Hey, everyone!
Welcome to chapter 19 of My Hero Academia Illegals: Vigilante Dark Drive.
Hope you guys enjoy it!
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
*Sounds*
[Belt-san/Kamen Rider System]
"Super Moves!"
{Television}
"Are you seriously trying to pick a fight now!? Of all times!?"
Denki said, exasperated. An expression that was mirrored by several of their classmates.
"I wanted to know what makes Deku so special to get All Might's Quirk. The same now goes for Dark Drive." Katsuki said calmly as he looked at Yuuki and Belt-san. "I'm not satisfied with the answer that he is the 'best' simply because there is no one else suitable to use the talking belt... I still want him to prove that he deserved it. I want a fight from Dark Drive, using all of his power."
"Bakugo, this isn't the time," Yuuki said, narrowing his eyes at him and pointing a warning finger at the teenager. "I have more pressing matters to take care of than dealing with your tantrums."
"Screw you!" The ash blonde shouted, now gritting his teeth. "I- I need to know if my way is the correct way! I don't care about whatever dumb consequence I'm dealing with! If your way is better than mine then you need to prove it to me!"
"..." The rest was silent at the outburst.
"I… goodness. I never expected that I would meet someone of your… caliber, ever. No… Actually, I am quite sure that I've seen a certain someone of your level before." Yuuki mumbled to himself with an amused expression, his eyes slightly glossy as if he wasn't truly looking at the boy in front of him.
Even Belt-san and the Plain Roidmude trio were giving the [Explosion] user looks, they all clearly, just like everyone else in there, staring at the blonde-haired boy, not with silent anger that they had before, but with a look that seemed to be a mixture of exasperation and pity, something that fueled Katsuki's rage even more.
It was an outrageously stupid condition to start a duel with, something that a literal child would think of, something that no sane person would ever agree on. And of course, that kind of condition was met with indignation from almost every single person there in the auditorium, many began shouting at the explosive-tempered boy at how absolutely stupid that condition was.
For all that Yuuki cared, Katsuki could call him by all the names he wanted.
Coward? Wimp? Spineless? Chicken?
Sure, whatever...
"He doesn't need to prove you anything-" Yuriko tells the explosive kid, grabbing him by the shoulder.
But this makes him only lash back at her now.
"You stay out of it, or I'm gonna beat the crap out of you first!" He cries, scowling at the woman and slapping her hand away.
"C'mon, this is bigger than you and me, Bakugo. Bigger than any of us. We have to work together if humanity is to stand a chance against the Roidmudes." The female detective tells the boy as she tries to reason with him. "You aren't a match for the Roidmudes(Katsuki's eye twitched at the remark). But there's something else you can do to greatly help us."
Katsuki narrowed his eyes at this.
"What?"
"Your focus has to be on evacuation and rescue of civilians." He looked at her with wide eyes. "Help us control collateral damage while Tomari and I are occupied fighting our enemies."
This seemed to be enough to make the boy finally snap.
"You… You want me to be part of the… The cleanup crew!? Screw you!"
*Pop!*
He cried as he grabbed Yuriko tightly by her wrist, making her wince.
He then pushes her back forcefully while the policewoman is nursing where he touched her.
Many gasped as they saw that the wrist was showing signs of slight burns, something that would come from his power-based Quirk.
Bakugo is popping little explosions in his hands as he glared back at Yuuki.
"I'll show them all you're just a little bitch! Like that so-called pet partner of yours!"
"..."
Now, this finally seemed to get a reaction from Yuuki, who was now sporting an unreadable expression on his face.
"What did you say?"
He asked with an emotionless tone, making everyone else suddenly feel uncomfortable.
Even Katsuki.
The detective got closer to him, and he began to look back at the teenager with a look that made the blonde remember of 009 back during the second attack on U.A. High.
"..."
Even in silence, the detective had a presence that would make even Katsuki uncomfortable as the latter took a step back.
"What did you just call Yuriko? And her arm..." Yuuki pressed.
Belt-san was the first to understand what that was all about.
Over time, Yuuki learned to take whatever insult people threw at him and just ignore it. They could laugh at him and mock the police detective as much as they want, but that would never be enough to get his wrath.
However, if someone dearly close to him was threatened, insulted or injured…
Well, that was another story.
"Tomari-san, it's fine." Yuriko tries to assure him, but that wasn't enough to satisfy her senpai.
The male ravenette sported a dark look as he looked at her injured arm.
She was still nursing her wrist, wincing slightly.
"Apologize to Yuriko. Now." The male Rider orders Katsuki while looking darkly at the teenager.
But the boy eventually decides not to, wondering if this is what he needs to push the man's buttons.
To get him to take him seriously so he can put this Quirkless loser in his place…
"..." The blonde remains silent, simply glaring back in defiance at Yuuki.
"Bakugo…!"
Aizawa and the rest of the teachers were about to intervene and berate the young man's 'little' stunt.
However, the Plain Roidmude trio and Kenji stopped him.
They were giving the U.A. staff a reassuring look, with the man-dog shaking his head at them.
"Don't worry, Tomari's not the type to brutally retaliate with lethal force." The police chief assured them as Naomasa joined them.
"But sir…"
"I will assume full responsibility if something goes wrong, Tsukauchi. Woof!"
"I'd argue against it, but I know that it'll be useless arguing against two boys who made up their minds," Recovery Girl sighed. "I better come along with you all so I can heal any of their injuries quickly there."
Back to the Rider and the ash-blonde boy, the detective was already planning a nasty surprise for Katsuki since the teenager didn't seem to be ready to apologize to Yuriko anytime soon.
"I see… So we're doing this the hard way, huh? You want to fight me? Fine then."
Yuuki nods his head slowly at the arrogant boy, who kept glaring at the car-themed Rider.
Katsuki remembers how the masked vigilante flickered his forehead back at the Sports Festival, simply looking at him as if he were some minor annoyance.
Nothing that needed to be taken seriously…
'I will make you regret looking down on me…' The red-eyed blonde thinks.
"We have an arena inside the manor, close to the Drive Pit." The cop simply says before proceeding to leave the auditorium. "Follow me."
"Let's go," Katsuki said, walking past everyone and out the door.
The Hero Course students all glanced at each other in concern before following him out.
My Hero Academia Illegals: Vigilante Dark Drive
Drive 19: The long-awaited revelation III
Steinbelt Manor - Arena
On the walk to the training grounds, several of his classmates still tried to talk Bakugo into apologizing to Yuriko and Yuuki in order to not make things any worse.
