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xi. i don't play by the rules of the game

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Useless...

I was so fucking useless.

I gripped the bent pipe tighter. Rain kept pouring like crazy, as was fitting of this zone's name, and it made the pipe even more slippery. I couldn't hold for long anymore, but I wasn't more confident of One for All, to be honest. On top of unable to fully control it, I was afraid it'd only done more damage.

There were just too many possible ways of this going wrong. If I let go and tried to use One for All, I might fail and ended up breaking some bones at worst condition — thus further negativing my chance to stay alive. Or I might succeed and ended up losing control and broke my legs, while destroying the buildings and attracting the villains. But, of course, if I didn't, a villain might find my hanging form soon. My losing grip was an indication it won't happen.

I can't wait for anyone to rescue me, so there was only one option left. And I wasn't exactly eager to use it.

But beggars can't be choosers.

I let go.

A strangled scream sounded from the ground to my right. My eyes bulged at the sight of a rock-like head waving his arms in panic soundlessly. "Koda?!" I yelled.

Wait, this isn't the time for that! I mentally hit my head on an imaginary wall. I'm falling, I'm fucking falling, One for All—

I shut my eyes in fear. The ground was only a few feet away and I have no time to activate One for All, much less use it. My arms automatically went to protect my head because, well, at least I won't die if my bones broke right?

The impact never came. Instead, I felt my body hit something wet (but where in this forsaken zone that wasn't slippery or wet anyway?). Tentatively, I opened my eyes.

And let out a blood-curling scream.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!"

Because, softening my fall and where I was laying just a moment before, were an army of giant rats and ants. And you know what? I could even see some worms in between.

Of course I'd jump as fast and far as I could from them. Which was, behind Koda. To his credit, he worriedly and guiltily fidget in his position as my meat shield. I was shameless enough to sacrifice him to the animals while I ran for my life.

Fortunately, that didn't happen. Once I got back my senses, I let go of my death grip on his costume. He went to whisper to the animals and they went back to the ground or inside the buildings.

Right... If I wasn't wrong, his Quirk allows him to talk to animals...

I grimaced. Still, that was a nasty experience. Ugh, this day wasn't turning any better, was it.

Regardless, I went to Koda's side. "Koda-san, we need to go to a safe place. The villains must've heard my shout earlier." I sheepishly said. Koda, bless his kind soul, give me an understanding smile and follow me without any objections.

We passed by some villains wandering around, cursing to themselves about Yuuei kids, while we head out. Some had grotesque costumes and menacing weapons, but I knew for a fact that they were nothing more than street thugs and amateurs. Aside from my knowledge — which I'd forgotten until now, how did I manage that?! — which I'd berate myself for later, I could see the way some bumbled with their weapons or the shifty way they scoured their surroundings.

They'd be no more than an annoyance to a pro heroes, but to us? They might be too dangerous.

Koda and I were all too aware of that fact, and went out of our way to be as stealthy as possible. We took no risk, and patiently wait for our chances before moving. It took about ten minutes before we arrived at a safe zone, inside of a ruined building. We hid in the underground room, with debris covering us from the downpour raging outside.

"Koda, can you use your Quirk to search for our classmates? All eighteen of them. And can you find out how many villains there are in this zone?" I inquired, and he nod shyly. He went to the corner and started to whisper quietly. I couldn't really hear what he was saying, but a moment later, there was ants crawling out. They weren't as big as the ones that caught me, but big and red enough to had me scooting away slightly. Their bites must really hurt.

The ants went scurrying away, and I asked as soon as Koda went back to sit near me, "What did you tell them to do?"

Koda fidget hesitantly. I softened my eyes. "Koda-san, am I really that scary to you? Is that why you never talk to me, even in class?" I've been told I came off as stoic and even intimidating sometimes... "I'm sorry... That's never my intention."

Koda frantically shook his head, as if to assure me I wasn't. He mumbled something so quiet I couldn't hear a word.

"Koda-san? I couldn't hear what you said..."

"...ry."

"Eh?"

His cheeks pinked. "...You're not scary... I-I'm just... shy... I'm sorry, Midoriya-san. I-I'm not... used to talk... I-I mean..."

"I get it, Koda-san!" I grinned. "I'm glad you're not. But we'll be classmates for three years, so please try to be more open to us? Oh, you can call me Shizuka for starter!"

His face exploded in a mess of red. I could practically heard his brain short circuited.

"Uwaahh, Koda-san!"

"Y-y-yes..."

