Chapter 12

After the final round ended, there was an awards ceremony for the top four contestants: Gon, Killua, Todoroki, and Bakugo. Monoma could not help but taunt Class A, saying his class was superior because Gon won. Nobody paid much mind to him, but it went on until Kendo graciously knocked him out. Bakugo had to be restrained on the podium because of how angry he was after losing to Gon. All in all, it turned out to be about what Gon and Killua were expecting.

It was the next day, and U.A. did not have class for a couple of days after the Sports Festival. Gon and Killua sat in a waiting area on their chairs in the police department. An officer kept a constant eye on them, and it unnerved the two boys because the officer did not look away. They were waiting for Detective Tsukauchi who was a little late because he got caught up with something else.

A few minutes later, Tsukauchi arrived and apologized for being late and thanked the officer for watching over the two teens. "Now then, Killua Zoldyck. I would like to talk to you first. Please follow me."

Killua stood up and followed the detective. They entered a small well-lit room with white walls and a matching desk in the middle. Two chairs were on either side of the desk. Tsukauchi sat on the far side and gestured for Killua to sit on the other chair in front of him. "I'm sure you know, roughly, what you're here for. I'm going to ask you some questions about two particular topics. One is the story of how you are from another world. The second is about U.S.J. and the events that transpired there and after. Before we start, I have to make a disclaimer of sorts. I have a Quirk that allows me to detect when someone is lying. I have received special permission from my superiors to use my Quirk as I see fit during my time with you today. I have to say that to follow our protocol on Quirk usage within the police force. I will also be writing what we say on this clipboard," he said as he picked up a pen and clipboard with a stack of paper on it.

If he asks about the villains, that's going to get a little rough for me, Killua thought. He nodded in response to everything Tsukauchi said, effectively agreeing that he permitted this – not like he had much of a choice.

"Alright then, I'm going to start off broad. Are you from a different world, a world that is not this one?" Killua answered with a quick yes to the question. He assumed there was no red flag that appeared for Tsukauchi because the man did not make any change in his expression.

How does his Quirk work? He didn't explain it. Can he tell based off my facial expressions, or my eyes? Or my heartbeat? Or does his Quirk just…tell him? Wish I knew, so that I could maybe play around it.

"What is your background in your world? How were you raised, what have you done, anything like that?" Tsukauchi continued.

Killua sighed and stared down at the desk. "Is this necessary? Knowing my background doesn't make a difference. It sounds like you're asking this for your own curiosity."

Tsukauchi let out a small chuckle. "You're right, this is in part due to curiosity," he admitted, which was bad on him. A detective should not let personal matters interfere with their profession. "Who wouldn't want to learn what a different world is like? But, in case you're wondering, I am not going to judge you for anything you did in your world, good or bad. What you do in your world, cannot be punished here. That would not make a lot of sense."

"Then why ask in the first place?" the teen challenged.

"Please answer the question. I have the authority here," Tsukauchi said with a stern voice. His eyes narrowed, and Killua narrowed his own and accompanied it with a frown.

This is ridiculous. It's purely out of curiosity so that he can use anything I say about my background as a way to judge my actions in this world. "I was born and raised into a family of farmers. We would harvest crops and sell them for a living, and I am going to become one myself," he lied.

Tsukauchi frowned at him, keeping his eyes narrowed the whole time. "Why are you lying?"

"I wanted to see if you were telling the truth about your lie detection Quirk," Killua replied without missing a beat. "Since you could tell that was a lie, I'll tell you the truth. I was born and raised as an assassin by a family of professional assassins. I was raised to kill, and I have killed people in the past."

The detective was shocked at the story. "That's allowed in your world?"

Killua shrugged, forgetting what the purpose of this…interrogation was supposed to be. "I'm not entirely sure. But there's nobody to enforce that law if it is illegal. My family is too powerful."

"When you say powerful, do you mean physical and combat power, or do you mean influence or wealth or something along those lines?" Tsukauchi asked with great interest, pen ready to write down everything Killua says.

