Visiting The Imperial Palace
After the great fight, Esdeath, Garou and the rest headed back to the royal palace. The group first headed toward the medical compound to make sure Esdeath would receive proper treatment. Garou tagged along as he didn't know his way in the palace and he really had nothing else to do.
"Hmm.. you have been silent since we arrived here. Maybe you are worried for me or maybe guilty for injuring me" Esdeath smirked looking at Garou, while her six subordinates wanted to cry. The guy was definitely annoyed by your antics, but you still continue regardless. They swore in their heart to find someone who can educate their commander on how to flirt with short-tempered men.
Garou watched Esdeath with an unamused glare as he replied in a flat tone "No, I was wondering if I should have ripped your tongue out your jaw."
"Actually you can't silent someone by doing that, he will only give muffined sounds of pain which might prove more annoying than words. I would suggest you to go for the skin or the limbs if you are torturing them, the pain might cause them to lose their ability to talk or move" Esdeath suggested, as she wanted her lover to be well versed in torturing people.
In return for her sincere intention toward him, Garou stared dumbly at her. He met his fair share of weirdos, but this one is really taking it to a whole new different level. She was crazy, had weird fetishes, honour, unstable emotions and courage, and she was a battle maniac. Now, she was guiding him on how to beat people. The more he interacted with her, the more he believed she had some screws loose in her head. Maybe coming here wasn't a good idea.
"Anyway, I won't let you wait. Rin order someone to go and get the prize's money, make it double the amount" Esdeath ordered
"I don't need double, just give me the original amount" Garou commented not liking how things were going.
"It is my gift for you, it is not much compared to what gave me" Esdeath replied happily.
"What are you going on about now?" Garou was confused again
"That was the most exciting fight I had ever had, besides this feeling in my chest is really nice, I like it" Esdeath said as she blushed.
Garou sighed in resignation, maybe she will be his first kill in this world. He looked at Rin with malice as he said "Move your ass fast as you can, I don't want to stay in the same place as her much longer."
From behind, Esdeath gave Rin a death stare as if she was telling him to take his time. The poor blond wanted to cry, he was going to displease one of these two monsters no matter what he did. The rest of his teammates gave him a look of pity.
Rin headed out intending to take a reasonable time and praying for the best. At the same time, a child followed by a fat man and a large muscular armoured man entered the room. Garou watched them with no interest, while the others dropped on their knees. Garou noted their actions, these three must be a very high in status, especially the kid, he is probably a prince or something like that.
"What was going on, general? Why did act like this in the middle of the city, we watched from the palace, and we were worried ...." the child spoke, but then he realised the bandages covering her. He was shocked, he asked "were you attacked by the traitors? How did it go? And how are your wounds?"
"I thank your majesty for your concern. The answer is no, we weren't under attack, I just had a friendly match against a candidate lover of mine" Esdeath answered with a straight face.
The boy and the two men behind him were stunned silly, was that a friendly match? What about a deathmatch. They nearly destroyed a part of the capital in the processes. On the side, Garou was still standing, when he heard the boy speaking, he remembered a tiny detail he heard when he first arrived. The current emperor was a little child. When the talk continued, he was sure of his guess. He still didn't interrupt it, as he was amused by their expression. As the one being spoken about, he was definitely not friendly, he might have gone a little easy on Esdeath and didn't destroy her completely, but was because of the unusual circumstances and the warrior nature she showed.
At this moment, The muscular man behind the emperor noticed Garou standing there not paying any respect to the emperor. The man took a step forward and spoke with an authoritative voice "Hey you... What do you think you're doing? Why are you not showing respect to the emperor."
The rest finally noticed Garou standing there, the emperor frowned a little while Esdeath explained "He is new here and he doesn't know you, your majesty. In addition ..."
"What about me standing here? Do you have a problem?" Garou spoke interrupting Esdeath, he didn't like when people talked like that to him, especially weaklings who believed themselves above others because of their social standing or the whole politics thing.
Lighting started cracking around the man as he replied "I see ! It seems I will need to make an example out of you. So no one in the future will dare to disrespect his majesty."
In that moment, Esdeath and her soldiers knew this going in a terrible direction. Esdeath didn't care much about the foolish general in front of her. But she didn't want a fight to break out here. On one side, Garou was the one she chose to be her lover. While the empire was the source of her fun and battles, she couldn't afford to lose its support.
