Here is the thirty-seventh chapter in this story released in accordance with the release schedule. The Black Bulls have a new mission to undertake and it's a big one that requires them to head to a Strong Magic Region that's underwater and that means one thing, going to the beach and the beach means swimsuits. That is all that I have for the administrative stuff I have for y'all and there are no guest reviews that need a response, though I thank you for your support of my work, or questions to answer so I will end this here. Do keep them coming as your support is the best motivation for me to keep producing chapters at this kind of rate. That is it for this pre-chapter note so it is time to sit back and enjoy the thirty-seventh chapter in Akame ga Clover.

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Chapter 37: Bikini

"Hey, whole Squad meeting, now!" Yami yelled as he, Asta, Akame, and Tatsumi returned to the hideout from their meeting with the Wizard King, and Finral from taking them to said meeting, with dusk falling outside. "We have mission orders."

Thankfully there wasn't a need to find anyone, well other than Henry, who only Yami and Asta knew about at the moment and given his condition he couldn't come on the mission, and Nacht but none of them even knew of the Vice-Captain and he was off on some other mission regardless so he wouldn't be needed either, as they were all present in the common room. That wasn't a surprise as there wasn't much to do when they were on the clock given how few missions were actually assigned to them so the Squad just did their own thing at the hideout and at this time of day they were all in the common room.

That was about to change though as they did have a mission and not just any mission, a really important one given to them by the Wizard King himself. Yami was actually taking this seriously because of how serious Julius had been about this mission and was already planning on going on ahead of his Squad to Raquey to sort things out there. They had a few days before the full moon but it was better to get there ahead of time to be in position for when they had to leave and give Noelle the time that she needed to master a new spell that would be able to take them to the Underwater Temple.

"They're all here Captain." Akame noted as they entered before she swiftly moved to the table that was groaning under all the meat that Charmy had piled up on it while they were out. "So, er…"

"And we've lost Akame." Yami noted as Akame began to eat the meat like there was no tomorrow and rapidly reducing the amount that was present as she caught up to Charmy's appetite. "Well she already knows so that's fine."

"Knows what Captain Yami, sir!" Magna said loudly.

"You'll learn what it is right now." Yami said as he raised his voice. "Alright everyone, we've got a mission from the Wizard King to retrieve a Magic Stone from the Underwater Temple, a Strong Magic Region in the ocean southeast of the Clover Kingdom. We have a small, precise, window to reach it that is coming up in a few days so we are going to head to Raquey tomorrow as that's the best place to access the Underwater Temple from. You've got the rest of the evening to prepare as I expect you all to head there first thing in the morning."

"Raquey?" Asta asked looking at Yami. "The Wizard King didn't say anything about that."

"Because he didn't have to, his description of where the Underwater Temple is puts it closest to Raquey." Yami said as he took a puff on his cigarette. "Plus it's the main beach town in the Noble Realm with good access to the sea so it's the best place to go to prepare for this."

"Oh." Asta said understanding now.

"Any other questions?" Yami asked and when there weren't any he continued. "Ok good. Get ready, this is a big mission and we're all going on it so don't let me and the Wizard King down."

"Yes Captain." Those who could answer said.

Yami grunted, given the late hour this was the best that he'd get. He expected them all to surpass their limits on this mission as there was a good chance there'd be combat during it based on what Julius had learned from the captured members of the Eye of the Midnight Sun. So long as they were ready in the morning he was fine with the limited response.

"Woo-hoo we're going to the beach guys!" Magna said as Yami walked to his usual chair in the common room now that he was done delivering the news. "Now that's what I call a real man's destination. Nothing can be manlier than this, right little rasta."

"Yeah this is going to be awesome." Asta said as Magna put an arm around him and Tatsumi just went to join Akame at the table of meat so that he could get some before she and Charmy ate it all though he only just managed it before all the meat was eaten and the table cleared by some of Charmy's sheep cooks. "I've never seen the ocean before and this comes directly from the Wizard King! It's a huge deal so we can't let him down."

"I haven't either!" Magna said. "So I can't wait to see it."

