Lying on the branch of a tree, Natsu only looked at Tatsumi. The man was seated in front of the tomb he had dedicated to Sayo. A day has passed since the wizards and Tatsumi had been taken into the forest, far from the capital and, since then, Natsu had preferred to stay close to the boy, to be sure that he would be well.

'' Do you think he's better ? '' Happy questionned, standing on his stomach.

'' No idea. '' Natsu confessed. '' But I understand how he feels ! I was the same as him when Ignir was gone. ''

Arriving then, Leone grabbed Tatsumi, wrapping her arm around his neck, in a friendly way, before asking him.

'' So, have you decided what you are going to do ? ''

" Joining Night Raid doesn't interest me. " Tatsumi said.

" But why ? " Leone questionned, pressing the pressure. '' You have a talent for assassination, my darling. ''

" Do you really think that I wanted to kill this girl in the first place ? I only did it because of rage ! Nothing more ! I don't want to kill people. "

" Don't worry ! Onee-san will teach you. " Leone giggles.

Then, turning to Natsu, she exclaimed.

" Hey, Natsu ! Come here ! I will show you our base. "

" Why ? We have no planned to stay here. " The man noticed , leaving his tree. " We have already been clear ! We will go back to Fairy Tail and nothing will make us change our minds. "

" But nobody knows where is Fiore. " Leone assured, remembering what the boy had taught him. " And none of our cards show this famous kingdom ! To believe that you come from another dimension. "

" I start to believe it. " Natsu said. " Nobody here, seems to know the magic. "

" It's not the first time that it happens us. " Happy remarked. "Maybe we went back to Edolas. "

Suddenly wrapping her arms around the necks of Tatsumi and Natsu, Leone then took the two boys, while exclaiming.

" I will introduce you to everyone, my little darlings. "

" Your little what ? "

The trio immediately arrived in a large dining room where Sheele was reading.

" Here is Sheele ! Sheele, here are Tatsumi, Natsu, and his cute little cat Happy ! Our potential recruits. "

" They have not yet decided ? " The young woman was astonished. " However, now that they know the location of our base, we will be forced to kill them if they don't become one of us. "

Hearing this, Natsu and Happy tried to escape from the room, before Leone grabbed his scarf and his tail.

" I don't want to stay with these crazy girls. " Natsu shouted, pretending to keep running.

" We must go. " Happy assured.

Finding himself free, Tatsumi began to leave, before Sheele showed him a huge pair of scissors.

" If you want, I can tell you comforting things. "

" In that case, put that weapon down … now ! " Tatsumi ordered her, before she cut him with it.

"Hey ! Leone, why do you let these guys into our hiding place ? " A voice roars.

Arriving then, Mine made her entrance already beginning to grumble.

" Because they are ours. " Leone said.

" Since when ? " The two boys shouted.

Staring at them, Mine ends up saying.

" They are not fit to work with us ! Just looking at the brown-haired guy's face, I feel like I have an idiot in front of me ! As for the one with the pink hair, no one will take him seriously with his cat on his shoulder. "

" What ? " Shouted the two boys.

" My hair is salmon, stupid girl. " Natsu said .

" And who do you think you are anymay ? " Tatsumi questionned.

" I am the great sniper of Night Raid. " Mine declared, with a tone full of vanity. " No target can get away from me, so I suggest you don't compare me to a second-rate loser ! I'm a pro ! Not like two rednecks from the countryside, accompanied by their cat."

" REPEAT !" The two friends shouted, before to be taken away by Leone, who forced them to leave the room.

Arriving on the training ground, Natsu and Ttasumi quickly saw two people fighting, simply using their fists and feet. Seeming to have some things in common, Gajeel and Bulat eventually backed away while they were covered in sweat.

" There is nothing to say, you are really a good opponent for training. " Bulat said, with a cockade. " Your punch almost hurt. "

" Tsss, stop making fun of me. " Gajeel said, turning his arm into a sword. " Come on, let us stop the warm-up and let's fight seriously. "

" I was waiting for this." Bulat assured, catching his spear.

Seeing them beating each other up again, Tatsumi was surprised and stunned. He could harldy see their movements. Each attack was enough power to kill the two men at the slightest false move.

" Hey, Bulat seems very motivated, today. " Leone said.

" Gajeel too. " Lily affirmed, walking towards her. " With this guy, he seems to be able to give everything away and be able to let off some steam. "

" Great, I want to fight too. "Natsu said.

Suddenly stopping, when he saw the trio, Bulat waved to Gajeel that it was time for the break, while he moved towards the newcomers .

