Exposed.

Walking through the gates of school today, I had no trouble as [Concealment] had made me mostly unnoticeable by the masses of journalists swarming the gate.

One thing I took special notice of was the hostile ping on my [Threat Detection], most likely being Tomura waiting for the right chance to dust the gate.

I can't just rush in and go for the takedown right now, too many people as collateral and I would be perceived as the villain in the situation given the nature of Quirk usage.

So, lamentable as it may be, I have to simply sit there and let him go ahead with his plan. I was hoping to be able to nab him right now but instead I'll just spend my time hoping to be given new [Divine Protections].

It was an interesting thing. I was hoping to be granted new [Divine Protections] to further assist me in the USJ situation, one that would make my life easier. One that dilated my perception of time so that, in combination with [Swiftness] I would basically be slowing down time.

Kind of like that implant from Cyberpunk that I abused to beat the game on Hard mode. Before everything went to shit, myself and my father had played the game just to see how broken it was. I remember him recommending I use the Gorilla Fists with the Sandevistan. I wish I could have something like that again.

[Divine Protection of Sandevistan Acquired]

Huh. Odd. I thought the names followed conventional meaning. Like Time Dilation or something like that, it seems like my [Divine Protections] are based on my perception of them. I'm trying to think of anything that I can to take my mind off of the fact that He is still watching me constantly.

I grow more powerful constantly, every second synthesising and circulating Mana within my body, strengthening myself all the time. Yet still, I can't help but shiver in His presence. That power is... terrifying.

♧◇♡♤

The moment I walk in the classroom I am met with the excitable faces of Momo, Jiro and some boys as well, Kirishima, Izuku and Kaminari. I had gone to school separate of Momo to formulate actionable plans for the USJ invasion.

The problem with Reid is that it categorises Worthy opponents based on the current Sword Saints strength, not for noble purposes like helping the innocent or saving those in need, but rather to stimulate an intense battle between two parties.

Reid Astrea was like that, after all. The only reason the Sword Saint exists, why the Dragon Sword Reid exists, was because Reid Astrea killed so many dragons that the Divine Dragon himself stepped in to stop the genocide of his species, scratching the blade and blessing it.

That means that I can't just use Reid to Neg-Diff the Nomu, Kurogiri and Shigaraki as I would have to fight hand to hand, or rely on a weak sword from Momo. Actually, I think I know a way to stop the Nomu, one that should work given Theresia's absence in this world.

[Divine Protection of The Death God Acquired]

Just thinking that name gives me shivers, memory vestiges of Wilhelm in fury violently blaming me for her death. I ignore it all. This power has singlehandedly made the USJ encounter far, far easier. Unhealing wounds on command negates the Hyper Regeneration, meaning I can dispose of it extremely quickly and solve the other problems present.

Anyways, I disengage [Sandevistan] after thinking further on my plans so that I can actually speak with my classmates and enjoy their presence.

"Say, Reinhard, how come you didn't come with me and Gillard today? Did something happen?" Momo's concerned voice captures the attention of everyone in the circle.

"Ah, sorry Momo. I just wanted some time to think on a couple things, I suppose, and enjoy the breeze. Forgive me." She sighs before giving me a hug and smiling at me.

"It's fine if you want some time for yourself. Just tell me in the future, okay?"

It had been silent since we started talking, people watching dumbfounded until eventually the question is asked.

"What the hell was that!?"

Thanks, Kaminari. Ever so on the nose. Mineta, who had been seething in the corner while watching began to comically bleed tears, and I started wondering if he was actually okay given that [Diagnosis] showed him taking internal damage near the heart.

"Ah, well, Momo and I are actually engaged, it's quite a recent thing but I myself am very satisfied with it."

A couple of girlish squeals, some manly fist bumps and an extremely embarrassed Momo later, I've successfully diverted the subject. As much as I loathe them, if people keep asking questions they'll find out we're basically in a Quirk marriage, heroes will get involved, and then the Yaoyorozu Dynasty will crumble, which would make Momo sad, and that is what I want to avoid.

The only problem is that I can see Todoroki from the corner of my eye, narrowing his own in my direction. As a child bourne of Quirk marriage, who knows both of our quirks and the Almighty potential a fusion would have, he surely smells the bread crumb trail.

Sadly, I can't help him solve his problems until Midoriya does. Either that, or I have to in the Sports Festival depending on the battles.

♧◇♡♤

"Today, you'll be choosing a class president."

"YAY!" "ME! PICK ME!" "HEY ASSHOLES, VOTE FOR ME OR I'LL BLOW YOU UP!"

Yeah, should've expected that from Bakugou. I honestly am indifferent about the position, it doesn't hold that much value to me given that it'll only increase my academic workload.

Only class that really matters is heroics, everything else is just semantics, though History holds some value. I just don't like how Midnight looks at me, like I'm a piece of meat.

Anyways, I myself voted for Momo. I've seen that woman work and study, and she is a goddamn monster when it comes to academics. Only thing that is slightly troubling is the speed at which she is learning and her reluctance to go further in applications for her quirk.

Though, I'm happy with how she is right now. She isn't afraid of a fight, and while she would be extremely against it, I am certain that she would kill a criminal if the situation required it.

It was one of the first lessons I had received from Wilhelm, one of the last things he had ever told me in a sincere manner, hoping to build me up as a legend like he himself was as the Sword Demon. The lesson was simple.

"If there is a threat, eliminate it."

