Vol 2 Chapter 3 Findings and Cookings!
Last night, Thursday.
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"Where do you think they will first to appear?"
On the clear sky in early morning where moon and stars still dominate the sky as the twilight of light implies a new dawn will arrive.
A girl standing above the edge of the highest building in the mustafu. She had a combination of crimson black color gothic dress and a bow that tie her hair in unbalance twin tail as if representing the hands of a clock.
Kurumi has a expressionless face while staring above the sky like she was waiting for something to appear.
"[The specific location is hard to determine but I am certain they will appear in abandoned urbanized location or can be a rural areas]"
"How is it possible?"
"[In my world, They start appearing from the blind eye location and partially late when discovered]"
"[ less civilized or unpopulated areas are their target. Rural areas fall under that category]"
"[Some of them is directly hitting a densely urbanized locations. They just making an appetizer while preparing the main dish as they gather first in isolated areas]"
"Main dish?"Kurumi raise her brow.
"[Some ALPHA are appearing in the cities to divert the attention of the fighting force leaving behind others who will moving in blind spots until the preparation is done]"
"[Those being left behind are the real deal unlike the first one terrorizing the populated areas. When the time it is discovered, already late]"
"So that's what you mean"
"[It is so simple strategy yet my companions and I failed to notice this issue much earlier]"
"You didn't scout the areas?" Kurumi ask.
Kurumi thought they at least work to wonder where this creatures came from.
"[We've already done what you asked. After the initial attack, we order all our people to look out the areas. If they found something strange they must report back regardless what happen]"
"[High possibility they will do this strategy again while the main force of this world is still strong]"
"You think Humans are capable fending off?"
"[If you leave them alone, It takes time the strength of the human powered with quirk dwindle]"
"Can't they kill them?"
Quirk is a power that can define by the modern science and technology. The first time it discovered was from china. And the next generation after that incident, the babies beginning to have quirk as well.
That is the dawn for quirk users.
"[Nope. Unless they able to wield their magic power than relying in quirk]"She said prompting kurumi to enlighten some of her questions lingers in her mind for the past few months.
"What do you mean?"
"[I will explain later]"
If mika said is true, Human powered with quirks can't be able to neutralize the incoming threat soon to happen and cause destruction like Mika's world.
If it's that the case, how come a human especially living in this world be able to fend off these creatures?
Just seeing them still alive and kicking after giving all of your power to kill them will surely inflict terror in the hearts of anyone.
"So... is this the reason why you send me in this world than directly send me to my world?"Kurumi ask.
If this existence invading other universe, then perhaps-
"[Correction. One of the reason]"
'One of the reason?' Kurumi thought.
Perhaps this is the reason why Mika send her here to defend this world. Humanity had no access to magical power, and her as a spirit can be considered her reiryuku (Spirit's power) a substitute to combat the impending invasion.
To have a greater power correspond to a greater responsibility.
She even said one of the reason meaning there's a lot more she consider why she was send here.
"You considered this world as well. Even though you have a different origin, You take a risk defending this world"
"[Yes. Because this universe is the closest from my world and again, there's a lot of reason why I send you here]"
Kurumi frown. She was right. The first universe to be involve with is this world.
She doesn't expect there's a lot of reason. But looking at some complicated matters, Kurumi slowly digest and understand why.
"...Mika"
"[What?]"
"How about intercepting while they still in outer space? Spirit doesn't need to breath unlike human nor affected by the space weather"
Since she was a spirit, an existence that supposed yo be impossible to exist under the normal means, can live a harsh and unhabitable environment because they cannot be considered as humans anymore who needs the basic needs to survive.
"[We don't have a means of transportation, it's useless. Even using your shadows as teleportation, there is a limitation. And if you successfuly intercept them in space, They will try to scatter in outer space. It's good if you wait them to settle in one area then concentrated your fire power.]"
She's right, Even she can live in the vastness of space, she still had no means of trasportation to traveling with such a large distance. It is a futile attempt, she may as well lost in space?.
"I had a map? I can locate them?"
But with her modified (Zafkiel), things goes easier. Even location her enemies and villains in this planet is easy as slicing a cake.
"Yes you have that but they will be cautious once you make a sudden attack and what if they run away?]"
"[Like I said, they have a stealth like no others and couldn't be underestimated. If they activate it, Not even your map and I can be able to trace their location in this world.]"
"[But if you attack when they had settle in one place, They can't communicate the others unless you let them escape?]"
"...If you say so. Our plan would turn into waste"
Kurumi look at east as the twilight of the sun becoming brighter and brighter for each passing minute prompting a start of a new day.
And a countdown for destruction.
"[!. Kurumi. Look at your map immediately!]"
"What"
Kurumi hurriedly summon her status page and click the [Map] to see the current status
"10 dots, approximately 12.6 billion kilometers"
"You said they will break the seal few more years"
"[I remember I said it. But I never said ALPHAs have no means of escape other than totally breaking it. They probably pass the smallest crack in distorted sealing]"
"What's the point of the sealing if they can pass through?"
"[That's...]"
