#87 Sisters' argument.

---Akame's tent---

"This will be our first night all alone~!" Kurome exclaimed with a happy expression while jumping on the bed right next to Akame.

"Heh, we can talk about more personal things now." Akame chuckled seeing Kurome's antics but she still agreed with a big smile on across her face.

"Then let me have the first question...Big sis, do you have anyone you like?" Kurome suddenly asked while lying on the bed right next to Akame and looking intensively at her.

"?! No, how can I like anyone when I already have my adorable small sister? What about you? Do you perhaps like someone?" Akame was surprised by Kurome's blunt question but she still answered with a smile before asking back with a teasing smile.

"Hihi, It's a secret" Kurome giggled before answering while sticking out her tongue.

"Wha-?! Wait, I told you so why you won't tell me? Is it perhaps...Akashi?" Akame froze when she heard Kurome's rejection to tell her.

"Hmm...To be honest, I am not sure. I like Akashi the same way I like big sis. I want to be always around Akashi Nii-sama but I don't know if it's in that "way". Maybe I simply think that I am not good enough, who knows." Kurome answered with an honest smile but it wasn't sad smile at all.

"?! I-I see...But don't say those things about yourself. You are more than worthy to be with anyone you want, it only depends if the other person is worthy enough of you!" Akame immediately gripped Kurome's hands and said with a serious expression.

"Pfff, I can already imagine you chasing off all boys interested in me." Kurome immediately started to laugh when she saw Akame's serious expression.

"? Me?" Akame just tilted her head to the side with a confused expression while pointing at her face with her index finger.

"Yes! But don't worry, I will do the same~!" Kurome said while sticking out her tongue and winking at Akame.

"Heh, sure...All we need is each other" Akame chuckled after hearing this and admitted while hugging Kurome with a peaceful smile.

"Unfortunately...I will have to return to the Capital while you might go to another mission outside of the Capital, maybe even outside of the Empire." Kurome mentioned with a sad smile.

"Then...Then why not come with us? I am sure that if I will tell father, he will be able to do something." Akame suddenly blurted out with a slightly panicked expression.

"I can't!" Hearing her words, Kurome suddenly yelled with her head still buried in Akame's chest.

"?! Kurome?...Why not?" Akame was shocked by her sudden outburst so she asked her with wide-open eyes.

"I- You don't understand, big sis. I can't betray Nii-sama, no, I don't want to betray him! For 8 years! He has been taking care of me as a big brother for more than 8 years. I have been sleeping and living in the same room as him for 8 years. I simply can't just leave him, not now, and not even in the future." Kurome suddenly started explaining without a stop while tears poured down her cheeks.

"?! P-Please calm down Kurome! I don't want you to betray him, I am just slightly worried about you. I have heard from Tsukushi what he said to the boss of the tomb. He sympathized with them when those men actually r-raped those girls from other units and after that, he said that winning is everything which is the same as saying that strong people are always right." Akame tried to calm her sister down while she herself had slightly panicked expression after seeing Kurome's tears.

"...And isn't he right? What weak people can do? We were sold by our own parents and we couldn't do anything about it because we were weak. Now that we became strong, we stand above our parents...Right now we can do exactly the same thing as them. Now don't tell me that he wasn't right." Kurome's tears stopped falling down and she said while looking straight into Akame's eyes.

"...He is right but that's why I am fighting, for happiness of other people. So such things don't have to happen ever again." Akame replied after a few seconds of thinking with a resolute expression.

"For happiness of other people?... Heh, and is it worth it when you see your own friend die because of "other people's happiness"? I would definitely not trade your or Nii-sama's life so others could be happy because by doing so I would destroy my own happiness. Would you trade my life so thousands of others could be happy?" Kurome asked with a self-mocking smile.

"?! Of course not! I would find another way to make those people happy without sacrificing you, Kurome." Akame was surprised by Kurome's words but she instantly replied with a resolute expression.

"...Anyway, big sis is completely wrong about Akashi Nii-sama. He might seem extremely cold but he was the one who saved those girls, he even saved Poney's and other's lives. If he can do it, he will do good deeds, however, if he must do evil to ensure the safety of those he cares about, he doesn't care about how much evil it is, he will do it without batting an eye." Kurome said with a resolute expression.

"...Alright, I am sorry for judging him without even knowing him, I overreacted. You have been around him for 8 years, of course, you know him best." Akame said and nodded her head with visibly guilty expression when she saw Kurome's resolute expression.

'Why did it turn out like this? I just wanted to spend some time with Kurome but instead, we started arguing...' Akame thought with a sad expression.

Two sisters threw this argument quickly aside and started once again happily talking, however, none of them would forget this moment where their beliefs clashed against each other.

