Chapter 131 - #130 Defection? (1/2)

---the Capital - Inside the palace, Akame's room---

”So you are planning to go together with them?” Green who was sitting at the table together with Akame while making origami asked with a serious tone while maintaining his carefree expression due to the window inside the room. Green was always a very cautious fellow, once he would think of a way for them to be discovered by others, he tried to prevent it even if the chance of that happening was almost none.

”Yes, but I wanted to talk about it with you first, hear out your opinion since you are the first and only person who started discussing this dangerous matter with me, and for that, I thank you from the bottom of my heart, Green.” Akame replied with a grateful expression while lowering her head and holding her hand close to her heart.

Green blushed a bit and immediately tried to mask it by adjusting his glasses.

”...Y-Yeah, no problem. Ehm, I think that we shouldn't include others in this matter.” Green replied with a dead-serious tone.

”What? You want us to exclude Poney and Tsukushi? I understand why you think so in the chief's case since it's kinda hard to tell what he is thinking and not to mention that he is currently away, however, what about our other friends?” Akame exclaimed with a surprised expression but she managed to keep her voice down enough not to be heard by anyone.

”You can say that I am pessimistic but I am also pragmatic. It's unknown what Poney and Tsukushi would do once we tell them about our plans! Both of them are completely drowned in Gozuki's lies, although I treat all of them as my close friends and I still think of Gozuki as my adoptive father, however, I know that he wouldn't hesitate to kill me if I were to rebel. Please trust me, Akame. We can try to rope them in later once we build up some .” Green explained while frowning down, begging Akame to listen to him.

”...I can't, Green. Tsukushi is my best friend, I don't believe she would try to kill me, at most, she will refuse and let me go.” Akame said while clenching her hands together with a complicated expression.

”...Do you have an escape route if things go wrong?” Green was aware that he won't be able to change her mind so instead, he asked if she has plan B.

”Green...Thank you! I have an escape route out of the palace and then out of the Capital but that route leads to the forest where we usually train and exterminate Danger Beasts that are endangering local farms...So, a few people might be there trying to stop us.” Akame took hold of both of Green's hands and thanked him with a big smile.

'Tch! Why can't I just say ”no” to her?! I already have a feeling that this will end very very badly!' Green blushed at first but he quickly recovered and thought with a slightly down expression.

”Do you have a role for me to play?” Green asked with a serious tone once Akame retracted her hands.

”To be honest, no... I will just talk to Tsukushi and after that, I will try to find Poney since she isn't currently in the palace. You should probably just go ahead of me.” Akame replied with a slightly ashamed expression.

”I see. What about your sister? Why don't we ask for her help and perhaps even Akashi's help?” Green asked with a curious expression.

”Please listen to yourself, Green. You don't trust our comrades that spent 8 years together with us and you want to trust Akashi?! ...I am sorry, I overreacted there. We have absolutely no idea on which side he is on! As for my sister...I rather not put her in danger so I will try to talk to her only once we will be ready to leave.” Akame replied with a slightly upset tone but she quickly apologized since she knew that Green was only thinking about her safety.

”...And if she won't be willing to come with us?” After a few seconds of silence, Green asked a question that was haunting Akame in her sleep all the time since she started preparing for their escape from here.

”...Then I will simply take her with me. She might not like it at first and she might even start to hate me but I believe that she will see the reason in the end and stay with us willingly.” Akame replied with a complicated expression but resolve could be seen in her eyes. She could still remember the night she spent with her sister and their argument. She was aware of how much Kurome adores Akashi but Akame simply couldn't bring herself to trust him and let him have her sister's fate in his hands.

”...I will follow your escape route and wait for you outside the Capital in the woods. It's getting dark so I ȧssume it's the best time for you to start so if anything goes wrong, you can hide in the shadows of darkness.” Green said and Akame just nodded her head.

Both of them left her room and in the hall, they met Tsukushi.

”Hi, you two! Where are you going?” Tsukushi asked with a smile while looking at both Green and Akame.

”Hi! I was just about to go look for you, Tsukushi. I want to talk to you about something.” Akame said with a friendly smile. Green only put up his hand as a greeting with a small smile.

”Huh? What about Green?” Tsukushi asked with a curious expression while looking strangely at Green.