I sat outside; I was worried about Sayo and Ieysayu. It had already been three days since we split.
Flashback:
Sayo, "Let's make a pact; that when we die, we die together!"
Ieysayu, "We're gonna be leaders in the imperial capital...!"
Me, "And make enough money to save our village; we'll be heroes!"
So much for that; Now, I was out there all alone. Neither my team, nor my childhood friends were there with me. I had to start from square one, all over again. Aria was already taken in—and adopted—by members of the revolution, while I was about to join Night Raid. Then, I felt a pair of soft objects land on my head. Looking up, my eyes widened when I noticed Leone's large breasts were resting on my head.
"Whoa!" I exclaimed, quickly backing away from the busty blonde. "Don't sneak up on me like that!"
"So...have you made your decision? Are you gonna join team?"
"I told you guys..." I was cut off when Leone wrapped her arm around my neck, and began to poke my cheek. This action caused a blush to spread across both of our faces. "I think you have a real knack for this though...you have the talent needed to become a great assassin." Leone said sweetly, as she pinched my cheek. "I guarantee it."
"It's not that I don't believe in my skills..." I began to tapper off near the end, eventually just murmuring to myself. "I just don't...like killing people."
She ended up dragging me, her arm still around my neck. "Well, I'm gonna introduce you to the guys anyway."
"Hey, watch it...Ow, my neck..."
Inside Night Raid's base:
"Oh, so you haven't decided if you want to join yet?" A busty purple-haired girl said, as she placed her book down on the large table she was sitting at.
"I'm pretty sure I'm gonna join, but I'm not one hundred percent sure yet." I replied, rubbing the back of my head.
"Sheele, why don't you give him some warm words, you know help him make up his mind." Leone said with a smile, as she patted my back.
"Well, since you already know the location of our secret hideout, if we can't convince you to join us, then you'll be dead." Sheele said, adjusting her glasses slightly.
"Uh, is that supposed to be encouragement or a threat?!" I said with a deadpanned expression.
"You should really consider joining. It'll be nice to have a new face around here. Just give it plenty of thought, okay." Sheele said, flashing me a warm smile before she returned to her book. However, I quirked an eyebrow when I spotted the title of the book Sheele was reading.
"100 Ways to Fix Airheadedness? Oh my god, I forgot these guys are a bunch of circus freaks!" I thought, releasing a light sigh.
"What the hell?!" A piercing scream caused me to release another sigh, as I remembered what happened.
"Leone," Mine exclaimed, as she stormed into the meeting room. "Why'd you bring this loser back to our hideout?!"
Leone answered, shrugging her shoulders, "He's shown that he has the skills necessary, so I figured that he's one of us now."
"And did nobody bother asking for my approval!?" Mine exclaimed, before she wiped around to face me. We both immidiately locked eyes, and I soon began to sweat under Mine's intense gaze. "I won't allow it! It's obvious he's not cut from the same professional cloth as the rest of the group...I mean, just look at you!"
I release another sigh, "Did you hafta make it sting like that?"
"Awww..." Leone whispered into my ear. "Don't be mad. That's just Mine's way of saying 'Hello.'"
"Humph!"
Training Grounds:
Eventually, we ended up in the training grounds near the edge of the base. As Leone led me through the training grounds, I could hear the sounds of someone vigorously training. "This area is mainly for training and letting off some steam. And look who's already working up a sweat..." Leone pointed to a massive shirtless man, who was viciously attacking a dummy with a training spear. "The guy who clearly reeks of testosterone and sweat, is Bulat."
"H-He's amazing." I thought, as I watched Bulat's graceful yet devastating movements with the training spear. "What phenomenal spear-handling."
Bulat said in a cheery tone, tossing his training spear to the side, "Oh...aren't you that fella we picked up the other day?"
"Uh, pardon me but we've never met." I replied, scratching my head in false confusion.
