'...Sayo...Leyasu...I'm really glad you two taught me cooking...' Tatsumi thought to himself.

'Because now... I'm being treated like a Really cook in a goddamn sweatshop!'

As everyone asks for seconds, Tatsumi and Akame keep cooking for them. or mostly Tatsumi while Akame just eats whatever she gets her hand on.

"I'm supposed to be an Assassin but here I am stuck in kitchen duty!" Tatsumi complained as he angrily peals the Potatos.

"It can't be help. You're shadowing me so You have to do the kitchen work too." Akame explained.

"Yeah right! You're only after free samples to stuff your face with!" Tatsumi bites back.

"That's not true." Akame said as she eats more of the ingredients. "And you should be grateful That Ruby was put out of Cooking duty."

Then, A horrifying flashback came to Tatsumi.


"AAAAAAHHHH!" Everyone gasped when they heard Ruby scream from the kitchen.

and when she ran out, they all just either gasped, screamed or stepped back at the sight.

"CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAAAAAAAP!" Ruby yelled as she had a Frying pan that was lit on fire in her hands, trying to find something to put the fire out!

"AGAIN?!" Mine yelled "THAT'S THE 5 TIME THIS WEEK!"

"R-Ruby just calm down! slowly put the pan down!" Bulat said.

"I'M TRYING! DON'T YOU THINK I'M TRYING?!" Ruby yelled, still holding the flaming frying pan.

"Hey slow down! quit waving it around so much!" Lubbock yelled.

"AAAAAH YOU'RE ALL JUST MAKING ME NERVOUS!" Ruby yelled.

"AND YOU'RE GONNA BURN THE HIDEOUT DOWN!" Mine yelled back.

"AH JUST MOVE OUT OF MY WAY!" Ruby yelled as she kicked the door open and ran through the hallways and ran into the bathroom!

"WAIT! NOT THE BATHROOM AGAIN! YOU'LL CLOG THE TOILET AGAIN!" Lubbock called out!


"...You might have a point." Tatsumi Sweat dropped.

And Back on the Dining Table, Sheele and Ruby sit next to each other with a notebook Infront of Ruby, and a Pencil in her hand.

"Okay. Now try to write my name one more time." Sheele instructed.

"Okay...Shee...Le..." Ruby writes down with the pencil.

"Good! You wrote it down right this time!" Sheele praised. "You're doing great!"

"Thanks to you." Ruby smiled.

"Aww look at the Student, Begging for a gold star~"

Ruby cringed as she looked back and saw Mine alongside Lubbock and Bulat by the doorway.

"Oh? Are we going right now?" Sheele asked.

"Yup. hurry up and get ready." Lubbock answered.

"Are you all going somewhere?" Tatsumi asked as he and Akame exited the Kitchen.

"That's right. We got an assignment so we're leaving for the Capital." Bulat Answered.

"We'll continue Our lesson Tomorrow." Sheele told Ruby

"So please take good care of our Base."

"Oh. Okay." Ruby Nodded.

"So be sure to Cut those cucumbers and Keep studying!" Mine mocked.

*Bonk!*

"OW!" Mine then yelled in pain as a Wooden cup was thrown at her forehead.

"Whoops. Sorry." Ruby sassily spoke "My hand slipped."

"WHY YOU LITTLE!" Mine yelled before Bulat picked her up and held her back. "Let me go! I'm gonna teach her a lesson!"

"Well, We're off now!" Bulat ignored Mines tantrum and waved the 3 off with a smile "Take care now!"

And just like that, All 4 of them left.

"Okay." Akame then undid her Hair and began to walk "Let's go take some lives of our own."

"Are you talking about Hunting or Assassinating?" Ruby Asked.


"We're getting really far from the Hideout. Is this okay?" Tatsumi asked as all three walk up the mountain with baskets on their back.

"It's fine." Akame answered as she leads the way

'...She might look like Uncle Qrow and Raven...But she clearly has Blake's Silent-Type personality.' Ruby thought 'Which obviously means keeping a conversation with her is next to impossible.'

"We're here." Akame spoke up as Ruby and Tatsumi see a very beautiful lake with a waterfall next to it.

"It's really pretty." Tatsumi said in awe.

"We're going to neutralize some river pray." Akame said as she laid her basket down.

"Why'd you say 'neutralize' instead of just cat_" Ruby then noticed that she was taking her clothes off "aaaaaAAAA Why are you stripping?!"

"Are we doing it naked?!" Tatsumi yelled as he looks away.

"...No." Akame said as it was revealed that she was wearing a Bikini under her clothes. "In clothes that are easier to move around with under water."

