Chapter 29: The First Curtain Closes

The week was now over. School was starting up again for UA, all its first year students now coming back from their internships. To many, it was an informative week, to some it was...challenging. For one in particular, it was a total waste of time, and for another, it was something they did not expect. In fact, they went into this week dreading it, only to come out beyond surprised.

That one was Shoto Todoroki, son of the Number Two Hero, Endeavor. He had gone into the week with his usual indrawn, aloof self, hiding the annoyance and hatred that he had for his old man. This was followed by his father repeatedly yelling at him, telling him to use his flames, saying that was the reason Bakugo easily beat him, and why there was burn marks all over Shoto's body now. But the teen didn't want to use those flames, ones he considered to be pure evil.

No, he held nothing but hatred for his father, but only agreed to take his internship because he knew it was the best way to get experience. He still wanted to be a hero, something his mom had told him he could do...though it didn't really help when he was constantly getting berated all the time.

But that changed once the two of them went villain hunting. Specifically, the hero hunter. Shoto didn't ask or complain about it, as he knew it would be good experience despite going after something that was way out of his league. And as they went to Hosu, the duo soon found it being attacked by the monsters that he had seen at the USJ. This was followed by him helping the evacuation while his father beat the Nomu, only for the attack to come to an abrupt end.

And then they found the hero killer...who had been already beaten by a vigilante. Spider-Man. The teen didn't really know anything about him, all he remembered was hearing the class he was part of talk about it at lunch one day, but he didn't pay it any mind. Now, he was regretting that. For right after Spider-Man had beaten the hero killer, he talked back to Endeavor. No one talked back to his father. Even Shoto had a hard time doing it and the vigilante just...made fun of him to his face! Incredible! And this was followed by his father chasing after Spider-Man, losing him and then went home furious. Spider-Man had made fun of his father and successfully evaded him! It was something Shoto didn't think was even possible.

And that wasn't all, as for the rest of the week, the news kept going over and over the footage of the hero killer and Spider-Man, saying how he had done the heroes' job. For Endeavor, his anger had no bounds. He lectured Shoto on the ride home about how vigilantes had ruined everything in an incident a few years back and how Spider-Man was no different. It was a story Shoto had never heard before, but after hearing it and what had happened that day, Shoto wished he had known about it sooner. He would have gone into vigilantism on the spot if this was what made his father this angry.

Instead, the teen went to bed that night, pulled out his phone and spent some time looking up everything he could on the vigilante. He found that there wasn't much on him, but a forum known as the 'Spidey Squad' had just been formed a few days ago. The teen instantly signed up for it, making him a 'spidey-fan' on the site. He then looked up to see if there was any merchandise, only to find nothing...at least, in terms of what he could buy online without his father knowing. He might be able to find something local though, but it would have to be later.

As such, Shoto found Endeavor growling at the news all week long while trying to train Shoto and do small patrols, only to see the vigilante on even more news, along with the hero killer proclaiming 'the word hero holds no meaning anymore' or something like that. But that stuff with the hero killer didn't really interest Shoto. And as the week came to an end, Shoto knew what he wanted to do when he got back to school. He wanted to ask his classmates what they knew about Spider-Man.

Naomasa let out a long sigh as he walked down a hallway. He rubbed his eyes at this, having just woken up from a small nap after the crazy ending of last night. Though he would admit that the ending was the worse part of that night as well. It began when him and Aizawa had finished locking down the hideout that Death Arms, Crust and X-Less had helped take out. That event was fine, mainly because they captured everything, not a single member of the Inner Demons getting away.

It was the few minutes after that that was the issue. For after him and Aizawa had got back to Naomasa's car, an officer rang out on the scanner, saying the Lurkers were in pursuit of something. Sharing a glance with the underground hero, the two quickly drove off. This was followed by them driving through the city, only to come to a stop when they found the Lurkers stuck in a street...fighting each other. The sight made them raise eyebrows before getting out to figure out what was going on, only for the fight to come to a stop.