It is futile. Despite the sealing, if they can escape from the sealing by a form of crack, then there is no point at all.
Every effort made was useless
"Mika?" Kurumi called to her as waiting for her reply.
"[I.. I will tell you the details later]"
"!"Kurumi look surprise. She frown as she feel mika look hesitated to reply
She seems avoiding her question and she doesn't know why. But she realize after few seconds.
'I see'
Kurumi look at the sky begrudgingly before shifting her gaze to the most distant sky. Kurumi recalled what Mika told about her story.
Mika had done sealing to prevent invasion and expected to be completely break few more years.
It was beyond frustration when you you see your home world fallen into ruins as one of the ruler(She thought the status of mika). Shame, guilt, and powerlessness.
Kurumi can sense this emotion when she was talking with Mika especially whenever she told her the tragic story of her world.
Over the course of one year living in this world, Kurumi keeping her mouth shut from mentioning the world Mika came from as she a bit afraid to hurt her emotions and chose to remain silence and ignore her.
Mika will smile and make jokes but some of them contain emotions.
Deep but can be see Hidden yet leaving a trail.
And now she seems accidentally raise her question regarding to sealing.
'Why I am thinking these uncomfortable things. I shouldn't ask this bothersome question'
She thought.
She need to let go this troublesome thoughts before it affects her mind
Tapping the floor, she fly high in the sky, against the air resistance, she doesn't have any troubled with it. Not even the drastic dropped of temperature doesn't bother her. What just in her mind is soar high straight up in the sky.
It take her two minutes to reach the hundred kilometers altitude and she stare down seeing a vastness of yellow lights coming from the buildings and roads below.
Once her gaze towards the outer space, The dark blue sky was change into black and the stars increase in numbers.
But her attention was solely in a point direction.
The dark region of space devoid in any stars pointed by the map. Even though she couldn't see what's in that location but as the map shown. It was the fleeting vessels
"[They already entered the outer solar system. Their vessels will slow down as the their first precautionary action. Now Let them be for 2 weeks, The communication to one another vessels will cut off short until they prepared to appear]"Mika finally apeak much to kurumi's relief. But there is a confusion on her part after hearing what mika said.
"The technology of this world is commendable especially people had quirks. Why the government did not detected a foreign object appearing in the space"
The modern technology. Her world had an accelerated boost in terms of technology due to the emergence of spirits and realizer that could power large cannon that enough to level down a city.
In this world, even though without realizer, this world cannot be
"[That's what makes them more frightening. Stealth can't be comparable to anyone other than their race]"Mika said as kurumi keep her gaze to the dark space
"1 month is so long. I've already prepared."
"[Then. How about being a good girl and join together with izuku for the rest of the week? More importantly, It is weekend you know?]"
"hn...fufun~. It would be nice idea if only this thing doesn't happen"
"[Hoh? you said you already prepared? The rest will be relaxation]"
"...considering the time constraints. Even I already done my preparations, I can't be with izuku for this day"
"[Why?]"
"I should gather more mana-"
"[Kurumi. I tell you, Your power and your reiryuku in your body are enough for now . I doubt you will used everything for an entire battle unless you will use spacequake?]"
"From your the tone of your speaking, are you not worried what will happen if I don't manage to stand my position?"
"[Because I already know you can do it.]"
"..."Kurumi close her mouth. She continue her sentence.
"[In how they invade others; I've experience their first effective tactics, their nasty pattern and I don't want to make the same mistake ever again. I'm telling you this because I know what will happen. Haven't you notice? or do you know this? Overplanning is too fatal in battle]"
Mika has a point. Over planning has risk which do more harm than good especially planning a strategy that a single flaw will create a domino effect led to more failures and casualties. She can't afford to make mistakes.
In terms of level of risk, over planning is second to the highest risk where the first one is having no plan at all obviously.
If these is the best decision, then she had no objection anymore.
kurumi release a sigh then look away to another buildings.
"Fine. I will accompany him for the rest of a month"
"[Goood!.That's the spirit!]"
"You know I am really a spirit"
Friday, afternoon.
"Izu-chan~~"
He felt a pair of slender arm wrapping around his neck before a sudden warm pressed against in his back.
"Onee-chan?"He raise a brow and realize his neechan was hugging him from behind.
"Do you know what is it?"Kurumi smile unbeknownst to izuku and said it near to his ears.
"Um. friday and already end of the class?"Izuku nonchalantly replied while thinking another possible answer if his first answer is incorrect.
"Well. that's true... But Since it's Friday afternoon what would be tomorrow?"Kurumi look at the side and look at him again
"Saturday. weekend- Are we going to our usual place nee-chan?!"Izuku muttered before realizing something.
"It can be. izu-chan"Kurumi make a knowing smile
"We where going to practice again?"
"No we're not"
"Then"Izuku look confuse. If they will not practice, what will they do?
"Does your mom had work tomorrow or she will be in your house for an entire day?"
"No. She will be on duty tomorrow"
"That's great"
"Why it is great nee-chan?"
"It's still a secret but wait for tomorrow"Kurumi smirk while her left eye still covered by her bangs.
