The students were on standby, but they were forbidden to say anything about the work studies. It had been decided that all of them would be part of the operation to save Eri, but it was easy for the other students to tell that something was off. Not just with Uraraka, Kirishima and Asui, but also with Midoriya. It was startling at how easy it was to see that, given how much Midoriya kept to himself and kept his own thoughts and feelings under wraps.

The boy was actually terrifying, even if he didn't mean to do so. It was obvious he wasn't concentrating in class, if all the scribbling he was doing in the middle of the lesson were an indication of anything, but no one could really complain; Midoriya was still getting full marks for his homework and tests, and it wasn't like he was disrupting the lesson.

1-A and 1-B were having a joint training session, as the gym had to be renovated after Kirishima accidentally used too much strength and broke down a wall, something that Aizawa oddly didn't seem too upset about, but everyone just steered clear of Midoriya. The green haired boy was attacking a punching bag with such ferocity that the chains holding the bag up were creaking.

Not to mention how many times they had to replace the punching bags whenever the chains broke, because otherwise, Midoriya would literally maul all the stuffing out of the downed, broken bag; it had happened once, and Aizawa was pretty sure that most of the students were traumatized by it.

At least, the boy seemed to be resting properly, or, he was trying to. He didn't eat lunch, as usual, but anytime he wasn't eating instant noodles or scribbling in his notebook, he was curled up in the bean bag in the common room, fast asleep. Given how little Midoriya actually slept, some of the teachers were actually worried that someone might have drugged Midoriya in an attempt to get him to sleep, only to find that Midoriya was actually fully awake, opening a gleaming green eye whenever someone got within a meter of his bean bag, even if they were really quiet, like Shirou, or invisible, like Hagakure.

He didn't seem to mind Reiko or Ryuto entering his safe space too much, and Ashido was able to borrow them for ten minutes before they returned back to the greenette's side. Oddly enough, he didn't seem to mind some of the students either. Iida, Uraraka, Shinsou, Koda and Todoroki were a given, since they were his friends, but lately, Asui and Kirishima could just sit down by the window to read, or check their phones, which was right next to Midoriya, and while the first few times they did that, Midoriya had woken up, but lately, Midoriya just ignored them and continued napping.

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the four students got a message in the middle of the night, and they all gathered in the common room.

"Did you all get the message?" Kirishima whispered, and Asui nodded, "Yeah. We did."

"Come on. Let's go save Eri." Uraraka nodded, patting Midoriya on the back.


"It will be a nice day to enjoy the sunshine, but in the evening -" Kaminari switched off the television, as Sero walked up to him, commenting, "Tokoyami's in Kyushu, so it's expected, but the other work study students are absent too, huh?"

"Midoriya has been acting weird lately, hasn't he? I mean, I have never seen him so angry over something with no villains around." Kaminari spoke up.

"Yeah... he was literally glaring at Kirishima when he tried to get him to eat something..." Ojiro sweatdropped.

"It's not just him." Sero sighed, "Kirishima, Uraraka and Tsu also looked like they were brooding over something. Even Reiko and Ryuto seemed rather upset and downcast."

"You think they're after something big?" Kaminari asked, and Ojiro replied, "Even if they were, they'll be with pros. Plus, Midoriya was a vigilante, right? He should have experience with fighting villains."

"That's true..." Sero sighed, relieved, "I guess we don't have to worry about them..."


"We already checked all the locations. Like Midoriya said, the security's too poor, and there aren't any facilities or machinery to make those quirk destroying bullets. Also, pretty deserted, there are cars and stuff, but there are barely any people and goods that go in and out." Tatsuma reported.

Sasaki nodded, "Also, I have also confirmed that Eri is in their stronghold."

"How were you able to confirm this?" Toyomitsu asked, and Sasaki took out a pink sparkly box with some kind of dolls in it, "A member of the Eight Precepts went to a nearby department store just yesterday, and bought playthings aimed at young girls."