"What? Oh! This is the first you've seen me like this. I was wearing my armor." Bulat said with a smile, as he extended his hand towards me. "The name's Bulat, pleasure's mine!"
"H-Hi..." I stuttered out, nearly yelling in pain as Bulat crushed my hand with his iron grip.
"And yes, he's gay." Leone whispered just loud enough for Bulat to hear her.
"Hey now..." Bulat said, as a slight blush spread across his face. "don't give him the wrong idea, yet!"
"I can think of alot of wrong ideas!" I thought(I was shocked to remember), slowly backing away from Bulat. Leaning back, I whispered to Leone. "Please get me out of here."
River, South of the base:
"It's almost time for Leone's bath." Lubbock said with a perverted smirk, as he hid in the bushes near Leone's usually bathing spot. "I'd do just about anything for a sneak peak at that smoking hot body!"
"In that case, why don't you give two fingers?" Leone said in an annoyed tone, placing a foot on Lubbock's back and pulling his arm back.
"GAAAAAAH!" Lubbock howled in pain, as Leone nearly pulled his arm out of its socket.
"Jeez, you never learn, do you?" Leone chastised, digging her heel deeper into Lubbock's back.
"Shit! I can still carry on!" Lubbock exclaimed, as he squirmed underneath Leone's boot.
"Next time, it'll be your arm." Leone whispered in a dark tone, before she turned to me with a smile on her face. "That aside, this is Lubbock...as you can see, he's an idiot." Leone suddenly picked Lubbock up by his jacket, and chucked him into the river.
"I will gaze upon your wonderful breasts one day Leone! This I swear!" Lubbock yelled, as he dragged his soaked body out of the river. As I watched Lubbock walk off, I suddenly remembered the vision of Lubbock being cut in half. I immidiately felt queasy, as the horrifying images replayed in my mind.
"Hey, you okay Tatsumi?" Leone asked, giving my shoulder a light squeeze. "Cause' you're looking a little pale."
"I'll be fine."
Other end of the bank:
As the Leone and I walked down the riverbed, I began to smell what I believed to be cooking fish at first. "Ah see, there's Akame over there." My eyes widened when I saw the massive fish that Akame was grilling over a roaring fire was actually an evil bird danger beast.
"I-Is that an evil bird she's eating?" I asked, as I stared at the danger beast in awe(Once again, surprised). "Did she kill it on her own?"
"Akame may look cute, but she actually grew up in the wild." Leone explained, as the dark-haired girl turned to face us.
"You should eat too, Leone." Akame said, tossing the busty blonde a piece of meat.
"Thanks Akame!" Leone cheered, before she took a large bite out of her food.
"So...have you joined our group yet?" Akame asked, slicing off another large piece of meat.
"No..."
"Them I'm sorry, but I can't let you have any."
"I'm okay with that!" I had another deadpanned expression.
"Everyone seems to be going all out today, Akame."
"Well the boss is back." Akame said, gesturing to the other side of the large fire. I followed where Akame had pointed, and spotted a silver-haired woman. The woman appeared to be in her mid-twenties, she also had a purple left eye, with her right eye covered by an eyepatch. What really quirked my eyebrow was when Ispotted the woman's artificial right arm.
"Yo." The boss said with a small smile.
"Welcome back, boss. Did ya' bring me back anything cool?" Leone asked, walking up to the her.
"Ah, we'll talk about souvenirs later, Leone." The boss said in a dark tone, flexing the metal fingers on her mechanical arm; causing them to creak loudly. "During the job two days ago...it looks like you went over the operation's time limit?"
"Oh...crap!" Leone thought, as she stopped dead in her tracks. The busty blonde was frozen in place for a few moments, before she took off running down the river bed. Leone didn't make it ten feet, before the boss' metallic hand shot forward and grabbed the back of Leone's shirt. A sickly screeching sound rang out, as the boss slowly dragged Leone back. "God! My ears are bleeding!"
"I think that mechanism needs some oil." I whispered to Akame.
