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After a long half hour, during which the Emperor had encouraged the Jaegers in their future mission. having remained silent, the Prime Minister had constantly given the impression of monitoring his every word. then, at the end of this speech, the group was finally able to take their leave.

And while Seryu had left to join Stylish in his laboratory, Wendy preferred to walk around the palace before finally heading to the kitchen. And hardly had she entered the kitchen when she saw Bols and Wave cooking the fish and seafood that the sailor had brought back. And judging from the smell that pervaded the room, the result was going to be a delicious dish.

"Do you make your own food?" Asked the child.

"Hmm?" Said Bols, turning his face to her. " Yes ! After all, I love to cook! It's one of my hobbies. "

Seeing him do it, while being helped by Wave, Wendy couldn't suppress a smile when she saw him wearing an apron with the bear's head on it. Unable to hold back any longer, she had a fit of uncontrollable giggles that startled the man.

" Something is wrong ? »

"No nothing." Wendy assured, trying to calm down. "It's just that your looks don't match your character at all."

"My character?"

"I don't mean to be mean, Bols, but...I must admit that your mask scared me the first time I saw you and the fact that you remained silent made me feel very bad." Confessed Wendy. "Nevertheless, seeing you do it and hearing you talk, I think you look a lot like me."

"Really?" The man wondered. "Still, I can't think of myself as a human."

Turning suddenly to Wave, who was about to add a new ingredient to their preparation, he retorted.

"Wave, you have to put the spinach last! It's still too early to put it in the dish."

" You talk like a mother to her son. " Wave and Wendy thought.

Finally, Wave smiled and said.

"As Wendy said, I'm amazed! At the end of the day, you should never trust someone's appearance! You seem like a very nice person."

"No." Replied Bols, putting down his knife. "I'm not a nice person, far from it."

"Huh?" The duo wondered, seeing him lower his gaze.

"To tell the truth, I must have committed enough crimes that the gates of heaven were closed to me forever, even if I became the greatest of saints."

" What is he talking about? " Wendy wondered.

Arriving in the dining room, while Wave and Bols helped her carry different dishes, Wendy ended up putting everything on the table. Already seated on a chair, Kurome was simply playing with Koro, waving a feather in front of his face. However, compared to the organic teigu, she seemed to be the only one having fun, while Koro was rather frustrated that he couldn't grab the feather with his little paws.

"By the way, Esdeath-sama, what do you do in your free time? " Seryu wanted to know, sitting not far from the general.

"I keep myself busy hunting and torturing the criminals I capture." Esdeath learned, her tone most serious.

" She's scary. " Wendy remarked, sitting next to Seryu.

"But right now, I'm devoting all my time to finding true love."

"True love ?" Wondered the girls in the hall, honestly surprised.

"The great general Esdeath, known for his unequaled strength and cruelty, is looking for love?" Repeated Run, smiling a little. "This, for a surprise, is a real surprise."

" It's not surprising. " Answered Stylish. "Who has never wanted to discover his half, who must represent us at our fair value? But I doubt I can find someone as handsome as me. "

"Do you have any idea how to find the person you love? I wanted to know Wave. "

"Huh...I have my own idea." Said Esdeath.

"Aren't you a little too comfortable?" Tatsumi wanted to know, seeing Natsu and Leone slumped on a couch in front of him.

"This is my shop's secret base." Lubbock said, as he stood behind Tatsumi. "It's one of the few places in the capital where you can talk without fear of having someone on your back."

Then taking a stack of papers from a table, he looked at them one by one and said.

"Mine and Spear each have a poster showing their faces! For Natsu and Gajeel, as long as they're not with their cats and changing clothes, I don't think they should be worried."

" What a relief ! For my part, I am really happy not to have been spotted on the boat. Tatsumi confessed. "I don't want to have to stay hidden for the rest of my life."

"Yes, especially since it's not the time to be spotted at all." Leone said, becoming serious again. "The Jaegers are in town. "

"The Jaegers?" Natsu repeated.

"Don't you know them?" Lubbock asked him, pulling out an envelope from under his clothes. "It's a new police team led by Esdeath! And the worst… "

Opening the letter, he presented its contents to the others saying.

