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Kneeling on the ground, Natsu and Gajeel had many wounds on their faces, which had just been done to them by Najenda. Najenda, almost smoking with rage, waved her mechanical arm at them, while Lubbock and Leone struggled to hold her back.
"YOU FOOLS ! What are you looking for in the end? Do you want to get yourself killed or what?"
"Sorry." Apologized the two men, preferring, by far, not to make her any more angry.
"I should slaughter you for your unconsciousness! Gajeel, what did you think you would do with your wounds?"
" And what? Until proven otherwise, I beat River."
"While risking death? Congratulations, you are very smart! Bakayaro ! The fact that you're still in life is a miracle! However,..."
A black aura appeared around her as she turned her eyes to Natsu.
"The golden palm of stupidity is yours, Natsu! Do you have something to say?"
Swallowing, Natsu affirmed.
"Uh, I... nobody knows my name and I always had my mask on my face."
Shouting again, while trying to hit him again, Najenda cried out.
"Be happy, or I would have killed you with my own hands."
"Sorry." Natsu repeated.
Sighing, as she bowed to her, Najenda returned to her seat and placed her hand on her forehead.
"I feel that I go have need several boxes of aspirin."
"But still, what Natsu has done is really incredible." Said Lubbock. "He managed to hit Esdeath! I've never heard of anyone who has performed this miracle before him."
"Even if it was silly, we can congratulate him." Akame remarked.
"Don't confuse recklessness with courage! If it hadn't been for the arrival of that strange old bald man, Natsu might very well have been killed! Decidedly, I would have done better to keep Wendy with us."
And then Gajeel was about to say something, a voice questioned him.
"Excuse me! Is it true that you saved me?"
Gajeel turned around to see Spear at the back of the room, preferring to stay away from the group, Gajeel replied.
"For that, you can say thank you to Lily! He's the one who made it possible for us to escape."
"And that you killed the three beasts?"
"Only the one who killed your father! The others ... it was Tatsumi and Bulat who killed them."
Hearing this, Spear approached him, before finally bowing to him.
" HEY ? "
"Thank you! Thank you so much for killing those monsters! I could never have done it alone! If it wasn't for you, I'd be dead."
Then turning to Lily and Tatsumi, who had a beautiful collection of bandages themselves, she cried out.
"Thank you both too."
"That... That... I haven't done much." Replied Tatsumi, clenching his fist. "If Gajeel-san and Aniki hadn't been there, I..."
"What are you talking about now, you idiot?"
Breathing with difficulty, Bulat suddenly arrived in the hall, while he used a crutch to move forward. Still pale, the man had just had his wound disinfected and was allowed to donate blood. And despite having to rest for a while to recover, he seemed to want to participate in the meeting.
"Aniki? What are you doing? Don't force yourself! You almost died from a hemorrhage earlier."
"It's nothing at all." The man replied, letting himself sit against a wall.
Staring at Tatsumi, he cried out.
"I had nothing to do with your victory! Only your talent allowed you to win! And that's why Incursio decided to become your teigu."
"My... teigu?"
"In any case, despite the fact that the three beasts are dead, there's bad news again." Said Najenda, throwing a newspaper to the ground.
Looking at the first page of the newspaper, all could see two wanted notices showing Natsu and Happy on the first, and Gajeel and Lily, in his warlike form, on the second.
"New members of Night Raid wanted." Read Mine. "What do they hope for when they wear their masks on these wanted notices?"
"The fact that Esdeath knows of their existence is bad news in itself." Said Najenda. "Nevertheless, there is another wanted poster."
"Hmm?" Mine wondered, turning the page.
Reading it for a few seconds, she cried out.
"But what...?"
Pushing her a little, Spear took the diary from her hands, before looking at the wanted notice, which was none other than her own.
"But how? Why?"
"As soon as the prime minister knew you were still alive, he made the emperor believe that you had helped us kill your father and all the generals killed by Esdeath's men." Najenda explained to her. "So even if you accuse River and the others of having done it, there is no chance that the emperor will believe you."
"What? I... I would have wanted my father dead?"
