Anime: Ashura from Killing Akame

"Strange... Why is it so noisy in there? Could it be that an assassin has appeared?"

Outside the cabin, Brand, who was carefully keeping watch on his surroundings, suddenly heard a commotion from inside.

My heart tightened involuntarily, and I wanted to rush in to support Tatsumi.

At this time.

Melodious flute sounds suddenly rang out from all directions.

His body movements couldn't help but stagnate.

"Flute sound?"

Brand was stunned.

Then his expression changed, "No, there's a problem!"

The sound of the flute reached his ears through the armor.

Brand could clearly feel that his head was becoming increasingly confused due to the sound of the flute, and his body was also becoming weak.

"I can't fall here, Tatsumi is still waiting for me!"

Brand gritted his teeth, his face turned grim, and he stabbed his thigh without hesitation.

Intense pain instantly spread throughout the brain nerves, dispelling the negative state brought about by the flute sound.

He bandaged the wound quickly and simply, ignoring the pain, and rushed into the cabin.

Inside the cabin at this moment.

The petite Niu sat by the window and played to her heart's content.

All around, a large number of nobles had fallen.

And Tatsumi, after finishing the last chicken leg, also fell down.

"Liva, do you know what to do next?"

"Act with Brand," Leva said.

"Well, remember to keep an eye on Daidas and don't let him get killed instantly by Brand."

After giving the rest of the instructions, Tatsumi closed his eyes and pretended to be unconscious.

According to the original development, when Brand goes on a mission this time, Brand will be killed by Liva Laoliu.

Changing the plot and saving Brand should give you some experience.

Liva cannot die either, after all, he has become his relative.

But if he doesn't fight with the people who attacked at night, it will be difficult to report to Esdeath when he returns.

So the following plot happened.

Chief Director: Him.

Cast: Liva, Niu, Daidas.

Passerby: Brand.

Plot: He was hit and fell into a coma. Brand exploded his inner universe and fought a fierce battle with the three beast warriors. In the end, when the two sides were evenly matched, he woke up to save the situation. He blasted the three beast warriors into the sea with one move, and the three beast warriors took this opportunity to escape.

The plot is perfect. It not only saves Brand and gains experience, but also explains to both Esdeath and Nadezhda.

......

"Tazmi!"

As soon as he arrived in the cabin, Brand saw Tatsumi lying on the ground with a middle-aged man with white hair standing next to him.

The moment he saw that man, Brand's pupils widened in disbelief, "General Liva, why are you here?!"

Liva was once his superior and the trigger for his decision to defect to the Imperial Capital and join the Night Raid.

At that time, Liva was framed with false charges and thrown into prison because he could not bear to massacre innocent villagers.

It was that incident that made him see clearly the corruption and decadence of the upper class.

Resolutely join the night attack.

But Brand never expected that he would see Liva here, who was supposed to be in prison.

At this moment, Brand was in a very complicated mood, including excitement, happiness, and fear.

As for why I'm afraid...

Brand glanced at all the people who had fallen around him.

Only Liva was not affected at all.

Anyone who is not a fool can guess that the culprit of this incident is most likely related to Liva.

"Brand, long time no see."

Liva was also very emotional.

Brand was once the most brave and upright subordinate under his command.

In terms of strength, he is not weaker than him, and is even slightly stronger.

It was only because he had been in the army for too short a time and did not have enough experience that he was not promoted to the same position as him.

But Brand is growing very fast, and in time, surpassing him will not be a problem at all.

At the beginning, Brand was the junior he had the highest hopes for.

He is almost being trained as a personal disciple.

Unexpectedly, when we met again, we were already enemies.

Remembering his master's instructions to him, Liva looked at Brand.

"As you can see, you already have the answer in your mind as to why I am here, right?"

Hearing this, Brand looked a little unhappy, "Are you from Esdeath?"

"why?"

"Because...Esdeath has done me a favor."

Liva fiddled with the imperial ring on his finger and said, "If it weren't for her, I would probably still be in prison now."

Brand had a complicated expression and didn't know how to respond.

In terms of love, he and Liva once had a very close friendship, and at one point they were almost close friends regardless of age.

Logically, he and Liva are now on different sides.

This battle must be fought!

Especially now that Tatsumi is lying on the ground, his life or death unknown...

The most urgent task is to save Tatsumi!

Brand's mind was full of thoughts, and his eyes moved back and forth between Liva and Tatsumi.

His mind raced as he thought about how he could safely rescue Tatsumi from Riva.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.

I remembered what I overheard when I was chatting with Tatsumi.

His face immediately became serious and he pointed his finger out of the window.

"Look, there's a UFO!"

Liva: ...

This is such an obvious way of diverting attention. Do you really think he is a fool who will be fooled?

Also, what are UFOs?

"Liva, listen to him."

The voice in his head made Liva change his mind.

For the sake of the master, what's wrong with pretending to be a fool?

He pretended to be stunned and turned to look out the window.

At this moment, Brand suddenly jumped up, and while Riva turned his head, he grabbed Tatsumi who was lying on the ground and quickly retreated.

"Damn, it's a trick!"

Liva growled in a low voice, his expression dark as water.

Brand, who was unaware of the situation, thought he had succeeded and subconsciously felt a little proud.

Being able to trick your former boss is no small achievement.

But this sense of pride was quickly suppressed by Brand.

He shook Tatsumi anxiously, "Tatsumi, are you okay?"

Under the shaking of the outside world, Tatsumi opened his eyes weakly, "I'm fine, I'm just a little weak..."

"It's the sound of a flute. There's something wrong with that flute sound. It should be their imperial weapon!"

"I'm sorry, Brand, for holding you back... I'm afraid I can't be of much help in my current state..."

"It's okay. I've found a way to crack the sound of the flute."

A cold light suddenly appeared.

Brand pulled out the Demonic Haunting and decisively stabbed Tatsumi in the thigh.

He also explained, "Pain can suppress the effects of the flute sound!"

Tatsumi:?

I was afraid that you would be distracted by my fighting, so I made Liva play dumb on purpose.

The results of it?

You just come up and stab me with a knife!

His slightly opened eyes suddenly widened, and Tatsumi stuck his butt back, narrowly avoiding the tip of the knife.

"Well..." Tatsumi looked at Brand, the expression on his face changed from powerlessness to a subtle embarrassment, "I feel like I'm okay..."

"This knife is totally unnecessary."

Brand was stunned when he heard this, obviously misunderstanding what Tatsumi meant.

He gave her a thumbs up and praised her, "As expected of you, you can offset the side effects of the flute sound with just your strong will. Even I can't do that!"