Akame Ga Kill: Garou

Days passed since Garou's revenge against Nightraid, Garou made a routine for himself to go out every day to the forests surrounding the capital. He would look for any possible clues about the purple light, he even interacted with people and some of the nearby villages to know if they heard or came in contact with this light. Unluckily for him, his efforts didn't fruit any results. He couldn't find any information, but he still learns a lot about this world and how it works.

The thing that got Garou's attention more than anything else was the corruption running through the empire and the constant state of war. He was disgusted by such actions and those who held authorities, but he still didn't care much about it, he was not a hero. Moreover, he disliked the politics, even more, the people should stand for themselves and rebel against the corrupted authorities and ask for their future and the future of their children, as for him? Unless they take the initiative in pissing him off, Garou won't go out of his way to deal with them.

At the same time, Garou continued his hunt while moving around. Every day, he would bring all kinds of animals and beasts back to the orphanage, sometimes he got even some fruits. Thanks to his work, the food quality and quantity provided to the children has increased considerably. In addition, Himiko had lost all her fears toward Garou, as she interacted more with him and saw the children being close to him. She still considered him quite scary, but she knew he was not an evil person.

Currently, Garou was meditating under a tree in front of the orphanage, he was re-imagining his various battles against all the s class heroes, dragon level monsters and against the baldy hero. He might not be able to fight them here, but their memory lives in his mind. The various choices he could have taken during these battles, the many possibilities and outcomes, he was studying them, reliving them and learning for them. He was so immersed in these memories that his body was stimulated as well. He was sweating as if he was really fighting.

"Garou !!!"

The voice of Ari calling him woke him up from mediating, Garou looked at Ari who was looking curiously at him.

"What are you doing?" Ari asked

"Training" Garou answered.

"I have never heard of someone training like this, shouldn't you be moving or carrying heavyweights" Ari asked.

"This is another way of training… What do you want? You are not here to ask me about my training, right?" Garou replied

"Oh, right!!! Himiko asked me to call you. The lunch is ready !!!" Ari said happily

Garou nodded and stood up while Ari turned around and ran to the inside. Garou followed her at his own slow pace.

Once he stepped inside the orphanage, the pleasant smell of the cooked food drifted in the air, Garou licked his lips and walked toward the dining room, he always had a huge appetite and liked to eat meat. It was especially when Himiko making it. He wasn't sure if Himiko was a great cook or the meat in this world is more tasty than his world, and he didn't care much, as long as he ate a delicious meal he was satisfied.

Garou sat on his chair and started wolfing food alongside the children, while he was eating, he noticed Himiko wasn't eating and didn't look like her usual self. He didn't say anything and continued eating.

After everyone finished eating, the children started leaving the room while Garou remained sitting with Himiko. Once everyone left, he spoke to Himiko "What is wrong with?"

Himiko was surprised by Garou's question, she smiled weakly "Nothing, I'm only a little tired."

Garou narrowed his eyes and said "You are a bad liar."

Himiko gulped as she felt Garou's intense glare at her, she didn't fear him like when she first met him, but his intense stare could easily make her feel uncomfortable. He was really too intimidating.

She gathered her courage and spoke "My childhood friend, Siri, was killed yesterday."

Garou's stare didn't relax, he asked "Who killed her and why?"

Himiko eyes turned red as she answered "They said someone called Zanku the beheader "

Garou repeated the name "Zanku?"

Himiko eyes started tearing as she continued "I heard Zanku was an executioner who beheaded criminals in the empire's prison. Lately, he went crazy and left his post in prison. Now, he is going on a rampage, killing people randomly every night, he beheaded them in mad bloodl.u.s.t ….. Last night, he killed Siri. She was a good person and had never harmed anyone, yet she was beheaded by that mad monster."

Garou watched as Himiko was crying openly, he didn't say any kind words to her, he simply asked "does Zanku kill people every night?"

Himiko while sobbing nodded weakly, Garou said "Very well, tonight I'm taking this bastard down."

He stood up and left the room, he wasn't someone who talked nicely to people or tried to support them emotionally, he was someone who knew how to use his fist and violence. In his eyes, words are empty, only through actions you can show your true intentions.

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The night came fast, Garou left the orphanage and went around scouting the capital streets, He was looking for Zanku, but he didn't know how he looked. He hoped he would be able to catch him while doing the kill or better, be attacked by him. Probably, Garou was the only person in the whole capital who wished to be attacked by Zanku.

Garou roamed the streets for hours when he heard the sound of clashing weapons coming from a distance. Thanks to his keen senses, he could listen to and locate the exact source of sounds from far distances, which regular people won't be able to even hear them.

