"'Welcome to the Playground'... That's an interesting title." Izuku murmured, writing it down in his notebook. He wanted to document everything he sees here himself since he doesn't exactly trust Hatsume to write down anything unrelated to her 'babies'.
(0:00 – 0:21)
"What... What's happening here?" Mirio wondered, frowning as he heard the faint sound of a young girl singing.
No one answered him, as none of them knew exactly what was happening. They could only watch further and try to figure it out then.
(0:21 – 0:29)
"Is there some kind of war going on here?" Aizawa took an educated guess.
"Yeah, most likely." Nezu nodded. The faint explosions and the scream told them that much, at least.
(0:29 – 0:42)
"Starting this off with an explosion!" Bakugo grinned.
"That man is likely dead, Bakugo-san." Iida frowned, not liking the boy's uncaring attitude.
"It's just some random extra, four-eyes." The explosive teen scoffed at the Class President, who only sighed and shook his head.
Spinner glared at him. He already knew this, but that boy definitely didn't deserve to be a Hero candidate, much less an actual Hero. He was the opposite of what a Hero should aspire to be.
(0:42 – 1:01)
Many of the students jumped, horrified when the masked man shot the guy from before.
"Who are they?!" Mina screamed.
"They may be soldiers," Naomasa replied, sighing. "If so, then they're just doing their jobs." He pointed out. He didn't exactly like killing, but there's hardly a choice in war.
"Or corrupt soldiers." Shigaraki plainly said, to which Eraserhead glanced at him.
"Possibly."
Mineta shivered. "They look scary..." He said, scared when they got a clearer view of the soldier. The design reminded Yaoyorozu of something.
"Is that a gas mask?" She asked. Her homeroom teacher nodded at her question.
"The area they're in must either be toxic or the mask is just to block out the dust." He explained to the best of his abilities.
(1:01 – 1:11)
"Is that the guy who was shot earlier?" Kaminari asked.
"Ugh, probably," Jiro said simply, not bothered to tease her friend like usual as she was feeling a tad uncomfortable from seeing the dead body. It was the first time she and a majority of her classmates have ever seen an actual, dead body.
(1:11 – 1:19)
"So, that's the girl that was singing that song, huh?"
"Yeah, obviously," Tsuburaba said, though was met by a deadpan from Tokage.
"It was rhetorical."
"But why is she in the middle of a battlefield?" Sero pondered.
Aizawa sighed. "Unfortunate, but sometimes wars involve civilians. Maybe it's the same case here."
(1:19 – 1:29)
"I'm guessing that's her sibling," Todoroki said. The contrast was interesting to see; the little sister with blue hair and the big sister with red. It reminded him a bit of his own family.
His own family, he repeated in his head. The one with the abusive father, the abused mother, and the eldest sibling who killed himself from abuse. A running theme in his family, one that the half-ice half-fire boy didn't want these two to experience. Thus, why he hoped their family wasn't like his.
(1:29 – 1:36)
"So much death and destruction..." Izuku murmured, appalled by the piles of bodies, same with the rest of the students and Heroes.
"Such are the consequences of war." Tokoyami quoted, lowering his head so as to pay respect.
"May they all rest in peace." Ibarra prayed quietly.
Shigaraki, however, grinned at the sight. Maybe he'll like this world after all if it keeps up this amount of destruction.
(1:36 – 1:50)
"Who is that?" Ojiro asked, interested when he saw the large man easily beat up another guy.
"Maybe he's a soldier too? But from the enemies of those masked guys." Hagakure shrugged.
"Probably is, or at least well-trained," Naomasa said. That, or just from pure muscle. Or both, actually.
(1:50 – 1:55)
Izuku then noticed something. There were gauntlets on his hands. "Wait, are those gauntlets?"
"Oh yeah, they are." Uraraka blinked, wondering how she didn't see that before. "So he's probably a close-range fighter more than anything."
"Obviously!" Monoma got in, immediately causing the atmosphere to change and everyone groaned. "For you to state such an obvious thing, it shames the name of U.A- AKH!" Luckily, before he could continue, he was knocked out by a severely irritated Kendo, who once more apologized for his actions.
(1:55 – 2:04)
"What's he going to do?" Uraraka asked, worried for the two girls.
"I don't know, but..." Izuku drawled, taking a look at the man's face. "he looks exhausted."
Bakugo groaned at him. "That's fucking obvious, Deku. He clearly has fought a bunch of extras and a Quirkless weakling would get tired of that."
The green-haired boy nodded, currently ignoring his rudeness. "I mean, yeah, but I think it's something else. Like... he's lost a lot of things. From all the conflict, maybe." He theorized.
Naomasa blinked, surprised that he was able to deduce that. But he smiled still. 'Able to know what someone's feeling just from their expressions... You've made a pretty good pick, Toshinori.' He glanced at All-Might, who was beaming proudly at his protégé.
(2:04 – 2:08)
"What's she looking for?" Nejire asked curiously.
"She's looking for a 'who', I think." All-Might corrected, as he noticed that their parents or guardians were nowhere to be seen.
(2:08 – 2:20)
Now, they all knew who the older girl was looking for. Most were surprised, but some already saw that coming; however, even then, all of them knew the implications of this and the unimaginable toll it would bring them. Many of them haven't lost their parents yet, but for those who have, they could easily relate and felt the most pity for the two siblings. Even some of the Villains started tp sympathize with the two.
"I hope she went out painlessly, at least," Izuku murmured.
(2:20 – 2:36)
"Poor girls... To lose someone so early in their lives." Recovery Girl murmured. It saddened her to see someone lose the person they love at such an early age. "Just let it all out..."
"Such a sweet little sister." Tsuyu cooed when the little girl hugged her older sibling, reminded of her own younger sister.
(2:36 – 2:46)
"What's he going-"
(2:46 – 2:49)
"to do- Oh... I see." Mirio sheepishly scratched his head, embarrassed as he initially thought the man was about to harm the siblings. Nejire giggled at his reaction.
"But taking off those gauntlets seems like a bad idea." Kaminari thought aloud. "I mean, they're in the middle of a battlefield, it just seems careless to take those off. No offence."
"I... I think it's because he is tired of all the conflict, and him dropping those is simply a symbolism that he's done with fighting others." Izuku claimed though he knew it was still a careless thing to do in that situation.
"Still dumb." Bakugo huffed. "If someone decides to attack, the idiot would have no weapon to fend them off." He said, which many agreed with, barring the lack of manners.
"Remember, students: do not drop your weapons if you have one while still in a battlefield unless you're sure you are 100% safe," Nezu warned the students, who all nodded appreciatively.
(2:49 – 3:14)
"They're not attacking him..." Izuku pointed out. "Is that why he dropped his gauntlets.
"Yeah, what's up with that?" Kirishima asked, confused as to why they'd let them go so easily.
Naomasa, too, couldn't for sure understand why they simply let the three go. "I'm not exactly sure. Maybe it's because they deem him too much trouble to go after... or he's simply entered the enemy territory of sorts."
"That doesn't make sense either." Aizawa shook his head. "It's a war, soldiers aren't exactly afraid to enter enemy territory if they could."
Naomasa agreed to his point, not able to say anything in rebuttal. They simply lacked the amount of needed information on this city, whatever its name is.
(3:14 – 3:21)
"She wants revenge on them." Dabi said, recognizing the look in her eyes, as he also- no, even today, he still has a similar look in his eyes. One that craves payback to the ones that have wronged them. At this, he unexpectedly found someone he can relate to so early on.
By now, Monoma had already woken up. He rubbed his neck, ignoring the amused chuckles of his classmates, and stayed still in his seat, grumbling all the while.
(3:21 – 3:27) ["Enemy" by Imagine Dragons]
"Eh, what's this?" Izuku questioned, as the scene changed, but it was so blurred to the point they couldn't discern anything.
Suddenly, a booming voice resounded through the room. "It's an opening of sorts made by several people for this world. It's currently blurred, so as to avoid spoilers, as the videos you all are seeing is pre-recorded." The voice gave a logical explanation, which was accepted. Though there was still some confusion among them.
"Who are you?" Nezu asked, followed by a quick answer.
"Come on! I'm your host, Amanoris. How can you all not recognize me?" The voice said to them in a fake dejected tone. "I'm talking through the speakers in the room."
