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IZUKU'S STORY: What-if Izuku Was In Zenless Zone Zero | Part 1 — Transcript

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  1. 0:00what's up ghost fictions is here and
  2. 0:02we're back again this is a story where
  3. 0:04isuku was in zenis zone zero being a
  4. 0:07hero was always something isuku wanted
  5. 0:09to be when his chance came however it
  6. 0:11wasn't quite in the way he was expecting
  7. 0:13brought to another world by unknown
  8. 0:15means isuku made it his goal to continue
  9. 0:17fighting to make his dream to become a
  10. 0:19hero a reality alongside his new team
  11. 0:22isuku faces his newest and possibly
  12. 0:24toughest challenge yet Hollows and its
  13. 0:26ethereal residence but before we start
  14. 0:28please consider subscribing to the
  15. 0:30channel and give this video a like don't
  16. 0:32forget to check the description for more
  17. 0:34informations and support the amazing
  18. 0:36author blue tornado 3275 for writing
  19. 0:39this story now let's get into the story
  20. 0:42isuku midia you know him most commonly
  21. 0:45in the prime timeline as the ninth
  22. 0:46bearer of one for all a powerful Quirk
  23. 0:49that was passed down to him by the
  24. 0:50number one hero all might he's also had
  25. 0:53many branching variations within the
  26. 0:55Multiverse sometimes he has his own
  27. 0:57Quirk that he uses to get to the top
  28. 0:59sometimes he is a Mastermind villain
  29. 1:00hellbent on destroying the heroes for
  30. 1:02wronging him sometimes he is a she
  31. 1:05sometimes not even human or even working
  32. 1:07with or against other powerful
  33. 1:09individuals whose own universes clash
  34. 1:11with his there are many many stories
  35. 1:13about isuku Mia and his friends within
  36. 1:15the Multiverse this one is no different
  37. 1:18uh and or as I like to imagine all
  38. 1:20Fanfictions are their own timeline
  39. 1:22Fanfictions in general are the
  40. 1:23Multiverse makes sense right I thought
  41. 1:26it was a clever way of thinking only
  42. 1:29this time is isuku has been pulled from
  43. 1:30his own Universe into an entirely New
  44. 1:32World interested perfect allow me to
  45. 1:36tell you a story about how isuku Mia
  46. 1:38became fully fledged member of the
  47. 1:39gentle house faction this world is a
  48. 1:42dangerous place that is constantly under
  49. 1:44threat of the mysterious calamities
  50. 1:45known as Hollows large domes of
  51. 1:48mysterious energy that is home to
  52. 1:50creatures known as ethereals the black
  53. 1:52and green creatures ravage the area that
  54. 1:54they appear in until there is nothing
  55. 1:55left subsequently almost all living
  56. 1:58things on the planet have been wiped out
  57. 2:00as well however there is still one place
  58. 2:02that has the ability to combat the
  59. 2:04hollows should they try to attack the
  60. 2:05surrounding area around it that place is
  61. 2:08known as New eridu a bustling Metropolis
  62. 2:10that holds the last of the world's
  63. 2:12mankind the people of new eridu continue
  64. 2:14their lives as if the rest of the world
  65. 2:16wasn't in complete ruin because of the
  66. 2:18harnessed energy from the hollows and
  67. 2:20that's thanks to the courageous actions
  68. 2:22of the various factions and agencies of
  69. 2:24Defenders around the city who are there
  70. 2:26to clear out the ethereals and rescue
  71. 2:27people trapped inside so the scientists
  72. 2:29and other professionals can harness the
  73. 2:31hollow's energy one such agency is known
  74. 2:34as the gentle house also known as the
  75. 2:36cunning hairs they're one of the most
  76. 2:38successful groups when it comes to
  77. 2:39dealing with the hollows why May you ask
  78. 2:42well that's because they have a genius
  79. 2:44mastermind leader who can read a
  80. 2:45situation and come up with the most
  81. 2:47optimal solution within a few moments
  82. 2:49and he's not even supposed to be living
  83. 2:51in this world sitting outside of a small
  84. 2:53Cafe at one of their tables isuku stared
  85. 2:56at his phone with a concentrated
  86. 2:57expression scrolling through the various
  87. 2:59news reports on the other factions and
  88. 3:01their fights against the hollows he wore
  89. 3:03a get up that was eerily similar to
  90. 3:05something he would have worn to a world
  91. 3:06Hero's Mission or something it was black
  92. 3:09with bright green lines all over it in
  93. 3:11the seat next to him was his bangoo who
  94. 3:13kept its eyes trained on the
  95. 3:14green-haired boy slowly it inched its
  96. 3:17stubby little arm out towards the small
  97. 3:19basket of chips laid in front of isuku
  98. 3:21intending to steal one just as it was
  99. 3:23about to grab one though isuku green
  100. 3:25eyes snapped up to the bang boo who
  101. 3:27froze like a deer in headlights you
  102. 3:29can't even eat them why do you even
  103. 3:31bother the bangoo remained Frozen for a
  104. 3:34moment before swiping one of the chips
  105. 3:36with a flick it threw the chip into the
  106. 3:38air where it was snatched up by a
  107. 3:39passing bird isuku stared at the bangoo
  108. 3:42in disbelief as it put its Nubs on its
  109. 3:44his hips triumphantly you planned that
  110. 3:46with the bird didn't you with a bangoo
  111. 3:48equivalent shoulder shrug it popped back
  112. 3:51down into its seat causing isuku to
  113. 3:53shake his head you're lucky you're
  114. 3:55useful he said seriously causing the
  115. 3:57bangoo to glance at him otherwise I'd
  116. 4:00have gotten rid of you some time ago
  117. 4:02that was a lie isuku could never bring
  118. 4:05himself to do that thanks to his heroic
  119. 4:07nature it had the desired effect though
  120. 4:09the bangoo stretching up in alarm it was
  121. 4:11sent into a panic jumping out of its
  122. 4:13seat and waddling up to the side of his
  123. 4:15hitting his leg with its arm he had to
  124. 4:17stop himself from laughing every time he
  125. 4:19heard the comical squeak as it hit him
  126. 4:22all right all right I was joking the
  127. 4:25bangoo paused its assault to stare up at
  128. 4:27him its green ring eyes wobbling
  129. 4:29slightly isuku chuckled to himself as he
  130. 4:31picked it up and gave it a big hug I'd
  131. 4:34never get rid of you don't worry after
  132. 4:36all it' feel weird losing my little
  133. 4:38rabbit twin true to his word the little
  134. 4:40bangoo was almost a splitting image of
  135. 4:42him its entire body was the same shade
  136. 4:45of green as his hair as well as a few
  137. 4:46freckles drawn onto its darker green
  138. 4:48bandan the jacket it wore was a plain
  139. 4:51black that sort of matched his own green
  140. 4:52and black one as well it was a plain and
  141. 4:55simple bang boo that you could easily
  142. 4:56see the resemblance of who it was based
  143. 4:58off of if you looked hard enough as
  144. 5:00isuku cuddled the bangoo something even
  145. 5:02softer than the bangoo pressed up
  146. 5:04against the back of his own head causing
  147. 5:06him to stiffen before he could do
  148. 5:08anything two hands covered his eyes
  149. 5:09shortly followed by a voice he knew too
  150. 5:12well guess who the definitely female
  151. 5:15owner of the voice asked him in an
  152. 5:17attempt to save his face from burning up
  153. 5:19he answered with who he was 99% sure it
  154. 5:21was as quickly as possible and Nicole he
  155. 5:24asked timidly there was a pause isuku
  156. 5:27getting more and more flustered by the
  157. 5:28second his nervousness shot through the
  158. 5:30roof within seconds when he felt a soft
  159. 5:32pair of lips kiss his cheek turning his
  160. 5:35face into a neon red correct he was let
  161. 5:38go of and he spun around in his seat to
  162. 5:40find the pink-haired Beauty standing
  163. 5:42behind him a cheeky grin on her face how
  164. 5:45do you always know it's me though well
  165. 5:47your boobs are a dead giveaway if you
  166. 5:49stopped smothering him with them maybe
  167. 5:51he wouldn't know who it was right away
  168. 5:53came a monotonous voice from behind
  169. 5:55Nicole another girl stepped around
  170. 5:57Nicole and stood next to isuku offering
  171. 5:59in him a sharp nod midia Andi why you
  172. 6:04know you can call me aoka right we've
  173. 6:06known each other for at least a year now
  174. 6:08affirmative but I would rather call you
  175. 6:10midia she glanced to Nicole who had a
  176. 6:13hand on her hip only your girlfriend
  177. 6:15should call you by your first name yep
  178. 6:18you heard it right Nicole the
  179. 6:20pink-haired Beauty was isuku girlfriend
  180. 6:23he was still trying to wrap his head
  181. 6:24around why the busty girl had fallen for
  182. 6:26a quirkless nobody like him yet she
  183. 6:28somehow had and she loved to remind him
  184. 6:30at every chance she got but I don't call
  185. 6:33him that I call him Zuko much more
  186. 6:35fitting don't you think she said with a
  187. 6:38playful wink Andy Shrugged before
  188. 6:40turning her attention back to isuku I
  189. 6:42see you're looking into the news again
  190. 6:44anything of Interest she asked deciding
  191. 6:47to steer the conversation away from the
  192. 6:49couple why yes actually he grabbed his
  193. 6:52phone off the table and showed the girls
  194. 6:54the screen apparently the Victoria
  195. 6:56housekeeping agency took down a massive
  196. 6:58Hollow last night it was said to be at
  197. 7:00least two stories high andby hummed
  198. 7:03quietly those two sure are something I
  199. 7:06don't think we fought a two story Hollow
  200. 7:08before I don't think so but if we did
  201. 7:11it' probably be hard to keep Billy and
  202. 7:13tubaki in line all they'd want to do is
  203. 7:15kill it which is fine but we need zuku
  204. 7:17to give us the correct cues to have at
  205. 7:19it Nicole sighed as she flopped
  206. 7:21dramatically down into isuku lap causing
  207. 7:23the bangoo to be knocked off of his lap
  208. 7:25by her but and make his almost fully
  209. 7:27disappeared blush to reignite even
  210. 7:29brighter than before am I right my
  211. 7:31little proxy or am I right SS speaking
  212. 7:34of B Billy and tubaki WW are T they if
  213. 7:38why you guys are H here that must m mean
  214. 7:40we have a c commission to do isuku
  215. 7:42stuttered trying very hard to ignore the
  216. 7:44way Nicole was subtlety wiggling her but
  217. 7:47softly against his lap she certainly
  218. 7:49knew how to get a reaction out of him
  219. 7:51didn't she what who said we didn't just
  220. 7:54come to see your cute face not
  221. 7:56everything is about work you know Nicole
  222. 7:58tapped isuku no in a loving fashion I'm
  223. 8:01deeply offended that you think that
  224. 8:03Billy and tubaki are coming from the
  225. 8:05other side of the city they're on their
  226. 8:07way to pick us up and take us to the
  227. 8:08hollow that appeared in the market by
  228. 8:10the station and be corrected causing
  229. 8:12Nicole to pout you're a real party
  230. 8:15pooper Andi you know that Nicole grabbed
  231. 8:18a few chips out of the basket and popped