This was followed by the Lurkers trying to repeat their earlier chase, only for them to find a semi with several webbed up people on the vehicle. The trio of heroes told the detective what had happened next, saying the villain had somehow brainwashed Kamui Woods and the two had to try and contain him. Aizawa then used his quirk on Kamui, but found it did nothing, making them conclude the quirk had already lost its effects on the pro hero.

After that, they investigated the semi, now finding even more money, drugs and weapons. That and on the roof was the villain behind it all, a man none of them recognized. It wasn't till they had him cuffed with quirk nullifying handcuffs and hauled off to the station that they found out that it was a man named Martin Li. His profile showed him as a philanthropist, one who had made an organization to help the needy. This information was the final straw for Aizawa, as he said he was sick of all the irrational stuff the last few hours had done and told he'd help Naomasa with the case after a nap and a day of classes.

Naomasa was fine with this, but also found himself in a standstill. For when they picked up Martin, they found a note from Spider-Man that said: This may sound strange, but please go easy on him. I believe there's still good within him. Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.

That note was something he had read over and over as he finished his walk down that hallway and opened a door, glancing inside to see Martin Li cuffed to a makeshift hospital bed with quirk nullifying handcuffs on him. The man had been unresponsive since they found him, but his injuries weren't bad. Nothing life threatening, just some broken bones.

This was then followed by the police chief telling him that the hero commission is now repeatedly asking every day when the Spider-Man case is going to be solved. He told him that they're going to start really breathing down the police's necks soon, and Naomasa has to figure out something. However, the detective had a feeling that this was just the beginning.

"Tough night, huh?" chimed in a voice, making Naomasa turn to see it was cat-headed Sansa.

"Oh yeah." Naomasa sighed as he shook his head, "Not sure if I can take it anymore, honestly."

"That bad?" Sansa asked with a tilted head. "You know, you could just tell the chief you need a break."

"I..." Naomasa tried to say, only to look back at Li before glancing down at the note from the crime scene, which was now just a photo on his phone as the real one had been placed into evidence. "I don't know Sansa. I just...I don't know. I don't get how one vigilante is doing this much so quickly." He shut off the phone at this and put it back in his pocket, "I just...I get the feeling this is going to get even worse before it gets better."

Sansa patted his back at that, "Come on, let's go talk to the chief and see if he can let you get some rest. You need it."

Naomasa stared at him for a second, only to nod, "Thanks..."

Midnight had just walked into the teacher's lounge when she saw it. It was Aizawa's giant yellow sleeping bag, fully zipped up to signify the man was fast asleep inside. The sight made her shake her head, knowing that she should wake him, but she had also heard that he had a case literally last night.

Seeing this, she left the room and waltzed over to the classroom for class 1-A, glancing inside with a big grin. However, the sight inside made her smile slowly change to a frown. In the classroom was only one student, Tenya Iida, who had a dead stare on his face. She had been given a rundown on what had happened to him over the internships, mainly over the hero killer and Spider-Man. She had been hearing a lot of stuff on that vigilante recently, mainly on the news of how he was doing the heroes' jobs, the thought making her want to sigh. She was really hoping the students won't get attached to something like that.

It was here that the other students began to file in. The relatively quiet ones were first, such as Todoroki and Shoji, the rest soon walking into the room. It wasn't until a certain blonde boy named Katsuki Bakugo walked in that things started to get loud. A few were laughing at his hair, which was a combover, the woman stifling a giggle as well. This was followed by the final student walking into the classroom, Ochako Uraraka. She had a long frown on her face, and Midnight could see she was beat up and bruised despite hiding it under her clothes.

But before she could ask what happened, the girl walked in and gasped, "Iida!" The glasses wearing boy turned to her, the girl showing a concerned frown, "Hey, you okay? I heard about what happened."

Iida slowly replied at that, "I am...unsure."

"Oh. I'm so sorry." Uraraka responded as she sat down beside him, "Do you uh...wanna talk about it?"

Iida stared at her for a second, only to glance away, "I...I don't know."

