NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 29: Chapter 29: USJ Arc (4)
Chapter 29: USJ Arc (4)
~Ren Y. POV~
[U.A. High School, USJ – Stair Entry, Japan]
*VUMM*
Holding Kurogiri off from using my Quirks, I prevented him from tossing the classmates away at the nick of time. But capturing him was a must as I yelled at Shinso, "Shinso you know what you gotta do!"
He tensed immediately No.13 tried to say something, but this time Kurogiri decided to interrupt in an offended tone, being ignored, "You know, talking about someone like that while they're this close is certainly rude. Due to unforeseen circumstances, our goal has temporarily changed. No one is to escape until All Might arrives."
Shinso took his time to shine as he spoke, provoking the Villain ready to use his [Brainwashing] Quirk in an arrogant tone, "Silence, despicable villain, we're going to stop you. Will be giving you one chance to surrender, otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."
Everyone but Momo and I smirked, seeing Kurogiri would fall for the trap since we knew his Quirk. He wouldn't outright say it, but in this type of situation, Shino using his [Brainwashing] would work wonderfully well in this situation.
And Kurogiri fell for it hook, line, and sinker as he responded in a hostile tone, "Tch. Petulant child, I'm sure that getting rid of the – "
But he didn't finish his evil monologue as he stopped speaking in his tracks under Shinso's command I sighed a breath of relief, thanking him, "Whew… thank goodness they don't know our Quirks otherwise, they would've been on guard. Way to go, man."
Shinso smirked as Momo explained to the group here in a calm tone of the situation, "We have the villain captured with Shinso's Quirk No.13 and Lady Nagant-Sensei. His under his command thanks to his [Brainwashing] Quirk."
The group looked surprised since not everyone knew of his Quirk. The only reason I knew is that during Hero practice, he used it on me, but thanks to my [Indominable Spirit] skill, I managed to break out.
He was shocked, sure, but we helped each other out. He improves his Quirk on someone who can break through them, and I improve my mental resistance in a win-and-win situation, but I'm rambling here.
Everyone thanked Shinso for halting the villain, causing him to blush, not used to people seeing his Quirk's awesomeness instead of fear. But moving on, I got my classmates to wake up, giving commands, starting with Momo, a bit startled by my tone, "Good. Momo, can you make some knockout gas to toss at the villains and glue bombs to keep Warp Villain in wraps."
Hearing this, Momo nodded her head, opened her reference book, and began producing canisters and bombs. I turned to Denki and Ida in a neutral tone, "Denki, you said before your Hero Costume has special communications, right? Ida, out of the fastest between us, you go and get help as well! Go out and call for help immediately while we have the villain pinned now!!"
Startled, they agreed, hurrying outside and then to Jiro as I asked her to reach out in a curious tone, "Jiro, how far can your ear jacks extend? Yui, how big can you make Momo's items to chuck at the villains?"
Jiro motioned about 6 feet at most while Yui explained to me the size. Good enough as I barked the next command, giving orders in a commanding tone, "That's fine. Everyone huddles up and throws the knockout gas. And if any Mutant types come, Bakugo, Shoto, Kirishima, Itsuka, and I will deal with it. Tokoyami, you are our rear guard with [Dark Shadow]. Everyone huddles up and throws the gas canisters of glue bombs. Kinoko, spread your spores and be careful of friendly fire. Yui, you toss them with gas canisters or glue bombs with your Quirk [Size] at the villains? Shinso interrogates the villains to get information. Move it, people!"
Everyone followed me surprisingly well to my words and gave commands. The Pro Heroes didn't seem to voice my actions, but Shinso quickly moved to him, asking the questions in a serious tone, "Alright, Villain, who is behind this attack?"
Kurogiri blankly responded in a dead tone, "The League of Villains."
Nodding Shinso moved on to the next question remaining cautious of the villain, "What makes the league think they have what it takes to kill the symbol of peace?"
Our eyes narrowed as Shinso continued showing some visible signs of nervousness as Kurogiri explained in a dead tone what they brought, causing everyone to gasp at the last information, "The Nomu near the white-haired man, sometimes referred to as Artificial Humans, are deceased individuals whose bodies have been heavily modified to hold multiple Quirks and reanimated to act as mindless super-soldiers for the League of Villains."
Everyone shivered at this information as I proceeded to take a hair sample of Kurogiri for the future time when I needed to copy a Quirk. Or wait… I saw him starting to gain some semblance of control.
I can't have that now, can I? Gotta take him out first.
*BAM*
Immediately knocking him out was the better way. And with that, let me earn…
[You gain +45 EXP!]
[LEVEL UP!]
[LEVEL UP!]
Feeling rejuvenated and recovering my strength I turned off my [Attract and Repel]. And since I have another free slot available… Hmm, the question is should I or not but that's for later right now villain attack.