The UA students stared at the box, confused, "Eh?"

"Maybe he just likes things like that." Toyomitsu argued, "There are all types in this world, Nighteye! Why did you buy one too, anyways?!"

"He said something that no one who has that sort of hobby would say. He didn't even know the name of the brand, and specifically said "The ones little girls like". I used that opportunity to approach him with the toy and touch him on the shoulder in order to use Foresight, but I used the excuse that I liked the toy in order to not seem suspicious, and saw Eri inside their stronghold. Of course, I had to buy the toy, seeing that if I didn't, he could immediately tell I was lying."

"You ended up using Foresight anyway!?" Rock Lock scowled, and Sasaki calmly countered, "I believe I said I would use it once we had a proper lead so that we could be sure. Anyways, Midoriya was right; the switch to the secret entrance is located under a vase, but there's also a combination he had to press in order to access it."

"Anyway, this means it's been decided, right?" Toyomitsu asked, and Moashi nodded, "We know for sure when they'll be there thanks to our stakeouts."

"We also worked with the police to get a warrant!" Awata proudly announced, "All that's left is to get in there!"

"Midoriya." Togata spoke up, and the greenette turned to the older boy in confusion. Togata took a deep breath, and started waving his arms around wildly, "Let's do this! We're going to do it! We're going to do it! Alright! Let's go!"

Midoriya just stared at Togata in confusion, not sure how to react, as Togata's wild movements caught pretty much everyone's attention, and Hado started laughing. Reiko and Ryuto popped out of Midoriya's hood, confused at all the ruckus; the green haired boy had been wearing a hoodie over his UA uniform. Ryuto chirped, flapping his wings and trying to mimic Togata's movements, as Reiko rolled her eyes and purred, nuzzled Midoriya's cheek.

"Uh..." Kesagiriman pointed at Ryuto, "The boy has pets?"

Aizawa sighed into his hand, as the students went to the changing rooms to put on their hero costumes, "They have a knack for finding Midoriya. Trust me, they got all the way from UA to Kamino all on their own to find him. Ryuto was the one that helped us find him during that incident. They're just as stubborn as their owner."

"But -"

"No buts." Aizawa growled, "They're coming with us, and unless Midoriya says otherwise, that's final."

"Nighteye, are you sure that's okay?" Mr. Brave asked, and Sasaki merely shrugged, "If the boy believes that they'll be helpful, then so be it. Anyways, let;s go save Eri."


"Yes. Heroes gathered this early in the morning... the police are also bustling around..."

"Boss, it looks like they've gotten wind of this place." Chronostasis reported, and Chisaki leaned back into his seat, "They're here, huh? Proceed according to plan."

"Including the boy?" Chronostasis asked, and Chisaki nodded.

"Alright, sir." Chronostasis replied, turning to give the grunts more instructions over the phone, and Chisaki turned to Mimic, "Get ready."

"Yes sir."

"Boss, where are you going?" Chronostasis asked, as Chisaki exited the room, "Just taking care of something."


"After Nighteye used Foresight on the member of the Eight Precepts, we discovered the existence of undocumented underground facilities at the head of the their residence. We were able to confirm that the girl we are trying to rescue is being held in one of the rooms there. Although we were unable to uncover the entire underground layout, the path the man took is the shortest route to the target, and it's the best intel we could have for searching their expansive stronghold. However, if we head there, if they use their quirks freely on us, it would make the search difficult. We have made a list to the best of our knowledge of quirks registered to their members. Please memorize this list. We don't want to give them time to hide, so we want to identify and apprehend all the members as quickly as possible."

The police started handing out papers with the list of quirks, and Kirishima turned to the other students, "Things are moving fast now, huh?"

"You're energetic for how early this is..." Amajiki muttered.

