Chapter 3 - Encounter Part 1
Author Notes: So here is chapter 3. Addressing a reviewer, Wolfecus, I took your advice and made the chapter longer. it is longer by about 1,500 words. I think the chapter turned out better because of this suggestion so thank you. As for the story, I will be addressing more things in the note at the end. I hope you all enjoy.
Purple portals of swirling mist were scattered around the bar as the four combatants examined each other. Dabi stood in front of Shigaraki, choosing to prioritize him. The crazed schoolgirl Toga was beside Yukari, they had their eyes locked on each other as they waited.
"Tomura Shigaraki, Yukari Midoriya. Please calm down." Kurogiri broke the tension with his voice.
"If your dream is to come to pass, then we need to increase the numbers of the organization. We are in the spotlight now, so this is our chance." Kurogiri said as he moved closer to Shigaraki's ear.
Pouting, Yukari thought to herself, This is no fun at all. Yukari flexed her arm and heard a barely audible click as the mechanism under her sleeve unlocked and separated.
Kurogiri continued to talk to the leader of the League as the girl, Toga, bounded up to Yukari.
"That was so cool, I thought I was going to die. Was that a gun?"
The green haired girl looked at Toga, examining her. Toga was still armed with a knife and was close enough that Yukari would have trouble dealing with her if the other girl decided to attack. Yukari specialized in gunplay, she was subpar in hand to hand combat against someone who knew what they were doing.
She contemplated whether to answer the question or not but before Yukari could decide Shigaraki spoke out.
"Shut up!"
With that Tomura Shigaraki went towards the exit of the bar and left, slamming the door behind him.
"I don't want to complain about a client, but he is too young." Giran decided to comment.
Dabi looked at the door and said, "He makes me sick."
Kirogiri watched the two other villains, "Would it be all right to give you an answer at a later date? I believe he knows what the answer is, that is why he left without a work. Yukari, go and follow him, he may need help to answer the question he is looking for."
Yukari nodded and moved to the door. Before she left she turned around and looked over the four people still in the bar. "You're the one that pays me, so I might as well. Oh and, for you two." She looked over at Dabi and Toga, "I look forward to working with you."
Yukari followed slowly behind Tomura as he gazed over the crowded mall. She thought it ironic that she would end up here of all places. The Kiyashi Ward shopping mall, the location her classmate intended to take her to. If only she didn't have to shadow behind her employer, she might have tried to find them.
"That's the hero killers mask! You'll get in trouble for wearing it." A child said off to the side of the two villains.
Tomura seemed to be thinking to himself. No double judging the Civilians around him as he looked for an answer. Why did they follow Stain and not him? Yukari could answer that, it was a simple question, but would he listen? She was just his hired help, an assassin paid to work for the League of Villains. Shigaraki would probably not believe her if she told him that deep down a part of her sympathized with his twisted wish to destroy Japan's corrupted society.
Her wish was for society to change was different than his and yet the same. She would see her version it come true, even if it had to be done by force. In the end the League would fall. So long as All Might, the undefeated symbol of hope, existed it would only be a matter of time. But before that Tomura Shigaraki could change the very existence of this society of heroes.
Yukari Midoriya would fulfill her own goal as she worked for this man. She would show Japan just how dangerous a quirkless individual could be. Even with a powerful quirk, heroes were still human, and humans were so easily killed. Yukari would revel in the entertainment that Shigaraki will bring to the hypocrites, that was just a bonus.
Yukari would use her own existence to prove Him, All Might, and this country wrong. If she, a quirkless girl, could become a great villain then what could another quirkless person become if they were allowed to become a hero?
"Shigaraki-sama, I think it would be a good idea if we headed back soon."
Once again, she was ignored by her employer. She expected as much, the only one to praise her so far was Kurogiri. That was to be expected of someone with Shigaraki's personality. It could be far worse, he at least tolerated her presence.
"Oh! Aren't those UA students?" a pedestrian shouted.
"First Years?" "I saw them on TV!"
That altered Yukari, she started to survey the surroundings for the source of the voice. As she looked over the civilians, she looked for any features that were mentioned in the student profiles shown during the UA sports festival. It took her half a minute to narrow down where the voice came from but as soon as she did she pointed it out.
"Shigaraki-sama, Heroes are here."
Looking up a spark entered his eye. Yukari's vision roamed over the forms of the fledgling heroes. Most she recognized. She knew basic facts on their combat ability, but there were only a few that she knew very little about outside of their public profile.