"It's not a good habit to enjoy fighting a tough opponent too much...you'll have to work on that, Leone." The boss said, just as Leone began to thrash around violently.
"Okay! Okay! I got it! So, for the love of God stop that horrible screeching sound!" Leone screamed, as she covered her overly sensitive ears.
"By the way, who is this young man?" The boss asked, gesturing to me as she released Leone from her grasp.
"OH!" Leone cheered, as she ran up to me. The busty blonde grinned widely, and placed her hands on my shoulders. "That's right, boss! This is Tatsumi, and I recommend him to join us!"
"Does he show the proper skills needed to be one of us?" The boss asked, leaning forward in her seat.
"He does." Leone said in a sincere tone, as she smiled down at me. "Come on Tatsumi, just give it a try!"
"What?! Is this some kind of part time job?!" I exclaimed, earning a giggle from Leone.
"The pay is really good too." Akame added, after she finished her piece of meat.
"This is totally a part time job." I said, as I hung my head.
"Akame." The boss said, standing up from her seat and swinging her jacket over her shoulder. "Gather everyone in the meeting room. I wish to discuss the results of our last mission, including anything on the boy."
10 Minutes Later; Night Raid's Meeting Room:
"I see..." The boss said, as she rubbed her chin. "I understand everything now." The silver-haired woman turned her eyes to me, and extended her hand. "Tatsumi...would you like to join Night Raid?" The boss noticed my hesitation, and let a small smile grace her face. "You won't be killed if you decline. However, we'll make you work in our workshop."
"I...originally planned to come to the capital and make it big and save my village, which is in poverty..." I said, unconsciously clenching a fist. "But even the imperial capital is..."
"Tatsumi..." Bulat exclaimed with a bright smile, "The countryside is destitute because of its rotten center. Now you'll be able to uproot the rotten core, as a man!"
"Night Raid is a perfect fit for you Tatsumi." The boss said, causing me to quirk an eyebrow. "Far to the south of the capital, lies the hideout of an anti-empire fighting force, the Revolutionary Army."
"The Revolutionary Army?" It really was that long.
"They started out small, but eventually grew rapidly over time." The boss explained, pointing to a map on the wall next to her. "They, inevitably, needed a special unit to carry out covert operations. That eventually led to the creation of us, Night Raid." The boss gestured to the several Night Raid banners around the room. "Right now we're eliminating the worms festering in the capital. But if the army ever attacks, we'll utilize the mass confusion and kill the Prime Minister ourselves!" The boss tightly clenched her metallic fist. "He's our main target. There are others, but I'll leave them for another time. Although I can't give any specifics on when the Revolutionary Army will strike, I can guarantee you that we have a plan to win when they do. This country will change for sure."
"This new country, will it treat people well?" I asked, locking eyes with the boss.
"Of course it will." The boss said with a nod of her head.
"I see..." I said, raising my head and looking at the Night Raid members surrounding me. "The killing you're doing now is taking out the filth that litters the capital...you're assassins for a good cause..." I heard giggles start to break out around me. "But..." All the giggling stopped when I spoke again. My tone was low and dark. "You're technically vigilantes...still murderers...there's no way to gussy that up...any of us could die at a moments notice for our crimes..." All the Night Raid members stared at me with wide eyes. "You all have your own reasons for fighting...I want to fight so that I can rid this country of the demons that inhabit it...I want to make a country where my home village isn't impoverished, and my friends can live peacefully." I then turned to face the boss. "I will be paid, right?"
"Of course." The boss replied with a small smirk. "If you work diligently, you'll be able to save your village." The boss leaned back in her seat, as she stared at me. "I'm starting to like this kid."
"Then count me in!" I exclaimed with a determined look in my eyes.
"You might never be able to return to your village again." Mine pointed out, placing her hands on her hips.
"That's alright with me." I said, not even turning to face Mine; just moved my eye. "As long as the people in my village are happy and safe, I'm okay with that."