"What happened?" chimed in a voice, making Uraraka turn to see Mina and Tsuyu staring at them.

"Oh, uh...Iida apparently fought the hero killer with Spider-Man last week." Uraraka responded, making Mina go wide-eyed while Tsuyu put her finger to her chin. Todoroki and Kirishima turned to them at this, both hearing the vigilante's name as she glanced back at Iida, "Anyways, I just wanted to see if you were okay. I heard about what the hero killer did to your brother. I'm sorry about what happened."

"I...will be fine." Iida replied as he closed his eyes. "My apologies. I'm still...recovering."

Uraraka nodded at this, "I understand." She then put her hand on the teen's shoulder, "Just know we're all here to help." Iida glanced back up at her at this, now seeing Mina, Tsuyu and Kirishima also nod.

And before he could thank them, Todoroki walked over and spoke up, "Iida, could I ask you something?" They all turned to him, surprised the usually quiet teen was asking for anything. The sight made a few others in the class glance over, including Katsuki.

"Um...sure." Iida slowly responded.

"I know I was there at the end of the fight with the hero killer, but I never got to ask you: What was meeting Spider-Man like?"

Multiple students showed different reactions at this, Uraraka and Iida showing surprise, Tsuyu just blinking at him while Mina and Kirishima whispered to each other. A few others in class began to murmur at this, only for Katsuki to speak up, "Who?"

Almost all of the class turned to the blonde, the teen raising an eyebrow at the sudden stares as Kirishima said, "Don't you know about Spider-Man, Bakubro? He's all over the news!"

"No. And stop calling me that or I'll turn you into ash, you worthless extra." Katsuki growled, making Kirishima glare at him before he turned back to the others, "Who the heck is Spider-Man?! What, is he some hero that's been rising the ranks or something?!"

Everyone was about to respond, but Iida beat them to the punch as he pushed his glasses up his face, "Spider-Man is a vigilante that has been making news recently. He is the reason why the sports festival we were part of had such low viewership, and he is the one that defeated the villain who hurt my brother, the hero killer."

And as those words entered Katsuki's ears, he let out a cackle, "Pfft! Seriously?! Wow. Then your brother must have been some loser!"

"What did you just say?!" Iida barked back, the teen now glaring at the explosive blonde. "My brother is a great hero who took on a monster of a villain!"

Katsuki just leaned back in his seat and waved a hand, "No, he's a total loser. If this so-called hero killer got beat by a vigilante, then he must have just been some F-rank villain."

Iida slammed a fist on his desk at that, his glare intensifying as he growled, "He wasn't some F-rank villain! He was a monster!"

"Yeah right." Katsuki spat as he stuck out his tongue, "If some nobody vigilante can beat him, then this hero killer must have been a weakling." The teen then saw the glare he was getting from Iida and now Todoroki staring at him, making him let out a scoff, "Oh please, everyone knows vigilantes are losers that failed to become heroes. That means this Spider-Man is the same, just worthless trash." Over half the class was now staring at the blonde as he added, "Wait...you said he's the reason the festival got low views. Why?! What could some pathetic vigilante do to make that happen?!"

"He fought a gang war all by himself just outside of UA's doorstep." Todoroki instantly responded in a flat tone, everyone turning to him.

"Seriously?!" Bakugo sneered, "You're joking, right? There's no way the media would rather talk about that instead of the festival."

"What, you think you're more important?" Todoroki asked in a low voice.

"Uh, yeah! Of course I am!" Bakugo yelled as he stopped leaning back, "I won the festival, didn't I?!" He pointed to himself, "That makes it more important than some loser vigilante!"

Iida opened his mouth to respond to this one, only for Todoroki to chime in again, "I wouldn't speak lightly over Spider-Man. I've seen what he's done, and I know for a fact that he could easily beat you."

Katsuki's face lit up at that, slamming his hand into his desk as an explosion came off his palm, "What was that, Half-and-half?! Want me to roast you again like I did at the festival?!" He stood up and got right up into Todoroki's face, "It'll only take me a second to beat a worthless Endeavor-wannabe like you!"