"I recognize the faces of our potential recruits. "

" How do you know us ? " Tatsumi questioned.

Sniffing, Natsu said.

" He's the guy in the armor ! He smells the same smell. "

"Haha ! " Bulat giggles. " You have the sense of smell of a dog ! I am Bulat ! Delighted ! "

Seeing him suddenly shake hands with the two boys, Leone said.

" He is gay."

" Hey ?" Natsu surprised, remembering some small problems with some knowledge of Ichiya.

" Don't worry. " Bulat assured. " I am not interested in anyone in particular ! In fact, I am looking for an ambitious, courageous little young man who is not afraid of anything. "

Seeing that he was falling into the criteria, Natsu pushed Tatsumi in front of him before assuring.

" In this case, here is a gift. "

"Hey, don't push me, asshole. "

" Gajeel, come with us. " Leone adviced. " I must introduce you to the others. "

" Pffft, just when it was becoming fun. " He mumbled.

Finding himself strangled, under Leone's arm, Lubbock begged.

" Let ... Let me go. "

While he had tried to carry out a " spy mission ", he had made himself noticed by Leone, thanks to her fantastic sense of smell and since then, he was being strangled.

" This is Lubbock ! It's an idiot. "

" The boy with the threads. " Natsu recognized him.

" The pyromaniac. " Lubbock exclaimed. " Hey, never burn my leads again ! Otherwise ... Otherwise I'll send Akame to fight you. "

" He is also a coward. " Leone assured, laughing at his stupidity.

" And finally … " Leone ended, arriving at the last member of the organization. " Here is Akame ! "

Sitting in front of a campfire, Akame stood next to a demonic bird, roasting, while she was in the company of Wendy.

" Tatsumi ! " She called him. " Are you feeling better ? "

" Yes. " He assured. " And thanks you again for what you did yesterday ! Without you, Ieyasu would be dead. "

" Speaking of which, your friend and the others wounded were sent to another base. " Leone taught him. " Even with Wendy's care, they'll need time to recover. "

" That's okay. " Said the boy. " All that matters is that he is alive. "

For his part, being drooling, Natsu looked at the meat with envy. Seeing Akame eating a big wing, while Wendy nibbled a piece, he asked.

" Can I have some ? "

" Are you one of us ? "

" Huh … no. "

" So I still can't share this meat with you. "

" What ? But it's not fair ! Why does Wendy have the right and not me ? "

" You are enough old to hunt on your own. " Akame simply declared, continuing eat her meat.

" Okay ! In this case, where can I find one of these birds ? " Natsu wanted to know.

Immediately, Tatsumi opened his mouth realizing that he was going to hunt a monster by himself.

" No, I want fish. " Happy replied.

" By the way … " Akame started. " The boss is back and waiting to see the new arrivals. "

" In this case, let's go. " Leone assured, taking Wendy with her. " Come on, boys, let's go. "

" The boss ? " Lily repeated, following her. " I wonder what he looks like. "

But as the small group left, Leone finally saw Natsu overtake her, running, with a big piece of meat in his arms, which he had just stolen. Chasing him immediately, Akame already had her weapon in her hands, and a dark aura around her.

Seeing them disappear into the forest, Leone could then hear Natsu beg for his life, while trees began to fall.

" Well, I feel that these new ones will set the mood. "

" Hello, boss. " Leone greeted.

Looking up at her, the woman, in front of her, said.

" Leone, according to the last report I have read, it seems that you had a lot of fun during the last missions and that you would have taken unnecessary risks. "

It didn't take much for Leone to pretend to run away. Nevertheless, with her mechanical arm running, Najenda managed to grab her by her clothes before pulling her towards her.

" You really have to stop this bad habit. " She said, in a sinister tone. " Because otherwise, I'll have to help you do it ! Would you like that ? "

" No, not at all. "

Then looking at potential recruits, Najenda showed an authoritarian look, before asking.

" Who the hell are you ?"

"ERZA ! " Natsu and Gajeel suddenly shouted, while the boss and the red-haired wizard had the same terrifying look.

"Hmmm ?" Najenda wondered.

"These are the new recruits, boss. " Leone said, pushing them in front of her.

Looking at them, Najenda ends up staring at Wendy while wondering what she was doing here. Noting this, Leone immediately said.

" This girl is also promising, I assure you ! Apart from Tatsumi, each of them has a strange power that makes them as strong as teigus users. "

" Are they so promising ? "

" Yes. "

" Well, we'll see about that at the meeting ! Warn everyone and give me a status report. "

" Fairy Tail ? " Najenda repeated Najenda. " Wizards ? Fiore ? What is this story ? "

" We are as lost as you are. " Gajeel answered.