"That's because the ocean is to the south of the kingdom." Tatsumi pointed out as he ate and headed over to the other guys while Charmy and Akame slumped over the table still hungry. "The Forsaken Realm where people like us are from is the outer edge and doesn't even border the ocean, the Common Realm does though I don't know what the coastline there looks like while the Noble Realm's within a large cove of sorts protected from bad weather. That's part of what makes Raquey such a thriving place to go. That and the weather there as I hear it's great year round."

"How do you know?" Magna asked. "Your from even deeper in the sticks than we are and like us didn't leave your village until you went to the Magic Knight Entrance Exam."

"Yeah but when I decided to be a Magic Knight I made sure to learn all I could about the Kingdom that I would be protecting so that I could do a good job and that included learning about its geography, along with several other trades and skills." Tatsumi said. "Course it's what I did in my old life before I went to try and join the army but my block was still in place then so I didn't realize at the time that it was a reflex of sorts. At least this time went better than my last life."

"Oh well whatever we're still going!" Magna said recalling Tatsumi's story of his previous life and how he'd seen true evil when he went to the Empire's Capitol so he switched back to the mission at hand and began to chant. "Beach! Beach! Beach!"

Asta joined in with Magna as they devolved to chanting about the beach while Tatsumi just smiled at their antics as he ate though he'd join in with them in a bit. As they did the others in the Squad also got into the idea of visiting the beach before the upcoming mission.

"Ah there's nothing better than relaxing in the sun with a nice cold, alcoholic, drink." Vanessa said from where she was lounging on a sofa, punctuating her slurred speech with a hiccup. "Especially if it's a hot day."

"I'm going to brush up on cocktails that will be perfect for the beach." Finral said as he began mixing one at the bar. "I can't wait to offer the ladies I meet there my original, handmade, cocktails. They're going to look divine in their swimsuits that I've got to be at my best for them."

"Wait, swimsuits?" Noelle asked going bright red as she realized that she'd have to wear one on the beach and holding her face as her knees wobbled while standing in front of a now empty table that Akame and Charmy were still slumped over it wanting more food. "Does that mean that I'll have to wear one there, and what kind should it be? I mean aren't b, b, bikinis the usual norm? I don't know if I can pull that off. Maybe a one piece outfit would be better or better yet maybe I shouldn't go and just stay here."

"No dice Noelle." Akame said from behind her turning her head to look at her friend's back but not lifting her head from the table. "This is underwater so we need Water Magic."

"Mhm does that meant that there's going to be so many kinds of yummy seafood just waiting to be grilled up by the shore." Charmy said now drooling on the table while Noelle freaked out even more and didn't actually hear what Noelle had said. "The culinary possibilities are endless. Akame, can you hunt seafood?"

"Yes, I am quite adept at it actually as it's how I honed Tatsumi's killing skills our past life, though he was already adept at it to begin with." Akame said as she too began to drool at all the tasty fish she'd get to feast on in Raquey and the Underwater Temple. "And with Noelle, once she's mastered a new spell, we can hunt deep sea fish that few have ever tasted. It will be so delicious."

"Oh I can't wait; all the succulent fishes will be mine." Charmy said. "So much to eat, so little time."

Elsewhere in the common room Gordon was mumbling about putting sunscreen on each other while Grey was growling as he or she filled up some kind of animal float thing that had just appeared out of nowhere as no one knew where it had come from. This was right by Yami who was standing in the back of the common room just watching the Squad get excited about it, which was good as at least they were up for going but it wouldn't be all fun and games.

"Hey Captain, what kind of souvenir should I get Marie?" Gauche asked from one of the other couches as blood ran down from his nose and Luck shadow boxed next to him. "This is going to be my first time there so I need to get a lot of good things for her so that she'll come with me to the beach next time and we can play there together, she'll love it."

"Aren't sharks super strong?" Luck said as he sparked with lightning. "Can I fight them?"

"They should eat both of you." Yami said glancing at them. "I'm not dealing with either of those requests."

"Don't bother Luck." Tatsumi said calling out to the blond boy. "You're Lightning Magic wouldn't make it fun; they'll fall too easily if you use it."

