Anime: Ashura from Killing Akame

The imperial capital at night.

Neon lights are bright.

The inner circle near the palace is even more lively.

A forbidden area for the poor and a paradise for the rich.

From time to time, you can see young ladies dressed up in fancy clothes soliciting customers on the street.

"Handsome guy, do you want to wash your hair~"

"Big head, small head."

"You can wash it if you like." The young lady cast a coquettish look at Tatsumi.

"Is it okay to get whore for free?"

The young lady was stunned for a moment, "What does freeloading mean?"

"It's free. I have no money and I want to get it for free."

"..."

The young lady gave Tatsumi a strange look, twisted her waist and left, "Psycho."

The lights are feasting and the neon lights are flashing.

In this environment, being without money is a crime.

Tatsumi recalled what Leone said when they set out.

“Stinky brother, when you go to the imperial capital, don’t be blinded by those women. I’ve seen too many of them in the slums when I was a kid. Those who sell their bodies are either sick or have a disease.”

The woman just now had heavy makeup on her face, but it still couldn't hide her paleness.

There is a high probability that he is sick.

After standing by the street and waiting patiently and rejecting countless young ladies, I finally waited for Ouka to walk out of a magnificent building.

Like a nightclub.

Ouka drank a lot of wine and his face was ruddy. He was escorted by the younger brothers of the Imperial Capital Guard.

A rough count showed there were more than twenty people.

Let’s talk about how the original protagonist tricked Ouka into the alley under heavy guard.

Favored by the protagonist's halo?

This was the only reason Tatsumi could think of.

Or maybe Ouka was just too arrogant and was confident that he could beat the original protagonist.

Pulling up the hood of his windbreaker, with half of his face hidden in the shadow, Tatsumi walked up to Ouka.

Ouka and his younger brothers stopped and looked at Tatsumi curiously.

With so many people at the scene, they first ruled out the idea of ​​a killer.

After all, in the traditional concept, killers are elusive and sneaky, and it is impossible for them to appear in public.

Ouka and Tatsumi looked at each other, neither of them speaking.

Ouka didn't say anything because for someone in his high position, it would be beneath his dignity to be the first to speak.

Tatsumi was simply looking for an excuse to trick Ouka out.

Suddenly, Tatsumi had an idea and came up with a good idea.

He lip-synced a few words to Ouka silently.

Seeing Tatsumi's lip shape, Ouka's pupils shrank instantly, and he turned to his brothers and said, "You go back first, I have something to do with this friend."

"Okay Captain."

The younger brothers retreated one after another.

As for worrying that the person coming is a killer or something, it is completely unnecessary. Captain Ouka is very powerful and can beat a group of them alone. Even if he is a killer, he will only die.

Tatsumi took Ouka into an alley that had been scouted in advance and was deserted.

As soon as he entered, Ouka couldn't wait to ask.

"Who are you and why do you know about the human body modification of Celia?"

Tatsumi turned his head and took off his hood. It was getting in the way and making it inconvenient to fight.

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you are being targeted by Night Raid."

"Are you the assassin sent by Night Raid?"

"No, I didn't see it on the wanted list... New members of the night raid?"

Ouka narrowed his eyes and looked at Tatsumi's face, trying to guess his identity.

His hand quietly rested on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"You are quite smart. Why would you risk your life and expose yourself to the killer?"

"Haha, who doesn't like money?"

“No matter how much money you have, if you don’t have the life to spend it, it’s just a pile of waste paper.”

"So, you are here to kill me?"

The two chatted casually, and people who didn't know them would think they were good friends.

"Yes and no."

"Don't hide it, let's fight and let our strength speak for itself."

Tatsumi drew out his iron sword generously in front of Ouka.

"interesting."

Ouka also drew his sword.

He saw that there was no killing intent in Tatsumi's eyes.

I couldn't help but wonder about the other party's purpose.

The member of the night raid didn't kill me, so what did he want to do?

While Ouka was thinking, Tatsumi took a step forward.

Seeing this, Ouka's eyes became fierce, and his body immediately moved. He slashed out with a sword, intending to take the initiative and seize the advantage.

Tatsumi raised his sword and rushed forward slowly.

There was a faint sharp white gas attached to the sword.

Click.

The sword is broken.

"This is impossible!"

Ouka quickly took a few steps back, putting some distance between himself and Tatsumi, his eyes falling on the sword in his hand that was broken into two halves with a smooth cut, and he was in doubt.

He was sure that the opponent did not use too much force in the previous attack.

It looked like a casual wave of the hand.

Why did his sword break? The cut was so smooth!

They are both swords, why is there such a big difference between them?

"Teigu?"

The only thing Ouka could think of was an imperial tool with magical powers.

Hearing Ouka's question, Tatsumi made a move that puzzled Ouka.

Tatsumi just threw the iron sword over casually.