"Hmph..." Mine huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. No one seemed to notice the small blush that had spread over the pinkette's face. No one except me.
"It's decided then." The boss said, as she extended her hand towards me. "Welcome to our hellish path, Tatsumi." Before I could say anything, a loud grinding sound was heard. Lubbock's eyes widened, as the wires extending from the device on top of his hand began to twitch.
"Miss Najenda! We've got incoming intruders!" Lubbock exclaimed, earning a light sigh from Najenda.
"How many are there?" Najenda asked, resting her head on her hand.
"According to my barrier wires, at least eight people!" Lubbock replied, using his vast array of wires to detect where the infiltrators were. "They've all gotten really close to our hideout!"
"They must be pretty good if they managed to sniff out our secret base." Najenda said, as she pulled out a pack of cigarettes. "They must be a band of mercenaries from one of the tribal groups." The silver-haired woman released a light sigh, before lighting her cigarette. "There's no other choice. This is an emergency operation. Don't let a single one of them escape alive."
"T-The atmosphere just changed so suddenly..." I thought, as the room suddenly filled with an overwhelming sense of bloodlust.
"GO!" Najenda ordered, signaling the members of Night Raid to make their assault.
I went in the direction Bulat had went. "Now's my chance to show what I'm made of!"
perimeter:
"Hey!" I called out, sprinting to catch up with the large man. "Wait up!"
"Huh?" Bulat said, surprised to see me following after him. "Oh Tatsumi! Do wish to join me?"
"Yeah!" I exclaimed, finally catching up with Bulat. "This is my chance to prove myself to everyone, so I want to give it my all!"
"That's the spirit! You still a little rough around the edges; try to get a your body a good feel for the battlefield!" Bulat shouted with a massive grin. "Also, please call me Bro or Handsome!"
"Okay, Bro! Man it actually feels pretty good to say that!" I cheered, liking the sound of Bulat's new nickname.
"I like the sound of that!" Bulat exclaimed, flexing his muscles and flashing me a bright smile. "Well anyways, let me show you something cool. Take a few steps back!" I did as I was told, and move back several feet. "INCURSIOOOOOO!" my eyes widened when a set of armor began to form on Bulat's armor. It was the same armor I had seen the large man wearing when they had first met; and the same one I would wear in the future.
"Whoa! That's so awesome!" I exclaimed in awe of the armor(Yes, I was that amazed).
"Right?" Bulat said, jabbing his thumb towards his chest. "This is the Imperial Arms, Incursio."
"Imperial Arms?" I repeated in a falsely confused tone. "Aw who cares!? I don't really understand, but I'm seriously pumped up right now!"
"Alright!" Bulat exclaimed, pointing at me. "I'm going to assign you your first job!" I immidiately perked up when I heard this. "You think you can handle it?"
"Hell yeah! I'm ready for anything!" I cheered, causing a smile to spread across Bulat's face—though you couldn't see it at all underneath the armor.
Half Mile South:
"If she's here that means Night Raid's base really is somewhere nearby." A tribal mercenary said, as he stared Akame down. The dark-haired girl stood before three tribals mercenaries. Her face was emotionless, as one of her hands rest on the hilt of her sword. "It was totally worth the few days it took to follow that blood trail and stake this place out."
"Still, she's such a cute girl." One of the larger mercenaries said, licking his lips. Akame's eyes hardened momentarily, as she tightly gripped her sword.
"Looks like we could have some serious fun after we finish her off." Another tribal said, as a wicked smirk spread across his face. "Try not to cut up her body too-" Before the mercenary could finish, Akame seemingly vanished. In the blink of an eye the red-eyed assassin had unsheathed her sword, and slashed all three of the mercenaries' throats. The three tribals stared at Akame with wide eyes, as she appeared behind them.
"You three are much too relaxed in enemy territory." Akame said in an emotionless tone, swiping the blood of her sword; splattering the blood on the ground around her. "You all should have kept your guards up. Then maybe you could have at least defended yourselves."