"Where's Gran Torino?" Midoriya signed, looking around, and Sasaki replied, "Apparently, the League, which Tsukauchi is keeping an eye on, is on the move. But we have enough people too, so it shouldn't impede us."

"I'm getting nervous..." Uraraka admitted, and Reiko walked over to Uraraka, letting the brown haired girl pet her.

"From detective work to cooperation with the police, there's so much I don't know..." Asui muttered, as Hado grinned, gently scratching Ryuto's head, "Right! Isn't it mysterious!?"

"Yeah, schools don't really teach you much about things like this. I had a hard time when I just started." Tatsuma smiled, calming the two first years down.

"All the pros are so calm... Is it cause they're used to this?" Kirishima muttered, looking around, as Midoriya stared at the paper, doing his best to commit the extensive list to memory. This was way more information that he could have gathered on his own, and Midoriya was jealous that the police could easily get their hands on so much data.

Suddenly, Midoriya felt a chill down his spine, and he looked up from his paper. Reiko seemed to have felt it too, and she perked up.

Midoriya whirled around, and simultaneously took a step back, as a gunshot was heard and a bullet embedded itself where he had been standing. Midoriya calculated the trajectory of the bullet, quickly deducing the direction from which the bullet came from, and growled, swiftly taking out a knife and flinging it at the figure at the roof of the building. The figure yelped as the knife flew right past him, barely grazing his ear, as Midoriya grabbed a ledge and swiftly pulled himself up. He scaled the wall of the building in a matter of seconds, before snarling, tackling the figure who was stationed on the roof.

"What was that?" Kesagiriman asked, as Aizawa chased after the boy, "Uravity, come with me go."

With Uraraka's quirk, Aizawa and Uraraka quickly made their way to the top of the building, only to find that Midoriya had pinned the man down, his gun a fair distance away, and a broken earpiece lay on the ground. It took Aizawa a few seconds to restrain the man properly, letting Midoriya go retrieve his knife, and with the help of Uraraka, they dragged the man down to the rest of the heroes. Midoriya just opted to jump off the five story building, landing on all fours.

Kesagiriman stared at the broken earpiece in Uraraka's hand, before glancing at Midoriya, "You broke it?"

"I didn't want him to contact anyone about what happened." Midoriya defended himself, and Kesagiriman sighed, patting the boy on the back, noticing how Midoriya tensed up ever so slightly at the contact, "I'm not saying you did wrong, kid. That was a good call."

"To have the ability to dodge a bullet and immediately throw a knife with such accuracy... the kid's good." Mr. Brave admitted, as Kirishima immediately threw himself at Midoriya, "That was so close! I'm so glad you're okay! You're so manly!"

Midoriya easily peeled the redhead off him. He could easily tell that Kirishima was scared; he was tensing up more than usual. If he froze up during a fight...

The greenette patted Kirishima on the shoulder, quietly whispering, "Don't ever hesitate. If you do, you'll regret it, and the pain of doing so will hurt you more than anything."

Kirishima stood there, stunned, as Midoriya walked towards the heroes who were dealing with the yakuza member.

"It seems like Chisaki wanted a head start." Togata commented, before glaring at the man, "And you decided to aim for my kouhai. You want to explain yourself?"

The yakuza member looked like he wanted to say something, but decided to keep his mouth shut, and Aizawa shook him, "Are you going to talk or not?"

The man shook his head, opting to remain quiet, until Midoriya walked up, standing right in front of him. He flinched, and Midoriya glared down at him, baring his teeth, letting out a menacing, intense pressure as he snarled.

The man screamed, "I'm sorry! Have mercy, please! I'll talk! I'll talk! Please don't eat me!"

Aizawa just looked confused at the "Please don't eat me" part, but Midoriya just reeled his terrifying aura as the villain stuttered, "Boss wanted me to shoot him. I'm just following orders!"