Ice began to form off Todoroki's side at that, his usual blank expression showing a hint of anger at the comment, only to see Iida stand up as well. Explosions began to pop off Katsuki's hands at this, a vicious grin appearing on his face. "You wanna go too? Come on then, you pathetic extras. I'll kick both your-"

"Stop!" Kirishima yelled as he got between the three, "Don't start the day off with a fight! There's no need-"

"Shut it, extra." Katsuki spat as he grabbed Kirishima's shoulder and pushed him away, the boy stumbling into some chairs as Bakugo cricked his neck, "These losers think they can take me, and I know I can beat them without trying."

"You..." Iida growled, the rest of the class now staring at the three. Some were grimacing at the sight, teens like Hagakure, Yaoyorozu, and Koda were all fidgeting. Tsuyu grabbed Uraraka's shoulder as she was about to try and interfere, the girl glancing back at the frog quirk user as Tsuyu shook her head. Mina had gone over to Kirishima, pulling him back to make sure he didn't just straight up attack Katsuki. The rest were all just watching, their eyes going back and forth between the two sides.

And watching it all was Midnight, the teacher about to walk in, only for a hand to grab her side. She glanced back and saw it was Aizawa, a dead tired look in his eyes as he said, "Don't bother."

"But-"

"Forget it. It's not worth it." Aizawa grumbled as he let go of her and took out a cup of coffee from his sleeping bag. He took a sip as he added, "I know what you're going to say, and the answer is no. I'm not doing anything about Bakugo."

"Seriously?! Shouta, despite how much I disagree with your love for expulsions, you have to admit you need to do something about Bakugo!" She pointed to the classroom as Bakugo leaned up closer to Todoroki's face, "Did not see the festival and the battle trials?! I watched the footage, and the injuries he gave to Aoyama and Uraraka in the trials were terrible!" Aizawa just stared blankly away from her at this, making the woman groan, "Shouta...I know Nezu told you to do something about him-"

Aizawa rolled his eyes, "I'm not doing a thing. He has the most potential, the best grades and the best control of his quirk. The rest should be expelled instead. They have no drive and don't take heroics seriously."

Midnight shook her head at this, "They're just kids, Shouta. You know your expulsion method doesn't always work. You need to-"

"It works." Aizawa grumbled before sighing, "Unfortunately, the internships had some...consequences, which of course were related to this stupid case I'm part of." The man put a hand to his face and pinched his temple, "Stupid Spider-Man. I can't believe I lost so much sleep over a bunch of dead ends and pointless villain fights."

"Shouta-"

"Anyways," Aizawa interrupted, "If I expel them right now, they might think its because of the internships going wrong instead of them realizing why they're expelled." He turned to her with a glare, "My method works. If they think they're just allowed to be heroes because they can beat up a bunch of toys in the entrance exam and win a few festival games against a bunch of other incompetent kids, they don't deserve to be here." He let out a low growl as he began to move around her, "Get to your class Kayama. I have work to do."

Midnight shook her head at this before sighing and walking away as Aizawa entered the classroom doorframe. And as he did this, Katsuki continued to pop tiny explosions in his palms, "Oh yeah, four-eyes?! I bet you learned nothing over your internships! Heck, I bet all of you didn't improve a bit because you're nothing but a bunch of worthless-"

"Say another word and you're expelled." interrupted a voice, everyone turning to see Aizawa. "Get to your seats. Now. You're wasting time, which is irrational, and I will expel all of you for it."

Katsuki growled at the teacher at that, Iida and Todoroki spinning around and quickly taking their seats. As they did this, Uraraka watched her classmates sit down with a long frown on her face. Most were wearing frowns just like hers, the sight making her feel even more uneasy as her teacher made an announcement, stating they would be getting a new student. A minute later, the gen-ed kid that made third in the festival, Shinso Hitoshi, walked into the room.

And as he was introduced, she slumped back into her seat as a single thought went through her head, 'I wonder how everyone else's internships went...'

