I, Yorii Tsugikuni, Must Do Something Chapter 20

Sayo wasn't too worried about Tatsumi, even though he usually didn't come back at night.

However, she could still see him during morning practice every day.

Yorii Tsugikuni led the way, remaining quiet the entire time.

In fact, he had never been one for talking, neither in the past nor now.

Chapter 32: Shocking Change, and a Collision with Night Raid

When he was very young, he was once thought to be mute because he spoke so little.

This only changed after he had grown up a bit.

Although he hadn't said anything to Tatsumi, it didn't mean Yorii Tsugikuni didn't care about his disciple.

On the contrary, even though Tatsumi hadn't seemed unusual lately, Yorii Tsugikuni could tell he was clearly distracted.

It was as if he had something weighing on his mind.

'Did something happen to Tatsumi at Aria's house?'

As he slowly walked back, Yorii Tsugikuni fell into thought.

For some reason, he always felt that Aria's family was a bit off.

There were too many contradictions about them as a family.

"Boom!"

The three walked back slowly, the only sound on the quiet street being the wind.

However, this silence didn't last long before it was completely shattered. A bright light flashed, followed by a massive explosion.

"That's... where we live."

"What happened?"

Yorii Tsugikuni stared at the flames rising in the distance after the explosion. He froze for a moment, then without hesitation, he rushed towards the location.

He had a feeling that some trouble had occurred there.

Sayo and Ieyasu didn't ask any questions. The two of them followed Yorii Tsugikuni, also hurrying towards the place.

On the street.

Tatsumi, holding Aria, dodged a terrifying beam of light.

Seeing the beam blast a large rock into pieces, his heart chilled.

"Tatsumi, put her down."

"Today, no one can stop us from killing her."

Leone stood beside Mine, frowning as she looked at Tatsumi blocking Aria.

If Tatsumi hadn't been protecting her, they would have already killed this girl stained with sin and falsehood.

"You wish! I will definitely protect Miss Aria."

"As long as I'm here, no one will harm her."

Tatsumi stood firmly in front of Aria, but he had no confidence against the three in front of him.

None of the three opponents were easy to deal with.

One was extremely skilled in swordsmanship, another possessed terrifying strength and agility, and the third wielded a weapon whose power was chilling.

"Leone, step aside."

"Since this brat isn't afraid of death, let me finish him."

Mine aimed her Imperial Arms, Pumpkin, at Tatsumi. Their mission had already dragged on for too long.

If they couldn't eliminate the target in front of them in time, it would inevitably attract more trouble.

This was something Mine did not want to see.

Hearing Mine's words, Leone shook her head and then moved aside.

Although she admired Tatsumi, she understood what was more important.

"Pop!"

Mine didn't hesitate.

The moment she locked onto Tatsumi's ki, she activated her Imperial Arms, Pumpkin.

The beam of light Mine fired was incredibly fast, traveling from activation to Tatsumi in the blink of an eye.

Seeing the ball of light shooting towards him, Tatsumi instinctively tried to dodge.

However, he ultimately chose to stay put because he knew that if he dodged, Aria behind him would surely be killed.

In the instant danger arrived, Tatsumi made the difficult choice to block amidst his struggle.

'Am I going to die?'

'But I haven't made a name for myself yet, and I haven't brought enough change to my hometown.'

Watching the ball of light flying towards him, Tatsumi's eyes were filled with unwillingness.

He had just arrived in the Imperial Capital, and there were so many things he wanted to do.

But all of this was about to come to an end.

Clang!

An extremely sharp sword-drawing sound exploded in the dark night.

The beam of light that was originally shooting towards Tatsumi, its high temperature scorching and distorting the air, but in front of Tatsumi, it suddenly split into two halves.

What separated the beam was a sword light, which directly cut the air, along with the beam, from top to bottom, completely in half.

At the same time, it also saved Tatsumi.

Mine, holding the still-steaming "Pumpkin" in her hand, looked at the youth in front of Tatsumi, who was holding a long sword, with disbelief.

Being able to cut the beam of "Pumpkin" in half was something Mine found hard to believe.

Her first thought was that the long sword in the youth's hand was also an Imperial Arm.

"It's you... Yorii Tsugikuni."

