Chapter 114 - #113 Mount Hakuba 2 (1/2)

Akame, Green, Natala, and Gin were traveling towards the east side of the mountain. When they were just a few kilometers from the village...

”?! Everyone jump away!” Green who was leading the group suddenly shouted with a commanding and stern tone while jumping to the back with all his might.

Everyone immediately followed his warning and jumped back with all their might.

”What is going on, Green?” Natala asked with furrowed brows while trying to find anything suspicious but he couldn't see anything out of place around them.

Akame on the other hand already noticed what is the problem when she looked ahead with narrowed eyes. Gin, on the other hand, could feel danger but couldn't pinpoint the source of it.

”Maaan, you were able to avoid my trap? You are pretty good, care to tell me what sold my trap out?” Suddenly a cloaked figure showed itself, standing on one of the many branches of the trees, numerous meters away from the group. From the voice it was apparent that it was a man and he was also quite playful, judging from his tone.

”?!” Gin and Natala tensed up when they saw the cloaked figure and heard his words.

'Trap? I can't see nor sense anything! ...The select team is really something else.' Both Gin and Natala thought with ashamed expressions while also looking at Green and Akame with a bit of envy in their eyes.

Akame just narrowed her eyes and put her hand on the hilt of her Kiriichimonji, her shingu.

”Sorry, this location is indeed good for setting up a trap and maybe if we wouldn't have traveled during the daylight, we would have fallen into it. The luck isn't on your side since your strings reflected sunlight, making them even more visible.” Green replied with a smile while adjusting his glasses but there was a bead of sweat pouring down his forehead since what he just said was the truth. If they have traveled during the night, they might have ended up dead already.

”Oh, I see...but even then, it takes a good amount of observation skills to notice that detail. *sigh* What to do now...it's 4 versus 1. How about we just talk? ha-ha” The cloaked man said with a slightly embarrassed tone.

”You want us to talk when you actually att-” Green's sentence was cut short when the loud sound of gunfire resounded in the vicinity.

*Bang!* A shot of concentrated shockwave traveled at an incredible speed towards Green's head from the side.

*Shatter* After the sound of gunfire disappeared, only the sound of glasses breaking could be heard.

”Green! Are you alright?!” Akame instantly asked while looking at Green with his arched back backward.

”...Yes, that was close, too close.” He replied after taking a deep breath. The smoke was still coming out of his hair and some strands were even burnt.

”No way!” The man exclaimed with a genuinely shocked tone.

”Well, at least we can be sure that these kids are truly Imperial ȧssassins. They fit the description and their skill is truly remarkable. Truly monsters, the Empire created.” A woman walked out of the hiding while resting the unique looking gun on her shoulder and said with a pitying tone as if she was feeling bad for Akame's group. She has short silver hair and purple eyes. It was Najenda herself who was carrying the Teigu named Pumpkin. And she wasn't alone, another person showed himself behind Najenda fully clad in armor.

”As I thought, you were only playing to be a distraction. There was no need for you to show yourself when we discovered your trap. And you should have targeted others since it was too obvious that you will come for the leader of the group himself.” Green said with narrowed eyes while cautiously measuring the newcomers.

'These two are strong...Will we be able to take them on with only 4 of us? Despite us having a number advantage, father told us that Gin and Natala rely on drugs to enhance their fighting strength.' Green thought while trying his best to hide his uneasy expression behind a confident smile.

”Hm? Looks like we found your match!” Najenda shouted at the cloaked man who was responsible for the trap and distracting enemy. She was quite surprised to see someone of the same age as her subordinate who was also a strategist type of person. Tending to make several moves ahead of the enemy, however, this time, it looks like they were done by this black haired four eyes.

”W-What do you mean?! I would have won if we weren't so limited.” The cloaked man shouted back with an embarrassed tone.

”Gin, Natala, take your enhancing drugs, this will be a long fight!” Green used this chance while they were talking to each other and gave out instructions for his team.

Both of them nodded and quickly gulped down the pills.

'It would be good if we could buy some time for those drugs to take effect...' Green was thinking about the strategy he should use against this unknown enemy.

'Drugs, huh? As expected of the Empire...' Najenda thought with a disgusted expression.