"Ah, I see." Nezu nodded, it made sense. Though he was amused when he heard their host grunt in disappointment, likely from the lack of a reaction he received.
(3:27 – 4:29)
Not a word was said, their heads simply bopping to the beat. Jiro especially, as she likes these types of songs.
Then the screen unblurred, only revealing the title.
Arcane: League of Legends
"That's... an interesting title." Kaminari awkwardly drawled, everyone being reminded of another league in the same room.
Toga noticed the atmosphere. "What? None of us actually cares it's called that, since League isn't exactly... the most original name out there." She stated, eliciting a glare from the pale man. "Aww, is Shiggy mad?" She said, edging to see him burst.
He took several deep breaths, calming down his annoyance. "I'll kill you, Toga." He said calmly.
Luckily, before Toga could retort and escalate the situation, All For One interrupted. "Now, now. It's not wise to fight here." He said, to a degree of success.
"Fine, but only because you told me to, sensei." His protégé relented.
(4:29 – 4:38)
"Wait, is that... the older sibling from the start?" Uraraka asked.
"Yeah, I think she is. There's a time skip since she's now older and all." Izuku wrote down the time skip in his book. "How long was it, though?"
"Six to seven years."
"I see. Thanks, Amanoris-san."
"No biggie."
(4:38 – 4:41)
Many smiled, happy to see her sister and two others, who they assumed were her friends.
"Whoever that guy is, he took really good care of them." Tsuyu said from their seemingly healthy conditions.
(4:41 – 4:54)
"So, her name is Powder. Sweet name." Tsuyu said.
Izuku smiles at her. "You like Powder a lot eh, Asui-san?"
She nodded at his question. "Call me Tsu, ribbit. And yes, I do, she reminds me of my little sister."
(4:54 – 5:10)
Where before, their eyes simply went wide in awe, this time, their jaws fell to the ground. Not a word was spoken for a moment, as they gaped at the beautiful marvel of a city.
"It's so... beautiful," Yaoyorozu said. She was sure that her entire family, including her, would do anything to be able to live in such a city. Alas, the city was in another world, separate from hers.
...But what she can do is immortalize the sight.
"Midoriya-san!" She exclaimed, surprising the boy. "I need you to draw a sketch of that, please!" She begged.
"I-I can't! I can't draw all that so quickly!" Izuku stuttered as she groaned in frustration.
"Don't worry, Yaoyorozu-san." Came Amanoris' booming voice. "There'll be a break after Episode 3, where outside, I've prepared a miniature model of the city, along with a picture of it, just for you." Her eyes widened in surprise, but a welcomed one.
"Thank you so much!" She said, then apologizing to Izuku for the disturbance, and the screen continued once more.
(5:10 – 5:27)
"That's... worrisome." Iida thought aloud.
"Is he a criminal?" One of the other students said.
"No, no, he's probably just joking. There's nothing to worry about." Mirio said with optimism.
While the Hero Side hoped it wasn't true and was, as Mirio suggested, just a simple joke, the Villains grew interested in the possibility. They initially thought this would centre around a Hero, what with how many of them were invited, but it seems that may not be true and it excites them. These days studios rarely make anything about Villains since it usually flops due to the hero-worshipping mindset of the people of this day and age.
(5:27 – 5:31)
"So her name's Vi. Alright..." Izuku wrote down the name on another page of his.
"Two down, two to go," Snipe said, as the only people whose names they don't know yet were the two new friends.
(5:31 – 5:36)
The following sentences shrunk Mirio's certainty in his theory. The Heroes were considered the possibility that all four are criminals, as all signs up to now pointed towards that.
(5:36 – 5:51)
"For someone that age, she moves pretty well." Aizawa complimented Vi, something you rarely see.
"I can do better." Bakugo scoffed, though everyone ignored his statement; it was just Bakugo being Bakugo.
(5:51 – 6:06)
Sato gulped, hungry for a sweet cupcake. Then suddenly, a cupcake, the same one on the screen, showed up on his lap. "Whoa! Where did this come from?"
"Oh, I forgot to mention, but you can summon food and drinks just by thinking about it." Amanoris' voice came and explained, surprising and amazing everyone with the usefulness of such an ability. Sato grinned excitedly and ate the cupcake.
(6:06 – 6:12)
"She's hesitating," Tsu said, hoping Powder would be able to go across safely; the same thought going across many others.
(6:12 – 6:17)
"She said don't look down!" Twice yelled. "No, that's just normal! Actually, yes, it's not!" He shouted disconnected words, confusing a no small amount of people.
(6:17 – 6:29)
"Classic encouragement words." All-Might nodded.
"She seems like a good older sister," Todoroki murmured with a small smile, faintly reminded of his own sister in caring deeply for their siblings, or sibling in this case.
(6:29 – 6:36)
A few screamed, worried for her safety. Luckily, she held on, giving a sigh of relief to many of them. "Be careful," Tsu murmured under her breath.
(6:36 – 6:49)
Their hearts leapt out of their chests when the girl started to slip and fall, though were quickly calmed when Vi swiftly caught her.
"Good catch!" Kirishima gave a thumbs-up, glad that Vi was able to save her sister in time.
(6:49 – 7:00)
"Oh, shut up, you annoying jerk! Whatever your name is!" Uraraka yelled, irritated by his attitude.
Amanoris' voice suddenly came up. "I'll just mention this now, but the annoying one is Mylo, while the big guy is Claggor."
"Oh, alright..." Uraraka then looked back at the screen. "Oh, shut up, Mylo!" She renewed, eliciting a good laugh from the others.
(7:00 – 7:15)
"Who's Vander?"
"I think he's the guy that carried away Vi and Powder in the intro," Izuku said, which everyone agreed anonymously agreed with.
(7:15 – 7:22)
'Starving? Does she live in a poor home?' Uraraka thought to herself, suddenly able to relate herself to them. While she disapproved of breaking the law, she still understood their reasons for doing so.
Many of the Villains, too, understood why they were doing this, making them like the sisters slightly more.
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Tokoyami quoted when Vi mentioned that Vander used to commit crimes when he was young. That made a small amount of the Heroes think that the reason for their turn to crime, was because of Vander raising them to be Villains and nothing else.
(7:22 – 7:33)
"So don't screw up." Mr. Compress stated firmly.
The Heroes, however, wanted the opposite of them succeeding. They wanted them to fail, it was a normal thought for any Hero out there. Sure, many of them rather liked the two sisters, but the law is the law and their job is to enforce them, no matter who does it.
(7:33 – 7:36)
Mr. Compress blinked, surprised at the coincidence.
(7:36 – 7:43)
They then got a partial view of the room's insides. "Wait, that's a fellow inventor's home!" Hatsume yelled gleefully, happy to see another one of her kind so soon.
"But what kind-of machines are those?" Izuku wondered, but no one knew the exact answer to his question.
Admittedly, Hatsume was also intrigued by the various machines laid on the table. However, thinking that it'll be revealed later, she impatiently and excitedly waited for more of the place to be revealed.
(7:43 – 7:57)
Most of the Hero Side did close their balcony doors at night so that it prevents the common Villain from breaking into their houses silently. However, a few kept them open.
"Yea, I keep them open." Bakugo started. "So I can kill any dumb Villains that wants to steal from me." He confidently grinned, though a chuckle greeted him.
It came from Shigaraki, who looked at the student amusedly. "That totally helps from getting yourself kidnapped." Then the man faked shock, ignoring Bakugo's quivering form. "Oh, I forgot, you already got yourself kidnapped again."
That finally burst the bubble. "Shut up!" Bakugo then charged at the still-chuckling man but was held back by several Heroes.
"I'm sorry, did I hurt your ego brat?" Shigaraki taunted, raising the explosive teen's anger to unimaginable levels.
"DAMN Y-" Bakugo's ranting suddenly stopped, his form limp. Behind him was Aizawa, having knocked out the boy.
"You need to control him, All For One," All-Might spoke to his nemesis, who merely scoffed.
"It wasn't my fault one of your students was offended by such a simple comment." Before the former Symbol of Peace could retort, Amanoris' voice came back once more.
"Enough fighting. I allow verbal fights as long as it doesn't get out of control, but not physical ones. Any more and you all will receive consequences." His voice settled the fight. Both sides a little grudgingly accepted that, and they all tensely returned their attention to the screen.
