Anime: Ashura from Killing Akame

"When did you add Xhz to it?!!"

Kuronetō looked at Tatsumi with wide eyes, her tone filled with shock and confusion.

She had clearly been watching every step of Tatsumi's barbecue, and was certain and confident that the other party would not tamper with the barbecue under her nose.

But the faint warm current coming from her body really told her that these barbecues had the effect of repairing the body!

Tatsumi was stunned for a moment: "Is it possible that I have never used the Xhz you mentioned in my food?"

Hearing this, Hei Tong fell into thought, and Tatsumi was also thinking.

Whenever system skills are involved, Guoying needs to step forward.

And today's pot shadow is decided to be you - Kiritaimei!

Tatsumi met Kurone's eyes full of curiosity and explained, "You can understand it as one of my imperial abilities. The food I make has a healing effect."

"Ah?" A look of confusion appeared on Hei Tong's face.

Imperial tool.

Since ancient times, it has been a special weapon created for humans to fight against super dangerous species.

Weapons should be used to kill enemies.

How could a weapon have a healing effect?

Hei Tong had never seen an imperial weapon with healing abilities.

Besides, Tatsumi's imperial weapon is a sword, which doesn't look like an auxiliary imperial weapon at all.

She vaguely felt that she was fooled again...

But there is no hard evidence.

"That's it anyway, believe it or not."

Tatsumi wasn't going to explain too much.

It’s still the same sentence.

Never underestimate people's imagination.

The more you explain, the more likely it is that flaws will appear.

......

"Zizzizi..."

Golden oil dripped from the meat into the flames, making a sizzling sound.

Tatsumi skillfully flips the bamboo skewers, controlling the skewers to stay in different positions, sometimes in the center of the firewood, sometimes on the edge of the firewood, thus controlling the temperature of the fire in disguise, making the skewers more crispy and delicious.

Hei Tong beside him has been keeping his head down in deep thought since he discovered the effect of LV10 cooking skills.

The firelight hit her fair face, illuminating it and seeming to drive away the gloom that was covering it.

"Tatsumi, let's elope!"

Hei Tong suddenly raised his head, his dark pupils flashed brightly, his eyes were piercing, full of determination and desire.

This was the first time Tatsumi saw this expression on Kuroneko.

"What's wrong again?" Tatsumi asked helplessly. He really couldn't keep up with Hei Tong's jumpy nerves.

"Let's elope and flee the imperial capital!"

Hei Tong said each word firmly.

"Where did you defect to?"

"Night attack!"

With his eyebrows raised, Tatsumi was a little surprised by Kurohiro's answer.

This is... figured it out?

Tatsumi didn't reply, but just looked at Kuroneko quietly, wondering what caused her to suddenly change so much.

Some things can be conveyed without words.

Through his eyes, Hei Tong understood the doubts in Tatsumi's heart.

She turned her head and her eyes fell on the flickering flames in front of her.

The flames jumped in the darkness, and the light flickered, as if it could capture some lost memories through the flickering moment.

"Tatsumi, back then at the church, my sister invited me to leave the assassin organization together, but I didn't agree. Do you know why?"

A hint of reminiscence emerged in the dark eyes.

"Why?" Tatsumi responded cooperatively.

"Because I can't leave." She continued, "The assassin organization has already done something to me to prevent this day from coming."

"Because I can use imperial tools, the assassin organization pays great attention to me, and they have more ways to control me. At that time, in addition to injecting me with strengthening potions, they also injected me with another potion."

"This drug is still in the experimental stage and is very unstable. Its only effect is to change the intensity of the activity of my body's cells, allowing me to not die immediately even if my heart and neck are seriously injured."

"There are pros and cons. Similarly, this medicine has very serious side effects, which are much more terrible than those of strengthening medicines. It takes a specific time to take Xhz to stabilize it, otherwise it will cause a rejection reaction with the body: at the least, the body function will be lost and become a disabled person, and at the worst, death on the spot."

"Xhz is a very precious item. Only the assassin organization in the entire imperial capital can produce it... I really wanted to leave with my sister, but my body wouldn't allow me to do so. I didn't want to die in front of my sister because I didn't have Xhz to suppress the side effects of the medicine. I didn't want to see my sister sad and blaming herself, and let her live the rest of her life with guilt."

"Even though I don't care whether I can continue to live, I can't be so selfish!"

Hei Tong exhaled deeply, and the gentle breath blew away the heat from the flames hitting his cheeks, bringing a hint of coolness.

She slowly turned her head, and looked directly at Tatsumi with her clear, bright eyes. There was an unprecedented sense of relief and liberation in her eyes, as if long-term repression and restraint had been released at this moment.

Tatsumi noticed the change in Kuromo.

That is the yearning for the free world.

It is also about seeing the vitality of hope.

It's like a bird locked in a cage all day long. Although it can see the vast sky outside the window every day, it can never break through the small and closed cage. But now, the bird finally gains freedom.

"If what you said is true... then I see hope in you to escape the control of the killer organization..."

Kuroyon stretched out her slender fingers and tightly grasped Tatsumi's arm. All her faith and expectations seemed to be pinned on this connection of touch.

She was so strong and tight that Tatsumi could almost feel the heat in her palm. It was an urgent and deep emotion, like a drowning person grabbing the last straw.

"Tatsumi, help me, please?"

Hei Tong's voice was mixed with begging and hope, and her eyes were sparkling with crystal tears, as if telling of the helplessness and longing in her heart.

Since she was young and sensible, she and her sister were abducted by human traffickers to a killer organization and trained as killing machines.

For her, the killer organization is a cruel and merciless purgatory, and every day is filled with blood and tears.

Since childhood, she and her sister were forced to undergo rigorous training, suffering tremendous pressure and torture both physically and mentally.

They have no childhood, no happiness, only endless training and killing.

However, Hei Tong always had a hope in his heart, which was to escape from this killer organization and regain his freedom.

She longs to live like a normal person, with her own dreams and pursuits, instead of being a tool in the hands of others and killing for their benefit.

However, this hope seems out of reach. The killer organization's control is strong and tight, leaving them with almost no chance of escape.

Especially after the killer organization controlled her with drugs.

Until the secret of Tatsumi's imperial weapon was discovered, Kuroneko's heart remained numb.

She felt that she might be controlled by the killer organization for her entire life and become their tool to make money, until she exceeded the best age for being a tool and her body functions declined. The killer organization would treat her like other useless people, cut off her Xhz supply, and dispose of her like waste, ending her life hastily without much to remember.

Until now...

"Tatsumi, help me, please?" Kurone begged again.