"Physical power. They're too strong for normal people to arrest, or enforce anything against." That was an understatement. The Zoldyck family was filled with extremely skilled Nen users. An average person in his world would not even be able to see a Zoldyck family member before they were dead.

"Well, that is interesting. I'm not sure if I want to hear about any specifics, because quite frankly, I don't know if I want to know that." Tsukauchi leaned back in his seat and glanced down at the paper in front of him where he had written a bit. "I'll just move on to what you've done in this world. Can you give me, to the best of your ability, an accurate recount of what happened at U.S.J.?"

Killua nodded. "We were going there to practice our rescue training skills, but the League of Villains attacked. The villain with the warp Quirk, Kurogiri, teleported me and other students to the different zones. Ojiro and I got sent to the fire zone, and we fought the villains as self-defense because they attacked first. We began knocking them all out, me with my electricity and Ojiro with his combat skills. A villain was about to attack Ojiro from behind with some weapon, and it might have killed him if it hit, but I noticed it in time. In my urgency, I flooded the villain with electricity, and that killed him. That's pretty much all that pertained to me, I think," he finished while wondering if there was anything relevant that happened afterwards.

"Everything was fine, but my Quirk is telling me that you did not kill the villain out of urgency. That part is a lie," Tsukauchi told him in a stern voice. "Can you tell me the truth? And can you not lie anymore? I can detect everything. Lying, and telling the story you told everyone else, is not going to help you here."

Damn, so it's not just events that he can detect lies for, but also motivations?! It's like, he can see through any lie I tell. Not good. Maybe I can argue that that is the truth? Nah, let's just get this over with. "Sorry about that. My actual motivation was…I thought that, maybe, the villains would like trying to convert a hero student who killed someone into a villain. So I killed the villain, and they noticed that the villain was dead. And I was right: they did take interest in me, because I'm a hero student who killed a person. I did this so that I can learn if anyone in the villain world has a Quirk that can send Gon and I back to our world. I thought maybe Kurogiri could do that because he has a warping Quirk."

Killua noticed Tsukauchi grimacing more as he continued speaking. "If you killed the villain intentionally, that…is a criminal offense. Anyways, I cannot judge that because that's not my job, so could you recount what happened after the villains took you with them?"

This is where it's going to get tough… Killua thought and nodded. "They asked me if I would join them. I said no. I asked Kurogiri about his Quirk, and if he could warp people to different worlds, but he said he doesn't know and doesn't think he could. Then, some weird stuff happened. A TV turned on, but it was a pure black screen, and a voice started talking from there. I don't know who he is or what his name is, but I'm assuming he's the real leader of the League of Villains because Shigaraki calls him a teacher. He told me he might be able to help me if I help him, and told me to come back the next week so we can talk about it more."

"And did you go the next week?" Tsukauchi prompted.

"Yeah, I did. We talked about it more. He might be able to help me, and we're supposed to test that soon, but he wants me to help him with his plans."

Tsukauchi's eyes widened, and Killua noticed a glint of anger in them. "This is alarming. I'm not sure who the leader is, but I have a hunch. If he is who I think he is, this is not good news. And you, are working with them?" he half-asked and began writing on the paper. Without waiting for a response, he continued, "That's not good either. Why did you not tell a hero about their location?"

"They actually changed locations both times I went," Killua explained as Tsukauchi nodded his head to signal he heard the boy as he was writing. "And that was just in case I decided to rat them out. Smart move," he added after a brief pause as if commending the villains.

Tsukauchi finished writing and sat up and looked Killua in the eyes. "This…does not like a good situation for you, Killua," he said with the shake of his head. "You intentionally killed a villain, and then you are working with villains as well? While being a hero student at the top hero school in Japan? You can be arrested for this if I report what is said here. I cannot allow you to speak with the villains anymore. You will tell the heroes everything you know about them and your interactions with them, and the heroes will handle the rest," the detective demanded and made sure his voice sounded like it was an order to Killua, but the boy was not buying it.

"No."

Tsukauchi blinked a couple times before furrowing his eyebrows at the single word that was spoken to him. "Excuse me?" he said in an offended voice.

