After the incident and the attack on Endeavor, Mahito had been staying quietly in the hideout.
"Ah~ I’m bored~"
He lay sprawled on the sofa like that.
Then the broker came in through the hideout door and said, "Shigaraki."
With that, the broker sent in two people.
"All I hear about here every day is you people. I was starting to think something big was about to happen."
"So who are they?"
A girl who looked about high school age and a man whose body and face were covered in burns came inside.
"Whoa, a human? He’s Stain’s ally, right!? Right!?"
"Seeing him in person... makes me feel sick."
The girl said with a smile, "Let me join too! The League of Villains!"
"Kurogiri, get these two out of here. The thing I hate most came as a set."
Pointing at the girl and the burned man, he said, "A glutton and someone who doesn’t know manners."
"Huh?"
Kurogiri tried to calm Shigaraki down.
"Now, now... since they’ve gone to the trouble of visiting, why don’t we at least hear them out, Shigaraki Tomura? Besides, if they were introduced by that top-class broker, there shouldn’t be any problem strategically."
"I don’t mind, but I’d like my fee, Kurogiri."
Then the broker began to speak.
"At least hear the introductions. First, this cute high school girl."
Pointing at the girl, he said, "The media may be protecting her name and face, but she’s being hunted as a suspect in a series of serial blood-drinking murders."
"I’m Toga! ‘Toga Himiko.’ Life is so hard! I wish the world were easier to live in!"
"I want to be like Stain! I want to kill Stain! So let me in, Tomura!"
"I don’t understand the meaning. Are you a lunatic?"
The broker pointed at the burned man and said, "He’s at least capable of conversation. He’ll definitely be useful later. As for this one, he hasn’t committed any especially noticeable crimes yet, but he’s obsessed with the Hero Killer’s ideology."
"This is unsettling... does this organization actually stand for anything? You’re not seriously going to let this crazy woman in, are you?"
"Hey, hey. That burned high school girl can do it, so why can’t you? First, give us your name. You’re an adult."
"For now, I go by ‘Dabi.’"
"Not that. Your real name."
"I’ll tell you when the time comes."
Then Mahito said Dabi’s real name.
"Todoroki Touya."
Dabi looked at Mahito in surprise.
"That’s your name, isn’t it~"
Dabi stared at Mahito with hostility.
"Who are you?"
Shigaraki asked Mahito, "You... knew this guy?"
"Nope~ First time seeing him~"
"Are you messing with me...?"
Mahito only smiled.
Dabi asked Mahito, "How do you know me?"
"Because~ I’m the one who killed your family~"
Dabi looked at Mahito in shock.
"I see. Hahaha. So you were the one who killed them."
"Why? Want revenge?"
"No, I don’t."
Dabi looked at Shigaraki and said, "I’m joining the League of Villains."
"Why are you deciding that on your own...?"
Mahito circled around Shigaraki and said, "What’s the problem~? They both want in~"
"Don’t go making decisions on your own..."
Shigaraki let out a sigh.
"Haa~"
Shigaraki was about to head outside.
"Where are you going?"
"Shut up!"
Shigaraki went outside.
"I should follow too~"
Mahito also went out after Shigaraki.
Shigaraki and Mahito were at a department store.
"Shigaraki! I’m going to go play~"
Mahito went deeper into the department store.
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Side: Shigaraki Tomura
"That annoying bastard..."
Shigaraki walked through the department store.
"!"
Shigaraki spotted Midoriya alone.
Shigaraki approached Midoriya.
"Oh~ A U.A. guy. Wow! Give me your autograph."
Shigaraki said, placing a hand on Midoriya’s shoulder.
"You’re definitely the one who got wrecked at the sports festival, right!?"
"Ahaha... yes."
Midoriya had dark circles under his eyes.
"And then at the Hosu incident, you ran into the Hero Killer, right? That’s insane!"
Midoriya recalled the Hosu City incident and felt nausea rising in his throat.
"Ugh!"
"No, I really can’t believe it. To think I’d ‘run into you again’ in a place like this!"
"!?"
"Makes me think there’s something going on."
Midoriya’s face went pale.
Shigaraki put his hand on Midoriya’s neck, and all but one of his fingers were touching Midoriya’s throat.
"Fate... some kind of bond... or whatever. Though for you, maybe it’s after the U.A. attack."
Shigaraki showed his face to Midoriya and said, "Want to have tea, Midoriya Izuku?"
Then Shigaraki threatened him.
"Act naturally... like we’re old friends. And don’t make a scene, got it? Calm down and steady your breathing. I want to talk to you. That’s all. If you make even the slightest strange move?"
"The moment all five of my fingers touch your neck, your skin will start collapsing from the throat out, and you’ll turn to dust in less than a minute."
"In a crowd like this...! If you do anything, a Hero will... a Hero will come and catch you...!"
"Maybe. But look closely at these people."
Shigaraki pointed at the civilians.
"Why can they smile and walk around in groups when they never know when someone might use a Quirk? Laws and rules are built on individual morality. They just assume, ‘That could never happen.’"
Then Shigaraki added one more thing.
"And do you think I came here alone?"
"! ...No way. Did that ragged one, no, did Mahito come too!?"
Midoriya asked Shigaraki in anger.
"Yeah, he came with me. If the two of us destroy this place together, everyone here will die."
"...What do you mean, talk...?"
"Hahaha, good, good. Since we’re here, let’s sit down and have a leisurely chat."
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