Midoriya just let out a small growl; he had been expecting Chisaki to try and take him out first. If he was making quirk destroying bullets, it wasn't too hard to assume that he wanted to control who could and couldn't use quirks, and use that to take control. The only thing he had to fear was quirkless people who had the ability to fight back.

Everything was going according to plan.

"Huh... so Chisaki is actively trying to hunt Midoriya down..." Sasaki muttered, as the police took the yakuza member into custody. Togata quickly wrapped his arms around Midoriya protectively, as Amajiki muttered, "Mirio... I don't think he likes it that much..."

"Sorry!" Togata immediately let go of the boy, and Midoriya just sighed.

"I will move with the Nighteye Agency." Aizawa decided; if the Yakuza were willing to send out a person to take Midoriya down before the heroes raid even started, then Chisaki must really, really hate Midoriya. Given how Midoriya was the only one who's fighting skills weren't dependent on his quirk at all (if Chisaki even knew he had a quirk in the first place), it made sense why he would try to target the boy who was immune to their greatest weapon.

He wasn't going to risk anything happening to his student; at least, Kirishima, Uraraka and Asui weren't being actively targeted.

Midoriya nodded, pulling his hood over his head. He grabbed the metallic mask that was sitting around his neck, pushing it upwards until he covered his mouth.

"Is that a new support item?" Uraraka asked, pointing to his mask, and Midoriya nodded. It was slightly bulky and heavy, but given what it was made for, Midoriya didn't mind too much.

"Heroes!" The police in charge yelled, "Things may get a little violent! If you see even a hint of suspicious behaviour or resistance, please deal with it immediately! We're up against gangsters who have survived until now! Don't let your guard down and carry out your respective tasks!"

Toyomitsu immediately pulled out a bag of dried swordfish for Amajiki, as Rock Lock turned to the UA first years, "Anyways, we don't know your hero names. Care to introduce yourselves?"

Uraraka, Kirishima and Asui quickly told the heroes their hero names, as well as their quirks, and Midoriya just looked away, before signing, "Hakryuen."

"Uh... Fire nightmare dragon shadow?" Rock Lock raised his eyebrow at the name. "Hmm... the kryu part sounds like phoenix... I can get the shadow part... with that black aesthetic... I mean, it doesn't make sense, but it does sound cool. It's long though. I'm just going to call you Kyoi for short."

Midoriya just shrugged. It was just a name, and names didn't mean anything without any action.

Aizawa sighed; he could understand the fire and dragon part, given who Midoriya's father was, but he also didn't really get the nightmare part. Maybe it was because he scared villains so easily; that yakuza member that Midoriya had just taken out seemed terrified of the boy.


The police were about to ring the doorbell, when a large, muscular man with a black and red mask punched through the door. Aizawa and Midoriya quickly lashed several policemen out of the way, as the yakuza turned to the heroes, "What do you want? Bringing all these people so early in the morning!"

"Wait, did they notice us already?" Rock Lock growled, as Mr. Brave grabbed a clump of his hair to form a sword construct, "Well, they came after the kid; we should have known. Forget about that for now, let's just hold them back!"

"I feel a little more awake now... Jeez..." Katsukame muttered, rearing up to attack, "What do you people want?!"

"Get back!" Tatsuma yelled, fully transitioning into her dragon form, easily towering over everyone else. She grabbed the villain's fist with her claws, before pushing him to the ground, "Anyways, we shouldn't split up our forces here. Ryukyu Agency will take care of him. The rest of you go now, while you have the chance!"

"Let's go support Ryukyu!" Hado spoke up, and Asui and Uraraka both nodded.

"Okay, everyone, get in! Quickly!" Toyomitsu yelled, before running into the compound, Kirishima right on his heels.

"It's the heroes and the police!" The police in charge yelled, holding up the warrant, "We have a warrant to search your premises on suspicion of the manufacture and sale of illegal drugs."

Kesagiriman and a few policemen easily restrained the grunts outside of the household, and the rest of the heroes charged in. Rock Lock growled, "There was that big guy, too... are none of them scared?"

