Chapter 30

"Ready?"

I nodded as Spectrum and Tempest stood beside the map of the city.

"We will be covering different parts of the city which is divided into three parts on the basis of population density. Phantasm, you'll cover the western part. Patrol, help people in need and prevent villains from committing crimes."

Tempest continued after Spectrum and said, "We'll be in touch for the entire day. Communicate with the local precincts, they have been informed that you will be patrolling on behalf of Edgeshot's agency. Co-operate with other heores, we're all in the same boat. Lastly, if someone comes after you, bust open their fucking skulls."

I raised a brow and asked, "Are you sure about that last part?"

"Affirmative." Then she walked away, giving her hips an extre little sway that left little to imagination given her tight spandex.

'... Another one.'

(APIBNHA)

I was given a digital file of the part of the city that I was going to patrol. It was a software designed by the association that kept track of the public and criminal records. The software was monumental in providing aid to the heroes.

As I started my patrol, I remained vigilant of any sounds that could alert me of any criminal activity. The city was starting to wake up, people on the streets clearing out the garbage, cleaning their cars and going on the morning walk.

I took my time walking to the tallest skyscraper. As I was on my way, a cop on his patrol stopped me.

"Hey, you're the new one?"

I was cautious as I knew that many policemen were in the pockets of criminal syndicates. I frowned a little and replied, "Yeah."

"Come on, you need to go the regional HQ before you start your thing."

"Were you instructed to do that, or, is every cop around here this helpful?"

I could tell that he knew I was being skeptical of him. He shrugged and said, "Just thought I'll take the newbie to the HQ when I saw you."

I was paying extreme attention to his heartbeat so as to know if he was lying or not. As we walked, I began asking, "How much crime do you deal with on a daily basis?"

"It ain't as bad as the rest of the cities. But, it's not like Musutafu either. That city's a haven."

Then, he rambled on how Musutafu was so safe that villains avoided it like a plague. I knew that it was way farther from the truth. The 'policeman' was leading me somewhere... just, not to the HQ.

As he walked into an alley, I asked, "An alley? Why?"

"Short cut..."

I picked up a broken piece of brick as he swiftly turned around and said, "... To your death!"

He spat a spike towards me, only to completely miss his target. I rushed him and shoved the piece of brick in his mouth. Then, I tripped him and placed my hand over his mouth while he violently flailed his limbs. I tore his sleeve and tied it around his mouth to prevent him from using his quirk.

"Is this your first time trying to deceive someone? What do I look like? A naive five year old? *Sigh* How I wish every villain was an absolute dumbass like you. But, alas..."

I placed my hand over his head and used 'Psychic'.

Immediately, I knew everything about him.

'A local punk trying to make a name by killing a target for Yakuza. Tried to rape a girl, but, he couldn't get his dick to wake up and she smashed his balls? Oh, you pathetic shit.'

"Come on, let's get you checked in to the holding cell. Their single beds with no mattress, salmonella infested food and the air freashened up by the stench of piss and shit will surely be to your liking. Your dad should've finished you in a fucking sock, you disgusting unwiped asshole of an old man with piles!"

He was visibly shaken upon being compared to that. Too bad he couldn't react as his mouth was gagged by a brick.

I dropped him off at the nearby station, got him on record and thus, he became my first arrest. I made my way out of the station to resume my patrol.

The rest of the day was quite peaceful. I stopped an attempted robbery of a convenience store and helped a little boy rescue his kitty. I even stopped some punks from bullying a middle schooler.

The night was setting in and people had returned to their homes. I was perched on the roof of a tall office building. I was on high alert as I could be attacked at any given moment.

My hearing sensitivity was off the charts at that moment. It could be said to be comparable to that of Daredevil.

A nondescript white van stopped at the signal. It hadn't been cleaned in quite a while. The driver was blaring hard rock music and it cluld be heard by the bystanders even with the windows up.

It wasn't the music that had my attention.

It was the cries of a woman that the driver was trying to drown out and the laughter of a man. The situation immediately reminded me of a pair of serial killers in my old world.

'I've always wanted to beat the shit out of some monsters.'

'Water shuriken.'

I immediately threw a number of water shurikens around the van, effectively blocking all of its ways for escape. The driver was immediately startled and yelled to his partner, "Something's happening!! It could be a hero!"

His partner, who was high from arousal, yelled back, "Well, just shoot the fucker and step on it!! This toy's making too much noise! We may have to discard it and get a new one!!"

I didn't give them more time as I crash landed on the roof of the van. The impact shattered all the windows of the van and absolutely crushed the roof.

The driver jumped out and yelled, "I'm 'bout to make you eat lead!!"

'Snipe shot.'

The shot hit the driver right in the middle of his forehead and propelled him to the wall of a building. His partner, who had finally woken up from his daze, attacked me using his quirk, "Don't you lay your filthy hands on Wataru, you fucking mongrel!"

I dodged the hair that he flung at me which seemed to grow endlessly.

'A hair related quirk.'

Only to dodge again as Wataru tried to bite my head off with his pirhana like jaw.

I could her the girl in the van, terrified and in pain, crying and whimpering as her abductors fought against me. Perhaps it was my disgust for the two or my anger at my own situation, but, the moment Wataru came at me for the second time, I used 'Brick break' right into his face.

The sheer force of my attack decimated Wataru's jaw and teeth. He was thrown away like a ragdoll with his face bleeding profusely from the bones proteuding through his skin.

The other man wailed like a hag and yelled, "I will rip your guts out!!"

Countless tendrils of sharpened hair sped towards me as his eyes reflected absolute madness and bloodlust.

'Vacuum wave.'

With a powerful thrust of my palm, I forced the tendrils back.

'Mach punch.'

Immediately after, my fist was upon his jaw and he was thrown away by the impact. Using 'Pursuit', I was upon him in the next moment and hit him in the ribs with a devastating kick.

"I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you...!"

He kept yelling, having lost all sense of reality. His rage had completely taken over him. He once again attacked me with his hair and I had to move away.

It was enough for him to be able to pull out a vial of some liquid and bite it, not caring at all about the glass cutting into his tongue. My eyes widened as I realised what the vial had contained.

'Trigger.'

There were spectators around and their lives were in immediate danger.

As he was convulsing from the clear overdose of the drug, I wasted no more time and used 'Shadow sneak', followed by 'Stun spore' to immobilize him.

*Click*

Before the trigger of the gun could be fully pulled, I used 'Ice beam' and froze the pistol along with the hand that held it. Wataru was apoplectic as he yelled incoherently. His tears and snot burning his wounds as he tried to speak.

"We... were just.. having fun... pl.. playing with... pretty toys.."

The police had arrived and was controlling the crowd.

The two criminals were put into different ambulances and taken to the hospital while the EMTs tended to the victim. As I looked at the girl who was shivering and crying uncontrollably, I could only feel helplessness and anger.

I could heal her, but, her injuries were required to be noted by a forensic examiner. I had to let her be in pain. But, even if I did, her mind was wounded for life and I could do absolutely nothing.

That incident did nothing but cement my hatred for a certain type of villains. The human from 'Earth' who wanted to save lives was growing weaker. He used to value all human life.

I had to die and be reborn to learn that some humans were simply not worth saving. For the good of the world, for the safety of the common man and for the safety of my family, they were better dead than alive.

(APIBNHA)

A/N: My final year is in full swing and so, updates will be even slower. Sorry, but, my studies and my future comes first.