Garou headed to the source at full speed, the source was an open area in the middle of the Capital market. Once he arrived, he saw a bloodied young man on the ground, while a raven-haired girl, who seemed to be his age, fighting a tall blond man. Similarly, the girl and the blond noticed his arrival, followed by the injured one.

"Hoh!!! We have more people to kill, how great hahaha" The blond said.

Garou walked toward the three slowly, he spoke to the blond while ignoring the other two "Zanku, I assume?"

"That's right, and you are? Are you from Nightraid as well?" Zanku asked

"Nightraid? The assassins group? Nah, I don't work with such garbage, I would feel insulted to be associated with them" Garou did hear about Nightraid and their actions, but he didn't know them or meet them before, or he thought. He continued "You can call me Garou!!"

Zanku laughed hearing Garou, the guy before him insulted the assassins who were present here, and what made it even more fun, this guy didn't seem to know them despite how famous they are, especially the girl.

On the other hand, the injured assassins gulped upon hearing Garou. When he first arrived, he had a crazy thought this man being the same Garou who beat his friends badly as he had red hair and wore clothes similar to Bulat's stolen clothes. He prayed he was not the same guy. Otherwise, they are really in deep trouble. And just a moment later, his prays and hopes shattered, he was the same guy !!!!.

On the other hand, the girl tightened her grip on her sword, this was the one who harmed her friends so severely days ago. She wanted to attack him, but she calmed herself, the guy didn't seem to know her, and if she was lucky enough, she might be able to land a slash on him without fighting. His strength should make him a terrifying opponent in frontal clash.

"Oh, you seem in a good mood today!! Laughing and smiling all happily. That's actually great, I want to see your face once I'm done with you" Garou gave a maniacal smile matching Zanku's.

Zanku laughed madly as he replied, "So you are an avenger, who did I kill? Your father, mother or maybe lover hehehehe."

Garou replied "I'm not here for revenge."

Zanku replied "Heh !! Are you here to play hero?"

Zanku's words made Garou stop smiling, he replied grimly "I'm no hero. I'm here for retribution !!!"

The air around Garou changed alerting Zanku, Zanku became serious as he felt uncomfortable under Garou's devastating gaze, he felt as if he was the prey of a monster, a prey that had no choice but to surrender before the mighty predator.

On the other hand, Akame and Tatsumi felt the danger pouring from Garou. Even though they heard from their friends about him, meeting him in person is a whole different experience. To think someone could give such a feeling, just how powerful was he?

"You are quite scary, aren't you? But don't think you can intimidate me, my teigu is Spectator, it allows me to read your mind and see the future hahaha."

Garou gave a cruel smile and said "Putting aside the stupid fact that you just told me what you can do, Such a petty toy won't save you from me. Why don't you read my mind and see for yourself ??!!!"

Zanku felt something was wrong, he activated his teigu to see Garou's thoughts, he immediately widened his eyes and took a step back. A look of terror flashed his eyes. Akame and Tatsumi noticed the change.

"Tell me, what dark future you saw, or maybe you didn't see any ?" Garou smiled cruelly at Zanku.

"What the heck was that??!! Do you see the future ??" Zanku asked, getting Akame and Tatsumi's attention.

What Zanku saw was himself and all possible reactions he could do to counter Garou's attack and all of them ended in his defeat. What terrified him that these thoughts and reactions were what Garou's mind calculated. Some of them were something he never thought to do. What's worse, every way he used to counter usually was within these calculations. Zanku felt as if he was an open book in front of Garou.

Garou didn't reply, he walked slowly toward Zanku while keeping his usual smile. Zanku thought of running, but he didn't have confidence in outrunning Garou. In Garou's mind, Zanku's speed was relatively slow and giving his back to him was not a good idea.

Zanku could only think in one counter at this moment, his teigu eye opened wide as he stared at Garou. Garou stopped moving, and his smile disappeared, making Zanku laugh again "You might be strong, but in the end, those you love is your downfall."

Zanku charged toward Garou, it was his chance to finish Garou. However, out of his expectation, Garou moved forward and punched him with a terrifying force. Zanku wanted to block, but the punch was too fast heading toward his face. In an instant, Zanku was flying back at full speed, his face disfigured, Garou's punch dented his whole face to the inside.

"I told you, your petty toy won't work against me. The old jeezer is far faster and stronger than this, at the very least he could have blocked such a weak punch !!!" Garou stated calmly. Truthfully, he didn't expect such a trick, but it was still nowhere enough to stop him.

Suddenly, Garou raised his hand and caught a hand holding a sword. It was the raven-haired one, she attempted to slash him when he was focused on Zanku. Garou gave the blade a look, he felt it was dangerous for some reason, and it would be bad to be touched by it. He looked toward the girl and said "What do you think yourself doing?"