Resting his elbows on a table, before resting his head on his hands, a man looked curiously at a woman sitting in front of him. Bash was a famous slave trader. The leader of a group of underground traders. Someone who made a living at the expense of the people he sold without feeling any qualms. He was used to hearing and satisfying any request. Yet this time, he couldn't really hide his surprise.

"Let me recap it all! You are part of a powerful group, which could declare war on us and decimate us in an instant! Do you want to make a deal with me and buy all of my slaves from me?"

"That's it." Assured the young woman, while sipping a cup of tea.

"And you tell me that I have the money to buy all my next slaves."

"Yes."

"Do you know that I have many clients who also want to have slaves?"

"Not matter! What matters to you is that I give you money, right?"

"Indeed." Bach approved, while smiling at her. "However, it looks like there is a glitch."

A door suddenly opened and many bodyguards entered the room, while surrounding the sofa where the young woman was sitting. Taking another sip of tea, Albedo ended up placing his cup calmly on the table, before asking.

"May I know what's going on?"

"I did a lot of research on you, and on Nazarick! I have men all over the kingdom and even around! And we couldn't find any information about you! Because of that, I think you're kidding me, Albedo- san. "

Smiling wider, he dared to declare.

"I don't know who you are exactly, but I think you, you don't know what a bad deal you just got yourself into, trying to cheat on me."

"What are you talking about? I have money, if that's what interests you."

"And how could I have the proof?" Wanted to know Bash. "If you were a nobleman, I could have heard of your name! However, it is not the case! Therefore, I guess that you are not in the world of aristocrats and therefore, that you have no money! So you're lying to me, Albedo-san. "

Examining Albedo's beautiful face, Bash noticed.

"You really are a beautiful woman, Albedo-san! So I am sure that selling to you could be much more interesting to me than doing business with you, knowing that you will surely cheat on me."

Snapping his fingers, he ordered his guards to sixteen Albedo. Putting a hand on his shoulder, a man cried out.

"Get up and follow us! We will prepare you for the next auction! Be nice and maybe we can…"

A horrible tearing sound was heard. Surprised, the man noticed the disappearance of his arm as blood flowed to his shoulder. Paralyzed, Bash heard the man start screaming in pain, as Albedo inspected the arm she had just pulled out. Finally, shrugging, she knocked him to the ground, while asking.

"Can we resume our discussion peacefully?"

However, a dozen guns were pointed at his head, as the bodyguards roared.

"You will pay for it, bitch."

"You were the first to attack me." Albedo retorted, trying to stay calm. "Come on, Bash-san! I am sure that you will be able to come to an agreement with my lady, which would prevent me from having to oblige myself to declare war on you and thus to behead you or else to impale you. "

But before Bash can say anything, one of his men roared.

"Shut up! You and the other slut who serves as your lady, you will get fucked until you beg us to…"

Albedo's hand gripped his neck. Seeming to have teleported, the succubus had left the sofa, without anyone being able to see her. His face filled with rage, Albedo had no trouble lifting the man's body off the ground, as she carried him in one hand.

"What did you say? How dare you insult my lady?"

Not giving him a chance, she conjured up a halberd, which she used to slice him in half. Seeing this, the other guards took a step back. But this was of no use. Turning to them, Albedo made a quick movement with his weapon, which sliced the men to his left. Seeing her turn her back on them, the survivors shot her in the back. Hitting his back, the projectiles ricocheted against his skin. Remaining motionless for a few seconds, Albedo finally stared at the men, showing nothing but anger. Eventually, his stealth spell disappeared, allowing his horns and wings to be seen.

"What…? A DEMON!"

"Anyone who insults my lady will be killed with my hands." Albedo roared.

"Mom!" Said a guard, before being massacred.

Remaining in his place, Bash was far too scared to make a move. He couldn't even find the strength to escape. Finally, raising his halberd, Albedo pointed it at him and lowered it forcefully. Striking the oak table between her and the merchant, Albedo cut it in half, with exceptional sharpness. It was simple explained, Bash felt like she had just cut a piece of butter.

Trembling with fear, the man finally saw Albedo sit down in front of him, before teaching him.

"Here are the rules of our contract! First, you will swear loyalty to Nazarick from now on! Second, you are going to sell me all of your slaves! Nonetheless, after this betrayal attempt on your part, I think I'm going to have to ask you for a huge reduction in the humans you sell me! Third, and very important… "

Grabbing one of the two parts of the table she had just cut, Albedo smashed it with his bare hands, while roaring.

