Chapter 77: Esdeath.

When the dawn sun rose over the sea of the New World, a new day had begun.

Thanks to Neptune's personal escort, the Sovereign reached the New World without incident.

"The New World…"

Vane stood at the bow, gazing out over the vast ocean. Sunlight sparkled on the surface, stretching endlessly beyond the horizon.

A new world meant a new journey—this was where Vane's real adventure began. He wasn't meant to be some background figure. With power, he wouldn't remain small. He would become a force capable of changing the world.

King of the world—that was the goal.

"It's time to summon Esdeath."

Though some time had passed, Vane hadn't forgotten her. Thanks to perfect character investment through the [Investment System], he now had the opportunity to summon a real character—not a copy generated by the system, but the true Esdeath, pulled from her original timeline.

But this version of Esdeath wasn't from the canon timeline. In this altered world, everything had changed.

In the revised timeline, Esdeath had crushed the Night Raid organization completely. Every member, including Tatsumi, was annihilated. None survived.

With no enemies left, she eventually overthrew the Empire itself and crowned herself ruler of the world.

She was no longer just a general—she was a queen. A terrifying, unstoppable woman.

Vane summoned the character template.

Character: Esdeath

Age: 26

Allegiance: None

Personality: Solitary, cruel, cold-blooded, dominant

Abilities: Ice Imperial Arms - Demon's Manifestation, Demonic Origin

Conquest Level: Difficult

Condition to Conquer: Defeat her in combat

This wasn't the Esdeath Vane remembered. Timeline changes had altered her experiences, and in turn, her personality and trajectory. She was no longer someone who took orders. She gave them.

A general could be commanded. A queen ruled alone.

Vane sighed. "This won't be easy. But I'll conquer her."

He turned to Kalifa. "I'll be gone for about an hour. Start breakfast—I'll be back soon."

"Sir, where are you going—?!" Kalifa called out, but Vane didn't answer or turn back. He disappeared into the sky.

"Ugh. My lord Vane…" Kalifa muttered with exasperation.

She sighed and turned toward the kitchen. "Fine, I'll make breakfast and do the laundry…"

She tied her apron and got to work—an increasingly competent cook.

Ten minutes later, Vane was a kilometer east of the Sovereign's current course.

Flying that distance in ten minutes wasn't much to him—equivalent to jogging a kilometer in ten minutes.

He landed on the ocean and activated the Ice Imperial Arms, freezing a massive area instantly.

The freezing capability of the Ice Arms rivaled, if not surpassed, the Ice Ice Fruit used by Aokiji. For example, Aokiji needed techniques like Ice Age or Time Freeze to encase large areas in thick ice, which took time. But the Ice Arms froze the sea with a mere wave of the hand.

Vane froze a 500-meter-wide section of ocean, over a meter thick.

He stood at the center of the frozen field, alone.

"System, use the summoning opportunity to summon Esdeath."

[Confirming summoning request.]

"Confirmed."

[Ding! Summoning Esdeath. Dimensional rift forming. Host, prepare yourself.]

—Meanwhile, in the altered world of Akame ga Kill—

In the parallel timeline where Esdeath had become Empress, she sat atop her throne, head resting on her hand, visibly bored. Though she ruled the world, her expression was listless.

She still wore her signature uniform, but her aura had changed—more commanding, more regal. None of her ministers dared speak out of turn.

"Do I need to hear this again? Anyone who defies me dies. There's no point in repeating yourselves," she said coldly, without even looking at them.

She had long crushed the Empire's enemies, and slain its former rulers with her own hand. Now, with her reign absolute, the throne felt more like a prison.

"In this dull world, even as monarch, there's nothing worth remembering," she muttered. "Invincible? No—just… alone."

With a sigh, she rose from her throne and left the ministers behind. She didn't even hear what they were saying.

But as she returned to her chambers, invisible space-time fluctuations suddenly surged around her.

A strange force grabbed her.

"What is this… some Teigu?" she muttered, startled. "Trying to drag me away?"

She sneered. "You dare challenge me, Esdeath? Pathetic. Show yourself!"

She tried to resist, but the space-time pull only grew stronger.

"This power… I can't fight it off…"

A red magic circle materialized beneath her feet, rotating slowly. Ancient script—unfamiliar even to her—glowed brightly, radiating enormous energy.

"What is this power? It's suppressing me… I can't move at all," she whispered, stunned.

She struggled, but it was pointless. She'd never experienced anything like this. The power was overwhelming, binding her in place as if unseen hands gripped her ankles.

For the first time in years, Esdeath was shaken.

She, who had been invincible, was now being forcibly summoned by a force greater than her own.

And then she saw it—a vision through the summoning circle.

A young man was waiting.

"Hah… Interesting," she whispered with a dark smile. "So someone stronger than me does exist."

She gave up resisting, intrigued. At that moment, the red light of the magic circle flared, and Esdeath vanished.

The throne room was empty once more.

Esdeath would never return to that world again.

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Author's Note:

Esdeath's timeline and backstory have been altered, but her core abilities and identity remain intact.

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