"No matter what happens I will protect my vilge. I still believe proteg our vilge is the best way to protect people, shinobi and children! Anyone who tries to harm it whether they are friends, siblings or my own children. I wont five them."— Hashirama Senju, Naruto

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  "Hey, you two, stop ag like it's the end of the world. I told you, I won't let you die," Roy said, shaking his head at Mine and Leone's dramatic reas.

  He took out a small vial and ha to Mine. "Drink this."

  The vial tained a single drop of the Phoenix Tears. As long as someone wasn't pletely dead, no matter how severe their injuries, this miraculous liquid could instantly heal them.

  Roy then turo Sheele, who was cradled in his arms. "Sheele, would you like to bey servant?" he asked gently.

  He admired Sheele's unwavering spirit. Even after being bisected by Koro in the inal story, she had mao activate her Teigu's trump card to help Mine escape danger.

  Sheele, barely ging to life, whispered, "Yes."

  Roy nodded, satisfied. Her willingness made things easier.

  He used his magic to levitate Sheele, then summoned a blue magic circle beh her.

  "By the name of Roy Lucifuge, I and thee, Sheele, to bey servant Devil, reborn as my Pawn!"

  As Roy ted, the magic circle glowed brightly.

  He took out a Pawn pied gently merged it into Sheele's body.

  A pair of Devil wings sprouted from her back.

  The light faded, and Sheele gently desded to the ground.

  She opened her eyes, tilted her head, and looked around with a puzzled expression.

  She had clearly died. How was this possible?

  Mine and Leone, witnessing this se, were stunned.

  Roy had resurrected Sheele.

  Bringing someone back from the dead... it was an unbelievable sight.

  "Sheele!" Mine cried, throwing her arms around Sheele.

  She had already ed the Phoenix Tears, and her injuries were pletely healed.

  But she couldn't focus on that miraculous liquid right now.

  "There, there, it's okay. Don't cry," Sheele forted Mine, patting her back, though she was unsure what had happened.

  "Roy, what's going on?" Leone asked, grabbing Roy's colr, her voice filled with urgency.

  "We'll talk about it back at the base," Roy replied, deg to e since his secret was out.

  ...

  Back at Night Raid headquarters, Leone and Mied their mission. When they mentioned Sheele's resurre, the other members stared at Roy in disbelief.

  Could someoruly bring back the dead?

  Roy shrugged. "You think of it as a healing-type Teigu," he expined vaguely.

  The Night Raid members, though still curious, didn't press further.

  They assumed Sheele hadn't actually died and that Roy had simply healed her.

  Only Mine and Leone khe truth was far more extraordinary.

  "Sheele, how are you feeling?" Najenda asked, ed.

  "I feel great, Boss!" Sheele replied cheerfully.

  "Eh? Sheele, where are ysses?" Akame asked, notig something unusual.

  Sheele was severely nearsighted and couldn't even walk without her gsses.

  "Eh? My gsses?" Sheele realized she wasn't wearing them, yet she could see perfectly.

  "It seems I don't hem anymore!" she excimed with joy.

  "It appears his 'Teigu' even cured Sheele's nearsightedness," Najenda mused.

  The Night Raid members were astonished.

  Not only had Sheele's injuries been healed, but her vision had beeored as well. It was unbelievable.

  ...

  The m, Roy was awakened by a kno his door.

  "Who is it?"

  "Roy, wake up!" It was Mine. She opehe door impatiently.

  "Eh? Sheele? Why are you here?" Mine looked at Sheele, who was sleeping beside Roy's bed, in surprise.

  Sheele sat up groggily.

  "Because I'm Roy's servant now, so of course I have to attend to him."

  "Eh? A-Attend?" Miared at Sheele, then at Roy, her eyes wide with shock.

  "D-Did you two already do that?" she stammered, pointing at them acgly.

  "Eh? That?" Sheele tilted her head, fused.

  Roy chuckled at her i rea.

  "Sheele, don't expin. It'll only make things worse," Roy said. "And Miop making wild guesses. We didn't do anything."

  "Hmph! You're already master and servant. Who knows what you've been up to," Mine huffed, turning away with a blush.