Clenching her fists to the point of tearing the newspaper to shreds, she wanted to know.
"Why? For what purpose would I have done this?"
"The prime minister said that you want to take power and that you have joined the revolutionary army and then sit on the throne."
Hearing this, Spear suddenly fired out of the room, roaring.
"I'm going to kill him."
Nevertheless, grabbing her without the slightest problem, Leone questioned her.
"Where do you think you are going?"
"What do you think? I'm going to take the prime minister's head."
"Don't even think about it! You're hurt! And even if you're healthy, you'll never make it to the throne room alive! All that will happen is your death and the mockery of this scum, once Esdeath or Budo captures or kills you."
Hearing this, Spear let herself fall to the ground, before hitting the ground again and again.
"Why? Why? Why? Why?"
Keep knocking until her knuckles open, she finally stops before she starts sobbing.
"All my father wanted was to save this empire! Nothing more! Then why?"
Finally stopping her fury on the ground, she asked.
"What did I do to deserve this?"
Suddenly putting her hand on her head, Akame assured her.
"You've done nothing wrong! And nothing to blame yourself for! Your father believed in his ideals, and we can congratulate him for that! If Honest took him as a target, it was because he was a righteous man and against the ideas of this scum! You can be proud of him!"
"Whether I am proud or not, won't bring him back alive." Replied Spear.
"In that case, come and join us." Najenda suddenly offered.
"Hey?" Spear wondered.
"We now have the same enemy in common! We can therefore be considered allies! The purpose of the Night Raid is to save this empire! And what is your goal?"
Clenching her teeth, Spear spat.
"Kill the one who wanted my father dead."
"Are you willing to join Night Raid for that?"
"I... I... I..."
Suddenly wiping away her tears, the young woman got up and stared at Najenda.
"Why did you kill all those people? I'm talking about the nobles and others you've murdered in recent months."
"Because all these people were corrupt."
"Is the empire in such a bad state?"
"I've heard your father make speeches about the regression of the Empire since the prime minister arrived! I want you to know it's even worse than he thought."
"Why? Why is he doing this?"
"To have all the power, of course."
"And why doesn't anyone stop him?"
"Not to have his head cut off or see his family die in retaliation." Natsu explained to her, remembering the situation of vice-captain Tero.
Closing in on the point, Spear said.
"My father would have been sick to hear that."
Staring at Najenda, as she began to cry with hatred, she cried out.
"If I want to honor his memory, I will stop this empire from falling into chaos! Let me be one of you! I want to be part of the Night Raid! From now on, the prime minister will have a good reason to mark this in the newspapers."
Smiling when she heard that, Najenda reached out her hand and said.
"Glad to learn that not all nobles are just people who can be corrupted."
"I could never bear to live like that."
"Come on, Lubbock." Encouraged Leone, as the boy was doing push-ups. "You're late compared to the others."
"I... I'm doing what I can."
"Hey, I'll need someone to train!" exclaimed Mine, as he arrived at the training ground.
Nevertheless, she fell silent, seeing Tatsumi doing push-ups with Akame on his back; Leone on Lubbock's back; Lily, in warrior form, on Gajeel's back and a huge rock on Natsu's back. Doing push-ups in this way, all the guys had found an appropriate handicap for them, while Spear was busy smashing a fighting spear against the trunk of a tree, while carrying weights on her wrists.
"How long have you been training?"
"No idea." Tatsumi confessed. "I just know that I need to get stronger! When I got Incursio, I realized very quickly that I wasn't yet up to the task of having a teigu! I need to harden my body."
"Against the three beasts, I wasn't up to the task either." Gajeel added, clenching his teeth. "If I had been alone, I would have been killed like the last of the weaklings."
"There's no way I'll run away again from Esdeath or Budo." Natsu finished. "Next time, I'll beat them to the end."
"It's nice to hear that." Najenda said, arriving with a backpack on her back.
Behide her, Bulat said.
"I'm proud to be part of your team."
Still walking with a crutch, the man was also carrying a heavy bag on his back.
"Boss? Aniki? Going somewhere?"
