Chapter 24 - #24 Akame and Kurome (2/2)

I started to walk into a random direction and Danger beasts immediately started jumping at me from all sides but all of them were burned 1 meter in front of me. I guess they will attack me even more since that passive skill also must make me look unguarded when it looks like I am not even aware of those weaklings.

Hehe, at least, I don't need to worry about getting lost since everywhere I go there are a few limbs of the Danger beasts lying on the ground.

I already met a few dead kids, mostly eaten alive. Even though I am accustomed to seeing death, it's still a bit disturbing to see small kids die.

Hm? Looks like I have found the twins.

I thought when I noticed then running away from a few Danger beasts some distance away from me.

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”B-big sis! I can't...run any longer!” A girl with short black hair said with a ragged breath while supporting herself by holding her knees.

”You can do it, Kurome! We are almost out!” Replied the other girl who looked almost identical to the first girl with the exception of the length of her hair and her height.

I was slowly following them by jumping from branches of the trees to other branches. But even the trees weren't safe from the Danger beasts and maybe even more ferocious ones were up here. Unfortunately, to me, they were just little weaklings that burned away in a second once they attempted to attack me.

Hm? Let's see how they will cope with that.

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”?! A-are they being eaten alive?!” The girl named Kurome immediately had a horrified expression when she saw the sight in front of her.

Nope, they are already dead, thankfully. Even I wouldn't want to look at how these weaklings are eating kids alive. Thankfully, they are hunting for a food and not for fun or it would look differently.

”We can't go that way! Let's go back!” The other girl grabbed Kurome's hand and forced her to look away from that horrible sight.

”I-” Kurome started to tremble but the other girl forced her to look at her.

”Don't worry, I am here with you.” The other girl said with a determined expression without any fear in her eyes.

Whoa, those eyes are pretty insane for a kid. She is really a fearless genius. It's already given that she will definitely survive, most likely together with her sister.

”...Mm!” After a few seconds of hesitation, Kurome nodded her head and calmed down, replacing her fear with a new determination.

Hmm...Those sisters are definitely strong together. But knowing the Empire...they won't allow two of them to be in the same unit. This might end up with them hating the one who split them up. I can only take one person with me...it will be hard to decide but I don't want to split these sisters. Not because I would feel guilty or anything but because I don't want the one who would follow me to hate me.

”Kurome!! Get away from my sister!” The other girl shouted and firmly drove that shitty dagger into the beast's neck, ultimately killing it.

Oh? Good reflexes but there are still 2 more. To be honest, I feel kinda guilty because the second one is my fault. It wasn't like I wanted it to follow them but I somehow caught its interest but when it noticed that I am too high for it to reach, it decided to follow the wailing sound of its nearby kin.

When the other girl was occupied with the first beast, the second one jumped on her from behind and she couldn't do anything else but helplessly glare at it.

”G-go away from my sister!” Kurome who had horrified expression suddenly shouted and jumped at the beast with her own dagger. She was able to kill it as her sister did and she finally rested her body on the dead beast but there was still that 3rd beast I have unintentionally lead it to them.

”Kurome, look out!!” The girl shouted at her sister but she was too far away from them while the beast was already ready to bite Kurome's neck.

...Shit, I guess that's as far as they can go...I should have hidden my presence. I would have never thought that I would cause someone misfortune by my arrogance, heh.

I thought and scratched the back of my head with a forced smile.

[Phantom Strike] I used my skill to blink towards the enemy in a second.

I loudly snapped my fingers.

*whoosh* *whoosh* *whoosh*

[Energy: 640/655]

3 flames appeared out of nowhere, consuming all 3 beasts.

”Ahh!” Kurome exclaimed in surprise when the beast she was resting on suddenly disappeared without any trace, making her fall on the ground.

A little dimwitted?

”Kurome! Are you alright?” The other girl totally ignored my presence and run up to her sister to check on her wounds.

”W-what was that?” Kurome just shook her head and tried to make up some logical reason why the beast disappeared so suddenly.

”You are...” The other girl finally raised her head and saw me standing a few meters away from them with a smile and my hands behind my back.

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'He is that kid who came by himself and even talked to those 2...How come there isn't even a speck of dirt on his clothes or face?' Kurome's sister thought while hugging Kurome tightly and glaring at me with a cautious expression.

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”What is going on big sis-?” Finally, even Kurome noticed me and she had no idea how to react so she simply stared at me with a shocked expression.

”What do you want from us?!” The other girl asked me with a hostility visible in her eyes.

”...You know, I have just saved your sister. Can't you at least thank me and tell me your name? Those are the first proper steps on how to show gratitude.” I said with an annoyed expression but a small smile was still on my face.

”...It's Akame. That flame was from you?” She said while giving me a suspicious look and immediately asked another question.

”What do you think?” I said with a smile and a flickering flame came directly out of my right eye.