"According to her latest report, Wendy is now one of them. "

"What?" The rest of the gang wondered.

"And it seems that she is the only person who does not have a teigu! So, we now have several enemies, with teigus, including Esdeath and the girl who attacked Sheele and Mine! Basically, it's not not a rookie team! They risk becoming our fiercest opponents we have ever faced."

"And the blonde capable of creating lightning?" Wanted to know Natsu. "Is he part of the team?"

"Budo? You'll never see him collaborating with Esdeath! They get along like cat and dog! Besides, he spends most of his time protecting the Emperor day and night, which makes the latter completely untouchable."

"Tss!" Said Natsu. "Anyway, I'll infiltrate this castle sooner or later! Then I'll defeat this guy and Esdeath."

"Recklessness makes you stupid." Giggles Leone.

"Huh, what? »

"By the way." Exclaimed Lubbock, pointing to a poster. "There is a tournament being held for amateurs! And there is a reward at stake."

"A tournament?" Tatsumi asked taking the poster.

"What? A tournament? So awesome." Natsu gloated. "It will give me some exercise."

"Natsu! Esdeath is overseeing the tournament! And fighting in front of her is your best chance of getting spotted! I was talking about this tournament so that Tatsumi can enter it...and not you."

"What? But that's not fair."

"That's what happens when you don't obey the boss's orders." Giggles Leone.

Then Natsu got up and left saying.

"If it's like that, I'll go for a walk to see if I can't find something to eat."

"In that case, be discreet."

"Yes, don't worry. "

" Exactly. "

Sniffing the air, Natsu ends up stopping in front of a restaurant specializing in grilled meats.

"Okay, I'll stop there." He decided, entering.

Walking towards the counter, Natsu sat down on a stool and exclaimed.

"Boss, I would like five steaks, well grilled, to start."

"To start...?" Asked the man behind the counter, while displaying a small smile. "Do you really think you're going to be hungry again after this, kid?" "

"Carefree."

"Okay, so five steaks! Five!"

While eating a piece of meat, Natsu exclaimed.

"Delicious! It's a real little pleasure in life. "

"Glad to hear it, kid." The cook said, starting to cook another steak. "Tell me, are you from here? I never had you here before. "

"I live outside the capital."

"Out?"

"Yeah! I live in the countryside and all, and I can train all I want there."

"Oh, you're some kind of hermit."

Seeing Natsu gobbling down his third steak with no problem, the man questioned him.

"How long has it been since you last ate?"

"Hm?" Natsu asked, before thinking. "Huh… knowing it's past noon, I haven't had lunch in four hours! Why?"

"For nothing." assured the cook, with a bead of sweat behind his head.

And while he was busy cooking another steak, someone opened the door and sat down next to Natsu. Looking up, the cook attributed a long smile to the newcomer, while asking.

"What would you like to eat today? I will try to satisfy my best customer's wishes as best I can."

Feeling the air, Kurome suddenly salivated as he pointed to the half-eaten steak Natsu had on his plate.

"I want this! I want ten steaks like this."

"But of course." Assured the man. "Just wait a few minutes."

"I have a real treat." Natsu said, preparing to eat half his steak in one bite. "Me too, I want more."

Yet, as he ate it, Natsu noticed a strange sensation. Turning his face, he saw Kurome staring at him. However, saliva dripping from the corner of her mouth, it was his food that caught her attention.

Wanting to confirm this, Natsu raised his steak in the air and Kurome followed it with her eyes. Natsu then fingered his food, Kurome did the same with her face, not losing focus for a moment with his eyes. She looked like a begging dog.

Finally, with a sigh, Natsu put his steak back on his plate, before pushing it in front of Kurome.

"What...?" She asked.

"I can wait until my next steak comes." Natsu assured her.

Immediately, dipping his head towards the plate, Kurome wolfed down the steak in an instant and downed it in the next second.

"Thanks." She said, then passing a handkerchief over her lips.

"You eat even faster than me." Natsu shouted.

Then, looking at her more carefully, he said.

"Hey! You look like Akame."

Hearing her sister's name, Kurome gave her a surprised look before putting her hand on the hilt of her sword.

"Do you know her?"