  232. 8:20them in her mouth but yeah we got
  233. 8:22commissioned to take care of it are you
  234. 8:24ready to go zuku that was one thing that
  235. 8:26bothered isuku about this world whenever
  236. 8:29a Hol opens up the people of the
  237. 8:31affected area had to pay for the
  238. 8:32services of one of the few factions
  239. 8:34around new arido to come and deal with
  240. 8:36the ethereals and make it clear to
  241. 8:37harness the hollow Supernatural power
  242. 8:40instead of someone showing up to save
  243. 8:41them out of the goodness of their heart
  244. 8:43he brought it up with the rest of gentle
  245. 8:45house many times but was always told the
  246. 8:47same thing money makes the world go
  247. 8:49round unfortunately isuku didn't have a
  248. 8:52weapon of his own to fight against the
  249. 8:53hollows so he couldn't just charge into
  250. 8:55a hollow on his own to save everyone he
  251. 8:58was tasked with being the teens's proxy
  252. 9:00essentially a guide that watches
  253. 9:01everything Through The Eyes of an
  254. 9:03indestructible bangoo and gives them
  255. 9:05advice and commands while he was safe
  256. 9:06and sound at random play random play was
  257. 9:09a variety shop that was kind enough to
  258. 9:10let isuku sit in one of their booths and
  259. 9:12give gentle house advice he'd asked
  260. 9:14Nicole if he could join them in the
  261. 9:16hollow Arenas multiple times only to
  262. 9:18receive the same reply every time sorry
  263. 9:21but without a weapon of your own you'd
  264. 9:23be put in too much danger can't have my
  265. 9:25cute little boyfriend having his head
  266. 9:27lobbed off by an ethereal now can I
  267. 9:29that was her excuse every time without
  268. 9:32fail it was just another one of the
  269. 9:34things that annoyed him to no end yeah
  270. 9:37I'm ready didn't have anything else
  271. 9:39planned for today anyway he gently
  272. 9:41pushed Nicole off his lap standing up
  273. 9:43from his seat and stretched his arms to
  274. 9:45the Sky What's the commission
  275. 9:47entail oh you know the usual clear out
  276. 9:51the ethereals and rescue the civilians
  277. 9:53same old same old okay are you girls
  278. 9:57prepared to go then affirmative don't
  279. 10:00you know it the isuku bangoo offered him
  280. 10:03a quick salute all right all we need to
  281. 10:06do now is wait for he was rudely
  282. 10:08interrupted by the sound of a car horn
  283. 10:10not that far away all of a sudden a
  284. 10:12White Station wagon-like Car drifted
  285. 10:14around the corner not too far away from
  286. 10:16them and tore down the road towards
  287. 10:18isuku and the girls hanging out of the
  288. 10:20window was another girl with short black
  289. 10:22hair and cat ears who was whooping with
  290. 10:24joy out of the way everyone the cunning
  291. 10:27hairs are coming through
  292. 10:30yeah behind the wheel was a humanoid
  293. 10:32robot with spiky white hair and a red
  294. 10:34jacket his glowing yellow eyes wide with
  295. 10:37excitement out of the way as the car
  296. 10:40raced towards them isuku realized that
  297. 10:42they weren't slowing down with a swift
  298. 10:44movement he grabbed Nicole and spun her
  299. 10:46out of the way while Andi simply stepped
  300. 10:48to the side the car flew past them
  301. 10:50turned to the side and screeched to a
  302. 10:52stop a few meters away from them there
  303. 10:54was a heartbeat of Silence before the
  304. 10:55Catgirl front flipped out of the window
  305. 10:57and landed gracefully on her haunt es
  306. 11:00please hold the Applause we're already
  307. 11:03aware of our greatness you got to admit
  308. 11:06that was kind of cool though right the
  309. 11:08robot asked as he stepped out of the
  310. 11:10driver's seat oh 100% that was awesome
  311. 11:14the Catgirl glanced to Nicole who was
  312. 11:16still wrapped up in isuku Arms from the
  313. 11:18near Miss why don't you two get it on in
  314. 11:20a room already you clearly love each
  315. 11:22other very much why not just make it
  316. 11:25official you nearly ran us over Billy
  317. 11:28isuku exclaimed his face brightening
  318. 11:30again at the implication that the
  319. 11:32Catgirl tubaki was referring to he
  320. 11:35yelped when he felt Nicole running her
  321. 11:36own hand along his arms before she
  322. 11:38grabbed his hand before he could stop
  323. 11:40her she'd moved his left arm that was
  324. 11:42wrapped around her shoulders
  325. 11:43protectively and planted his hand firmly
  326. 11:45on her breast then had the audacity to
  327. 11:48moan if isuku face wasn't bright red
  328. 11:50already it was now almost as bright as
  329. 11:52the sun o zuku I didn't know you were so
  330. 11:56bold she said slightly isuku practically
  331. 11:59wrenched his hand away from her breast
  332. 12:00at lightning speeds turning into a
  333. 12:02stuttering mess andn Nicole P please
  334. 12:05don't do do that why you clearly liked
  335. 12:09it you know they're the best of the
  336. 12:11breast i f feel like I'm taking a
  337. 12:13advantage of why you Nicole's facial
  338. 12:16expression soften a little zuku babe I'm
  339. 12:19the one who likes to tease you you're
  340. 12:21not taking advantage of me you're my
  341. 12:23boyfriend after all we should be doing
  342. 12:25fun stuff like that if anyone's taking
  343. 12:27advantage of anyone it's me taking
  344. 12:29advantage of your
  345. 12:30nervousness B butt no butts just know
  346. 12:34that if I do something like that it's
  347. 12:36because I trust you I love how you don't
  348. 12:38make any perverted comments and you try
  349. 12:39to be a gentleman about it if I did
  350. 12:41something like that to anyone else
  351. 12:43they'd try and get into my shorts isuku
  352. 12:46glanced back to her his blush still
  353. 12:48present but a look of understanding on
  354. 12:49his face it quickly vanished hen
  355. 12:51Nicole's cheeky grin returned and
  356. 12:54besides the only one I'd let into my
  357. 12:56shorts is you I can't wait for that day
  358. 12:58babe
  359. 12:59and his face lit up again this girl as
  360. 13:03touching as that was we still have city-
  361. 13:05ending problems to deal remember Andi
  362. 13:08reminded them snapping everyone back
  363. 13:10into reality right everyone in let's get
  364. 13:13the show on the road Billy shouted
  365. 13:16excitedly NAA tubaki was quick to LEAP
  366. 13:20into the back seat through the window
  367. 13:21again Andi went around the front of the
  368. 13:23car and hopped into the front seat next
  369. 13:25to Billy after you isuku said opening
  370. 13:29the door for Nicole who chuckled at him
  371. 13:32such a gentleman as she went to slide in
  372. 13:34she paused for a moment before leaning
  373. 13:36forward and pressing her lips onto isuku
  374. 13:38again only this time it was smack dab on
  375. 13:41his lips causing him to reel back a
  376. 13:43little I love that about you she said
  377. 13:46with a wink poor isuku blushed yet again
  378. 13:48before slipping into the back seat next
  379. 13:50to her after his bangoo had jumped into
  380. 13:52his lap he closed the door the second it
  381. 13:55closed Billy's foot was on the
  382. 13:56acceleration and the car burnt out a
  383. 13:58little before for tearing down the road
  384. 14:00towards the hollow one question you
  385. 14:02might have amongst many more I'm sure
  386. 14:04dot is how isuku arrived here in this
  387. 14:06dangerous world how did he meet the
  388. 14:08cunning hairs and why did Nicole fall
  389. 14:10for him well the last one is pretty
  390. 14:13self-explanatory take oako for example
  391. 14:16she fell in love with his heroic nature
  392. 14:18whether she wants to admit it or not
  393. 14:20similar case here but we'll get there in
  394. 14:22due time how he ended up in this world
  395. 14:24actually happened not long after meeting
  396. 14:26all might for the first time about a
  397. 14:28year ago what am I doing isuku screamed
  398. 14:31to himself as he flew through the air
  399. 14:33latched onto the number one Hero's leg
  400. 14:35up until a few moments ago he'd found
  401. 14:37himself waking up after being attacked
  402. 14:39by a slime villain who thought it was a
  403. 14:41great idea to take a quirkless nobody as
  404. 14:43a meat skin only to discover that he was
  405. 14:45saved by all might of all heroes he'd
  406. 14:48even gotten the large man's autograph
  407. 14:49that spanned across two pages of his
  408. 14:51cinched notebook but before he could ask
  409. 14:53him any questions the man had quickly
  410. 14:55dismissed him and prepared to launch
  411. 14:57himself into the air for some reason his
  412. 14:59brain told him hey you know what it be a
  413. 15:02good idea grabbing onto a leg of all
  414. 15:04might as he's about to take off the
  415. 15:07worst part is he'd actually listen to it
  416. 15:09to say all might was surprised would be
  417. 15:11an understatement the hero's eyes nearly
  418. 15:13popping out of their sunken sockets hey
  419. 15:16what the heck are you doing I know I
  420. 15:18have huge fans but come on this is a
  421. 15:20little extreme let go isuku panicked
  422. 15:23slightly when all might tried to push
  423. 15:25him off if I do I'll die he shouted
  424. 15:29all might's pushing ceased almost as
  425. 15:31quickly as it started ah right well keep
  426. 15:34your mouth shut and hold on tight I'll
  427. 15:36find a spot to land isuku decided that
  428. 15:39it was probably a good idea to listen to
  429. 15:41him and did what he was told the next 5
  430. 15:43minutes passed in a blur upon Landing
  431. 15:46isuku discovered that all might had been
  432. 15:48weakened enough to the point that he
  433. 15:49couldn't hold his hero form for more
  434. 15:51than 3 hours a day thus turning him into
  435. 15:53a scrawny skeleton of a man whenever he
  436. 15:55wasn't saving people when he eventually
  437. 15:58got to ask him if he could be a hero
  438. 15:59without a quirk he was ultimately shot
  439. 16:01down while it hurt a lot hearing it
  440. 16:03coming from his favorite hero he could
  441. 16:06understand where he was coming from he
  442. 16:07stood there on the rooftop for what felt
  443. 16:09like an eternity after all might had
  444. 16:11left just staring at his feet thinking
  445. 16:13about what he'd just been told so that's
  446. 16:16it I can't be a hero without a quirk
  447. 16:18well I can't say I didn't see it coming
  448. 16:21with a sigh he leaned against the
  449. 16:22railing of the rooftop staring out into
  450. 16:24the cityscape a dark part of his mind
  451. 16:27decided to remind him of katsuk 's
  452. 16:29earlier words before he left school but
  453. 16:31he quickly shook his head dispelling the
  454. 16:33idea entirely I can't let Mom worry like
  455. 16:36that even if I can't be a hero I won't
  456. 16:38let that stop me with a determined Huff
  457. 16:41he clenched his hand into a fist I will
  458. 16:44find a way maybe I'll look into becoming
  459. 16:46an analyst or something heroes are
  460. 16:48always looking he was cut off from his
  461. 16:50inspirational speech when an explosion
