𝕬𝐋𝐓𝐄𝐑

𝔻𝕖𝕒𝕝

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"It's like a hospital... " Y/n whispered with a small groan. Her eyes traced the white tiles in the hallway. Her hand intertwined with Tomura's specially gloved hands, only covering two of his fingers, "I hate it... "

Tomura squeezed her hand reassuringly, "Are we almost there yet?" He impatiently asked, they watched the tiny figure that was walking in front of them for an answer.

"Almost there! We just need to turn two more corners," Tomura grunted annoyed and Y/n rolled her eyes, she pulled out her phone in boredom only to have a gentle hand place itself on her hand. Stopping her from pulling it out of her pocket.

"Sorry, but please refrain from using any devices inside the complex," she looked straight into the eye holes of his mask with a glare. He let go of her hand and stepped back behind her.

They turned another dreary corner and came face to face with two large doors. The white cloaked man opened it for them letting the other three step inside the bleak room. The small figure that was initially leading them ran up to a small stack of money and plopped himself down on the arm of the sofa. Their eyes trailed from him to the man sitting next to him, "What a boring office," Tomura stated, removing his hood as Y/n readjusted her mask.

Indeed the office was boring,like the rest of the Hassaikai's base, the walls were white and tiled. With nothing but a clean simple glass table and two black couches. The symbol of the eight precepts of death was engraved in black on the wall behind the seated man, popping out from the plain white tiled wall, "I don't like my office to cluttered," Y/n glanced back to the man in white who she didn't know the name of who stood still at the door.

"You had us walking underground for so long, we're not ants you know." Tomura argued back.

"On a more important note... did you really mean what you said? About joining us?" A cruel smile curled on their lips. Tomura's ruby eyes filled with malice, dry lips hidden behind father. Tomura took a seat on the couch propping his legs up on the table making Overhaul sign in disdain.

"Get your feet off the table,"

"Of course," Y/n answered, moving towards the couch opposite to Overhaul. She gave Tomura a look telling him to stop, so he lifted his red shoes of the table with a grunt, "but yes, we did mean what we said. However, we'll only join under our conditions." The brunette raised his brow at her, gloved hands intertwined as he intently leaned forward.

"And what conditions are there?" She crossed her legs.

"The details. The details of your plan, tell them to us," Tomura spoke out in his gravelly voice. He reached into his pocket only to be rushed at by two figures. Before Tomura could react, Y/n did quickly shielding Tomura with her body and pressing his head to the corner of her neck. One foot propped up on the sofa and another on the ground, with a snap of her fingers her bracelet activated shielding them from the two men.

"That's not a very nice way to treat your guests," he remarked annoyed, face full of irritation, "Tell them to stand down." Overhaul and Tomura glared at each other for a fleeting moment before the green jacketed man called out.

"Mimic, Chronostasis, stand down."

The smaller figure's chest rumbled as a hand retracted from it, "But sir-"

"Stand down, that's no way we should be treating our business partners. My apologies," he stated coldly.

Tomura scoffs, "You need to pay for what you did to Magne, Compress' arm too. One of your lackeys gone doesn't mean anything to you unlike us," Tomura reached into his pocket making the two expendables flinch, unsure as to what he was pulling out. They couldn't attack though, as Y/n's force field was in place still. Her back to Overhaul and body leaned against her husband's.

He held out the red bullet between his fingers, holding it out for Overhaul to see, "VOID managed to pull out the bullet in Compress' arm, now would you like to tell us what it does?"

He sighed and turned to the two uneasy expendables, "Back down." The white cloaked one retreated to the door and the smaller figure jumped back on the couch arm picking up his stack of money he left there earlier. Y/n slid of Tomura giving him a cautious glance. He placed a hand on her thigh with a finger held up squeezing it slightly in reassurance in an attempt to calm her slightly.

She turned her attention back to the man, who seemed to look at every detail "It's a quirk erasing bullet," They both looked at him confused. Gears began to shift in Y/n's head as she thought about the bullets.

It would explain why Compress wasn't able to use his quirk... but it came back soon after. Is it possible it's a prototype? Maybe a version in which it can buy time for the shooter to stun their enemy?

"It's a prototype, we haven't been able to make it fully erase quirks, yet,"

"How long does it take to manufacture?" She asked, Tomura's hand rested on her thigh, his pinky finger hovering over the flesh.

The man in front of them sighed, "As of the moment, it's taking one month to make four bullets. It's why we need your help, and funding for the project. You've seen it in action and are well aware of what it can do, with a bit more money and time we'll be able to start mass producing," She nodded in understanding.

"Why not let me join your research team."

"I'm sorry what-"

"I said let me join your research team. I'll help your figure out what went wrong in your little project and I'll help you finish this faster. "

Overhaul scoffed, "What makes me think I should believe you?" Tomura squeezed her a little bit tighter in anger towards the man. But the brunette didn't notice his gaze on Y/n.

"Nothing really. But it wouldn't hurt to have a person that studies quirks and makes inventions based on it working on your school project. Would it?" She smiled smugly at him. Tomura brought a hand to his neck scratching it lightly.

"Well you'd need to be here at the base for-"

"A few weeks? I can do that," she interrupted

Overhaul turned to Tomura, "And you're okay with this?"

He smirked," Of course I am."

A/N: I'm sorry for not updating for so long!!!I hope you enjoyed the new chapter today!

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