I can't die yet! -- Chapter 3

I raised my head and saw all the guards with their heads down—even Mr. Scum! They were all bowing to one person. They stood in two lines, side-by-side, with this guy walking down the middle. He was glaring at me.
He approached me and said, "Get up."

"Huh?"

His disgust grew as he looked at me with more irritation. "Did I stutter?" This guy was definitely not a goody-two-shoes. I tried to stand but fell back down immediately. My legs hurt like hell, and my stomach flipped and turned.

When I looked up, he was holding Aphridia over my head. What was this guy doing?!

"Not surprising. I thought this Yomi had some strength, but I guess I was wrong." he said, his glare becoming deadly.

"OUCH!" He yanked me up by my hair and looked me straight in the eyes. This guy was seriously strong; I couldn't escape his grasp.

"Hey! Drop me!" I squirmed and tried to get free, but he just stared at me. This guy is crazy! "Aren't Yomis supposed to be strong? How disappointing."

This man was seriously pissing me off! I locked my legs around his head and flipped him against the wall. "HAH! BEAT THAT BASTARD!"

".....what?"

Did this guy have a single scratch on his body...? I looked at him in disbelief. He stood there, completely unscathed, smirking as he drew a sword from who knows where. He pointed it right at my face and just stood there. Was he expecting me to be scared?

All I could think about was that this pain felt familiar... wait—my stomach felt like it was tearing, my leg hurt like it was breaking, and my lower abdomen felt like it was fighting against itself... THIS IS JUST PERIOD CRAMPS!!!

I didn’t even think of that! In my other lives, I didn’t experience menstruation or pain, so I thought it didn’t exist. I didn’t feel any blood, though... I guess it's just the pain... WHICH IS A BIT UNFAIR. Anyway, I CAN FIGHT THIS!

I stood up slowly, watching as his sword followed my movement.
"Ready to give—"

"NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!"

I ran past all the soldiers and dashed into an alley. I jumped onto the roof and entered what seemed like an attic through a window. The attic was dimly lit, with only a small, dusty window allowing a tiny ray of sunlight to filter in.

Cobwebs hung from the wooden beams above, and old, forgotten furniture was scattered around, cloaked in layers of dust. The air was thick and musty, carrying the scent of aged wood and neglect, but it felt like a temporary sanctuary from the chaos below.

I looked around, careful with my steps. I saw an ancient portrait of a lady. "Is that…?" Looking closer, I noticed a young child looking unhappy. Was that the guy who tried to slash me to death? Wait... the lady in the picture had cat ears and a tail...!!

*CLANK*

"WHO---!!!"

After that, everything went black.

"....mmmmm..." Where am I? I opened my eyes and I was in a GIGANTIC throne room with so many guards lined up on each side.

The man who was supposedly king sat in his throne room, legs crossed and his hand on his chin. I had no time to deliberate.

I had to think of a way to get outta here. There were up to either 30 or 40 guards here. In my condition, I can only fight of 10 and the ending won't be good.

Even if I tried to run, there was only one problem... I can't move! What am I going to do? I need to look for a way to stay alive before I can get out of here.

"Hey."

"Yes!...?"

"You've realized what you've done right?"

" Nope!--I mean, no sir..."

"...."

He was suddenly quiet.

" Everyone." Everybody halted and stood on their guard. I could feel everyone staring at me- even the Yomi. Mr Scum started talking; "Should we take away the-"

" Get out."

" Excuse me? " Mr Scum was quiet but got his composure quickly. "Yes, sir."

The guards all left the throne room immediately leaving an empty gigantic room-not quite empty though, since I was still on the ground and Mr. King was still on his throne.

"...s-so..Mr King?"

"What did you just call me?"

Damn it! I'm have a habit of calling people by their occupation or what I think they are and then adding 'Mr' or 'Mrs'.

" S-Sorry sir! " I just have to speak with authority right? Like a soldier!

" If I may ask, what is your name sir?"

".....Are you saying that you don't know my name?"

If I knew, why would I ask?!

" Yes sir. I do not know your name so I am asking."

