Chapter 27: Be Prepared
Katsuki Bakugou wasn't sure what to make of the sight before him.
Oh, he certainly understood what he was seeing in front of him: Just Kirishima sleeping naked on a bed of grass cuddled up to some pink monster girl. He understood that. The problem he was currently having was with the why and the how of it all.
Looking around the forest floor, the blond could see a couple of things. Aside from Shitty Hair's scattered clothes, along with those of his lady friend, there was also an ocarina, which was pretty irrelevant, and a red mask along with a spear, which were far less irrelevant.
Looking back on his memories, Katuski could clearly remember two or three times where a certain masked woman with a spear came to the rescue wherever he was in certain imminent danger. Actually, now that he thought about it, in every single one of those memories, Kirishima was with him, so that probably meant she was saving his life, and Katsuki's was just a bonus.
Okay, so, weird monster girl has been following the team all across the continent and saving Shitty Hair's bacon on multiple occasions, cool. But… why? Why did this random woman care for someone that wasn't even part of her world? Ehh, maybe Kirishima knew.
Moving on to the second question: What exactly would possess Shitty Hair to abandon his post, wander into this forest, and then stay there long enough to make Yaomomo and the rest of the squad assume that searching for him was a lost cause?
Now, the obvious answer was right in front of him: It was pink, had a tail and horns, and was currently using Kirishima's chest as a body pillow, but there was no way it was just her, right? There was now way that Kirishima, a trained soldier, would have left without verifying anyone on the team, just to go into the middle of the forest to get his rocks off. Right?
However, now that he thought about it, maybe this wasn't the first time they did this? Given how she always showed up to save Shitty Hair before, maybe she was always near them, and the two of them met when no one was looking. Like, maybe when everyone was asleep, Pinky over here would sneak into the camp and leave in the morning before anyone woke up.
Well, if that was the case… THEN THAT WAS EVEN WORSE.
Kirishima could have potentially compromised the safety of everyone in the SREU all for the sake of some pussy! The only way Katsuki would even think this could be remotely okay was if someone of a higher rank was aware of this, and actually allowed the horned girl to visit her boyfriend every night, while notifying anyone who was on guard duty not to shoot her!
Would Yaoyorozu seriously allow this?! He knew this squad was an exploration team in the name of science, but would she really potentially compromise the safety of everyone on the mission for the small chance of gaining some insider knowledge on… what, exactly? The mating rituals of a human and a who-knows-what? Seriously, what even is that thing?
It was at that moment Katsuki's intrusive thoughts decided to pay him a little visit by making his imagination conjure up the image of Lieutenant Yaoyorozu recording Kirishima and Pinky doing the deed for "science purposes," while everyone else was sleeping. Oh, God, he felt sick.
Was Shield in on this? She seemed like the romantic type, and given that this world hasn't exactly invented TVs or the internet yet, she wouldn't understand the concept of smut. Katsuki suddenly felt even more sickened as his mind began to imagine Kaibara and Tsuburaba being in on this, too. They sometimes kept watch during the night? Would they have seriously allowed a potential enemy into the camp just to partake in some fantasy-based voyeurism?!
No, he needed to stop thinking like that. Taking a few deep breaths, Katsuki calmed himself. He was probably still on the adrenaline high of sinking Tartarus and running from the Imperials, making him paranoid as shit. Yeah, that was probably it. If he thought about it critically, then it would make more sense that Kirishima meeting up with Pinky over here was just a one-time thing, and not a constant problem that someone else was keeping him blind to.
For now, Katsuki decided to just stick with the facts he knew for certain: He was alone in these woods, in enemy territory. Kirishima was with him, along with a girl who he trusted enough to be sleeping naked with her, with no defensive clothes or weapons on him whatsoever. And this girl was the same one who saved Kirishima's life on multiple occasions, so there's that, too.
Now… What exactly was he supposed to do?
Wake them up? Yeah, waking them up was probably a good start.
"Now, lastly, regarding the treatment of war prisoners," Prime Minister Mera spoke. "We have approximately one hundred soldiers from your country detained."
Yaoyorozu translated what the Prime Minister said to Fuyumi, who nodded along. It had been a few hours since the address to both the National Diet and United Nations had ended, and Fuyumi and Shoto, as representatives of the Empire, were escorted to a private room to discuss peace talks with the Japanese government, with Yaoyorozu acting as a mediator.
"We are prepared to start sending some of them back to you; before or after the change in power, that depends on you," Mera continued. "Feel free to offer a list of priorities."
