AN: Yeah, I got lazy these days. Anyway, this would likely be the final chapter coming from me so enjoy.
Chapter 3: Tournament Time
It was the day of the tournament, and the atmosphere throughout the arena was generally filled with excitements. People were cheering, and the combatants were clashing with one another. Everyone was enjoying the show except Nagisa Shiota and Esdeath.
The ice general wasn't too into the tournament mostly because she found the combatants way too uninspiring. Instead, she took an interest in observing her 'special guest'. The mix feeling she had was still very much mixed. On one hand, she wanted him to surprise her, to prove her instinct to be correct somehow so that she can finally start falling in love. On the other hand, she was still very doubtful this weak, girlish little boy had any real potential worthy of her time. Nonetheless, should he fail to live up to her expectation, torturing the boy could still be an option, and it could prove entertaining...
Nagisa wasn't enjoying any of it mostly because he'll soon be the one fighting in it. Still wearing a maid outfit from the night before, he was sitting on the ground right by the ice general, Esdeath's feet. A thin metal chain was connected to his neck collar and on the other end of the metal chain was Esdeath's hand holding onto it. It was like he was her pet or something, but that wasn't the worst of it. A huge dog was also sitting right beside him. Like him, it was chained; but unlike him, it wasn't bothered at the idea of being someone else's pet. It simple stared at him and occasionally gave him some licks. He was told he would be feed to a dog should he lose, and here, a huge dog was licking him...
Yup, Nagisa saw no joy in this tournament. Still, he tried his best to observe the fighters as much as possible. He's an assassin, not a gladiator. His chance of victory was low, but what other option did he have at this point. If he was to live, he must win. Every little chance to give himself an advantage will help, and observing them was all he could do to improve his chances at the moment. But then, that crazy woman's creepy stares were very distracting and so was that damn dog...
Lick
...Especially that damn dog! Never before did he ever think he hated dogs, until now that is...
Suddenly, the coliseum erupted into a loud roar of excitement. 'Looks like we finally got a winner...' Nagisa thought bitterly.
-N-N-
"And now onto our final bonus round, General Esdeath's handpicked challenger, Nagisa Shiota!" Everyone cheered loudly with excitement...until they saw a reluctant and weak looking maid walking up to the arena - timidly walking up to the arena... At that point, there was simply silence as everyone, including the announcer himself, wondered if there was some kind of a mistake or perhaps the maid was just there to introduce someone else...
Although reluctant, Nagisa finally climbed his way up over the edge of the arena after struggling a little. Once he stood, he began dusting himself a bit and looked ahead at his target. His target, a young chestnut haired man, stared at him a bit and then started looking around. He seemed...confused.
Anyway, the target for him this time was a young man who basically beats everyone in the tournament, can leap ten feet high into the air and punch so hard that it knockout a Minotaur...thingy... In other word, he was dealing with another superhuman...and what was it with this world and super-humans anyway, Nagisa thought bitterly.
'Focus, Nagisa, focus,' the prodigy assassin reminded himself. A direct punch from this 'Superman' will probably shatter his rib. Any hope of a fair fight is basically impossible. In order to survive, he must finish this quickly and hopefully before this guy gets serious.
It's going to be a tough ordeal, but luckily for him, Esdeath had brought his backpack along and allowed him to choose the contents inside prior getting into the ring. Obviously, his gun would have been his first choice here, but he had used up all his ammo on 'Big Foot' so it's pretty much useless at the moment. His stun gun would have been another great choice, but strangely it was nowhere to be found. He wondered if Esdeath purposely left it out because she disliked that weapon. After all, he did hit her with it that one time... Anyway, after going through his arsenal, Nagisa decided on two items: a knife and a handkerchief laced with powerful chemical.
Nagisa observed his surrounding a bit further and found, not surprisingly, everyone was in a general state of disbelieve. In order word, they were underestimating him, which was just perfect for him. He couldn't ask for more...
The cross-dressed assassin began assuming a typical maid behavior. He walked up to the announcer and bowed to him, while stating his name. It must have been a shock to the man, because it took about two seconds for him to regain his composure and announce the official start of the match.
-N-N-
Standing in the middle of the arena, Tatsumi was confused, very, very confused. Like everyone else, he wondered what the heck was a maid doing here. He began looking around to see if there was someone else coming along. Surely General Esdeath's handpicked special guest could 'NOT' have been this weak looking maid. 'She had almost no muscles,' he thought...
