Chapter 27 Hei, What in the World Have You Done?
How do the young assassins of Night Raid view the Black Reaper? That is an interesting question. Is it admiration? Fear? Annoyance? Maybe a mixture of all of them.
Even though he is a man who can utilize his resources to destroy a force twenty times greater than his own, even though he is a man who can accurately calculate every single movement of his opponents, even though he is a man who can control his bodily movements with absolute accuracy to the nearest centimeter, even though he is a man who is overpowered in political debate and analyzation…
HOW THE HELL DID HEI CREATE A LABORATORY IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOREST IN A SINGLE NIGHT?!
To build a laboratory upon a forest, accurate observations, measurements, planning, and design would need to be done to the extreme certainty. Air ventilation, environmental hazards, flammable objects, and other important factors must all be considered to the core. The major building project consists of the digging of solid foundations, the carrying of rocks and steel, the connecting among different materials, the assembling of structures, and everything else that is completely impossible to finish in just one night.
Is Hei going to tell them that he secretly used his Type-Gamma electron manipulation to magnetically control the abundant iron core below the visible surface in building this project? No.
But that's not what the problem is.
The problem is that whenever Leone or Lubbock wants to ask Hei about how he finished the incredible construction in just one night, all the reply they receive is that damned "ineptitude of masses".
That intolerable "ineptitude of masses".
It does not matter how smart or stupid you are. That sentence is just a complete insult on your intelligence. In fact, through subjective views, Hei has been insulting everybody's intelligence since the first day of his arrival in this world.
And just because of that, the rest of the Night Raid members are currently having their little private meeting.
"Ineptitude of masses, ineptitude of masses, ineptitude of masses…" Looking extremely frustrated and depressed, Lubbock steadily murmurs to himself, "whatever, we should just leave him be. He can do whatever he wants."
"But if you just watch him quietly, you can feel something mysterious and magnificent in his actions." The usually quiet Sheele slowly sets her book down on her knees, and softly speaks out in the defense of the newcomer.
"No, no, no! How can we tolerate that?! He's just a newbie that needs some discipline! We can't just let him disrespect us this entire time!" Crossing her hands in front of her, the prideful Mine looks at her defeated teammates with her disapproving eyes.
"We need food tomorrow." Taking another bite from the chicken leg in her hand, Akame is currently in her own fantasy land.
It seems like she has exactly zero comment on the potential vengeance plot against Hei.
"Yes, yes! That's it! You are a genius, Akame!" Jumping up at the sudden comment, a wicked grin takes over the petite cheeks of the pink-haired girl.
"We should take him to that place tomorrow," she says, "in the name of gathering food supplies!"
"Ugh, really? Isn't it Akame's turn to gather food? Why do we have to…"
Shaking his hands violently, the green-haired boy tries desperately to avoid this potential hassle.
"Then you come up with a plan!"
"What do you mean 'you come up with a plan'? It was your idea from the first place!"
…
Just as the bomb is about to be activated in this small room, the leader of this small group finally decides to intervene.
"Calm down, the two of you. Let's just all go to that place tomorrow. it would be exciting, no?"
Bulat is the one that has the absolute authority in this room, and his words are undoubtedly the final decision. His confirmation to Mine's evil plan directly earns the girl a smile of success in her heated debate.
Feeling that his world has been destroyed again, Lubbock weakly covers his head with his right hand, "Don't tell me I didn't warn you if things go wrong tomorrow…"
"By the way, isn't Hei 'educating' that new boy tonight?" Smiling sweetly at her fellow friends, Leone appears out of nowhere, firmly hugging Mine's shoulders with her long arms.
Educating?
By Hei?
Um…
At the same time, all of the Night Raid members unanimously decide to have a moment of silence for Tatsumi's future.
…
During the turbulent night, Leone can swear that she is constantly hearing screaming of horror from that confined laboratory.
Lubbock decides to cover himself with an extra set of blankets for absolutely no reason.
Grasping her pillow tightly, Mine wipes away another wave of cold sweat from her forehead.
…
In the next morning, just as the experienced Night Raid assassins are coming out of their individual rooms without any quality rests, the view of a familiar individual quickly emerges in their meeting room.
"Good morning, everyone!" A solid voice comes out of the young boy's lungs. His eyes are filled with determination and self-confidence. The innocent glare from the boy's eyes is no more, and the boy seems… matured? From the outer appearance of him, Tatsumi does not seem to have any physical transformation, but…
"When shall I receive my first assignment? I can't wait to slaughter those god-damned empire scums."
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Hei, what in the world have you done?!