Naomasa's eyes creaked open, his mouth letting out a long yawn. He slowly got out of his desk chair, having just finished a small cat nap. He rubbed his face as he walked out of his office, only for another officer to walk up to him just as he closed the door.

"Naomasa!" The voice exclaimed, Naomasa turning to see it was his old partner Eizo Tanuma.

"Hey Tanuma," Naomasa replied, "What's up?"

"Got more info on your case." Tanuma chuckled as he gestured to him a folder. Naomasa took it, opening it as Tanuma commented, "Gotta say, you take on the craziest cases. Anyways, that's the report on that other location you had that other team go to a few hours ago. Looks like that vigilante got there before us as well."

"I see..." Naomasa muttered as he began reading several pages, "So the Inner Demons also had that building and the officers found them webbed up and half the place was coated in gasoline?"

"Yup." Tanuma nodded, "Looks like they were trying to get rid of all their stuff, but Spider-Man stopped them."

Naomasa let out a long sigh as he closed the folder in one quick motion, "Figures."

Tanuma shined a small smile at this. He had been Naomasa's partner for a long time, and even though they didn't work together that much anymore, he knew the man well. It had been a while since he had seen Naomasa that frustrated. "The case that bad?"

"No." Naomasa shook his head.

"I think it is." Tanuma chuckled before slinging an arm over Naomasa's shoulders, "Come on, let's go get a cup of coffee. I've been out of town for the past week or so, so you can update me on everything and maybe I can help you out."

Naomasa stared at the man for a second, seeing his usual casual smile before nodding. "Okay. Just...don't expect too much. This case is honestly so crazy that I don't know where to fully start."

"We'll start with a cup, simple as that."

The sound of a liquid pouring into a bottle could barely be heard as a chalk white hand handled a small jug of whiskey. A long sigh escaped the man's breath as he eyes stared at the drink. And after another few seconds of pouring, he stopped the flow and put the jug down, taking a sip later.

"Ugh...still not enough." He grumbled as his ears picked up the sound of footsteps behind him. "What?!" he asked without turning around.

"Phone call, boss." The thug replied with a gulp.

"Is it him?"

"Yes, boss." The thug muttered out.

"Figures." the man spun around at this, revealing a frowning Tombstone as he took the phone out of the thug's hand, "What do you want?! I already got you the shipment, and my boys are loading up another batch right now!"

"Now now, the boss didn't want me to call you about that." replied the phone, making Tombstone sigh as he heard the voice.

"Hammerhead." Tombstone growled, "Where's your boss?"

"He's busy. And before you yell at me, I'm here to give you some good news." Hammerhead responded as Tombstone hissed into the phone. But as the thug on the other line began to talk, the long scowl on Tombstone's face began to disappear. Instead, his lips went into a neutral position as he raised an eyebrow.

"Really?" Tombstone let out a small chuckle, "Now that's a surprise."

"I know." Hammerhead added before switching to a deep gravely tone, "But that's not all. The boss thinks things will start moving again."

"That's not my job." Tombstone grumbled.

"I know. That's why I'm calling instead of the boss."

"Tch. You mean that he just doesn't want to talk to me." Tombstone hummed before glancing back into the room, seeing a few thugs moving some boxes. "Alright. Tell your boss I got no interest in taking his stuff. I just want money, got it?"

The phone call ended a second later, Tombstone letting out a long hiss as he gave the device back to the thug, only to see an expectant face on the criminal. "Deal's still good if you're wondering. In fact, things are even better now."

"H-h-how so, boss?"

Tombstone chuckled and shook his head, "Simple. Our buyer has a boy in the police, and they just said that the leader of the Inner Demons got caught by that...Spider-Man guy." The villain got out of his seat at this and took a chug of whiskey, "Looks like one bit of competition is out of our way."

"That's great boss!" the thug responded, only to see Tombstone's face go back to a scowl, "Or...is it?"