"They sent everyone out to buy time... That's so self destructive!" One of the minor heroes snarled, fending off the yakuza members as more and more of them poured out of the compound.

"Leave them to us! Go on ahead!" Mr. Brave yelled, bashing away more villains, and Sasaki shouted, "We're counting on you!"

"Midoriya, let's go! This time, we'll definitely save her!" Togata growled, and Midoriya nodded.

"Use the shortest route to get to the target! This is an emergency!" Toyomitsu yelled, as they charged into the compound, "Excuse us for not taking off our shoes! They haven't done anything suspicious yet."

"I'm getting kind of worried..." Rock Lock admitted, "We have to keep going now that we've started, though..."

"I wonder... did someone leak information to them?" Amajiki asked, "They're all gathered in one place for some reason..."

"If someone had, I think they'd be avoiding us more smartly. They should all be used to working together with one will..." The police in charge replied.

"They devote their all to their bond with their boss and brothers. They might feel ashamed now, but that makes them put more importance on their old bonds. With all this commotion... and Chisaki and the top brass haven't shown themselves yet, besides from Katsukame... they're probably all in that underground basement, getting ready to hide or flee now." Aizawa spoke up.

"That's not loyalty! Forcing their henchmen to take responsibility and running away isn't manly!" Kirishima snapped, as Sasaki stopped by a small intrusion in the wall. There sat a vase with white flowers, and the Sasaki nodded, "It's here. There's a switch here to open the hidden passage."

Sasaki put the vase of flowers away, before pressing down on the loose wooden boards, "By holding down these wooden floorboards in a specific order, it'll open."

Just as he said that, the entire section of the wall with the intrusion slid to the side, and Awata gaped, "Like a ninja residence!"

"If you hadn't seen it with your Foresight, we wouldn't have known the right combination to press." Moashi muttered. "Be careful of quirks we haven't seen yet."

Suddenly, several yakuza poured out of the secret entrance, "What the hell, bastards!?"

Moashi and Awata were able to deal with them swiftly, "We'll make them stay, so they won't follow you! We'll join you later! Please go on ahead!"

"Let's go!" Sasaki ordered, and ran down the secret hallway, the rest of the heroes and police following suit. They got to the bottom of the staircase, and turned to the right, only to find that it was a dead end.

"Explain yourself, Nighteye!" Rock Lock growled, but Toogata took off his helmet and walked towards the wall, "I'll go take a look." He phased through the wall slightly, and nodded, "It's just been blocked off by a wall; the corridor continues as Sir said. But it's a pretty thick wall."

"Is this even possible with Chisaki's quirk?" Rock Lock asked, but Kirishima activated his quirk, smashing through the wall easily with a hardened fist, "Good luck if he thinks that a wall is going to stop us!"

Togata used a bit of One for All to completely clear out the wall, "Let's go."

Suddenly, the entire hallway rippled, and started shifting about. Even Midoriya was having trouble trying to stay standing up, and he had an excellent sense of balance.

"It's not Chisaki!" The police in charge yelled, "It's different! The only one it could be is the director, Irinaka! His quirk is Mimic, and it lets him go into objects and control them freely from within! He's gone into the concrete that makes up the underground, and turned it into a living maze!"

"But it's on too big a scale!" Rock Lock countered, "He shouldn't be able to enter and control objects bigger than a fridge!"

"If he gets a big enough boost, it's not impossible." Toyomitsu reasoned, "I was being careful about what he'd turn into, but I didn't think that he'd turn into the underground. But this has to be hard on him physically. Eraser, you can't get rid of it?"

"Not if I can't see his body." Aizawa replied.

"If the path keeps getting changed and remade, then they can prepare as many escape routes as they want!" Amajiki muttered, starting to get anxious, but Togata patted him on the shoulder, "We'll be fine. Don't worry. As long as we know the direction of our goal, I can get there!"