"Aww that's no good." Luck said. "Well I hope there are strong monsters somewhere as I want to fight something."

"This is a special mission, there will be." Tatsumi said. "Don't worry about it."

"A swimsuit, I just don't think I can wear one." Noelle said still beat red and panicking over the idea of wearing one. "I don't even own a swimsuit as I never had need for one before."

"Oh don't worry Noelle, I can lend you one if you need it." Vanessa said lifting up a wire frame with a bikini on it that she had on her for some inexplicable reason. "Same goes for you Akame though you might be a bit too well endowed for this."

To call the black bikini a swimsuit would be a generous term as it was little more than black string with the top being two small triangles that would just about cover a woman's nipples and not much more, certainly not areolas if the woman had large ones, and bottoms being a small strip to cover the front, with encouragement for no hair being present there, and a tiny triangle in the back ensure all of the rear was on display. It was beyond inappropriate to wear at a beach.

Noelle's reaction was as expected, a high pitched scream as her face went and her pigtails stood on end at the sight and suggestion that she wear it. It was a fair reaction to something that risqué and Noelle was very conservative in that regard.

Just the idea of a normal bikini which would expose plenty of cleavage and leave a lot of skin on display was enough to rattle Noelle, and she'd leapt on Asta that one time her clothes got ripped back in the dungeon mission for pointing it out though he was respectful and didn't mention that it was revealing cleavage. Plus he'd been injured so it hadn't been the best move but he'd deserved it for looking at her in that state.

For her part Akame just looked at the suit with a quizzical eye and even raised her head off the table to get a better look at it. She couldn't deny that black suited her, it went well with her hair, and there was certainly a private appeal to wearing it but not at the beach. No that was something for when she and Tatsumi were ready for the next step in their relationship, something for when they were alone and she wanted to tantalize him, but she'd discuss that with Vanessa when she was ready to take that step with Tatsumi.

"Even without Noelle's reaction, that's not appropriate for the beach." Akame said after a moment. "Plus if I wear that then Tatsumi will probably kill anyone who looked at me in it just as I would anyone who looked at him if he was to wear a speedo that left just as much to the imagination as that does. Another time Vanessa."

"Oh I get you girl, we'll talk later." Vanessa said with a grin as the chant for beach got louder. "Just let me know, I'll make sure that you slay Tatsumi in a totally different sense of the word."

"Th, thanks." Akame said flushing at that but knowing that she'd take Vanessa up on the offer when she was ready.

"Beach! Beach! Beach! Beach! Beach!"

By now Finral, Luck and even Tatsumi had joined in on the chanting as the boys held each other and hyped themselves up for the beach. It was actually getting annoying and finally Yami reacted in typical Yami fashion, by punching the wall with magic encasing his left fist and forearm.

"Shut it you lot!" Yami roared as the wall was blown out with an explosion of force which had the expected result of silencing everyone and getting the Squad's attention so Yami used that to make it clear what the situation was. "This isn't some vacation or pleasure trip; we're going to the beach to work. Got it?"

"Yes sir." The entire squad said as they all leapt up and knelt before their Captain in a line the way they did before getting their wages.

"Good now sort out what you need to sort out and go to bed." Yami said. "I expect you to be ready to leave first thing in the morning."

At that Yami left them where they were and went to bed himself, well first he had to take a massive dump but then he'd head to bed. He had his plans that he had to sort out hence why he was leaving before the others but he expected his Squad to be ready in the morning to make their way to Raquey for the mission.

"Akame, you were there for the orders, how much time do we have before the mission?" Vanessa asked once Yami left and the Squad began to get up. "Will we get to actually enjoy the beach?"

"A few days so we will have time." Akame said. "Not much and I expect the Captain will only give us a few hours but we should get to enjoy the beach and ocean for a bit."

"Good then Finral, I need a portal to the beach store in Kikka the moment that I'm dressed." Vanessa said as she began to head to the women's wing to get her clothes to go out in. "I know you know where it is and we still need to get Noelle a swimsuit. Akame, Charmy, do you two need swimsuits?"

