Chapter 24
At night, while Killua lay on the floor, he heard Gon snoring softly as the other boy slept. But not Killua. He had some thinking to do. Backup plan…backup plan. Depending on how the plan goes, it could become my main plan, but I'm not sure yet. There are some things that other people need to agree or disagree on before I can understand how this plan can go. He stared up at the ceiling in the darkness and thought about Gon. He shook his head, No, I can't really see Gon doing any of this. Well, he could, but I'd rather do it myself in case he messes something up.
I need to talk to All Might again. And I need to talk to All For One too. They're both important to this, so it's important that I talk to them so I know what I should do. I need a way to get the attention of the world…which I found out while talking to Gon when I got back. I have my way of getting people's attention. There are some things that rely on All Might, so I just hope he agrees.
Killua paused his thinking again. He furrowed his eyebrows and frowned at the ceiling. Tsk. All For One. You're a nuisance. I left for the Hunter Exam because I didn't want to follow my parents' dreams for me. I didn't want to listen to others; I wanted my own life. Now I'm here, and I'm right back to listening to someone. And now, it's you, and you're also a manipulative freak like Illumi. He glared up towards the ceiling. Listening to you for me to get what I want doesn't sound like the right idea. I need to take matters into my own hands. And I hope I'm about to do just that.
School had finished for the day, and Killua was about to head over to the empty warehouse where he spoke to All Might yesterday. He was walking alongside Gon who did not know what Killua was about to do. "Gon," he whispered in a low voice, and he intended on continuing this conversation in a quiet voice. "I'm going to talk with All Might again. Or at least, that's my hope," he added. He had not talked to his teacher all day, so he did not know if the plan was still in place for them to talk again.
Gon looked over at him with a curious look, but Killua continued. "I have a backup plan that involves him. A different way for us to go home. I need to talk to him about it, and then I want to go see All For One. I'll be back at the room at night, I hope. Anything you see or hear about me today is all part of the plan."
Gon continued staring at him, but he nodded once. "Alright then. See you at night, maybe?"
Killua hummed in agreement. "Yeah, most likely. See you then." The silver haired teen parted ways with his best friend. Gon stopped walking for a moment and stared at Killua's back with a contemplative look on his face.
Killua, you didn't tell me about your new plan, but I hope I like it a bit more than the original one, Gon thought and continued walking. He and Killua ended up going in different directions.
The former assassin retraced his steps to how he got to the warehouse yesterday. He entered it and found it to be empty. He took a seat on the floor and waited patiently.
Only a few minutes later, All Might entered in his muscle form, but he immediately deflated once he saw that Killua was the only person inside that could see him. "I am here like you asked for," All Might stated in a neutral tone.
Killua studied the hero's face. He appeared to be calm and relaxed, which was good. Though, Killua knew All Might was curious on the inside what he was called here for. The teen nodded, "Yeah, thanks for coming. I've, uh…" He trailed off, not knowing what the correct words were.
All Might stared at him with big expectant eyes. "You, what?" he prompted.
"I thought about my backup plan," Killua finally continued. He stood up to his feet ad looked All Might in the eyes. "I think it has the potential to work, but…" Killua narrowed his eyes while All Might widened his in anticipation. "I think I need your help to make it work," the teen finished quickly.
All Might was silent for a bit before he nodded. "Do you plan on still helping All For One and the League of Villains?"
Killua shrugged slowly. "I'm not sure. I need to talk with All For One too. Depending on how his answers to my questions go, I'll decide then." He paused for a moment while All Might remained quiet. "Do you want to hear the plan?"
"In a bit, yes," All Might replied. He opened his mouth and said, "But first, I am curious about your reasoning. Why you decided to go ahead with a backup plan, whatever it may be."
"What you said yesterday made sense," Killua started, and he knew he had the answer for this question. "There's no guarantee All For One will send us back. He might not have a reason to do that. So, I do need a different way of getting back. I also don't like All For One much. He reminds me a lot of some other people I didn't like back in my world." He turned his head away and glared off to the side.
