Ch 12: Expanding Overseas.
[I AM BACK after writing a test and this chapter is roughly 1800 words without An. ]
Hong Kong city, China
The city was bustling with life and the people were going about their lives.
In a crowded street of the city, walked a man. This man was wearing a mask of some sort and the only thing visible were his distinct purple eyes and his silky black hair. .
He walked with a confident gait not found in many. His mysterious appearance did turn a few young maiden's faces and some even blushed imagining his face as just looking at his body figure made their imagination run wild.. His long coat fluttered in the breeze and he looked domineering.
This man was none other than Akira Kurogane or better unknown as the Master. He had arrived in China a few hours ago and was making his way to one of the broker's /informants that Giran had told him about.
Before coming here, he had to tackle a crucial issue that would prove detrimental to his plans here and the issue was language. He had arrived in this world with his ability and an id.Then because of some vague memories and the system, he knew how to read and write in Japanese while also being fluent in it.
Sadly this was not true for other languages. He still remembered the languages of his previous life but none of them were Mandarin.
But this issue was solved quite easily by getting a handy little gadget from I-ISLAND.
It was an inscopicious piece that went over his ear. It translated the language that others were speaking to his preference and it came with a mouth piece that changed his words and made them come out in other languages.
It was quite expensive and it wasn't for the common populace but with the money he had it was easily obtained.
After exploring for a while, he finally found the place Giran had told him about. It was an apothecary and after setting his nifty gadget up,he walked in.
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[POV change]
Hei Long was a cautious man, his job as a criminal broker and drug dealer demanded he be cautious. He had lived a long life for someone in his profession and he had done this by being cautious and grabbing opportunities when they came.
But sometimes you have to take risks to move up the ladder and Hei had not forgotten that fact even after growing old. Last week,he had received a call from a broker like him from Japan stating that one big client was coming.
The word 'client' had many meanings here but from what the broker called Giran was saying, the client was someone not to be messed with.
Hei was waiting for this big client to show up and wanted to know who he was.
Today was the day the client was supposed to come and Hei was waiting patiently when the door of his apothecary opened with a jingle.
And in walked a young man. The young man who walked in had a domineering aura that demanded attention. He was wearing a black mask that covered his mouth and only his purple eyes were visible.
Hei was not sure if this was the client that he was waiting for but what he was sure of was that this young man was dangerous and he would have to tread carefully.
Greeting the person,Hei says, "Welcome to the An yue( Dark moon) apothecary, Sir. What may I get you?"
The young man turns to look at him and says, "I am looking for a Hei Long, I was informed that I could find him here."
Immediately growing wary Hei asks, "Now where did you hear that."
The boy rolls his eyes in annoyance and says," Far away turned onto Nathan road seven times."
Hei relaxes as the boy used the password that he gave out to the Japanese broker last week.
Then this meant that this man was the client he was waiting for. Hei was surprised because he was not expecting such a young client.
He also grew a bit skeptical now but decided not to show it.
"So you are the esteemed guest who has come from afar."
Putting on a sly smile, "Now then what offer do you have to offer me?"
The boy's eyes twinkled and it was clear that there was a grin under that mask, " So you are Hei Long then?"
After receiving confirmation in the form of a nod, the boy continued, " I have a really good offer for you"
Pausing for a second, " Wait… it's not an offer, an offer would mean that I am actually giving you something but I am not."
"What I am giving you is an order which is that you obey all my commands."
Hei's body froze and he couldn't move. 'What was happening' he thought as he felt terror creeping into his body.
The boy continued speaking but he couldn't hear anything. His head felt all fuzzy and he could feel his lips moving and words coming out of his mouth but couldn't understand what.
Then all of a sudden his mind cleared and he felt happy, very very happy as he continued giving away all his secrets. He was feeling happy to serve his master.
He was touched and grateful to his Master for giving him the opportunity to serve him. He was now a proud member of Hydra and he was going to help his Master take over this country.
Hail Hydra.
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[POV change]
Well that was easy. It seems my ability is not affected even if I speak through this gadget.
Hmmm. Now that quelled most of my worries about my ability. It seems the only requirement as of now is that I share the same air with room and that they should understand me.
I will have to look for ways to improve it later but for now my ability is enough.
