Several months had passed since Akame's and Akira's squad began assassination missions. Leaving the mountains they grew up in, they now conduct assassinations with the Northern Empire as their base of operations.

Gozuki: "Thanks to Akame and Akira, the Sabitini Circus group has been eliminated."

At the mention of said group, both Akame and Akira looked down. Despite what they did, they truly did cherish them like they were family. With slight hints of anger, Akira gritted his teeth.

Gozuki: "Your next target is Ragiri, viceroy of Rakurou Castle. He is conspiring with the Northern nation. He's a big target. Use the experience that you've gained and eliminate him yourselves!"

Timeskip-Rakurou Castle, Inner City

Guy: "Maan. Hey Najasho, this is boring as hell. Why can't we storm the castle at night?"

Najasho: "Shut up, idiot. It's not that simple. The castle is rigged with traps, since the viceroy is doing something as dangerous as selling out the Empire."

Najasho and the boys were blending in. Both Green and Akira were working at the coffee shop with Najasho and Guy acting like patrons, the blonde boy of the group reading his usual book.

Guy: "Heh. That looks good on you, Green."

Green: "I'm fighting a battle to get my special coffee on the restaurant's house special menu. But it seems I'm losing the battle to someone."

The three boys then turn their heads to Akira, the icy blue-eyed boy running from several customers, mostly females and some males. The young man was holding onto his tray with his own special coffee, unsure of how he got himself in this situation.

Guy: "Tch. Lucky bastard."

Najasho: "Hey, shrimp, don't forget the reason we're here."

Green: "I know. First we infiltrate the city and gather intel, right?"

Guy: "I wanna do something, too!"

Najasho: "You'd just make a ruckus, so sit still. We'll make you work harder when we actually conduct the mission."

Guy: "Hmph. You're not gonna do anything, Najasho?"

Najasho: "That's how being the leader works. In return, I'll take full responsibility for the mission."

Green: (thoughts) 'I wonder if the girls are doing alright...Akame...'

Guy: "...He's been lost in thought recently."

The blonde boy wasn't sure what Guy meant, so he looked confused. With Poney, she was currently filleting many meats and fish.

Chef: "Hey! You're a natural at this!"

Poney: "Yes, sir!"

Chef: "Alright! Next, gut this incredibly rare kouga-tuna!"

Poney: (thoughts) 'Uuugh! I'm being held up because he's keeping an eye on me, in a different sense!'

On Cornelia's end, the blonde girl was posing as a castle maid. Currently, the girl was pacing about the halls as she herself was looking for useful information on the viceroy.

Cornelia: (thoughts) 'Hmm...I guess they wouldn't let a new hire work in the inner area of the castle...the chief told us not to infiltrate recklessly...I have to be patient.'

She then peeks around the corner, the area she wanted to go to was being guarded. She narrowed her eyes she tried to think of a way to make her way inside.

Later that night...

After gathering intel for the day, the team met at the inn they were staying.

Guy: "Did you like the attention there, hotshot?"

Akira: (punches Guy) "Unlike you, I'm not one to spread my legs, asshole. Anyway, you guys get anything? The only thing I got were requests for girls to take them out one night."

Cornelia: (sigh) "It'll take time for me to gather information, too."

Green: "What about you, Poney?"

Poney: "I didn't get any information, but I've gotten better at gutting and filleting fish!"

Akira: "Yeah, that's not something you should be proud of. But, aren't I the one who's cooking, anyway?"

Najasho: "And that leaves Akame...she's taking a long time."

Cornelia: "She's working in the stables, so she probably has it the hardest."

Poney: "She brought it upon herself. Since she got reassigned there after eating all the food in the kitchen..."

Akame: "It wasn't all of it, Poney. Just the meat."

Poney: "What difference does it make...?"

Akira: "Got something?"

Akame: "Mm-hm. Chief, I've been keeping an eye on the viceroy's horse in the stables."

Akira: "Guess they're going hunting, huh?"

Najasho nodded in response and the Elite Seven got ready to head out. Outside the city, the viceroy and his entourage had left.

Ragiri: "Where are the prey!? Wasn't there supposed to be a hero of Ragurou Bambi!?"

Guard: "My apologies, sir! We're looking for them as hard as we can--"

In one second, a hole was already in the viceroy's head, as well as a knife sticking out of his back. From the treeline, Akira had his signature sadistic smirk as the barrel from his gun was smoking. He had fired his shot, using the Shingu's special ability to curve the bullet's trajectory around the trees and aim it for the viceroy's head.

