
After Zoro is in hiding, he is overrun by the question of where he is and what he is going to the Capital for, and Najenda explains to him about the mission that Tatsumi and Bulat are doing, Akame and Lubbock are already in hiding place completing their mission while Akame is there to eat. Room with the other members while Lubbock does his usual thing. That is trying to find a strategic position to peek at a woman's bath. Also Zoro told about his meeting with Esdeath, this news was new and made Najenda make an expression that is hard to believe.
"You what? you met her? what he did to you, he gave you an invitation, right?" ask Najenda.
"Wow, you know that? Would anyone have predicted this if yes anyone who read this person was very accurate." Zoro said while sitting on the chair like his usual style.
“Yes, that guy was one of my comrades on the battlefield when I was a Teitoku soldier. I'm sure that person at a glance already knows that you are an experienced and talented fighter.”
"Oh, wow I didn't know that you were the boss of my Teitoku army" Zoro said.
"hm? I didn't tell you, did I? yeah, it's been a long time. What do you think of Esdeath Zoro?" asked Najenda and took out another cigarette.
"Hm...he has good fighting skills maybe, he's the best around here right? And he's a pretty dangerous man I think" replied Zoro.
"You're right, he's widely known as Teitoku's strongest warrior even if we defeat the Prime Minister, but he's still around the new Empire won't make him peaceful." said Najenda still with his serious face.
"But even though he is the strongest in Teitoku he still has weaknesses, the fact that he is still a human being. humans always have a heart therefore, with this sword I will end his life" akame words suddenly joined the conversation and drew his Murasame as he said with this sword and returned it when he finished saying his words.
"Wow-wow the spirit is high huh? well let's put this tense atmosphere on okay, it's like we're going to face the last boss tomorrow" Zoro said as he drank the sake he bought and brought him back to the hideout. because actually here the delivery service does not exist and seriously who is an idiot who would make a delivery to some random place that is really in the middle of nowhere, and on top of that to where the Assassin whose name is in the list of people sought.
"I didn't know you liked Zoro sake very much" Akame said as she stared at Zoro.
"Hell yeah that's right, glad that you have other info about me right?" said Zoro teasing.
"What's? Is it like I'm stalking you or I don't have such a silly hobby" Akame said.
"Oh, you don't? I think you're always looking forward to the info on everything involved with Zoro. I almost believe you have a crush on this guy" Najenda said as well trying to tease Akame.
"What's!? no, I don't! why should I have a crush on this sucker, Sake addict" Akame sadly tries to deny what Najenda has mentioned.
"Oh, come on if it's not true then why are you so hard to deny that fact?" Leone seduces Akame and starts to approach her. ''If you like that, Zoro will be targeted by others.. ''Said Leone teasingly
Akame loudly said.
"Stupid..."
Angrily and did not say a word and left. Zoro who was just left behind without knowing what was going on asked. "Does anyone want to explain what's going on? why is Akame looking at me like that? did I do something wrong"
"Hahaha, my God, Zoro, you really almost made me laugh to death... alright if you ask nothing happened just teasing Akame and you unfortunately became an indirect victim so we apologize in advance okay, okay, and also I was advised to chase after Akame before things got bad" Leone explained after ending her laughter.
Then after Zoro departed from the dining room. Tatsumi came with a whole body wounded telling them there was another shocking news.
"What's Tatsumi? why are you alone where Round is?" Najenda asks but when he sees Tatsumi carrying the sword used to activate Incursio. Najenda understood what was happening.
"Round, Aniki is dead..."
Sometimes Death also comes like a chain reaction.
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Zori and the other Night Raid members, listening to Tatsumi's story, about Bulat's death. According to the story they are being attacked by the warrior Esdeath, the Three Beasts on Ryuusen's ship, but the sacrifice of Bulat is not in vain their enemies are also confused by him and Tatsumi. Now he's a new user of Incursio inheriting the spirit of Round.
Next day.
Zori was monitoring Lubbock and Tatsumi, they wanted to train intensively, so Zoro helped the two become sparring partners.
Then on the same day, it was lunchtime. It was the only time all the orphanage residents gathered. It was Zoro's favorite time as he enjoyed eating, for him eating good food was as good as having a decent match.
"Hey, Zoro! Look at this"
Zoro looked towards Tatsumi who was carrying a poster, next to Leone. The two looked extremely excited as their eyes danced between Zoro and the poster.
"What is that ?" ask Zoro
"This is the tournament announcement. The best warriors of the empire will join forces for the prize" said Tatsumi excitedly.