"I don't have one as I never needed one after joining so I do need to get one but there's a specific style that I'm looking for." Akame said trying not to look at Tatsumi as it was something she really wanted him to see her in. "And there's a second one that I'd like to find if possible so I'm down."

"I could use one." Charmy said with a nod. "Not needed one before but if I'm to dive for seafood I'll need something to wear for that."

"Great then it's a girls' trip." Vanessa said.

"Do I get a say in this?" Noelle asked.

"Nope." Vanessa said with a smile as she left.

Noelle sighed in resignation at that. At least she'd get to choose her outfit so she'd be able to select something less revealing than what Vanessa had shown her. Still, she had a feeling that this wasn't going to be that smooth of a trip as the rest of the Black Bulls went to sort out their own things leaving the girls to their little, impromptu, trip.


"Come on Noelle, you can't try a swimsuit on without being naked." Vanessa said as she got into the changing booth in the beach store in Kikka which was surprisingly open this late at night and closed the wooden door to it behind her. "Now let's get you out of these clothes and see what these suits look like on you."

As soon as Vanessa had gotten ready she'd taken Noelle, Akame, and Charmy to the store that Finral provided a portal to, with Finral coming as well so that he could take them back when they were done though he went to find some lovely ladies nearby while the girls shopped, and gone right in. Vanessa already had her own swimsuit, one that she was sure would shock the boys, but it was time to get all the other girls outfits as well so that they could look great on the beach. Well, almost all the girls as no one in the Squad was actually aware of Grey's true form or gender at the moment.

For Charmy and Akame it hadn't been that bad of an ordeal. They both knew what they were going for and quickly sought them out with Charmy finding a nice one piece outfit that fit her small size with white and blue stripes on it that she was wearing in the store after trying it on while Akame browsed the bikini section looking for two in particular.

While she knew that the exact designs were unlikely, she wanted ones similar and smiled as she found them after a bit of searching. She still had to find the right size and take them to try them on, she wasn't exactly small up top after all so she needed to make sure the top was just right for her bust size as she took them into the changing stall next to the one that Noelle and Vanessa were in.

Noelle had been in it pretty much ever since they arrived as Vanessa tried to find a good outfit for her but Noelle was being shy and not trying them on, or even getting undressed. That was why Vanessa had gotten fed up and gotten into the stall with her as Akame finished sorting out her first outfit and was checking it, and herself, out in the mirror making sure it fit just right to be tasteful and appropriate while also being something that Tatsumi would love to see her in.

It was as Akame was sorting this out that Noelle let out a high pitched scream from within the stall as Vanessa was trying to take her clothes off and getting a little forceful with it due to Noelle's stubbornness. Akame couldn't fault the older woman, Noelle did need to strip to try the outfit on as a swimsuit was something that you to be naked for, but the scream was a bit too loud and someone might misinterpret it and barge in which wouldn't be good.

Naturally Akame would defend her friend and squadmate's honor, and preserve her goods for when she was ready to show them to Asta of course but that was eons off yet if Akame was right, so she was ready. Thankfully she had her grimoire with her in the stall so if it came to it Akame could act right away.

"Come on just take it off already." Vanessa said as she struggled with Noelle and managed to get her clothes off but in the process knocked the door to the changing stall open as she'd not locked it behind her. "It needs to be off so we can see how you look in these cute outfits."

"No don't." Noelle complained glad that there were only women in the store as she was rather exposed at the moment. "Please…"

"Is there a robbery going on in here, or worse!"

This was a man's voice that barged in just as Akame sensed the ki of him, another man and a woman enter the store their ki telling her that they were here to lend aid having clearly misinterpreted Noelle's scream. She also sensed the ki of Vanessa and Noelle and knew two things. First, they could be seen by the man who barged in, and second that Noelle was naked but for a towel covering her lower half though thankfully Vanessa's arm was currently over her breasts hiding the most intimate parts at least.

Instantly Akame leapt into action breaking through the door of her own changing stall sending wood everywhere and still in the bikini that she'd selected as her grimoire flew into the air and glowed as it opened and flipped to the right page. Her target was the pervert who'd dared spy a peak on Noelle's nakedness and she'd locked onto his ki as he fell back to the ground blood fountaining from his nose in a way that Gauche could thankfully never achieve but he'd not get up as the handle or Murasame appeared from her grimoire.

