Kill the Trap

Najenda recieved the message from the spies. "...Six people. So all of the Jaegers have moved out. ...Considering Esdeath's movement speed, even if they had information on our path they should be here around tomorrow afternoon." When that was finished, the silver-haired woman sent the falcon back out. "...All right!" Then, she turned to Akame and Sheele behind her, who were wearing bikinis, "I received information from the revolutionary army's spies. You guys, nonchalantly attract attention as we planned."

Both said in unison, "Roger that!"

Below them, the rest of us were enjoying playing in the lake in the area. Chelsea, Leone and Sayo were splashing around in the water, Mine was still changing,...Lubbock and Ieysayu, well...

Lubbock, "Weelll..."

Ieysayu, "It sure is nice to be able to see the girls in their swimsuits, in a place like this."

Me, as usual when the do this, "Both of you, stop drooling over them, this is part of the plan too."

"Huh?!" The two perverts were confused by what I said.

Ieysayu, "Are you stupid?"

Lubbock, "Are you gay?!"

"No I'm not!"

Then, Leone's typical flirty voice. "Tatsumiii!" Turning to face her, I saw that she and Chelsea were right in my face. "Between Chelsea and me, whose swimsuit do you like better?"

Chelsea, "Ohhh, I'd like to hear the answer to that."

The busty blonde was wearing an orange and yellow stripe bikini, and the auburn hair Chelsea was wearing a sky blue bikini, with a flowered pattern, and the lower part had frills at the leg holes.

"Now," "Which is it?"

"I...I, well, uh..." I was trying to think of someway to get out of that extremely awkward scenerio.

That's when Mine came in. "Tatsumi..." I turned, and saw the pinkette in a pink bikini that was definitely her style. "Does this look okay on me?" She was kinda blushing, but not nearly as much as me.

"I don't have the words."

Leone, "Ah man, he dodged the question."

That's when the other two guys...well...

Ieysayu, "If they asked me, I'd yell, 'I love them both, of course!' and then I'd jump into their chests and start playing with them!"

Lubbock, "I'd jump into their chests while singing the national anthem!"

Unison, "WHY'D YOU ASK TATSUMI...!"

They both got a hand pressing their faces, from the girls.

Leone, "It's because you're those kind of men."

Sheele, "...The people in the team whose faces aren't known are pretty loud. And it looks like Mine finally made her move on Tatsumi." The purple air headed woman turned to her friend, "What's wrong, Akame?" She remained silent. "Are you thinking about your sister?"

"...Yeah." The red-eyed assassin sat down, "She's chasing me as a target, after all. I just end up thinking about a lot of things."

A moment of silence bestowed upon the two of them. "Even if your sister dies, don't you say you're all alone, even if you say it by accident. You have us."

Akame smiled, "...Yeah."

The Next Day; Romari Road:

The Jaegers were at a rest stop, and having a snack.

Esdeath, "Najenda is continuing east, and Akame is moving south! Their party's been witnessed splitting into two groups after coming here."

Seryu was comically keeping her treat away from Coro, while still holding it.

Bols, "If you go east, you'll come upon Kyoroch; where the headquarters for the Path of Peace is located. If you keep going south, you'll find cities that support the rebels. In any case, this is suspicious."

Wave lit up with enthusiasm, "If we hurry, we can quickly catch up with them. Let's go!"

Esdeath, "Well, wait. Night Raid's members are criminals from the capital. Since wanted posters haven't circulated to the local regions, they were seen and tracked, and on top of that, they were witnessed splitting into two groups. Isn't this too convenient?"

Ran, "Yes. I think there's a high probability of this being a trap."

Seryu looked rather concerned, "What's their reason for standing out on purpose? To lure us out from the capital and defeat us?"

Esdeath, "Najenda is like that. She fights calmly, with a burning heart."

Wave, "So that means it's dangerous to give chase." Holding his hand on his chin while saying that.

