Akame ga Kill: Starting with Dual Kamui-Chapter 113: Date

The Akatsuki Organization and Night Raid were both committed to overthrowing Honest's regime, and Esdeath was its strongest pillar of support.

Blayn had already considered that if he could personally defeat Esdeath, he might be able to turn her from an enemy into an ally.

But for now, that wasn't the priority—he had a favor to repay first...

Blayn quickly calmed himself.

"I understand your feelings, but I have my own circumstances. At best, I can only be your lover for a short time."

Blayn spoke honestly.

"A short-term relationship? That's fine."

Esdeath accepted it without hesitation.

After all, in her mind, once he was hers, he wouldn't be going anywhere.

"That works, then."

Blayn hadn't expected her to be so easygoing about it.

"So..."

Esdeath had just started speaking when something suddenly came to mind. Her expression changed in an instant—from that of a smitten woman to an icy commander.

"I just remembered something that still needs to be dealt with. You're coming with me, Blayn."

She was thinking about Saikyuu.

Even if Blayn was alive and well, she couldn't tolerate anyone daring to lay a hand on her man.

"What is it?" Blayn asked, confused.

"Didn't Saikyuu try to have you killed? I want to get to the bottom of this."

Her tone softened noticeably when speaking to Blayn.

But even now, he couldn't be certain of where Esdeath truly stood.

Would she side with Saikyuu? Or with him?

Just because she had confessed her feelings so openly didn't necessarily mean she would support him unconditionally. Esdeath's actions were becoming more and more unpredictable.

Regardless, this was a perfect opportunity for him to settle the score with Saikyuu.

Even if Esdeath tried to stop him, he would make sure Saikyuu paid dearly.

...

Esdeath led Blayn directly to Saikyuu's mansion.

The gate guards, upon seeing General Esdeath, immediately allowed her entry without hesitation.

None of them even noticed the young man walking beside her.

Just like that, Blayn and Esdeath entered the mansion effortlessly.

"Why is General Esdeath suddenly visiting today? Didn't she just return from the northern border?"

"Yeah, I heard she effortlessly crushed a 400,000-strong army of northern tribes and slaughtered hundreds of thousands."

"By the way, doesn't that young man next to her seem familiar? Did you guys notice?"

"There's nothing to notice. If he's walking beside General Esdeath, there's no way he's a problem."

...

The guards continued their idle chatter, completely oblivious to the fact that they had just let in the two people they absolutely should not have.

Esdeath ignored everyone else and headed straight for Saikyuu's location.

At that moment, Saikyuu was in his study, poring over the map within the Teigu The Complete Book of the World.

When he heard two sets of footsteps approaching, he didn't think much of it—until the door to his study was suddenly blasted open by a chunk of ice Esdeath had casually conjured.

"What—who's there?!"

The loud crash startled Saikyuu, who had been deeply focused on studying the map.

"Tell me exactly what happened between you and Blayn."

Esdeath's voice was as cold as ice.

The sudden turn of events left Saikyuu momentarily frozen.

Seeing both Esdeath and Blayn standing before him, it took him a moment to process the situation.

So, Blayn must have learned that General Esdeath had returned and gone to her with complaints—that's why this was happening, right?

Saikyuu felt certain that was the case.

Thinking he had already figured everything out, he immediately turned to Esdeath and began denouncing Blayn.

"General Esdeath! Blayn, he—"

Saikyuu rattled off a list of supposed crimes, though in reality, all Blayn had done was defy his cruel and inhumane orders.

Halfway through, Esdeath's patience wore thin.

"That's enough. I get the gist."

Her cold interruption made Saikyuu clamp his mouth shut, though inwardly, he smirked.

Blayn's crimes were backed by undeniable evidence. This kid thought he could use Esdeath to turn things around? Naïve.

However, the next moment, something happened that Saikyuu never expected.

Without hesitation, Esdeath pressed the tip of her sword against his forehead.

Cold sweat immediately broke out across his face. He barely dared to breathe as he spoke in a careful tone.

"G-General Esdeath... I swear, everything I said was the truth..."

The sweat on his forehead only continued to build. He didn't dare move an inch.

"I know you're telling the truth."

Esdeath's gaze was ice-cold.

"That's exactly why I think you're trash."

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To her, Saikyuu's policies over the Empire's assassination unit were nothing more than foolish nonsense. She didn't see Blayn's actions as anything remotely wrong.

"And on top of that, just for something this ridiculous, you had the audacity to lay a hand on my man."

The moment those words left her lips, Esdeath stepped forward and drove her sword straight through Saikyuu's forehead, freezing his entire body solid.

The look of terror he wore in his final moments remained frozen in the ice, permanently etched onto his face.

"Well, that's taken care of."

With that, Esdeath turned to Blayn, slipped her arm around his, and—wearing a soft, almost girlish expression—said,

"Let's continue our date~"

The word "date" was something she had only learned from Liver, one of the Three Beasts.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have even known what the term meant.

Of course, there was still one small issue—she had no idea what people actually did on dates. So, she figured they would just do whatever she wanted.

With a blissful expression, Esdeath clung to Blayn's arm and left Saikyuu's mansion.

The guards, completely unaware of their lord's fate, were left utterly speechless.

Watching General Esdeath act so affectionate toward the young man beside her, their jaws nearly hit the floor.

It was only then that they truly took notice of the young man's face.

Something about him seemed familiar, but as mere low-ranking guards, they had no idea that Lord Saikyuu had been secretly hunting him.

Besides, most of their attention was locked onto Esdeath herself.

They simply couldn't believe it.

The Empire's strongest warrior, the fearsome General Esdeath—was acting like a lovestruck girl in front of a man?!

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