(7:57 – 8:00)
"They have a pick locker, too." Mr. Compress said, trying to ease the tension.
(8:00 – 8:09)
"So the police here are called 'Enforcers'," Naomasa said, thinking that it was a good name. "Accurate title since they enforce law and order."
The Villains, however, scoffed. "In exchange with actually doing the right thing," Toga murmured under her breath.
(8:09 – 8:18)
"Yeah, force your way through!" Twice shouted. "Better than opening the lock! No!" He said back-and-forth, still confusing a good bit of the Heroes, but the Villains were used to his behaviour.
"It's actually not a good idea." Mr. Compress sighed. "What if there's some kind of trap set there? Speaking from experience."
"You're being a bit too critical here. You steal from Pro-Heroes and artefacts worth millions, but they're stealing from some inventor." Toga said to the Villain. He thought about it for a second, then nodded.
"Hm, true."
(8:18 – 8:22)
"Hey! Stop being so rude." Uraraka pouted.
(8:22 – 8:28)
"Whoa..." Hatsume, along with Power Loader, awed at the insides of the place. They didn't quite understand everything, thinking that whoever owned the place was a mix of an engineer and a chemist, what with all they're seeing.
(8:28 – 9:04)
There wasn't much to say; the Heroes were uncomfortable, seeing items of value be stolen without being able to do anything, while the Villains were simply enjoying seeing their enemies unable to do anything to stop the crime. Hatsume was especially uncomfo- no, she was even mad, seeing someone's lifeworks be stolen so easily.
(9:04 – 9:08)
"You bet they are!" Hatsume snarled.
(9:08 – 9:16)
"That's... just a simple toy though," Awase said, not knowing why it was so interesting.
"Well, she is a kid, not to mention that it may have more to it and some toys are actually expensive," Yaoyorozu said, her soothing voice sending him into a blushing mess.
'She-She's talking to me!' He fanboyed. 'Her voice is so beautiful...' Awase thought, loving the elegant voice of his crush.
(9:16 – 9:23)
The audience laughed, liking Powder's comeback, especially Uraraka, who has been annoyed by Mylo since the very start. Mr. Compress shook his head. 'A thief should know what is valuable and what is not.'
"She's definitely like my sister," Asui confirmed, chuckling a little.
(9:23 – 9:29)
They laughed once more, many even starting to slightly pity Mylo.
"Oh, I can't!" Uraraka burst out laughing. "Such sassy sisters."
(9:29 – 9:36)
"What's that?" Nejire asked curiously, answered with a shrug from Mirio.
Everyone's attention was drawn to the blue crystal. None of them had any idea what it was, though they all guessed that it was important in some way or another.
(9:36 – 9:42)
"Yeah, there's usually some kind of informant for crimes such as these," Aizawa said, knowing this because it was common sense and since he's dealt with thieves countless times before, so he knows a bit about how they operate.
(9:42 – 9:46)
"I think whoever this 'Little Man' is, they don't seem to trust his tip a lot." Izuku assumed, purely based on Mylo's reaction.
(9:46 – 9:53)
"No, that's not the reason..." Yaoyorozu frowned at the idea. "There are examples of poor people that became rich after overcoming struggles." She argued but was met by an opposing reaction from the Villains.
"Really, rich girl?" Shigaraki started, glaring at her. "Rich people don't ever come from the lower-class, only the middle-class and high-class. Same with your parents, only they were born with a silver spoon; same for you, same for your children, and so on."
"But, there are real-life examples of that happening." He chuckled at her idealistic thoughts.
"Yeah, true, but those people are lucky too. Found by the successful." Shigaraki tightly clenched his hand. "While most, most don't have that luck."
The Heroes didn't agree with the man, thinking that everyone was born equal. But not all from the Hero Side thought similarly; Uraraka has experienced it, from her childhood, she knew that you simply can't be truly successful without luck and Izuku too knows that, he knows that the Quirkless are fated to be seen as low-lives by society whereas those with powerful Quirks are worshipped by those around them.
In the end, Amanoris had to once again intervene. "Go settle your differences when the break comes. For now, continue on." He finalized, to which they reluctantly agreed.
(9:53 – 10:19)
There wasn't much to say, as Powder wandered into the owner's bedroom, taking a few things. Though they chuckled a bit when she let out a cute little cheer when finding a pair of sandwiches.
"She's so adorable." Midnight awed, along with several others.
"Wait, what's that blueprint?" Sero inquired, causing everyone to pay close attention to it.
"It's... a hammer?" Hatsume thought, squinting her eyes at the screen.
"No." Aizawa narrowed his eyes, suspicion growing inside him. "It's a Warhammer."
A few now felt worried for Powder and her friends. It's never good news when you steal from someone that's designing a damn Warhammer. "Hm, there is more to this inventor than meets the eye." Nezu thought aloud.
(10:19 – 10:30)
Then, beneath the blueprints, was a strange chest. The audience was curious, yet they also worried for Powder. So, unable to do anything, they watched tensely as Powder started opening up the chest.
(10:30 – 10:42)
"Those are the crystals from before!" Kaminari pointed out the obvious.
"There are six other ones, it seems." The U.A. Principal, curious about what exactly those crystals are. "For it to be contained in a chest like that, I assume they must be important."
"Just hope it isn't dangerous." Uraraka hoped.
(10:42 – 10:47)
Mr. Compress sighed when she simply took the crystals. "You should be extra careful when dealing with objects you don't understand. Especially if it's placed in a thick metal box."
"Yeah, remember that, brats." Aizawa lectured the students in the room, surprising the thief.
"You actually want them to remember a lesson from a Villain?"
Aizawa rolled his eyes and shook his head. "It's a good thing to know, whether you're a Villain or a Hero. I'm simply taking the opportunity to make them a little better Heroes." He said, only to be met by an expected groan.
"I taught Heroes something... I can't believe it..."
(10:47 – 10:56)
Kaminari whistled. "Damn, they really messed the place up." He, along with a few others, was a bit surprised at the mess.
"No!" Hatsume cried out, frustrated from the mess they've caused. "Look at all the mess..."
Power Loader simply deadpanned at her. "Your lab is much more of a mess than this daily." He reminded her, but the girl didn't even notice him speaking to her, letting a frustrated sigh escape his mouth. "And she's not listening."
(10:56 – 11:02)
Everyone pretty much knew what it was. The owner was coming back, much to the relief of Hatsume. "Finally! Now kick their asses and get back your stuff!" She cheered.
Unexpectedly, however, a few in the Hero Course were worried for the ragtag group. It was weird to them, knowing that they are the Heroes and are supposed to be opposed to what they're doing.
(11:02 – 11:09)
"Good, she's quick to react." Mr. Compress nodded, rather impressed at her reaction time.
(11:09 – 11:16)
"I knew something like that'll happen," Aizawa muttered. Usually, he'd be happy if the Villain failed in stealing something, but this time he wasn't sure; the stone released electricity as it cracked against the floor, so he worried that it'll possibly explode or something similar.
Mr. Compress sighed. "A rookie mistake, but then again, she is a child, so I'll let that slide."
(11:16 – 11:40)
They jumped in surprised, even the ones that already expected it might explode, as none of them thought an explosion from an object that small would have such a large impact. Many of them worried for Vi, as she was near the centre of the explosion.
All For One, seeing the power of the stones, smiled internally. 'I must grab my hands on one of those. If I can replicate it, the Heroes would stand absolutely no chance against me.' He thought. Sure, those weren't anywhere as strong as some Quirks, but it still was stronger than most of the Quirks your average criminals have.
"They need to quickly get away from there. No way an explosion like that will be ignored by those 'Enforcers'." Mr. Compress said.
(11:40 – 11:45)
"Oh, she's alright!" Uraraka said though the feeling was new to her, as she wasn't supposed to worry for some Villains. Same with Izuku and Asui, for separate reasons.
(11:45 – 11:48)
"The balcony is breaking apart!" One of the students exclaimed.
(11:48 – 11:58)
"They almost accidentally killed those Enforcers," Naomasa said, relieved when he saw they were alright. He has close ties to the police and since those Enforcers are the police of this city, he somewhat sees them as people he's worked with.
(11:58 – 12:08)
"Yeah, you need to run." Mr. Compress said. "Pretty sure everyone nearby heard that." Including a lot of Enforcers, based on what Claggor saw before.