But of course, he wouldn't listen…
The two fighters now stood in front of each other while their audience was on the sidelines, watching them in dread and concern.
"Just hurry up and transform." Katsuki orders the detective, scowling at him.
The black-haired man simply sneers back at the boy.
"Jeez. So impatient, are we?"
However, the blonde soon noticed that there was something wrong since the talking belt wasn't with the cop. But instead, the Drive Driver was watching them with the rest of the audience.
"Oi, what's the meaning of this? Go get the talking belt." He demands.
Yuuki simply grins in response as he pulls out a Mach Driver Honoh to use.
"That won't be necessary."
[Mach Driver!]
He places the device on the waist as this surprises not only Katsuki, but everyone else, aside from the Drive Team, as well.
'It must be the spare Mach Driver reserved for detective Tomari…' Izuku and Mei thought.
Was he going to use a Signal Bike then?
"I said I wanted to go against you at full power." The teenager reminds the police officer.
Yuuki shrugs at these words.
"I'm no beast that goes all out when hunting a little rabbit." The ravenette says. "I would like to get this done nice and easy."
What!?
Not only Katsuki felt himself further insulted by these words, but the rest of his classmates also looked at this in disbelief.
"I will make you regret saying that, asshole!"
Yuuki had a sinister smile on his face.
"Go ahead and try, Katsudon."
"Who are you calling food!?"
*Kreee!* *Kreee!*
The sound of a bat shrieking could be heard as what appears to be a Neo Bat Viral Core approaches Yuuki before being caught by him.
"A Viral Core? He… He is going to use a Viral Core?" Mei mutters in curiosity.
"..."
Belt-san gave a knowing look to Shinji, who simply nodded in acknowledgment.
The sentient Drive Driver was aware that he could at least use a regular Viral Core to check a Roidmude's memories. When Chase was originally Proto Drive, he could use the regular Viral Cores, presuming they were not too damaged, or after they were properly repaired, to read the memories of defeated Roidmudes by inserting them into his Shift Brace.
The same method could be used by Yuuki.
But what would happen if the Rider System made use of a Neo Viral Core?
At the same time, Kanade and Shinra brought equipment to scan Yuuki and possibly obtain some useful data for the next upgrades in the Rider System.
'Kaachan…' Izuku looked at the bully in concern, fearing how Yuuki would destroy him.
"Hen…Shin!" The police detective chants, placing the Neo Bat Viral Core into the Mach Driver's slot.
[Viral Core! Neo Komori(Bat)!] The Driver announces.
"Alright, here we go." Shinji speaks as his eyes glow red, catching everyone's attention. He then becomes a jumble of red data that heads towards Yuuki, combining with the police officer as many gasped at the sight.
"They are fusing!? Like the other Fusion Evolved Roidmudes?" Mei wondered, curious to see what would happen.
Since the Neo Viral Core works fuses humans with their Roidmude partner through their darker heart, using it can also increase the human target's negative emotions. However, this was not the case with Shinji(072), Kanade(031) and Shinra(025) since the three of them cannot use negative emotions to evolve.
Instead, they were modified so that they can only fuse when there's some sort of consent between the two sides, requiring a certain level of trust between the Roidmudes and their human hosts.
*Bam!*
Yuuki's body is covered in a black energy release with a red outline, being so intense as Katsuki and some of the others in the audience had to brace themselves for it.
When the process is done, everyone gets to witness what form the Kamen Rider now took. It was a form that astonished several in the audience, almost thinking that the cop was now a villain.
He now looks like a crimson-colored demonic version of Dark Drive.
In the center of the torso was the chest plate that all Fusion Evolved Roidmudes possess, decorated with black markings stretching from the chest plate across his torso and shoulders. He has retractable claws on his fingertips and toes, small, furry dark blue tufts, two starting from his collarbone and stretching around his neck and one each on his wrists and ankles. The Rider's mask looks a bit like the one of Type Next with the signature 'R' logo on the forehead. But the markings are different, for it has four spike-shaped marks, two of them stopping by the forehead and the other two stretching past the eyes and teeth, going past his chin and joining with the marks on his chest.
There are small marks resembling a heart, but with the top and bottom open, extending from the inner corners of his eyes. The mask also has a sunglass-shaped visor similar to the vigilante's default form. But rather than a cyan-colored one, it was as red as blood. Following that, the mask features two bull-like horns, with black strips extending from their center towards the tips. Lastly, the form's default Shift Tire could be found around his right shoulder, with the words 'Type Fusion' written on it.
[Crimson Drive.] Belt-san suddenly.
"Huh?" The others look at the scientist in confusion.
[Kamen Rider Crimson Drive.] The sentient device clarifies. [That's the name of the form that Yuuki is using now. A form of Dark Drive that uses the power of a Neo Viral Core, awakening the true 'power' that resides within Yuuki's soul.]
'The true power within one's soul…' Izuku wonders.
This got the greenette to think: With the use of Neo Viral Cores, the evolved form the Roidmude takes seems to be based on the human and not the mechanical monster themselves, as shown when Nira Mitsuhide caused both Roidmude 106 and Brain to evolve into the Thief Roidmude.
'So in my case, what sort of ability would appear if I fused with a Roidmude…? What would my own power be like?' The holder of [One For All] contemplates.
It got him to think that this would be the closest thing to developing a 'Quirk' of his own…
Unlike [One For All], this is an ability that belonged to him and no one else…
Kanade was looking at Crimson Drive's data on a tablet while Shinra was using some sort of scanning device on the vigilante's new form. Curious, Mei and Power Loader approached the two Roidmudes.
"Alright, everything's in check. Seems like Yuuki is in control of the body, and Shinji has practically adopted a support role similar to that of Krim." The secretary comments as she analyzes the data.
"Nothing strange on my end either." Shinra tells her as he addresses the two inventors that got closer to them. "Curious ones, aren't you?"
David couldn't witness the 'duel' and the video call with him came to an end after they left the auditorium. He would be informed later about what happened by both Krim and Toshinori. So this left only Mei and her teacher to check whatever interesting data they could find with the Drive Team.
"Can we watch what you two are doing?" Mei asked them nervously.
Normally, this was not a behavior she would present as the pinkette would not give a single damn about personal space, quickly shoving her head against whatever data the two employees were studying. The earlier interactions she had with Yuuki being a proof of it as she remembers how annoyed the Rider was whenever she tried to touch whatever items the vigilante owned without his permission.
