Midoriya had come to the funeral hall.
There were only adults there, and Bakugo was nowhere to be seen.
Midoriya searched for Bakugo.
"Kac...chan..."
He kept looking, and eventually found Bakugo outside.
"Kac...chan...."
Bakugo was talking with Principal Nezu.
"So that means we can find Mahito, right?"
"Indeed. Right now, all the police and heroes are out searching for Mahito. This time, we’re planning to start the provisional license exam for the second-years a little earlier, so the first-years will be taking it as well."
"I see..."
"If you earn your provisional license, we’ll include Bakugo in the search too!"
"You better keep that promise!"
"Of course."
Then Principal Nezu left.
Midoriya heard the conversation, but couldn’t bring himself to step out.
Just then, an explosion rang out.
Boom!!
"I’ll kill you for sure, you ragged bastard!!"
Midoriya saw Bakugo and immediately turned back.
Side: Mahito
Mahito entered an abandoned factory.
"Hey~ I’m here~"
"...Why are you late, Mahito."
"Hahaha, I was out having some fun~ Don’t be so angry, Shigaraki."
The League of Villains was gathered inside the factory.
"By the way, where’s Twice?"
"He went out to bring someone back..."
"Oh?"
Mahito found a suitable place and sat down.
After that, Twice came in with someone.
"Cough."
The person Twice had brought was Chisaki Kai, the No. 2 of the Shie Hassaikai.
Twice pointed at Chisaki and said,
"After talking to him, I found out he’s actually a pretty good guy!! He said he wanted to talk to you!"
"That feels bad!!!"
"...You brought back a huge shot, Twice..."
"A huge shot...? You’re really good at sarcasm, League of Villains."
Magne looked at Chisaki and asked,
"What!? Huge shot? So he’s famous!?"
"The ‘boss’ showed me a photo before. He’s basically a gangster. The second-in-command of the Shie Hassaikai."
"Yakuza!? Wow, this is my first time seeing one. He smells dangerous!"
Toga asked Mr. Compress,
"He’s kind of different from the rest of us, isn’t he?"
"All right, let this middle school graduate have a lesson for you, Toga-chan."
Mr. Compress explained to Toga.
"A long time ago, there were a lot of terrifying organizations that ruled the underworld. But after heroes rose to prominence, they were cracked down on and dismantled, and All Might’s appearance brought the era to an end. The ones who survived without being caught have been treated like reserve villains and kept under surveillance, barely scraping by. To put it plainly, they’re an anachronistic natural monument."
"Well, that’s not wrong."
Magne said,
"So why did a guy from that barely-scraping-by yakuza end up with the League of Villains? Are you the type who got all fired up after All Might died too?"
Chisaki shook his head and said,
"No... More than All Might, the disappearance of All For One was a bigger shock. The dark emperor who controlled the entire underworld... In my generation, he was treated like an urban legend. But the older people feared him with certainty, even when rumors of his death spread. And now he’s finally exposed his true existence... and been thrown into Tartarus. In other words, there’s no ruler left on either the bright side or the dark side. So who will be the next ruler?"
Shigaraki said in disgust,
"...If you know who our ‘teacher’ is and still say that... are you trying to provoke us?"
"The next one is me. I’m already gathering my forces. They’ll expand soon enough. And with that power, I’ll crush this hero society from the top down."
Chisaki asked,
"Do you have a plan?"
"A plan? You’ve been trying to join us from the start, haven’t you?"
"A goal without a plan is just delusion. If you present delusions as a pitch, it only puts us in a difficult position. What are you going to do by expanding your forces? How are you any different in the first place? What kind of organization are you aiming for? Starting with the Hero Killer Stain, then the pleasure-killer Muscular, and the escaped death-row inmate Moonfish... they were all first-rate pieces to use as pawns, but you lost them all too quickly, didn’t you? Don’t you know how to use them? You can’t even control a dozen or so insane people, and you want to expand your forces? What happens when you gather power you can’t control? If you want to achieve your goal, you need a plan. And I have one. I didn’t come here today to ask to join your little group."
"Twice... next time, make sure you actually confirm what someone wants before bringing them here."
"The execution of my plan requires a huge amount of money. There aren’t many oddballs willing to invest in an anachronistic little yakuza outfit. But if I have a group of you swollen with power, that changes things. Come under me. I’ll make full use of you. And then I’ll become the next ruler."
"Get out."
Magne picked up her weapon and used her Quirk.
"Sorry, Chisaki-kun. We didn’t gather here to serve under anyone."
Chisaki was pulled toward Magne by magnetic force.
"!"
"I met up with some friends the other day. She was shy and timid, but even after learning my true nature, she still stayed my friend. She said, ‘Human beings bound by the chains of common sense are mocking those who are not bound by them.’ Ken-chan broke out of that. I don’t even have the courage to break out..."
As he was dragged along, Chisaki quietly took off his gloves.
"I’m here so I can live without being bound by anything! We’ll decide where we belong!!"
Magne’s north pole struck Chisaki’s head.
In that instant, Chisaki touched Magne’s body with his hand.
And then Magne’s body collapsed, her upper half bursting apart.
Everyone froze in shock.
Toga screamed,
"Magne-nee!?"
"You were the ones who touched first."
Chisaki scrubbed the blood off his body and said,
"Ugh, disgusting...!! This is why I hate this."
Mr. Compress rushed at Chisaki.
Shigaraki stopped him.
"Wait, Compress!"
Mr. Compress touched Chisaki’s body, but his Quirk did not activate.
"Don’t touch me."
Then Chisaki swung his arm.
Mr. Compress’s arm disassembled and vanished.
"Aaaagh!?"
Shigaraki lunged at Chisaki and reached out his hand.
"Shield!!"
A person appeared in front of Chisaki, protected him, and then disintegrated.
"Guh...!"
"That was close. Overhaul."
Shigaraki stepped back and said,
"I see... If you had started with that, it would’ve been a lot easier to understand."
Twice panicked and said,
"Wait, where did that come from!? We weren’t being followed!!!"
"Probably some guy’s Quirk."
Chisaki said,
"Too slow."
"I missed by one step... but it was still effective enough."
"I wanted this to end peacefully, League of Villains. If it turns into this, I won’t be able to make a calm judgment... yes... if we wear each other down, that’s pointless too, and we each happen to have one corpse... perfect. Let’s cool our heads and talk again later... I’ll let you have one arm."
The League of Villains said,
"I’ll kill this bastard!!"
"Tomura-kun, I can stab him. I’ll stab him."
"...No."
Twice shouted,
"Make him take responsibility!!"
"Wise choice, hand-covered man."
Chisaki threw down a business card and left the factory.
"I’m not saying it has to be right now, but sooner would be better. Think it over carefully... your organization and everything else... call me when you’ve calmed down."
Mahito watched Chisaki leave.
"Ah! I thought of something fun!"
Mahito smiled as he watched Chisaki leave through the window.
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