"It ain't over." Tombstone grumbled as he took another swig of whiskey, "Get the shipments ready. If the Inner Demons are gone, that means two things. Some new gang will probably appear, thinking our racket is an easy target...or Spider-Man will start coming for us."

"And if its number two, boss?"

Tombstone put the bottle down on the desk behind him, "Then I'll break every bone in that bug's body."

Uraraka sat down her tray of food slowly, inhaling a deep breath before taking out a pair of chopsticks. As she did this, she glanced up to see Tsuyu, Iida, Mina and Kirishima all sit around her. But before any could say anything, Todoroki also sat down, right beside Iida. They turned to him, surprised the usually quiet boy was sitting here, as he preferred to be alone.

And as they began to eat, Iida turned to Todoroki and asked, "Todoroki, are you wishing for me to answer your earlier question?" The teen nodded back, Iida taking a small breath before replying, "Well...I apologize, but I don't have too much to tell you."

"That's fine. I understand." Todoroki responded.

"Before I begin, may I ask why the sudden interest?"

Todoroki slowly blinked at him, only to reply, "Let's just say...I was inspired by him." The group all went wide-eyed at this for a second, Tsuyu's eyes only slightly growing.

And after a moment, Iida pushed his glasses up his nose before speaking up, "To start, I...only met him for just a few minutes. However, I must say in those few minutes...it was like watching a pro." The others all raised eyebrows at this except Todoroki, only for Iida to say, "I had chased down the hero killer, only for him to beat me instantly." Everyone leaned in at this, surprised at Iida just admitting that as he continued, "And then Spider-Man just...jumped in and fought the hero killer with ease. He quickly got around all the hero killer's attacks as if he knew what to do, and yet he told me later in the fight he was improvising everything."

"Really? He improvised everything while fighting a killer?" Kirishima chimed in, the group turning to him. "What?"

"Don't interrupt Kiri, its rude." Mina added while nudging him.

"Sorry." Kirishima muttered out, only for Iida to chop his arm at him.

"Its fine! I understand your surprise! Its just...I didn't expect a vigilante to be so...skilled." Iida crossed his arms at that, "In fact, I keep thinking about what happened and it still feels unreal."

Everyone shared a glance at this, only for Todoroki to ask, "What's his quirk like? I saw online that people think he has several quirks."

"That's possible, kero?" Tsuyu added, "I thought at most you could be born with is two."

Todoroki nodded at that, "I thought so too, but they think he has several. That or he uses a lot of different support equipment."

Iida put his hand to his chin at this, "I'm not sure about that one. It seemed he could cling to walls, he could shoot webbing out of his hands, and he was invisible at one point...and he had electric powers as well." Iida blinked at his own words, "That does sound like multiple quirks, doesn't it?"

"That or a lot of support equipment like Todoroki said, kero." Tsuyu finished for him.

"That's gotta be it." Kirishima added, "I mean, no one has that many quirks. Isn't it like...impossible?"

And as Uraraka heard those words, she glanced back down at her arms, staring at the bruises. The sight made memories flow through her head before glancing up, unaware Tsuyu was staring at her as Uraraka noticed a certain blonde man walking across the other side of the cafeteria. He looked like a skeleton, a bit of blood dripping off his mouth as he grabbed a drink before leaving the cafeteria.

"You okay?" Tsuyu chimed in, Uraraka turning to her.

"I'm okay. Just...tired." Uraraka replied.

"You don't look it, kero. Did something happen to you on your internship?"

Uraraka bit her lip at that, "You could say that." She then saw Mina turn to her as well, making Uraraka glance away, "Sorry."

"Its fine, kero." Tsuyu added, Uraraka looking back at her. "Want to hear what happened to me on my internship?" The brown-haired girl nodded back, the frog girl giggling before starting a small tale of her being at sea.

Two pairs of eyes stared at the blade, the duo being a pair of men, one in a white lab coat while the other was in a formal suit. Both were cloaked in the shadows of the room, one of them taking out a small swiping device as he held it over the red liquid on the katana's tip, "Excellent. To think we would get a sample of Spider-Man's blood."