"If you ever dare to insult my lady, be sure that death will be your best escape."

Being in his office, Galadriel was waiting for his next date. Finally, arriving right on time, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

Opening the door, Demiurge entered the study.

"My greetings, my lady!

"Hello, Demiurge! Or do you prefer me to call you Jaldabaoth?"

Chuckling lightly, Demiurge retorted.

"Honestly, I'm starting to like the fact that humans call me that instead of using my real name! I don't find them worthy enough to use my name."

"I see…! So, Demiurge, what can you teach me about the northern tribes?"

"There is unfortunately not much to teach you about this kingdom, my lady! From what I could see, the military might of this kingdom is even weaker than that of E-Rantel! In addition, the extremely cold climate prevents the country from being able to have many food and technological resources! Suffice to say that this place is far from being able to be interesting to us. "

"Whatever!" Asserted Galadriel. "Demiurge, you know very well that we must not dwell on the present, but focus on the many initiatives that may come in the future! How quickly do you think you can control this realm?"

"Shalltear is still there, with Entoma and Solution! At the rate things are going, we will have finished dominating this country in five days! I have to admit that Esdeath had done a lot of the work."

"Oh? So, have you met the famous Esdeath? What can you tell me about her?"

"To be honest, Esdeath-san has been a very interesting person to meet! Truth be told, I never thought I could meet a human above level 50."

" Greater than 50? S eriously? "

"Interesting, indeed! And what more can you tell me about her?"

"First of all, I must teach you that there are mythical weapons on this planet that humans call…"

"Teigus." Galadriel asserted.

Seeing surprise on the demon's face, Galadriel told him.

"Pandora's Actor told me a little about your research."

Immediately, Demiurge couldn't help but be a little frustrated that Pandora had brought this up with Galadriel. He himself wanted to reveal the existence of these weapons to her, since he knew how much she would be interested in knowing their existence, and in bringing them together.

However, not wanting to show a troubled face, he contented himself with correctly positioning his glasses on his nose, before asserting.

"Indeed, it has a teigu! To be honest, this item allowed her to control the ice! And added to her sword skill, I can confess that she would have a good training for Entoma! If she trained with Coccytus, no doubt she could achieve the strength of a pleiad. "

"And the rest of the army?"

"I haven't seen anyone else with exceptional strength! Nevertheless, I seem to have seen a few people with other teigus! Before Esdeath arrived, an army of level fifteen imps was enough to slaughter an entire regiment! Esdeath and two of his men then killed about fifty of these imps, before doing the same with a level 45 creature. "

"Good ... on my side, I also noticed the amazing strength of two members of Night Raid, who also seemed to have teigus! So these weapons are really capable of increasing the capabilities of humans."

"It seems to be true! Also, before I forget, I declared war on the empire and my attack should be launched within two months."

"Perfect! In two months I would have plenty of time to spread Galadriel's name across the kingdom."

"And Esdeath can use this delay to improve her skills now that I'm sure she understands how inferior she is to me."

"What do you plan to do with her?"

"If you will allow me, my lady, I would like to fight her, as planned, in two months! Even though our meeting only lasted a few minutes, I'm sure Esdeath-san will train tirelessly to fight me."

Smiling cruelly, he declared.

"I would like to fight her and torture her mentally by showing her again how weak she will always be in front of me! Then… I would think about what to do with her! To be honest, this is the first time I'd ever wanted to keep a human alive to make them a 'domestic helper'. "

Getting up from his desk, Galadriel finally walks in the direction of the room. There, she stopped in front of a magnificent tapestry which she looked at while affirming.

"The humans of this world are fascinating."

"Yes! But unfortunately there is no humanoid race in this world. " Demiurge explained to him. " No elves, demi-humans, beastmen or the like! In addition, there is no magic, just like runic items and healing potions! In truth, apart from teigus, this world does not seem to have any interesting characteristics. "

"Um?" Galadriel wondered, turning to him. "Now that you say it, if magic and runic objects do not exist, how did the humans of this world manage to create these famous teigus?"

