Hey guys, sorry this chapter took so long, and that it's shorter than I would've liked it to be. Spoiler, next chapter begins with a lemon. I had arranged for someone to help me write the lemon, but they didn't follow up. So I need help writing the lemon because I'm no good at it. Anyone who can help please PM me and we can work on it. Without further ado, I present chapter 7.

Chapter 7

Kill the Bamboozler!

Tatsumi was doing pushups with Leone sitting on his back, Lubbock was getting his ass whooped by Bulat, and Akame was just watching when Najenda came into the courtyard with a pack full of the teigu they had collected.

"Perfect, almost all of you are here. I'm going to return to the Revolutionary Armies base to deliver these teigu. I'm also hoping to increase our numbers, so I hope that they can spare a few talented individuals. Bulat, I'm leaving you in charge. While I'm gone I need people to collect information in the capital using our secret base." Najenda said.

"Now this looks like an actual secret base!" Tatsumi exclaimed.

"Right! It's my pride and joy." Lubbock couldn't help but smile.

"What? It's not like you built it yourself." Lubbock was completely dumbfounded by Tatsumi's statement.

They were immediately bombarded by an intoxicated Leone as soon as they had gotten in.

"Hello! Welcome to our secret base in the capital." Leone said.

"We're supposed to be assassins, are you sure it's okay for you to be drunk?" Tatsumi asked.

"It's okay. Our faces aren't on the wanted posters." Leone said. Tatsumi's recalled how he got rid of his wanted poster.

It was a beautiful night, it was the night of the full moon, not a single cloud in the sky. Tatsumi approached the mansion. It's time. Tatsumi went inside the mansion, being as loud as he could as to alert all of the guards. Tatsumi tried hard to keep his features hidden. It all happened so fast, anyone who came across him he let them go, the mansion exploded in flame, taking out a vast majority of the guards, but leaving some alive to tell the tale. He was immune to fire, being engulfed by it didn't harm him. Everyone who saw the explosion knew he was inside.

Word quickly spread that he had died in his own fire. The wanted posters of him disappeared the next day. The people of the capital quickly forgot about him, having moved on to something else newer.

"That was pretty smart of you to fake your own death. But the wanted posters weren't that accurate anyway." Leone said.

"So you're acknowledging that I'm smart huh?" Tatsumi teased.

"As a matter of fact, I am. Now give you Onee-san a hug for complimenting you." Leone said, her judgement was obviously impaired.

"Nope, there's no way I'll ever hug you. Besides we have work to do." Tatsumi said.

"There's a new special police unit in town. They're the talk of the town as of now. I believe they call themselves the Jaegers? It makes sense considering that Esdeath is their leader. Infamy is sure a great way to get noticed, and everyone fears her name." Lubbock said.

"What is it about her that makes her so fearsome?" Tatsumi piped up.

"Let's see… Here's one example. A few years ago, a tribe to the southwest of the empire rebelled against the empire tyrannical rule. In response of this uprising, the capital dispatched a special force to subjugate them. The tribe had about 10,000 warriors, and the empire sent 120,000 soldiers. People assumed the battle would be over before it even begun. However… The land was harsh and fraught with danger. The soldiers, who had grown up coddled by the capital, were soon overwhelmed by the harsh brutality of nature. On top of that, they had to deal with guerilla attacks from the tribe every night." Lubbock said.

"Feeling pressured, the capital sent out young but capable generals Esdeath and Najenda as reinforcements. Only an extremely wide river separated them from them from the tribes capital, and Esdeath froze it in an instant. They received orders to make an example of the tribesmen. Esdeath relished in the pain and suffering her troops inflicted on the tribesmen. She even forced some of the tribesmen to watch her troops pillage their homes and women, she left those people she forced to watch alive. Najenda couldn't stand the orders to make an example of them. She swore to take out those who relish in the savagery. After that, Najenda joined the Revolutionary Army." Lubbock finished.

"She is a true monster. She left those tribesmen alive to incite more rebellions." Leone said.

"Apparently so." Tatsumi said, If I was her, I would've done the exact same thing.

"She's one nasty lady, I'm so glad that I didn't mess with her on my own when I was spying on her." Leone said. "I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of kills it took to gain that evil aura of hers." Leone added.

"She scared even you off?! What kind of diabolical person could she possibly be!?" Tatsumi exclaimed

"If you're that curious, why not find out first-hand? Esdeath is sponsoring a city-wide martial arts tournament. The winner gets a cash award. You could buy something nice." Lubbock said, revealing poster advertising the tournament.

Tatsumi was facing a monster of a man, he was tall and buff with a boar's head. The announcer was a young man with tan skin and blue tinted black hair, about the same height as Tatsumi, he was a member of the newly formed Jaegers. I think his name is Wave.

"On the east side… Kalbi the butcher! And on the west side… Tatsumi the blacksmith!" the announcer shouted.

