Author's Note: So my exams are finally finished and I am back from the first of hell!! There will be daily chapters from today onwards again, and I hope to get stoned from today onwards too!!
Chapter 140: New Powers!
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'A Tier Potion…'
Neji was pretty baffled. Because he already received Exp for the kill, gaining 3 levels and therefore reaching level 141. So why was there a Tier potion too? That's like paying double for a single job.
"System, any explanation?"
Hearing his question, the system's reply came.
[This should be happening because of his Main Character title. Calculations aren't going to match up, because this is a very specific exception.]
"...Does that mean whoever drinks this will become the new Main Character?" Neji couldn't help but ask.
[I don't think so. Main Characters aren't chosen based on such a potion. Instead, the Will of a World chooses a champion based on its preferences. Most of the time, the World already has thought of secondary characters who can replace the deceased Main Character at a moment's notice. I suppose you can already guess who that is in this world, right?]
Neji nodded. It's clearly Mirio Togata, no doubt. Though it'd have been great if he could drink the Potion and receive the world's blessing or something, or rather make one of his girls drink it since The Gamer can't consume a Tier Potion.
But it is what it is.
Neji was about to pick up the potion and use ⟨Observe⟩ on it, but a system prompt appeared in front of him.
[Sorry for the delay master, but I have something you'll like.]
[You have not only gone actively against a Main Character but have hammered the final nail by killing him! Requirements have been met, and you have gained the perk, "Main Character Slayer"!]
[Main Character Slayer:
-The Will of a World would have its negative effects lessened against you, and therefore wouldn't be able to make your life deliberately harder unless it uses its Main Character against you!
-All Stats gain a 30% boost when fighting a world's Main Character!
-Bonus Perk, tailored based on the current Gamer's preferences: If the main character is a female, 50% boost in any seduction techniques! (The previous bonuses still apply!)]
"Uh…"
Neji was feeling excited seeing the first two points, but after seeing the third one…
"System, do I seem like a pervert to you?"
[Absolutely not, sir. Perverts can't seduce women, most of them just peek at women bathing and stop there. I believe "Manwhore" is the correct term here.]
"..."
Neji decided to pretend he never heard those words.
'Anyway. This was a pretty good Perk, very useful. A 30% stat boost was tremendous.' Happy with what he got, he was finally about to check the Potion but he was forced to delay it again…
On the ground, beside the potion, a new item had materialised.
A golden orb named [Power Orb].
[Power Orb: An Orb that can grant a random superpower.
-Rare item, dropped because of the death of a Main Character.]
Neji smiled, this seemed good too… very good. But first, he didn't break it and instead finally looked at the Tier Potion.
[Special Tier Potion: A potion inspired by the prototype made by the Director of the Last Act. Unlike the Director's, this one is only acquired when a special occurrence happens; which is a Main Character being killed by a Gamer. Though just like the Director's prototype, this is also not eligible to be consumed by the Gamer.]
"Bullshit." Neji scoffed. "Why can't I use it, when I am the only one who can acquire it?"
Neji threw the potion in his inventory for later use. He just hoped it actually was 'special', or he may or may not be mad.
After sighing, he grabbed the last item, the gold orb and clenched it hard, causing it to shatter and a golden light to enter his body.
[Luck plays a role! Lady Luck sends a flying kiss toward you!
[Ding! You have gained a new Quirk, "Gravity Manipulation"!]
Neji's sore face disappeared and he smiled. "This is what I have been waiting for!"
Neji was about to try his power on Izuku's dead body, but he stopped himself. He needed this body intact, so he would test this power later.
Neji took out a Health Potion and poured it over Izuku's destroyed head, which reformed visibly along with his injured body. Though of course, he was still dead.
"Hmh, I wasn't sure if this would work on a dead body." Neji said before throwing the body inside his inventory too.
He was saving Izuku's body because once he had his hands on the quirk, All for One, he wanted to steal Izuku's quirks too. They were too useful to leave out.
Neji stood up, deciding to leave… but certainly, to leave a dungeon one needed to complete it. Completing a dungeon was dependent on the dungeon itself, and in this particular dungeon, he needed to kill all the monsters.
Until now, only Izuku's monsters were killed, and Kurai didn't have any monsters because of her status as a Familiar. Which only left Neji's nightmare…
With Kurai on top of Neji's shoulders, Neji waited patiently for the boss to come out. But even minutes later, nothing changed.
"Come out, I know you're around." Neji said in a grim voice, his Eyes Of The Lord activated.
The Gamer's Mind is an ability that is nigh-impregnable, the keyword is 'Nigh'. These dungeons, being merely a training ground for the Gamer, would try to cover up that Nigh part by manual training. This is why this dungeon existed so high in the hierarchy, being Rank-12.
As if being triggered by Neji's words, the dungeon trembled as a vortex of dark mana formed a few metres in front of Neji.
From within the mana, a beautiful woman walked out.
Kurai almost flinched seeing her radiating beauty, very unlike the sickly zombie-looking humans Izuku's nightmare made. Meanwhile, Neji simply stood still and stared at her.
Shoulder length black hair and a priceless smile sculpted above a beautiful face. Her eyes were black, but there seemed to be a gleam of mystical gold within them, she also had a beauty mark underneath one eye. She was dressed as if she just returned from a nightclub, and with her arms crossed, she stared at Neji with a small smile.
"It's been a while, kid." The women spoke, smiling. "Heh, 'Neji'? Is that the name you go by these days? It seems you quite like this new life-"
"Kurai, finish her off please." Neji interrupted his Mother's words without any emotion present in his voice.