  "Mine, if you want to bey servant too, you're more than wele," Roy said with a smile, approag her.

  "W-What?! No way!" Mied, her pigtails swishing as she ran away.

  Once she was a safe distance from Roy's room, she muttered, "Idiot, you 't just invite people like that!"

  It was clear that Mine was ied in Roy's offer.

  But she was too tsuo admit it, especially with Sheele present.

  In truth, after Roy saved Sheele, Mine's affe for him had skyrocketed.

  Sheele had been injured while proteg her. If Sheele had died, Mine would have bmed herself forever.

  In a way, Roy saving Sheele meant even more to her than saving herself.

  ...

  After breakfast, they enjoyed a pleasant day together.

  They went fishing with Akame, enjoyed Sheele's p pillows, and teased Mine...

  Life eaceful and enjoyable.

  However, this calm was just the prelude to a storm.

  ...

  Najenda gathered the Night Raid members.

  "Is everyone here?" she asked, looking around.

  After firming everyone resent, she tinued, "I have some news."

  "Esdeath has successfully quelled the rebellion in the north and has returo the Capital."

  The Night Raid members' expressions turned serious.

  Although they hadn't witnessed Esdeath's power firsthand, Najenda's words hi her terrifying strength.

  "Leone, Chelsea, go to the Capital and iigate Esdeath's movements."

  "Uood," they both replied.

  "I'm curious to see what kind of person she is," Leone said with a grin.

  Najenda paused, then warned, "She's an incredibly dangerous and ruthless individual. Be cautious."

  "Uood, uood," Leone replied dismissively.

  "Hmph, such carelessness will get you killed one day," Chelsea chided, her lollipop still in her mouth.

  "Indeed, Leone, I must also warn you. Don't even think about trying to assassinate Esdeath," Roy added, spping Leone's shoulder. "Even ten of you are no match for her. If she catches you, even I won't be able to save you."

  "Is she really that strong?" Leone asked, taking Roy's words more seriously than Chelsea's.

  "Yes. To defeat her, you would need an army of over fifty thousand soldiers and at least ten Teigu users, including Akame," Najenda expined grimly.

  But iy, even that might not be enough.

  In the inal story, after the Shikoutazer was destroyed, Esdeath had single-handedly held off millions of soldiers and over a dozen Teigu users.

  Although this wasn't shown in the a was a testament to her overwhelming power.

  In the end, after a series of battles, Esdeath had faced Akame in a final showdown.

  Akame had only mao defeat her after mastering Murasame's trump card and trig Esdeath into using her own powerful teique against her.

  Esdeath was truly a formidable oppo.

  The Night Raid members were shocked by Najenda's assessment.

  "I uand," Leone finally said, nodding seriously. She wouldn't act recklessly.

  Najenda nodded in satisfa.

  "Along with Esdeath's return, there have been a series of assassinations of gover officials in the Capital," she tinued.

  "Four officials and their guards, a total of 61 people, have been killed."

  "That's not the issue, though. The issue is this flyer with Night Raid's name on it, left at the crime ses."

  Najenda showed them a flyer.

  "They're trying to frame us?" But asked.

  "Killing people and leaving flyers... it's clearly a setup," Lubboented with a shrug.

  "Initially, people thought so too. But now, they're vi was us," Najenda said.

  "Why?" Mine wondered.

  "Because the victims all had elite guards. normal bandits couldn't have dohis," Najenda expined.

  "So, they deliberately targeted strong oppos..."

  "And only someoh power parable to Night Raid could do that." Mine uood their strategy.

  "It must be Esdeath's subordinates."

  "They're trying to lure out the real Night Raid and eliminate us," Najenda cluded, her expression grim.

  "The's turables and take them down," Roy suggested with a smile.

  "Exactly. If they acted, We'll put them in their pce," Leone agreed excitedly.

  The others also voiced their agreement.

  "Alright, let's show them the true strength of Night Raid!" Najenda decred, standing up.

  "There are two potential targets. We'll split into two teams to protect them..."

  "Saeko, Akame, and Sheele will be oeam."

  "Roy, Lubbock, and But will be the other."

  "Yes!"

  ...

  With the iven, they set off for their assigned locations.

