Ch. 9: Bellios Gang Showdown
The night of the stakeout arrived, and the three peerages were split into teams to stake out the locations.
Izuku was grouped together with Asia, Chacha, and Momo. They were currently stationed at a loading dock in a harbor, waiting from the top of some stacked trailers.
As Izuku waited, he couldn't help but think back to when his father explained a bit about his supernatural background.
**********Flashback**********
Hisashi had returned back from patrolling, and Izuku and Asia were there to greet him. Luckily, Inko was already asleep, so they could talk with Hisashi more freely.
"How did you become a member of the Mystic Keepers? Actually, before that, how did you become aware of the supernatural?" Izuku asked.
"Well, to be honest, supernatural background has always been a part of the Midoriya family, going back four generations from you," Hisashi explained. "As for the Mystic Keepers, a friend of my father who was a member brought me in after some consideration if I was worthy."
"Is your dragon armor a Sacred Gear?" Asia asked.
"Ah, that, the Dragon Veil armor. No, that's just something I received some time during my career in the Keepers," Hisashi replied. "And the sword, that was actually the first item I got upon joining. The sword of flames, Homurasaki." Hisashi then unsheathed the Homurasaki for Izuku and Asia to see. It was a sleek, katana-like sword with the image of a dragon etched onto the blade.
"So cool," Izuku said as he marveled at the blade.
"I could show you more about it, but we don't wanna set off the fire alarms now, do we?" Hisashi joked as he sheathed the Homurasaki.
**********End Flashback**********
At another stakeout spot, there were Yumi, Tsubaki, Katsuragi, Koneko, and Hisashi.
"Nothing so far," Yumi said.
"Man, this is boring," Katsuragi complained, then she noticed Yumi, specifically her breasts, and a mischievous grin appeared on her face. "I just found a good way to pass the time." Then without warning, she started groping Yumi to her shock. "Oh wow, just look at these sweater puppies! I bet these combined with that pretty face draws all the boys right towards ya, don't they?!"
"H-Hey, come on, stop!" Yumi begged through the moans from having her breasts groped.
Tsubaki noticed this and got a weird look on her face. Koneko, however, made an obvious frown.
"Sexual harassment is not allowed, hentai-senpai," Koneko said.
"Aw, why you gotta be such a killjoy?" Katsuragi said as she let go of Yumi. "I know, maybe yours can grow a bit bigger too with a little massage?"
"No thank you," Koneko firmly declined.
Meanwhile, Hisashi turned away from the girls, knowing it was best to stay uninvolved in their antics. 'Teenagers…'
"How much longer do you think until someone shows up?" Chacha asked.
"Hopefully not that much longer," Izuku said.
"I feel so nervous. Hopefully, it won't be like back then with Raynare," Asia said.
"Think of it as fighting Villains. It could be like a warm-up for when we'll have to fight actual Villains," Momo advised.
"Yeah, you're right," Izuku said, then he backtracked. "'Fight actual villains?' Wait! Does that mean you're applying for the Hero Course too, Hanakai?"
"I am, actually. As a matter of fact, I–" But before she could finish, something happened that caught everyone's attention.
On the ground below, a cloaked figure teleported in from a magic circle, and then another figure arrived by teleporting, who was bigger than the first.
The second figure then removed his hood to show his face; it was the face of Vector Bellios.
"There's our mark!" Chacha whispered.
Vector dug his hand into his pocket before turning to the other figure.
"I'm surprised you're already back to your old tricks since it hasn't been long since you escaped prison," the figure said. "If it were me, I'd lay low for about two months."
"Well, I'm not you. Gotta get back in the game ASAP," Vector said. "Now show me the goods!"
The broker then showed a few items in a briefcase. "These babies can change into magic weapons at the drop of a hat. Try them out and tell me which one you like."
"Looks like it's getting underway!" Chacha said.
"We better contact our Kings!" Momo said and she put a magic circle to her ear to try and call Sona, but she was unable to establish a connection. "Something's wrong. I can't call Kaichou!"