However, she now felt that in order to check whatever other tech the Drive Team possessed, Mei had to respect their boundaries. And especially show whatever restrain she could to possibly not get on Mr. Steinbelt's bad side.
Kanade, having an idea of what the girl is thinking, simply gives a sly smirk to Mei.
"Of course." She replies, a tone of a challenge coming with it. "That is if you can understand the Rider System's algorithms and its workings."
Back with Crimson Drive and Katsuki, the teenager looks at the masked vigilante in disbelief.
"That form… Why are you using a Roidmude's help!?"
"Why shouldn't I? It's a waste to not use all the resources at my disposal. Besides, it's not like Kamen Riders and Roidmudes are much different from each other. We are like two sides of the same coin given that our powers share the same source." The Rider explains, taunting the boy. "Furthermore, I thought it would be only appropriate to put you in your place using my own ability. To show how outmatched and delusional you are, Katsudon(Katsuki grits his teeth at the new apparent nickname)."
"My name is not food, asshole!"
The Rider's chest plate now morphs to show the number 072 in it.
[I have sensed what your 'ability' can do, Yuuki.] 072's voice could be heard, in a manner similar to that of Belt-san. There was also a hint of disbelief in the android's tone. [I must say, I don't think anyone with a Quirk could possibly beat you now.]
This got several reactions from everyone.
A power that could perhaps render Quirks useless?
It almost sounded like…
"Shut up! I'm not afraid of whatever crap you came up with!" The explosive blonde cries back at the Rider/Roidmude hybrid.
"Stun Grenade!" The teenager cries, unleashing his special move.
*Boom!*
Katsuki starts by creating a sphere of light between his hands that explodes into a large-scale flash. Similar to the effect of an actual stun grenade, the flash of light blinds anyone close by.
"..."
Crimson Drive remains unfazed, appearing to be doing nothing as the explosion came towards him, while also not moving an inch from his current spot.
"Tomari-san!" Yuriko cries in concern, wondering what her partner is waiting for.
Finally, the vigilante raises his right arm as if preparing to punch through Katsuki's explosive power with his bare hand.
"I will destroy that illusion of yours."
The Kamen Rider calmly says.
*Smack!* *Crash!*
Upon touching the blonde's attack, Crimson Drive's punch literally made a crack on the explosion(imagine Whitebeard and Blackbeard from One Piece using the Gura Gura no Mi's ability to 'crack' the very air itself whenever they want to punch something/someone), stopping the special move in its tracks.
"What the!?" Katsuki and everyone else's eyes had widened at the surreal sight, wondering what exactly the Kamen Rider has just done.
"Shatter." Crimson Drive commands.
*Crack!* *Glass shattering noise!*
Eyes widened as the Stun Grenade's explosion faded away into nothingness, followed by the sound of glass shattering echoing through the arena…
"Did he simply disperse the attack with his own punch?" All Might wondered as he and the others thought that was the case.
But could a punch be that powerful to leave a crack in the air itself?
'No, Drive didn't simply disperse Bakugo's attack with a punch… He also did something else…' Aizawa observes, narrowing his eyes in suspicion.
Bakugo, initially caught off guard by his opponent's action, quickly recovers and adopts his usual scowl before preparing another move.
"Was that supposed to scare me!?" He cries at the Rider.
*Whoosh!*
However, Crimson Drive decides to strike this time, disappearing from the boy's view.
*Tap!*
Katsuki can feel the light tap of the vigilante's hand, feeling him touch his left shoulder before reappearing behind him.
"It's over." The Rider states calmly, his back turned to the explosive blonde as this confuses the young man.
Huh? What exactly is over?
"What are you talking about!?" Katsuki growls at him before aiming his hands at the masked warrior. "You shouldn't have gotten this close, asshole!"
"..."
But the vigilante doesn't react and remains quiet, still refusing to look at the teenager. This only served to further enrage Katsuki, who grits his teeth in frustration.
"Take that! Howitzer Impact!"
"..."
However, much to Katsuki's shock, nothing happens. His Quirk doesn't release any sort of explosion at the exposed Kamen Rider.
"What!?"
Most in the audience were equally confused by what they were witnessing.
Katsuki wasn't able to use his Quirk?
Why?
They turned towards Eraser Head, wondering if he had anything to do with this. However, Aizawa simply looked back at the others with an equally puzzled expression on his face.
If he didn't do anything then who was responsible for this?
"Don't bother." The Rider finally speaks to his opponent. "I have negated your Quirk."
This earns a look of horror and denial from the short-tempered kid as the others gasped at this.
"W-What!?"
"Look at your shoulder. I already marked you." The Rider instructs, gesturing to said spot.
Katsuki does so and is astonished to find some sort of black-colored χ(Not the letter X, but the Chi letter from the Greek alphabet) marking, by the size of the palm of a hand, on the exact spot Crimson Drive just touched him.
"Anyone marked by my Recusant's Sigil is unable to use their Quirks." The Rider explains to the blonde boy as he finally turns to face him, also earning a look of horror from Bakugo. "And this is only one of the abilities bestowed by this form's 'unique skill'. A skill solely created to fight anyone with Quirks."
"An ability created to fight Quirks…" Izuku muttered as he and the others heard what the Rider just said, processing said information.
[The power that can deny Quirks… I see. It's no surprise this would be the power that would come from Yuuki's heart. It certainly fits his style.]
The others turned towards Belt-san, wondering what he meant by those words.
"Krim?" Toshinori looks at the older man/digital entity in anticipation.
[I already explained how the Roidmudes' Fusion Evolution works, didn't I? This is an example of such a case.] The Drive Driver replies before gesturing to his son. [Crimson Drive is a manifestation of Yuuki's desires, along with the abilities that would best suit his needs.]
"But why an ability that can deny Quirks?" Tenya still wondered.
[It's because of Yuuki's background. For him, being Quirkless left him with a bad impression of what he lacked, a 'specialty' of his own. Being constantly reminded that he would never have a Quirk made him wish to have a power that can turn everyone else's powers useless, forcefully making them like him.]
"What!?"
This earned gasps and looks of horror as they soon acknowledged it in grim acceptance given the police detective's bitter past. Maybe they really couldn't fault Yuuki for thinking like that when they had something that he lacked.
"This power… It certainly reminds me of Aizawa-sensei's Quirk." Momo eventually speaks, and several of her 1-A classmates agreeing with her.
Belt-san chuckled at her observation.
[You know what's funny? He actually took inspiration from Aizawa's Quirk.]
Eh!?
Said teacher looked astonished upon hearing this.