Izuku want to know what his nee-chan planning. It's unreasonable for him to ask what is it since it looks like, nee-chan wouldn't tell him even he begged to her.
'Nee-chan have no plans telling me. But-'
'I can still use the fifth bullet of Zafkiel...hihihihi'
Fifth bullet or (Hei). Like a future sight or clairvoyance, A bullet that let the target to see the glimpse of future. Izuku can use it to know what will be the event unfold in the future much to his happiness.
Although Izu-chan was smiling to his nee-chan but his mind was laughing evilly.
Yet, his smile didn't get unnoticed by his neechan.
'[Did I felt Izu-chan's smile has something was off?]'
'I knew it'Kurumi thought.
"Izu-chan"
"hai"Izuku snapped out from his thoughts and look at her.
"No peeking at the future through Fifth bullet okay?"Kurumi flatly said while looking at him intently.
"!...T-that's! I... O-of course! I wont!"Izuku flustered from his spot. It's like being caught red handed.
This is truly scary, His nee-chan read him accurately.
"Hmmmm? Promise to me"She pressed further.
"...Promise. To. me"
"*sigh* I promise nee-chan"He surrender while pointing his two hands up in the air before making a smile.
He thought he could trick his nee-chan
'Nee-chan really outsmart me'
It seems before he think something, His nee-chan already know it.
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"So [Me] what will be the first step?"Kurumi ask.
"First. uh. In the recipe. we will begin preparing the ingredients"One clone look to a list of instructions while the other clones look at her in agreement.
"[Me]. other [Us] still buying the ingredients"One clone said
"No [Me]. [Us] already arrived with the ingredients needed"
"Oh"
"Hey. You there. [Me] Let's cut the pork"She point out
"Is it me or the other [Me]?"One clone point her finger to another clone and point herself if she was the one called
"Not you [Me]. Yes you [Me]"
"Okay [Me] Let's start"
Kurumi watching the scene and her clones busy in preparing for the dish they studying.
Kurumi formed a small smile from the scene giving a vibe of hard working staffs in the kitchen who cook and prepare the meals of the costumers.
This is a good scene. But it ruins in few moments.
"Hey [Me]! and other [Me] Why are you frying the pork!? it isn't yet chopped nor it was seasoned! and It's still early!"
"Huh?"
"Ha?"
"Hn?"
Three kurumi's look at her simultaineously with different reaction. One has a confusion, one has a blank look and other was shrugging her shoulder
"Does the egg and the flour mixed?"
"[Me]. she said we are making a pork cutlet. not a dough. And also flour is not even in the ingredients"
"Oh. but isn't the process has similarities?"
"Yes when we want the raw materials to be cook. But the process of cooking and seasoning isn't the same obviously"
"But there's still similarities right [Me]? So we can add all the ingredients together and let it cook itself!"
"Stupid [Me]. it's not"
"How about We little add a bread crumbs?"
"...[Me] that's..."
Kurumi on the other hand face palmed.
"[Ohohoho. I wonder how. I wonder why]"
"Please stop. you are adding to my ongoing head ache"
Kurumi grit her teeth in frustration. Mika in her side laughing joyfully much to her irritation.
"[You see. The other Kurumi in your world has an impressive cooking skills. But you. Her clone...]"
"I know. You shouldn't tell me anymore. I am a failure"
"[No that's what i mean. I think you don't really inherit her cooking skills despite she created you as her clone]"
"..."Kurumi didn't reply since she doesn't have anything to argue with. She made a sigh then walk towards the kitchen where the bunch of Kurumis, her clone located.
CLAP
CLAP
CLAP
"Let's go back from the start"She raise her voice gaining the attention of her clone while she wear the white apron.
"Ok [Us] I will be the one to take the lead and all of you will be standby unless I called you"
"Sure"
"Okay [Me]"
"We will support you [Me]"
"Tell me what you need [Me]"
Majority of the clones replied as they quickly agreeing to her statement much to her relief
"For the first step. put all the ingredients in the table"
"Haaaai~"Like a bunch of little kids being ordered, They begun organizing all the ingredients needed.
Next day, Saturday.
"Onee-chan"
"Hai. We are here Izu-chan"
Izuku facing a bricked building with a lot of cracks
"are you sure is this place?"
Izuku said after looking at the appearance of the house. The building can barely called home because of what's outside.
He shouldn't judge the book by it's cover.
It might look like an abandoned or haunted house but he shall see first the interior before he gave an impression
No one knows maybe the interior is really different?
He will find out
"Yes. Currently, I am living in this apartment"Kurumi said prompting izuku to snapped back in reality.
"Home... onee-chan's home"Izuku said under his breath.
"What is it Izu-chan?"Kurumi turn towards to him with question mark above her head.
"No. nevermind. This is my first time going in your home"He smile.
"*giggle* It may not look home in outside but please go inside"
'Yes. Onee-chan sure isn't messy as I am'He thought.
He always see his nee-chan neat and tidy no matter what occasion, capturing a villain or walking around with him. Which led izuku to think about himself.
