Chapter 8

My name is Imamura Cho (A/N its a actual name)

I work at one of the pharmacies in the outskirts of Musutafu city.

It was a regular day at the job, many people came for painkiller, anti-depressants and the usual.

It was time for me to leave work and go home but the employee that was supposed to take the late night shift hadnt came. I called her, she is my friend, and she told me that she was unable to come to work for a couple more hours.

So as to not get her in trouble I filled in until she came 3 hours later.

It was around 1:30 midnight. I was tired and started heading home.

On the way I passed by the gas station. This specific gas station had some of my favorite sugary treats. So I thought : 'since i worked 3 more hours, I deserve it!', and went to get some.

The station was empty other than the cashier.

Just as I was taking my time with selecting my drink and which treat to buy two guys entered the station together.

One was tall, around 1.95 meters, with big muscles wearing a black jacket. And the other one was also tall, around 1.90, but was skinnier. His face was decently cute too.

I continued minding my business until I felt a presence looming behind me

Turning around I saw the burly man from before standing behind me. I would later come to know his name as joe.

"... Is there a issue? " I asked him. At that point I was close to shivering, his gaze was very intimidating. His muscles and the fact that it was midnight didn't help.

"Oh its nothing!" He said to me with a small smile, but he raised his hand and placed it on the glass of the vending machine behind me.

" You are a beautiful woman is all. But what are you doing outside this late?". I was both scared and confused so I didn't think about answering, not like i needed to. i started looking at my right where i memorized was a exit door.

Sounds of arguing could be heard from the cashier but i was too preoccupied to listen it.

Just as i was starting to think about how to leave his actions interrupted me.

"Its quite dangerous you know?". He spoke in a predatory tone, his smile widened as he came closer to me and leaned to my left. Cutting my view of the exit.

The background arguing was getting louder but i still didn't pay attention, i was thinking about how to get out of this situation.

"Especially now. You shouldn't have came here.." Joe said to me, his smile dissapeared slowly as he looked at the cashier.

At this point the argument escalated and their words became clear.

"I will ask you once more! IS THIS ALL THE MONEY?"

Shouted the other criminal that walked in with Joe. His name was Jeff. He had a assault rifle pointed at the employee.

The employee at the cashier was obviously scared of him, but he still mustered words and spoke.

"Y-Y-Yes! I told you the first time! This should be all!"

Jeff was obviously angry and disappointed at this point.

"Are you serious?! You only have this much in the whole shop!?"

"Yes!! I told you! The boss came just a hour ago and took--"

Jeff obviously wasn't interested in listening to what he had to say.

"I DONT CARE, search if there is any more hidden somewhere!" Jeff shouted angrily.

At this point I lost it, what was happening had finally registered to me. I tried to run away but a big hand grabbed my head and forced me down.

"Hey, i know the situation is stressful but as long as you cooperate I will make sure you are no gonna be hurt alright?". Joe spoke to me softly next to me.

He had kneeled down with one knee placed on the ground next to me. On his other hand was a pistol that was pointed at me.

when I saw it I started struggling slightly, my instincts told me to get out of the way of the barrel.

Joe forced his hand on my head more and pushed the gun to my head. I was unable to struggle.

Seeing me stop moving Joe spoke.

"That's right, struggling wont help you now."

"Look, just listen to me and you will be ok. How about that?"

I contemplated for a second and nodded. I was unable to do anything anyway, might as well keep my life.

"wh-what do you want?"

He smiled at me and responded

"Its nothing much, just dont struggle much until we are done here. Then you will come with us, entertain me for a night and you will be free tomorrow morning."

I didn't respond, a this point whatever he said was useless anyways. I am weak, there was nothing i could do to stop him if he forced himself on me.

I despaired. Resigned to my fate.

"I will take that as a yes."

He turned his head to the cashier counter and was about to speak, but he was interrupted.

Jeff had reached the limits of his patience.

"BASTARD! GET OUT OF THE WAY!"

He went to the back side of the counter and started rampaging through the shelfs under the cashiers counter.

"IF I FIND ANYTHING YOU ARE DEAD! GO FACE THE CORNER WITH YOUR HANDS ABOVE YOUR HEAD AND WAIT UNTIL I TELL YOU!"

The employee did as he was told, but he placed his hands behind his head rather than on top.

