Mystery from Another World

Part 77: Jiro goes into a bar (unfinished)

[ OP: "Scared of the Dark"-- Spiderverse]

Jiro blinked up at the tall, scarred, emo looking guy.... Wait, wasn't it...Dabi?

"Sorry, but she seemed a little out of place." Giran said.

"And we do things quietly around here-- that's the rule," Dabi said tightly, "Or do you not want your cut for today?"

"Fine, handle it yourself." Giran put his hands up and took another puff on his cigarette.

Dabi dragged Jiro away though she tried to resist, but he was a lot stronger than her. She frantically tried to think of a way to signal them... Maybe she should just attack.

Then she heard in her ear. "Shine says to just go with him."

What? Was Likstar insane?

She heard other voices in the background-- Aizawa's. "What do you mean go with him? He'll kill her."

"Just trust me." Shine's voice, barely audible.

"Let's give it a minute," said Miss Joke.

"Whatever." Mirko.

 Kaminari was whimpering.

"I know you're one of Likstar and West's little brats," Dabi was saying as he went. "So better make d---n sure of the freaking playbook before I do s--t."

Jiro didn't know what he meant, but she was afraid screaming would make him set her on fire.

Dabi dragged her into a back room that didn't have smoke in it, then he coughed. "Ugh, I hate this place. Boss, look what I caught."

Jiro's heart sank into her boots. Sitting along the wall was the rest of the LOV. Shigaraki himself, oddly without his face hand, and in a long coat. He seemed lost in thought, but he looked up and squinted. "Do we know that one?"

"Oh, yeah, that's one of the hero students." Toga sat up, pulling a knife. "She's not really cute, but I'm bored so--"

"Claws off," Dabi said, not letting go of Jiro's arm, "I bet Likstar sent her."

"She better have a d--- good reason for bothering us, then," Shigaraki said.

What? Likstar...sent...? Jiro's mouth fell open.

"So what do you want?" Compress said, sounding bored.

Jiro couldn't form words.

"I think you scared her," Dabi said.

"We? You dragged her in here," Shigaraki grumbled, "Great, now our cover's blown."

"I don't like this dump anyway," Spinner said.

"Beats the rat infested ones," Twice said, "No, it doesn't..."

"Oh, there's rats here. I guarantee it," Compress shuddered.

"People already saw her, so if we don't kill her, then she needs to disappear," Dabi said.

"I'm beginning to think we're taking this niceness too far," Toga said, "The woman can't keep making demands like this. We're not her pets. Why don't you stand up to her, Tomura?"

"I'll make the decisions here, Toga, and I'm not going to start a fight we can't win," Shigaraki snapped, "Well, speak up, you brat. Why are you here?"

"I...we.... I was..." Jiro sputtered.

Flash. Portal. All of the party appeared.

"Pizza Delivery," Bakugo said. Camie would've been proud.

The villains hissed.