"And what will that cost us, exactly?" Shoto asked.
Yaoyorozu relayed the question, to which Mera answered, "Oh, nothing money-wise, of course. However, we might end up asking for a few concessions, mostly to operate within your borders. Anyways, the names of the POWs are in here, feel free to have a look-over."
Shoto took the notebook that was offered to him. "Give us some time to look."
The black-haired soldier translated once more, as Mera nodded at that. "Very well, then. It looks like we're done for today. Thank you for coming, it was a pleasure to meet you today."
Both Fuyumi and Shoto stared in curiosity as Mera extended his hand, before Yaoyorozu quickly explained, "It's how we greet each other here. Go ahead, take his hand."
The peppermint-haired woman nodded, as she extended her own hand, before the two sides reached together, and shook. "I hope this is the start of a long relationship together."
With those last words from Mera, the meeting ended, as the two royals were being escorted back to the bus. "Lieutenant Yaoyorozu, I must ask… Do you think they will help us?"
"With your revolution?" the black-haired officer asked. "Maybe. We probably won't get a reply for a few days. Declaring war, even to aid another nation, usually takes time."
"But what do you personally think?" Fuyumi clarified.
"Personally? I seriously hope so."
The first thing that Eijiro Kirishima felt was a splash of water hitting his face.
One moment, he was pleasantly enjoying the warmth of his sleep, and then the next, he felt a cold slap that smacked him back into the world of the living. Through his still-blurry vision, he could see Mina scrambling to her feat. Oh, no, were they under attack?!
"Rise and shine, Sleeping Beauty!"
Nope. This was much worse than an attack.
"BAKUBRO?!"
"Don't shout too loud, we're still in enemy territory," the blond said, as he put down the bucket he was holding. How did he even get that? "Oh, and could you please get some clothes on?"
Eijiro looked down to see that, yep, sure enough, he was still naked from last night. He immediately went as red as his air, as he ran to grab all of his clothes.
Five minutes later, he finished tucking in the last piece of his shirt into his pants, as he saw that Mina was just about done with her outfit, too. Boots that went up to her shins, jacket, pants, jacket, leather arm bands; the only thing she wasn't wearing now was her red mask.
Good. It hid way too much of her beautiful face.
"So," Bakugou said, his face simply radiating with disappointment. "Wanna explain to me why exactly I found you cuddling up with the personification of the color pink, while in the nude?"
"Uhh… you wouldn't believe me if I told you."
He could practically hear Bakugou's eyes narrow. "Try me."
"Okay… here goes nothing, I guess," Eijiro sighed, before he took a deep breath. "So, I was patrolling around the forest as instructed, when I saw a tiny red spirit flying around the place. I followed it, and a bunch of more spirits showed up, and the forest started glowing, and music was playing. And then I found Mina in the middle of some kind of concert where she was playing the ocarina, and I joined in with the drums, except they were actually not actually drums but tree stumps, and then we danced, we kissed, we made love, it was the best night of my life –"
"Okay, stop. I didn't need to hear all of that," the blond said. "So, just to recap: You abandoned your post to chase some living lightbulb across the forest, and didn't come back because you were too busy getting laid, and then sleeping until noon after you got laid. Is that accurate?"
"Uhh… I feel like you skipped the part where I joined the chorus of the spirits –"
"I don't wanna hear anything about whatever hippie new-age bullshit the two of you did before fucking!" Bakugou barked. "And you know why? Because it doesn't matter! We're both stuck here now, when it only should have been one of us, and guess what?! It ain't you!"
"Wait, what do you mean stuck here?!" Eijiro asked. "What happened to Yaomomo?"
"She's perfectly fine, Shitty Hair, everyone is. It's just that they're currently back in Japan by now, while the two of us are right next to the capital city of this world's biggest asshat!"
"WHAT?!" Eijiro shouted. "Yaomomo abandoned us?!"
"She didn't abandon you, dumbass, you just weren't there when they left!" Bakugou then sighed, as he sat down at a nearby stump. "Alright, sit down and get comfortable, I'll give you a quick play-by-play of what happened. You can ask your girlfriend if she wants to hear."
"Oh, right!" Eijiro said, turning around. "Hey, Mina, this is my buddy, Bakugou –"
"I know who he is, I've seen the two of you argue before," Mina said. "And I would very much like to know what exactly it is you're talking about. Preferably, in a language I understand."
