*Tatsumi's dream*

Tatsumi: Hey...

Ieyasu: Tatsumi... here we will part ways

Sayo: We'll keep going, but you should go back

Tatsumi: What are you talking about? We should be together?

Ieyasu: You've already made new friends, even those two while we were apart, right?

Sayo: You have to do something, you can't depend on us forever

Ieyasu: See ya Tatsumi

Sayo: If there is an afterlife, we will see each other in it

Tatsumi: Wait, wait a minute! Do not leave me alone!

*Back to the real world*

Tatsumi jumps up.

Vent: Wow, looks like you had a bad dream, right?

Tatsumi: Yes...

Vent: It's... about them, right?

Tatsumi: ...What a cruel dream. And another thing, Vent, what are you doing here?

Vent: Well, like on this day Akame isn't going to train with me, so the boss asked me to train with Sheele, who's here too.

Tatsumi sees that Sheele is asleep.

Vent: She was waiting for you to wake up, but since she waited so long, she fell asleep

Tatsumi: How peaceful he sleeps

Vent: Oh sure, I forgot that now you will train with her

Tatsumi: I'm under the orders of this madwoman?

Vent: No, the "Crazy" Crazy is Mine

Tatsumi: Oh yes it's true

Mine: *In her room* I HEARD THAT!

Sheele wakes up and bows to... The Totem that Tatsumi had?

Sheele: Good morning, Tatsumi.

Vent: Eeeeeeeem Sheele?

Sheele: Huh? *Looks at the boys with a sleepy face* Waaaaaaaaaah, where are my glasses?!

Vent: Here they are, gosh, you obviously have trouble seeing without them.

Sheel: Thank you.

Sheele puts on the glasses that Vent passed

Sheele: Good morning.

Vent: *Sarcastic* You already said that

*In the dining room*

Lubbock: Is it a good idea to let them go with Sheele?

Najenda: They will be fine, I know that Sheele and Tatsumi will get along perfectly, they even have Vent on their side

Lubbock: Why do you say that?

Najenda: Because Tatsumi gets along with older women

Leone: Yes, I want to be the next one to train the boy

Ash: See? The boy is lucky

Lubbock: WHAT THE HELL THIS IS UNFAIR!

Ashe: If you would stop being a pervert, you would already have the same answer as Tatsumi

Najenda: He's a murderer...Heartbreaker!

Lubbock, Leone and Ashe: 0_o

Najenda: What's up huh? Sounds good right?

The Three walk away from Najenda

Najenda: I'm going to take that as a no.

Akame: Lunch will be, Rice with meat and Mapo tofu, what do you think?

Lubbock: Listen, don't you think the meat and the Tofu should be separate?

The Girls: Sounds good.

Lubbock: What?

Akame: I was also thinking of a fried chicken side dish.

Lubbock: But won't that be too heavy? Don't you need more-

The Girls: Sounds good.

Lubbock: *Giving up* The women of Night Raid even the Mega-Womans are ravenous.

*In a river*

Tatsumi just got out of the water with armor on

Sheele: Not bad at all for swimming with Armor.

Tatsumi: It's heavy, it's very hard

Sheele: It's an important part of the assassin's curriculum, like I don't have any specific duties in the lair, I can focus on training you.

Vent: Why don't you have any chores?

Vent returned after mastering the ZX Saber of Fire.

Sheele: When I was in the kitchen, I burned the meat and made Akame angry.

Akame: *Angry* The Meat!

Vent: *Shudders* I think Akame is exaggerating a lot just because they burned her meat, hehehehehe

Sheele: I made a mess while cleaning, and caused Bulat trouble.

Bucket: Don't worry.

Sheele: I bought sugar instead of salt, and Leone burst out laughing.

Leone: Hahahahahahahahahahaha But how clueless!

Vent: *embarrassed* It would be much worse if Ashe would also die of laughter

Sheele: While doing laundry, I got distracted and accidentally put Mine in it.

Tatsumi: Don't worry about it, actually very good, plus one enjoyed what you said

Vent: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA That Mine, I hope she enjoyed it! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Tatsumi: It shows that you like to see Mine suffer

Vent: It's not that I want to see Mine suffer, I WANT HER TO SUFFER MORE THAN HER ACCOUNT!

With mine

Mina: *shivers*

Aile: Is something wrong, Mine?

Mine: I don't know why is giving me a Chill

Back to the river

Tatsumi: By the way Sheele, you were the only one who didn't participate in the mission where I met them and got beaten up by Aile and Grey for mistaking them as evil.

