Even if I transform, I will never be captured.

Just as Satella was smugly preparing to reveal her method—

"Deep and captivating, with a jewel-like tranquility, eyes inlaid with azure gems. Cascading silver hair like the tears of the moon. A delicate face blessed by the puppeteer's fingertips. Skin like falling snow, still unaware of touch. Slightly slender ears..."

A smooth, melodious singing voice rang out from not far away.

"Hello, I am a bard. I'm sorry to bother you."

The refined man smiled slightly at Satella, who was looking over, and bowed with his hands placed on his chest. "I am truly sorry to disturb you, but your beauty is simply breathtaking. Your beauty is burning in my soul and igniting my creative inspiration. If you don't mind, may I compose a poem to praise your beauty?"

"Alas--!"

Satella was stunned by what the other person said, and blinked her eyes in disbelief.

But the next second, her reddish-purple eyes widened in surprise.

—It may seem a bit abrupt, but that's how it should be! After all, I'm so cute!

That's right!

My lovely appearance should live on forever with poetry! This is a standard plot development!

As for the other party's request, although I still feel a little embarrassed, since the other party has made such a sincere request, I will mercifully agree!

"grateful!"

Bowing again, the bard, with an impeccable smile, said, "I'm going to write down the poems I've written. If you have time, Miss, you can come with me to get a copy."

"Yeah!"

Satella nodded her little head like a chick pecking at rice, about to follow the other person—

"boom!"

A fist landed on the bard's face!

"Ah oh!"

The bard, his face distorted by the blow, screamed and flew backward.

Satella stared wide-eyed for a long time, unable to react. After a while, she finally came to her senses, her reddish-purple eyes wide with anger as she glared at Esdeath, the instigator, and shouted, "What are you doing? Why did you suddenly hit someone?!"

“I sensed hostility from him,” Esdeath said, frowning. “He harbors ill intentions towards us.”

"I didn't! I didn't!"

The bard covered his face and screamed in pain while trying to defend himself.

His heart was trembling.

so horrible!

If he hadn't been dodging that punch with all his might, his head would probably have been smashed to pieces!

However, what is most frightening than their strength is their blatant act of killing people in the street.

We absolutely must not make an enemy of that blue-haired woman!

The bard thought this to himself, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief—

Fortunately, the silver-haired woman was rather naive; with just a little provocation—

"Of course I know he has malicious intent! I also know he's a human trafficker!"

"what?!"

Satella's angry words left the bard speechless, looking utterly dumbfounded.

"You think such a low-level trick can fool me? I'm known as 'Clever and Clever Satella'!"

……

……

My name is Zegula. My main profession is human trafficker, and my secondary profession is bard.

With my outstanding looks and exceptional talent, I have succeeded more than ten times!

I've trafficked women and children, but what I liked to traffic most were definitely children—ah! The sound of parents crying and searching for their children is so beautiful; that pure family affection makes me want to write a poem about it.

Because I gave myself away in other towns, I moved my base to the capital today, and as soon as I arrived, I found an excellent target!

Her appearance could be described as quite innocent, but her reddish-purple eyes possessed an almost bewitching charm. Any man who met her gaze would likely be drawn to her exquisite beauty and bewitched by her enchanting purple eyes.

A pair of long, slender legs were encased in black over-the-knee stockings beneath a black mini-skirt. The calves were slim and long, while the thighs were round and fleshy, with a faint pinkish mark left by the stockings.

I could play with those legs for a year!

Just looking at it from afar, I suddenly felt a shameful sensation in a certain part of my body!

If you sell it to a brothel, you can definitely get an astronomical price!

Such a rare source of goods was not to be missed, so I naturally launched an offensive against them. At first, they were indeed completely outmaneuvered by me...

But I never expected that I would be the one who was completely fooled.

“I’ve said it before, we’re short of money! We finally met such a stupid human trafficker. I’ve worked so hard to put on this act for so long. As long as we follow them and find their hideout, we can rob… no, we can do good deeds and seize a lot of ill-gotten gains!”

Are all city women this cunning? If I survive this, I definitely want to go back to the countryside.

"That's too much trouble!" Esdeath scoffed. "If you want information, just let me interrogate you. I happen to be quite good at that."

"Please, before you say that, at least look at your surroundings! This is the capital, not your border tribe!"

Before the shouting guards could arrive, Satella grabbed a reluctant Esdeath and turned to run.

Phew, looks like I'm saved this time—

Just as Zegula was thinking this, Satella turned around.

hum!

With a trembling sound, an icicle took shape in her hand.

An icicle pierced his skull, and the last words he heard were—

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"Human traffickers must die!"

……

……

"Haa...haa..."

After fleeing all the way to a secluded alley, Satella was exhausted and leaning against the wall, panting heavily, while Esdeath looked relaxed.

"You rely too much on your Imperial Arms; your physical abilities are pitifully weak."

"I just don't want to be talked about like that! Who do you think is responsible for our current predicament?"

"Isn't it because you killed someone?"

"Ugh! I'm so angry! Can you please get the facts straight? You were the one who hit me first!"

"No matter how much we argue, we won't win or lose. Let's just have a fight! Whoever wins is right!"

"Here we go again! You violent woman! I will absolutely not fight with you! And instead of fighting, at least show some concern for our situation! We're penniless and about to be homeless!"

"..."

"that……"

A somewhat weak voice interrupted Satella and Esdeath's argument.

"If you are short of money, I can give you some."

Did a pie fall from the sky?

This was Satella's first reaction, before she turned her head to look at the source of the sound.

Simply put, she was a very pretty and charming girl.

Wearing a black, tight-fitting samurai outfit, she wasn't exactly stunningly beautiful, but her classic oval face was quite cute. Her long, black hair was tied up at the back of her head, and the most striking feature was a beauty mark under her left eye.

But what bothered Satella the most was her gaze—a gaze that seemed to want to strip Satella naked and devour her.

Satella had often seen this look in men, but this was the first time she had seen it in a woman.

"I saw you kill someone just now, it was so cool!"

"..."

When a normal person encounters murder, they would only feel horrified, right?

Moreover, Satella and Esdeath ran all the way here without stopping, leaving all the guards behind, yet the enemy still managed to catch up.

It's obvious that the other party is not an ordinary person, and their motive for giving money is unclear.

Just as Satella was trying to figure out how to politely decline, the girl stuck out her tongue and spoke again: "Actually, this money of mine isn't exactly clean, if you don't mind..."

"Of course I wouldn't mind."

Satella took the money immediately.

Satella can be considered a lawful faction member, but only in "Akame ga Kill!" does she support the practice of night raids on private trials and feel comfortable using this kind of dirty money.

Because this country, these nobles, are just so disgusting.

Satella weighed the purse in her hand. Accustomed to spending money lavishly, she found it a little light and asked, "Is this enough?"

"If we don't spend recklessly, it should last until the end of the martial arts tournament—you're here to participate in the martial arts tournament too, right?"

The girl chuckled as she leaned closer to Satella, her cheeks flushed, and said, "If you let me sleep with you, all my money is yours!"

"Alas--!"

It's confirmed, the other person is a hardcore yuri (lesbian)!

Although Satella is also a supporter of yuri, she believes that whether it's Misaki Shokuhou or Emilia, she must save her first time for the person she loves!

"You're a good person, but I'm sorry, I don't like sleeping with other people."

After saying that, Satella grabbed Esdeath's hand and ran away in a flash.

The girl was left alone behind, waving and calling out, "My name is Mela. Remember my name, we'll meet again someday!"