Hey guys, sorry for this, it turned out that I was wrong to update the chapter and instead of updating chapter 13 I even updated chapter 14. Due to my busy schedule, I didn't have time to check it and only realized it while editing it.
As an apology will also update chapter 15.
Once again sorry guys. ?
At the police station, Tsukauchi was holding his head. His head was spinning thinking about the case he was working on. His desk was full of documents and quite messy. Tsukaichi is working on a case where a Villain commits a robbery as well as a murderer and manages to escape through a mysterious impenetrable portal.
At first, they thought it was the Villain's quirk, but after investigation, it turned out not to be, the Villain's quirk is related to speed. They assumed the Villain had an ally, but based on his criminal record, he committed all his crimes alone.
Police are currently being confused with a portal used by criminals to escape. The portal did not disappear even after a few days, and since no one could enter, the investigation stalled.
Tsukauchi has put all his efforts into this case, but he still doesn't know what is going on. He also asked some Heroes to help but still no improvement.
Amidst the confusion, he suddenly remembered a story he had heard not long ago, about a gate connecting to another world full of monsters. At first, he didn't believe it and thought it was just a story, but now that he found something similar, he started to think about it again.
This is just an assumption, but he is sure there must be some clue. He then pulled out his cell phone, making a call to the person who told the story.
Somewhere in the city of Hosu, in an abandoned building several people gathered in front of a kind of blue portal that was about to close. Among those people, Izuku is one of them. He had just completed a dungeon raid with his team where Izuku was their leader.
A year has passed since his sentence is over, Izuku is now 12 years old and has reached the A rank within a year. His daily life hasn't changed much, he was still raiding dungeons as usual and on vacation, he went to the Demon Castel Dungeon or visited Fuyumi and Shoto.
Many are against Izuku rising to A-rank, but thanks to the performance he showed during the tests and the record of the results of his raids, he was able to pass it. Izuku once again recorded his name in Hunter history as the fastest to reach the A-rank in a year.
The new team he led had no choice but to admit this fact after seeing his performance during the raid. Thanks to him, they were able to get out unscathed.
Izuku was cleaning up his equipment after finishing making a report to the bureau agent. Suddenly he heard his phone ring. He took out his phone to see who was calling him.
" Hello, Tsukauchi-san? "
" hello Izuku, sorry if I bothered you, are you busy? "
"no, not at all "
" well, can we meet, I have something to ask you"
" Sure, where should I meet you?"
" Just say where you are at the moment, I'll pick you up"
" I am currently in Hosu city "
" what are you doing there? "
" Work "
" Alright, I'll meet you there "
After hanging up the phone, Izuku saw his team say that he had some business to deal with so that they could go first, which they all agreed to because of the fatigue they felt after two consecutive raids.
Izuku goes to a nearby park after sending his teammates home, waiting for Tsukauchi to pick him up. 10 minutes goes by, and Tsukauchi finally arrived, they then looked for a quiet café to chat with.
They arrived at a coffee shop that had only a few people including employees, suitable for holding private meetings here.
After finishing the order, Tsukauchi took a few pictures and showed them to Izuku. It was a photo of a blue portal that looked familiar to Izuku. Izuku widened his eyes as soon as he saw it.
" Tsukauchi-san from where did you get this? "
" as expected you know about this "
Izuku was silent for a moment, he hesitated to answer because he didn't have the authority to do so.
" yes I know "
" can you tell me what it is, I am investigating a case involving this thing "
" I'm sorry Tsukauchi-San, I'm afraid I can't do that, the problem is I don't have the authority to reveal it to you, I have to talk to my superiors to get permission "
" is that so, um, can you at least help me with this? Please, I've been chasing this villain for a month, he is a murderer who threatens the citizens "
" I'll try to talk to my superiors to see if there's anything I can do with it "
" I thank you for your help "
" don't mention it "
Izuku steps aside for a while to call Sugimoto, asking for permission to help Tsukauchi with his case. After discussing for a while, he finally gave permission, as long as the police allowed the bureau to participate in the investigation, which would later involve Izuku as their agent.
Izuku then approached Tsukauchi who was waiting for him to tell him the good news and the conditions their bureau had given them to conduct the investigation. Tsukauchi then agreed to the trim given.
At first, Izuku was confused about where to start but then he started telling him about the gate, dungeon, and Hunter. Tsuakuchi listens carefully throughout the story, trying not to miss anything.
" so you mean that there is a portal that connects our world with another world full of monsters, and only those who receive awakening can enter? "
" yes, is there a part you don't understand?"
" but it doesn't make sense "
" Well, this world itself didn't make sense in the first place "
Izuku replied as he drank his almost cold coffee.
" But how could no one know about it? "
Izuku smiled faintly, recalling his old memories.