"Oh...thank God..." Ruby sighed in relief.

"We'll be hunting elegant Tuna." Akame Explained. "So pay attention."

she then dived into the water...and then 4 Tunas were shot out right after!

"Is she fishing with Dynamites?!" Tatsumi yelled.

"Whoaaa..." Ruby said in awe.

Akame then swam back up "You need to dive to the bottom of the lake and make your presence unknown, and then strike when your prey swims by."

"...Wait...Tatsumi stay right here." Ruby ordered while Tatsumi nodded in confusion.

"Akame! swim out of the water! I'm gonna try something crazy and you might get hurt!" Ruby called out.

Akame seemed confused, but decided to do as she said.

she swam out of the water and when she looked back up, she saw Ruby using her Semblance to lunch herself right into the middle of the lake!

*Whirl whirl whirl whirl whirl*

...And both Akame and Tatsumi noticed the lake...was started to spin.

"What's...happening?" Tatsumi asked as he watches from above.

*Whirl whirl whirl whirl whirl whirl whirl whirl*

"...She's using her Semblance to move in a circle under the water to Make a Whirlpool..." Akame said, as both of them watch as the underwater whirlpool starts to get larger!

and suddenly, Ruby shoots out of the Water with so much speed, that the water she gathered around with the whirlpool was Shot up as well!

and alongside it, A dozen Tunas were also shot out of the water!

Tatsumi and Akame both watch in shock as the Tunas rain down alongside some Drops of water, while Ruby lands down next to Akame, Her cape and clothes all wet.

"Whoaaa...Holy crap..." Tatsumi said in awe.

"AH! Catch them before they jump back into the water!" Ruby yelled as she pointed at the Tunas that were trying to reach for the waters again.

seeing this, Akame gasps and starts to help Ruby in catching the Tunas as well.

"Oh! I-I'm coming down! wait for me!" Tatsumi yells as he starts to climb down with the baskets.


"...So...Thanks to Rubies Stunt...You caught 45 Tunas in One day." Najenda said, Impressed with Rubies Craftiness.

"Did you actually Start a Whirlpool underwater?" Leone asked.

"You should have seen it! It was raining fish Everywhere!" Tatsumi explained.

"Eheheh, Well..." Ruby giggled shyly.

"She depends on her Semblance too much." Akame said as she picks up a fish head.

"Well without my semblance you wouldn't have enough food for the next few months now, would you?" Ruby bites back.

"Hmph." Akame just ignores her.

'Jeez, It's like she doesn't want to even thank me.' Ruby said with a small sweat drop. 'Does she hate me or something? Is it about that time I lied to her to get some food?'

"Leone." Najenda began to speak.

"What did our prisoner say?" This instantly got Rubies attention.

"Oh he talked alright." Leone answered.
"He and his buddies were all hired by a small fry Capital official called Galdo. He works in Child trafficking, Drug smuggling, Murder, Etc. He's apparently trying to move up in the ranks and gain the ministers trust by hunting down our base in secret."

"Does anyone else in the empire know about what he's doing?" Ruby asked.

"Nope. He's trying to keep it as a surprise." Leone answered.

"I see. And the Assignment you got the other day?" Najenda asked.

"Captain Ogre of the capitals Garrison and Gamal the Oil dealer." Leone began to explain

"According to the client, whenever Gamal commits a Crime, Ogre makes sure that someone else takes the fall for it. The Clients Fiancé was their latest Scapegoat."

"...That's terrible." Ruby said, a little anger deep down inside her.

"She also Paid cash up front right away." Leone placed a large amount of money on the table.

"That's a lot of money." Tatsumi said.

"Was it...her entire life savings?" Ruby asked.

"I could smell Venereal Disease on her...She was selling her body to gather all this money." Leone answered.

Tatsumi was shocked, while Rubies anger only rose up more.

"Did her story check out?" Najenda asked.

"Yup. She was saying the truth." Leone answered.

"...Then Night Raid accepts the job." Najenda answered.
"As for Garol, He made a grave mistake by getting this close to us. So sadly he also has to be disposed of."

"It'll be easy to take down Gamal...But Ogre's another story." Leone sai
"His skills earned him the nickname 'Ogre the demon'. He's mostly seen with his henchmen out and about, but on his days off he goes off drinking alone around the palace."

"So we can only get him on his day off." Tatsumi said.

"But security is tight around the palace. And Akames face is on the wanted posters all over the capital." Najenda said.
"And sadly, Ruby stands out too much, Considering the Red Cape and the choice of weapon."

"So we're waiting for the others to come back?" Leone asked.

