"This is quite the predicament," a tall, crisp, gentleman vigilante said. "Do you mind explaining how this occurred?"
"Uh, you see, I got held hostage yesterday. You know, the usual... The villain held me up on top of a traffic light. He started spouting Crimson Eclipse's goal like the other guys when some heroes came. They ended up saving me but in the process, another one of the villain's buddies came and bailed him out."
"Can you tell me anything about the villains?"
"Um... Both villains were guys. The one holding me hostage... His quirk was vines. He had thorns all over him and a pointy nose. I only saw a glimpse of the other one's face."
Blackjack rubbed his chin thoughtfully. After a few seconds, he began writing in his notepad again. I sat there stiffly as I watched his hands move at laser speed.
Why do I feel like I'm getting interrogated?
"How about the heroes? Do you know who they were?"
"I've seen them before but I don't remember their names," I said. "There was a girl with blue hair and skin with some sort of bubble quirk. The guy who rescued me had the number 1000000 on his chest. His quirk was a bit, uh, weird though. I didn't really understand it..."
"Anything else you would like to mention?" he asked.
"Oh yeah. I almost forgot. When the two villains escaped, they blew some weird powder in my face," I replied. "It accidentally went up to my nose."
"Alright. I think this shall do for now," Blackjack said. Closing his black notepad, he placed it into his white blazer. "Onishi-san, I think I know how this may have happened."
But before he could tell me, a strawberry hero emerged from the living room. In his hands was a picture frame with a photo of six-year-old me on my first day at school.
"Look how cute you are in this picture! You were so tiny!" he exclaimed delightfully.
"Uh... How did you get inside my house?"
"I climbed through the window!"
I let out a sigh. I guess Furutani didn't even bother to stop him. Standing up from the dining table, I swiped the frame from his fingers and placed it back on the living room shelf.
"When did you cut your hair?" Strawberry Shades asked, inspecting me. "And your voice sounds a bit weird. Are you sick?"
"I see... So you haven't heard..." Furutani rasped from her dark corner. Wriggling her gray fingers as if she was casting a spell, she said, "Onishi-chan... Has been cursed!"
An alarmed expression overcame Strawberry Shades's face. "C-cursed?!"
Creeping toward us, she said, "Yes. Cursed. A dark hex has been cast upon her. Or should I say...him."
He raised his eyebrows in puzzlement as turned to me. Seeing that Furutani wasn't going to explain the situation, I sighed.
"Uh... You see... I think... Er, I got turned into a boy."
It was silent for a moment. He just stared at me through his cat-eyed sunglasses.
"...Eh?"
"It is true. Onishi-san has been struck with a drug that changed her gender," Blackjack said, walking into the living room.
"Wait, so does that mean...?" Strawberry Shades began. Leaning over to me, he asked, "D-did you use the bathroom yet?"
Oh god. Why did he have to bring that up? That was the scariest thing I've ever experienced, and that's coming from someone who's been a hostage a thousand times.
"...I don't wanna talk about it," I dully replied, looking away.
"Excuse me Onishi-san, but do you recognize this?" Blackjack spoke.
Turning to me, he pulled out his phone to show me a photo of an orange powder inside of a test tube. Seeing the recognization on my face, he said, "Just as I suspected. This was the substance that you inhaled, correct? Corvade-san and I have been investigating. Apparently, Crimson Eclipse managed to obtain it from an underground gang that distributes and creates drugs. The effects of the drug differ with each person it is used on. For one case, the drug caused one user to go into cardiac arrest."
"...Well, luckily that didn't uh, happen to me," I remarked.
"If you don't mind me asking, what is your blood type?" Blackjack questioned.
"O..."
"I see. I think I may have solved this case."
Pulling out his notepad from his blazer, he flipped it open to a bookmarked page.
"During our investigations, Corvade-san and I, along with Mitsumu-san, have created a theory. The effects of the substance correspond to the user's blood type," he started. "Those with the B blood type will go into cardiac arrest, A blood types will become temporarily blinded, AB blood types will activate their quirk immediately upon inhaling, and O blood types will switch their gender."
"...But why? It's...such a weird thing to happen," I muttered dryly.
"Yes, it is strange. Why did the drug turn you into a male? Perhaps when you inhaled it, it somehow altered your genetic code... I am going to investigate further," Blackjack remarked, pacing around the room. Stopping in front of me, he said, "Unfortunately, I am in need of your assistance, Onishi-san. Would that be okay?"