Did I take it too far? I took a look of his red, but not unhappy face. Nope!

But I should stop now... "Koda-san, we're all your friends now, so don't hesitate, okay? We'll all be happy to have you as a friend."

He bowed his head, the sheen of red didn't seem to be disappearing soon.

He's so cute, though. I smirked.

But we have more pressing matters. "Koda-san, I have a plan to defeat the villains, but..."

He glanced questioningly at me. I took a deep breath. "As soon as we're done, I'm going to run to the plaza. I have faith in Aizawa-sensei, but there's just too many villains on that place. No doubt the warp guy and their boss are going to be there, too. Aizawa-sensei is only one person — he can't handle everyone on his own."

For the first time, I saw him frown. "B-but M-Midoriya-san, you might... um... become a... liability to sensei... if you just r-run in like that..."

I smiled at his concern over me. "I know... but, I won't be going there alone, Koda-san. The others must've realized the same thing as I did. K-Bakugo and Shoto at least will be going there too. I can't just let them fight alone."

Koda nodded, his eyes trailed the cold ground thoughtfully. "...B-but... Midoriya-san... what about the others?"

I let out a surprised breath. "The others... I've forgotten about them... That's right, not all of their Quirks are suited for direct combat..."

"S... Shouldn't we help them first?"

I balled my fist. I was too concerned about Aizawa-sensei and the League of Villains... I forgot about the others. In Canon, they all survived just fine, but... things have changed, haven't they? I was supposed to go to the flood zone, but I ended up in the downpour instead. Then... what happened to those in the flood zone, and those supposed to be in this one?

No — what happened to the others?

I made up my mind.

I gave Koda a determined nod. Unknown to me, my eyes were shining an unearthly green, making my classmate breathless for a moment. "I'm confident in their abilities, but if they're outnumbered or at a disadvantage, we'll go help them."

As much as I want to help the pros, I have an obligation to my classmates first.

"So here's my plan..."

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"CATCH THAT BRAT!"

I turned around to give them my tongue, before focusing back on my running with a wicked grin. "Keep wishing, grandpas!"

"Who're you calling old, you fucking brat?!" came from behind me, along with other protests and curses.

"Certainly not me." I muttered under my breath, taking a sharp left without breaking my run. The sounds of footsteps indicating that the villains weren't letting me go that easily.

A sharp sound broke the wind from behind me, and I threw my body right in time to dodge the axe thrown right where my head was. It would undoubtedly kill me if I kept running, so bless Enji and his sadistic teachings. Never thought I'd actually be happy about it.

But no matter, I pick myself up a second later and run again.

I managed to push myself past the limits, in order so that no villains would be able to catch up, but the down side was that my limbs got tired quicker than usual. Already, I was panting. The icy rain and sharp winds weren't helping at all.

Just a little bit more... I turned right.

And was met with the sight of towering brick wall.

"Shit." I cursed out loud, scanning desperately for a way out. Unfortunately, the spaces between buildings around me were too narrow for a person to pass through. The villains must knew that too, because they chortled.

"You're cornered, girly!" A bulky man with rusty, ragged blade grinned. "No way to run now!"

"Whatcha gon' do, huh?" Another mocked.

"You'll pay for calling me old!"

"Is that so?" The corner of my lips curled up.

There were about twenty villains closing on me. Behind them, was my only way out. I was cornered, and they knew that too. In their eyes, they must've seen a scared little girl, cornered and about to die.

That might've been true, if there was only me in this zone.

"Sorry for this."

The villains didn't have enough time to wonder about my words. A second later, ants, rats, bugs, and other insects the number of army attacked from behind them. There were loud shouts of confusion and terror. It was a chaos and they were pushing their partners left and right. Naturally, they went my way.

Fortunately, I'd jump high enough with One for All and landed on a building's roof.

"It's working." Koda said quietly, in awe at the sight that our plan was working.

The plan was for me to make a loud enough noise to attract all the villains on this zone, and directing them to a dead end at the same time. I had to be believable that they won't suspect anything. Everything relied on Koda.

And it worked out perfectly. Koda had manage to gather lots of animals and the villains were cornered and scared. Some even fainted or cried. We finished it by knocking out those who didn't faint. I was grateful I'd learn those useful spots in human bodies enough to apply it now.

"Koda, have you finish gathering the information?" I asked, as we walked to the direction of out. An ant leading the way ahead.

Koda nodded, still shy around me. "Yeah... Umm, earlier... the ants told me that everyone is still in here... but... they're scattered... and fighting... Someone even managed to run out... they're probably calling for backup..."

