"My Destined One" • Tensura x Arifureta

Ch 52: The Battle for Howard

It was today. Today that the battle for the Capital of the Haihiri Kingdom would take place. The Battle in which Gods and demons would fight. The Battle to protect Howard City and everyone living in it.

Looking at the mountain and waiting for his enemy to appear. That was what Akame was doing at the moment.

She stared at the bright light on the mountain, but her mind was immersed in thought and her gaze did not focus well.

"Akame-san, is everything okay?" Chloe asked worriedly.

"Eh... Yes, everything is fine."

Of course she was going to ask that. Akame thought.

Akame had only spent a few days with Rimuru and the group, but in this short time she learned a lot about them.

Akame was not much of a talker, so she often paid attention to others. So she was able to understand the personalities of the group members in a short time.

Yue was cold, but with Hajime and the other members of the group she was kind. She didn't care about things like justice and put Hajime above all else.

Tio looked like a mere pervert on the outside, but she was actually wise and sensible. She seemed to care about people, but she also put Hajime's will first.

Sakura was cold on the outside, except with Rimuru and Chloe. However she cared about the other members of the group as well, even if she didn't show it. She had a great sense of justice, but Rimuru came first.

Kaori, was kind and gentle with everyone. She quarreled with Yue, but it was not a bad relationship. Even though Kaori cared more for Hajime, she would still be reluctant to do things she didn't think were right.

Shia was one of the kindest and gentlest people Akame had ever seen, but she was also a bit naive. Which was normal given her age. She also followed Hajime.

Chloe was kind, fair, loving, and cared about others. She lived up to her title of "Hero". Yet she was not naive and had two thousand years of experience. Her love for Rimuru was really strong and she always trusted him with decisions.

Hajime was rude to anyone, and to his enemies he was cold and ruthless. He had no sense of justice, but he had his values. The way he saw the world was a bit radical, but Akame didn't feel entitled to judge him, because she herself was once like that. Maybe one day she would talk to him about it, but for now Hajime hated her.

Ciel was strange. Akame was surprised to learn that she was an ability that developed personality, but she thought that explained a lot. All that mattered to her was Rimuru's happiness, nothing else. It was total devotion.

And the person who intrigued Akame the most. Rimuru. Rimuru was the one Akame talked to the most, as he was training her to use her "Goddess of Rot Aclis" ability and the two of them had many opportunities to talk.

Akame saw Rimuru's gentle personality, but also realized that he had no mercy on his enemies. If Chloe had not noticed Akame's hesitation in attacking Hajime, Rimuru would have killed her without hesitation. Upon hearing this Akame wanted to know more about Rimuru. Rimuru told her several stories about himself and Akame was impressed.

He was someone who was kind, but who did not hesitate to kill. He put the welfare of Chloe, Sakura and Ciel above others, but that didn't mean he didn't care about them, quite the opposite. Rimuru held a power that could only be considered absolute, but he had no great ambitions. When Akame asked him his goals, he said: I want to Find Someone after that I want to protect my country and stay with Chloe, Sakura and Ciel-san. However my country doesn't need me at the moment, so I just want to live with them.