The hero hummed in agreement. He said in a soft voice after seeing Killua in an upset mood about remembering the people he did not like, "I am glad you came to that conclusion. Hopefully, your backup plan is something I can agree with as well. Though, if it is, I would much prefer if you made it your first plan rather than leaving it as a backup."
Killua shrugged, not knowing the answer himself. "That'll depend a lot on All For One. If he's willing to send me and Gon, either now or later, then this will stay as a backup. A contingency."
All Might sighed out loud. Not what I wanted him to say, but some progress is still progress. We can work it out later. Now I will hear out his contingency plan. "What is your plan?"
Killua gave a mischevious grin, and from the distance they stood at, All Might could see the glint in his eyes. He braced himself for something really wild and random. The silver haired teen started, "There are so many Quirks in this world, right? Billions of people, so billions of Quirks. Not everyone has a Quirk, but they are the minority. There has to be at least one out there that can send me, and Gon, back to our world."
"How do you plan on searching the whole world for such a specific Quirk?" All Might asked since he knew where this was headed. "The need to send someone to a different world, as far as I know, has never existed here. Even if a person could do this, they would not know they have that capability. I know of cases where someone has a Quirk, based on their toe joint, but nobody could figure out what it is because it does not come into use in everyday life."
"Yeah, I know, I've searched a lot of stuff since coming here," Killua started replying. "That's why, I need to get the whole world on this. Or, as much of it as I can."
"So then, what is your plan?"
Killua explained his vision of the plan in detail, and All Might's expression changed several times throughout. There was time where the hero was curious, baffled, bewildered, and there was even a hint of disapproval at times.
At last, once he was done explaining it, All Might spoke. "Are you sure this is the way you should do this?" Killua nodded once. "Are you sure you want to do this at all? Considering how you have acted in the past towards Nezu and Tsukauchi, and anyone else who knows your secret…this seems very, how shall I say it…" The hero began to think of a word, but Killua cut in.
"Unexpected?" Killua suggested, and All Might swiftly nodded at the word choice. The teen shrugged, "Yeah I know it's unexpected. But I've chosen this. I think it'll work, especially with the part you have to play."
"You're sure about this?" All Might wanted to confirm again. Killua hummed in agreement. "You will not be allowed at U.A. after this. The world will see you as a villain," he continued in a stronger tone.
"That's fine, as long as I can get home with Gon, I'm good," Killua replied right back. He flashed a mischievous grin again.
All Might inflated himself, and his muscle form appeared in front of the boy. "Very well then. If you are sure about what you are doing, I will keep this secret with you." I hope you do not turn on your word, Killua. What if this is a ploy by All For One? I would not like to see that.
The Number 1 Hero readied himself, and he saw Killua prepare himself too. "Texas….SMASHHHH!" All Might yelled out. He channeled some of One For All's power into his fist and launched it at Killua. The teen was blasted out of an exit door and sprawled on to the street.
Killua got up as All Might burst out the door, ready with another punch. Without any Nen, the teen leapt out of the way and sidestepped the punch. While All Might was bringing his missed fist back in, Killua lunged at All Might with hands sharper than knives. He was aiming for the hero's left shoulder, but he was pushed back by a huge blast of wind that kicked up dust from all over the street. A few people were walking on the small street and screamed out when they saw it was a real fight going on between their top hero and a kid who seemed vaguely familiar.
Both All Might and Killua dipped their heads slightly in mutual understanding. Killua turned around and ran into a more open and busy area while All Might growled and ran after him. "Come back here! You will not escape!" he roared out in the fiercest voice he could manage.
Killua did not stop running, so All Might skid forward and threw another powerful Smash in front of him. The air cannons nearly knocked Killua off his feet, but he stayed balanced and ran to a different street. All Might sprinted after him, only to find that the boy had disappeared from his sight in the more open area. Strangers who stopped to see their favourite hero were baffled by how serious he looked.