Guard 1: "Wh-What!? Lord Ragiri!"

Guard 2: "You useless scum! You just watched him die!"

Guard 1: "Capturing the assassin is our first priority! The bullet came from that direction! Don't let the assassin get away!"

As the entourage go to where the bullet had came from, one of them sniffs the air. The gunpowder's smell was coming from the other direction.

But by the time he looked, Akira was already gone.

With the Elite Seven

Guy: "Hah! This was all thanks to me goading the bambies away from underground with my suit!"

Akira: "Yeah, sure. High praise for you. At least I was able to kill the bastard. Oi, Najasho. When are we going to take care of the pests?"

Najasho: "...Good. So you all noticed them already. I was going to give a lecture to any shrimps who didn't."

Poney: "But I wonder how they were able to chase us. Did we leave a trail?"

Akira: "Shit. Must've been the smell of gunpowder."

Najasho: "Turn around. We're going to eliminate the pursuers."

They swiftly turn around, coming face to face with the viceroy's entourage. Cold glares were on the Elite Seven's faces.

Guard 1: "Damn brats...how dare you embarrass us on our guard duty."

Guard 2: "If you have no intention of leading us to your hideout, then we'll have to get the information by force. We'll grind the mastermind and it's whereabouts out of you."

Najasho: "They're not targets, but you understand already, right?"

Poney: "Yeah. Now that they've seen us, we can't let them live."

Cornelia: "If they were able to pursue us, they must be formidable. Be careful."

Akira: "You worry too much, Corey."

Guard 1: "Don't get cocky, you damn brats!"

The entourage rush at the seven kids, Akira's grin making it's way to his face as he places his hand on the ground. He had been experimenting with his strange ice abilities for some time now, but he had sort of gotten the hand of it. Letting out an ice blast, the ground below them was frozen. Two of them slip and fall on their rears, the boy quickly conjuring an ice sword as he swiftly cuts and lops their heads off.

With her superior leg strength, Poney decimates her opponents, crushing their ribs and kicking their heads off. She was able to crush most of their limbs so they couldn't retaliate. While some were distracted, Najasho had taken his own Shingu, the Water Dragon Sword, and sneaks up on them, killing them in quick succession. Green fought at a distance, using his whip to fling them around and wrap it around their necks, quickly snapping them. One of them tries to go for Green, but Guy had dropped from the sky. With his great brute strength, he crushes the foe, plunging the poor man into the ground. Guy's Shingu, the Rare Suit, disappears, the group noticing that he wasn't cheering like normal.

Poney: "What's wrong, Guy?"

Guy: "...When I killed a man for the first time, I had this weird unsettling feeling. But now, I don't feel anything. I wonder what that weird feeling was."

Akira: "...It's what you call guilt. Just don't let it get to your head."

Akame looked at her partner with worried eyes. Despite what he had said to her about the Sabitini company, she knew that Akira was hurting on the inside about killing them.

The group then return to their base camp, Gozuki greeting them as he was proud.

Gozuki: "Mission complete! Well done! I didn't think you'd finish him this fast!"

Guy: "Bring on the next one! What bad guy do we need to kill next?"

Gozuki: "Don't get so cocky. The outside nations and the Revolutionary Armies must know about you by now, and will probably make a counter-move soon. They'll want to do something about 'the Imperial assassins that lurk in the shadows.'"

Najasho: "So even the hunter will eventually be hunted, huh."

Gozuki: "That's right. You'll soon have to fight against those like you. Groups that operate in the shadows are best dealt with by other such groups."

Poney: "Just like those guys that pursued us this time."

Gozuki: "They must've been spies from the Northerners who were sent to protect their information pipeline, Ragiri."

Green: "No wonder they were able to follow us."

Gozuki: "So you understand, right? Realize that the difficulties of your jobs will dramatically jump. The target itself could be a trap. Keep your focus, and don't let your guard down until the mission is completely over!"

The seven children nod in understanding at their adopted father. Elsewhere, a trio were currently walking to their destination.

???1: "The next target is the Imperial Assassins...near the borders..."

???2: "That's pretty far."

???1: "Stop complaining, Chelsea. Let's go already."

Chelsea: "Okay, instructor!"

The carnage and the battles of the Elite Seven had only begun. But by now, Akira had started to suspect, what were they truly fighting for? From when he fought and killed the Sabitini group, they mentioned they were agents of justice.

Their father had told them they were the enemy, and yet, a part of Akira started to doubt Gozuki. The only thing he could do was shrug it off at the moment and continue to fight for his current family. The Elite Seven.