(12:08 – 12:13)
"Ugh, that sure is loud," Jiro said, covering her ears.
"Pretty effective way to alert everyone nearby. For a less advanced world, that is." He said, unknowing of the fast advancement the city will experience soon.
(12:13 – 12:17)
"Yeah, RUN! NO! Fight them!" Twice said, though the Heroes have now learned to ignore his crazed antics and thus, aren't annoyed nearly as much.
(12:17 – 12:24)
"Whoa..." Hatsume's eyes sparkled, seeing the cool-looking tech. Although it's really basic, she and many others liked its cool aesthetics.
"Make everything look cool. I suppose I should've expected that from a steampunk city." Aizawa thought.
(12:24 – 12:45)
Nothing was spoken, as the Villains and even some of the Heroes enjoyed the exhilarating chase. Though a few of them wondered whose face the gold carving was about, as they've seen it multiple times already.
(12:45 – 12:51)
"Of course, there's a ship passing through." Mr. Compress sighed. "Somehow I always get unlucky when stealing."
(12:51 – 13:03)
"Oh no!" Uraraka said, as one of the Enforcers failed to jump across the bridge.
"Oof, that must hurt." Kaminari cringed.
(13:03 – 13:22)
"Using the smoke to divert them in an area with several passages. Smart." Mr. Compress complimented, quite impressed at them, considering they were still young.
(13:22 – 13:30)
"Oh God is that..." Yaoyorozu said, almost puking at the sight, same with many others. Somehow, she could even smell the disgusting stench.
"Ugh... I suppose you need to do whatever it takes to escape." Mr. Compress knew there wasn't much of a choice, but was still disgusted nonetheless.
(13:30 – 13:46)
Through the shit-stained tunnel and down on the trash dump, they held back their pukes at the disgusting scene.
"Oh, never mind, I'd rather die than go through that." Mr. Compress sighed, materializing a bottle of water and gulped it down in one go.
(13:46 – 13:56)
"You're telling me you've done this more than once?!" Yaoyorozu yelled, different from her usual demeanour.
Uraraka was able to handle it much better than her rich friend, though that doesn't mean she didn't feel revolted by the scene.
(13:56 – 14:00)
"Powder did. It wasn't her fault, though it kind of is." Twice replied.
(14:00 – 14:04)
"Lying already, eh?" Monoma half-mocked, irritating Tsuyu a little.
"Children lie a lot, criminals or not, ribbit." She retorted to the student, who thought about it for a while before nodding in defeated acceptance.
(14:04 – 14:06)
"Seems like she's done much more than just one mistake." One of the students said.
(14:06 – 14:16)
"Yeah, break the fight apart!" Toga cheered.
"Taking back your spoils is much more important." Mr. Compress agreed with a firm nod.
(14:16 – 14:28)
"This place looks... rundown," Kendo murmured, seeing the huge disparity between the place they were before and now.
"This is where they live..." Uraraka related, as she too once lived in such an area and even felt overwhelmed when first arriving at U.A.
(14:28 – 14:38)
"Who's this guy?" Uraraka wondered, having a bad feeling.
(14:38 – 14:53)
"They want their haul." Mr. Compress grumbled, already seeing that from a mile away.
"But, they can't! It's their hard work." Uraraka retorted, only to be met by a 'really?' look from the Villains.
"Villains rarely ever care about that. They never want to play fair." Toga deadpanned. While Uraraka was well-aware of the struggles that cause people to turn to Villainy, the same couldn't be said for their inner workings.
(14:53 – 14:59)
"Or entering another Villain's territory." Mr. Compress added, forgetting that at rare occasions, some Villains still have their own individual territories, even though most have already been rooted out by Heroes.
"He looks weak," Shigaraki said, unimpressed and confused on how a weakling would have their own territories.
"Maybe he's just a grunt, Tomura, and the master simply chose to not reveal themselves." All For One said.
"Like a coward." All-Might shot at him, though he simply chuckled.
"Do not mistake my caution for cowardice, All-Might." He said in a mocking tone, the former Hero holding back from launching himself towards him.
(14:59 – 15:08)
"That much is true." Spinner nodded, saying that in a slightly bitter tone.
(15:08 – 15:25)
"No!" Mr. Compress wailed. "Why are you giving that to him?"
"Just you wait..." Toga drawled, knowing what was about to happen.
(15:25 – 15:28)
"Haha! Take that, asshole!" Toga mocked the downed man, with Twice following suit.
"Shit, that must hurt like hell." Kaminari cringed again, imagining what it'd feel like to be slammed in the face by a bag full of metal.
(15:28 – 16:15)
There wasn't much to say about the grounded brawl. While some liked it, many weren't used to a fight without any flashy attacks; essentially, a Quirkless fight. However, they did manage to see how some of them fought. Mylo was clearly the weakest one amongst the three, as he is neither strong nor agile, while Claggor could deal strong blows and deal with more than one enemy, albeit at the cost of his speed.
For Vi, however, they haven't seen enough of her to know her fighting capabilities, while Powder understandably stayed out of the fight.
(16:15 – 16:25)
"Damnit, run!" Bakugo growled, annoyed that the big guy was careless enough to throw one of the enemies near a child.
Tsuyu and a few others were similarly worried for Powder, same with Mr. Compress, though he was more worried for the bag than the holder herself.
(16:25 – 16:50)
"Seems like she's more technique-oriented," Uraraka said, happy that she has beaten up the annoying one.
(16:50 – 16:54)
"He's playing dirty." Kirirshima frowned.
"So not manly!" Added Tetsutetsu.
"Shut up!" Bakugo shouted, grabbing their attention. "It's a street fight, not an arena, what did you expect?"
Both of them stuttered, not knowing what to say to that. They usually watch movies with honourable main characters, where usually the ones that fight dirty are the antagonists.
(16:54 – 17:07)
"That should be just about all of them," Kendo remembered, excluding the one that was chasing Powder. "Now go-"
"Now go after your little sister," Asui said, worried for the blue-haired girl. Kendo chuckled awkwardly.
"Was about to say that..."
(17:07 – 17:19)
"Watch out!" Uraraka warned.
"You know it's useless, right?" Monoma rolled his eyes. "They can't hear you." He said, with Uraraka glaring at him.
"Well, I just want to say it."
"Say it in your mind then." He scoffed, only for a fist to hit the back of his head. "Ow! What was that about?!" He turned to his Class President.
"Be nicer. You're too rude." She mentioned. He grumbled but nodded still.
(17:19 – 17:35)
"She looks so threatening..." Mineta said, now not feeling like being a pervert if she was around.
"And hot." Toga giggled, to the short surprise of her colleagues.
(17:35 – 17:43)
"Yeah, run away, you coward!" Uraraka laughed as the man escaped.
(17:43 – 17:47)
"About time you noticed," Uraraka said.
"Now, now. They were too into the fight, so, understandably, they didn't notice her gone until now." Izuku reasoned to her, which she grumbly accepted.
"Anyway, she knows now, ribbit. That's what's important." Asui told them.
(17:47 – 17:58)
"No, she's cornered!" Uraraka yelled, her and several others now very worried for her.
"Hope the others reach her soon, ribbit." Asui anxiously hoped.
(17:58 – 18:03)
"Damnit..." One of the students said, their concern increasing more as she knocked over a plank.
(18:03 – 18:10)
"What's she doing?" Kaminari wondered aloud, though no one answered him, anxiously waiting to see if she'd be able to escape.
(18:10 – 18:16)
"Wait..." Power Loader's eyes widened in realization. "She's going to make a bomb!"
"That explodes out steel nails." Aizawa narrowed his eyes, not liking her escape solution.
Same for the rest on the Hero Side. Those that were concerned for her, were now worried for the boy. As much as they cared about her, they were still Heroes, and would never approve of possibly lethal methods as long as there is still other choices.
"At best, he'll suffer many injuries. At worst, he dies." Vlad said, his words solidifying the Hero Side's wish for her to not do it.
"She has some serious issues." Bakugo thought.
(18:16 – 18:19)
"For something with such a cute name, it sure has dangerous uses," Kaibara murmured.
(18:19 – 18:29)
The Heroes sighed in relief when the machine didn't work, instead releasing a cloud of pink smoke. Hatsume, however, sighed disappointedly. "Well, she is a kid, her skills will grow."
