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Kerritt & Heather / Scarlet Eyes: Chapter 66 Golden Welfare Home

"Sister... Sister..."

It seemed as if someone was calling to me from the depths of my being.

Akame struggled to open her eyes, only to be met with an unfamiliar ceiling, but beside her stood her familiar younger sister, Kurome.

"Black Eyes, where am I?"

Akame's last memory was of that warm embrace, just like when she was in her mother's arms, but after that, she had no further recollection...

"This is the place my sister mentioned before, the Golden Welfare Home of the Northern Empire!"

The fact that her older sister woke up safe and sound was the greatest joy for her younger sister, Kuroko. Even though tears were streaming down her face, she still held her sister's hand tightly, showing no intention of letting go.

"Just like my sister said, we won't go hungry here, and we won't have to sleep on the streets every day. We can live happily together!"

Despite her extremely weak body, still recovering from her previous life as a homeless person, a happy smile appeared on her face, clearly indicating that she had new hope for the future.

"Is that so? That's wonderful!"

The image of the woman who claimed to be a whale gradually surfaced in her mind, and Akame silently thanked her in her heart.

Although she didn't know who it was, Akame felt she should thank them for making her sister smile like that.

I hope we have a chance to meet again in the future, then I'll have to thank them in person!

"The porridge has been brought over... Oh, so you were already awake!"

Just as the relationship between the Akame and Kurome sisters was gradually warming up, the door to the room was gently pushed open, and a petite pink figure walked in from outside carrying a bowl of porridge. She immediately saw Akame sitting up from the bed.

"Now that you're awake, hurry up and have some porridge. Your body is very weak right now, and if you don't eat something soon, you'll have problems from hunger."

The little girl in pink had a serious expression on her face, but the two sisters could hear an unprecedented level of concern in her tone.

"Thank you, Mine!"

"But, can I feed my sister the porridge?"

Kurohime had slept for a long time on the way, which is why she was able to wake up earlier than her sister and get to know everyone at the Golden Welfare Home.

The pink-haired little girl in front of us is named Mine. According to the headmistress, she seems to be a rather unspeakable little girl.

"Of course not!"

Mine casually placed the hot porridge on the bedside table, put her hands on her hips and pretended to be a little adult, looking very serious at Kurohime's expression.

“Your condition is also very bad, not much worse than your sister’s, so in order to help you both recover as soon as possible, I, Mine-sama, will personally feed you porridge!”

But then, as if remembering something, Mine's face suddenly turned red.

"You...you mustn't misunderstand! The dean asked me to come and help; I didn't mean to help you at all!"

Ah!

She's a classic tsundere!

"Just as the headmistress said, Mine is not a frank person... Well then, my sister and I will thank you together!"

Kurohime stood up from the chair by the bed and bowed deeply to Mine, while Akame, who was sitting on the bed, also lowered her head to express her gratitude to Mine.

"Alright, alright! Stop saying such mushy things. Are you guys going to drink the porridge or not?"

"If Mine feeds it, that's fine too!"

"Hey hey hey? What are you guys... saying? I'm running away if you say another word!"

Despite her blunt words, Mine obediently brought a chair from outside and carefully took care of the two sisters' health.

After all, the Golden Welfare Home was already Mine's home, so taking care of her new friend was only natural, wasn't it?

In fact, it wasn't just Akame, Kurome, and Mine; even the other children in the orphanage lived together, helping each other out. Everyone's face radiated hope for tomorrow, something completely invisible in the Empire.

Although the time won't be very long, it will at least allow them to have a good childhood...

—

Meanwhile, in the director's office of the Golden Welfare Institute.

"It seems the kids who joined here are really happy. You've done a great job."

"Thank you for your praise, Lord Sword Banner, but this is all I should do. I am already very happy to see the children grow up healthy!"

The children at the welfare home probably never imagined that their respected director was facing a very important person.

Northern Empire, Sword Banner Lord, Heather.

“Yes, that’s what I think too.” Heather nodded slightly. “Are you still managing to keep up lately? Caesar’s original purpose in establishing the orphanage wasn’t just this.”

"Of course, whether in the classroom or in life, I teach children knowledge that they can use, so that even if they leave here in the future, they can survive in the North."

"That's good..."

Hazel knew that in the world of Akame ga Kill!, many powerful individuals were orphans in their childhood... Although it's impolite to say that, it seems to be the truth.

Therefore, establishing a place that can shelter children can naturally cultivate strong individuals. There are many similar places in the game…

Cocolia Orphanage.

Fireplace House.

House of Ciola.

In addition, there are some settlements associated with gold, such as…

Golden Courtyard.

Golden Grand Hotel.

After much consideration, Krydella chose to name the facility "Golden Welfare Home" to take in homeless children.

The children can eat and dress warmly here, learn a lot of useful knowledge, and even acquire a skill to ensure their future survival.

Although the Golden Welfare Institute was initially considered as a training institution for soldiers from the Northern Kingdom, it was ultimately abandoned...

Because Crydella thought of her own "setting".

An orphan, left to wander, is placed on the throne by nobles. He accumulates power as a puppet until he overthrows everything and achieves victory.

Although the ending was beautiful, the process was no less so... As the actress who played Crydella, this thought gradually flashed through my mind.

If it were Crydela, she certainly wouldn't want a second version of herself to appear in the world! Because it would mean that children her own age would suffer no less pain than she had!

"So let the children decide their own future!"

Once the children have grown to a certain age, the headmistress will have a private talk with them to ask about their future plans.

If you want a peaceful life, go to a specialized academy to learn a skill so that you can live safely in the Northern Kingdom in the future.

If you want to protect this hard-won peace and safeguard everyone's dreams, then dedicate your youth to the Northern Empire and to Empress Crydella!