Sheele: Well, I'm sure there was a good reason, but I forgot, but Aile did give me the beating along with the others.

Tatsumi: I see

Sheele: Sorry for being so-Ah!

Sheele dropped his glasses trying to take another bow

Wind: Again...

Sheele: My glasses, my glasses

Sheele looked at them without wearing her glasses, which made Vent blush.

Vent: Damn, I hope I don't think about too many things

Tatsumi: And what brought you to this profession?

Sheele put her glasses back on and began to count.

Sheele: I'll have to start from the beginning.

Flash back

Sheele: I grew up in the industrial district of the capital, ever since I was little I've been clumsy in everything I do, and there was nothing I could be proud of, people all the time said things like "It must have a screw missing".

Vent: God, yes they are disrespectful to the way others are, it reminds me how clumsy I am in carrying the boxes

Sheele: But. There was a girl who was always very kind to me, no matter what mistakes I made, she never made fun of me, she was so good, the moments I spent with her were the happiest of my life, until one day... .

As she always accompanied her at her house, when a man appeared at the door, it was hers Ex-Boyfriend, she had a grudge against him for leaving him, and she became violent, in the end, he took her by the neck and strangled her

Vent: That man is crazy, I bet he was under some influence.

Sheele: Yes, it is, from the Maroga (I think Sheele pronounced it that way), I just thought I'd save her.

Vent: Don't tell me you killed him

Sheele: Yes, but I was strangely calm, the man died instantly, she was still shaking from what just happened, but instead, I had a clear mind

End Of Flash Back

Sheele: In the end, the courts declared that I did it in self-defense, but I never saw my friend again, so...

A few days later, the man's friends came to avenge his death, "We've already killed your parents, now you follow," although they threatened me, I kept calm. I killed them, one after another with a knife that I carried to protect myself

Vent: I know how you feel even when you're calm, I suffered too, but I didn't stay calm

Sheele: That's when I realized, that the missing "Screw" made me a talented assassin, that I could take down the dregs of society, and that I finally found something that I'm good at...

I worked as an Assassin in the Capital, until the revolutionary army recruited me

Tatsumi: *Thinking* Everyone's been through a lot

Tatsumi: I wonder if I can do it?

Sheele: Don't worry, unlike me, you guys know how to cook.

Tatsumi: So what?

Bulat: You're doing well Tatsumi

Vent: That voice...

Bulat comes out of the water

Tatsumi: I definitely can't with that.

Vent: What moment were you there?!

At the base

Najenda: Vent, your wounds are healed, right?

Vent: Yes, they have been healed for a long time

Najenda: Alright Tatsumi, this is Zank's Teigu, I want you to try it

Tatsumi: Can I? And you?

Bulat: Each one has only one

Lubbock: Controlling them requires a lot of physical and mental effort

Aile: We can't since we have the Biometals, well leaving aside that Model P, now it belongs to Akame

Akame: Yeah, I'm surprised I'm now a Mega Man and an Assassin at the same time.

Tatsumi puts Zank's Teigu on his forehead

Najenda: As there is no document listed, we don't know much about her

Akame: You can read minds, right? Try to read mine

Tatsumi: Well today... YOU WANT TO HAVE MEAT FOR DINNER!!!

Vent: WHAT?!

Aile: It's pretty obvious, isn't it?

Akame: It works.

Leone: Nope, he hasn't even been able to activate it

Vent faints at how dumb Tatsumi is.

Aile: But it's so obvious of Akame's likes.

Ashe: Vent please wake up

Mine: I don't want you to read my mind, he has five abilities, why don't you try another

Tatsumi: Ha, you always complain, very good

Tatsumi sat down and concentrates to activate the Teigu but to his embarrassment, he sees the underwear of those in front of him (Except Vent since he is still temporarily unconscious)

Mine: Well what do you see?

Tatsumi: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Mina: What's wrong with you? Tatsumi?

Tatsumi: TEIGU ARE AMAZING!

After saying that, Tatsumi feels a strong headache

Aile: Hey, what's wrong?

Bulat: The Teigu is rejecting him!

Akame: I'll take it off

Ashe: My God, so that's what happens when a Teigu rejects someone, it's not funny at all

Tatsumi: I got tired all of a sudden

Najenda: That Teigu and you are incompatible

Mine: I bet you were worried about how bad it looked, it is said that the first impression a Teigu gives you, is vital

Najenda: We will send it to the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army, if they analyze it, it will be very useful

Akame: Although we are a group of assassins, gathering the Teigu is one of our missions, we take them from people like Zank, if it is impossible, then we destroy them

Vent: So the more Teigu we have...

