Chapter 130: Quirk ControlAuthor: Geraint
Arriving home after the Final Exam, Ichika sat on his bed, meditating as the Mind Stone and Space Stone floated on either side of him. Roboco stood nearby, watching him closely.
Won't you need the stone in my chest, Father?
"These two are enough. Don't worry. I'm just trying something out."
There was a knock at the door before it opened, and Toru entered.
"Uhm... Ichika-kun, are you busy?"
"Wait... just a little bit."
"Okay."
The Infinity Stones returned to Ichika's left palm, and he jumped down from the bed.
"Come here, Toru. I'm going to try something on you."
"Huh? It's not some kind of prank, right?"
"It's not! Just come here already."
"Yes..."
Toru hesitated at first, but Ichika moved toward her, grabbing her wrist with his right hand to nullify her invisibility quirk.
Peeeeeww!
Ichika placed his left index finger on her forehead, closed his eyes, and focused.
Toru felt awkward and confused until Ichika let go of her. She was shocked to find she hadn't reverted back to invisibility after several seconds.
"Huh? What happened to my quirk?"
"Don't worry, you still have it. I just made it so you can turn it off and on whenever you want."
"Eh? How did you do that?"
Ichika placed his index finger between his lips and smiled, "My secret magic."
Toru pouted, then checked herself to see if she could turn back invisible. Her body became transparent, and she was able to turn invisible again, which really surprised her.
"Wow! I-It's true! Amazing!"
"Now, the next thing I'm going to make is your hero costume, just like I promised. It'll synchronize with your quirk."
"Nee, Ichika-kun... You just don't want me running around naked in front of others, right?"
"Well... yup. Let's go to the kitchen and make dinner. They must be starving after the exam."
Toru quickly turned off her invisibility and, embarrassed, covered her face.
"Moo, Ichika-kun!"
"Hurry up, Toru!"
Ichika called out to her, and she immediately responded and followed after him.
"Yes!"
At the dinner table, everyone's eyes were on Toru, who had become self-conscious and embarrassed. Momo looked confused, unable to see her without Ichika touching her.
"Since when could you turn off your invisibility?"
"Well, just now. Ichika-kun did something, and now I can do it," Toru replied.
Everyone turned to Ichika, who was placing dishes on the table.
"Hm? Don't ask me. It's a secret magic."
The table was set with a large plate of steak and some salad.
"Enjoy the meal!"
The girls seemed a little disappointed, but they couldn't stop themselves from eating quickly because of how delicious the food was.
"Delicious!"
"You're really a good cook, Ichika-kun!" Kendo said tearfully, celebrating her victory after the hard final exam.
"I heard everyone from Class 1-B passed the exam. Congratulations!"
"Yeah, it was a hard-fought battle, but we all survived—Wait! Monoma failed the exam. I forgot about him."
"Is there someone like that in your class?" Ichika tilted his head, trying not to remember on purpose.
"You're horrible, Ichika. But I heard you were exempted from the practical exam. Is that really okay with you?"
"What can they do? Fighting between Pro Heroes is strictly forbidden unless it's a competition held by the Hero Commission itself. I have nothing to prove to them anyway."
"I see..."
Everyone grew silent, taking in his words.
A day later,(♪Yotsubashi Detnerat Company!♪)
A young Ichika infiltrated Re-Destro's building again, wearing a platypus costume. He busted through the door and easily evaded the traps laid out for him.
"Krrrrr!"
He was completely shocked when he saw Tomura lying in an iron cage, completely beaten up. His body was wrapped in some kind of strap.
Looking around, Ichika found Re-Destro packing up his things while wearing vacation clothes. He noticed Ichika and raised an eyebrow.
"Huh? Perry the Platypus? Why come today? I'm going on summer vacation with my friends. Don't you have anything to do?"
"Krrrrr!"
"Work on your summer homework instead. I'm not up to anything today. I'm going to Hawaii with my friends to celebrate my victory over the League of Villains. They're completely scattered. Hahaha! I completely eradicated their organization!"
"Krrrrr!" Ichika pointed at Tomura.
"Oh, you want to take him? Feel free! I don't need him anyway."
"Krrrrr!"
"I'll be back in two months. Don't destroy anything here if you have nothing to do."
Re-Destro threw on his hat and left hurriedly, leaving Ichika alone with Tomura in the room.
...
Ichika took off his platypus hat and threw it down.
"Damn it!"
He grabbed Tomura from inside the cage and quickly transported him to Tartarus, where he imprisoned him.
Later, as Ichika interrogated Tomura inside his cell, he demanded, "Where's All for One?! Answer me!"
Sitting beside Ichika was All Might in his muscle form, with a conflicted expression.
"...I don't know what you're talking about, Falcon. Didn't you already kill him?" Tomura replied, a mocking grin on his face.
"That old man is still alive!" Ichika glared at him.
"Hahaha! It's hopeless for us. Whether we can kill All Might or not, there's still you, who can be the next Symbol. After getting one-sidedly beaten by you last time, my goal of destroying everything turned into nothing. We can't hope to defeat you, and our group got disbanded. You're just too strong, Falcon. It's your victory!"
"Nothing has happened yet."
"I see... You're hoping someone will show up and give you a thrill in a fight. Classic Captain Falcon. Unfortunately, there's no one like that anymore unless Master is really still alive. Wasn't Master's corpse in your possession?"
"Yeah..."
Ichika's mind raced as he thought, and then he turned to All Might.
"Dad! Do you know where they brought All for One's body?"
"It was brought to the hospital after you killed him. I can confirm that he's already dead—"
"No, Dad! We have to hurry!"
"What?"
"I found All for One's location. He's hiding in the hospital!"
"Wait!"
Ichika rushed out of the interrogation room, and All Might followed him.
"There's nothing to ask anymore. All for One used Tomura as a distraction. What he wants is to buy time until he awakens from his slumber. We need to deal with him quickly before he evolves into a terrifying monster!"
"You mean..."
"Yeah, he turned himself into a Nomu. If he fully evolves, he could probably destroy this world."
"Can you win?"
Ichika halted his steps, then answered, "Yeah, this might be my last battle against him, and I'll surely finish it this time. What I'm trying to prevent is the destruction he'll cause. I want to minimize the casualties."
Ichika opened a portal, and when they arrived at the commission's headquarters, they were met with a destroyed building.
"What the?!"
Ichika saw one of his commissioners bleeding and covered in debris. He quickly used his telekinesis to move the debris and help him.
"Hey, are you okay?! What happened here?"
The injured commissioner groaned in pain. "Mr. President... Ugh... Monster! A monster appeared and attacked everyone!"
Rescue teams arrived, applying first aid to the injured personnel.
A Pro Hero appeared and reported, "Mr. President, the Hero Commission was attacked by a Nomu! Endeavor and Hawks are currently dealing with it."
"I see... then gather all the Pro Heroes from across the country."
The plain-looking Pro Hero was stunned and confused. "Huh? Why?"
"We're going to war!"
"What?!!"
The Pro Hero was shocked.
(To be continued.)
A/N: Yeah, I'm trying to end this fanfic so I can start something better or continue my main fanfic and end it as well. I'll fix my mistakes later.