"Blade Creation Magic: Murasame!" Akame said as she grabbed the handle in her right hand and drew it in midair.

The man, she'd not gotten a good look at him yet, didn't even try to get up as Akame landed on her left foot right next to his hip and drove her right foot into the center of his chest with enough force to wind him and keep him pinned to the ground. As she did that, Akame brought Murasame around to his neck, the tip easily cutting a clean groove into the wood as she rested it against his neck just enough to draw a few drops of blood and make it clear that she was serious. Even after she had the blade in position she didn't remove her bare foot from his chest as she kept the man pinned to the floor.

"Noelle!"

"Klaus one…"

"If I hear or even sense either of you try to cast a spell you're done." Akame said as several blades appeared in the air at the throats and chests of the other two close enough to drive home her point while her eyes never leaving the pinned man so she used ki to position the blades. "Trust me, you'll be dead before you get a spell off. Not even something like Light Magic is fast enough to save you."

"I'd listen to her." Vanessa said calmly as Akame noted that the man had short, light blue hair which was shaved on the sides with the top swept to the left so that one strand hung down the left side of his face falling to just past his eyes and black, square, glasses. "She's not joking."

"Yeah I can see." The second male said his tone neutral and non-threatening. "I've seen this before; I don't doubt it but what's going on? We mean you no harm."

The three entrants were in fact three members of the Golden Dawn who Noelle knew well as they were her cousin Mimosa Vermillion, Asta's brother and rival Yuno, and their mentor in the Squad, Klaus Lunettes a noble who's attitude towards commoners had been forcibly shifted for the better in the wake of the dungeon mission thanks to Asta and Yuno. Akame knew them as well though the only times that she'd been in their presence had be at the reception after the Distinguished Service Ceremony and when Mimosa had healed her in the wake of the cave incident the other day so she didn't have a good read on their ki signatures yet.

Of course all three had seen her actions in the reception though they'd not tied it to her when they saw her again the other day after the incident near Nean. Also it didn't help that at that very moment Akame was only wearing a red bikini with ruffles on the edges of the top that covered her breasts with the knot on the top at the front and a full small skirt around her bottoms.

It was a slightly off putting sight to see her calmly standing there, katana to Klaus's neck and foot on his chest with blades she had control of at Yuno and Mimosa's throats, along with the broken remains of a changing room door behind her wearing just a bikini. If it wasn't for the look in Akame's red eyes it would be almost comical.

"You barged in here while I was naked!" Noelle yelled as she held the towel around her and high enough that there was no cleavage on display. "I think this is a more than fair reaction from my squadmate."

"Did you see anything?" Akame said glaring down at Klaus though he was currently too stunned to say anything while Yuno looked around. "Be honest because I will be able to tell if you lie."

"Nothing that a man should see of a woman who he's not with romantically." Klaus muttered his ki telling the truth though his head was swimming from everything and the absurdity of a hot, bikini clad, girl with a sword at his neck and foot on his chest only added it. "I swear."

"Swimsuits?" Yuno asked looking around and glad that Bell was hidden on him so she could act if need be, not that he expected it as these were the Black Bulls and would back down once the situation calmed down, though she was still growing as a Spirit so Yuno was hesitant to ask her for help. "That's what's going on here."

"That's right, it's just buying some swimsuits golden boy." Vanessa said coming over to him while leaving Noelle still covered in a towel in the changing stall and acting like Akame wasn't there while a slightly disturbed shop assistant in a green and yellow bikini top, sarong, and shorts holding one of the bikinis that Vanessa had selected for Noelle stood to the side unsure what to do about the sudden situation going on in the store. "See, the other girls in our Squad don't have swimsuits so we came here for them. The other two are fine as you can tell but Noelle was indecisive so I offered to help her chose one. I did offer her one of mine to borrow as it would be easier but alas she declined it."

"It was nothing but strings!" Noelle complained. "I couldn't wear that in private let along public!"