Ouka took it subconsciously, and after taking a closer look, he found that it was just an ordinary iron sword, and the workmanship was crude, not even as good as the sword in his hand.

"You don't have a weapon, aren't you afraid that I will attack you?"

Ouka really can't understand Tatsumi's actions.

Giving weapons to the enemy, what kind of mysterious operation is this?

Tatsumi just laughed, his expression calm.

"If I can break your first sword, I can break your second sword as well."

Confidence, unrivaled, absolute confidence!

This is what Ouka saw from Tatsumi.

He was just standing there, without any movement.

But it felt to him like a sword being unsheathed. Just looking at it made his eyes hurt as if they were being cut by a knife.

Very strong.

This person's strength is far superior to mine!

Ouka's intuition told him that he was no match for the brown-haired boy opposite him, even without weapons!

"What do you want to do?"

Ouka threw the iron sword back to Tatsumi, but in the end he didn't have the courage to take the risk.

He saw that there was no killing intent in the brown-haired boy's eyes, otherwise the previous fight would have been enough to kill him instantly.

"You were targeted by Night Raid, probably because of the bad things you did recently. They want me to kill you."

"This is what Night Raid means, not what you mean."

Hearing that they were indeed here to kill him, Ouka's heart suddenly tightened, but he still pretended to be calm and said.

"Talking to smart people is worry-free."

Giving Ouka an admiring look, Tatsumi continued, "You are a talented person. I like you. Please follow me incognito."

"Follow you..." Ouka frowned on his square face, "We have different positions. Is this appropriate?"

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. You and I are essentially the same kind of people. There's nothing wrong with what you did. This is a world where the strong prey on the weak and people eat each other. If you don't exploit others, others will exploit you."

"And even if I let you go today, another assassin will come to kill you in a few days. Let me tell you this, all the members of the Night Raid are Teigu Users. You know, Teigu Users have special abilities that ordinary people cannot defeat. And they are all top assassins. No matter how well you guard, no matter how watertight you are, you can't stop them."

"It's just that you went too far this time and violated the interests of some people, and you are unable to bear the consequences. Do you understand what I mean?"

"If it wasn't me who carried out the mission this time, but someone else, do you think you would have a chance of surviving?"

"Follow me, I will protect you from death and teach you swordsmanship. You should know the gap between us and my attainments in swordsmanship... But if you refuse me, I will have to follow the rules."

"You are a smart person, so it shouldn't be difficult for you to figure it out. Although it is not easy for you to climb from the bottom to the captain of the security team, no matter how much wealth and glory you have, it will be useless if you don't have the life to spend it."

Tatsumi's rhetoric is very clever.

First, explain the desperate situation that Ouka is currently facing.

Then hit a stick and give a sweet date.

Unless Ouka has no cerebellum, it is impossible for him to refuse.

"What can I do for you?"

Ouka looked at Tatsumi deeply and didn't say he agreed directly, but his expression showed that he agreed.

"Not yet, but you can survive... to the end."

Ouka was a little confused, "The finale?"

"You can think of it as the winner who laughs last."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. What should I do now?"

Without much hesitation, Ouka agreed readily.

If you don’t agree, you will die. How can you not be happy?

"Find someone who is similar in size to you and fake his death. You can decapitate him and take away his head, leaving no evidence. You can also burn the body and leave some of the items you normally carry with you to mislead. I'll leave this to you, is that ok?"

Ouka must die, otherwise we won't be able to report to the Night Raid. But the person who dies may not be Ouka.

As for who died, it was none of his business.

He is not the passionate and righteous Tatsumi in the original work.

He just wanted to change the plot, gain some experience, increase his strength and survive.

He is not a saint, but an egoist. The world is so big and there are so many people suffering from injustice, it is impossible to take care of everyone.

"No problem. Where should I find you afterwards?"

Ouka agreed without even thinking about it.

He knew the purpose of doing this. It was not for the other party, but simply so that he could fake his own death and escape from the night raid.

"you..."

Hearing the question, Tatsumi began to think.

The worst thing about ancient times for modern people is that the information is backward.

If you want to contact someone, you have to write a letter, send a pigeon, or wait for half a day.

It’s not like modern times where you can just send a message on your mobile phone and communicate in real time.

But this problem is not difficult to solve.

Tatsumi thought about it for a while and came up with a solution.

It’s a particularly cool one!

"Oka, then we will do this... (Secret)"

"this..."

After hearing Tatsumi's plan, Ouka looked weird, as if he had eaten a lemon.

"I believe in you, work hard, and we will have the last laugh together."

Tatsumi couldn't stop smiling. He was confused when he came up with this idea.

It's really fucking out of place.

Reaching out and patting Ouka's shoulder, Tatsumi walked out of the alley.

The mission time is almost up, he has to go back on time.

As for what happens next, I believe Ouka will handle it.

If you can't even do such a small thing...you deserve to die.