Yatsufusa was a Teigu not inferior to Murasame; in some respects, it was even superior to Murasame.
And the puppets controlled by it were not just simple puppets, because they would retain their combat experience from when they were alive; this was the most terrifying part of yatsufusa.
Just like the battle between Leone and Rokkug right now; even though Leone possessed the Teigu Lionelle, which strengthened her body, and in terms of physical ability, she was even several times stronger than Rokkug.
But Leone was still locked in a bitter struggle with Rokkug. Rokkug's use of a whip made Leone feel somewhat helpless, no matter how strong her body was.
However, as the fighting time extended, Leone gradually adapted to Rokkug's whip; if it continued like this, Rokkug would sooner or later be defeated.
This was also unavoidable; after all, Rokkug was just a puppet in the end, and no matter how special yatsufusa was, it could not bestow upon him true consciousness.
At this moment, Leone appeared to be struggling to parry Rokkug's attacks, but the next moment, Leone suddenly grabbed Rokkug's whip.
With this, Leone's strength could be fully exerted, and with a sudden surge of power, she pulled Rokkug flying towards her.
"You did well, Leone." Najenda, who was nearby, had also not been idle and had been carefully observing the situation. Seeing this scene, she rushed up, used the mechanical arm on her right side to smash a fist into Rokkug's body, and then closed in directly, grabbing Rokkug.
"General Rokkug, because you were once my colleague, I will liberate you from your bonds as soon as possible!"
And Leone was stunned at this moment; she hadn't seen the Boss take action in a long time, but the next moment, the physical intuition strengthened by Lionelle made her sense danger.
However, at this moment, she could only shift slightly to the side.
"Pfft!"
In an instant, an arm flew into the sky. After the strike, Kurome went back again, looking at Leone. That slash had originally been swung towards the heart area, but was it really worthy of being a body-strengthening type Teigu?
Even though she had hidden her presence as much as possible, in the end, it didn't escape its sense. If it had been her sister, this strike should have succeeded!
Damn it, this little girl, she could actually do it!
Leone gritted her teeth and looked at Kurome; that moment was truly terrifying.
At this moment, Leone finally realized that it was not just the Teigu yatsufusa that was terrifying; even if she were holding an ordinary Tachi, Kurome was definitely a very dangerous person!
All along, she had been too wrong.
"How were they even born? All three sisters are so strong! These genes are too powerful!" Leone couldn't help but say at this moment; after all, Kaede, Akame, and Kurome were all ridiculously strong.
Among them, Kaede even held the title of the empires strongest!
"Leone, you go deal with Boros. Rokkug is left to me," Najenda said at this moment.
"Understood." Gritting her teeth and suppressing the urge for revenge, Leone rushed towards Boros on that side. In front of Boros, there was also Wall holding a shield and blocking there.
And Kurome on that side did not block Leone; she had to conserve her strength now and only act when she could deliver a fatal blow.
"Akame, leave this to me."
"Eh?" Akame looked at Lubbock, who had come before her, and opened her eyes wide, "Weren't you sent to the other side by the Boss?"
"I feel that I am needed more here." Lubbock's eyes were a bit serious; his original mission was to use his Teigu, Cross Tail, to block Esdeath when she discovered them.
However, now he could not care about that much; because the situation looked to have become severely disadvantageous. Not to mention failing the mission to kill Kurome and Boros, there was a fear that a few people might even be lost.
"Alright." Akame nodded; she knew Lubbock's personality. He might have a hard time dealing with the enemy in front of him, but holding them off should be fine.
Akame was also a bit helpless; her Teigu, Murasame, had no effect on such puppets, and the person and beast she was dealing with were too troublesome.
That Danger Beast was of the close-combat type and very agile; if it were only that, it wouldn't stump Akame, but the person on that side was a gunman, which severely held Akame back.
After Akame detached herself from the battlefield, she looked at the battlefield, eventually looked at Kurome, but did not head towards Kurome; instead, she rushed towards Boros.
After all, Leone was also there; it was better to focus on taking one person out first.
However, Leone's severed arm made Akame look on with some trepidation; if she didn't go over, Leone might be in danger, so Akame made her choice.
On the other side, on Najenda's side, the battle had reached its final moment.
After all, Najenda had previously been a good friend of Rokkug and was well aware of Rokkug's attack methods, so Najenda knew all of Rokkug's trump cards.
As long as she dodged Rokkug's trump cards, then Rokkug posed no threat to Najenda at all.