"Me neither with Lady Latia!" Chacha added.
"Buchou won't respond!" Asia said.
Back on the ground, Vector noticed the young Devils above him, though he didn't make it obvious. "Well, looks like we have some spies."
"Seriously? Well, I ain't sticking around to get caught. Next time!" The seller then teleported away, leaving Vector by himself, annoyed.
"Pesky kids. I'll teach them for sticking their noses where they don't belong!" Vector suddenly turned around and fired a magic blast at the Devils, causing them to fall from their watchpoint.
Fortunately, they managed to spread their wings to slow their descent and land safely.
"Well, I never expected to be visited by Devils tonight, much less a bunch of kids," Vector said. "It's no use trying to call for backup. I secretly cast a communication-blocking spell."
"So that's what happened!" Chacha realized.
"Might be better to run, little Devils. You can't take me on by yourselves, and your communication spells are useless!" Vector said.
"That may be, but there's more than one way to call for help!" Momo declared, and then, she created a flare gun in her hand. She then fired straight up, sending out a signal flare.
[Momo Hanakai- Quirk: Creation. She can create any non-living object she wants. But she's only able to do this if she understands the molecular structure of the item she's making.]
"Whoa! That's awesome!" Izuku said as he looked up at the bright flare in the sky.
Vector let out an annoyed growl at the girl's insolence.
Back with Hisashi's group, they noticed the signal.
"Isn't that from Izuku's group?" Yumi wondered.
"But why a signal flare?" Katsuragi asked.
"Maybe they were trying to call for help, but normal communication spells didn't work, so they improvised," Hisashi rationalized.
"You should go check, Mr. Midoriya," Koneko said.
"He's your son, after all. Besides, we can handle ourselves," Yumi said.
"Well, I guess I can't argue with that. Good luck, girls," Hisashi said, then after equipping himself with his armor, wings sprouted from his back, allowing him to fly towards Izuku's location.
Not long after Hisashi left, the girls received company. It was Vincent Bellios and then to greet him was a black market dealer.
"Finally, took them long enough!" Katsuragi said, eager for a fight. "Let's go! Sacred Gear: Dragon Rebellion!" Then, a pair of black metal boots with a gold trim appeared on her feet.
The others then followed her lead: Yumi created a sword, Koneko cracked her knuckles, and Tsubaki drew a naginata.
Then, the Devil girls all went down to confront the bad guy, taking him by surprise.
Meanwhile, at a third spot, there were Rias, Sona, and Latia, then they were joined by Akeno, Saji, and Orihime.
"Our location just turned up some normal crooks, so there was nothing else for us to do there," Saji informed.
"Though we did tip off the police before coming here," Orihime added.
Then, everyone noticed Momo's signal flare.
"That came from Chacha's location!" Latia noted.
"Are they calling for help? Why didn't they just call us normally?" Akeno wondered.
"Something must've made it so they can't do that," Sona deduced.
"Izuku! Asia!" Rias shouted in worry for her servants.
"If you're that worried, then you should go to them," Latia suggested.
"We can watch out for ourselves, but our juniors might need some help," Akeno added.
"Alright. If you say so," Rias said before teleporting away.
And right as Rias teleported away, Veronica Bellios arrived on the scene, with the remaining Devils ready to fight her.
Back with Izuku's group, they were doing all they could against Vector.
Izuku already summoned his Boosted Gear and began boosting his power.
[Boost!]
"Dragon Shot!" Izuku fired a green energy shot at Vector, who dodged it.
Vector enhanced his fist with magic and tried to punch Izuku, but Asia managed to snare her vines around Vector's arms to hold him back. However, Vector shrugged it off and used his other arm to grab the vines and pull at Asia, forcing her to detach the vines.
"Cardinal Heroes: Beauty Serene Arrow!" Chacha summoned a bow and arrow in her hands and drew the bow back to fire the arrow. Momo followed up with a fireball, and the girls both shot their attacks at Vector.
Vector formed a defensive spell in front of himself that managed to block both attacks. But then, Izuku came charging in from his side.