After a couple seconds of searching Jeff looked back at him and shouted, yet again.

"I TOLD YOU TO PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR DUMBASS!".

The employees body jerked up as he straightened his hands upwards.

"S-Sorry!"

When he did though his hand collided with a decorative picture frame. Knocking it off the wall.

Jeff stopped talking. Correction, shouting. For a moment as he looked at the previous position of the frame.

There was a small safe in a caving on the wall.

"Jackpot! I found it!" he said. He looked at the employee and pointed his gun at him.

"See? I knew you where lying you bitch!"

The employee was confused, but then he saw the mini safe.

"What do you have to say for yourself EEHH?! Get up!"

The employee did as he was told, he got up and stuck close to the wall, facing Jeff.

"I di-didnt know! I wasn't tol-"

Jeff pushed his gun closer to him.

"What do you mean you didn't know?!"

"I wasn't tol-"

*BANG* *BANG* *BANG*

Jeff had raised his gun over the employees head and released a couple shots. He had no more intent to continue interrogating him. He was just that unreasonable.

"IM DONE WITH YOUR BULLSHIT OK?! OPEN THE SAFE OR GET SHOT!"

It was obvious the employee didn't know the combination to the safe since he didn't even know it existed. But he got in front of the vault and started trying combinations.

Jeff had calmed down momentarily but his anger was seething just like before.

"Hey Jeff, I've been wanting to tell you this for a bit but you where pre occupied. Can you grab some condoms?"

Joe decided it was finally his time to speak, now that Jeff stopped shouting.

Jeff turned around and looked at us with a serious face, his gaze lingered on me for a bit before starting to look for condoms. He grabbed a packet and threw it at him.

They where a pack of the smallest he could find. 3 inches.

"Sorry. Are those too big for you? But there isn't anything smaller than that"

He said while laughing.

Joe smiled and responded to the joke

"The condoms are for myself not for you, idiot. Get a bigger pack."

Both of them start laughing. Jeff grabs a packet of bigger size and places it in the money bag he had the cashiers money in.

Jeff looks at the clock on the wall and frowns. He looks back at the employee who was desperately trying any combination he could think up.

He finally realized that the employee honestly didn't know. Nevertheless, he didn't want to waste any more time.

"OH IM DONE WAITING! GET OUT OF THE WAY! IM SHOOTING THE DAMN THING OPEN!"

The employee falls to the ground and covers his head as Jeff starts shooting.

Around now I felt Joes grip disappearing and started crawling backwards, getting up and running outside with all the strength I could muster.

I went to the alleyway opposite of the gas station and fell to the ground at the right of the first turn. I was breathing roughly, but I was relived since I just escaped.

But why? Why did Joe lose his grip on me? If he just lost grip he would have reached out and caught me the moment I started crawling.

I was confused. So i took the risk and looked at the station.

Jeff was lying knocked out and stuck in the metal door with a broken hand.

Joe's upper body had fell on the counter. breaking a portion of it. he was flinging his arms around like a kid throwing a tantrum. He tried to turn around and re orientate himself. And that when i saw it.

A small hooded figure had jumped and kicked the now bigger and buffer Joe, breaking his nose and injuring his face.

He was too small though. like a grade schooler.

At first I thought it was some hero, but no hero completely covers himself with a piece of cloth. He was obviously a vigilante, or a criminal that was enemies with Joe and Jeff.

I couldn't really follow the fight than ensued. I have never trained in any form of combat, so I didn't understand much about what was going on.

But the small figure was fast, faster than joe could respond to. And he had terrifying strength to complement his speed. He beat joe to a pulp!

At that point I was completely relieved, I was safe.

So I grabbed my phone and dialed the police.

Closer to the end of the call the figure appeared next to me as he was leaving.

We both stopped and looked at each other.

I was honestly kind of scared at the prospect that he could also be a criminal.

But his current appearance had written my worries off. He had his tiny arms full with sandwiches and another sandwich hanging of his mouth.

I dont know what he looks like, but I'm betting that he was making a cute face.

And to make it funnier he gave me a thumbs up to check if I was ok.

I laughed, i couldn't hold it anymore.

First he bashes the shit out of two armed villains, then he stuffs himself with more food than a normal person can eat in a day, and then gives me a thumbs up out of the blue.

He's my favorite hero now. I dont care if he isn't registered as one. He saved me, and was acting funny and cute.

