Aria's voice was hoarse with rage.
"Why did I do wrong? She's just a lowly peasant from the countryside, how can her skin be better than mine? I'll peel off her skin and make it part of my collection."
She didn't feel she was in the wrong at all.
Leyasu looked at his once dream lover and couldn't believe she had turned out like this. His worldview was collapsing.
Lin Yi didn't want to hear her nonsense. This woman might be good-looking, but with such a venomous heart, he wasn't interested in keeping her around. Who knows, she might stab him in the back one day.
Without hesitation, Lin Yi swung his sword, and a bloody head flew off, rolling on the ground with unblinking eyes.
The count was so frightened that he was trembling on the ground.
He had wet himself, and a puddle formed.
"Don't... don't kill me. Whatever you want, however much money, I can give it to you."
Lin Yi wasn't interested in his pleas.
What he wanted was a token to join the Night Raid. By gaining the trust of the Night Raid first, he would have a chance to win them over.
Leyasu numbly watched as Lin Yi cut off the heads of the two and placed them in a sack.
"We should leave quickly. If the guards of the Imperial Capital arrive, there'll be big trouble."
Lin Yi reminded Leyasu before leaving.
Leyasu thanked him. Sayo slowly woke up in Leyasu's arms, and upon learning the truth, she looked sorrowful.
"Where do we go now?"
"Let's go find Tatsumi and head back."
After this incident, Leyasu realized that the Imperial Capital wasn't for them.
The next day.
Inside a small tavern, Leone rested her chin on her hand, ordered a beer, and seemed distracted. Usually, she loved fine wines. She couldn't believe she had trusted a stranger. What if he was a spy from the Imperial Capital?
"It seems I've been played."
After waiting for a while without seeing Lin Yi, Leone assumed he was just playing tricks. Just as she was about to leave, the tavern door opened, and Lin Yi walked in with two sacks.
"Here's my token of allegiance."
Upon entering, Lin Yi immediately saw Leone. His eyes lit up for a moment.
Leone, wearing a revealing outfit that showed off her ample chest and slender neck, was hard to ignore.
"Do you like what you see?"
Noticing Lin Yi's gaze, Leone wasn't angry but provocatively pushed out her chest.
Lin Yi gave an awkward smile, knowing if he overstepped, she might get angry.
Curious about the "token of allegiance" Lin Yi mentioned, Leone opened one of the sacks. Her pupils shrank in shock, and she quickly closed the sack again.
Calmly looking around, he was relieved to find that no one was paying attention.
Inside, there were two bloody human heads.
Moreover, at first glance, Leone recognized that the targets inside were the next victims for Night Raid, the entire family from the Count's mansion.
"Do you really want to join the Night Raid?"
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Lin Yi spread his hands.
Leone laughed cheerfully, embraced Lin Yi's head, and said happily, "Then we're on the same side from now on."
Being held so tightly by Leone, Lin Yi almost couldn't breathe.
Leone wasn't a fool. If Lin Yi dared to kill the entire Count's family, he definitely wasn't from the capital. This act of allegiance was significant.
"Cough, cough... Let me go."
It took Lin Yi a while to break free. He wondered if this woman genuinely didn't care about the difference between men and women or if she was just pretending.
"Come on, let me introduce you to the team."
Leone casually dragged Lin Yi outside.
Night Raid's main base was located in a dense forest outside the capital, very hidden.
About Lin Yi, Leone had already told everyone the day before.
Here, Lin Yi met the somewhat clueless Sheele, the tsundere Mine, the cheerful but somewhat gay Bulat, the lecherous Lubbock, and the icy beauty Akame.
"How about it, aren't all the members of Night Raid beauties?" Leone patted Lin Yi's shoulder, boasting.
"Hey, you didn't join Night Raid just to get close to the ladies, did you?"
Leone thought about it and teased him.
Lin Yi gave an embarrassed smile, making Leone even more shocked.
"Did I guess right?"
"Who is it?" Leone looked at Sheele and the others, finally setting her sights on the petite Mine in pink clothes, "You don't have any special preferences, do you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, Leone!"
Mine was immediately angered. To hide her embarrassment, she pounced on Leone, aiming at her impressive chest.
The two women frolicked, and the atmosphere in Night Raid was still pleasant.
"So you're Lin Yi."
Bulat said warmly, greeting Lin Yi, "To welcome you, let's have a barbecue tonight."
Everyone cheered.
Lin Yi quickly distanced himself from Bulat. Although Bulat was full of justice and warm-hearted, he had another attribute that Lin Yi had to be wary of.
He wasn't interested in men at all.
Everyone started preparing for the evening feast.
Mine and Leone stopped their playful fight, and Mine looked at Lin Yi, her arms crossed, like a little adult.
With such a youthful face and impressive... ahem, Lin Yi coughed mentally, apologizing for his naughty thoughts.
"So this guy is joining Night Raid, and Leone even recommended you."
"You, besides looking okay, don't seem that skilled. Don't waste your life for nothing."
Mine looked at Lin Yi, her words unforgiving.
In fact, Mine hated the feeling of losing companions. Her words sounded distant and tsundere, but she was reminding Lin Yi that being in the Night Raid was dangerous.
One slip, and you could lose your life.
"You don't need to worry about me, little girl."
Lin Yi smiled and lifted the petite Mine, teasing her.
Mine felt deeply insulted.
She struggled in Lin Yi's arms, insisting on teaching Lin Yi to respect his seniors.
"Ah, go to hell."
Frustrated, Mine pulled out her Imperial Arms, the "Pumpkin", a long-range weapon. Its special feature is that the more dangerous the situation its wielder faces, the stronger the attack it unleashes.
Lin Yi had no intention of harming Mine, but still, the "Pumpkin" instantly fired a beam of light.