  462. 16:52rang out somewhere in the city he jolted
  463. 16:54to attention spotting the smoke Rising
  464. 16:56into the air not too far away from where
  465. 16:58he was
  466. 16:59or I can go and check that out maybe a
  467. 17:01new Pro Hero will show up with a spin of
  468. 17:04his body he was running towards the door
  469. 17:06that all might had gone through earlier
  470. 17:08if he was quick he could probably make
  471. 17:10it there before it was resolved however
  472. 17:13the second he reached for the door
  473. 17:14handle something changed his life
  474. 17:16forever his hand suddenly glitched out
  475. 17:18like a computer screen and it phased
  476. 17:20right through the handle isuku paused
  477. 17:22not understanding what just happened
  478. 17:25then the rest of him followed suit
  479. 17:26glitching out sporadically it did hurt
  480. 17:29him but it was freaking him out what the
  481. 17:32and at the moment isuku midia blipped
  482. 17:34out of existence in his own
  483. 17:36reality hell isuku finished shouting he
  484. 17:40quickly shut his mouth when he realized
  485. 17:42that he wasn't standing on the rooftop
  486. 17:43anymore he found himself standing in the
  487. 17:46middle of a ruined building that looked
  488. 17:47like it had seen way better days
  489. 17:49everything was covered in Ivy and
  490. 17:51Greenery that spread out across the
  491. 17:52entirety of building what wasn't covered
  492. 17:55in plant was covered in a very thick
  493. 17:56layer of dust the room was lit up by By
  494. 17:59Moonlight as it glowed down on him from
  495. 18:00the massive hole in the roof isuku
  496. 18:02looking around rightfully nervous and
  497. 18:04Confused um what just happened no one
  498. 18:08answered him but that was about what he
  499. 18:10expected and why is it suddenly
  500. 18:12nighttime with nothing better to do
  501. 18:14isuku began to slowly walk around the
  502. 18:16area looking for any clues as to what
  503. 18:18the heck happened to him dust flew
  504. 18:20everywhere as he moved causing him to
  505. 18:22cough at one point he moved to the
  506. 18:24computer closest to him in hopes that it
  507. 18:26would provide some form of answers but
  508. 18:29as he expected it yielded no results the
  509. 18:31screen remaining black no matter how
  510. 18:33many times he pressed the power button
  511. 18:35come on something has to work around
  512. 18:38here despite everything isuku was
  513. 18:40finding it easy to remain calm for some
  514. 18:42reason maybe it was the lack of anything
  515. 18:45attacking him or maybe it was just calm
  516. 18:46atmosphere that was preventing him from
  517. 18:48panicking either way he was glad for it
  518. 18:51shifting his backpack onto his back
  519. 18:53properly isuku decided that it was best
  520. 18:55if he headed out of the building see if
  521. 18:57there were any clues as to what happened
  522. 18:58happened to him with his hand covering
  523. 19:00his mouth isuku waited through the dust
  524. 19:02towards the first hole in the wall that
  525. 19:04was big enough to fit himself through
  526. 19:06which wasn't hard the walls were riddled
  527. 19:08holes however upon exiting the ruined
  528. 19:11building his hopes dropped outside were
  529. 19:13more rundown buildings that looked like
  530. 19:15something had ripped them to shreds the
  531. 19:17sky seemed to Ripple slightly as if
  532. 19:19something was covering this place the
  533. 19:21calmness within isuku was beginning to
  534. 19:23pack its bags and leave as he looked
  535. 19:25around the area what happened here if it
  536. 19:28it was a villain attack he sure as hell
  537. 19:30would have known about it thanks to his
  538. 19:32love of Heroes but it looked like it had
  539. 19:34been this way for years on end which
  540. 19:36most certainly couldn't be right there
  541. 19:38was a flash of movement out of the
  542. 19:39corner of asuka's eye the boy whirling
  543. 19:41around to see what it was who's there
  544. 19:44strangely no one was there but as he
  545. 19:47looked around he heard a growl slowly
  546. 19:49looking up he came face to face with a
  547. 19:51green and black creature with a black
  548. 19:53orb for an eye the edges of the eye
  549. 19:55glowed green isuku gulped the calmness
  550. 19:57within him having finally clocked out
  551. 19:59for the day with a rightfully earned
  552. 20:01scream isuku turned and ran as fast as
  553. 20:03he could in an attempt to get away from
  554. 20:05it the creature however had other ideas
  555. 20:08with a leap it landed where he'd just
  556. 20:09been standing and started Crawling After
  557. 20:12him to say it was terrifying him would
  558. 20:14be an
  559. 20:14understatement help leave me alone he
  560. 20:18shouted hoping that someone would hear
  561. 20:20him in the meantime he had to race down
  562. 20:22the destroyed Street dodging broken down
  563. 20:24cars and Rubble the creature wasn't
  564. 20:26giving him any respit getting closer and
  565. 20:28closer to catching him despite his best
  566. 20:30efforts to avoid it after what felt like
  567. 20:33an hour of running isuku heard something
  568. 20:35semi- reassuring a gunshot spotting a
  569. 20:38nearby Alleyway isuku grabbed a pole
  570. 20:40before it and slid around the corner the
  571. 20:42creature not being quite as Nimble as he
  572. 20:44was tripping over its own two feet and
  573. 20:46crashing into a pile of rubble a little
  574. 20:48ways away isuku ran as fast as he could
  575. 20:51trying to get as much distance between
  576. 20:52him and the creature as possible when he
  577. 20:55exited the alleyway however he came to a
  578. 20:57screeching stop the there were lots more
  579. 20:59of the creatures in the clearing all
  580. 21:01getting it for a group of four that were
  581. 21:02holding their own against them there was
  582. 21:04a guy with two pistols a white-haired
  583. 21:06girl with a sword of some kind a tanned
  584. 21:08girl with cat ears that was slashing
  585. 21:10things with two daggers and a
  586. 21:11pink-haired girl who was smashing one of
  587. 21:13the creatures with a suitcase behind the
  588. 21:16four was what looked like a massive
  589. 21:18sinkhole that the creatures were trying
  590. 21:20to drive them back into despite the odds
  591. 21:22stacked against them they were winning
  592. 21:24killing the creatures and dwindling
  593. 21:26their numbers each one killed glitched
  594. 21:28out in a similar fashion to how isuku
  595. 21:30had a few minutes ago before isuku could
  596. 21:32think of how to approach them there was
  597. 21:34a crash behind him in the alleyway
  598. 21:36glancing back isuku panicked when he saw
  599. 21:38the creature from earlier barreling
  600. 21:40towards him not wanting to die a
  601. 21:42horrible death isuku began running again
  602. 21:44only this time he ran towards the group
  603. 21:47help the girl with cat ears was the
  604. 21:50first to spot him as he raced towards
  605. 21:52them what there's another civilian in
  606. 21:54here Billy help him out the guy with the
  607. 21:57pistols heard her but when he went to
  608. 21:59aim at the creature chasing isuku
  609. 22:01another nearly sliced his arm off damn I
  610. 22:05can't get a clear shot and be can you
  611. 22:08occupied came the white-haired girl's
  612. 22:10monotonous reply as she slashed one of
  613. 22:12the creatures that got a little too
  614. 22:14close for comfort that only left the
  615. 22:16pink-haired girl isuku turned towards
  616. 22:18her pounding his feet against the
  617. 22:20pavement the girl hadn't noticed him yet
  618. 22:22finishing off another creature in front
  619. 22:24of her she must have heard him coming
  620. 22:26because she quickly turned towards him
  621. 22:28suit case raised up high only to gasp
  622. 22:30when she saw him then isuku exhaustion
  623. 22:33caused him to trip with a Yelp the timid
  624. 22:35boy fell face first into the girl
  625. 22:37knocking the two of them over just as
  626. 22:39the creature behind him jumped with a
  627. 22:41confused Yelp it flew over them and
  628. 22:43sailed into the edge of the hole it
  629. 22:45threw its claws out desperate to grab
  630. 22:47onto something to stop its fall with a
  631. 22:49crunch its claws smashed into the side
  632. 22:51of the pit sliding to a stop it growled
  633. 22:53loudly before scrabbling up the wall
  634. 22:55towards them only to freeze when it
  635. 22:57heard the cocking of a gun
  636. 22:59sorry pal end of the line the guy stood
  637. 23:02at the top of the pit his pistols aimed
  638. 23:04at it without remorse he opened fire and
  639. 23:06gunned it down sending its glitching
  640. 23:08body down into the depths of the hole
  641. 23:10bringing the clearing into relative
  642. 23:12silence now safe isuku let out a sigh of
  643. 23:14relief happy to be alive thanks so much
  644. 23:18I thought I was a goner he trailed off
  645. 23:21feeling something very soft against his
  646. 23:23face slowly lifting his head up he
  647. 23:25discovered that his troubles might not
  648. 23:27be over yet the haired girl stared back
  649. 23:29at him a look of both confusion and
  650. 23:31amusement across her face I get that
  651. 23:34you're grateful and all but do you need
  652. 23:35to shove your face in my chest she
  653. 23:37questioned innocently sure enough isuku
  654. 23:40had knocked the girl flat onto her back
  655. 23:42and he was now lying on top of her face
  656. 23:44now resting right on top of her boobs
  657. 23:46with a screech isuku was on his feet in
  658. 23:48less than a second face red as a tomato
  659. 23:51F forgive me I am so as sorry he shouted
  660. 23:55the girl chuckled to herself as she
  661. 23:57stuck an arm out toward WS him it's no
  662. 24:00problem can you give me a hand up isuku
  663. 24:03who thought that she'd call him a
  664. 24:04pervert was surprised at the question
  665. 24:06staring at her hand for a moment before
  666. 24:08the question fully registered in his
  667. 24:10brain oh oh uh as sure he took her hand
  668. 24:14and pulled her to her feet trying not to
  669. 24:15think about how soft her hands were what
  670. 24:18the heck are you doing out here in the
  671. 24:19first place buddy the guy asked as the
  672. 24:22others approached isuku Hollows are off
  673. 24:24limits before we clear them out H
  674. 24:27Hollows is zuku hadn't heard that phrase
  675. 24:29before he turned to face the guy only to
  676. 24:32realize something holy C crap you're our
  677. 24:35robot well yeah I feel like that's
  678. 24:38obvious isuku bowed in
  679. 24:40embarrassment sorry i j just haven't
  680. 24:43seen such life like robot B before the
  681. 24:46girl with the cat ears raised an eyebrow
  682. 24:49you haven't seen Billy before but we're
  683. 24:51all over New arido surely you have at
  684. 24:53some point newu isuku pared can't say
  685. 24:57I've heard of of such a pee place before
  686. 25:00is it a part of America or maybe
  687. 25:02Australia the emotionless girl with
  688. 25:04white hair tilted her head to the side
  689. 25:07America Australia did you bump your head
  690. 25:09when the hollow formed or something new
