They weren't worried for their own lives. As assassins, they had long since put their lives on the line.
Rather, if they were beheaded in public, their Night Raid comrades would never stand by and let them die.
That would likely mean falling right into the trap this man had laid!
"Ptooey!"
Leone spat at Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"If you've got the guts, kill us right now!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen lifted Leone's chin and smiled.
"I can't bring myself to kill you..."
"I still need you to help me set a trap..."
"You've guessed right."
"I'm going to use you as bait and wipe out the Revolutionary Army in one fell swoop..."
Ignoring the changing expressions on Leone and Mine's faces, Sarutobi Hiruzen waved for his men to take them away.
He truly couldn't bring himself to kill the two of them. More precisely, he couldn't bring himself to kill any of the members of Night Raid.
After all, keeping alive a character who was originally destined to die would undoubtedly earn him more Space-Time Source Energy.
"Leone and Mine have been captured?!"
Najenda's expression was grave. She wore the Revolutionary Army's uniform, her right arm replaced by a mechanical prosthetic and her right eye covered by an eyepatch.
She had lost the use of both her right eye and her right leg in her battle with Esdeath.
"Sorry..."
Bulat looked downcast.
"I gave the order for the two of them to stay behind..."
"That's why..."
Najenda patted Bulat.
"You were surrounded by the Empire's Teigu Users. Breaking out at all was no small feat..."
"Don't blame yourself too much."
"The most important thing now is to find a way to rescue them."
Akame spoke up. She was the one most able to think calmly about the situation.
"I have a feeling