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16.4% Noble Life in Akame Ga Kill / Chapter 29: #29 Trade

Capítulo 29: #29 Trade

*Creak* The sound of opening doors resounded beside us and Ichika with Kurome walked out of the cottage with the only towel wrapped around them.

"Huh? Young lord?" Ichika immediately narrowed her eyes when she sensed a little tension between me and newcomer, namely Babara.

"You can calm down, Ichika, Kurome, this is the one we were looking for, Babara Oarburgh." I introduce them.

"Oh? What a nice young looking girls, a pleasure to meet you." Babara said with a polite smile.

Ichika nodded while Kurome took hold of Ichika's hand but still lightly nodded.

"You two can go ahead and follow the young lady who led us here to the hot springs." I said with a small smile.

"Huh? You won't be joining us, young lord?!" Ichika asked with a shocked expression.

"I will, probably. It's just that I still have some business here so I will join you later. Enjoy your bath, girls" I said and waved at them. They simply looked towards Babara before nodding and leaving while waving at me. Kurome kept glancing at me while they were leaving.

I stood in silence while I was watching their backs disappear.

"...Now, I still have little advice to give. I am pretty sure that assassins don't usually travel alone. And those two are pretty important to me..." When I no longer could see their backs, I turned back at Babara who was patiently waiting with a smile.

When she heard my words she slightly frowned after sensing my tone that shouldn't belong to any kid.

"I am aware of how proud Oarburgh clan is so please don't take what I am about to say as a threat, it's just a little warning, advice. My family, neither I have any problem with Oarburgh clan and I hope you feel the same way about us but if you plan to do anything to those two with your partner...Please quickly stop before you will cause the demise of your entire clan" I said with a voice devoid of any emotions while my red eyes started to glow. Even the air around us started to take a red hue and started becoming heavier and heavier. This was probably the first time I released almost all of my killing intent in 1 place.

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'This kid is not normal! His bloodthirst is even greater than mine! But if you think that I will be intimidated by this...' Babara thought with wide-open eyes in shock but she still released her own aura to push Akashi's aura away.

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It was battle of auras and it took more than 2 minutes before we both decided to stop this childish behavior.

"Don't worry kid, I am traveling only with my pupil and we have no interest in those girls, however, I can't say the same about you right now...Of course, if our leader met those girls, it would probably end up differently, haha." Babara finally broke the awkward and heavy atmosphere with a small smile.

"Your pupil? And why the thing with your leader?" I asked with a calm smile once again.

"My pupil is named Taeko and she is around your age so don't worry but also don't underestimate her, heh. As for our leader...she is probably older than you by a few years but that's not the main thing...She is very fond of girls...and she also hates men. Maybe it is because of the environment where she grew up, our clan consists mainly of women with only a few men as an exception." She explained with a forced smile.

man-hater and lesbian, huh? What a great combo. I already don't want to meet that bitch but if I want to make deals with them then I guess our meeting will be inevitable.

"I see, I hope your partner is doing well. How about we talk about the business now?" I asked, not wanting to talk anymore about their leader.

"You can see for yourself by going to the hot springs. Since I already invited you here, we can talk about business later, I am sure it's something that can wait a few hours." She said with a smile while pointing to the direction where girls went.

...It looks like girls will meet with her pupil first. I hope they won't start a fight.

"Alright, I will go change inside. Will you...eh..." I said but when I wanted to ask if she will be joining her own pupil, I had a problem to voice it out.

It's extremely awkward to ask that someone so old...

"No, I won't be joining my pupil in hot springs but I will be there...with my clothes on." She said with a straight face and left for the direction of the hot springs.

Ugh, that was weird.

I thought and went inside the cottage to take off my clothes. I wrapped the towel around my waist and took my sword with me before leaving for the hot springs.

...

When I arrived at the place...

"He sounds like an interesting person." A girl with long dark grey hair and green eyes said with a small smile.

"Haha, he definitely is!" Ichika immediately replied with a relaxed laugh.

"..." I immediately frowned after hearing this.

To think that I would be worried about them but she is relaxing here as if we weren't in constant danger. We don't even know where we are and she is so relaxed.