Just as Mine was looking at the suddenly appearing youth with confusion.

Leone, on the side, exclaimed.

Having seen Yorii Tsugikuni, she recognized him at a glance.

It wasn't that Leone had a good memory, but the Markings on Yorii Tsugikuni's forehead were too unique, making it difficult to forget.

"Brother Yorii, you're finally here."

"They killed Father and Mother, and they want to kill me. Aria is so scared."

Seeing Yorii Tsugikuni appear, Aria quickly ran behind him.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she pointed at Leone and the others, her voice filled with fear and sadness.

"Banishment!"

Seeing Yorii Tsugikuni cut the beam, Akame, who had been silent all along, walked to the opposite side of Yorii Tsugikuni.

She didn't say any unnecessary words. The Imperial Arm in her hand, "One Hit Kill Murasame," was instantly drawn, and then she slashed towards Yorii Tsugikuni's location.

In Akame's eyes, there were only friends and dead people, no third kind.

To her, if Yorii Tsugikuni hindered them from killing Aria, then he was an enemy of Night Raid.

Why should she hold back against her enemy?

Moreover, having just witnessed Yorii Tsugikuni cutting off Mine's attack, in Akame's eyes, Yorii Tsugikuni was classified as a rival.

Therefore, she used her full strength.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

Standing in place, Yorii Tsugikuni faced Akame, who was slashing towards him, without any change in his expression.

He simply placed his hand on the sword hilt.

Akame's attacks were fast and tricky, and she didn't hold back with any of her strikes. With every swing of her sword, she could stir up rolling waves of wind, and the surrounding trees were directly broken by the aftermath of her attacks.

In contrast, Yorii Tsugikuni, facing Akame's fierce attack, which was like a volcanic eruption, was like a calm lake without any waves.

No matter how fast Akame's attacks were, he could easily block them with a gentle swing of his long sword.

Moreover, the angle of each strike was just right, deflecting Akame's sword.

Facing Akame's fierce attack, it wasn't that Yorii Tsugikuni didn't want to use his full strength, but rather because he still had doubts in his heart.

As long as he didn't understand what had happened, he felt that fighting was meaningless.

Chapter Thirty-Three: A False Family, Yorii Tsugikuni's Stance

"Why did you kill Aria's parents?"

"In your eyes, is life really that insignificant?"

Casually deflecting Akame's sharp attacks, Yorii Tsugikuni, whose face was always peaceful and gentle, showed a rare hint of anger at this moment.

"There's no time. Those dogs of the Empire are surrounding us."

"You guys step aside, I'll deal with him."

Mine stood at a high place, looking at the approaching security guards and imperial army in the distance, her tone becoming somewhat anxious.

The mission, which was originally going smoothly, had become complicated due to Yorii Tsugikuni's appearance.

Seeing that Akame had not been able to finish the fight, Mine began to aim "Pumpkin" at Yorii Tsugikuni.

Hearing Mine's words, Akame, after unleashing a strike, used the rebound force to evade.

The moment Akame moved aside, Mine instantly activated the Imperial Arms Pumpkin in her hands.

A beam of light shot directly towards Yorii Tsugikuni's location.

As the beam was fired, the intense heat it emitted warped the very air.

The brilliant light revealed everyone's faces, previously obscured by the night.

However, while Mine's attack was fast, Yorii Tsugikuni, who had mastered the Clear World since birth, was even faster.

Before Mine's attack even reached its apex, Yorii Tsugikuni had already vanished from his spot with Aria and Tatsumi.

"Boom!"

Mine's attack landed where Yorii Tsugikuni had been standing, exploding instantly.

The hard ground cracked under the impact, and mushroom-shaped dust clouds rose from the earth.

A large amount of debris shot out in all directions.

Like bullets, they smashed the surrounding vegetation, leaving it in disarray.

"Are you determined to do this?"

Yorii Tsugikuni looked at Mine, his tone shifting from slight anger to a chilling coldness.

Facing the members of Night Raid before him, Yorii Tsugikuni took a step forward.

As Yorii moved, the entire ground seemed to tremble violently. An invisible current of air swept outwards from Yorii Tsugikuni, the aura of a primordial beast erupting from him.