" [Demon Puppeteer] " Doctors and surgeons look like statuses, like robots.
"You will all only remember that the operation was a success and you will ignore everything I do. If anyone asks about me, you will say that I am recovering. You will not remember this moment at all "Said Galadriel, as the people in the room left her alone.
"Well, that's embarrassing," Galadriel whispered, looking down at the bandages covering her body. "Acting like that is hard, I don't know how the Pandora actor does that," she sighs. "Now I have to pretend I'm recuperating in this awful place, with hideous food, in a horrible bed," she laments. "Well, at least I captured that Nomu, but those pirates...I still don't know what to make of them."
" If I fight with this motivation and with the help of my friends, I could accomplish anything. "
Thinking back to Luffy's words, Galadriel regained her smile.
"Let's see what disasters this pirate could produce by staying here."
All the heroes were now very desperate with this situation. All Might still refused to fully trust the hackers and let them live inside the UA campus. They were far too unpredictable for the teachers to let this happen.
"Now what do we do Nezu?" Asked Cementos.
"What do you think? I didn't expect Toshinori to explode and show his true form." Said Nezu annoyed by the blond.
"Hey, what are you insinuating?" Toshinori wanted to know. "It was Mugiwara who looked for me! Not the other way around.
"Boy, what's wrong with you? All you and this young Luffy do is argue. This has never happened before, so what's the matter?" asked Recovery Girl.
All Might took a deep breath and said what he thought of Luffy.
"I guess because he and I have such different ideologies."
Finally, dropping into a chair, he declared.
"I respect that every human being thinks differently from each other but...I can't stand anyone questioning my work and the sense of justice I'm trying to show! I didn't become a hero to be a superstar! I'm using that popularity to secure peace."
"What you are." Said Recovery Girl. "Unfortunately, a lot of people see your actions as hypocrisy! Mugiwara is free to think what he wants of you! As long as he doesn't physically attack you, nothing he does deserves the arrest."
"Are you still against integrating them here?" Nezu asked.
Thinking for a few moments, All Might said.
"What I'm suggesting is to keep them under surveillance, in a place where they think they can act freely! That would be the best way for us to see their real intentions! Even if they don't look like Villains , their story is a little too strange to be trusted."
"I agree." Vlad King agreed. "Anyway, I don't want these guys approaching the students in my class."
"Besides, if the public finds out that UA harbors pirates, we're sure to get all the bad press." Snipe asserted.
"Anyone have better suggestions?" Midnight asked. "For my part, I would rather think about forming a real partnership with them."
"Partnership?" Cementoss repeated.
"All Might is right in stating that we can't trust them but... don't forget what they said! If that famous Kaido is here, who knows what he's actually capable of? instead of becoming enemies with Mugiwara, let's try to make them our ally, in case we have to fight a force that surpasses us."
Having a sudden migraine, Present Mic affirmed.
"I feel like any decision we make will have a disastrous effect on our careers."
listening to each of the teachers who had just spoken, Nezu finally affirmed.
"Very good! To make everyone agree, I will put them in apartments near the school, which are used in case of emergency. Before installing them, we will put security cameras and other devices I'm also going to give them phones with a tracking system so we can keep control." Nezu said, explaining his plan. "And by continuing to be kind to them and showing that we are helping them to return home, we can always ask for their help, in the event of an enemy attack."
Crossing his arms, Ectoplasm declared.
"It really is poker! I just hope our cards are better than those pirates and they don't just try to lead us like puppets."
"I hope so too. But remember, they agree to help us and if we let them free! If we try to capture them, they might rebel and a few might flee and cause havoc in town! they're really like the old pirates, they'll do what they want, to the detriment of the civilians.'' Said Nezu, giving his vision of what a pirate is.
"Not to mention that Mugiwara fought alongside All Might." Cementoss stated. "Let's make a gesture towards them to try to be friendly."
Nodding his head, Nezu then looked at All Might with a serious look, which surprised the number one hero.
"Toshinori, you have to be patient with Young Luffy. If not, I scold you both. " Nezu said.
"Why do you take his side too? " He asked him. "I don't want a fight! I just want him to understand that there are laws here and he has to obey them."
Then, sighing, he declared.
"What you offered...I agree to accept it and trust these pirates to hold their peace, until they get out of here! Nevertheless, he doesn't There will be no second chance! If they decide to betray our trust, we will capture them and place them in a suitable prison to keep them prisoners."
