I've decided to skip the fight between Seryu, Suzuka, Tatsumi, and Mine. There really wouldn't have been any reason to put Akira in throughout the battle, unless it was a Mine x Male Reader/OC where I would replace Tatsumi with said character.

Anyway, proceeding onward with the story. But also... What the fuck are with these timeskips?

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(A/N): Just ignore Mine in the picture. In the original manga, she would've shared the room with her, but we need some more fluff with icy boi, so I made minor changes to the scene. Again, just imagine it's Akira in the picture instead of Mine.

It had been a month since Tatsumi and Mine had a run-in with Jaeger member, Seryu Ubiquitous, and the last Rakshasa Demon, Suzuka. They were victorious, but not after suffering a few more injuries, which had a few set back in their plans, so they waited for them to rest up and heal before they could continue on with their mission.

But it seemed that the fated day was just a few days away, a new morning had blessed the city of Kyoroch. In her shared room with Akira, Akame woke up with a yawn as she looked out the window, the wind flowing in as the bright sun shined through and rose up on the horizon.

Akame: (thoughts) 'It's morning... I'm hungry...'

Light snoring could be heard as she looked down, Akame smiling to herself as she tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. Below her was her familiar boyfriend, sleeping the morning away as a small smile was present on his features.

Akame: (thoughts) 'He must be having a pleasant dream... I suppose I can sleep in for a few more hours.'

Deciding not to get up, she descended her form down and lied next to him, wrapping an arm around his torso as she closed her eyes and listened to his steady breaths. She laid her head down onto his chest to listen to his heart beat, it beating slowly and calmly.

For the first time in many days since their skirmish on the Romari Highway, she felt at peace. Akame had hoped that this peaceful feeling would last long. Forever, even. But unfortunately, that wasn't the case as their mission would be commencing soon.

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Finally up, Akame and Akira met up front of their rented house with Susanoo, Lubbock, and Tatsumi.

Tatsumi: (leaning Incursio's Key on his shoulder) "Well, we're off."

Susanoo: (advising tone) "Steer clear of the cathedral. Word has it they've tightened security around it."

Lubbock: "Yeah, yeah. Without a plan, we can't even get near it."

Akira: (handing bento boxes over) "We made you guys some lunch."

Tatsumi: "Ooh! Thank you, Akira! Su-san!"

Akira: (punches Akame's head) "But this hungry beast, however, ate half of yours, Tatsumi."

Akame: "I-I'm so sorry. I only meant to have a taste... But it was so good..."

Tatsumi: "It's okay. I'm actually grateful that you even left me half."

Akira: (sigh) "If you don't eat everyone's lunches for the rest of the day, I'll take you back to the meat stall again."

Akame: "Really!?"

Akira: (thoughts) '...My wallet is going to be dying again.' "Yes... Really."

The ravenette instantly lunged at her boyfriend and hugged him tightly, Akira feeling like his whole supply of his air was leaving his lungs. The two boys looked at Akira with a bit of pity, knowing what was going to happen next.

Soon enough, Mine pops her head around the corner from the doorway.

Mine: "Oh? What's this, Tatsumi? You're going out?"

Tatsumi: "Yep. To go check out the town."

Lubbock: (scratches head) "Do some spying, maybe take out a few enemies if we get the chance. Until they're done digging out that tunnel, it's about as much as we can do."

The pink-haired assassin let out a small hum before she exited the house. An idea seemed to have popped in her mind as she shoves Lubbock out of the way and latches onto Tatsumi's arm and begins to pull him away. The brown-haired teen was surprised at the action.

Mine: "All right, then. Then I'll go with Tatsumi. Lubbo, I'm taking over for you."

Lubbock: "What!?"

Akame: (concerned tone) "Don't push yourself. I know it's been a month, but your wounds haven't fully healed yet."

Mine: (cheeky grin) "I've been focusing on getting better, so it won't be a problem! Besides, we can't count on Tatsumi and Lubbo. Swapping me in will make for a much more reliable recon team."

