Akame Ga Vengeance Zero! (Akame Ga Kill Zero x OC)

Chapter 1: The Harbinger and The Consignor

*Northern area of the empire, Taigen Town*

Sabatini: "Ladies and gentlemen! Next, please welcome Sabatini's Promising Duo, and please enjoy their acrobatic balance show! Here, we have Akame-Chan and Dairoku-Kun, who will be doing their best!"

Stepping up onto the stage were the two teenagers in question, being Akame, the scarlet-eyed ravenette and Dairoku, the crimson-eyed black-haired boy, both wearing bright smiles on their faces while waving to the crowd.

Akame: "Hello, I'm Akame!"

Dairoku: "And I'm Dairoku! Nice seeing you all today!"

The crowd went wild as the pair began their performance. The two early teenagers juggled knives, at incredible speeds and precision, however Dairoku was taking it up a notch a bit as his knives were completely engulfed in flames, but he and his partner would trade knives in between juggles, throwing them to each other like it was second nature to them.

Sabatini: "Amazing! Keep going!"

Random guy 1: "They're still just little kids, but they're so amazing."

Random guy 2: "They look good, too. Looking forward to seeing how they grow up." To say the crowd was impressed, was an understatement. Seeing young children able to pull off such dangerous stunts that adults may suffer with, with little to no effort.

Sabatini: "Now you may be wondering, how can these newcomers pull off such moves!? They were part of a different traveling entertainment group before! After they lost their parents in an accident, they were looking for another group. And that's when they ran into us!"

The pair ended their act with Akame leaping into the air with plates balancing on stick and Dairoku throwing the flaming knives into the air before stretching out his arms for her to land on top of his shoulders and the knives all stuck the ground around them in a perfect circle, with their flames being instantly extinguished. Excited cheers came from the crowd as fast as the money came in, which was a lot considering their outstanding performance.

After the show had concluded, the pair along with their leader headed back towards their tent, where the rest of their group was.

Sabatini: "Our show was a success in this town, too. Travelling entertainers can barn a lot of money in times like these."

Amuria: "And the addition of the new kids were huge!"

Natalia: "Yep, they make a good intro. They hype up the main event, my dance, too."

Sabatini: "Even if it's the truth, the way they joined us works in our favor too. We can get a lot of sympathy money because of Akame and Dairoku."

Dangan: "...We have to think of the best way for us to use them, Kouga."

Kouga: "...Yeah."

Outside of said tent, the children in question were polishing the knives. As Dairoku finished with the one he held, he ran his finger along the flat side of the blade, before his partner called out to him.

Akame: "Dairoku..." He looked towards her, to see her polishing her knife. "We got a message while we were performing earlier."

Dairoku: "Did we now? So, what did Father say?"

Akame: "He said that, 'There's a very good chance that the target will take the bait tomorrow'."

Dairoku: "Hmm... Talk about soon... Welp, better prepare ourselves for when the times comes then."

Akame: "Aren't you nervous?" She looked at him, to see him rest down the knife on the table.

Dairoku: "We've dealt with worse than these idiots. We'll be fine." His response displayed no emotion, not even regret for referring to the entertainment group in such a way. Though, Akame wasn't surprised at all by his behavior, considering he acts like that whenever on missions or dealing with people he considers annoying. However, she could tell that he was a bit fond of a very few of the members, which is rare for him. "But it doesn't hurt you to be nervous." She looked slightly shocked that he figured her out so effortlessly, but looked away, sighing a bit.