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Seryu Ubiquitous.
She was the disciple of Ogre, the former captain of the Imperial Police.
She had an extraordinary trust in Ogre.
Additionally, she was once a Teigu user.
According to the original timeline, Ogre would die at Tatsumi's hands.
This caused her spirit to become even more twisted.
To deal with Night Raid, she modified her body, and ultimately, relying on the mechanisms within her body and her biological-type Teigu, "Hekatonkheires" Koro, she killed Night Raid's Sheele.
In the future, she would also join the Jaegers led by Esdeath and eventually die in battle against Night Raid.
But that was in the original history.
In the current timeline, Ogre did not die at the hands of Night Raid or Tatsumi; he died under the Empire's judgment.
When Ogre was hanged, Seryu watched from below.
At that time, she was completely powerless.
After all, as Ogre's disciple, her Teigu was quickly confiscated after his arrest to prevent her from acting irrationally.
Without her Teigu, she couldn't break through her companions' obstructions to reach the execution ground.
Listening to the cheers of the surrounding crowd after Ogre's death, her sense of justice became confused.
Later, as the members arrested along with Ogre confessed, the police force became panic-stricken.
And as the disciple of the criminal Ogre, Seryu was naturally isolated.
Now, looking at the newly appointed captain of the police force, Tatsumi, her eyes were extremely complicated.
It was said that this newly appointed captain was a confidant of Prime Minister Mellie.
And Ogre had died during the purge brought by Prime Minister Mellie.
This caused her to develop a trace of hatred in her heart toward the Prime minister she had never met.
By extension, even Tatsumi was included.
As a martial artist whose skills were becoming more refined, Tatsumi's perception was extremely keen.
He quickly noticed Seryu's gaze.
"So, it's her?"
After this period of growth, Tatsumi's progress was not just in martial arts.
Before coming to the police force, he had memorized the roster of personnel.
Among them, Seryu was the most special member.
Because she was a Teigu user.
Although her Teigu was currently confiscated, it didn't affect her identity as a Teigu user.
Due to the Teigu's recognition of its owner, being a Teigu user was valuable in itself.
Therefore, Seryu's information was particularly detailed.
This made Tatsumi very familiar with her.
"A girl distorted by 'justice,' huh?"
"Perhaps she could be a good ally."
Glancing at Seryu from the corner of his eye, Tatsumi thought to himself.
Along with the police force's data, he also received some information on the organization "Night Raid."
The most detailed among them were the profiles of Akame, Bulat, and Najenda.
After all, these three were former members of the Empire.
Looking at the descriptions of the three in the intelligence, Tatsumi's hands couldn't help but tremble; after all, these three were incredibly strong.
But soon, fighting spirit ignited within Tatsumi.
However, according to the intelligence, Night Raid's members preferred to act in pairs.
This made Tatsumi a bit troubled.
One-on-one, with the Holy Sword and armor, he could still engage the assassins of Night Raid.
But one-on-two?
That would be certain death.
He didn't believe that Night Raid, being assassins, would have the knightly spirit to duel him one-on-one.
That was impossible.
Then he thought of Seryu.
If he could gain her trust and help her reclaim her Teigu, she could help him hold off one Teigu user.
In that case, whether to train or to capture Night Raid's members, he would have the advantage.
So, after assuming the position of police captain and understanding his duties, he arranged for Seryu to be by his side as his secretary.
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"..."
"Could you please stop looking at me like that, Miss Seryu?"
Feeling the intense gaze from beside him, Tatsumi couldn't help but turn his head and say helplessly, "If you have something to say, you can say it directly."
"..."
"Silent treatment, huh?"
Scratching his head, Tatsumi felt quite helpless.
Although he had served as an officer in the army for a while, his nature made it so that he rarely lost his temper with others.
"Forget it; let's not beat around the bush."
Raising his head, Tatsumi looked seriously at Seryu and said, "Miss Seryu, I know what you're thinking, but I still have to say it: your mentor Ogre was evil."
