Chapter 57: Momo Yaoyorozu (1)
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The sound of the car engine couldn't distract Izuku's already busy mind. He rested his hand on the window and stared at the drifting scene outside.
He didn't think he'd meet that… fucking Bakugo today. That piece of trash, that piece of garbage who once told him to kill himself.
That goddamn punk.
...He stopped himself from getting excited now. It'd be quite a bummer if he snapped now of all times after keeping up with his character for a whole day. Yes, he was 'keeping up with his character', or in other words, he was acting, he was role-playing, as a young master.
"Haha."
A chuckle left him as his own reflection laughed at him from the glass window.
The role-play was good. It was Perfect. His acting was so perfect, he reckoned, that even his thought process was like a young master. He was so good at it that he was able to lose a battle that he could see through from the start.
Why?
Astral Projection. The ability to voluntarily project the consciousness out of the body.
Contrary to general belief, bringing your ghost out of your body isn't the only thing this has going with it. Astral Projection can be used in various ways, one just needs to be smart for it… and Izuku, Izuku was as smart as a person can be.
By projecting his consciousness barely out of his head, just enough for the two to be misaligned, thus separating his brain and consciousness, he can haze his own mind. However, instead of losing concentration, the opposite happens. At this stage, he can enter into a character's perspective just by concentrating, and that's what he did. In this state, even Lie Detection quirks don't work on him, because he himself believes that he is that person that he's playing as.
But why was he doing this? Why was he going so far?
He had a goal now. He didn't want to become a stupid hero, no, that was stupid. What would he get by saving people? Did anyone stand beside him when he needed them? Why would he stand beside others then? Even All Might, the person he respected the most once, told him he was trash, even the Symbol of Peace didn't stand beside him.
Why the hell would he want to become something that was harsh to him??
"Haah~" He giggled as if a little girl.
He had a much simpler goal, well, actually he did have a bigger goal, such as eradicating the entire Hero Society, but that's a long term goal. He would concentrate on it later… For now, he was focusing on the short-term goal. Izuku Midoriya wanted both Bakugo and All Might for him. No, he won't kill them… they were too precious for that. He'd keep them chained, in his basement, he would keep them for himself.
"Kacchan~ All Might~"
He hummed at the names. They were his~ only his.
He didn't want to attend UA at first, but after his Master disclosed his plan and Izuku understood that being in UA would be beneficial for both him and his master, he accepted the offer. Now the plan was to catch both All Might and Bakugo off guard, then he'd bring them to his home. After that… it'd be a paradise. It'd be heaven.
"Ahaha…!!"
He laughed again, this time his eyes glaring at the window, his reflection grinning to him like a devil, like… a broken doll.
His first move… would be in USJ.
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The person who currently had the highest chance to win against Izuku, Neji, was instead busy planning what to do with Momo.
He had a few ideas about what happened to her, but he wanted to listen to it from her own mouth.
Momo somehow knew a coffee shop nearby, it was supposed to be the shop of her grandfather's friend who retired and is working here for fun. She invited Neji there, asking him to get changed up too.
This caused Neji to grumble. How did she expect him to change up without reaching his home? Buy clothes from a nearby shop? Ugh.
Luckily he had clothes inside his Inventory. So he walked to his Aston Martin where Kimi was… supposed to be. But from the looks of it, there was another person.
The woman wearing a skin-tight hero costume, her ass sticking outwards, hiding only her actual skin colour. Nemuri Kayama, aka Midnight, was leaning by the window and chattering with Kimi.
'What?' Neji got curious. Did they know each other?
He simply walked closer and raised an eyebrow at Kimi's flashing smile.
"Hai."
At his greetings, they both turned to him, Midnight's eyes suddenly blinking.
"Oh, it's you!"
"Hm? Have we ever met before?"
At Neji's tilting head and confused tone, Midnight's eyes dimmed visibly.
"Ah? You forgot?"
"What's there to forget? Our only encounter was that wink at the exam, right? I don't really count that as a meeting." Neji answered.
Midnight got back the glint in her eyes.
"So you do remember!"
Neji stayed silent. Why was this woman acting like this? This didn't match her anime counterpart. He turned to Kimi, she must have the answers.
"Kimi? You know each other?"
She nodded slowly. "Well~ when I was in my 3rd year in Shiketsu, Nemuri-chan was in her 1st year."
'Nemuri-chan, huh…'
Neji suddenly saw a pattern here.
"So who came first, the egg or the chicken?"
They both looked confused at this.
"I mean who affected who? I am sure both of you weren't perverts from the beginning, one of you corrupted the other."
Kimi smiled wryly at this while Midnight finally acted like herself. She swiped her finger on his lips while licking her lips at him.
"Oh my, what makes you think I am a pervert~?"
Neji stared at her lips briefly before looking away, as if he didn't care about her tease at all.
She was hot, very hot, so he actually didn't mind her tease... but he knew she acted this way with everyone, every other kid in the school, so he wasn't getting any special treatment right now.
Though there was something about it. Before he died in his previous life, he had a list of "Milfs To Fuck" in the wildest case he reincarnated in an anime world. Such as, Tsunade from Naruto, Lisa Lisa from Jojo, and Midnight from BNHA. Of course, the list can continue for hours, but this is the gist of it.
While he knew his current life was in danger and he would probably die in a few decades, there was something he said to Uraraka just a few minutes ago, "Enjoy the process, not the result." So a night or two didn't matter, right?
And… That's precisely why he was acting indifferent to Midnight's tries. These types of women who are bathed in attention every single second would only be attracted to someone who refuses to give her the said attention, well, at least at the beginning stage.
Neji knew one of such kind from his previous life, and that woman got so clingy after a certain stage that his nerves hurt even now.
