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"Twisted justice that goes even further than absolute justice… this child is completely broken."
Watching the berserk Seryuu raging on the screen, Vice Admiral Tsuru of the Navy shook her head with weary disappointment.
"Her personality might be totally deranged,""But a cute girl who can transform into a mech and fire missiles? That's insanely hot!"
All the gentlemen who loved weapons, mechs, and anime girls collectively went wild.
"Fufufufu… so it's not an Imperial Arm's power, just pure body modification? How fascinating. And those weapons… Baby 5, keep your eyes open and take notes. They might come in handy someday."
Doflamingo grinned.
"Yes, Young Master!"
His loyal "weapon girl" Baby 5—who'd eaten the Weapon-Weapon Fruit—nodded enthusiastically.
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On the viewing screen…
As Tatsumi fought the last of the Four Rakshasa Demons,Mine finally confronted her nemesis, Seryuu.
The girl who had turned herself into a mechanical monster now stood before her, armed with her biological Teigu—Hecatoncheir, the Hundred-Armed Giant.
Alone, Mine was in mortal danger.But for her, danger meant power.
The tighter the corner she was backed into,the stronger her Teigu—Pumpkin—burned.
Her firepower surged, overwhelming Seryuu and her beast for a time.But when Hecatoncheir went berserk, the tide turned once more.
Trapped between the rampaging giant and Seryuu's fury,Mine unleashed Pumpkin's full power in a desperate counterattack.
Energy bullets fused into a blinding beam—like a blade of pure light—slicing through the battlefield, the ruins, Seryuu, and Hecatoncheir alike.
"Whoooaaa!""Holy crap, her sniper rifle turned into a railgun!""With that kind of weapon, who even needs to aim?!""Looks like it's over! Justice is served, twisted mutt down!""Mine's avenged Sheele at last!"
Just as everyone thought it was finished,Seryuu—barely clinging to life—activated the last weapon hidden in her skull:the Five-Wheel Furnace.
A blinding explosion followed.
Even greater than Luborcand's self-destruction,it consumed everything around it.
At the last second, Tatsumi—having defeated his opponent—rushed in and grabbed Mine,shielding her from the blast.
Across worlds, countless viewers let out a collective sigh of relief.
Then their eyes went wide—and a little green with envy.
Because it was obvious to everyone:After Esdeath and Chelsea, another girl had fallen for Tatsumi.
The tsundere twin-tailed sniper—Mine—had been conquered!
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Back in the Akame ga Kill world—Night Raid's base.
"Pfft—Mine-chan! Don't tell me future you actually falls for Tatsumi!"Leone teased, grinning wide.
"Well, it's not that surprising," Brand added with a thumbs-up. "Hero saves the girl—it's classic romance."
"Huh?! Me—like Tatsumi?! Or him—like me?! As if!!!"
The two red-faced culprits, Mine and Tatsumi, shouted in unison.
"You can deny it all you want, but the whole world saw you blushing!"
"N-no way! You're imagining things!"
"Hahaha!"
The tension in the usually serious Night Raid base finally melted into laughter.
Meanwhile…
"Damn it! The future me got defeated—and Koro too! I still haven't purged evil from the world! Unforgivable! Unforgivable! Night Raid!"
Seryuu's face twisted into a demonic snarl.
And high above, riding her dragon-type Danger Beast,Esdeath stared at the screen, her expression unusually dark.
"That brat… there's no way I'm letting you take Tatsumi from me!"
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For the first time in her life—Esdeath felt jealous.
Time passed.
The day of the Revolutionary Army's uprising drew near.Night Raid, as the vanguard, faced their final mission—to infiltrate the Imperial Palace and assassinate Minister Honest,bringing down the corrupt Empire from within.
It sounded simple in theory.In practice, it was hell.
Despite all their preparation and planning,one betrayal shattered everything.
Their allies inside the palace were massacred.Lubbock and Tatsumi, caught during the infiltration, were cornered—by Minister Honest's son Syura, and the Empire's other monster,General Budo.
Against Syura's spatial Teigu, Shambhala,Lubbock stood no chance.But luck—or arrogance—played its part.Syura, ever the spoiled fool, toyed with his prey instead of finishing him.
That gave Lubbock one slim opening—and he took it, driving his threads straight through Syura's heart.
But the effort cost him everything.Drained of strength, he fell from the palace tower—impaled by soldiers' spears below.
Night Raid's fourth casualty.
Elsewhere, Tatsumi faced General Budo himself—a man whose thunder Teigu rivaled Esdeath's power.
Armor against lightning.Bad matchup from the start.
Despite fighting with everything he had, Tatsumi was defeated and captured.His sentence: public execution in the Empire's central plaza.
"Metal armor versus thunder powers—of course that's how it ended,"Zhang Chulan muttered grimly from another world."But this means real trouble."
"The point isn't just to make an example," Erza analyzed."They're baiting the rest of Night Raid to come rescue him."
"With Esdeath and Budo both overseeing the execution…""How could they possibly save him?""Is this the end for Tatsumi?"
Across the multiverse, countless viewers could only shake their heads in despair.
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Back in the Akame ga Kill world—Night Raid's base.
"This is bad, really bad! They're going to execute Tatsumi publicly!"Leone's usual easygoing face was pale with panic.
"We have to save him,"Akame said flatly, her eyes cold but unwavering.
"Hey, hey—could we maybe spare a thought for me too? I died over here!"Lubbock protested weakly.
"Don't worry, Lubbock. Your fate will change too someday!"Brand clapped him on the shoulder encouragingly.
"Yeah, well, if I had a choice, I'd rather die in a cute girl's arms—preferably someone soft and sweet-smelling!"Lubbock wailed, half crying, half joking.
Meanwhile, Tatsumi—haunted by his failure—lowered his head.
"I'm sorry, everyone… I dragged you down. Big bro… you trusted me with Incursio, and I just—"
"It's fine, Tatsumi."Sheele wrapped him in a gentle hug.
"You've done enough."
Najenda nodded firmly.
"Leave the rest to us."
"Yeah!" Leone grinned, giving a thumbs-up."This time, we're the ones saving you!"
"Tch… Fine."Mine turned away, cheeks red."When we rescue you, we'll be even, got it?"
"Nooooooo!"Lubbock howled in the background."How come he gets all the cute girls while I'm stuck with Brand's pecs?!"
And so it began—Tatsumi's public execution.
The world held its breath.
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