Akame Ga Kill: Garou

The next day, Himiko woke up in the morning like usual. She changed her clothes and went to the kitchen to prepare whatever food she can for the children. When she entered the kitchen, her eyes widened in shock. On top of the table, there was a basket filled with rabbits and birds. Her mind short-circuited for a moment.

She walked slowly toward them, she touched them, then pinched herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming. Her state changed from shock to happiness and excitement. She didn't know how all this meat came here then she remembered Garou, it must be his doing!!!

She raised her sleeves; she was too excited that she wanted to start cooking immediately. But she stopped in her tracks when she heard sounds coming from the outside. She curiously moved toward the window and looked outside. She saw Garou punching and kicking the air. His speed was something beyond her eyes capabilities. However, what drew her attention the most was his bandages.

Yesterday, when she met Garou, he was like a living mummy. His body was covered with bandages. But currently, he had none covering himself. His upper body is n.a.k.e.d while he was covering his lower body with tattered pants. Garou didn't seemed to be bothered by his clothes. If someone asked Himiko's opinion on Garou's body, the first thing that would come to her mind is the word perfect.

Garou stopped his actions and turned toward Himiko suddenly and spoke "You are finally awake."

Himiko was surprised as she didn't expect him to notice her since he was immersed in his training, but she still spoke politely "um-ah yeah, good morning Garou."

"I assume you saw the meat" Garou said, making Himiko node, "Good, you should start making breakfast. The amount I gathered should be enough for breakfast, I will go out again later to get lunch food."

Himiko blinked in confusion, she said "The food you gathered enough for 2 days."

"No, it is enough only for breakfast. You are going to cook all of it" Garou replied casually.

Himiko wasn't sure how to reply, she was sure cooking all that meat is too much for breakfast. She believed that the food will go to waste and they won't be able to finish it all. She wanted to protest against Garou, but seeing his eyes made her stop any thoughts of rebelling against his orders. She sighed and went to cook.

Hours later, Himiko sat on the dining table alongside the orphanage's children, including Ari and Eren. However, no one of them tried to eat despite the massive pile of meat before their eyes. They were busy watching Garou wolfing meat like wild danger beast. By the time he finished eating, they had lost the count of how many plates he had eaten on his own. One thing for sure, he ate as much as 5 grown men or maybe more.

Garou looked at the children and Himiko who were eyeing him like a zoo animal. He didn't like it in the slightest. He said "If you are not going to eat, I will eat your shares. I can eat a few more plates, no big deal."

The children started eating as they were afraid of him eating their food. On the other hand, Himiko face turned red out of embarrassment, she apologized in a low voice before started eating like the children.

After they finished eating, Garou spoke with Himiko "Himiko, do you have clothes my size ?"

Himiko thought a little before saying "wait a moment, please."

She went somewhere then came back with some clothes. Garou took the clothes and changed into them. They were not a perfect fit for Garou, the shirt was brown and slightly tight for his size, the pants were beige coloured and somewhat short for him. He still took them, after all, they are better than nothing.

The children who saw Garou's current clothing laughed at him, which made Garou scowl a little. He internally decided to get better clothes later on.

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In Nightraid's hideout, Najenda was staring seriously at Tatsumi.

"Today is your first real and solo mission as an assassin" She said

Tatsumi nodded firmly with a hint of excitement.

"Your target is Ogre, a corrupted captain in the police force. He committed unspeakable crimes and caused the pain for many families. You must slay him and bring justice to those who suffered under his hands" Najenda spoke to Tatsumi.

He, in return, nodded and replied "Don't worry boss, I will not let you down !!!"

"Good luck Tatsumi" Bulat said

"Thanks, bro !!" Tatsumi replied then left the hideout

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It was nearing the afternoon, Garou was sitting in the yard in front of the orphanage under a tree with his eyes closed. He opened them then looked at his hands and clenched them into fists, he was back at his peak now. The injuries which take weeks to heal for ordinary people took a day and a half. He gave one of his more moderate smiles.

"Mister, you look scary when you are smiling."

"That's right. You are like an evil lord plotting to destroy the world."

Ari and Eren said when they saw Garou's smile. The two of them kept following Garou and staring at him in awe since the morning. And now seeing a glimpse of his smile, they gave their honest opinion to Garou's disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e.

"First, don't call me Mister, Garou is good enough. Second It is rude to speak to someone like this" Garou replied

"hahahahaha" the kids laughed, they showed no fear while interacting with Garou. Unlike Himiko, who would get tense every time Garou looked at her.

While Garou and the children were talking to each other, mostly the children laughing at Garou, Himiko came from the orphanage. She looked at the three and said "Enough you two !! you shouldn't be rude to people, especially older than you. Mister Garou, I hope the children didn't annoy too much."

Himiko was afraid of Garou harming the children if they continued to pester him like this. On the other hand, Garou was more bothered how people keep making a mistake of how old he is, he was sure he didn't look that old, two or three years older at most. He looked at Himiko for a moment before saying "Actually, I'm 18. And I don't like being called mister."

Himiko and even the children were stunned, Himiko in her stunned state said "You are younger than me!!! How? You look like a middle-aged man."

It was Garou turn to be stunned, he replied "I know I look a few years older than my age. But I'm nowhere near being called middle-aged !!"

The children on the side laughed at the two of them.

Garou growled a little then said "I'm going out, Don't wait for me for dinner."

"You are leaving us??!!" The two kids asked at the same time

"Please, don't go !!" Ari said

"we will not laugh at you again" Eren added

Garou smiled at the two and replied, "I'm going out a little, I will be back late tonight, or tomorrow morning" he then turned to Himiko and said "Keep my dinner share on the side, I will eat it when I'm back."

He didn't wait for her to respond, he turned around and disappeared from their sight stunning them. To them, it felt like Garou simply disappeared or teleported, while he in fact merely moved too fast for them to follow him with their eyes. At Garou's current level, few people in the world can catch his movement with their eyes and even less capable of getting close to it.

Garou moved toward the capital gates at full speed; he was heading to where he came from, back to the lake where he woke up yesterday. He hoped to find anything to help him understand how he ended up here and how to go back. Garou, in a mere few minutes, was out of the capital and deep in the forest. For other people to get here even with horses might take more than 2 hours.

"tsk, I didn't pay attention to my surrounding yesterday thanks to my weakened state. Grrrr...I'm pretty much lost, where the hell was that lake."

Garou spent another hour searching around, with his speed, he managed to cover a considerable area of the forest. Finally, he spotted a huge rotten boar infested with worms. It was the one he killed yesterday, it meant he was close. Another minute passed, and Garou finally found the lake.

Garou explored the lake surrounding then jumped into the lake. However, all of his attempts met with nothing but failures. The lake was ordinary as much as it could get, and so the surrounding. Garou sat down in front of the lake, trying to figure anything out.

Hours later, Garou gave up on finding clues. He turned around and left the lake. In his return, he changed his way back to the capital and to his surprise, he found a thin wires on the floor. The same kind of wires used by the green bandit from yesterday!!

Garou checked the surroundings for traps, but it was all clear, he then came to the conclusion that these wires used to inform the green bandit in case of intruders.

Garou smiled widely as he stepped on the wire. He was looking forward to his revenge.