I hummed. "Iida, then... Did you do what I told you?"

Koda nodded again. "The ants... and rats... were heading to help the others that are still fighting."

That was good enough for me. Coincidentally, we had arrive at the door out. The ant ran away, leaving the two of us alone.

"M-Midoriya-san... I-I won't be of help with you... but, I'll try helping the others in the entrance." He stuttered out.

I smiled. In the range of half an hour, Koda'd improved so much. At least, in front of me. But improvement was improvement nonetheless. I hoped he'll remember my words.

"Alright. Be careful, Koda." I told him.

"Y-you too!"

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I was greeted with a gruesome sight.

There he was, in the middle of the plaza, standing casually as if he was a man minding his own business in a public place. His pale violet hair waving slightly from the easy breeze. I couldn't see his face nor his expression, but I could guess he must be thrilled right now. Even though there was no more pawns left standing around, he was still winning.

Because, right in his feet, was a pro hero, bent and broken and bleeding.

And I couldn't stop myself from tensing, and gluing my eyes on my teacher. Limp black hair tainted with blood and cascading down to cover half his head. Body held down harshly by a humongous creature whose brain is visible — Nomu, my brain whispered. Limbs looking broken and bent in the way they shouldn't be. Blood on the floor around him and beneath him was a pool of crimson, red liquid. His clenched eyes twitching in pain.

Right now, Aizawa-sensei looked like he was dying.

He can't be. My big eyes teared up. He — shouldn't be, right?

There was a faint hissing sound before the warp villain appeared. "Shigaraki Tomura," he greeted the violet-haired villain.

"Kurogiri. Is Thirteen dead?" was all Shigaraki had to say.

"He was incapacitated. But there were some students I couldn't warp away... and one of managed to escape." Kurogiri answered apologically.

Koda's didn't meet him then. He's safe."Huh... Huuhh..." Shigaraki looked down for a moment, before lifting his head and mumbling rather negatively to himself. I couldn't hear it, but then he spoke to his partner loud enough. "We won't stand a chance against dozens of pros. It's game over, man... it's game over for now."

He sighed disappointedly. "We're leaving."

And paused on his track suddenly. "But... before that..."

He was moving! Running, towards me, and he was fast as hell. Faster than I was used to. I tries to pivot on the balls of my feet and nearly lost my balance. In that moment, Shigaraki had stopped right in front of me, a hand stretched out to my face and this time, I wasn't fast enough to avoid him.

The realization made me pale. His Quirk... is Decay. He crumbles anything he touches with five fingers into dust.

I-I'm... going to die...

His fingers brushed my face gently, like a mother cradling her precious child's face. It gave me creeps. And this close, I could see a crimson, bloodlust red eye gazing at my green ones with pure cruelty. "Let's wound... the pride of the Symbol of Peace... with some dead kids..."

His five fingers closed in my face, as I stared up, petrified, at this terrifying villain. The bloodlust radiating from him made me nauseous.

But nothing happened.

Shigaraki turned to where he was before, setting his eyes on the bundle of black that'd lift his head determinedly on our direction. This far, I couldn't see his red eyes, but I knew he activated his Quirk on Shigaraki.

I wasted no moment, and sent a hasty punch that hit the hand-man's stomach — causing him to back a little. I was four large jumps away from him in a couple of seconds.

"Eraserhead..." Shigaraki smiled. "You really is amazing..."

A faint slam! was heard from the center of plaza, and I allowed my eyes to stray from the villain to see Aizawa-sensei, being slammed down by Nomu to the already cracked floor, sending fresh blood spurting. The cracked floor sent some pieces of marble flying out from the force of the hit.

"...What an annoyance." He continued, his smile disappearing to reveal his true feelings. When the pro hero's eyes closed and he apparently fell unconscious, the violet villain turned his focus back to me.

I unintentionally flinched.

"Oi... Kurogiri..." He shifted his eyes to the entrance, where many of my classmates were. "I changed my mind... let's warp to there. I'm going to kill at least half of these kids."

I understood the implication. My body reacted a second later.

"Don't you dare touch them!!" I shouted out, a punch heading right to the villain. One for All shining through my hand as my thoughts flied rapidly.

I can't — I WON'T let him touch them!

"Nomu!" He called out, and my hand connected to a hard flesh of black. I hadn't even saw the experiment move. One for All let out of my hand, but he didn't even move back a little, nor flinch. He stood steady and straight like he was some unbreakable wall.

