After tagging along with Aizawa for multiple nights, Shigure finally got a chance to face the situation alone.
There were four opponents. All Tier 3.
First: Broad-shouldered, arms thick like steel pipes. His quirk let him turn any part of his body into hardened steel.
Second: Lanky, twitchy. Fire came out of his mouth like a dragon's cough. Always jittering.
Third: Calm. Cold eyes. Could trap people in illusions with a glance. Dangerous.
Fourth: Smug. Snapped fingers like pistols. Shot compressed air bullets.
Shigure stood with a staff in one hand, a coil of reinforced binding cloth tied to his belt.
Calm eyes. Steady breathing. Chocolate square dissolving on his tongue. He didn't rush.
'Illusion and Air-Bullet guy... higher priority,' he thought, eyes scanning. 'Steel and Fire make noise. The other two decide the flow.'
A sharp whistle.
The illusion-user locked eyes.
Too late.
Everything warped. The world bent.
Shigure blinked.
Time slowed.
Inside his domain, everything shifted.
Color washed out. Edges grew sharp.
Soon, the illusion dissolved like mist.
Why? The quirk-wielder noticed that multiple times, the energy was getting consumed to keep Shigure in an illusion. Due to this anomaly, he deactivated his quirk.
Shigure side-stepped, spun the staff. The steel guy swung a fist. It crashed into the pavement where Shigure had just been.
'Not have to look at this eye... That's easier said than done.' Shigure frowned.
He tapped his staff against Steel-guy's ribs.
'Speed Up ×4.'
A blur.
Crack.
Steel-guy stumbled.
Fire-guy inhaled.
Shigure flicked a cloth loop. It wrapped around Fire-guy's ankle. Tug. Fire missed.
"Tsk."
Shigure ducked. Air-bullet zipped past his head, splitting concrete behind him.
He rolled. Cloth snaked out again. This time, catching Fire-guy's wrist, tugging him forward.
He let momentum work. Slammed the staff into Fire-guy's stomach.
He bent double.
One second. That's all he needed.
Shigure lunged forward.
Staff spun.
Illusion-user raised a hand.
Too slow.
'Speed Up ×8.'
Staff smacked into his temple.
Illusion-guy crumpled.
No illusions now.
Fire-guy recovered.
Too bad.
Shigure yanked the cloth and threw him directly in front of Air-Bullet guy.
"Wait—"
Pop!
A bullet of wind hit Fire-guy dead in the back. He dropped.
Two down.
Shigure was already moving.
Steel-guy roared. Both arms turned silver and swung like clubs.
'Slow Down x4.'
To Shigure, the fists were crawling.
He hopped to the side, striking both wrists in quick succession with pinpoint blows. Minor dislocation.
Steel-guy staggered. Shigure tossed a loop of cloth and pulled it tight.
Elbows locked.
One kick to the back of the knee and the brute went down.
Just to be sure, Shigure hit him at multiple spots where his quirk wasn't covering to make sure he would stay down.
Air-Bullet guy didn't wait.
Finger raised.
Shigure ran.
No clothes this time. Just the staff.
He deflected the first bullet with a spinning strike. The second scraped his shoulder.
Then he was in range.
The man panicked. Tried to shoot again.
Too late.
'Speed Up ×16.'
Shigure saw every tremble in the finger. Every twitch.
Staff hit his knee.
Then his wrist.
Then his chin.
All in one second.
He dropped like a puppet with cut strings.
Silence returned.
All four were down.
Shigure exhaled.
He popped another chocolate in his mouth.
Crunch.
Footsteps.
Aizawa approached, scarf around his neck.
"Efficient. You prioritised well," he said, scanning the downed opponents. "You could've finished the illusion user sooner if you'd acted before he looked at you, but you handled it."
Shigure nodded.
"Tie them. Call it in. Keep the steel guy restrained until the quirk suppression team arrives. Fire-guy might have lung damage from the air shot, check his vitals."
"Roger."
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Date: 23rd September
The Yaoyorozu residence was bigger than a football stadium.
Clean stone paths, trimmed hedges, and a fountain in the shape of a phoenix. The main complex looked like a modern palace.
Inside, the birthday hall was spacious. Soft lighting. Music is playing gently in the background. Chandeliers hanging like crystal webs. Guests mingled in suits and dresses.
Shigure wore a black buttoned shirt with a sharp navy blazer. Slacks. Nothing too flashy. Polished but simple.
Keigo went semi-formal in a burgundy jacket over a grey tee. Classy in his rebel way.
They stepped in.
Momo stood near a table, laughing softly at something a guest said.