"Tomari did?" The [Erasure] teacher is unsure of how to react to this.
Should he be flattered or annoyed that the detective is copying him?
"But detective Tomari can't deactivate a Quirk by just looking at someone, like how our sensei does. Kero." Tsuyu points out.
This only seemed to further amuse the talking belt.
[Of course he can't. But who said Eraser Head was the only source of inspiration? Yuuki also got some ideas for his ability upon meeting Terminus and learning about All For One.]
"What!?" This shocked the others even more, especially All Might.
[While he can't block a Quirk by distance through his gaze, Yuuki can suppress his opponents' Quirk just like how Terminus does, not needing to keep an eye on the others like Aizawa has to.] Belt-san says, the others processing his words. [Yuuki seems to be able to negate all types of Quirks. It seems that he can 'mark' any and as many of his adversaries as he wants, being able to place a 'curse' upon them with his Recusant's Sigil. How interesting.]
'It could be good if I didn't have to deal with my dry eye syndrome just like how Tomari is apparently doing so right now. How lucky of him…' Aizawa thinks in slight annoyance.
'So this is Tomari-san's own power… This could almost be considered his 'own' Quirk…' Izuku thinks in apprehension, mixed feelings coming over him as he clenches his fists in uncertainty.
"And what aspect of All For One's Quirk was Tomari's ability based upon?" Toshinori warily asks the sentient Driver, having the feeling that he would probably not like the answer for such a unique skill.
[Why don't we find out by ourselves rather than speculate?] Belt-san replies cryptically.
"Yuuki's stats… Hmm… Interesting." Shinra muttered as he and Kanade kept gathering more data on said masked vigilante.
"What? What did you learn?" Mei pressed, her curiosity getting the best of her.
Truth be told, just as the secretary predicted, the girl was having trouble understanding the algorithms the two Roidmudes were using to gather data from Crimson Drive.
"It seems that Kamen Rider Crimson Drive is stronger than the average Fusion Evolved Roidmude." Kanade notes as she keeps typing commands on her tablet. "Unlike the other fusions that simply required for the host to directly use a Neo Viral Core to combine with a Roidmude, using the Mach Driver as a medium for the transformation process seems to make the host a bit stronger than the rest."
"Other than a direct touch with his hands, Crimson Drive's power can dispel, to an extent, the effects of a Quirk's area-wide attack. Just like how he did with Bakugo's special move." Shinra noted, remembering the crack in the space the Rider caused by punching the blonde's explosion before nullifying it.
"I have been wondering… I now understand why we people with Quirks can't become Kamen Riders, but what would happen if we tried to fuse with a Roimude through the use of one of those Viral Cores?" Power Loader questions them.
"Well, as it stands, you guys would still get some sort of damage, possibly coma or even death in the worst case, since your brains cannot process this kind of 'data' either." Shinra warns the teacher, getting a grim nod from the teacher. "However, we are currently working on a way to 'bypass' this issue."
"What?" Both Mei and Power looked at him in surprise.
Shinra grins at them before continuing:
"Unlike the Rider System, which grants several complex abilities to a Kamen Rider, fusing with a Roidmude works in a way somewhat closer to using a Quirk Amplification Device. And that's why Krim and the rest of us are going on with the 'theory' that it would simply 'upgrade' everyone's Quirks."
"What!?" Mei questions even more, now getting too close to the head of the R&D department's face. "Can such a thing even be accomplished?"
"Of course." Shinra reassured. "However, there's still some things we need to get checked before this idea can come into fruition."
"Do you remember when Krim said that we would later need everyone's help?" Kanade chimes in. "It is for this very purpose."
This perked Mei's interest as she wondered if this would be the part they would let her examine their tech.
"There's a reason why we called all of you here. And not just because you are all involved in this battle, one or another. No, it isn't." The secretary continues. "It would be common sense to simply have invited the few adults to this meeting or just the important figures like All Might and Principal Nezu. It wouldn't be sensible to invite all of the kids to this meeting just because they happened to be present during Terminus' attack. It could attract too much attention from outsiders."
This quickly shattered whatever hopes Mei had as her smile faltered.
"Then why have you called us here?" Power Loader questions.
Shinra and Kanade faced them and everyone else nearby, who happened to hear their talk, before giving their explanation.
"While people with Quirks cannot become Kamen Riders, we could still try to find a way to safely fuse them with Roidmudes. However for that to happen, we still need a certain quantity of information about a specific thing you all have." Kanade begins.
"And what would that be?" Mei asked.
"We could make use of brain scan data from everyone here to complete our little side project." Shinra reveals. "The more, the merrier."
"Everyone's brain scans…" Power Loader muttered, scratching his helmet in deep thought.
"Before any of you got the wrong idea, the answer is no. We're not having you come here today just to treat you all as guinea pigs." Shinra assured them. "We're all on the same side, okay? We're comrades fighting for the future."
"And other than studying ways to safely fuse Roidmudes with people that have Quirks, there's one more reason everyone was invited here." Kanade says before gesturing to herself, Shinra and Crimson Drive.
Mei narrowed her eyes as she was the first to understand what the secretary meant.
"You want us to help the three of you evolve."
The blue-haired woman nods in approval.
"That's right, Mei-chan."
"Mei-chan?" The pinkette repeated. "First name basis?"
"If you don't mind, of course."
"Yeah, sure. Might as well stick with it. I don't mind." The Support Course students grins back to the secretary.
Higari coughs into his fist to get back their attention.
"Anyways." He started before looking at the Roidmudes. "How do you expect us to help you evolve?"
Shinra shrugged at this.
"I don't know." The R&D head admitted. "As you know about us, we seek people with strong emotions. By ourselves, we're no one. But it's when other people look at us that we get to see someone. That's the moment we each start to 'exist'. All we needed is for someone to see us, to connect with us."
"That was, huh… Certainly deep, but very vague as well." The U.A. teacher points out.
"The evolution of Roidmudes is unique for each of them. But we all must start somewhere by interacting with as many people as possible to get a lead." Shinra replies.
They then focus back on Crimson Drive and Katsuki's 'duel'.
"I suppose it's no surprise by now why Yuuki is also viewed as one of the Special War Powers by His Majesty." Kanade speaks as she resumes checking the data about said Kamen Rider on her tablet.
"'His Majesty'?" Nezu inquires as he and the others turn to face her.
"This is how we are also supposed to address the 'new' leader of the Roidmudes." She clarifies, earning intrigued looks from them. "It's been instilled into our revived 'programming'. He is called the Roidmude Emperor by the rest of our kind. The 'All-Father' of our resurrected race."
