The disappointment in Akame's eyes was undisguised.
Leona could only lower her head in shame and avoid Akame's gaze.
"I... I've been gone long enough. I should... go back."
Leona did not dare stay for too long. The longer she remained, the more it hurt.
The warm times she had once spent with her companions had now become something she could not bear to face.
Leona left, leaving behind only Akame, Lubbock, and the two newcomers who had just joined Night Raid.
The two newcomers had remained silent since earlier. After all, they were not familiar with Leona, nor did they know what they should say.
When they saw Leona preparing to return, the two newcomers had even considered forcibly keeping her there. If necessary, they would have been willing to injure her.
But considering Akame and Lubbock's feelings, and the fact that they had only just joined Night Raid, they wisely kept their mouths shut.
However...
"Leona left the Teigu behind. It seems her heart is still with our Revolutionary Army."
Seeing Akame and Lubbock's grief-stricken expressions, they stiffly changed the subject.
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Four Teigu lay on the ground.
If these four Teigu were brought back to the Revolutionary Army, they would immediately add several top-tier fighters to their ranks!
"Put the Teigu away and take them back."
Akame gave the still-burning bonfire in the clearing one last look before leading the Night Raid members back to their base.
Along the way, Akame and the others did not say a word. The atmosphere was stifling.
That oppressive mood lasted all the way back to Night Raid's base.
Once they arrived, the welcome they had expected never came.
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