Akame Ga Kill: Garou

"I was slightly looking to meet Nightraid and see what their weapons can do. But it didn't cross my mind I already met you. Honestly, I thought you were a group of barbarian bandits with flashy weapons. After all, you didn't strike me as elite assassins" Garou said with all honesty.

Garou was brutally honest with them to the point they, especially the one he met previously, were surprised. The surprise faces quickly changed into twitching ones, then to angry. They thought Garou was insulting them, he might be stronger than them but to think they were just a group of bandits, that was simply too much, they were still a group of proud assassins.

"It is great you are here, now we can fight them together" Wave said with excitement. He still didn't forget Garou beating the shit out of them. Now, having the chance to fight on his side and watch his enemies be at the receiving side instead of him gave him a sense of twisted satisfaction. The rest of his friends didn't speak, but they all had similar thoughts, fighting Garou so many times alongside their general could be said to change the way of their thinking to a certain degree.

Nightraid's assassins tensed while Garou turned around as his eyes narrowed dangerously and said " care to repeat? It seems I didn't hear you correctly"

If Wave was not wearing his armour, then everyone could see his excited face distorting into a scared one. He was familiar with Garou enough to know when the guy was annoyed. The face he was making is the same one when his general goes overboard with flirting. Wave gulped and stuttered " I-I said ..."

"If you are going to say, we will fight together then I will break your legs and feed you to Seryu's dog" Garou interrupted Wave. His words made Wave go silent, and his face, under the armour, went pale. Wave took a step to the back and said "I'm sorry sir, I will not do it again, I swear"

"Wave, Dr Stylish needs help, he lost a lot of blood already!!! We need to retreat now. Garou doesn't need our help" Bols spoke with a low voice from the back. Wave turned around and looked at his teammate and nodded. He and the rest retreated alongside Bols and Kurome, leaving Garou to face Nightraid alone.

Kurome was the last to move, she stared at Garou's back then at her sister. She wanted to be the one to take down her sister, she wanted to object and ask Garou to let her fight Akame one-on-one. But deep down, she knew she was going to lose. Summoning and controlling all of these dolls took a considerable amount of her stamina. She didn't have much of her strength left to fight against Akame, let alone kill her. Kurome could only retreat with a reluctant face, but she didn't give her sister a last sad look.

Truthfully, no one among them thought Nightraid stood a chance. Garou was undisputedly the strongest. Also, they knew his strength to a certain extent, he was someone capable of fighting two great generals alongside six elite Teigues users and win. They were only a little disappointed because losing the chance of seeing Nightraid's painful demise.

Nightraid's assassins watched the four Jaegers retreat without making any move. They weren't fools if they attacked the Jaegers, they would have to fight Garou alongside Wave and Kurome which will not bode well for them. Garou alone was enough to keep their hands full, not to mention they will have a higher chance of beating him. They had the number advantage and the fact he didn't know what they could do boosted their confidence. Unfortunately for them, they didn't see Garou sparing before if they did, then they wouldn't have been so optimistic about their chances.

"So you are Garou, I wanted to meet you since I heard about your encounter with my subordinates" Najenda spoke.

"Hoh... So you are the leader, your name was Najenda, right? Esdeath spoke about you" Garou replied casually.

"oh? Mind telling me what she said?" Najenda asked.

"I see no harm... The short version is, strength is slightly above average, but you are quite sly" Garou spoke with a smirk.

Najenda narrowed her eyes, she didn't like the way he put it, but it was valid to an extent, at least for a monster like Esdeath. She took a deep breath and said " Can I ask you why are you working for the empire?"

" When did I ever say I was working for them? " Garou replied.

Najenda was surprised, she couldn't help but ask "Then, why are you here? Is it not to kill us?"

Garou blinked and replied"Nope, I was curious about your weapons. Esdeath told me your group had a weird weapons like her team. So I decided to come and see for myself what your little group can do."

