Chapter 15: Madness: LOITERING
Several days passed, and finally, Billy obtained a free day without Akame in his ass, during this time, nothing much changed, Akame still avoided eye contact. However, the things that happened during the fight against Zank wasn't left alone.
[Flashback]
Everyone was grouped together in the hideout, with Tatsumi at the center.
Najenda: Tatsumi, since we got a new Teigu, I want you to try using it.
Tatsumi: Really?! No one else waits it!?
Bulat: It's one Teigu per person.
Lubbock: Because it takes considerable mental and physical strength to control them, Billy's case is an example, he couldn't use Murasame for a long time and was easily knocked out from Akame.
Tatsumi put the eye in his forehead with an excited expression.
Najenda: There was nothing about it in the book. But it's a Teigu after all, so I'm curious to see what it does…
Akame: It has the ability to read minds, right? Try reading me.
Tatsumi: You… Want to eat meat tonight.
Akame: Exactly, amazing!
Billy: Amazing my ass, that is literally the only thing I saw you eat since I came here, fucking animal... Hey Tatsumi, you should be able to see any single movement of a person, try something like that.
Tatsumi: Okay then…
Some seconds later, the eye on his forehead opened.
Mine: Well, do you see anything?
Tatsumi blushed immediately, making Billy raise an eyebrow.
Tatsumi: What!?
Mine: What's wrong?
Tatsumi: Wawawawaw-ugh…
Suddenly, Tatsumi felt dizzy and held his head in pain.
Lubbock: Oh no, it's rejecting!
Leone: Hurry and take it off!
Tatsumi: Wh… What's going on… I suddenly feel tired.
While the Teigu was removed, Najenda spoke.
Najenda: It's the compatibility… It seems this Teigu isn't suited to you.
Mine: You were thinking about how uncool it looked or something, weren't you? The user's first impression of the Teigu is important, you know?
Tatsumi: Guh.
Najenda: This will need to be sent to the revolutionary army HQ then. It'll need to be analyzed so it can become a part of our fighting force. While we are an assassination team, collecting the lost Teigu is one of our sub-missions.
When we run into enemies who possess a Teigu like Zank did… We take them… Even the weakest of them are invaluable… This makes Billy's ability to summon them really useful, we are using him to make some Teigus for the Revolutionary army.
Billy: Still, that's more tiring than I expected, when I summon normal weapons, nothing bad happens, but with Teigus it's actually tiring.
Najenda: About you… Billy, I heard some things about you during the fight with Zank.
Billy: So you want to talk about that…
Najenda: Yes, Akame reported me about two things, so I'll start with the first one before going in the personal one… I heard that you died from decapitation, and then you came back to life and finished Zank. How did you do it?
Everyone was shocked from what Najenda said, but Tatsumi was the only one to yelp out.
Tatsumi: He did what?!
He grabbed Billy's clothes and yelled.
Tatsumi: Can you turn back my friends Ieyasu and Sayo back to life?!
Billy pulled away Tatsumi's hands and said with an annoyed tone.
Billy: I don't come back to life, like all of you know, everyone has only a single life. This is one of my two "Trump Cards", I can use a minion as a new vessel.
Billy snapped a finger, and a skeletal minion came out from a fissure, then Billy grabbed the halo on his head and placed it above the minion.
Billy's skin started to quickly rot away and turned into a skeletal minion, while the actual minion took Billy's looks.
Billy: This is it, a life is a life, there is no more or less, I just change vessel.
Tatsumi saddened from knowing what the ability was like, while everyone was shocked.
Najenda: ...How many times can you do it?
Billy: Depends on how many people are in hell. Those minions came from somewhere, no?
Leone: Wait wait wait, so you are basically immortal?
Billy: That's right, if I die, I can turn back as someone else.
Leone: *Whistle*
Najenda: Interesting, that change things… Then let's go to the second thing in question. Zank is a insane man, I think you all know it. I got a report that he can hear "Voices" from the people he killed, some of you don't know about it, but this is a real torture for anyone, hearing your victims day for day, wishing for you to join them in hell.
Akame told me that when he used his Teigu to read your mind, he, a man that was insane to begin with, got "Frightened" from what he saw in your mind. I would like to know what did he saw, you are free to answer or not.
Billy: ...I can't answer you, but don't misunderstand me, it is not because I don't trust you all, but because I can't find words to explain it. It would be easier to show it to you all, but no one can use Zank's Teigu.
