> "Some people burn the world. Some freeze it. I work with both. Because shadow doesn't pick sides—it swallows them."
— The Blank One, as a neutral observer of destruction
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Kuoh Academy – Student Council Room
Sona adjusted her glasses.
"There's a strange energy shift happening near the gym," she said.
Her vice-president replied, "Probably Issei being punched again."
"...Maybe."
Meanwhile, the real disturbance was sitting quietly in a hallway broom closet, sipping vending machine milk like it was fine wine.
[Dimension Chat Group: New Member – Esdeath]
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[Chat Log: High Heels and High Kill Count]
Esdeath:
> Who summoned me? Was it a challenge? I accept.
Kazuma:
> Nope. You're working for us now.
Saitama:
> She seems stabby.
Tsunade:
> She's giving me warlord trauma.
Esdeath:
> I could kill all of you.
Blank One (MC):
> But you won't. Because I have something you love more than power.
Esdeath:
> Oh? What?
MC:
> Chaos. Blood. And someone who can match you without blinking.
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[Mission: War of Ash]
World: Akame ga Kill (Alt Timeline)
Objective: Eliminate a Champion who corrupted the Teigu system, turning every user into mindless essence-draining berserkers
Threat Level: S-Rank (High-Casualty, Strategic Collapse)
Reward: 3 Talent Points + 1500 Coins + Unique Ice-Type Teigu Skill
Time Limit: 48 Hours (World Time), 6 Minutes (Earth Time)
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[World Transfer: Empire Capital – Twilight Battlefield]
Flames engulfed half the city. The sky was red with smoke and screaming metal.
The MC stood atop a crumbling tower. Beside him, Esdeath in full uniform licked her lips.
"They made a mess of my world," she said coldly.
A twisted version of Tatsumi below screamed, cleaving soldiers in half—his Teigu mutated and leaking shadow-essence.
"Target confirmed," MC said. "He's a puppet. The champion is inside the Teigu itself."
"Ice it is."
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[Combat Begins]
Esdeath dropped into battle like a queen descending to punish her own court.
She froze entire formations mid-charge, turned flaming artillery to frozen rubble, and smiled all the while.
MC darted through collapsing buildings, tracking the corrupted Teigu core—Incursio—now sentient and oozing dark divinity.
He used Mimic Shadow to trace its spirit network, then activated a new custom move:
Hollow Doctrine – Phase V: "Silence of the System"
It suppressed all artificial essence links nearby.
The berserker Tatsumi faltered. That was enough.
Esdeath appeared behind him. One clean strike.
A frost blade pierced Incursio.
"You're not worthy of wearing him," she said.
The core cracked, and the corrupted essence screamed.
Frozen. Shattered.
Deleted.
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[Mission Complete]
+3 Talent Points
+1500 Coins
Reward Gained: Unique Skill — "Empress Zone" (Lv.1)
(Temporarily alters terrain into a frost-dominant battlefield with tactical advantages)
Esdeath:
> You're more useful than you look.
MC:
> I specialize in that illusion.
Esdeath (smiling):
> Maybe I'll conquer you one day.
MC:
> Get in line.
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[Return to Kuoh – 6 Minutes Later]
He walked back to his desk, dusted off his uniform, and sat as the bell rang.
Rias glanced over. "You always disappear during chaos."
He smiled faintly. "I am the calm before it."
She frowned. "That makes no sense."
Exactly.
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[Chat Group – Side Banter]
Kazuma:
> She's terrifying. I love her.
Tsunade:
> That says a lot about you.
Saitama:
> Can she cook?
Esdeath:
> Only meat. And rebellion.
Blank One (MC):
> Next, we welcome the fourth wall's worst nightmare.
[New Member Summoned: Deadpool]
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