"Er... Y-yeah. That's fine."
"Hey! How about me?" Strawberry Shades piped. "I want to help!"
"That is not possible, Strawberry Shades-san. Corvade-san has given you specific orders to investigate the Crimson Eclipse incidents occurring in northwestern Musutafu with Furutani-san, did she not?" he cooly replied.
Strawberry Shades tried his best to convince the gentleman to let him come, but he was not fazed at all. As tears streamed down his face dramatically while he begged his comrade, Furutani wished me luck. She told me that if it doesn't work out, she can always try performing a ritual to revert me back to a girl. After that, Strawberry Shades sadly jumped out the open window he broke through in with Furutani following after.
"Why didn't they just use the front door...?" I muttered dully. Turning back to Blackjack, he said,
"Well, Onishi-san. We shall get started right away."
»»—- —-««
"I'm sorry, but Sir Nighteye isn't accepting any visitors right now," the woman at the front desk informed. "If you'd like, I can schedule an appointment with him. The next time he's available is on 29 September at 8 o'clock am."
"If you can, may you inform your superior that Blackjack is here to see him?"
"Er, I suppose but I am not sure that he'll be able to meet with you at this moment..."
As the front desk lady began to dial for her boss, I asked Blackjack what we were doing here.
"This is Nighteye Agency. As the name suggests, this building is run by the Pro-hero, Sir Nighteye," he explained. "Based on your observations of the heroes who rescued you, they match the appearances of heroes employed by Sir Nighteye. We are here to question them about the attack."
"Alright, I've informed Sir Nighteye about your visit," the lady spoke. "He is waiting for you on the 5th floor in his office."
That was quick. Do they know each other or something?
As we rode up the elevator to the 5th floor, I asked Blackjack some more questions about the powder I inhaled.
"So about me switching genders... I'm not gonna stay a guy forever, right?"
"Unfortunately, I cannot answer that question," Blackjack replied. "I do not know what happened to the other Crimson Eclipse members who turned to their opposite genders."
Well, that's reassuring.
I asked him how they were able to come up with their hypothesis. He told me that they took blood samples from incapacitated villains who were affected by the drug. By repeating the process several times, they were able to find a pattern. Stealing blood from fainted villains didn't sound very hero-like, to be honest. But again, they technically weren't heroes...
The elevator dinged, signaling that we reached the top. Blackjack walked down the hall as I trailed behind him. As we approached Sir Nighteye's office, we nearly bumped into a familiar blonde-haired highschooler who opened the door. He was wearing a school uniform.
"Whoops! Excuse me," he said, his apology full of energy.
His oval-shaped eyes flickered to me. Noticing my appearance, he asked me if we met. Before I could answer, a tall, lean man with glasses appeared behind the boy. He wore a plain office suit with a white polka-dotted tie. His hair was neatly combed to the left.
"Blackjack. You've arrived," the man spoke. "Come inside."
The boy got out of the way to let us pass. Upon entering the room, I immediately noticed the array of All Might merchandise. There were posters plastered on the gray walls along with a bookshelf of books on the number one hero. There was even a cardboard cut out of him posing while wearing his iconic grin.
"What is your business here?" the man questioned, sitting down at his desk.
"Sir Nighteye-san, we are in need of your assistance. An innocent young girl named Onishi Rin has been affected by one of Crimson Eclipse's drugs," Blackjack began. The man, aka Sir Nighteye, flickered his yellow eyes over to me. Seeing that I totally wasn't a girl, he said,
"So I am assuming that the conclusions you and Corvade drew are true. But why do you need my help?"
"You see, Sir Nighteye-san, two of your subordinates were present during the scene when Onishi-san was held, hostage. We are here to question them about the villains who carried the attack. By doing so, we may be able to track them down and find a way to revert Onishi-san back to a female."
The blonde boy behind us spoke in surprise, "That's why you looked familiar! You were the girl that I rescued yesterday."
Hearing that, Sir Nighteye said, "So Mirio was there. Who is the other?"
That was my cue to speak. Stepping up, I said, "There was a girl with a bubble quirk."
"Oh! You must be talking about Bubble Girl," Mirio, the blonde boy, remarked. "She should be getting back from her patrol right about now."
I felt a bit more relieved upon hearing that. I don't know how long I'm gonna be stuck like this, but at least we were getting progress.
"Mirio. Onishi-san. Can you two wait outside the office for a moment?" Sir Nighteye said. Hearing that, I walked out with the cheery boy.