" it is all thanks to the hard work of the government that no one knows about it "
" Okay, so that means this Villain is already an Awakener and can go in and out of the gate freely "
" Maybe, but being in a dungeon is not easy, you have to deal with the monsters in it. Because he entered the dungeon at random, he could accidentally break into a high-ranking dungeon and encounter a powerful monster. I'm not sure if he'll be alive if that happens "
" so how can we track it down "
" I can help you with that, if he is an awakening then I can trace his mana trail. Since my job is an assassin, I'm more suitable when it comes to tracking mana than other Hunters "
" Are you sure about this? "
" yes, and also I'm stronger than you think "
After finishing discussing the matter of the case, Izuku and Tsukauchi head to the location where the Villain was last seen. They came to an alley far away from the crowd.
Izuku began to look around, looking for which traces were left behind. His eyes began to glow blue as he lifted his mana. Tsukauchi couldn't feel it but he knew something had changed about Izuku.
" Found him "
" What?!, already?... "
Tsukauchi couldn't believe that Izuku was able to find the Villain in such a short time, although it took almost an entire day for the police to track him down.
" is indeed a bit vague, but there is a trace of magic here leading to a place,
follow me "
Izuku begins to walk out of the hall following the magic trail left by the Villain, while Tsukauchi just follows him silently from behind.
20 minutes walk, they came to an empty building near a hill quite far from the first location. Izuku didn't feel any presence from inside the building, but he could feel the mana flowing from inside.
They headed inside, which was just an ordinary shabby room filled with dust and moss since it was left empty for a long time. They kept walking until they came to a large room that looked like a hall. There is an open gate in the middle of the room.
Tsukauchi was stunned to see the gate right in front of his eyes. The scene he had never seen before made him pause for a moment admiring the gate in front of him.
Izuku narrowed his eyes as he felt the magical energy radiating out of the gate. Based on the magical energy he felt, this gate was between rank D to rank C, and it felt like it was about to break.
To clear this dungeon alone, at least one Hunter ranks B or two rank C, and several Hunter ranks D and E. As for rank A, they must be able to complete this kind of dungeon alone.
Thinking of contacting the bureau for help, but he quickly dismissed the thought by shaking his head. This shouldn't be a big deal for Izuku because he is an A-rank Hunter.
" Tsukauchi-san I'm going in"
Tsukauchi was surprised by the sudden statement Izuku made. He immediately grabbed the shoulders of Izuku who was about to walk in.
" wha-, wait! are you sure? you're not going to ask for help or what? "
" It's okay, I'm an A-rank Hunter, the D-rank dungeon won't be a problem for me, besides I have to close this before the break occurs "
After removing Tsukauchi's hand from his shoulder after reassuring him, he continued to walk inside the gate.
The interior of the Dungeon itself is an ordinary cave with a little blood residue. He could see that there were traces of fighting left on the walls and floors of the cave. He followed in the trace, and as he followed it, the trail began to look strange.
At first, the traces left were only sharp weapons, but as he followed him the traces began to increase and he could see the footsteps of human scratches on the floor dragged into the boss's room. There are also traces of accompanying blood along the trajectory.
Izuku entered the boss room and witnessed a gore scene where a man's body was torn to pieces by wolf fangs. He wasn't even shaken by seeing this scene, he had already seen much worse than this.
He then sighed, there was nothing he could do in this kind of situation.
" Igris... "
A shadow knight formed behind him.
" bring some soldiers and clean up this place, I will take care of this person "
Igris then lowered his head, and several shadow knights and shadow monsters formed behind the two. Igris and the other shadow warriors then swarmed the crowd of monsters in front of them, leaving Izuku alone with the villain's corpse.
Looking at the corpse, this Villain is almost unrecognizable by the bite wounds and scratches all over his body. Izuku took out his jacket and covered his corpse with it. Izuku took the body on his shoulder and then walked out.
Outside Tsukauchi stood in front of the gate worried. He even tried to get in but couldn't, like there was a transparent wall blocking him.
Based on what he heard from Izuku, the gate was an unexpected place where anything could happen. Since he didn't have access to know what happened inside, he could only pray that nothing bad would happen.
Tsukauchi paced back and forth in front of the gate, he stopped once, knocking his feet on the floor. He tried to be patient and believe in Izuku this time.
It wasn't long before he could see the silhouette of someone from inside the gate walking outside. The silhouette became clearer and clearer, Izuku walked out carrying someone wrapped in a jacket on his shoulder.
Izuku saw Tsukauchi who was waiting for him, he then looked for a space and then laid down the villain's body. Tsukauchi approached him as well. He looked at the corpse of the villain, he couldn't hide his surprise after seeing the condition of the villain's body.
" Izuku this... "
" it seems that we are late, the monster has already made his conditions like this when I arrived. I found traces of fighting inside, he was forcibly dragged into the boss's room and finally became their food "
" But this... "
" I know "
" What kind of monster does this "
" the red wolves, they are stronger and faster than ordinary wolves, also because they are trapped inside for almost a week they become more brutal and ferocious "
Tsukauchi closed his eyes and then took a deep breath. The case that gave him a headache for a few days has been over, but now he has to perform another headache.
" how should I write a report now "
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