Return of Winter Season

Mine was properly treated and was on the kitchen to eat, however, she couldn't even move her arms without feeling intense pain, so Akame helped her to eat, meanwhile, Billy was cooking some more food.

Billy: 'That girl… There is something wrong with her… She doesn't have a single trace of evil, but being so brutal on killing people… Now I can't even read people?'

He picked an apple and started to cut it apart, and as he prepared food, a little revelation came to him, what if she thought that what she did was good? He can read people and see if they lie, but if even the person itself thinks that the lie is the truth, then there's nothing much to do.

In short, that girl is crazy as fuck.

Time passed, and it turned night, like yesterday, Leone and Billy were ordered to carry the job. This time it wasn't a request from people like before, but it was a direct order from the Revolutionary Army.

Their targets were civil officials, the Kobore Brothers. They were direct subordinates of the Prime Minister, and were confirmed to be evil too.

The two of them sneaked in a mansion, and reached the kitchen, where the brothers were talking about things, both Billy and Leone took a target, Billy cut in half the man's head while Leone snapped the head of the other.

Then they left the place, and while Billy was leaving…

?: Daddy? Just now… What were those sounds…?

Billy sighed and stopped on his steps, before he unsheathed his sword. Leone, in front of him, noticed something wrong and turned around, before hearing the sound of something falling.

She looked past the door, and surprisingly, there was a headless child in the floor, and Billy holding a bloodied katana. Billy turned around and just shook his head while approaching her.

Leone: ...Why?

Billy: *Sigh* It's hard for me too to do something like that, but it isn't good leaving people connected to the targets alone, I learned it in the hard way recently.

Leone sighed and shook her head, knowing what he was talking about. Later, they started to head back to their base, and to pass time, Billy asked with curiosity.

Billy: Hey Leone, how did you end in this job?

Leone: I beat up some assholes I didn't like, and then I got scouted.

…

Billy: Wait, that's it? And how did you get the Teigu?

Leone: I talked a guy in the black market into giving it to me. Turns out it happened to be a Teigu.

Billy stumbled on a rock and fell face first in the ground, but he didn't got hurt. Some moments later, he stood up and yelled.

Billy: Isn't that too much?! Buying a Teigu at the black market?!

Leone: Well, it seems that nobody could synchronize with it and make it transform. So no one knew what a great find it was.

Billy: And how did you become an assassin?

Leone: Well, I think it started when I saw some aristocrats playing a game where they were trampling kids from the slums with their horses… Seeing that really pissed me off, so I killed them. But I didn't stop there… I took a liking to dealing with evil bastards like that, you see.

The Prime Minister, who does as he likes while enjoying his unrivaled political power would be the ultimate prey. So that the people can be happy… I will kill him in such a way that everything he has done in comparison seems mild.

Billy: ...So you are just an outlaw…

Leone: Yup, and what's your story?

Billy: Well, you told me yours so I guess it's right if I tell you it… Well… Since I was 6 years old, I asked my father to train me with the most efficient/less time consuming training possible, so I started with bodyweight training.

Normally, when one does bodyweight training, one's strength will not exceed the weight of the body, but it is the best method to start, by building up a body capable of lifting more weights.

Soon, I was able to kill an adult alone, even if I needed to take him for surprise, the adult in question was my teacher, and he was blackmailing a classmate of mine, who was 10 or 11 years old.

However, I found out I wasn't strong enough, so after 1 year of rape, I was able to save the girl and kill the man barehanded, even if she commited suicide when she found out she was pregnant. Then I confessed to a girl, and she accepted it with gratitude, we were a couple…

But I was able to have the courage to confess to her because my father asked me to go to a journey with him to train my body even better, and unlock Inner Strength, and that was the last day I could see her.

4 years passed… I turned back to my village with my father, Bora… Everyone was dead. My sister, my brother-in-law, my nephew… Alice was dead too, she tried to help my sister, but now her ashes are mixed with the other people's ashes. Everything got burned to ashes…

I only knew that it was the Empire who did it, Alice wrote a letter before she died, and I am still holding it in my pocket, that is the only thing about her that I have… And so, I asked my father, who was a big shot of the Revolutionary Army, to sign me in. So I guess it is for revenge…

Leone: Well, that was a pretty big story, killing at the age of 10 or 11? I think only Akame was able to kill people at that age, and she needed a sword. How did you even kill an adult barehanded?

Billy: First, I incapacitated him by kicking him on the balls while he was raping the girl, then I bound him with a rope and I slammed his head on a window, before using a shattered glass to slit his throat.

Leone: *Whistle* I didn't know a kid of that age was capable of this.

Billy: Well, I couldn't stab him to death with my dick, I needed to improvise. Let's go.

Then they continued to walk towards the hideout, meanwhile, the Empire had an unexpected visitor…

At the audience room, the Emperor Makoto and the Prime Minister Honest were gazing at a person that was kneeling in front of them.