"I said no. You're not arresting me, nor am I going to stop contact with the villains," Killua told him firmly. His eyes narrowed, daring the detective to go against what he said.

"I am not giving you a choice. If I report this to my superiors, and I most certainly will, you will be arrested by the police or by heroes." Tsukauchi stood up and looked down on Killua to visually show the difference in authority.

Killua met the man's gaze by standing up himself. "And I am denying your arrest. I'm going to go home, and Gon is coming with me. If I need to break your petty laws for that, so be it."

Tsukauchi could not believe the boy in front of him. "You cannot resist arrest. We can order heroes to arrest you if we choose."

Killua felt his blood boil. He was losing his cool after all the time he had spent in this world thus far, and he just wanted to go home now. He looked Tsukauchi in the eyes. "Sure, that's up to you. But that's at your own risk. If you send heroes, or police officers, or whoever, after me, to arrest me," he said, and he released an ounce of his bloodlust to scare the man. "I'll kill them," he finished in a low and cold voice.

Tsukauchi was shaken by the feeling of the bloodlust, but he pulled himself together well enough to remain professional. "Is that a threat? You're in a police station, and heroes are inside the building and nearby as well. We can take you in right now."

"And I'll kill everyone who gets in my way," Killua told him firmly.

Tsukauchi could not believe it. His Quirk was not sensing any lie in what the boy was saying. "How could you do that? We saw what you were capable of just yesterday-"

Killua cut him off with a cold laugh. "You think that's my full power?" When Tsukauchi did not change his expression in the slightest, he said, "Really? Did you really think my world would be on the same level of power as the people in this world? That's pathetic." He dropped his sinisterly amused expression, his lips pursing and face returning to a neutral expression. He bore his cold and soulless eyes at Tsukauchi. "You can send all the heroes you want after me. If Gon and I team up, you're all dead," he declared.

Killua knew he was in a rough spot, but he was not thinking clearly, either. He was being much more emotional right now than he was the whole time he had been in this world. He had essentially declared war on Japan, but if they take up the offer, that was up to them. Killua was considering his talk with Tsukauchi to be finished, but he had one last thing to reiterate. "I'm being serious. You don't know my power. If anyone gets in my way to going home, I'll kill them. Send heroes after me, and I'll kill them, which will only cripple you in the future against villains. My goal is to go home. I don't belong here. It's not about you, or your society." He paused for a moment before finishing strongly, "It's about me." This marks the start of a real, determined focus on my one goal here. With that, the silver haired teen stormed out of the room, and Tsukauchi did not follow or stop him. The detective fell back in his seat for a few seconds, rubbing his eyes with his hands.

Gon smiled when he saw Killua, but his friend speedwalked past him with a look of anger and did not even glance over at Gon. The green haired teen frowned as his eyes followed Killua storming away without saying anything. Tsukauchi came out shortly after and looked very shaken up. He gestured for Gon to come with him, and the boy followed him to the room where they sat down.

"Did something happen, Detective?" Gon asked as he wondered why Killua ignored him completely.

"Yes, but we'll get into that in a bit. First, I just want to say I have a lie detection Quirk and have received permission to use it during our talk, and I will write down whatever we say here. I'll ask about your background first. Are you from a different world?" Gon nodded, and Tsukauchi expected that to not be a lie at this point. "How were you brought up?"

"Well, I was raised on a small island by my aunt because my dad left me and I don't know who my real mom is." Already, Tsukauchi was wondering what kind of a wild world this was where families consist of professional assassins and parents who leave their children. "I grew up on the island, spent a lot of time in nature with animals and going fishing. When I was almost 12, I took the Hunter Exam, which is kind of like a hero course now that I think about it," Gon said while taking a break to think about the similarities between the two professions. Meanwhile, Tsukauchi, who did not know what a Hunter was in Gon's world, was left thinking about a person who hunts animals, which makes some sense given Gon's background, but he could not find the similarities between a hero and a hunter.