Nagisa looked at Tatsumi and took out his first item: a hunting knife. It was the same knife he used on 'Big Foot' meaning it was laced with powerful tranquilizer. Just one tiny little scratch and he should have his victory. Now, he just had to figure out how to put this tiny scratch on his target...
Since his target was underestimating him and basically saw no threat from him, Nagisa decided to supply exactly that image to him and held his knife in an amteurish way while he calmly approaches, just like a helpless maid. When he was about a foot away and well within his striking distance, Nagisa stopped and looked directly into his target's eyes. Not surprisingly, they were filled with confusion and lacked any sense of danger...
Nagisa stared at Tatsumi for about two seconds before he acted. A knife was suddenly slashed upward aiming for Tatsumi's neck. Startled and ill prepared, Tatsumi barely dodged the attack. Before he could recover, he felt a push. Already off balanced after dodging the sudden knife attack, he fell backward.
Although Tatsumi's mind was still reeling from what just happened, his body reacted on instinct. He extended one arm and bent his back as far as possible while pushed his other arm at the maid. This allowed him to get some space between himself and the maid all the while allowing his other hand to reach the ground first. As soon as his palm touched the ground, he pushed with all his might. Such action propelled him seven foot into the air, allowing him to flip in midair and land with both his feet firmly on ground a second later.
Nagisa never thought his target will be as easy as Takaoka back in the days. And while his target somersaulting his way out of danger was amazing and all, it was not entirely impossible. It simply meant his target this time had great reaction speed and top notch agility. Nope, those aren't impossible things to have. To leap like seven foot into the air using nothing but one bare hand, however... That was cheating! Not even Olympic gold medal gymnast could do what he just did!
Although the young assassin was quite infuriated he had to deal with yet another superhuman, his basic training kicked in which prompted him to take action. Since his target had yet to regain his composure and he had already circled behind him, Nagisa rushed forward and prepared a second or even a third strike, aiming for his target's blind-spots. That too failed, however, and his target had more or less back regained his bearing. Frustrated, Nagisa went for a full on assault.
Tatsumi casually dodged the maids attack's while deep in thinking. His initial assumption of the maid being a complete novice proved false. With the way she was handling her attacks now, there was no way she was a novice. However, her speed was slow and her strength was nowhere near that of an elite fighter. Why was she sent in to participate in this tournament? She wouldn't last even the initial few rounds let alone fighting the winner of the tournament. Was this some kind of sick twisted joke Esdeath was forcing on this poor maid? Somehow, he can't shake the feeling that it was...
'Not good,' Nagisa thought and stopped his offense. He pulled back and started putting some distance between himself and his target and reassesses his situation. After his failed initial strike and the immediate follow up, his target was more or less on guard. To make the matters worse, he had made the mistake of going all out assault which made his target aware of his limits. The only thing going for him right now was his target hadn't decided to get serious yet, but he knew that won't last forever. And when this superhuman decided he had enough and came at him with intent to knock him out, it will be all over...
"Stop! I don't want to hurt you!" declared Tatsumi.
"That is very kind of you, Tatsumi-san," said Nagisa. He bowed like a well mannered maid. "I don't really want to fight you either, but I can't afford to lose so...would you be kind enough to forfeit this match?" he said, smilingly, pleadingly.
"Sorry, I cannot do that. I needed the prize money."
"Well then..." said the assassin, having decided his next course of action. It's risky, but he was running out of option...
-N-N-
Esdeath was watching the fight between her hand-picked challenger and some random guy she didn't know. Quite frankly, she was disappointed with her chosen one's performance. And she even took the time to return that backpack back to him... Perhaps her instinct was wrong all along. Perhaps he was just a weak little boy like she first thought and she was just being unrealistic expecting something from him; or maybe this mysterious potential she thought she saw was just an illusion, her wishful thinking. Well in any case, she could always quell her disappointment by torturing him later...
As Esdeath began thinking up graphic scenarios she would subject her 'toy' to, Wave walked into the scene. Just a while ago, the Jaeager woke up in some discrete hallway, having no idea why he was there. The last thing he remembered was escorting this cute maid and then...nothing. He was quite confused and wondered if the maid had really existed and that he had not dreamed up the whole thing and simply sleepwalked there, but her face was so vivid in his memory...and she was so very cute...