Vector noticed and tried to hit Izuku before he could reach him, but Asia wrapped her vines around Vector's arm again to distract him.
"Dragon Smash!" With his power doubled, Izuku threw an energy-enhanced punch at Vector's side, sending him crashing into a crate.
"Is he down?" Asia asked. Her question was soon answered as negative when Vector got back on his feet.
"Not bad for a bunch of kids. I can tell you've been trained well. I suppose it's time for me to bring out my Quirk." Then, Vector's body underwent a drastic change as green reptilian scales started forming over his skin; his eyes turned solid yellow; his jaws extended with his teeth becoming fangs; his hands and feet became clawed; a crocodilian tail sprouted from his back. Now bearing the appearance of an anthropomorphic crocodile thanks to his Quirk, Vector let out a loud roar.
"Things are not looking good," Momo said, and that was an understatement.
"Now then, shall we continue?" Vector said in a guttural voice.
But then, Rias arrived through a teleportation circle.
"Pardon the intrusion, but I'm here to lend my juniors a helping hand," Rias said.
"Another girl? Fine by me, let's have some fun together."
Katsuragi spun on one leg to generate a mini vortex around herself, then she kicked to send a blast of wind at Vincent. He crossed his arms to block it, and he was pushed back a bit.
[Katsuragi Kazekiri- Sacred Gear: Dragon Rebellion. A Dragon-type Sacred Gear. It allows her to harness the power of wind to add power and speed to her kicks.]
Koneko then followed up with a hard left slug, making the man take a few steps back. Then, Vincent was quick to retaliate with his own punch, sending Koneko flying back.
Tsubaki and Yumi both held their bladed weapons out and charged at Vincent, who took out a pair of tonfas that he enhanced with magic, using them to block the attacks.
"He's pretty good," Yumi noted.
"Yes. Even so, we must fight on!" Tsubaki said.
"Not bad for teenage girls," Vincent said. "But this isn't even my best, I assure you." Then, Vincent activated his Quirk, and a turtle shell appeared over his body. "Now that my defense has been increased, let's try that again."
Meanwhile, Akeno, Sona, Saji, Latia, and Orihime were currently facing off against Veronica who had taken on a serpentine appearance via her Quirk: white scales over her skin, forked tongue, and her legs were merged into a snake tail.
Orihime swung a studded kanabō at Veronica, who was able to dodge it thanks to her enhanced agility. Veronica then fired a magic blast at Orihime, who reinforced her kanabō with magic to bat the attack away.
Akeno fired a lightning bolt at Veronica who put up a magic shield to try and block it, but Akeno's attack was too strong, breaking through her defense and electrocuting her.
"Absorption Line!" Saji manifested a black chameleon-like bracer with a deformed face on his wrist, and it shot a blue "tongue" at Veronica, latching onto her, and she felt the energy getting drained out of her.
"Neat trick. Now let me show you mine." Then, Veronica started shedding her skin, with the Absorption Line staying connected to the discarded husk rather than Veronica's main body.
"What?! No way!" Saji shouted in surprise as he reeled the line back.
"Keep your cool, Saji! This fight's not over!" Sona advised her Pawn as she fired volleys of water orbs at Veronica.
"Plant Manipulation!" Latia cast a spell, causing green magic circles to appear around Veronica as multiple brown vines shot out of them and wrapped around her, but she was able to slip out of her ensnarement thanks to her snake-like form.
Back with Rias and the others, they continued their fight against Vector.
Asia's vines sprouted from under Vector's feet and started binding him, then Momo froze him in place by summoning a gust of blizzard. However, Vector managed to break free rather thanks to his crocodile strength.
"Phoenix Sword!" Chacha summoned a sword and with a slashing motion, sent a bird-shaped red energy flash at Vector. She was then followed by Rias firing dark energy bolts at Vector, who was pushed back. Vector swiftly spun around to try and whip Rias with his tail, but she managed to dodge by taking to the air.
