Chapter 135 - #134 Education (2/2)

”Are you aware of what you have done, Akame?” Akashi asked with narrowed his eyes and then he sheathed his sword.

His voice was for everyone chilling and they felt as if the temperature around them just dropped by 2 digit numbers.

”I-I was just trying to protect my sister! She is my sister and a lot of people are aware of that fact, they might use her as bait once I run away or they might execute her in my stead! Everything I have done was for my sister's well being...” She shouted as blood was pouring down from her mouth while looking straight at Akashi without any fear in her eyes.

*sigh* Kurome who was listening to her couldn't help but sigh while looking at the ground with a complicated expression.

*SLAP!* Akashi slapped Akame without holding back and red handprint instantly appeared on her cheek.

”...” There was only silence as both Green and Kurome stared at them with wide-open eyes.

Even Akame was also greatly shocked but she was also confused by this burning pain on her cheek. Rarely, very rarely anyone slapped her like this, like some kind of punishment for a disobedient child.

She turned her head at Akashi with a confused expression and if it wasn't for all blood around her mouth and under her nose together with that red handprint on her cheek, her expression could be even called cute.

”Your sister is no longer a little kid who needs your or mine protection. She is an adu.lt and she should be allowed to make her own decisions and I as someone who watched her growing up for more than 8 years am here to ensure that she won't be forced into doing anything against her will. So grow up, Akame!” Akashi shouted while glaring at Akame and she couldn't do anything else but stare helplessly at him. By now, she completely stopped resisting or trying to get out of his hold.

”If the situation was any different and she would want to desert together with you, I would even support her decision but she doesn't want to...It's her own decision and humans might even regret their decisions in the future but humans should at least have the right to make their own decisions!” Akashi said and ”gently” threw Akame back on the ground, making her fall down on her buŧŧ while gasping for breath.

”If you were successful today, what would you do in the future? Kurome might regret her decision to stay in the future but if she will go with you against her own will, she won't have anything to regret and it will haunt her the entire life. When the next hard decision will come she will immediately look toward you or will simply let you decide without even thinking about it herself. Do you want your sister to become a doll?!” Akashi continued.

'Akashi Nii-sama...' Kurome thought while looking at Akashi's back with a tender smile.

”...No...Everyone should have the right to make their own decisions. That's why I am deserting in the first place, to make it possible for all people...To make people living inside the Empire happier.” Akame muttered while still sitting on the ground.

”Akame, are you alright?” Green finally approached her and slowly helped her to stand up.

That red handprint on Akame's cheek isn't any ordinary handprint even if it looked so since Akashi included his flames in that slap so it would take more than 1 month before the mark would completely disappear. Hopefully, this humiliation would teach her to be more considerate of her closest people's decisions.

”Y- ugh! Yeah” Akame replied while standing up but she quickly held the area where Gozuki previously kicked her.

”You two should already go. I have met not a few pursuers of yours, they are being led by your close friend Tsukushi. I managed to slow them down a bit but that only bought enough time for this conversation.” Akashi said while turning around. He wanted to beat some sense into Akame but he had no time if he didn't want them to be caught. Well, he didn't really care but Kurome wouldn't want her sister to die like that.

”Akame...” Green called out to her while nervously looking in the direction of the Capital.

”Just a second. Kurome, I am truly sorry for not respecting your own decision...I was so afraid of losing you once again that I simply ignored your opinion. For that, I truly apologize.” Akame replied to Green before she turned to Kurome and deeply bowed down with a genuinely regretful expression.

”...It's not like this is the last time we see each other but if you will waste any more time, it actually might.” Kurome couldn't bring herself to smile at her sister since she was still upset, therefore she replied in this slightly cold way.

Green nodded at Akashi with a grateful expression and Akashi also responded with a small nod. When Akame and Green started running away from the location, it was time for Akashi and Kurome to disappear.

”Shall we disappear too?” Kurome asked with a smile, she wanted to hug Akashi but she was aware of the situation so she would do that after they would get back home.

”Agreed” Akashi replied shortly with the same smile while taking Kurome into princess carry position.

”A-Akashi Nii-sama?!” Kurome immediately exclaimed with a small blush and widened eyes in shock while wrapping her arms around Akashi's neck in an awkward way.

”You are in no position to keep up with my speed yet.” Akashi said and they almost instantly disappeared from that location.