"Please..." "Don't kill me!" "but I must." "It's your own fault for walking around so late at night." "didn't they?" "That scary monsters come out late at night?" "I'll d-do anything..." "Really?" "so will you talk with me?" "I will!" "I really will!" "Then..." "How does it feel when your head gets separated from your body?" "Is it a bit lonely?" "Eh?" "Splendid..." "Splendid." "I could never quit this!" "1)}Kill the Imperial Arms Users 812)}Kill the Imperial Arms Users" "Bro." "My arms..." "Hmm?" "What?" "Looks like your muscles still move unnecessarily." "Concentrate..." "Strengthen your will." "you'll last twice as long." "B-Bro..." "You can become stronger." "Leave it to me." "R-Right!" "Tatsumi..." "Time to prepare breakfast." "What are we making today?" "Croquette bowls." "Croquette bowls in the morning?" "Nothing less from assassins..." "Damn." "Thanks for the food!" "My stomach's not great." "Huh?" "Mine and Sheele aren't awake yet?" "but it's always that way." "didn't you?" "Damn... we're making tuna bowls for lunch." "Akame is dangerous." "Huh?" "Where's my breakfast?" "Well done." "Where are the others?" "I'm the only one who made it here." "I see..." "These are the names of supporters who've offered assistance when the revolt starts." "I will take good care of it." "Leave the rest to me." "Please..." "Ensure the revolution... no matter what." "our target is the slasher we keep hearing about in the capital." "and takes people's heads indiscriminately." "It's uncertain how many he's killed." "right?" "He must be strong." "it's gotta be Zank the Executioner." "Who the heck is that?" "You've never heard of him?" "You must have really lived in the sticks." "either." "Sheele... what kind of bad guy is he?" "Zank the Executioner... he was apparently the executioner in the largest prison in the capital." "the number of people for execution increased." "he kept cutting off the heads of people who were begging for mercy." "After doing this for so many years it seems cutting off heads became a habit." "I guess that would mess someone up." "he began to kill at random." "he disappeared." "To think he'd reappear in the capital..." "What a dangerous guy." "Let's find and defeat him!" "Tatsumi." "Bro?" "and started his random attacks." "We should travel in pairs or you'll be in danger." "I think I'm in danger for a completely different reason." "boss..." "Did we ever find out what Imperial Arms Zank has?" "we're still looking into that." "Then he won't reveal things so easily..." "That's troublesome." "anyway?" "Something like this." "I d-don't understand..." "This is a good opportunity." "Let's explain it to Tatsumi." "Around a thousand years ago the emperor who founded the empire was deep in thought." "I want to protect this kingdom forever" "I will die." "into the future." "To make this kingdom everlasting create weapons of utmost intelligence!" "Materials from legendary super-leveled Danger Beasts." "And rare metals like orichalcum." "The best of the best were summoned from around the world." "The first emperor's power and assets produced forty-eight weapons that could not be reproduced today and they were called Imperial Arms." "Imperial Arms are all powerful." "And among them are said to be some that have the power of a thousand men." "The retainers that received the Imperial Arms were able to achieve even greater military gains." "due to the great civil war five hundred years ago about half those weapons disappeared throughout the land." "And that's that." "Then that's one of the forty-eight weapons?" "Ichizan Hissatsu:" "Murasame." "If you are cut by this enchanted sword leading to death." "There is no antidote for the poison." "Hundred Beast King Transformation:" "Lionel." "An Imperial Arms shaped like a belt." "Users turn themselves into a beast increasing their physical abilities." "enabling them to track enemies." "Adventurous Spirit Battery:" "Pumpkin." "An Imperial Arms that takes spiritual energy and expels it as shock wave." "The more the wielder is in a pinch the more destructive its powers." "Demon Binding:" "Incursio." "An Imperial Arms armor with impregnable defense." "Because the bearer is at great risk wearing this normal people die if they try to don it." "Infinite Variety:" "Cross Tail." "An Imperial Arms consisting of stiff strings." "creating a barrier that can find traps and enemies." "It also has the ability to bind and sever." "It lives up to the name "Infinite Variety." "Creation Bisector:" "Extase." "Imperial Arms in the form of giant scissors." "It possesses the power to bisect anything in the world." "it can also be used for defense." "There are also Imperial Arms that have trump cards." "Incursio can take advantage of the materials it was constructed of and make itself invisible for a short while." "including such trump cards one rule has been inviolable through the ages." "without exception will ultimately result in a victim." "if Imperial Arms wielders were to fight one another one is guaranteed to die." "is an Imperial Arms user." "both wielders cannot live." "Th-That's amazing." "And now..." "You know all our secrets so we share a common destiny." "R-Right." "Tatsumi." "This just means the boss trusts you now." "but as you can see our combat potential is vast." "We are the ones who will make this revolution happen." "what about me?" "Huh?" "too?" "Huh?" "I don't?" "you may obtain one someday." "That's all I have to say." "Go hunt down the prey that the heavens cannot judge." "Roger." "We're in charge of this section." "they're staying in." "that makes things easi—" "The Imperial Capital Guard." "Akame..." "Can I ask you something?" "Don't worry." "I've brought emergency rations." "That isn't what I meant." "right?" "Yes." "I'm surprised I survived..." "I've had this blade for a while certain death enchanted sword." "are you?" "that just means you're invincible." "this blade has a weakness." "For