Sitting on the floor, the disabled man confessed.
"I'm temporarily leaving Night Raid."
The others were astonished.
Surprised, Tatsumi, Lubbock, and Natsu let go of their concentration enough to be crushed by the weight on their backs.
"What are you talking about, Bulat?" Asked Mine. "You can't leave like that!"
"It'll be short." Assured the colossus, looking at his missing leg. "First of all, I'll go somewhere so we can find something to replace my leg! I won't be able to fight like before without rehabilitation classes."
Then turning to Gajeel, he cried out.
"You saved my life, Gajeel! Therefore, I owe you a debt of gratitude! And I know how to pay it."
"What do you mean?"
"We've received information about the old wizard who sent you here." Najenda assured.
"What?" Natsu and Happy shouted.
"Is it true?" Wanted to know Lily. "Where is he? And who is he?"
"Nobody knows his name! Nevertheless, several men would have seen him in a region that was once often the target of attacks by barbarians and monsters! But since he settled there, all these attacks have disappeared! No one dares to go near him, but it could be that this miracle is taking place thanks to his powers!"
"So. I'll go there and find him!" Bulat assured. "And I will bring him back! Count on me! And when I do, I'll come back to fight by your side!"
"But Aniki...!" Tatsumi began.
Then handing him Incursio, Bulat said:
"Here, Tatsumi! I entrust him to you!"
"What?"
"As long as I can't control my new leg, Incursio will be more at risk than anything else! Besides, I don't think I need it where I'm going! But you, Tatsumi, this is the weapon for you now! Take it, and fight for Night Raid!"
Taking Incursio, Tatsumi stared at the teigu and finally caught it in his belt.
"Aniki... I won't let you down! I will become strong! As strong as you! No, stronger than you, even!"
Then pointing to Bulat, he defiantly said.
"I would become the most powerful person who could control Incursio!"
"Interesting! I can't wait to see it."
"Boss, you're also going to look for this man?" Akame wanted to know.
"No, I'm going to the Revolutionary Army HQ! Even though Gajeel has fused his body with Daidara's teigu, we still have two more to deliver! So, I'm leaving the base in Akame's hands!"
She stared at Natsu and Gajeel, and said.
"If I ever hear that you've made a new dumpling, I promise you'll become my training partners."
Swallowing then, the two boys said.
"We'll be good, I promise."
Smiling, on hearing this, Najenda looked at the other members of the Night Raid and cried out.
"Akame, I'm counting on you to protect them all! Mine, get to know all your potential and make Pumpkin's power grow to its fullest! Tatsumi, become stronger and control Incursio as Bulat would! Leone, continue to spy on the enemy forces and provide us with as much information as possible! Spear, even though you're new, I'm counting on you to give your best in every fight! Lubbock...!"
Reflecting for a few moments, while looking at the boy, Najenda ends up leaving without saying anything.
"HEY ! What does that mean?" The boy got angry.
"Good luck to all!" Exclaimed Bulat, following Najenda. "And don't forget the motto of Night Raid! Practice every day, until the emperor is defeated!"
Staring at the three tombs facing him, Esdeath laid flowers on the one at River before saying.
"If you are dead, it means you were weak! And it is normal that the weak are eliminated! But even if you were so weak, I must avenge you on your opponents, in your place."
Turning around to head inside the palace, she finally saw a man holding several documents in his arms.
"Hey!" She stopped him. "Are you the one managing the organization to form my new team?"
"Uh, yes! I was going to have these letters distributed to inform your new soldiers that they must go here immediately."
Grabbing the documents, Esdeath seemed satisfied to find that he also had the documents on all the soldiers she had considered as "petty fiends". Finally taking the card of the soldier who had caught her attention, she pressed it against the soldier's chest, while informing her.
"In that case, add this girl to the list! Since I can't bring back my old men, I will at least try to find someone who can replace them."
"Huh? Do you want a seventh member?" The man stared at the poster. "But... it's just a new recruit."
"A new recruit with potential." Said Esdeath, as she went away. "And a new recruit named Wendy."