Akame Ga Kill - Garou

The next day, Himiko woke up in the morning as usual. She changed her clothes and went to the kitchen to prepare whatever food she could for the children. However, when she entered the kitchen, her eyes widened in shock. On top of the table sat a basket filled with rabbits and birds. Her mind short-circuited for a moment.

She slowly walked toward it, touched the contents, then pinched herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming. Her shock quickly turned into happiness and excitement. She didn't know how all this meat had gotten there, but then she remembered Garou—it must have been his doing.

Rolling up her sleeves, she eagerly prepared to start cooking. But just as she was about to begin, she heard noises coming from outside. Curious, she moved toward the window and looked out.

There, she saw Garou punching and kicking the air. His speed was beyond what her eyes could fully process. However, what caught her attention the most was his bandages.

Yesterday, when she first met him, he had looked like a walking mummy, his entire body wrapped in bandages. But now, he had none on. His upper body was bare, while his lower half was covered by tattered pants. Garou didn't seem bothered by his appearance in the slightest. If someone had asked Himiko to describe Garou's physique, the first word that would have come to her mind was "perfect."

Garou suddenly stopped his training, turned to her, and said, "You're finally awake."

Himiko flinched slightly, surprised that he had noticed her despite being so focused on his training. Still, she quickly responded politely, "Um—ah, yeah. Good morning, Garou."

"I assume you saw the meat," Garou said. Himiko nodded. "Good. You should start making breakfast. The amount I gathered should be enough for breakfast. I'll head out again later to get food for lunch."

Himiko blinked in confusion. "The food you gathered is enough for two days."

"No, it's only enough for breakfast. You're going to cook all of it," Garou replied casually.

Himiko wasn't sure how to respond. She was certain that cooking all that meat at once was excessive. It would be impossible for them to finish it, and she feared a lot of food would go to waste. She wanted to argue, but one look at Garou's eyes made her abandon any thoughts of protesting against his orders. With a sigh, she turned and began preparing the meal.

Hours later, Himiko sat at the dining table alongside the orphanage children, including Ari and Eren. However, none of them had touched their food yet.

Instead, they were all too busy watching Garou devour meat like a wild, dangerous beast. By the time he finally finished, they had completely lost track of how many plates he had eaten. One thing was certain—he had consumed as much as five grown men, if not more.

Garou noticed the children and Himiko staring at him as if he were some kind of zoo animal. He didn't like it in the slightest.

"If you're not going to eat, I'll take your shares," he said bluntly. "I can eat a few more plates—no big deal."

The children immediately started eating, afraid of losing their food.

Himiko, on the other hand, turned red with embarrassment. She quickly apologized in a low voice before starting to eat, just like the children.

After the meal, Garou spoke to Himiko. "Himiko, do you have any clothes in my size?"

Himiko thought for a moment before saying, "Wait a moment, please."

She left briefly and returned with some clothes. Garou took them and changed.

They weren't a perfect fit—the brown shirt was slightly too tight for him, and the beige-colored pants were a bit short. Still, they were better than nothing.

The children, upon seeing Garou in his new clothes, burst into laughter.

Garou scowled slightly. Internally, he made a note to find himself better clothes later.

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Meanwhile, at Night Raid's hideout, Najenda was staring seriously at Tatsumi.

"Today is your first real solo mission as an assassin," she said.

Tatsumi nodded firmly, excitement visible in his expression.

"Your target is Ogre, a corrupt captain in the police force. He has committed unspeakable crimes and caused countless families to suffer. Your mission is to eliminate him and bring justice to those he has wronged," Najenda instructed.

Tatsumi nodded again and replied confidently, "Don't worry, boss! I won't let you down!"

"Good luck, Tatsumi," Bulat said.

"Thanks, bro!" Tatsumi replied before leaving the hideout.

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It was nearing the afternoon, Garou was sitting in the yard in front of the orphanage under a tree with his eyes closed. He opened them then looked at his hands and clenched them into fists, he was back at his peak now. The injuries which take weeks to heal for ordinary people took a day and a half. He gave one of his more moderate smiles.

"Uncle, you look scary when you are smiling."

"That's right. You are like an evil demon lord plotting to destroy the world."

Ari and Eren said when they saw Garou's smile. The two of them kept following Garou and staring at him in awe since the morning. And now seeing a glimpse of his smile, they gave their honest opinion to Garou's displeasure.

"First, don't call me Uncle, Garou is good enough. Second It is rude to speak to someone like this" Garou replied

"hahahahaha" the kids laughed, they showed no fear while interacting with Garou. Unlike Himiko, who would get tense every time Garou looked at her.

While Garou and the children were talking to each other, mostly the children laughing at Garou, Himiko came from the orphanage. She looked at the three and said "Enough you two !! you shouldn't be rude to people, especially older than you. Mister Garou, I hope the children didn't annoy you too much."

Himiko was afraid of Garou harming the children if they continued to pester him like this. On the other hand, Garou was more bothered by how people keep making a mistake of how old he is, he was sure he didn't look that old, two or three years older at most. He looked at Himiko for a moment before saying "Actually, I'm 18. And I don't like being called Uncle."

Himiko and even the children were stunned. Himiko in her stunned state said "You are younger than me!!! How? You look like a middle-aged man."

It was Garou's turn to be stunned, he replied "I know I look a few years older than my age. But I'm nowhere near being called middle-aged !!"

The children on the side laughed at the two of them.

Garou growled a little then said "I'm going out, Don't wait for me for dinner."

"You are leaving us??!!" The two kids asked at the same time

"Please, don't go !!" Ari said

"we will not laugh at you again" Eren added

Garou smiled at the two and replied, "I'm going out a little, I will be back late tonight, or tomorrow morning" he then turned to Himiko and said "Keep my dinner share on the side, I will eat it when I'm back."

He didn't wait for her to respond, he turned around and disappeared from their sight, stunning them. To them, it felt like Garou simply disappeared or teleported, while he in fact merely moved too fast for them to follow him with their eyes. At Garou's current level, few people in the world can catch his movement with their eyes and even less capable of getting close to it.

Garou moved toward the capital gates at full speed; he was heading to where he came from, back to the lake where he woke up yesterday. He hoped to find anything to help him understand how he ended up here and how to go back. Garou, in a mere few minutes, was out of the capital and deep in the forest. For other people to get here even with horses might take more than 2 hours.

"tsk, I didn't pay attention to my surroundings yesterday thanks to my weakened state. Grrrr...I'm pretty much lost, where the hell was that lake."

Garou spent another hour searching around, with his speed, he managed to cover a considerable area of the forest. Finally, he spotted a huge rotten boar infested with worms. It was the one he killed yesterday, it meant he was close. Another minute passed, and Garou finally found the lake.

Garou explored the surrounding lake, then jumped into the lake. However, all of his attempts met with nothing but failures. The lake was as ordinary as it could get, and so was the surrounding. Garou sat down in front of the lake, trying to figure anything out.

Hours later, Garou gave up on finding clues. He turned around and left the lake. On his return, he changed his way back to the capital and to his surprise, he found a thin wire on the floor. The same kind of wires used by the green bandit from yesterday!!

Garou checked the surroundings for traps, but it was all clear, he then came to the conclusion that these wires used to inform the green bandit in case of intruders.

Garou smiled widely as he stepped on the wire. He was looking forward to having his revenge.