100% would get his signature tattooed on me.

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In a police station, a woman was in a small quiet room with a police man.

"Is that all miss Imamura Cho?" He spoke

Imamura nodded and responded.

"yes"

He looked at her face, he didn't see any sign of lying

"Then you can leave. Thank you for your cooperation."

Imamura gets up and exits the room, shortly after the police man gets out as well to report to his superiors.

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*chief of local police POV*

Reading the report I was getting another headache. There where already many issues with crime that I have to deal with. This case is a special one though because of its uniqueness.

People trying to take action is nice and all but most of the time it causes more casualties. And they get in the way of the heroes doing their jobs to boot.

In this specific case we have a figure who seems to act with heroic tendencies. Without killing anybody or hurting any civilians. He is currently connected to the suppression and arrest of 7 criminals in a single night, in span of 4 hours to boot.

The incidents where unrelated, meaning the figure was running around at decently fast speeds looking for criminals as targets around the city.

In the scenes which he appeared it is noted that some levels of physical damage has been dealt to the environment.

In the first case of the night he broke the wall with the shear knockback effect that was caused to the criminal by his kick.

In another case there was a total of 5 spots broken on two building walls, its presumed that he was climbing upwards by rapidly jumping between the walls.

In the footage that was taken from the gas station even better feats where shown.

Joe and Jeff are brothers that where born in America and raised in japan. At some point they migrated to Australia, where they became a strong duo of villains.

Jeff was the brains and the tactician, he might look of as angry but he has a decent brain. Joe was the brawns, physical feats recorded are the lifting and throwing of cars, breaking into buildings by ramming into the walls with his shoulder and lastly punching threw 2 inches of steel. This feet earned him the name of 'steel breaker Joe'.

The duo has done some bank robberies while working together with other crews, and many smaller robberies by themselves. Many time have heroes fought them , but every time it was either the heroes where to weak or where interrupted by other villains.

But this vigilante was capable of defeating both by himself.

Through his cunningness he used Jeffs loud gunshots to temporarily knock out Joe, allowing for one hostage to escape safely. He then made quick work of Jeff, a criminal with a solid level of martial arts and reflexes. In two hits to boot.

He then had a fight with Joe, who used his quirk from the start. The figure used Joes temporary lack of judgement to force him to a disadvantageous position and injured his head.

later on his punches where capable of breaking through joes quirk boosted body and broke his ribs. even dislocating his jaw in a single swift punch. Meaning his punches where actually stronger than Joes, not just faster.

Another scary part other than his speed, strength, cunningness and reaction speed is his durability. He took a hit from Joe and seemingly shrugged it of like nothing.

And during this whole ordeal his hood was never removed from his head, a feat difficult for even for pros. meaning he could be very experienced, or that it was just a coincidence.

All in all, we have a vigilante with great physical feats despite his outstandingly small built. Cunningness, and combat effectiveness comparable to combat oriented pros.

He also cooperated to the bare minimum with the law. Since he didn't kill anybody and instead left it to the victims to call the police.

In other words, he could turn out really dangerous I he has intensions other than vigilantism. And we also dont have enough info to be assured he wont cause any casualties next time he appears.

What we can be sure of is that he is powerful enough to contend with high ranked heroes. So if he is to be suppressed and arrested we need a manhunt with high ranked heroes

Whatever info we have on him is crucial and the heroes that will presumably be dispatched for the man hunt should be informed as fast as possible.

And the faster a group is dispatched the safer the city will be.

For his quirk we dont have much info to go off. But he is thought to have a physical enhancement quirk that has the effect of shrinking his body. Only grade schoolers are this small naturally.

Now, as for the news coverage...

Regardless of how much we try to limit the information, someone will find it and release it all to the public anyway. And there isn't any info that needs to be disclosed, since there is no info on him other than his fighting prowess. And his height.

I have a feeling his height is key to this....

CHAPTER END

2 AM. hope you liked the chapter.

thanks to the wonderful people that gave me refences for the mc's future armor, and looks!

Now I decided that I will use JOKER_JAY's references.

I want him to look like this guy. But with red eyes and darker hair.

And wear one of these two armors.

He could also have a outfit that isn't armor.

but you have to recommend some to me. I trust your tastes people.

Anyway. Adios! leave a comment!

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