Lubbock: "For your information, I defeated two of the four Rakshasa--"

Mine: (pushes Lubbock away once more) "Yeah, yeah. Now switch off!"

Lubbock: "Y-You're so pushy."

Mine: "Come on! Let's go, Tatsumi! We're going to gather intel!"

Tatsumi: "R-Right."

And so the pink-haired girl runs off with her brown-haired companion, albeit forced to accompany her, like usual. Akira tilted his head as he looked at the scene. Since the month they encountered the two enemies, Mine has been trying to be... Assertive towards the green-eyed boy? He couldn't quite place his finger on it, but he had a few ideas of what was happening.

Akame: "Mine... Don't tell me..." (thoughts) 'So you wanted to eat Akira's and Su-san's lunch that badly... I understand!'

The organic Teigu, Lubbock, and Akira look at the red-eyed girl with an unimpressed look, Akira having more of a deadpan expression in it.

Akira: (thoughts) 'What? No, that's not it. It's the opposite of what you're thinking.'

Lubbock: (thoughts) 'Whatever she's thinking is probably completely off the mark.'

Susanoo: (thoughts) 'Akame must be really hung up on that boxed lunch.'

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Later that night, Wave and Kurome were in the cathedral, Esdeath having assigned them guard duty. The icy general on the other hand was currently making the rounds, a grin on her face as she waited for Night Raid to show themselves. It seemed she had devised a trick to use on them.

Susanoo and Leone had soon finished up digging the tunnel to the cathedral and soon reported back to Najenda. In the dining room of their rented house, Akira and Susanoo walk out of the kitchen flaps, tugging the strings on their aprons.

Susanoo: "Today, we mean business like we've never meant it before."

Akira: "For this special time, we put aside our differences. Prepare yourselves."

Susanoo/Akira: "We hope you're ready, everyone!"

The two chefs soon placed dishes in front of everyone, each person getting two. 

Susanoo: "For Najenda, it's salt-flavored ramen with firm noodles. I have total confidence in how I've seasoned my chicken and the amount of salt!"

Akira: "And I present to you the Fisherman's Favorite Paella. Stir-fried mollusks, pinkshrimp, and saxham rice that's all put together with a creamy sauce. It's truly the definition of an elegant seafood dish."

The silver-haired general's eye sparkled with amazement, her mouth drooling. If it wasn't implied, she was thoroughly impressed with the presentation of the dishes and was looking forward to trying them. The two then turn to Mine.

Susanno: "For Mine, it's a strawberry parfait. And there's a special surprise flavor inside too!"

Akira: "Heh. But it doesn't compare to this. Behold, the Kupoberry Cheesecake! Made from authentic Duscean orange, delicious Leidan sweet potatoes, and topped off with fresh milk from a sheep."

If it wasn't obvious, Mine's favorite things to eat were sweets. Whether it be candies, cakes, parfaits, or any dessert items, she'd eat it. So seeing the different dessert items presented in front of her made her smile in delight. The two then turn to the green-haired pervert.

Susanoo: "Lubbock gets a fresh Bokkai Shrimp Creation!"

Akira: "To pair along with the Bokkai Shrimp, I've also made a Sweet Salty Crustacean Curry made from Roman Crab imported from Sweun."

Lubbock drooled at the sight of the crustacean buffet he was given. He kept looking between the two, unsure of which dish to start off with first. Leone's dishes then came next.

Susanoo: "For Leone, it's oden and expensive local sake served cold!"

Akira: "Alongside Susanoo's, I've also made thinly sliced pieces of carp to go with the sake. I call it Carp of the Diem."

The blonde lioness instantly grinned and cheered. Alcohol paired up with delicious food? How could she say no to that? Akame's mouth began to water as Akira and Susanoo began to push large dishes of meats towards her.

Susanoo: "For Akame, an assortment of meat stewed in my own secret sauce!"

Akira: "Well, I decided to go out on all of these, but I went out hunting earlier and took down a Behemouth. What better than to smoke it with some smoking wood and top it all off with some nutmeg to give it some flavor!"

