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The strongest of all Danger Beasts—Destaguru—had finally been taken down.With it gone, victory seemed almost certain.
But just as everyone dared to breathe a sigh of relief, an earth-shattering explosion ripped through the battlefield.
It was the self-destruction of the Imperial Arm Rubicante, summoned by Borus's Infernal Arm!
Surrounded by Akame and Leone, the two deadly assassins, Borus and his puppet bodyguards were completely overwhelmed.
Even his Imperial Arm's jet thrusters were torn apart—bitten clean off by Leone in her Beast King form.
Cornered and desperate, Borus made his final choice—to trigger Rubicante's self-detonation.
Shhhhhh—
A blinding mushroom cloud rose over the canyon.Across the multiverse, countless spectators gasped in unison.
The explosion from Rubicante's self-destruction…It was so powerful it even outmatched the energy beam of the super-class Danger Beast Destaguru.
"What the hell was that?! Are Akame and Leone okay?!"
"Whew… thank goodness. They're fine! They used the bodyguard's special shield to block it!"
"Wait, Borus survived that?! He self-destructed his Arm and lived?!"
"Looks like Kurome escaped in the chaos!"
"So… no one actually died in this battle?"
"Isn't that a good thing? Kurome's Akame's little sister, after all—and she's so cute!"
"And Borus too! Yeah, he did awful things, but he was just following orders. Deep down, he's a good guy. You can tell from the way he acts every day!"
"Anyway, it's not a bad outcome. The Hunters lost an Imperial Arm and one of their Danger Beast puppets. I'd call that a win!"
Just as everyone thought the battle had reached its end—a blade struck once more, swift and silent.
While fleeing, the kindhearted Borus ran into a small girl.Before he could react, a slender needle pierced his throat.Chelsea, the assassin, had taken his life—retribution for his merciless past.
Then, using her transformation ability, Chelsea took on Borus's appearance and caught up to the escaping Kurome.Once again, she used her signature long needle, stabbing it through Kurome's neck.
Mission accomplished?
No.
Chelsea had made one fatal mistake.
Kurome wasn't a normal human anymore—her body had been enhanced by special drugs.To truly kill her, one had to cut off her head… or destroy her heart.
Chelsea's assassination failed.And the consequence of that failure… was brutal.
When Night Raid's reinforcements—Tatsumi and Akame—arrived in the city,they found only one thing:
Chelsea's severed head, impaled on a flagpole in the town square.
That battle ended with both sides losing one of their own.Night Raid and the Hunters—one death each.
"How could this happen? I didn't want Kurome to die, but Chelsea… ugh…"
Across worlds, countless gentlemen—Sanji, Rudeus, Miroku, Jiraiya, and more—couldn't hold back their tears.
"To kill or be killed… there's no room for hatred. That's the fate of an assassin."
Reborn, the world's greatest hitman, muttered softly with melancholy.
"Assassins really do live dangerous lives, huh."
Wu Liuqi, the strongest barber-assassin, sighed.
"A-Qi, if it's that dangerous, maybe just stick to cutting hair. Sell beef offal on the side—you can live just fine!"
Big Chicken's tone was heartfelt and sincere.
"Don't worry. I won't die. I'll never make Miss Anya or Mr. Forger cry!"
In another world, Yor Forger clenched her fists, determination blazing in her heart.
"But wait—if I ever get listed among 'heroes,' then Anya will find out I'm an assassin! Ahhhh! What do I do?! Please don't expose me!"
Meanwhile, little Anya was watching from the couch, her eyes sparkling.
"Mama's secret identity? Waku waku~!"
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Back in the Akame ga Kill world—
"Damn it… Chelsea's gone just like that? She just joined us too! It's my fault… if only I'd stopped her…"
Lubbock, the green-haired trickster, wept in regret.
"I didn't like her at first… but still…"
Mine bit her lip, her usual sharp tongue softened by grief.
"Chelsea wasn't reckless. She wouldn't normally go after such a dangerous target alone. That kind of behavior… must've been because of…"
Najenda's gaze shifted toward Tatsumi.
From the glimpses of the future shown by the mysterious light screen, it was clear—since joining Night Raid, Chelsea had paid special attention to Tatsumi.
"So I really did something that stupid, huh? Guess that guy had more of an influence on me than I thought… Tatsumi, you're one dangerous man."
Chelsea murmured softly as she watched the screen, seeing Tatsumi's pained expression over her death.
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In the Imperial Capital…
"Waaaah!"
A child's cry echoed through the night.
"Daddy!""Please, don't leave us!"
Borus's wife and daughter clung to him, sobbing uncontrollably.
"It's okay, it's okay… Don't cry. I'm still here. I'll quit tomorrow, for real this time. From now on, I'll stay with you—always."
He tried to comfort them with a gentle smile.
But in his heart, he knew the truth.
The Empire would never let a man like him walk away—someone capable of wielding Rubicante.And even if he did retire, the assassins who hunted those like him would come eventually.
Too many had burned to death by his hands in the name of duty.
Only death could redeem him.
The loss of a comrade was painful,but the mission had to go on.
That much was the same for both Night Raid and the Hunters.
The rebellion of the Cult had sparked this war,and the next battlefield shifted to the city where the Path of Peace was based.
There, beyond the Hunters' Imperial Arm users,Night Raid encountered new foes—
The Four Rakshasa Demons of the Imperial Fist Temple!
Once executioners serving Minister Honest,they were now assigned to protect the Cult's spy, Bolic.
Their bodies had been tempered beyond human limits—monsters in human skin.
Even against Imperial Arm users, they could hold their own…and sometimes even kill the weaker ones.
But this time, they faced Night Raid's top killers.
After a fierce clash, Akame decapitated one of the four.Lubbock, relying on wit over brawn, managed to take down two more.
It was a narrow victory—but a victory nonetheless.
Yet the worlds watching knew…the real showdown was still ahead.
Because the next night—Night Raid and the Hunters clashed once more.
And this time, it was a fated duel—
Twin-tailed sharpshooter Mine vs. twisted justice fanatic Seryu!
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