Finding a spot to sit which was beside a glass window that overlooked the outside, we sat down. Mirio asked me if I was in junior high, and I told him that I was a 9th grader. Hearing that, he said,
"I remember when I was a 9th grader. Junior high was a weird, but fun time! You see my hair use long. It went down all the way to my shoulders!" he said, showing me the length with his hands. "Onishi-san, do you have an idea what high school you want to go to?"
"Um... Honestly... I don't really know. I'll probably go to the school my dad ends up picking for me," I replied. Noticing his uniform, I asked him where he goes.
"Ah! You don't know? This is the U.A. school uniform! Pretty cool, right?!" he chirped.
"Oh... That's cool," I replied, trying to make my voice sound more engaging. "So, uh, my friend wants to go there next year. He told me he wants to enroll in the Hero Course."
Hearing that, his blue pupils lit up. "Really? That's great! Actually, I'm in the Hero Course. I'm interning at Sir Nighteye's agency."
Based on how he handled those villains and saved me, it makes sense he's in the Hero Course. He's strong. The way he utilized his quirk was interesting too. I was a bit curious about it, so I questioned him.
"That's understandable. My quirk can look pretty wild!" he remarked bubbly. "My quirk is called Permeation. I can make my body intangible which lets me move through things. That's how I can disappear in a flash! The way I'm able to shoot out so fast out of the ground is because I deactivate my quirk while I'm in there."
Seeing the confused look on my face, he decided to demonstrate for me. Holding his right hand up, he said, "My quirk isn't activated. Watch this..."
He slowly places his hand into the table that separated us. It disappeared. "My quirk is activated now. But if I turn it off..."
His hand suddenly zips up from the table. He gave me a cheeky grin.
"Wow... Er, that's a pretty strong quirk," I remarked in awe.
"No, not really," he said. "I struggled with using my quirk for my whole life. It wasn't until I started training with Sir Nighteye is when I mastered it. He's pretty amazing, y'know!"
Seeing the gratitude that was written in his smile honestly made me feel a bit better. His glee was contagious, that's for sure.
"I have to say, I was surprised at how relaxed you were during the situation," Mirio spoke. "You were the calmest hostage that I've ever seen! And the way you kept your cool while we were getting attacked was shocking. It's almost like you're used to these kinds of things, haha!"
I shifted uncomfortably in my seat as I chuckled nervously. Oh, you just don't know...
"Your quirk was cool too!"
That caught my attention and my eyes immediately snapped onto him.
Since the Hero Festival, I've gotten a better understanding of what my quirk was. However, there was still a lot more to learn. I didn't bother telling my parents or Hiro about this though. Although I've been using it a lot lately, I guess I'm still in shock that it awakened. Besides, they've been very busy lately. I don't need to bother them with my problems.
"What was it? When that villain attacked you with his vines, it was like the salt bounced off! How did you do that?"
"Uh... I don't know. I kind of just reacted?"
Mirio folded his arms and nodded his head. "Killer instincts! That's important for heroes, along with the ability to keep calm under pressure," he said.
Just as he said that, the ceiling collapsed. A gaping hole with a radius of 20 ft appeared. As rubble and debris blew in our faces, I heard explosions and yelling come from the floor below us. It didn't take long for villains to appear from above. Jumping down to our floor, I saw three Crimson Eclipse villains. There was a man with long, curly orange hair with tattoos on his face. Next to him was a grinning man wearing heavy gauntlets, and another with a bald head that had horns.
"So this is the building of All Might's former sidekick... If we wreck this place up, our voices will be heard!" the villain with horns exclaimed. His slender eyes landing on us, he said, "Get 'em, boys!"
The two Crimson villains charged at us as he sprinted over to Sir Nighteye's office. In a flash, Mirio appeared in front of me.
"Onishi-san, please stay back!" Mirio warned. Despite the sudden appearance of the villains, he still retained his relaxed and chill nature. His expression did not falter one bit. He was in complete control. Seeing that, I stepped back to give him room to battle.
I expected to see him get mauled but instead, both their hands went through his torso. Surprise flashed on their faces. With a powerful punch, Mirio simultaneously knocked them back. While getting blown away, the bald villian clapped his hands together sending a small ball of fire toward us. Mirio picked up the round table and deflected the blow. However, the other one comes crashing in. His flaming fist broke the table in half. Mirio would've eaten his flames if he didn't activate his quirk again.
"That was a nice magic trick you did there, buddy," the villain with fiery hands remarked. "But how about this?!"
