Unlimited Blade Works of the Raging Dimension 49

Title: Clouds Moving in All Directions

After the conflict, Wild Hunt became much more obedient. It wasn’t because Syura had a change of heart, but because of his father, Honest.

It is said that after Syura returned home, he was scolded by his father and repeatedly warned not to conflict with the Jaegers, especially with Shirou, who was among the Jaegers.

In fact, in the eyes of many high-ranking officials, Shirou was just a man who relied on Esdeath to reach the top and a gigolo. At best, he had a bit of strength. However, Honest was different. He had more information channels than ordinary officials. This made him increasingly aware of how terrifying Shirou was. The strength to defeat Esdeath was enough to make him feel fear.

This was also the reason why Honest warned his son not to provoke the Jaegers. For him, having the Jaegers as allies was the best option. At worst, he could cooperate with Esdeath as before.

In this way, the imperial capital entered a rare period of peace.

And surprisingly, Night Raid had slowed down significantly. In recent times, there had been no attacks on the imperial capital. Moreover, the Revolutionary Army on the empire’s border had suddenly become quiet and disappeared.

However, intelligence organizations brought news of changes in the top leadership of the Revolutionary Army, which relieved the empire’s top leaders. After all, the current situation was truly not optimistic. Just the rebellion of foreign ethnic groups on the border alone was enough to give them a headache.

Do not underestimate the foreign tribes. Currently, only Esdeath’s troops and General Budo’s guards could defeat them. However, General Budo needed to guard the imperial capital, and no matter how strong Esdeath was, she was just one person. Her troops were only so many, and they could only suppress the rebellion in one place, but the current situation was that there were wars on almost all borders of the imperial capital, and the overall situation was still not optimistic.

“Oh? Esdeath is truly amazing. She buried the foreign tribes in the north alive and burned the people in the west to death. Such a personality is truly unbearable. However, looking at this situation, Esdeath should be returning soon.”

Shirou looked at the battle report sent from the front lines in his hand.

The rebellion of the foreign tribes in the west had basically been suppressed, and Esdeath would return to the imperial capital to rest for a while. As for the rebellions elsewhere, the imperial army still had the strength to handle them.

Shirou stood up from his chair, stretched his body, and gazed at the sky near the window.

‘Is it time? It’s almost time.’

The Jeweled Sword in his hand appeared, and Shirou silently disappeared into the room.

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At General Budo’s residence.

The night was late, but Budo still hadn’t rested, as if waiting for something.

His room was large, but there were no luxurious items. Instead, it exuded a military atmosphere, which was also the style of a military family.

Budo’s loyalty to the emperor was indeed unquestionable, but his conservative character made him adhere strictly to his family’s motto [Military men must not interfere in politics], which was why he had not taken action against Honest. However, if the situation reached a certain point, he would also take action. This was also the reason why Budo warned Honest in the original work.

The light in the room illuminated Budo’s stern face, making the atmosphere around him somewhat gloomy, but the gloom was soon broken.

“You’re here.”

Budo turned and looked at the man who had suddenly appeared behind him.

“I won’t say anything more. I just want to ask, is the story about the late emperor and empress true?”

Holding the document in his hand, Budo looked seriously at the person in front of him.

This morning, he found this document on his desk. The document recorded many of Honest’s crimes and evidence, and also stated that someone would come to see him tonight.

It wasn’t a big deal. Honest’s crimes were known to everyone except the young Emperor. Budo saw it, but he had no special way to deal with it. He was a conservative person and remembered his family’s motto. However, it caused a great stir in his heart.

“Manchester is highly toxic. After consumption, the body’s organs will gradually deteriorate. If an adult consumes 0.1 grams daily, they will suffocate after half a year.”

“After the emperor’s death, the empress became a problem, so I sneaked into her room tonight and forced her to drink poison. It seems the poison worked well...”

That was what was recorded in the diary. There was no doubt that the owner of this notebook was Honest.

The information in this letter was also the reason why Budo waited for the person to come. Of course, the person’s name was also listed in the letter.

“That depends on what you think, General Budo.” the man looked at him and said confidently, “Do you think it’s true or false?”

“It seems you were the one who caused the explosion at the Prime Minister’s residence.” Budo looked at the man he had only met a few times, as if trying to see something. “You gave me everything I wanted. What are you doing? Don’t forget that soldiers must not interfere in political affairs. This is our family’s motto.”

“General, do you still care about such things now? The royal family’s interests are the most important to you.” the man looked at him, unafraid of Budo’s sharp gaze, “Knowing that the Prime Minister has committed such a crime as the murder of the emperor, will you still follow your family’s teachings and remain indifferent?”

“Of course not.” Budo said firmly, “Now that I know about this, of course I will take action, but the person who worries me the most is you, Emiya Shirou!”

The man who came before Budo was Shirou.

“Me? What about me?”

“You’re not from the Empire, yet you possess formidable combat strength. Now you hand over this material to me. What are you planning?” Budo stared at him sharply and spoke word by word. “If I really take action, the current situation will only benefit the Revolutionary Army. Compared to the Prime Minister, I would choose to eliminate the rebels first.”

“So? General, what do you want to say?”

“Emiya Shirou, are you a member of the Revolutionary Army?”

After saying this, Budo’s body tensed, and the Imperial Arms on his arm were ready for use. He knew he was no match for the man in front of him, but he would not back down, because the man in front of him was suspected of being a traitor, which was enough for him to do this. He was Budo, who could be said to be an almost ancient and loyal minister.

“Don’t worry, I’m not a member of the Revolutionary Army. On the contrary, my hands are stained with the blood of the Revolutionary Army.”

“Is that so...”

“However, what we will discuss next is indeed related to the Revolutionary Army.”

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Time passed quickly, and five days had gone by in the blink of an eye.

At night.

Run walked out of the Jaegers’ headquarters and headed towards Wild Hunt’s headquarters.

He had been going to Wild Hunt frequently lately, and he told his teammates that he wanted to mend their strained relationship. Of course, only he knew the real reason, and his teammates might not believe him, but trust made them not ask further questions.

Walking along the road, looking at the gates of Wild Hunt, Run still had a friendly smile on his face, but...

‘Teacher...’

The sound of children’s voices floated in my ears, and those happy days seemed like just yesterday.

But everything changed when he returned from his business trip.

Expressions of horror appeared on the faces he knew, and the cheerful and sweet children turned into gruesome corpses.

‘Everyone, I will avenge you.’

Run clenched his fists and walked straight into Wild Hunt’s headquarters.

However, on the road he had traveled many times, two people were waiting for him.

“Kurome, and... Shirou?”