Class 3-4.
“Wow, Lin Qing actually got a perfect score and is ranked first!”
Yubihama exclaimed, looking at the rankings.
“Heh.”
Yumiko smirked.
As expected of the man she had her eye on.
But she still crossed her arms and put on an air of disdain.
“Humph, just a first place once, it’s nothing.”
“Uh…”
Yubihama scratched her head awkwardly.
She hesitantly asked, “Yumiko, your confession last time…”
“Tsk, don’t mention that, I don’t want to talk about him now.”
Yumiko pretended to be indifferent.
She acted like she already hated Lin Qing.
In fact, she was just embarrassed to bring it up.
However, in Yubihama's eyes, she thought the two hadn't come to an agreement and had a conflict.
‘Great!’
Instead of feeling sorry for her best friend, she was happy.
Then she realized that she was wrong.
The corners of her mouth, which were about to curl up, were quickly suppressed.
‘Yui! What are you thinking!’
Looking at Yumiko's profile, Yui felt ashamed.
“Yui, why do you suddenly seem so concerned about Lin Qing?”
Yumiko looked at her curiously.
“Eh?”
Yubihama hurriedly waved her hand.
“No, no, not at all.”
“It’s because of Yumiko that I’m paying attention to him, hehe.”
Yumiko didn't think much of it.
She said in a haughty tone, “Humph, that guy is a playboy, Yui, don't get too close to him.”
“Oh, okay.”
Yubihama obediently agreed.
But what she was really thinking was impossible to tell from her expression.
…
“What? You said that Mine was captured during a mission?!”
In the Night Raid’s secret base.
The blonde Night Raid member, Leone, was furious.
The gentle and elegant woman with purple hair and glasses, Seryu, also had a cold look in her eyes.
“We must go rescue Mine.”
The current leader of Night Raid, Najenda.
The remaining members were Akame, Mine, Seryu, Lubbock, Leone, and Chelsea.
Of the seven members, Seryu and Mine had the best relationship.
Najenda, the woman with white hair, a blind right eye, and a green mechanical arm, sat in the main seat and her expression was serious.
She looked at the green-haired male, Lubbock.
“How is Mine now?”
Lubbock said solemnly, “Mine is locked up, tomorrow... she’s going to be publicly beheaded as a warning.”
“Damn Empire!!!”
Leone slammed her fist on the table.
“Calm down, Leone.”
The muscular man with the spiky hair, Chelsea, said seriously, “Charging into the Empire to rescue Mine is not that easy.”
“Then are we not going to save her?” Leone shouted.
Najenda shook her head, “We are companions, we cannot abandon our companions.”
“But we can’t be reckless about saving Mine.”
“Esdeath is currently fighting monsters on the border of the Empire, but the Imperial Capital still has General Budde in charge.”
Night Raid being exposed to the Empire was a risky move.
Right now, Night Raid didn't have the strength to directly confront the Empire.
If they weren't careful, they could be wiped out.
“Damn it…”
Leone gritted her teeth in frustration.
Finally, she sat down helplessly.
If they acted recklessly, they would only end up hurting everyone, she understood that.
“…”
“What if we had a powerful ally?”
Akame, who had been listening quietly, suddenly spoke up.
“An ally?”
…
Lin Qing returned home.
The familiar Mai.
The delicious food.
The subdued Mai was now like a gentle wife.
“You’re back, come eat.”
As soon as she spoke, she felt Lin Qing's arms wrap around her waist from behind.
He whispered against Mai's earlobe, “Shouldn’t there be a question of ‘eat first or eat Mai first’?”
“You’ve been watching too much weird stuff, there’s no such thing.”
Mai blushed and spat out a scolding word.
She patted his hand that was about to cause mischief.
Pretending to be angry, she said, “Lin Qing, don’t, don’t act up.”
“That, that was repaying you for helping me with my body problem, you’re not allowed to force yourself on me without my consent.”
“Heh, you’re not trying to say it was a deal, are you, Mai?”
“Deal with your big head!”
Mai glared at him fiercely.
“I think you’ve become a pervert obsessed with deals.”
“Haha, after all, I am the group leader of the Trading Group.”
Lin Qing didn't really rush to push Mai against the dining table and dig in.
He was just messing around.
But he did pick Mai up and put her on his lap.
“Feed me.”
Seeing that Lin Qing wasn't really acting up.
Mai breathed a sigh of relief.
She was still a little afraid of him.
The first time was painful.
Especially since Lin Qing was beyond normal.
It was even more painful.
Mai felt that she needed to take things slowly.
Then she obediently picked up a dish with chopsticks.
Lin Qing couldn’t help but sigh, “To be able to marry a wife like Mai, I am truly blessed.”
Mai rolled her eyes at him.
“I never said I was going to marry you.”
“Heh.”
Lin Qing just smiled.
You’re not going to marry me?
Then why don’t you fight back when I’m acting up?
Just as he was about to grab a grape to taste, a trading prompt appeared in the chat group.
【Ding! Akame has sent a trade request!】
【Trading Content】：Infiltrate the Imperial Capital and rescue Mine.
【Ding! Please choose your trade conditions!】
…
PS: This is Mine!