"Something's moving..."
Just as Akame was thinking about delicious food, she suddenly heard something. Her gaze fixed on an alley around the corner ahead.
Without the slightest hesitation, she moved forward swiftly like a shadow.
After sneaking up beside the alley's corner, Akame cautiously peered inside, careful not to let the other party notice her. After all, Durandal's order had only been to find Zank the Beheader, not kill him.
It would be even better if she could find him without alerting him, then keep an eye on him.
As Akame carefully observed the scene, the smell of blood reached her nose. A young man's corpse lay on the ground.
A strange blond-haired man stood nearby. On his forehead was a fist-sized green eye, exactly matching the description of Zank the Beheader.
This should be Zank the Beheader.
"Found him!"
Staring at the figure, Akame's face brightened... The reward was hers.
That way, she could ask Teacher whether dessert could be changed to ribs. If not... she could give it to her younger sister, Kurome. After all, Kurome really liked desserts.
However... Akame was quite hesitant about the current situation. Durandal had said that after finding the target, she should try not to act and simply watch him first. Durandal intended to use Zank the Beheader as bait to lure in the infamous Night Raid of the Imperial Capital.
As for Night Raid, Akame could not say whether they were good or bad.
She had seen the Empire's darkness for herself, and she was undoubtedly disgusted by it. But the one she was loyal to was not the Empire, but Durandal.
Although Durandal was now part of the Empire's faction, they understood Durandal's ideals. Durandal and Teacher Rita wanted to establish a new empire through another method, one that minimized