"*Gurgle*" One of the mercenaries tried to speak, but instead all he did was gurgle the blood that had filled his throat. Two of the mercenaries collapsed to their knees, both dying with a single thought on their minds."How...is she...so fast?"
"Shit!" The last mercenary thought, clasping a hand over his throat to stop the blood that was spraying out."If I'm going down, I'm at least taking this bitch with..."The tribal raised his blade to attack Akame, but he was suddenly paralyzed. "...Me?!" The tribal's eyes widened when he saw markings beginning to spread across his body. "That blade was...poisoned?!"
"One cut spells out your death." Akame said, before she resheathed her sword. "All I need to do in knick you and you'll die." A gentle breeze blew Akame's hair, as she turned to the forest behind her. "I should probably go check on Tatsumi." Securing her blade, Akame sprinted back into the dark woods.
In another part of the forest, another tribal raced towards the edge of the woods. The mercenary had seen several of his comrades killed, so he thought it was best to retreat. "I can't believe the enemy detected our infiltration! I was sure we had covered our tracks better! Well it doesn't matter! But Night Raid's hideout is definitely here! That information alone has immense value! I'll escape and report what we found out to our contact in, the Empire!"
On a cliff about a mile away, Mine released a steady breath as she tracked the tribal through the scope of her rifle. The pinkette was crouched in a patch of bushes near the cliff's edge. "He's run quite far away." Mine sighed and stood onto her feet. "I'll have to risk exposing myself if I want to hit him." The pinkette took a steadying breath, and slowed down her heartbeat. Aiming her rifle, Mine scoped in on the tribal's head. Before Mine could take her shot, she heard the bushes start to rustle behind her. "I hope you're in position Sheele."
"I gotcha now!" A tribal screamed, leaping out of the bushes behind Mine. The mercenary never saw the toothy grin that had spread across Mine's face. When the tribal was a few feet away from Mine, Sheele sprang into action. Springing out from behind a tree, Sheele used her massive scissors to bisect the mercenary.
"I'm truly sorry." Sheele said, as the tribal fell to the ground in two separate pieces.
"Thanks Sheele." Mine said, flashing Sheele a quick smile. The pinkette then reaimed her rifle, as a large amount energy built up at the end of the weapon. "That was a nice pinch right now. I'll reach that bastard just fine..." A massive beam of energy fired from Mine's weapon, and sped towards the fleeing mercenary. The tribal turned to see the stream of energy at the last second, before he was completely incinerated. "Damn that was a nice shot! The more of a pinch I'm in, the stronger my Pumpkin is."
A half mile away south, Leone's ears perked up when she heard a loud bang ring out throughout the forest. The busty blonde was sitting atop the mutilated corpse of a mercenary she had pummeled to death.
"Huh, that was Mine's Pumpkin just now." Leone said, releasing a light sigh. "I can't believe she use's such a bothersome Imperial Arms." A feral grin spread across Leone's face, as she cracked her knuckles. "My Imperial Arms is real simple, I turn into a beast and beat shitheads to death."
In a cave west of where Leone was, Lubbock groaned in annoyance when he saw the person that had been caught in his wires. A young dark-haired girl was strung up in Lubbock's wires; the wires slowly digging into her skin.
"I thought that the weight in my threads felt rather light, but I guess it was a girl after all." Lubbock said in an annoyed tone. "Why does it always have to be a pretty girl?!"
"P-Please save me! I'll do anything!" The girl pleaded, her voice full of fear and desperation.
"No can do." Lubbock said, flexing his fingers. The wires encasing the mercenary tightened, and began to tear into her skin. The girl screamed in pain, as the threads tore into her body. "I knew a man who died falling for a woman's seductions." Then, Iesayu found them.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! What the hell's goin' on here?!"
Too late; Lubbock already snapped her neck.
