Akame ga Kill: Starting with Dual Kamui-Chapter 92: Shut up!

Blayn and Mine were making their way to the designated rendezvous point, sticking to a safe route as they navigated through rough terrain.

"This is such a pain. This route is way too troublesome," Mine grumbled.

Blayn remained silent, steadily moving through the overgrown landscape without a word.

The tediousness of the route only made Mine more restless. Unable to bear the silence, she started chatting. "We should be the first ones to reach the rendezvous point. Those guards trained at the Imperial Fist Temple, so even Sheele and the others won't have an easy time dealing with them."

Noticing her eagerness to talk, Blayn figured it would be impolite to ignore her completely, so he gave a simple response. "Yeah, I've encountered Imperial Fist Temple masters before. None of them are weak."

"Iokal is a relative of the Prime Minister, so of course his guards wouldn't be pushovers. I can't stand guys like him—those who abuse their power and act like they own the world."

The moment Blayn responded, Mine immediately launched into another rant.

Before long, they spotted a large tree standing alone in the grassy field ahead—the rendezvous point they had agreed on earlier.

Once Sheele and the others finished dealing with the guards and regrouped here, the mission would be officially complete.

"Finally, we're almost there," Mine sighed in relief.

Compared to the rest of Night Raid, her physical endurance wasn't as strong, which made traveling through rough terrain all the more exhausting for her.

But just then, Blayn suddenly sensed the faintest movement behind them—almost imperceptible, but enough to put him on alert.

His sharp instincts immediately told him they were being followed. He spun around, and sure enough, a figure had appeared just a few meters behind Mine—a man with braided hair and shoulder armor.

His ability to conceal his presence was impressive; Blayn had only detected him because he was moments away from launching an attack.

Assassins in this world were exceptionally skilled at masking their presence, and even the Mangekyō Sharingan wasn't all-powerful—it couldn't instantly sense a completely undetectable stalker.

"Mine, we've got company," Blayn warned immediately.

Mine reacted swiftly. Her expression darkened as she swung her Pumpkin Cannon around and fired a shot backward.

But their pursuer was quick. He dodged the energy blast with ease.

"This guy... When did he get here?!"

Mine's expression turned grim as she realized she had missed her shot.

"I'm the strongest among the hired guards. I noticed long ago that you split into two groups," the man sneered.

He then turned his gaze to Blayn. "You're not bad, kid. Not many people can detect me that fast."

Blayn remained silent, his face expressionless. He had no interest in exchanging pointless words.

At the same time, he had already transferred Mine's missed energy shot into the Kamui space, though neither she nor the man noticed.

"I'll capture you both alive and hand you over to the Prime Minister as my ticket to glory. If you cooperate, I might just go easy on you!"

The man spoke with full confidence, acting as if victory was already his.

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His reasoning made sense—since the assassins had split up, it was logical to assume the stronger group had stayed behind to intercept the guards, while the first to retreat would be the weaker ones.

Unfortunately for him, he had run into Blayn...

"If you're from the Imperial Fist Temple, then you must specialize in hand-to-hand combat," Blayn suddenly spoke.

"Huh? Are you actually suggesting a fight in close combat? Do you have any idea how insulting that is to us?"

The man was momentarily surprised but then smirked arrogantly.

The Imperial Fist Temple wasn't just the strongest in the Empire when it came to martial arts—they claimed to be the strongest in the world.

While he wasn't at the level of the Four Rakshasa Demons, he was still a first-rate fighter, confident enough to face some Teigu users barehanded. Against someone like Mine, who lacked close-combat abilities, he had a clear advantage.

"Don't be stupid! You have a Teigu, don't you? Just use it and finish him off!"

Mine, completely misunderstanding Blayn's intentions, thought he was about to fight the man unarmed.

She was referring to the Gunbai Uchiwa. Having seen its power before, she figured it was the perfect weapon against an opponent skilled in melee combat.

Blayn ignored her and instead looked at the man. "Tell me—can you dodge this?"

Before his words had fully left his mouth, an invisible "spatial gate" opened right in front of the enemy. In an instant, the energy wave that Blayn had previously stored in the Kamui space shot out.

The Kamui space was nearly limitless, and Blayn had complete control over it. Anything stored inside could be retrieved and used at will.

"Wha—?"

The man barely had time to register the slight distortion in space before a blast of energy materialized out of nowhere, aimed directly at his forehead.

Before he could react, the shot pierced through his skull, killing him instantly.

[Ding! The Host has eliminated an "Imperial Fist Temple master" and received 15 System Points!]

Even though the energy blast had been fired from Mine's Pumpkin Cannon, the system still credited the kill to Blayn. It was even smarter than he had expected.

Mine stood there in shock, her eyes wide with disbelief.

"That... That was my energy shot just now? How the hell did you do that?"

She turned to Blayn, utterly baffled.

The shot had unmistakably come from her Pumpkin Cannon. But since she was the only one capable of using it, she couldn't wrap her head around how Blayn had managed to fire it again.

"It's a secret."

Blayn had no intention of revealing anything about the Kamui space.

"A secret, huh...?"

Mine huffed, clearly displeased. She turned away, folding her arms. "Hmph! Fine! Not like I really wanted to know anyway."

...

A short while later, Blayn and Mine arrived at the rendezvous point under the large tree.

Sheele and the others hadn't arrived yet, giving them a brief moment to rest.

"...But thanks for earlier."

Despite still feeling a little annoyed about the secrecy, Mine was at least reasonable enough to show gratitude.

Without Blayn's intervention, dealing with that enemy would have been a lot harder. If she had been captured alive... she didn't even want to think about what would have happened.

Her voice grew softer and softer until her final words were barely audible.

"What was that? Were you saying thank you?"

Blayn genuinely hadn't heard her, so he asked.

"Ugh, shut up!"

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