  691. 25:12arido is the last city in the world the
  692. 25:14reactions he was getting were making
  693. 25:15isuku increasingly worried um there's C
  694. 25:19countries around the W world I'm from J
  695. 25:22Japan never heard of it what do you mean
  696. 25:26the pink-haired girl who'd been quietly
  697. 25:28thinking to herself glanced to isuku
  698. 25:31how'd you get into this hollow anyway oh
  699. 25:34I was as standing on Topo of a building
  700. 25:36in Musto W when I just started G
  701. 25:38glitching K kind of like those creatures
  702. 25:40T that were attacking us the girl
  703. 25:42remained quiet for a moment before she
  704. 25:44brought the others into a huddle I have
  705. 25:47a sneaking suspicion that he's not from
  706. 25:48this world what that's crazy surely not
  707. 25:53it's not that far-fetched I mean look at
  708. 25:56Andi we don't know where she came from
  709. 25:59affirmative for all I know I could have
  710. 26:01come from another world too so what do
  711. 26:04we do with him then if he really is from
  712. 26:06another world we can't just let him go
  713. 26:08he'd be eaten alive out there I highly
  714. 26:11doubt that Billy if he stays in new
  715. 26:13arido then he'll be fine the pink-haired
  716. 26:16Girl cast a glance back to isuku who was
  717. 26:18waiting patiently for them to finish he
  718. 26:21looks like he can be useful I don't know
  719. 26:23what it is about him but something tells
  720. 26:25me he'd make a good proxy are you sure
  721. 26:29positive oh great we're kidnapping
  722. 26:32another lost person to add to the
  723. 26:33cunning hairs that earned the robot a
  724. 26:35smack on the upside of his head from the
  725. 26:37girl in question with a nod of agreement
  726. 26:39the pink-haired girl spun on her heels
  727. 26:42grabbing isuku attention okay we're done
  728. 26:46first of all I'm Nicole demra this is my
  729. 26:48team andb demra the white-haired girl
  730. 26:51nodded sharply
  731. 26:53Billy Su the robot asked and tubaki
  732. 26:58you're in for a wild ride Kid
  733. 27:01Nia together we make up the odd job
  734. 27:03agency gentle house or the cunning hairs
  735. 27:06if you'd rather isuku gave them a quick
  736. 27:08bow I'm isuku midia P pleasure to meet
  737. 27:12you thanks a again for saving me Nicole
  738. 27:14waved a hand
  739. 27:16dismissively it's no trouble right place
  740. 27:18right time you know a cheeky smirk
  741. 27:20crossed her face normally I'd charge you
  742. 27:23for our services but because your
  743. 27:25appearance here seems a little odd and
  744. 27:26the fact that I've taken someone in a
  745. 27:28similar situation to yours under my wing
  746. 27:30before I'm willing to let this slide one
  747. 27:32time meaning I won't charge you isuku
  748. 27:35gulped sounded like he dodged a bullet
  749. 27:37there t thanks if you join us Nicole
  750. 27:42finished casually causing isuku to
  751. 27:44stumble in place what well you see our
  752. 27:48services are on the pricier side of the
  753. 27:50spectrum Professional Services require
  754. 27:53pricey payments money makes the world go
  755. 27:55round you know then why are we always in
  756. 27:58the red when it comes to money and be
  757. 28:01asked not important so if you don't want
  758. 28:04to pay you can always lend whatever
  759. 28:06skills you have to the cunning hairs
  760. 28:08we're always looking for new
  761. 28:09recruits we are we are Nicole glared at
  762. 28:14Billy clearly trying to get a message
  763. 28:16across look to tell you the truth I'm
  764. 28:19only doing this because you look capable
  765. 28:21and cute she muttered the last part only
  766. 28:23tubaki picking it up but isuku looked
  767. 28:27down to his feet a little nervous about
  768. 28:29what he was about to say who would want
  769. 28:31to work with a quirkless nobody like me
  770. 28:34I'm just a useless deu who can't do
  771. 28:35anything right quirkless I mean there's
  772. 28:39nothing wrong with not having one take
  773. 28:41tubaki for example one of her quirks is
  774. 28:43that whenever she lies her ears twitch
  775. 28:45and the tips of her Tails turn stiff hey
  776. 28:50oh no I'm T talking about my superpower
  777. 28:5280% of the W world has one while I
  778. 28:55landed in the 20% that doesn't have one
  779. 28:58superpower I mean that would be cool but
  780. 29:01no one in knew arido has a superpower
  781. 29:03could you imagine if everyone had a
  782. 29:05superpower of their own the entire city
  783. 29:07would be turned into ruin within the
  784. 29:09month and be stated then the ethereals
  785. 29:12would finally finish destroying the
  786. 29:14world things were clicking in isuku
  787. 29:16brain now these guys had no idea what a
  788. 29:19quirk was let alone had won they were
  789. 29:21offering him a place in their group and
  790. 29:22apparently this new arido was the last
  791. 29:26standing City in a world ravaged by
  792. 29:27those creatures all things that he'd
  793. 29:29never heard of before he wasn't in his
  794. 29:32world anymore was he present time hey
  795. 29:36didn't we just go past the exit for
  796. 29:37random play Billy's car roared down the
  797. 29:40street towards the market barely missing
  798. 29:42a pole on the edge of the corner a slice
  799. 29:44smirk crept onto Nicole's face we did so
  800. 29:49shouldn't we have made a turn there nope
  801. 29:52huh her smirk turned into a full-blown
  802. 29:55grin let's just say that things are
  803. 29:57going to be different this time around
  804. 29:59can we leave it at that for now I don't
  805. 30:02understand just trust your girlfriend
  806. 30:05she knows what she's doing tubaki said
  807. 30:07from Nicole's left you'll see soon
  808. 30:09enough this confused isuku the Oddity of
  809. 30:12their words making no sense was he going
  810. 30:14to guide them from just outside the
  811. 30:16hollow he' done it before but not often
  812. 30:19okay he lent back in his seat trying to
  813. 30:22work out what was going on not long
  814. 30:24after that Billy brought the car to a
  815. 30:26crawl a crowd of people blocking the
  816. 30:28road however they weren't the issue
  817. 30:31right in front of the crowd was a
  818. 30:32massive black Dome with light blue
  819. 30:34crisscross pattern all over it the
  820. 30:36authorities were keeping everyone back
  821. 30:38preventing anyone from entering it while
  822. 30:40a few scientists were seen taking
  823. 30:42readings of the Dome on various machines
  824. 30:44upon the authori spotting Billy's car
  825. 30:46they set about moving everyone out of
  826. 30:48the way you'd think people were used to
  827. 30:50seeing The Hollows by now yet when one
  828. 30:52appears it brings people out in droves
  829. 30:55without fail tubaki commented it's a
  830. 30:58human trait these days something happens
  831. 31:01they'll either pull out their phones and
  832. 31:02record it or they'll run guess we know
  833. 31:04who these people are isuku said dryly
  834. 31:08hello you guys must be the cunning hairs
  835. 31:10a humanoid bird in a lab coat approached
  836. 31:13the group as they hopped out of the car
  837. 31:15you've arrived just in time do we have a
  838. 31:18count on how many people are missing at
  839. 31:19the moment Nicole asked going into her
  840. 31:22business mode the bird nodded in
  841. 31:24response 10 people were picked up on our
  842. 31:27scanner thankfully the market was
  843. 31:29getting ready to open when the hollow
  844. 31:30appeared most were able to get out
  845. 31:32fairly easily but there are a few
  846. 31:34missing right Nicole produced a little
  847. 31:37notepad from her back pocket licked her
  848. 31:39fingers and flipped a page so 10 people
  849. 31:42are missing so the rescue fee would be
  850. 31:45300 Den's for the Nicole now is not the
  851. 31:49time to be worrying about payments isuku
  852. 31:52nearly shouted there are people in
  853. 31:54danger you need to get in there and save
  854. 31:56them Co pouted a little before shrugging
  855. 32:00fine she glanced to the bird we'll work
  856. 32:03it out later for now just give us 10
  857. 32:05minutes before we head in of course take
  858. 32:09the time you need with that he walked
  859. 32:11back to one of the machines 10 minutes
  860. 32:14they might not have that much time you
  861. 32:16need to go now isuku was beyond confused
  862. 32:19now usually they'd head in straight away
  863. 32:22why were they pausing now calm down
  864. 32:25would you all will be explained what she
  865. 32:28saidou going to like this though Billy
  866. 32:30said the sound of his voice conveying
  867. 32:32his non-existent smile what Andi opened
  868. 32:36the boot of the car and pulled a case
  869. 32:37out of it passing it to Nicole she
  870. 32:39nodded make good use of this it was
  871. 32:42expensive make use of it what did that
  872. 32:46wait yep Nicole finished opening the
  873. 32:49case with a click isuku didn't even try
  874. 32:52to hide his gasp of surprise inside the
  875. 32:54case were two large metal gloves and two
  876. 32:56black metal combat sh shoes they matched
  877. 32:59his outfit almost perfectly if not for
  878. 33:01the metallic Sheen that came with
  879. 33:02anything metal carefully isuku pulled
  880. 33:04the gloves out to examine them these are
  881. 33:08the Air Force MK3 type
  882. 33:10melee don't forget about the shoes
  883. 33:13they're just as cool too you know but
  884. 33:16why he looked to Nicole tears beginning
  885. 33:18to form in his eyes these are the newest
  886. 33:21model they would have cost an arm and a
  887. 33:23leg it did actually we had to sacrifice
  888. 33:27one of Billy's arms and leg as well as
  889. 33:28the right amount of Denny she said a
  890. 33:31little too enthusiastically causing
  891. 33:32isuku to wince he glanced to Billy who
  892. 33:35rolled his arm a little to be honest
  893. 33:38their Replacements are still acting up a
  894. 33:39little he said to himself Nicole wrapped
  895. 33:42her arms around her boyfriend as for why
  896. 33:45I felt as if you were ready I know
  897. 33:47you've been working out a lot recently
  898. 33:49so I spoke with the others and they
  899. 33:50agreed that we should get you on the
  900. 33:52team your role as our proxy is super
  901. 33:54helpful but now you can help us out from
  902. 33:56the inside isuku let the tears freely
  903. 33:59fall down his face crying into Nicole's
  904. 34:01shoulder thanks so much I promise I
  905. 34:04won't let you down Nicole patted his
  906. 34:06back softly I know you won't zuku now
  907. 34:10can you please stop I'd rather not have
  908. 34:12to deal with wet boobs and shirt before
  909. 34:14we go in there isuku broke the hug a
  910. 34:16small blush on his face only this time
  911. 34:19it was of gratitude rather than
  912. 34:20embarrassment s sorry could you even
  913. 34:23call that a shirt tubaki commented
  914. 34:26earning a glare form Nicole
  915. 34:28all right already enough with the mushy
  916. 34:30stuff let's get in there already Billy
  917. 34:33exclaimed loudly quickly joined by