All Might sensed something quickly approaching from above him. Instinctively, without looking up, he jumped out of the way. A bolt of lightning struck the ground a split second later…but it was right behind where the hero was previously standing, so it would not have hit anyways. All Might looked up and saw Killua jumping down from a building.
The hero frowned, "Coming to a more populated area. Using a surprise attack to catch me off guard…"
People began whispering in panic. Cars stopped moving as All Might and Killua stood on the road.
"What is All Might doing?!"
"Is that Killua Zoldyck, the first year U.A. hero student?"
"Hey, it is him! He placed second in the Sports Festival!"
"Why is he attacking All Might?! Isn't he training to be a hero?"
Killua glanced around his surroundings and frowned back at All Might. Wordlessly, he blurred towards the hero, closing the short distance quick enough where people were amazed by and feared his speed. All Might saw electricity flashing in Killua's hand, so he swung his own fist out. The two attacks collided and kicked up an explosive impact. All Might felt the sting from the electricity while Killua was sent flying back towards the wall of a building.
Killua activated his Ten and focused it more towards the back of his head, back, and legs. He felt his body crash into the wall, but he sprung back up immediately. The silver haired teen flew out with a kick aimed towards All Might's midsection. He landed it because All Might could not react in time. The hero let out a yell of pain and skid backwards, but he stayed on his feet.
Quickly, before Killua got close again, All Might threw out a New Hampshire Smash. The air cannons blew Killua away over a hundred meters, and people nearby screamed out.
"ALL MIGHT, what's going on?!" a man shouted out with huge eyes once the wind calmed down.
"Everyone, stay calm! Please evacuate from here!" All Might bellowed as loud as he could. It seemed people listened to him as they began scattering. All Might turned his attention to the smoke cloud that was making its way over from straight ahead.
Killua activated Godspeed and ran the 100 or so meters in two seconds. He jumped out of the smoke cloud he created from his speed and shot a bolt of lightning at the hero. All Might blasted into the sky just milliseconds before the lightning struck. He came falling, aiming to slam Killua, but the teen sensed him coming down. Killua swung his right hand flooded with Nen out to the side. A powerful blast of wind changed his aerial momentum, and the two were facing each other with nobody around them. Even the cars had left.
The silver haired teen and the hero both jumped into the air at the same time with All Might swinging his right hand and Killua blasting electricity. The wind pressure from the hero's attack scattered the electricity and slammed Killua into the street below.
Killua pushed off both legs and jumped to his feet. All Might punched his left arm behind him and flew down towards the boy. Killua narrowed his eyes as blue electricity sparked around his body. The hero held out a palm to slam into the boy, but Killua ducked under it and palmed All Might back.
The muscular hero was blasted away, and the electricity Killua used, while not much, still left a stinging feeling. All Might froze his momentum in the air by punching both hands behind him. He punched again by using another New Hampshire Smash to redirect and blasted himself forward. As he got close, All Might was about to release a Detroit Smash.
Even at the high speed All Might was moving at towards him, Killua could see the older man preparing another strong punch. He zipped away and behind some buildings as the air cannons from the attack did not harm him in any way.
Killua deactivated Godspeed and blurred out of the alleyway he was in. All Might turned his head to face the boy immediately and saw that Killua was about to punch him. The hero brought his left arm forward and intercepted the punch with his own. A huge gust of wind stirred up from the force, but the two felt their punches were roughly equal in strength.
The teen brought his left hand forward, but All Might blocked it with his right knee and slapped Killua's hand away. All Might leaned back and punched his right hand forward, but Killua focused all his Ten on his left hand and crossed it over with his right hand behind it for support. He could still feel pain through his Nen defense, but it did not hurt enough.
After that, the two exchanged fist blows and counters, throwing multiple attacks each second but getting little impact from any one trade.
A minute later, both of them broke apart and leapt back several meters. A helicopter had just arrived on the scene, and within it, the two could see a reporter holding a camera out.