example?" "Maintaining it is nerve-racking." "you die instantly." "Ah... if you don't directly cut your opponent's skin the curse won't be executed." "seems it might be tough." "certain death world to begin with." "I try not to overestimate the abilities of the Imperial Arms." "I'm sure she's around my age." "I wonder how many battles Akame has faced up till now." "in addition to the slasher." "Talk about a violent city..." "Splendid..." "Splendid." "Night Raid..." "I wonder whose head I'll take first." "eyes filled with such passion and sense of duty." "Admirable..." "Admirable." "I've decided!" "I'll have the most delicious one first." "Seems they won't come out so easily." "I guess we'll just have to be patient." "Excuse me a sec." "You're going to the bathroom?" "I'm totally tense." "Sayo..." "W-Wait!" "Tatsumi." "There's no doubt about it." "That's Sayo..." "What the heck?" "So you were alive." "I'm just happy." "So passionate..." "Looks like I showed you something rather special." "Good evening." "Sayo turned into a suspicious old man!" "call me this..." "Affectionately..." "Zank the Executioner." "You are" "Zank the Executioner!" "Hmm..." "If you wait for the partner you were separated from..." "But do you have that kind of a chance?" "isn't it?" "What?" "Did he read my thoughts?" "Is that eye an Imperial Arms?" "Bingo!" "The Imperial Arms Spected." "Perceptive Sight." "just by looking at their expression." "My observations are sharp to the ultimate degree." "Want a shrunken head as a reward?" "you sure talk a lot." "my hobby is to talk..." "I found you with the power of my Far Sight." "Even at night or in fog" "I can see through things extremely far away!" "This is splendid!" "You thought if you attacked while I was talking something would come of it?" "Impossible..." "Impossible." "I can see everything within your heart." "then swing from above..." "Then strike up to aim for my throat!" "wasn't it?" "He's far stronger than others I've fought." "The expression on the person's face when you chop their head off is irresistibly amazing!" "The most common is the blank stare." "Eh?" "I wonder what kind of expression you'll have." "Splendid..." "Splendid." "My neck isn't so weak that you'll be able to cut it!" "Tatsumi..." "Wonderful." "Youths are so straightforward." "I'm liking you even more." "I'll add you to my shrunken heads collection!" "Splendid..." "Splendid." "if I do say so myself." "What?" "When people with wonderful eyes like yours beg for their lives it's very comforting." "So I'm taking my time." "beg... it might buy some time for your friends to arrive." "Don't be ridiculous." "I would never beg for my life from a rotten rat like you who only knows how to behead people!" "so I'll keep it simple..." "I'm putting everything on the line..." "With this one strike!" "that's very valiant of you." "I'm sure your wounds hurt... shall relieve you from that." "Here I go!" "His attack was much faster than I anticipated." "He's..." "I got a strike in." "my ass." "You totally missed my neck." "you dumbass." "Silence!" "Well done on the insults." "you've won this fight." "Akame!" "I've finally found you." "Just wait." "I'll end this quickly and tend to your wounds." "Murasame." "Splendid..." "Splendid." "I've been wanting to meet you." "as well." "Because it's my mission." "Transparent Sight!" "Results..." "No sign of hidden weapons." "Akame..." "He can read your thoughts with that eye!" "I see." "So that's the power of that Imperial Arms." "if you can't counter the actions there's no point." "He's used to this." "He's seen quite a few battles." "as well." "F-Fast!" "So this is a fight between Imperial Arms users?" "we're evenly matched." "Then..." "Oh?" "You've arrived at a state of nothingness." "But this Spected has the Future Sight." "Judging by your muscles your next move will be—" "I see it!" "The fact that Akame took an attack..." "Good grief." "It's rather unfair that sword is so unforgiving right?" "My moves and thoughts are being read so I think we're even." "Akame..." "How do you deal with the voices?" "Voices?" "the ones you hear when you get really quiet." "groaning from the depths of hell." "They hold a grudge against me and they tell me to hurry and join them..." "I started hearing them." "it's gotten worse." "but how do you—" "I don't hear them." "I don't hear voices like that." "This is surprising..." "I thought I'd be able to discuss this with an assassin of your caliber." "How depressing!" "Kurome..." "Wh-What's wrong?" "Akame!" "Akame!" "Illusion Sight..." "The person she values most appeared before her." "She's in her memories right now reunited with the one most precious to her." "So that's what that Sayo was." "Akame you're seeing an illusion!" "Don't be fooled!" "It's no use." "but the hypnosis is strong." "And no matter how experienced one may be it is impossible for one to kill those they love most." "Akame!" "She..." "She didn't even falter." "Why?" "!" "You should have seen the one you love most!" "It's because I loved her most that I wanted to kill her as swiftly as possible." "What did she..." "This settles the battle." "No good..." "It's going to break." "I'll destroy your weapon!" "I won't die!" "I'll kill you first!" "I have the advantage because I can see your future motion!" "She can't kill me immediately." "my sword will—" "Eliminate." "We did it!" "but..." "I need to become stronger." "I'm sure you can't hear the groaning anymore." "The noises have stopped." "S-Splendid..." "Splendid." "Akame..." "Sayo..." "What are you doing?" "It's time to prepare dinner." "there are things you can do." "who did you see back there?" "I'll tell you." "I can say this much." "everyone in Night Raid is precious to me." "Including you." "What?" "Let's go." "hey..." "Wait!" "we're having all of the meat." "We just ate meat yesterday!" "Are you thinking about nutrition?" "too!" "1)}Kill the Dream"