Boku no Hero Academia
Disclaimer:
Boku no Hero Academia is owned by Kohei Horikoshi and Bones
Darwin's Game is owned by FLIPFLOP and Nexus
First off: belated happy New Year and welcome to 2022. Last month I said that this fic will be ready by the end of January, but for a reason it ended up getting delayed, in which I won't make any excuses. It is because I caught the COVID despite getting vaccinated, and I believe that I have gotten the Omicron variant. Thankfully I managed to recover while isolating myself inside my house but as a result working on this and my other fanfics slowed down, hence the late update of this fic.
Now that I finished my explanation…time to get down to business…
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here Midoriya is figuring out what to do next after surviving a harrowing experience…due to the mysterious app that claim innocent lives…
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 5: Atarashī deai
An hour later, the scene shows that Midoriya is still inside his home and is at loss of words after narrowly managing to come up with an alibi so as not to get himself put on the cops' suspect list after what happened earlier which a guard was murdered by Stain who tried to murder Midoriya, and now the 15-year old boy is pondering on his next move, and what he would do from this point on after what happened earlier.
He is also confused as to how and why he got mixed up in this and what is with the app that he got, and how this connects to what transpired earlier during the day. Despite denying what he experienced earlier, he could no longer deny the fact that he lost a friend and that he is forced to indirectly take a life even though it was out of self-defense.
"Really…today is the WORST DAY of my life…"
He then glanced at his smartphone and stared wide-eyed in surprise at what he saw after receiving a private message and he read it carefully before he tried to grasp what situation he got himself into, and what repercussions would come out should he make a move.
"Damn…what should I do now…?"
-x-
Meanwhile, the scene shifts at an office, where a bloody brawl took place, and the scene shows that many dead bodies were piled up, most of them mutilated, and only one victim is left alive and intact, where he stared in shock at seeing his fellow comrades dead and in a bloody mess.
The culprits are seen standing, which revealed to be Yakuza members, and leading them is a notorious Yakuza leader, identified as Kai Chisaki, and he tells the surviving victim that the Yakuza organization he heads is now gone, and the surviving victim is angered at this and demanded to know why Chisaki is doing this, which the Yakuza leader said he is doing this for FUN.
"Wh-what…?"
"You heard me."
"…"
"I'm doing this for fun. And killing you is really fun."
"You damn bastard!"
"Heh-heh-heh…"
"You won't get away with this!"
"Oh? I just did."
The victim was pissed and brought out his knife, getting ready to stab Chisaki, but then his fingers were suddenly amputated, and the victim screams out on pain, as he lost all of his fingers, blood spilling on the floor, and is starting to freak out at how this happened, and Chisaki laughed diabolically, telling the victim that he now has NOTHING TO HOLD ON TO and that no one will save him now.
The victim demanded to know how he did this and Chisaki said that he will never know, as he gained POWER because of a SPECIAL APP, which the victim demanded to know what Chisaki means.
"Wh-what are you…?"
"Yup. Something SPECIAL happened…and that gave me POWER…"
"Are you screwing with me?"
"Hmm…?"
"What are you…?"
"Well, it doesn't matter."
"Huh?"
"You're dead anyway…"
Chisaki smirked wickedly before the victim's head and neck were MYSTERIOUSLY sliced apart, his brain and internal organ spilled to the floor, along with his blood, and the remaining victim is now dead. It is revealed that Kai Chisaki has joined the Darwin's Game, and is given an unspecified Sigil, and there two of his Yakuza gang members reveled that their boss' ability and said that now they own most of the area they took over.
However, Chisaki said that they can't just celebrate yet, as he showed his gang members the smartphone he is holding, showing that an area where pixelated corpses are on display, and he tells them that they need to kill this unspecified participant so that once that unidentified participant is taken care of, then the Shie Hassaikai can be deemed the rulers of Shibuya.
The two members nodded and said that they will support Chisaki until they die, and he nodded, saying that together they will accomplish anything and that the police will not be a problem, and the trio celebrated their current victory.
"Yay!"
"Chisaki-sama is the greatest!"
"I know, right?"
"You rock!"
"You're an immortal!"
"Sure, sure…praise me more…"
"We're gonna rule Japan soon!"
"And you'll be king!"
"I like that idea…"
-x-
Elsewhere, at the parking lot where Stain died, the scene shows that two investigators are there, where they found two areas which the PIXELATED remains of Stain and Yu, and the two investigators are perplexed at seeing this as they have been hearing word about these kind of things being sighted at random, yet investigators are puzzled about this matter.
The two investigators overseeing the scene are identified as:
- Sir Nighteye
- Centipeder
The two discussed about this matter, and are starting to suspect that these pixelated things might be related to a string of missing persons, as they seemed to vanish out of thin air and that their whereabouts are unknown.
Centipeder asked Nighteye if he really believe that these pixelated things are connected and while he said that he lacked evidence, Nighteye felt that it may be connected since their cellphones are found near the pixelated remains, and all he needed is to get hold of their cellphone and check the contents to see if he could get a clue and establish a lead.
"And you believe that could give us a clue, Nighteye?"
"Couldn't have it otherwise."
"…"
"Though I lack evidence at the moment…I may have to consider that possibility."
"I see."
"I'll have to ask the victims' families to allow me to check on the victims' cellphones and see if there are anything I could find…it might give us a start to see if there are any cryptic messages that might shed light on these…PHENOMENONS…"
"Hmm…"
"…"
Centipeder thought carefully before deciding to consider what Nighteye suggested and opted to see if they could find other clues before considering his theory. Both investigators are unaware that the pixelated remains are due to the mysterious app called Darwin's Game.
