Damsel in Distress

This should not have happened.

this should never have happened.

I confirmed everything was going well this morning. I've done what mom and dad said. I've been a good boy and wear the quirk limiter the doctor gave me.

I have a quirk that can harm me if not controlled properly. I don't really know what the details of my quirk are or I still don't really understand what quirk really is. I only knew that the quirk was an amazing superpower that could turn people into heroes like the ones that are always shown on television.

I've always watched heroes in action fighting the criminals who had used their quirk to do something evil. I don't understand why these criminals have bad conversations but I know that they are bad people. Seeing heroes doing their job makes me always feel in awe of them. I see heroes who help people and make people happy. There is no such thing as sadness as long as there are heroes. They are an ideal idol for everyone in this world.

For the former me I would definitely feel very amazed towards them ... no, I still feel admiration for all the heroes but I just have a little problem with myself. I have a problem that keeps me from making normal friends with other people. I have a quirk that's a little tricky to control and really doesn't match my character.

It's not that because of my quirk everyone has turned away from me. No. Instead, I have to stay away from other people if I don't want to make other people do bad things. I was required to put in a safeguard that would suppress my quirk activity and prevent others from being influenced by this quirk. Apart from safeguards to keep the quirk in, my mom and dad also told me to continue my education with a private tutor at home.

At first, I was fine and happily did what my parents told me to do. I really love my parents and don't want them to be angry or sad because of me.

At first, there weren't many problems in my family. So far this is fine and I don't feel bored with what my routine is. Even though I said there was no problem but I could notice something was strange. As I got older I became more aware of the strange looks of all the men I met ... no, even my own father started looking at me with strange looks.

My father started not wanting to look me in the eye every time I talked to him. He always looks at the other parts of my body. If her father is caught doing something like that he will definitely get scolded by her mother. Mother will definitely hit my father with the broom that she always uses to clean the veranda of the house. Even though my mother often scolded him, my father always did it again.

If I leave my house then I can feel people's gaze towards my body which feels like there are lots of insects crawling all over my body. I always felt insecure if I left my house without my mother accompanying me. Even if I was accompanied by my father I felt that something dangerous would happen when I went out with him.

That's why my life is getting weird every time. As I get older the more strange looks I receive from the opposite sex. The more I grew, the sharper their gazes turned towards me which made me unable to stand being in front of men.

I've been told for a long time that my quirk can harm me but I don't know what it is. I didn't understand and could only be terrified when I heard that my quirk was very dangerous. I'm afraid that I'll be one of those scary villains. I was so scared that I cried for a whole day when I first heard about my quirk ... I didn't even dare to go out of the room for a week which made my body really thin at that time.

I went through a lot of rehabs or so the doctor said at the time. I didn't really understand anything at that time and could only do what my mother and father ordered me to do. I have to go through a lot of things and slowly I'm starting to be able to open myself up again at that time.

I didn't immediately dare to interact with the others but I felt a little scared. With the help of my mother and also the doctor, I gradually overcome my fear of communicating with other people. Little by little I can venture out of the house again. My whole life is very normal till now, no problem too serious has happened to date.

Only until recently.

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"Hello dad, Lia is back home!" with the spirit of forty-five I entered my house after finishing attending the test to attend the school of famous heroes in this city. This school is the most popular of the many hero schools in the country. Many of Indonesia's great heroes who can be famous to foreign countries come from this school so I firmly believe that if I can go to that school I will definitely be able to get lots of requests for work as heroes. If I get lots of job opportunities then I will be able to save a lot of people like All Might.

"I hope I can be accepted into that high school".

I knew that the high school I was aiming for wasn't a place my idol heroes attended but I still couldn't erase my fear of meeting other people. I was only able to chat with other people even though with a little bit of nervousness and a little halting. Because of that, I was required by my parents to go to school that was close to home.

That is the advantage of being able to enter this high school .... not only is the high school that I want to enter is close to home but it is also a famous high school. Wouldn't I be the lucky one if I could enter there?