"Ichika, are you enjoying yourself?" I asked with an irritated tone and twitching bright smile, making everyone turn their attention at me.

"Eek, I mean...Welcome, young lord! We have been waiting for you to join us!" Ichika immediately replied with a panicked expression.

*Splash* The unknown girl immediately stood up when she saw me, her towel has fallen down but she acted as if she didn't notice it and approached me.

"Wha-?!" Ichika immediately exclaimed with a shocked expression before glaring at the girl while Kuroke just looked away.

I watched her approach me with calm eyes, guessing what she wants.

"You must be Akashi. I have heard a lot of things about you. I hope we can be friends." She stopped in front of me fully naked and extended her arm for a handshake with a stoic face.

Is she stupid?

"Sure but I would like to know the name of the one who is trying to be my friend first." I said with half-open eyes.

"Oh? I am sorry, my name is Taeko!" She replied with a slightly surprised expression so after hearing her reply I accepted the handshake.

"It's a pleasure but please go back and sit down in the water or make sure that your towel is wrapped around your body." I said with a straight face and glanced at Babara who was sitting on the branch of the nearest tree to the hot springs and she simply just shook her head with a helpless expression.

"Hm? Ah, I am sorry." She looked down and when she noticed that her towel was gone she immediately covered herself with her arms while blushing a little but her expression didn't really suggest that she is embarrassed.

This girl is extremely strange...but I could feel just from her palm that she is extremely experienced with a sword. A lot of people with great talent tend to be born with some weird aspects.

When she returned to her position I soaked my body between Ichika and Kurome who apparently left a space for me.

Aah, to be honest, this is totally different from the bathes at home.

Peaceful expression immediately appeared on my face as I fully relaxed my body in hot water.

"Aren't you too relaxed, boy?" Babara asked me with an amused smile.

"Maybe I am simply acting like before..." I answered with a smirk and narrowed eyes.

"Heh, good point." She replied and stopped paying attention to us.

All 3 of them looked at us with a confused expression since they didn't see a little show how Babara tried to "surprise" me just to fail.

We all continued to talk about regular things except for Babara who simply played around with her kitchen knives.

...

Once Ichika and Kurome left to get dressed back inside the cottage, I waited inside the hot springs to have my talk with Babara and Taeko also stayed.

"So, what kind of business do you want to talk about? I must inform you that our Oarburgh clan doesn't have a good relationship with the Empire." Babara asked with a serious expression.

"Don't worry, I know that the Empire detest you for a lot of assassinations on governments. I am also aware that you are in contact with the Rebel army for some time already. My business is very different from other people who come to you." I said with a teasing smile while soaking myself in a totally relaxed position.

My words made Babara narrow her eyes, trying to see through my intentions.

"Say it." She said after a while of observing me.

"First of all, I want a lot of different kinds of poisons. Second, I am kinda interested in your clothes and lastly...I heard that your Oarburgh clan is somewhat skilled in controlling Danger beasts." I said what I want with a calm smile.

"I see, this is definitely an unusual business. I can provide you those first 2 things but as for that last thing...you will have to talk with the leader and I really doubt that she will make any deal with you. Not to mention that only those of Oarburgh clan can control them but ultimately, only the leader can actually hatch them." She explained with a thoughtful expression.

Hatch them...So it's the truth that I have heard. They like to use insects like Danger beasts.

"Alright, we can talk about that last thing later. As for those first 2 things...Can you describe the special effects of your clothes?" I asked with a curious expression.

"Heh, sure. They are made from a special material from our Oarburgh clan that can wash away the blood and remove its smell immediately." She replied with a small chuckle.

My eyes immediately shined when I heard her words.

No wonder I couldn't smell any blood on her even though she is an assassin. These types of clothes are must for an assassin, it would be annoying to always wash your clothes and even if you wash them, there is still that lingering stench of blood. Someone with a great smell will be able to notice it immediately.

"Good, I definitely want that. Tell me...how much do you want for those things?" I asked with a serious expression.

"...Since I will be providing those items as an individual and not on behalf of our clan, I want you to owe me one. Our leader would definitely not want to trade our resources with any men." Babara replied after a few seconds of thinking with a sly smile.