He stayed quiet for a while and started walking up to me. He looked at me suspiciously without even answering me. Guess I have to stick with Mr King then.

" Where do you come from?"

" Here, sir."

" Where were you born?"

Damn it. If I say here, he might maybe say -If you were really born here you would have seen my coronation or when I slayed 100 yomis and announced my name to the whole country for some reason that is beyond stupid. IT IS POSSIBLE.

"....I don't know... sir."

"You don't know?"

"...yes. You see my mother dropped me off at a riverbank to save me from the soldiers. She sacrificed herself... to save me.."

" So? Which river bank did she drop you on?"

Dayum! This guy doesn't feel anything!

" I don't know. I was raised by a pack of wolves and learned how to speak by observing adventurers and knights passing by. I walked from place to place and didn't know the name of anything."

"....."

He turned around and walked to his throne. He sat down and looked at me.

" You."

" Yes sir."

Was I free?

" You want to be free right?"

" Yes! "

As he whistled loudly, many soldiers
entered. Based on my calculations, I think it was approximately 20. What the hell was he thinking? That's when I felt that pain again. I knew it.

" If you want freedom as my Yomi, you must defeat these 24 guards with aphrdia and aphrodo on your head."

Oh shit. Isn’t aphrodo….?!!! As soon as that thought crossed my mind, my entire body became hot. I felt tingles and shivers down my spinal cord all the way to my legs. I fell on the ground like a just emptied sack of potatoes and flopped on my back , head faced upwards.

Mr King chuckled and then said “ If you guys defeat her, you guys can use her as your sex slave! ”

This guy was total scum!

Immediately, the knights raised their spears and swords coming towards at me and I closed my eyes, used the remaining strength and curled myself into a ball to brace myself for the pain.

…
Huh?

Nothing happened…? I rolled over again, which I was getting used to and when I opened my eyes, all the guards where down! What the….Monica?

It was my tiny bodyguard!

“ Right on time! 1 down! , 2 to go! ” she said while flying happily like tinkerbell.

“ ...? ”

Ohhh. She meant the amount of times to save me from trouble….but.. *sighhhhh* I let out a HUGE sigh of relief.

But of course… I was still on the ground like a huge slime blob. My face was so red, I knew I looked like a fresh tomato without even seeing my reflection.

Mr King didn’t even flinch. I instead he stood up walked towards me. I knew something again was about to happen. He put one knee on the ground and held my face towards his.

My body felt even hotter than before. I could feel a twitch between my legs, and sweat trickled down my spine. Oh no. My breathing became weird as well. I knew the reason immediately after.
“Come on. I know you want it. ” he said waving aphrodo around me. Is this how Superman felt around kryptonite? Cus now I’m understanding him.

He brought it so close to my face that I could feel my brain melting.

“…what..do you want from me?

“ BEG.”

THE HELL?

“You want the stone don’t you? Then beg for it -–” Before he could complete his sentence, I grasped his shirt by the collar and pulled him closer.

“Look here you piece of shit. I don’t care whether you’re the king of this place or the king the world, I am NOT-”

Then I blacked out. That’s ALL i remember…WHY IS MY MOUTH SO BIG!

-After Ayame fainted-

“….what are you doing…Caesar? ”
Mr Scum was still in stance after knocking Akame out with a hit on her neck. She lay on the ground, face down, with drool spilling from her mouth as she snored. She was fast asleep.

“ I simply took care of her. And I will assist in her public execution. ”

Caesar carried her body wearing gloves and as 4 soldiers came in to take over, Mr King said, “ Drop her, now. ”

Akame fell to the ground. Caesar had his hands up imitating an intruder with his hands up when the police arrive.

“ Whats the problem? We are going to execute her right? That act of insolence will not go-- ”

“ We aren’t. She is going to become my slave. ”

“ Huh? ...since when did yomi’s become your type? ”

"I'm not referring to that, you dumbass. I'm talking about..." Mr. King said, walking over to her body.

He squatted down and pointed to her face, where the mark of imunia glowed. "...this. She’s going to be my bodyguard."

"...What?"