"Oh Wave, you are late," said Esdeath rather unenthusiastically and without ever looking at her subordinate. In fact, she was staring boringly at the arena the whole time she was addressing him.
"Sor-sorry Gen-general. I-I er..." said Wave nervously and broke into cold sweat, suddenly remembering his boss was notorious for giving out cruel disciplinary measures. The only positive thing about the situation was that Esdeath seemed not paying too much attention to him right now. Her focus seemed to be at the match that was going on. If he could just make a few smart comments about the fight, he might be able to get on her good side and avoid some painful punishment. He quickly turned his gaze toward the arena and... "...Wait, is-is that Nagisa-chan? What is she doing there?"
Wave's comment perked Esdeath's interest. She took her eyes off the on going match and looked at her subordinate. "Hmm, you knew Nagisa?" she asked in a measured voice.
"Well, I er..." With the way Esdeath was staring at him, Wave decided it was in his best interest to answer honestly. "...I heard there was a prisoner escaped last night and went looking further into the matter. That was when I bumped into Nagisa-chan. It was her first day working in the palace and she got lost so I volunteered to walk her back to her quarter."
"Hmm..." Esdeath narrowed her eyes at Wave.
Wave gulped but continued his story. "An-anyway, I escorted her back her quarter and then um..." Wave struggled to recall what happened next but couldn't quite remember. "Er..."
Esdeath blinked and then her lips slowly twisted up into a smile. "Interesting, so he managed to knock out a Jaeager," she said out loud. Once again, she was getting excited at the little boy's potential.
"!" Now that he thought about it, his waking up in some hallway was no accident! The maid must have done something. As pressing as it was to know exactly what she did, however, Wave vaguely picked something else from ice general's statement that wasn't right. He gave it some thoughts and... "Wait, HE?!" Wave exclaimed.
"Hmm? Ah, that's right, I haven't told you-" Esdeath was cut off by a distraught Wave.
"Bu-But-"
Esdeath stood up, walked over to wave, and put a hand on his shoulder. She stared straight into his eyes, silencing him in the process. "Well, I don't blame you, Wave. I was confused myself at first, but I checked." At this point, Run, who was having a sip of tea, suddenly choked; Seryu started to gawk and blushed like mad; Kurome uncharacteristically dropped her 'cookie'. Esdeath noted all of her subordinates' various odd behaviors but failed to understand why they were behaving that way. Well, not that she really cared so she simply ignored them and continued, "He is definitely a guy." After Wave appeared to calm down a bit, Esdeath expression turned stern. "However, Wave, I must say: to get knocked unconscious under any circumstances is inexcusable. Your lack of discipli-"
Esdeath was interrupted once again. This time, the distraction came from the arena and it was in the form of an unusually massive bloodlust...
-N-N-
It was incredibly risky, but there was simply no other way. The superhuman Nagisa had to defeat was physically superior to him in every possible way, and his close quarter combat techniques were also inferior to his target's technique. The only way to beat his target was to find the kink in his defense and strike at it. It's easier said than done, considering his target had already figured out most of his techniques, strength and weaknesses. The only thing left was to gamble on human psychology...
Nagisa close his eyes for a second and took in a deep breath to calm his nerves. He then opened his eyes and unleashed all of his bloodlust. This was his 'shinigami mode'. Just like his predecessors, the massive bloodlust caused normal people around him to coil in fear and break into cold sweat. He had even been told by a number of people that they saw a black aura surrounding him when he was in this state. Well, it was just their imagination running wild, but people caught unprepared for this kind of bloodlust will usually freeze. Even the more experienced ones are likely to experience temporary performance decay. Only the most battle hardened will escape the affect of his bloodlust. Judging by his target's reaction, which was to immediately shift into guard position, the assassin concluded he was not facing a battle hardened fighter but a moderately experienced one. That was because a truly battle hardened fighter that knew of his strength will realized his bloodlust was just a bluff. His over all fighting ability hadn't changed one bit. Further more, he sensed a slight nervousness coming from his target.
Nagisa observed his target closely and took the advantage of the slight indecision caused by his bloodlust to approach him. Just as with Takaoka, the young assassin approached his target calmly with his blade clear in view. The closer he got, the more his target focused on his knife, just like what Lovro sensei had taught him a long time ago. When he was close enough, Nagisa raised his blade and posed to attack.