PS:

That's about it for today. I'll continue when I get up in the morning. I refuse to believe it... that there might be another accident!

Kerritsu & Hazel / Akame ga Kill! Chapter 67: A Powerful Arrival! Three Imperial Arms Users!

After confirming that the children at the Golden Orphanage were alright, Heather quickly left and headed to the front lines to continue carrying out Caesar's orders.

Grabbing away at the empire's territory!

An empire with a history of thousands of years naturally has an incredibly vast territory, and generally speaking, it is not an easy task to gradually encroach upon its territory.

However, reality proved absurd. Apart from a very few exceptional cities that held out, most lords and nobles chose to surrender, even raising white flags before the army even arrived, leaving Hathaway dumbfounded.

You're not the Gallic Rooster, so how come you surrendered so quickly?

Upon inquiring, they learned that most of these nobles on the imperial border had been demoted to the frontier, either unintentionally or intentionally, because they could not stand Minister Ernest.

With the Northern Empire's strength increasing by leaps and bounds, they couldn't be happier if the other side attacked immediately!

And now, their dream has finally come true...

After hearing these words, even Hazel couldn't help but twitch her lips. In the end, she could only helplessly let the matter drop and let a part of the Thousand Rock Army take these former nobles back to the Northern Kingdom's capital, where they would be handled by Queen Kerudela.

After all, they are from the Empire. Although Hathaway doesn't have a good impression of the Empire, there are still honest officials within it. If she could select them and put them to use, it would definitely greatly enhance her strength.

The battles during this period were relatively easy, but Hazel was very clear that she and the Thousand Rock Army had not faced the main force of the Empire at all, and had not even encountered a single Imperial Arms user.

This shows that the Empire doesn't care about the border issue at all... or they have already taken action, but Hathaway just hasn't seen it yet?

"Regardless, we still need to remind the soldiers below to be careful..."

Heather, the demigod of the sea, is completely unafraid of any threat from the Empire, but the soldiers and officers below him cannot.

Unlike the Golden Clan, most officials are still of ordinary physical condition, and a poisoned knife could very well be the death of them!

"What we fear most is not confrontations on the surface of the sea, but attacks lurking in the deep sea..."

With the Empire's most powerful general, General Bud, dead, Ernest understood very well that a direct confrontation was no longer an option. If the Empire wanted to deal with the North, it could only resort to assassination!

—

Just as Hathaway had suspected, the Empire had indeed dispatched a formidable army that was heading north.

“It seems like it’s been a long time since we last met, Gozchi.”

"That's true. I never expected to be able to go on this expedition with you, Liva."

Gozchi, captain of the Empire's elite assassination squad.

Liva, Imperial General.

Although the two had met quite a few times when they first joined the Imperial Army, they hadn't been together for a long time due to changes in their positions.

This time, the Empire actually arranged for the two of them to be together... No, perhaps this wasn't the Empire's intention, but rather Ernest's.

But in reality, it didn't make much difference. The young emperor was not yet grown up and could not rule on his own, so he could only entrust everything to Ernest.

But everyone knows what kind of person Ernest is!

"The Empire's strongest army, plus its strongest assassination squad... It seems that Ernest was indeed driven to the brink, otherwise he would never have allowed us to act at the same time."

As the captain of the assassination squad, Gozchi naturally possessed a lot of information that Riva was unaware of, and he quickly analyzed the reasons behind it.

"After all, General Bude has perished in the Northern Kingdom. If we don't send a strong army, we'll probably be defeated in an instant, right? And... it's said that the Northern Kingdom's empress is a god-slayer? Are you confident you can deal with her?"

"Haha, I'm pretty confident, look..."

Gozchi displayed the knife at his waist, which quickly attracted Riva's attention.

"Although I've heard of it before, this seems to be the first time I've seen this Imperial Arm... 'One-Slash Kill - Murasame,' a legendary Imperial Arm that, according to legend, will kill anyone struck by its curse poison?"

“Of course, once you’re cut by this blade, even a super dangerous species won’t escape the curse of death!” Gozchi’s face was expressionless, but the confidence in his tone was undeniable. “So what if it’s a god-slayer? As long as I can cut it, whether it’s a god or a god-slayer, I’ll kill it for you!”

"Moreover, each of my 'children' is equipped with excellent tools, making them second to none in both direct combat and assassination!"

"Let's forget about a direct confrontation. We should focus on assassinations... If we can win in a direct confrontation, General Bud won't have failed."

“That’s true.” Gozichi nodded slightly, then turned his attention to one of Riva’s fingers, where a gleaming ring was making its presence felt.

"The minister has certainly spared no expense; I didn't expect him to bring out all the Imperial Arms from his inventory. Could you tell me more about them?"

"Water Dragon Possession - Black Horse Forest" grants the ability to control the power of water.

"Oh ho, if you add poison to the water, it would definitely be a great assassination weapon, right?"

"I don't deny it... but I'm not the only one who obtained the Imperial Arms."

Because of the death of General Bud, Minister Ernest had to make a choice, taking out most of the reserves and distributing them to those who could use them.

General Liva certainly possessed such talent, but he was not the only one, because beside him was another tall man…

The man stood with his arms crossed, exuding an aura of menace that inspired fear in those who merely looked at him.

But none of that matters, because any normal person, upon first seeing this man, would look up and gaze at his heart-shaped pompadour that points straight to the sky!

Is this hairstyle really okay?

"Although he has a somewhat strange personality, he is indeed my most outstanding soldier and the strongest hero who can kill a hundred men."

When introducing the man with the pompadour next to him, Riva's face lit up with an undisguised smile of pride; he was genuinely proud of this younger man.