Back in the motel room, Gon was trying to study when he got a breaking news alert on his phone. Curiously, he picked up his phone and checked what was going on. He opened the live stream and saw Killua facing off against All Might. Gon's eyebrows shot up as he thought, So this is part of Killua's plan? Or did something go wrong while talking to All Might?
As he thought to himself, the two people on his phone screen began blurring across the screen so quickly the news broadcaster could not even keep up. The camera could only track bits of flashes of silver from Killua and the blue and red costume of All Might, and sometimes a flash of his blond hair. The two were trading blows again while moving at speeds faster than the eye could track. They moved all over the street, and while the broadcaster tried to keep up, they were moving too far and fast that Killua and All Might would often be out of the camera's view entirely.
Elsewhere, in another apartment in Musutafu, Kirishima stared at his laptop screen with huge eyes. Killua…is fighting All Might? But why?! He heard his phone buzz on his desk farther to his right.
Kirishima quickly checked it to see what the notification was. Ashido had messaged the class group chat saying, 'Everybody, check the news! What's going on?!' He still had his phone in his hand when another message came through, this time from Kaminari.
'Killua's crazy!' Kaminari had said.
Mineta replied as well and said, 'How's he keeping up with ALL MIGHT?!'
Kirishima's hands shook as he turned off his phone screen. He glued his eyes to his laptop screen where Killua and All Might were flying around everywhere in and out of what the camera could capture. "Killua…why is this happening?" the redhead whispered in confusion. Did they get into some argument? Did Killua…kill someone again? But how is he keeping up with All Might too? Mineta is right about that…there's something really weird going on. I'm scared of what it'll be…
All Might and Killua were still trading blows at a speed most people's eyes could not even track. Eventually, two rookie heroes entered the area where they were fighting, and both fighters took notice of them. Police sirens were heard in the distance too, but Killua could hear that they were quickly approaching.
The new heroes tried attacking Killua, but he easily dodged their attacks now that more of his power was displayed to the public and he was freely using it. Within a minute, police cars and officers had surrounded the area from all sides. Killua locked his eyes with All Might with an intense look. He nodded his head slightly. His eyes left the tall hero and glared around at all the people near him who had apprehensive looks on their faces. The way Killua looked, everyone thought he was trying to show confidence against everyone who had surrounded him to figure out what was going on. What the teen was actually doing by glancing everywhere was searching for his escape route.
Kamui Woods burst onto the scene from the top of a building. "All Might, what's happening here?" he shouted out as he landed. Mostly everyone there had jumped to the conclusion that Killua was the problem, but Kamui Woods realized he should not immediately believe that, as much as he was inclined to.
"We must arrest Killua Zoldyck-" As soon as All Might opened his mouth and spoke, Killua turned to his right where a bit ahead of him was an opening between Kamui Woods and a group of police officers. He stared there intensely for a split second before sprinting away at 300 km/h, turning around the corner where police cars were parked.
Nobody even reacted to him. Nobody besides All Might could even see Killua, and the hero was left with his mouth open in shock for several seconds. By that time, Killua had already ran too far, and the helicopter with the reporter inside could not even see him from the air.
Kamui Woods turned his head from where the teen had blurred in front of him and down the street towards where All Might stood. "All Might, are we going after him?"
All Might shook his head. "He is too fast, and he has a big head start. We will have to track him down at a later time. For now, he is gone."
"What was all of that about?" a senior police officer, likely a high ranking, asked out in a quiet voice.
Before All Might could say anything, media crews came out of new cars that just arrived. Seeing that there was no fight at the moment, they rushed towards All Might with a million questions.
"All Might!" a reporter shouted out in his booming voice louder than any of the others around him. "Was that Killua Zoldyck, the first year U.A. hero course student who placed second at the Sports Festival this year?"
