Seeing that Aria's older sister was taken down, Akame also dived downward, followed closely by Bulat and then Leone. Leone moved swiftly, climbing into the upper chamber where Aria's dad was located, and shortly after, I heard the sounds of bones cracking, all thanks to my super sense of hearing.
I gently scaled the roof and moved to the other side of the building, still on the rooftop, facing the direction of the storehouse. Bulat and Akame landed at the same time and immediately began taking down the soldiers. The soldiers opened fire, their guns rattling like they were on a battlefield, but unfortunately for them, they all met their doom as Akame and Bulat cut them down, blood spraying into the air like geysers.
Tatsumi must have realized something was wrong at this point.
It didn't take long before I saw Aria and Lodrel running toward the storehouse, but unfortunately for them, Akame spotted them and gave chase. At the same time, Tatsumi appeared within my view, also chasing after Aria and Lodrel, unaware that Akame was following closely behind.
"Thank goodness you're here, Tatsumi! We're going into the storehouse and waiting for the authorities to come. In the meantime, you can fend them off—"
VHOOOM!
Before Tatsumi could fully comprehend what was happening, a figure clad in black suddenly dashed toward him. He quickly unsheathed his sword, but Akame flew over his head, redirecting herself toward Lodrel.
"Not a target."
Lodrel opened fire on Akame, but she moved at a superhuman speed, dodging every bullet, and within seconds, she was right in front of him. With a full swing of her sword, Murasame, Lodrel was cleanly cut in half.
With another burst of speed, she vanished and reappeared in front of Aria.
Aria collapsed to the ground, terrified, fear and horror filling her eyes. She could tell her end was near and pleaded in a low voice, but Akame wasn't having any of it, her eyes dead cold. She raised her sword, ready to finish Aria, when suddenly Tatsumi lunged forward, swinging his sword at her, forcing Akame to quickly leap backward.
She looked at the attacker and noticed it was the boy she had overlooked the last time, someone not on her hit list.
"You aren't a target," Akame coldly uttered, devoid of emotion.
"But you plan to kill this girl, isn't that right?!!!" Tatsumi exclaimed.
"Yep," Akame replied coldly again, her face expressionless, further shocking Tatsumi that a girl who looked his age or slightly older could be this brutal and cold-blooded killer.
"If you get in my way, I'll kill you," Akame added, already getting irritated, yet her face remained expressionless as ever.
"I can't just run away! Why do you want to kill innocent people?!"
"Then I'll eliminate you," Akame coldly said, gripping her sword tightly again. Tatsumi also took a defensive stance, and I could see the fear in his eyes. From where I was watching, I wondered what would happen in the next moment as the atmosphere grew tense, and to be honest, even though I plan to cuck Tatsumi and all that, I can't just let anything happen to him. After all, he is my step-s0n.
Just then, I saw Leone walking toward the scene. 'It's time. If I don't make an appearance now, I might lose the opportunity to do that.'
Suddenly, Akame dashed toward Tatsumi and their swords clashed. It was obvious that Akame's blow pushed Tatsumi backward, and with the momentum of her attack, she did a backflip and kicked Tatsumi, then suddenly thrust her sword into his chest. Even my body flinched, even though I already knew what was going to happen.
Tatsumi fell to the ground, clutching his chest in pain and pretending to have died. But for some reason, Akame didn't come closer, as she was suspicious that he wasn't dead yet because the aftereffect of Murasame hadn't kicked in.
"You won't even lower your guard and come closer to me," Tatsumi said as he stood up.
"Because I am not stupid and didn't feel any flesh," Akame coldly replied, her weapon still pointed at Tatsumi. She looked slightly impressed that he was able to survive her blow.
That was when Tatsumi brought something out, a mini metal statue.
"Everyone from my village protected me," Tatsumi said, determination clear in his eyes. Glancing over at Leone, she was also watching what was playing out, and at this point, I guessed she must have figured out that he was the boy she duped.
Well… this is my time to shine. Though I don't want to show too much, so I'll avoid using a sword as much as possible, so as not to reveal that I'm on par with Akame, or perhaps even more skilled than her. But who knows, this was the same person who defeated Esdeath in the end. Either way, I am different…
I gathered enough momentum in my thighs and legs, all my muscles flexing and pushed to their limits, and with a burst of speed, I shot forward at Akame with a kick to the back of her neck.
BOOM!
Akame, as expected, reacted fast, blocking my kick with both hands and sliding backward a few feet until she finally stopped. The impact of my kick was so powerful that I didn't even expect the aftermath. Akame could be seen panting heavily, looking at me with extreme caution, and the spot where my kick connected was very red.
Fuck. Did I do too much?
"Okun–Sama!"
"Okun—san!"
Tatsumi and Aria exclaimed, with Tatsumi rushing forward to my side.
"I hate this. I hate this… I don't care, you can all die!" Akame muttered in a cold voice, her expression cold and resolute.
She then dashed forward again, specifically targeting me, and within that split second, I activated the Shingu I got from the bandit and swung my hand in a clawing motion, pushing the Shingu to its limit.
SHIMMM MM! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
A loud cutting sound erupted, followed by a powerful explosion as five invincible wind slashes burst from my gauntlet, cutting down everything in their path, including the storehouse, revealing what was hidden inside.
Akame went on the defensive due to the unexpected attack, and there was a small cut on her cheek. Not only that, she looked pissed as ever, and black smoke began to rise from her sword, Murasame.
Fuck… isn't Leone supposed to come anytime soon. Just when I was about to use my own Teigu, Leone suddenly jumped into our midst.
"WAIT, AKAME!"
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