"That seems reasonable to me."
" Me too. "
But what the heroes and Nezu hadn't imagined was the fact that a Devil Fruit could be different. Because Robin had made an eye and an ear using her flower power, the heroes didn't even notice those two things on the ceiling. The archaeologist overheard the whole conversation and was one step ahead of the heroes.
Meeting room
"What did you hear Robin?" Nami asked with a smile, as Robin finished using her power.
"We'll be placed in a nice place but with certain security features." She said.
This last information didn't bother the pirates, while one of them seemed to be happy.
"Hey Franky, are you interested in us studying these things?" Usopp asked.
"These heroes are nice! They give us toys." The cyborg declared, with a big smile.
After that, the heroes returned from the other room. But while most faced the pirates, Midnight apologized, before leaving.
"We are back." Said Nezu
"So rat-guy we have a deal?" Luffy asked.
"Yes, but first I would like to do one last thing and then I will make it official." Said Nezu
"What is that ?" Usopp asked.
"I would like to speak with each of you individually. I have to make sure of the personality of each of you and make sure that I don't have any bad surprises." Said Nezu.
The Straw Hats saw that it was fair and that it would not result in a bad surprise.
"Nevertheless, assuming we settle here, I'm guessing you'll want us to perform a few favors for you." Sanji remarked.
"In truth, we would especially like to have you as allies, if your enemies decide to come forward! If you know them, I think you will be the people best able to fight them. "
"I have a question too." Robin stated. "If we help you with various tasks, will we be able to benefit from certain advantages, such as enjoying more freedom?"
"What do you mean with "help with various tasks? "
"Dr. Chopper and I have a lot of knowledge in our chosen fields! If you wish, we can use it to give lessons to your students. "
"Honestly, for now, I'd rather you stay away from the students while we get to know more about you. We can potentially discuss that later. Some parts of UA will be accessible to you, but that's it."
The teachers were very anxious about it and the pirates too.
" Does this guy trust Luffy with this? " the Straw Hats thought.
"Okay that's right." Said Luffy okay.
"Wait, really Luffy?" Said Usopp all surprised.
"Yeah, I mean it's a school and they want the kids to be safe. So I don't mind those weird things, as long as I can go to a restaurant, when I'm hungry." Said Luffy. "The food in this world is really good."
"If the captain agrees with those terms, I guess we also agree." said Brook.
The conversation then turns to a whole new level of anxiety when Jinbe speaks.
"We're not bad people! But we're not idiots either.
Staring at Nezu, he declared.
"We won't betray your trust! Nevertheless, we hope you won't do the same."
"If that's the case, we'll be forced to use…methods. Nami said threatening the heroes.
"We know each other very well and know that no one here would try to betray our promise," Franky said.
Trying to stay calm, Nezu felt increasingly anxious about the deal he was about to offer. But he had no other choice.
"So we have a deal?" Nezu asked, raising his hand.
"Deal." Luffy said shaking Nezu's hand.
It was official. The partnership alliance between the Straw Hat Pirates and UA had started at this time.
"I'll prepare the interrogation room we're talking about, and, in the meantime, I'll let the heroes show you your future places of residence." Nezu said.
"Okay, let's go." Said Luffy.
Seeing the pirates pretend to leave, the heroes began to moan.
"I can't believe this." Said Vlad King
"Aizawa is going to be crazy." Snipe said.
' We will have these crazy people near the children. " Said Ectoplasm.
"Young Luffy. »
Startled, the pirate captain turned around and saw Toshinori staring at him.
" Yaki-guy ? "
"I know you don't appreciate All Might's methods but...in that case, can you tell me what a hero is, according to your beliefs?"
"What is a hero?"
Shrugging, Luffy nodded.
"You don't need a stupid diploma to become a hero! Anyone can become one! You just have to believe in it and have confidence in your abilities and those of your comrades to become one. It's not it's up to someone else to say whether or not someone has the ability to protect what they love."
Then, the pirates left the room, leaving Toshinori motionless.
Kurogiri's bar
Stepping inside an abandoned building, Endeavor smashed the front door before looking around. Behind him, a dozen heroes entered in turn, ready to fight against the slightest enemy. However, they quickly found that the place was deserted. All they saw was an abandoned bar, which didn't seem to have seen a single customer in years.