"Basically, a Hunter is someone who hunts something, and it can be anything! Criminals, jewels, rare creatures or animals…my dad is a Hunter, and he left me so that he could continue exploring. I wanted to see what was so special about being a Hunter that it made him leave me. So I took the exam, and it was kind of dangerous because you could die at any time, but it wasn't that hard," Gon rambled, and Tsukauchi had a bead of sweat dripping down his face at Gon's description of the Hunter Exam which sounded significantly more dangerous than a hero high school. "That's where I met Killua, and we became friends there, by the way. I passed the exam that year, but Killua got disqualified in the last round, so he took it again next year and beat all the candidates himself."

Tsukauchi's eyes widened more and more as Gon spoke. The whole thing sounded crazy, something that could never happen here. The way Gon spoke so lightly about it made it seem even crazier. "These Hunters. Are they supposed to be combat oriented?"

"Hmm, well, usually they are really strong because they have to learn a technique to become a full Hunter," he answered. "Do you want to hear about what we did after that?" Gon asked excitedly.

"Uh, well, maybe a bit, if you'd like," Tsukauchi responded with a curious face.

"Well Killua went back to his house after he got disqualified, so my other two friends and I went to bring him back but his family wouldn't let him go. Eventually, his dad let him come with us again. Then we mostly split apart. Killua and I went to an arena to train and make money. One of our friends, Kurapika, went to find a job now that he was a Hunter, and Leorio, our other friend, went to study to go to medical school." Tsukauchi nodded in understanding. This sounded a lot less crazy, although the fighting for money part sounded illegal in this world. "And after all the training, Killua and I-"

Tsukauchi cut off Gon. "Okay, I think I've heard enough. That is…an interesting world, to say the least. Now then, about Killua, who stormed out from here. He told me everything about what happened at U.S.J. and his interactions with the villains. I said we may arrest him, but he said he would, kill, anyone that got in his way," Tsukauchi said the word 'kill' hesitantly and in a lower voice. "I wanted to hear your opinions on this, and if you share the same feelings as him."

Gon got uncomfortable and fidgeted in his seat. "I don't know exactly what Killua told you. But, he's buried his feelings since we got here. It's been, two months, I think? Maybe a bit more? Since we came to this world," he added. "And he's sad that he's here, even if he doesn't show it. I know him well, Detective. He held back this whole time, and he just got frustrated now because he was forced to."

"Why would he do that? Is there something wrong with this world? Something he doesn't like?"

"Detective," Gon whispered, looking down at the floor. "You don't know anything, about Killua."

Tsukauchi sat back in his chair for a few seconds before agreeing. "You're right. I don't know anything about him. So tell me, a bit more."

"There are only two people in the universe, that Killua truly cares about," Gon whispered, still looking down. "One is me, and the other is his sister. I'm here with him, which is good for support. But, his sister…his family is weird, and I'm sure he told you about them, right?" Tsukauchi nodded, remembering the story of crazy and powerful assassins. "Well, his sister has a weird power. And his family wants to control it, but Killua is the only one who knows how it fully works because his sister trusts him and nobody else. She means a lot to him. More than me now, after I…did something which broke our friendship, a bit." Tsukauchi noted that Gon sounded very sad here. "But we made up again," he piped up cheerfully and with a smile.

"But his sister means the most to him. She transported us here, and their family took her back and locked her up in that house. He doesn't have her next to him anymore, and he feels like he didn't protect her. He's angry that he failed, he's angry that she's locked up in their house again. And he's angry that he's stuck here, with no clear way of going back. He makes it seem like he's cool with being here, but I know he's desperate to go back and save her. And I intend to help him the whole way," Gon declared strongly.

"I can understand that, now that you said it like that. But, you keep mentioning his house. Is it not home for him?" Tsukauchi asked innocently, not having a clue about the Zoldyck family relationship.

Gon shook his head and chuckled lightly. "No, that's not home for him. Home is where you feel welcome and loved. In his family of assassins…there's not much of that, outside of him and his sister." He paused for a few seconds. "The longer he spends here, the more time passes in our world, and the more chances of something happening to his sister. He doesn't want that. He wants to go back, and I think he's willing to do anything for that. He has no problem with messing up your society."

"And you? How do you feel about that? Messing up our society, I mean," Tsukauchi elaborated when Gon opened his mouth and furrowed his eyebrows.

