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10| First Casualty

This chapter combines both ten and eleven of AKG Zero, so the next chapter will pick off of chapter twelve in the manga.

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After dropping the food off with Green and Najasho, Akira and Cornelia ended up leaving Guy up in the mountain as well. The two of them arrived back at the inn.

Akira: "Alright, we're here, Corey."

Cornelia: "Yep, thanks."

Akira: "Well, I'm going to go explore around and hopefully look for some information around here. Talk to you later."

Cornelia: "A-Akira!"

Akira: "Hmm?"

Cornelia: "A-After this mission is over, will you, um...would you consider going on a date with me...?"

Akira took a minute to process the information, a blush soon coming to his face as the same blonde girl had her own blush. Scratching the back of his head, he turned around and thought about it. Despite the feelings he felt for the red-eyed girl, he knew they wouldn't reach her, seeing that she wouldn't want to be in a relationship right now.

He made up his mind and decided to give Cornelia a chance. He turned around with a small smile on his face.

Akira: "Sure. I'll keep that in mind."

Cornelia: "R-Really?"

Akira: "Yeah. But after this mission is over."

Cornelia: "R-Right! W-Well...see you later!"

Akira: (chuckle) "Later, Corey."

As Akira leaves, Cornelia squealed to herself in delight. She had finally asked him and he had said yes. She was looking forward to it once the mission was over.

Taeko: "Cornelia."

Cornelia: "Oh, Taeko. What is it?"

Taeko: "I want to talk about the man you were just with. Can you come with me...? We won't go very far."

Cornelia: (confused) "Huh?"

But Cornelia agrees, the dark haired girl leading Cornelia to a secluded and abandoned area. The buildings were run down and destroyed, some of them were even close to collapsing. Cornelia found it odd for Taeko to take her here. Not only that, the dark haired girl had a katana with her, so the blonde beauty was on guard.

Cornelia: "Uh...um, Taeko...are you worried about Akira? He's a good guy and he's real sweet once you get to know him--"

But her eyes widened as she took a huge step back, Taeko having unsheathed her blade and slashed at her.

Taeko: "So you were able to dodge. I didn't want to cause you pain, but..."

Cornelia: "Taeko...are you...?"

Taeko: "I'm an assassin hired by the Revolutionary Army. I really thought we could be friends. But...it looks like this is the way things have to be between us, Cornelia."

With a determined look, Cornelia equips her Shingu, the Crushing King. It was a gauntlet type Shingu that granted the user super-human strength, but the drawback was it could harm the user if used improperly.

Cornelia: "I will finish any enemies that come after me!"

Taeko: "I am the Death Reaper, Breath of Oarburgh, the Untamable Wind. I will show you the way to the underworld."

The two stood at a standstill, both of them wanting to end their lives, despite also not wanting to. They truly wanted to be friends. But they were members of opposing sides.