"Dude, why'd you kill her?!"
"She's an assassin..."
Fight
I'm not gonna give you a description of what happened, other than Lubbock ended up shattering Ieysayu's axe.
Lubbock Wins
Ieysayu, "Hey, wait up!"
The green-haired man didn't bother turning his head, "Don't try to follow me...unless you're a friend of someone I know." Lubbock paused and looked back at the dead girl, "Man! It's times like this when this job sucks!"
Back with me:
"They aren't taking me seriously." I thought, as I hid in the bushes that Bulat had pointed out. "Bro said that the enemy may try to escape through here, and that I just had to slow them down. Tch, I should be on the front lines with the rest of them. How can I prove myself to the boss if I'm stuck back here on fucking guard duty." My eyes suddenly widened when the bushes in front of me began to rustle. My hand slowly reached for my sword, as I prepared to ambush my possible opponent. However, I immidiately deflated when a rabbit ran out of the bushes instead of an enemy. "I want to kill that damn rabbit for getting me all hyped up. *Sigh* Of course I get the job for made for newbies." I said in an annoyed tone, adjusting in my hiding spot. "Are these assholes even gonna come through-" Before I could finish my sentence, a tribal mercenary burst out of treeline in front of me. "Shit!"
"So they even had a runt like you stationed out here!" The large mercenary said, as he came to a skidding stop.
"I won't let you get through here!" I exclaimed, unsheathing my sword. My emerald green eyes hardening, as I glared at the tribal. "This is my chance to finally prove myself. I have to kill someone I hold no anger towards. If I hesitate even for a moment, I might die!"
"Tch, don't think I'll go easy on you just because you're a kid!" The mercenary shouted, as he pulled out his own blade.
Fight
The fight ended quickly, as I did a juggle of fifteen slashes, followed by a Shaolin enhanced rapid punch, which ended up punching a hole in his chest where he heart once was.
Brutality-Tatsumi wins-flawless victory
"Suck on that...! Wait...Did I just sound like Cassie?!"
With Mine and Sheele:
"I wonder if that new kid is dead yet." Mine said, walking along a fallen tree trunk.
"I don't think you'll have to worry about him." Sheele said, as she walked besides Mine.
"Huh? It's rare for you compliment someone, Sheele." Mine pointed out, quirking a pink eyebrow.
"Well he did fight against Akame and survived, didn't he?" Sheele asked, adjusting her falling glasses.
"Well I guess that's true." Mine said, as she sat down on the tree trunk. "That was pretty impressive, I'll give him that."
"Besides..." Sheele said, regaining the pinkette's attention. "According to Akame, who actually fought him, he's full of potential. If he keeps training, he has the potential to be a general."
"Akame really said that?" Mine said to herself quietly. "Maybe he's not such a newbie after all."
Back with me:
"Shut up." I said in an icy tone, retracting my sword from another dead mercenary's throat. As I stood over the mercenary, some of the village chief's words rang through my mind.
"Always be wary on the battlefield. Your enemy may try to get you to lower your guard, but you must not fall for their treachery. It's kill or be killed during a fight, so you must always be on guard."
"I'm not falling for your fake sob story bullshit." I spat, resheathing my sword. "I promised I'd keep my friends and companions safe, and prove to the others that I have what it takes. So your petty tricks won't work on me."
"He didn't hesitate even for a moment." Akame thought, watching the scene unfold from the treeline. The dark-haired girl had planned to intervene if anything went wrong, but she was surprised to see I did not fall for the enemy's ploy. She expected me to briefly hesitate, and give the mercenary a chance to counterattack. But instead, I finished off my opponent before he could even finish speaking. "He's changed so much in the short time he's been with us. It seems he quickly realized that this job isn't a game, and that any wrong move could end with his death. Hmm, you've intrigued me even further Tatsumi. What's going on inside that head of yours?" Akame decided that it was time to finally make her presence know, so she slowly approached me; making sure she didn't startle me, because I was chock full of adrenaline and was likely very jumpy. Once Akame was sure I knew she there, she spoke up. "I'm glad to see that you're still in one piece."
