The next day.
As the Astral Express was parked atop a hill at an altitude most people could never reach.
Morning light streaming through the window illuminated Esdeath's pale skin and her tousled light blue hair spread across the bed. Her alluring body was covered in marks of love—bite marks and kiss marks—especially on her breasts.
Since yesterday, Eiji had been fucking her for over ten hours. The woman was exhausted; her two lower holes were dripping with a copious amount of white fluid that was falling onto the bed.
As proof of just how brutal their previous sex had been—Esdeath's pink asshole was still gaping wide, its width matching the thickness of Eiji's penis.
Many men in the Empire who fantasize about Esdeath would be heartbroken if they saw that scene. They'd also be aroused and wonder who the lucky man was who managed to conquer her!?
It was Eiji, of course.
Right now, he was hugging Esdeath while gently squeezing her plump buttocks. That was something no other man could even do.
[When do you plan to get out of bed, host?]
'I'm not sure. Maybe in another hour?'
Miss System fell silent.
Eiji then remembered something—or rather, it was something someone was supposed to have offered him!
'Miss System, check my reward. Esdeath must have given me something nice.'
[It's random.]
Without getting tired of it, Miss System reminded her host about how she worked as a woman pretending to be a system.
'Yeah, yeah. Hurry up and do it.'
Eiji simply nodded in agreement. Soon, a golden light bathed Esdeath's beautiful face. Even if she opened her eyes, she wouldn't be blinded because Miss System's interface could only be seen by her host.
[Ding! It has been detected that the host has altered the plot of "Akame Ga Kill."]
[Successfully altered 37% of the plot by saving Kurome and preventing Gin from being sexually assaulted by a tomb guardian.]
[You, Akame, and the others have also killed many tomb guards, including their leader, Weneg. In the process, you even defeated Esdeath, who had slaughtered all the tomb guards, and made her your woman.]
[You've been fucking her from yesterday until the day after tomorrow—do you want to earn the nickname "Great Stallion"?]
'No, thank you.'
Eiji rejected such a nickname.
Miss System loves to joke around; she certainly wasn't serious about what she said.
Miss System: I'm actually serious.
[Behind the scenes, you've ordered someone (Dakki) to do something to the Prime Minister, who is the mastermind behind the massive corruption perpetrated by the Empire. The Empire is actually on the verge of falling into your hands.]
[The future will change significantly depending on the orders you give to that nine-tailed fox spirit.]
What Miss System said is not wrong. The mission Eiji gave Dakki is to replace the Empire's current Prime Minister. Specifically, an old, fat, and repulsive man named Honest.
With Dakki's power, it wasn't difficult for her to enter the Imperial Palace and do something to Honest.
The people of the Empire wouldn't even realize the Prime Minister had been replaced by her.
There's a reason why Eiji did that. It wasn't just to alter many future plotlines, but also to prevent Honest from committing evil deeds in the future—including killing certain women.
How could Eiji possibly let his future wives suffer at the hands of that fat man?
For example, a certain busty blonde woman who would become Akame's partner in the future. In the original work, she was the one who killed Honest, but she was also killed by injuries inflicted by another party. That beautiful woman died in a dark alley like a pitiful cat.
Eiji won't let that happen.
As for Honest? He's still alive and is being tortured in a certain way by Dakki. An immediate death would be too easy for him.
Eiji himself would torture him when the time came.
[Host, your smile looks really sadistic.]
"...."
[Congratulations, host—you've obtained the "Monkey King" character card.]
Monkey King?
After such a long time, he finally got a new character card again. But Eiji was confused about which Monkey King Miss System was referring to.
After all, there are quite a few characters with that nickname. Still, before he could check the reward's description, he felt a hand grip his younger brother.
"Eiji, good morning. Do you need my help down here?" Esdeath opened her blue eyes and asked.
It was a question any man would find hard to refuse.
Unless, of course, the man was gay!
"Esdeath, did I wake you up?"
"You did by constantly squeezing my butt. You really like them."
Esdeath gave a faint smile. The way she looked at Eiji softened, and there was also a hint of flirtation in her eyes.
"I do like them. And yes… I need your help taking care of my morning wood." Eiji didn't refuse the offer.
Immediately, Esdeath shifted her position and crawled between his legs. She gripped Eiji's penis with one hand and licked it.
"From the female soldiers in the Empire, I've heard that men like it when their penises are licked... Slurp, slurp... Is that true?"
[Of course it's true! Especially if the one licking my younger brother is a woman as beautiful as you, Esdeath.]
"That's true."
Hearing Eiji's inner voice, Esdeath's heart was filled with the sweetness of love. With a sensual motion, she licked his penis and coated it with her saliva.
Eiji made a look of pleasure, so much so that he forgot about the reward he'd just received.
For that moment, he had fun with Esdeath again for two hours!