Taeko immediately snapped her head at her teacher with a shocked expression.

"...Are you sure you don't want to accept gold like you usually do? I don't really like the idea of owing to someone" I said with a furrowed brows.

"There are things that even gold can't buy, right?" Babara said with a smile. Hinting that I can't buy their resources with money and that she knows that she also can't buy my favor.

"...Owing to you is a very broad condition. I hope you will provide me a lot of your poisons and also enough clothes even for my companions." I stood up and said with narrowed eyes while holding my sheathed sword.

"Of course, if you will accept this, I will also provide you other things. There are many things that are exclusive to our clan. For example vials with a mixture, when consumed it can immediately heal wounds but can't be used repeatedly. I might also drop a few good words about you to our leader so you might be able to even get that last thing you want, however, as I told you before...you would have to become Oarburgh to fully control them." She explained with a more relaxed expression as if she just won something good.

"Are you hinting something with me becoming Oarburgh?" I frowned and looked at her before glancing at Taeko.

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'...Heh, this kid can easily see through what I am trying to do here. Although Taeko is a little strange, she at least isn't like our leader. If I can tie down someone like him to our clan, he will definitely be a great help for our clan. There is only one last remaining thing to see...I have seen his ability to calmly analyze a situation and play around with his enemies when he lured me into a trap. But I have yet to see his actual fighting power and skills. If he will be able to match Taeko or even defeat her, keeping a good relationship with him will be beneficial.' Babara thought with a sly smile on her face.

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"Not at all. You can give me your answer this morning but for now...Taeko was just about to go train, would you be interested in sparring with her?" Babara said while pointing at Taeko who had confused expression on her face from our entire exchange but when she heard sparring she snapped her head at me with pleading eyes.

"...I see, I see. I have no problem with showing a bit of my skill if it's so important for you, hehe" I said with a small smile and creepy laugh.


Capítulo 30: #30 Spar with Taeko

I went back to the cottage to dress up and tell girls about the situation.

After a few minutes, we were led by Babara into a pretty nice location for fighting, there were no obstacles anywhere near us, therefore, it would be a fair fight.

"Taeko, don't forget to properly clean your blade with a wet cloth." Babara reminded her pupil who was getting ready with her katana.

Hmm, even her pupil's sword is coated in poison, huh?

I also cleaned my blade just to be fair even though there was no poison on it since the Capital had very weak poisons in the public market.

"Alright, go 20 meters away from each other and when I swing my arm down, you can begin your duel. I hope you know when to stop because you are using real blades..." Babara said and the last sentence was more focused on me but she also meant it for Taeko.

[Defeat the most talented member of the Oarburgh clan while using only 70% of your stats.]

[Reward: +1 to all stats]

[Failure: Babara's opinion of you will worsen by a bit]

[Hidden: ???]

Hm? What's up with that hidden thing? Is that perhaps the "hidden ending".

We both nodded, Taeko with a serious expression and I with a small smile and half-open eyes.

*Whoosh* Babara swung her arm down and both of us immediately kicked off the ground.

The first exchange, we just slashed our swords with no technique behind it and when our blades met, we started trying to overpower the other. All of this just to explore each other's strengths.

Taeko started pushing really hard which slightly surprised but I pushed her back on her original position.

She has supernatural speed and strength for a kid. Although I am not using my entire strength, it's not like I am totally playing around with her.

We made eye contact and both of us retreated more than 5 meters.

"Come! Scattering Breeze" She shouted at me and got into a special defensive stance with her eyes closed.

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'?! That idiot is using that move, right from the start? Is that boy really so strong?' Babara thought while observing their fight. It was hard to determine whether one is strong or not if they are using only normal slashes without any technique behind it. She would need to be the one blocking that slash to understand Akashi's strength.

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Oh? This girl is really a genius. What an immense focus, it looks like she has closed eyes but there must be "zone" created around her. It's practically the stance I created with one disadvantage. Her stance might look defensive but she is actually aiming to strike any enemy that draws too near her, she doesn't care a bit about defense if she can instantly end her opponent's life. On the other hand...my stance is defensive and I can block anything coming at me as long as I have enough time to get into that stance. Her stance is different in this aspect which means that its deadlier but also the defense is worse...