"The Roidmude Emperor… " All Might repeated, frowning in dread.
During the earlier talks back at the auditorium, everyone obviously demanded answers in regards to who the new leadership of the Roidmudes was, wondering if Banno was also revived or not in this new world.
Unfortunately, the defected Plain Roidmude Trio has no clues about this mysterious figure. They were aware that only the Executive-class Roidmudes were allowed to come into contact with this enigmatic mastermind.
All Might and the rest of the Pro Heroes also couldn't help but imagine how this individual might be even more dangerous than All For One if he can easily command dangerous servants like Terminus and Malware.
"Oh yeah, what did you mean earlier by Special War Powers, Kanade-san?" Izuku decides to ask, hoping to change topics.
"Ah, right. In the war against this new world's humanity, the Roidmude Emperor has placed particular emphasis on certain so-called 'special threats' known as the Special War Powers, who he believes will play a pivotal role in deciding the ultimate outcome of the war itself." She explains gravely, earning gasps and hopeful nods from the humans. "These powers are important enough that the temporary detainment of just one might even prompt the Roidmude Legion to begin the full-scale invasion of this world, due to their guaranteed absence."
"What!?" This earns horrified looks from the rest, especially the kids.
"Those Special War Powers… So they are our best hope of prevailing over the Roidmudes?" Nezu asks the woman, earning a nod from her.
"Yes, that's right. And currently, there are two of them." Kanade resumes explaining. "Krim Steinbelt is obviously the first one. He has the means to fight back against the Roidmudes by providing the knowledge behind the Rider System. There's also his ability to think and act strategically using his vast knowledge, experience, understanding, 'uncommon' sense and insight."
"Yes, I suppose that makes sense." Aizawa reluctantly agrees before eyeing the talking belt. "I admit… Compared to the rest of us, he is the most experienced in knowing how to handle Roidmudes and the other menaces that existed in his old world."
"But what about detective Tomari?" Tensei couldn't help but ask.
Kanade looks briefly at Crimson Drive before facing the Turbo Hero as she answered:
"It's because of Yuuki's [Latent Ability]."
"What? His [Latent Ability]?" Yuriko questioned, wondering what extra ability her partner had.
"Of all Kamen Riders, his Majesty is possibly the most afraid of the next person that Krim would choose to bear the title of Drive. Given how he deemed Tomari Shinnosuke as a very dangerous threat to our race, he believes that Krim would only choose a human that could prove to be equally dangerous, if not more, as the previous Kamen Rider Drive. And Yuuki has the potential to be the one far more powerful and dangerous than anyone else on our side." The blue-haired secretary explains.
"I admit that detective Tomari is certainly talented, but aren't you perhaps exaggerating?" Vlad King tries to dismiss the notion. "Of course, I'm still taking into consideration how he defeated Terminus back at U.A."
"Yuuki's most astounding 'ability' is his advanced growth rate. He grasps the basic control of advanced techniques in days when it would take several months and years for everyone else. He is basically a prodigy in several areas. Martial arts, marksmanship and expert swordsmanship are only amongst one of the many things he has learned to do over the years."
"I can vouch for Mrs. Haibara's words in regards to that." Kenji chimed in. "I have access to Yuuki's files about the time he joined the police force, and he was at the top of his class. He scored perfect in every single admission test."
"*Gasp!* H-He what!?" Tsukauchi questions in shock, having never heard of that before.
[In terms of the human body, he was born with a strong and healthy one. And he is in peak condition right now, having a build similar to that of an Olympic athlete back in my homeworld.] Belt-san adds next, praising his son. [Aside from his ability to also outmaneuver his opponents by perpetually adapting his battle strategy, Yuuki also has experience in hacking, stealth, make-up, impersonation, ventriloquism, shadowing, copycatting and several other skills. He may not have a Quirk, but he has definitely done more than enough to cover up for the lack of it.]
Everyone that was learning about these qualities couldn't help but gawk as they processed everything they heard about Yuuki's abilities. They then look at Crimson Drive's unique skill and also remember that he is currently the only person immune to Freeze's memory needles.
"So… Any more reasons to doubt if Yuuki deserves or not to be considered a Special War Power?" Kanade asks the rest, especially eyeing Sekijiro, who is now apologetic for the assumptions he made about the black-haired police detective.
"..."
"Yeah, I thought so."
[Remember, Yuuki is not strong because of the Driver. But because of his own resolve. It's not anyone that can take the title of Kamen Rider Drive.] Belt-san reminds the audience. [But I believe the rest of you can also improve yourselves and not always rely only on your Quirks. This will be essential if you wish to survive and fight the Roidmudes alongside us.]
Although a bitter pill to swallow, most of the U.A. were now trying hard to take the sentient belt's words into their hearts.
'Tomari-san is still doing his best…' Yuriko thinks as she looks at her injured arm as a look of determination comes over her. 'Right, I will do my best to support him as well!'
And Izuku was also having a hard time processing what he learned about the car-themed Rider. Even if the former lacked a Quirk, it seemed that the gap between the two of them only increased.
They were both Quirkless, and yet, the differences between them were far more severe…
He can't even become a Rider if he gave up on his Quirk and now there are more people out there, aside from Aizawa-sensei, that can render his [One For All] useless.
'What am I supposed to do now to improve?' The moss head pondered.
"You know, all this talk made me eager to now name Crimson Drive's 'unique skill'. Kinda like Shift Deadheat's [Dead Zone] ability. Or how everyone else's Quirks have names fitting them." Shinra suddenly mused. "In Yuuki's case, what would it be like? A power that represents his skill to negate Quirks. The power that comes from his very soul."
"[Imagine Breaker]."
All turned towards Yuriko.
[Yuriko?] Belt-san questions her, waiting for the female Rider to explain to the rest of them.
"It is a power that exists to 'shatter' the belief of self-conceited people that get arrogant because of their Quirks. It is a power that kills these 'delusions', shattering their beliefs. Tomari-san's ability can become the hope and the fear for all people with Quirks. To him, it must be the reference point or template to the 'original' world, to the time before the Quirks came to be. His negation of superpowers returns the world back to 'normal' before the phenomenon occurred.
As such, his [Imagine Breaker] embodies the hopes of people who can act all they want without fear of losing the 'original' world, yet is also the fear of enemies and villains because it removes the 'distortion' they have created with their Quirks. It acts as a lifeline that allows the world to be reverted to 'normal', no matter how far it has been 'distorted' in any direction."