"Pick a pair and follow them. Do as you like, I think I am going to find someone interesting to talk to after all."
Following his instructions she inspected the group. As she looked over the students and took in which ones broke off from each other, she made a decision. The ones of tactical importance with an annoying quirk should be targeted and the others were simply unlucky to have followed. She watched as two of the girls broke off from the group of UA students. After a moment she took a step forward and began to trail to two UA students.
Look at those two, getting along so well. This is so unfair. I had to turn down my classmate for this and here you to think you can have this much fun with a friend?
Click
I'm going to kill you.
Anticipation set into her as Yukari Midoriya stretched her right hand forward and waited for her weapon's chamber to connect to its barrel. This would be her first time going after a hero, even if they were only in training. This was going to be exciting she hoped.
And so the hunt is on.
A smile grazed Yukari's lips as she felt the carbon dioxide gas push out the bullet from the hidden gun underneath her sleeve. It took less than half a second for the bullet to pierce her targets shoulder. From an outside perspective, it looked like the black-haired girl stumbled.
It took a moment for the short-haired girl to realize what happened and the pain to kick in. Yukari flexed and bent her wrist to disassemble her customized rifle. Although not as effective as a true firearm, thanks to the specialized equipment the League possessed it was surprisingly easy to obtain a mounted arm rifle. By bending and stretching out her arm she could assemble and disassemble the rifle hidden on her right arm.
The weapon was gas operated and modified to be almost completely silent. One of two of the only true downsides was it penetration power and range. Nothing compared to an actual sniper rifle, but it did make up for it in concealability. Thanks to her skills, Yukari could assassinate a target well she was hidden within a crowd. Over the past few months working for the League of Villains, she had perfected this act.
Off my prey runs.
The other downside of her weapon was its difficulty to reload. It would be impossible to do so if she remained in the crowd. The weapon only could carry 12 rounds before it was empty. That was more than enough to torment her prey before ending them, but it would be cutting it close with two targets.
By the time Yukari reach where the two UA students were formally standing, they had already relocated. It surprised her that the two decided against causing a panic, but perhaps they knew that is what she wanted. For a normal sniper it would have been difficult to pick them out in a crowd. They didn't know what kind of a Villian was attacking them, for all they knew the shooter could open fire onto the crowd the moment civilians picked up on the situation.
Yukari bent down and rubbed her finger in a drop of blood. She held it to her nose and sniffed to get the scent of her prey.
Kyoka Jiro, Quirk Earphone Jack.
The assassin looked up and smelled her surroundings. She could tell the general direction the heroes must have fled. After a minute of tracking the Iron scent, she regained line of sight. The two girls were hiding behind a pillar, still on the first floor of the shopping center. It was a smart idea, but only if Yukari had been on a higher level with a rifle. The Ojou-san was on her phone, no doubt trying to call for help.
Momo Yaotorozu, Quirk Creation. That won't do for you to call for help.
Yukari extended her arm and shot the phone out of the girl's hand. With that the UA students should conclude she was somewhere In the crowd.
I do hope you entertain me some more.
The two girls quickly moved away and entered a large toy store. Yukari followed and in their hast the two UA students made a few mistakes. A drop of blood, some misplaced merchandise, a complaining customer. To a less skilled hunter some of those sighs might have been missed.
I'm afraid either way it won't matter. I will still be able to track your movements where ever you go.
This time Yukari decided to shoot the girl's ear, it was somehow connected to her quirk, perhaps she might lose her ability to become a hero if her ear was damaged. Yukari suppressed the grin that was coming to her face as she saw the girl suffer. Although the shot missed and didn't sever the strange ear quirk, the bullet still grazed the target's neck.
Yukari bent down and inspected a toy, a dog plushie. She carefully picked it up and held the stuffed animal up to the light. Her eyes quickly darting in the direction of her prey before looking back at the toy. After a minute of looking through the store, she regained the trail of Momo and Jiro. They had doubled back to the main courtyard of the shopping mall.
The two were quickly moving away from the shop, attempting to gain a distance. Yukari took another shot this time grazing Momo Yaoyorozu's side. They proceeded to take cover near a cluster of small store stands. Yukari moved through the crowd to get closer to her target after losing sight of them.
After a minute, the UA girls made a plan
Ho Ho. Did they split up? The black-haired punk girl must be bait.
Jiro has come out after a minute of hiding and was slowly walking around the store booths.
It won't work, I know what you're after. You just want to pinpoint me. The ojou-san must be hiding somewhere waiting for me to react.
