Matthew waited outside of the interrogation room while Rose and the prince were inside. In front of Matthew were guards in blue armour who stood tense because Matthew was playing around with a highly condensed ball of astra that if it were to drop, it would destroy the entire castle and more. Matthew juggled it like it was nothing which made the guards even more tense.Rose’s hands were cuffed to the table and the chain was longer so her movement was not as restricted as before. The prince, Elderia Von Spector, sat on a wooden chair across the table in front of Rose.“It’s probably quite surprising that I’m the one interrogating you, huh?” Elderia said.“Quite so.” Rose replied while examining her interrogator.The prince, like his father, had ginger coloured hair that was neatly combed. The man did not have a beard and his jaw was clean. His eyes were bright blue and he wore the same royal garments as he did in the throne room.“I decided to take questioning you into my own hands bec

Matthew had just returned with Rose after a long journey across the ocean to find her. When they returned, they were immediately held back by a royal decree, but thankfully it was solved peacefully. However, following their wake, the media and reporters obviously couldn’t just sit still.“Dragon Emperor and Scarlett Witch Together?”, “Secret Alliance?”, “The Kingdom Is Doomed”, and “Scarlett Witch Returned With Peace” were some of the titles one could see on the front page of the newspapers.There was barely any information about them but reporters were already making stories and rumours to gain more readers. However, mere rumours were far from as interesting as the truth. So they came in front of Cecilia’s mansion everyday and were shouting for Matthew and Rose to come out, and for Cecilia to let them out. The guards were having trouble keeping them at bay because of their enormous number. Some even managed to slip by the guards but were still stopped by the combat capable maids.Sin

“What brings you here, Akame?” Matthew asked.Just a few moments ago, Akame had arrived in front of Platinum’s cave. Someone like who was a Coloured Hunter, passing through the Blackwood Forest and up the cold mountain was not a problem. Or not.Akame was hugging herself to keep warm but it was not helping at all. “Achoo! C-can we talk somewhere warmer?”“Oh, come on in.” Matthew invited her inside.Akame went in and they both made their way to the living room. Matthew didn't think that it was alright to bring her to the others directly. The living room had a fire to keep them warm, so here was enough.“Ah~” Akame warmed herself up by the fire and put her hands out.“So, what are you doing here without equipment to survive on a mountain? Certainly you didn’t come to interview us?” Matthew asked.“Queen Cleopatra sent me. We will investigate the ruin she mentioned together.” Akame said with the same emotionless voice as usual.“Cleopatra? Well, I was gonna head there in a few days anyw

In the middle of the desert, there were two figures running across the sands. Clouds of sand were left behind in their quick steps. The cloak provided by the minister was really working. No sand was sticking onto them.“We’re getting close.” Matthew informed Akame.Almost two hours have passed since they left the city. Many monsters came their way but they were easily dealt with. It caused a little delay but not enough to affect their momentum. Falynx’s presence was still about 10 kilometres away.“Be ready for battle.” Akame said.“Remember though, don’t kill it.” Matthew reminded her.A few minutes later, a gigantic figure could be seen flying in the sky. The creature had the body of a snake, the head of a crocodile and six pairs of batwings. Its yellow eyes with black vertical slits looked down at the incoming people below.Falynx bowed its head and began descending. Matthew and Akame saw this as an engagement in battle. Matthew called out the Dragoknight to his arms and increased

Akame and Skystorm were separated from Matthew and Bilgrae. Akame stood up after being blown away by the powerful gust of wind created by Skystorm. Their eyes met. Both of their irises were bright red and gazed deeply.“I will be your foe, Red Cardinal.” Skystorm said.“What relic will you take? What will you use it for?” Akame asked.“Straight to the questions huh… That’s not any of your business. Why would you care what we take anyway if you’ll die?”“To evaluate whether it’s worth fighting for or not.”“Hmm, a smart choice. If you don't want to fight, then I shant confront you. Sadly, it seems that Lord Dragunov disagrees with you. If he is in the way, then we must remove him. I don’t think that leaves you an option now.”Backing out from this would mean that Matthew will be fighting two people. If they weren’t among the Scarlett Army’s strongest, it probably wouldn’t be hard for him to deal with alone. Both of their foes were really strong and Akame had no expectation of defeating