"Promotion: Rook!" Izuku charged right at Vector and landed a strength-enhanced right hook on his face.
However, Vector wasn't finished as he grabbed onto Izuku's right arm and slammed him into the ground.
"Izuku!/Midoriya!" The girls all shouted.
"Let's try that again." But right before Vector could try to slam Izuku into the ground again, he was suddenly hit in the face by a green fireball, causing him to release Izuku as he scrambled in pain. Asia took the chance to grab Izuku with her vines and bring him over to her.
"Not so fast, Killer Croc!" The voice of Hisashi shouted as the man arrived on the scene, with the Homurasaki in his hand.
"Mr. Midoriya!" Momo called out.
"Hey, kids. I didn't arrive too late, did I?" Hisashi asked.
"No. I'd say your timing was just right," Izuku said as he was getting healed by Asia.
Then, Vector managed to get the fire put out to see the new arrival, and recognized him from the armor. "It's you. One of the Mystic Keepers' top agents. The one they call Cinder."
"That's right. And you, not-my-friend, it's time for you to go back to prison," Hisashi said.
"You and your army of children?! If you had your fellow Keepers by your side, I might be worried, but all you've got are some meddling kids!" Vector laughed.
"I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss them, after all, some of them will be future Heroes," Hisashi retorted.
"Ridiculous." Vector then roared and charged at Hisashi, baring his fangs. Hisashi used Homurasaki to block Vector's teeth, and no matter how hard the crocodile man bit down, he could not snap the Homurasaki to pieces, so he relented and backed off.
"Kids. Let's take him down!" Hisashi rallied, and the teen Devils all nodded.
Meanwhile, Vincent stood tall and proud in his turtle form as Yumi, Tsubaki, Koneko, and Katsuragi came from all directions, hitting him with a barrage of sword slashes, naginata thrusts, punches, and kicks. However, Vincent used his shell to its full advantage, relying on defense as well as occasionally retracting into it.
"It's no use. You can come at me from any direction, but my shell is tough like a turtle, with a little extra!" Vincent boasted.
Then, he started firing magic bolts at the girls, who either dodged or deflected the blasts.
"Damn! We keep hitting this guy with everything, but he's tanking them like nothing!" Katsuragi noted.
"Even with all of us attacking at the same time, it's not working," Tsubaki added.
"If there was a weak spot, this would be a lot easier," Koneko commented.
Hearing this, Yumi had an idea. "That's it. If there's no weak spot, then we'll just make our own weak spot!" Yumi declared. "Rather than attacking him from all directions, we should try focusing on one spot."
"I see. That's an excellent idea," Tsubaki said, holding up her naginata.
"What are you girls talking about over there? It's useless. You'll never get past my defenses!" Vincent called out.
"Let's test that theory, shall we?" Yumi challenged as she held a sword in each hand. she and Tsubaki charged forward.
Vincent fired lightning blasts from his hands, but the girls dodged them as they got closer. First, Yumi slashed her swords in an X-formation on Vincent's chest. Then, Tsubaki thrust repeatedly at the center of the spot Yumi had slashed.
The repeated thrusts at the same area actually managed to push Vincent back a few steps. "I'm impressed you managed to move me. But my shell is still impenetrable!"
"There's more where that came from!" Katsuragi said as she got on her hands and started spinning, forming a small whirlwind around herself. Once she had spun enough, the wind was absorbed into Dragon Rebellion, and she charged straight at Vincent, landing a few kicks where Yumi and Tsubaki had struck.
Koneko was the last to step up as she blocked or dodged the magic-enhanced punches by Vincent before repeatedly pummeling the spot on Vincent's torso. Eventually, Koneko ceased her attack and stepped back, but Vincent's shell was seemingly undamaged.
"Hahaha! What did I tell ya?! You can't break my shell!" Vincent bragged, but then, a small crack appeared on his plastron, right at the spot that the girls singled out. "What?! Impossible!"
"It worked! Let's end it!" Yumi said.
The girls once again hit the same spot, and then Koneko, with everything she had, delivered the final blow, breaking through the shell.
