Chapter 88 - #87 Sisters argument. (1/2)

---Akame's tent---

”This will be our first night all alone~!” Kurome exclaimed with a happy expression while jumping on the bed right next to Akame.

”Heh, we can talk about more personal things now.” Akame chuckled seeing Kurome's antics but she still agreed with a big smile on across her face.

”Then let me have the first question...Big sis, do you have anyone you like?” Kurome suddenly asked while lying on the bed right next to Akame and looking intensively at her.

”?! No, how can I like anyone when I already have my adorable small sister? What about you? Do you perhaps like someone?” Akame was surprised by Kurome's blunt question but she still answered with a smile before asking back with a teasing smile.

”Hihi, It's a secret” Kurome giggled before answering while sticking out her tongue.

”Wha-?! Wait, I told you so why you won't tell me? Is it perhaps...Akashi?” Akame froze when she heard Kurome's rejection to tell her.

”Hmm...To be honest, I am not sure. I like Akashi the same way I like big sis. I want to be always around Akashi Nii-sama but I don't know if it's in that ”way”. Maybe I simply think that I am not good enough, who knows.” Kurome answered with an honest smile but it wasn't sad smile at all.

”?! I-I see...But don't say those things about yourself. You are more than worthy to be with anyone you want, it only depends if the other person is worthy enough of you!” Akame immediately gripped Kurome's hands and said with a serious expression.

”Pfff, I can already imagine you chasing off all boys interested in me.” Kurome immediately started to laugh when she saw Akame's serious expression.

”? Me?” Akame just tilted her head to the side with a confused expression while pointing at her face with her index finger.

”Yes! But don't worry, I will do the same~!” Kurome said while sticking out her tongue and winking at Akame.

”Heh, sure...All we need is each other” Akame chuckled after hearing this and admitted while hugging Kurome with a peaceful smile.

”Unfortunately...I will have to return to the Capital while you might go to another mission outside of the Capital, maybe even outside of the Empire.” Kurome mentioned with a sad smile.

”Then...Then why not come with us? I am sure that if I will tell father, he will be able to do something.” Akame suddenly blurted out with a slightly panicked expression.

”I can't!” Hearing her words, Kurome suddenly yelled with her head still buried in Akame's ċhėst.

”?! Kurome?...Why not?” Akame was shocked by her sudden outburst so she asked her with wide-open eyes.

”I- You don't understand, big sis. I can't betray Nii-sama, no, I don't want to betray him! For 8 years! He has been taking care of me as a big brother for more than 8 years. I have been sleeping and living in the same room as him for 8 years. I simply can't just leave him, not now, and not even in the future.” Kurome suddenly started explaining without a stop while tears poured down her cheeks.

”?! P-Please calm down Kurome! I don't want you to betray him, I am just slightly worried about you. I have heard from Tsukushi what he said to the boss of the tomb. He sympathized with them when those men actually r-raped those girls from other units and after that, he said that winning is everything which is the same as saying that strong people are always right.” Akame tried to calm her sister down while she herself had slightly panicked expression after seeing Kurome's tears.

”...And isn't he right? What weak people can do? We were sold by our own parents and we couldn't do anything about it because we were weak. Now that we became strong, we stand above our parents...Right now we can do exactly the same thing as them. Now don't tell me that he wasn't right.” Kurome's tears stopped falling down and she said while looking straight into Akame's eyes.

”...He is right but that's why I am fighting, for happiness of other people. So such things don't have to happen ever again.” Akame replied after a few seconds of thinking with a resolute expression.

”For happiness of other people?... Heh, and is it worth it when you see your own friend die because of ”other people's happiness”? I would definitely not trade your or Nii-sama's life so others could be happy because by doing so I would destroy my own happiness. Would you trade my life so thousands of others could be happy?” Kurome asked with a self-mocking smile.

”?! Of course not! I would find another way to make those people happy without sacrificing you, Kurome.” Akame was surprised by Kurome's words but she instantly replied with a resolute expression.

”...Anyway, big sis is completely wrong about Akashi Nii-sama. He might seem extremely cold but he was the one who saved those girls, he even saved Poney's and other's lives. If he can do it, he will do good deeds, however, if he must do evil to ensure the safety of those he cares about, he doesn't care about how much evil it is, he will do it without batting an eye.” Kurome said with a resolute expression.

”...Alright, I am sorry for judging him without even knowing him, I overreacted. You have been around him for 8 years, of course, you know him best.” Akame said and nodded her head with visibly guilty expression when she saw Kurome's resolute expression.

'Why did it turn out like this? I just wanted to spend some time with Kurome but instead, we started arguing...' Akame thought with a sad expression.

Two sisters threw this argument quickly aside and started once again happily talking, however, none of them would forget this moment where their beliefs clashed against each other.

----Akashi's POV----