It was a tall, beautiful, and slender woman with long, light blue hair and blue eyes. She wore a General's apparel with long sleeves with buttons on the upper arms, and high-heeled boots. She also has a tattoo on her chest, which was the mark of her Teigu.

Makoto: General Esdeath. 

Esdeath: Yes, your Majesty?

Makoto: Your conquest of the northern lands was superb! We are prepared to reward you with 10'000 pieces of gold for your efforts.

Esdeath: I am grateful, your Majesty. We left not a soldier alive in the north.

Makoto: Splendid. Now I must apologize, I realize you have just returned, however, there is work to be done. An atrocious group known as Night Raid has begin running rampant around the capital. I wish for you to focus on purging this group from my city.

Esdeath thought about it before she closed her eyes and nodded.

Esdeath: I understand… I would ask one thing of your Majesty. More people to join my job.

Makoto: Umu… Soldiers, is it? You may use as many as you wish. I have heard that the enemy possesses many Teigu. It takes a Teigu to fight a Teigu.

Esdeath: I would like for a six-man group of Teigu users to be assembled. That will be sufficient for my needs. I will form a group of nothing but Teigu users that will maintain security in the capital.

Makoto was surprised and quickly asked.

Makoto: Doesn't the general have a group of Teigu users…? Those ones known as the Three Beasts? And yet you ask for 6 more?

Honest: Your Majesty, I believe we can rest easy by entrusting this task to general Esdeath. Maybe it was better sending her to the north since the beginning, we already lost general Bianco and no one still found her Teigu. She's more capable than almost anyone to ensure the peace on the Empire.

Makoto: Umu, if you say as such, then I will not question it. Will you handle the preparations?

Esdeath: Of course, your Majesty. I will see to it personally.

Makoto: Then I can be assured that peace shall return to the capital!

Honest: Makoto, general Esdeath is a very loyal subject. 'Esdeath has no interest in politics and amassing political power. Facing and then crushing an enemy is everything to her! While I keep the country under my thumb, all she desires to do is fight an enemy.

As far having an advantage goes… She is the ultimate Trump Card!! Yet, that damned insect Bora is still not found… Could he be already inside the capital?'

Makoto: I don't believe just giving you gold is a suitable reward for this task. I wish to give you something special. Is there anything you desire…? Such as titles or lands?

Esdeath: There is one thing… If I may dare say…

Makoto: What is it…?

Esdeath: I was thinking it may be nice to try being in love.

...…

*Fwoooosh*

The wind blew around the empty room…

Makoto: Th-That's right! You are of marriageable age, and yet have not married.

Honest: However, the general surrounds herself with those who adore her, does she not?

Esdeath: Those are "Pets". 

Makoto: Then may I suggest this? What of the Prime Minister here? He's a good man!

Honest panicked and quickly said.

Honest: What a… Your Majesty!!

Esdeath: As you say, he is a good man. However, with his blood pressure being so high, it is uncertain whether he will live to see tomorrow.

Honest: I am in perfect health, thank you very much. Well then, what type of person would suit you best, general?

Then Esdeath took a scroll from her… Cleavage? Yes, she took a scroll from there and opened it.

Esdeath: Written on this scroll are the things I must desire in a partner. Please inform me if anyone meeting this criteria should appear.

Makoto: I understand. We shall keep an eye out. 

Later, Honest and Esdeath were walking together around the palace.

Esdeath: As always, you do as you please, Prime Minister.

Honest: Of course, those who don't agree with me are killed. When I wish to eat, I eat only the best of meats. What type of thrilling person would it take to fill your desire, though? Ufufufufu.

Esdeath: You really have become sick, huh…? Though, it is quite strange… Till now, all I have ever cared about has been carnage and warfare. Even I… Don't understand where these feelings have come from.

Honest: Yes, well, as a living being, it's only natural that you would desire the opposite sex, is it not? I actually thought you were a little slow in this area. 'Though, talking about things like love doesn't suit her at all.'

Esdeath: I see… This is a sort of bestial instinct, then? Well, for the time being at least, I plan to have fun hunting these rebels down.

Honest: Speaking of that… I think it's a little too much to request 6 Teigu users.

Esdeath: Though in the end, you will take care of it, right?

Honest grinned and ruffled his beard.

Honest: I will take care of the preparations… Though as far what you can do for me… I… Do happen to have some people I wish would disappear…

Esdeath: Fufu… Such intrigue.

Later, Esdeath walked away from Honest and reached the courtyard, where her subordinates, the Three Beasts, were waiting kneeling down.

Esdeath: I have new orders for you three, though it's somewhat different than normal…

The Three Beasts, Liver, Nyau and Daidara raised their heads and smiled.

Liver: Give us any sort of order, general Esdeath.

Nyau: The three of us are your faithful servants.

Daidara: We will accept any orders, at any time, ma'am.

Esdeath: Good.