Why kill them to silence them?
That would be an enormous waste of Noxus's citizens and deeply irresponsible. Besides, gathering intelligence only meant asking around near the scene of the incident; they would never investigate across cities. That would be an outright waste of funds.
This possibility had never even crossed the minds of the Revolutionary Army or Night Raid.
"Then what should we do now?"
The members of Night Raid began to feel somewhat lost and uneasy.
They had always relied on intelligence to formulate their plans, but now they were facing a shortage of information.
"We need to reassess the situation."
Najenda said in a low voice.
"Although we lost this chance to assassinate Esdeath, we cannot give up because of it. We must continue gathering intelligence and planning our actions until we find another suitable opportunity to strike."
Najenda noticed that Akame seemed to have more to say.
"Akame, what else do you want to say?"
So she handed the floor to Akame.
"Najenda, do you know? Aside from this operation, after Noxus captured me, they did not subject me to any harsh punishment."
Akame calmly recounted her experience.
"I originally thought I would face torture, or even death. But to my surprise, the Emperor of Noxus received me personally."
Akame turned her head, a trace of complicated emotion showing in her eyes.
"He learned some things about our Revolutionary Army from me. Then he told me something we may have overlooked."
"Something we overlooked?"
Najenda frowned. She did not know what Akame meant, but she could sense the importance of it.
Akame nodded.
"Yes. I think it is something that both we and the Revolutionary Army lack."
Najenda sat at the table, gripping her teacup tightly, her face full of confusion.
She did not understand why