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The Next Day
"Ahh, that was a great night's sleep."
Kaito walked out of the house, looked up at the bright morning sun, and stretched comfortably.
Najenda, who was exercising in the courtyard, noticed Kaito coming out and greeted him seriously.
"Kaito-sama, did you sleep well last night?"
"Very well. Your bed was quite comfortable."
"Haha... I'm glad you rested well."
Hearing Kaito's rather ambiguous wording, Najenda answered with slight embarrassment.
"Lunch is ready, Kaito-sama. Boss, it's time to eat."
At that moment, Akame walked over carrying a ladle and called out to them.
The two nodded before following Akame toward the dining room.
The moment Kaito stepped inside, he stared speechlessly at Ace and the others, who were stuffing food into their mouths like starving refugees.
Walking up to the table, Kaito tapped it loudly and shouted in exasperation:
"Seriously, can you all show a little dignity?! You've completely disgraced the Jura Tempest Federation!"
Hearing Kaito's words, not a single person looked up.
They simply continued devouring food at top speed.
Kaito-sama actually has the nerve to say that? Everyone knows the one who embarrasses the Jura Tempest Federation the most is you.
Keep eating. Ignore him.
Seeing those bastards daring to ignore him completely, Kaito became so furious he nearly pulled out Abyss on the spot and smashed them all to death.
PS: For the origin of Abyss, please refer to Chapter 173.
Akame, who had brought Kaito over, silently nodded in agreement after seeing the scene.
To her, anyone who loved food and never wasted it was automatically a good person.
"But their appetites really are incredible. Are all people from the Jura Tempest Federation such big eaters?" Mine asked curiously.
The moment he heard that, Kaito instantly flashed beside her, grabbed both sides of her head, and began mercilessly grinding his knuckles against her temples.
"Little girl, what nonsense are you saying? What do you mean your Jura Tempest Federation?"
"It should be our Jura Tempest Federation now!"
"What, are you planning to betray the country or something?!"
"Aaaahhh! You hateful bastard, let go of me!"
Mine screamed miserably with tears in her eyes.
"Heh heh, yelling at the supreme leader of the Jura Tempest Federation is a serious crime."
"Now witness my secret technique..."
Kaito suddenly withdrew his hands.
Then he raised one finger and delivered a perfect Kochou Shinobu-style forehead flick directly onto Mine's head.
Dong!
"Itaiii!"
Mine immediately covered her forehead with teary eyes.
Across from her, Sheele blankly looked back and forth between Mine and Kaito before innocently speaking up:
"Kaito-sama is amazing... I wish I could learn that too..."
"Don't learn weird things like that, Sheele!" Mine immediately shouted in panic.
"Eh? I can't?"
Sheele tilted her head in confusion.
"Of course you can!" Kaito's eyes instantly lit up.
"Don't listen to this little girl. I'll teach you personally."
"I guarantee that after learning it, every little girl who sees you will immediately run away in terror."
Following the sacred principle of causing trouble whenever possible, Kaito shamelessly scooted closer to Sheele.
"Kaito-sama, Sheele is a very innocent child. Please don't lead her astray," Najenda said helplessly after sipping her soup.
"Tsk. What a shame. She clearly has talent."
Kaito clicked his tongue and dejectedly returned to his seat while muttering under his breath.
"Kaito-sama, this is your portion."
Akame placed a huge plate of food in front of Kaito, who smiled and nodded slightly.
No matter how much trouble Kaito liked causing, he never joked about food.
To him, wasting food was an unforgivable sin.
Half an Hour Later
"Phew... about eighty percent full. That's the perfect state."
Everyone stared dumbfounded at the mountain of empty plates stacked before Kaito.
The pile had already exceeded a full meter in height.
"Wow. This guy actually had the nerve to criticize everyone else earlier?"
"Boss, did he just eat all of our supplies?!" Mine shouted in disbelief.
"P-Probably..." Najenda answered uncertainly.
Everyone immediately turned toward Akame, who was in charge of cooking.
Rarely, Akame revealed a troubled expression.
"Boss... we're out of food."
"We'll need to buy supplies immediately, or there won't be anything left for dinner tonight."
Hearing Akame's words, Kaito suddenly realized he had accidentally fulfilled his own threat earlier.
Eat all their food and leave them starving.
"Alright, Akame. You all can head into the city later and buy provisions."
"Now then, let's talk about something more serious."
"Kaito-sama, do you have any plans after this?" Najenda asked seriously.
Kaito lazily leaned back in his chair while picking his teeth with a toothpick.
"No particular plans. I'll just wait for my people to arrive with the army."
"Your people?"
"Are you saying the Jura Tempest Federation has sent an army here?!" Najenda immediately asked in shock.
"An army did come, but they're not the main force."
"The real core is Esdeath's Northern Army."
"What?! Esdeath?!"
The moment Najenda heard that name, she instantly shot to her feet in shock.
"What? Is there a problem?" Kaito asked with a faint smile.
"You're saying... Esdeath is one of your people too?"
"That's right. As for how she became one of my people, well..."
Kaito casually recounted the entire process of subduing Esdeath.
"So that's what happened. As expected of Kaito-sama. You actually defeated Esdeath so easily..." Najenda sighed emotionally.
Hearing that, Rob Lucci and the others sitting nearby immediately revealed subtle looks of disdain.
With their current strength, even they could easily deal with Esdeath.
Forget Kaito himself.
"In that case... there should no longer be any obstacles preventing the Empire from being overthrown."
"Also... what do you plan to do with the Revolutionary Army?"
Ever since learning about the existence of the Jura Tempest Federation, Najenda had already understood the Empire's eventual fate.
What she truly wanted to know now was how Kaito intended to handle the Revolutionary Army.
From his tone, she could clearly tell he held no favorable opinion of them.
"The Revolutionary Army, huh..."
A cold glint flashed through Kaito's eyes.
Those people were far from good.
Just the fact that they repeatedly sent assassins after Akame in the original timeline was enough for him to sentence them to death.
"I plan to eliminate everyone who refuses to surrender."
"T-There really isn't any other option?" Najenda asked in shock.
"There isn't."
"You already know Ace and the others' origins, right?"
Najenda nodded silently.
"There was also a Revolutionary Army in their world."
"Do you know what happened to them?"
"That wasn't included in the memories you showed us," Najenda answered honestly.
Kaito nodded calmly.
"Their leader now serves as the Deputy Chief Political Officer of the Jura Tempest Federation."
"The others also hold important positions within the Federation."
"We've never claimed to be righteous heroes. There are plenty of villains inside the Jura Tempest Federation too."
"But everyone in the Federation follows one absolute rule that can never be violated."
Kaito's expression gradually turned serious.
"Never raise your hand against your own people!!!"
"And the Revolutionary Army in your world just happened to cross my bottom line."
Hearing Kaito's words, every member of Night Raid stared at him in shock.
At that moment, they gained a far deeper understanding of what kind of nation the Jura Tempest Federation truly was...