"I don't know," the teen admitted with an uncertain look. "I've grown to like my classmates and other people, but I do want to go home. I don't want to mess this world up, but…I need to get home." He paused for a moment to think about something. "Though, if it means helping villains…it's not the worst thing we could do to hurt your world."

Tsukauchi raised his eyebrows and felt a twinge of sadness. His morals are also a little twisted. I thought it was just Killua, considering his background…but Gon, too? He would help villains to get home? Do they not value good and bad? The detective could not say that to the boy's face. "I can understand wanting to go home. But Killua is dangerous, or he makes it seem like he is. He is threatening to kill anyone in his way. We have to take this seriously, and we also have to consider what he has already done in this world."

"We don't belong here," Gon frowned. "Why would you want to arrest us and keep us here longer?"

"The law is the law, I'm afraid," Tsukauchi said with a sad smile.

"That's dumb," the green haired teen stated, and he could see that Tsukauchi got a little angry at the insult. He sat up in his chair and kept a blank expression, uncaring that he offended the man in front of him. "Besides, I'm not sure how well you could enforce those laws on us. Realistically, if we really wanted to…well, take that as you will," he finished because he decided not to reveal too much.

Tsukauchi sat back in his seat and stared at the boy in front of him for a few seconds while thinking about what that could mean. He leaned forward again before saying, "What is that supposed to mean?"

"Take it how you will, Detective," Gon repeated and shrugged, and Tsukauchi nodded and figured he was saying the same thing as what Killua said about teaming up. "But, I would recommend, trying not to anger Killua." Tsukauchi visibly deflated in his seat after being told that. He was taking orders from a 15 year-old kid?

"I will…have to think about what to do," Tsukauchi said hesitantly. "Well, that is all from me. Thank you for your time, Gon. I hope you convey my thanks to Killua as well, regardless of how poorly our conversation went. I will show you the way out."


Tsukauchi had called for an emergency meeting with Principal Nezu and All Might at U.A. "Nezu, I spoke with Killua and Gon, as we had discussed some time ago. I used my Quirk as we spoke. They are telling the truth about being from a different world," Tsukauchi confirmed to the two others who knew about that.

"That is a relief, although I was very much leaning towards believing it," Nezu said with his paws folded on the table. "You confirmed it for certain, Detective Tsukauchi, so thank you for that." Tsukauchi nodded in response.

"But now, what I'm bringing us here for, is what happened during my conversation with Killua," Tsukachi said, and it grabbed the attention of the pro hero and principal listening to him. "I'll start off by summarizing what he told me." Tsukauchi explained to the two what Killua explained to him which included everything about U.S.J., his initial meeting with the villains, his second meeting, and then the potential third meeting he is going to have.

"Those are criminal offenses he has committed, and he could be punished for what he has done," All Might began, and he felt eyes on him from Nezu and Tsukauchi. "Intentionally killing someone is a crime. Before, we wrote it down as self-defense and accidental. Now, he confessed that it was intentional."

"Speaking with villains is not exactly a crime, however," Nezu put in. The other two men looked Nezu in the eyes. "But this is still bad news for Killua. What did you tell him?" he asked the detective.

"I said that we could have him arrested for what he has done," Tsukauchi answered. "But then, he denied that, saying we could not arrest him." Nezu and All Might gave the detective bemused looks of uncertainty. "What bothers me most right now, is what he said after he denied being arrested. He said that he would…kill…anyone that comes in his way of going back to his world."

The other two listening sat back in their seats for several seconds. Their faces were grim as they thought about what they could say next. "Anything else?" Nezu asked before he spoke what he was thinking about.

"He sounded very certain he could follow through with what he said, and I did not sense any lie in that," Tsukauchi added. "He may not only be as strong as he showed yesterday at the Sports Festival. His power may go far beyond that."

"I had a theory about that as well," Nezu butted in, and Tsukauchi watched him in shock. "It seems very unlikely that our two worlds are so even in power. After watching the Sports Festival yesterday, I am certain he is more powerful than he let on. Gon as well, most likely," he added as he remembered the green haired teen. "How much stronger, though, I do not know." There was a silence for a few seconds, so Nezu spoke again. "What do you recommend we do, Tsukauchi?"

