Although there were six squads, in fact, the total number of people in the six squads was only about a dozen or so, and the scene just now had buried another person.
But in fact, only Kaede had a mission like this. As for Miyake Ren? He was just a discarded pawn. One must know that Kaede had always been a solitary existence in the Reinforcement Squad, and she had started accepting assassination missions alone years ago.
At this time, what Kaede didn't know was that Akame was currently feeling lost.
That night, Akame sat there looking at the cold moon in the sky, looking at her own hands. It was these very hands that had slashed to death a friend who had always taken good care of her.
Heh, she turned out to be a spy, and she had even lied to her, saying that 'Father' was just joking with her.
And she had actually foolishly believed it! She had almost been killed by her sneak attack!
At this moment, Akame's eyes were very dark. Almost, she had almost not been able to see Kurome and Kaede again.
Under the moonlight, the girl with long black hair finally leaned against the wall, closed her eyes silently, and murmured a sentence.
"Burial!"
Yes, Akame, Kurome, and Kaede were no longer in the same place. Akame had joined the elite unit, which was, of course, the result of Kaede voluntarily stepping down, because only one of them could join, and both Kaede and Akame knew that Kaede could take better care of Kurome, so this choice was made.
Now, eight years had passed. The instructor on Kaede's side had long since changed. Although she could still see the previous instructor, he was only there to help the current instructor with odd jobs.
"You're back." The original instructor saw Kaede and revealed a broken smile. "As expected, it's impossible for you to have any accidents."
"How is Kurome?" Kaede asked.
"Go see for yourself." The instructor's smile widened, and then he licked his lips while looking at Kaede, "You need to keep working hard. I'm waiting right here for you to come and kill me!"
"Rest assured, that day will come." Kaede walked straight in, leaving behind the instructor whose smile grew deeper—an absolute pervert.
However, Kaede's footsteps stopped after passing a room because she saw someone familiar, Rem (or was it Remus?).
However, at this moment, Rem was covered in bandages from head to toe, looking as if she had sustained serious injuries.
"Kaede..." Kaede saw Rem, and Rem also saw Kaede. Fear flashed in her eyes. Except for Kurome, there was no one here who did not fear her—an existence devoid of emotion!
"What happened to her?" Kaede looked at the doctor nearby and asked directly.
"The injuries are too severe. Even if she can live a normal life, she can no longer continue fighting." The doctor looked at Kaede, who was staring at her, shivered, and said directly.
"Oh." Kaede nodded and then drew her sword.
"Kaede, you... what are you doing!" Rem's eyes widened, she kept backing away, her hands constantly clutching the bedsheets as she crawled backward.
"This place does not need trash." Kaede's face remained emotionless, her sword already drawn, and she gripped the hilt with both hands.
"No! Don't!!" Rem's eyes welled up with tears. "Don't! Please, Kurome and I are good friends! Aren't you Kurome's sister? Please, don't kill me!"
A flash of the blade descended; Kaede was seen sheathing her sword again.
"Eh?" Rem's eyes widened, she opened her mouth, somewhat disbelieving. "Th... thank you..."
Kaede leaned down and finally whispered in Rem's ear, "It is precisely because you are Kurome's friend that I killed you like this."
Having said that, Kaede turned and left immediately, her movements without a hint of hesitation.
"Eh? Killed... me?" Rem fell into a stupor, then looked at her own hands. Eh? Why was blood appearing again? Then she saw the doctor nearby. What kind of look was that? Why was she looking at her with such fear?
Then, Rem felt nothing—she didn't even feel the sensation of pain—and departed from this world.
The doctor nearby covered her mouth, her eyes filled with terror and fear, looking at the two halves of the corpse on the bed. Covering her mouth, struggling to hold it back, the scene of slight collapse would drive anyone who saw it mad! Indeed, indeed, one cannot provoke that devil! Absolutely cannot provoke her!
Outside, Kaede stood before a bald man whose left eye was covered by a metal piece, with a chain connected below it. His face looked somewhat ferocious; he was Kaede and the others' new instructor, Bill.
