Slash the Scarlet Eyes: Start with a Starburst Air Stream Slash Chapter 028

“Meeting adjourned!”

Following Najenda’s instructions regarding some follow-up plans, the meeting concluded with a command.

Next, for the mission, there would be two and a half months of intensive special training. Tatsumi and Ieyasu would primarily be trained by Bulat to strengthen their physiques.

For Sayo, as a Teigu user, besides basic physical training, the focus would be on developing the abilities of her Teigu, the Glorious Wings, under the guidance of Mine and Sheele.

As for Lin Yu, he would be learning assassination techniques from Akame, aiming to kill enemies with a single strike.

The first month quickly passed.

Lin Yu frequented both the Imperial Capital Guard and Night Raid, on one hand, enriching himself using his identity as a guard, and on the other, extracting a lot of useful information from Seryu…

Night Raid Training Ground.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, your strength has reached Level 2 Danger Beast. Please continue to work hard.]

Lin Yu yawned while lying on a beach chair and said, “Hakimi, your training is still too lax.”

The ‘Hakimi’ he referred to was Tatsumi, who was doing push-ups under the scorching sun, wearing armor and carrying several black-green stones on his back.

“What… Hakimi? It’s easy for you to say that while lying down. Compared to being lax, Lin Yu, you’re the laziest one, aren’t you?” Tatsumi gritted his teeth, his cheeks flushed from the intense effort. “And why don’t you have to train? This isn’t fair!” Beads of sweat dripped down his forehead and along his cheeks.

Lin Yu sat up, picked up a glass of iced orange juice from the stone table, took a sip, and then slowly said, “I’m just a cook; I’m different from combat members like you. My standards are very low. And in the test results from a few days ago, I was only a little bit behind you, you know. If you don’t train harder, I’m afraid the title of ‘tail-ender’ will be yours.”

I have to say, ‘Burnout’ is truly amazing. Watching others work hard while you unconditionally gain better results from their training is simply exhilarating. It’s like a black-hearted boss demanding employees to work overtime, while he himself gets a BMW and a villa.

“Damn it!”

Tatsumi was powerless to retort and could only train even more desperately. From easily beating Lin Yu at first, it had gradually become a back-and-forth. Lin Yu, this guy, was so relaxed, yet how could his strength increase so quickly? This didn’t make sense!

It seemed he needed Brother Bulat to double his training plan. He refused to believe he couldn’t widen the gap in strength between himself and Lin Yu.

“Good, as expected of the protagonist. A little stimulation and he gets motivated.”

Lin Yu could tell at a glance that Tatsumi’s push-up speed had increased, and his eyes had become more determined.

“Alright, Hakimi, I won’t bother you anymore. You can train at your own pace.” Lin Yu finished the orange juice in one gulp and got up to head to the forest outside Night Raid; Akame was waiting for him there.

“Lin Yu, you jerk, stop calling me by that weird name ‘Hakimi’!” Tatsumi could only shout loudly. Every time he trained to exhaustion, Lin Yu would say, “Hakimi, is this all you can do?” It was incredibly annoying!!!

A small clearing by a stream somewhere in the forest.

As soon as Lin Yu arrived, Akame directly thrust a wooden longsword at him.

“Again.”

Lin Yu also activated his Starburst Stream state, manifesting two black and blue swords, and quickly thrust them forward in response.

Akame’s eyes narrowed, and she bent down and tilted her head, dodging the attack of both swords. She then countered by rising up and delivering a heavy slash towards Lin Yu’s neck!

“Don’t underestimate me. I haven’t been slacking off this past month either.” Lin Yu quickly channeled his enhanced power to his feet, and with a flash, he moved out of the attack range, dodging to one side.

“Hmm?”

Akame looked at the vanished Lin Yu, surprised for a moment, then threw the wooden sword to the ground, giving up on further testing. She said, “You’ve made good progress. I didn’t realize you had such good talent, but you’re too lazy.”

“Hehe, of course.” Lin Yu looked smug, his nose practically turned up, completely ignoring Akame’s comment about him being “too lazy.”

This past month, besides being lazy, he had been resting. During his laziness and rest, he had also researched new ways to use ‘Starburst Stream’ and ‘Flash Grenade.’ The power he just channeled was a new application of ‘Starburst Stream.’

It involved transforming the full-body enhancement of Starburst Stream into a focused enhancement for other specific body parts.

Currently, it could only fully enhance the arms and legs:

Arms: Significantly increased destructive power.

Legs: Speed as if wearing straw sandals.

As for other body parts, it was like Jabba and the Female Titan having a baby in One Piece; he had no clue.

“Even with good talent, if you’re too careless, you’ll still die.” In the instant Lin Yu was lost in thought, Akame’s figure vanished from where she stood. When she reappeared, her arms were tightly locked around Lin Yu’s neck.

“You only become vigilant when you see me with a knife. Once my hands are empty, you relax your guard, making it very easy to catch you off guard.” Akame slowly loosened her arms, gave Lin Yu a tap on the head, and said, “I want to eat roasted meat.”

“Huh?”

Lin Yu wanted to hear what Akame would say next, but her demand for “roasted meat” left him bewildered. The channel of communication was so far apart?

“I’m hungry (¯﹃¯ԅ). I’ll teach you after I eat my fill.”

“Uh…”

Lin Yu looked at the hunted Danger Beast in the clearing and the already lit bonfire. Don’t you get tired of eating roasted meat every day?

But at the same time, he skillfully began to process the ingredients and started roasting the meat…

Night fell.

Lin Yu successfully satisfied Akame’s appetite and also boosted her goodwill to 11%.

Just as the two finished eating and training and were walking back to the base, Ieyasu’s head popped out from the nearby bushes: “Hey, Lin Yu, that thing you mentioned last time, can we do it tonight?”

Σ(ﾟдﾟlll)

“Ieyasu, you almost scared me to death! Can’t you just wait for me back at the base?”

Ieyasu’s sudden appearance truly startled Lin Yu. On a quiet road, in slightly rustling bushes, a head suddenly appeared. If Lin Yu had a gun, he might have emptied the clip right there.

“This kind of thing doesn’t need to be known by everyone, it’s too embarrassing.” Ieyasu suddenly blushed.

Lin Yu had a mischievous grin: “It’s just going to chat with the big sisters, supporting their work. Besides, wasn’t that one of your goals when you came to the Imperial Capital?”

Mainly, Ieyasu’s goodwill was stuck at 49% and wouldn’t budge. There was no choice but to try with the big sisters of the Imperial Capital.

“What are you two talking about? Are you not planning to return to the base?”

Akame suddenly spoke, and Lin Yu realized that Akame had been by his side the whole time, something he had forgotten due to Ieyasu’s sudden appearance.

“Ahem! Well… Akame, you go back first. Ieyasu and I need to go to the Imperial Capital for a bit.” Lin Yu said, his face not red and his heart not pounding.

“Oh… Be careful on the way. You owe me one extra dinner, remember to make it up to me. Tonight’s dinner is on me.”

Akame was only interested in delicious food. It didn’t matter where Lin Yu and Ieyasu went, as long as they weren’t going to their deaths.

“Alright…” Ieyasu dragged Lin Yu and ran off like mad…

“Sigh~” Akame shook her head helplessly, watching the two disappear into the distance, and returned to the base alone.