependence of the young emperor, so the young emperor will naturally not value the ministers as much as before.

Can we only say that the dependents function subtly changed the little emperor's mind?

"Is there anything else?"

The little emperor sat down again and asked calmly.

"My minister retire."

Bud felt that something was wrong with the little emperor today. After thinking about it, he decided not to continue.

He was just a military general. If he continued to interfere with the little emperor's thoughts and angered him, he would inevitably be accused of the false crime of disrupting politics with force.

Thinking of this, Bud couldn't help but feel sad for the current state of the country.

On the surface it appears to be centralized, but to put it bluntly it is a dictatorship.

"General Bud, how are you?"

Tatsumi did not hide any longer. He walked out from behind the hidden screen and looked at Bud with a smile.

To be honest, Bud is actually a good minister who is dedicated to protecting the country. It is just because of his status and feudal thinking that he has led to the current situation of aiding and abetting the evil.

"It's you?!" After seeing Tatsumi's face clearly, Bud immediately became extremely alert and shouted sternly, "Why are you here?"

"Your Majesty, leave him now, he is the thief I was talking about!"

Bud's eyes were filled with fear and panic.

To see the emperor, one has to go through layers of inspection. To ensure the emperor's safety, he cannot carry any lethal weapons. Now he has no imperial weapons on him. If this thief suddenly attacks, he will have no power to resist at all, and the safety of the little emperor and his ministers will be difficult to guarantee.

No, absolutely not!

"Guards, where are the Guards!"

The only way to solve this problem now is to use the guards outside to protect the little emperor's safety.

"Tap Tap..."

The sound of dense footsteps sounded.

The captain of the Royal Guards rushed forward, holding a shield in his left hand and a gun in his right hand, his whole body filled with a murderous aura: "The Royal Guards are here, how dare you be so presumptuous!"

"It's him. He's the one who attacked at night and is planning to assassinate the emperor!"

Bud quickly pointed his finger at Tatsumi.

The captain of the Royal Guard looked in the direction of Bud's finger, and when he found it was Tatsumi, his eyes froze, and then he looked at Bud with suspicion.

"Are you sure he's an assassin?"

"Sure!" Budd confirmed.

This time, there is no way to deal with the captain of the guards.

Just now, he also thought this man was an assassin.

Then he was scolded by the little emperor.

joke.

How could a person who was guaranteed by two big bosses, the young emperor and the minister, be an assassin?

are you playing with me?

The captain of the Royal Guards looked at Bud with a suddenly unfriendly look.

"Go ahead, what are you still standing there for? Protect the emperor!"

Seeing that the guards remained indifferent, Bud shouted anxiously.

Hands-on?

Your uncle's.

When I am Shabi?

At this moment, the captain of the Royal Guards really wanted to spit at Bud's square face, but thinking of the other party's important status, he suppressed the idea and turned to look at the little emperor.

Wait for the other party to decide.

"His Majesty......"

In the eyes of the captain of the Royal Guards, Bud was obviously here to make a fool of himself.

"Who do you think is the thief?"

The little emperor had a gloomy look on his face and frowned, as if he would get furious in the next second.

He actually called his master a thief?

What can be tolerated and what cannot be tolerated!

His master is a thief, so what is he?

Traitor?

How bold!

You have a way to die!

"Come here, drag him down and kill him!"

The young emperor was a ruthless man of few words. He slapped the dragon throne, pointed at Bud and shouted angrily.

"According to the order."

The guards received the order and immediately moved in unison.

Countless cold and sharp gun tips were pointed directly at Bud's forehead.

"Your Majesty, you..."

Bud was completely confused this time.

"Your Majesty, why are you protecting the thieves? You have been blinded by the thieves!!!"

Bud's eyes showed pain and his tone was extremely disappointed.

"presumptuous!"

"He is my national teacher. If he is a thief, then what am I?"

The little emperor snorted coldly, and Bud was dumbfounded on the spot.

National Division?

Wasn't your imperial teacher a minister? When did he become him?

And if he was the Imperial Master, then who was the man I saw attacking the palace this morning? His twin?

When Bud's mind was in chaos and he was doubting his life, the guards took action.

No matter whether you are a general or a junior general, as long as the emperor gives the order, you must die.

"Keep your guard behind the gun."

At the critical moment, Tatsumi spoke up in time to stop the farce.

He glanced at the guards and said, "There is nothing for you to do now, please withdraw."

The guard paused and subconsciously looked at the little emperor.

Admittedly, they were also full of suspicion and distrust towards this imperial teacher who suddenly appeared, but since the little emperor and the ministers had spoken, even if they had doubts, they could not speak openly.

"Listen to him."

The little emperor said, and then looked at the guards: "Pass my order down and draw up the portrait. From today on, he is the imperial master and has the same rights as me. From now on, seeing the imperial master is like seeing me."

"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate!"

