Chapter 44: League of Villains

"Nemuri? What did you call me here for?" Kazumi asked as she entered through the door. "This better be something important."

"There is actually." Nemuri replied as she pulled out a chair. "Take a seat, this video was leaked last night, and you're probably going to be even busier."

Kazumi complied and took the seat she was given. Judging by Nemuri's tone and anxiousness, she was going to be shown something serious. Beside Kazumi, Nemuri pulled out her phone and pressed play on a video.

The video was based on The Hero Killer Stain and his past. It told details of how his parents died, but those parts weren't important. The important part was when Stains stated that true heroes are selfless and do service because they want to and not for compensation. There was also the other part where he stated he would only let All Might kill him, but the hero "Athena" had done it.

Kazumi glanced up at Nemuri, her expression remained unchanged the entire time. "So, what's special about it?"

"What do you mean what's so special about it?" Nemuri exclaimed. "This means you're going to be targeted by heroes and villains. Moreover, this means that the villains that are hiding in the quiet places will be coming out. Most likely to the League of Villains."

Kazumi tilted her head in confusion and asked, "The League of Villains? What's that?"

"Right, I forgot you all don't know about it. The League of Villains is a villain organization made up of powerful villains that threaten to destroy the hero society. The League was founded by All For One who was the former One For All user."

"Isn't that confidential information? I'm surprised you know all of this stuff."

"Well, I am still one of the most important heroes. I don't find it much surprising."

"Yeah, yeah. You said the founder was someone named All For One?" Kazumi asked gaining a nod from Nemuri in return. "Let me guess, he's a corrupted man who likes to stir chaos."

"You're on point."

"Those types of people are the most troublesome, their wills will spread to another, and they'll keep causing havoc because they want to. Anyway, how dangerous are they?"

"Very dangerous, to the point where the city will need twenty-four-hour surveillance. They're the greatest threat to the Hero Society right now."

"I'm guessing their members are extremely strong then?"

"Not exactly, they're made of a large number of weaker villains. But they also have extremely strong villains."

"I see, there is only one main group, and the rest are baits that are sent out to die. Things like these aren't surprising, in fact, it's pretty normalized in some groups." Kazumi said, she's experienced something like this before.

Nemuri sighed. "That's what makes things sad, a life is a life, it shouldn't be thrown away as if it was some broken toy."

"Nemuri, that's the best thing I've heard from you since I met you." Kazumi said. "I'm proud."

"You! Never mind, let's just move on. I'd rather not get into an argument with a child like you."

"Very funny. Anyway, tell me what I need to do. I know you didn't call me here just to show me a video and tell me about a league."

"You're right, I didn't." Nemuri said as she pulled out a folder. "I came to give you this. It's a mission for you."

Kazumi took the folder and opened it. Her eyes scanned the contents fairly quickly. She was told that she had a mission and that was to watch the city all day and all night. She would be able to get breaks in between only if she had a partner that could switch shifts.

"So, the mission is basically telling me to abandon my sleep and watch the city?"

"Yep." Nemuri answered bluntly. "Remember, you could bring a partner with you so you can get some sleep for a while."

"Then, I have the perfect person to bring on this job. With her abilities, she could give me plenty of hours of sleep."

"I hope this partner of yours is not only useful for sleep cause that would be troublesome. I would never pick a partner that can't defend themselves."

"Don't worry. That person...their strength is on par with mine."

"I see, then I can rest with ease. Also, shouldn't you be training right now? Everyone else is working on their skills while you're lazying around and taking regular strolls around the city."

Kazumi laughed and looked out the window. "I'm surveilling the city. Moreover, I don't need training. No matter how much one trains, they will never be stronger than me. There is no heaven above me, only beneath me."

"Sometimes, I wonder if your confidence is too high."

"Having confidence is a good thing, but having too much is bad. But I am different, I can prove why I can be this confident. You've seen my skills, I think I have every right to say it."

Nemuri couldn't say anything since what Kazumi said was true. Out of all the newbie heroes she's seen before, Kazumi was an entire league above them. She was the one who stood on the mountain alone.

"Anyway, is that all you have to tell me? If it is, I'll get going. I want to laze around and take strolls around the city." Kazumi said with a smirk.

"Alright, alright. I get it." Nemuri said. "And I told you everything you need to know, you can go now."

"Why shouldn't you go train, huh..." Kazumi muttered Nemuri's words. "I've trained my entire lifetime, it's about time I get a break."

From when Kazumi was born to when she died, she had constantly trained. Even though she felt like she was strong enough, she trained obsessively as if there were more mountains to climb.

She trained so hard that even her brother wouldn't be able to catch up to her no matter how much he trained. That was how much she perfected her skills.

Kazumi chuckled. "And you tell me to train more, keep dreaming."

With that said, she went inside a store to buy some chips.