Not A Bad Guy

Kamin was with Eri in an ice cream shop which he got her ice cream, something she has never seen or tasted before in her life. She had strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla flavors so she can taste the three basic flavors for now, which she smiled after eating each one. Kamin asked while enjoying his cookie dough ice cream, "How is your ice cream, Eri?"

Eri smiled, "This is amazing, Papa!"

Eri refers Kamin as 'Papa' because she sees Kamin as a father figure and her savior which he smiled, "That's good to hear."

Kamin showed her many places like the park, the beach, and deep into Tokyo which she was having a blast. Eri was in awe as they were in Tokyo Tower looking down at the city which Eri said, "Papa, look I can see home from here."

Kamin chuckled, "I can too."

Eri was referring to Kamin's base which it was a company building for Kamin's legal insurance company that he owns. The business is called, 'Mind And Soul' and their motto was 'Working hard to keep you mind and soul at rest.'

Kamin would be lying if the entire thing wasn't a pun for his quirk, because the entire thing was a pun. But they are known as the best insurance company from the National Consumer Affairs Center (NCAC) for 7 years straight which was also how old the company was. The yakuza operations happen under the building in the underground levels, which since each member wore a mask covering most of their faces, except Kamin and Sozo, they are the insurance agents. Kamin gets money out the business like most do, but they don't bill people as much and they cover more things than most companies do. Like the 'All Might' and 'Endeavor' policies, where if the heroes were responsible for the destruction of the client's property and/or health then the company will help the client afford lawyers to sue the heroes.

Kamin then took Eri to a festival show her some fireworks and culture, which Eri saw a stuff unicorn on a stand which Kamin saw the game to win it. The guy gave Kamin the ball to throw at the bottles, which Kamin put some strength enhancing quirks in his arm which knocked the bottles over. Eri got the stuffed unicorn which they continued until Kamin saw a candy apple, "Eri? You want a candy apple?"

She asked, "Candy apple?"

Kamin said, "It's an apple but sweeter."

Eri nodded which Kamin bought one for her then a man walked close to them. Kamin read his mind which the man was there to kill him. Kamin smirked from the idea of someone thinking they could kill him, the man shot Kamin's head. Everyone was in shock and Eri in shock, "P-Papa!"

The man was shaking which he was taken down by Ryukyo and her sidekick Nejire-chan. Eri was about to cry until she heard, "It's okay, Eri…"

Everyone was in shock that Kamin, who was shot in the head, got back up to reveal the bullet popped out of his head and the hole healed up. The man in shock, "No…"

Kamin looked at the man, "You ruined my daughter's day and everyone's day here."

Kamin then read farther into his mind, "So… my father hired you to kill me, how low could he get? Well I'm going to try to make up your mistake of ruining my daughter's day now… enjoy your night in prison."

Kamin picked up Eri, "I'm sorry Eri, if I moved out of the way, he would have killed you and I'm harder to kill than I look."

Kamin and Eri went to go see the fireworks which she still eating the candy apple, which Eri asked, "You will be with me forever… right Papa?"

Kamin looked at her and smiled, "I will do my best."

Kamin looked at his souls to see he can live a long time, he had multiple souls with regeneration quirks and unexpectedly a longevity quirk. He knows there must be a point to where his quirk and the quirks of the souls he has collected can't save him. Kamin asked, "Besides the man… did you have a fun day?"

Eri smiled, "Yes!"

Kamin said, "Your Uncle Sozo has a surprise for you when we go to his place."

They went to Sozo's base which Kamin opened the door which Eri saw that there were pieces of art everywhere and it was colorful. Then Sozo came into view with a real unicorn which Eri was in awe by everything, Kamin smirked, "I like what you did to the place."

Sozo said, "Well Kai's base was just a giant blank canvas to me… which I took great pleasure of giving it color and my it my best work so far."

Eri loved all the colors and everything which Kamin saw Hisashi to ask him, "How long has he been working on this?"

Hisashi chuckled, "He started two days ago which he refused to eat anything or sleep until I had to force him to."

Kamin laughed, "That sounds like Sozo, he always is our ray of sunshine…"

Then Sozo went up to Kamin, "You were shot in the head?!"

Kamin scratched his head, "No big deal… just a guy paid by my dad to kill me, but I have regeneration quirks. No need to worry."

Sozo said, "This is worrying, that your dad is hiring thugs to kill you in front of Eri… we need to do something about him."