"Oh, whoops!" Quickly turning back around, he said, "Hey, can we maybe talk in –"
"Yeah, fine, whatever!" Bakugou exclaimed. "Just tell her to sit down already!"
Well, a few days had certainly passed.
Once the initial meetings were done, Momo had decided that everyone deserved a bit of a break, so they decided to tour around Tokyo for a bit. Of course, they did that while under the watchful eye of Tsukauchi and his squad of cops. They couldn't be too careful.
Naturally, the Todoroki siblings, Melissa, and the others were enamored by everything Japan had to offer, from things that appealed to the eyes, such as arcades and movies, to the things that had a bit more of a one-time novelty, such as karaoke and amusement parks, to even something as silly as those gacha machines that were next to every convenience store.
Thank goodness that Momo was as rich as fuck, huh?
Anyways, after a few days of shenanigans there, it was time to head back to the gate. They made their way through with the most recent batch of soldiers, heading straight towards the Collibus Hills base. While the others reunited with their friends and family, Momo…
"Lieutenant Yaoyorozu."
"General Aizawa."
…met with her boss.
"I'm assuming you saw the televised broadcast?" she asked.
"I did," he said. "I thought it could have used a bit more showmanship, but I think it got the point across. The base narrative of the Todoroki Empire needing Japanese aid is out there, and now people are debating whether or not we should assist them in the Princess' power grab."
"What's your verdict, sir?" Momo asked.
"Keep your airship up, and your soldiers ready, Lieutenant. Just in case."
She knew exactly what Aizawa meant by that.
"So, the Emperor of Flames locked up Yaomomo in Tatratus?" Eijiro repeated.
"Yes," the blond angry human confirmed.
"And you guys did a prison break with the help of the royal kids?"
"Yes!"
"And you stayed behind to sink Tartarus into the lava, and are now on the run –"
"FUCKING YES! I already told you the story once! No need to repeat it!"
"You don't have to shout at him!" Mina barked. While she was appreciative that they were speaking in Common, it didn't mean that she wasn't part of the conversation.
"A, nante kuso kamisama…" the angry blond man, Bakugou, if she heard Eijiro correctly, cursed something in his language, before switching back to hers, all while trying his damndest to pretend to be calm. "Look, lady, we can't stay here. The Imperials are gonna be looking for us, we need to go. And the Collibus Hills, the one guaranteed safe place in this entire continent, is two months away via walking distance. We can't waste time talking about –"
"Wait, you need to get back to the Collibus Hills?" Mina asked. "That's easy!"
Bakugou looked at her as if she was joking. "Easy? Easy how? We don't have an airship –"
"Airship travel isn't the only way to cross the continent, silly!" Mina said, as she got up, and pulled out her gemstone from her jacket. "There are plenty of ways of getting around!"
"Uh-huh, sure, and what's the weirdly-shaped wood?"
"This, my rage-induced friend, is a gemstone broadcast," Mina explained. "It's a magical artifact capable of sending out messages with a mix of different magics. I know someone who can help us get to the Collibus Hills in less than a week… provided the right price, of course."
"I'm sure that the Self-Defense Force could foot the bill!" Eijiro said.
Mina grinned as she saw Bakugou seem to seethe at that last comment, but kept that to herself. "See? Come on, just let me call them, and we can be out of here in no time!"
The blond groaned for quite a long time, but eventually gave up. "Fine."
"YAY!" Mina cheered. "Best brother-in-law ever!"
"What the –?! Shitty Hair and I aren't even related!"
"Don't worry, bro!" Eijiro said. "You can be my best man! It's the same thing, right?"
"WHAT?! NO!"
Shoto and Fuyumi were missing.
Enji was fully aware of that. While he may not have noticed it during the chaos of when Tartarus fell, now that things have quieted down, he noticed that, not only did they not respond to his summons, they were also nowhere in the palace, their quarters or otherwise.
If Natsuo knew where they were, he wasn't telling him. And it was unlikely that General Kamiji knew where they were, either. Regardless, he still knew where to start looking.
His network of spies was top of the line. He knew that information was power, that was why he controlled the flow of it to the common citizens; the less they knew, the less of them tried anything stupid against him. Despite that, there would always be something that would slip through the cracks, and sometimes, that would prove useful, even to him.
The most recent rumor to come into Endeavor was one of a woman with hair the color of the night. There were stories of a warrior who made his armies run screaming, one who traveled in a green uniform, accompanied by an angel. A member of that ancient order, the Arms of Fire, back from legend. He was also able to place a name to this figure…
Momo Yaoyorozu. The Night-Haired Warrior.
