Unlimited Blade Works of the Raging Dimension 47

Title: Conflict

In the blink of an eye, another month had passed, and winter had arrived in the imperial capital. The cold temperature had swept through every corner of the city, significantly reducing the number of pedestrians.

For the people of the imperial capital, nothing had changed in their lives, and if anything, the situation had worsened.

As winter approached, news came of a rebellion by foreign ethnic groups on the empire’s western border. When the large-scale troop deployment failed, the empire sent its trump card, Esdeath, to suppress the rebellion.

While Esdeath was in the west quelling the rebellion, the Imperial Capital quietly established another secret police organization – Wild Hunt.

“Lately, things have been very peaceful. Although there’s a rebellion on the empire’s border, it shouldn’t be a problem if Captain Esdeath goes to suppress it personally. The assassins from Night Raid haven’t made any moves in the past few days.”

“You should stop worrying about it. Wave is clearly the one with the lowest combat power, and you’re still thinking about these things.”

“Eh? I already told you I’m very strong in combat.”

The voices of a girl and a boy echoed in the dining area of the block. Wave and Kurome had gone out to enjoy themselves during this rare holiday. It was the most suitable way for them to relax after their busy schedules.

“By the way, I don’t know what’s been going on with Shirou lately. He didn’t go west with General Esdeath, and he hasn’t been staying in the office much. Instead, he’s been going out quite often.”

“Shirou has his own affairs too, that’s normal. Wave, don’t overthink things, and improve your strength quickly. You were severely injured in the last battle against Night Raid.”

“I already told you, that was an accident!”

“Wow, what a great relationship.”

“Run?!”

Standing before Wave and Kurome was their colleague, Run, a handsome man with a gentle temperament.

“Shouldn’t you be at the hunter’s office right now? Why are you out?”

“Well, I came to the street at Bors’ request to buy something for his children.”

“I see.”

Wave nodded in understanding.

Then Run told them something else.

“By the way, do you know about Wild Hunt?”

“Wild Hunt? Of course I know about them. They’re the newly formed secret police force. They seem to be responsible for some major operations. But I don’t really care about them.” Kurome said indifferently.

“That’s something from the past.” Run’s expression gradually turned serious. “Wild Hunt was established because Captain Esdeath was away, resulting in a lack of Jaegers. We investigated and handled the situation at the time of their establishment. There have been many cases where over a dozen businessmen and officials were killed in very brutal ways, and even family members of suspects were killed during the arrest process.”

“What? Why didn’t I know about this?”

“Wave was on a mission at the time, and you didn’t know because the Prime Minister’s orders blocked the news.”

“In short, you two have been processing documents at home, so you didn’t know that their actions have become much more rampant in the past few days. They’ve even openly broken into the homes of imperial capital residents. What’s worse, they’ve been randomly killing and harming citizens. The people of the imperial capital have been suffering recently, but because the leader of Wild Hunt seems to be connected to the Prime Minister, all this news has been blocked, and no one dares to speak up.”

“How could this happen...”

“Alright, Wave, I’m telling you this so you can be careful, especially you, Wave. With your temper, you’d definitely intervene if you encountered something like this, but now that the captain has left the imperial capital, we can say that as the weaker party, we shouldn’t interfere in some matters. Of course, if they oppress us, that’s another story.”

“Even if you say that, Run, I’m a soldier. Soldiers are supposed to protect the safety of the citizens, right? How can I just stand by and watch?”

“There’s nothing we can do. The captain is away suppressing the rebellion, and Seryu is often out on missions. Besides, Shirou is also frequently away. If a conflict really happens, our combat effectiveness will be at a disadvantage.”

“Kurome, but...”

“Don’t worry, I’m just reminding you.” Run said seriously. “After all, Wild Hunt wouldn’t dare to confront us directly. Aside from anything else, the title of Captain Esdeath alone would make them very wary, and with Shirou, who’s even stronger than Captain Esdeath, we don’t need to give in to them too much.”

Run’s current attitude was different from that in the original work. In the original, there were only three Jaegers left, and Esdeath was away suppressing the rebellion, so he gave in to Wild Hunt.

After all, in the imperial capital, people closely connected to the Prime Minister shouldn’t be provoked if possible. But now it’s different. The Jaegers are almost full. Besides, although Shirou often goes out, he returns to the imperial capital occasionally. His rest time isn’t long, so Run’s attitude has become much tougher.

After hearing this, Wave didn’t say anything more, but he felt a bit depressed.

‘Has the imperial capital already become like this?’ As a soldier, I can’t protect the citizens. This is truly a failure.’

The atmosphere among the three of them became a bit tense. After all, these three people each have their own ideals, but now their ideals and reality are affected. This situation is understandable.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about these annoying things. Run, you’ve finished your work, let’s go back.”

“Hm? Don’t you want to sit with Kurome for a while?”

“Forget it. I don’t want to stay here anymore. Let’s go back together.”

After that brief conversation, Wave paid the merchant’s bill, and the three of them walked towards the Jaegers’ headquarters together. However, on the way to the headquarters, they encountered an unexpected scene.

“Let me go now, or I’ll call for help.”

“Oh? She’s still a good wife, I can’t stand it, Syura, let me take this woman first.”

“It’s up to you, but remember not to play to death, it could be a nuisance, Enshin.”

“The adult is yours now. I’ll take care of the little angel. You’re so cute. Come play with uncle.”

“It’s the same thing, Champ.”

“You’re still the same, Syura.”

The lewd words echoed on the street along with the cries of women and children calling for help, but the passersby seemed to hear none of it. However, if you look closely, you’ll find that they are afraid, because the cruel gang is the imperial capital’s new secret police force – Wild Hunt.

Facing the immoral gang of villains, the pedestrians could only suppress their anger and disgust, and couldn’t even show their dissatisfaction. After all, Wild Hunt is a force connected to the Prime Minister, and no one dares to offend them.

This has also led to Wild Hunt becoming even more immoral. Besides, after Esdeath left, they acted more arrogantly. Killing people on the streets became the norm, and they would just commit crimes and get away with it.

But this time, they met a tough guy.

“Take your hands off her!”

The kick was accompanied by great force, and the angry words were accompanied by a fierce attack. Enshin, who was enjoying himself, could only cross his arms in front of his chest to face the swift strike, and was kicked by this blow.

“Who!”

Syura reacted and turned to shout. He really didn’t expect that someone in the imperial capital would attack them.

“We are Jaegers, the imperial capital’s special police force. You are under arrest for committing crimes.”

Wave, who had just launched the attack, answered coldly. On the other side, Kurome easily defeated the clown named Champ.

‘What? Is that the guy?’

Run, who had just arrived here, looked at Champ, who seemed defeated, and his heart was in turmoil.