If things get drastic then I will not hesitate to eliminate certain threats, people like Overhaul or All For One. Perhaps its the Sword Saint training influencing that decision, as a weapon of the Kingdom, or perhaps I merely don't want them to be able to hurt anyone anymore. It would save a lot of lives if they were to die, and I wouldn't lose any sleep killing monsters like those.

I don't want Momo to freeze in indecisiveness, to cost lives of herself and others because she couldn't deal with the ramifications of lulling the trigger. I want her to be as prepared as possible, physically and mentally.

Anyways, the votes are tallied up and I find myself being chosen as the Vice President alongside Momo as the President, people having invested in the power couple stocks early on. A couple of speeches later and our positions firmly planted, lessons continue until lunch, where I begin my plan.

♧◇♡♤

Lunchtime conversations are interrupted when a loud alarm rings off, deafening many who had heard the loud blaring of it. I activate [Swiftness] and [Sandevistan] the moment I hear it, effectively stopping time through the equilibrium of overwhelming speed and drastically slow perception of time.

Sadly, I have no idea how it will last. I am only given a [Divine Protection], but not the knowhow for what it does or how to use it. So, It'll have to be touch and feel for now. I'll use [] to keep a counter running in the back of my mind.

Anyways, I use the slowed time to go through and make my way towards the staff room, the only place I know would have the student schedule to be taken for the USJ invasion.

I bust the door open and immediately see Tomura, a purple, watery hole in reality behind him as he frantically searches each and every desk, holding out one pinky from the rest.

He hasn't noticed me yet, his perception unable to spot the speed I am moving at in comparison to everything around me, and I can see his hands just about to grasp the staff schedule. Just as he is about to grab it, I nab the papers from underneath him.

His neck snaps in my direction in astonishing speed, and I can see the rift fluctuating, most likely to bring him back inside. Sure enough, I can see a hand, muscular and purple, most likely that of the Nomu coming through to grab him.

I supercharge my body with Mana, still under the effects of [Sandevistan] as I reach for a scissor blade on the table, applying [Death God] to it before tearing it through the arm of the Nomu, slicing it off and stopping regeneration entirely as black material covers the surface of the wound, smoking slightly.

Tomura, in extreme shock and disbelief at the absolute speed hacker in front of him having torn the arm of his prized toy off reaches out to disintegrate me with his hand, moving at a surprising speed for someone without such a quirk.

However, I can feel [Sandevistan] beginning to run out, having only lasted 30 seconds which felt much longer from my point of view, so in lieu of that I take my trusty scissor blade once more and do something that anyone else in Canon should've done. I dash behind Shigaraki and grab hold of his pinky before tearing into it at the joint with the scissor, repeating the process on the same hand.

After that, [Sandevistan] runs out, and he begins writhing in pain as he holds both of the stumps that remain of his pinkies, unaccustomed to the sensation of pain before reaching out to grab me and kill me dead, screeching about taking my XP.

I disengage my [Divine Protections] to feel the sweet victory and watch as his face morphs into terror as he finally realises what I've done to him, looking at his hand that rests on my chest in dismay.

Now that I've removed him of his Quirk, I decide that I'll nip this problem in the bud, grabbing Shigaraki and preparing to walk through the portal, ready to eliminate the League of Villains before they become a problem, until Tomura begins vomiting black sludge and he, alongside the Gate, disappear.

I wish I could've just killed him, but considering he was still dressed in casual clothes, all it would've looked like was me dragging a civilian inside UA and killing him. The police may believe me, but the people will already have made their opinions.

I'm starting to see the merits of Lugnican Knights being able to just kill off the threats they face, because now I can only assume the threat level of the USJ has escalated.

♧◇♡♤

"I assure you, Principal, I would not lie about such a thing. Scraggly blue hair, a portal behind him that he entered through. The large arm that had been found at the scene was to bring him back through before he could be found. He was searching the cabinets of the teachers desks, All Might's specifically. I fear we may be attacked soon. I did my best to disable him, however something brought him back and I am unaware of what."

"While I appreciate the work you have done, you are still a child, and you have no license. Your fears are unfounded, UA is extremely well secured as of right now, and I am only enhancing the security further. Go back to your lesson, don't let this conversation happen again."

I exit the room, maintaining the charming smile but fucking seething internally. I have given you evidence, an arm of the fucking Nomu that should be genetically screened to find All For One early, though the fingers were taken away, I have given you eyewitness account of an intruder, and so much more.

Why am I in the wrong here? I stopped them entirely, they didn't get what they want and they lost a valuable asset in Tomura's quirk, which will probably be healed, and found evidence of a planned assault on UA, but they treat it like the naive rambling of a child.

Is this the price I pay for being the Sword Saint in My Hero? Am I too powerful so He made everyone fucking stupid to compensate? God, the USJ might be even worse now that they're overconfident and Tomura holds a grudge.

Fuck, man, I really should've just killed him and thrown the corpse through the portal. I could've saved so many future victims, helped so many if I didn't think in the short term.

Remember Wilhelms training, I remind myself. Eliminate the threat, prioritise life over mission, and ensure no unnecessary deaths occur. Be swift, no openings, demoralise and defeat. Send a message through combat.

So what if the USJ turns out worse? I'm Reinhard van Astrea, I'll beat them all down and save everyone in the facility, I won't let a single scratch fall upon them. Not one.

Just you wait, Tomura, All For One. I'll show you why you don't fuck with the Sword Saint.