Beady, empty black eyes stared blankly at me. The only telltale was the slight shift of his hand, but by the time I realized, it was too late.

Nomu had already moved, and it was right at me.

"Aagh..."

I hadn't even blink before he swipe me off my feet, literally. His hand clutched my neck with no remorse, my legs dangling uselessly a few inches away from the marble floor. If he felt pain or bothered by my desperate clawing on his arm, he gave no indication.

"Thank you for volunteering, brat." Shigaraki gave me a crazy smile from Nomu's right. "All Might might even cry a little at your funeral, if he's still alive."

I choked. The hand around my neck tightened. My eyes startes to grow black spots and I was aware of the sensation of suffocating on top of everything.

I... really am going to die...

"No, please don't leave me. Don't."

(It felt unreal... Am I dead? Am I alive? Is this even real?)

The hand stopped.

"Hey, let go of Midoriya!" A vaguely familiar voice yelled out from behind me.

Someone clicked their tongue, and I could feel fire passing next to my cheek, right before an explosion sounded. Nomu stood without any harm, looking as if Kacchan hadn't blast him at all. Hot air trailed aimlessly as my childhood friend stared, disbelieving and surprised, at the creature holding my life in his single hand. Kacchan dived out of the way just in time to avoid the hungry fingers of Shigaraki, causing him to let out an irritated breath.

Next to Kacchan, was a red-haired boy with skin as sharp and strong as a rock. Kirishima. He panted, with an uncharacteristically serious expression. He must've attacked Nomu too, because he was now staring alternatively at the experiment and his hardened hand with disbelief.

A sudden blast of chills was my only clue of what was about to happen.

Ice covered the floor in a brief moment, locking Nomu in place. Shigaraki, Kacchan, and Kirishima had jumped out of range just a second before the ice hit their standing place. "Oi, Todoroki! A little warning next time would be appreciated, you know!" Kirishima called out.

In a moment of selfishness, I was glad that my best friend was here.

Then Shigaraki turned his eyes on him, and a entirely different feeling surged inside me. Nomu dropped me harshly to the ice-covered floor, but I didn't have time to mull over the bruises that undoubtedly would grow all over my body tomorrow morning. My eyes were terrified and locked to the heterochromia boy that was so, so amazing and that I love very much.

He hadn't been a story's character to me since a long time ago.

Nomu moved towards him in a near blur, ripping the ice holding him in place with brutal power, and all I could see was the image of Aizawa-sensei. But instead of him, it was Shoto.

(And he might never wake up anymore.)

Unacceptable.

But I'm not fast enough.

There was a ringing in my head, as I watched my best friend getting punched on the stomach. Shoto doubled over, but didn't relent on his stream of fire and ice. None bothered Nomu. He really is scary. There was a distant blast from behind me, but I couldn't look away from Shoto.

I have an odd feeling inside me, that now wasn't the right time to move.

"OI! You fucking villains!" Kacchan yelled. I turned to see him and Kirishima, holding down Kurogiri from a metal acting as a part of his cloth. His purple mist useless and unable to get him out. "Let go of Half n Half bastard, or I'll fucking destroy your escape way."

"How...?" Kurogiri uttered out in disbelief.

Kirishima grinned. "If you don't have a body, you wouldn't have said 'it was close' before."

Kacchan scoffed. "It wasn't that hard to figure out."

Shigaraki paused.

Then he started to scratch his neck with his nails, over and over again while mumbling and sighing to himself. The scratching only got worse and faster by the seconds.

Finally, he stopped.

And said a single word I was starting to hate.

"Nomu."

I reacted faster than I thought possible.

Kacchan, Kirishima, and Kurogiri were positioned behind me, and Shoto and Nomu in front of me. Shigaraki might be a boss villain, but he was surprisingly predictable.

I let go of One for All at it's full capacity.

My fist connected to the rushing Nomu, and finally, I managed to affect him. If only blowing him back, but it was a success nonetheless. Behind me, I could hear Kacchan's curses and loud exploding noises.

My eyes widened when I saw a flash of violet passed by right next to me.

It was a decoy?!

I turned around in panic, just in time to see Shigaraki, reaching out at Kacchan whose eyes had widen. Next to him, Kirishima yelled out his name. It was echoed by my voice.

"Bakugo!"

"Kacchan!"

The ash blond raised his hand upward, ready to blast the approaching villain.

But he shouldn't have, because he can't allow Shigaraki to get close. Shigaraki's Quirk—

No one else knew about his Quirk.