"Indeed. Perhaps now we can see if-"

"Sirs!" They turned to a third voice, another lab coat wearing man racing into the room, "The package. Its...its here!"

Two grins followed this, the one in the suit replying, "I see. Bring it in."

A few minutes later, a large cylinder container was wheeled into the room, its bottom part having a ton of wires dangling off it, all connected to a small generator. Inside the cylinder was a ton of glowing purple liquid...and a small jet black creature inside. The being was utterly grotesque, just the ugliest thing the duo had ever seen. It also didn't look the least bit alive, though that was because it was missing an arm, had an exposed brain that was half sunk in and one of his eyes was just an empty hole.

"Yes...this is definitely the work of All For One." the suited man commented.

"And Garaki. It has his style. That man is never subtle despite how much he wants to think he is." the lab coat man added as he walked up to the cylinder, his eyes scanning the creature over, "So this is a Nomu. Fascinating...and yet-"

"Slightly disappointing." the suited man finished for him, "Though he did say this one was a failed prototype, correct?"

"Indeed." The lab coat man sighed before spinning around, his eyes going back to the blood tipped blade on a nearby table. "Let's just hope its...enough."

"I believe it will be." The suited man replied while scratching his chin, "It seems All For One has been very busy. I wonder what he's doing right now if he's making creatures like this."

"Who knows." the lab coat man responded as he began to examine the blood again, "I suspect with him, its probably related to All Might. He's always been obsessed with that clown."

"True." the suited man hummed as he stared at the Nomu, the creature just floating in the cylinder without a single ounce of movement, "At least we were able to convince him to give us this. I can't wait to see what we can make with it."

Tomura Shigaraki let out the longest hiss he could as he sat on a bar stool, staring at the two that had just walked into the bar. He was already in a bad mood today, and this was about to make things a lot worse. "Seriously?!" the white-haired man growled as he pointed at Giran. "This is all you could find?! This...burned up chicken nugget?!"

The scruffy smoking villain just shook his head at this as he pointed at the scarred up man standing beside him. "He's the first one of a few I found. Just give him a chance."

Shigaraki hissed at Giran before his eyes turned to the burnt man, "Fine. Who are you then?!"

"Name's Dabi." replied the villain.

"That's not a name. What's your real name?" Shigaraki grumbled as he got off the bar stool he was sitting on.

"I'd rather not say." Dabi responded, a trickle of flames appearing on the back of his hand. He walked up to Shigaraki at this, both just a foot or so away from each other before the two thrust their hands at each other. And as their attacks were about to strike, two dark portals opened over the hands, making them both miss their targets.

"What the-Kurogiri!" Shigaraki roared as he turned to the bar, the misty villain standing behind it while cleaning a glass.

"You shouldn't immediately try killing a new ally, Master Shigaraki." Kurogiri coolly replied, "At least give them a chance."

"You..." Shigaraki hissed before glancing back at Giran, "Is this all you got?! I need more than this! We're going to destroy the hero society, and its not gonna happen with just one new guy!"

Giran took the cigarette out of his mouth and breathed out a puff of smoke, "I got some more coming in over the next few weeks. Though I gotta say, I was honestly surprised with one of the rejections." He put the white stick back in his mouth, "I really thought she would be down for this kind of gig."

A small pink tongue slithered out of a fanged mouth, licking the tiny drop of blood that was on a shining silver knife. The fangs from before turned into a vicious grin as the tongue licked the knife again.

"Mmm..." a feral yet feminine voice cooed, a steady blush on the person's face as she let out a giggle. It was a girl with blonde hair that was tied up into two messy buns. On her body was a schoolgirl's outfit along with several knives hidden on herself. Her eyes were that of a cat's, shining as she stared at a television.

The box was showing a certain dark green colored costumed vigilante. "Spider-Man, huh?" She muttered as her tongue took off the last drop of red liquid on the blade, "So you're the one Mr. Stainy picked." She then put the knife away before putting her hands up to her face, a large red blush shining on her cheeks, "I can't wait to meet you!"