"Now what's she going to do?" Toga reminded, as now the Heroes were once more concerned for her.
"I mean, at least nobody died..." Midnight shrugged, not knowing what to say.
(18:29 – 18:41)
"Wait, what's she doing-"
(18:41 – 18:51)
"No! Why did you throw that in the water?!" Mr. Compress yelled in distress, feeling pain in his soul when the loot was thrown into the water.
"Well, at least she escaped." Toga replied.
"I mean, I know, but still!" He groaned. "Ugh, then go back there later and get the bag. It can't be that deep, can it?" He wishfully said.
"No, that looks like a lake, so it must be too deep for them to get later," Dabi said, enjoying seeing the man panic once more.
(18:51 – 19:10)
"Because of your sister." Mr. Compress grumbled, clearly still a bit bitter about it.
(19:10 – 19:14)
"Yeah, ribbit. At least she's okay." Asui said.
(19:14 – 19:20)
The audience chuckled at Vi's quick response.
"Yeah, no one cares about you." Uraraka giggled.
Izuku stared at her, concerned. "Uh, that's a bit too harsh, Ochaco." He said to her, who sighed apologetically.
"Uh, yeah, I suppose I was. He just annoys me a lot. Sorry." She said sheepishly.
(19:20 – 19:33)
"Well, cut her some slack. She's just a kid." Uraraka mumbled.
(19:33 – 19:35)
"She jinxes every job."
The moment Mylo finished that sentence, everyone felt a sudden chill go up against their spines. None of them knew why, but they thought nothing of it, thinking it may have just been the cold air.
(19:35 – 19:46) ["Playground" by Bea Miller]
They all stared in surprise at the new surroundings. It wasn't as glorious and majestic as the place shown during the beginning, as the place uses every inch to use and was very cramped, not to mention the dark aesthetics. The Heroes didn't enjoy the place as much, but those like Tokoyami and Kuroiro greatly enjoyed the look, slightly even more so than the Villains.
(19:46 – 20:15)
"That's the name of the episode!" Jiro pointed out from the song.
'So, that place is the 'Playground'?' Izuku thought, writing down the detail in his notebook, same with everything notable he's seen throughout the episode.
(20:15 – 20:18)
"Of course, Villains can't hold themselves from stealing something." Vlad sighed.
(20:18 – 20:23)
"Woah, what were those?" Kaminari wondered.
Izuku was quick to reply to him. "I'm not sure if it's intentional or not, but the music sang 'And fantasies' the exact moment those two passed them." He bit his pen, not sure of his theory, but would tell it nonetheless. "So, I'm guessing, they should be non-humans, suggesting that this world doesn't have just one sentient species."
In the end, everyone stared at him in either awe or disbelief, Bakugo being one of the latter.
"Yeah, right, shithead. As if that-" Before he could finish, a booming voice interrupted him.
"Bingo, Midoriya-san!" Amanoris' voice confirmed, much to the shock of those that didn't believe Izuku. "You're right, this world has a much wider variety of animals than in your own, sentient or not. You'll see much more of them really soon." He said, before signing off and leaving the stunned group alone.
"Ugh, my brain hurts so much, I'd die at this rate." Aizawa groaned, massaging his head.
(20:23 – 20:30)
"That must be what Amanoris-san was talking about," Yaoyorozu said.
Koda whimpered, seeing the animal put forcefully in a cage. "Where are the Enforcers here?" He asked, hoping one of them would be able to free the animal.
(20:30 – 20:43)
"O-Oh, that must be a brothel." Yaoyorozu blushed, although uncomfortable seeing a brothel.
"Ew." Mineta and Kaminari gagged when their eyes landed on the elf-like old woman.
Even some of the Villains were disgusted to see a brothel. True as it is that they commit horrible crimes, some of them weren't exactly comfortable with brothels.
(20:43 – 20:55)
Kurogiri's eyes suddenly widened at that. "A bar?" As someone who serves as the League of Villains' bartender and enjoyed it, he was ecstatic to see another bar in this world.
"Look at him, getting so excited." Toga whispered to Spinner. "So cute."
"Don't kill him, Toga." Spinner rolled his eyes and warned her, as she giggled.
"Yeah, yeah, I won't. Even I'm not daring enough to upset him." She glanced at All For One.
(20:55 – 21:01)
"That's the guy from the intro!" Hagakure pointed out.
"He works as a bartender now, huh?" Kurogiri nodded, respecting his decision. Even as a Villain, he still respects bartenders or waiters in general.
(21:01 – 21:20)
Aizawa hummed. "Some kind of trade. Possibly a weapon or weapons?" He murmured, wondering what they were trading.
(21:20 – 21:26)
"They cheated him on his money." Mr. Compress sighed. He hated these types of people the most.
(21:26 – 21:35)
"But... that's not fair! They already agreed on something!" Uraraka yelled, only to hear a chuckle near her.
"We rarely ever play fair, girl." Shigaraki scoffed.
"That's why everyone sees you in a bad light. You're dishonourable." Aizawa shot back, angering the Villains.
"Yeah, right. I bet if we were even honourable once, you so-called Heroes would catch us in the spot!" Toga growled at the unfazed man.
"Of course," Aizawa confirmed. Before she could shoot back, however, he said, "You all have committed horrible crimes in the past, like killing. It's not fair if we simply let you off the hook." Seeing as she was unable to say anything, the other Villains intervened, causing the verbal fight to continue again.
Amanoris, afraid that it'll spiral out of control, interrupted harshly. "Enough! You can all settle your disputes, once again, during the break! Understood?" He said, hoping they'd actually listen this time and not start another fight.
It took a while, but in the end, they all agreed to calm down and end the fight. However, the tension was still thick in the air.
(21:35 – 21:50)
"Um, he seems panicked," Ashido said in worry.
"Well, his entire life probably depends on that deal," Uraraka replied to the pink-skinned girl.
(21:50 – 22:03)
"Always bring someone for intimidation, especially in deals like this," Kurogiri said.
(22:03 – 22:12)
"Is he trying to help him out?" Tsunotori said, not expecting him to actually intervene. "Wait, what was his name again?"
"Vander, I think," Vlad answered. "To your first question, yes and no. I think he doesn't want a fight to break out in his bar, not out of the goodness of his heart or anything. Villains simply don't have that." He said stereotypically, annoying the Villains, but they ignored it this time, partly because Amanoris had told them to and partly because they've been told as heartless monsters way too much for them to care at this point.
(22:12 – 22:22)
"He's really adamant about this, isn't he?" Izuku chuckled.
(22:22 – 22:29)
Kurogiri nodded. "Yeah, it's common courtesy."
(22:29 – 22:33)
"Woah." Uraraka was amazed when everyone in the bar stopped what they were doing.
"He must be an important or at least honoured figure amongst them." Aizawa thought aloud.
(22:33 – 22:39)
"'Hound of the Underground'." Izuku repeated, jotting it down.
Kaminari whistled. "Now that's one cool-ass nickname. Kinda reminds me of you." He notified the hound-like guidance counsellor, who huffed.
"Obviously. I'm a hound and I'm literally called Hound Dog."
Dabi chuckled. "Nowhere as good as a name." He mocked the Hero.
The Hero tried holding down his anger. "Well, I grr don't pay attention to what I'm gurr called. At least I'm not sensitive to grr that, unlike you." He said in a guttural tone.
Dabi shrugged, not caring about what he said.
(22:39 – 22:50)
"Aren't we all?" Toga added.
(22:50 – 22:54)
"That sure doesn't seem like a negotiation when your friend there threatened him." Uraraka glared at the man.
"You know that he can-"
"Yeah, yeah, I know, Monoma!" She shot back at the stunned 1-B student.
(22:54 – 23:21)
"Smoking is vile in the first place." Hagakure narrowed her eyes, though no one was able to see it.
(23:21 – 23:22)
"And you'll learn to love it, yeah." Tsunotori sighed, as both a reply to Hagakure and to how hard it could be to stop after you start it.
(23:22 – 23:26)
"Ooh, he sees them," Kaminari informed the obvious.
"Does he know what happened?" Jiro inquired.
Aizawa shrugged, not knowing the exact answer. "Possibly. Word travels fast."
(23:26 – 23:32)
Izuku wrote that down, thinking the area was called that.
(23:32 – 23:41)
"Hey! Stop bullying Powder!" Uraraka yelled childishly at the screen.
