--Friday, July 24, 2172
At Kai's command, Salem leapt from his shoulder and grew in size, letting out a powerful roar that terrified all the people already running in fear, making them flee even faster. At the same time, several robots resembling inverted cones with three short legs and various lights quickly surrounded them, broadcasting the same message in unison.
[A total curfew has been declared. The population is requested to return to their residences as quickly and orderly as possible. Any other action will be considered an offense, and force will be used to apprehend violators.]
Upon hearing the message, Kai let out a mocking snort, and Salem immediately roared imposingly, creating a shockwave accompanied by an electromagnetic pulse.
This sent the robots flying like ragdolls while completely frying them. Without even giving the robots a second glance, Kai took a step forward as the air around him grew heavy and oppressive, while Salem shot forward at high speed.
"Oh no, the Demon King has emerged. Things are about to get ugly…"
From behind, Kaminari couldn't help but comment in a somewhat frightened voice. Melissa, who had been watching Kai in astonishment, quickly turned to look at Kaminari and asked.
"The Demon King?"
"The terrifying and authoritarian Saito who smashes everything that annoys him." Jiro replied in a serious tone while adjusting her gloves and speakers, knowing things were about to get complicated. Melissa turned to look at her and asked curiously.
"Is this common for him?"
"Not so much these days, but when he first joined UA, he was pretty scary…" Kirishima commented in a serious tone as his body partially hardened, leaving Melissa even more stunned.
Meanwhile, due to the destruction of the robots, more approached at full speed with their lights glowing red-hot. But halfway there, they began to slow down and emit strange creaking noises, as if struggling against a gravity several times stronger.
Shocked, Melissa couldn't help but stare at the security bots barely inching toward them, struggling to believe what she was seeing. At that moment, Kaminari looked at the robots and commented, letting out a small surprised whistle.
"The 'pressure' seems even more terrifying now, doesn't it?"
"Indeed, it looks like he's always been holding back during training." Todoroki nodded with a serious tone, causing a shiver to run through Kirishima and Kaminari.
"If that's holding back, I'm really scared to think what a serious Saito would be like…" Kirishima said in an almost frightened tone. Todoroki nodded and replied solemnly.
"Let's hope we never have to see it…"
"Is this something Kai-san does often?"
Hearing the conversation, Melissa couldn't help but ask in a voice that almost sounded like a sigh as she gazed at the broad back of the young man in front of her. But before anyone could answer, Salem came running back with the Pussycats, Nemuri, and the mothers, at which point Kai nodded in satisfaction.
"Why didn't you stop him, Momo?"
Upon reaching Kai with Yumiko in her arms, Shino couldn't help but look at Momo and ask with a sigh as she saw the large number of damaged robots. Keiko, whom Nemuri had set on the ground, laughed and commented in a calm voice while looking at her daughter's adorable pout.
"You know Kai. He was going to come no matter what anyone said. Let's just head to the hotel."
"Salem, go find All Might and bring him here."
Kai looked at the massive cat and ordered in a calm tone. Salem roared affirmatively as Melissa let out a sigh of relief. But before the enormous cat could leave, a dark figure appeared above them and soon landed, announcing with his characteristic laugh.
"Hahaha, I am here!"
"Dad!!" At that moment, Melissa called out loudly to the man All Might was carrying in his arms before running toward him as the number one hero set him down.
"Melissa!"
The man called back and hugged his daughter tightly, at which point All Might calmly asked while looking at the large number of robots attempting to approach, their lights flashing and emitting warnings.
"What were you doing just now, Kai-shonen?"
"Just walking calmly, and these things got in my way, so I moved them aside. That's all. Let's head to the hotel." Kai rolled his eyes before commenting in a disinterested voice. At that moment, the man holding Melissa in his arms spoke in a calm tone.
"Let me handle this." After speaking, the man stepped in front of the robots and announced loudly.
"Stand down. I take responsibility for this group."
[[Understood.]]
The group of robots replied in unison before turning around and starting to move away to pursue others, though they moved awkwardly, visibly damaged. At that moment, All Might could only let out a sigh before pointing to his good friend and commenting in a calm voice.
"Kai-shonen, let me introduce you to my good friend David Shield, a scientist specializing in developing support gear for heroes."
"Pleasure to meet you, Saito Kai." Kai extended his hand to greet David, who shook Kai's hand and greeted him with a smile.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kai-san. I've been wanting to meet a genius of your caliber for a while now. If possible, I'd like us to meet under calmer circumstances to exchange ideas."
"Sounds good. We can do it tomorrow afternoon." Kai replied with a calm and formal smile, surprising the UA students. But at that instant, Kai's eyes opened with a hint of surprise as he commented with a small smirk.
"I stand corrected. It'll have to be another time. Seems like things are about to get complicated."
"Do you sense something, Kai-shonen?!"
All Might, aware of Kai's exceptional perception abilities, quickly asked, fully on alert. But at that moment, All Might could see Kai's eyes sharpen significantly as he murmured with a hint of disbelief.
"Nomus…?"
"Nomus?! Is All for One still alive?!"
Upon hearing the murmur, All Might couldn't help but exclaim in shock, while in the distance, Midoriya, Iida, and Bakugo ran toward them. Kai reached out to Salem to take the sword forming from his fur and commented in a serious tone.
"I don't know, but get ready. Nomus are coming!"
Along with Kai's words, several dark portals formed in various parts of I-Island, and from them emerged different types of Nomus of varying colors, with at least a dozen of black ones among them. Seeing the Nomus appear, All Might looked at David and spoke in a serious tone.