" Surely they come from another planet. "

" Aliens ? " Lubbock wondered.

" Sincerely, I expected else from men from elsewhere." Sheele confessed.

" And so, what do you want to do ? " Najenda wanted to know.

" If it's impossible to go home, by our own means, we must find the man who brought us here. " Natsu said.

" So you're not really interested in joining Night Raid ? "

" Indeed it is. "

" What about you, Tatsumi ? "

" I don't know. " The boy confessed. " But I guess I'm dead if I decline your offer. "

" No, we are not monsters ! Nevertheless, we cannot let you go ! We will make you work as a workman in our workshops. "

" It's a choice ? " Tatsumi asked. " I don't even understand what you are and what you do. "

" You come from the countryside, don't you ? " Bulat asked. " Know that the countryside is poor because the capital is completly corrupt ! Our purpose is to uproot the core of the problem. "

" You mean that yesterday's girl wasn't the only killer in this town ? " Wendy wondered.

" Not at all. " Leone said. " If I had to list all the bastards in this town, we'd still be there tomorrow ! The capital is corrupt and it's only getting worse. "

" I am a former soldier of the imperial army. " Bulat said. " I joined the organization when I heard about corruption of this city ! Instead of working for thugs, I decided to kill them. "

" But what will it help to improve the capital ? " Tatsumi wanted to know. " Even if you kill bad people, others will replace them ! Can your small group really do something about it ? "

" We are not alone. " Najenda replied. " Far to the south of the capital is the hiding place of an anti-imperialist force : the revolutionary army ! Today, it's a very large organization charged with assassinating and gathering information ! It's Night Raid ! "

" And what is the purpose of all this ? " Happy wanted to know. " I mean, right now, even if you want to do good, you're wanted by the imperial forces ! Aside from being the Empire's targets, you didn't get much out of it."

" We want to get rid of the Prime Minister. "

" The guy who controls the emperor ? " Natsu wondered.

" Do you know about this ? "

" Yes ! An innkeeper told us that these were rumours he heard. " Natsu said.

" In any case, once this is done, we will take power and this city will change for sure. "

" Then you are vigilantes. " Tatsumi cried.

Suddenly, several people in the room laughed at his words, to his great surprise.

" What … ? What did I say ? "

" A murderer can never become a vigilante. " Bulat suddenly said.

" Indeed. " Leone approved, with a darker look. " Whatever our reason, what we are doing is a series of murders ! It remains bad even if it's for the good."

" Proof, we can be killed at any moment. "

" Each of us has a reason to fight, but we are prepared to die at every moment. " Najenda said. " So what are your answers ? "

" I am here to earn money to save my hometown ! If you join will save it and honor Sayo's death, I would do it with great pleasure. " Tatsumi assured.

Smiling upon hearing this, Najenda asked the wizards.

" And you ? Do you still want to leave ? "

Preparing to answer her, Gajeel was suddenly interrupted by Natsu who wanted to know.

" Are there really many guys like this girl and her family in this town? "

" Yes, at least a good hundred. "

" In that case, I will do it. " Natsu decided.

" What ? " Gajeel wondered.

" It's our job, after all, to defend the citizens. " Happy assured.

" You fight by putting your lives on the line. " Said Wendy. " There's no way you're going to do nothing and let innocent people die. "

" It will be a great honour for me to fight beside you. " Lily said.

Noticing that all had made their choice, Gajeel sighed before declaring.

" I'm with a bunch of unconscious people ! But … " Then banging his fists, he said. " I feel that there will certainly be good fights ! I am one of you, but on one condition."

"Which one ? "

" If you are an organization, I guess you can collect information about people quite easily."

" Indeed it is. "

" So, in exchange for your work, I would like you to find the guy who brings us here. "

" It's ok. " Najenda assured. " Your help in exchange of our help ! Deal concluded ! "

At that moment, the teigu of Lubbock began to vibrate.

" They are intruders. " Lubbock warns.

" How many ? " His boss wanted to know.

" About ten or more. "

" How did he know ? " Happy wanted to know.

"Threads ! " Lily said. " Using them, he must know how to trap his enemies or to do something to spot them. "

" They are infiltrated near our hiding place. " Lubbock informed.

" Probably mercenaries." Najenda understood, taking back her serious face, which looked like that of Erza. " We are in an emergency situation ! Don't let one of them go. "

" What … ? " Tatsumi wondered, watching everyone leaving.

Seeing him stay still, just like Natsu and others, Najenda exclaimed.

" Don't stand there and do nothing ! This is your first fight. "