"Pardon my incompetence, but I must admit that I myself had trouble understanding the origin of their creation, Galadriel-sama! According to the information I could gather, the teigus were created over four hundred years ago, according to the instructions of the first emperor of this kingdom, who feared that this place could one day be destroyed! To build them, he gathered a lot of materials and hired scientists from all over the world to make these weapons! In all, 48 were made. "

"Are you trying to tell me that science is behind the design of these weapons? " Galadriel wondered. " Honestly, having seen the technology of this world, I highly doubt that it was able to create such weapons in the past."

"In fact, my lady, if I may, I have heard another version."

"Another version?"

"Yes! It seems that a specific type of magic is behind the creation of teigus! But this seems ridiculous to me since…"

Demiurge suddenly fell silent. Fixing Galadriel's gaze, he saw his lady staring at him, with a strange emotion in her eyes. The demon himself couldn't tell what she was thinking. Galadriel knew the history of the old world in which she had started her rule. She knew that players like her had ended up in this world.

This new world didn't have any magic, and didn't seem to have the necessary abilities to create mystical relics. Therefore, if magic was at the origin of their creations that meant ...

" Other players have landed in this world! And if they are in the form of the living dead, there is always a chance they are alive! "

"Demiurge! Deepen your research on this side! I want to know if this version of the facts can be true! Do not dismiss any leads! And, unless you can prove to me that the technology of this world made it possible to create the teigus, I want all the inhabitants of Nazarick to be on their guard! In the end, it may well be that this world is home to an enemy whose power far exceeds that of Esdeath. "

Remaining silent, Demiurge finally noticed.

"Given the fact that we inexplicably landed in two different worlds, it certainly isn't stupid to think that former enemies of Nazarick could have done the same! My lady, do you think that teigus are in fact poorly potent worldly objects given to the inhabitants of this world? "

"No idea, Demiurge! To answer our questions, I would need a teigu to examine it! Do you know where they are?"

"According to my information, most of them belong to soldiers of the empire! And the others are held by the revolutionary army or a few criminals! And from my information, it seems to me that most of the Night Raid members all have teigu. "

Hearing this, Galadriel couldn't help but feel a little scared. In the end, she wondered if sending Aura and Mare to join Night Raid was such a good idea.

Warming up, Aura did some stretches. For his part, Mare stayed behind her, just watching the Night Raid members gathered across a training ground. Sitting on a bench, Najenda couldn't help but have a bad feeling. Usually, Night Raid instilled fear in people who were afraid of being killed. Yet the two twins in front of her were serene. It was as if they were certain of their victory.

Eventually getting up, she cried.

"Bulat! Leone!"

Immediately, the duo stepped onto the field, before facing the twins. Deciding to do like Aura, Bulat stretched a bit by spinning his arm, while Leone just displayed a mischievous smile.

"I can't wait to fight you."

Looking at her shyly, Mare was actually examining her. Yet no matter how much he looked at her, he saw nothing that could resemble a weapon. Bulat, for his part, grabbed his teigu, which he threw out of the field. Instead, he grabbed his battle spear.

"I intend to fight seriously against you! However, this fight is not intended to end in massacre! If you feel the urge to give up, do it."

"Noted." Aura assured him, while keeping his smile on his face.

Finding himself not far from the two pairs, Lubbock cried out.

"This is a 2 vs 2 match! Any outside help is forbidden but you can use your weapons! The fight will be over if the members of a team are down, or are thrown from the field! You understood? Start!"

Deciding to appear passive, the two twins remained still. On the contrary, Leone and Bulat decided to charge them. Running straight towards their opponents, they ended up turning sharply in two different directions. Disappearing for a moment from Aura's sight, Bulat materialized to his left, with his spear in hand.

"I've got you."

However, seeming to sense his presence, Aura effortlessly dodged Bulat's spear, which struck the ground. Then landing on Bulat's gun, she began to stare at the man, while displaying a mischievous smile.

"Missed."

Ordinarily, a normal man would have taken advantage of Aura's small stature to quickly lift the spear into the air, hoping to knock it down. However, dropping his weapon, Bulat preferred to stretch out his arms towards the elf, in order to grab him. Seeming to see the man's movements in slow motion, Aura remained still, before finally disappearing at the last second.

Freezing, Bulat looked surprised, as he felt a weight over his head. Standing on one foot, Aura was balanced on his head.

"More missed! You are really not fast."

This time around, anyone would have reached for the top of their head, reaching for Aura's feet. However, Bulat decided instead to strike his battle spear, with his foot, to spin it in the air.