(23:41 – 23:49)
"Come on, you're essentially telling a child to let someone hit her!" Uraraka shouted once again.
"Though, in hindsight, she should've asked someone else for help," Izuku murmured, his friend's face morphing in faked hurt. "Uh, I-I mean, to be fair, she, she was panicked and couldn't think clearly." He fixed, sighing in relief when Uraraka's face showed satisfaction.
(23:49 – 24:07)
"Oh no, he knows." Tokage gasped.
(24:07 – 24:14)
"While I don't approve of stealing, you're just a teen. You shouldn't be handling 'real' jobs at that age." Aizawa said.
"Well, they hardly have a choice." Mr. Compress retorted. "You rarely do, when you're at the bottom of society."
(24:14 – 24:18)
"Ooh, he's got you there," Kaminari said.
(24:18 – 24:22)
"She didn't. I wonder where that's happened before..." Aizawa said, not-so-discreetly glancing at a set of students, who were all nervously looking at the screen.
(24:22 – 24:28)
"She's realizing," Bakugo murmured, knowing he made a similar look when caught by his mom.
(24:28 – 24:44)
"She's... taking responsibility." Aizawa thought, surprised at that. But he smiled, being reminded of one of his students. That All-Might also seemed to guess who he was thinking, beaming proudly because of it.
(24:44 – 24:51)
"Is the Northside dangerous or something?" Ashido pondered.
"Maybe? Or just very guarded by the Enforcers." Izuku answered in a low tone.
"Come again?"
"O-Oh." He blushed, speaking louder this time. "Yeah, it's maybe just very guarded by the Enforcers."
(24:51 – 24:54)
"Yeah, why?!" Twice shouted for some reason.
(24:54 – 25:01)
"There's more to this than meets the eye." Nezu quoted, wondering what Vander was hiding.
(25:01 – 25:17)
"Yeah, she should be lectured to not repeat that again." Aizawa agreed, though quickly sighed after that. "It rarely works for me, though." At the same time, he glared at a certain trouble student.
(25:17 – 25:31)
"What does that even mean?" Ashido was confused by the sentence.
"Just shut up and listen, Alien!" Bakugo barked at her.
(25:31 – 25:34)
"When people look up to you, you don't get to be selfish."
That struck a chord in some of them. All-Might was reminded of himself; he once was the Symbol of Peace, a figure looked up to by largely every child in Japan and even outside of it. With so many people looking up to him as their role model, he couldn't be selfish anymore, he had to focus on doing good so that the children that aspire to be him does good also. But while he set many on the right path, he ignored the most vulnerable of them; the people he once was, the Quirkless.
He glanced at his protégé, Izuku Midoriya, and apologized in his heart. 'I'm sorry, Midoriya. I should've focused on saving the people that suffer the most, like you.'
Coincidentally, Izuku was also struck by Vander's words. While for now, he could still do his selfish desires, he couldn't do the same anymore when he inherits the title 'Symbol of Peace'. However, even knowing the weight of the title, he is still determined to be worthy of the title, whatever it takes.
But Bakugo, too, was reminded of his main dream; to be the No. 1 Hero, a role model for all the children in Japan. But he wasn't a good role model, not for anyone, and he knows that deep in his heart. So even if he was the strongest in Japan, nay, the whole world, is he truly worthy to be the strongest? Or should he just settle for No. 2? Deep in him, he knows the answer, but his ego and pride blinded him from seeing it.
(25:34 – 25:44)
Izuku sighed frustratedly. He was once again reminded of his failures, of the time Mirio lost his Quirk and Sir Nighteye lost his own life. But no matter what everyone else says, he knows it was all on him. No matter how much you sugarcoat it, it is still his fault and it always will be; he simply must learn to live with his mistakes.
(25:44 – 25:53)
"Why is he so afraid of them?" Shigaraki raised an eyebrow, confused. "They don't seem that powerful earlier."
All For One hummed. "Maybe the Enforcers we saw hadn't used lethal force. They were only using capture tools before, after all." He thought.
(25:53 – 26:05)
Bakugo sighed at that, knowing it was true. For every problem he faces, he's always charged without much of a plan and uses his explosions to solve every problem. But he knew that won't always work and will one day fail him.
(26:05 – 26:17)
"From a bunch of idiots biting off more than they could chew," Uraraka murmured.
(26:17 – 26:27)
"Gone, because of your daughter." Mr. Compress scoffed, confident that the man would at least be annoyed because of it.
(26:27 – 26:35)
"Wait, what?" He did a spit take, baffled by Vander's answer. "'Good'?! What the fuck do you mean by 'good'?! There's nothing 'good' about losing your loot!" He shouted furiously.
"Woah, woah!" Toga calmed the man down. "Be patient, I'm sure he'll explain it." She said, calming him down to some extent.
(26:35 – 26:39)
"Ugh, I suppose that's semi-acceptable." Mr. Compress grudgingly relented.
(26:39 – 26:49)
"Will he be able to, though?" Spinner said, not confident the man would be able to take care of it.
"He seems to be a respected figure in the Underworld. He may have his ways of handling the situation." All For One answered.
(26:49 – 27:01)
"She sure did!" Uraraka shouted out.
(27:01 – 27:07)
Several in the audience sighed. People eavesdropping will always be a pain in the ass, no matter if what they heard was important or not.
"He be eavesdropping." Kaminari chuckled.
"Or 'they'. Claggor might be there, too." Todoroki blankly corrected, causing the electric boy to groan.
(27:07 – 27:13)
"Quick save," Mineta said. He's done that multiple times before, though in his case it leant more on vision than- "Ow!" The midget yelped, as an elongated tongue retracted from near him. "What was that for?! I didn't even say anything!" He glared at the frog girl.
"You're thinking about it, ribbit," Asui answered with a blank look on her face.
"Huh?! What does that even mean?" Mineta's face morphed into disbelief, but the girl ignored him and continued the episode.
(27:13 – 27:18)
"Busted!" Kaminari cackled.
(27:18 – 27:26)
"Wait, so what he said back there wasn't serious?" Kaminari questioned, genuinely confused.
Mr. Compress sighed. "He meant that next time, don't alert yourself to basically everyone in Piltover or whatever that fancy city was called." He explained.
(27:26 – 27:36)
"What's she doing?" Uraraka asked when the camera panned to Powder.
(27:36 – 27:40)
"She's getting... junk?" Tokage thought, confused.
Hatsume came to the rescue. "Of course not, you uncultured plebeian! She's a true inventor; can't buy the materials for the baby-making, so she gathers them herself! She will definitely create great things in the future!" She said in an outburst, startling many in the audience.
"Ugh... There she goes again..." Power Loader groaned. She was always like this when meeting an ambitious inventor, always uncaring to their privacies.
(27:40 – 27:46)
"About time you remember that thing." Mr. Compress mumbled. "That's the only things you got out of that botched steal."
"And the most dangerous thing, too," Aizawa said.
"Yeah, yeah. That too." Mr. Compress replied nonchalantly.
(27:46 – 27:56)
"Ugh, of course, Mylo is talking behind her back!" Uraraka groaned.
(27:56 – 28:03)
"At least Vi's defending her, ribbit," Asui said.
(28:03 – 28:13)
"Eh... you agreed with him?" Uraraka said, confused. Asui, though, was confident in their relationship.
"Ribbit, wait for it..."
(28:13 – 28:21)
"See?" Asui boasted, never doubting Vi's love for her sister one bit.
"But this would cause misunderstandings, right?" Izuku said, to which her eyes widened.
It was true. While Vi had never badmouthed her sister behind her own back, but the same couldn't be said for Powder herself. She had left before Vi could finish and this misunderstanding may cause their relationship to strain, which was the last thing everyone in the audience wanted.
(28:21 – 28:31)
"Okay, now I think about it, that's extremely dumb of him." Mr. Compress said, not blaming Powder as much now.
(28:31 – 28:45)
They all blew up into laughs, finding the scene funny. It was also satisfying to see Mylo get shut down by Vi.
"Haha, take that!" Uraraka giggled.
(28:45 – 28:57)
"That must be Benzo," Izuku murmured.
"He looks... different," Yaoyorozu said, tilting her head.
Uraraka stared at her, eyebrow raised. "What do you mean?"