Tatsumi saw the maid raising her blade and was about to strike. He, in return, was readying himself for a counter strike and finishes this pointless fight. A split second before he was ready to launch his counter, the newest member of Night Raid saw the oddest thing happening before his eyes. Namely, the maid he was fighting with suddenly dropped his knife. At around the same time, the massive 'death aura' surrounding the maid also disappeared. Confused, the young Night Raid assassin failed to register what happened next.
A loud clapping sound was heard and Tatsum's body inexplicably paralyzed. When newest Night Raid member became aware of his surrounding again, the maid had somehow circled behind him. An advance chokehold that somehow covered the lower half of his face was placed upon him. Preparing to break free and without much further thoughts, Tatsumi took in a small breath only to discover he was breathing through a piece of cloth. Regardless, the young talented fighter powered through and broke free of the maid's hold and with relative ease too...
Deciding he should end this match quickly and without further complications, Tatsumi grabbed hold of the maid's hand, who was still somewhat staggered, and threw her over his shoulder. As the maid landed painfully on her back, Tatsumi prepared to deliver the finishing blow, but suddenly a dizzy spell hits and he started seeing double. His body started loosing strength fast. Before he knew it, he was kneeling on the ground, struggling just to keep his eyes open. Soon, the last bit of strength gave out and he collapsed. His vision faded soon afterward.
Nagisa sat up from where he landed and watched his 'second blade' - a special mix of fast acting chloroform on a handkerchief - worked its magic on his target. His back was still sore from a painful landing but at least it seemed he was no longer in danger of losing. For that, he let loose a sigh of relieve and got back to his feet just as his target collapse.
"Winner: Nagisa Shiota!" announced the announcer.
There were some cheers and applause around the stadium but Nagisa paid them no mind. He was more concerned about what comes next. He was pretty sure that crazy woman wasn't done with him just yet...
Suddenly, there was a nudge by his feet. It was a little girl, maybe four of five years old, and she appeared very excited. "Hey, hey, Maid-san, what was that strange technique call?" asked the little girl while clapping her hands.
"Pl-please forgive my daughter's impudence, Nagisa-dono," said a mid-age man whom Nagisa recognized as the announcer of the tournament. He quickly grabbed the child while nervously explained, "Y-you see, she really wanted to see her dad at work and so..."
Nagisa blinked in surprise and his own problem somewhat forgotten. He politely smiled and replied, "That was alright, um..."
"I-it's Suou, ma'am."
"Suou-san," Nagisa quickly said. While he had winced a little for being addressed 'ma'am', his attention was quickly drawn to the little girl who was giving these sparkling stares. He can't really help it, but the way she looked to him reminded of Sakura. Putting his weariness aside for a bit, he said, "It was called Nekodamashi."
"Neko-da-mashi?" said the girl.
"Yes," Nagisa replied while smiling genuinely, which made him looked very innocent...
-N-N-
Up at the VIP section, Esdeath watched everything that transpired with her lover. Yes, she considered him to be her full fledge lover now instead of a potential one as he had impressed her on several fronts. She was especially impressed by the level of his bloodlust - a level that was second only to her own. In fact she almost had an orgasm just witnessing that... Aside from the bloodlust, the strange clapping technique also caught her attention as she was once a victim of it. Even though she wasn't sure how or why it worked, the fact he managed to use it on opponents far superior to his own and gain an advantage because of it was impressive in its own right.
Although all of those things got her really excited about him, what finally made her considered that girly boy as her full fledge lover was that innocent smile he gave to that little girl. Ah yes, that sweet innocent smile, a smile that she craved and a smile she must possess...
In the back of her mind, she realized he still lacked basic strength; but since she was sure she could fix that particular problem of his with rigorous training, she didn't dwell too deeply into it. Instead, she simply wanted to jump in and seal the deal right now. She will make him hers, forever, she decided and made a beeline for him...
- Dream Sequence Start -
Standing in between a teacher's desk and a blackboard, Nagisa faced with what seemed to be a class of overly enthusiastic teenage students eager to learn whatever lesson he was about to teach them. Their eyes shone brightly and were filled with aspiration and high hopes. The greetings they gave him were warm and touching. This, without doubt, was his dream job. He would teach them, help them, train them, mold them, and prepare them for their lives ahead just as Koro-sensei had done for him years ago. But then something doesn't seem right.
