"Hm?"
Zank the Executioner froze. This was not quite what he had expected.
"There are actually people nearby? Haha, this is truly fascinating!" Looking at the black-haired girl before him, Zank laughed delightedly. Rather than being angry, he seemed extremely excited by this unexpected development.
Akame said nothing. In the end, she could not help but act. She would return and apologize to Lord Durandal later. No matter what... she had to save this girl first.
"Slash!"
Akame pulled the girl behind her and slashed at Zank's arm. Yet Zank seemed to see through Akame's thoughts, sidestepping in advance before cutting toward her throat.
"!!"
Just as the short blade was about to slice her throat, Akame pushed her body to its limit and narrowly dodged it.
"The Imperial Arms Omniscient Vision—Kinetic Vision, one of its five visions. By seeing someone's expression, I can understand what they're thinking! You're thinking of taking this girl and escaping, aren't you? But that's impossible." Zank grinned viciously and continued attacking Akame.
"Mind Reading..."
Akame protected the girl while resisting Zank's attacks. Lord Durandal had mentioned this Imperial Arm's abilities before, but experiencing it firsthand, it truly was quite powerful. It even countered her somewhat.
To avoid exposing any information, Akame instantly emptied her mind, thinking of nothing at all. At the same time, she attacked again, this time twice as fast as before.
In an instant, Akame appeared behind Zank and slashed across his shoulder. Blood sprayed!
"To deal with Mind Reading, you just need to think of nothing and move faster than your predictions."
Akame had no intention of killing him. After all, he was the bait Lord Durandal wanted. Injuring him was not a problem, though.
"Is that so? But I also have Future Vision. I can see your next