In the end, under the stunned gazes of the seven, Kaede finished the amount of food that would have taken the seven of them several days to eat.
"Your sister can really eat, can't she?" Poney couldn't help but whisper into Akame's ear.
"Uh." What could Akame say? In the face of such ironclad facts, any defense seemed pale and weak. However, Akame remembered that Kaede's appetite had only seemed slightly larger than hers before. Could her sister's appetite have increased to this extent over these eight years? Akame couldn't help but wonder. And the most crucial thing was that Kaede's stomach hadn't changed at all, as if she could eat even more without any problem.
"Mmm, that's better." Kaede rubbed her stomach, an embarrassed expression appearing on her face. "Sorry for the trouble."
"You are Akame's sister, so this is what we should do," Nahash said.
"Eh?" Kaede paused, then nodded. She looked at Nahash and the others; there wasn't a hint of complaint on their faces. At that moment, Kaede suddenly realized that Akame seemed to have some very good companions.
In that case, I can rest easy. Kaede's usually expressionless face seemed to melt at this moment; although there was no smile, it had softened.
Although she was very reassured about Akame, honestly, it would be a lie to say she wasn't worried at all. However, she couldn't show this expression in front of Kurome, otherwise, Kurome would be even more worried.
"Am I a qualified sister?" Kaede didn't know. She was just doing her absolute best to take care of her younger sister, and even the things she did were unimaginable to her.
After all, Kaede treasured her life, yet the things she was doing now constantly placed her in desperate situations.
Finally, the group set off on the return journey together.
Kaede worked within the Empire, and their paths weren't exactly the same. In the end, the moment of parting had to come.
However, thinking that she would soon see Kurome again and be able to hold Kurome's soft body to sleep at night, Kaede felt quite happy.
She was so happy that she hadn't immediately tested what level her physical fitness had reached. That's right, the binge eating just now wasn't for anything else; it was because her body was demanding energy from her. Regardless, Kaede felt she was very strong right now, stronger than ever before.
After two enhancements from this shingu—the first when she had just obtained it, and the second when the blood sacrifice was completed and the shingu had been upgraded—at the very least, in terms of physical fitness, Kaede felt that not many people could surpass her.
Of course, Kaede didn't think she was that strong; even with another enhancement, she wouldn't be able to handle General Budo or Esdeath.
However, Kaede felt that within the Imperial Assassination Unit, as long as she adapted well to her rapidly soaring physical fitness, it should be enough for her to remain invincible. The only one she needed to be careful of was the instructor of the Elite Group.
You mean Bill? Kaede could have taken care of him a long time ago, but some things couldn't be solved just by eliminating one person.
As for the Elite Group, they had already returned to their living quarters and told their father—the wielder of the Teigu Murasame, Gozuki—about what had happened this time.
After hearing this, Gozuki's mouth curled up slightly, and there was no unhappy expression on his face. He only said, "That old guy is really restless, isn't he~"
"However, that is not what you need to do right now." Gozuki put down the wine pot in his hand, his eyes darkening. "Next, we have to clean up the assassins sent by the foreign tribes to eliminate the Imperial Assassination Unit~"
"Not only have we targeted them, but we have also become targets ourselves?" Nahash's eyes also darkened slightly.
"Yes. However, according to what you said, Akame's sister is very strong?" Gozuki asked, interested in this.
"Yes, very strong." Nahash didn't say much, but given his character, if he said so, it was so.
"Then, it wouldn't be bad to have her come over," Gozuki murmured, looking up at the sky once again.
...
Meanwhile, Kaede had finally arrived in front of Bill.
Bill had actually already received news that the mission was completed, and he also knew it was Kaede who had completed it. He was quite happy about this, but happiness didn't mean he would let go of such a good tool.
"This is your next mission." Bill pulled out a few stacks of documents from the side and placed them on the table.
"..." Kaede was silent, but according to their agreement, she could not refuse such things. Taking the documents, Kaede turned and left. Perhaps if the mission was simple, she might be able to return early.
"Truly the most perfect tool." Bill narrowed his eyes. As long as he held leverage over her, Kaede was the most perfect tool. Since she was a tool, how could he not squeeze out all of its value?
"With this tool, perhaps I can..." The slightly discouraged look in Bill's eyes suddenly lit up a bit.
"However, that won't work either; I still need to strengthen the insurance. Since I can't make a move on Kaede, I can only continue to work through Kurome." The corners of Bill's mouth slowly curled up. Kaede was still too naive; did she really think he would keep his promise?
As long as he did it properly, Kaede would never know what he had done to Kurome.
"Kurome," Bill thought, standing up. He could not afford to idle any longer; it was time to get down to business, to do something that would tie Kaede to his side!
"Go and call Kurome here." Suddenly, Bill froze. It seemed there was no need for him to go personally; he could just have Kurome brought to him. Perhaps he was simply too excited.
As long as he could fully control this weapon, his future influence would definitely not be lower than anyone else's. How could he not be excited?
Before long, Kurome appeared in Bill's office. Bill looked at Kurome and narrowed his eyes.
As for the assassins hired by the foreign tribes, the most notable ones were three individuals who did not look like assassins at all.
One was a girl with a smile on her face, radiant and not at all like someone living in darkness.
One was a girl with no expression, appearing a bit dazed. She looked somewhat similar to Akame—only a little in terms of appearance, but most importantly, in terms of temperament!
The last one was actually a hunchbacked old woman with a face full of wrinkles, but the fierce glint that occasionally appeared in her eyes made it hard to treat her as a simple old woman.
"The next target is the Imperial Assassination Unit, right?" said the smiling girl.
"Stop chattering, Chelsea, let's get moving!" The old woman walked in one direction.
"Yes, Instructor!" Chelsea said, appearing very respectful toward the old woman.
Moreover, she could not help but be respectful, for this was the strongest assassin of the Assassin's Guild, Barbara of Obergehr.
Obergehr, known as the Grim Reaper, was synonymous with death; any mission it accepted was never left uncompleted.
At the same time, the fees for Obergehr were terrifyingly high, but there was no doubt that this time, the Imperial Assassination Unit would face its most dangerous moment!
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