Comprehensive Anime: I'm Rias's Childhood Friend Chapter 20 Leone, You Surrendered That Easily?

With Leone having beco a Devil, she could now serve as a training partner for Aka.

Ayato was also freed up to start reading books.

These books, which he had ordered the Emperor to bring, were all rare collections from the Imperial Palace.

Not only did they contain thods for crafting Imperial Arms, but also many martial arts styles from this world.

[Origin 6]

[Origin 7]

Watching the constantly appearing text notifications, Ayato felt quite pleased.

Each book didn't give many Origin Points, but their sheer quantity made up for it.

Just then, the sound of conversation ca from a distant palace hall.

"Boss, we're Night Raid. Isn't coming here a bit much? Don't you think so, Sheele?"

"Is sothing wrong, Mine?"

"Everything is one hundred percent wrong."

"Mine, that's enough. You've seen the situation. No one's stopping us."

"Even if that's true, it's still unbelievable."

Hearing the voices, Aka and Leone stopped their sparring.

"Are those the new mbers the Boss ntioned?"

"Probably."

The two exchanged glances and looked towards the source of the voices.

Ayato also closed his book and looked up.

Sure enough, he saw two familiar figures.

They were Sheele and Mine from the original Night Raid.

Night Raid was getting more complete.

He wondered if Chelsea had joined the Revolutionary Army yet.

As for the others... never mind. He wasn't interested in n.

"So you're the new mbers? I'm Leone. Hello."

"I'm Aka. Hello."

Leone and Aka stepped forward to greet them.

"I'm Mine. Nice to et you."

"I'm Sheele. Hello, seniors."

With Najenda introducing them, the four quickly got to know each other.

"Alright, now that you've t, continue training."

Ayato said. "You need to master your piece abilities as soon as possible."

"Yes, Master!"

"Got it, Master!"

Leone and Aka responded and began sparring again.

"He's so handso!"

Mine finally noticed Ayato and couldn't help but sneak glances at his handso face.

'So this was that Devil?'

'He didn't look very dangerous.'

Stare!

Sheele, on the other hand, was expressionless, revealing no emotion.

On the other side, Najenda's eyes widened.

'M... Master?'

She looked at Leone, her expression full of disbelief.

'I had only been gone for how long, and Leone had already surrendered?'

'Did it have to be this fast?'

...

The next day!

The entire imperial court was shaken.

The Emperor, under Ayato's control, issued one command after another.

First, Pri Minister Honest was removed from office, replaced by Najenda.

Second, General Budo's forr position was taken over by Aka.

Third, Leone was appointed Governor of the Imperial Capital, in charge of the Security Police.

With just three appointnts, the entire power structure had been overhauled.

Naturally,

Countless ministers and nobles expressed strong opposition.

Putting aside the positions, the identities of Najenda and the others were highly problematic.

And on that day, they never walked out of the Imperial Palace again.

As for the forr Pri Minister, Honest, he simply did not appear at the morning court.

For a ti,

The entire court waited for Honest's next move.

They knew that this ambitious and ruthless leader, who had long held the reins of power in the Empire, would never allow himself to be stripped of his influence.

...

The night was dark!

But the Imperial Palace's hall was brightly lit.

"Are you saying Honest wants to invite to a banquet?"

Ayato, reading a book on the throne, his eyes flickered.

"That's right. He wants to do it now."

Najenda said, "I didn't expect him to lose patience so quickly."

"You can't bla him. The entire court is watching him. If he doesn't react quickly, he'll truly be finished."

Ayato put away his book and descended from the throne. "Let's go. It's ti to deal with him."

Hearing this, Aka and the others quickly followed.

Leaving the Imperial Palace...

For so reason, the streets today were eerily quiet.

All the surrounding shops had closed early, as if sensing sothing unusual.

"Master, soone's watching us."

Aka stepped closer and whispered, "Should I deal with them?"

"If they want to watch, let them."

Ayato smiled indifferently and led the won to Honest's mansion.

Honest's influence over the court was evident from his mansion alone.

If not for its size, it would be comparable to the Imperial Palace.

Moreover, guards were posted every few steps, making it heavily fortified.

"We're just... going in like this?"

Mine instinctively followed behind Ayato, gripping her Imperial Arm, Pumpkin, tighter, as if seeking a sense of security.

"What else?"

"But... just the few of us?"

"Don't worry. When we stord the Imperial Palace yesterday, we didn't even have the two of you."

Ayato smiled as he walked into the mansion. "Besides, at worst, we're only facing a few Imperial Arm users."

"Am I right, Honest?"

As he spoke, a tall, richly dressed man approached them from the opposite side.

"Haha, you're absolutely right, Ayato-sama."

Honest's face was full of smiles as he said enthusiastically, "So I don't want to be your enemy."

"Although I don't know how you controlled the Emperor, how about we join forces?"

Although he wished he could kill Ayato...

Knowing so details of yesterday's battle, he knew this was his last resort.

"So, what qualifications do you have to negotiate with ?"

Ayato asked with amusent. "Just your status as forr minister?"

"Naturally, more than that."

Honest clapped his hands, and several figures slowly erged from the surroundings.

A few more appeared beside Honest, taking up protective stances.

"Devil-sama, these people are all high-ranking officers in the imperial army."

Najenda said quietly. "And Honest's guards are the Four Rakshasa Demons and the forr Security Police Captain, Ogre. All of them are formidable warriors."

Ayato blinked and said to Honest, "This is your backing?"

"Of course."

Honest grinned.

"Even if you control the Emperor, without my cooperation, the Empire will fall into chaos."

"From your style of conduct, you care about that, don't you?"

He looked confident, as if holding all the cards.

Because no one knew the Empire better than him.

"I advise you to accept the Pri Minister's conditions."

Ogre, standing nearby, said with a sinister smile. "And return my position as Security Police Captain. Otherwise..."

Crackle!

Before he could finish, a blue bolt of lightning flashed and struck Ogre.

Boom!

The ground shook violently.

Ogre didn't even have ti to scream before turning into charcoal.

The entire mansion fell silent.

Whether it was Honest or the surrounding officials, all showed bewildered expressions.

'What just happened?'