Kurai, who seemed a bit confused, still opened her mouth to fire multiple balls of ⟨Spirit Flame⟩ at the target who seemed to sigh before the fire engulfed her and she disappeared.
"Papa?" Kurai asked as she watched the darkness dissipate into nothingness leaving the loots of the last monster of this Boss-less dungeon. "Who was that woman?"
Neji had his eyes on the spot where the woman was standing as he answered. "She's just somebody I used to know."
…He didn't even pick up the loot that the boss dropped and simply logged out of the dungeon.
—★—
After coming out of the dungeon, Neji headed back to UA under the spell [Stealth].
He soon reached his club where Momo was still waiting with the manga in her hand.
She didn't even notice when he entered the room, and only flinched sharply when Neji sat beside her and hugged her by the side.
"Y-you scared me!" She yelled, releasing a relieved breath. "Anyway, you're back earlier than I thought you'd be."
Kurai purred as she jumped on Mono's lap. "What do you mean? It's been 3 hours."
"Ah, only three hou- wait what?!" Momo, who was about to shrug, jumped with wide eyes. "Three hours?! When?! How?! What the hell?!"
Her face went pale as she took out her phone and watched the time. "Oh no… I am late for today's study!"
She looked horrified as if she just saw her car get smashed under Mt Lady's feet.
Neji noticed it and decided to calm her down a little. He pulled her by the arm and pulled her down, on his lap, where her hell fell and her eyes locked with Neji's.
"What are you-"
She was about to say something, but Neji's hands softly pressed her on the temples and started to massage her forehead.
"Ah…"
"It's fine, Yaomomo," Neji said. "Why are you so worked up anyway? You crammed all the books a few times already, right?"
Momo's brain was better and faster after she took the Tier Potion, so it would be surprising if she hadn't done so already.
Momo was much calmer now, and so her reply was in a calm voice too. "Yeah, but-"
"No buts. You worry too much. Look at me, I have yet to read my books beyond the chapters they teach in school. Do I look worried?" Though Neji said that, his case was different. He wasn't planning to continue school after Summer Camp, so it didn't really matter to him.
"You're a hooligan, I am not-"
"You're dating this hooligan, girl." Neji pulled her cheeks.
By now, Kurai had walked on top of Momo and was using her breasts as a trampoline. But the other two didn't seem to care about that at all.
Momo had a blush on her face as her cheeks were being pulled and rubbed as if she was a dough, being prepared to become dumplings.
"Otay fine…" Momo sighed, in the end. "I whill skhip today's study… only fhor you."
Neji smiled at that and pulled her to a hug, all to Kurai's complaint.
—★—
By night, the news of the explosion that happened at one of the UA Student's homes spread throughout Japan.
It was also confirmed that the student, Izuku Midoriya, was killed in that incident because his burned shoes were found at the door entrance. From the report the police made, the explosion happened because of the malfunction of an Oven, which Izuku Midoriya went to open and therefore experienced the explosion on his face. The explosion was said to be so strong that not even Izuku's bones were found.
The Oven company was issued with a lawsuit, but it didn't seem like the lawsuit would hold because the company had a clean history.
The only survivor, Inko Midoriya, was lucky enough to only receive a first-degree burn and was confirmed to be physically okay from the hospital she was charged in. They specified the word 'physically' because mentally she was said to be devastated, and has supposedly lost her ability to speak.
The guardians of the UA students across Japan were horrified at the news, and some were considering taking their students away from UA, saying studying there is bringing bad luck to the students.
Meanwhile, the League was in a chaotic state again, though this time nobody tried anything physical. Tomura Shigaraki would be out for a few months because of a 'mission', and so Izuku was supposed to be in charge. But now, Izuku Midoriya is dead. The League members were more curious why All for One hadn't made an appearance yet.
Amongst them, Toga was incredibly happy at the news and she could guarantee she knew who the cause of this was, but she kept her mouth shut like a good girl. Though even she was curious what All for One was up to in this dire time.
All for One, who was well aware of his underling's thoughts, was instead anxious with something else…
["Shigaraki, this isn't what you promised me!"] A man with blazing red hair yelled from the other side of the computer screen. ["My son… my son wasn't supposed to die like this! This can't be real! Shigaraki, what excuse do you have?!"]
All for One sighed softly at the words of Hisashi Midoriya, Izuku's father. The man was so angry that AFO could see his gritting teeth create sparks of fire.
"Hisashi, I have no excuse." AFO said in a soft voice. "This was beyond anything any of us imagined. The starting point of the explosion was the Oven, which soon spread to the gas stove nearby and then caught on to other electronics. That was not supposed to happen, as all the products in his home were the best in Japan, I made sure of that. This accident was beyond my control, and I also deeply regret losing Midoriya."
AFO wasn't lying. It's not as if he had any emotional attachment with Midoriya, just that the kid seemed very smart and AFO planned to make him his right-hand man after taking over Tomura Shigaraki's body. But such an accident… nobody expected it.
["I don't need your useless apology, Shigaraki! You know I can fly to Japan and burn you into nothingness just like what happened with my son, right?! You are not what you once were, Shigaraki. Don't anger me any further!!"]
AFO held back a grunt and simply stayed silent. Maybe… instead of taking all the blame and getting this idiot to ruin all his plans by actually coming back to Japan on a momentary whim… maybe, AFO should find a scapegoat who can take on the wrath of this Red Dragon?
Thinking again, it doesn't seem like a bad idea… Not at all.
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