Vincent collapsed on his knees and fell on his back as he was knocked out cold, his Quirk deactivating.
"He's down. Now we better make sure he can't escape," Tsubaki cast a spell to bind Vincent with magic circles.
"I must say, it was an honor to work with you, Shinra," Yumi said.
"Oh, thank you. I enjoyed teaming up as well," Tsubaki said, her eyes not actually focused on Yumi.
"What's this? Some girl-to-girl bonding time? Mind if I join in?" Katsuragi entered the conversation as she groped Tsubaki from behind, causing her to let out a yelp. "Ooh, wow. These jugs are amazing too!"
"Enough! Stop!" Tsubaki demanded as she tried to get Katsuragi off her. Yumi let out an awkward chuckle, having been a victim as well.
Back with Sona, Latia, Saji, Orihime, and Akeno, they were still dealing with the slippery snake that was Veronica.
"Well, she's quite the slick one," Akeno commented.
"That snake form of hers is troublesome. She managed to slip out of the grasp of my demonic plants," Latia added.
"Not to mention my Absorption Line. When I attach it to a target it shouldn't be able to be removed so easily, but all she had to do was shed her skin and the line stayed with the husk!" Saji added.
"Don't get distracted, Devils!" Veronica suddenly came slithering and lunged her head forward with her mouth wide open ready to bite, but the Devils all managed to dodge. Veronica didn't let that stop her and charged again, but this time Orihime got her kanabō ready and swung at Veronica, sending the snake woman flying back.
"That's it. I'm getting serious," Orihime said, and her body started changing: white fur grew from her body, her ears became wolf-like, her hands became clawed, and she gained a wolf tail. A breeze of cold air formed as Orihime breathed.
[Orihime Yamasaki- Quirk: Okuchi no Makami. She can take on the form of an Okuchi no Makami, the guardian wolf deity. Not only does she gain wolf-like traits, but also some power over ice.]
Orihime then took a deep breath and breathed out a blast of cold air at Veronica, which she barely managed to dodge, and again when Orihime released another ice breath.
"I think I have an idea to slow her down," Sona spoke up. "Saji, use your Sacred Gear again. You don't need to hold her, just keep her stalled."
"Yeah, okay," Saji responded.
"Latia, can you help him with your plants?" Sona requested.
"Of course," Latia answered.
"Akeno, please wait on standby."
"You got it."
Then, as Veronica slithered back to make space between herself and the Devils, Latia's plants once again emerged from the ground to ensnare her, followed by Saji's Absorption Line.
"This again?" Veronica asked as she began maneuvering her way out of the vines and shed her skin to shake off Saji's line, but as soon as she got free, the two repeated their attacks.
"Let's see how you like some sticky nectar!" Latia said, and her vines sprouted flowers that sprayed nectar all over Veronica.
"Ugh, what is this gooey stuff?!" Veronica said as she was covered all over in the sticky fluid, preventing her from slipping out of the vines. She then tried shedding her skin, but there was too much nectar, still leaving her in the literal sticky situation.
"Now then… Water Prison!" Sona trapped Veronica in a sphere of water, and when Veronica tried to swim out, the bubble prevented her from doing so.
"Oh good. Now it's my turn, let's hear you scream!" Akeno summoned a bolt of lightning that struck the aquatic confinement, also hitting Veronica inside, who screamed in pain, to Akeno's enjoyment.
When Akeno's attack ceased, Veronica was left charred as she collapsed, returning to her normal form as her Quirk stopped working when she fell unconscious.
Orihime then used her Quirk to form ice restraints around Veronica's body, securing the Villainess.
"There, we're done here," Orihime said.
Then, a magic circle appeared in Sona's ear and she listened. "I just got word from Tsubaki. They've captured their target as well."
"So that only leaves the boss. Hope the others are doing fine," Latia said.
Rias fired a magic blast at Vector which he tried to block with his own, but Rias's turned out to be stronger, hitting its mark.