Not only did she lick his penis, but Esdeath also squeezed his balls with her other hand and made him cum. His cum splattered across her beautiful face and light blue hair.
Esdeath scooped the white fluid that had splattered her face into her mouth with her fingers.
Eiji felt proud.
The strongest woman in the Empire—or even the world. Now, she was serving him like a wife. She was satisfying her husband's libido by her body.
That morning, Esdeath also mounted Eiji and inserted his penis into her anus. She knew he seemed to have an anal fetish, and she liked it, too.
So—
*Plap! Plap! Plap!*
For two hours, Esdeath's lewd moans and the sound of flesh slapping against flesh once again filled the bedroom.
Akame and the others had no idea about this. Only Chelsea was numb because she'd seen the scene live in the chat group.
"They're having sex again!? When will they ever be satisfied?"
Time passed.
Inside the main compartment, everyone was now gathered around a large round table. Esdeath, who looked even more beautiful thanks to the boost from the Master-Servant contract and the aura of a woman who had lost her virginity, was also there, sitting next to Eiji.
Many women were glaring at her.
How could they not?
She was acting as if she held a higher status than all of them—except for Eiji. However, none of them dared to oppose her.
"Eiji, did you call us together to discuss our next mission?" As the only man other than Eiji on the train, Natala felt he needed to ask before anyone else did.
His gaze kept shifting back and forth between the man he was referring to and the Empire's most powerful general, Esdeath.
Unlike Akame and the other women, he didn't know that the two of them had been having sex all night.
Their relationship had become very close and intimate.
However, Natala knew that the woman was part of Eiji's harem. He certainly didn't dare to think too deeply about her.
"Good question, Natala. And yes, you're right. I've gathered all of you here—including Esdeath—to discuss our next mission."
Prior to this, Esdeath's joining their group had already been discussed. Instead of returning to the Empire, she continued to stay with them.
Esdeath was happy to follow Eiji, not just because he was her man. But because he also promised a battle that might be a little entertaining for her.
Eiji took a sip of the warm tea on the table before saying, "The mission at the ancient tomb in the city of the prince is complete. Now, our focus will shift to the Empire's other current enemy: the Revolutionary Army."
Kurome asked, "Are we going to attack their main base right away, Eiji?"
"No, that's too boring," Eiji replied with a faint smile. "A large organization can't function without money. The Revolutionary Army's main source of income has long come from the black market trade with neighboring countries. There are two main commodities that form the foundation of their finances: the first is salt, and the second is tea."
This mission is also mentioned in the original work.
However, unlike Gozuki, Eiji has another reason for bringing these women along with him.
Oh, and Natala.
Actually, he himself isn't hostile toward the Revolutionary Army, but he didn't tell them that.
That wasn't necessary because, at the moment, he was the Imperial Heir who planned to transform the Empire.
Hearing what her man said, Esdeath smirked. Her tenderness in bed—or before—was only shown when she was being intimate with him.
Her beautiful face now showed cruelty.
"The black market, huh?" Esdeath folded her arms beneath her large breasts. "Do you want us to move in and destroy those two factories, cut off their source of income, and slaughter all the merchants and anyone collaborating with them, Eiji?"
Hearing Esdeath's guess, several women—such as Cornelia, Tsukushi, and Poney—nodded in agreement, thinking that it was the most logical military tactic to cripple the enemy.
However, Eiji shook his head. "It's not just that. Destroying those factories or killing the Revolutionary Army members inside them is a secondary mission."
In truth, he didn't care about their lives or deaths. But as someone currently on the Empire's side, he didn't argue.
*Snap!*
With a snap of his fingers, he conjured a holographic projection of a map in the center of the table. "Our real primary objective is the Oarburgh assassin organization, which was specifically hired by the Revolutionary Army to strictly guard both factory locations. I want you to hunt down and kill as many of them as possible."
Taeko and Chelsea immediately flinched upon hearing the name of their former organization mentioned.
But that was all.
They weren't foolish enough to defend that organization after deciding to join Eiji's group.
Rather than becoming his enemies, they'd rather be his women and serve him with their bodies.
Especially after seeing the power he displayed while fighting Esdeath yesterday. Neither of them thought anyone in the Oarburgh organization was capable of defeating him.
Eiji was quite pleased with what the two women were thinking.
"But… there's an exception. I want you to capture certain women with special talents within the Oarburgh organization alive, and bring them before me."
Hearing that very specific and unusual order, the entire passenger conpartement was suddenly enveloped in silence.
Esdeath raised one eyebrow, while Akame and Tsukushi exchanged glances with expressions of surprise they couldn't hide. Chelsea and Taeko were even confused.
Why did Eiji want to capture the women from their former organization?
Chelsea had a hunch.