Seriously about himself.
A sweat roll down beside his chin after flashing a part of his memory replayed again in his brain
Remembering his toys, his clothes, his other stuff lying in his room everywhere.
That time, is one of the darkest event in his life.
Just imagine your mother having red glowing eyes and dark appearance holding the butt slayer broom while saying your name.
.ku
He swore to himself to always clean his room or he will summon an apocalypse
'Hiiiiiii!'Thinking that again make him shiver in fear.
Thankfully, His face remain stoic at all.
"Anyway Nee-chan"
"hn?"
"You never Invite me to your home onee-chan until now"
A year had been passed and this is the only time his neechan invite him in her house.
"Neither you are"
"Hey! I remember inviting you onee-chan in my house!"He retort back.
He always remember inviting to dinner with his mother in their home but his nee-chan keep refusing.
"hmmm? I have no memories about it?"She said
"You forgetting it always onee-chan!"
"Really?"
"Really!"Izuku put his two fist at the level of his collarbone and lean forward to his nee-chan.
Kurumi raise her brow in confusion and now put a smile in her lips.
"Then. this week I will come in your house"
"Izu-chan?
"Is it true!?"
She doesn't know that with her sentence izuku lean closer to her with eyes sparkling in delight.
"Yes But for now. We have a task to do today *giggle*"
Kurumi urge him to come in as she open the door knob creaking sound produce by the door and they went in.
As expected.
The interior was nice and lively and typical place for a girl to live.
The living room with a flat screen t.v. hanging in the wall and grey sofa facing it with a table between them.
There's no picture frame or anything that depicts his nee-chan had a family hanging on the wall.
"This is my room"Kurumi led him to her room
The wall was colored in light pink and an average size bed with a black cat pillow in the side.
In Izuku's observation, Her house was a western type of house and quite common in this age. Just a plain house nothing less.
"Nee-chan. your house is really beautiful inside"
"Do you like it"
"n!...This is my first time seeing your room and where you sleep"
"*giggle* Is that so?"
"n!. and Nee-chan"
"Are you living alone?"
"Nee-chan?"
"Yes. Izu-chan. It's such a long story"
Izuku froze. He was looking at her wide eyes in surprise.
She was living alone?
who pay for her foods and everything?
He clench his fist. thinking how her neechan lives in her own makes him admire her more and sad that no other family member taking care of her.
Speaking of family member, do she have a sibling?
"Neechan"
"hn?"
"...I want to know at least your parent or sibling?"He ask
His question made Kurumi pondered for a bit.
'[Oh. Are you thinking a lie that is convincing?]'
As if Knowing her thoughts, Kurumi groaned and did not reply.
'[My guess is correct right?. Then say you are a noble became bankrupt, your family died and you left alone in this world]'
'What a terrible lie. At least modify it to make it more convincing. Besides nobility is rare for this days'
'[It's up to you to modify it. At least I give you an idea]'
Mika is not really helping the situation at all.
Terrible situation with impromptu decision.
She really hope Izuku will bite her story. She breath in and out and start this beautiful hopefully perfect lie.
"My parent and I living in a mansion." she said
"Mansion?" He couldn't help but ask in surprise.
She groaned after seeing Izuku easily bite off her lies. Well she herself couldn't help it.
"Yes. But one day we lost most of our wealth" She continue.
"We move to Tokyo and settle in this small house"
"The remain fortune we had was split and give to me in order to prepare the future"
"The other fortune was used to everyday living and for my parents to find job"
"Then. One day. they involve in an accident"
"They passed away. Leaving me here alone" She said in sorrowful tone.
She secretly peak in her side and as expected, Izuku was in shock, looking sad, and the feeling of sympathy really express in his face.
'[If only I had a camera, I can replay your beautiful lie a thousand times kukukuahahaahaha]'
'Shut I'am concentrating'
"Then. Onee-chan"
"Yes?"
"if they involved in accident, why not use (Zafkiel) and go back in time again?"
Their power Zafkiel has the power to manipulate time in their will. Even the most impossible and irrecoverable thing in the world can be reverse and restored. That's why it is too suspicious that his neechan didn't realize and use it to go back what she lost.
"I can't"She said
The first thing izuku thought on his mind was the word; Why?
Why? she didn't use her power to go back in time? What's the reason?
That's a good argument and Kurumi made a smile before dismissing the suspicion smoothly.
"My power isn't yet to manifest. Going back in the past is impossible. Especially around that time"
There's an expression at izuku with 'So that's the case'look and he buy it again.
She really hope being forgive one day when Izuku found it to be ridiculously made up story.
"Then how long before your power manifest onee-chan?"he ask again
Kurumi look on the other side with a sweat rolling down to her cheek before replying.
"It's about 5 years after the incident"
"Then if it manifest, why not go back in time after it manifest"
"It is not simple"
"I already told you this year ago. My Zafkiel had limitation. Including your own"She said
"...?"Izuku tilt his head in confusion
"Yes. You didn't remember? Our Zafkiel can send us back in time through Twelfth bullet [Yud bet] but if it more than three years ago requires entire spirit life span"
"And a fun fact. There's no other spirits besides us in this world"
"Can you tell me on how can I acquire a spirit's life?"