"A-Ah, no offence, just that he seems different from what I think he'd look like. Usually, when you're poor, you'd have to save money and thus not have many things to eat. At least, that's what I assume." She explained, trying hard not to offend anyone.
"Oh, I see." The brown-haired girl scratched her head. "Yeah, that makes sense. Sorry."
"No, I'm sorry. I should've worded myself better."
"No, no, I'm the one that should be sorry here."
The conversation bounced back-and-forth, so someone stepped up and intervened. "Uh, I think we should continue," Izuku said. The two blushed in embarrassment, letting out a small 'Yeah'.
(28:57 – 29:04)
"Rude." Ashido pouted.
"Well, he's busy with something, I think," Kirishima replied.
(29:04 – 29:12)
Many laughed also, simply following the mood between the two.
(29:12 – 29:15)
"Wow, another child engineer?" Hatsume giggled gleefully, absolutely loving this world so far.
(29:15 – 29:22)
The same girl growled. "You don't interfere when we're doing something!" She yelled adamantly.
(29:22 – 29:30)
"Wait, HE'S Little Man?" Bakugo said, shocked.
"I guess the title was literal..." Izuku murmured, jotting down the name.
However, different from the shocked faces around them, Mr. Compress was annoyed. "So... you're telling me... they believed the words of a CHILD?" He breathed in and out, outstandingly angry at that.
(29:30 – 29:46)
"Damn, word really does travel fast!" Kaminari whistled, impressed.
(29:46 – 29:49)
"Yeah, that's a common theme running around here." Aizawa blankly said. A few students knew what he meant, so they rightfully turned away from their teacher nervously.
(29:49 – 30:03)
All-Might sighed. He already learned that recently, soon after he had retired from his profession. Despite him wanting to always protect Midoriya, the next generation of Heroes, and generally all innocent lives, he knew he could not do that forever; either because of age, a disease, or a Villain, everyone will die one day or at least lose their power to protect their loved ones. It was simply the truth of this world... no matter how much or how long All For One fought it.
The former Symbol glanced at his nemesis, who noticed his gaze and looked back. Despite the Villain having no facial features to speak of, All-Might knew what he was saying.
'Nothing will stop me, All-Might. I'll make sure of that.'
(30:03 – 30:10)
"Who is it then?" Sero asked, confused and anxious about whoever this threat might be.
Nezu had his suspicions but didn't voice out anything as he wasn't sure of it yet.
(30:10 – 30:17)
"And you've dealt with them once, it seems." Aizawa frowned suspiciously. 'What are you hiding, Vander?'
"Huu, all this is getting me nervous." Hagakure cried out.
(30:17 – 30:28)
"Yeah, how did you?" Mr. Compress grumbled.
(30:28 – 30:34)
"You bet she did!" Mirko laughed. She was starting to like Vi as of recently.
(30:34 – 30:44)
Everyone chuckled, finding Ekko cute as he practices moves that are clearly out of his league.
"Oh, Ekko's so adorable!" Midnight said in glee.
(30:44 – 30:53)
"Hm..." Mr. Compress contemplated, before nodding in defeat. "Okay, I admit, that does sound pretty promising."
Aizawa narrowed his eyes in suspicion. "Why is someone coming down there to buy materials? From its condition, Piltover doesn't seem to lack resources, so the only reason he went down there is..."
"To buy something illegal," Endeavour growled. He and the rest of the Heroes were now suspicious of whoever owned that penthouse.
(30:53 – 31:06)
"Oh shit!" Kaminari widened his eyes.
"It's those scary dudes from the beginning!" Mineta shouted in fear, earlier not recognizing the Enforcers as they weren't wearing those damned masks.
"But why are they wearing masks, though?" Izuku murmured curiously.
(31:06 – 31:30)
"Hm..." Nezu racked his brain. "It seems that those masks are exactly what they look like; respirators." He revealed.
"But, why though?" Izuku questioned.
Nezu had a theory and was rather confident in it, so he told the others. "In the beginning, we saw them wearing similar masks, but I assumed it was because the place they were fighting on was dusty and thus could hamper them. But now, as there is no dust yet they still use it, I am guessing it's because the air there is just more toxic than the air in Piltover." He explained, but Iida saw something strange in his argument and decided to point it out.
"But why is the air there toxic in the first place?"
Nezu quickly replied, already expecting that question. "I assume it's because the pollution there runs more rampant than in Piltover. Now, this makes sense, because poorer neighbourhoods tend to be exposed to more pollution than richer ones. There are many factors to this-" Before he could continue, Shigaraki interrupted.
"One of them is because the rich dump their shit and trash on the poor. On the oppressed." Shigaraki added. He and the rest started to connect the dots. "Which means Piltover, too, dumps the waste that powers them onto the ones below. What a joy." He said in a hateful, sarcastic tone.
The Villains frowned at the revelation, honestly not surprised but angry nonetheless. This made all of them, not just the Villains, see parallels between this world and theirs; the Undercity as the poor and oppressed and Piltover as the rich and oppressors.
(31:30 – 31:41)
"I already don't like him," Uraraka said, many others feeling the same.
"So, the place they stole from is located in the Academy District. Probably where people learn and such." Izuku took an assumption.
(31:41 – 31:50)
"Who is he picturing though?" Twice started, acting like an idiot... or he already is. "I can't see because of that thick head! It's Vi and the rest, isn't it?"
"He's so rude." Uraraka frowned towards the male Enforcer.
Toga chuckled at that. "One thing we can agree on."
(31:50 – 32:00)
"Yeah, dude definitely needs to cool off," Kaminari said, a bit surprised at how hotheaded he was. In fact, the man definitely reminded him of a certain someone...
"What you looking at?" Bakugo growled at the electric student, who panicked immediately.
"Uh... nothing! Nothing." He laughed nervously, hoping to not anger the boy further.
(32:00 – 32:32)
"Spying on the conversation, I see." Mirio guffawed at himself, as Nejire followed suit, though Amajiki rolled his eyes at his friend's silliness.
"Did Benzo have that installed already?" Izuku pondered, though no one answered because they really had no idea.
(32:32 – 32:38)
"Even has a listening system." The green bean noted again.
(32:38 – 32:55)
"Yeah, kinda obvious there," Kirishima said.
(32:55 – 33:01)
"Dealt with in your way... Which is basically letting someone off the hook." Vlad scoffed at his statement, thinking Vander would let them go without any consequence.
"You know, I was wondering if topside and bottom are like, enemies, why are they having a civil conversation like this here?" Kendo voiced her thoughts.
Nezu hummed, racking his brain. "I have my theories, but let's just wait first and see if they reveal it." He suggested.
(33:01 – 33:09)
"The Kirammans must be some kind of noble family or something, like those ones you see in fictional books." Yaoyorozu thought.
"And a family of inventors, if what I'm hearing is right," Hatsume said excitedly. An inventor was already amazing enough, but possibly a long lineage of one? If it was true, she might just die of excitement.
(33:09 – 33:12)
"'The Council'..." Izuku murmured, thinking they may play an important part later.
"Of course there's a 'Council'." Toga groaned. "Politics always finds a way, even in another world." She said tiredly.
(33:12 – 33:18)
"Wait a minute, what 'deal'?" Spinner pointed out.
Curious, everyone paid closer attention to the screen.
(33:18 – 33:22)
"He made a deal... to keep his people off Piltover?" Shigaraki said, his face morphing into anger. "He's nothing but a fucking coward!" He shouted in rage.
The other Villains agreed with, unable to believe that the man would betray his own people. Even if they would do a lot of things to get what they want, none of them would dare cross the line of betraying others like them. From now, they saw Vander as one thing and one thing only; a traitorous coward who is too fearful to fight for his own people. A man that doesn't deserve to be a leader.
The Heroes were a little mixed on this. While they too, couldn't imagine making a deal with the Villains, they wondered if it'll be worth it to make peace with them in exchange for crime rates dropping significantly. But then many of them shook those thoughts away, thinking the scums that are the Villains would backstab them the second they let their guard down.
However, some of them thought it was a good idea. Peace with the Villains, equal no crime; if that can happen, it'll finally achieve peace in society.
In the end, their opinions were mixed on this, but a majority disapproved of the idea.
(33:22 – 33:40)
"Then just fucking kill them!" Shigaraki shouted in frustration.