It was quite easy or should I say as easy as always to get the information that I needed.
Hei was kind enough to tell me about the various clans in this city and also told me some inside information about their abilities.
The first clan that is the strongest also is the Bai Hu (white tiger) clan. The clan is filled with people who have cat or more specifically tiger and even more specifically white tiger related quirks.
This quirk allows them to go all beast when angry and they have tiger vision, tiger claws and all tiger things. They also possess an unusual regeneration which makes them heal at a rapid pace as compared to others. Of course there are variants and most have only some aspects of the tiger but this is the gist of it.
[Basically like the MC from Bungou stray dogs but heavily nerfed]
Almost all of them have such quirks and they have maintained it by preserving purity aka inbreeding.
Now they do marry outsiders but they are generally treated badly and they are only allowed to marry people having a cat like quirk. But generations of inbreeding has messed them up a bit.
Nearly all of them are battle junkies and love to fight strong opponents, even going as far to establish dojos of their own for a good fight while some adopt extreme measures like fighting in underground arenas.
Now there are reasons for me first starting with them. One being their strength obviously and two is the easiness. All I have to do is walk up to them and boom, they are under my thrall.
Well it's the same way for everyone but what I meant was that these white tigers are easy to approach.
Hopefully they don't turn out to be furries again.
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{Meanwhile in Japan}
[In a shady villainous lair]
On a chair sits a man. This man is wearing an industrial suit and is connected to many life support systems.
The man's face has no defining features literally. He is nearly faceless with only a mouth on his face. There are faint indents over where his eyes are supposed to be and his face is riddled with scars.
This man was not a slenderman but was a myth of his own in the underworld of Japan. He was All for one, the one who once terrorised Japan and reigned over it.
He was still badly injured from his fight with All Might years ago. While he had dealt a serious injury to the symbol of peace, he too was injured by him.
He was currently on life support and his trusted aide and personal physician Kyudai Garaki was taking care of him and he was slowly recovering.
His face had caved in and he could not see normally now but instead had to use a quirk to see.
Kyudai had finally found a way to create a Nomu that could handle multiple quirks and the tests were coming along nicely. Once completed,these Nomus would form the backbone of the group at least till Tomura awakened.
His successor, Tomura Shigaraki was ready to make his appearance and while still the immature brat,he was at least able to think properly now.
Now All for one was not worried about his plans failing but was instead interested due to the new variable added to the underworld.
This new variable was a criminal organisation that popped up out of nowhere, Baroque Works it was called.
It was a new and upcoming criminal organisation that was rapidly expanding and was even successful in doing so.
All for one didn't have the influence and power like he used to have back then in his prime so he couldn't find much about the organisation.
He still didn't know their goals but he noticed that they were not attacking anything related to the league and in fact they were helping the league.
He knew that there was no free lunch in this world and attempted to find why they were helping the league. After looking for a while, he learnt from his informants that the Baroque work's leader was a big fan of his .
Trying to check the authenticity of this piece of news, he checked several other sources and from the League's own broker, he learnt that it was true.
While really strange, All for one was not phased. It seemed that the leader of Baroque works knew what he could do and had done well hiding himself. He did have an active fanbase back in the day and many had done the same to impress him but sadly they were all subpar and collapsed quickly.
This was happy news for Tomura because he would have a rival in the same field and this might make him mature faster. Of course, all for one would still choose Tomura and this new player would serve as the stepping stone for him to come out and step out of his shadow.
But little did he know that it would in fact be Tomura himself who would serve as the stepping stone for a behemoth to rise out of the shadows.
[Note: now before you ask questions,let me tell you that MC has purposely let out rumours like the one above. He has his reasons which will be revealed later.]
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[Author- So this chapter, I wrote more povs but I feel that they are necessary.
When I was reading through the first few chapters, I found that the MC was telling what he did instead of showing so I have decided to show the process as well. Also I will add more dialogue to flesh the story out. little.
While this may slow the plot a bit, it will at least make the story interesting to read rather than just hearing MC speak his thoughts out.
So my question is should I write chapters like this or should it just be the MC? Again I just want to know your opinion and will do what I feel is better.
Anyway, you know what to do. Vote, comment and review if you liked this fic. See you guys next chapter.]