"Should I sacrifice Izu-chan's life? for my selfish desire?"
"That's..."Izuku widen his eyes in realization before casting his head towards the ground.
He looks like, he touched a very sensitive topic with him regretting at the end.
Kurumi on the other hand had a stoic expression but her inside was smiling wryly.
'[Really, lying with a straight face. Sometimes I want to mastered that skill]'
'There's a truth in my words. I have not completely lie at all' Kurumi retort back as she glare above .
'[That's why it become more convincing]'
'[Look at Izuku on how convincing your lie was]'
"...I'm sorry nee-chan"Izuku felt apologetic.
"No at least I had a sibling"
Surprise to her sudden statement, Izuku immediately look at her.
"Do you have a sibling?"
She still had a sibling? Izuku want to know atleast that there is some family member she had.
It is kinda lonely to be living alone inside a house.
"Hn? you want to know?"
"Yes! I want to know nee-chan!"
Kurumi look at the sparkling eyes of Izuku as he lean forward wanting to know. She sigh and replied.
"...He is a boy"
"..*nod*.*nod*."
"He had a dark green hair"
"..*nod*.*nod*."
"He always call me. nee-chan"
"..*nod*.*nod*."
"..He is with me right now"
"..*nod*.*no-. But doesn't that me!?"
"Hn? Yes. Who do you thing I'm referring to?"
"But nee-chan although we had identical power. We are not biological sibling!"
"biological or not. You are my little brother Izu-chan~"
"Guchi!"Izuku was caught off guard.
flustered to what she said, Izuku look away.
Few moments, he close his eyes and feel his nee-chan rubbing his head against her palm.
"mou.."
Kurumi keep head patting him.
"What's with this pouting?"Kurumi smirk. she couldn't hep but smile in his expression.
"Say Izu-chan. Are you against it?"
"No! Not at all! I like it nee-chan!"
Kurumi finally stopped and go to the door.
"I think it's time"She smile again
"what it's time?"
"Let's head to the kitchen Izu-chan"
"*nod*"
"There"
"..."Izuku saw a lot of ingredients placed in the table. It range from shiso leaves, bread crumbs and seems a boneless pork.
Other ingredients are in another table and Izuku didn't differentiate it. He immediately look at his nee-chan and ask what they will do to them.
"Nee-chan. Are we going to cook perhaps?"
"Yes!. Since we never do something outside and unrelated to the training except going in arcade. This will be a new experience"Kurumi clasp her hand and smile.
"...okay"
"So Izu-chan wash your hands"
"m!"
He obey start washing his hands and wipe it with a clean rag hanged on the side.
He saw his nee-chan already equip with apron and he too, wear the another apron.
"Nee-chan do I have to slice the pork?"
"No need. Izu-chan this is already sliced. What we will do is season the salt and pepper in this pork"Kurumi using her right hand, added the salt and pepper gently rub the
"I also try nee-chan"izuku do the same to the remaining pork.
"Next we will put a cheese inside the pocket of the pork"Kurumi slice a rectangular cheese enough to slid inside the porkchop
"Like this neechan?"Izuku watching Kurumi try to do the same
"Yes"
"Also that mozzarella, Give me that including the shiso leaf."Kurumi put a mozzarella on the top of shiso leaf then fold it in half.
"Then repeat what I did"
"Yes"Izuku do the same.
The effort he gave is hundres percent but looking at his neechan, she looks relax and calm as if it was nothing at all.
As expected of his neechan.
She wasn't just good at fighting but also good at this.
"Hey Izu-chan?"
"Eh? ah! what is it?"
"You're spacing out"
"I'm sorry!"Izuku see his ingredients falling together and hurriedly put the mozzarella in the shiso leaf and move in the next one.
But the thing is his own ingredients disappeared in his table.
He look at the side and his neechan looks like she take it away.
"I already done yours so you can follow the next step"
Izuku felt ashamed
He was absorbed in his owned thoughts that he forget he still things to do.
"I'm really sorry..."he said
Kurumi stopped in her work she look at izuku without any expression.
Izuku look back and felt tense what he noticed.
His neechan had a flat line lips and staring at him completely. No voice, no sound, the surroundings is silent.
Izuku can't read what emotions she has right now.
she had a poker face.
His neechan begin moving towards him and he wasn't sure what to do.
Is she will going to scold him?
Or she will stop all of this and make him go home?
His Nee-chan was 12 inches apart from him. He close his eyes tightly and waiting for his Nee-chan to scold him if she wi-
Instead of getting what he predicted, he felt something warm ruffing his hair.
Izuku realize his neechan patting his head.
"Don't be so apologetic. We still have many things to do you know?"
Kurumi smile fondly while speaking softly. She stopped and let her back facing izuku.
"Besides. Other than hero stuffs and training. You shouldn't be so nervous Izu-chan. This is suppose to be a relaxing experience. Did you forget?"She smile.
He forget
His neechan invite him here for the sole purpose of enjoyment and relaxation.