With these mountains of foods in front of her, Akame felt like she was in heaven. She leaned up and kissed Akira's cheek, making him blush as he scratched his cheek. And then came Tatsumi's...

Susanoo: "And since Tatsumi said he'd be happy with anything... A specially made Susanoo Lunch Set."

Akira: "Fluffy Oyakodon. That's pretty much it."

Tatsumi: (deadpan) "...These look like a kid's lunch..."

Akira: (shrugs) "Hey, you didn't specify what you wanted, so don't blame me."

Upon looking at his dish, it did look like a kid's lunch tray, with Tatsumi's looking like some cheese put over some rice. Mine looked at it then back to Tatsumi, snickering a bit.

Najenda: "Susanoo and Akira made each of us our favorite dishes. So let's eat to our hearts' content, be good in spirits, and... Oh, you're already eating. So long as you're feeling good."

Just as Najenda had said, everyone was already eating their meals, albeit like animals. Akame was practically slurping and chugging the meats down like they were drinks, Akira able to snag a few of them for himself. And everyone else was chowing and shoveling food into their mouths, Leone chugging down bottles of sake. 

Mine: "Mmm!~ This is delicious!" (looks to Tatsumi) "Come on, Tatsumi. Try some--"

Leone: "Tatsumi!~ My cup's empty. You know what you're supposed to do?"

The brown-haired teen blushes as Leone was close to him, pushing her chest up against his arms as it was being enveloped in between. He also held in his breath as he could smell the alcohol coming from her breath. 

Tatsumi: (sigh) "Yeah, yeah. I'll pour you a new one."

Leone: (ruffles Tatsumi's hair) "That's the stuff. Good boy, Tatsumi."

Mine: (pouts and looks away) "Hmph."

As everyone was casually eating their meals, they jumped when the table shook, something was slammed on top. It was caused by Akame, who had finished the meat dishes and slamming the large plates with nothing on them onto the table.

Akame: "Your cooking's out of this world again, Su-san, Akira!"

Tatsumi: "Yeah. We could never survive without you guys."

Akira/Susanoo: (smiles) "We're happy to hear you say that."

Susanoo: "But Tatsumi... Don't leave a single grain of rice behind! It bothers me to no end when you do that!"

Tatsumi: (mutters) "He'd be perfect if he weren't so nit picky..."

Everyone soon finished their dishes and the two chefs took them to the kitchen and put them in the sink. Before they commenced their meeting, Akira went ahead and dropped off a small dinner for Chelsea in her room, who wouldn't be able to attend as she would be nothing but a hindrance. 

Najenda: "The tunnel ends just before the cathedral. It's time to carry out our mission to eliminate Bolic."

Tatsumi: "So it won't be in his mansion? We'll do it in the cathedral?"

Akira: "We've done a bit of digging around and it's said that Bolic's mansion has been outfitted with traps over the past couple of months."

Mine: "Better the cathedral, then, right?"

Lubbock: (examining cathedral layout) "Intel says the cathedral's got plenty of covered areas too. It's the perfect set up for us to hide ourselves."

Akame: "According to our collaborators on the inside, our target holds a nightlong prayer in the cathedral once a month."

Akira: "Right. It's the day after tomorrow and our spies have backed it up as well. Nighttime is the time we strike."

Tatsumi: "Is he really holding mass?"

Lubbock: "It's just to make himself look good. Tch! He's actually just flirting with the girls, don't you think?"

Akira: (deadpan) "That's what you're worried about?"

Mine: "But, boss. Don't you think it likely they're already expecting an invasion from the ground up?"

Tatsumi: "Huh? For real!?"

Susanoo: "If nothing else, they must have at least considered it as a possibility."

Najenda: "Of course. That's why we're going to split up into two teams. One team will create a diversion from below ground. They'll invade and stir up a big commotion to keep the enemy's eye on them. That's what Susanoo, Leone, Tatsumi, and I will be doing."