Midnight was about to draw back her finger from his lips, but Neji grabbed her hand and bit on her finger softly.
She moaned, startled. "Mm?!"
Neji let go of her finger before Midnight could say anything and instead turned to Kimi.
"I'd be a little late, I have something to do, wait here please."
Kimi nodded immediately. "Nejire said she has extra classes, so we'd have to wait anyway. Don't mind me, just make sure to return before an hour."
Finally, curiosity got the better of her.
"Though where are you going?"
Neji looked at his phone where Momo had sent the location.
"At the small coffee shop two streets away… just give me a call if I am late."
Saying this, giving Midnight a last look, Neji walked away with his last words being, "Enjoy your time."
"Hey wait!" Midnight called for him, but he just waved off, causing her to click her tongue.
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Inside the coffee shop,
Momo waited at the table. She booked a room inside for secrecy because she had a weird feeling that something special was going to happen today.
With her finger playing with the coffee in front of her, she daydreamed of things she was expecting to hear today… just as the door of the room opened.
"Oh, hi."
Her friend walked in. He was wearing black clothes that contrasted his silver hair. He changed his clothes as she said. Now she almost felt like this was a date.
He sat opposite her, smiling.
"Thanks for agreeing to hang out."
Momo giggled at this. "Stop the nonsense, you idiot."
Thanks? She has time for him all day.
"So did you want to talk about something?"
She played with her coffee with a spoon, her smile eternal.
"...Or just hang out?"
Neji stopped at this and frowned.
"You…"
His tone was eerie.
"You want me to keep sitting here and talk while you drink? Sheesh."
Blinking, Momo immediately coughed and called the shop owner, ordering another cup. She has been so inconsiderate!
Minutes later, the coffee came, it was a bit late because the old man is the only worker, but he makes good stuff.
The coffee rested in front of Neji, he didn't move his gaze. Momo stared ahead as Neji had his chin resting on his hand while his… mesmerizing blue eyes stared at her from his lowered sunglass.
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Were his eyes always this blue? Or is she falling in love?
"Neji?"
"Hm?"
She cleared her throat. "The drink would get cold."
"It won't, as long as long as you are in the room."
She easily understood what he was implying, he was saying 'You're hot enough to keep the drink warm.'
"Uh…"
But why was he suddenly using cheesy lines? What was he intending?
"Yaomomo."
Neji sat back straight, raising the cup to his mouth for a sip.
"Do you have anything in your mind?"
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"Be truthful, please. Hide-n-seek is only fun as children."
Momo was caught up guard by this. So he did have something in his mind. Not quite what she was expecting, he didn't quite come in and propose to her all of a sudden… but this is not that bad either. She couldn't normally have… said such things she is going to say right now, but now that he was pushing her, she felt she could say it.
Momo put the cup down.
"...Have you ever thought of getting a girlfriend?"
Neji tilted his head, confused, or at least pretending to be confused. Momo couldn't tell.
"Girlfriend? Well, no, I never saw the need to."
'Saw the need to.' For some reason, Momo wanted to hear… something along this line, 'I have you, after all, why would I need a girlfriend?', after this.
"I have you, after all, why would I need a girlfriend?"
...And surprising her, as if her mind was read, the exact line left Nejis's lips.
"W-what?"
But of course, she didn't know how to reply to that. This made her both feel good and get mad. Get mad because he was using her as a substitution for a girlfriend. Feel good because…. he was using her as a substitution for a girlfriend.
As the thought crossed her mind, she realised how weird it sounded.
"N-Neji?" She cleared her throat again. "Do you… consider me your girlfriend then?"
"No." He shrugged. "We aren't dating. I thought you are not interested in dating, truthfully. You never talked about it after all. So I just went along the flow instead of pushing you."
Momo almost wanted to curse out at this, curse at her.
So he was thinking the exact thing she was thinking….? What type of bullshit was that?
Seconds escalated in minutes as Momo took a deep breath after a gulp.
"Then…." She decided to push it. "Wanna… go out?"
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"...Wanna go out?"
How much I wanted to say, 'Yes, I do.', but ugh.
I just acted as if I had always assumed she wasn't interested in dating, but that's not right at all, I knew she was interested, even if a bit, but I purposefully played obliviously.
If I start dating, Nejire would learn about this for sure, and when that happens, another series of drama would start. I have lived through enough drama, I don't want any more of it.
But… this has come so far already.
I know what'd happen if I reject her. She'd give up on me, most likely. I might be her first friend, but her mind isn't weak enough to fall in deep love with me just based on that. She isn't someone like Hinata Hyuga, after all. She is a strong girl, if a hurdle comes to her path, she'd just walk over it after a moment of thought.
I guess… I have to roll with it for now. I am sure she'd keep quiet for a few months if I ask, and I believe I'd be able to make things right by then.
I breathed out and prepared my answer.
"Sure, why not. We can start dating-"
I didn't get to finish my line before Momo's lips captured mine. Her eyes closed as she kissed me awkwardly by leaning to the table. By the time I blinked twice, the kiss ended… or so I thought. Momo walked over to me and sat on my lap as she immediately wrapped her hands around mine, her lips again pushing down on mine.
I didn't retort and placed my hand on her waist, feeling her curves.
Things were going fine, very fine, as she encircled her tongue around mine like a snake, however, before we could end the kiss, the door of the rook sprung open.
"Hey, Neji~ Guess who's here-"
Both of us, still kissing, turned to the door as I cursed the world… God, wasn't I supposed to have high luck?
Why does this have to happen to me?
"NEJI!!!"
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Author's Note: Fun Fact - the coffee shop is the one where Gentle Criminal went.