Why he was so nervous?
Why he was afraid of?
Because he can't afford to get mistake?
Neechan will scold him with his mistake like this?
That's not his neechan then
His Nee-chan is in his side with a smile in her face while putting the folded mozzarella and shiso leaf inside the porkchop pocket.
"Yeah..."
He shouldn't think unnecessary and negative things.
Besides. after meeting her year ago, This is his first time being invited in his Nee-chan's house
Right now. it is one of the most important and precious time he had together with his neechan.
Having a mistake or not, he should enjoy this time.
It's not like a mistake like this upset his neechan right?
Izuku slaps his cheeks both his hands twice then smile.
"Then Onee-chan"
"Hai?"
"Since the next step is to dip the pork chop in flour then I will do it!"
Kurumi smiled again and put the bowl of flour next to izuku.
Izuku hurriedly put the pork cutlet drench in flour, side to side and done.
'[Aw. this is relaxing like from a slice of life animes]'
'What do you mean?'
'[You aren't watching that kind of stuffs so you don't know]'
Kurumi look at her side reminding izuku who dipping the pork cutlets in flour.
"Don't forget the eggs"
"Yeah"
Izuku after he drench the porks in the flour, he dip them into the scrambled eggs. After that, he rolled the pork chops in the bread crumbs then back to the scrambled egg.
He put the pork chops into the bread crumbs again.
"Izu-chan. The pan is ready"
"Hai"
The pork cutlets have been place to the heated cooking oil and pan.
The sizzle sound after he put one pork cutlets then put the rest with ease.
Kurumi in his side showing a smile as she let izuku frying the pork cutlets.
This is the first time they have done something related to cookings. It is always practice, training, instruction, and lecture.
If there is a break, then she let izuku do what he wants as long as she had her consent to do so.
She couldn't deny when she see izuku cooking, she remember the tragedy of last time she tried to cook the same dish only end up in failure.
It is thanks to her angel, Zafkiel; by using the sixth bullet, she passed the information on what happen then try again.
Although it is a waste of power especially the reiryuku, atleast she wasn't worry about the ingredients being wasted.
She try and try again until it was a satisfactory result.
And now she can proudly tell she had confidence in guiding izuku to cook this pork cutlets.
'[Don't think about the reiryuku, you can replenished it easily]'
'...I am just sightly worried'
Kurumi smell the pork cutlets already cooked and put a paper towel ready for the pork cutlet.
"Izu-chan. please put the pork cutlet here"Kurumi instructed him and he put the freshly hot pork cutlet in paper towel through using thongs.
"Hai"
"I will handle the next izu-chan. Go keep draining the excess oil by using paper towel."
"Hai"
Kurumi saute the onion until it become translucent then added cube potatoes and carrot.
She cook it in one minute then bring a water to boil.
"It needs water?" Izuku appeared behind her and kurumi reply without even looking back. She was focus on doing her work.
"Yes. it will mix with the curry paste later"
she turn the knob of the stove to low heat then simmer it for ten minutes
"Prepare the plates Izu-chan"
"Is it cooked already?"
"No. But soon."
Izuku preparing the plates and kurumi knew the potatoes and carrots already soft, she put the curry paste near her and pour out into the pan.
"This time. We will put the curry paste."She added the curry paste mixing it with boiling water.
Ten minutes and the curry already cooked.
"Izuchan"
"Hai?"
"Do you know how to use a knife?"
"Mmmmm. yes somehow"
"Can you cut the pork cutlets into cubes"
"smaller or bigger?"
"Medium"
"...okay"
"Make sure not to cut your fingers izuchan"
"Yes. Leave it to me"
Izuku using the knife and it is rare for him to do since his mother always preparing his food everyday and he always end up waiting for his mother to cook their food.
He never really had much of experience in handling a knife.
That is why he is an amateur. He hopes his neechan will not notice this.
"Do you really know how to use a knife Izu-chan?"
Hooray. He was caught
"U-Um. I just k-know it. At the basic level I guess"
His sentence is scrambling and unknown how to cover his mistake.
"Use a fork or a thong. Either of the two is preferable. Don't hold it with your fingers"Kurumi give him a fork.
"Hai"
By following her instruction, his performance increase a little bit.
"You also have a same problem like me when I first use the kitchen knives"She said
Izuku jolt from his spot. He immediately look at his side and directly stare at her.
She really is?
Thinking that his neechan aren't good at cooking at first compare to what he witness is really shocking.
Then he is not alone at all!
His neechan have an experience but in her first time using knives she was like him.
Amateur and lack of experience.
He couldn't help but his lips arch up
There is a sense of motivation surging his body and encouragement solidifying his determination.
"I will help you"
h?
Izuku was dumbfounded.
"You see. You should hold it like this"
He felt a warm feeling against his back and a same slender white ivory color arm touching his own while her hand gripping his hand with a knife.
The smell of rose and strawberry invade his nose
His neechan guide his hands in slicing the pork cutlet in small pieces.
"This sliced pork cutlet has to be place in the rice"
All the pork cutlers has been chopped and put over the hot rice.