Leone: (grins excitedly) "Our team will be ready to hit, with our regenerative and defensive abilities."

Najenda: "The Jaegers will probably intercept us, but don't engage them. We'll give them a good run-around and focus on staying alive. Shortly following, the remaining members will use an Air Manta to make a strike on the cathedral from the air. Take advantage of the chaos to get to Bolic!"

Tatsumi: "An Air Manta! You mean the thing we rode when we went to the unknown region!" (depressed) "I don't get to ride it..."

Najenda: "I'm having one sent here from HQ. It should arrive by tonight. Akame. Mine. Lubbock. Akira. I'm counting on you!"

Mine: "Roger that! Our only target this time is Bolic."

Najenda: "Yeah. Keep your focus on that." (clenches hand) "If we don't take out our target... We'll be forced to battle Esdeath."

Tatsumi: "Yeah. That means fewer people to worry about."

Najenda: "Esdeath doesn't specialize in body guarding. If we're going to spur her into action, it'll be by making an attack."

Leone: "We might be able to take advantage of that."

Akame: "Bolic... Will be buried."

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Soon after the meeting, everyone was left to their own business. Susanoo and Lubbock had run off to who knows where, Mine and Najenda went to the baths, and the rest were in the living room.

And in the living room, Akame and Akira were sitting on the couch, Tatsumi and Akira watching the ravenette carve a boat out of some wood. The brown-haired teen leaned forward in amazement.

Tatsumi: "Akame... You're really good at making those."

Akame: "My friend taught me."

Akira: "Ah, right. Green did have a knack for making a bunch of word carvings. Bit of a dumbass, to be honest." (thoughts) 'And maybe a bit of a pervert... No, scratch that. He is a pervert.'

Leone: "You didn't know that? I guess it's 'cos she always makes them in her room."

Tatsumi: "I'd think it'd be fun to get to travel on a ship like that."

Leone: "Yeah. I'd love to see what lies beyond the Empire."

Akira: "...There's still someone I want to find after we're done here. I caught wind of a few rumors that he headed westward. But I suppose a vacation after this would do us some good."

Akame: (smiles) "Yeah. When ours is a peaceful country, let's all go on a trip."

Akira: "Sounds like a plan."

Their heads then turn to the door as they heard the doorknob being turned. The door then opens, the pink-haired girl walking in with steam emanating off of her, Mine having just exited the bath.

Mine: "The boss is still in there, but besides that, the bath is available."

Leone: "Oh! Then let's go in too, Akame. You can wash my back!"

Akame: "Sure thing."

Leone: "You joining us, Tatsumi?~"

Tatsumi: (blushes profusely) "Wh-What!?"

Akame: "How about you, Akira? You can even wash my back.~"

Akira: "As much as that sounds appealing, I have a wolf to tend to. And I've gotta write a letter to Air. I'll see you girls later."

The two girls nod, Akame and Leone walking out of the room to head to the baths. Akira does so as well, walking into the dark hallway, but raises an eyebrow. He sees Lubbock and Susanoo hiding just by the door. Just before he could ask what they were doing, Lubbock pulls him down and the three begin to listen in on Tatsumi's and Mine's conversation.

Mine: "Tatsumi? When this mission's over, I have something important to talk to you about. Will you hear what I have to say?"

Tatsumi: "Now I'm curious. You can't just tell me now?"

Mine's heart was beating fast, a red tint gracing her cheeks as she stared up at him. She then smiled as she shook her head, standing up and heading for the doorway.

Mine: "No."

Outside, Lubbock was just ready to enter the room. If it weren't for Akira and Susanoo to grab him by his arms, the two putting a hand over his mouth. The green-haired teen then struggled and squirmed, trying to get out of their grasps.

Lubbock: (muffled) "Let me go, Su-san! Akira! I won't stand for that lovey-dovey vibe in there! I'm so jealous! And did she just steal my catchphrase!?"

Everyone was relaxed. These were the perfect mission conditions. Everything was just right.

All that was left was for everyone to give it their all for the mission ahead.