His partner launches another fireball but this time at him. Instead of burning him to a crisp, I saw that his body stayed lit. He wasn't getting hurt by the flames.
"Burn in a crimson fire!"
He charged forward at lightning speed. Mirio held his left arm up to block the attack. As expected, his fist went through his arm. The villain swung his opposite foot toward his leg, and Mirio activated his quirk again. But while he was caught up in trying to fight him, the other one hurled a flaming ball of fire at me. I quickly ducked down. The fireball breaks the glass and goes flying out the window. Shortly after, I heard a car alarm set off.
"We've got you cornered, buddy! There's nowhere for you to run!" the villain attacking Mirio exclaimed.
He was right. There were walls on both sides and a glass window behind. We couldn't go anywhere. Well, I couldn't go anywhere. Mirio could use his quirk and leave, but he wasn't going to do that.
"Say, isn't that the U.A. uniform?" the one with the fire quirk asked. "No wonder why you're so strong. It'll be a waste if we were to chuck you out of a building when you could join us instead."
"Nope!" Mirio immediately said. "Why would I join a group of villains?"
He shrugged. "It was worth a shot. I guess we can always turn you into a Nomu."
With that, the two of them charged at us. Before I could react, Mirio picks me up in his arms. Angling his back toward the broken glass, he propelled himself backward and we tumble out of the building. A flaming fireball launches over us, just centimeters away from our heads.
"I'm going to send you up!"
"Wait, what-"
I zipped up 30 ft in the air as Mirio plunged. He threw me so hard that I managed to pass the window we jumped out of and made eye contact with the two villains. In a split second, I began to drop down again.
That was kind of awkward. But how the heck was Mirio able to launch me up in the air while we were both free-falling? This guy is insane.
I heard screaming below me as I neared the ground. Police were already at the scene. Cop cars and an ambulance were there. I saw a group of heroes scurrying over to me, probably to catch me before my guts splatter all over. Mirio was nowhere in sight. I swore I saw him seconds earlier. Where did he go?
Just as that crossed my mind, he zips out of the sidewalk at lightning speed. Surging up, his muscular arms caught me and we landed back on the ground with ease.
"Sorry about that, Onishi-san! You must've been surprised!" The blonde boy remarked, placing me down.
"Uh, yeah, but it's okay-"
I stopped midway to stare at his bare body as my face turned into a million shades of red. His shirt was gone. His pants were gone too. But worst of all...
"Oh yeah! I forgot to tell you! I lose my clothes sometimes when I use my quirk!" Mirio informed, completely unaffected by his buck naked situation.
The ambulance hurriedly threw a blanket on him to cover his, uh, private parts. Meanwhile, the other heroes rushed into Nighteye Agency to stop the attack. I was escorted away from the building. But as I was, a huge man comes flying out of another window. It was a Crimson Eclipse villain. Following thereafter were the two villains who attacked Mirio and me. Before hitting the ground, a large card zipped out and caught all three of them. Immediately after, the police rushed forward and apprehended the villains.
Looking up, I saw Blackjack and Sir Nighteye. They were completely unscratched. But it wasn't over yet. Overhead, I heard the sound of a launcher in the sky. Above us were more Crimson Eclipse villains flying over, using their airborne quirks.
"The people of Musutafu City! Hear us now!" One with a small whirlwind surrounding her spoke. "We are the Crimson Eclipse! Our goal is to create an advanced society made up with strong, capable, people! The world has no need for the weak! The world has no need for the lame! The world has no need for those with useless quirks! By creating a utopia composed of only the strong, mankind will thrive! No one will have to get hurt! Life will flourish! Don't you want that?"
"Enough of your nonsense!" Kamui Woods said, getting ready to attack.
But before he could, several people from the crowds jumped forward. Pulling out small glass flasks, they threw them down. Upon impact, green powder erupted all around me. I covered my nose and mouth with my hands. I heard shouting and yelling as civilians tried to escape. While this was happening, Crimson Eclipse villains began their attack. Villains in the air swooped down and grabbed fleeing people. The ones on the ground level were practically indistinguishable; they looked like normal people wearing everyday clothing. By the time you're able to tell them apart, you're getting tackled to the ground. And that nearly happened to me if Mirio weren't there.
Knocking a villain with his fists, he rushed me away from the scene as the powder began to clear. As it did, I saw that many people were lying on the ground unconscious. The ones who were still up were either getting attacked or sprinting away. The authorities were trying their best to fight back but it didn't help that many of them were affected by the drug.