"Did you kill her?" Bill, this new instructor, asked.
"Useless people do not need to exist," Kaede said coldly.
"Ah, that they don't need to exist is correct, but one should also let her depart comfortably," Bill said.
"...I need a Teigu," Kaede said directly.
"Eh?" Bill was stunned, then a smile appeared on his face, and finally, he burst into laughter. After laughing up at the sky for a while, he lowered his head to glare at Kaede. "What did you say? Teigu? You're still talking to me about this condition! Not injecting you and Kurome with drugs is already the absolute bottom line! Just be a good tool for me, a tool for me to control, understand!"
Kaede looked at Bill, and her face, which had been devoid of expression, finally revealed a smile, but this smile was incredibly chilling.
"My good instructor~ I said back then that I would keep suppressing the seven people of that Elite Group, and as a condition for that, Kurome and I would not be given drugs. But, don't you think if I had a Teigu, I could suppress them even more thoroughly? I don't believe those seven people over there wouldn't have special weapons."
"And..." Kaede's eyes suddenly became sinister, "Things are different from the past now. Although I still can't beat many people, well."
"But" Kaede smiled, smiling while looking at Bill, "I can kill anyone here right now. If you don't believe me, Instructor, you can try" As she spoke, Kaede narrowed her eyes.
"You!" Bill's pupils contracted violently, as if he had thought of something, his face turning ugly. Finally, he nodded. "Follow me. It is true that I should give you a weapon, but I can't get a Teigu, and those seven over there only use shingu."
"shingu?" Kaede raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, shingu. A thousand years ago, the First Emperor who founded the Empire created 48 weapons called 'Teigu' to protect this country forever. Each one is a super-weapon fused with lost secret arts and materials from legendary Danger Beast. Four hundred years later, the emperor at that time also tried to create Teigu, but the result was only weapons that could not compare to those Teigu. Because they could never surpass the previous weapons, it was simply a disgrace, so they were sarcastically called 'shingu'," Bill said.
"Although they can't compare to Teigu, their performance is also quite good."
Bill smiled. Actually, if Kaede hadn't asked, he would have given her a shingu anyway, but since she asked, he might as well give it to her and, while he was at it, understand her thoughts.
Thinking of this, Bill was also a bit angry. If he had injected them with drugs from the beginning, there wouldn't be so many issues, but who knew Kaede's growth would be terrifying? And no matter how he hinted or hypnotized, it had no effect.
Kaede was a fierce tiger, but he hadn't put chains on her before she grew up...
If it weren't for this, if he didn't want to prove that the Reinforcement Squad wouldn't lose to the Elite Group, Bill thought with a twisted face.
Kaede nodded, glancing to the side. That was the room where Rem died. A comfortable death? Being drugged with anesthetics, experiencing happy hallucinations, and then having one's body violated, dying in happy hallucinations? This is called a happy death? Kaede felt it would be better to just let her kill her directly; at least she could ensure she left without pain, and she wouldn't leave a whole corpse. Why? Hah!
However, when Kaede saw the shingu Bill had prepared for her, she couldn't help but be stunned. This is a weapon? It was clearly a cup of fresh blood! But, for some reason, when she saw it, she could feel the blood in her entire body boiling, as if it were urging her to drink it quickly!
"Don't doubt it. This is a shingu, and the materials for this shingu might be even better than those Teigu. It is a shingu made from the blood of the legendary top-tier Danger Beast, the Blood Demon Dragon King." As he spoke, Bill revealed a smile. "But this was almost the last one to be created; it was sealed away by the furious emperor before it was even used."
Then, a dangerous curve appeared in Bill's eyes. "Everyone who has tasted it so far has died, and then the blood inside returned. Are you sure you want it?"
"...Yes." Kaede didn't even think; she followed her body's instincts and drank the fresh blood in the cup in one gulp. Immediately, a scalding sensation surged through her entire body.
That pair of crimson eyes became even more vivid!
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