Everyone got impressed with the rookie detective's reasoning for the unique skill's naming, not having a better idea for it that would also match and explain its user's personality. Aside from Krim, Yuriko was the other person that would have an idea of what is going on in her partner's head.
'[Imagine Breaker]… This is Tomari-san's unique ability… His own 'Quirk'...' Izuku wondered as a slight feeling of jealousy came over him.
Back with Drive VS Katsuki…
"Grr…! My Quirk…!"
Katsuki was now looking at Kamen Rider Crimson Drive with apprehension in his eyes, sweating nervously as well.
"What's the matter, Katsudon? Where is all that bravado from before?" The Rider taunted the boy. "Heh. You can say all that crap you want about me… But look at you now. In the end, you're nothing without your Quirk. Just a whining brat. A big fish in a small pond. Nothing more, nothing less."
"SHUT UP! STOP LOOKING DOWN ON ME!" Katsuki cried, fighting back the throbbing pain in his arms.
He could still feel that the Rider wasn't taking him seriously, treating him as nothing more than a minor annoyance.
"I'm so sick of you! Ever since you showed up, all you've done is cheat, cheat, cheat! You cheated your way through this whole thing by being Quirkless and getting to use a fancy toy your daddy made! I... I HATE YOU!" Katsuki shrieked.
"Are you fucking serious?"
Crimson Drive asked the boy with a tone of incredulity in his voice.
"That's the big reason you still hate me? Because you think I cheated? Are you kidding me!? What... What childish nonsense! I knew and fully expected people to be unhappy with how I became a Kamen Rider, but for you to be that hung up on my entry for this long!?" The Rider said, now sounding exasperated rather than angry. "You think the villains will give a shit if they cheat when you face them? If this was a real battle, I would have already killed you, snapping your body like a twig."
This reminder immediately shocks Katsuki as he could almost feel that the vigilante wasn't kidding.
And that while he would kill Roidmudes without hesitation, there seemed to be a hint that Yuuki would also kill people if they proved to be as much as dangerous as his mechanical foes.
Like Banno…
"You think you're the first one to not think highly of me? Just because I'm Quirkless? I've dealt with people like you before. People who were constantly praised for having strong Quirks, for being 'hero material', that it all got to your heads that you could get away with doing and saying whatever you want to others. Because who would stop you from doing it? I've had classmates and teachers ignore what's happened to me because they didn't want to get on the wrong end of these 'strong potential heroes'. Because why would they, who cares about a Quirkless nobody like me? They're not going to go anywhere in a world where nearly everyone has a Quirk.
Honestly, that's the biggest issue that this Hero System has: it awards people like you for being born with powerful Quirks, even when you're a terrible, terrible person. It's not entirely flawed, there are a lot of people who genuinely are in it to help people, but every now and then we get people like you. The biggest difference between you and others like you is that you actually do work hard to get where you are, so that's admirable, if only barely.
Good grief, I've been just tolerating you because of that, that somewhere deep in you, that you actually understood restraint and respect for others. But right now, what you have shown me so far… It just proves that you only care about others if they only provide a 'challenge' for you, just so you can rub it in that you're stronger, and that restraint is something completely foreign to you. You only feel satisfied if you've 'earned' it by beating them with your 'full power'."
"Shut up! You know nothing about me!" Katsuki barked at the crimson vigilante.
"Sure, Katsudon. Whatever you say." The Rider replies, dismissing his outburst with a wave of his hand.
A thought then came over Crimson Drive.
"If you were born Quirkless, what would you do?"
He asks the short-tempered brat, pointing at his Recusant's Sigil.
"...!?" This quickly shut the blonde as he only glared back at the Rider.
"Bakugo, if you were ever born during the dawn of Quirks with your abilities, you would not be praised. Instead, you would be feared and hated for being a 'freak'. The status quo only changed because people being born with Quirks eventually outnumbered the Quirkless. It is simply a product of evolution. Many people, however, did not like the idea of 'freaks' taking over. So many babies born with Quirks were euthanized and anyone who developed Quirks later on, in their lives, were taken, locked up, and experimented on."
Not only Katsuki gasped at this, but many of the teenagers that heard these words became horrified.
"It can't be…" Momo muttered.
[Unfortunately, Yuuki's right.] Belt-san replies solemnly. [One problem of humanity is that we fear what we cannot fully understand. To despise those that are different from them. And I have checked records of the past in this world. Many babies with Quirks were euthanized in the past during the first occurrence of superpowers.]
The students, especially the ones with mutant-like features, became even more dejected as some of the girls even teared up a little at the dark facts.
"In the end, it is just as I said." Crimson Drive tells Katsuki. "You're lucky and happened to win the genetic lottery, being born in a more 'fortunate' time where Quirks are the norm."
"Shut up! You only won because you sealed my Quirk with your toy, coward! Give me back my Quirk!" The teenager demands.
Drive clasps his hands loosely in front of him, lacing the fingers together into a small bridge. He considers the boy in front of him through narrow eyes.
"Is this how it usually goes?" he asks.
Bakugou blinks, squinting in confusion.
"What?"
"You make demands, shout them loud enough, throw a tantrum until you get what you want? Is that how you deal with everyone?" The Rider pauses. "Is that how you expect to deal with me?"
The note of danger in his voice is gentle compared to what villains get, and the vigilante carefully controls it as it trickles into his voice.
The result is clear; Bakugou bridles, but for once he keeps a leash on his temper. Or at least what passes for a leash, with him.
"I'm not throwing a tantrum!" he barks. "I just want—"
"Speaking of what you want," The vigilante breaks in. "Tell me something, Bakugou."
He meets the student's eyes and holds them.
"Why do you want to become a hero?"
"What—" Bakugou bites down on what is clearly another budding tirade. "The fuck!? What does that have to do with anything?"
"Humor me. Why do you want to become a hero?"
Bakugou scowls and clenches his hands into white-knuckled fists.
"Because I want to win. I want to be the strongest—the best. And I want everyone to know it."
"That doesn't answer the question," The Kamen Rider says.
"What do you mean that doesn't—"
"You want to win, you want to be the best, you want to be the strongest, but that doesn't tell me why you want to be a hero." Slowly, Crimson Drive releases an energy aura around him.
"Why not be a professional martial artist, then? Why not join the armed forces? Look into cage matches? Why not spend your days wandering the city, picking fights with everyone who looks at you funny?" He lets the full force of his glare pour into Bakugou's eyes.
"Why not be a villain?"