Actually, now would be fine. Unless I feel like everyone is dying for a Nomu, then I know what I gotta do even if I don't get much EXP, everyone's safety is what matters first. Holding onto his hair sample, I caved in, copying his Quirk.
[Ding!]
[Would you like to copy the Quirk [Warp Gate] or the original Quirk [Cloud]?]
Huh? I blinked a bit, surprised by this development. But I shook my head and instead got the [Warp Gate] Quirk.
[Skill: [Warp Gate] has been copied!]
Immediately agreeing and successfully obtaining the first criteria, I smirked. This is so going to be fucking handy for me in the future. I wasted a slot too early, but it's worth keeping if it means taking out the enemy.
Skill List.
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PP Cost: 100 PP per portal.
Description: Using this Quirk, the user can create and manipulate a dark fog that acts as a portal. When the user produces a mass of the dark fog, it transports anything it encounters to a nearby location. The user can even shroud himself with the black mist to hide his true body and personally transport anything out of himself. Should a [Warp Gate] close while someone is stuck halfway through, the person will be cut in half.
A weakness is that portals created are coordinate-based and thus to open them, the user must be able to pinpoint the exact position where they wish for each portal to open up into but can open them based on sight and usually only need coordinates to open up in areas they cannot see. Due to this, the user cannot search for missing comrades if they do not know their exact location.
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Having enough time, everyone began to take care of things as we took the guard but close enough to the teachers if need be. With Kurogiri stuck and knocked out I asked No.13 in a neutral tone, "If that's the case… No.13 is it possible for you to take out the Nomu standing near the man with hands with your Quirk [Blackhole]?"
No.13 paused considering the idea and now being informed of it being undead nodded slowly agreeing but asked a small issue in a serious tone, "… It's possible but I would have to be near that thing to get a clear attack in. Unless the villain would open up, I don't have a way to get near the Nomu."
*Swf*
I pointed my hand to my side, and out of nowhere, a small black portal manifested, startling No.13. I made sure to explain to her the means to get her shot in a neutral tone, "Have no fear, No.13 Sensei. I've copied the villain's quirk; through this, you will be able to get a clean hit since these fools won't see it coming. At the very least, not from an ally."
Seeing this, No.13 agreed as she readies her hand with other students observing from afar a small black portal appearing below the Nomu. Even I saw it happen in an instant as No.13 used her Quirk [Blackhole], instantly killing the thing made to kill All Might die in an instant, making my eyes blink in surprise.
*SWIRL*
Fortunately, though only small samples survived to examine, they took care of the biggest threat easily. Shigiraki noticed this, but at that moment, I used [Attract and Repel] to attract his middle face hand and a hair sample.
The middle hand belonged to none other than Nana Shimura. Stealing it away from his face, I stored it in my [Sub-Space] along with the hair sample and saw the man-child blow his shit up over it. That made my day worth it.
Exiting her hands out from the portal, No.13 looked at knocked-out Kurogiri, raising her hands steadily close to his face, and spoke in a serious tone, "With your weapon gone, all that remains are you. Knowing your abilities, I can't leave you out of my sight, and I'm ashamed to ask of this… Ren-san, can you and your classmates help Eraser Head but don't fight, you got it?"
Having put her trust in us, I nodded my head with a serious expression. Lady Nagant sighed as the students began throwing knockout gas with a calm tone, "Sigh… I prefer you kids didn't get involved, but you made the right calls. Make sure to keep your distance and only interfere if the villains reach up the stairs. Although, why can't you use your Warp Quirk to take everyone out?"
I sighed out loud when everyone heard that as I explained the limits of this spatial quirk in an annoyed tone, "Sigh… it's because I don't have the right coordinates. The villain's Quirk [Warp Gate] only allows me to open a portal on sight normal, and for long-range, I need to have coordinates to make it work, Lady Nagant Sensei."
She curtly nodded her head, understanding my situation. But otherwise, I swear she smiled at me fondly.
I'm not sure how I feel about that, but soon enough, everyone followed as ordered. Of course, we weren't allowed to participate in the fight, but with us chucking capturing tools or bombs at the villains and having Lady Nagant as our sniper, it was easy enough.
Some of the heavy hitters in our class wanted to interfere or fight. But merely assisting in capturing the villains also works for us, and a light glare from the teachers made them comply.
It was merely seconds as everyone participated, focusing on not harming Eraser Head, and with Lady Nagant directing everyone where to throw, even asking for Yui for assistance shooting glue bullets made from Momo.
Adding the fact with Yui's Quirk [Size] which grants her the ability to alter the size of any object does wonders. Especially a large glue bomb being tossed taking out most villains with Momo supplying the group –
*BOOOOM*
*BAM*
But before I could take the chance, there was a loud sound that overcame everyone all eyes darted towards the exit of the USJ, and a loud voice in a deep tone said, "Fear not. I… AM HERE."