There was an oddity in this perfect scenery. He looked around the classroom searching for that thing which gave him the uncomfortable feeling. Soon he spotted it. In the far back corner of the classroom there sat a beautiful woman dressed in a white military uniform. She had long sky-blue hair and she was looking straight at him with an icy soul-piercing gaze.
The next thing Nagisa knew, he was no longer in that wonderful classroom as a teacher. Instead, he now stood naked in the middle of a dimly lit dungeon with his arms bounded above his head. Then, the same blue haired woman dressed in the same white military uniform appeared. She was tall, at least a head taller, and intimidating. Behind her was a pack of Dobermans. Slowly, she stalked toward him wearing a sadistic smile. The dogs followed...
Instinct drove him to struggle and get out of his binding but somehow his body wouldn't cooperate. It was as if he was under some kind of spell. All he could do was watched as the sadistic woman and her pack of dogs crept closer and closer. Finally, she stopped about a foot away from him with the dogs close behind forming a semi circle around him. Suddenly, she bent down and met him at eye level, smiling cruelly and staring straight at him. Up close, Nagisa found her even more intimidating than those pack of dogs, especially with a crazed stare and that sadistic smile...
With a sweet sexy voice, she said, "Helloo, Na gi sa kun."
- Dream Sequence End -
Nagisa suddenly stretched open his eyes and sat up while breaking out in cold sweat. It took a second or two to adjust his eyes. When he finally saw his surrounding, he was rather confused. After all, he was fully expected to wake up in some dark dungeon, not on a soft bed in a bright and beautifully decorated room fitted for a princess...
Disoriented as he was, Nagisa failed to notice the person laying next to him who was curiously and passionately observing him. He also failed to notice his clothes had been changed from a maid outfit to some kind of pajama. Then...
"Good Morning, Nagisa," a sweet and sexy female voice said.
Nagisa turned to the source of the voice and found a beautiful blue-haired woman dressed in nothing but a buttoned down white long sleeve shirt revealing a large portion of her well endowed figure. Lying beside him, the woman stared passionately. Esdeath, the same woman from his dream/nightmare, he recognized. Out of instinct, the young assassin grabbed hold of a comforter nearby and pulled it close to his chest as some sort of psychological defense while trying to figure out why he was here and what had happened. Suddenly, he had a flashback of the event prior to him waking up on her bed.
-Flashback Start-
Nagisa had just won his duel and there was this little girl - the daughter of the announcer - questioning him about his technique. Then all of a sudden, the crazy woman showed up out of nowhere and happily said, "I knew you won't disappoint me. From now on, you shall be mine." She then put a collar around his neck which was linked to some metal chain and dragged him along. Naturally, he put up a little bit of resistant for being put on a leash and treated like an animal. Then, without warning, everything went black...
-Flashback End-
Now that Nagisa thought about it, he knew exactly what happened. She had knocked him out for putting up the tiniest of resistant. The young boy involuntarily gulped and refocused his attention on his captor. There she was staring passionately at him the whole time without uttering a word. Gone were her sadistic smiles from his recent nightmare/memory and was replaced by a sweet and alluring one. Nagisa wasn't sure what changed prior to this moment that made her smile sweetly, but it didn't change the fact that she's batshit insane...
The look Esdeath gave him was getting more and more unsettling. Somehow, her expression reminded him of Yuno Gasai, a classic yandere - and an infamous at that...
Trying to ease the tension between them, Nagisa attempted to smile. Perhaps due to his nervousness, his smile came off really awkward. His awkwardness didn't seem to deter her however as she crept closer all the while maintaining her affection like she was somehow enchanted or something...
"Good, you are finally awake. We got a lot to do," said Esdeath.
"...Umm..." Somewhat confused, Nagisa's mouth hanged open slightly.
"You have slept for a whole day, silly. Honestly, you must work on your endurance. I will not tolerate my lover being weak."
"..." Nagisa gulped, having a bad feeling where this conversation was heading...
"But rest assure, Nagisa. I will turn you into the finest general in the history of the Empire, right alongside me."
And his worst fear was confirmed... Nagisa had no idea of why she suddenly turned all yandere on him, but boy, if she ever found out he was not what she thought he was...
Chapter End
Omake
"Man, I can't believe you lost an easy fight like that," said Lubbock. He, along with Tatsumi, was sitting in a resting hall inside the royal coliseum. Lubbock was in charge of watching over Tatsumi until he made a full recovery while Leone headed out to gather information.