The hero glanced around at the numerous reporters who crowded around him with cameras and microphones. "Yes, that was Killua Zoldyck," All Might confirmed slowly. There was a collective murmur across the crowd as some people wrote down what the hero said while others faced their respective cameras and repeated what was said for anyone watching the news at home.
Far away, Killua was still running, and he had a destination in mind. He activated Godspeed and then his Speed of Lightning ability to run at a constant speed without stopping. The first half of phase 1 of the backup is done. All Might, the next half is your part. I hope you can do it.
"All Might!" a female reporter shouted out next. She held her microphone out towards All Might and said, "Why were you and Zoldyck fighting each other?"
All Might paused for a moment and pretended to think deeply about his answer. He lowered his eyes towards the ground before raising them again. "I found out that Killua was working with villains." There was a collective gasp in the crowd, but All Might put his hand up to signal he was not done. "But there is a reason. A very unbelievable reason." He paused again and took a deep breath. Here it goes. This plan sounds nearly like a conspiracy theory that only I know about. "Killua is from another world. He believes there may be villains who can help him get back to his world, or villains that know of people that can help him get back. He needs someone with a Quirk that can transport him to his own world. I know, it sounds quite impossible. But I assure you that this is the truth."
Everybody watching was silent. The media outlets went silent. Kamui Woods, the other heroes, and the police officers stayed silent too. They were not expecting this.
In his apartment, Kirishima's eyes widened so much he did not even believe it himself. "He's…from another world?! What the…?" His phone vibrated once. As he grabbed it to see what the notification was, it vibrated again. He turned the screen on, and it vibrated a third time. It was the class chat again.
'THAT'S CRAZY!' Kaminari had typed.
'Killua's an alien!' Mineta said as well.
'That's unbelievable. I wonder what he gets out of this or working with villains…' Midoriya had said, and Kirishima's eyebrows raised after reading that. He wondered the same thing now that Midoriya mentioned it.
"What would Killua get out of this?" Kirishima whispered to himself as the livestream was still silent. Emotions began to rise in Kirishima's head. "He…worked with villains?! And he never told us a thing, and we never suspected it? How could he not tell us his story? That's just, unbelievable, even though All Might is the one who told us." Kirishima closed his eyes and shook his head. "If he's working with villains, I bet the U.S.J. thing was what he wanted. He didn't want me to save him. And I wouldn't even have needed to, based on the power he just showed us!"
"You are…sure of this, All Might?" a reporter asked hesitantly, even though he felt bad doubting the Number 1 Hero.
All Might nodded once. "Yes. I spoke about it with him at length. It ultimately came down to our fight. I believe he is a good kid, but he is on the wrong path here by working with villains." The hero looked into all the cameras he could with a pleading look in his eyes as he said, "He just needs someone with a Quirk that can help him. He is a good kid in an unfortunate situation that none of us would think possible. I certainly would not want to be in his position."
There was a gap where no one said anything for a bit, so the hero decided to continue. He knew the cameras were still on and he was being recorded, but people were trying to take in what he had just said. "If anyone thinks they may be able to help him, wherever you may be, please do. I would appreciate sending a boy who does not belong here back to his home. I cannot personally help him because I do not have such a Quirk, but perhaps there is someone out there who does. As a hero, I do not want to leave him alone. That would be irresponsible."
There was a collective murmur in the crowd as people began to speak into their cameras. One reporter, however, did not. She asked, "But All Might, what about his work with the villains? Can you tell us more about that, or what his consequences may be when he is caught?" The other reporters stopped to listen to her question and the answer as well, so they stopped speaking into their cameras.
This is where I begin to tread a slippery slope, the hero thought to himself. These people may not understand my perspective as well as I want them to. My view may be a little controversial, but I do not think it is unreasonable. Keeping a person, a child no less, here when they really should be in their own world, does not seem fitting. "In my opinion, I do not think Killua should be punished in this world. However, I do not make legal decisions. I am not a judge, but a hero. I will leave that up to the lawmakers and enforcers to decide."
"Can you tell us more about what Killua was doing with villains?" the same reporter asked a second time.
