Akame Ga Kill - Garou

"Enough for today, your stamina is pathetic beyond description, we barely started, and you already like this. And you little emperor, even a girl is going better than you! I feel sorry for your empire's bleak future already. Anyway, go take some rest" Garou spoke to the children, who were laying on the ground breathing heavily. The kids barely had the strength to move a muscle.

Garou turned around and looked at Esdeath and her group, Esdeath had her usual blushed face, her team had griefed faces while Budo was looking at him as if he killed his whole family.

"You went overboard. This is the first time for his majesty, he had never had any physical training before, yet you put him in such a mad training. Even in the army, we don't train soldiers like this" Budo spoke against Garou's method.

"And you are proud of saying that? That explains why you soldiers are so weak and pathetic. I only gave them simple practices, for now, when they get better I will up their training" Garou replied.

"Simple? Up their training? You crazy bastard. You made them run for hours while you kept throwing stones at them. Each stone was as deadly as a gun bullet! If it hit any of them, they would have died." Budo was enraged. Garou's training was a deadly one, Budo knew if he were to be hitten by Garou's projectiles then he will definitely feel a lot of pain or directly go to the hospital when he is not prepared for the impact, let alone the emperor and the little twin with him.

"I already said I won't show mercy or hold back. They are not allowed to stop midway, you are free to bark, but I won't let you interfere. If you dare to mess up my training sessions, I will destroy you thoroughly" Garou replied, his eyes narrowing dangerously at Budo.

"It is fine General, we appreciate your worries, we decided to go this path for our..." The young emperor who barely stood on his legs was trying to calm Budo, but he was interrupted by a backhand slap to the back of his head.

"I told you to drop the 'we'" Garou said coldly.

"Sorry sir" the emperor said with teary eyes while holding the place where Garou hit him. Budo clenched his fist but couldn't do anything. What he didn't know, Garou would have never harmed the children, he was aiming to miss them by a small margin. In fact, even if they stood in their place, the stones wouldn't have touched them. Garou's aim was more accurate than a sniper's. The general and the rest didn't know this and thought Garou was only cruel and short-tempered like usual.

"Now it is your turn, I hope you will perform better than yesterday!" Garou spoke as he eyed the Jaegers. The group shuddered except for Esdeath who was on the contrary quite excited.

"I would like to join General Esdeath, and her team" General Budo said, he knew he couldn't compete against Garou 1 vs 1. But teamwork with Esdeath and a group of elites all equipped with imperial arms would definitely be able to beat this bastard down.

"Suit yourself" Garou didn't mind it, the more they are, the better it will be.

The Jaegers and Esdeath didn't care much, Budo will be able to help them last a few minutes more against Garou or even injure him if their teamwork was good enough. But to win? Budo was nowhere near enough to close the ridiculous gap. Moreover, it seemed Garou has quite the resistance to lightning just like fire if their last encounter was anything to go by, meaning Budo's overall value in combat significantly reduced.

Moments later, all the Jaegers excluding Esdeath were laying on the ground with some burns covering their bodies. The group glared resentfully at Budo who lost his consciousness. Garou began provoking Budo from the beginning causing the latter to explode with anger thanks to his short temper.

Budo attacked Garou madly while Garou only dodged and ran all over the place. Budo continued attacking madly even when Garou got close to his teammates. Thanks to this, Budo injured the Jaegers who had no time to react. Esdeath was the only one to create ice walls around her to protect herself from Budo's attacks.

Once the Jaegers were down and seeing Esdeath blocked the attack, Garou moved closer to Budo and knocked him down instantly. Adding Budo didn't only prove to be useless but even harmful. The Jaegers alongside Esdeath can last much longer alone.

Esdeath wanted to continue alone, but Garou spoke "Enough for today, no need to continue." he then turned to the awed children, who were watching from the side and lectured "This is what happens when a muscle head with short temper and a lot of firing power lose himself to anger in a fight. He took down his own teammates and sabotaged every chance of fighting back. And make no mistake, I'm not saying to not feel anger or keep calmness and that kind of bullshit. Get angry as much as you want, but keep yourself in control. A controlled rage will help you to fight much better than complete calmness. Anger is the fuel for your strength and will, if not controlled, it will burn you, but when you control it, it is one of your strongest drivers to keep going."

The children nodded their heads in awe to Garou. Esdeath and her team were surprised, they didn't think about it before in such a manner. They always thought and heard one should keep themselves calm during a fight no matter what happens. But now thinking about it, anger can truly let people push beyond their normal limits.

The Jaegers and Esdeath looked at Garou in a new light, he was not merely a short-tempered man with too much power or talent, he had a hidden wisdom within him. His actions distinguished him from others, the way he interacted with them, the mixture of strength, intimidation and pride he gave off. They looked at him with more respect than ever, not a respect for a superior fighter, but a person worth interacting with.

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In Nightraid's hideout, Najenda gathered the assassins in the throne room. Behind her stood three men, the three of them carried the three beasts teigues. The axe, the flute and the water ring.

"I want you all to meet our new members, these are Sai, Kenshi and Gato" Najenda spoke as she pointed at the three. Sai was the one using the ring, he was a middle-aged man with black hair and average build. Next to him Kenshi, he was a young blond man in the early of his twenties, he had the flute. Finally, Gato, who was Kenshi's older brother, was also a blond man with a muscular build.

After the assassins welcome their new teammates, Najenda spoke again "The reason they are joining us is to ambush the Jaegers. The Jaegers are formidable opponents and a dangerous card the empire has. We need to remove them as soon as possible. Moreover, our spies in the palace informed us they have been training with Garou and Esdeath lately. There was even a report this morning that the emperor joined them alongside Budo yesterday. We can't allow this to continue, with each passing day, beating them becomes harder and harder"

The assassins' faces darkened upon hearing the reports. They already acknowledged Garou as the strongest warrior in the whole empire, and Garou training a group of elites was not something they liked to watch. A group of elite warriors trained by a monster was not a joke.

"In a few days, our spies will pass false information about us to the empire. We will bait the Jaegers out and divide them before we strike them down." Najenda spoke

The assassins nodded with heavy hearts. The most dangerous mission for Nightraid so far will start soon. They knew it would be the hardest battle so far, and some of them might even die.