Tatsumi: The Revolutionary Army is stronger

Najenda: Exactly, I want you to read this book about the Teigu

Tatsumi: Incredible.

Vent: But how many Teigu

Grey: But they are missing, right?

Najenda: They learn everything they can about the book

Tatsumi: By the way, which Teigu is the strongest?

Najenda: It depends on your use and compatibility, but...

If I had to choose... I would say the one that controls the Ice, at least that's what I think, luckily its user is not in the capital, she is conquering the Northern race

Grey: The Northern Race?

Najenda: His Prince. Sum Seika. He is the Hero of the North, he never lost a battle with his spear, he is a cunning and fierce strategist who carries the hopes of his people, he is a threat to the capital, his powerful army uses its most fortified city as a Base, In order to train to invade the capital, The Capital, began a campaign to conquer the north as a prevention

Lubbock: But don't worry. Even if they sent that woman, it means we're not in trouble right now.

Najenda: That's true.

Aile: I don't know who that woman is, but if she wants to fight, Ashe and I will take care of her if you guys are in trouble.

Vent: No Aile, with that description that the Boss told us, it will be better to keep a good distance with her, we don't know her intentions if she comes back

Tatsumi: Here I wait for you, we will gather all the Teigu!

Leone: I see you very lively Tatsumi, what are you thinking?

Tatsumi: There are still many Teigu, right? I realized something, since we don't know all of them, maybe maybe, maybe...

Vent and Grey: Maybe what?

Tatsumi: There is a Teigu that is capable of reviving the dead, right?

Vent Aile Ashe and Gray fall to the ground in anime style saying "What an Idiot"

Tatsumi: What?

Bulat: I agree with the Four, not even a Teigu could revive the dead, we only have one life

Tatsumi: We don't know yet, we have to try

Akame: The Emperor is the proof, if such a Teigu existed, the Emperor would no longer be dead.

Bulat: He created them and bequeathed the Teigu to us because he knew he was going to die.

Vent: Better forget it, someone so corrupt could use that weakness against you, if they do, you're already dead

Tatsumi clenched his fist and Sheele looked at him worriedly.

Off Base

Tatsumi was looking at the stars until Sheele arrived.

Sheele: Tatsumi, are you still awake?

Tatsumi: Thinking... that maybe I could bring them back made me happy, even though it was unlikely, I would have the Hopes. It seems as if this would be goodbye right, I thought I had already done it. *Sob* But I... *Sob*

Sheele: Tatsumi...

Tatsumi was about to cry until Sheele wrapped her arms around him.

Sheele: Don't worry, I won't tell anyone, so you can cry to your heart's content.

Tatsumi: Is it okay... that my tutor is so good?

Sheele: Who knows? I think yes, maybe

Tatsumi: I figured you would say that. Thanks, Sheele

Sheele: *Thinking* Likewise... Tatsumi, thanks to you, I found one thing I can be of use to.

Tatsumi and Sheele stayed for a while looking at the stars, but they didn't realize that certain Browns were watching them from the base.

Vent: We know how he feels, right?

Aile: Yes... It was a good idea for Sheele to talk to him, unlike the others, she can comfort anyone.

Vent: Yes... well, let's go to sleep, good night

Aile: Good night.

Meanwhile in the Northlands

Soldier: The Northern Tribe has fallen, I expected nothing less of you, General Esdeath

Esdeath: And indeed this was the best they had, but what a disappointment.

He kicks the Prince

Esdeath: Is there no opponent who can satisfy my appetite? hmph

???: Maybe we will tell you that there are some that do

Esdeath: And you are?

???: Consider us your new allies

Back in the Capital the next morning, this time Tatsumi had to train with Leone, so they decided to go to the Suburbs, Ashe also wanted to go, but Vent warned her that she has been on the wanted posters for days, but Ashe wore a hood so they wouldn't recognize her

Tatsumi: The suburbs sure are noisy.

Leone: That is the spirit of the poor, if you are born of poverty, you learn to become strong

Merchant Woman: Hello, how are you, Leone?

Elderly Merchant: A massage would do you good.

Merchant: How about we go read Leone?

Ashe: Wow, you can tell you're famous here

Leone: Haha, yes, I was born and raised here, I even have a reputation as a masseuse, I wonder what you were in your world together with Vent, Ashe

Ashe: Before I met Vent, I was a Bounty Hunter, about my parents I don't know, I only know that they were killed in a Maverick attack and the Hunters raised me to be one of them

Leone: Wow, huh?