Enji could already picture her now: Wielding a great weapon that could reduce his forces to ash, her viridian armor looking like something that came straight from the other side of the world, a pale face that hid the mind of a fighter, with dark hair, flowing like the wind from her… ponytail…
The girl from the party. The one that he sent to Tartarus.
Now that he thought about it, it was quite suspicious that Tartarus fell the same night a woman from unknown origins was at the Ranking. A woman that didn't say where she came from, instead telling him off. Clearly someone who wasn't afraid to make an enemy of him.
Would it be too far to say that she would take his children to taunt him? She clearly wasn't afraid of him, and she had enough power to not be afraid of his troops. Would it be true that she had enough power to overtake both of them? Some sort of declaration of war?
Well, if a war was what she wanted, then a war is what she would get! Thinking back to Kamiji's previous reports, he knew that his forces were wiped out back at the Collibus Hills Gate. And a woman as strange as Yaoyorozu could definitely originate from there!
And if he was wrong, well, he could interrogate the locals once he got there.
"GENERAL ONIMA!" Enji yelled out to his subordinate. "PREPARE ALL OF OUR WYVERN RIDERS! WE FLY TO THE COLLIBUS HILLS IMMEDIATELY! WE RIDE TO WAR!"
Katsuki couldn't believe he had actually agreed to this bullshit.
After providing both Shitty Hair and his tiefling girlfriend (yes, she told him what race she was) with the summary of what happened last night, he conveyed to them in the nicest way possible (by his standards) that they couldn't stay here, unless they wanted to be discovered by the Imperials, and most likely subjected to whatever torture their normal criminals got.
Actually, now that he thought about it, given that he was responsible for sinking their greatest prison, he might be an even more notorious criminal than usual, which meant that, to them, he was probably more deserving of some of their more painful forms of torture. Yikes.
Not wanting to be part of that whatsoever, Katsuki urged the two idiots that it was time to get the fuck out of here, and run as fast as they could back to the Collibus Hills. And that was when Ashido (he refused to use her personal name, she wasn't his friend) suggested using her magic jewel or whatever to call for what he could only assume was the magical equivalent of an Uber.
She promised them that if her contact showed, they'd cut down their two-month trip across the continent down to two weeks, at most. Logically, it meant getting home faster, so he agreed to it, but made sure to keep his eye out for any funny business.
Such as the fact that they were currently waiting out in the middle of the open.
"Is he gonna show or not?" Katsuki asked. He really didn't feel comfortable standing around in the middle of a grassy field, where Imperials could easily spot them a mile away.
"Don't worry, he was near the area!" Ashido said. "He'll arrive soon!"
"Yeah, Bakubro, have a little faith in her!" Kirishima added.
Katsuki wanted to shout at Shitty Hair that he literally only learned this woman's name for the first time ever less than twenty-four hours ago; all the other encounters between the two of them were usually commands to each other in the middle of life-or-death scenarios. Sure, that made her slightly more trustworthy than most, but not to this degree, come on!
Of course, it wasn't like the red-haired idiot would listen. He was completely head-over-heels for this chick. It wouldn't surprise him if the two decided to elope the second they made it back to the Collibus Hills base, Aizawa's rules and regulations be damned.
"He's here!"
What? Katsuki looked around, and she didn't see any carriage around. All he could see was the tall grass that was beginning to get covered by a massive shadow overhead… wait a minute. Quickly looking above him Katsuki saw – OH, MY GOD!
Above the three of them was a giant raven, its wings three meters long, at least, and flapping them with enough force to cause the grass around them to blow through the wings. However, despite being able to easily make a meal out of any of them, it didn't swoop down like a bird of prey, instead, gently landing down, as… a rider came off of its back.
The figure was as tall as the three of them, and stood like a man. However, instead of a man, the rider was… a bird. Well, to be more accurate, they had the head of a raven, with hands that resemble bird-like claws and feet which acted as talons. So… a bird-man.
"Boys, this is Fumikage Tokoyami! He's an adventurer, just like me!" Ashido said, as she approached and hugged the giant raven. "And this beastie behind him is Dark Shadow!"
"Uhh… can't he say his name for himself?" Kirishima asked.
"I don't think so," Katsuki interjected. "I think I've read about these guys before, he's a kenku. They're like parrots, they can't say anything they haven't heard before. Am I right?"
"Yep yep! He's a selective mute!" Ashido said. "Say something, Tokoyami!"
