Chapter 43 43: Preparation
[Tomura Shigaraki's Pov]
"Hahahahaha!"
Tomura watched with irritation as the yellow eyed man in a white coat with black buttons gleefully destroyed a concrete pillar with his bare hands.
"This is incredible."
The yellow eyed villain looked at his hands, covered in dust from the destroyed pillar, with delight.
Annoying.
The man with the hand covering his face shifted his gaze, nervously scratching his neck. The desire to wrap his fingers around this insignificant creature's neck was becoming more and more appealing.
*"Good people always enjoy giving good gifts. Especially when they are about to meet an old acquaintance of mine."*
A pleasant, benevolent male voice echoed through the abandoned building. The face of Wolfram, covered in an ugly, dark scar, twisted into a snarl.
"I will gladly convey your 'greetings' to All Might. Right after he finds out what his former partner has done. It's a shame you won't be able to see his face."
The figure in a formal suit with a black skull mask covering his face spread his arms wide.
*"Oh, don't worry. I know my old acquaintance well enough to imagine his expression in this case. Now go and prepare. We don't want you to show up to this party unprepared."*
The smirk on the villain's face only widened. Making a polite bow, the man in the white coat with black buttons headed outside to his waiting subordinates. Two people remained in the room.
"Senseeeeei. Why do you need this insignificant creature? Do you really believe he can kill All Might? Even we with Nomu couldn't do that. All Might is still too strong."
Almost shouting, Tomura scratched his neck more and more fiercely. The desire to destroy everything, combined with indignation from past failures and resentment over the "stolen" fame of the Hero Killer, burned within him like a dark flame. The gray haired man was ready to unleash it upon the world.
*"What do you think, Tomura?"*
He froze. All for One stood calmly, his black mask directed at his student. There was no harshness or irritation in the calm male voice, the kind that usually appeared in people who talked to the younger Shigaraki for more than five minutes. In other words, people strong enough or cunning enough not to be decayed within those five minutes. But none of that mattered now. Because his sensei had asked a question.
"The probability that this insignificant creature can kill All Might is close to zero, but not impossible. But that alone is not enough for sensei to intervene. So there are other goals. Weaken him in battle? It's unknown what condition All Might is in to be sure that a handful of mercenaries led by this wretch could seriously wound the 'Symbol of Peace.' They are completely useless and weak. Annoying. Annoying. Annoying. We should have just killed them. Annoying. They are so useless. Like that mob at the U.S.J. Kill them. Decay everyone down to the last one."
Tomura, who had started speaking quickly, devolved into incoherent muttering until he stopped at the last word.
"The last one. The last one. The last one."
A semi mad gaze from beneath the "father's" hand covering his face stared at the figure in the formal suit.
"Sensei, you don't want to kill All Might. You want to destroy him. Leave him as the last one…"
Trembling with inner excitement at the emerging guess, the man with blue gray hair carefully chose his words.
"…Leave him alone."
A chuckle rang out. Then another. Then laughter filled the room. Sincere, joyful, and completely distorted.
*"Excellent, student. Wonderful. But I really want these mercenaries to kill All Might. I want to see his eyes when he realizes that his old friend has become a criminal. I want to destroy everything around him and everything he has achieved. I want to make him feel despair and loneliness. And maybe some of this, or maybe none of it at all, will work out. The main thing is that all my actions will become steps towards what I want most…"*
The man's hand fell on Tomura's shoulder, who stared at his teacher, mesmerized.
*"…the fulfillment of your desire."*
[End Pov Tomura Shigaraki]
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"How can they do this? It's not fair!"
Watching Mei unpack boxes of parts and "babies" that we had brought from the U.A. workshops, I tried not to laugh at her indignant face.
"Mei, the teachers are also human and want to rest during the holidays. No one is going to leave you alone in the workshops. In the end, they want to see the academy after the break, not its ruins."
I had to duck my head quickly to avoid righteous retribution in the form of a crescent wrench. Mei's eyes blazed with indignation at my "betrayal."
"Don't exaggerate!"
"How many explosions have there been in the workshop this trimester?"
"Explosions are part of the research process and the advancement of science!"
"Only if you're developing explosives, not support equipment for heroes. Or did I miss the moment when professional heroes retrained as kamikaze pilots?"
Hatsume could only open and close her mouth silently in outrage. I added another point to my tally, mentally patting myself on the back. Another won argument that should add some common sense to my girlfriend. Definitely, definitely. This was all not for fun or to tease Mei. But for the sake of adding common sense to her and saving future budgets. No other way.
My further thoughts and attempts at self deception were interrupted by a box flying at me. I caught it easily.
"Ken, help me unpack."
"Knowing you and the fact that you live where you build your 'babies,' I can't help but wonder. Do your parents even know that you're going to spend almost the entire break living with me? And why couldn't you build these 'babies' at your rented apartment?"
"Hehe."
With a glassy smile, the pink haired girl began to laugh nervously. Her darting gaze of her peculiar eyes didn't rest on anything for more than a second. Her left index finger began to scratch her cheek.
"Well, you see… it's like this… a small thing… well… basically…"
I raised my hand, after setting the box on the table, to stop her babbling.
"Let me guess. An explosion happened while assembling another baby, and the landlord almost kicked you out?"
At this, she turned her head away and fidgeted in embarrassment.
"Almost… it was the first warning…"
My eye twitched.
"They did kick you out."
"Yep."
A sense of calm descended upon me. All problems suddenly seemed so insignificant. Everything became so clear. So I said my next words with complete confidence.
"So your parents don't know about this either. Fine, I won't tell them any…"
"No, they know."
I had to stop. It turned out, not everything was so clear.
"I told them I would be living with my boyfriend, Ken kun."
Mei smiled charmingly. Feeling the blush creeping up my face, despite all the "zen" I had achieved, I asked in a slightly trembling voice:
"And they said?"
"They said to wait on having our children together until after we graduate from the academy."
I knew Mei's parents. The anticipation of their future jokes made a part of me want to howl in embarrassment. Distracted by my thoughts, I made a mistake. I lost sight of my conversation partner.
A light push from her hands, and I fell onto the couch in my living room. Hatsume, her face flushed, sat down on my lap.
"You don't mind, do you?"
Staring with wide eyes at this beautiful smile and those hypnotic yellow eyes, I cast aside all my previous doubts. To hell with thoughts about whether I was worthy or not, whether I could protect her or not. Once I started, I had to go all the way. Doubt and hesitation are just weaknesses, and our love doesn't need weakness.
Suddenly and at the same time gently, I grabbed the girl's waist and quickly found myself on top. Looking into her surprised and aroused eyes, I leaned toward her charming ear.
"You do know what young girls and boys do when they live together, right?"
My left hand suddenly dropped below her stomach, causing the trembling girl to press closer to me. Her yellow eyes began to cloud with arousal, though they still retained some inner uncertainty, but that didn't stop her from answering.
"Yes."
My hot breath in her ear made her voice tremble. My hands set about freeing her alluring body from her clothes. The girl enthusiastically decided to help me free myself from mine. The boxes of parts and tools no longer interested anyone.
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