However, Nighteye's cellphone rang, and after he answered it, he appeared to look disturbed, which prompted Centipeder to glance at his fellow investigator and asked if he received another report about pixelated remains, but Nighteye said that this one is different and said that a group of Yakuza are found dead, their deaths were gruesome…and baffling.
Centipeder raised an eyebrow and asked what he meant, and the bespectacled investigator said that it would be best if they head there, saying that his contact stated that they would get a BETTER PICTURE if they were to see it themselves to better understand the gravity of this case, saying that the Yakuza members' bodies were…SLICED in an elaborate manner.
"Sliced…?"
"That's what my contact said."
"…"
"I have a bad feeling about this."
"Sliced…with a sword or something…?"
"Can't say till we get to the crime scene…"
"Are you serious, Nighteye…?"
"…"
Centipeder stared in bafflement, yet he and Nighteye stood up and leaves the parking lot as they head to the next crime scene, wondering what to expect there since they were not told that it doesn't involve another pixelated remains, and felt that this could be a bit of a break from the usual cases they encountered in the recent days.
-x-
Later that night, the scene shifts to an unmanned warehouse, where Midoriya stood there and looked around to see if there is anyone else around here, as he could not afford to be seen or get caught by someone, and he felt that this is his only chance to find out about the Darwin's Game app, and how to get out of this game so that he would not get embroiled in another killing game, having lost two of his schoolmates to this mysterious app.
A flashback scene shows that at his apartment, where Midoriya is pondering his next move, he received a private message, where someone CONGRATULATED him for defeating Stain, which caused Midoriya to stare in surprise, as he wondered how this sender know about Stain and how the sender knew of the results.
He pondered if this sender know anything about this Darwin's Game app, and there he sent a response by asking if the sender know anything about the app, and how to quit this game without fighting anyone else, as he really wanted to avoid another killing.
There the scene shifts at Midoriya's smartphone where you can see the following conversation, which led to the teen boy deciding to meet this sender and see if he could get any information about this strange app.
"You want to know…?"
"Yes."
"I can tell you."
"Really?"
"But meet me at a certain place. We can meet in person and discuss this privately."
"Are you sure?"
"It's better than running into another killing participant, no?"
"Fine."
After that, Midoriya set off to head to a proposed meeting place to meet the sender and see if he could gain any information, as well as to find out how and why he got suckered into this app without him knowing the implications and consequences.
Back at the present, upon arriving at the gate, he saw a note which he read it, and sweat-dropped at what the note says.
"DON'T BE AFRAID. JUST COME INSIDE."
Climbing over the gate, Midoriya looked around, seeing that aside from a warehouse, the area also houses an industrial factory and he noticed that not a single person is there, as he wondered why this place has no security guards here, yet he did not mind it as all that mattered to him is meeting this person who knows about the Darwin's Game app.
He then received a text message from the sender, where the sender's name is revealed to be someone named Camie, which he read it, and he sagged a bit at what the message says.
"IF YOU WANT MY HELP, KEEP GOING. IF YOU'RE SKEPTICAL, WHY NOT GO HOME?"
Midoriya sighed as he felt that this person seemed to be making fun of him and decided to proceed, as he came this far and couldn't afford to waste this chance of finding out more about the Darwin's Game app, and he is determined to find a way to get out of this killing game.
Minutes later, Midoriya is seen entering a warehouse, where he is supposed to meet someone. A brief flashback once again showed that he texted the sender about the Darwin's Game app and asked if Camie knows anything about it and how to quit the game, and Midoriya is told to come to the warehouse and there they can talk about it.
He wondered why this sender chose this place as their meeting area and wondered if this sender is really willing to tell him all about Darwin's Game app, once inside, he noted that the warehouse area is really abandoned and that it was really dark, so he aimed his flashlight and looked around, where he called out the person he is supposed to meet.
Finally, the person he is due to meet spoke, and tells Naegi to stop there as negotiations are about to commence, and Midoriya stopped as he braces himself now that the person he is due to meet has appeared before him.
"Izuku Midoriya, right?"
"Yes."
"Hmm…"
"…"
"You looked quite…ordinary. I thought you were…a tall and celebrity-type…"
"Huh?"
"You looked…a bit shorter…but a little taller than me…but I guess that's okay…"
"!"
Midoriya blinked his eyes when the person showed up in the flesh, where he stared in awe and surprise. The person who he intend to meet was a teenage girl, in which she displayed the following characteristics:
- straight, fawn-colored hair that reaches just below her shoulders
- large, dark brown eyes. She has noticeably full, plump, and glossy lips
- sporting a quite curvaceous figure.
- Sporting a school uniform that has a traditional white-collared shirt and dark skirt .
- White socks and school shoes.
There the teen girl stood there smirking, as she got to meet the person she interacted through the private messaging, and is rather bemused to see Midoriya in the flesh, as she saw him only through an avatar that the game made, and noted that while he looked plain, he was quite good-looking.
There she tells him that since he arrived here, they can commence the negotiation and tells him what he wants to know.
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, though there's no action here and acts as an aftermath of sorts after a few chapters of bloody actions, but the story advances further as it featured a few key factors:
1) The Shie Hassaikai group are introduced and act as side villains, and revealed that they also SUBSCRIBED at the Darwin's Game app and now they posses sigils and are rampaging most of Shibuya.
2) Sir Nighteye and Centipeder appeared, and they portrayed investigators investigating the pixel-looking corpses, and they are baffled at what is causing these…and have no idea about its connection to the mysterious app…
On top of that, Midoriya and Camie finally meet face to face, in which she is revealed to be the one who offered him a way out of the app game. What role will she play? Will their meeting be a civil one?
Or is this a trap?
Preview:
Midoriya's meeting with Camie commences, as he makes a moment of truth move that would decide the ultimate outcome …
See you in six weeks…
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