Ch.12: The USJ Incident Part 2

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The masked man looks on at Midoriya’s arm. That wasn’t there before...was it?

Midoriya: “Designed to kill All Might huh? Well, I’m nothing like him."

???: “Haha! Of course not! You’re Sensei’s son aren’t you?”

Midoriya’s stance faltered.

Midoriya: “Wh...what?”

???: “Oh well. It’ll be more fun to see you figure it out by yourself. If you can beat the Nomu that is...”

He grins in a sadistic manner.

Midoriya’s consciousness was brought back by Ethan’s cold voice.

Pariah: ‘Attack him. Not the Nomu.’

Midoriya: ‘Why?’

Pariah: ‘If you go to attack him, the Nomu will step in front of him to block the attack. You’ll get the opportunity to chop off its arm then. Going for a downward slice will leave you completely open. I’d suggest an uppercut. Use your gliding method from before to speed up your attack.'

Midoriya: “I’ll need to ask you something later...”

He dashed towards the masked man and as Ethan predicted, the Nomu stepped in front of him. Deku swiftly starts raising his blade with precision, striking exactly at the shoulder joint.

The arm flies off, leaving a stump. It easily regenerates.

???: “Ha! It’s not that easy, Midoriya...”

Midoriya: “How...how do you know my name?”

The man merely chuckles in response.

The Nomu catches the boy off-guard and punches him, straight in the stomach. This time, Midoriya didn’t just get knocked back, he coughed up blood. The first time he had seen so much of his own blood In broad daylight. He never noticed the small violet specks in it. But that was just an afterthought. This punch from the Nomu hurt like hell.

Pariah: ‘It hit us lightly the first time so that we would lower our guard. Don’t let that that man’s words get to you. The real threat in the Nomu.’

Midoriya: ‘Yeah, you’re right.’

Pariah: ‘And we’re not the perfect weapon just for show...’

At hearing this, Midoriya smirked. He had forgot that he didn’t have a quirk. He was just a living weapon. Well...being a living weapon has its perks.

The fight between the Nomu and the young Prototype rages on.

*meanwhile*

Bakugo sees the bird freak and his childhood friend clash. He could make out the fear in his eyes. But there was something else. Something...unnatural.

He heads towards where 13 is facing off against that mist guy. Kirishima sees Midoriya fighting what was supposedly made to kill All Might. And he was holding his own against that thing.

Kirishima: “Dude, your friend is so strong!”

Bakugo felt a twinge of jealousy. Even with the quirk of the number one hero, even with One For All, he was weaker than Midoriya. He buries that feeling deep inside and chuckles.

Bakugo: “Yeah...he the strongest person I’ve ever known personally. Even so, he always fawns over my quirk. I never understood why he was so fascinated by it. In fact, he treats every quirk like it’s the greatest thing in the world.”

Kirishima: “Man you guys’ quirks are so cool. I don’t even stand out with mine. And yours especially, has mid range attacks in droves!”

Bakugo: “He...Midoriya...never liked his quirk. He treated it like a burden. Always tended to use martial arts and fists instead and still managed to beat me whenever we sparred. Until recently, I didn’t even know he could make anything else other than claws.”

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