Chapter 42: Chapter 42: In The Shadows (2)
{3rd Person POV}
"When the bell rings, then you take your seats." Saying that Aizawa came into the class.
As he reached the teachers podium "Morning. Now about your end-of-term exams..."
Looking at the students he continued "I hate to say that some of you have failed. And, as such everybody's going to the forest lodge!" He said the final part with a shit eating grin.
"What A Twist!"
"There were zero failing grades for the written exam for the practical Sato, Kirishima, Ashido, Kaminari all failed." Aizawa continued as the class settled down.
"But we can still go, sensei!?" Kirishima asked.
Looking at his students, he continued "For the exam, we "villians" left you a way to win while gauging how you faced the challenges we set for each of you. If we hadn't, then you'd all have run into a dead end before the challenges even really began."
"So when you said you were coming at us to crush us..." Ojiro asked.
"That was to drive you into a corner. The forest lodge was a boot camp to begin with. So the students who failed are the ones who need it the most." Then with the shit eating grin returning to his face he said "It was a logical ruse!"
"A Logical Ruse!!?" Everyone was surprised.
"Not again...! That's U.A. for you!" Kirishima said.
"All the same! if you keep piling up ruses then our trust in you will begin to waver, will it not!?" Iida asked.
"And Iida with the wet blanket." Ochaco spoke from the back.
Nodding at Iida, Aizawa said "You're not wrong. I'll reflect. But it's not as though it was all a pack of lies." Looking at the four students who failed, Aizawa continued "Failing grades are failing grades. So you've all earned yourselves special remedial periods. And to put it bluntly, they'll be harder than they would have been had you stayed on campus."
"------!" They had nothing to say and looked like the soul left their body.
"Now I'm going to hand out the lodge guides so, pass them to the back." Aizawa gave the guide to the first benchers of each column.
After the classes ended, as they were about to leave, Ojiro said "Well, everything being equal, I'm happy we all got to go!"
"A one week boot camp, eh?" Iida said.
"Looks like we'll be needing pretty big bags for all the stuff we need to take." Midoriya said while looking at the guide book given by Aizawa.
"I don't have a bathing suit and stuff. I need to buy loads." Kaminari laminated.
"Ah, in that case, since tomorrow is free and exams have ended, let's go shopping together! c'mon, everyone in class A!" Hagakure said.
"That's a great idea!! actually, won't this be the first time!" Kaminari said.
"Yo, Bakugō, you come too!" Kirishima asked Bakugō.
And it was instant rejection "Like i could stand going shopping..."
"You two should come too, Todoroki and Saiba!" Midoriya said.
"Nah, I have a date tomorrow." Saiba said, surprising the boys in the class, and the girls had a knowing smile on their face. Before they could ask any questions, Saiba escaped from the class.
"I won't be able to come too." Saying that, Todoroki also followed Saiba
After they both left the class, Kaminari said "Man, so Saiba has a girlfriend?"
"That's what we can understand from what he said. Then what about Todoroki? Does he have one?" Kirishima asked.
"Most probably. I mean both of them have good looks so it's natural." With a sigh, Sero said.
As soon as Todoroki caught up with Saiba he asked him "You're going on a date with my sister?"
Smiling at him Saiba said "Yeah, you're free to tag along. I messaged her about our camp, and she agreed to take both of us shopping. And my sister and another kid will be with us too."
"Alright." Todoroki said that and didn't continue the conversation as both of them had to go in different directions from U.A. to reach their home.
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"Did you find out who he was?" Shigaraki asked Giran who was sitting in front of him.
"Not at the moment. I'm still searching for him." Giran replied as the warning given by that masked man was still fresh in his mind and also the stinging pain of his nether region.
"Then why are you here now?" Shigaraki asked again, as he didn't like the fact that he couldn't find out the person who broke his wrist and threw him like a ragdoll.
"Well, you are gaining popularity Mr. Shigaraki. Some people had shown interest in joining your league of villains." Giran said.
"And who are they?" Shigaraki asked.
"You look creepy as hell." A guy with brown hair said he had a cigar in his mouth.
"Ooooo. You're a buddy of the great stainy, right, hand dude!! Tell me you are!!" A dirty blonde haired girl in highschool uniform said.
Shigaraki didn't say anything and just kept looking at them.
Getting irritated from the silence of Shigaraki, the man said "I see that the leader is a mute, and the mist guy is his baby sitter. So I'll be leaving."
Shigaraki looked at Kurogiri and said "Fling these weirdos out of here."
"Wait, what?" The girl asked, surprised.
Giran who had been silent spoke up "Now now, give them a chance. I'll introduce both of them to you. This cute little high school girl, the media is keeping her name and face under the wraps. As she's on the run as the suspect for serial blood draining murders."
"My name's Toga, Toga Himiko! Life is hard and I'd like for a world that's easier to live in. I wanna become the great Stainy! I wanna kill Stainy! So c'mon, let me join Tomura" Toga said in a carefree mode.