"And The curry paste. It should be cooked right now"
Kurumi let go of him and close the stove. She put a pot holder gloves and hold the pot with the curry sauce.
Yet Izuku still remain frozen in place
"Izuchan?"
No response.
"Izuchan?"
"...hai!"Finally he was snapped out and look at her.
"You're space out again?. Please prepare the plates"
"Hai!"Izuku scratch his head a little.
He doesn't know that he space out for the second time while doing this.
"Izu-chan. the preparation is finish. Let's eat"She said and he nod in agreement.
the two of them sit on the chair while opposite to each other.
In the table was their creation.
The pork cutlet.
"Itadakimasu" "Itadakimasu"
They raise their spoon and scooping their food at the same time.
chomp chomp
Guchi! fuuuf!
Both of them frozen in place.
Izuku is the first one to speak
"Neechan...Did you replace the salt with sugar?"
Kurumi immediately took the packaging and headed near at the kitchen.
She then see the jar of sugar and powdered salt switch position.
"I knew it! That's why every grain of the sugar is much larger than the powdery salt when I pour some of it!"
"Pffftt"
"What are you laughing for?"
"Neechan"
"You are also clumsy sometimes"He said what is in his heart.
"fuuahahahah?"Kurumi couldn't help but release a dry laugh while she unconsciously scratch the back of her head
"I'm sorry izuchan. It seems. that it the case"
"But it still edible. Even though it is sweat"
"Is it?"
"Mmmmm!"Izuku nod.
"Next time"
"Next time. I will make sure that it wont happen again"
"There is next time Nee-chan!?"Izuku widen his eyes in shock and immediately ask his neechan.
"Yes. How come this is the last time?"
"Yay!"
"We could do this in weekends you know?"
"Really!?"
"And I am planning to visit your house next 2 months"
"July!? or exactly two months from now?"
"Mmmmmm second week of july I guess"
"You really go to our house neechan!?"
Kurumi nod in affirmation as she smile to Izuku.
Izuku on the other hand cannot contain his excitement and jump in delight.
"I will wait neechan!"
Kurumi see how happy izuku from the bottom of his heart.
And so, The two of them welcome the day with the morning light of the sun basking them through the window.
A happy morning.
And yet, there is a feeling kurumi cannot let go as kurumi secretly peaking to izuku.
2days ago
Thursday Night.
The same night Kurumi looking at the darkest location from the highest building somewhere.
DING DONG
"[Who's there?]"
One the other hand, An ongoing scenario occur without her knowledge.
A reply coming from the inside of the house and few moments, the door open revealing a woman with light brown coffee hair.
"uh? Izuku-kun? It's evening. do you need something?" She ask
There is Izuku, Her neighbor and her son's friend who flinch first before opening his mouth.
"Um ano. Does kacchan is still in the hospital Aunt Mitsuki?"
His question made Mitsuki raise her eyebrow
"Izuku-kun. Are you perhaps want to give a visit?"
"Um yeah. mmm. I am"
"I appreciate your concern even though my stupid son being meanie at you" She smiled.
"For the case of that brat, the last time I see those nurses are starting to treat his wounds and bruises. Ah Izuku-kun. Do you know what happen? He just arrive at home with that condition"
"..."Izuku look at the ground can't properly look at her as he was guilty in what happen to kacchan.
"You see. I tried to call the school but the staffs pick up the call saying the principal and any other teachers went home already"
"Izuku-kun?"
Under her gaze, izuku was fidgeting not knowing what to reply and his legs start losing it's strength.
He bit his lips before muster all his courage and look at her. He won't lie since she has the right to know after all, she is kacchan's mother.
"Aunt Mitsuki.. the truth is, the transfer student and Kacchan had a little misunderstanding and result to a fight"He said.
Remembering how things happen earlier and the day before, he tell what happen while immediately avert his gaze down to the ground.
He is afraid she may scold him.
"Is that so? Did he the first one to lose control his temper and charge?"
Contrary to his expectation, Aunt Mitsuki just calmly ask again another question yet Izuku is slightly nervous.
" .."
"Hah. as expected." There is a Sigh escape from her mouth.
"Base on how moody he is when I see him. Did he lose in a fight?"
"...yes"
Base on his personality, kacchan will never ever accept his lost in a fight. Especially in how his nee-chan keep mocking him and bragging she was quirkless and how a quirkless able to supress his strength.
It is unacceptable.
To lose in someone who doesn't have any quirk?
that is ridiculous
Knowing kacchan personality, he will never ever ever ever going to believe it.
"Fufu. serve that brat right. He had a one hell of an ego. Sure in that school he know his not the only one had a capable quirk"Mitsuki felt pleased while talking to herself.
She look back to Izuku who unknown what to do
"Anyway izuku-kun. I will pick him up before midnight. He will ready to be discharge at that time"She said prompting izuku to look at her.
"As for you. You can visit him here tomorrow if you have time. You don't need to trouble yourself going to the hospital okay?"