A Crowd Heads for the Three

Leone: Let's run

Ashe: RUN BITCH, RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN

Tatsumi: Wait for me

They flee from the angry crowd

Leone: What do you think, fun?

Ashe: For me yes, I will not stop remembering this moment

Tatsumi: Well not me, I may be worried that you will be killed in this place!

In the palace

Soldier: I bring news, Generals Rakajido and Geminos left us to join the Revolutionary Army

???: But General Rakajido is a brilliant strategist

???: The Rebel Army grows by Giant steps

???: If we don't finish them soon, the Capital-

King: Keep calm! They are very far south, we can attack them whenever we want, it will be much easier to put an end to the rebellion when they are all together, isn't it true, Prime Minister?

Prime Minister: Heheheheh, I expected no less Your Majesty, you are the voice of reason, because at this moment...

The Prime Minister stopped talking as he was eating some meat and then continued talking when he finished chewing and swallowing it.

Prime Minister: ...dealing with the Assassins is our priority, and much when those "Four" came to this Empire, not only Captain Ogre, but local of my family, even Zank The Executioner were killed by Night Raid and those Four Strangers, who got a Teigu, They knock us down Right and Sinister I'm so overwhelmed that I started to put on weight!

Author's Note: I hope this Prime Minister has Diabetes from eating a lot of Meat

Prime Minister: Bring back the Great General Esdeath!

???: But the one in charge is General Budo!

Prime Minister: I will not send the Great General to hunt Rebels or Strangers, it would hurt her pride

King: So Esdeath...his mastermind is on par with the Great General's, don't worry

Prime Minister: She is the Ice Woman who took it upon herself to bury all Northerners, it is no longer a matter of life and death, she will Hunt one of them to extinction!

Meanwhile with Tatsumi, he ran into an alley to lose sight of the angry crowd, but he got separated from Leone and Ashe and got lost.

Tatsumi: I think we already lost them, right girls? Hey? Lioness? Ash? Where are they? *Surprised* No, we split up, I don't know where I am!

???: Huh? What's that? My Justice Radar detected something, hey you

Tatsumi: Huh?

???: Need help?

Tatsumi: That uniform...

???: My name is Seryu, soldier of the Imperial Guard

Tatsumi: *Thinking* The Imperial Guard...

A Puppy makes some very strange squeaks

Seryu: Koro, are you hungry? wait a bit

Tatsumi: Um, excuse me, what is that?

Seryu: A Teigu Hekatonkheires, don't worry, it only attacks the wicked

Tatsumi: *Thinking* Hmmmm, it was in the book

Seryu: Tell me, are you in trouble?

Tatsumi: Well, actually I got lost, but I remember the name of the place I was

Seryu: What a big problem! I'll take you while I patrol *Holds his hand* This way, and stay close to me

Koro didn't like what he saw and started to flutter

Tatsumi: Do all the Imperial Guards have one of those?

Seryu: Of course not, I'm the only one who has a Teigu, Koro, it's the name I gave him, but if this little guy doesn't like you, don't worry, he won't even notice you, like none of the Officers Superiors was compatible with him, they tested his compatibility with the Infantry, that's when he reacted to my love of justice, and thus became my loyal companion, right Koro?

Tatsumi: *Traumatized* Sure...

They walked until they reached the Suburbs

Seryu: I think this is the place you mentioned

Tatsumi: Thank you very much.

Seryu: It's nothing, let me know if you see a bad guy, we'll take care of it

Tatsumi: *Thinking* An Imperial Guard with a Teigu? That's a problem, the boss must know

Seryu: *Thinking* Helping people is important, but I must find Night Raid, I must do it, for General Ogre

Flash back

Seryu was training with Ogre and executed his first attack but Ogre easily avoids it.

Ogre: Good attack Seryu, you got much stronger right?

Seryu: That Teigu chose me, I have to be worthy of her! Justice will prevail over evil, that's what my father used to say

Ogre: I see, if you want to get stronger so badly, there's something I can offer you.

Seryu: Really?

Ogre: I know a doctor who wanted to perform an experiment, although you will have to endure immense pain.

Seryu: I don't care, I'll do whatever it takes to defeat evil

End flashback

Seryu: They are the evil that killed General Ogre. Night Raid. I will never forgive them!

At the base of Night Raid

Vent suffers a chill

Akame: Is something wrong Vent?

Vent: No nothing, I just felt a chill, nothing more

Aile: And what will that be?

Vent: I just... I have a feeling something is going to happen to one of us.

Aile: I hope that's not true

To be continue...