"There can't be two tigers in one mountain, and there can't be two rulers in one country. If you do this, wouldn't it be equivalent to promoting the division of the empire?"

Although Bud still couldn't figure out the current situation, he guessed that the little emperor was most likely bewitched by the thieves. After figuring it out, he tried his best to stop it, unable to bear to see the imperial capital fall into the hands of thieves.

The little emperor looked thoughtful when he heard this.

"My dear, what you said makes sense."

"How about..." He looked at Tatsumi: "The Imperial Master becomes the emperor?"

"His Majesty!!!"

Bud was petrified on the spot.

I asked you not to share power, but I didn't ask you to give away the throne!

Is it the little emperor who is crazy, or is it him who is crazy, or is it the world that is crazy?

The guards present appeared calm on the surface, but secretly they were sweating coldly.

Mist grass.

This is explosive news.

Is it something that little people like them can listen to?

Will he be silenced?

What should I do? Waiting online, very urgent!

"Stand back."

The young emperor also realized this and waved his hand to disperse the guards.

The guards breathed a sigh of relief and left in a hurry as if a heavy burden had been lifted off their shoulders.

"Bud, you're a smart man."

"I won't go around in circles with you."

Tatsumi walked to the dragon throne, and the little emperor stood up tactfully and gave up his seat.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Tatsumi crossed his legs and looked down at Bud who was half-kneeling.

"As you can see, the little emperor and the ministers are now my people."

"There are two paths before you."

“For my own use.”

“Not for my use.”

"Choose one."

Bud silently looked at the little emperor and ministers standing obediently on both sides of Tatsumi, feeling shocked and understanding at the same time.

He said why he felt something was wrong with the little emperor and his ministers today, and this turned out to be the reason.

I just don't know what means the other party used...

Looking at the undisguised loyalty in the eyes of the little emperor and his ministers, Bud felt a chill in his heart.

If someone as immature as the young emperor could be deceived by a few words, then didn't he know who the minister was? If the minister was soft-hearted and weak-willed, he would not have been able to climb to his current position!

"What a terrifying method."

Bud sighed inwardly, and after thinking for a moment, he asked, "What will happen if I am not of your use?"

"not so good."

Tatsumi said nonchalantly, his thumb and ring finger interlocked.

"what is your purpose?"

After hearing the other party's answer, Bud knew that he had no other choice now, so he wanted to find out the other party's intention.

"You're talking a little densely."

Tatsumi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "A soldier's duty is to obey orders. When the minister was in power and had absolute power, you turned a blind eye. Why are you pretending to be a good person in front of me now?"

"I..." Bud was speechless. He felt so ashamed for a moment that he couldn't find any reason to refute.

"Just do your job well and don't get involved... But I can promise you that the Imperial City will not perish."

Don't use people with suspicion, don't use people who are suspicious.

Bud is quite capable and is a good tool.

Moreover, his character is good, so there is no need to worry that he will commit treason in the future.

He is a little rigid and feudal, and doesn't know how to adapt.

"I hope you can keep your word."

Bud took a deep look at Tatsumi and knew that the matter was done and the outcome was a foregone conclusion. Now that the highest authority in the empire had defected to Tatsumi's side, even if he wanted to do something, he was powerless to do it and it would all be in vain.

Military generals have too little power and have no right to interfere in politics at all.

"Bold! Watch your identity, Bud."

The little emperor is unhappy. Calling you my dear is giving you face. What does your unhappy and reluctant look mean?

"Bud, I hope that your hesitation now won't happen again."

The minister took a bite of the meat and glanced at Bud: "After all, there are many people who can replace you as the general."

The minister's implication was that the disobedient dog could get out of here.

"Yes......"

Bud didn't dare to refute, or rather, he didn't have the right to refute, so he could only agree.

"Have someone issue a notice to withdraw the wanted order for the night raid, then bring back those honest officials you have excluded, and draw up a list of corrupt officials for me. As for what to do next, you should know what to do, right?"

After dealing with Bud's affairs, Tatsumi said to the little emperor and the ministers.

In order to fight against foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the country. If it were before, Tatsumi would choose to wait until both the Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Capital were defeated before taking action, but it is different now. The Imperial Capital is already in his pocket, and there is no need for him to sit back and reap the benefits.

All we need to do is to eliminate the cancer in the imperial capital and teach a lesson to the ambitious foreign races, and then the grand plan of "technologically powerful country" to change the world's plot can be perfectly carried out.

"As ordered."

The young emperor and his ministers now have unconditional faith in Tatsumi.

To the minister, those partners who had once been in cahoots with him and had a huge network of interests were not even as good as a hair of Tatsumi. He could stab him in the back at any time, and he was already thinking about how to kill them.

Bud, who was half-kneeling, had a slight glimmer in his eyes when he heard the order given by Tatsumi.

The change of ownership of the empire doesn’t seem to be a bad thing now?