I Don't Run An Orphanage!

Chapter 93

The Fool

"Thank you for coming Mr. Akira," Izuku said to the young man, sitting across from him.

Izuku was currently in his office, with none other than the therapist known as Ren Akira.

The two were in Izuku's office, sitting on the two couches with the table between them, drinking some coffee that Ren had brought along with him.

"No please the pleasure is all mine," Ren said, his voice as smooth as the coffee he brought. "I have to say, I'm very much a fan of your work here. It's all rather remarkable."

The man was by all means, physically not too remarkable in most ways. His short black hair wasn't exactly uncommon, and his thinner frame didn't seem too impressive.

However, he had a rather attractive face, that worked well with his glasses, and his outfit, consisting of mostly black clothing with some red thrown in, suited him very well. Not to mention the man was dripping in confidence and moved with a laid-back elegance that was rather charming.

"I'm glad you think so," Izuku told him cheerfully, before taking a sip of the coffee. The moment the brew hit his tongue his eyes widened. "Mmmm! This is amazing! This is the best coffee I've ever had!"

"I'm sure it is," Ren said confidently, taking a sip of his own coffee. "I run a coffee shop on the side. It's called Arsene."

"I'm surprised I never heard of it. Considering how good the coffee is." Izuku told him, taking another sip. "Honestly it must be pretty hard being a therapist and running a coffee shop."

Ren gave a deep laugh, that almost sounded faintly sinister. "That's a riot coming from you. Considering you literally went to the hospital for overworking yourself. I'd dare say you've had more on your plate than I've ever had. And that's saying a lot."

"Right, I've heard you were falsely accused once, and that it took you quite some time to get acquitted," Izuku said, giving him a sympathetic look. "I'm so sorry that must have been difficult for you."

Ren shrugged, like the worst part of his life was no big deal. "You're not wrong. It was definitely a harrowing experience, but one I'm ultimately glad I went through. Once everything was said and done, I walked away a different man. A better man. But, we're not here to talk about me. No, the opposite actually. I believe it's time for us to get started."

"I suppose your right." Izuku nodded, putting down the coffee and giving Ren a confused look. "S-So do we just get right into it?

"Not quite. My quirk isn't something you just dive into. It can be both painful and even deadly if it's used improperly." Ren warned. "First, I'll start with a detailed explanation of my quirk. I know I have an explanation about it on the website, but I'm going to go through it again, just to make sure you know exactly what you're getting into."

"Alright, that seems smart," Izuku said, regretting his recklessness. "My apologies."

"It's no problem," Ren told him. "Now, my quirk is called, The Velvet Room. It allows me to connect my mind to others via sleep. All I need to do is sleep anywhere within a 50-mile radius of my target, and I'll be able to enter their minds. Now, what my quirk does is that it physically manifests a material realm, inside a cognitive space, building a world out of your mind. Do you understand this so far?"

"Pretty much, basically your quirk turns metaphorical aspects of myself and creates a world from them. So let's say that my mental issues would turn into some kind of monster." Izuku said, trying to understand as best he could.

"That's about right." Ren nodded. "The mind, however, is too big and varied that creating one big world is beyond my quirk's capabilities. So what it will do is it will create various smaller worlds, based on certain aspects of your mind. Typically memories of places of importance to you, but through your own lens. I call these Palaces. Because it sounds cool. These Palaces are filled with people that you know or are acquainted with in some way, but once again they are through your own lens. They're going to act as how you view them to act. Some are harmless, and some are incredibly hostile and will attempt to harm you. I call these Shadows, and they're the reason I don't work with suicidals. You see, for the most part, even if your mind is hostile towards you, let's say you have a Persicuteion Complex, and you constantly blame yourself, the shadows in your mind will attack you, but it's still your mind, and so long as you don't want to die, they won't kill you."