"Revelry in the dark," a deep voice came out of the raven-man.
"See?" Ashido smiled, before turning back to her friend. "Anyways, Tokoyami, we need your help getting back to the Collibus Hills. Do you think Dark Shadow can take us?"
The raven-haired man thought about it for a few seconds, before he shook his head, as he rubbed the fingers on his hand together, while his mouth made a clicking sound.
Katuski instantly understood what that meant. "Money? You want money, yeah?"
Tokoyami nodded.
"Well, that's not a problem, then," the blond said. "Our bosses back at the base will be more than willing to pay, and if you're not satisfied with the coin, I'm sure that you can make a deal with one of the locals in the town that's being built. Are you interested in magic?"
The kenku's eyes rose at that, as he gestured to Katsuki to continue.
"Well, several mages from Yuuei-Shiketsu City have agreed to move to the Collibus Hills, along with a crystal miner, a couple of bards, and several minotaurs! I'm sure that a thriving town would greatly benefit from the labor of such a big and strong bird!" Katsuki said, as he waved towards Dark Shadow. "And such services would be greatly rewarded, yes?"
Tokoyami thought it over, as his claws scratched the underside of his beak. Eventually, he nodded, saying once more, now with fervor, "Revelry in the dark!"
Katsuki seriously hoped that meant yes.
General Aizawa was right.
Within less than a week of Fuyumi Todoroki's address to the whole world, the Japanese government had agreed to aid her and her siblings' attempt to overthrow their father, stating that this was a matter of defending the security of both Japan, and the entire world.
Now, when most politicians usually say that, they forget to mention the other motivations why they would maybe want someone in an enemy nation to become ruler of said nation, especially if they were far friendlier to the politician's country, as opposed to the previous ruler of that nation. The main motivators are resources, territories, and whatnot.
Most wars were about one country fighting to take what the other country has. And if the United States taught the world anything, it was that overthrowing the head of a nation, even one that has legitimate legal status, and putting in charge someone far friendlier to your country, was, while a complete dick move, potentially beneficial if you played your cards right.
The best case scenario was that the original leader of your target country was a complete monster, kinda like Enji Todoroki. If that was the case, then your nation could be seen as heroes in assisting in the revolution. Additionally, once the new guy is in power, they are more likely to be allies with your country, which means an increase in trade, along with both nations having each other's back in times of conflict. Theoretically speaking, it was mutually beneficial.
However, the more likely scenario was that the original leader was either a well-liked or democratically-elected leader which directly conflicted with your country's agenda. If that was the case, then there was always one of two options: One, actively destabilize the country and then swoop in to "save it." Or two, supply a radical minority with weapons and supplies, and when they inevitably overthrow the current party in power, hope and pray that they look more kindly upon your nation, and as a bonus, don't become complete monsters.
Unfortunately, most of the time, the new party in power do become a bunch of complete monsters, if they weren't already that to begin with. Human rights violations, unprovoked wars, maybe a few other things you might not agree with, and soon enough, you now have two new options: One, you leave that country's ruling government alone, in hopes that they can still act as a beneficial ally to you. Or, two, you try to overthrow them like you did the last one.
Regardless of whichever two outcomes occur, your country's public will still be mad at you, regardless of what you do. If you choose the former, they'll criticize you for leaving all of those people to suffer at the hands of the monsters you yourself were responsible for putting in power simply because they more easily complied with your agenda. If you choose the latter, they'll criticize you for trying to interfere in a foreign country once more, citing the last time you did that.
The moral of the story was basically this: Don't overthrow other people's governments.
Now, obviously, there were exceptions to that rule. During times of war, winning countries would usually have the legal right to occupy any lands they took over during the duration of the war, and even then, they would have to be required to return all of the land they occupied, as claiming it as their own would constitute a war crime. Despite that, what happens to the people of the previously-occupied country is completely up to them. If their pre-occupation government was seen in a negative light, then the newly-liberated country might attempt to make themselves better, or even try to mimic and ally with their former occupiers.
This was the sort of outcome the Japanese government was hoping for. Kinda.
While it was true that they were technically going to war with the Todoroki Empire, they were still helping a percentage of the locals in overthrowing their current regime in favor of a new one. It was a mix between the first concept of destabilizing a nation from the shadows, and the latter of outright occupying the nation. They would indeed be establishing a new order with Fuyumi as the leader, but as soon as the fighting was over, the JSDF would leave, with the only exception being anyone who chose to stay behind to help with the rebuilding efforts.