  Roy's team was tasked with proteg a high-ranking official on a luxurious cruise ship, the "Ryusen," docked at the start of the Great al he outskirts of the Capital.

  This was where the Three Beasts, Esdeath's subordinates, were lying in wait.

  Roy and Lubbock boarded the ship disguised as passengers, while But, being a wanted criminal, had to sneak onboard and hide.

  The ship departed, leaving the harbor.

  As they sailed away, a melodious flute tune echoed through the air.

  "It's starting," Roy ented with a chuckle, sipping his tea and enjoying some snacks.

  The flute music, desigo weaken and incapacitate people, had no effe him.

  However, it worked perfectly on ordinary humans.

  As the melody tihe passengers in the hall colpsed one by one.

  Soon, Roy was the only o, still leisurely enjoying his tea.

  "Oh? Someone's still awake?" A burly man wielding twe axes approached him. It was Daidara, one of the Three Beasts.

  His Teigu was "Belvaac," a pair of axes that could only be wielded by someoh immerength.

  The axes could be split in two and thrown like bs, capable of chasing their target as long as Daidara had the strength to trol them.

  Daidara was surprised to see Roy unfazed. "How are you ued?"

  "Such trivial tricks are useless against me," Roy replied calmly, taking a sip of his tea.

  "I see. You're with Night Raid, then. Die!" Daidara roared, charging at Roy with his axes raised.

  ...

  Roy didn't even look at him.

  As Daidara reached him, a fsh of Roy's bde sliced through his neck.

  Thwack!

  Daidara's head flew off, blood gushing from his neck.

  Roy didn't hesitate, nor did he waste time with words.

  With a single, casual strike, he had instantly killed Daidara.

  He hadn't even moved from his spot, as if he had swatted a fly.

  Just then, a window shattered.

  Two figures leaped from the sed floor, attag Roy from both sides.

  They were the remaining members of the Three Beasts.

  Nyau, who wielded the flute Teigu, "Scream."

  And Liver, who wielded the ring Teigu, "Bck Marlin."

  "Roy, watch out!" But and Lubbock, who had arrived, warned Roy.

  Roy smirked, summoning his ice rose sword.

  "Ice Breathing, Third Form: Ice Ssh!"

  He swung his sword with incredible speed. A fsh of cold light, and Nyau and Liver were decapitated.

  But not a single drop of blood spilled. Their bodies were frozen solid.

  This teique, Ice Ssh, could instantly freeze its target.

  Thud!

  The frozen corpses fell to the ground, shattering into tless shards of ice.

  They had been killed before they could eveheir Teigu.

  "H-He's s!" But and Lubbock excimed, their eyes wide with shock.

  "Lubbock, collect their Teigu. We're leaving," Roy instructed, sitting back down and taking another sip of his tea.

  "Yes, sir!" Lubbock, seemingly accepting Roy as his leader, retrieved the Teigu from the Three Beasts without question.

  But took the helm, and soon, the ship docked back at the harbor.

  They returo the Night Raid headquarters with the three Teigu.

  ...

  "These are the Teigu used by the Three Beasts..." Lubbock reported the details of their mission to Najenda, presenting her with the three Teigu.

  Akame, Leone, and Chelsea had also been recalled.

  "Well dohis will signifitly weaken Esdeath's forces," Najenda said with a satisfied nod.

  "Um... actually, Roy single-handedly defeated the Three Beasts," Lubbock admitted sheepishly.

  Everyone looked at Roy, but they didn't seem surprised.

  They knew he owerful.

  "I'll personally deliver these Teigu to headquarters. For now, Roy will be in charge of Night Raid," Najenda announced, looking at Roy.

  "No problem," Roy agreed with a smile.

  He was the stro and most enigmatic member of Night Raid, which was why Najenda trusted him to lead them in her absence.

  After giving some instrus, Najenda departed with the Teigu.

  Roy addressed the Night Raid members. "Although Boss is temporarily away, we 't let uard down."

  "Lubbock, Leone, and Chelsea, you'll go to the Capital tomorrow to gather information. The rest of you, remain on standby."

  "Yes!"

  They admired Roy and readily followed his ands.

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