Chapter 55

"Beep beep beep beep beep————！"

Amidst the increasingly loud sound of the whistle, the Shugakujou of the Shugou group and the Shugakujou of the Kinkan station connected at the front and rear, the carriages linking together. With the rolling of the wheels, they gradually sped forward along the railway.

On the Koutetsusei, Fouri followed Shikikawa Ayame and the others into the carriage.

Perhaps due to Amatori Mima's previous statement, the samurais did not openly deny Fouri's presence as they had before. Instead, they quietly returned to their posts under the lead of Arakawa Kibito.

The civilians also quietly glanced at Fouri, then silently returned to their own carriages, not a single one daring to make a sound.

As a result, it wasn't long before only Fouri, Shikikawa Ayame, and Kuchiki Raiki remained in this carriage.

At this moment, Fouri suddenly spoke.

"Ayame-san," Fouri said, "This might sound strange, but I suggest you not get too close to Amatori Mima."

Upon hearing this, Shikikawa Ayame was stunned on the spot.

"What are you talking about?" Kuchiki Raiki frowned, his eyes filled with questions as he looked at Fouri.

This was only natural.

In everyone's eyes, Amatori Mima was a hero, a paragon of perfection.

Faced with such a figure, Fouri's words inevitably raised questions.

However, when Kuchiki Raiki was puzzled, Shikikawa Ayame hesitated for a moment before saying, "Mr. Fouri, do you also think there's something wrong with Lord Mima?"

"Ayame-dono?" Kuchiki Raiki was surprised.

"What?" Fouri was also taken aback by Shikikawa Ayame's reaction and couldn't help but ask, "Ayame-san, have you already noticed something strange about Amatori Mima?"

"No, I haven't noticed anything unusual," Shikikawa Ayame carefully chose her words, speaking in a hesitant tone, "It's just that, I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I always feel that the son of the Shogun gives off a very dangerous vibe."

At this, Fouri looked at Shikikawa Ayame with newfound respect.

He hadn't expected the eldest daughter of the Shikikawa family to be so perceptive.

However, if you think about it, it was indeed reasonable.

After all, when Fouri had briefly revealed his Dead Apostle Eyes at Kinkan station, Shikikawa Ayame had reacted to it.

Moreover, while others, including Kuchiki Raiki, had been hostile towards Fouri, Nameless, and Seikoma, Shikikawa Ayame had consistently defended the three.

This wasn't just because Shikikawa Ayame was kind-hearted.

Perhaps, it was also because Shikikawa Ayame sensed that Fouri and his group were not harmful and subconsciously accepted them?

"Since Ayame-san already has this feeling, it makes it easier for me to speak," Fouri nodded and said to Shikikawa Ayame, "Amatori Mima is not as simple as he appears. You might not know, but this son of the Shogun has long severed ties with the Shogun."

"What?" Shikikawa Ayame and Kuchiki Raiki were both shocked.

"This is not a secret to some people," Fouri began to recall the information related to Amatori Mima.

As mentioned earlier, Amatori Mima was actually a capable and ambitious figure.

In the eyes of others, Amatori Mima was a perfect hero.

However, in reality, Amatori Mima was just a seeker of revenge.

When Amatori Mima was still young, just as the Kabane had landed in this country, before humans had developed a deep-seated fear of the Kabane, the Shogunate, which ruled the country, was divided into two factions regarding the Kabane: the war faction and the conservative faction.

The war faction advocated actively fighting the Kabane, believing that offense was the best defense.

The conservative faction, on the other hand, wanted to secure the current human territories and not take unnecessary risks.

The Shogun leaned towards the conservative faction's approach.

However, the Shogun could not suppress the voices of the war faction, which had gathered considerable influence.

To deal with the war faction, the Shogun appointed his twelve-year-old eldest son, Amatori Mima, as the general, leading an army of 400,000 to fight the Kabane to the death.

Then, while Amatori Mima was fighting the Kabane, the Shogun immediately cut off all support.

Yes.

From the beginning, the Shogun had no intention of letting Amatori Mima win.

So, with all support cut off, Amatori Mima and his 400,000-strong army were isolated and quickly annihilated by the Kabane.

Using this as an excuse, the conservative faction extensively propagated the terror and invincibility of the Kabane, ultimately gaining absolute dominance. Humans began to fortify the stations and no longer sought to reclaim lost territories.

However, Amatori Mima, by a stroke of luck, managed to survive.

But, Amatori Mima was made to bear all the blame for the failed campaign, shouldering all the responsibility and becoming a political scapegoat. Even the Shogun severed ties with him.

However, after that, Amatori Mima quickly began to gather talent and form an independent force of the Shugou group, fighting the Kabane on the front lines and becoming the hero people spoke of.

To achieve this, Amatori Mima did not hesitate to study the Kabane's ecology and even used surgery to inject the Kabane virus into humans, artificially creating Kabane-ri.

Nameless was born in this way.

"Such a thing...?" Shikikawa covered her small mouth in disbelief.

"Is that guy crazy?" Kuchiki Raiki's expression was even more grim.

"Therefore, I do not believe that a person who can use found people as experimental subjects and mercilessly conduct human experiments can be the hero people speak of. I also do not believe that after such a betrayal, this person can still be a hero and serve as the Shogunate's sharp blade, continuing to fight the Kabane," Fouri's voice began to lower.

"Ayame-dono, Amatori Mima's sudden appearance here with the Shugou group is definitely not a coincidence. I have some suspicions..."

Fouri did not finish his sentence.

No.

It would be more accurate to say that Fouri did not have the chance to finish his sentence.

Because a small figure suddenly entered the carriage.

"Sure enough, you're here," Nameless said with a sullen face.

"Follow me, Nii-sama wants to talk to you."

Upon hearing Nameless's words, Shikikawa Ayame and Kuchiki Raiki's expressions changed.

Fouri narrowed his eyes, a mysterious light flashing in them.

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