  918. 34:35tubaki who cheered in agreement as the
  919. 34:37others headed to the warp pad isuku
  920. 34:39slipped the gloves onto his hands with a
  921. 34:41click and a hiss of air they locked
  922. 34:43themselves to his wrists as he examined
  923. 34:46them he caught sight of his bangoo still
  924. 34:48sitting in the back seat of the car it
  925. 34:50made an overe exaggerated point of
  926. 34:51sighing to itself you're worried that
  927. 34:54you're useless now aren't you the bangoo
  928. 34:56slowly looked up isuku its eyes wobbling
  929. 34:59again it nearly broke isuku heart seeing
  930. 35:01it like that so he quickly thought for a
  931. 35:03solution H what if he trailed off
  932. 35:07staring at it for a moment then a light
  933. 35:10bulb in his head turned on I got it he
  934. 35:13quickly opened the boot of the car again
  935. 35:15and looked for something the bangoo now
  936. 35:17curious hopped out of the car and stood
  937. 35:19by his feet with a triumphant cheer
  938. 35:21isuku produced two disc-like
  939. 35:23objects magnets here isuku picked the
  940. 35:27bangoo up and placed it on the now
  941. 35:29closed boot if I slip this in here he
  942. 35:32pushed the magnet down the back of its
  943. 35:34jacket before doing the same with the
  944. 35:36other one down the back of his costume
  945. 35:38once done he turned them on and stuck
  946. 35:40the bangoo to his back now isuku stood
  947. 35:42there with the bangoo attached to his
  948. 35:44back like a backpack the bangoo Tilted
  949. 35:46its head to the side as isuku scratched
  950. 35:48the back of his head I know it's not the
  951. 35:51best solution but it's only temporary I
  952. 35:54make something better when we get home
  953. 35:56the bangoo gave him a reassuring nod
  954. 35:58just happy to be along for the ride
  955. 36:00after swapping his shoes out he joined
  956. 36:02the others next to the warp point at the
  957. 36:04edge of the hollow the bird gave them a
  958. 36:06thumbs up all right who's going in first
  959. 36:09Nicole put a hand up I will I want to
  960. 36:12see isuku reaction to entering with my
  961. 36:14own eyes she said cheekily reaction to
  962. 36:18entering what does that mean Nicole gave
  963. 36:20him a quick kiss before stepping onto
  964. 36:22the warp pad you'll see was her response
  965. 36:26with a wink she glitched out before
  966. 36:28disappearing Into Thin Air Andi nudged
  967. 36:30isuku in his back you next it doesn't
  968. 36:34hurt right no way I've done this plenty
  969. 36:37of times and never felt a thing I was
  970. 36:40asking Ambi and tubaki you're a robot so
  971. 36:44you can't feel the effects it has on a
  972. 36:46human it doesn't hurt it just tingles a
  973. 36:49little tubaki pushed him right onto the
  974. 36:52pad despite his protests quit being a
  975. 36:55baby okay then with a nervous thumbs up
  976. 36:59he nodded to the bird who pressed a
  977. 37:00button on his console the next thing
  978. 37:02isuku knew he was glitching out in a
  979. 37:04similar fashion to when he first arrived
  980. 37:06in this world suddenly isuku was
  981. 37:09promptly shot out of something causing
  982. 37:11him to Yelp as he flew through the air
  983. 37:13he soared by strange formations of rock
  984. 37:15and Twisted Metal that certainly
  985. 37:16wouldn't have been there prior to the
  986. 37:18hollow appearing before spotting Nicole
  987. 37:20on the rapidly approaching ground with a
  988. 37:22little bit of finesse he pivoted in the
  989. 37:24air and slammed his new gloves into the
  990. 37:26ground and slid backwards to a stop
  991. 37:28Nicole clapped her hands silently wow
  992. 37:31that was impressive was it wrong of me
  993. 37:33to think you were going to face plant
  994. 37:35she whispered teasingly maybe a little
  995. 37:39isuku stood up straight and joined
  996. 37:40Nicole off to the side of the small
  997. 37:42clearing between the now partially
  998. 37:43destroyed Market tents what was that all
  999. 37:46about well during the forming of a
  1000. 37:49hollow the Dome is weak letting people
  1001. 37:51get out of it in time however when it's
  1002. 37:53fully formed the outside becomes hard
  1003. 37:55and doesn't let anyone in hence why we
  1004. 37:57had to Rift in people can get out but
  1005. 38:00it's a hard process it's easier to wait
  1006. 38:02for help if the Dome is fully formed
  1007. 38:04than try and shove your way through it
  1008. 38:06not only does it make a lot of noise
  1009. 38:07that attracts the ethereals to you like
  1010. 38:09a pack of Seagulls fighting for chips
  1011. 38:11but the air is super dense around the
  1012. 38:12walls and hard to breathe Nicole
  1013. 38:15explained she was slightly surprised
  1014. 38:17when she found isuku scribbling
  1015. 38:18something down in a notebook babe do you
  1016. 38:21always have a notebook on you of course
  1017. 38:25Nicole nearly burst out laughing at the
  1018. 38:26serious face War only quelled by the
  1019. 38:29fact that they were supposed to be
  1020. 38:30hiding I'd like to be prepared for any
  1021. 38:32situation here hence I write down new
  1022. 38:35things to review it later suit yourself
  1023. 38:38but no note- taking when we're fighting
  1024. 38:40please she booped him on the nose isuku
  1025. 38:42face glowing yet again oh of course I
  1026. 38:46wouldn't do that a weird noise drew the
  1027. 38:48couple's attention away from each other
  1028. 38:50to find andby flying through the sky
  1029. 38:51towards them with expert Precision she
  1030. 38:54landed on the ground with a quiet thud
  1031. 38:56rolling towards the two short shortly
  1032. 38:58after I'm not interrupted anything
  1033. 39:00intimate I hope she asked in her regular
  1034. 39:02monotone voice no no Nicole was just yes
  1035. 39:07you did Andi Nicole said with an
  1036. 39:09exaggerated Huff I was just about to
  1037. 39:12start stripping before you arrived can't
  1038. 39:14two lovers have some peace and quiet oh
  1039. 39:17I'm sorry but there's probably way
  1040. 39:19better places to have SE she's joking
  1041. 39:23isuku nearly screamed held back by the
  1042. 39:25fact that they were trying not to draw
  1043. 39:27ATT attention to themselves please don't
  1044. 39:29take her
  1045. 39:30seriously you're no fun zuku Nicole said
  1046. 39:33with a pout but I suppose Andi is Right
  1047. 39:36sex is better done in a bed not here
  1048. 39:38when we'll be fighting for our lives in
  1049. 39:40a minute and Nicole P please don't T
  1050. 39:43talk like that now w we need to S saave
  1051. 39:46those people are
  1052. 39:47remember yes I remember but we'll finish
  1053. 39:50this conversation later she winked at
  1054. 39:52him in her usual flirtatious manner
  1055. 39:54making isuku pull his hood over his eyes
  1056. 39:56wanting to hide in shame soon tubaki and
  1057. 39:59Billy entered the hollow as well the
  1058. 40:01five members of gentle house now peeking
  1059. 40:03over the top of a tent all around the
  1060. 40:05market area that they could see were
  1061. 40:07ethereals they were tearing up the
  1062. 40:09market obviously looking for something
  1063. 40:11but then again they were always looking
  1064. 40:13for something Billy squinted his eyes in
  1065. 40:15distaste at one of the ethereals that
  1066. 40:17broke a tent that had some skateboards
  1067. 40:19inside of them okay isuku what's the
  1068. 40:22plan isuku quickly scanned the area
  1069. 40:25confirming that there was a total of 11
  1070. 40:26ethereals
  1071. 40:28best course of action would be to split
  1072. 40:30up and take care of them one at a time
  1073. 40:32they seem like the weaker ones I'm
  1074. 40:34guessing that the stronger ones are more
  1075. 40:35towards the center of the hollow do you
  1076. 40:38think scepter will show up this time
  1077. 40:40maybe we can't know for sure yet but if
  1078. 40:43you see it try and dispose of it safely
  1079. 40:45don't be afraid to call for help there
  1080. 40:47was one ethereal that all of the
  1081. 40:49factions had come across at least once
  1082. 40:51it was a massive one that was always
  1083. 40:53holding a large scepter in its hands
  1084. 40:55hence the nickname scepter no one had
  1085. 40:57managed to kill it yet as it kept
  1086. 40:59slipping away at the last moment
  1087. 41:01seemingly having control over the
  1088. 41:02smaller ones isuku theorized that it was
  1089. 41:05a leader of some kind one that knew how
  1090. 41:07to avoid the Defenders still Ani had
  1091. 41:09issued a kill on site label upon it with
  1092. 41:11a reward of 10,000 Denis on the line got
  1093. 41:14it everyone ready yeah isuku clenched
  1094. 41:18his fist closed the glove feeling
  1095. 41:20satisfying on his hand let's go then
  1096. 41:24with a leap gentle house sprang into
  1097. 41:26action isuku raced for the Ethereal
  1098. 41:28closest to him and threw everything into
  1099. 41:30his punch catching it in the jaw thanks
  1100. 41:32to the slightly weird gravity in the
  1101. 41:34hollow the Ethereal went flying crashing
  1102. 41:36through a few tents isuku couldn't help
  1103. 41:38but feel a bubble of Joy build up within
  1104. 41:40him I can be a hero he shouted to
  1105. 41:44himself his bangoo cheering for him he
  1106. 41:46crouched down and launched himself
  1107. 41:48towards the Fallen ethereal who was
  1108. 41:49struggling to get back up screw you
  1109. 41:52kachan screw everyone who doubted me and
  1110. 41:55no offense all might but screw you too
  1111. 41:57he brought his foot down in an axxe kick
  1112. 41:59and slammed it down into its chest the
  1113. 42:01Ethereal let out a strangled cry before
  1114. 42:03glitching out of existence leaving isuku
  1115. 42:06to fist bump the air yes awesome job
  1116. 42:10babe there's plenty more to take care of
  1117. 42:12so don't go spacing out just yet Nicole
  1118. 42:15called out as she smacked an ethereal
  1119. 42:16sneaking up behind him with her suitcase
  1120. 42:19she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek
  1121. 42:20as she passed by keep it up oh my God
  1122. 42:24please stop with the PDA we're literally
  1123. 42:26fighting for our lives here tubaki
  1124. 42:29called as she sliced up another ethereal
  1125. 42:31with her twin blades you're just jealous
  1126. 42:34tubaki just because you can't find love
  1127. 42:36doesn't mean you can't let him have
  1128. 42:37their fun Billy shouted as he shot a dog
  1129. 42:40like ethereal na can it bolts for
  1130. 42:43brains no can do this is too much fun he
  1131. 42:47twirled his pistols around in his hands
  1132. 42:50all out fire power tubaki had to duck as
  1133. 42:53Billy went a little crazy shooting at
  1134. 42:55every ethereal in his vicinity laughing
  1135. 42:57the entire time hey cool at Nia you
  1136. 43:01nearly shot my ear off sorry but I got M
  1137. 43:05all didn't I sure enough most of the
  1138. 43:07ethereals were glitching out around them
  1139. 43:10tubaki pouted placing her hands on her
  1140. 43:12hips and what about me huh which ones do
  1141. 43:15I get to fight H take these ones then
  1142. 43:19Andy jumped over the arguing pair with
  1143. 43:21Elegance chasing her were three more
