He starts to discover his powers

As Akame swam her way to the bottom of the lake, Tatsumi stood at the edge of the cliff, basket at the ready, going over what had just transpired in his head.

He had grabbed Akame’s boob and she hadn’t said anything. In fact, it didn’t even seem to faze her. Leone had said something the day prior about Akame being a bit of a wild child, but that couldn’t be it; no girl just accepted the fact that a guy grabbed her tit. Normally they freak out.

Even today, the girl’s behavior had been weird. Yesterday she had been more quizzical; asking him the odd question and ensuring he was properly coping with the **** of his friends. Today, nothing. It was almost as though, regardless of what it was, she deemed his behavior to be completely normal.

At that thought, a shiver originating from his ears coursed through him. That made him pause long enough to have an epiphany.

“No one has really questioned me since I put on these earrings” he mumbled to himself.

Could that be part of his Imperial Arms’ power? Could it be that it makes every single thing he does seem… completely normal?

His thoughts were suddenly interrupted by falling fish. A large stream of tuna erupted from the water below, forming an arc before racing to land in his general vicinity. Grabbing the basket, he quickly ran beneath each falling animal, catching them as they hit the ground.

As suddenly as it began, the tuna stream slowed and Akame’s head soon poked out of the water. Climbing her way out of the pool with water dripping off her body, hair clinging on her back, and her white bikini firmly wet and stuck on her person, she gestured to the water and smiled at Tatsumi.

“Your turn.”

He nodded. Not wanting to delay whatever sort of training this was, he quickly stripped down to his undergarments and jumped into the cool water below, seeking out fish.

Unfortunately, in the few minutes he was beneath the water’s surface, he failed to find a single tuna. His lungs threatening collapse, he rushed back to the top and gasped for air. As he climbed out onto dry land, he didn’t fail to notice Akame’s soft giggles.

“Not a single fish?” She laughed at him. “Surely you can do better than that!”

But whatever reply he had prepared was lost when he noticed that during his absence, Akame had stripped completely naked, discarding her wet bikini beside her.

“What the hell Akame?” he yelled, trying his best to avoid looking at her budding breasts, “Why did you take off your swim suit?”

She simply gave him a confused look. “What, I enjoy being naked from time to time. It’s never bothered anyone in the past.”

“That’s not the point! It’s simply not normal for-“ At that word, he paused once again, his ears feeling a familiar heat.

Was it really? Almost against his will, he thought back to but a few minutes ago, when he clearly stated that it was seemingly normal for Akame to randomly strip naked. His earrings heating up at the connection almost seemed to confirm his suspicions.

So if what he assumed was true, his Imperial Arms would provide him with two different powers: the power of normality, and the power to turn anything he wanted into normal behavior.

But how to test it?

Shaking water out of his hair, he made his way to Akame and lay down next to her. When she didn’t question his actions, he smiled at her. “Swimming to the bottom of that lake tired me out more than I thought. I’m going to take a small break before heading back in.”

At his words, she nodded. “Sure thing, take all the time you need. It’s only the first day of your training after all, no need to push yourself yet.”

Her calmness did wonders to help his nerves. Ready for his second test, he reached out with a shaking hand and place his fingers on the breast closest to him. Giving it a slight squeeze before pinching her nipple, he grew bolder as Akame failed to react to his administrations.

“Doesn’t this bother you Akame” He asked, already suspecting her answer.

“Not particularly, no.” she replied in a disconcerned tone, a very faint hint of pleasure in her voice.

“Why not?” he pried further.

“Because I’m naked and you’re a young man newly into adulthood. It’s to be expected that you can’t keep your hands off me.”

He started getting hard at the way she spoke. It was very casual, as though everything that was happening between them was normal. Actually, it was normal; his earrings made sure of that.

Feeling confident in his powers, he figured it was time to test out his second power.