"But we don't know when they'll be back." Tatsumi stated
"Which means we have to take care of this guy ourselves!"

"Oh? Are you volunteering then?" Najenda asked.

"Eh?" Tatsumi gasped.

"I could do it myself, But I guess you got this~" Leone teased.

"Well, The way you said it sounded like you're calling dibs on him." Ruby explained to Tatsumi.
"But...If it's any help...I'm sure you can take him on!" Then, she gave that sweet and caring smile of hers again
"I believe in you!"

"...I'LL DO IT!" Tatsumi nodded, with a blush across his face.

"With the way you are now, You'll just die." Akame harshly said.

"NOPE. Nuh uh. You're not discouraging me this time! I'm doing it!" Tatsumi insisted, Completely Shoving Akames warning aside like it didn't even matter "Besides, I'm not gonna let anyone's loved ones die so meaninglessly again..."

"Okay. We'll leave Ogre to you Tatsumi." Najenda nodded "in that case, I leave Gamal to Akame and Leone. as for Galdo, he's all yours Ruby."

"Got it." Ruby nodded.

"Good. Now go and Kill these Trash!" The boss ordered.

as they all began to walk out of the meeting hall, Akame suddenly addressed Ruby
"You need to stop doing that."

"Eh? Doing what?" Ruby asked.

"Giving too much encouragement and false hope to everyone around you." Akame answered
"All that confidence will only get him killed."

...Hearing the word 'False hope' Suddenly triggered something inside Ruby. A small sense of rage and anger built up inside her toward the red eyed girl.
"...I don't know what happened to you, or what your problem is, which quite frankly I don't give a single damn about," Ruby then fully turned around to face Akame with a very serious expression "But unlike a certain Soulless and Unwanted reject, I actually choose to believe in my friends. So you can keep your worthless opinions and Shove them."

After saying that, everybody was shocked at her words as she began to walk away.

"...Yikes." Leone sweat dropped at Rubies brutal delivery.

"...Wow. Nice going there." Tatsumi Sarcastically said to a stunned Akame.


'Uuuuugh god dang it Why'd I say that?!' Ruby sighed as she wanted to slam her head against a wall until she split her forehead open. ' I was too harsh. I really should apologize to her.'

"If you go straight from here, You'll reach the main street." Leone Pointed And that way leads to Galtos villa. You can break in through one of the windows."

"Got it." Ruby nodded and began to walk.

"...Hey, Wait up." Leone called out "I...think You should know about Akames past."

"Uuhh...I don't...remember asking?" Ruby awkwardly said "Isn't it personal to her?"

"Just hear me out." Leone said "When she was a kid, she was sold to the empire as a slave alongside her sister. It's actually really common for poor parents to sell their children. But Akame and her sister were taken into an organization that trained orphans like Akame to be assassin's for the empire. She had to survive some very severe Situations...and was taught to be a killer from a very young age."

Tatsumi and Ruby felt a little sad and unsettled by Leones explanation.

"She lived that way, carrying jobs for the empire. but with every assignment, She kept seeing the dark side of the empire." Leone explained further

"And one day, She was ordered to assassinate the Boss. But Both her and Bulat who was with her at the time managed to convince Akame to join the right cause. but by that time...Every single one of her friends and comrades had died by then."

Tatsumi felt a little bad, While Ruby...Felt guilt, Sadness, Regret and shame further than she already did then before.

"You get what I mean?" Leone asked "She's just trying to make sure none of her friends and comrades die like before. Sure, she has a cold way of showing that, but she really cares about you two. But...Ruby, What you said to her was way harsher than you realize."

Ruby could only hide her shame at the moment.

"I mean, 'Soulless'? sure We get that on a daily basis. but...'Unwanted reject'? That was too much." Leone scolded.
"Don't be so hard on her, okay? she isn't as heartless as she shows herself. Under all that composure is actually a very emotional girl, you get me?"

Ruby just kept silent, not knowing what to say.

"Just, Keep that in mind, okay?" Leone said, trying to comfort Ruby
"And after today, please just try to patch things up with her? I don't like it when my friends fight like that."

"...Okay...I'll try..." Ruby nodded.

"Good! Now go on you two!" Leone ordered as all three of them split up.

'...Damn it...what's wrong with me?!' Ruby asked herself, gritting her teeth in self-hate and anger.
'I really messed up this time...I-I need to make it up to her somehow...'


As Ruby approached the targets household, She decided to sneak around the back alley and jumped up with her semblance, landing near one of the windows on the rooftop.

She peeks in and sees Galdo, A fat short bald man as Leone told her, with 3 more men sitting around a table, eating, drinking and laughing.

