Chapter 141 - #140 Situation on the other sides. (2/2)

Akame and Green were currently getting ready to leave, each of them were still inside the hut while Leone waited for them outside.

”What do I do? What kind of excuse can I come up with? Maybe I don't have to tell anything to the boss, after all, it looks like he bears no real grudge against Akame...” Leone kept walking in circles in front of the door while muttering something and biting her nails with a slightly panicked expression.

While she was walking in circles, she suddenly felt someone resting their hand on her shoulder but that ”hand” felt fairly heavy than any other hand.

”What excuse? What have you done this time Leone?”

Leone stopped herself from turning around once she heard that voice. She tensed up and only after a few seconds, she slowly turned her head at the person behind her.

”H-Hi, boss!” Leone exclaimed with a forced smile when she saw Najenda's widely smiling face up close.

*Creak* At the same same time

”Leone, we are rea-dy...?” Akame announced before she had a sight on what was going on so when she saw Najenda and felt the air around her, she stopped walking.

'...Is this our leader now? It feels weird to have her as a boss when she tried to kill us some time ago but I guess sometimes we can't choose what we want to do. At least she looks like she is a competent leader who knows what she is doing, judging from the aura around her.' Green also stopped since the way out of the hut was blocked by Akame and he just silently observed Najenda.

”Hello, Akame and you too, Green. Can you go ahead of us? I still have something to talk about with Leone, something personal.” Najenda turned at Akame and Green and threw them a friendly smile while politely asking them to leave.

”S-Sure” Both Akame and Green replied with an awkward expression but before they went ahead, Akame threw a worried look at Leone. She noticed it so she just waved at her with a wide smile saying 'Don't worry' but in truth, the back of her black tube top was drenched in sweat. Upon seeing this, Akame just smiled and lead Green away from the hut.

When they finally left, Leone explained the situation and after she was done, she noticed one big vein that popped on Najenda's forehead.

”You-!” Najenda shouted while gritting her teeth and clenching her metallic hand with all strength.

”Eeek! Run while you can!” Leone exclaimed and started running away.

Green and Akame who were waiting for some distance away noticed Leone running towards them.

”What is going o-” When she was only a few meters away from them, they wanted to ask her while wearing confused expressions but before they could finish their question, Leone's shoulder was suddenly caught by a prosthetic arm that was connected to the wire rope.

”?” Both of them widened their eyes when they saw this.

”H-Help me, Akame!” Leone shouted when the wire rope started reeling back in while dragging Leone across the ground with it. She started waving her arms around, trying to find something solid to hold on.

”? Pff” Akame and Green looked at each other with dumbfounded expressions before they started chuckling quietly.

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After the cat was punished, Najenda decided to have a small talk with Akame and Green.

”I might have information that could interest you. Maybe you are already aware but we have some spies inside the Capital and some of them are also on the high posts. Your friend that you described, named Poney, is currently missing.” Najenda said.

”? Did she run away?” Akame asked with a confused expression but it was visible that she was still happy to hear that she won't have to fight with Poney.

”No...If she ran away, you wouldn't say 'missing', right?” Green asked Najenda with furrowed brows.

”Stop being so serious, will ya~?” Leone interrupted while she was rubbing the top of her head with a slightly pained expression.

*bam* Najenda's mechanical arm dropped down in form of the chop on the same spot Leone was previously rubbing.

”Ouch! Why?!” Leone exclaimed and started guarding the top of her head once again while cautiously looking at Najenda.

”Stop interrupting. As to answer your question, Green...Yes, none of our spies saw her actually leaving the Capital so she must be hiding somewhere inside but she was already branded as a traitor and deserter. Apparently she was ordered to go after you and Akame but instead of going after you, someone saw her entering the Capital that night but that was also the last time anyone has seen her.” Najenda explained more thoroughly.

”I see...I only hope she can survive this.” Akame said while looking down with a slightly sad expression.

”Don't worry, it's Poney we are talking about. She might appear to be airheaded and sometimes dumb but she is actually very resourceful!” Green said with an encouraging smile while putting his hand on Akame's shoulder.

”...Thank you, you are right, there is no need to worry about her now when I can't even do anything for her.” Akame replied while returning Green a smile.

”Y-Yeah” Green who saw her smile was mesmerized by it for a small moment before he answered with an almost non-existent blush.

”Hmmm~?” Leone leaned closer to both Green and Akame while staring at Green with a knowing look in her face.

”W-What is it?” Green asked while taking a while to return to his serious expression.

”Heh, nothing~” Leone chuckled before replying and retreating, leaving their personal space with a teasing smile across her face.