Togata started running down the hallway, "Time is of the essence. Those guys know this, too. That's why they're stalling for time! I'm going on ahead!"

Midoriya growled, and followed the older boy, kicking down the wall that Togata had easily phased through. It took him a few kicks to completely knock down the wall, but it didn't deter Midoriya for long, and he chased after Togata.

Suddenly, a huge hole opened up where the rest of the heroes were standing, and they all fell down into the lower level.


"Hey hey hey! Some government authorities have fallen from the sky! Strange things happen, right?" A man with yellow hair and a black mask snarled. Toyomitsu cracked his knuckles, "It looks like they're ready for a fight. It's about time we showed them the strength of the -"

He was interrupted by Amajiki, "Save the strength of pros for the goal. As for the ones stalling for time... I'll be enough by myself."

"What are you saying! We should work together!" Kirishima yelped, but the man with the black mask just mocked him, taking a sword out, "Yeah, work together! I'll kill you all."

"We can't use our guns against him! Heroes, it's up to you!"

"You figured it out, huh?" Setsuno laughed, "Oh well! It just makes it easier to go wild!"

"We won't let you." Aizawa growled, erasing Setsuno's quirk as he tried to steal the officers' guns. The man with the white face mask, Hojo, aimed his gun at Aizawa, but Toyomitsu moved in to defend the Erasure hero, "Swords and bullets will just sink into my body! It'll be better for you if you give up now!"

"Threats like that just make you sound like you fear for you life!" Setsuno cackled, but Amajiki immediately transformed his fingers into octopus tentacles, and yanked away Setsuno's sword and Hojo's gun. He grabbed the three villains, and flung them to the ground. Amajiki swiftly transitioned from octopus tentacles to a crab claw, easily breaking the gun and sword, "I've looked over the documents with their information. I'll take these guys on! It won't do any good for us to all fight against them. With so many heroes stopped here, we're playing right into their hands. We should save the pros' quirks, especially Eraser's, for later. Also, you still need to get through the wriggling underground. And the police officers and their guns. Fat Gum! If it's me, I can completely shut down all three of them!"

Toyomitsu nodded, "Alright. Let's go. To that door!"

Setsuno tried to stop them, "Hey! Wait!" He tried to steal more weapons, but Aizawa promptly erased his quirk, before turning his attention to Hojo and Tabe, knocking the latter to the ground, "I used my quirk on them. Bind them up before the effect wears off."

Amajiki nodded, and smashed the yakuza into the wall, "Please take care of Mirio. He's definitely going to try too hard, so please help him!"

The police and heroes threw open the door, and raced out, and Amajiki turned his attention back to the yakuza, rearing up for an attack, "Three at once. Sorry, but I'm going to have to put you all to sleep."

Amajiki tried to attack the yakuza, but Setsuno slipped a knife out of his mask, using his teeth to hold the blade, before slicing into the octopus tentacles. "You were surprised and pulled back without thinking, huh?" Setsuno mocked, "I know you're in a hurry, but you can't shrink back. Since you're fighting people who're like trash, You don't know what we have under our masks."

"The quirk of that scruffy man from earlier also stopped working." Hoji muttered, using his crystals to get rid of the tentacles. Amajiki created a shell to try and defend himself, but Setsuno just stole it with his quirk, jeering, "It's a handicap for you guys to not be able to kill us, isn't it? Lucky you! We've thrown away our possessions and our lives. When I was caught by a hero when I tried to jump to my death, I felt so hopeless! We're people who couldn't see the point of living! You can't understand that!"

"The young head picked up that trash and found a new use for it. Even trash has its pride. If someone has expectations for us, then we need to meet them." Hojo snarled, smashed a crystalized fist into Amajiki's face. Amajiki transformed his hands into a fusion of octopus tentacles and crab claws, catching Hojo's hand, but the yakuza just extended his crystals, intent on smashing Amajiki in the face.