"You were quick for not inhaling that in. You would've fallen asleep like the rest," Mirio said as we escaped.
Suddenly, a fireball surges right at us. On instinct, we both ducked down. It crashed into the street leaving a black burn mark. Walking toward us were those two villains from before. They must've been able to escape from the police amidst all the chaos.
"That was pretty crazy of you, jumping outta the window like that. But this time, you're not going anywhere!"
The one with the fire quirk set his partner ablaze. Sprinting forward, he punched Mirio. Mirio dodged it smoothly before his other fist goes flying at him. In a quick motion, Mirio stepped back. He didn't have time to rest because the other villain sends hurling fireball. Clenching my fist, it zipped to the left as Mirio's body sinks into the ground. That caught the two of them off guard, and before they could react, Mirio zips out of the ground and socks the fire quirk villain in the face, making a tooth flew out. Then kneeing him in the chest, he sent the villain flying.
"An interesting quirk! I really don't want to kill you, bud!" The remaining villain said, throwing a kick.
Mirio jumped back so he was in front of me again. Turning to me, he said, "You should run, Onishi-san."
He must've sensed my hesitation because he gave me a reassuring grin. "Don't worry about me, I got this!"
Biting my lip, I gave him a nod and took off. I'm always running away, aren't I? It's for the best though. I'll just trouble Mirio if I stay.
Straight ahead, I spotted citizens evacuating into the empty street. Police were there helping them. Seeing that, I sped up faster when a Crimson villain jumped in front of me. I skidded to a stop nearly slipping due to my poor choice of footwear.
"Well, well, we meet again!" the skinny man with thorns covering his body said. He lunged forward to grab me. I instinctively darted to the left. I began to sprint away from him.
I suddenly felt something wrap around my right foot. Pulling it back, I face planted. My body skid across the cement as the villain pulled me to him. Once I got there, more vines appeared from his fingertips. They began to wrap around my body.
"You're a quick one, eh?" he remarked.
The vines on me grew tighter. I tried wriggling free but I was completely stuck. Seeing my futile efforts, he cackled. "That ain't gonna help! My quirk is too strong for you! You're too weak!" he said. "I need you to come with me, alright? We need a bit of your blood for drug sampling!"
Without warning, a heavy steel ball goes smashing into the side of his face. He collided into the ground. The vines around me loosen enough to where I could break free. Untangling myself from it, I looked up to see who saved me but I only caught a glimpse. It was a tall figure wearing a long dark red coat. They wore a hood over their head and in their hands was a long weapon. They disappeared in a flash almost as if they teleported. But that wasn't important right now. I needed to leave.
Just as I stood up, Sir Nighteye jumped down in front of me from a floating paper card he was on. Blackjack was standing on top of it. They both looked good as new even though they were probably battling villains. Noticing the unconscious vine villain on the ground, Blackjack said, "It seems like the situation is taken care of. Could this be the villain who drugged you yesterday?"
"Y-yeah..."
"Perfect. He is bound to have information on how to revert you back. We shall take him. But first, I must apprehend the Crescent Reaper. Sir Nighteye-san, please escort Onishi-san to safety."
Wait...what? The Crescent Reaper? I thought Corvade defeated him at the Hero Festival...right?
Before I could question him, he zipped away. Turning to me, Sir Nighteye said, "It's good that you're not hurt. Let me return you to the police. Follow me."
Grabbing my hand, he pulled me along with him and sprinted. He was going fast; it was probably because of his long legs. Even so, I was able to somewhat keep up with him.
"There was no way you could have gotten down here to quickly," Sir Nighteye said.
"Uh, Mirio-kun and I jumped out the window," I informed. "If you're wondering, he's fighting one of the Crimson Eclipse villains..."
"I know."
"...Are you not gonna go back for him?"
Sir Nighteye pushed his glasses up cooly. "Mirio's fine. One of my sidekicks is at the scene with him. Besides, he knows how to handle himself. I trust him."
It looks like the goodwill is mutual between them.
We were steps away to safety when a voice cried out.
"Use it, now!" a voice from above ordered.
Snapping my eyes up, I saw several glass flasks dropping down. Inside of them was orange powder, the same one that I inhaled. There was one tumbling right above us.
"Everyone, run!" Sir Nighteye warned. He shoved me forward into the crowd.
"Wait, but-" I began, turning to look at him in the eyes.
