socalfunplaces Chapter 109 You Know How to Find Zero
Chapter 109 You Know How to Find Zero
Chapter 109 You Know How to Give Change
Broly returned safely, much to the surprise of Akame and the others.
He returned with a full load of gold and silver jewelry.
The sheer number of them is astonishing.
"I think we need to leave quickly. We've been robbed of so much money, and they didn't even kill us. The Empire definitely won't let this go."
After hearing how Broly obtained these things, Merard decisively said.
"It's okay. I made sure no one noticed when I came back. Besides, I didn't steal these; they were just change someone gave me."
Who would use gold or jewelry exceeding the amount paid as change?
Even the kids like Akame, who have the "big brother" filter, are internally complaining at this moment.
"You know how to give change."
Even Esdeath joined in the criticism.
"It's nothing, maybe I'm just naturally gifted."
Broly felt a little embarrassed after being praised by Esdeath, and scratched the back of his head.
"That wasn't a compliment, never mind..."
Esdeath gave up on complaining and pointed to a bunch of Imperial Arms, asking Melard a question.
"Which of these is the most powerful Imperial Arm?"
Before Melard could answer, Broly pointed to the silver jar and spoke first.
"It's this devil's essence, but this stuff tastes awful."
"It tastes bad? That's nothing. As long as it gives me the greatest power."
Esdeath opened the silver jar, tilted her head back, and poured the stuff into her mouth.
"Wait, the Essence of Demons?"
"Esdeath, don't drink it, that stuff..."
Merad vaguely recognized the name "Demon's Essence" when she heard it. She recalled the records of this Imperial Arm within the Assassin's Guild and realized what a deadly thing it was, but it was already too late.
Esdeath drank a whole jar of Demon's Essence, leaving her flat stomach swollen as a result.
"It really tastes awful!"
Esdeath burped, agreeing with Broly's assessment that the stuff tasted awful.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this thing?"
Then he looked at Melard with a puzzled expression.
Melard covered his forehead, looking at Esdeath with a regretful expression: "According to our society's records, the Devil's Essence is an extremely terrible Imperial Arm. Without exception, everyone who has drunk it in history has gone mad and then died."
"Oh, this stuff is poisonous?"
Upon hearing this, the children exclaimed in surprise.
"Esdeath, are you alright?"
Broly looked nervously at the girl with the ice-blue hair. He had drunk this stuff before and didn't think it was poisonous, but considering his strong physique, he was worried about Esdeath's condition.
"Except for a slightly cold stomach, I feel great."
Esdeath didn't feel any discomfort, but a secret mark representing the essence of demons was emerging on her chest.
With this happening, no one had time to choose other Imperial Arms; instead, everyone was looking after Esdeath, showering their companion with concern and worry, fearing that something might happen to her.
However, by evening, Esdeath had nothing to do, and after drinking the Demon Essence, she began to practice her technique of condensing ice.
The shapes of the ice range from ice balls to ice spikes, and the speed of its shots ranges from the speed at which a child could throw something to the speed at which the sound of ice cutting through the air could be heard.
Esdeath adapted to her newly acquired power to manipulate ice at an extremely fast pace, without any abnormalities.
"I mean, could it be that your assassin society's records are wrong?"
Esdeath couldn't help but ask.
"Well, it's not impossible. Given the passage of time, it's possible that the records are incorrect."
No matter how you look at it, Esdeath seems to be fine, so Merard can only conclude that his organization's records are wrong.
After confirming that Esdeath was alright, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to choose the Teigu that best suited them.
Nahashu received a ring possessed by a water dragon, Losang received two large axes called Two Great Axes, and Mine obtained her desired energy weapon, the Romantic Turret.
Akame thought a strange headdress was quite nice; after wearing it, she could see through clothes and see into people's hearts. Kurome got a small katana, but she didn't know what it was for.
The giant scissors were quite nice, while Cornelia took a fancy to the imposing Thunder God armor, which was said to be a flute that could transform, but Bonnie had taken it.