*Bam!*
"Fuck you!" Bakugou forgets his manners then.
He's very aware of how cornered he is right now, but he wouldn't take this quietly.
"Where the fuck do you get off calling me a villain!?"
"Where do you get off calling yourself a potential hero?" Drive asks back. "Anything I just listed off would give you the chance to prove your strength, to prove yourself stronger than those around you—the last one especially. So why do you want to be a hero?"
Bakugou stares at him, red eyes blazing, speechless with fury.
"What I hope," Drive continues, "is that somewhere, deep down, there's some part of you, some deep, buried instinct, that points you to the side of the angels. That some part of you, no matter how small, wants to do good. I hope, for the sake of your position at your school, that I'm not wrong."
This time, the Rider sees a flinch.
It's not much, but it's there, and the 'self-righteous' fury in the student's eyes starts to crack, just a little.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"First of all, I honestly don't care about what you did or plan to do later." The vigilante says. "You're an arrogant, headstrong, immature teenager, and, at this point, you need guidance more than you need a punishment. And what does it mean…? Well, you're strong, and you're talented, and you have a powerful quirk.
So tell me, Bakugou:"
"When was the last time you used any of those gifts for someone else's benefit?"
Bakugou blinks.
"When was the last time you helped someone in need? Fought for something that wasn't your own ego? When was the last time you risked an injury, for no other reason than to prevent someone else from doing the same?"
By this point, Bakugou is shaking—with rage or something else, the Kamen Rider can't be sure. All he can do is hope that some of this is sinking in.
"Does that matter to you, at all?" Drive asks. "Has it occurred to you even once that the most important aspect of being a hero is to protect those weaker than yourself?"
He can hear Bakugou's knuckles popping from here, the boy's clenching his fists so tight.
"I don't know how your teachers have dealt with you in the past," The masked warrior says flatly. "And frankly, I don't care. For what it's worth, I don't think this is entirely your fault—you're used to getting your way because no one has ever bothered to tell you no, and that's on them. But I learn from my mistakes, and from the mistakes of those who came before me, so I'm telling you, right now: no. No, you're not hero material right now. You'll stick with the results you have and deal with it."
He calmly walks towards his opponent, and Bakugou's shaking stills as he makes his way to stand in front of the Hero Course student.
"I hope you make sure to learn the right lessons and unlearn your bad habits." He stops a little, until they're eye to eye. "Let me be clear, Bakugou. I am not interested in a bully. I am not interested in someone who doesn't seem to realize that treating the people around him as stepping stones and garbage makes him utterly unworthy of standing alongside them. You have to accept and learn."
Bakugou tenses. It looks more like a flinch.
"Learn what?" Katsuki's voice is quieter, but still sharp and scraping and burning with shame and resentment.
"You can start with this 'fight'." Drive says, straightening himself. "If you're worried that you couldn't learn anything, then here's a lesson you can take from it: people have limits, Bakugou. Even the kindest, most patient people have limits, and you managed to hit mine." This time Bakugou really does flinch. "You can curse and insult me as much as you wish. I won't give a shit about this."
Crimson Drive then spares a glance at Yuriko, especially at the injured wrist she is nursing.
Katsuki grimly does the same and winces, now hesitant to look back at his opponent.
"But if you do something to the ones I cherish… " The Rider warned, his threat left unsaid. "Heroes are human. They're fallible. And like every other human being on the planet, they can be pushed too far. So if you need a reason to fix your behavior, here's one: one day in the future, you'll find yourself in the same position you did the other day, only it won't be make-believe.
You'll be up against enemies who are stronger than you, more prepared, more deadly." The vigilante locks eyes with him one last time. "And how you treat your allies can be the difference between having help, and being utterly alone. You're not worth the time to keep a grudge with. When this is over, I'm never going to bother with you ever again. I'm going to let this go."
The teenager has noticed that the Rider saw how attacking him, the moment he lost his Quirk, would only prove to be a waste of time for both of them, especially for the vigilante. He wasn't even wanting to deal with the boy anymore, now just sounding tired like he finally wanted to be done with a boring assignment.
Bakugou tries to hold his gaze. It's a valiant effort, but after a few seconds his chin drops, and he stares at the floor with watery eyes.
Defeated.
Humiliated.
He...
He really was weak…
"You're nothing compared to All Might's heir or Krim's operator. You want to be strong, but you're not. You'll always be second best. Or rather, third best now."
*Bam!*
Katsuki screamed as Terminus' words rang in his head, gnashing his teeth and pounding the ground. Everyone watched as he broke down, tears dripping onto the ground.
"He was right! He was right! Dammit! Dammit dammit dammit! I- I really am weak! First I couldn't beat Deku at his full strength, and now I couldn't even beat Drive without him using his full power, either! He… He didn't even land a blow on me…"
Not physically at least…
He did it.
Yuuki crushed Katsuki's resolve and shattered his beliefs without even needing to punch or kick the boy.
Just blocking his Quirk and showing how truly helpless the teen is without it…
'Kaachan...' Izuku looked at his childhood bully with an expression of pity, not having seen him like this ever since the greenette first beat him back at the Heroes VS Villains exercise some time ago.
'Bakugou is getting kicked off his high horse. Being a hero isn't about being the best, it's about protecting those who can't protect themselves, he needed to learn that.' Yuriko thinks, sighing as she closes her eyes. 'This match was over before it even began.'
The Closing Screen of this chapter shows Shift Speed Wild Technic(Shift Trinity), Shift Fruits, Legend TriCyclone and a Bat Neo Viral Core, side by side, with the logo of Kamen Rider Dark Drive behind them.
Roidmude Casualties: 011†, 013†, 015†, Iron(029)†, Liquid(034)†, 042†, 054†, Judge(065)†, 071†, Beast(077)†, 083†, 088†, 093†
Count at the end of the chapter: 95 out of 108?
My Hero Academia Illegals: Vigilante Dark Drive
Drive 19: The long-awaited revelation III
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Author Notes:
Thank you for reading!
If you guys have any ideas or suggestions that I could use for this story, you're free/welcome to share!
If possible, I would like all guest reviewers to identify themselves since this will make it easier for me to reply and for you all to check what I typed in response for each of you.
I went with the approach that Yuuki would originally refuse to 'fight' since it was the most rational thing for him to do and ignore whatever provocation Katsuki threw at him.
Of course, his patience was finally thrown out of the window the moment Bakugo injured Yuriko with a small explosion. This serves as proof of the bond development between the two Riders, the whole experience only served to further deepen the connection between the two of them in the end.
