Akame ga Kill: Starting with Dual Kamui-Chapter 126: Great General Budo

"Eh...?"

Spear was momentarily confused by Kurome's words.

Only Chelsea immediately understood what Kurome meant.

She also noticed that the atmosphere between Blayn and Spear just now had been a little... delicate.

Realizing she suddenly had another potential "enemy," Chelsea let out a small sigh in her heart.

...

After the failed attack by the Three Beasts, the caravan encountered no further threats on its way to the Imperial Capital.

Of course, they had already been close to the city.

When the carriage arrived at the city gates, the guards allowed it through immediately upon realizing it carried former Minister Chouri.

Although Honest and Chouri were mortal enemies, Honest wouldn't dare to target Chouri so openly in broad daylight.

After all, Chouri was under the protection of Great General Budo, and Honest wasn't ready to break ties with him just yet.

Instead, he would only go as far as sending assassins after Chouri. This time, however, he had taken things a step further, pulling a dirty trick to completely sever the already tense relationship between Great General Budo and Night Raid.

As Chouri's carriage slowly rolled into the capital, Liver, Nyau, and Daidara arrived before Esdeath.

"Lady Esdeath, we encountered Lord Blayn while attempting to assassinate Chouri."

Liver immediately dropped to one knee. "Lord Blayn insisted on stopping us. After weighing our options, we decided to retreat... for now."

Nyau and Daidara also knelt, holding their breath.

They had failed their mission. Normally, failure meant severe punishment.

Even if their reasoning was sound, it was impossible to predict whether Lady Esdeath would show mercy.

"Blayn appeared, huh... It's fine. I won't blame you for this failure."

Esdeath pardoned the Three Beasts.

Upon hearing this, Nyau and Daidara finally let out a quiet sigh of relief.

"In that case, Blayn should be arriving in the Imperial Capital with Chouri's caravan, right?"

Esdeath seemed particularly focused on Blayn.

"Most likely, but there's also a chance Chouri will go into hiding to protect himself," Liver replied.

"Hmm."

Esdeath nodded slightly. "The plan is canceled. Now that the Prime Minister's scheme has been exposed, continuing with it would be meaningless—it would only serve to provoke Great General Budo."

Although she had always wanted to fight Budo, at this moment, her priority was Blayn. She didn't want Budo interfering.

"Yes!"

The Three Beasts responded in unison.

...

Soon after, Chouri, Blayn, and the others arrived at the Royal Palace.

Chouri requested an audience with Great General Budo.

For now, he had no intention—nor the ability—to confront Prime Minister Honest head-on, so he avoided the palace where Honest resided.

Only Blayn, Chouri, Kurome, Chelsea, and Spear entered the Royal Palace, while the rest of the guards waited outside.

At this moment, they had already come face to face with Great General Budo.

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The man standing before them was imposing—tall and muscular, with golden hair and a commanding presence. He was none other than Great General Budo.

He was clad in heavy armor, which was in fact the Teigu known as Thunder God's Rage: Adramelech, an armor-type Teigu infused with the power of lightning.

It seemed that elemental Teigus had particularly high potential—Esdeath's Demon God's Manifestation was also one, tied to ice.

Great General Budo was stationed at the Royal Palace almost daily, so finding him here wasn't difficult—but gaining an audience with him was another matter entirely.

Chouri, however, was not just anyone. As a former minister and Budo's longest-serving colleague, their relationship was far from ordinary.

"It's been a long time, Great General Budo," Chouri remarked.

"Minister Chouri, why have you suddenly returned to the Imperial Capital?" Budo asked, clearly surprised.

"I'm done hiding. I can't just stand by and watch that man destroy the Empire," Chouri said. "Besides, I'm not a minister anymore—just call me Chouri."

"I'm well aware of Honest's corruption, but my family's ancestral teachings dictate that generals must not interfere in political affairs. Every Great General before me has upheld this rule, and I won't be the one to break it," Budo responded.

This was why he had never acted against the rampant corruption within Honest's regime.

"I understand your principles and your position, so I won't force you..."

Just as Chouri was considering how to persuade Budo to help, the general suddenly asked, "By the way, besides Spear, who are these three?"

His sharp gaze landed on Blayn, Kurome, and Chelsea.

Even though they had come with Chouri and should be trustworthy, something about them put him on edge.

"Ah, speaking of which, something happened on the way here. That Prime Minister sent three Teigu Users to ambush us. If it weren't for Mr. Blayn, Spear and I would likely be dead right now," Chouri said, bringing up the incident.

"Three Teigu Users? He actually went that far...?"

Budo's expression darkened. "I have heard rumors that some officials have been assassinated recently, but all the blame has been placed on the Night Raid rebels."

"No, that's not the truth. The three Teigu Users under Honest's orders are known as the Three Beasts. Before coming after me, they had already eliminated several officials who held grudges against Honest—while masquerading as Night Raid members," Chouri said grimly.

"If they had succeeded in killing me, the news would have surely reported it as Night Raid's doing..."

Upon hearing this, Budo's eyes widened slightly. His already intimidating face now bore the terrifying expression of a wrathful guardian deity.

Honest's actions had finally pushed him past his limit.

For years, he had endured the Prime Minister's misdeeds, upholding his family's doctrine with sheer willpower. But this time, it was too much.

A minister who acted with such reckless abandon wasn't just challenging Budo's authority as Great General—he was also undermining the very officials Budo had sworn to protect.

If this continued, the Empire would spiral into ruin, its court overrun by nothing but Honest's corrupt allies.

And Chouri... Budo trusted his words.

"...I understand. I will personally eradicate the root of this nation's descent into darkness. However, the rebel army must also be eliminated," Budo declared, his deep voice carrying unmistakable killing intent.

"Eliminating Prime Minister Honest should take priority over the rebels. Otherwise, you'll risk being attacked from both sides. At the very least, we know the rebels won't cooperate with the Prime Minister—but he won't hesitate to use them for his schemes," Blayn said, his tone calm and measured.

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