"Capture certain women from Oarburgh alive…?" Chelsea blinked repeatedly, her face suddenly flushing slightly as she recalled how she herself had been subdued by Eiji a few days ago. "W-Why did you do that, boss? Aren't all these beautiful women enough for you?"
Esdeath leaned in as well, staring at Eiji with an intense, probing gaze. "True. If the goal was simply to neutralize the rebel faction, killing them all would have been the quickest way. Why go to the trouble of having us screen and capture those female assassins, Eiji?"
Any normal man would be nervous and intimidated by Esdeath's gaze.
But Eiji?
He casually replied, "Because they're talented and maybe pretty? They'd be a great addition to our group."
"You mean your harem?" Taeko corrected him flatly.
Eiji just gave a faint smile.
He didn't deny it at all, which made Esdeath feel a pang of jealousy. "What if I accidentally killed them?"
Eiji turned to look at her and thought she was cute. Her possessiveness bordered on yandere tendencies. "You'd better not do that, or else… I'll be very disappointed."
He didn't mention that he could bring those women back to life.
Esdeath pouted, but she snorted. "Hmph! I understand—I'll be careful."
Deep down, she was a little panicked and afraid that Eiji would hate her. So this is what it feels like to love someone? When you feel it, do you also fear being hated by him?
If Tatsumi in the original work heard Esdeath's compliance, he might have coughed up blood, because if it were him, Esdeath would still have argued and refused to accept the presence of other women by his side.
Thanks to Harem Halo.
Of course, the things Eiji did to Esdeath in the bedroom also played a big part.
There's also his charm, right, Miss System?
[What charm? Is that your charm as a bastard who's hard to resist, host?]
Leme?
[Our King, you really are utterly charming! The women in your harem will always be loyal to you, and it's nearly impossible for them not to obey your wishes.]
[After all, you're the Harem King.]
Leme, you really understand your king!
Unlike a certain woman.
Miss System: "...."
Since Esdeath immediately gave in to Eiji's order to capture the beautiful women in the Oarburgh organization, Akame and the others naturally had no choice but to follow orders.
What's more, many of them harbored a grudge against the Oarburgh organization. That's because Babara—the person who killed Najasho, Guy, and Green—came from the same organization as them.
But for Eiji's sake, they would make an exception for the beautiful women within that organization. Just as they had done with Taeko and Chelsea.
As assassins, their morals aren't actually that high.
...
Not long after.
They all arrived in the water capital of Sweun. This city is situated where a large river and a small river meet, and has long served as a major trading hub.
Eiji divided the team into several groups; even though he could tell them the exact locations where the Revolutionary Army's factories were hidden, he still instructed Esdeath and the others to gather information first.
He also gave them time to go shopping. As for himself? He, Natala, and Gin looked for an inn to rent for a night or two.
"Natala, to save time. You alone should be able to find a nice place for us to stay. Gin and I will look for information or clues about members of the Revolutionary Army, just like the others."
Or more accurately, he simply told Natala to do that.
"Huh? Okay, I don't mind." Natala was a little reluctant to let Eiji and Gin go, but what could he do?
Eiji was their leader.
He didn't dare defy his orders.
After Natala headed toward the inn, Gin looked at the man beside her with a hint of shyness.
"Um… Eiji, which way are we going?"
"Gin, we're going back to the Astral Express."
"Huh? W-Why?"
Gin was confused, and felt even more embarrassed because Eiji was holding one of her hands. He even smiled at her, "I heard that members of the Group of Terror boost their power by taking performance-enhancing drugs. You guys also need to take certain drugs so you don't suffer side effects and die because of them."
Hearing this, Gin's embarrassment faded and was replaced by a hint of sadness. "That…"
"But don't worry. I want to try something that might help your body return to normal. If it works, Kurome and Natala will also be able to live without relying on medication."
"I'll do it!"
Gin didn't hesitate to agree; she, too, believed that Eiji had the ability to solve the problem he'd described.
She wouldn't even mind doing anything for him.
[Host, you...]
'Miss System, I just want to help Gin and the others. Don't speak in a way that makes me look like a villain taking advantage of the situation.'
[Isn't that exactly what you're doing?]
'Of course it's wrong.'
Eiji didn't admit that he had any other motive besides curing Gin of her addiction to the Empire's drugs.
In the original story, it's true that something like that happened. Bill conducted inhumane experiments on Kurome and the other members of the Group of Terror.
It also seems he had to kill that bald man.
How dare he ruin those women's bodies.
With a single thought, Eiji manipulated the light around Bill, who was hundreds of kilometers away from him. Before Bill could react, a ball of light blew his head off.
"!!!"
The Imperial soldiers who happened to be nearby watched the scene with shock and horror in their eyes.
They had no idea who or where the enemy—or perhaps a member of the Revolutionary Army—had come from to attack!