  1144. 43:24ethereals tubaki grinn getting down on
  1145. 43:26all four fours awesome I'll use you to
  1146. 43:29sharpen my
  1147. 43:30claws hell yeah leave one for me please
  1148. 43:35andby stated as she Drew her sword from
  1149. 43:36its sheath across her lower back
  1150. 43:38crackling blue with electricity back
  1151. 43:40with isuku and Nicole their fights were
  1152. 43:42going well isuku used the Air Force
  1153. 43:44function in his gloves to flick a blast
  1154. 43:46of pressurized air right into the face
  1155. 43:48of an ethereal that got a little too
  1156. 43:50close for comfort Nicole leapt over his
  1157. 43:52head and landed in front of him her
  1158. 43:54suitcase having opened to reveal the
  1159. 43:55large barrel of a plasma cannon with a
  1160. 43:58shout she took aim at the ethereals and
  1161. 44:00pulled the trigger right back at you the
  1162. 44:03Plasma Blast rocketed in towards the
  1163. 44:05last two ethereals and exploded upon
  1164. 44:07hitting the ground wiping them out with
  1165. 44:09a twirl Nicole found herself securely in
  1166. 44:12isuku arms thanks to the kickback of
  1167. 44:14weapon why don't you ground yourself
  1168. 44:16before you shoot that thing isuku asked
  1169. 44:18as Nicole looked up to his face because
  1170. 44:21I know you'll be there to catch me she
  1171. 44:23smirked earning a blush from isuku again
  1172. 44:26we're all clear here andby stated as the
  1173. 44:29others walked up to the couple where
  1174. 44:31should we go next let's do a quick
  1175. 44:33search for the civilians first then
  1176. 44:35we'll move to the station the ethereals
  1177. 44:37seem to like the train stations and
  1178. 44:39yards you know I've always wondered why
  1179. 44:42that is the group split up again quickly
  1180. 44:45scouring the area they'd cleared now
  1181. 44:47that the danger had passed people were
  1182. 44:49more than willing to come out from their
  1183. 44:50hiding places in total they found and
  1184. 44:53rescued eight of the 10 people missing
  1185. 44:55thanks so much
  1186. 44:57you're all so brave I'd be dead if it
  1187. 45:00wasn't for you guys keep up the good
  1188. 45:03work you're my hero the sense of Pride
  1189. 45:06continued to build inside of isuku he
  1190. 45:08was called a hero no one back home had
  1191. 45:11ever said that to him why wouldn't it
  1192. 45:13make him happy I think I heard a
  1193. 45:15commotion at the station you have to
  1194. 45:17check it out before it's too late one of
  1195. 45:19the civilians said as to Baki carefully
  1196. 45:21pulled her out from under a wrecked tent
  1197. 45:24I think I heard
  1198. 45:25screaming don't worry lady we've got it
  1199. 45:28covered Billy reassured her before
  1200. 45:30looking to isuku and Nicole what's the
  1201. 45:33plan
  1202. 45:33bosses let's head there now if the last
  1203. 45:36two people aren't here then they have to
  1204. 45:38be in there Nicole nodded before
  1205. 45:40pointing at the two Billy tubaki can you
  1206. 45:44help the civilians get out of the Dome
  1207. 45:45safely keep any ethereals off of them as
  1208. 45:48they get out can do ah I wanted to fight
  1209. 45:52scepter tubaki Shrugged nonetheless but
  1210. 45:55fine I'll help
  1211. 45:57thanks isuku cast a glance to Nicole and
  1212. 46:00Ambi as for us we better get to the
  1213. 46:03station who knows what's going on in
  1214. 46:05there sounds good zuku your weapons got
  1215. 46:08enough charge affirmative it's running
  1216. 46:11at 56% at the moment my gloves have 50%
  1217. 46:15to work with and I have 50% as well
  1218. 46:18shall we head out yes ma'am isuku and
  1219. 46:22Andi cheered well andby cheered in her
  1220. 46:25own monotone way the the group of three
  1221. 46:27traversed the Grand Central likee
  1222. 46:29Station eliminating any ethereals that
  1223. 46:31got in their way while the station
  1224. 46:33wasn't huge trying to get through the
  1225. 46:34slightly more powerful creatures was
  1226. 46:36taking its toll isuku blasted an
  1227. 46:38ethereal over the edge of the platform
  1228. 46:40they were going through with a blast of
  1229. 46:42air theyd had to go in through the
  1230. 46:43tunnels because of the sheer number of
  1231. 46:45the green and black creatures outside
  1232. 46:47the entrance to the station preserving
  1233. 46:49their weapons energy was the key to
  1234. 46:50their success these guys don't know when
  1235. 46:53to quit do they zuku babe very Cals they
  1236. 46:57sto for No One Fair Point Andi added as
  1237. 47:01they reached the bottom of the stairs
  1238. 47:03leading up to the main foyer however as
  1239. 47:05isuku foot touched the bottom step a
  1240. 47:07pain scream echoed down the stairwell
  1241. 47:09causing isuku to panic crap someone's in
  1242. 47:13trouble come on without waiting for an
  1243. 47:16answer he took off up the stairs taking
  1244. 47:18two at a time his bang boo bouncing
  1245. 47:20helplessly on his back I need to be
  1246. 47:22quicker I need to save them taking a
  1247. 47:25page out of katsuki's book he threw his
  1248. 47:27hands down behind him and used the air
  1249. 47:29from the gloves to propel himself up to
  1250. 47:31last few steps when he reached the top
  1251. 47:33he practically flew out of the stairwell
  1252. 47:35and skitted to a stop on the marbled
  1253. 47:37floor never fear citizens for I am blood
  1254. 47:41so much blood probably an organ or two
  1255. 47:44as well was splattered across the floor
  1256. 47:46the Ethereal responsible craned its head
  1257. 47:48up from the poor humans remains that
  1258. 47:50didn't get away in time isuku felt the
  1259. 47:52need to hurl but he held it back and no
  1260. 47:56he trailed off off he vaguely heard
  1261. 47:58Nicole and Ambi approaching behind him
  1262. 48:00with gasps of their own but he paid no
  1263. 48:02notice he wanted to destroy this monster
  1264. 48:04so badly his gloves shifted into a Full
  1265. 48:07Assault mode as he glared at the
  1266. 48:09Ethereal don't attack it came a quiet
  1267. 48:13shaking voice behind it up against the
  1268. 48:15wall was the last civilian they needed
  1269. 48:17to save his legs were Twisted in a way
  1270. 48:20that they probably shouldn't have been
  1271. 48:21pointing don't worry we'll save you
  1272. 48:25isuku held his arm up to blast the
  1273. 48:26Ethereal away no it has a hostage the
  1274. 48:31man whispered pointing upwards following
  1275. 48:34the direction of his outstretched arm
  1276. 48:36isuku felt his blood go cold above them
  1277. 48:38was the scepter it was bulky in size
  1278. 48:41covered mostly in Black plating unlike
  1279. 48:43the other ethereals within the hollows
  1280. 48:45it didn't have an orb for an eye instead
  1281. 48:48it had an almost triangular green mark
  1282. 48:50on its face that was separated by the
  1283. 48:51black plating staring down at the three
  1284. 48:54defenders in the other hand that wasn't
  1285. 48:56holding its precious scepter was a small
  1286. 48:58girl with white hair barely older than
  1287. 49:00six from what he could see she was
  1288. 49:02dressed in white Rags as well as some
  1289. 49:04bandages over her arms and legs her ruby
  1290. 49:06red eyes staring down at them absolutely
  1291. 49:09terrified at the ordeal she was going
  1292. 49:10through the most obvious feature about
  1293. 49:13her though was the small horn on the
  1294. 49:14right side of her forehead izuku's
  1295. 49:17previously Cold Blood began to boil
  1296. 49:19seeing the way it was holding the girl
  1297. 49:20so roughly let her go he snarled
  1298. 49:25surprising both Nicole and be at the
  1299. 49:27foreign emotion he was using or I will
  1300. 49:29come up there and claim your Bounty
  1301. 49:31myself the scepter wielding ethereal
  1302. 49:33seemed to ponder this for a moment why
  1303. 49:36should we do that a booming voice in his
  1304. 49:38head rang out startling the three wait
  1305. 49:41it can talk telepathically Nicole asked
  1306. 49:44no one in particular because she doesn't
  1307. 49:46deserve to go through this your fight is
  1308. 49:48with the Defenders not the
  1309. 49:50civilians but you invade our homes why
  1310. 49:53should we spare anyone isuku anger
  1311. 49:56continued to grow your homes you're the
  1312. 49:59ones that open up Hollows in new arido
  1313. 50:01if anyone is invading it's you now let
  1314. 50:04the girl go or I will come up there and
  1315. 50:05fight you myself scepter pondered on it
  1316. 50:08for a moment before growled you've
  1317. 50:10wasted enough of our time it is time we
  1318. 50:13Feast with absolutely no remorse it
  1319. 50:16chucked the screaming girl at the other
  1320. 50:17ethereal who stood up and readied its
  1321. 50:19claws to turn her into a Swiss Kebab no
  1322. 50:23he Unleashed a massive blast of wind at
  1323. 50:25the Ethereal who was knocked off its
  1324. 50:27feet Nicole the girl in question snapped
  1325. 50:30to attention as isuku crouched down
  1326. 50:32hands together save her protect the
  1327. 50:36civilians on it Nicole took a running
  1328. 50:39start and jumped into isuku waiting
  1329. 50:41hands with a grunt isuku flung her
  1330. 50:43towards the falling girl Nicole reaching
  1331. 50:45out to catch her thankfully she made it
  1332. 50:48in time and wrapped her up in a
  1333. 50:49protective hug before hitting the ground
  1334. 50:51with a harsh thud the two skitted across
  1335. 50:53the floor and came to a stop right next
  1336. 50:55to the other man isuku let out a sigh of
  1337. 50:58relief thank goodness he turned his
  1338. 51:01attention to the monster of an ethereal
  1339. 51:02as it slowly got back to its feet a low
  1340. 51:05but loud growl emanating from its body
  1341. 51:07Andi you're with me let's take this
  1342. 51:10monster down Roger Target locked she
  1343. 51:14said as the Ethereal roared at them
  1344. 51:16isuku cast a glance up to where scepter
  1345. 51:18was and was extremely annoyed to find
  1346. 51:20that it had disappeared again for
  1347. 51:22something so large it really didn't like
  1348. 51:23sticking around did it the Monstrous e
  1349. 51:26began barreling towards them intending
  1350. 51:28to kill them Ambi quickly Drew her sword
  1351. 51:31and slashed at its eye the Ethereal saw
  1352. 51:33it coming from a mile away and dodged to
  1353. 51:35the side bringing its arm up to swat her
  1354. 51:37away thankfully isuku was there to help
  1355. 51:40blasting it with a full forced flick the
  1356. 51:42pressurized wind throwing it through
  1357. 51:44several holographic screens on the lower
  1358. 51:46level of the station foyer Andi and
  1359. 51:48isuku nodded to each other and quickly
  1360. 51:49gave Chase not wanting the murderous
  1361. 51:51creature to get away with what it had
  1362. 51:53done Nicole meanwhile slowly loosened
  1363. 51:56her grip on the girl but still held her
  1364. 51:58tight enough to give her assurance that
  1365. 51:59nothing was going to happen to her sh
  1366. 52:02you're okay now that big scary monster
  1367. 52:05is gone now the girl sniffled a little
  1368. 52:07obviously still terrified beyond belief