Najenda: ...I understand. You all can go back to do what you want now.
Everyone: Yes.
[Back]
And right now, Billy was walking around the slums to know the place better, he was alone, dressed in a long black jacket and a bandana in his head while sunglasses covered his demonic eyes, he looked around the strangely-lively slums.
The slums had a partially arab setting, the streets were more clean than he expected, and there wasn't many people doing bad things.
Soon, he reached an almost empty road, he looked around to decide where to go next, when a voice came from behind him.
?: Oh my, my justice sensor is acting up! You there! Can I help you with something?
Billy turned around and saw a young woman with auburn hair and amber eyes. She wore her hair in a long ponytail that almost reached the ground, and was wearing a military uniform.
Behind her, she carried a strange dog with a collar attached to a rope.
Billy: Those clothes…
?: I am Seryu of the capital guard forces. A warrior of justice!
Billy: 'Imperial Guard…'
He looked down, and saw the dumb-looking dog standing on two feet.
Dog: Kyuun, kyuun.
Seryu: Are you hungry, Koro? Just hang in there a little longer, okay?
Billy: ...What is that?
Seryu: This is my Teigu, Hekatonkheires. But please don't be worried. He's harmless to all except for those who embrace evil.
Billy looked at it for a moment before he crouched down and tried to pat it, but the moment his arm was 5 centimeters away from him, the static interferences in his mind turned louder and a word appeared on his mind.
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Billy's arm stopped and stood up, without looking at the dog anymore, Seryu didn't noticed anything strange and asked.
Seryu: By the way, what seems to be the problem?
Billy: Oh, there isn't any real problem, I am just passing here to know the place better, besides, this is one of the days where I can rest a bit.
Seryu: Oh! Since I am patrolling the zone, I could help you in the way!
Billy: Thank you.
Then Billy followed Seryu around the slums.
Seryu: By the way, you said that this was one of the days you can rest, what do you do?
Billy: I manage a casino.
Seryu: Hmm… Are you perhaps Billy? The God of Gambling?
Billy: Oh? You know about me?
Seryu: Yes! My mentor, Ogre, told me about you, he kept saying that you are a good friend for him, when he comes back, I hear him say things about him that he can never beat you in a game. It's a great pleasure to meet a friend of my mentor.
Billy: Oh, so Ogre was your mentor, I am sorry about what happened to him.
Seryu: You don't need to apologize, Sir Billy. The ones that need to answer to his death is the Night Raid.
Billy: Don't call me Sir, I am just a 19 years old guy.
Seryu: EH?! So young?! You look around 30 years old dressed like that.
Billy: Hahahaha, it may be, I can't wear a tuxedo 24 hours each day.
They walked around, seeing many places, each zone where the two of them go, everyone was strangely calm, but Billy could see fear coming from those people, maybe they are afraid of Seryu's status as an Imperial Guard.
Soon, it was evening and the two of them separated from each other.
Billy: Thank you very much.
Seryu: Don't mention it! Please call me if you chance upon any evil. I'll immediately come and destroy it for you!
Billy: Hahahah, that's reassuring, but you don't need to worry, I can defend myself.
Then Seryu rushed off, leaving Billy alone, some seconds passed before from an alley, Leone and Tatsumi came out.
Billy: Oh, hey guys.
Leone: Hey there, Billy. I heard that you were around, how was the visit?
Billy: It was pretty good. I heard that you two will be going for a mission.
Tatsumi: That's right, it will be at the red-light district.
Billy: Pfft, heheh… Hey Yellow, be careful that someone can steal his purity.
Leone: Hahahahahahaha! That's a good one! Hahahahaha!
Tatsumi: I am not "Pure"!
Billy: Tell me then, how many women did you sleep with?
Tatsumi: S-S-Sleep?!
His face was completely red, and Billy snickered.
Billy: Here is your purity, c'mon Retard, even I slept with some women, and I am probably younger than you.
Leone: Oh? You slept with someone?
Billy: Well, some girls got too affectionate to me when I saved their ass from some danger beasts near some villages.
Leone: Alright, now it is time for me and Tatsumi to go to work, bye Billy.
Billy: Bye Yellow, Retard.
Then Billy walked in a dark alley and created a black puddle in the shadows to travel back to the hideout.
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