"I have no idea of what you just said. Are you a loon or what?" Shigaraki asked, as he didn't understand a word she said.
"Don't worry, she can hold a conversation, more or less. And, she'll surely come in handy." Then gesturing to the man with a cigar, Giran said "This man here has committed the crime of killing a hero, but he was never caught by the authorities."
"I go by the name Akainu for now." Akainu said.
"Who's dog were you?" Shigaraki asked him without missing a beat.
"No one. In any case, I'll be the one to fulfill the hero killer's will as I have already killed a hero." Akainu said.
With irritation creeping up on his face, Shigaraki said "Will everybody shut up about Stain already? Stain this, Stain that... I'm not liking this, not at all."
"No, Shigaraki." Kurogiri tried to speak up.
But before that, Shigaraki jumped towards Toga and Akainu, extending his arms to kill them.
Toga and Akainu sensed the killing intent of Shigaraki and retaliated.
Toga took out a knife and stabbed toward the lower torso of Shigaraki, and Akainu punched straight at the face of Shigaraki.
But none of it got connected as Kurogiri created mist portals in front of each hand and directed those hands in different directions.
Toga's knife got lodged into the floor, both hands of Shigaraki went over the head of Toga and Akainu, and Akainu's red fist went over the head of Shigaraki.
Giran just watched the debacle with interest and thought 'How will these guys fare against the masked man?'
"Please calm yourself, Shigaraki Tomura. If you truly desire to carry out what you wish, then the expansion of our organization is indispensable." Getting his head portion over to Shigaraki, Kurogiri continued advising him "And,odd though it may seem, our opportunity to expand is now. After all, at the moment, all eyes are on us. Do not reject out of hand, receive them, Shigaraki Tomura." And Kurogiri started to whisper "If you don't make use of them, then everything, including everything he left us will..."
"Shut up!" Shigaraki ordered Kurogiri, while pulling out his hands from the mist and he walked out of the room. Nobody asked where he was going either.
As the door closed, Giran said "Weell, anyway, I don't wanna say this about a client, but he's young. Too young."
"I thought I was gonna get killed." Toga said.
"Creepy bastard."Akainu also said while puffing smoke from his cigar.
"Might we ask you to wait for a reply in the day's to come? You see, he actually does understand himself, what it is he ought to do. In fact, it is precisely because he understands that he left without saying a word." Kurogiri asked for their understanding,
Agreeing to what Kurogiri said, the three of them left the bar, leaving Kurogiri alone. As he was alone Kurogiri muttered "He will come to an understanding. After All Might, The Hero Killer and the man at the arcade, he has been humbled thrice."
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Walking through the streets, Shigaraki kept his hands to himself as he didn't want his hands being broken again.
After a couple of minutes of walking, he reached a mall that was filled with people. Seeing them all Shigaraki thought 'What meaning is there to killing without a creed? Have a look, Hero Killer. Just look at all these countless people not giving a shit about anybody else's problems. They don't even come close to caring for who, or where or by what desire somebody is killing people. These schmucks just laugh it up and live their own lives.'
"Holy crap, i can't believe they made one" A boy said out loud as he and his friend saw the mask of Hero Killer.
"No way it's the hero killer! This is gonna lead to trouble for sure..." His friend replied.
"This is mad messed up, but!" Saying that the kid put on the mask.
And his friend laughed and complimented it "Hahahaha! That's badass!"
Seeing two kids admiring Stain, Akainu and Toga came to his mind. 'And yet your way of thinking has reached far and wide giving rise to sympathizers but why? What is it about you? The things we've done are the same, aren't they? Surely, in the end all either of us did was destroy the shit we didn't like? What is it? What the hell is it that.'
"!!" And Shigaraki had to stop his thought process as he saw one of the kids of U.A standing in the middle of the mall. 'One of the kids who have the physical strength similar to All Might.'
Shigaraki decided to take the kid hostage and clear his mind with a conversation with one of the aspiring heroes, even though he hates everyone except for his sensei.
Nearing him with a friendly attitude, Shigaraki placed his hands on his neck and took him hostage. Threatening to kill the people that are present in the mall, Shigaraki made Midoriya sit with him.
After a long conversation with Midoriya, the mind of Shigaraki cleared up and Ochoca came towards them. So not to make a scene and attract the heroes here, Shigaraki decided to move from there.
As he stood up and walked a couple of steps, Midoriya questioned Shigaraki "What is All For One's ultimate goal?"
"Huh? Did you say... "Shigara--" Ochaco realized who Shigaraki is.
"Dunno. Whatever it is, I don't care. But you and Saiba should focus on taking care of yourself. Because when we meet next time, it'll be because I decided to kill you two."
After saying his piece to Midoriya, Shigaraki left the mall by blending into the crowd of people, while thinking 'Creating a world without All Might, and exposing how fragile the "Justice" and all that other bullshit really are. Starting today, I'll call that my creed. It's all about All Might, his end is my creed.'
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