"Your majesty ...." Esdeath was about to talk again, but Budo didn't wait for her, he shouted 'DIE !' as he immediately attacked. A terrifying wave of lighting targeted Garou, the latter didn't dodge and allowed it to hit him. Esdeath seeing it play out like this was enraged, she sent Ice spears toward Bodou, who casually blocked them. He was about to say something, but the man that was supposed to have died upon being hit spoke.
"The toys you're wearing can generate electricity, huh? That's an interesting weapon you got there."
Garou might have reverted to a human again after his defeat at the hands of Saitama. Still, some of the monster characteristics remained there, such as his heat and electricity resistance. Could the fool before him send attacks more potent than S class heroes or dragon class monsters?
Budo was shocked, the man stood in his place with lighting flickering around him, he wasn't hurt in the slightest. Esdeath sighed in relief at first, but then all of her instincts screamed danger, just as when she challenged him. Budo attacked Garou, so Garou would definitely fight back. This was going to turn shit if this goes on.
Her worries were spot on, Garou was emitting a dreadful aura as he eyed Budo. The great general felt he was being eyed by a terrifying beast. Budo wanted to take a step back, but a shadow passed by him as he felt a sharp pain in his right arm. He looked at his arm and realised it was missing.
"Does it hurt?" a voice whispered behind him.
Bodou turned around and saw Garou pointing his own severed arm at him. Bodou wanted to attack Garou, but Garou was faster. Garou swung the severed limb as a weapon slapping the general right in the face and knocking him down.
"Or does this hurt even more? being slapped out cold by your own hand" Garou snorted in contempt at the fallen general, before turning toward Esdeath "I took your words to heart as I tore off the bastard's arm, happy?"
The emperor and the fat man paled at the gruesome sight of blood. The child backed off along with the fat man, not saying anything. The strongest guard the royal palace had to offer was defeated in an instant!
The fat man turned to Esdeath with a worried expression and asked "General Esdeath, who might this man be ?"
"Oh, right. This is Garou, the lover I found. He was the one I fought against today in the city and bested me as you can see" Esdeath said with a blush.
If someone were to see this blush, and despite the bandages covering her face, they would have been mesmerised by her angelic face. However, to the fat man, this was the most terrifying thing he has ever seen. Esdeath fell in love with that guy, and he was stronger than her? He defeated Budo instantly! Where the fuck did she find him!?
The young emperor steeled his heart and took a step forward, he spoke with all the courage he had "how dare you attack my subject in my presence, this is an act of treason!"
Garou looked at the child and smirked "You have some guts talking to me like this! Who do you think you are, brat?"
The boy took a step back and spoke with a shaking voice, "I'm not a brat, I'm the emperor !"
Garou laughed at the boy, he replied loudly scaring the shit out of the boy and the prime minister next to him "If you are an emperor, I'M A GOD ! IF I SAY YOU ARE BRAT THEN YOU ARE A BRAT!"
Garou extended his hand toward the boy and grabbed him from his neck mercilessly. He raised him in the air. The Jaegers couldn't tolerate his actions and wanted to stop him. But Garou didn't forget them, he turned around toward them, just his glare alone froze them on the spot. Garou turned toward the boy and said "Look around you ! these are your soldiers and generals, your elites ! yet they are standing helplessly in front of me. No one is going to help you, no one can. Do you know why? Because I'm strong and you are weak. A strength that doesn't truly belong to you is not a strength at all. Only if you are strong enough to win your fights on your own, then you are truly strong. Titles, tricks, plots, and politics all become useless against absolute strength."
The boy stopped struggling as he looked at the defeated look of his subjects, he looked at his prime minister, his wise advisor, was taking steps back slowly, keeping distance from him, he was obviously afraid. The boy for the first time felt he was weak, he truly was. Surrounded by his own people yet so powerless.
Garou dropped the boy and turned to Esdeath, who was mesmerised by his overbearing attitude and tyrannical words. He scowled internally at the woman's behaviour but still spoke "I'm not in the mood for sightseeing anymore, I'm going back. You know where I reside, send the prize there. I don't care who will deliver it as long as it isn't you !"
Esdeath nodded mindlessly while blushing. Garou turned around and left the place. Silence filled the air until Esdeath spoke "I'm falling for him more and more!"