"Right"
"Oh you should go home now Izuku. the sky is already dark and your mother may be waiting for you"
"...Yes. I also going home now after this. Goodnight Aunt Mitsuki"
"Good night too. Just tell your mother 'Hi' by me Izuku"
"Yes. I will"He wave his hands in goodbye before walking away from the house. He heard the door being close and finally sigh in relief.
"She did not scold me"
Kacchan's mother Aunt Mistuki did not scold or anger for anything.
"But. That's also a good thing!" It is unbelievable. she was so calm and she can accept it strangely fast?
Once Izuku walk far enough to the place with absence of light, he stopped. He check if there is a person nearby before concentrating his body as the feeling of reiryuku circulating his body.
[POWER ACTVATION:ZAFKIEL]
[FULL SCALE DRESSING: ASTRAL DRESS]
Izuku envelop by the swirling dark crimson fragments before his entire appearance change.
His primary school uniform change and replace by crimson black gothic dress and a crimson black net bow to support his unbalance twin tail light green hair.
Once he check again the surroundings, he levitate in the ground before fly high in the sky.
a cool breeze of the night air assaulting his body as he was flying at speed of 37 miles per hour.
He saw the beautiful scenary below where the building lights, road lights and the sound of horn by the cars moving in two way traffic.
He was fascinated by the sight but he know he had to do something.
"I forgot to ask where is the hospital anyway but, probably he was sent to the nearest hospital or medical center here in mustafu"
Izuku saw the one hospital with the nearest location from his school and from the house of Bakugou.
"I think I found it"
Izuku think there is a high chance, he was sent here.
Izuku make a shadow in space and enter inside.
He finally appeared inside the building and check every single room stealthily
Every room either cleaning stuffs or materials, surgery room with patients currently undergone surgeon and sickbed patients with oxygen and dextrose as life support.
Izuku roam around checking every single room.
"Can you tell me now What the hell happen to your face? Who's attacker did that to you?"
"Shut up and do your work!"
"This brat. How troublesome"
Ah. I knew it
Izuku sigh after hearing the usual remarks of his friend.
Surely he was so pissed right now that onee-chan gave him a beating earlier.
"Ow! o-ow! old fart that f*cking hurts!"
"stay still brat. And who's fault for this to happen. This was done already earlier and if only you don't keep moving from place to place, this bondage won't loosen!" The doctor and kacchan is arguing. The doctor unwrap the bondage and when using gloves, he put an antiseptic in the cotton.
"Where is the nurses anyway. Why only some nurses duty this night? If they are around, I'm not doing this"The doctor murmured but didn't go unheard by Izuku.
Izuki continue observe the doctor.
"Ow!"Kacchan looks repulse from the sudden pain as the antiseptic in the cotton touching his wound.
'There is antiseptics I knew didn't hurt at all when applied to the wound?'Izuku thought.
'But from what I see. The doctor had pouring another kind of antiseptic than the common thing I saw
'And he might enjoying it'
There is a suspicious look on the doctor and izuku could sense that.
Izuku observe Kacchan and the doctor, from cleaning again his wound to properly wraping the losen bandage in his face.
"The dressing is already good and finished. Do not fucking move until your mother arrive and pick you up. you should lay on the bed and rest while waiting"
"Damn. I know"
". Finally I am finish"The doctor muttered and leaving Kacchan inside the room.
"That bastard. I will get my revenge in monday"Katsuki growl in anger. He thought no one heard his grudging sentence yet Izuku was listening and couldn't help but sigh
'Sigh. He will lose and will never win'He sigh after hearing him cursing his neechan.
'But'
Izuku look in his condition.
His cheeks balloning up, had bruises around his eyes and there is also a bondage in his chest.
His condition. Onee-chan really kick him in the butt.
Izuku look at kacchan with sympathy.
It looks like he will live like that atleast for a month. Looking at his bruise that too pitiful to see. He also need to be careful of his movements from now on in order not to loosen the dressing.
"Even though, He is wrong. Even though, he bullies me. Onee-chan gone too far..."
But Izuku don't like that. He doesn't want him to suffer that much. Let alone to recover for a 3 weeks at minimum and a month in maximum.
"I may as well use this bullet"
If there is something he can do. then he will use it. Izuku inhale and exhale as his heart beating loudly.
"The fourth bullet"
Izuku said while preparing his flintlock pistol and start loading it with the effect
"Dalet"
The dark red mist go inside the muzzle and Izuku slowly point his pistol towards kacchan.
With this he won't live for a month in pain and sufferings.
This will be the end
BANG
Izuku immediately hide as he close the shadow and vanished in instant.
Sure the gun fire will attract an unwanted attention.
But all in all, Izuku look pleased as he smile from the bottomless shadow world that he doesn't know if it has an edge.
'I hope this will be the last time you will try to pick a fight with my nee-chan. Kacchan'
He smile for one last time
A/N: Happy new year everyone~ Really sorry for the late update, I should posted it on 2nd week of september but I felt like I want to delay the update and continue to write the next chapter and thinking I may as well upload 2 chapter at once.
Shortly I will upload the next chapter since it's already finished anyway.