A Tiger May Not Eat Its Cubs, but People Can (6K)

Snap!

A spherical object rolled over.

Three bullet holes hung on his forehead, from which blood slowly dripped, and his face still bore the ferocity and fear of his dying moments.

But that face!

It was Enshin one who just said she wanted to divide the girl up!!!

How is that possible?!

"Yotsuba Clan, mission accomplished." There stood Little Silver, carrying the Zangetsu- like sword, alongside Tsukushi, completely unharmed.

"Is that all? Tch, nothing special, you old hag."

Pony looked at the utterly aged Dorothea lying on the ground with disdain, then raised his foot and kicked her head without mercy.

"No, no!!! I don't want to die!!!! I want to use all my wisdom to stay young forever and live on forever--"

Snap!

Dorothea's head suddenly exploded like a watermelon.

"Yotsuba Clan, are you watching me? I just swiftly and cleanly took down an enemy!" Pony boasted happily.

As for Kurome and Nahashu, the situation was resolved even faster.

Kurome sat on the corpse of a super-dangerous creature controlled by Yatsufusa, eating cookies.

Beneath the dangerous creature's rear, Izou was pinned down, half his body exposed. He weakly reached out towards the broken katana in front of him.

"Jiang... River Snow... my... River Snow..."

"Hmph, trash."

Nahashu deactivated the enhancement of the Water Dragon Sword and retrieved his sword.

"Did you see that?"

Mahiro smiled and looked at Syura, who was being held in his hand, and asked, "Feeling desperate? That's the difference in strength. Although your subordinates are experts from all over the world, they are experts I personally nurtured, the kind you can't find anywhere else in the world."

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it!!! Where the hell is Champ?! Come save me right now!!!"

Syura panicked; he was truly panicked.

I never expected my men to be so easily defeated!

"It's no use. You're talking about that clown. Even though he's not here, don't worry, I'll definitely make him go keep you company."

"You think you can kill me? You're dreaming!!!"

A light array suddenly flashed beneath Syura's feet, enveloping him in a scattering purple glow.

Sizzle!

This guy suddenly exerted force, tearing out his own hair and diving headfirst into the magic circle.

"Damn it, don't think this is over, especially you, Yotsuba Mahiro! You just wait! I'll be back for revenge!!!"

A bizarre scene unfolded, accompanied by shouting and cursing. Syura abruptly disappeared before their eyes, leaving them completely bewildered as to what had happened!

"This... this guy actually got away?!" Pony exclaimed in shock. "What do we do now?!"

All eyes were on Yotsuba Mahiro.

He stood there, looking at the tuft of white fur in his hand, and smiled.

"Trying to escape using [Dimensional Array - Shambhala]? Dream on."

With a flash of light, the same light array appeared beneath Mahiro's feet, but it activated much faster than Syura's, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

A moment later.

The light array reappeared, and Yotsuba Mahiro's figure appeared within it.

However, when Zhaobi left, he had a corpse in his hands.

It was Syura who had escaped!

He casually tossed it on the ground, along with several other corpses.

"Yotsuba Clan, what should we do with these corpses? Should we hang them in the central square of the Imperial Capital as a warning to others?" Nahashu stepped forward and asked.

Like the other girls, he wasn't shocked at all; instead, he was filled with admiration and felt it was only natural.

After all, in their eyes, Yotsuba Mahiro is a symbol of omnipotence!

As for Nahashu's proposed solution, it was an imperial tradition to hang up the corpses of enemies for the people to see, to show that this was the fate of lawbreakers!

But this time, Yotsuba Mahiro didn't want to do that, and instead gave the following instructions:

"Take these bodies back to the Assassination Department. I intend to present Minister Honest with a grand gift!"

He came up with a brilliant idea: shrimp and pork heart.

Chapter 160 Even tigers don't eat their cubs, but humans can (6K)

"This person is incredibly strong..."

A young boy and girl were perched on the roof, lurking in the shadows and cautiously observing the situation below.

The girl had long, smooth, jet-black hair, a vermilion-sheathed sword at her waist, and her wine-red eyes were fixed on the figure below who was directing his companions to move the corpse.

The girl was none other than Akame!

Beside her lay a boy with an innocent and naive expression, his eyes revealing a clear sense of foolishness.

If Ieyasu and Sayo were here, they would definitely recognize him, because this boy is none other than their companion— Tatsumi!

Due to a series of coincidences, the homeless Tatsumi was found by Najenda and brought to Night Raid. Then, under some confused persuasion, he unwittingly became a member of Night Raid.

At this moment, they had originally come to investigate the situation. They had recently received many assassination requests, almost all of which were against the Wild Hunt. So, the two of them, along with Leone, came to investigate the situation. However, Akame and Tatsumi unexpectedly witnessed Yotsuba Mahiro hunting Wild Hunt members.