"Bang!"
Slamming the table hard, Seryu's face twisted as she shouted, "No, no! Master was obviously just! You are slandering him!"
Feeling the oppressive aura coming directly at him, Tatsumi couldn't help but lean back.
"Yikes, that's scary!"
Tatsumi thought to himself.
Although startled inside, Tatsumi remained outwardly composed.
"Whether he was just or not has nothing to do with our evaluation. You should go into the city and ask about your master's deeds and the people's voices."
"Perhaps he treated you well, like a daughter, but in his heart, he didn't care about those ordinary people."
"You can't take his personal feelings towards you as his public virtue; public and private can't be viewed as one."
After hearing Tatsumi's words, Seryu's expression gradually crumbled.
How could she not know about the things Tatsumi mentioned?
After Ogre was imprisoned, those who had been oppressed by him but dared not speak loudly shouted out his crimes.
She had never thought that her master could be such a person.
This made her once firm sense of "justice" collapse.
"Seryu, as a Teigu user, you will surely find justice that you can uphold in the future."
"So, I hope you can understand all this, pull yourself together, and continue your work in the police force. After all, those people who were hurt by your master are still waiting for you to atone."
"I suppose you don't intend to deny that Ogre was your master!"
"How could I deny it!"
Seryu said excitedly.
"Then carry on with the will of the deceased, and in the journey of atonement for him, find the true justice!"
Hearing Tatsumi's words, Seryu couldn't help but start crying.
Then she loudly shouted amid her sobs, "Yes!"
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"Finally settled."
After Seryu left, Tatsumi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister Mellie is amazing; everything was within her expectations!"
Recalling previous events, Tatsumi couldn't help but marvel.
The words he had just said to Seryu were all taught to him by Mellie.
When he learned about Seryu's situation and wanted to increase his allies, Tatsumi went to Mellie to ask how to handle such a situation.
Then this conversation took place.
After silently thanking Mellie in his heart, Tatsumi couldn't help but smile.
"Now, I finally have the power to confront Night Raid."
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After winning over Seryu, Tatsumi applied to the higher-ups to retrieve her Teigu.
He then kept her by his side, helping her reintegrate into the police force.
In this way, three days passed quickly.
That night, when Tatsumi returned to his temporary residence after patrolling, he immediately saw Mika.
"Big brother, why are you here!?"
Seeing Mika's figure, Tatsumi was shocked.
After all, Mika was currently the Emperor; shouldn't he be in the palace at this time?
How could he suddenly appear here?
"Hahaha, I'm here to bring you something."
Hearing Tatsumi's question, Mika, who was sitting on a chair reading to pass the time, placed the book on Tatsumi's desk and then pointed with a smile to his bed.
On Tatsumi's bed, there were two boxes.
"Couldn't you have someone else do this? How could I trouble you!"
"I just wanted to stroll around the streets anyway."
Standing up, looking out the window, Mika said with a gentle smile.
Then, seeing that Tatsumi still wanted to say something, Mika immediately changed the topic, turning his gaze to the two boxes he had brought.
"Come and see what I brought you!"
Walking to the bed, he opened the boxes, and what appeared before Tatsumi was a box full of potions.
"These are elixirs unique to Orario."
"Basic elixirs can quickly heal your external injuries, while advanced elixirs can even reconnect broken bones, provided you align the bones properly."
"And then there's the Panacea; its effects are dozens of times better than advanced elixirs. You'll have a profound understanding once you use them."
"Of course, these are just incidental."
Taking out all the potions from the upper layer of the box, what came into Tatsumi's view were three green potions.
"These are?"
"These are antidotes!"
Mika explained.
"In Night Raid, the one you need to pay the most attention to is Akame. As the ace of the former Imperial assassination unit, she possesses extremely powerful combat strength."
"But even more daunting than her combat ability is her Teigu 'One-Cut Killer' Murasame."
