"It's you, brat. I let you get away last time, and you actually dared to come back. How delightful, how delightful! You talk big about wanting my Imperial Arm? Then let's see you try!" Zank laughed gleefully when he saw Akame appear, then approached her with a cruel expression.
Having fought him once already, Akame emptied her mind this time, completely eliminating any chance of having her thoughts read.
Unable to see through Akame's thoughts with Mind Reading, Zank's expression darkened. "If that's the case, then let's try the power of Illusion Sight! This is truly... delightful, delightful!"
As he spoke, the Imperial Arm on Zank's forehead opened its eye and immediately unleashed the power of Illusion Sight on Akame.
The next instant, Zank vanished from before Akame's eyes. In his place stood the person she cared about most—her younger sister, Kurome.
Kurome was looking at her happily, a sweet smile on her face as she called out, "Big Sister!"
"Kurome!"
Even though Akame had long known about Five Sights All-Purpose: Spectator's Illusion Sight ability and had prepared herself, she could not help but feel shaken when she saw her sister's lifelike, sweet smile before her.
The coldness on her face softened slightly as well.
At that moment, Zank was slowly approaching Akame with his dagger lowered, a bloodthirsty smile on his face that sent chills down one's spine. Yet from Akame's perspective, the person before her was not Zank at all, but her sister Kurome, holding a bag of snacks and slowly coming closer with a happy expression. She even habitually held out some snacks to her.
Akame gazed gently at the "Kurome" before her. No one loved her younger sister more than she did. Yet when Kurome came within three or four meters of her, Akame's expression returned