"You have returned, Lia. Can you do the test well? " Lia's father's expression softened when he saw his daughter smiling happily.

"I don't really know whether I managed to do well or not ... but I firmly believe that I did the test with all my effort!" Lia only felt it for a moment but she felt it, a strange look from her father. In general, Lia will immediately leave her father's side as fast as lightning, but her feelings are now in the seventh heaven. Lia's happy feelings make her act out of character.

Lia is a person who is always pessimistic about whatever she does, she will definitely feel that her whole business will fail before she tries anything.

Because of this nature, Lia rarely has a hobby to do in her spare time. She rarely even has friends that she can rely on in this situation, so sometimes her parents have to help Lia to gain confidence to be able to do something.

But this time it's different! This time, Natalia was committed to her body and soul for this opportunity. This time she firmly believed that if she could enter high that school she would definitely find the answer to be able to control her quirk perfectly without having to worry about the risk that her quirk barrier would leak.

Currently, Lia is very happy with the effort she puts out. Natalia is very confident with the percentage of her success. Because that's how Lia's heart is currently very happy.....

"Ah, by the way, Lia! Your mother asked you to be able to buy ingredients for dinner. She said she was a bit busy so she might not have time to do some shopping. Can you buy it at the shop in front?" her father tried with all his might to restrain himself from being influenced by his daughter's quirk when he was near him. It wasn't an easy thing so sometimes he got a little out of control when he was around Natalia.

"Hah? If mom is busy, why don't you try ordering something to eat?" Lia is currently very exhausted....Lia hasn't interacted with people in a long time but today she was forced to communicate with various kinds of people. Lia's energy is very drained and desperately needs rest.

"I've tried to say that to Mom and guess what Mom said." Lia really didn't like her father's tone of voice.

"so what?" Lia tries not to make her father angry despite the tiredness she feels.

"There is nothing special about what Mama said, it's just that Mama said that we must eat healthy food and that restaurant food contains too many harmful substances. That's why we should take our time to cook our own food." Lia's father could only speak in a small tone due to his efforts to restrain himself. Because his efforts to withstand the effects of his daughter's quirk made him look like he was overburdened.

"Alright! Where is the money?" Lia no longer wants to continue her conversation with her father so she wants to finish her task as soon as possible and go to sleep quickly.

"The money and the shopping lists are on the table over there" while pointing at the dining table her father continue to reading the newspaper to get his mind off her daughter.

Lia quickly and without further ado took the money and also the list of groceries on the table. Lia wants to finish her task quickly so she can rest peacefully.

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"Okay! The vegetables are there... the chicken meat is here... I think I've bought everything on the list" happy that she's done with her task Natalia walks home casually without worrying about anything.

Natalia, who was tired and sleepy, wanted to rest immediately while listening to music from her favorite singer. Lia quickened her steps in a hurry and didn't notice that several men were trying to follow her from behind.

The group of men was looking for the right opportunity to carry out their intentions.

They followed the girl's footsteps patiently and waited for the moment when she let her guard down. They watched the movements of this girl very carefully starting from the supermarket earlier. They didn't take their attention away from this girl even for a moment.

They are street thugs who usually attack people who look weak and then take all the property owned by their victims. You could say they are the scum of society.

Although they are often punished by law enforcement officers, they never feel deterred from carrying out their heinous activities.

If someone is doing business in an area that they consider to be their territory then they will definitely ask for payment from those who are selling with the excuse of asking for protection commission money. The money they would only use to buy alcohol as well as things these thugs wanted. Armed with the power of quirks they are sure to destroy the marketplace for small businesses who don't want to pay commissions. They are cruel to anyone who tries to oppose them.

Because there weren't many people who could stand against them made them even more arrogant. They assume that their words are absolute and that everyone should follow their wishes. Because of the ruthlessness of these thugs' arrogance, they would not hesitate to hurt or kill anyone who tried to go against their orders...even if it was their fellow thugs themselves.