"Hm?" Aura wondered, seeing her rise into the air.

Suddenly crouching, Bulat ends up jumping, before performing a spin. Still on his head, Aura finally felt his foot leave the man's skull and start to fall.

"What?" She wondered, as her smile grew a little less serene.

Standing on top of her, Bulat raised his arm and managed to grab hold of his battle spear which he twirled in his hands, before aiming it at Aura.

"I've got you."

In response, Aura suddenly hissed in his face. Then falling, the two opponents disappeared in a cloud of dust caused by the brutal fall of Bulat's body.

For her part, just watching the fight, Mare seemed almost forgotten that a fourth person was on the pitch. Appearing behind him, Leone smirked, thinking.

" This girl seems really very shy to me! I'm dying to see her surprised face, as soon as I'm going to appear right in front of her! I'm sure this girl is going to be paralyzed. "

However, she suddenly saw Mare turn around and point her staff in her direction. Seeing that he was aiming at her face, Leone jumped back at the last minute to avoid his blow.

"That…?" She wondered.

" She managed to feel my presence. "

For her part, Mare suddenly noticed that Leone's figure had changed somewhat. Instead of having a woman in front of him, he felt like he was seeing a female lioness.

" A magic of transformationb? "

"You look surprised, young girl." Leone remarked, with a mischievous smile. "I present to you Lionelle: my teigu."

" Teigu? "

Rushing towards him, Leone showed her huge claws, which Mare blocked with her weapon. Starting to lacerate the wood, Leone began to attack the boy like a wild beast. However, managing to move quickly enough, the elf blocked each of his attacks.

However, seeming to be more powerful than him, Leone managed to push him back with each of his punches, bringing him dangerously close to the edge of the field.

"I have you, little girl."

Stepping back again and again, Mare ends up putting one foot on the line delimiting the pitch. One more step and he would be eliminated. Redoubling his efforts, Leone accelerated the number of his strikes. For Tatsumi, it was impressive how fast she could strike. But for the others, it was quite terrifying how well Mare could counter each of the attacks.

"I would have you! I would have you! I would have you!"

However, Leone suddenly ended up fixing the elf's gaze and was surprised to see him extremely calm. Despite the situation, Mare still didn't feel in danger. Then his instinct suddenly told her to flee from future danger. Jumping back, she then saw Mare hitting the ground with her staff, in the exact spot where she was a moment before. The blow was so powerful that he could have pulverized the bones of Leone's body.

"Ouch! Where did this girl come from?" Wanted to know Lubbock. "She is even more powerful than Leone."

" Girl? " Akame wondered, while having a question mark on his head.

" What just happened?" Wanted to know Leone, staring at Mare. "My strength has increased tenfold with the help of my teigu… and yet I have the impression that my strength is nothing compared to his! "

Suddenly, the cloud of dust near the two fighters fell, allowing Bulat to be seen, with his combat spear stuck in the ground, and Aura standing, just behind him.

Looking dumbfounded, Bulat tried to figure out what had just happened. When he was in the air, he was in a perfect position to hit Aura and throw him off the field. Yet, for some reason, his body had suddenly stopped moving, allowing Aura to walk around his body and pass behind him.

" What did this little guy do to me? It was when he blew on me that my body suddenly stiffened! Drug? Poison? I had better beware of his breath. "

"Hey, what are you waiting for?" Aura asked him. "Come on, show me your weapon too! Your weapon what you call teigus! I want to know your true power."

"I refuse." Bulat retorted. "A simple goofy move with Incursio could kill you! Besides, I don't need a weapon."

Suddenly throwing his fighting spear to the side, he closed his fists, before running towards Aura, while still in a boxing stance. Moving with power and speed, he tried to rap Aura several times. Just avoiding his attacks, Aura showed his speed and flexibility. Then, dodging another punch, bending down, she finally jumped up to Bulat's face and punched him.

Feeling his nose being crushed, Bulat took two steps back. Seeing an opening, Aura moved up in front of his stomach and started hitting him several times. Feeling like he was being hit by rifle bullets, Bulat recoiled with each impact. However, managing to grit his teeth, he put his arms behind Aura, before starting to hug.

Squeezing her tight, Bulat tried to knock her unconscious. Starting to scream, Aura trying in vain to break free by kicking him that knocked into the void.