Vector then fired magic bolts at Hisashi, who used Homurasaki to deflect the shots. When that failed, Vector lunged at Hisashi, but then he was caught in a net fired by a net gun held by Momo. The net only served to annoy Vector as he quickly tore through the net with his teeth and claws.
However, the net was merely a distraction to give Hisashi a moment to strike.
Hisashi used his sword to send a wave of flames that Vector, dealing damage.
Vector then charged at Chacha to try and pummel her.
"Bird Shield!" Chacha summoned a small shield on her wrist and it projected a force field that blocked Vector's hits.
Then, Izuku was all healed up and charged right at Vector, gearing his fist back, before hitting Vector in the abdomen.
"Had enough?" Izuku asked.
"Never." Vector panted and glared at Izuku, then he turned his gaze toward Asia and remembered her healing Izuku. Vector decided to take out the opposing healer and fired a magic shot right at Asia.
"Asia!" Izuku shouted as he got right in front of Asia to block the shot.
"Izuku!" Asia shouted as Izuku took the shot for her, luckily, he wasn't hurt too bad.
Izuku turned at Vector with a glare full of righteous fury. "I won't let you hurt her."
"Really? I'd like to see you try, boy!" Vector mocked.
Izuku kept his glare up as he stood firm, his resolve not faltering.
[Haha. I can feel that determination of yours. Let a dormant aspect of yourself awaken!]
'Huh? Who said that?' Izuku wondered. He couldn't help but think it sounded a lot like All Might, only gruffer.
And then, the Boosted Gear started flashing green, and something started to happen to Izuku's body.
[Boosted Dragon!]
Red scales started to envelop Izuku's right arm and the sides of his face, while from his back, a pair of red dragon wings emerged from his back rather than his Devil wings.
While the girls were surprised by Izuku's sudden dragon-like look, Hisashi seemed intrigued by his son's transformation.
"Whoa? What happened to me?!" Izuku was surprised by the changes to his body, but he set it aside before flying straight at Vector, landing a stomach punch on the crocodilian crook, causing him to let out a pained cough.
"Impossible…" Vector grunted.
"Alright, I think he's almost done. One more time, kids!" Hisashi said.
"Right!"
"Meteor Spear!" Chacha summoned a spear in her hands.
Rias fired another dark energy blast, Momo shot out a lightning bolt, Chacha thrust her spear multiple times to send out energy projectiles, and Hisashi swung Homurasaki to send out another flaming slash.
Then, Izuku focused all the power he had built up as he rushed at Vector.
"DRAGON… SMAAASH!" Izuku landed a powerful punch right in Vector's face.
[Explosion!]
The force of the punch sent Vector flying backward, right into a crate with enough force to leave a dent. Then, Vector collapsed to the ground, knocked out, and his Quirk deactivated.
"We did it!" Chacha celebrated.
Not long after, Vector was restrained, and Hisashi soon called for other members of the Mystic Keepers to take Vector and his siblings into custody.
"I'm proud of what you did here, champ. Especially that dragon mode of yours." Hisashi praised.
"Oh, well, the thing is that's the first time that's happened. Actually, I wonder how that even happened. I mean I heard the Boosted Gear shout 'Boosted Dragon!' and it is supposed to be a Dragon-type Sacred Gear, though I never knew it could actually give me dragon-like traits. I wonder if I unlocked something new–" Izuku started to mumble.
"Okay. You might wanna stop before you overload your brain," Hisashi said with a chuckle.
"Oh, right," Izuku said as he stopped.
"Anyway, I have to go now. I wish I could help you learn more about that new dragon mode, but I can't. Until next time, champ," Hisashi said before joining his fellow Keepers, then they all teleported away.
Later, all three Devil Peerages regrouped back in the ORC room.
Izuku was resting after the night he had when he noticed Chacha approaching him.
"Hey," she greeted with an awkward smile while rubbing the back of her head, "So, um… you wanna hang out sometime Midoriya? I mean, we've got nothing to hide since we're both Devils."