  1369. 52:10can they handle it the man asked his
  1370. 52:13voice a little shaky of course isuku and
  1371. 52:16Ambi are two of the best in my team if
  1372. 52:18they lose I'd be a little concerned only
  1373. 52:21a little Fair Point she sighed not
  1374. 52:25really wanting to ask her her next
  1375. 52:27question was was that someone you knew
  1376. 52:30she asked gingerly the man looked down
  1377. 52:32to his broken
  1378. 52:33toes yes she she was my fiance we were
  1379. 52:38going to get married
  1380. 52:40tomorrow oh my God I'm so so sorry isuku
  1381. 52:44said we needed to be quicker but I
  1382. 52:45wanted to give him his
  1383. 52:47gear it's not your fault the man assured
  1384. 52:50her tears beginning to stream down his
  1385. 52:52face it's that damn ethereals fault I
  1386. 52:55would have killed it myself if I had the
  1387. 52:57means and this girl is she yours the man
  1388. 53:01paused his weeping to shake his head
  1389. 53:03sorry but I haven't seen her before in
  1390. 53:05my life we only met her a few minutes
  1391. 53:07ago when we came in here she was very
  1392. 53:09disoriented and was very wearing of us
  1393. 53:12before we could assure her that
  1394. 53:13everything was going to be okay he began
  1395. 53:16to break down again Nicole turned her
  1396. 53:18attention to the small girl in her arms
  1397. 53:20she was still shivering with fear but
  1398. 53:22seemed to savor the contact she was
  1399. 53:24receiving hey sweetheart the girl looked
  1400. 53:27up at Nicole the fear in her Ruby eyes
  1401. 53:29very much evident I know this is a
  1402. 53:31little scary but can you tell me a
  1403. 53:33little about yourself I want to make
  1404. 53:35sure we get you back to your parents
  1405. 53:36safe and sound the girl buried her face
  1406. 53:39deeper into Nicole's cleavage the bad
  1407. 53:42man won't take me away again who the big
  1408. 53:45scary guy that was holding you up in the
  1409. 53:47air nah it's a big coward it likes to
  1410. 53:50push the little guys around a lot but
  1411. 53:52doesn't actually do any fighting itself
  1412. 53:55no the other bad man the one that takes
  1413. 53:58me apart and puts me back together again
  1414. 54:00Nicole nearly choked on air from that
  1415. 54:02little tidbit of info someone was
  1416. 54:04abusing her but what did she mean by
  1417. 54:07taking a part and putting back together
  1418. 54:09something didn't sit right with her and
  1419. 54:11she sure as hell wasn't going to let
  1420. 54:12someone abuse this cute little girl not
  1421. 54:15if I have anything to say about it she
  1422. 54:17declared the girl unbearded her head
  1423. 54:19from Nicole's chest to stare at her if
  1424. 54:22someone is hurting you I won't stand for
  1425. 54:24it she offered the girl a big grin why
  1426. 54:27you can't he'll kill you I highly doubt
  1427. 54:31that my boyfriend or team will let that
  1428. 54:33happen if he comes back to get you point
  1429. 54:35him out and we'll take care of him I'm
  1430. 54:37Nicole by the way nice to meet you the
  1431. 54:40girl blinked at her friendliness
  1432. 54:42obviously she hadn't seen so much in one
  1433. 54:44place before and I and I K she was
  1434. 54:48struggling so Nicole decided to help her
  1435. 54:50out you can call me Nikki if you like
  1436. 54:53normally I can't stand being called
  1437. 54:55Nikki but for you I'll make an exception
  1438. 54:57can you say Nikki Nick Kentucky Nikki
  1439. 55:03yeah there you go now what can I call
  1440. 55:05you kiddo I doubt I can call you
  1441. 55:07sweetheart forever the girl was silent
  1442. 55:09for a little bit before Nicole heard her
  1443. 55:11speak up
  1444. 55:12again Ary my name is Ary back in the
  1445. 55:16lower area of the foyer isuku was
  1446. 55:18becoming increasingly annoyed to find
  1447. 55:20out that the Monstrous ethereal wasn't
  1448. 55:22going to go down without a fight they'd
  1449. 55:24been hitting it with everything they had
  1450. 55:25but it just refused to go down time to
  1451. 55:28switch tactics Andi change to formation
  1452. 55:325 formation 5 what's formation five
  1453. 55:36something new I literally just thought
  1454. 55:38of but with so little time we're going
  1455. 55:40to have to adapt the situation can you
  1456. 55:42do it a small smile crossed 's lips the
  1457. 55:45most emotion she'd ever show affirmative
  1458. 55:48let's do it the two split up from the
  1459. 55:50display they were hiding behind and ran
  1460. 55:52in opposite directions the Ethereal saw
  1461. 55:55this but couldn't do anything about it
  1462. 55:57it opted to chase after isuku and worry
  1463. 55:59about Andi later with a roar it leaped
  1464. 56:01onto a bench and used it as a Launchpad
  1465. 56:03to Spring itself at the green-haired boy
  1466. 56:06isuku was ready though surprise he
  1467. 56:09shouted suddenly as his gloves shifted
  1468. 56:11again he spun around to face the
  1469. 56:13Ethereal and with a determined shout of
  1470. 56:15his own he let loose a small tornado
  1471. 56:17certainly catching the Ethereal by
  1472. 56:19surprise it screamed loudly as it got
  1473. 56:21caught in it and was whipped around at a
  1474. 56:23high speeds Ambi took that as her K and
  1475. 56:25used the last remaining energy for her
  1476. 56:27sword to Electrify it silently she too
  1477. 56:30used a bench to launch herself into the
  1478. 56:31air the sword raised up to slam dunk it
  1479. 56:34she landed back on the ground by the
  1480. 56:35tornado and slammed it into the ground
  1481. 56:37the electricity once held in the sword
  1482. 56:39now spreading out in a circular fashion
  1483. 56:42surprisingly the tornado seemed to
  1484. 56:44absorb the attack and turn itself into a
  1485. 56:45lightning tornado causing the Ethereal
  1486. 56:48to scream in pain as it was shocked not
  1487. 56:50one to miss an opportunity ever again
  1488. 56:52isuku did what he thought was right new
  1489. 56:55aido Smash smash one final blast of
  1490. 56:58pressurized air was enough to completely
  1491. 57:00blow it and the lightning tornado away
  1492. 57:02the Ethereal crashed into a wall with a
  1493. 57:04loud crunch before slumping over
  1494. 57:06defeated we we did it isuku couldn't
  1495. 57:10help but feel Overjoyed at his
  1496. 57:11achievement Andi released a sigh as she
  1497. 57:13stabbed her sword back into its Scabbard
  1498. 57:16note to self never take on a boss--
  1499. 57:18sized ethereal with only two people
  1500. 57:20again she doubled over in exhaustion
  1501. 57:23that was horrible noted isuku chuckled
  1502. 57:28but great idea electrifying the tornado
  1503. 57:30I didn't even think about that I was
  1504. 57:32under the impression you were just going
  1505. 57:34to slice it in half she Shrugged in her
  1506. 57:36usual nonchalant way you said to adapt
  1507. 57:40that I did also new aidu Smash what kind
  1508. 57:44of attack is that isuku blushed a little
  1509. 57:46scratching the back of his head
  1510. 57:48sheepishly it's a little homage to
  1511. 57:51someone back home is all the two were
  1512. 57:53interrupted when a ball of plasma
  1513. 57:55whizzed by their heads slamming into the
  1514. 57:57Ethereal that was sneaking up on them it
  1515. 57:59roared in pain once more before
  1516. 58:00glitching out of existence isuku and Ami
  1517. 58:03glanced up to see Nicole with her foot
  1518. 58:05on the railing holding her suitcase up
  1519. 58:07the barrel smoking a little the little
  1520. 58:09girl was on her hip hands over her ears
  1521. 58:12you didn't even check to see if it was
  1522. 58:13dead come on I taught you both better
  1523. 58:15than that oops I guess I got a little
  1524. 58:19excited about knocking it out sorry I
  1525. 58:22should have checked Nicole shook her
  1526. 58:24head in disbelief
  1527. 58:26well I think we're done here let's get
  1528. 58:28these guys out of here yes
  1529. 58:31ma'am there was an 11th civilian in
  1530. 58:34there isuku and the girls had helped the
  1531. 58:36man and Ary out of the hollow meeting up
  1532. 58:38with Billy and tubaki in the process now
  1533. 58:41they were waiting for the scientists to
  1534. 58:42work their magic to make the hollow
  1535. 58:44disappear Nicole adjusted Ary against
  1536. 58:46her hip as she talked to the bird again
  1537. 58:49that's right this girl Ary was found by
  1538. 58:51the couple right before scepter and the
  1539. 58:53monster ethereal showed up Ary glanced
  1540. 58:56over Nicole's shoulder to spot isuku
  1541. 58:58talking with some of the other civilians
  1542. 58:59caught in the hollow he held a smile on
  1543. 59:01his face despite the danger he' just
  1544. 59:03been through H that's odd there were
  1545. 59:06only 10 people confirmed to be trapped
  1546. 59:08in there so where did she come from
  1547. 59:11maybe your machine got it wrong
  1548. 59:14impossible it's never wrong well she's
  1549. 59:17here isn't she that's what baffles me he
  1550. 59:21sighed heavily but I suppose we need to
  1551. 59:23do the right thing here I'll take her to
  1552. 59:25the police so they can sort this out I'm
  1553. 59:28not qualified for that Nicole was
  1554. 59:30quick to cover AR's ears stuff you're
  1555. 59:33not qualified for this stuff she
  1556. 59:35corrected with a glare softening it when
  1557. 59:37she looked to Ary now Ary you're going
  1558. 59:40to need to go with this man to help you
  1559. 59:41find your parents they'll help you get
  1560. 59:43the Justice you deserve however when she
  1561. 59:46went to pass her over Ary clung to her
  1562. 59:48tightly no bill just take me back to the
  1563. 59:51bad man I don't want to be taken apart
  1564. 59:53again it
  1565. 59:55hurts he does what
  1566. 59:57now right I forgot to mention that she
  1567. 59:59said she's being abused she looked Airy
  1568. 1:00:02in her eyes Airy sweetheart he won't do
  1569. 1:00:05that he will he pays off other people to
  1570. 1:00:08get me back if I run away Nicole looked
  1571. 1:00:10torn she wanted to let the police handle
  1572. 1:00:13this but a part of her wanted to deal
  1573. 1:00:14with it herself isuku chose that moment
  1574. 1:00:17to approach them is everything all right
  1575. 1:00:19Nicole she shook her head as Arie
  1576. 1:00:22continued to cling on to her for dear
  1577. 1:00:23life freay not zuku Arie seems to have a
  1578. 1:00:26less than Pleasant upbringing or at
  1579. 1:00:29least that's what she tells me she won't
  1580. 1:00:31let go isuku looked at the girl in
  1581. 1:00:33Nicole's arms to which she stared right
  1582. 1:00:36back Ary was it she nodded timidly I
  1583. 1:00:40know this might be scary but Nicole
  1584. 1:00:42isn't the right person to help you we're
  1585. 1:00:44Defenders we protect the people from The
  1586. 1:00:46Hollows that pop up around the city the
  1587. 1:00:48authorities though are more qualified to
  1588. 1:00:50help you but please there'll be more
  1589. 1:00:54help than Nicole could be
  1590. 1:00:56hey what Arie stared at the two isuku
  1591. 1:01:00words sinking in but she had one last
  1592. 1:01:02trick up her sleeve I want to stay with
