Ren accepted Esdeath's challenge. The last time she challenged Ren, after her Mahapadma froze space, it became completely useless against Ren's reflection. Ren, who could not be frozen, instantly killed her. This time, at least she could exchange blows with Ren in battle. Esdeath, with her emotions restored, attacked very aggressively. Unfortunately, she was still challenging Ren.
She wanted to be Queen? Ren wouldn't let her. He would crush her with his powerful abilities. And he would also develop the other two areas: Six Styles. This ability finally played a role in battle. Level 4 was the limit for this B-rank ability's improvement, which meant complete mastery. After mastering Six Styles, one could grasp the ultimate technique, Life Return. It allowed perfect control over every inch of the body's muscles. With the rich combat techniques of Six Styles, combined with Gluttony's Primal Energy, Ren was invincible in battle.
When a person is full, their stomach will bulge in waves. This was the case for Esdeath during their fight. This made Esdeath gradually recall the feeling of powerlessness when Mahapadma was ineffective.
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The battle ended with Ren's victory. Their battle was over. But Kanae appeared again. She had already been influenced by Ren and lost herself. Only Ren could lead her away. Another new battle began.
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When the battle was completely over, it was already the evening of the next day. However, Ren was victorious. Esdeath? Haha, weak!
After Ren walked out of the palace, he was somewhat reminiscing about Esdeath's ability. He had to take back his previous statement. Esdeath's ability is very strong, a perfect ability! Ice... it can really be very cold, and ice can be very refreshing. It seems Yukino also has ice power? I wonder if she can also use it perfectly. If he really takes Yukino, he must try. However, the probability is not high; people with Yukino's mindset would find it difficult to accept sharing like Megumi.
He shook his head. Ren contacted March 7th and a few others in the group. They are currently in a deserted mansion. Night Raid are still dangerous assassins on the wanted list. Even though the Imperial Capital is very chaotic now, they wouldn't easily expose themselves.
The Imperial Capital does seem quite chaotic now. Many people have died. Quite a few nobles have died. It is said that someone threatened the safety of the Little Emperor. General Budo personally came out to suppress the riot.
He found the place March 7th mentioned and jumped right in. What he saw was a group of people surrounding a girl who was tied up with ropes. A girl with short black hair and black eyes. Akame stood a thousand meters in front, with sorrow in her eyes.
"Ren! You're here." March 7th was the first to notice Ren's arrival. "Where's Esdeath?" She looked left and right, but there was no sign of Esdeath.
"Cough, cough." Ren lightly coughed twice and explained, "She is severely injured and is recovering."
March 7th shook her head, "Sigh, you're all companions, why did you hit her so hard?"
"I can only blame her for being too strong."
Their conversation made the others feel strange. They weren't talking about the same thing, yet every answer was on point.
"What's going on here? Why is someone tied up here?" Ren also felt the atmosphere was awkward, so he pointed at the girl on the ground to change the subject.
"They said she's Akame's younger sister. Today, when we were on the street, she called herself a beastman, but no matter how we look at her, she's just a normal person. She doesn't have the characteristics of a beast like Honghong."
"Sister March 7th, I'm a fox demon, not a beast."
Beastman... is it Jaegers? As expected of March 7th. With that said, Ren knew who she was: Kurome, Akame's younger sister. In her childhood, she and Akame were sold to the Imperial organization and entered the assassin training facility to receive assassin training.
"I really didn't expect, Sister, that you would gather so many dangerous individuals. What exactly do you intend to do?" Kurome narrowed her eyes morbidly. She didn't recognize Ren and the others, but she knew all the members of Night Raid very well.
"..." Her own younger sister had taken a completely different path from her. Akame lowered her head, the shadow obscuring her face, her heart aching. Najenda patted Akame's shoulder and led the other members of Night Raid into the house. This was not their business to meddle in.
"Sigh... why do sisters end up like this?" Nami sighed. If she were to become like this with her older sister Nojiko, Nami would surely want to die. Honghong, who also had a younger sister, felt the same way.
Ren glanced at Kurome. Her body is severely eroded by the energy of the drugs. "Her body is already beyond saving."
"What do you mean?" March 7th tilted her head.
Ren poked March 7th's forehead with his finger and teased, "Simply put, she's going to die, March-chan, your brain isn't very quick."
"Eh?!" She stared at Kurome for a while. Aside from being a bit thin, she looked completely normal. How could she just suddenly be dying?
On the surface, there were indeed no problems. She had internal problems, irreversible damage caused by drugs. It seemed that she was injected with drugs to forcibly enhance her abilities because she wasn't selected for the Elite Seven. The burden was also considerable, and she had a strong dependence on the drugs, needing to take them regularly.
Kurome's gaze fell on the group. None of them were known wanted criminals. But being associated with Night Raid made them dangerous individuals.
Akame's eyes flickered when she heard Ren's words, and she instinctively asked, "Mr. Ren, is there any way to save Kurome?"
"Yes." Ren said it very casually. It wasn't difficult for him. The drugs could be easily extracted using Vector Manipulation. As for the body's recovery, he also had a way now. The evil energy devoured by Gluttony had been purified into a large amount of Primal Energy. In his interactions with Esdeath, he had further experimented with the effects of Primal Energy.
First: Enhancement. Enhance objects, enhance bodies.
Second: Healing. Heal the body, restore energy.
For a body condition like Kurome's, healing wouldn't consume much Primal Energy. Upon receiving the answer, Akame was incredibly excited. She bowed deeply to Ren, "Please, can you save Kurome? I'm willing to do anything!"