The Number 1 Hero of Japan, All Might, has arrived. And for that moment he appeared, I pretty much lost my chance to grind on more enemies. But… I wasn't going to have my classmates be at risk of getting killed for me to simply get stronger.
I got what I came for, so it's a win in my book. Just didn't expect All Might to come this fast, but then again, he still has his power, so coming this sooner was expected, but the way he came… I guess the relief washed over me just goes to show why he's the Symbol of Peace.
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~Third POV~
[U.A. High School, USJ – Stairs Entry, Japan]
All Might arrived after receiving news from his students and spoke to everyone present as a wash of relief ran past them in a serious tone, "I had a bad feeling, so I cut my talk with the principal short only to receive a call from one my students saying there's trouble. Then I ran into Ida on the way telling me the gist of what's going on here."
All Might gritted his teeth, observing the situation, seeing Kurogiri being bound and watching the remaining villains running amok with his students at the entrances, expressing scared looks his eyes narrowed, and he thought to himself in a serious tone, 'You kids must've been so scared…. And it made my blood boil…! And my colleagues are doing their best to inform me of the demise of the Nomu under Ren's planning and quick thinking…'
Tugging his necktie off his body All Might spoke in a serious tone bringing chills to the villain's spine as he said, "FEAR NOT. I AM HERE!"
*SWOOOOSH*
*BAAAAAM*
Without waiting for a response, multiple villains began to crumple down like ragdolls being thrown away, showing his power and easily taking them down with ease. Reaching down, he gazed at Aizawa taking care of the villains and the students safe near the entrance.
The students were stunned to see All Might's power firsthand. Aizawa scoffed as he stoically asked All Might in an annoyed tone but a sly grin on his face, sweating from the exhaustion fighting alone, "Tch. You're late. May I ask why you thought it was so important to do hero work when you had a class to teach?"
All Might looked a bit sheepish when he heard Aizawa say that. Exhaling a sigh, All Might's eyes darted toward the Mastermind of the attack, getting a good look at the crazed Shigaraki, wondering to himself, 'Such malice… how could such a young man harbor such intense hatred?'
Whatever the cause might have changed Shigaraki All Might focused on him. Shigaraki yelled out loud in a childish tantrum, "This isn't what Master said… you're not supposed to be here without Nomu! You damned cheater!!"
Furrowing his brows All Might asked in a serious tone preparing to capture Shigaraki readying his position shouting out loud as he lunged after him, "Throwing a tantrum after you've lost? You are a child… The only place you're going is jail…!!"
*SMASH*
*BOOOOM*
All Might slammed his fist into Tomura's face with enough force to knock him out and send him skidding across the landscape left completely defenseless. Seeing the situation being handled Aizawa sighed as he asked in a neutral tone, "Sigh… When is Nezu going to get here?"
Having dealt with the villains, All Might explained in a neutral tone, eyeing the villains' unconscious bodies, "They will be here in a few minutes along with the others. Still, this is probably the best outcome we could've gotten if that Nomu was unleashed… I don't even want to think what the creature would've done in my absence."
*Swf*
Aizawa curtly nodded his head as they saw Ren's group coming in the pros tensed seeing the portal but relaxed seeing him coming out. All Might smiled at Ren's quick thinking and courage in a proud tone, 'All of this was possible thanks to my student's assistance. While most would tremble, I heard from the students he kept a level head throughout the whole time, focusing on saving and assisting others. Such as the mark of a true hero. Perhaps after this, I'll ask him once more of my offer… but after this is over now then, the villains…!'
Ren informed Aizawa of the number of safe students, causing him to nod curtly as he tiredly said in a thankful tone, "Good work. You kids have done enough and leave this to the Pros and police, okay."
Understanding this, the other students began to leave as the other Pro Heroes Staff of UA came to the situation. The Pros made sure to evacuate the students swiftly and arrest any villains in the different zones.
The students were confronted with what pros must face. What they're up against too soon but this attack would be the start of a greater incident to come but of course, they had no way of knowing that.
Unaware to everyone at that moment the villains Kurogiri and Tomura would vanish upon black goo coming out from their mouths escaping the police from their custody later in the day…
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A/N: Hey guys, so how do you like how the MC handled the USJ Arc? It's a shame the MC didn't get his EXP, but he valued the life of his classmates more than treating this as a game and, in doing so, managed to secure Eraser Head doesn't get nerf from the Nomu in the process while also raising his social status among his peers.
With the MC securing his position in their minds, some will think differently of the MC after the USJ incident. After all, in their perspective, it could be his existence that they 'lived' from the villain's attack, owing more than they care to admit.
Possibly hero-worshipping him... or romantic interest since he 'saved' everyone. Ara ara ara....