"I'll back Noelle up on this." Akame said still pinning Klaus to the ground and really hoping he wasn't enjoying this though as he'd passed out after answering her it was hard to tell. "It was just strings with as minimal coverage as possible, a little too much for a public beach, especially for royalty."

"Thank you." Noelle said glad that Akame was backing her up in more ways than one.

"Oh my that's, er, interesting." Mimosa said a little nervous about the blades but more concerned about her cousin. "So then the screaming…"

"Was Vanessa ripping my clothes off without permission." Noelle said. "I have a right to not like that and thus voice my objections to it."

"Hey, I was helping." Vanessa said looking at Noelle. "You can't try a swimsuit on over your clothes now can you? You do have to be naked for that after all. Back me up here."

"Vanessa does have a point there." Akame said as the shop assistant who Vanessa had asked to back her up laughed nervously not wanting to get involved in whatever was going on. "You do have to be naked for that."

"Can we leave?" Yuno said realizing that the situation wasn't a situation at all. "Or at least get these blades away from us as it's clear we're not here to cause issues and didn't see anything."

"Oh right, guess it's safe just don't look at Noelle." Akame said as she dismissed her blades. "If you do then you'll lose your eyes."

"And please let Sir Spectacles up." Yuno added unphased by the threat as he had no intention of looking at the fussy Mage who followed Asta around though he did take it seriously as Vanessa found a new outfit for Noelle. "I'd rather not have to explain what happened to Captain Vangeance even if it was slightly justified for his accidental peeping."

"Sure, don't mention this and I won't mention him being a pervert." Akame said as she removed her katana from Klaus's neck and backed up. "Fair?"

"Fair." Yuno said with a nod.

"Wait isn't that…" Mimosa began.

"I'd just drop it Mimosa." Noelle said as she realized that Mimosa was starting to put two and two together about Akame and it was better that she not know about Akame's, and Tatsumi's for that matter, special mission for the Wizard King. "Just remember who didn't have blades at their throats in that reception a few weeks back."

"Right will do." Mimosa said with a nod realizing that it was better not to confirm what she suspected.

"Great now that that's sorted how about this outfit Noelle." Vanessa said holding up a cute number with seashells for the breasts and crotch that would have been good had it basically not had any covering for a woman's bottom, and the fact that it drew all eyes to the breasts which was good if you weren't well endowed but Noelle had a decent enough bust size that it was too much for her. "Cute, right?"

"Adding some seashells doesn't make it less revealing." Noelle said rejecting it right away as Klaus came to. "It's as bad if not worse than the other one."

"Well it does cover more up top though admittedly neither me nor Vanessa could wear that, it probably wouldn't support our sizes." Akame noted which added a new concern for Noelle though she was still growing there so it wasn't too much of a concern and she didn't mind her current size. "Course the backside is even less covered, which is impressive given the last outfit."

"Well I see that this was just a false alarm, nothing to see here." Klaus said getting up not looking at them as blood still ran from his nose and he adjusted his glasses. "I guess trying on swimsuits for a trip to the beach is what constitutes hard work is for the Black Bulls."

"I'd watch your words Sir Spectacles." Akame said using the term she'd heard for Klaus as she rested the back of her katana on her right shoulder as she stood there in her red bikini. "You couldn't do the work I do."

"Yeah excuse us but all this is for a very mission that we've got." Vanessa said irritated at Klaus's comment. "So shut it pervert."

"A mission?" Yuno asked confused though not looking down on them as he didn't doubt that this was a legitimate mission despite the fact that they were buying swimsuits for it.

"Yup and it's for one big, secret job." Vanessa said as she approached Yuno her tone becoming sultry and seductive before she looked into his eyes, with her boots she was as tall as he was, and raised his chin so that he was looking at her. "Wanna come with kiddo? See how a real Magic Knight Squad handles things? Ha, you're adorable, aren't you."

"As much as I'd like to see Asta in action to see how much stronger he is so that I can surpass him I'll have to pass on this." Yuno said turning his head away causing Vanessa to back off a bit, not that she'd do more than mess with him as she already had her heart set on someone else though she did enjoy messing with boys like Yuno. "We have other things that we have to do. Like you we have our own jobs to undertake."