"I don't know," he admitted with a grim look. "If Killua is telling the truth, I would rather we not face his anger and have ourselves crippled for the future. Can we really let someone so dangerous at U.A.? And on these upcoming week-long internships?"

All Might spun his head from Tsukauchi to Nezu with wide eyes. "The internships…"

"I believe having Killua under a hero's watch is better than expelling him, which would have allowed him to do essentially anything he wants with all that extra time," Nezu explained with ease. "And that also covers internships. If we do not let him go on an internship, who knows what he could do beyond our watch? It is safest for him to be with a Pro Hero for the next week. He has a lot of offers from top heroes anyways."

All Might nodded at Nezu's sensible reasoning. He turned his head back to Tsukauchi. "Do you have any idea who that villain in the screen may be?"

The detective nodded. "I have a hunch that it may be the villain who gave you your injury, All Might. There is no proof, and Killua gave no indication that it might be him – but the chance of a villain having a Quirk that can transport to a different world…the chances are highest that it is him."

"All For One," All Might whispered gravely. "I would highly prefer if Killua did not help a villain like him if he were to help one at all. Anyone, but him, would have been better. I know how All For One is. If he is indeed running the League of Villains, he may try to make Killua his own pawn, just like everyone else he currently has and has had in the past. And if Killua is as strong as he is making us believe…that can not be good," he finished ominously.

"When I spoke to both of them, they both said that if two of them teamed up, there would not be much we could do to enforce the laws on them," Tsukauchi remembered, grabbing the attention of Nezu and All Might again. "I'm sure they are implying that they are far stronger together than what we can manage. It's hard to imagine someone stronger than you, All Might, but maybe they are. Though, I would rather not find out by losing our heroes."

Nezu nodded. "I completely agree. I would prefer if Killua, and also Gon, do not help any villains while they are here. I have to admit, I have not looked into finding someone with a Quirk that can help them, so I am going to use all my resources to do so from now on. If All For One is the villain with this Quirk, I would rather we find someone less villainous with the same power."

All Might agreed with the principal. "It would be a great failure for us if the boys have to resort to villains or villainous tactics themselves to get back where they are meant to be. Mr. Principal, I hope you talk to them sometime soon to let them know about this?" All Might and Tsukauchi turned their gazes to the mouse/dog/bear.

"Yes, and I know what to tell them as well," he confirmed with a look of certainty. "I will tell them first thing when classes start up again."


Killua found himself in an old abandoned building in front of Shigaraki and Kurogiri. In front of them was a blank television screen, but the teen did not know if Shigaraki's Teacher was listening in. "Sooooo…" he began, giving the screen a confused glance. "How is your teacher's time so valuable if you're the one running the League?" he asked Shigaraki.

"Teacher's time is very valuable. He has his plan set out, and it needs to be perfect," Shigaraki explained, standing a person's length away. "He runs the League from the shadows."

Killua let out a short laugh. "So you're just a puppet?" he sneered. After he said that, he noticed Shigaraki glaring at him from his one visible eye.

"No, I'm your leader," he responded in a low voice, as if that answered the question.

The silver haired teen snorted at the villain. "I'm not taking orders from you. The TV guy can boss me around." As much as I hate that myself. Thought I got past that part in life.

Shigaraki looked ready to claw his hands at Killua's throat, and his real hands began to tremble. "I am going to be the leader soon. Teacher is mentoring me to become the perfect successor to him. You will answer to me as well."

"What's there to mentor?" the teen responded nonchalantly, his face looking bored. He looked around the abandoned building for anything interesting, but the structure was an empty box. He returned his gaze to the villain in front of him. "If you want to be a villain, just kill some people, or break any law. You did that at U.A., but you failed at reaching your goal."

"Did I fail at reaching my goal?" Shigaraki asked with a twisted smile hidden behind the hand covering his mouth. "I got you here. Converting a hero student into a villain would be a big failure on the heroes' end, not mine."