Najenda and the rest didn't expect such a reason. Najenda couldn't believe his words, so she asked again "Then why were you training with Esdeath and her team?"

"Do I need permission to hang out with others?" Garou replied with a question of his own.

Najenda stared blankly at him, she had a feeling he was speaking the truth. If his words were true, then her team lost a member and failed to kill her enemies because of someone thought it was interesting to see them fight. The more she thought about it, the angrier and more frustrated she became. Her subordinates had similar thoughts if their livid faces meant anything.

Garou simply didn't care about their faces and said "I believe you bought enough time, Your subordinates surrounded me. Now, we can start our battle, can't we?"

Najenda narrowed her eyes " You knew I initially was trying to buy time? Then why did you allow it?"

"It was obvious, you started talking with me while your subordinates started changing their position subtly." Garou replied casually then he looked around and shrugged " As for why I let it pass since you are a team, it would only right to let you take the optimal position for your teamwork before I fight you."

In his world, Garou wouldn't have allowed heroes to surround him and keep him at a disadvantage, especially the S-class. The reason was because they had supernatural abilities forcing him to a disadvantage, so he needed to find smart and skillfully to win. But here, he was a lot stronger and faster than his opponents, so he allowed them to move as they wish to give them a better chance and in return, push him more. The better they fight, the stronger he will become.

Naturally, Nightraid didn't know what Garou was thinking nor how strong he truly is. They believed he was simply too arrogant, and they saw it as his weakness, a weakness they could exploit. They stopped trying to move subtly and directly completed their encirclement. Of course, Garou didn't interrupt their preparations.

"If you are not working the Empire, then why don't you join us?" Najenda asked. If he agreed to join them, then Esdeath and Bodou and the rest of high-level warriors won't be a threat to them anymore.

"Join you? Why should I?" Garou asked back, he didn't expect her to try recruiting him here.

"You are not from the capital, so it is only natural you don't know about the darkness in the Empire, the evil lurking in the shadows and the people suffering." Najenda spoke with a deep and aggrieved voice.

Najenda stared at Garou, seeing him keeping his silence, she knew he was thinking about her words. She decided to push further and spoke " We are killers, assassins and criminals. We know that, but we only kill evil people. People who committed all kinds of unspeakable deeds. We know that no matter the reason, killing will always be killing, something unforgivable. But we are willing to carry the burden and the sins of our actions for a better future!"

Garou looked at Najenda silently without any change in his facial expression, while the assassins looked at their leader with awe and determination.

Garou stared for a few more seconds before he finally couldn't hold himself back and started laughing.

"Oh, god! And here I thought these politicians are hypocrites. You are the biggest hypocrite I have ever seen, one that stands above all."

The assassins glared at Garou, who was still laughing. Najenda narrowed her eyes and said "This is our convention, we won't allow you to laugh at it. It represents everyone fell so far for a better future."

Garou stopped laughing and looked Najenda with cold face, he spoke coldly "Is that how you convinced them to join you? You are nothing but a hypocrite, and those who fell are all brainless sheep. You said you kill the evil. Yet, the first time you met me, you attempted to kill me without knowing who I am!! You said you are fighting for a better future. Still, all what you have been doing is tearing this country and its future. You spoke about killing and sins as if you are selfless heroes, sacrificing everything to protect the weak. You are the same kind as them, acting as if they were saints, but they are nothing but villains in hero costumes."

The assassins were shocked hearing Garou's words. They actually forgot about how they attacked him when he came too close to their base!! He was injured and bloodied, yet they tried to kill him. Also, it seems he was comparing them to others, they were not sure who exactly, but from the tone and the words, they were sure it put them on his wrong side.

"I despise your kind the most! Lying whenever you could get benefits, tricking people into believing in you. Originally, I came here only to see what you are capable of. But now, I will shred you to pieces." Garou face was twisted with anger.

Najenda stiffened seeing Garou's reaction. Her heart pulse rate was increasing as fear was invading her mind. If she knew her words will cause Garou to react like that, she would have never said them.