The assassin moved closer to her prey, standing within five feet of the young hero.
For someone like me, I have perfected being alone… I mean, um, being an assassin?
Yukari moved and continued to act naturally as she weaved through the crowd looking for Momo and maintaining a close distance to Kyoka.
I can blend into any city crowd. Where I gaze, how I move, my expressions, All are completely natural. With this acting skill of mine I could even become a top Idol if I was given the chance.
Taking a glance at Kyoka Jiro again, another line of thought entered Yukari's mind.
Well… there is a possibility that the rich girl abandoned her classmate. Friendship is for outward appearances after all. Even for a future hero, there is no point dying together is there? I doubt that she did abandon her friend but…. that would only add to my enjoyment of this hunt if it was true.
"Found you" Yukari quietly said.
Momo Yaoyorozu was hiding near a clothing shop, using her power she made a pair of binoculars. Yukari was almost certain she could end the black hair girls life, but making her watch her friend die would teach her a lesson. Heroes are not celebrities, they are people who walked near death every day. It was no place for a spoiled rich girl to play around. Yukari extended her hand towards Kyoka's body, her aim focused on her legs.
Once I shoot her in the leg, my favorite stage of the hunt begins.
"It's unfortunate Midoriya-san couldn't come with us."
Huah?! Yukari's body stiffened. "Oh no." All thoughts of her task were quickly taken away from her as Yukari saw two people approaching from her left.
"Indeed. I feel bad about it as well" a girl in a grey uniform said.
"We should try to invite her out another time," the other grey uniformed girl said.
Off to her left side Yukari's classmates from Shidarezakura Academy where coming closer to her. A blush sent in onto her cheeks as she began to panic.
"This is bad, really, really bad," Yukari said. "I'm in the middle of a job and yet…"
If these two were to come up to me and say "oh what a wonderful coincidence to run into you here Midoriya-san. This must be Fate bringing us together. Won't you please join us!?" what am I even supposed to do? I would have no choice but to do give up the hunt! School Idol is greater than the League of Villains!
"Shigaraki said I could do as I please right? He doesn't expect a result right!"
The two young girls continued to walk towards her. With every step, Yukari's internal turmoil increased. What should she do? She had no idea, her classmates asked her to come here and she said she couldn't. Would they judge her? Would they call he a quirkless liar? Would they spread rumors about her being a quirkless liar?
No! This is my chance! this is my Fate! I can impress them and they can become by fans. From there my fan base will increase so much I will become an Idol! This small adorable green-haired Idol is ready for you friends!
Yukari quickly turned to face her classmates. She had a genuine smile on her face. Yukari was about to greet then when her two classmates from Shidarezakura Academy walked by her, completely not picking up on the other girl's presence. For a moment Yukari stood there frozen, still blushing and ready to talk with her potential new friends. Then a simple thought crossed her mind.
Amazing!
"I blend into my surroundings so well. This just proves that I am a true professional. This is in no way related to my loner characteristics."
Still frozen there Yukari began to mudder to herself.
"Besides friendship is just an illusion, used for appearances. An Idol would never really need one anyways. I would have just used them to become the most popular girl in class. It's not like I wanted someone to talk with other than a group of criminals. Really!" she shouted out the last word.
Several people looked over to her. Yukari quickly recovered and notices how many eyes were on her including the two UA students. Yukari knew that this was a missed opportunity, in more ways than one. With this much attention it would be impossible to get a clean kill.
"This is no good. I'm done, this is not fun at all anymore. I'm just going to find the boss and leave."
I hope this sheds more of a light on Yukari Midoriya. Her personality, goals, and abilities. I tried to explain all of these in this chapter.
The way I would describe Yukari's personality for better clarification, is that she has two personalities. Not really a split personality, both are the real her, but Yukari acts differently when she is a Civilian and when she is a Villain. Yukari does want to be a normal girl, but at this point she knows that is impossible. Add to this her enjoyment of paying back her own pain she experienced by being quirkless on those with quirks and you get her Sadistic side. I made her a simple character to write but a character with some complexity to her goals.
One last thing, I would like suggestions for Yukari's classmates. I am planning for those two to become more relevant to the story. Names, quirks, you can even give a description. It doesn't matter if she is an OC or a character from other anime. I probably will pick the first two I see in the reviews. If no one gives me anything, I will just figure it out myself. As always, this is my first fanfiction so any comments on what I can do better, please leave them in the reviews.