"I wasn't going to let this piece of trash take me down." I said, turning to face Akame. "I wanted to show you all that I can be an effective assassin like you."
"Well you definitely did that, I must admit that I'm rather impressed." Akame said, causing me to quirk an eyebrow. "I was expecting you to fall for that mercenary's trick, and that I'd have to rush in and save you. But you proved me wrong."
"My village elder warned me to be vigilant on the battlefield, and to not fall for an enemy's sob stories." I said, locking eyes with Akame.
"Good, you must never hesitate on the battlefield. The final blow has to be swift and decisive." Akame said, briefly gazing down at the dead mercenary at my feet.
"I want to become stronger, so that I can protect those I love and to rid the capital of all the filth inhabiting it. I also want to change the future for the better." my eyes suddenly widened when I realized what I had just said. I looked to see that Akame was giving me a confused look. I immidiately became flustered, and began to rub the back of my head in embarassment. "Heheh, forget I said that last part."
"HIYA!" Both Akame and I turned to see Bulat burst of the trees next to us. "I know the enemy came running this way! Leave them to me!"
"It's already been taken care of." Akame said, surprising the large man. "Tatsumi took care of him...and two more."
"Really?" Bulat asked in a slightly surprised tone, earning a nod from Akame. "I sent him back here to keep him safe, but I guess I didn't need to worry about him after all."
"Akame?" I said, getting the dark-haired girl's attention. "Like I said before I want to become stronger...and from what I've seen you're one of the strongest people I've ever met...plus you're the only other person here who I've seen use a sword...so what I'm trying to say is..."
"You want me to train you." Akame finished, causing me to nod my head. "I think that can be arranged, but you're likely going to be training with all of us."
"I kinda expected that, but I mean outside my training with the others, I want you to personally train me." I said, my eyes full of determination.
"I'll see what I can do." Akame said, turning around and walking back into the forest. "Come on, we should head back and report everything to the boss."
Then, drama...
"Tatsumi?!"
"What took you so long, Ieysayu?"
I left him speechless, until he saw my sword and my hand covered in blood, "You too?!"
5 Minutes Later; Out in Front of Night Raid's Base:
"I must say that I'm impressed Tatsumi; you killed three on your own." Najenda complimented, earning a small smile from me. Behind me, the rest of Night Raid's members were drinking and laughing; celebrating their successful defense of their base. "You definitely proved yourself in your first real battle."
"Thank you boss." I said, slightly bowing my head.
"From Akame's report, you seem to be ready—but you're still a little rough around the edges." Najenda said, lighting another cigarette. The silver-haired woman took a quick puff, before she resumed speaking. "We still need to teach you a lot of things in order for you to survive this job. So first thing tomorrow, you'll be paired up with Akame and training with her. Is that alright with you Akame?"
"Mmhm." Akame mumbled, paying more attention to the meat she was eating than on Najenda.
"If Tatsumi slacks off at all, you're free to kill him." Najenda added, causing me to have yet another deadpanned look on my face.
"Sure thing." Akame responded without missing a beat.
"What the hell?!" Ieysayu was shocked.
"Well aren't you the lucky one, getting trained by a cute girl like Akame." Najenda teased, causing me to blush brightly. "Good luck, and try not to get killed!"
"O-Of course, boss. I-I look forward to it." I stuttered out with a forced grin. "I assume you'll have me training with the others as well?"
"I was planning on that, but we'll worry about that later." Najenda replied, as she took another drag of her cigarette."Well enough talking, go join the others and have some fun."
"Yes ma'am!" I cheered, running off to join the others in their party.
"Hmm, kids got some real talent." Najenda said with a small smirk. "I just hope Akame doesn't accidentally kill him."
Yes, this one has a brutality instead of a fatality.
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