The realization made my heart race even faster.

Like a slow motion, I watched as Shigaraki's dry hands dangerously neared my childhood friend's neck, while Kacchan himself readied himself for a large explosion.

A hard hand smacked unto Shigaraki's unprotected stomach, sending him away unattractively. Kirishima grinned.

But in that moment, while Kirishima and Kacchan had both raised a hand, Kurogiri managed to topple them and warped away in a blink of eyes.

A warm hand touched my elbow gently, and I relaxed without anymore prompting. I didn't need to glance up to recognize him. His left side radiated a subtle heat as he stood silent and vigil on my right.

I spared myself a moment for eye contact, and was relieved to see the answer in them.

"I'm alright."

I warily turn my eyes on our surrounding. Far on our right and front, near the flood zone, was Nomu, standing imposingly tall. He was the farthest, but I wasn't delusional enough to believe he won't be here in a second. In front of us and a bit to the left, were Kurogiri and Shigaraki. On our left and steadily approaching our side, were Kirishima and an irate Kacchan.

We were right back at the beginning again.

None of us move, as Kacchan and Kirishima stopped on my left. We were too busy waiting for the other to make the first move.

One mistake, and it could turn the whole favor to the other side.

A rustle whispered from my left, and a sudden warm breath startled me enough to have me nearly jumping. "I thought I told you not to call me that anymore." Kacchan growled on my ear.

What...?

Then it hit me. In the heat of panic, I'd accidentally slipped out his childhood nickname that he apparently despised.

I mumbled. "This isn't the time for that, Bakugo."

And maybe not ever, because I didn't want to hear him raging.

He opened his mouth to say something, when the entrance door was thrown open with an echoing bang.

"FEAR NOT... FOR I AM HERE!" All Might said.

His words resounded throughout the whole facility. The unyielding voice, the demanding presence; it all commanded the rest of us to look at the hero no. 1. What a charming, magnetic person — even in his teacher garb, he looked very dangerous.

And vengeful, because for once... he wasn't smiling. Instead, his teeth was gritted in a resemblance of grin, his brows furrowed. It was disconcerting, because All Might always smile.

But it was just another reminder that he is Yagi Toshinori too. A human being.

My teacher — the awkward, adorable, insecure skeleton-man I'd come to love.

(Another person I could lose.)

We thought his arrival guaranteed our survival, but it was a catalyst instead.

It was as if a trigger was pushed inside Shigaraki's head. When everyone was stunned by the Symbol of Peace's arrival, he charged right at us.

Maybe it was desperation, maybe he knew this was his last chance, who knows. At the end, he decided to attack.

Nomu followed, while Kurogiri called out an alarmed, "Shigaraki Tomura!"

His eye blazing a hateful, crazy red, he sped to me. A skinny palm opened. All four of us tensed.

A bulky hand stopped the hand with a tight, painful grip.

"I WON'T LET YOU HURT ANY OF MY STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES AGAIN!" All Might bellowed out, dust still swirling from where he'd made a sudden jump.

"All Might..." Shigaraki gave a crazed mumble. "Hero... aren't you a little late?"

The implication behind his glance toward Aizawa-sensei wasn't lost to any of us. All Might gazed sternly at the villain. "I won't let you hurt them anymore." He repeated with a vaguely painful expression.

"Heroes... you're all annoying... And you... All Might, most of all. You grated on my nerves." He used his remaining hand to scratch on his neck again. "...Nomu."

The pawn made a running attack at All Might, who casually deflated it to the right with a hand — only to find out he couldn't. Nomu was a resilient bastard, and All Might had just realized that too. Nomu readied another punch aimed to the blonde's face, and he was forced to let go of Shigaraki's hand when the violet-haired man's other hand reached out to close on the hero's wrist. All Might winced as another punch managed to grazed his ribs.

"All Might... Meet the bio-engineered creature... designed to kill you... Nomu." Shigaraki grinned, as Nomu and All Might kept swapping punches. No matter how much punches All Might hit Nomu with, he wasn't deterred. Instead, All Might was. "No matter how much you hit him with, he won't be affected."

All Might grinned. "Shock absorption then?"

Energy I recognized as One for All crackled on his right arm, as he readied to punch.

"DELAWARE... SMASH!"

Dirt and smoke billowed from the force of his punch, forcing us to move back a few feet. When it finally cleared, my eyes widened.

Nomu wasn't affected at all.