In the end, Najenda kicked Rokkug's head off his body with one leg.
With this, it was over. Najenda breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, what happened made Najenda's eyes split with rage.
Because, even with only a corpse left, Rokkug actually still stood up.
"To what extent is this Teigu User going to desecrate others!"
Consumed by rage, Najenda smashed a full-power punch into Rokkug's body.
After all, a puppet without a head could no longer see attacks clearly, so how could it dodge?
"Whew!" After Najenda destroyed Rokkug, she breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the entire battlefield. Although she was a bit surprised to see Lubbock, she also understood the reason for Lubbock's appearance.
Boros on that side had already been surrounded by Akame and Leone; it looked like they should be able to succeed.
And Leone also looked like she intended to launch a strong attack; in the end, she actually desperately bit and broke that Teigu of Boros.
With this, even if he didn't die, he no longer posed much of a threat.
"The mission seems to be coming to an end." Najenda smiled.
"With this, that Teigu is broken, right!" Leone smiled as she spat out the thing in her mouth and said.
"Indeed, this Teigu can no longer be used." Boros gritted his teeth and looked at the two people in front of him, "Since that's the case, activate..."
But Boros's words were not finished before a voice reached Boros's ears, causing Boros to abandon the idea of desperately detonating the Teigu fuel tank he carried on his back.
"Boros, that's enough. Leave the rest to me."
As the voice faded, Kaede appeared beside Boros.
"Sister!" Akame's eyes widened as she tightened her grip on her sword hilt. This was trouble!
"Damn it, why is she here?" Leone's eyes also widened. The greatest enemy!
Najenda, standing nearby, also noticed Kaede's arrival. The situation, which had been improving, shifted instantly. A single person could change the entire tide, because that person was the empires strongest!
"Susanoo, use your secret technique!" With no other options left, Najenda gave the order, watching Susanoo struggle against the Super Danger Beast.
"Understood." Susanoo understood the shift in the situation and did not hesitate. Magatama Manifestation!
In truth, Kaede had been there from the start and had naturally witnessed Wave being knocked away, but she was well aware of Wave's physical durability.
That blow would at most cause Wave some serious injury, but it posed no threat to his life.
Then, Kaede heard Najenda's words—the command to kill Boros and Kurome.
After hearing that, Kaede watched from the side, focusing primarily on Akame and observing her actions.
She saw her look toward Kurome and then choose to target Boros, a decision made to end the battle more quickly.
If she hadn't come, Boros would likely have died here. Afterward, due to the side effects of yatsufusa, Kurome would have fallen into a state of extreme weakness, and Akame would definitely not have been able to protect her.
Kaede watched from where she stood, the warmth in her eyes slowly fading.
Finally, seeing that Boros seemed intent on using a suicide move, Kaede stepped out. With every step she took, she could feel her heart aching.
After saying those words to Boros, Kaede didn't want to speak anymore. She looked at Akame, then at Leone. Suddenly, a smile appeared on Kaede's face—a self-deprecating smile.
What had she been doing all this for?!
"Go to Kurome's side, and put that puppet away," Kaede said calmly.
"Understood." Boros led the way. Looking at the smiling Kaede, even though she wasn't doing anything, he felt a deep sense of dread emanating from her.
No one stopped Boros, because all their attention was focused on Kaede.
Wall was also withdrawn by Kurome, guarding her and Boros.
"Sister..." Kurome parted her lips, clutching her chest. Looking at the smile on her sister's face, she could feel how much pain was contained within it.
She still remembered how much Kaede had done to keep the three sisters together, how much she had done for her.
And yet, at this moment, Kaede was wearing such a painful smile. Kurome felt as if her own heart were being torn apart. It hurt so much.
"Sister..." Kurome looked at Kaede. In that moment, she suddenly understood. She thought back to that night, to the question Kaede had asked her. Her choice finally had an answer.
"I will... choose my sister, my beloved sister!" Kurome's voice was filled with conviction. Even if it meant casting the Empire aside, she knew one thing: she did not want to see her sister in such pain. Even if the Empire were destroyed, she did not want to see her sister with that expression.
She wanted the sister who always smiled at her with affection. That love, that care—why had she only realized it now? She should have known earlier, should have made this choice long ago!
She had to, she absolutely had to tell her sister about her choice!
As for Kaede, her smile finally faded. Her eyes were devoid of any emotion, and her aura began to rise at this moment.
Like a ferocious dragon roaring and encroaching on its surroundings!
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