"That's a shame, I'd love to take a trip to the beach it has been too long." Mimosa said with a smile trying not to imagine Asta on the beach as well or what he might think of her in a swimsuit or get jealous that he'd be seeing Noelle in one, or why that thought bothered her. "But alas our next mission starts tomorrow so we're too busy to help."

"Oh well." Vanessa said as Charmy finally realized what was going on though the very sight of her Prince of Provisions made her blush and coyly hide behind a rack of swimsuits in her own one that she'd selected as she watched him stand there. "A pity but what can you do?"

"I would like to see you in a swimsuit too Noelle." Mimosa said while Charmy devolved into a fantasy her eyes closed as she enjoyed it. "I've never actually seen you in one."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Noelle asked her eyes narrowing at her cousin.

"Just that you'll look good in one though something more tasteful than that." Mimosa said supportively. "That's all."

"Oh, er, thank you." Noelle said not showing it but happy that Mimosa thought she'd look good in a tasteful swimsuit while Charmy continued to have her beach fantasy regarding Yuno and his reaction to seeing her in her swimsuit and how sexy she was in it. "I'm sure you'd look good in one too, Mimosa."

"Come Yuno, Mimosa, we should go." Klaus said before Mimosa could say anything as he turned to leave. "Don't worry, we saw nothing."

"Good." Akame said as they walked off. "And I do hope that asshole in your Squad is still thinking of how close he came to losing his head the other day."

Klaus stiffened at that but said nothing as he led Yuno and Mimosa out though Mimosa called out a final goodbye as Noelle finally got a moment to close the door to the stall that she was still in so that she could put her clothes back on. Klaus's head was still hazy and the whole situation had been unreal but a katana was not a common weapon in the Clover Kingdom, in fact he only knew of two people who could use one, the Black Bulls' Captain and that girl who'd appeared in the reception holding one to Alecdora's throat while her partner put Solid and Nebra in their places for how they'd treated Noelle.

Seeing a girl holding one, and one with such a distinctive red handle, had jogged Klaus's memory of the reception back for Klaus and the girl's words, Akame if he recalled her name from the Nean incident, brought it back full force. It was best not to mention that to Alecdora or the rest of the Squad for that matter.

The girl, if she was who Klaus though she was, had been there with the full authority of the Wizard King so there wasn't anything he could do about it, not that he would as he'd agreed that Alecdora and the others had gone too far that day. Best to leave it be and focus on their mission as the Golden Dawn trio took there leave.

"Well that could have been worse." Akame said idly turning to Vanessa as the trio left her katana still resting on her shoulder. "At least they were Magic Knights."

"If he'd seen Noelle, would he be alive?" Vanessa asked.

"Maybe, depends on how much he saw and his reaction to it." Akame said her tone so nonchalant that it made the assistant shiver and she noticed that. "Oh, er, sorry for all this. Bill the door to the Golden Dawn, it was their fault that I had to break it."

"Er ok." The assistant said as Akame went to her changing stall, retrieved her money bag, and brought it back while Noelle returned to them and began looking at more costumes deciding to try and find one herself now that she was here.

"Here, this will cover both my costumes." Akame said handing the bag to the woman. "The rest is for your valuable consideration and assistance. I'm sure I can rely on your silence in the matter."

Akame wasn't trying to be threatening or anything but the fact that she still had her katana on her shoulder didn't help her cause on that front. The assistant just took the heavy bag of coins and nodded, it was best to be silent after all and nothing bad had happened as Akame turned and returned to the changing stall to gather her clothes before going to the one that Noelle had been in as it still had a door to try on her second bikini. It was just a…

"I'm ready, eat me right up my Prince!" Charmy yelled suddenly leaping towards where she'd seen Yuno so that he'd catch her in his arms as her stomach growling and her fantasy having reached its zenith only for her to not realize that he was already gone and face planted the wooden floor getting all theirs attention as she groaned and raised herself to her hands and knees and looked around confused. "Hey, wait he was just here, I know because I was aiming for his arms. Where'd he go? Where's my Prince of Provisions?"