Tatsumi was amazed by his formidable skills.

"Hey, Akame, so there are such amazing people in the Imperial Capital?!"

"Yes, that's Yotsuba Mahiro, the head of the Imperial Capital Secret Police, and one of the few good officials in the Empire," Akame nodded and said.

Although she remained calm, her pride was undeniable.

"A good official?"

Having already witnessed the darkness of the Imperial Capital, Tatsumi was surprised to hear that there were still good officials in the Imperial Capital!

In a moment of excitement, he said to Akame, "If he's a good official, why don't we consider recruiting him and having him join Night Raid or the Revolutionary Army? We're righteous people, right?!"

Tatsumi was rambling on and on, completely oblivious to the fleeting look of disgust that flashed across Akame's face when he mentioned the Revolutionary Army.

Akame now understands perfectly well just how corrupt the Revolutionary Army is.

They really are just as Lord Yotsuba Clan said, colluding with foreign races to divide up the empire's land.

She had personally witnessed what those alien races had done to the inhabitants of the empire!

Should Yotsuba Clan- sama join the Revolutionary Army?

That would be the greatest insult to the Yotsuba Clan!

Fortunately, she didn't want to dwell on this topic with Tatsumi any longer, so she said:

"Let's go, Tatsumi. Let's go see how Leone is doing."

After saying that, Akame stood up decisively and disappeared from the rooftop in the blink of an eye.

"Ah, wait for me..."

However, when the two of them found Leone, her appearance had changed drastically.

Her once short hair had grown long and fluffy, draped down her back like a cloak, and a pair of furry ears on her head twitched slightly.

Its hands and feet transformed into sharp lion claws, and a tail even extended from its fleshy buttocks.

That's the power of her Imperial Arms—it turns people into beast-eared girls... no, it turns people into half-beasts, and it greatly enhances their physical and sensory abilities.

But at this moment, she was squatting in a dimly lit alley, fiddling with several colorful balls.

"Leone, how are things on your end?"

"Oh, Akame, and Tatsumi!"

Seeing the two of them, Leone waved happily, her tail wagging behind her, and patted her bulging chest, saying, "All done! Look, here's the spoils!"

"What is this? A ball used by circus clowns?"

"Idiot, this is a Teigu! A Teigu!"

In response to Tatsumi's idiotic question, Leone casually waved her hand and explained.

"Imperial... Imperial Arms?! This is also an Imperial Arms?!"

Tatsumi was shocked.

In his mind, Teigu should all be things that look very cool, like Akame's Murasame, or Leone's transformed Teigu.

I heard there was an even cooler armored Teigu, but unfortunately it disappeared along with its owner.

What use are these broken balls anyway?

However, Tatsumi's exclamation also reached deeper into the alley, where a clear inquiry came from within.

"Leone, who are you talking to?"

Oops!

Leone's heart skipped a beat; she had inadvertently forgotten that there were other people present!

Tatsumi was fine; he could easily make up an excuse to get away with it. But Akame was different; she...

"Akame?"

From the depths of the alley, a beautiful young woman in a pink dress slowly emerged, carrying a large silver box on her back, her tied-up side Tanba swaying gently.

The girl was somewhat surprised to see Akame appear, and Akame was just as surprised.

"Mine?"

"Hmm, I didn't expect you to still remember me. How have you been lately?"

"I'm fine..."

Mine and Akame's encounter was unexpected, but their actions were even more surprising.

They chatted casually, like old friends.

This is not the kind of conversation one would expect between a wanted criminal and the personal maid/butler of a high-ranking official who issued the arrest warrant.

"Hey, who's that girl?"

"Oh~ what? Tatsumi's taken a fancy to that girl? But I advise you not to even think about it. That girl already has someone she loves. If you keep your eyes on her, you might bring disaster upon yourself~"

Leone reminded him half-jokingly, while Tatsumi blushed and offered a nonsensical explanation.

Leone didn't hear what was said at all, because her mind was focused on Akame and Mine.

She knew that the two were old acquaintances.

She knew Mine before she became a bodyguard for the Yotsuba Family and Mine often chatted.

But things are different now. Akame is a wanted criminal who betrayed Yotsuba Mahiro!

But Mine didn't seem to care at all. Could it be that Mine didn't know?

That's impossible. As the person closest to Yotsuba Mahiro Mine, how could Mine not know?

There's only one reason then...

Leone became increasingly convinced of her own guess.

"Hey Mine, what are you doing here?"

"Um... it's nothing really, I just came out to buy something and then I ran into a disgusting guy..."

Mine recounted her experiences in a soft voice.

She went out to buy things as usual, but unlike usual, she was alone today.