Zoro shines with interest, he doesn't really care about tournament prizes. Still, the thought of him fighting against other martial artists and powerful warriors made him slightly excited. His life had become too boring since his arrival.
"What's the main prize?" Mine asked Tatsumi.
"Written with 50,000 gold coins. In addition, the winner will have the opportunity to join the army as a high-ranking officer as long as he proves himself to be a great fighter!" Tatsumi said excitedly while looking at Zoro. In his eyes, Zoro was the strongest person out there, no one could match Zoro's strength.
"50,000! VERY MUCH! You have to win this tournament. Otherwise, I won't cook for you anymore" Leone said solemnly as her eyes shone with a golden light.
''Alright I will join the tournament'' said Zoro
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The next day, 4 night raid members walked towards the stadium. They are Zoro, Tatsumi, Lubbock and Leone.
"I'm not sure about this. Aiming to receive a reward from our enemy is really strange to me" Tatsumi said in a low voice.
"What's so weird? Their money ends up in our hands better than leaving it for them" Lubbock commented.
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Wave is an optimistic young man, he spends his entire life near the sea, helping people and protecting them from sea animals and pirates. Lately, he has been invited to the imperial capital to join an elite team to fight the evil that threatens the innocents in the empire. He is motivated by his own truth and his kindness to help all those in need, especially those in his own country. A good patriot.
He met his new teammates two days ago who said, they are not exactly what he expected. They were a little strange, but he could see the goodness in them. He had a feeling that would enjoy his stay with them regardless of their habits.
His team consisted of 7 people, including himself. The first was the big, scary guy who scared him at first, it didn't take long to realize how shy and kind the scary guy was, though, Wave finds it funnier than he is, causing his fears to be more terrifying than his own. She also has a strange emo girl on her team, the girl is obsessed with sweets and seems hard to approach, but she doesn't look like a bad person. She was at least covered, she also had to admit she was adorable.
There was another girl on the team, she looked a little older than him and brought a cute little pet with her. He looked optimistic and cheerful and ordinary people in general, at least until the enemy subject was mentioned. Wave saw the sweet girl become a crazy maniac with endless killing intent, he could feel her vivid bloodlust from a mile away. Such a huge contrast surprised him.
There was one more person on his team, this one seemed to be the only sane person with no oddities or crazy behavior, only a reasonable and friendly person. Wave likes his company the most.
Finally, there was her leader, she was a beautiful woman, and her strength exceeded her beauty. His strength, beauty, intelligence, and concern for his subordinates made him seem like the perfect leader. If not for the occasional maniacal smile that appeared when he thought of terrible things.
Overall, his life was quite good, he enjoyed his stay in the imperial capital. And today, he refereed a tournament funded by his leader to seek candidates to join them. He heard there should be another person named Zoro joining them. But the man ignored the call. Wave wonders what kind of person Zoro is. But for now, he has to focus on the tournament.
Wave took a deep breath and approached the arena. While walking one of the committee gave him a paper containing the necessary information participants such as name and age.
Wave stood in the middle of the arena, he coughed slightly attracting the attention of the audience. He looked at the paper in his hand and shouted, "First round, Hans VS Zoro!"
Wave stopped when he realized the name he had just said, he looked down at the paper to make sure he had done nothing wrong. His name is Zoro, is it a coincidence?
Wave did not have time to ponder as the two fighters arrived at the arena at the same time. Wave looked at the first fighter, Hans, he was a big man with a muscular body, the man looked like a decent fighter with just his body mass alone.
He then turned to the other side, towards Zoro, Wave paused for a moment upon seeing Zoro. Wave looked back at the paper again to check his age once again, he saw the number 21 written there.
Wave asked, "Umm.. Zoro, are you really 21?"
Zoro's eyes narrowed towards the Wave, the instigator of the situation, and said, "Yes, is there a problem?"
Waves felt shivering on his back, this feeling was like when he was still at sea when the biggest and most dangerous sea beast stared at him. He could sense the danger emitted by Zoro. Wave gulped and took a step back, "No, sir!"
"Good, signal to finish this," said Zoro coldly.
"21, huh? So you're just a bad boy. You look so arrogant, I wonder how you will act after I'm done with you" Hans laughed cynically unaware of the danger he was in.
Zoro looked at Hans calmly, but his eyes could not help but promise a terrible ending for the man. On the other hand, Wave feels sorry for Hans, only with the feelings Zoro gives, Wave is more than willing to bet that Zoro is someone who should not be confused. Despite his thoughts, he decided to act professionally and get out of the arena before speaking.
"You two get ready…. Get started!"