Instead, he was making a quick grab at All Might, tightening his hands on the sides of his body in the process. All Might wasn't able to move.

Next to me, Shoto stomp his feet on the ground. Ice rose and froze Nomu on it's place, narrowedly avoiding All Might.

A purple mist opened below All Might and Nomu, swirling threateningly.

I growled, and pulled back a finger. "Oh hell no, I don't think so."

The wind force I expelled had Kurogiri dodging narrowedly out of the way, making him to lose focus on the portal. I wasted no time, rushing forward to get in front of Kurogiri, where Aizawa-sensei laid limp.

"Kirishima-san!" I called.

"Yup?"

Behind us, Nomu crowed and Shigaraki continued his monologuing. Ice cracked. "This is hyper regeneration. Nomu is a super-powered living sandbag designed to withstand everything you've got!"

"Take Aizawa-sensei to the others!" I shoved the black-haired male to my classmate as gentle as possible, wincing as the blood made a faint dripping noise. "I'll protect you!"

Kirishima opened his mouth, but he must've seen something in my face, because he closed it and grinned instead. "You're so manly, Midoriya!"

"Um, thanks, I guess."

Wind blew harshly from the direction of All Might and Nomu, mussing up my hair. "Go!" I yelled, and Kirishima quickly hightailed it out from here.

All Might was restlessly sending punches after punches to Nomu, who didn't even struggle to catch up. Each punches glowed with the power of One for All. Some met with Nomu's fists, but others didn't.

"A hero's always ready to smash his way out of trouble!" All Might grinned. "Tell me, villains... do you know the meaning of—"

A critical hit, harder than the others, sent Nomu flying straight out of USJ. "—PLUS ULTRA!!!"

It was a clear difference that we saw about pro heroes and us. Not just the power, but the kind of mentality they have were still so far away from ours.

We were just kids, playing as heroes.

All Might, bleeding slightly, grinned. "Well, villain? What will you do now?"

"You cheated...!" Shigaraki scratched his neck. "They said you're weakening... but I can't see that at all. How dare... they lied to me?!"

Smoke started to thickened around All Might. I knew well that was the sign of him starting to revert back, but he tried to act nonchalant with the wide grin.

Forcing himself this far... he must be hurting inside.

"Well? Coming to get me? What happened to clearing the game?" All Might taunted, a clear blue eye shining dangerously from the shadow. "If you can take me, then bring it on!"

Within a second, purple mist formed in front of All Might's standing place, Shigaraki next to him.

"ALL MIGHT!"

He wasn't moving away, because he couldn't.

My feet moved before I knew it. A punch aimed at Kurogiri.

Instead, Shigaraki's hand reached out from the mist.

I redirected my punch to the ground, falling down harshly at the same time. The ground quaked and dust and smoke sent the villains away.

"You brat...!" Shigaraki growled, and ran forward.

Bullets hit him mid-run.

"I'm sorry we're a little late, everyone. We brought everyone we could."

"Iida Tenya, president of class 1-A, REPORTING FOR DUTY!"

And so, it concluded to the end of this.

The villains warped away, even with the efforts of the teachers. Aizawa-sensei and Thirteen were quickly put into an ambulance, while the other teachers and police officers collected the rest of the villains and made sure everyone was safe.

But I wasn't as happy as I was relieved.

I couldn't do anything. Nothing had change. I ended up as a liability and had to be rescued the others.

I didn't change anything.

And that left a bitter taste in my mouth.

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Fsshh.

A figure was thrown out of the warp that formed inside a low lit bar. The violet-haired man layed on the floor, seething.

"How... dare they lied at me?!" He clenched his teeth. The vengeful glint in his blood red eyes promised retribution for those that wronged him.

"Shigaraki Tomura, calm down—"

"Shut the fuck up." Shigaraki hissed. "Kurogiri, call them."

"...them?"

"Call The Aeron — now."

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finally, i finished this chapter~ hullo guys, i know it's been almost a month, but school started about a week after my last update so i didn't manage to finish all and then i kinda lost my inspiration and finally deleted the whole 3k i've written and start this over. and what a great choice that is!

originally, i'd wrote usj the same as canon, with various changing povs. i know, what a useless bland filler chapter. i'm so stupid sometimes.

kinda glad this arc is over and done with! also, i'm working on a new plot and what might be the biggest plottwist in this story. hopefully i manage to make it as amazing as it sounds in my head.

love you guys 3 thank you again and i'll see you soon!

p.s. update will be later than usual bc of school and longer chapters xxx