"Inform the authorities, David. Nomus have multiple quirks and are stronger than regular heroes. The black ones are comparable to the strongest heroes. We need to evacuate the population and direct all heroes to confront them!"
Just as All Might finished speaking, a brutal explosion occurred behind them, causing his hair to whip violently. From the explosion, four black Nomus leapt over the buildings and aimed at them with their hands. From the Nomus' hands, lasers along with projectiles of fire, ice, and metal shot out at supersonic speeds toward them.
With a calm expression, Kai stepped forward and swung his sword at a terrifying speed, so fast it seemed as if he hadn't moved at all. Under Melissa's shocked gaze, hundreds of jet-black flying slashes intercepted the projectiles, creating brutal explosions while the projectiles were cut into tiny pieces and the lasers were repelled.
"Tama, stay with Keiko and Yumiko. Salem, come with me."
As his hair swayed from the brutal explosions in the air, Kai ordered the pair of cats, who quickly meowed in unison before jumping off. As Salem was engulfed in lightning, Kai turned to look at the group and spoke in a calm voice.
"Jiro, Ojiro, Sero, Uraraka, and Tsuyu can handle lower-tier Nomus, the ones with lighter skin, and even middle-tier, the flashier ones, but avoid the upper-tier ones. Ashido, Kirishima, and Kaminari can fight the upper-tier Nomus, the ones with super regeneration, but avoid the high-end ones.
"Midoriya and Todoroki can take on the near-high-end ones, and Momo and Nejire can handle the high-end ones, but stay cautious. Don't engage at a disadvantage, and don't overexert yourselves. We don't know how many more might come, so always conserve energy. That's all. Move as you see fit. I'll see you at the hotel. I'll stay with those who can't fight."
"I love you, Kai-chan!"
Before anyone could say anything, Nejire announced loudly and shot up into the sky, sending a massive wave of energy at a group of Nomus running toward them. Momo quickly donned her armor and flew behind Nejire with a wide smile on her face.
"Kai?! How do we move?!"
At that moment, Tomoko raised her hand and asked with a big smile. Kai rolled his eyes and commented in a calm voice while raising his sword to block a muscular jet-black Nomu with saber-like hands.
"Do whatever you want. If you stick together, no Nomu can match you."
"Then let's go wild, nyahaha!" Ryuko commented with a grin, placing her hands on a large patch of ground near the road filled with trees and grass, and announced loudly.
"Wildclad Stampede!"
From the ground, a small army of earth beasts clad in armor, with claws and metal weapons, emerged, quickly spreading out in different directions. At the same time, Chatora appeared right in front of the Nomu Kai was blocking, extending his right arm and retracting it at high speed to land a full-force punch to the Nomu's face while exclaiming loudly.
"Iron Recoil!"
As a brutal shockwave spread in all directions and the Nomu was sent flying at near the speed of sound, Tomoko took a running stance. At that moment, Shino brought her index and middle fingers to her temples and announced solemnly.
"Catatalk!"
With Shino's announcement, all the Nomus in sight immediately froze in place. In that instant, as if she were a ghost, Tomoko vanished from her spot. As the catatonic Nomus were sent flying in all directions, torn to pieces with directed shockwaves, a cheerful voice echoed everywhere.
"Thump Parade!"
Witnessing the overwhelming display by the Pussycats, the young members of Class 1-A glanced at each other, quickly nodded, and formed teams before dispersing in different directions to confront the Nomus. At that moment, Midoriya looked at Todoroki and nodded, then turned to Bakugo and called out loudly.
"Kacchan! Let's go together!"
"Get lost, you damn nerd! I'm going solo!"
Bakugo quickly replied, full of rage, before creating explosions with his hands and blasting off into the sky, leaving Midoriya with his hand extended, feeling a bit awkward. Todoroki couldn't help but shake his head, but quickly looked at Midoriya and commented in a serious tone.
"Deku!"
"Let's go, Todoroki-kun!" Midoriya quickly nodded seriously before activating One For All throughout his body and running off with Todoroki.
[Sage, are AFO and the portal Nomu still in Alcatraz?]
At the same time, Kai couldn't help but ask his trusty assistant with a furrowed brow while extending his observation haki to the maximum. The beautiful fairy by his side, equally furrowed, replied thoughtfully.
[They're still in Alcatraz, Master. They're in a state of suspended animation and haven't done anything unusual… Even the 'voice' that suddenly appeared in the bathroom along with the sniper, though similar, was different from the portal Nomu. It's possible someone obtained the Nomu data and managed to replicate them.]
[I recall that during the raid on AFO, the director of Jaku General Hospital was nowhere to be found, and there were deleted and overwritten data in what we managed to recover…] Kai sent a message to Sage in a serious tone. The beautiful fairy turned to look at her Master and asked seriously.
[Do you think Kyudai Garaki joined Genesis Vault, Master?]
[For now, it's a random hypothesis, but if it's true, it leads me to think of something else… A long time ago, a certain mad scientist was recruited by an organization powerful enough to get him out of Tartarus' gates and help him take down a hero in the Japanese ranking…]
Kai commented in a tone laden with murderous intent. With her beautiful face twisted by hatred, Sage murmured in a voice filled with killing intent, to the point that her blue dress began turning black.
[BioBlast.]
[Prepare everything to capture that bastard Ryoichi Tanaka. From now on, we're going after any lead on these guys. If it really was them, not a single one gets an easy death.] Kai ordered in a cold, murderous tone. Sage nodded and replied in a similar tone.
[I'll have everything ready for his capture upon our return, Master.]
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