"...No, we won't waste this opportunity. Night Raid, who've been cleverly hiding themselves until now, have neatly revealed themselves. We'll prepare for their trap, and squash them, trap and all! Seryu, Ran, and I will follow Najenda. Kurome, Wave, and Bols, you chase Akame." Akame's little sister smiled rather unsettlingly. "Be aware of your surroundings at all times. And I don't care if you have to retreat because the enemy's waiting for you with overwhelming numbers. We might be on the offense here, but I'm not telling you to do a suicide attack, after all. They are the final rats who oppose the capital. Chase them down and finish them, without fail!"

All the other Jaegers responded in unison, "Roger!"

The latter three Jaegers were heading in our direction. Bols was a bit uneasy. "So our opponents are the capital's strongest, Night Raid...I wonder if someone like me can win..."

Wave gave him words of encouragement, "It'll be all right. When I fought someone from Night Raid before, he didn't fight me back, but in terms of skill, I felt he was about even with me. If we work together, we'll definitely win! Your Imperial Arms' suited for fighting crowds, so in fact, it's heartening to be with you!"

"...I wonder..."

Kurome teased Wave about what he said, "You're saying cool things like that, but I feel like you're going to be the one holding us back the most, Wave."

"WHAAAT?!" the former member of the Navy was annoyed, "Are you saying you can't trust in my ability?!"

"Yep. I kind of feel like you'd be weak when we really need you."

"Well you know, if I equip Grand Chariot!"

"Then show me how strong you are."

"Ohh! Bring it on!"

Bols stopped their arguing, "No fighting, you two!"

Then, Wave saw something in the path ahead. "Hey, there's something in front of us." When they got closer..."A scarecrow...?"

Bols, "You're right! It's suspicious to the point of there's no way it could be more suspicious!" They dismounted from their horses, "It'll be bad if it's a trap. Let's take care and look at it."

On a nearby cliff, Mine was wearing her mask, and taking aim with Pumpkin. "Targets sighted! Looking at their numbers, Esdeath split her group and went east after Boss herself. Just as planned!" However, Mine hesitated when she specifically aimed at Kurome.

Ieysayu was watching from the same cliff with his mask on, and using a pair of binoculars. He also noticed Kurome, "...They really are similar...as expected of them being sisters..."

Mine took aim once again, "That's why...I don't want Akame to have to do this. I'll take care of her...! I'll at least do it quickly, with one shot." Mine fired Pumpkin. However, Kurome dodged immediately.

Ieysayu, "What the hell?! She dodged it! What was that superhuman reaction time just now?!"

Susanoo then sprung out of nowhere, and Wave intervened. "Kurome! Watch out!" With his body—painfully—Wave blocked the blow from Su's staff—"Uohh!"—and was sent flying.

Bols was alarmed, "WAVE!"

Najenda, "We failed on the sniping, but we blew away one...and it wasn't the one who was a target, this is good." The rest of us were now facing the other two Jaegers.

"Night Raid...? And this is all of them!? So the east was a complete fake."

"Kurome and Bols. Even within the Jaegers, you two are priority targets. Prepare yourselves." The Boss was pointing at them.

"Priority targets...because I've burned countless people...I feel that nothing can be done about it if I'm targeted by assassins...but, I will not die!"

Me, "Boss...I forgot to mention something."

Najenda, "Not now."

"Bols has a family."

"I said not no...wait, what?!"

"A wife and daughter...that's why I'm concerned about him. What'll happen to them if he dies?"

Chelsea, "Tatsumi, you should never listen to fake sob stories on the battlefiel..."

I couldn't keep it in. "It's not fake!" It kinda echoed.

With the sisters...

"Sis."

"Kurome..."

"I've really been wanting to see you. Thank god. If I cut you down, I can add you to Yatsufusa's collection." Kurome drew her sword, and activated it's main ability; undead puppets, and one of them was an Ultra-Class danger beast, known as a destaghoul. "Unlike from before, if it's a dead body, I've become able to make anything a puppet. Even if it's the Ultra-Class danger beast, Destaghoul."

Najenda, "It was a gamble as to whether Esdeath would split her forces into two. But I see, if Yatsufusa's this powerful, a little trap doesn't mean anything!"

"Now then, the Imperial Arms battle is starting. I wonder how many of you are going to die?"

Things are starting to heat up now. You're probably wondering who I'm gonna save at the end of the battle.

Please leave a review, favorite, and/or follow.