"You mean the Golden Boy that was just here?" Vanessa asked. "He and the others left. Don't worry they're alive."

"Aw I missed him." Charmy groaned. "Next time I won't be too shy to talk to him."

"Interesting, I'll note that for later, but ignoring that, it seems that Charmy and Akame have their outfits picked out so that just leaves you Noelle." Vanessa said as she lifted up her latest find, a white bikini who's bottoms were a little more modest, though not by much, but who's top was just a pair of stars that would only cover Noelle's nipples. "Here, how about this one."

"Not a chance." Noelle said. "That doesn't cover anything. It may be the worst of the lot."

"Actually, I'm still trying on my second one." Akame said cracking the door and poking her head out of the changing stall that she was in. "But the design is picked, just need the size."

"I see, Tatsumi's sure lucky to get to see you in two outfits." Vanessa said with a grin. "Well Noelle? Any idea what you'd like?"

"Er ma'am, if you're looking for something more covered up but still nice how about that one over there." The assistant interrupted as Akame went back to trying on her second bikini. "Other than the additions it's more in line with a typical bikini."

"Which one." Noelle said and the assistant gestured to a special bikini in a glass case.

It was eye catching for sure as it was green with dangling bits all over it and attached to scale-like design on it that caught the light in a pleasing way but it was modest and more in line for what a bikini was supposed to be like. It was also clearly a pricy one.

"It is one of our more expensive ones." The assistant said. "So if price is an issue…"

"Don't worry, I'm not worried about that." Noelle said as she studied it, the money was certainly no issue for her but style and appearance was. "I won't lie, it does have a certain charm with a more refined style that suits my status but I don't know. Even if it's better than what Vanessa has shown me so far there's still a lot of skin on display and it is really shiny. Is that necessary?"

"It's the style of it and why it's so pricy." The assistant said. "But wear this to the beach and you'll have all eyes on you and not because you're showing off the goods."

"All eyes…" Noelle began as she blushed and her mind went straight to one person and if Asta's eyes would be on her, which if so it could get a complement out of him about how she looked though the moment she thought that Noelle went into full denial mode.

Akame instantly sensed the change in Noelle's ki at all eyes being on her and knew what it was, by this point her friend was an open book when it came to one specific thing, or more precisely when she was thinking of a specific person, and so Akame stuck her head out and looked to the bikini. It was really shiny and a bit gaudy, not Akame's style at all, but it totally suited Noelle's.

"Remember how dense he is." Akame said. "But even he'll notice that you're wearing it."

"Ahh!" Noelle screamed going bright red as she turned to see Akame's head sticking out of the changing booth again. "Akame!"

"Just saying." Akame said as she retreated back into the booth.

"Is this the one you want then?" The assistant said not sure what was going on but having a good feeling that it had to do with a boy that the silver hair girl liked. "If it's to show off for someone special then he's sure to notice."

"Yes! I'll take it!" Noelle said as she pulled out her bag of coins that she then slammed on the counter. "And keep the change!"

"What?" The assistant asked as she went wide eyed at that as it was a very full bag but took it anyway.

There was still some things to wrap up, mainly that Noelle had to make sure that the bikini fit and looked good while Charmy paid and Akame made sure the other bikini was perfect but that only took a few moments before they were done and had their swimsuits bagged and were leaving the store to find Finral. It was time to return to the hideout and make sure that they had everything packed because the next day they set off for Raquey and their mission for the Wizard King. None of them had any idea what awaited them as they prepared for the Underwater Temple.

A nice, fun, setup chapter before the coming mission with a little twist now that Akame is there and can help defend Noelle. There really isn't much to say about this, it's just a standard bikini shopping chapter before we get the fun beach chapter that is coming next so plenty to look forward to before the Black Bulls head to the Underwater Temple. That's all that I have for y'all so I will leave this chapter off here. If you like my story then please follow, favorite, review, PM, etc. it is all appreciated and helps me get better and stay motivated to keep producing more content and any questions asked I will do my best to answer both privately and at the start of the next chapter. Until next time.

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