All Might shook his head. "I will not disclose it with the public at this time. I will gladly tell those who need to know, such as the police and other law enforcers."
There was a large chatter in the crowd, and one more reporter shouted out a question louder than anyone else. "All Might! Why are you allowing a child to work with villains?! Do you agree with what he's doing?"
The hero stared at the reporter who asked him that. A great answer will end this off on a good note. Focus on what Killua told me, as I believe it too. "I do not agree with what he is doing, but I think the priority is to get him home, not punish him. If anybody believes they can help him and has a teleportation or transportation Quirk, please do get in touch with Japanese heroes or officials. They will ultimately decide what should be done. I am simply voicing my opinion." He took a second to take a break. "Now, if you will excuse me, there are other duties I should attend to."
All Might turned around and began walking off. There were several shouts from behind him, so he began walking faster. I need to preserve my time limit too. Fighting Killua took a lot out. The hero eventually started running faster than any of the reporters could keep up with either their voices or their legs.
A bit later, in Kamino Ward in Yokohama, Killua barged into the hideout bar of the League of Villains and glared at who he was hoping would be Shigaraki. The villain who led the League in the public's knowledge was not found, but he saw Kurogiri behind the bar counter. Toga, Magne, Twice, and Spinner were in the common area playing some card game, which had Killua raising his eyebrows. I didn't think they were friends like that. Just passing time? The four playing cards turned their eyes and heads to the newcomer and stared with wide eyes.
"Kurogiri, open a portal to Teacher," Killua demanded immediately, ignoring the looks he was getting from the other villains.
The villain put down the glass he just finished wiping and did not pick up another of the three that were left. "I am assuming this has to do with the stunt you just pulled off?"
Toga came bouncing right up to the silver haired teen's face. Killua leaned back a bit because the girl was still weird at times. "Killua! You were great out there, fighting All Might! I wish you bled just a little before you came here." Toga's face scrunched into a pout, but Killua tried to ignore her. Her face became curious as she asked, "You're from another world? And you're that strong, to take on All Might?" Her voice became soft as she said that last sentence. Killua did not say anything in response, but he stared at her intensely before giving a simple nod.
"What do you need to talk to Teacher about?" Kurogiri asked.
"I have my reasons," Killua said coolly. "Just do it."
Kurogiri reluctantly nodded and focused for a split second. A portal opened up in front of the teen, and Killua walked right into it. All For One's not listening through the screen, huh? Not this time, it seems.
All For One was sitting in his little room as usual. He had just heard from Shigaraki the fight between Killua and his biggest enemy. "Is this some plan against me?" the supervillain murmured to himself after Shigaraki left. "Your hope to get back, in case I do not send you back?"
All For One slumped in his seat and thought about what he heard from his student. "Trying to get the whole world on your side? And you have All Might too, it seems."
The door burst open and standing in the doorway was Killua. All For One grinned at the boy once he knew who it was. "I was quite expecting you to come here. Do you not trust me to send you back home?" he asked immediately and cut to what he knew Killua was here for. He paused for a short moment and continued in a lower voice, "Is that why you have some plan going with All Might to alert the world?"
"You figured it out, hm?" Killua responded nonchalantly. All For One could not feel any signs of fear or uneasiness from teen's body, which unnerved the villain himself.
No signs of weakness. So, is he not scared of me? All For One could not help but think. If he was able to keep up with All Might, he is certainly very powerful. That may be why he is not scared.
"It's actually my backup plan," Killua said in response to the villain's question. He narrowed his eyes as there had been silence for several seconds after the teen had said previous line when he first walked in. All For One still did not say anything. "Do you not care?" he wondered out loud.
All For One shook his head. "Why do you feel the need for a contingency plan?"
"When will you send me and Gon back?" Killua asked instead of answering the villain's question. All For One shuffled around in his chair, and the former assassin was getting a little impatient with the villain's lack of talk. No, stay calm, he reminded himself and took a small breath.
