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

Chapter 10: Fight to the Death

After leaving Guy in the mountains while dropping off the lunches with Green and Najasho, Dairoku and Cornelia began to make their way back to the Inn where the others were. The trip was silent for the most part, with the two teens walking side by side but seeing as it would be a while before they arrived back, they made the collective decision to make a small pit stop and take a small break.

Cornelia: "Hmm... I wonder what Taeko's up to right now."

Dairoku: "Taeko?" he raised an eyebrow and looked at the blonde, who perked up in excitement.

Cornelia: "Oh! She's a friend I met last night! She's kinda like Akame and Kuraime in a way, very polite too. She's that girl that was with that old lady, entering the Inn alongside us." The male's eyes widened upon hearing that.

Dairoku's thoughts: "That girl...?"

Cornelia: "Huh? What's with that look, Dai?" She questioned, curiously as she noticed the look of slight wariness on her face.

Dairoku: "I-It's nothing..." He shook his head before he looked out into the mountain range. "It's just when we got here, that girl and I locked our gazes and... I don't know what it was, but something felt off about her, and that old woman." The blonde stared at him silently as he turned and walked towards a rock. "But either way, I'm not trying to stop you from making friends, Corey... But I just want you to be cautious. For all we know that girl could end up as our enemy in the future." He said as he sat down on the rock and pulled out his diary.

Cornelia: "Huh... I guess that does make sense..." She said as she stretched her arms with a groan as she looked out into the mountain range, while thinking about the male's words as images of the ravenette flashed through her mind. She then shook her head before turning around and noticing that Dairoku had his diary in his hand and was writing something in it. She did notice this from time to time, but never really asked about it. But she was curious about it. "Is that a diary, Dairoku?"

Dairoku: "Huh?" He looked up at her before he looked back at the book in his hand and nodded. "Yeah, I started writing in it ever since our first mission."

Cornelia: "Oh?" She waltzed over to him and sat down next to him. "Soo... What type of things do you write in it?"

Dairoku: "Well..." He thought about whether to tell her or not before he decided it wouldn't hurt to tell her. "Mainly things that recall past events that impacted everyone and me. Such as the first mission we had. It's... mainly so that we can look back on our memories, both good... and bad." The blonde was quite surprised, mainly due to the fact that she never took Dairoku as the type to do such a thing. Hold on to important moments of their lives and jot them down in a little book. It... made her feel happy. The fact that Dairoku cared that much about their memories to keep track of them like this, it brought a smile to her face.

Cornelia: "Do you... mind if I take a peek?" He looked at her as she suddenly glanced away, feeling nervous all of a sudden. "I-It'll only be one entry I'll look at! But if you don't wanna, I understand–"

Dairoku: "It's fine, Corey." Her eyes slightly widened as she looked back at him and saw his smile. "I've only written 3 entries. Besides, I trust you. So I don't mind if you took a look at them." He said, before offering the small booklet to her.

The blonde beauty felt her face helplessly heat up and her lips curl upwards into a warm smile as she nodded and gently took the book from his grasp. Now with his Diary in her possession, Cornelia began to flip pages. He was right, there were only 3 entries so far, so after thinking about it, she decided to go with his latest entry.

Dairoku's Diary...
Entry #3...

"We've finally arrived in Toushi Town, well... most of us. Guy was assigned to remain in the mountains while Najasho and Green, since their faces were now revealed to the Revolutionary Army, were essentially forced to stay behind, leaving me and father with the girls for this little trip. Well so far, not many eventful things have happened here, unless me... forcing Kuraime and Akame to not eat out the entire Inn counts? Really... where do those two get their metabolism from... But aside from that, I heard Corey made a new friend just the previous night. While I couldn't be any happier for her, I hope that she's being cautious. For all we know that friend could end up becoming our enemy if they realize what Corey and by extension, we are. But I know Corey. She's smart and tactful. So, while she's happy, I can tell that in the back of her mind, she's being cautious. There is a reason why she was chosen out of all the girls to be the temporary leader until met back up with the others. Heh... yeah, she really is that amazing, huh."