She looks carefully around the room and sees 2 girls around the ages of 12 and 10 with rags and whip lash wounds around their arms and legs, looking pale and very much hungry and in pain.

'...Leone said he also deals in child trafficking.' Ruby reminded herself.

'That should mean that he keeps a few of them for himself.'

As she watches, She notices Galdo slowly looking over to one of the girls with a sinister smirk. The Girl, looking terrified, pulls down the skirt on her raggedy clothes while looking away.

Ruby instantly figured out what he had done to the girl. She felt disgusted and sick at the fat baldy, viewing him as nothing but human trash.

'...good.' She thought to herself as she pulled her hood down again, concealing her hair and most of her face.

'That just means that I'll feel no guilt once I massacre everyone in this house.'

*CRASH!*

*SHATTER!*

Galdo, The other 3 men, and the 2 girls all gasped in shock as Ruby slammed herself through the window and landed on the food table!

Everyone present watch as a Red Grim Reaper stands up, while Galdo can almost make out the glare the reaper was burning a hole into his very being.

They all panic and began to shout, Which Ruby didn't bother to even listen.

Realizing that one of Galdos guests was reaching into his coat for possibly a gun, Ruby drew Crescent rose faster and slices the mans head in half.

The last remaining targets, Plus the 2 girls all screamed in terror as they saw the full size of Crescent Rose. Galdo himself was stunned, In panic, Scared, Terrified and every other feeling that were in the same category.

the other 2 guests tried to get up and run for their lives, Only for ruby to suddenly appear by the door, cutting off their only escape route.

holding Crescent Rose tightly, She ran past the 2, Cutting them in half from the waist. Seeing more blood get splashed around, Galdo squeals in fear and tries crawls to the corner of the room.

Ruby them starts to approach her target.

"W-Wait! Please wait!" Galdo begged, sweating like a pig "P-P-Please spare me! I-I-I'll give you anything you want!"

Ruby ignored his pleas, and walks toward him with Crescent Rose In hand.

"No! Please! Have mercy! pleas_"

*Swing!*

*Splatter!*

and in one swing, Ruby cuts his head off without mercy.

Sighing as she is done with her first mission, She turns around to look at the girls.

While the girls had fallen on their knees in terror. All they could see was death itself right there before them.

The older one pulls the younger girl closer, trying to somehow protect themselves from the approaching agent death.

They both screamed as the red reaper rose her massive scythe up...

*Swing!*

*Clang!*

...Only to blink in shock as she slashes their shackles off.

Then, Ruby kneels down before them and slowly removes her hood with a smile, showing them that she wasn't a monster, or threatening, or even a Skeleton under a hood like the actual Grim Reaper.

"Heya." She greeted.

"Sorry about that. I know I must have really scared you, But I promise I'm not here t Harm the two of you."

The girls just stared at her, but they finally nodded and trusted Ruby as best they could.

"Okay...Are there any more children like your two in this house?" Ruby questioned.

"...4 others..." The older girl nodded.

"Can you lead me to where they're being kept? Don't worry, I'll protect you both while I'm at it." Ruby assured with a smile, while the girls felt comforted and safe by her smile.

"O-Okay..." The girls nodded.

As they lead Ruby through 2 hallways, and finally a door to the basement.

"They have 2 guards in the basement to watch the others..."

"Okay. Stay here. I'll be back with the rest of your friends real soon." Ruby assured as she stepped into the Basement.

As she walks down the staircase, She notices the 2 guards just talking with a cell with 4 more children chained up.

Using Petal Burst, she dashed past the guards, slicing them both in half.

The children were horrified, until Ruby unlocked the cell and cut their shackles too.

"Hello there." Ruby greeted

"You kiddos ready to leave?"

"W-We're...Finally L-Leaving?" One of the children asked.

"Yup." Ruby assured with a smile

"Don't worry. No one is going to hurt any of you under my watch."


'Now, I just have to find a place to leave them.' Ruby thought, while sneaking around the back alleys with 6 slave children following her.

'I can't bring them back to the hideout. Najenda and the others would totally flip out.'

She kept looking around the Streets, trying to at least find an abandoned house to leave the children in.

as she walks with the kids following behind her...she sees a small little building with a sign on the front.

'...Or...pha...na...' Ruby tried to Read the sign with everything Sheele taught her 'orphanage? wait, Orphanage!'

Ruby cheered as she finally found somewhere safe to leave the children in.

"Good news everyone!" Ruby told the children "I think I found a good place for all of you."

"R-Really?" One of them asked with a small hint of hope in her voice.

