Heroic Conduct

All for One had given up? The man that once ruled over Japan simply gave up? That is quite hard to believe to me.

Although, the way he fell definitely looked pathetic. He should be struggling, making this more interesting. But I guess he has reached the end of his rope.

I won't bother much with him any more. Killing him is a given.

"You know, this feels a bit like a Deja Vu..." I said in a 'friendly' tone. He didn't even react, so trapped in his own thoughts of helplessness... Where has his arrogance gone to? Did it get blown away along with his lung?

I wish he would've put up more of a fight, I haven't gotten to torture him properly yet. Seeing him done almost makes me want to just end him quickly... But when I think about Rumi, I feel like taking a few more shots.

I rose a few spikes out of the ground and impaled all of his limbs. The light travelled throughout his body.

I started slashing around into his body, shredding his organs repeatedly, it only looked like he was coughing blood. But I made sure to make it painful.

It still didn't get much reaction, I guess he has Gigantomachia's pain tolerance... Which means he doesn't really feel pain. He reacts to it, much like a fish, but he can't feel it. I forgot the name of the quirk that did it, but it seemed quite useful.

All for One seemed to have been brought out of his trance, which made him open up his mouth.

"Are these truly the actions of a hero?" He seemed to have regained some of his energy. Although he still had some injuries that weren't healing.

I responded by cutting his stomach open. He grabbed it in time to not allow his guts to spill all over the ground.

"I don't feel like hearing you preach. A pathetic worm like you should know it's place." Since he doesn't actually feel pain, I will keep putting pressure on his psyche. As long as he doesn't feel comfortable it makes me feel better.

And it seemed to work well. He really disliked being looked down upon. Although he didn't show his reaction outwardly, his eye definitely widened a bit.

Maybe he realized that he was worthless in my eyes. I didn't even regard him as highly as he regarded All Might. I made it a point already. I consider him less important than my dinner the next evening.

Now that I think about it... Next week was supposed to be another date with Rumi... Now I feel bad again. Oh, and would you look at that! One of his legs were blown off. He would've fallen face-first into the ground if he didn't have a flying quirk.

"I... REJECT THIS OUTCOME!!" Oh, there it is. The last childish outburst of the greatest villain to ever live. Really inspiring for the next generations of wrongdoers.

He is used to being in control of the situation, so I guess those words came out as more of a reflex. As if he still had some semblance of control over the outcome of our fight. But... He didn't.

The only thing he could do that would change the ending of this battle is to commit suicide. That way, I wouldn't be able to say that I 'killed' him.

I also wouldn't stop him. Letting him die like that is the best way. I already killed him once, will he be too prideful to do it?

He did something 'unexpected' took out a familiar-looking syringe. The needle didn't even get close to his skin before both his hands disappeared.

I ripped them off at the greatest speed I could manage.

"Seriously? The same trick twice?" This was the most predictable thing he could've done. Since I already knew he had Trigger from our last 'encounter'.

Since he wasn't going to do it himself... I guess it comes down to me. I looked him in the eyes. A question looming in my mind.

"I wonder... If I rip your head off, will the rest of your body grow a new one? Or will it attempt to recreate another body from the neck down?" I childishly tilted my head for a bit.

"Please... Indulge my curiosity for one last time. 'Symbol of Evil'" I made sure to say his title with a great amount of sarcasm. He finally showed terror in his eyes. A feeling I really hoped he would adopt by now.

He just stared at the ground, the hatred and fear radiating off of him seemed to be suffocating to the shocked students and teachers.

I just covered his entire face with my palm. Grasping it tightly. He tried to grasp my hand, but his attempts just passed through me.

But something I wasn't expecting was someone else to approach me. Naijeru and Shinso both pulled on my coat. Looking somewhat afraid, but determined nonetheless.

"You two! What's wrong?" I asked, my tone a bit hurried and annoyed.

"Y-you should stop! You're going too far! You are a hero Allan!" Would you look at that, the spineless Naijeru had the guts to shout at me...

"Allan... I understand that you want to... kill this heinous villain. But, he is already done..." Shinso took a much calmer approach. It made me observe my surroundings a bit.

Oh yeah, the students. They were still around... This must be quite shocking for most of them. I definitely didn't look anything like a hero today.

I seeing the people I care about look afraid of me... But, all I need is a little bit of force, and I would take the life of this vermin.

"You two... What exactly do you want me to do? HE is the reason you're all injured! HE is the reason this attack happened! He is not a safe person to keep alive."

Just as I was about to pull. Another voice interrupted me.

"Do you really think this is the solution to your problems, Allan?" It was Chiyo, the resident nurse.

I just looked at her a bit. Hurrying her to make her point already.

"Do you really think Eri, a child that looks up to heroes, would like seeing you like this? Pull yourself together already!" She seemed quite angry, but she is right.

Eri... Would she really think highly of the way I acted just now? Would she still look up to me? Do I even want her to look up to me right now?

I just threw All for One on the ground. Burning off three of his legs. And I turned around, looking at the people behind me. I still paid attention to the villain.

I also made sure to burn off both of his hands, rendering his quirk useless. I wouldn't want him to try and pull off something funny later.

His expression was one of great shock. Maybe he wasn't expecting me to spare him now. I killed him last time, but I guess he gets to live a bit more. Just a bit.

Shinso and Naijeru took a step back, both of them looking a bit startled. Did I really make them fear me to this extent?

The people that witnessed everything that happened between me and All for One. I doubt they will view me the same as before. I did just torture this villain right in front of them.

My colleagues, my friends and students... All of them seemed to fear me. It was strange. What would their reaction be if I just killed All for One in that way? Would they even look me in the eyes anymore?

"Maybe I went a bit far?" I said, trying to lighten the tone a bit. It didn't do much. But another voice seemed to do a lot better than me.

"ALLAN! YOU LIGHT FREAK! DID YOU GIVE UP ON BEING A HERO!" It was Bakugo. His first shouts seemed to have captured the attention of the people around him.

It made him look around, "AND WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU IDIOTS?! THE FUCK ARE YOU AFRAID OF?" Bakugo was actually managing to calm down the students, something I never thought him capable of.

I guess I didn't act like a hero at all. I was selfish, really unlike the 'Symbol', I dress up as. Or, I guess I was just like All Might in that regard. We were both driven by revenge, I was just much stronger.

All for One drove me to the point where I almost gave up on being a hero. Something I can't help but despise, after getting this much strength, am I still that weak?

"I apologise to all of you." For the first time in my life, I took Iida posture. A perfect 90-degree bow, and apologised.

Admitting my mistakes was the right move it seems. As everyone seemed to collectively release a sigh of relief.

Chiyo only shook her head a bit. It seems I've disappointed my colleagues with this shameful display.

The students all looked at each other. They all collectively nodded.

"THANK YOU ALLAN/TEACHER" It was the first time in a while I've been thanked for something... Even if they couldn't decide properly on what to call me.

I couldn't help but release a sigh. I wasn't really satisfied with this ending... But not everything must go my way...

All for One... I guess he gets to live a few more weeks. Killing him now will just make me seem like the villain.

There's no way the government will let him live after today's stunt...

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I bet u weren't expecting that!

Tbh, the MC has strayed too far from his initial values.

He was never a cold-blooded murderer, just a regular guy living a normal life.

Oh, and no 'All for One really shouldn't be left alive' if he was just captured the first time none of this would've happened(debatable yea, but u get my point).

This is it for today!

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