While Night Raid was carrying out assassinations, the situation in the North was very relaxed.
Inside the Imperial Palace's arena.
Esdeath and Leone were having a "pleasant" battle, which was actually a one-sided crushing.
Abel sat nearby, enduring Akame's death glare, holding Kurome, and rubbing her head.
Kurome enjoyed it like a kitten.
She didn't know why, but it was just so comfortable to be by the King's side.
Moreover, the King was very kind and wouldn't make Kurome do things she didn't want to do. She liked the King… and she also liked her sister.
Inside the arena.
"Leone, are you even capable? You're not fit to be the Master's woman if you're like this."
"Bastard! Just you wait!!"
Leone pointed at Esdeath and shouted loudly, not refuting Esdeath's words.
To be honest, Leone's feelings for Abel were a bit complicated.
If she said she liked him, he had used force.
If she said she didn't like him?
That was impossible, she was stuck with him now.
Looking at the lecturing Esdeath, Leone immediately transformed into her lion beast form.
"Transform, Lion King!!"
Leone used her Imperial Arm.
Her forearms turned into beast claws, a pair of ears grew on her head, and a tail appeared behind her.
The transformation was complete.
Leone's physical abilities were completely enhanced.
Looking at Leone's appearance, Esdeath's lips curved slightly, "What a cute little kitty."
"What kitty! I'm a lion!!"
Hearing Esdeath's words, Leone retorted at that moment.
But the next second, Esdeath appeared behind her.
"Oh~ really?"
Saying that, Esdeath reached out towards Leone, who hadn't reacted yet, and grabbed her tail.
"Ah! You bastard, let go!"
Leone's face instantly turned red, and she shrieked with shame and anger, her body instinctively struggling.
This was a sensitive spot.
Esdeath, however, held onto her tail without letting go, even shaking it gently, and teased, "The little kitty has quite a temper."
Leone, enraged and embarrassed, spun around abruptly, her beast claws slashing fiercely towards Esdeath.
Esdeath easily sidestepped, dodging the attack, and used the momentum to throw Leone away.
Leone stumbled, almost falling, then steadied herself.
"You bastard!!"
Leone charged forward again.
Just as the two were fighting fiercely, Abel released Kurome and leisurely walked over, "Alright, alright, stop fighting."
Hearing his voice, Esdeath immediately stopped, standing obediently to the side.
Leone also ceased her attack, glaring angrily at Esdeath.
"You two shouldn't get so heated."
Abel shook his head helplessly, looking at Leone, "Leone, don't be angry, Esdeath was just playing with you."
Leone snorted and turned her head away, but her eyes still occasionally glanced at Abel.
Abel wondered, where was his bold big sister?
At this moment, Akame's anxious voice came.
"Kurome! Kurome, what's wrong with you?!"
Everyone looked behind them, only to see Akame holding a curled-up Kurome, looking extremely worried.
Abel immediately walked quickly to Kurome's side, squatting down to check her condition.
Kurome's face was pale, her forehead covered in cold sweat, her hands tightly clutching her body, and faint groans of pain escaped her lips.
As Abel reached out his hand, Kurome's condition improved slightly.
It seemed this child had forgotten to take her medicine.
"What's wrong with Kurome?"
"She forgot to take her medicine."
Abel said calmly.
After all, Kurome's strength was enhanced by medicine, so she relied heavily on it.
Once she stopped taking it, she would become like this.
Abel looked at Kurome, thinking that since her human body wasn't working, she should become a Devil.
"Kurome."
"My King."
"Are you willing to become a Devil, to get rid of a body that needs medicine?"
As Abel's question fell.
Question marks appeared above Akame's head.
Esdeath's lips curved upwards, thinking, "Has Master finally made his move?"
Leone stood by, watching curiously, wanting to see what it would be like to become a Devil.
"A Devil? Will I be ugly?" Kurome blurted out.
This made Abel not know what to say.
Which Devil from his Devil High School wasn't a handsome man or a beautiful woman?
"No."
"Then... please."
"Alright, Reincarnation Roulette."
As Abel's words fell, under the shocked gazes of Leone and the Akame sisters, a giant roulette phantom appeared behind Abel.
He pointed at Kurome, and a circle of light from the roulette struck Kurome's body.
Then, the roulette began to spin, finally stopping at the Knight position.
A drop of blood gathered at Abel's fingertip.
He then fed it into her mouth.
As the Devil Blood entered her stomach, a strong light flashed, completely enveloping Kurome's figure.
"Familiar Gift Package +1"
Akame tightly clenched her fists, her eyes filled with worry and anticipation, not knowing what changes her sister was about to face.
Leone, meanwhile, looked at the scene thoughtfully.
After a while, when the light dissipated, a brand new Kurome appeared before everyone's eyes.
Her originally pale face became rosy, and a pair of Devil Wings grew behind her.
Feeling her different body, Kurome's eyes revealed a hint of joy, completely without the previous discomfort.
After playing around for a bit, she retracted her wings.
Abel looked at Kurome and said, "From now on, you are my servant. You will forever follow and serve me."
Listening to Abel's words, Kurome tilted her head, confused, "Didn't Kurome follow the King from the beginning?"
Abel was amused by Kurome's innocent words, "This is different. Now you are officially my Familiar. You belong only to me. Everything about you, your life, and all."
Kurome nodded, seeming to understand yet not fully.
In short, she was the King's person now.
Akame looked at her rejuvenated sister, the worry in her eyes gradually fading, replaced by a relieved smile. "Kurome, I'm glad you're alright."
Kurome looked at her sister, and an idea popped into her head: to make her sister a Devil too.
If her sister became a Devil, could they stay together forever?
Just as Kurome was thinking.
Leone walked forward, circling Kurome a few times, marveling, "Wow, so this is how you reincarnate into a Devil."
This was very different from the Devil she had imagined.
Esdeath crossed her arms, her lips curving upwards, "Master's power always brings surprises."
At this moment, Kurome looked at her sister and said, "Sister, you should become a Devil too. That way, we won't have to be separated."
Akame was startled.
She hadn't expected her sister to say that.
Abel, standing nearby, raised an eyebrow. What a divine assist!
He had been wondering how to make Akame a Devil, but Kurome had actually brought it up herself.
Abel looked at Akame and also began to persuade her, "Akame, become a Devil. Besides, you don't want Kurome to be all alone in the future, do you?"
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