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Chapter 168 Just tell me who you want to kill.

A flash of white light.

Uchiha Hikaru's figure disappeared from Hourai Island and appeared in the world of Akame ga Kill!

The room that came into view was very large.

All the Night Raid members, including Brand, were standing around, looking at her with expressions of disbelief.

"Incredible..."

"It's actually possible to travel from another world?"

"Is this the 'Miss Light' that Mr. Brand mentioned? She looks so small, like a little child..."

"So cute..."

Amidst a murmur of discussion.

Brand coughed and began solemnly, "Nice to meet you, Miss Hikari. I am Brand. These are my superiors and partners... This is Boss Najenda, this is Akame, this is Lubbock..."

After a brief introduction,

Najenda, as the leader, nodded in greeting and spoke in a deep voice, "It is an honor to meet you, Miss Light. As a powerful figure from another world, it is truly an honor for us to cooperate with you. However, I am not quite sure how much you know about our world. You should know that the Empire's army is full of powerful individuals, and even members of 'Night Raid' fight against them at the risk of losing their lives at any moment..."

"Just tell me who you want to kill."

"what?"

Najendan was taken aback.

Uchiha Hikaru stretched his neck and glanced at the people around him without revealing his expression: "Or we could have a fight first."

"Just as you have doubts about my strength and identity, my understanding of you is also superficial. Let's have a spar and see our respective levels. Only the strong have the right to bargain, don't they?"

"..."

This rhetoric of "power and authority" was borrowed from Xia Mi.

but……

Uchiha Hikaru was indeed eager to witness the strength of Bulang and the others in order to determine his own place in this world, especially to estimate Esdeath's strength.

If nothing unexpected happens, this is probably the only one who can pose a real threat to her.

"...Then let's do as Ms. Hikari says."

Najendan nodded.

Then, she made an inviting gesture and led Uchiha Hikaru and the others outside.

Judging from the surrounding environment, this is a remote mountain valley, densely forested and sparsely populated.

However, the land in front of the house was repaired and leveled, presumably a training ground specially built by "Night Raid".

Uchiha Hikaru took a few steps forward, stopped a few dozen meters away, and crossed his arms to loosen his joints a few times.

Across from him, Brand stood empty-handed.

"By the way... Mr. Brand isn't planning on using a Teigu?"

"If it's just a friendly spar, is it really necessary to use that?"

"……what ever."

In fact, Uchiha Hikaru wanted to fight Brand in his "possessed by evil spirits" state, but Brand was unwilling, and she couldn't force him.

"So..."

"Let's begin."

The words fell.

Uchiha Hikaru's figure instantly covered a distance of tens of meters, appearing in front of Brand like a ghost!

"So fast?!"

Brand raised his arm to block, only to feel an immense force hitting him head-on, causing him to involuntarily fly backward!

The next moment, Uchiha Hikaru followed closely behind, delivering another powerful side kick.

boom--!

This time, Brand reacted noticeably faster. As he steadied himself by landing on his heels, he raised his elbow to block the side kick, then threw a punch in response. Uchiha Hikaru blocked the punch with his palm, landing cleanly with a backflip.

"That's interesting... let's try again!"

"Excuse me, Miss Hikari!"

After the first round of probing.

Brand's expression also turned serious, and he began to show his true skill.

According to the original setting of "Akame ga Kill!", both Bulang and Akame are among the Teigu users whose strength is closest to Esdeath's.

but……

Even if it's "closest," it's still far from perfect.

In the final battle of the original work, Esdeath fought against more than ten Imperial Arms users, including Akame, and an army of hundreds of thousands, and the battle was evenly matched. If Murasame's cursed poison hadn't been so powerful, they might not have been able to defeat her even with such a force.

And now.

After several rounds of fighting, Uchiha Hikaru had gained a general understanding of Brand's strength.

Very strong.

But not as good as Xia Mi.

To be precise, she is not as good as Xia Mi in her dragon form.

(Brand using "Demon Possessed" should be much stronger than she is now, possibly close to Xia Mi's dragon form. So Esdeath's strength...)

(Maybe it's close to the combined Dragon King?)

(Those Super Dangerous Beasts used to create Imperial Arms were probably all at the level of the First Generation, right?)

Thoughts drifted by.

Uchiha Hikaru spoke in a calm tone: "Mr. Brand, are you still not planning to use the Imperial Arms? If this is all the battles are about, then it's going to be a bit boring."

"...Alright, then so be it."

"Possessed by an evil spirit!"

As Brand opened his arms, a burst of crimson flames erupted from his side, transforming into a silver-white suit of armor that enveloped his entire body.

In the distance.

Uchiha Hikaru saw a huge dragon-shaped phantom appear quietly behind him, and then quickly disappear into his armor.

"The super-dangerous Tyrande?"

Overwhelmed by the oppressive aura, Uchiha Hikaru raised his hand, and a +3 Dragon Bone Blade appeared in his palm. At the same time, he took a deep breath: "Eight Gates Released - Third Gate of Life, Open!"

"Breathing of Thunder... Lightning Flash - 256x Divine Speed ​​Slash!!"

At that moment, Uchiha Hikaru's speed suddenly increased several times, tearing through the air with a series of afterimages as he rushed towards Brand on the opposite side.

……

Just as Uchiha Hikaru had predicted.

Brand, when he activates "Possessed by Evil Spirits," is roughly equivalent to Xia Mi in her dragon form. If we disregard Xia Mi's "Eye of All Things" authority, which belongs to the Dragon King, Brand might be slightly stronger.

Unfortunately, it lacks stamina.

After the battle raged on for about ten minutes, Brand, exhausted, voluntarily released "Demon Possession" and resigned.

And it wasn't until this point.

Uchiha Mitsukasa casually sheathed his dragon bone sword and turned his gaze to Najenda, who was watching from a distance: "How does this taijutsu ability compare to that Imperial General you met?"

"You mean Esdeath?"

Najenda was still reeling from the shock of the battle. After a moment of contemplation, she slowly said, "Compared to Esdeath when she took my eye and left arm, she should be about the same. But compared to her after consuming 'Demon's Essence,' it's hard to say."

"Um……"

Uchiha Hikaru remained noncommittal, after all, she hadn't used Susanoo or Mangekyou Sharingan just now: "Is she in the Imperial Capital right now?"

(End of this chapter)