"What is this prank?" Endeavor roared. " There is nothing here. "
For his part, looking around, Hawks remained silent.
"Who does All Might think he is to send us here when there's nothing?" Endeavor continued to roar. "A bunch of Villains here? My ass."
"One moment." Hawks stopped him, approaching the counter.
Rubbing his hand against the wooden surface, the man looked at it next, before presenting his palm to his comrade. Quickly, Endeavor found that his hand was surprisingly clean.
"Do you know many abandoned buildings where cleaning is done regularly?" The flying hero questioned him.
Looking around, he declared.
"The information we received was good! Nevertheless, these Villains had time to flee."
Another abandoned bar
A crashing sound could be heard. However, sitting on a counter, Regina showed an amused smile, seeing Tomura let off steam to vent his anger.
Shigaraki was furious. He still couldn't figure out how Nomu had failed to kill All Might. And yet, seeing him metamorphose, he was certain of their victory.
"SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!" He roared, throwing a bottle.
Seeing the object pass close to his face and smash against a wall, Kanjuro remained calmly seated on a stool, while drinking a glass of vodka.
"Is he always like that?" Asked the former samurai.
"Don't worry! Usually he calms down on his own." Kurogiri assured.
"SHUT UP ! " Shouted Tomura.
Then, he saw the mummy-woman begin to clean a table on which several bottles had broken.
"What are you doing, you?"
"Sorry." She apologized, looking scared. "I do this whenever I'm concerned! By the way, my name is Emami."
"I don't care what your first name is! Do you think you're Cinderella or what?" Tomura roared.
"Sorry." She apologized again, as all of her fighting spirit showing during the attack on USJ was completely gone. "
"Hey, boss! Aren't you ashamed to pick on a poor girl?" Regina questioned, with a mischievous smile.
"SHUT UP!" Tomura repeated. "I don't want to hear any more."
Immediately, Regina's smile widened, as she caught sight of him continuing to wreak havoc.
"It's all Mugiwara's fault." The villain asserted. "Why did he get involved? If he hadn't intervened...All Might would have been dead."
Thinking back to the pirates, he put a hand on a table and quickly turned it to dust.
"I wish his stupid heroes would catch them all and torture them all night long."
For his part, being perfectly calm, All For One was in the next room as he looked back at the fight that had taken place and more specifically the moment when Death Nomu had appeared.
" The doctor himself does not understand what happened! Nomu did not have the ability to perform such a transformation. So what happened? I said it was an experiment, and I didn't say anything specific. Ujiko keeps his documents very close to him and I don't know what to say. Is he hiding certain things from me? "
"Damn, all." Tomura roared.
"Tomura." Said the voice of All For One. " Calm down. "
" But ... sensei ... "
"You're not ready yet, Tomura." All For One said with a smirk. "You just stood there like an idiot watching the fight."
"But, sensei...I thought the Nomu would be enough to defeat him! Besides, I was surprised by the power of this girl."
Thinking back to Galadriel, he said.
"Her Quirk...I'm sure she has a Quirk that can cancel mine! She cheated."
"Don't be childish! You just lost your temper! Besides, our situation is not really to our disadvantage! Apart from the loss of the Nomu, we were able to sort out our recruits and keep the one who could serve us."
"Them? Recruits ?" Tomura roared, staring at the four new members of the Villains league. "A painter? A cleaning lady? A bug? And a woman who keeps making fun of others? "
"Hey? Don't call me a cleaning lady." Regina ordered him.
"Are you stupid or what?" Tomura roared.
"Tomura, calm down." Kurogiri advised him.
"She's pissing me off." The man roared, while Regina seemed to enjoy seeing his face change in anger.
"I imagine Luffy would have lost." Kurogiri said.
" I saw what they were capable of. " All For One retorted. "The power of these three women is quite interesting! As for Kanjuro..."
"Looking at the ancient samurai, he declared.
"I think you know a lot about Mugiwara."
Simply smiling, the painter declared.
"If we can help each other, I think we can come to an agreement! But to be honest..."
Finishing his glass of alcohol, he suddenly put on a serious face, while declaring.
"If Mugiwara and his gang decided to come here to fight us...we wouldn't stand a chance."
"WHAT?" Tomura roared. "What dare you say?"