"Uh… yeah, sure," Izuku nodded. "Hey, those weapons you used, are they part of a Sacred Gear?"
"Yeah, Cardinal Heroes," Chacha answered. "I've got access to four different weapons, Beauty Serene Arrow, Phoenix Sword, Bird Shield, and Meteor Spear, though yours is way more impressive. And you going dragon was amazing too."
"Uh yeah, but don't sell yourself out short. If you can use four different weapons, then it means you've got a lot in your arsenal, that's something mine can't do," Izuku pointed out.
"Thanks. Also, mind if I call you Izuku? We've been friends for some time, and if you want, you can call me Chacha."
"Sure, I don't mind, Aka– I-I mean, Chacha," Izuku said, to Chacha's delight. Asia sent a jealous look in their direction, and she wasn't the only one.
"Huh?" Rias blinked, looking over at Chacha. "Hey, Latia. What's up with your Queen?"
"Who, Chacha?" Latia asked. "She's been crushing on Midoriya for a while now." Then she noticed Rias with a raised eyebrow. "Don't tell me you're jealous of my Queen, Rias."
"Wha–?! As if!" Rias countered, but the flustered look on her face told a different story.
"Whatever you say," Latia smirked, to Rias's annoyance.
The next day, after all the club activities were completed, Izuku and Asia headed home. However, when they got there, they were hit with a big surprise.
"Hey there, champ, Asia," Hisashi greeted.
"Dad?! I thought you were heading back?!" Izuku said.
"Believe me, I was surprised too," Hisashi said.
"Isn't it wonderful, kids?" Inko asked as she stepped out of the kitchen. "Hisashi's been reassigned to here in Japan."
"That's right. I'm here to stay."
"What? Really?" Izuku and Asia asked.
"Really," Hisashi confirmed. Then as Inko went back into the kitchen, Hisashi leaned in to whisper into Izuku and Asia's ears. "Not only am I here to stay, but I can also help out in any supernatural matters, including that new dragon mode of yours, champ. It should come in handy in the future, especially for the U.A. Entrance Exam."
"Yeah, I'd very much like that," Izuku said with a smile as he hugged his dad. Asia stood by with a smile until Hisashi pulled her into the hug as well.
Well, this chapter ended on some positive notes. First, the Bellios gang has been defeated and arrested, and not only that, Hisashi gets to stay in Japan to help his son prepare for the Entrance Exam and with other supernatural matters.
Now let's go over the rest of Latia's Peerage:
Orihime Yamasaki, her appearance is primarily based on Onisaki Kirara from the Taimanin franchise, with a bit of Yamato from One Piece mixed into it. She was half-human and half-Oni before being reincarnated into a Devil.
Reina Kumono's inspiration comes from Mio from Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy. "Kumo" means "spider."
Nymphi Jyn is named after Sylveon (Nymphia), like how some DxD characters are named after Pokémon, and she has a few Sylveon features as well.
Elina Vanadine is based on Eleonor from Taimanin, and like her, she was originally a Dark Elf.
So yeah, Momo Hanakai has Momo Yaoyorozu's Quirk. I decided to combine the two Momos together. Sorry for all the Yaoyorozu fans out there, but I decided to give the minor character some spotlight.
About Vector having a crocodile Quirk, I swear, it is NOT meant to be a reference to Vector the Crocodile from Sonic the Hedgehog, I just randomly decided on crocodile transformation while writing and didn't actually notice it myself until midway into the chapter. Really, it was a coincidence.
Hisashi's alias of "Cinder" comes from Guardian-Sigil's Heroes Never Die; It's Hero Time, where it's his Pro Hero name.
Chacha's Sacred Gear is based on the three weapons that Magical Princess Chacha uses in Akazukin Chacha, with the inclusion of a spear to make it a reference to the Four Cardinal Weapons from The Rising of the Shield Hero.
And Dragon Izuku? Yeah, the concept from Hero Academia DxD. It was too cool to not include, and can anyone guess the Easter Egg I added in when Izuku went dragon?
See you next time. Go beyond! Plus Ultra!