Under everyone's watch, Zoro moves, at an unheard-of pace that can barely be tracked by the human eye, it reached Hans instantly and was followed by a barrage of punches that sent Hans to the stadium wall planting effectively on the wall.
It took exactly one second to finish the match, moreover, the audience clearly heard the sound of a broken bone as Wave finished saying 'Start'. Except for the members of the night raid, who witnessed Zoro's incredible strength, everyone was stunned by the display of his speed and strength, the general and his subordinates were also shocked.
"Hey, referee!" Zoro's voice woke Wave from his mind.
"I don't want to waste any more time. Let's get this over with. Bring all the participants here, I will fight them all at once. I'll finish this tournament now!"
Zoro spoke arrogantly giving such an order. If it was before the match, then everyone in the arena would laugh at his words and even insult him, but after seeing his strength and speed. They did not even dare to open their mouths. As for Zoro, he had hopes of fighting a strong opponent by coming here. But just by looking at the standing posture and breathing rhythm of these people, Zoro knew they were just a bunch of weaklings.
Wave stared at Zoro unsure how to act now, not even he dared to move. The rules speak of a 1 vs 1 match instead of 1 vs all. If he listened to Zoro, then he would definitely receive a severe punishment from his Generals. Otherwise, he might get displeasure from Zoro which would result in him ending up like Hans. Wave is not confident using Teigu before Zoro kills him. Wave wanted to cry, what had he ever done so he deserved this ?!
Zoro who saw Wave not responding turned his head towards the participants who were still stunned and spoke, "You useless weakling! Bring your ass here or get lost. I don't have all day to cheer you up."
The participants wanted to accept the offer for a moment, but when they saw Zoro's eyes, they felt fear overwhelm their entire wits. The ultimate instinct for survival arises and makes them stop before disaster befalls them.
Suddenly, they all started talking at the same time.
"I give up."
"I have other places to visit."
"I don't want to die."
"You can get the prize, I don't want it."
And many others had similar reactions, all the fighters ran out of the stadium in a very disorganized way. No one wants to fight Zoro. The instinct of survival takes over their greed. They had to flee in fear for their unfortunate lives.
Zoro snorted at their cowardice, he turned towards Wave again and said with a cynical grin, "Looks like I'm the winner, get my prize!"
The Night Raid members looked at each other, they saw despair in each other's eyes. In their eyes, Zoro was the perfect monster.
Returning to the arena, Zoro was still staring at the stiff Wave. Wave recovered from his shock and spoke, "Since there are no other fighters here, Zoro is the winner! The general will hand over your gift personally."
Zoro heard the sound of high heels hitting the ground behind him, he turned around and saw a beautiful woman with long blue hair heading towards him. He's walking down the stairs. The way she carries herself and the confidence she emanates shows that she is a strong-willed woman. She smiled confidently at him. In her eyes, she was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen. But the smile on his face made him uncomfortable for some reason.
Esdeath continued to descend towards Zoro as if she was a goddess, many onlookers were aroused by her presence. But the Night Raid thought. Otherwise, they would be afraid just by looking at it. He gave off a cold and terrifying aura, something that could not be explained with words. Zoro was like a raging monster, flames were burning wildly, while Esdeath was a female demon, a cold and terrifying ice wall.
''We meet again, Zoro.. ''Said Esdeath starting the conversation.
The three Night Raid assassins held their breaths, watching the meeting of these two monsters intently.
"I've been wanting to see you again for a long time. I invited you to join me earlier, but you ignored me. I'm disappointed in your indifference" Esdeath said with a smile.
Zoro frowned at him and said, "I have no intention of becoming a dogfight for authority. I'm just here for a gift, hand it over and let's get this over with."
Esdeath could feel Zoro exuding strength as if he was a beast, his smile growing wild as he asked again "you said you're not from here?"
Zoro felt that something was wrong here, but he still replied, "No, but yes, I'm not from the empire."
Esdeath continued to smile as his eyes shone happily, Zoro wondering what was up with this woman?
"I have your present here." He extended his hand towards his chest pocket and with incredible speed he extended his hand back towards Zoro. Even so, Zoro was much faster and caught his hand quickly.
He immediately noticed the collar in his hands, did he want to wear that collar on her? he asked, "What do you think you're doing."
Esdeath's face flushed red as he replied, "This is your gift, you are mine now. You will be my lover!"
Silence ruled the stadium as they stared at Esdeath, even Zoro gaped at the bewildered hearing the proclamation. Now he knows what's wrong! This woman is a woman******other crazy. First Seryu was followed by the black haired girl and now this.