Anyway, let's try how actually good is this stance of hers.

I thought and rushed towards her but when I stepped into her "zone" I immediately felt new pressure coming out of her. I instantly stopped and jumped backward, dodging incoming horizontal slash by a few centimeters.

---

'? He actually dodged that? His instincts are on par or even better than Taeko's.' Babara was slightly surprised when she saw Akashi retreat without any second thoughts after he immediately entered Taeko's zone.

---

Taeko was also surprised by this but she had no time to be surprised so she calmed down in a second.

Although at first, she looked like an idiot, she really is a different person when fighting. It's hard to believe that someone so young is so strong and her technique is also extremely strong...but not flawless.

I picked up a small stone on the ground and threw it at Taeko's face.

I narrowed my eyes and carefully watched the stone as it flew towards her.

When the stone entered her zone, she split it in two by vertical slash of her katana.

At the exact moment, I saw her blade flash, I opened my eyes wide [Phantom Strike].

[Energy: 685/695]

I appeared 1 meter in front of her out of nowhere and she opened her eyes wide in surprise. I slashed my sword at the left side of her torso.

"Tch!" She clicked her tongue and tried to parry my incoming strike but that was only a feint and kick was coming to the right side of her torso.

My kick connected but it felt like kicking a boulder, I guess this must be some certain body manipulation.

She was sliding on the ground for a few seconds before she stopped 10 meters away from her original position.

She looked at me and narrowed her eyes in a very serious manner.

---

'?! Did he actually find a weakness in Taeko's stance in only 1 exchange?! I really wonder who trained this kid...Plus what was that speed...even I had problem following his movements for one moment' Babara thought with a shocked expression.

---

Even Ichika on the side was looking at the fight with a serious expression. She could feel how strong Taeko is only from seeing the fight. Kurome was also watching the fight but she had a problem following their moves with her eyes but she still cheered for Akashi inside her mind.

"...What was that? There is no crack in the ground so you couldn't have used physical strength to appear so suddenly in front of me." Taeko asked while holding the place where I kicked her with a pained expression.

---

'I positioned myself so his kick would hit my strengthened muscles, yet the impact I felt from his kick was extremely hard. His strength...his speed, he is better in both. I can only win by using those 2 techniques but he already saw through 1 of them.' Taeko thought with a serious expression but deep inside she was excited from finding someone stronger than her around her age.

---

"Will you describe to me how your own stance "Scattering Breeze" works?" I asked with a smile while cracking my knuckles.

"...Sorry for asking a stupid question. But does that movement technique has any name?" She asked with a forced smile when she realized how stupid her question was.

"...Phantom Strike" I replied after a little hesitation.

---

'Phantom Strike...? Fitting name...I just hope that he can't use it repeatedly or I will have a big problem.' Taeko thought with an absent-minded expression.

---

"Taeko, you are strong but this is just a little spar so how about we make it fair." I praised her skills and she nodded to show that she is listening.

"I was the one who was on the offensive right now, as far as breaking through your own defensive technique even though I didn't need to approach you at all. How about we change the positions and now you will try to break through my own technique?" I suggested with a smile and got ready into my stance.

I sheathed my sword and lazily put my hand on it and the other hand into my pocket. Making myself look completely unguarded.

?! Everyone looked at my stance with surprised expressions but there was one exception.

Taeko...she was looking at me with a serious expression, trying to find any weakness in my stance.

---

'...I will use it, it's now or never!' Taeko shouted inwardly and moved towards Akashi.

---

My own zone is much shorter than Taeko's but mine is an absolute defense as long as I am in this stance.

Taeko run towards me and when she was near enough to attack me, she actually kicked into a stone lying on the ground, sending it towards me.

When the stone entered my zone, it split into two halves, completely missing my body.

"Light Gale!" Taeko shouted and slashed with her katana at my torso at unbelievable speed while her blade was producing blinding light.

"Naive" *Clang*

I only said one word before her katana was forcibly repelled, leaving her front fully open.

---

'How?! ?! Closed eyes?! His stance is similar to my own!' Taeko thought while gritting her teeth.

