Chapter 3: Mission: Akame's Regret!

[Dungeon Instance is opening.]

[Opening successful.]

[Transporting.]

Uehara Soma opened his eyes to find himself in a completely unfamiliar area.

A small town.

With typical border-town style.

Desolate yet with a faint glimmer of hope.

Filled with a wild, untamed atmosphere.

"Summon the thug!"

Hoshigaki Kisame watched as Uehara Soma's figure suddenly disappeared, then felt a pull on his own body.

Hoshigaki Kisame didn't resist.

The next moment, Hoshigaki Kisame appeared next to Uehara Soma.

"Soma, is this the Forging Master Spiritual Land?" Hoshigaki Kisame looked around curiously.

Uehara Soma nodded.

"Yes."

A figure approached them.

A woman, long black hair, slightly slender figure, wearing a sharp combat outfit with a sword at her waist, her beautiful face and red eyes staring directly at Uehara Soma.

A voice echoed in Uehara Soma's mind.

[Mission: Akame's Regret.]

[Mission reward: Kiriichimonji Materials.]

[Do you accept the mission?]

The moment Hoshigaki Kisame saw Akame appear, he became alert.

Because Hoshigaki Kisame could sense that Akame exuded a strong aura of having killed before.

There were no shortage of people who had died by Akame's hands.

"Kisame, don't be nervous, she's not our enemy, she's our client."

"Our client?"

Hoshigaki Kisame's expression relaxed slightly.

Even though he found it strange that the Forging Master Spiritual Land was different from what he had expected, Hoshigaki Kisame understood what the term 'client' meant.

For ninja missions, the client is the employer.

In the world of ninja, there is a saying.

For ninjas, nothing is more important than the mission, even their own lives.

And the one who decides the mission is the client.

Uehara Soma silently repeated in his mind.

"Accept."

Immediately, Akame across from them reacted, like an activated NPC.

A scene appeared before the two of them.

A young girl, in her childhood, lived on the streets, surviving by begging and scavenging for a living, relying on each other with her younger sister.

One day, the two were noticed by the Empire authorities, adopted, and trained as assassins.

After going through extremely brutal selections, the two girls became elite-level assassins.

However, the trials were not yet over.

After they were separated, the girl was sent to a small town on the outskirts of the Empire to undergo further tests.

Here, the girl met someone, an enthusiastic female shopkeeper.

The two formed a good friendship.

But suddenly, the girl received an order from the Empire to kill the female shopkeeper.

According to the Empire's command, the female shopkeeper's identity was that of a spy from an enemy country.

However, the girl didn't quite believe her friend could be a spy, so she approached the female shopkeeper to test her.

After receiving a negative answer, the girl had no intention of attacking.

But at that moment, the female shopkeeper suddenly attacked the girl.

The girl was forced to fight back and killed the female shopkeeper.

But it was much later that the girl learned the truth, that the female shopkeeper was not a spy at all.

All of this was a trial arranged by the Empire organization.

The female shopkeeper was coerced by the Empire into becoming a "spy." Using the lives of the female shopkeeper's family as leverage.

The Empire's true purpose was to have the girl, after forming a friendship, kill the object of that friendship.

Only then would the trial be considered passed.

Only then would the girl become an eligible assassin for the Empire.

As the scene ended, Akame's voice sounded.

"I want you to help me stop my past self, save Marsha, and let Marsha and her family live well!"

Uehara Soma nodded.

"Okay."

Akame's figure disappeared.

Uehara Soma looked at the small shop across from him, where there were two people inside, two women.

One woman was older, slightly plump, dressed plainly but unable to hide the advantages of her figure, walking with a tremble that captivated the gaze.

Across from them was the younger Akame.

The two interacted like friends, laughing and talking.

Suddenly.

The female shopkeeper's expression changed, reluctant, showing signs of struggle on her face, but still took out a dagger from behind and rushed towards Akame, forcefully trying to appear fierce.

"Kisame!"

"Understood."

Hoshigaki Kisame, in the moment when Akame was preparing to counterattack.

"Water Release, Water Mist Jutsu!"

Quickly forming hand seals.

In an instant, a large amount of water mist appeared, enveloping the entire nearby area, including the small shop.

Akame's vision was disturbed.

Even more so for the female shopkeeper.

Uehara Soma's figure arrived beside the female shopkeeper.

"Don't be afraid, we're with the revolutionaries, we're here to rescue you."

Uehara Soma fabricated an identity for himself to make it easier for the female shopkeeper to believe him.

Afterwards, Uehara Soma lifted the female shopkeeper and rushed outside the small shop.

Hoshigaki Kisame was engaged in combat with Akame.

Uehara Soma carried the female shopkeeper out of the Water Mist before setting her down.

While running towards the direction away from Akame with the female shopkeeper, he said, "With your current situation, you can't survive in the Empire anymore, you'll have to cross the border."

"Where are your family members?"

"In the underground prison in the center of the town," the female shopkeeper replied.

"Alright, I'll first get you out of town, then bring your family here, wait for me."

The female shopkeeper stared blankly at Uehara Soma's departing figure.

Since the moment she was approached by the Empire organization, she had already prepared herself for death. The remaining time was just waiting for death to come. She never expected someone to come to her rescue.

"The revolutionaries..."

When Uehara Soma returned to the town, Hoshigaki Kisame had already freed himself from Akame.

!

"I used Water Clone Jutsu to lure her in another direction. Soma, what's next?"

"We go to the center of the town and rescue that female shopkeeper's family. If anyone tries to stop us, kill them."

"Got it."

Indeed, there were guards in the underground prison at the center of the town.

But these people's strength was nowhere near Akame's.

After all, their job was just to guard ordinary people.

Not to mention Hoshigaki Kisame.

Even Uehara Soma, a Genin not skilled in combat, surpassed them.

"Enemy attack!"

A young man exclaimed in horror, picking up a weapon to counterattack.

But before he could do anything, the Kunai thrown by Hoshigaki Kisame had already hit his throat.

"Crack!"

The door of the underground prison was opened.

Uehara Soma's voice sounded.

"Follow me, I'm with the revolutionaries, here to rescue you all."