Her dress was elegant. Deep red. Hair pinned up with gold ornaments. She looked like royalty.
"Happy birthday," Shigure said, handing over a small wrapped box.
"Thank you. I'm glad you could come." She smiled.
"Lavish," Keigo said, eyeing the room.
"Too much," Momo replied. "I told them to keep it low-key. But Mom and Dad... they use my birthday to catch up with their network. They barely throw anything for themselves."
"Smart move," Shigure muttered. 'Like using a holiday to schedule a conference... efficient.'
Momo led them through the hall.
"Come, meet my parents."
They walked over to where two adults were chatting with some guests.
Hinami turned.
"Shigure! Oh, and... Keigo?"
"Didn't I mention he'd come?" Momo blinked.
"Nope. But it's fine. I just wasn't expecting the number 7 to tag along."
"The guy is freer than you might imagine." Shigure chuckled.
Keigo shot him a glare before putting on his usual grin. "I crash fancy parties sometimes. Hope you don't mind."
"Not at all," Hinami chuckled.
Takeshi Yaoyorozu stepped in. Tall. Broad.
"So you're Shigure. Heard a lot."
"Same here."
"You really made that CMLA architecture work? Still feels magical whenever I use it."
"It was just a lucky inspiration that I got. It might feel magical compared to its predecessors, but it still has multiple areas that could be upgraded."
"I like your honesty. Most kids would pretend it's flawless."
"I'm not like most kids. Also, I am a legal adult. "
Takeshi chuckled. "Right. My bad." Takeshi glanced at Momo, who just glared at him.
Keigo raised an eyebrow. 'This guy's interesting...'
The four of them continued to talk, while Momo got pulled aside by another group.
Shigure analysed Takeshi. 'Damn. If Hinami was a Milf, then this guy is a Dilf. I expected Momo to look prettier than now. Guess, she got the short end of the stick in the gene pool.'
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Date: 24th December Time: 23:49
"Are you sure that you are not going to have a Christmas celebration with your family?" Shigure put down the controller as he lost another 1v1.
"Nah. My family celebrates the New Year and Christmas together." Momo switched the mode to squad battle royale.
...
"The fuck is your problem? Do you not know how to land in a proper place? Or is your a** too..." Shigure cursed at one of the two random teammates he got.
"Jeez, calm down. It's just a game. Why are you wasting time on some nobodies?" Momo shook her head, looking at him disapprovingly.
"You won't understand. We are playing at the highest rank in the game, yet such people come up. How can I not be angry?" Shigure said with barely restrained anger.
... a few minutes later.
"You wanna go? Motherf****r, I am fucking going to find you and kill you with a knife." Momo finally reached her boiling point.
Two of the teammates were colluding with enemies to bring them down. During this game, friendly fire was on, so killing one's own teammates is possible.
"Jeez, so much for being calm," Shigure muttered.
"What did you say?"
"I found a legendary sniper."
...
3/24
That was the rank they got by the end of the game.
"If not for those two, we would have won the game." Shigure sighed while looking at the time.
"At least I killed both of them with just a knife. Very satisfying." Momo had a bright smile on her face.
She then took out her mobile, checking something.
Meanwhile, Shigure browsed through the available games on the left television.
There were two televisions mounted on the wall, side by side.
"You downloaded Gensh*n?" Shigure asked, surprised. He loaded the game.
"Yeah. I made an account, though it was quite boring to me." She shrugged, not looking up from her phone.
"Well, it could be a bit boring when compared to a competitive battle royale." 'This world's Gens*in is quite different from my previous world's. The updates appear quite frequently, like one every week. Moreover, the map is quite huge. Though that is given since this game has been going on for some time before quirks appeared, from what I have heard, they use some kind of Creation model along with multiple people with suitable quirks to expand the world.'
"Say." Shigure broke out of his musings as he tilted his head towards her.
"Yeah?"
Momo was currently looking at the screen of the television.
"It might seem to come out as inappropriate..." She hesitated.
"Just say it." 'How bad could it be compared to the curses you were using?'
"How many times have you fapped to that character?"
"..." Shigure felt a deja vu.
"I HAVEN'T DONE Anything like that. Is this a running gag in the community or something? This is the second time somebody has asked me this question?"
Momo looked at him with a teasing smile, "You can be honest. I won't blame you if you did it. It's kind of understandable."
"As I said, I have—" Shigure paused abruptly.
Click.
"Hmm?"
"It all makes sense now."
"What makes sense? The question or the act itself?" Momo's eyes widened. She was just joking.
"Not that." Shigure deadpanned. "My quirk makes sense."
"What do you mean?"
"I just had an awakening now."
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