"Yup. But we're gonna need some rules first. First: Don't tell ANYONE about me or what I did, or what happened back in that house, Okay?" Ruby ordered while The children nodded "Second rule: All of you need to be good and behave, and grow up into very good people, okay?"

All of the children nodded again.

"Alright. Now close your eyes, And...think about flying." Ruby said.

"...Um...Why?" One of them asked.

"Trust me. I can't really spoil it." Ruby answered.

the children did as they were told, Before suddenly they all felt as if they were flying through the air at high speed before landing.

and when they opened their eyes, they found themselves right in the Orphanages courtyard, with two confused and surprised elderly caretakers.


"Phew. That took a bit longer than I thought." Ruby sighed as she returned back to the hideout, making her way to the meeting room "I should probably leave out the kids from my report."

She finally reached the meeting room, and after a knock, she entered in.

"Sorry I'm late..." But she was greeted with the image of Akame, Leone and even Najenda all forcefully Stripping Tatsumi.

"..." Ruby just stared before she walked back out and closed the door.

"...um..." She opened it again and took a closer look...and she was now sure she wasn't hallucinating. They were actually stripping Tatsumi.

she just closed the door again
"...Wait..."
She opened it again while everyone just watches in confusion as ruby just repeatedly Walks back in and out.

Seeing this was real at last, Ruby quickly Drew Crescent Rose to everyone's shock!

"Hold onto your butt Tatsumi! I'll save you!"

"YES! THANK YOU!" Tatsumi cried out In happiness, even with Tears of joy.

"Wait wait wait WAIT!" Najenda tried to speak before a fight breaks out in the meeting room.


"WHY WOULD HE HIDE AN INJURY?!" Ruby angrily yelled While Tatsumi puts his clothes on again "You could have just asked! What you were doing was giving the WRONG impression From EVERY ANGLE!"

"Aww come on! It was kinda funny just admit it." Leone teased.

"Don't make me Bonk your head with a rolled-up magazine!" Ruby threatened, Which Leone giggled at as she found it cute.

"Ruby." Ruby froze up when Akame suddenly addressed her "It's your turn now."

"..." Seeing she literally had no way out of this even if she tried to escape with her semblance, She at least tried to negotiate "Can we please not?"

"Nope." Akame answered.

"So, There is no way for me to talk any of you out of it?" Ruby asked.

"Nuh uh." Akame answered.

"I have Aura you know!" Ruby yelled.

"Not enough." Akame said.

"Uuugh...fine, But I'm doing it myself!" Ruby demanded before taking her Cape off first "But I'm only taking my shirt off and that's it! and also, if you find anything disturbing don't say I didn't warn you!"

'...Okay Ruby. They would have found out about your scars sooner or later. Just let them see your fine and be done with it.' She strapped her front vest first 'Just let them know your okay, And then put it all back on again right after.'

and the moment she finally undressed her upper body, Without taking her bra off of course...Everyone gasped in shock.

aside from the cuts around her sides, shoulders and arms, They could see a massive Burn mark on her chest, A stab wound around her gut, what seemed to be Arrow and Bullet wounds on her back and front, With the addition signs of a dislocated Rib at her side that had healed long ago.

"Holy shit..." Leone gasped.

"Oh god..." Tatsumi mumbled.

"What...Happened?" Akame asked.

"...Don't wanna talk about it." Ruby answered before she puts her shirt on first, and went onto her vest "But I'm Fine, okay? I've been through a lot worse over the years so just get off my case."

"...Sorry." Akame apologized.

Ruby sighed in guilt, and after putting her cape on she faces Akame "L-Look I'm...I'm sorry about today, I didn't really mean what I said. You were only trying to look out for us and...I just...Well..."

"Told her she was an Unwanted reject." Leone and Najenda both said at the same time.

"Y-Yeah I remember!" Ruby yelled in embarrassment "Look What I'm Trying To say is!...I'm really sorry, You didn't deserve that..."

"Ruby...It's okay." Akame said with a kind and caring smile which surprised both Ruby and Tatsumi
"You don't have to be sad about that. It's okay."

"Wha, Really?" Ruby asked.

"Yes." Akame nodded
"Just promise you'll come back safe from now on...and sooner than this too."

"O-Okay! Got it!" Ruby said smiling back, which caused a blush to appear on Akames face. Which didn't go unnoticed to Leone and Tatsumi.

"Okay, For the next few days your training falls to Mine." Najenda said.

"HER?!" Tatsumi gasped.

"Sheesh. One thing after another." Ruby sighed.

"You too Ruby!" Najenda said.

"...Uuuuugh...This will only end in disaster..." Ruby grumbled.