If Lancer was unable to determine the world he was in before, when he saw that middle-aged man, he got an answer: the world of "Akame ga Kill!". After all, there are many blond men in the anime world, and many blond men with cowlicks, but those with two cowlicks growing backward are extremely rare. Combined with the other person's almost iconic armor, the answer was practically obvious — General Budo.
In the original world's 'initial setting', he was a strong contender for the title of 'strongest person'.
And Lancer had a deep impression of this world, and his evaluation was very simple: a world full of distortion.
"You know me?"
But at this moment, the other person's slightly hoarse voice appeared again.
"Well... I've seen your pictures..."
Lancer voice was a bit nervous at this moment, but how could he not be nervous? Although the other person was eventually killed, that was the result of a joint effort of a bunch of main characters, and the other person's 'Teigu' was terrifying enough to turn him into charcoal in an instant.
It's just that Lancer didn't know that his current nervous appearance was not unexpected by the other party, and he even nodded silently in his heart.
'It seems that this person is indeed not part of that group of assassins.'
In fact, with Budo 'twisted loyalty' to the 'Emperor', he could even kill innocent people for the other's safety. It was a good thing that according to his subordinates' reports, the other party had immediately started fighting the Dangerous Beasts as soon as he appeared. And Budo also saw some 'clues' from Lancer fighting style before he decided to let Lancer off the hook.
He had already seen that Lancer fighting style with the 'lance' should be a skill specifically used to deal with Dangerous Beasts. There was no doubt that if the assassin who was a Teigu user and was manipulating Dangerous Beasts had a contingency plan, it was impossible for them to send someone like this.
Combined with the fact that Lancer equipment seemed to be made from the bones and shells of a Dangerous Beast he had never seen before, he had a preliminary guess about Lancer identity: he should be from a small village with no contact with the outside world, and his profession should be a hunter.
Lancer, who was completely bewildered at this moment, had no idea that his 'door kill' was here, but he was 'well-prepared' and managed to get past it again.
Just then, the ground shook. There was no doubt that the Imperial Guard army had arrived...
Lancer, sitting in the carriage, seemed a bit reserved. Although he had already guessed the identity of the middle-aged man when he saw 'General Budo', he didn't expect it to actually be the 'Previous Emperor' who was almost like a background prop in the 'original script'.
Although he was a 'background prop', it could be seen from many places that this 'Previous Emperor' was completely different from the 'Little Emperor'.
According to the 'Little Emperor' himself, the other party was a 'wise emperor'. Combined with the Night Raid members Najenda, Bulat, and other former high- and mid-level military commanders, and even the 'conscientious nobles' who were assassinated by the 'Imperial Assassination Squad', the 'Previous Emperor' was definitely a qualified emperor.
If he went by the 'plot' he knew, he should be able to do quite well, as he could avoid risks. But the problem was that looking at the 'middle-aged uncle' in front of him, who had a bit messy hair but was very energetic, he felt that he might not even be able to wait for the 'plot' to begin even after 2 years.
"Mr. Lancer, you seem very nervous?"
At this moment, 'The Emperor' had no idea that his identity had been exposed. He had a good impression of Lancer. After all, the other person had helped him a lot with just a moment of passion. He only thought that the other person was nervous because he treated him as a regular noble.
"Sorry, it's my first time riding in this kind of carriage (I usually ride in cars), and it's also my first time in the Imperial Capital..."
"Haha~! There's nothing to be sorry about~ You helped me a lot before, and you'll have plenty of opportunities to ride in them in the future~"
Saying this, the middle-aged uncle even winked at Lancer playfully. To be honest, Lancer knew his identity, so he felt very strange.
But the other party seemed to enjoy this feeling of simply getting along with others without them knowing his identity (in fact, he knew). He proudly introduced the Imperial Capital to the other party.
There was no doubt that he was singing praises of his ancestors and boasting about his own achievements, but he was also undoubtedly helping Lancer integrate into this world, and Lancer could get more information.
The only thing that made him feel strange was that according to the other party, the Imperial Capital was not great (compared to a modern rule-of-law society for ordinary people), but it was at least not like the 'living hell' that Lancer understood it to be.
But a doubt was a doubt; he didn't voice any opinions. After all, even if he hated those things, only the living had the right to hate them. And the other party didn't mind Lancer silence at all; he just thought that the other party was 'shocked by what he said'.
Finally, he ended his speech when the carriage stopped in front of the palace. But even so, he seemed to be a bit unsatisfied, as if he wanted to continue talking, but Lancer was secretly relieved. Although the other party's words were indeed 'information', there was too much subjective influence from the other party in this information. It was fine to listen to it, but listening to it too much was quite speechless.
And as the carriage came to a steady stop, the carriage door was pulled open. Budo, with his head slightly lowered, showed no signs of his 'Empire's Strongest' demeanor.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived at the palace."
The emperor, who was the first to get out of the carriage, couldn't help but show a satisfied smile as he looked at Lancer surprised (feigned) expression behind him.
Lancer felt that his luck was pretty good. Although he had accidentally saved this 'emperor' once, he had not only had a lavish dinner (in fact, for people in this world, eating with the emperor was the happiest thing), but he could also sleep in a comfortable bed, and he even got a legal identity.
That's right, after listening to Budo 'whispers', the emperor agreed with Budo statement. He thought that Lancer was a 'commoner' who lived in the deep mountains and didn't even have an identity record. He generously provided Lancer with an identity certificate and even generously allowed him to live in the 'guest room' of the palace.
It's just that Lancer didn't know that when he was resting with his weapon as a pillow, there was more than one pair of eyes watching him from the shadows.
It was obvious that although his actions made the 'emperor' very happy, it was impossible for him to be completely trusted by others with just that. His true 'test' had only just begun.