"I...I was just...distracted," replied Tatsumi with some difficulty in finding the right word. While he had regain consciousness, his head was still spinning. Still, it was a massive improvement from ten minutes ago, when he first woke up. At this rate, he believed he should be fine in a few minutes.
"Mm, I understand, Tatsumi. I totally understand," Tatsumi's green-haired companion replied with a straight face. Then teasingly, he added, "I mean, she was a cute one after all."
"Wait, what?! N-no, th-that's not what I-ow," Tatsumi groaned, holding his head in pain.
"You don't have to be ashamed, Tatsumi. Every man has his own weaknesses. Although...I never thought you had a thing for flat chest-ed ones," laughed Lubbock.
"Grr," Tatsumi growled, still holding his head.
"Well, well, don't be mad. At least Esdeath was ecstatic enough with her maid's victory that she let you keep your prize money," Lubbock said. Tatsumi sighed having almost fully recovered by now. "Although I must say, poor little maid to have gotten Esdeath's attention like that," the green haired assassin added.
"...What happened to her afterward?" Tatsumi asked, feeling sympathetic toward the maid who defeated him.
"She was immediately put on a leash and forcibly dragged away. I shudder to think just what Esdeath had installed her. Well, on second thought, aren't you glad you lost and didn't got her attention like that poor little maid?"
"..." Both Tatsumi and Lubbock started imagining the horrors the maid would be subjected to.
"Hmm, what's up with the depressing look you two? What were you talking about?" Leone, having finished snooping around and decided to check up on her companion, asked.
"Oh, we were just discussing that poor maid's fate," said Lubbock.
"Ahh, you mean that cross-dressing boy?"
"..." Tatsumi and Lubbock stared at their companion trying to process the information. "Ehhhhh!?" they screamed in union a few seconds later with their eyes widen and jaws dropped after realizing what was said to them.
"Ahahaha, don't tell me you really have fallen for that boy's charm. H-he, haha, was clearly a boy in, hahaha, disguise." Leone was having the best laugh of her life while Tatsumi and Lubbock were both scarred - for life - on that day, just like Wave...
AN: And there goes chapter 3. It is a nice setup to conclude the first phrase of this story - which is to get Esdeath to fall in love with Nagisa. The next phrase is beyond my ability to write as it requires a lot of balancing acts with lots of smart dialogs. Anyway, if I am going to write anything, I would most likely focus on my other story. You can basically consider this one to be discontinued and up for adoption. The next chapter is not a chapter. I am copying my author profile regarding this crossover there so don't get too excited...
Oh the fight with Tatsumi is basically the copy of the 2 fights Nagisa had with Takaoka. You see, I am not very imaginative. I copy things, a lot…
Abrams 1559: Not sure what teigu to give him or if he even needs one since I am more favorable in giving him 'tentacles' (or the passive abilities of the tentacles at least - with perhaps slight offensive capabilities that must be restricted or else he will become too OP).
Magnolia C: I don't plan on Nagisa having any meaningful interaction with Night Raid. The Night Raid at large is not very important to this story as Nagisa's goal is to reform from the inside. Their path is unlikely to cross as Nagisa needed to eliminate the Rebels first by using Esdeath. She is great in offence but not so good in defense. Once the rebels suffer heavy loses on the battle field, it will take a long time for them to rebuild (if it is still even possible to rebuild) which will allow Nagisa ample time to deal with the PM. Also the Night Raid would have no choice but to work with reformists instead of the revolutionaries. Still, NR won't be as important as the Jaeagers. In fact NR is not even needed in order to deal with the PM. The only one that might be helpful is Chelsea. Her ability allows her to infiltrate deep into enemy territory. In one scenario, I have thought of is that she turned herself into Esdeath in order to get close to Nagisa and eliminate or capture him. But the crafty Nagisa realized she is a fake and knocked her out instead. Afterward, he would try to turn her into a double agent or a simple switch side. Considering that Nagisa's goal is similar to the Night Raid but served the reformists, it is not entirely impossible to convince her to switch. But of course she would be jailed until she switch. How was Nagisa able to figure she was a fake? Well, he is an expert in reading people. Chelsea's ability may be flawless in her transformation, but she is unlikely to fake the human subconscious wavelength that Nagisa is expert in reading. A different wavelength than Esdeath will trigger suspicion so…
