Black Pupil crossed the few steps to another bandit, drew her katana, and plunged it into his chest, killing him outright.
Holding the bloodied katana, Black Pupil realized she didn't feel the slightest discomfort. If anything, she was faintly excited. It was her first time killing someone... and it didn't seem like a big deal.
It was no different from slaughtering Danger Beasts. They weren't even as strong as those beasts.
The only difference was that they looked like her. They were human, just like her, and could talk to her.
Other than that... there didn't seem to be anything else.
But when Black Pupil looked at her sister, she saw that Akame had the bandit under control but still hadn't made a move.
"Big sister..."
"..."
Akame was still hesitating, but when she heard the confusion in her younger sister's voice, she had no time to think it over. She slashed the bandit's throat.
"Hah..."
After killing him, Akame let out a breath.
She didn't know how to describe what she was feeling. Whatever it was, she was deeply unsettled.
She had killed someone...
Not a Danger Beast, but a creature exactly like her!
"Big sister, are you okay?"
Black Pupil came over to Akame, looking at her with concern.
"I'm fine..."
Akame shook her head. Looking at the two bandits her sister had killed, she realized she hadn't done as well as her.
"How did it feel, killing someone for the first time, Black Pupil?"
Akame couldn't put her own feelings into words. Seeing her sister's calm expression, she figured Black Pupil must feel the same way she did.
Even so, her sister had killed the two bandits without hesitation. If she hadn't acted so decisively just now, they might have been exposed by now.
"Being a killer...