At least, that's what Aizawa told Momo during their last meeting half an hour ago. However, Momo knew how history usually played out, so, while she indeed hoped that this would be a quick and easy operation, she prepared for the more realistic outcome.
She informed the rest of the Special Region Exploration Unit that they would be heading out into battle in less than an hour, so they were now in the process of getting the airship ready. Their mission was twofold: Their first priority was to assist the Todoroki siblings in defeating their father. Their secondary mission was to find and rescue Bakugou and Kirishima.
Momo could already hear the helicopters and planes preparing to take off. They wouldn't leave until the Boat-Boat (yes, that is what they decided to call the airship, they voted on it) was in the air; it had the Todoroki siblings onboard, and with them, their ace in the hole against Enji. Momo figured it was time for the captain to make her way to the ship…
"Yaoyorozu, a word?"
…or maybe not just yet. Momo turned around to see General Kayama standing there, with an expression on her face that was hard to place. "Is there something the matter?"
"Before you head out, I wanted to ask you something," she said. "About Todokroki."
Momo raised an eyebrow at that. "Oh, which one?"
"The younger of the two, Shoto," Kayama clarified. "He's around your age, yes? We also received reports from several of your subordinates who were at the Ranking party alongside you that he tired to cover for you by saying that you were a lady he wanted to court –"
Momo's face instantly turned red as the older woman said that. "It's nothing like that! I mean, sure, he's conventionally attractive! But, he's a prince of a foreign nation –"
"Yaoyorozu –"
"Oh, look at the time, gotta go, bye!" Momo dashed off towards the airship the second she finished that sentence. Stop blushing! You don't have a crush on Shoto… right?
Goto Imasuji remained quiet, as he watched the jets and choppers fly off along with… a wooden boat? Christ, this place really was batshit crazy. No wonder the President wanted it so badly.
The blond mercenary tugged at the stolen JSDF uniform he was wearing. Fuck, these things were annoying. He didn't know how those Japs were able to wear these things, it made him feel like a caged up animal. He probably should have asked the guy he took this from before slicing his throat. Oh, well, maybe he's having a laugh at Goto's expense in the afterlife right now.
Keeping the fake eye on his left side hidden under a hat, Goto walked through the makeshift town the Japs made along with the people of the Special Region. Heh, "people," as if. All he saw were a bunch of freaks and monsters. He was gonna enjoy tearing this place to shreds.
But he couldn't do it right now. He had to make sure that first, the JSDF forces that were leaving right now would be far enough away that they wouldn't be able to turn back until after their little fight was done. And even before that, he and his crew would have to disable the base's communications so they wouldn't be able to call for help from the other side.
"Boys, it's Imasuji," he radioed in. "We've got twenty-four hours before the party begins. I want all lines and connections cut before that happens, understood?"
"Understood, boss."
"Copy that."
"Roger."
Goto smiled. By this time tomorrow… the massacre would begin.
As Shoto Todoroki walked through the interior of the airship, he placed his hand over where his heart was. It felt tight again, but oddly enough, it only happened when he thought of Yaoyorozu.
Maybe I'm developing some sort of medical condition?
Shoto looked up to see Kodai of all people walking towards him. That was good news, maybe she knew if there was a cure for this ailment. Quickly explaining his situation to her, Kodai nodded, before telling him to go into Yaoyorozu's personal quarters, and wait there.
I'm not sure how this will help, but whatever… he thought to himself.
Author's Note: Fun fact! Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the Dungeon Crawlers, so if anyone's interested, I'll answer any and all questions regarding my work!
Anyways, back to the behind-the-scenes of this chapter. So, yeah, I made Tokoyami into a D monster, and I turned Dark Shadow into that one giant bird that grabbed the Chosen Undead in the first Dark Souls game. And now, for the comments!
James Birdsong: Thank you for the compliment… of course.
Kavaliro_Sureya: I have never seen Vegeta's Sacrifice. Sorry.
GreenBoy9000: Of course I would reply to your comments, I reply to (almost) everyone's comments! Anyways, I hope you've enjoyed this chapter, because after this, all bets are off! So, grab that popcorn you were talking about, and watch the coming chaos unfold…
MostOfYouNeedTherapy: Yeah, Shoto Todoroki being a conspiracy theorist is a pretty big part of the fandom, kinda like Midoriya crying all the time. I actually took a look at your fic, and I have to say, not bad. I look forward to the next chapter of it.
valkrus: Ugh. Fixed the typo. Again.
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