"Nee-san." Cried Mare, turning to her.

Immediately, his cheek was slashed by a claw, as Leone passed him.

"An advice! No matter the situation, an assassin must never let his guard down."

Turning to her, Mare tried to hit her with her stick. Having guessed his gesture, Leone bent his arm to protect his left flank. Hitting it, Mare's staff made Leone wince, as she felt her arm was about to break.

Still, keeping things cool, she closed her second fist and used it to hit Mare in the stomach. Dropping his weapon, the boy glided before collapsing to the ground.

For his part, having stopped struggling unnecessarily, Aura concentrated on releasing one of his arms. Finally managing to extricate her right arm from Bulat's embrace, she directed her hand to his face.

Seeing her pretend to direct her fingers to his eyes, Bulat had a bad instinct to pull her face back, loosening his grip. By taking advantage, Aura used his physical strength to deliver himself. Then, crouching down, she stretched her leg towards Bulat's feet and managed to trip him up.

Losing his balance, Bulat fell to the ground and Aura took the opportunity to jump over him, fist clenched, ready to strike him.

"I won."

Nonetheless, opening his eyes, Bulat managed to bend one of his legs before sending it slamming Aura's stomach. Surprised, the elf gasped. Getting to his feet immediately, Bulat then ran towards her and, as soon as she put one foot on the ground, gave her a powerful punch, hitting her abdomen a second time.

Feeling her feet kick back, Aura slid some distance, still managing to stay upright.

"Is ... Is this a joke?" Wanted to know Mine. "This guy withstood two blows from Bulat."

"It's a monster." Scheele remarked.

"Guy ? " Akame wondered again.

Yet everyone suddenly saw Aura's body lean forward, before finally falling face down on the ground. Seeing this, Bulat couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If Aura could have stayed upright after his double attack, he would have been forced to admit that he would have started to panic. It wasn't every day that he had the chance to run into such a powerful opponent.

Yet, strangely, he had a strange feeling. He didn't know what but… there was something weird about his fight with Aura. Eventually getting up, Najenda walked over to the two winners, before asking.

" What do you think? "

" Their first great quality is speed. " Leone asserted, resuming his original form. " And they have great reflexes! It is undeniable to say that they are already very powerful, despite having had no one to train them. "

" In addition, they also have a very good physical condition. " Bulat assured, while touching his bloody nose. " Honestly, if I had been all alone against them, they would have made me fight seriously, while using my teigu. "

" And concerning their character? "

" The boy is mischievous and seems to have a little too much confidence in him! The girl is shy and seems to let her guard down very easily! However, none of them had intended to actually harm us! I must say I am impressed with their skills. "

" You are not the only ones. " Najenda asserted, before pretending to leave. " Take them to the infirmary! And as soon as they are well tell them to come see me. "

" What ? " Mine wondered. " Wait! Are you going to…? "

" Yes ! " Najenda asserted. " We still don't know where they came from or if they really want to join us to avenge their village! Still, it would be foolish to waste an opportunity to use their strength to accomplish a few missions! Until I decide otherwise, they will stay with us. "

" Ok, boss. "

Picking up Aura, Lubbock headed for the infirmary, while Akame did the same with Mare. Remaining on the pitch, Bulat sat cross-legged, before finally asking.

" You felt this strange feeling, too? "

" Yes. " Leone confessed. " I had the impression that they had not fought hard! And that they let us win! But why ? "

" I do not know ! But I think it would be better for us to watch over them. "

For their part, still pretending to be passed out, the two twins found it difficult not to laugh at the situation. Even though it had been very humiliating for Aura to pretend to lose to a human, they were sure Pandora's Actor would have applauded their performance. But whatever, what mattered to them was knowing that they could now satisfy their lady's desires.

" In… Incredible. "

Not having lost a moment of the fight that had unfolded before his eyes, Tatsumi finally whispered.

'' Is that the strength of Night Raid?

Clenching his fists, while looking excited, he cried out.

" This is so cool! Me too, I want to fight like them! Yes, I will become more powerful. "

Then thinking back to the words of a certain person, he then said.

" I was improving and I would come back to help you, Galadriel! I will help you defeat Jaldabaoth and prevent him from destroying my village. "

Level power :

Esdeath : 51

Bulat : 38

Akame : 35

Leone : 35

Tatsumi : 26