" What you heard. " Kanjuro affirmed. "Apart from All For One, whom I haven't seen fight, none of you are capable of defeating Mugiwara! In all honesty, I'm not ashamed to admit that four of these pirates will easily be able to defeat me ! And I have the same power as two other of them. If we want to kill them, we must attack them sneakily and in groups."
Smiling, he stared at Tomura, while affirming.
"But cowardly as you are, I guess you're used to that kind of tactic."
Immediately, Regina's cheeks puffed up, as she barely missed a laugh, seeing Tomura's face.
"ASSHOLE!" He roared, pointing his hand at Kanjuro.
Unimpressed, the former samurai positioned his brush in front of him and covered it with Busoshoku haki. Touching his weapon, Tomura tried to make it disappear. Unfortunately, he couldn't even crumble it.
" What ? "
"A problem?" Asked Kanjuro. "If you can't even damage my haki, you don't stand a chance against Mugiwara's."
"Grrr!" Tomura roared backing up. "Why do you respect this pirate? Is he your friend or what?"
"You moron! Mugiwara and I are enemies! Nevertheless, I have traveled with him long enough to know how powerful he is! Only a moron will never admit that his enemy is stronger than him! If you don't even confess not your limits, you will never win."
" YOU ... "
"I agree." All For One suddenly affirmed. "Of all of them, Luffy is the most interesting. "He's young and yet he has a level of power that suggests he might surpass All Might, in the future." All For One said remembering when All Might and Luffy ejected Nomu." That would be interesting to see. "
"Now, what about sensei? How long for Ujiko to do more Nomus?" Kurigiri asked.
"It will take some time to get new ones! Besides, it is always necessary to recruit new recruits." Affirmed All For One. "If we trust Kanjuro's knowledge, we need to increase our offensive strength."
"All those morons were pathetic. Tomura retorted bringing his hand up to his face.
"If you wish, I may have someone to suggest to you."
Wearing glasses and with some odd teeth, someone had just walked into the new villain bar.
" Hey. "
But in an instant, he fell on his stomach and cried out in pain, while Regina sat on his back and twisted his arm. Smiling broadly, she said.
"Boss, I captured an intruder! Can I play with him ?"
" OUCH ! OUCH ! OUCH ! STOP ! PLEASSSSEEEEE ! "
"Let him go." All For One ordered her, heaving a sigh. "He's an ally."
" Oh really ? "
Pretending to hesitate, to prolong the pleasure, the pleiad finally let go of the man, who hastened to move away from her.
" You're crazy. "
"Who the hell are you?" Said Tomura.
"I... My name is Kagero Okuta but you can call me Giran ! It's my code name.
"Sensei, who is this asshole?"
"Giran is a famous underground who knows a lot of people who are in marketing looking for a job." Said All For One.
"So you're an informant?" Kurogiri asked.
"Yes. So I have a few people in mind for your organization! I can find them and bring them to you." Said Giran.
"Truly, I would like you to find me someone." All For One stated.
" Who ? Giran asked as he made himself a drink.
"Stain, the hero killer. Tomura says, and the thought silences the whole room.
Nonetheless, letting out a real cry, Emami let stars fill her eyes.
"STAIN? He's going to join us! TOO COOOLLLL!"
"Why are you yelling," Tomura growled.
"I've always been a fan of Stain! He's the only person who dares to show the world that there are real and fake heroes."
Clenching her fist, she declared.
"I hate these false heroes! They are nothing but bastards who only think about their popularity, to the detriment of others."
At that moment, one of her bandages moved a little, showing more of the burns on her face.
"Endeavour…" She growled, putting her bandage back on properly.
"Stain?" Giran repeated. "It's tempting, but from what I heard from my sources, he likes to work alone in his quests. But if you say he is interested in joining, it can increase the attention of new members ".
"Never mind, tell those pranksters Stain is interested and when they get here I'll show them what this organization really means." Said Tomura breaking down some fruits that were nearby.
"Okay. Before we continue, I suggest you read about some of these people. They will be perfect for the League," Giran said, showing files that looked like recording files and very interesting files.
Picking up the papers, All For One read numerous files on young crooks who committed crimes that sold through the failure or death of bad guys. He found some interesting people and decided to remember those names such as Dabi, Himiko Toga, Twice and others.
