Chapter 7: Finishing The Task

At one of the corridors inside Overhaul's base, Deku and his companions finally regrouped, which indicates that their mission is finally over.

And there stood in the middle was Deku, carrying the sleeping body of Eri in his arms.

[ De-Deku-sama! Who is that woman!? ] asked Spinner with much exaggeration on his face.

[ Shut up Spinner... Can't you already tell? ] said Muscular with his deep voice.

[ Is that the kid who is called Eri Sekiguchi, Deku-sama? ] Mr. Compress added with his usual gentleman-like tone.

[ Yes, she is; I put her to sleep. Her mind is still confused about what happened so it would be dangerous for her to hear what we're about to talk about. ]

[ Is that so...? But Boss, isn't it dangerous if you carry her like that...? We don't know when her power will go out of control. ]

[ That's right, Deku-sama. You've heard of her Quirk going out of control, removing her own father out of existence. You just said that her mind is still unstable so wouldn't it be very dangerous? ]

As one would have already guessed, all of Deku's members already know about the existence of Eri and her Quirk. They've already heard about her since when Shigaraki was their leader. The truth was, they are all afraid of her Quirk and the things it can do.

A power that can influence time itself, is something to be afraid of.

But despite this, Deku is not showing any signs of fear in his face.

[ Don't worry about it; I prepared a Quirk for whenever that happens. ]

[ I... I see... We really can't underestimate you Boss... Always prepared for everything... ]

[ Yea... But he's also unbelievably unstable... You see him very quiet for a second then you'll see him laughing manically after. You really don't know what will happen next when he's around. ] said Muscular with a laugh.

[ Ye-Yea! You guys! How can you guys be afraid of a little girl when Boss is clearly more scary!? ] ( Magne )

[ Please don't talk like that when it happens to be that I'm around. ]

[ So-Sorry bout' that boss... ] scratching the top of her head, she replied.

[ But Boss, are you planning on taking her with us? ] ( Mister Compress )

[ Yes. It would be good if I could observe how her Quirk works first before I steal it. It would be dangerous if I just suddenly took it from her without knowing anything about how it works. ]

[ I see... ] ( Mister Compress )

[ But that's like standing on top of a cliff, only inches away from falling... ] ( Magne )

[ What do you mean by that, Magne-nee...? ] ( Spinner )

[ You won't get it. ] ( Magne )

[ Anyways, let's stop this nonsense and get serious. Give me your reports. ] Deku turned serious after those words, which also made the other members change to their serious states.

[ [ Yes! ] ] they all replied at the same time.

[ Shigaraki, did you handle your situation well? ]

[ Yes, thanks to the help of the Nomu you have given me, Overhaul's right-hand man Kurono is now dead. ]

[ How about your Quirk? Are you able to properly use it? ]

[ I'll be honest about this, Deku-sama. This quirk is really hard to control... I've even hurt myself using it. ] he replied to Deku, lifting up his palms and making up sparks.

[ Is that so? Don't worry, we'll dispose of that Quirk and I'll give you yours back. ]

[ Thank you for your concern, Deku-sama. ] he bowed a little and thanked him with gratitude.

[ Un... Now, Dabi? Yours? ]

[ Dead and scorched. It's a good thing that guy was already bathing in alcohol. ] Dabi replied with confidence.

[ Spinner, Muscular? ]

[ Sliced to pieces! ] ( Spinner )

[ Crashed and torn apart! ] ( Muscular )

[ Good. Magne? ]

[ I don't even consider that as a battle. The Nomus you gave me had crushed them before I could even lift my weapon. ] she replied in an irritated voice.

[ Is that so? Well, they're for precautions and to make sure we win. I'll make sure to give you a much difficult task in the future. ]

[ You better do that, Boss. ]

[ The prisoners? ]

[ I was able to capture three, Deku-sama. ]

[ Good work. We'll have an important use for them. ]

[ Thank you for your praise, Deku-sama. ] like Shigaraki, he also bowed but with much elegance than Shigaraki's.

[ And lastly, Kurogiri, your report? ] Deku turned to the fog-like Kurogiri.

[ Yes, to watch the perimeter. The Hero Association is yet to discover what had happened. Also with the help of that Nomu's Quirk, I was able to survey and check all the entire range of this base and I'm happy to report that none has escaped from our attack. ]

[ Un. Then, we'll continue this at our base. We still have to receive Toga and Twice and hear their reports. Take us back Kurogiri. ]

[ Yes. ]