Merad also obtained a linear Teigu called "Cross Tail" (a type of Teigu that can be transformed into various forms). Even Casandora, who was the opposing maid, received a Teigu composed of six balls, allowing her to perform ball-throwing juggling with her four hands.
After distributing the Imperial Arms, only two remained: one was a compass-shaped Imperial Arm called Shangri-La, and the other was a biological Imperial Arm that had no heartbeat or breath, resembling a puppy doll.
Having obtained their desired Imperial Arms, everyone wanted to try them out, so they slipped out of the Imperial Capital before nightfall.
I thought that with the palace being targeted by the advanced version of "zero-yuan purchase"—"reverse paid purchase"—the capital city gates would be thoroughly inspected, but nothing happened at all. The city gates were as calm as if nothing had occurred.
"You didn't blow up the palace with an energy cannon, scaring the empire's elite so no one dares to investigate, did you?"
Merard couldn't help but suspect that the Empire's reaction was too strange.
"How could that be? I made a friendly deal with the people in the palace, and when I left, a minister, what was his name, even smiled and waved goodbye to me!"
Broly defended himself, saying he was very satisfied with his shopping experience this morning, and that it was a very harmonious shopping process.
"Alright, Broly, forget about Merard, come and join me in this big battle!"
After the group arrived in the suburbs, Esdeath, who had gained new powers, was very excited. She picked up Broly and ran to the open space next to her to test her moves.
Esdeath was testing her Teigu in actual combat, while Bonney went to find mushrooms; she wasn't really there to test her Teigu. Lausanne was barely managing to swing her giant axe, while Mine was firing her energy gun at the sky...
The scene of trying out the Imperial Arms was chaotic and disorderly, while Akame could simply sit aside and watch everyone play, while her younger sister Kurome was figuring out how to use the kodachi on the other side.
After Broly finished fighting Esdeath, some headless mice appeared at her feet. Bonnie, who couldn't find the mushrooms, was playing a flute, and eight headless mice were dancing around one of them to the sound of the flute.
The scene had a subtle blend of warmth and eeriness, which was exactly how the Imperial Arms Hachifusa was used—to manipulate eight corpses.
. . . .
As night fell, after Broly and the others had finished trying out their Imperial Arms and returned to their inn satisfied, Hill, who was staying at Hua Ling's house, encountered some trouble.
Her friend's ex-boyfriend suddenly showed up, looking like he was high on drugs. After barging in, he grabbed Hua Ling by the neck and demanded to know why she didn't go to the red-light district to sell herself and earn money for him.
This is an outrageous question that no normal person would ask, but unfortunately, this man is no longer a normal person.
He was a good man before he became addicted to drugs, but after he became addicted, his parents cut off all ties with him because of it. Only Hua Ling, his girlfriend, did not give up on her boyfriend until he asked her to sell herself in the red-light district.
But because of this situation, the man sees his girlfriend's behavior as betrayal. Now, high on drugs, he comes here to vent his pent-up resentment.
Hill tried to stop the man from harming her friend, but to no avail; as a woman, she was no match for an adult male.
However, she saw the knife in the kitchen, so she went over to get it and stood behind the man to examine his unguarded neck.
With a swift movement, blood splattered as the man's neck was severed in half. He turned back to look at her, somewhat incredulous.
Hill's face and body were splattered with blood, but she wasn't scared. She was just a little surprised that she had succeeded so easily in doing what she wanted to do.
Hill smiled as she looked at the blood-stained knife; it was a smile of joy at having accomplished something meaningful so easily for the first time.
But she quickly came to her senses. Now was not the time to be happy and easily accomplish something. Hill looked at her friend, who was slumped on the ground having finished coughing, reached out to help her up, and asked, "Hua Ling, are you alright?"
But as a result, the girl on the ground shuffled backward, looking at her with some fear, as if she were looking at a stranger.
The main reason was that Hill's sweet smile while holding a bloodstained kitchen knife after killing someone was too eerie. Hua Ling, the girl with the bun hairstyle, was almost strangled to death, and seeing Hill like that, she was immediately frightened.
(End of this chapter)