Amajiki just took a deep breath, before creating layers of shells over his face to use as a mask, easily snapping the crystals, before manifesting multiple octopus tentacles lined with shells as armour, sweeping the three members of the yakuza away. Hojo was hit in the stomach, and Setsuno was trying to do his best to evade the tentacles, "Is that how it is? Tabe, wake up! It's time to eat!"

Right as he said that, Tabe sprung to life, biting off several of Amajiki's octopus tentacles, "Octopus? Yummy." He proceeded to rip the detached tentacles apart, as Setsuno laughed, "With those teeth and jaws, he can eat anything in an instant! And he has a stomach that digests everything he eats in a second! His stomach will never get full! You two are a great match!"

While Amajiki was distracted with Tabe, Setsuno used his quirk to rip off a part of Amajiki's mask, and the teen barely had time to turn his head to use the other half of the mask that remained to tank Hojo's crystalized fist.

"You can't stop my Crystallize with just that!" Hojo shouted, punching Amajiki away with another fist. Tabe started chomping away at Amajiki's octopus tentacles as Setsuno mocked, "You're the one that wanted to fight three on one, right, Suneater? Did you think that you'd get a complete shutdown just by waving giant octopus arms around?"

Amajiki tried to manifest octopus neurotoxin into his arm for Tabe to eat, but the tentacles were ripped right off Amajiki's arm, stolen by Setsuno's quirk, "It was too big to steal before, but if it's this small, it's not a problem."

Tabe jumped back as Hojo rushed in, punching Amajiki with a fully crystallized arm, not noticing that Amajiki had grabbed one of the broken crystal shards with his mouth, "We're trash, but we have strong bonds as trash."

"You will all be arrested soon..." Amajiki muttered, swallowing the crystal shard; luckily, the shard wasn't too sharp, even if it was difficult to swallow, "Even if you beat me, you have no future..."

"What about it?" Setsuno asked nonchalantly, as Hojo shrugged, "We haven't had a future for a while. One was unable to fit into society and was thrown away. One was betrayed by his lover and made to bear various debts. One was used as a tool by someone obsessed with money, but when it was discovered that the gems he produced were worthless fakes, he was called useless and was beaten half to death. To us, that man said "Come join us. You aren't someone who should rot away in a place like this." Who cares about what happens after this? For the man who gave use worth, I'll kill anyone who stands in his way!"

"Do you really want to be used and thrown away?" Amajiki asked, but Hojo just created another layer of crystals over his arm, "A hero can't understand. Can you take this with your back against the wall?"

Amajiki grit his teeth, before transforming his foot into a talon and kicking a broken shard of crystal at Setsuno's eye. I'll throw off their teamwork from the start. Larceny only works on things he can see. That's why police can't point their guns at him.

Hojo tried to hit Amajiki with his crystalized arm, but Amajiki just manifested the crystal he had just eaten, using it to block the attack. He used the crystals in tandem with his talons, grabbing Hojo firmly. Tabe tried to avoid Hoji, not willing to eat Hojo, but Amajiki just smashed Hoji's crystalised back into Tabe and Setsuno, knocking them all out.

You had good teamwork where you trusted each other. I can't understand your circumstances or anger or sadness, but I do understand your strong bonds. You're not just using each other, right? You can't eat your friends.

Amajiki quickly manifested another octopus tentacle filled with neurotoxins, binding the three yakuza members up, and removed their masks, "Octopus poison should be in your bodies now. You won't die, but you probably won't be able to walk very well for a while. Also, I took off your masks, I don't know what's built into them. But that took too long. I need to go -"

Suddenly, Amajiki's legs gave way, and he fell to the ground, unconscious.


End note: Hakryuen is 火悪竜陰, and japanese for phoenix is kyoi (驚異). Yes, I used google translate, so not the most accurate, but hey, I tried.