"First of all, I was a goal you came up with on the spot after you found out I killed one of those amateurs," Killua sneered. "Secondly, I let myself get brought here because I had a reason to talk to Kurogiri. Remember that. You're still a failure."

Shigaraki felt a pang in his chest. He was getting told by this kid, a kid he had the freedom to order around, that he was a failure. He held out his hand an arm's length away from Killua's face. "Do you want to disintegrate? Remember that you need us more than we need you."

Killua frowned and grit his teeth in defeat. Damn you. They know they're more useful to me than I am to them. He smirked after a moment. Well, that's what they think. I could do a lot for them. If I do the things well, that'll give me more bargaining power later on. Once they see what I can really do, I can always turn on them and get the upper hand.

The screen made some static noises before a voice was heard. "Killua, I am going to give you directions to get to my location," it suddenly explained over the screen, but it was clear as day that the person speaking was the same person as last time. "Follow them correctly, and you will reach me." He spoke out the directions, and Killua obliged. He found himself a few streets away at a different abandoned building, but this was a small one. He entered through the door and saw the person he was looking for. Killua was surprised to see what he looked like. He was expecting a normal man, but the villain wore a plain black suit with a white shirt underneath. The most notable feature was his face which to Killua, looked like a lot of scar tissue covering his head with breathing pipes.

This injured guy is leading them? Why does he seem so secretive about everything? Killua asked himself and stared at the villain in front of him. He saw no other chair, so he remained standing as the villain analyzed him as well – though Killua could not see his eyes, so maybe he was not looking at him.

"Well done, Killua, for finding me," the man began. "Now I will introduce myself. I go by the villain name All For One. As I mentioned last week, I am able to steal Quirks and keep multiple Quirks for myself. I am the true leader of the League of Villains, although I want Tomura Shigaraki to succeed me."

Oh, I didn't mention the multiple Quirks part to Tsukauchi, even though this guy told me about it last time too, Killua thought. He nodded in understanding, but he still did not know if All For One could see him.

"I am quite surprised that a hero student would be willing to work with villains," the villain continued. "It is not often in my life that I have seen someone who is both a hero and a villain separately. Vigilantes exist, but that is not the same. But, your situation is unique, so I understand."

"Let's get to business," Killua told the villain, not caring for the small talk. All For One let out a small chuckle at Killua's impatience.

"Very well. In this past week, I tested out the second teleportation Quirk I have," he explained. "I can transport everything I tested, and everything was in various sizes, to a nearly limitless distance it seems. I can also summon back any exact thing I previously transported. I cannot summon anything I have not transported, and I cannot use it on myself. I found out that longer distances require more energy from me, and longer distances mean I can use this specific Quirk less in that day. I am also guessing there is a daily weight limit or something of the sort, combined with a distance limit. It is rather complex and ambiguous what the exact limitations are on a daily basis because it seems to depend on the weight of what I'm transporting combined with the distance."

Killua absorbed all the information and processed it. "You sure have done a lot of testing in the past week. The real test is to figure out if it can send me to a different world. How do we plan on testing that?"

"An easy solution I could say is that everything I tested so far has been an object or person that originated in this world. You, however, did not. That might be the solution you are looking for. I do not think there is much risk to trying this out with you as the subject. I would bring you back here regardless of where you got sent so that you could hold up your end of the bargain, should you accept this offer." All For One smiled, but it did not appear friendly with the way his face looked.

Killua had another question. "How do you decide where the subject gets sent?"

"I had to imagine where I wanted to send it or bring it back from. Quite different from Kurogiri, who needs to know the exact coordinate location. It gives me a lot of freedom in that sense."

The silver haired teen was impressed. He had to admit, this was going a lot better than he thought it would. All that was left to try it. I'm so close to going home, if he can send me there. But, he can bring me back?! That's crazy. What if he just brings me back randomly after we fulfill both ends of our deal? "Just one more question. Let's say this works out, and I agree to help you. I help you, and then you transport me back, and the deal is finished. You aren't going to bring me back here, are you?"

All For One let out another chuckle. "That would be interesting to say the least. I thought of that as well, while I was doing my testing. I would essentially have you on-call at any point in time, and I could send anyone to your world as well." He let show another sinister smile.