"Sister?" Kurome, lying on the ground, looked at her sister in disbelief. That sister who had gone down the wrong path, bowing to someone else for her sake?
"Willing to do anything?" Nami's expression was strange. Why did this feel strangely familiar? Didn't I say something similar before?
"Okay, I agree." Another freebie, Ren readily agreed. Before Akame could react, he had already strode to Kurome's side. A smile played on his lips, his voice like a spring breeze. "If I save you, your sister will be mine, you know."
"You..." Kurome was about to scold him. A piercing pain struck her. Her body, eroded by drugs, was already riddled with holes, too fragile. When manipulating the drug with special energy to move through her veins, blood vessels, and flesh, her body would still be damaged.
"Ah!!!!" Kurome struggled, howling in pain.
"Kurome!" Akame rushed over, tears welling in her red eyes, grabbing her right hand to try and comfort her.
"What happened?" The Night Raid members inside heard the commotion and also ran out. For now, no one paid attention to them, all eyes fixed on Ren's movements.
"It'll only hurt for a moment, don't get agitated." The black medicine had already seeped out of Kurome's skin, and Ren manipulated it, flicking it to the ground. Then, he pressed his right hand to her lower abdomen, and a faint golden light emerged.
"Ugh!" The expression of pain was gradually replaced by warmth. With her eyes closed, Kurome only felt a light illuminating the darkness before her. Every time she used the medicine, her body had to endure bone-chilling pain. The warmth, tranquility, and gentleness she felt at this moment were something she had never experienced.
The golden light slowly dimmed. Kurome's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes. The warmth and tranquility were about to leave her. "Don't go…" She murmured, reluctantly grasping Ren's hand.
"..." Akame's gaze turned to Ren, as if in confusion.
"Don't look at me like that, I've already healed her, she's the one holding onto me," Ren explained with a shrug.
Hearing this, Akame anxiously asked, "Kurome, how do you feel?"
Kurome instinctively felt her body. "So light… This is the first time I've felt this light…"
"That's great." Akame broke into a happy smile.
Kurome was stunned. Her sister's smile was like a clear spring, washing over her entire body. She felt her sister's profound and genuine love for her. This made her ponder. Did I do something wrong?
Ren turned to Najenda, waved, and said with a chuckle, "Najenda, your Akame is mine now."
"What did you do to Akame?" Upon hearing this, Mine immediately took out her Imperial Arm, Pumpkin; she couldn't watch her comrade be harmed.
"Mine!" Najenda quickly stopped her. Did she know what kind of person she was facing? That was the man even Esdeath submitted to!
"..." Mine, who had been stopped, gritted her teeth but still put down her Imperial Arm, though her angry gaze at Ren remained unchanged.
"It was my own request." Akame stood up, an apologetic expression on her face. "I made a request to heal Kurome's body. From now on, whatever Mr. Ren needs me to do, I will do. Everyone… I'm sorry…"
"Akame…" The members of Night Raid looked at Akame with complex emotions. It was a choice made for her sister. This couldn't be considered betrayal; they had to respect Akame's choice, and every person's choice in Night Raid should be respected.
"Sister…" Kurome gritted her teeth. "If possible, I am willing to take my sister's place." She adapted to her healthy body and sat up, her voice pleading.
Ren looked at the two friendly sisters, who were willing to sacrifice for each other, and teased, "How about both of you sisters come along?" "I feel like the treatment here is pretty good. If you come back with me, there's good food and drink, anything you want, and many things you can't get here."
"I know! This is called 'sisters united, their strength is like gold'!" March 7th shouted excitedly. She thought to herself, Hmph, hmph, I am very cultured.
"Sister March 7th, how come I remember it as 'brothers united'?" Honghong tilted her head, looking adorably confused.
"Oh, well… it must be Honghong who remembered it wrong!" March 7th's eyes darted around, her lips pouted, and a faint blush appeared on her tender Little face.
Akame and Kurome exchanged glances. Delicious food! No, sisters united! Their strength is like gold! They understood that no matter what, one of them had to fulfill the promise. If one person was gone, the other's goal would lose its meaning. The two, having cast aside their previous grievances, nodded almost simultaneously.
"Very good." Ren showed a satisfied smile. "Then you might have to bear with some inconvenience; only then can I take you away from here."
Ren waved his hand, and the ropes on Kurome snapped, restoring her freedom. He closed and opened his eyes. Golden Star Pupils appeared. The Dominator now was not lv5, but a Dominator upgraded to lv6 using 500,000 doomsday points. Originally, he thought the Dominator lv5 would grant Bankai, but he didn't expect to get Bankai until lv6. Its Bankai effect was extremely absurd. While dominating all things, it could even make all things achieve the unachievable.
Why do birds fly? Because they have wings. Why don't rocks fly? No, under my domination, they must fly!
Of course, it wasn't about violating rules and laws to achieve the impossible. Domination itself wasn't about dominating a rock to make it fly. It was about issuing a command to the rock to fly. What was actually dominated were the things and phenomena outside the rock, and these things would be forced to achieve the command of the rock flying. For example, if the Dominator dominated a corpse, the domination command was to revive it. What was actually dominated were a series of complex things and phenomena like vitality, life force, and soul, to forcibly achieve the domination command of reviving the corpse.
Simply put, when he activated Bankai, his body already dominated all things. Any command he issued was for all things to autonomously achieve his command. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as reviving people yet.