"Hey, is that really Lord Chen? He hasn't been possessed, has he?"
"Shh, keep it down. Don't forget, Lord Chen is petty."
"Lord Chen is actually petty?"
"Of course he is. I'm telling you, it's said that in the current Imperial Guard..."
Zhong Chen listened with a twitching mouth as his unreliable subordinates gossiped about him.
I'll send all of you on missions later, and you can work overtime every day!
No, that scoundrel Esdeath doesn't have any rest time herself.
I've got it! I'll throw them into Shinobu's barbecue restaurant. Hmph, that'll teach you to gossip about me.
Completely unaware that they had already been targeted by their boss, the few individuals continued to court disaster.
"Is that so... I understand."
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Najenda sat back down, looking disappointed.
Meanwhile, the other Night Raid members looked at their Boss with concern.
"Woohoo!!! A Chen, A Chen, look what I found!"
Just as the atmosphere fell silent, a cheerful voice rang out.
A tiny fairy flew in, excitedly holding a butterfly several times larger than herself.
"Lady Ramiris!"
Everyone present stood up and bowed respectfully when they saw the little fairy fly in.
Zhong Chen, however, instantly scowled at this scene.
What's with this? You're so respectful to Ramiris, but you ignore me? Am I not the boss of the Monster Country Federation anymore?
Actually, it wasn't that they didn't respect Zhong Chen; on the contrary, everyone respected Zhong Chen immensely, even more so than Rimuru.
It was just that everyone knew Zhong Chen disliked formalities.
Coupled with Zhong Chen's usual laid-back demeanor, always taking a few people to cause trouble everywhere, it was hard for anyone to be truly afraid of him.
Ramiris was different. Although she herself wouldn't mind, she couldn't stand the constant scrutiny of a certain squinty-eyed Chairwoman.
If that woman found out, they could forget about entering Academy City for the rest of their lives.
One must know that Academy City had developed to an unimaginable extent.
It was no longer just a simple school; it housed numerous research institutions, the most advanced scientific technology, and cutting-edge magical knowledge.
Even factories for building space battleships had been placed there.
Regarding this, they could only helplessly say, the higher-ups really spoil their children!
Whenever there was something good, Academy City was the first to use it.
This led to a problem: Chenlu City, the capital of the Monster Country Federation, was far less modern than Academy City.
And that squinty-eyed woman was the right-hand man of the Chairwoman of Academy City; they certainly didn't want to face that doting mother figure the moment they arrived at the main gate.
"Ahem, very good, keep it up!"
"Hehehe! (￣▽￣)~*"
Ramiris, praised by Zhong Chen, had a cute little face full of joyful smiles.
While Zhong Chen and the others waited for Esdeath to lead her army to the Imperial Capital, in a familiar room in the Monster Country Federation...
"Those guys have been investigating more and more strictly lately. Can anyone suggest how to deal with this?!"
Under the dim candlelight, a petite figure in a black robe sat in the main seat, asking in a low voice.
Hearing her question, the many black-robed figures sitting on either side remained silent.
"How about we lay low for a while? Also... why are you sitting in the main seat...?"
The burly man at the first seat on the left cautiously spoke.
He always felt that this place wasn't very safe; after all, he had been caught in this very room last time.
"Hmph, it seems those guys have scared you witless!"
"Since no one has any good ideas, I do have a secret weapon."
"A secret weapon?!"
All the black-robed figures present murmured in question upon hearing this.
"Come out and meet everyone!"
As a figure slowly revealed itself under the candlelight,
Everyone present looked at the figure with shock.
"This... isn't this..."
"It's actually it!"
"The Vice President is truly too strong to be able to invite this one to join."
"Now there's nothing to worry about; this batch of goods will definitely be distributed safely."
"You know, because of those guys' crackdown, many people no longer have new goods."
Hearing the exclamations of the many black-robed figures below,
The petite figure in the main seat stood up, extended her right hand, and raised the goblet in front of her.
The crimson liquid inside swirled continuously with the rocking of the glass.
"Everyone, let us toast to the coming victory!!!"
"To the coming victory, cheers!!!"
Everyone stood up, raised their wine glasses, and drained the grape juice inside.
And the figure, on whom everyone had placed high hopes, looked at the wanted poster in its hand with disdain.
Then, it moved to the candlelight and used the flame to burn the wanted poster, which had a bounty of three thousand lime coins...
"Chairwoman, if it's really impossible, let Zechien move. If we don't catch that guy soon, Academy City will be torn apart by it."
Jing sat in the main seat of the conference room, looking at the large-headed principal speaking below with a gentle smile.
"I think Principal Ivankov's words are not without reason. With Sakuya absent, that guy is becoming increasingly rampant."
Toreini, sitting to Jing's left, narrowed her eyes and continued with a smile.
"With Miss Sakuya absent, that guy has completely let itself go."
"The other day, that guy destroyed our school's swimming pool, and when it escaped, it tore down the main gate of the gymnasium."
"That's right, Chairwoman, we can't let that guy continue."
"..."
Jing listened to the accusations from the various school principals below, her face still maintaining a gentle expression.
"Hehe, I understand. It seems that child really needs to be disciplined properly."
"How about this, I'll go catch that child and give it a good education."
Hearing Jing's words, the many principals present were startled and stood up.
"What! You're going personally?"
"Such a small matter shouldn't require your personal involvement, should it?!"
"That's right, Chairwoman, just let Zechien go catch it; his ability perfectly counters that guy."
"You're so busy every day, and you're still going personally..."
Before the principal could finish speaking, Jing gently waved her hand and said softly:
"Hehe, with A Chen and Sakuya absent, it is indeed a bit naughty now. I'll go give it a good education; it won't take much time."
Hearing Jing say the word 'education,' the many principals present couldn't help but shiver.
Toreini, hearing Jing's words, smiled even more broadly and murmured softly:
"Oh my, for Jing to say the word 'education,' it's really going to get it this time."
Clearly, no one present doubted whether Jing could catch that guy; they were only shocked that the Chairwoman was going personally.
At this moment, a certain individual who had just burned the wanted poster suddenly felt a chill run through its body and couldn't help but tighten its black robe.
At the same time, it couldn't help but look around, and after realizing they were all its own people, it let out a slight sigh of relief...