"Huh? Huh... no, no, no, no, no." Natsu assured seeing her draw her sword. "It's just that I saw so many posters of her around town that I felt like you were her."

Staring at him, Kurome seemed skeptical of his answer. However, she eventually puts her sword away, before returning to her place. Doing the same, Natsu questioned her.

"Is she a member of your family?"

"My sister."

"Oh? Then I guess you must like her a lot."

"Yes." Kurome assured him. "So much so that I'm going to kill her to be with me, forever."

"Oh? Okay!" Said Natsu with a smile. "Um...wait a second! WHAT? What are you talking about?"

"Akame and I were sold to people from the empire, who raised us as assassins! Nevertheless, Onee-san ended up leaving one day and joining the revolutionary army! She left me all alone, between the hands of these guys."

Gritting her teeth, she screamed.

"Onee-san and I will never be apart again! Once we meet again, I'll make sure we stay together forever."

"By killing her? I think you lost it, girl."

"I will resuscitate her, using my teigu and..."

"That's not what being a family is." Natsu suddenly roared.

" Hmm? " Kurome asked, looking at him.

"Even if you want to resurrect her afterwards, what sister are you to want to kill your own sister?" wanted to know Natsu. "In a family, you have to help each other, not the other way around."

"Shut up!" Kurome ordered him. "You don't know anything about me or the harm Onee-san brought me by leaving me! She was the only person who protected me, who truly loved me, who was always there when I was scared But one day she left...and left me alone! Alone to face the horrors of the world I lived in."

Seeing her cringe, Natsu let her continue as she affirmed.

"But I can't hate her! I want to be with Onee-san and I never want her to leave without me again! It's just that…"

She fell silent when she felt Natsu hit her above her head with the edge of his hand. It wasn't strong. Just enough for her to look at him.

"Behaving like that isn't how your sister will want to be with you! What you're saying just sounds like some kind of sisterly argument! And you have to solve this problem with words or with your fists! But never in a fight to kill your sister! Never forget that, family is sacred to each other!"

"Sacred?" Kurome wondered. "But she..."

"In my family, one of our own betrayed us at some point." Natsu said. "His name was Laxus and he wanted to become the leader by force! To do this, he did not hesitate to oppose the one we all considered our father! And, because of that, he was banished! of his betrayal, it was accepted with sadness instead of joy! Then Laxus finally came back to help us when we were in danger! He himself then understood that he must always defend his family and not leave them to fall. "

Turning to Kurome, he said with a big smile.

"Next time you see your sister, try to make her understand how you feel without her! And maybe you can be reunited again."

"Impossible." Kurome replied. "Even if I wanted to, I couldn't save my sister from being killed."

"And why is that?"

"Because she's part of the Night Raid and I'm a Jaeger."

"Here are your steaks." The cook announced suddenly, two plates in hand.

Nonetheless, barely listening, Natsu stared at Kurome, remembering what Lubbock had taught him.

" It's the special police that Wendy has embarked on. "

"What should I do then?" Kurome wanted to know.

Natsu remained silent and finally resumed his meal, and downed a steak. Then, finally, he sighed.

"I admit it's a difficult choice! Your new group...do you consider it another family?"

"It's too early for me to consider it that way."

"So ask yourself this! Who's more important to you? Your sister or the Jaegers?"

"Do you realize that you seem to be trying to corrupt me and force me to betray the Empire?"

"You do what you want." Natsu assured, finishing his plate. "Your business with your sister is none of my business! I was just advising you my way! Thank you, for the meal."

Rummaging through his pants for a small purse, Natsu suddenly became horrified when he noticed that he was out of place.

"What...? Where's my money? Don't tell me Leone went through my pockets again without me noticing."

"What's wrong, kid?" The cook asked him. "Do you even have enough money to pay?"

"Uh, actually, I..."

Suddenly placing an empty plate in front of her, Kurome searched her pockets for several gold coins. Putting them on the counter, she says.

"Here's for my meal...and for his meal."

" Huh ? " Said Natsu.

"It's for the steak you gave me." Kurome said simply as he left. "And for your advice! Nevertheless..."

Stopping in front of the restaurant opening, she said.

"Onee-san has hurt me too much for me to explain to her in simple words."

Then she left.