Because that was what happened before Natalia walked past them. Those who were arguing about the distribution of their loot from those given by the merchants noticed Lia's presence. At first, they didn't really care about Lia, but everything changed when they began to be influenced by Lia's quirk. They quickly think of Lia as the most charming woman in the whole world and these thugs can't contain their lust at all.

They initially only followed Lia because they were curious about her. They followed this girl secretly without realizing that their actions had already attracted a lot of attention from the public. Some have reported these thugs to the police over the phone or some have even called the hero agency.

This group of thugs was not aware of the disaster that would befall them if they continued to follow Natalia with those disgusting facial expressions.

They followed Lia patiently.

Every second that passes makes Lia feel bad. Lia began to notice that someone had started following her. She felt an ominous stare from behind her, the same look the opposite sex stared at her. But this time it's different….. the look Lia feels is very threatening.

It was as if Lia was in the gaze of a predatory animal and Lia was the prey. Lia's throat was dry and Lia's stomach was twisted. Lia felt her instinct telling her that she was in danger. In her mind, Lia can hear that if Lia doesn't run away from there as soon as possible then she will surely be in trouble.

It's getting closer!

Her instincts kept screaming about the danger Lia would experience. Lia is constantly terrorized by the paranoia she feels.

It's getting closer!

She can feel it... although it's not very clear, Lia can feel it. The strange feeling she got the first time her quirk awaken.

It's getting closer!

The more Lia ran the danger her instincts warned didn't lessen. The more she ran the more Lia felt she was in danger.

MOVE AWAY!

With all her strength Lia dodged anything that would hit her. With all her might, Lia jumped forward with her arms stretched out in front of her to secure her landing. The head that she bent with meticulous precision Lia landed by turning her body using the nape of the neck as support.

Even though Lia can dodge the attacks directed at her, it doesn't mean Lia is safe from the attack. Unexpectedly by Lia, the attack that did not hit the target exploded. The explosion from the attack created a force that pushed Lia away from her landing spot.

Maybe because of Lia's big luck, the girl didn't land head first. But Lia's luck ended there..... Lia's whole body was badly burned and Lia screamed in pain.

Seeing this the thugs who were chasing Lia stopped running and started to slowly approach the girl they were chasing. They observed Lia's whole body. Usually, if you see a woman's body that has been covered with many wounds, it will make men lose their lust (unless your fetish is women who have bodies full of wounds and like to see them suffer because of those wounds). Generally, the thugs would definitely lose their interest in this girl. But that logic does not cover this group of thugs. they have their trump card.

"Oi Tong, hurry up and heal this girl! I can't wait to try her...*Lick*" The head of this thug group ordered his men to heal this girl's wound with his quirk.

"Okay boss~ but don't forget our turn!" These thugs with insignificant names obey their boss' orders in hopes of getting their share of their loot.

This thug approached Lia who was still trying to endure the pain so Lia didn't notice the presence of this man. With a touch of his hand, this thug can heal all wounds from Lia's body. The thug's quirk works by forming new cells from lost cells in the wound and forcing the body of the person the thug touches to assimilate it. Make the new cell that this thug #2 quirk becomes one with his body's old cell. The healing power of these thugs can even regrow lost limbs or even eliminate diseases for which there is no cure.

These thug quirks are the most requested types in this world filled with terror and violence. If you only heard the quirk without knowing the user's true nature then you would think that the healing quirk user must be a high-ranking hero.

But the reality is not sweet.

Just as most people would be surprised to learn that there are people who have healing powers working as villains, Lia's shock will be greater than that. Lia, who thought she had been saved because her wounds had been healed, was hit by the fact that she had been healed just so the criminals could do cruel things to her.

Lia is afraid.

Lia was very scared.

Lia screamed thrashing like a wild animal calling her herd to save her from danger. He screamed for help from anyone. Lia called all the names she knew. Desperately he asks everyone for help to save him.....

"Don't mess with my girl you piece of trash!"

Lia's hopes were answered with the figure of a small child screaming at the thugs...and Lia knew that was not good.