Nevertheless, no human in this room seemed to suspect how useless what they were doing would be. Indeed, observing them Regina and Entoma were already preparing their next report for Nazarick and wondered when they would have permission to destroy this place.
"I understand! Thanks for letting me know."
Putting the phone on his desk, Nezu heaved a weary sigh, as he was informed of the villains' escape. With everything going on, it would have been nice to finally hear some good news from you.
"Pirates...Villains...Hell's creatures...What worse could happen?"
"DIRECTOR ! "
Startled, Nezu almost fell out of his chair, while Present Mic came into his office like a cannonball.
"We have a problem." He shouted.
" Huh ? "
"I just contacted Midnight." The man affirmed. "She...She was at home."
"Huh...normal, she was off duty."
"No! What I mean is that she had stayed at home since the incident at USJ! She said she never came to the meeting concerning the pirates."
Immediately, several drops of sweat appeared on Nezu's face, as he remembered perfectly having seen the young woman among the teachers.
" WHAAAAAATTTTTTT ? "
A few days later
The anger is palpable on her face, the thought of her failing and now having to deal with it frustrates her to no end. She failed, and the more she looks at what is in front of her, the more anger she feels. Galadriel Melkor, the supreme being of Nazarick. The ruler of the great tomb, and the one this world should fear and respect. Has lost, and shame fills his soul. How could she look beyond that? Galadriel didn't know. But what she knows is that this defeat will strengthen her, she will learn, she will adapt. And she will win, no matter what.
You lost this time! Please select ''Continue''. Or spend 5000 Hero Coins to avoid this boss!
Galadriel huffed, she's never paid to skip a boss in the past. And it won't start today.
There she is, in her hospital bed, her phone in her hand and killing time playing the brand new game that is driving everyone crazy in the App Store. "Shadow Heroes Raid". Is just another cash grab.
She's seen this game before. They still put content behind a paywall and make it nearly impossible to play without spending real money. She hates these kinds of games, but there's nothing she can do here. Galadriel spent the last 2 days in the hospital hoping to make it more believable that she was seriously injured and so on. And to rest from the madness of his life.
They were a pleasant few days, in fact, for her. Since most of the hospital staff are under her control, she can do whatever she wants. Eat, read, sleep and play video games. And even watch movies.
Two full days of doing nothing, and she's loving every minute of it. But she sighs, knowing that her brief escape must end today. From the reports she read, the Villain Alliance seemed to have a long history in Japan. And especially with All Might.
She will have to know every detail of this organization and know if they could be useful to her later. So she had to take care of that, the pirates and the last thing.
The image she builds with the rest of the school, so far, everything is going according to plan. Although she considers the rest of the children nothing more than tools for her. She admits there are some interesting young heroes there, and the beginning of the camaraderie in the class makes her melancholy. Galadriel sighs, realizing there's no getting around it.
She'll always feel that way, but at least there's Nazarick. They will always be with her, no matter what.
You have lost again! Please select Continue. Or buy 5000 Hero Coins to avoid this boss! Or you can buy an Exp boost to level up your characters! Only for 4800 Hero Coins!
Galadriel groaned as she stared at the screen. She'll think about what she should do later, for now. She must concentrate on what is in front of her.
"Shit developers," hissed Galadriel, switching to full game mode. "I'll show you who I am! They won't beat me! This shitty game won't be my death!" said Galadriel.
Two hours later, and 21,500 Hero Coins spent. She eventually won against the dominating evil boss. But she lost more than money. She lost her pride.
" You ... damn it game ... "
Someone knocked on his door. Immediately, Galadriel put her cell phone away, knowing full well that she had ordered the hospital staff only to allow a few people into her room.
Entering her room, an ordinary-looking man appeared in front of her, before performing an exaggerated salute.
"My lady, glad to be able to see you again and assure me of your good health."
"It's not like I was actually hurt." Galadriel retorted. "And, where did you find that face?"
Returning to her original form, Pandora's Actor declared.
"I met this man on my way here! I thought that with a face like his, I could come here without anyone remembering me."
"You did well." Galadriel assured, standing up.
"So, what do you need?" asked his creation. "Why did you bring me here?"
"Oh… just to do me a little favor."
Staring at her creation, she gave him a soft smile, while declaring.
"I just need you to take on my appearance, for the rest of the day, while I get somewhere."