"An emergency meeting?" Wendy asked, as she stood in one of the palace hallways.

"In effect." Approved Run. "Esdeath-sama wants to see everyone in the dining hall as soon as possible! I'll tell Bols! On your side, can you go see Seryu and Stylish, please?"

"Of course." Wendy assured him. "Seryu told me that she is about to get her arms modified again! I wonder how it will go."

" A modification ? "Run wondered. "From Stylish, you can expect anything! I guess we will see that when the time comes. "

Seeing him leave, Wendy did the same and immediately went to Stylish's lab. Putting her hand on the handle, she suddenly heard the doctor's voice asking.

"What do you think of the 'Ten Kings Judgment' I just incorporated into his body?"

"That's great." Seryu assured. "Thank you for everything you have done for me, Dr. Stylish."

"The fact that you were able to endure the experiments shows that you are a talented soldier! Then you are worthy to use all your powers."

"For that, no worries! I will show no mercy against Night Raid! With my weapons of justice, nothing can stop me."

" Weapons? " Wendy wondered. " What is she talking about? »

Suddenly moaning in pain, Seryu put a hand to his forehead and sat down on a chair.

"Something wrong?" Stylish asked.

"No, nothing! Just my head spinning a little more."

"You must have been tired of my operation." Stylish explained to her. "But now, with this bomb in your head, you will be able to eradicate all evil from this planet."

Suddenly throwing the door open, Wendy cried out.

"A bomb? What are you talking about?"

" Wendy ? " Said Seryu.

"What do you want?" Asked Stylish.

"What is that bomb thing you planted in her head?" Wendy wanted to know, as she walked towards him. "Tell me that was a joke on your part."

"Huh? Of course not! Thanks to my skills and this bomb, I was able to make Seryu completely perfect! And now his justice can..."

Suddenly striking him in the face, Wendy's foot saw him fall against a wall at the far end of his lab.

"You scum." Wendy roared angrily. "How could you do something so dangerous?"

"Wendy?" Seryu asked. "But why did you do that? The doctor didn't do anything wrong."

"Huh?" Said Wendy turning to her. "He put a bomb in your head! What more do you need to make you understand that he's crazy? Imagine that this operation killed you! Or that the bomb explodes without your knowledge! It represents a constant risk to your life! How... how could you accept that?"

"I did it for justice." Seryu taught her, suddenly displaying her psychopathic smile. "With this, Night Raid will be wiped out without a problem! They can never win! And so I can avenge my master Ogre."

A clap resounded in the room. Looking at the scene, Koro should have attacked immediately when he saw a person hitting his mistress. However, he looked confused when he noticed that the person who had just slapped her was none other than Wendy. For the child, it was time to stop pretending to like the girl's behavior.

Appalled as well, Seryu put her hand on her sore cheek, while Wendy glared at her angrily.

"Does your life mean nothing to you? Seryu, you are completely crazy."

"Crazy? How crazy am I for wanting to eradicate evil?!"

"You don't eradicate evil." Wendy said suddenly. "You've gone evil! All because of that bastard Ogre and that bespectacled guy who claims to be a doctor."

Then grabbing her by the top of her dress, Seryu lifted her to his height, with a furious face.

"How dare you insult them? I forbid you to speak ill of my master and mentor."

"Seryu..." Wendy whispered, looking into her eyes. "Your justice is just an illusion! You know what I'm thinking! I feel like all you want, deep down, is to kill as many people as possible! You disgust me. "

That was all it took for Seryu's fist to hit her and send her flying. Still, managing to steady herself, Wendy landed on her feet, facing Seryu, who displayed a face contorted with rage.

"What dare you say? I defend all the innocent people in this town and my dream is that each of them can live in peace! I am...! I am...! I am a member of justice. "

Staring at her without saying anything, Wendy ended up wiping the blood from her mouth, before finally leaving the room.

"You're so blind that talking to you won't change anything! But I guess that means the end of our friendship."

Passing by Stylish, who was struggling to get up, she barely looked at him, and said.

"If you ever have another experience like this, I'll kill you."

The doctor was surprised to see a hint of hate in Wendy's eyes.

"Also, Esdeath-sama wants everyone to gather in the dining hall! So hurry up."