Kamin said, "Sir Nighteye is working with what I gave him, so it's only a matter of time… but we must not attack the town hall. That will truly provoke the higher up government to hunt us down like animals."

Sozo calmed down, "Fine… but try not to get kill like that."

Kamin chuckled, "I can't help it… but I'll try my best."

Kamin left to walk the streets of what he now owns to see many people were walking around. He then saw a purple hair teen walking around just to be alone, which Kamin froze to think, 'That is my nephew that Nezu and Kiroito kept mentioning… what is he doing here?'

He followed him from a distance which then Shinso got surrounded by some thugs. Kamin said, "Hey! Beat it!"

The thugs looked at him and laughed, "You think you can beat us!"

Kamin smirk, "Me and my friends… on the other side."

Then Kamin's shadow became multiple shadows which they grabbed the thugs and pulled them in. Then their bodies came out of the dark shadows and they were completely soulless, Kamin said, "Be careful kid, these parts are a little… shady."

Shinso asked, "Are you my Uncle Kamin?"

Kamin said, "Your Uncle Kamin died in the alleys where he was banished to, many years ago."

Shinso raised an eyebrow, "You don't look dead."

Kamin chuckled, "Well you do have your father's observation."

Shinso said, "Thank you, but I also would like to ask you some questions."

Kamin said, "Well if I don't, you will use your quirk on me. I might as well give you some answers on some topics you want to ask."

They went to a bench nearby which Shinso asked, "Why did grandpa believe you have a villain quirk?"

Kamin said, "Because I could kill, manipulate people's personalities, bring people back from the dead with a single touch. I could also talk to the souls of the dead and for some reason when I take a soul; I also take their quirk, memories, and experiences. What official made me disowned was my increased intelligence and mind reading making him think I would be an excellent criminal mastermind."

Shinso raised an eyebrow, "Wouldn't becoming a hero prove him wrong?"

Kamin said, "When the family disowned me, I did what I had to do to survive. I killed for money, got in fighting rings for a place to sleep, and got involved in drugs to have food to eat. I did a lot of things I regret now, but it was all to survive. Kamin Hitoshi died in the alleys and the alleys was where Kamin Tamashi was born."

Shinso asked, "You can read minds and you have higher intelligence… do you know what my quirk is?"

Kamin said, "Brainwash, you can take control of people who respond to you. A very powerful quirk that can be useful for hero work."

Shinso asked, "You do see the good in all quirks like dad said."

Kamin chuckled, "I see everything in every way, my intelligence rivals Nezu's which honestly the world is really moronic. The people are arrogant and have this idea of what is a hero quirk and what is a villain quirk. This stereotype way of thinking is the reason for the rise of villains and fake heroes, people need to look at what makes a hero or villain is the person."

Shinso smiled, "Thanks for talk."

Kamin got up, "Don't run into anymore thugs."

Kamin went into a tea shop to enjoy some tea then Nezu came in, "You look awfully calm after getting shot in the head early this evening."

Kamin smirked, "I have been through worse."

Nezu sat down with his tea, "Is the league of villains, this great war you have been speaking of?"

Kamin smiled, "They play a big and important role, but that isn't the war I am thinking about."

Nezu asked, "All Might is getting weaker, yet you don't kill him… why?"

Kamin said, "He needs every amount of energy possible for his final fight… with his old enemy. He shouldn't be wasting it so freely."

Nezu fell the words of 'his old enemy' and was a little bit scared for All Might, which Nezu asked, "What is your end goal?"

Kamin chuckled, "To give the future generation a place where it isn't the quirk that determines heroes and villains… it's the person. To give them the best life possible where despite class, quirk status, and how much doubt people have about them… they can be free to be what they want. Like maybe a quirkless hero, a mind controlling hero… true heroes."

Nezu smirked, "I too would like a world like that to exist… but you and I know that it won't happen in our life time."

Kamin smiled, "That's if we do nothing about it today… I also have a longevity quirk to make me have a longer lifespan, so I might see it in my lifetime."

Nezu asked, "Most of the souls and quirks you have are from people who have already died… what's it like to have souls that are older than you are?"

Kamin said, "It's like talking to an ancestor from a distance past, I talk to the souls of various times. They have interesting stories and have shown me the ways to survive the city as I was thrown into by my family. I can take souls by force but most of the time they want me to take them in. They refer to me as a safe haven for them and see me a person who can hear their tales and use their powers for the greater good."

Nezu saw the chess board on the table which they nodded to each other and began another game.