"Once you're cut by this Teigu, the cursed poison within it can kill instantly, and there's almost no way to dispel it."
"But that's only for people of this world."
Seeing Tatsumi's serious expression, Mika continued, "After learning about Akame's danger, Airmid had people collect the corpses of those killed by her."
"She then extracted the cursed poison from the Teigu. Through her research during this period, Airmid has developed an antidote specifically targeting this toxin."
"However, the materials to make this antidote are very rare; in three days, Airmid only made three doses. You must carry these potions with you at all times."
"Be careful of Night Raid's assassinations!"
"Thank you for your concern, big brother!"
Tatsumi nodded earnestly.
He certainly understood the importance of these three antidotes to him.
With these three potions as a safeguard, he could confidently engage in battles with Night Raid.
"Very good. Next is this!"
After handing over the potions to Tatsumi, Mika turned his gaze to another box.
Walking up and opening it, a small creature placed in a jar appeared before Tatsumi.
"What is this thing, big brother!"
Hearing Tatsumi's question, Mika looked at him curiously.
"Isn't this what you applied for?"
"What I applied for?"
Tatsumi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and said, "This is Seryu's Teigu!?"
"Yes, it's the biological-type Teigu 'Hekatonkheires.'"
With a smile, Mika walked to Tatsumi's side, patted his shoulder, and said, "Well done, Tatsumi; you got it so quickly!"
"Hehehe!"
Tatsumi laughed embarrassedly.
"I didn't expect you to be quite the expert in matters of the heart!"
"Ah?"
Hearing Mika's teasing, Tatsumi immediately waved his hands and exclaimed, "No, no, no! I'm not in that kind of relationship with Seryu!"
Seeing Tatsumi's face turn bright red, Mika couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"You're so innocent!"
"Stop it!"
"Hahaha!"
The more Tatsumi struggled, the more amused Mika became.
"Thump, thump, thump!"
Suddenly, footsteps interrupted Mika and Tatsumi's banter. Hearing the sound clearly, both Mika and Tatsumi quickly looked toward the door.
"Captain Tatsumi, something urgent!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Tatsumi immediately walked out.
"What happened, Seryu?"
It was Seryu who had come to call Tatsumi.
She quickly ran to Tatsumi's door. Seeing Tatsumi and the unfamiliar person standing behind him, Seryu only glanced at Mika before hurriedly saying to Tatsumi, "It's Night Raid; we've discovered traces of Night Raid."
"Night Raid!"
Hearing this familiar name, Tatsumi was momentarily stunned.
Mika couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.
"What a coincidence!"
Mika thought to himself.
He hadn't expected that, on a whim to leave the palace for a walk, he would encounter Night Raid's actions.
"The person killed by Night Raid was a prominent merchant. Because of your arrangements during this period to expand our patrol range, our people happened to encounter Night Raid's members."
"They then sent out a signal, and the signal they sent is precisely the one representing Night Raid."
"I see!"
Tatsumi nodded slightly.
After taking office, he had increased the usual workload of the police force considerably.
Of course, the actual situation was that he restored the patrol range to what it used to be.
After Ogre took office, the patrol range of the police force had significantly decreased.
Under Ogre's collusion with corrupt merchants, the police force no longer patrolled the outskirts, turning them into true lawless zones.
After understanding the situation, Tatsumi re-planned the patrol routes.
For those routes that had become lawless zones, he not only resumed patrols but increased their frequency.
It was because of this that the police force happened to encounter Night Raid's actions.
As for the signal flares, they were tools originally equipped to the police force.
They were special devices used to quickly summon nearby members when encountering enemies.
Different signal flares conveyed different information.
After taking office, Tatsumi specifically added a set of signal flares representing "Night Raid" among them.
"Wait for me a moment!"
Tatsumi said to Seryu and immediately returned to the room to gather the potions Mika had just delivered.
However, seeing Mika, he curiously asked, "Big brother, are you coming too?"
"Of course!"
Mika replied with a smile.
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