All For One was baffled as to why the man chose the passive route. True, he doesn't know how many people Vander has in oppose to Piltover's army, but inside their own territory, they know the landscape much better than the Enforcers and thus could utilize guerilla tactics on invading soldiers. 'Is there another reason for this?' He thought of the possibility.
(33:40 – 33:46)
"So, you won't sacrifice them but you won't fight for them either?" Spinner sighed, shaking his head; to him and most of the other Villains, Vander is a loving leader but is too weak-willed to fight for his people.
(33:46 – 34:19)
"It's Powder, ribbit."
(34:19 – 34:25)
"It's... cute and a bit creepy, so I'd call it Possum," Yaoyorozu said, to the confusion of her classmates.
"That's a possum?" Kaminari said, trying and failing to see the resemblance.
(34:25 – 34:28)
"Cute name." Uraraka awed.
"With probably dangerous uses," Todoroki said, though the girl was hopeful.
"Maybe it's just for fun...?" She said, but unable to hide her doubtful tone.
(34:28 – 34:37)
Uraraka's heart arched at that. "Noo, you don't ruin everything, Powder."
"I mean, she does." Mr. Compress murmured, but seeing Toga glare at him, he sighed. "But... she's just a child, so I guess it's alright for her to make mistakes."
(34:37 – 34:47)
"Yeah, you're an inventor, which is better than a fighter," Hatsume assured her.
Bakugo growled at her remark. "Oh yeah? I can easily blow up any one of your stupid machines!" He barked, eliciting an angry response from her.
"Yeah, right. I can make a strong baby withstand your beta explosions!" Hatsume mocked him.
This continued for a while until it was broken apart by an irritated Aizawa and an equally irritated Power Loader.
(34:47 – 34:55)
"Mhm. Vi is strong on her own, but with some tool that Powder comes up with – maybe a gauntlet – she'll be even stronger." Izuku remarked, noticing their compatibility.
(34:55 – 34:58)
Hatsume nodded, encouraging the girl. "When I was a kid, my babies barely worked, but now they work like a charm!" She praised herself, not noticing the deadpanned looks of those around her.
'Your machine almost broke my spine once...' Izuku thought in his head, shivering at the reminder of the incident.
(34:58 – 35:17)
"They're at the roof now," Honenuki said.
(35:17 – 35:34)
The audience all chuckled, vividly imagining that in their heads.
"What's the point of saying that, though?" Iida asked.
(35:34 – 36:17)
As Vi continued to reveal more, the mistakes that every one of them has done in the past, most of them have already figured out what she was trying to say. Her next words sealed it.
(36:17 – 36:27)
"No matter what mistakes you've done... You're still a part of us." Izuku took, fully understanding what she meant.
Everyone at U.A. has done something they regretted, small or big, but they're still a part of them. A part of their collection of memories. And nothing could ever change that.
(36:27 – 36:35)
"About time you told her that." Mr. Compress said with a sigh.
"What's she going to do with it?" Toga wondered, curious of her next move.
(36:35 – 36:40)
Aizawa frowned. "Neither do any of us." He hoped it'll be revealed later, as to what they are.
"What we do know, is that they're dangerous and highly unstable." Nezu took an educated guess based on what they've seen.
(36:40 – 36:44)
Aizawa looked at her suspiciously. The answer was instantaneous and without hesitance, which was suspicious no matter how you spin it.
(36:44 – 37:10)
The sight was both mesmerizing and dreadful. The topside, Piltover, was illuminated by pure white lights while the bottom was coloured by an orange glow. It showed the difference between the two, between the prospering and the poor.
(37:10 – 37:17)
"Where are we?" Izuku questioned, as the scene took a sudden change to an underwater landscape.
(37:17 – 37:20)
They jolted in surprise, not expecting the sudden jump.
(37:20 – 37:23)
"Wait, that's...!" Kaminari scratched his head. "Uh, who was he again?" Jiro didn't even tease him, as she along with the majority completely forgot his name.
"His name is 'Deckard'." Izuku looked at his notebook, having documented every character they've seen so far.
(37:23 – 37:28)
"Woah, wait a bit, what's happening to him?" Kaminari asked.
"He's being threatened or something, obviously." Jiro rolled her eyes at him.
(37:28 – 37:34)
They all jumped once more, definitely not expecting to see the monstrous fish. Many of the students shook at the sight of the horrifying creature, but some of the Villains were interested in it, mainly how they could capture and utilize such a being.
"Hehe, sorry there, but I think something just took your position." Midnight chuckled at the similarly marine-looking Hero; Gang Orca, who nodded. While he wasn't sure who'd win between them, but it was definitely more intimidating in appearance than himself.
(37:34 – 37:38)
"That must be the master." All For One murmured, remembering how he suspected that there's a master behind him.
They waited in anticipation, waiting to see who this 'master' of his really was.
(37:38 – 37:44)
"Yeah, sure." Uraraka scoffed. "Make as many excuses as you want."
(37:44 – 37:47)
"So that's the master or whatever," Shigaraki said, unimpressed so far.
"He may be more of a mastermind, Tomura." All For One replied to his protégé.
(37:47 – 37:52)
"Wait, did he just inject a syringe... in his eye?!" Mineta yelped, along with several others as they were uncomfortable with the scene.
(37:52 – 38:00)
"Well, that is true." Izuku nodded at that.
(38:00 – 38:08)
Aizawa hummed at his words. "It seems that, whoever the man is, he at least knows Vander." However, they don't know the extent of his relationship with him.
(38:08 – 38:16)
"Yeah." Kurogiri agreed. "When being threatened, don't make threats back at your captors. Give them what they want." Bakugo growled, sure that the misty bartender indicated him.
(38:16 – 38:21)
"Huh?" Kirishima was dumbfounded. "He actually lets him live?"
Shigaraki sighed. "Of course, you think we're just going to kill someone semi-useful?" He replied.
"Well, in the movies, the Villains always kills a grunt or whatever that made a mistake," Kirishima said, based on what he's seen.
"Ugh, of course, the media portrays us as monsters whose number one priority is chaos. Real dumb stereotype there." Toga groaned in annoyance.
(38:21 – 38:30)
Everyone was silent, each of them trying to figure out what that is. The most they could surely conclude was that it was some sort of drug they made, though not sure of what it does exactly.
(38:30 – 38:43)
Kode whimpered, wanting to go there and save the little mouse from harm. Unfortunately, it was far beyond his reach.
(38:43 – 38:57)
"The-They're all monster, monsters for doing th-this." Koda stuttered in a firm tone.
Bakugo rolled his eyes. He honestly could care less, since it was just some dumb rodent.
(38:57 – 39:04)
"They're... feeding it that thing," Uraraka said, realizing what they were doing.
"The mouse is the test subject." Aizawa narrowed his eyes. While animal experimentation was legal to some extent, but what they were doing was certainly not.
(39:04 – 39:16)
"What's going on?!" Kaminari loudly shouted though he wasn't expecting an answer. Everyone was tensely waiting to see what the liquid could really do.
(39:16 – 39:20)
"The cat's getting scared..." Uraraka murmured.
(39:20 – 39:28)
The students screamed, stunned and afraid of what just happened. Similarly, the Heroes and Villains were shocked at what the liquid did, the former becoming wary of it while some of the latter became excited about it and its prospects.
"The hunter becomes the hunted..." Tokoyami quoted.
In the end, Koda was crying silently at what happened. The poor cat died and the mouse was forced to become a monster.
(39:28 – 39:39)
"He's going to use it on Deckard..." Izuku realized, same as everyone else.
"They're already moving to humans." Aizawa frowned, tightly clenching his hand. "They must be stopped, one way or another."
(39:39 – 39:42)
As the credits rolled, they released the breaths they didn't realize they were holding. It was a suspenseful and heavy first episode.
(39:42 – 43:27)
The first episode came to an end.
They were mixed on the ending. While everyone saw the man as a typical movie bad guy, the Villains, or more specifically All For One, were quite interested in his experiments. However, whether or not recreating it is worth it or not, he'll just have to see in the future.
Soon enough, the screen rolled into a play, revealing the next episode.
Episode 2 – Some Mysteries Are Better Left Unsolved
Finally finished! Could definitely improve, so if you want to, please leave back a review on how I could improve or just your thoughts or suggestions on the story so far, which would be greatly appreciated.
Selamat tinggal!