  1593. 1:01:04Mama that got the couple's attention
  1594. 1:01:07Nicole's cheeks turning a bright shade
  1595. 1:01:08of red while isuku began to panic W what
  1596. 1:01:12are you T talking about
  1597. 1:01:14mama you and Mama saved me from the bad
  1598. 1:01:17things she looked away shily I don't
  1599. 1:01:20want to go back to the bad man saving
  1600. 1:01:22people is what Heroes do right WL yes
  1601. 1:01:26but H how does that M make Nicole your
  1602. 1:01:28dash isuku was interrupted when Nicole
  1603. 1:01:30made an odd ski of Joy she squeezed the
  1604. 1:01:33girl softly as she spun around you're so
  1605. 1:01:36cute I don't know how anyone could ever
  1606. 1:01:38do bad things to you but worry no more
  1607. 1:01:41she lifted the girl up into the air
  1608. 1:01:43mama's going to make sure nothing
  1609. 1:01:45happens to you ever again tubaki who
  1610. 1:01:48just walked up to the group alongside
  1611. 1:01:49Billy and Ami raised an eyebrow since
  1612. 1:01:52when did Nicole get a kid she asked is
  1613. 1:01:56chuckled sheepishly we found her in the
  1614. 1:01:58hollow she's grown quite attached to her
  1615. 1:02:00thanks to the fact that she saved her
  1616. 1:02:03isuku informed them she's only now
  1617. 1:02:05started calling her mama but wouldn't
  1618. 1:02:08that make you the father Andy asked
  1619. 1:02:10innocently Nicole's head whipped around
  1620. 1:02:12to isuku upon hearing Andy's suggestion
  1621. 1:02:14a huge grin on her face isuku on the
  1622. 1:02:17other hand panicked what no no I'm not
  1623. 1:02:22zuku Nicole said in a sing song voice as
  1624. 1:02:26my boyfriend you need to help me out
  1625. 1:02:28here but no butts Nicole's grin softened
  1626. 1:02:32as she lowered Ary back down to her hip
  1627. 1:02:35I know it might be a bit much ask but I
  1628. 1:02:37can't do this on my own you wouldn't
  1629. 1:02:38want to upset this beautiful face now
  1630. 1:02:40would you to make a point she turned so
  1631. 1:02:43isuku could see AR's face over her
  1632. 1:02:45shoulder he felt his heart melt when he
  1633. 1:02:47saw the worried look in her eyes I guess
  1634. 1:02:49I couldn't he winced as Billy slapped
  1635. 1:02:51his back that's the spirit now the
  1636. 1:02:54lovely couple has their very own kid
  1637. 1:02:57Billy don't put it like that I mean is
  1638. 1:03:01he wrong Nia I guess not Nicole stepped
  1639. 1:03:04over to isuku and held Ary out to him
  1640. 1:03:07the girl clearly didn't want to let go
  1641. 1:03:09but Nicole smiled softly don't worry
  1642. 1:03:12kiddo isuku here is my boyfriend he's
  1643. 1:03:14the most trustworthy person I know he
  1644. 1:03:16won't do anything funny what does that
  1645. 1:03:19make us then huh are we not trustworthy
  1646. 1:03:22enough where are you going isuku asked
  1647. 1:03:25ignoring Billy's protest Nicole's soft
  1648. 1:03:27smile turned into a huge grin one that
  1649. 1:03:29isuku was almost certain that he saw
  1650. 1:03:31Denny signs in her eyes mama's going to
  1651. 1:03:34get our pay she said as she swiveled on
  1652. 1:03:37her feet and walked towards the bird
  1653. 1:03:38again who noticeably flinched when he
  1654. 1:03:40saw her coming Mama's funny Arie said as
  1655. 1:03:43isuku side knowing full well where most
  1656. 1:03:46of their pay would be going that she is
  1657. 1:03:49maybe a little scary too welcome kiddo
  1658. 1:03:52to my Abode AR's eyes lit up a little as
  1659. 1:03:55she stared at the weird looking house
  1660. 1:03:57she'd been brought into so basically
  1661. 1:03:59Nicole's house was a bunch of shipping
  1662. 1:04:01containers stacked together in a
  1663. 1:04:02so-called artistic style as she liked to
  1664. 1:04:05call it they were piled up in a plot of
  1665. 1:04:07land just outside the industrial
  1666. 1:04:09district of new arido because of her
  1667. 1:04:11need to show her house off whenever the
  1668. 1:04:13opportunity arose she was always first
  1669. 1:04:15to offer to host thus gentle house had
  1670. 1:04:17decided to make it their official HQ
  1671. 1:04:19most of their commissions came through
  1672. 1:04:21the internet anyway so Nicole didn't
  1673. 1:04:22often have many people show up at her
  1674. 1:04:24doorstep is zuku watched as Nicole put
  1675. 1:04:26Arie down and let her walk tentatively
  1676. 1:04:28around the living room eager to check
  1677. 1:04:30things out are you sure you're up to
  1678. 1:04:32looking after her he asked as Nicole let
  1679. 1:04:35out a sigh it's your fault you know what
  1680. 1:04:39how is it my fault your damn heroic
  1681. 1:04:42nature is rubbing off on me I couldn't
  1682. 1:04:44just let leave her to the police I'd
  1683. 1:04:46never be able to sleep knowing I could
  1684. 1:04:47have done something isuku chuckled
  1685. 1:04:50taking his shoes off and placing them to
  1686. 1:04:51the side of the doorway sorry I can't
  1687. 1:04:55help it
  1688. 1:04:56I know but you do it unconsciously I
  1689. 1:04:59wouldn't be surprised if you had
  1690. 1:05:00infected the others with it by now
  1691. 1:05:02knowing my luck I probably have he
  1692. 1:05:05barely got to walk into the living room
  1693. 1:05:07before Nicole wrapped her arms around
  1694. 1:05:08him turning him around to face her in
  1695. 1:05:10the process I never said I didn't like
  1696. 1:05:13it in fact I find it quite intoxicating
  1697. 1:05:16she smirked a little as isuku blushed
  1698. 1:05:18brightly for the eenth time that day
  1699. 1:05:20before pressing her lips to his for a
  1700. 1:05:22deep kiss this time isuku returned it
  1701. 1:05:24the two standing there for a good 30
  1702. 1:05:26seconds before they broke away now about
  1703. 1:05:29our earlier conversation about
  1704. 1:05:31sex and
  1705. 1:05:33Nicole come on we've been dating for how
  1706. 1:05:36long and you still haven't pushed for it
  1707. 1:05:38we've been dating for 2 and 1/2 months
  1708. 1:05:41Nicole raised an eyebrow you know that
  1709. 1:05:43off by heart I want to be the good
  1710. 1:05:46boyfriend that remembers birthdays and
  1711. 1:05:47anniversaries so I have to know damn
  1712. 1:05:51zuku makes me want to Peg you even more
  1713. 1:05:53now she said a hint of lust in her voice
  1714. 1:05:55voice and eyes isuku felt himself
  1715. 1:05:57slipping down a slippery slope and he
  1716. 1:05:59wasn't sure if he could get back up it
  1717. 1:06:03well yes I suppose what are you talking
  1718. 1:06:07about Mama both isuku and Nicole nearly
  1719. 1:06:09jumped out of their skins when Arie
  1720. 1:06:11spoke up she stood near them a finger to
  1721. 1:06:13her chin in a childish manner Jesus CH
  1722. 1:06:17Ary I thought you were
  1723. 1:06:18exploring why would you want to peg him
  1724. 1:06:22that sounds like it would hurt Nicole
  1725. 1:06:24face red as a tomato turned to isuku
  1726. 1:06:27only to find he'd broken out of her grip
  1727. 1:06:29and was crouched down in the corner
  1728. 1:06:30facing the wall she could practically
  1729. 1:06:32feel the heat radiating off his
  1730. 1:06:35face it's not a bad thing sweetheart
  1731. 1:06:38it's one of the many term grown-ups use
  1732. 1:06:39when they want to get a lot closer to
  1733. 1:06:41one another isuku had to admit Nicole
  1734. 1:06:44was really good at dealing with kids and
  1735. 1:06:46their
  1736. 1:06:46curiosity oh okay now that I think about
  1737. 1:06:50it Nicole was quick to change the
  1738. 1:06:52subject I don't think you have been
  1739. 1:06:54properly introduced yet she patted isuku
  1740. 1:06:56back gently causing him to stir you're
  1741. 1:06:59right isuku turned around to the little
  1742. 1:07:02girl a smile Crossing his face it's nice
  1743. 1:07:05to meet you Arie my name is isuku midia
  1744. 1:07:08but you can call me isuku ISU C that's
  1745. 1:07:12right nice to meet you isuku she gave
  1746. 1:07:15him a small bow thanks for saving me not
  1747. 1:07:19a problem if I had the chance to do it
  1748. 1:07:21again I would do it in a heartbeat Ary
  1749. 1:07:24looked to her feet shyly
  1750. 1:07:26are you and Mama going to be spending
  1751. 1:07:27the night together thankfully izuku's
  1752. 1:07:30brain picked up on the proper meaning
  1753. 1:07:31behind her words before the perverted
  1754. 1:07:33meaning snuck in there so he was able to
  1755. 1:07:35hold back the blush no I have my own
  1756. 1:07:38apartment to get back to but I will come
  1757. 1:07:40by in the morning to help out I'm sure
  1758. 1:07:42Nicole will want to go shopping to get
  1759. 1:07:44you some proper clothes so be prepared
  1760. 1:07:45for that he was nearly pushed over as
  1761. 1:07:48Ary quickly grabbed him please stay I
  1762. 1:07:51don't want to be left alone if the bad
  1763. 1:07:53man comes back to take me back I don't
  1764. 1:07:55think mama would be enough to stop him I
  1765. 1:07:57don't want him to kill Mama for my sake
  1766. 1:08:00isuku glanced to Nicole who gave him a
  1767. 1:08:02sincere nod I suppose I can spend the
  1768. 1:08:04night I'm sure Nicole would love that
  1769. 1:08:07thanks arry said shilly o zuku you don't
  1770. 1:08:11know how much that sentence has made my
  1771. 1:08:12day Nicole said with a smirk wrapping an
  1772. 1:08:15arm around his shoulder when he stood
  1773. 1:08:17back up from his crouched position
  1774. 1:08:19unfortunately my couches are not one of
  1775. 1:08:21your options of where you'll be sleeping
  1776. 1:08:23tonight your only option being my bed I
  1777. 1:08:25hope you don't mind I suppose it won't
  1778. 1:08:28be too much of an issue after having a
  1779. 1:08:30nicely cooked meal made by Nicole isuku
  1780. 1:08:33found himself lying in Nicole's bed with
  1781. 1:08:34said girlfriend as much as Nicole had
  1782. 1:08:37had other plans for him the presence of
  1783. 1:08:39Ary between them quickly threw those
  1784. 1:08:40options out the window but it didn't
  1785. 1:08:42seem to bother her too much Ary on the
  1786. 1:08:45other hand had to lie with her tiny back
  1787. 1:08:47up against Nicole so she didn't fall
  1788. 1:08:49victim to suffocating in her sleep
  1789. 1:08:50thanks to Nicole's bust despite the
  1790. 1:08:53hectic day that he just had isuku found
  1791. 1:08:55himself self at peace he'd finally
  1792. 1:08:57gotten to become who he wanted to be for
  1793. 1:08:58all of his life a hero that saved people
  1794. 1:09:01true it wasn't in the way he'd initially
  1795. 1:09:03hoped but it worked nonetheless with
  1796. 1:09:06that one last thought he glanced to the
  1797. 1:09:07sleeping forms of Ary and Nicole he let
  1798. 1:09:10out a Content sigh as he leaned over the
  1799. 1:09:12smaller girl to kiss Nicole's forehead I
  1800. 1:09:14don't know who brought me to this world
  1801. 1:09:16but if I ever meet you I will shake your
  1802. 1:09:18hand and thanks profusely I promise you
  1803. 1:09:20that unbeknownst to isuku a star
  1804. 1:09:22somewhere in the night sky twinkled a
  1805. 1:09:24little as if re ing to his vow that's it
  1806. 1:09:27guys thanks for watching and supporting
  1807. 1:09:29us until the author add more chapters
  1808. 1:09:32take care

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