The Emperor's Dragon II

Decisions are Made

"Well, Mr Chisaki, you certainly present an interesting problem."

Kai ignored the voice. It was just someone from the HPSC and he figured they'd repeat themselves. They always did. Instead, he was focused on himself. It was somewhat ridiculous but he was chained up. His arms were restrained and he could feel a collar around his neck.

And they knew he was quirkless. The last few days had been nothing more than a series of questions and medical tests. They hadn't been careful discussing them around him. They probably thought he didn't understand the medical terms but he knew enough.

He was quirkless. His quirk factor was still there but was inactive and- Internally, Kai sighed. In one way he was happy. He was no longer diseased but- He burned with hatred for that brat.

He shouldn't have attempted to negotiate. He should have just had the brat taken out immediately and then gone after the elder brat later.

"Usually, we'd send someone with your... ambition to Tartarus but that hardly seems fair now, does it?"

Kai was tempted to roll his eyes at the statement but that might give the impression he actually cared about what they were saying. What did the Yakuza care about fair? The world hadn't been fair to them for centuries. He didn't have any information on the others, those he'd left at the office.

That wasn't quite true. The fact that he was still here told him enough. The brat had most likely attacked. Or if not the brat then the Police or Heroes. Someone had prevented them from coming to get him. That thought led to another consideration. The Eight Bullets were loyal to him and that would hold but the rest of the Shie Hassaikai... They'd be loyal for a time but... Kai suspected their loyalty would wander once they knew he no longer had Overhaul.

"They have quirk monitoring in each cell to ensure you can't use your quirk but that would be wasted on you."

God, even the HPSC guy was going on about quirks! Was that all the world thought about?

It wasn't that he missed his quirk per sae but he did recognise the utility of Overhaul in maintaining power. The Eight Bullets would have helped him maintain power but eventually someone would have made a challenge when they weren't there or were occupied or... He could think of many options, including one of them getting delusions of grandeur. Something would have happened.

And without his quirk he would have had to give up his ambition. That was... That was intolerable. Quirks were a disease. The problem was that society just refused to acknowledge that. They were so fixated on the disease that they failed to see the problem.

Even the brat...

"Not to mention the power supply, the back up power supply, the generators and the uninterruptible power supply that can supply the entire island for at least 5 days."

He should have just had Chronostasis take out the brat when he entered, grabbed Twice and the girl and raided the elder brat. That would have put the Old Man's resources under his control and...

All of that is what might have been. The power, the resources... just what might have been and he knew better than to fixate on what hadn't happened.

"All of that wasted on you."

That statement made him want to lash out. But Kai knew that even if he could, it wouldn't prove anything. The restraints were over the top, given his noted abilities. Instead Kai settled for keeping his expression blank as he thought about the future. Ruthlessly Kai pushed aside his desire for was... That was not a thought for now. Firstly he needed to find out what was happening with him. Tartarus was not a good option but was the most realistic, even with what the HPSC moron was blathering.