Cementoss created a cement dome. Everything went black for a few seconds as the glass flasks shattered. After waiting for a bit, Cementoss deemed it safe enough to deactivate our coverage. When he did, I immediately locked eyes onto Sir Nighteye, who was standing still. His head was hanging low and there was glass on his suit.
"Sir Nighteye! Are you okay?!" Police cried, running over to him.
He calmly reassured them that he was unhurt. Then after that, Blackjack hovered over. Jumping down from his card, it shrunk into its normal size and zipped into his fingertips. He informed them that Crimson Eclipse has escaped including the Crescent Reaper.
As the police and heroes began to clean up and search for any remaining citizens, the vine villain that attacked me was awake now. He was being interrogated by the police. As it turns out, Blackbird's hypothesis was correct; the orange drug had different effects pertaining to blood type. Upon asking about my genderswapping situation, he said,
"Oh? Him? He'll turn back in 24 hours."
I managed to meet up with Mirio again. He told me that he was able to defeat the villain.
"See? There's nothing to worry about," he remarked, with a new blanket wrapped around his waist. "I told you, I got it!"
I sighed. "Yeah, I know... Thanks for saving me."
"Just doing my job! Once I become a hero, I'm striving to save at least a million people!"
"But Mirio-kun, aren't you already a hero?"
He gazed at me for a moment. Then, a grin spread across his lips. "Hmm... I guess you're right!"
"Mirio. Onishi-san," Sir Nighteye said, approaching us. Beside him was Blackjack.
"Sir Nighteye! I heard that the drug was dropped directly above you. Are you okay?" his pupil asked him.
"Yes. I'm fine," he cooly replied. Focusing his attention on another subject, he asked us if we managed to catch sight of the Crescent Reaper.
"The Crescent Reaper? He's one of the strongest Crimson Eclipse members," Mirio recalled. "He must've been here during the attack if you're asking about him."
"Precisely," Blackjack confirmed. "He may have escaped, but we need as much intel on him as possible. He is a very dangerous villain."
"I see... Sorry, but I didn't see him."
The two men turned to me for an answer. I told them I didn't see him either. With that, Sir Nighteye and Mirio bid farewell to us.
"Well, it's great to know that you're gonna turn back into a girl again!" Mirio happily remarked. "And again, I have to mention how level-headed you were during this whole thing. With the sudden appearance of villains and jumping out the window to your quick quirk usage... Are you sure you don't want to attend U.A. next year?"
I quickly shook my head. I could barely save myself. How am I supposed to save others?
"Oh, Sir Nighteye. Um, thank you for pushing me to safety," I spoke.
The steely hero peered down at me with his yellow eyes. He muttered a "You're welcome", before walking away with Mirio. Once they left, Blackjack turned to me.
"Onishi-san, allow me to apologize to you," Blackjack said. "This was not supposed to happen. I will atone to any damages inflicted upon you."
"Uh... No, it's okay. I'm fine..." I replied, scratching my cheek. "I'm used to things like this."
"Ah, yes. Of course, you are."
"Um... Blackjack, you were there during the Hero Festival, right?"
"Yes."
"Didn't Corvade already defeat the Crescent Reaper?"
"She defeated one of them."
"Er... What do you mean by that?"
Blackjack repositioned his bowtie and wiped out nonexistent dirt on his white blazer. "I am not permitted to inform you about this, but there is more than one Crescent Reaper. The one that was present today is the second one."
Hearing that, I felt my heart sink. The scene of Strawberry Shades and Masterbaiter getting hurt because of my sake flashed in my head. I recalled the dark and sinister vibe he gave off. It was chilling.
Blackjack turned his back toward me. "I think it's time for you to get back home. I will escort you."
»»—- —-««
Once they have gotten a far enough distance away, the spectacled hero glanced back at Rin. Rin was having a conversation with Blackjack. Based on her facial expression, it looked like she was troubled by whatever the vigilante was telling her. It seemed like the same expression traveled up to Sir Nighteye's face because his blonde pupil asked him about it.
"No... It's nothing."
Sir Nighteye could tell that Mirio wanted to question further, but he didn't. And it was a wise thing to do. When Crimson Eclipse dropped the drugs down, Sir Nighteye accidentally inhaled some of it. Following Blackjack's hypothesis to a T, his quirk, Foresight, was forcefully activated. Since the last person he touched and made eye contact with was Rin...
There is nothing I can do about the future. Nothing can change it. Even now, my efforts to prevent All Might's demise may not work.
He stared solemnly at Rin.
But...how tragic of that to happen to her.