"Who's this shrimp? The prize money might as well already be mine! I may have been excommunicated, but I'm still a ninth-level master at Koukenji!" Kalbi said.

Compared to the three, this guy is nothing. I think I'll go easy on him

"Begin!" the announcer commanded.

"I'll serve you a full course of my explosive fist!" Kalbi yelled, raising his fist.

Kalbi then punched where Tatsumi was, This guy will be too easy. Tatsumi had leapt over Kalbi's fist as it created a huge crater in the arena floor. Tatsumi came down with a kick, Kalbi barely had time to block it. Kalbi was sent reeling back from the force of the kick.

Kalbi was showing how angry he was by throwing out a flurry of punches. Tatsumi easily deflected all of Kalbi's attacks. Tatsumi quickly punched Kalbi twice in the gut. Spittle flew from Kalbi's mouth. Kalbi raised both of his arms to deliver a devastating attack. Tatsumi kicked Kalbi's legs out from underneath him and followed up with a flying back kick to Kalbi's face.

Kalbi was sent flying, knocked out cold. The crowd was so amazed by Tatsumi's display of prowess that they forgot to cheer momentarily.

"That's the match. The winner is… Tatsumi the blacksmith!" the announcer shouted. It was then that the crowd came to life, they were cheering for Tatsumi specifically.

They're cheering for me? Tatsumi couldn't help but smile, "I did it!"

"We've found him." Esdeath told Run, her subordinate.

"A potential teigu user I presume?" Run answered.

"That too, but more importantly…" Esdeath said, walking out of her personal booth.

"Commander?" Run asked.

Tatsumi glanced over to see a blue haired woman walk out of a personal booth. Esdeath? She's coming to the ring herself!? Wait a second, isn't that the woman that Zank tried to trick me with, my most precious person?

"You're name was Tatsumi right? That's a very nice name, I like it." Esdeath said;

"T-Thanks." Tatsumi couldn't stop himself from stammering, he could feel her intense aura.

"Your victory now was magnificent. I'd like to reward you for your efforts." Esdeath said, reaching into her uniform for something.

"Thank you." Tatsumi said, Regardless of who it's from, money is money. Wait a second. Esdeath launched her hand out, Tatsumi grabbed her wrist. She was holding a leash with a chain attached to it.

"What's this? You do realize that I'm not a dog." Tatsumi said.

"Oh, you actually caught on to my gimmick. That's a shame." Esdeath then tried to force Tatsumi to submit, but he wouldn't budge.

"What's this? You think you can resist me? I'll show you." Esdeath was obviously very surprised.

The crowd gasped at seeing Tatsumi's level of resistance.

"I don't think so." Tatsumi commanded. He started to shove back, I'm not going to be pushed around by the ice bitch.

"Resistance is futile. Give up before I hurt you." Esdeath coldly said.

"Not going to happen." Tatsumi flung finally overpowered her and flung her arm to the side.

"You resist still. I hate to do this but you give no choice." Esdeath said happily with a huge grin.

Tatsumi didn't even get to see what happened. It was just too fast, one second he was free, the next he was extremely cold and couldn't see anything. I can't use it! Damn it… Tatsumi passed out quickly due to the lack of oxygen.

Tatsumi woke up on the most comfortable bed. He was still a little cold, but that was fixed very quickly. Tatsumi heard a shower running and looked around to find the source, he was completely stumped. He saw a light shining through a glass door to reveal the most beautiful figure the world had ever known. Holy crap! That's got to be her. Tatsumi sat in silence for the next few minutes, formulating his plan. She revealed too many of her cards. I wonder if I could-

Tatsumi was interrupted from his thoughts by a door being slid open. Tatsumi looked to see Esdeath walk out of the bathroom only dressed in a button up shirt. Only a few of the middle buttons were clasped, so a very unladylike amount of cleavage was revealed to his prying eyes. Tatsumi couldn't help but to turn red when he saw her. She walked up to the bed and sat down next to him

"Would you like anything to drink?" Esdeath asked cooly.

"No thank you, I'm fine." Tatsumi replied.

"I'm sorry. I've never done anything like this before." Esdeath said.

Should I try to get her to join the Revolutionary Army, just to tell the others that I tried. Even if she declines, I think I know what she might do.

"Y-You like me right?" Tatsumi fake stuttered.

"If I didn't. Would I do this?" Esdeath said. In the same second, she pushed him down and gave him a wet kiss on the lips, tongue and all.

Well, I guess my plan is already going out the window, but it's not too late to salvage it.

"I hate the capital as it is now. I was actually thinking about joining the Revolutionary Army…" Tatsumi started.

"You shouldn't be telling this to an Imperial General." Esdeath said.

"I don't care. Come with me." Tatsumi retorted.

SLAP!

Another warning, the next chapter is beginning with a lemon. Anyone who can help me write it, please PM me so the next chapter can come out sooner. Thanks for reading the chapter! Don't forget to Fav, Follow, and Review! Constructive criticism is always appreciated!