---

Seeing the opportunity, I switched from my calm stance to my ferocious one and slashed my sword in a horizontal trajectory.

"Tch! Not yet! Light Gale!" She shouted in frustration and performed once again her previous technique but this time with an overhead slash.

I felt light piercing through my eyes but this time I couldn't afford to close them so I had to endure the pain until one of my eyes started to bleed.

Our swords met once again and it was a draw once again, we began pushing each other and brought our faces closer.

"Grr!" Taeko was gritting her teeth doing her best trying to overpower me while I was having an excited smile, showing off my white teeth.

I used crossguard of my sword to lock Taeko's sword there and then pushed both of our swords to the side.

"Haa!" She also noticed this but couldn't do anything with it so instead, she used her entire strength and went for a headbutt.

Seeing her reaction only widened my smile so I followed right after her, charging at her with my own head.

*bam* Our foreheads met each other and both of us started to bleed from it.

[Health: 318/320]

But that wasn't the end, we didn't return to our positions but we started to pushing once again, trying to overpower each other, this time with heads.

Our faces were so close that I was able to feel the fighting spirit from her eyes.

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'...Those vertical pupils look even more imposing from such close distance...He is still smiling even though he is bleeding from his forehead...' Taeko thought and couldn't help but form an excited smile too.

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"Alright, that's all! You better stop before the things get too heated" Babara stopped us and our foreheads finally parted ways.

What do you mean "heated", granny?

I couldn't help but thought with an annoyed expression while cracking my neck.

This kid is extremely good, I can't wait until I start Kurome's training. She might not be so talented as Taeko but I will teach her everything numerous times if necessary.

"I am sorry for losing, grandma." Taeko said with a downcast expression.

"It doesn't matter. This wasn't a real fight to the death so you can't be aware who would win then." Babara comforted Taeko with a light smile.

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'...No, even though none of us were being serious...Akashi was enjoying the fight which only showed that he still had a lot of moves to use plus I also have a feeling that he is much stronger than what he just showed. I must catch up to him!' Taeko thought with a determination in her eyes, she clenched her fist and discovered a new motivation to get stronger.

?! Babara also noticed it and couldn't help but feel grateful to Akashi.

Thanks to this little spar, Taeko gained much more motivation to grow stronger.

---

[Taeko accepted her defeat even though your fight ended in a draw.]

[Reward: +1 to all stats]

[Hidden: You were able to motivate Taeko into training harder.]

[Hidden Reward: +1 to all stats]

---

<Stats>

[Strength: 24 (28)]

[Agility: 28 (41)]

[Intelligence: 26 (43)]

[Constitution: 22 (31)]

[Charisma: 19 (33)]

[Health: 338/340]

[Energy: 725/735]

---

"That was really ferocious fight..." Ichika approached me together with Kurome and said with a forced smile.

----END----

[Name: Akashi Phoenix (Age: 9)

Title: King of Sloth

Class: Assassin (Lv. 9; +13 Agi, +7 Int, +4 Str, + 2 Cha) 959/2560 XP

Special Class: Fire Monarch (Lv. 6; +12 Cha, +10 Int, +9 Const) 204/320 BXP

[Health: 338/340]

[Energy: 735/735]

<Stats>

Strength: 24 (28)

Agility: 28 (41)

Intelligence: 26 (43)

Constitution: 22 (31)

Charisma: 19 (33)

Free Stat points: 26

Classes: Young Noble (Lv. 4; +5 Cha) 12/80 XP, Warrior (Lv. 4, +7 Str, +3 Const) 3/80 XP

Special Classes:

ACTIVE SKILLS:

[Absolute Dominance - When facing the formidable foe, show no fear, instead show your arrogance. + 40% to every stat, fire intensity, and explosiveness]

[Phantom Strike - Blink towards your enemy, the maximum distance is decided by your Agility (10 energy)]

PASSIVE SKILLS:

[Child of Fire - Flames love you as its own child. You are protected by the fire itself, whenever someone uses long-ranged attacks, flames will protect your body from projectiles even without your consciousness but you can still stop them if you want. This isn't ultimate defense!]

GOLD: 2315

SILVER: 87


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