----Akashi's POV----

I was currently sitting outside of the camp, on one of the tallest boulders which could be called even a hill with its size.

Special Class: Fire Incarnate (+30 Cha, +25 Int, +10 Const, +5 Str, +5 Agi) 0/100 DP

Destruction points, huh? I wonder how exactly it works.

Anyway, it seems that blood from Ice-Elemental Danger Beast wasn't just for a show.

I thought and extended my arm in front of me with my palm facing the ground. I closed my eyes and after a while, I reopened them just to see azure-colored things that looked like even smaller snowflakes slowly falling on the ground. To be honest, it looked more like azure-colored mist formed from slightly more visible particles. I could feel that the temperature of the ground around me was becoming slowly colder.

Looks like I will have to learn how to control this new power. I guess it will be easier if I will train it with Esdeath's help since she is already experienced with this. Anyway, I shouldn't let anyone see me using this power because Esdeath is the only one known who has Ice-Elemental Teigu and I am already known for my fire Teigu, if I suddenly started controlling ice, the Empire would be even warier of me. I haven't heard of anyone wielding more than 1 Teigu at the same time. Maybe if I will be able to make it look like azure flames, it might work.

I thought and instantly stopped releasing that coldness from my hand

[Energy: 1489/1515]

There are some changes I have ignored since I had no time at that time to read everything.

Beastmaster (Lv. 5) 12/160 NXP

[You are now able to control up to 200 lesser Beasts.]

[You are now able to control up to 2 common Beasts.]

[You are now able to store all of your Beasts into your shadow no matter the size.]

Finally, I can tame some bigger Danger Beasts. Some of my wriggles died during the collapse of the tomb but more than half of them got out of there so I will be able to incubate more of them to refill their numbers tomorrow.

It looks like I have also gained something special for my Master Blacksmith class.

[Common Reanimation - can be upgraded to Greater Reanimation for 5.000 gold]

[Lesser Shock - can be upgraded to Common Shock for 2.000 gold]

[Lesser Fear - can be upgraded to Common Fear for 2.000 gold]

[Common Reanimation - the weapon with this attribute is able to tame the souls of those killed by it. The soul will be trapped inside the weapon and can be released on command, the soul will take the form of its former body and its strength will be 80% of its original body before death. The more released souls at the same time one wielding the weapon controls, the weaker he becomes. Maximum of captured souls: 3. The wielder will become 5% weaker for each summoned soul. Summoned souls can't die but once they are truly defeated, the wielder must wait for some time before summoning them again. The wielder can't capture souls much more powerful than him and he must be the one who personally kills those he wants to control.]

[Lesser Shock - the weapon with this attribute is coated in electricity that's completely harmless to its wielder, however very deadly to its enemies. The techniques one is able to perform with such weapon depends on the quality of this attribute. This quality doesn't make the weapon able to control lightning.]

[Lesser Fear - More of General type of attribute focused on the military and wars. The weapon with this attribute is able to awaken fear of wielder's enemies while inspire his allies at the same time. The effect becomes greater with each defeated enemy and its range is also enlarging with each kill, however, after a certain time out of battle, those so-called "stacks" will disappear. Maximum "stacks" 50.]

Not bad at all but even though I stole a little more than half of the gold stored inside that tomb, I still have a problem with money. Right now, I should have enough money to buy Oarburgh's loyalty for numerous years but I can also use the money I have to expand my influence and business even more.

Tch! It's all about money, money money! No matter what world or era.

I will think about it once I return back to the Capital and talk it through with my father. Right now, I would only like to expand my pharmacy business since it will help a lot of people inside the Capital which will also make me have more influence. I have also heard that former prime minister Chouri retired after being overthrown by Honest. Maybe I can also use his influence to my own goals, he should still be very respected by people. After all, I have heard that he really cared about this Empire and its people.

To be honest, I am not sure why I am even doing it. Is it because all of my relatives live inside the Capital? To be honest, I can simply hide all of them inside Oarburgh hideout and stop caring about this country but I guess I grew a bit closer to it after living inside it for more than 17 years. I also doubt that my father would want to abandon everything plus even though he is ruthless and has no remorse to do evil things, he still means well for this Empire. As long as it will help in the long run, he will do whatever it takes, if it even means killing innocent people.

I thought with a bored expression while looking at the night sky and a big bright moon.

"Why you look so bored and lost?" Suddenly I heard feminine's voice right behind me.

"Just thinking about the future, meaning; boring stuff. You understand, right, Esdeath?" I replied without even looking behind me who is it since I already knew it when I heard her steps due to her wearing high heels boots.

"I see, I am pretty bored today too, due to not being able to fight any strong opponents. Excuse me..." She said and sat down right next to me, there was hardly any more space so our shoulders were pressing against each other.

What is her goal? Just to talk or something else?