Killua was unbothered. "Not sure how much good sending someone from here to my world would do. They wouldn't really be able to do much if they run into the wrong people. But sending people to my world after me is your choice. I don't really care. I'm more concerned about being brought back here against my will."

The villain put his hands up. "Alright, Killua. I will add this to our deal, if you accept. I promise to not bring you back here. I think it is an amusing proposition to bring you back here once you are gone, but at the same time, I understand that you do not belong here in the first place."

"Good. I'm glad we're on the same page," Killua nodded. "Now, can we try it out?" he asked eagerly. This Quirk sounded promising.

All For One did not reply for a few moments. Then, he finally spoke. "Are you sure you do not want to give me your answer right now? Will you help me, or will you not? If you decline after we test my Quirk, you will still be obligated to do one thing for me. Take all of this as free information."

"Yeah, don't worry. I'll wait till after we try it out," the teen responded.

All For One nodded. "Then all that is left is for you to explain to me where you want to go, and I will imagine it to the best of my ability."

With that, Killua after for a few minutes and began brainstorming places he could easily describe which were easily imaginable. Yorknew City, Zoldyck estate, Heaven's Arena, Whale Island, Gon's house…Gon's house is the easiest to explain. I don't want Aunt Mito being in there and scaring her if I do end up there, so…whatever, I'll do somewhere around their house. Once Killua decided, he began explaining in great detail to the villain in front of him where he wanted to be sent. He mentioned Whale Island and the surrounding detail of the house rather than inside of it. Based on the description, All For One was convinced such a place could exist in his own world, or a different one for that matter, but with a different island name.

"Alright, I will do my best…although perhaps, a real picture would be better for this," the villain admitted.

Killua shook his head. "Don't have one. Only have my memory."

All For One nodded. "I will give you a few seconds wherever you are before I bring you back here. I am curious what the result will be, so do tell me if you ended up in the right place." Killua nodded. "Let us begin."

The villain began imagining what Killua told him and concentrated his Quirk on the boy. Killua felt his very existence twisting and breaking apart before he felt nothing at all. A moment later, without any other signals, he felt like he was laying on grass which was already a good sign. Whale Island was filled with grass.

He opened his eyes and saw a clear blue sky, and the sun was shining bright. He looked around at his surroundings and quickly remembered that All For One had given him a small amount of time. He hurried to his feet and checked what was around him. He was on the top of an island, and the vast blue ocean that seemed to be familiar surrounded this place as far as he could see. He spun on a foot and gazed at a two-story house with red roofing. It looked eerily familiar, but he needed to be sure this was the real deal and not some other place-

Killua felt his body twisting and breaking apart again. Like the first time, he felt nothing before his nose twitched on a dusty floor. "Welcome back," he heard All For One again. "Did you get to where you were hoping?"

The teen stood up and thought about what he saw. It looked like Gon's house. But I didn't have enough time to tell. I was only there for, five seconds maybe? I want it to be Whale Island. I really hope it was. He finally answered, "I think it was. How long did you wait?"

"About five seconds," was the villain's response. Killua sighed a breath of relief. Time in this world was the same as time in his own world – assuming that was his world.

"That's how long I felt like I was there for. All For One, I accept your offer," Killua declared immediately without beating around. "I'll help you, and in return, you'll send me back to my world. On a side note, my friend is also here with me. You'll send us both back, right? Leave him out of your work, I'll do whatever you want me to."

All For One grinned. "Sure, I can send you and your friend if you do the work for two people. In that case, here is your first task…" The villain explained what Killua was to do and then waved him out of the door. "I look forward to seeing what you can do, Killua," he finished with a grin.


Thanks for reading! Internship arc coming up next. Just saying, it's going to be different from canon. You'll see what that means when the story gets there. Speaking of the internship arc, if anyone has hero name ideas for Gon and Killua, please message me! I've been thinking for a while about this, but I have yet to find anything. I'm either using made-up hero names for both, or their first name for both like what Iida and Todoroki did.

Hope you enjoyed!