Swish... After one slash, the Earth Dragon fell to the ground.
"Amazing, young man!"
An uncle who was with him quickly ran over and shouted to Tatsumi, who had easily defeated the Earth Dragon.
"He actually defeated a Danger Beast by himself!"
Another uncle also spoke up in praise.
Hearing the praise, Tatsumi turned around, a proud smile on his face, and said,
"Just leave it to me; defeating that kind of guy is effortless!"
"By the way, my name is Tatsumi. My name will resound throughout the Imperial Capital in the future! You'd do well to remember it."
Hearing Tatsumi's words, one of the uncles' expressions became serious, and he asked in a deep voice,
"Are you perhaps planning to make a name for yourself in the Imperial Capital?"
Tatsumi nodded with a determined expression and replied,
"That's right, making a name for myself in the Imperial Capital is the romance of a country bumpkin!"
One of the uncles, seeing Tatsumi full of longing for the Imperial Capital, couldn't help but advise him,
"The Imperial Capital is not the dream-like place you imagine. Although it's very lively, there are also many monsters even more vicious than this Earth Dragon!"
Hearing the uncle's words, Tatsumi asked with a puzzled expression,
"What? Are you saying there are still Danger Beasts roaming the streets?"
A cold sweat broke out on the uncle's forehead. As if recalling something terrifying, he said with a grim expression,
"They are people! Though their appearance is human, their hearts are those of monsters. The Imperial Capital is full of such people."
Tatsumi, unconcerned by the uncle's advice, slung his bag from the ground onto his back, turned around, and said loudly,
"Thank you for your advice, but now that it's come to this, how can I back down?"
"We... we... are going to make a lot of money in the Imperial Capital to save our village!"
After speaking, Tatsumi looked up at the azure sky, as if envisioning a beautiful future.
Not far behind them, on a large tree, two figures stood with their arms crossed on a branch, quietly watching Tatsumi's retreating back.
"Rob Lucci, is this the young man Souei-sama told us to keep an eye on?"
Katakuri asked Rob Lucci beside him with an expressionless face.
Hearing his companion's question, Rob Lucci pulled out a portrait, drawn by who knows whom, but quite abstract.
His mouth twitched, and he said with a not-so-certain tone,
"It... it should be. At least the name matches."
Hearing this, Katakuri didn't know what he was thinking, but he just stared at Tatsumi's departing back without a word.
Meanwhile, Rob Lucci was full of complaints about his superior.
His own experience was quite magical, to say the least. He was originally in Water 7, keeping an eye on that guy Iceburg.
Then he suddenly saw a report in the newspaper, and in an instant, they all felt like the sky had fallen. The World Government was gone!
Their direct superiors were either captured or killed, leaving only those of them who did the work.
Just as they were wondering what to do next,
a woman, claiming to be the vice-captain of the Monster Country Federation's Covert Mobile Unit, suddenly appeared before them.
And she presented a reorganization order personally signed by the highest echelons of their CP Organization.
It stated that they had all been incorporated into the Monster Country Federation's Covert Mobile Unit, and all existing missions were canceled.
Adhering to the principle that a superior's orders must be obeyed, the group followed the woman named Souka to the Monster Country Federation.
Then they witnessed a fairy tale world that they couldn't even imagine.
After all, a country where even the highest-ranking officials could be chased around by market vendors with brooms was truly beyond their imagination.
Since then, they had lived a good life that they couldn't even imagine before.
They had very little to do each day, just patrolling around, and they didn't even need to conceal their identities.
What about the 'covert' part? So only the 'mobile' part was real, right!
The only downside was that the special missions assigned by their superiors were always bizarre.
One day it was to find a secret hideout for the "Eromanga Sensei Fan Club."
The next day it was to go to Academy City to assist the Security Force in catching that damned cat named Tom.
Now that they finally had a legitimate mission, the character portrait they were given was so abstract.
Are these high-ranking officials reliable at all when they do things! ! !
Thinking of this, Rob Lucci couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, he truly envied Kalifa, who had been transferred to the secretariat as a secretary.
"Sigh, never mind. Let's hurry and follow them. If we lose them, we won't be able to explain it when we go back."
Katakuri nodded coolly, and then the figures of the two instantly vanished from their spot.
Just as the two were feeling helpless, another team led by Ace was also sighing repeatedly as they looked at the abstract portrait in their hands.
Meanwhile, the perpetrator of the portrait was currently facing off against the Empire's Great General.
"I'll let you make the first move, otherwise, you won't have a chance to strike!"
Zhong Chen said to Esdeath, who was not far away, with a nonchalant expression.
"Are you looking down on me, or is it the composure of a strong person? Let me test it out!"
"Ice Storm General!"
Esdeath immediately unleashed her most powerful killer move.
One after another, ice knights instantly formed and charged straight towards Zhong Chen.
As they were about to reach Zhong Chen, the numerous ice knights, storing energy, instantly shattered.
The continuously erupting energy converged, forming a blizzard that covered the entire battlefield.
If given enough time, the blizzard formed by this move could even cover an entire country.
This was also Esdeath's strength.
"There's no need to use such an area-of-effect ability. It's truly useless."
Zhong Chen used magic to form a protective shield around his body, preventing his clothes from getting dirty.
As for why he didn't use divine power? Was it necessary?
"You're right, you are indeed worthy of being my opponent! Then, how about this move! Ice Storm!"
Esdeath leaped into the air, dozens of meters high, and instantly condensed a giant ice sphere with a diameter of over a hundred meters.
With a wave of her delicate hand, the ice sphere flew straight towards Zhong Chen.
"Wow! If this were used to cool a lake, you could experience winter swimming in the lake in summer!"
Zhong Chen looked at the giant ice sphere, which blocked out the sun above, with a look of emotion.
Boom... As the ice sphere landed, a huge collision sound erupted from where Zhong Chen was, and Zhong Chen, who was crushed underneath, suddenly fell silent.
Esdeath looked at Zhong Chen, who had been silent for a long time, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes.
"It seems I overestimated you. You're just a weakling after all."
"Oh my, oh my, although I don't really care what others call me, I don't like the term 'weakling.'"
Esdeath's body instantly stiffened because a hand was placed on her right arm from behind.
She turned her head and saw Zhong Chen looking at her with a smiling face, completely unharmed.
Not even a speck of dust had fallen on his clothes.
Zhong Chen withdrew his right hand from Esdeath and extended his left hand again, making a flicking gesture.
Whoosh... Boom... Esdeath felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, and her body rapidly retreated.
Until her body crashed heavily into a giant rock...