Yuuki's new form idea came over me when I wondered what it would be like if someone used a Neo Viral Core alongside the Rider System. Kamen Rider Crimson Drive is the result of that.
I know it must be pretty obvious how I also took inspiration from A Certain Magical Index when I came up with the new form's unique ability: [Imagine Breaker]. I always liked the premise of Kamijō Tōma having a power that could negate almost everybody else's abilities with a touch of his right hand. It would be cool to see a similar setting happening in the MHAverse at the hands of a Quirkless person.
As for the 'fight' between Yuuki and Katsuki, there truly wasn't any need for them to trade blows considering how outmatched the latter was. It was pretty much a clash of ideals as Yuuki destroyed Katsuki's view by rendering him Quirkless.
Question Corner!
(Please answer this in the Reviews if possible):
[I decided that I will not go along with the canon idea that U.A. High makes dormitories for the students. But what about the Training Camp Arc? Should U.A. High continue with the idea of making it happen? If so, what should be done for that to happen?]
Review Time!
Guest DCDGojira: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
Yeah, and I hope you liked to see how Katsuki tasted the worst defeat possible ever for him.
For'Sleep 3rd: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter!
Yeah, I will probably go with the idea of not making the dorm system for U.A. High in this story.
Ok, I will try to check the story you mentioned later.
While there will be some Katsuki bashing in this chapter and the next ones, I do plan to later make him go through redemption later. The same will be applied to characters like Endeavor/Enji later as well.
Kurogami Yaiba: Thanks!
brave kid: Thanks! Here's the chapter! Did you like it?
Toa Solaric: Technically, it was Yuuki that explained to Izuku why he is unable to become a Kamen Rider.
And yeah, I hope you liked to see how Katsuki tasted the worst defeat possible ever for him.
Guest(1): While kicking Katsuki's ass would be satisfying, I think the way Yuuki defeated him in this chapter felt way more humiliating for him.
Phantom Thief of Hearts: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
Technically, it was Yuuki that explained to Izuku why he is unable to become a Kamen Rider.
Katsuki has experienced a very humiliating defeat in his 'fight' against Yuuki.
Yeah, I will probably go with the idea of not making the dorm system for U.A. High in this story.
I have finally explained why it would be interesting to have all the students invited to learn the truth, not only for them to gain some experience and maturity. They will 'help' the Drive Team find a way to make people with Quirks safely become Fusion Evolved Roidmudes(that is the most they can do to contribute in a fight against the Roidmudes), alongside also helping the defected Plain Roidmude trio each achieve an advanced evolution of their own.
555: No idea to be honest.
PhantomKnightPercival: Yes, I read that story. It gave me some inspiration to write the previous chapter.
Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
gpierce885: Yeah, Katsuki has experienced a very humiliating defeat.
ppyae361999: Yeah, Katsuki has experienced a very humiliating defeat.
Remzal Von Enili: Yeah, Katsuki has experienced a very humiliating defeat.
Dragon Of The Ecplising Moon: Yes, in the most humiliating way possible for someone like him.
jetslinger333: About the discrimination of people with Mutant Type Quirks, I will later bring it up in a chapter with a talk Yuuki will have with Kenji.
Yuriko brought up the idea of people with powerful Quirks being forced to become heroes in her talk with Izuku during the last chapter.
Katsuki experienced a very humiliating defeat in this chapter.
Yeah, and I will probably go with the idea of not making the dorm system for U.A. High in this story.
Ultra Bro: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
Yeah, they will probably learn about him later. I just felt that it wasn't relevant to talk about Ohma Zi-O in the previous chapter since it was more important to talk about everything related to Kamen Rider Drive. And the guy's pretty much the Thanos equivalent of the Kamen Rider franchise, being even more dangerous than someone like Evolto(who is pretty much OP on his own as well).
TheRealD3lph0xL0v3r: Yeah, I actually thought about making Melissa Shield a Kamen Rider as well. However, she will not become Mach since I don't think she shares the same personality as that of Go's. And if she does becomes a Rider, I won't give her a Mach Driver. She will probably have an original Driver of her own.
I didn't mention Melissa in the previous chapter since I wanted David to later confront Krim/Belt-san about the risks of involving his daughter in the battles.
And no, Izuku won't become a Kamen Rider. He will retain [One For All].
Shinji, Kanade and Shinra will also help the heroes and join some of the battles against the other Roidmudes, not just have the role of support. And one of them will later help another person become a Kamen Rider.
Katsuki has experienced a very humiliating defeat in this chapter.
Yeah, I will probably go with the idea of not making the dorm system for U.A. High in this story.
Recentreader325: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
Katsuki experienced a very humiliating defeat in this chapter.
Yes, I plan to later make a scene in which Roidmude 018 and Gunman Roidmude(017) probably meet with Overhaul and start a criminal business where they spread the [Slowdown] Wristbands.
Yes, once again, Freeze has a high position within the Japanese government. Not gonna spoil it for now.
Yes, villains will fear the Roidmudes since they will attack anybody that opposes them. Some villains will probably be killed to be made of as an example while others will be submitted and forced to serve the evil androids.
One of the Roidmudes will get Garaki Kyūdai's data and I even got an idea about possibly making a Nomu Roidmude hybrid later because of this.
Guest W: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
Who knows? No spoilers.
JustJack: Yeah, Katsuki will have his beliefs destroyed before going through a redemption arc. It pretty much starts from this chapter since his humiliating defeat at Yuuki's hands.
FlameFireZero X: Any ideas about what a Prism Roidmude is supposed to do?
Not sure about using Poisoner/Poison Roidmude anymore since I already plan to use a 'Virus Roidmude' later.
Not sure either about using a new type of Plain Roidmude, but I do plan to make more Viral Cores based on other animals. I have at least three ideas now.
SynchroRegis: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
Yeah, Katsuki has experienced a very humiliating defeat.
Guest(2): Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
No, I have only seen the first episode of Kamen Rider Geats since I plan to binge-watch later the rest of the show. I'm currently not interested in making another Kamen Rider x MHA crossover fanfic.
max2911: I will try to update that story as soon as I can.
Obsidian Nova Arc: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
Yeah, I will probably go with the idea of not making the dorm system for U.A. High in this story.
Dr. Exposition: Yep. However, he experienced a pretty humiliating defeat from Yuuki.
kamenrider50q: Yeah, I also agree with you about Izuku's mentality.
I will probably check those stories you mentioned later as material for possible future chapters of my story.
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