Worthless Necessity [HitoZuku]

Chapter 79 - A dark sunrise

"Fat Gum? You're going to leave him alone like that?! What are you thinking?!" Kirishima yelled, confused, as Rock Lock faced Toyomitsu, "He's from your agency, so I left that decision to you, but frankly speaking, isn't he in trouble?"

Toyomitsu spoke up, "He's stronger than anyone here, but he's weak emotionally. He crushed himself with the pressure to do things perfectly. He climbed up to become part of UA's Big Three under those conditions. Someone like that declared that he could completely shut them down! So all I can do is leave it to him!"

Kirishima sighed, "I wonder if he's alright...I can't help but worry about him..."

"His kouhai doesn't believe in him... well, even if he says that he's okay, he hasn't shown much to support that, so it can't be helped..." Toyomitsu muttered, before shouting, "But once you've left him to guard your back, you'll trust him to do it if you're a man!"

The second Kirishima heard the word man, he growled, "I'm sure he'll be fine!"

Rock Lock sweatdropped, "That just makes you seem like someone who's easily swayed."

"I may be worried, but all we can do now is trust him!" Kirishima countered, "We can't waste a second of the time that Suneater got for us! All right!"

"It's strange that the guy who was moving the basement hasn't shown any movement." Aizawa muttered, and Kirishima looked around, "Now that you mention it... nothing's moving.

"If he's not putting obstacles in our way while we're running, then Mimic may not be able to observe and control the entire basement. There's also that police squad that remained above; maybe Mimic's focussing his attention on them." Aizawa replied.

"Are you saying that he's limited in the area he can keep tabs on?" Rock Lock asked, and Aizawa shrugged, "It's just a guess. He went into the basement to control it. If it's not that he has been assimilated into it, but he's moving around inside the walls to see and hear what's going on, then when he's manipulating the basement, it's possible that his body is also close. If an eye or ear from his main body is peeking through to try and block us, then I can see him."

Suddenly, the ground rumbled, and a giant fist erupted from the wall, crashing into Aizawa.

"Eraser!" Kirishima yelped, turning around, as a hole opened up on the wall. Toyomitsu quickly jumped in, pushing Aizawa out of the way, allowing himself to be pushed into the hole, "If we let this guy do what he wants, the time Tamaki got for us will be wasted! Eraser, go get him!"

Toyomitsu rolled to the bottom of the hole, the fat in his body absorbing most of the impact. He pushed himself up, only to find that he was nearly crushing Kirishima beneath him, "Why are you here?!"

"Uh... I also jumped out to try and protect Aizawa-sensei..." Kirishima admitted, "I thought I wouldn't take any damage, but then, I sank into your fat."

Toyomitsu sighed, "Well, I guess it can't be helped. More importantly, brace yourself."

Suddenly, out of the darkness, a tall man ran out, and Kirishima immediately activated his quirk. Don't blame me if that fist is smashed to pieces!

Much to Kirishima's surprise, Rappa's punch just knocked him away, sending the redhead flying. Rappa delivered a series of punches at Toyomitsu, but the hero was able to tank them with his fat.

Kirishima crashed into a wall, his hardened skin starting to fall apart from the impact, as Kirishima gazed at his arms in shock.

"You know what I think? It's boring to use guns or blades in a fight." Rappa smirked, "Anyone who has those can win. That's not a real fight. It's better to kill each other using the power living inside you. I wonder if you understand."