"After I reach my goal, of course," All For One answered. "Now, why do you need-"
"What's your goal?" the teen cut off harshly. The villain closed his mouth slowly and nodded his head slightly. He could sense Killua was frustrated with him because they had never fully talked about this.
"Well, one of them, as you know, is to remove All Might from this society," All For One answered simply. His lips curved down into a frown at how Killua was acting right now.
Killua narrowed his eyes again. "'One' of them? There are more goals?"
"Of course, another one is to turn Shigaraki into my successor," All For One continued as if it were obvious that he had numerous goals. "Of course, there are more goals once All Might is out of the picture, but those are the two most clearly defined ones right now."
"And after which goal will you send me and Gon back to our world?" Killua had to ask because it was never spoken between them.
"After I reach my goal of All Might being dead," All For One responded. "That is when it will happen. I am sure you will help, right?"
"Sure," Killua replied in a steady tone. Will I? I don't see why I won't help a bit, with at least something. The backup is still in the early works, assuming All Might did what I told him to. I haven't checked yet, but I will later today. Might as well as continue with the main plan while the backup is still up in the air. I don't know if it'll succeed. His face got a darker look to it, not that All For One could see him, but Killua thought, I also don't know if you will stick to your word. All Might's reasoning made sense. If All For One sends me back, I'm gone from his grasp. Other people he's helped and manipulated…they're still in this world. "I can still help you," the teen said out loud. He leaned in closer towards the villain who could not see him. He said in a low tone, "But once you reach your goal, I expect you to send me and Gon back."
Killua turned around and walked out without a word, and All For One did not say anything either. Your goal is to kill All Might. Since that is YOUR goal, I'll let you handle it. Killua entered the warp Kurogiri left open for him and teleported back to the bar. The villains noticed him, but Killua ignored them all and simply left.
Killua sprinted back to the motel where Gon was studying for his upcoming math exam. "Gon," he greeted once he entered and noticed the green haired teen.
"Killua! Finally!" Gon got up from his seat at the little table where his books and papers were placed all over.
The silver haired teen glanced over at the table and raised an eyebrow at the sight of a million disorganized papers. "Need help?"
Gon nodded but looked like he had something else he wanted to say. "Fighting All Might was a part of your plan?" he wanted to clarify. When Killua nodded, Gon asked, "Was it so that he could say the stuff at the end? To the reporters?"
"Yeah, I figured fighting him would bring a ton of attention," Killua answered. He took a seat on the bed but decided he wanted to lay down. "All Might is strong. I don't think either of us went all out. It might've gotten too destructive if we did that, but it was fun."
His best friend ignored those statements as he thought about Killua's rationale himself. "Now, your hope is that someone in the world can help us with their Quirk?" Killua nodded. "Why is that your backup? Why not the main plan?"
"There's no guarantee," Killua stated like it was obvious. "Though, if someone comes up and can help us, I'd take their help any day. I don't care about All For One. I just want him to use his Quirk for both of us. If someone else comes along and can do that earlier, there's no reason to deny them."
"You think anyone will help us after seeing you fight All Might?"
Killua thought about it for a moment because it did not occur to him that he now had a bad look. He opened his mouth to answer, but Gon had something else to add. "You're pretty much a villain to the world."
"Well, All Might wants to help me," the silver haired teen defended. "And he wants the world to help me. If that isn't enough reason, I don't know what is." He sat up on the bed. "We'll just have to see."
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed. Sorry for the delay. Took a bit of a break from writing so I could focus on some other things, and I also had to think about this story. I really appreciate all the supportive comments and feedback people have given! I read every review, and I replied to the ones where I felt I wanted to say something. There were a lot of Guest comments that I wanted to reply to, but...since they are Guest accounts, I can't reply to them :/ at least not in a PM. Oh well. I don't have too much time to spend on this note, so I'll address some of those things in the next chapter. All valid points, but just thought I'll share my viewpoint.
Thanks again for reading!
