Chapter 10 - USJ

All class 1-A students are waiting for the bus that will take them to the off-campus training area.

"Brother, are you alright? You look tired."

Ayaka asked concerned.

"Yes, I am fine. I didn't just get enough sleep yesterday."

"I see. Brother, why don't you take a nap on the bus? I think it will take us at least 10 minutes to reach our destination. Momo can create a travel pillow for you. Right, Momo?"

Ayaka asked Momo.

Both the girls were looking at me with concern.

"Yes, I can create one whenever you need it."

"It's alright you two."

I said to them as I ruffled their hair.

"Brother/Izumi!"

"Sorry for messing your hair. And you don't need to be concerned. I am alright."

Just as I finished talking, the bus arrived.

All of us got on the bus.

Most of the students were discussing their quirks.

"Well, if any of our classmates have flashy quirks, it's Todoroki, Bakugo, and Izumi. Their quirks are strong but also flashy. If are talking about only strength then along with these three Midoriya and Ayaka also have pro quirks. These 5 students have strong and flashy quirks. They will be popular in future. Especially the twins. They can become popular with just their looks. Todoroki also comes under the same category."

Kaminari discussed this with Asui.

"Yes, I agree with you. The twins and Todoroki not only have strong quirks, but they are also good-looking. They will get popular quite fast. I think Midoriya will also get popular but I am not sure about Bakugo since he is always angry. Ribbit."

"What did you say? You wanna fight!"

Bakugo shouted getting angry.

"See?"

Asui pointed at the angry Bakugo.

"We haven't known each other that long, so it's amazing that everyone already knows your personality is crap steeped in sewage."

Kaminari added.

"What's with the vocabulary, bastard?! I will kill you!"

Quite a lot of students took turns in teasing Bakugo for the rest of the journey.

I just looked at them and laughed inwardly.

Unlike me, Ayaka was laughing while hugging her stomach and also occasionally hitting Momo who was sitting beside her.

"Hey, hey! We are here. Stop messing around."

"Yes, sir!"

We exited the bus and stopped at the entrance of a gigantic dome.

A person wearing a space suit was waiting for us at the entrance.

They greeted us when all the students gathered.

"Hello everyone, I have been waiting for you."

Everyone recognised the hero and became excited.

"It's the Space Hero, Thirteen!"

"Oh, I love Thirteen."

"Let's go, everyone. I can't wait to show you what's inside."

"Looking forward to working with you!"

Everyone replied in unison.

All the students entered the dome and got excited by the view.

"Wow, it looks like Universal Studios Japan!"

"A shipwreck...a landslide...a fire...a windstorm...et cetera. It is a training ground that I made for different types of accidents and disasters. I call it the 'Unforeseen Simulation Joint' or 'USJ' for short."

Thirteen introduced USJ with pride.

All the students had the same expression and thought the same thing.

'It's like Universal Studios Japan."

***

"Hey, shouldn't All Might be here already?"

Aizawa asked Thirteen.

"Let me guess, he booked an interview instead."

Thirteen walked closer to Aizawa and whispered.

"About that, it's something else."

Thirteen showed three fingers to Aizawa and continued.

"It looks like he did too much hero work on his way and ran out of time. So he's resting in the lounge."

"That man is the height of irresponsibility. It can't be helped. Shall we begin?"

Aizawa walked to the side as Thirteen began her speech about how quirks can be dangerous and accidentally kill someone. And how today the students are going to learn how to use their quirks to save others.

She ended her speech with a bow.

"Thank you for listening."

Everyone cheered happily.

"Alright, now that that's over"

Aizawa started speaking but he was interrupted when all the lights inside the dome shut down.

Aizawa sensed something and looked toward the centre of USJ.

A purple portal appeared in front of the fountain that was the centre of USJ.

A hand reached out of the portal.

Aizawa immediately said to his students.

"Gather together and don't move. Thirteen protect the students."

All the students were surprised by Aizawa's actions.

Kirishima noticed the purple portal and asked.

"What is that thing?"

Al the student's attention was drawn toward the portal.

Different kinds of people started walking out of the portal.

"Is this like the entrance exam where the lessons already started?"

The students took a step to walk toward the people who walked out of the portal when they were stopped by Aizawa.

"Stay back!"

All the students were startled by Aizawa's shout.

They looked toward Aizawa who wore his goggles and continued speaking.

"This is real. Those are villains."

All the students got shocked and frightened.

They started discussing how they entered the facility and why the alarms weren't triggered.

They concluded that one of the villains might have a quick that was masking their presence.

"Thirteen start the evacuation and alert the main campus. If they have someone with a quirk that masks their presence they are also probably jamming the radio waves. Kaminari, try contacting the school with your quirk."

"Yes, sir."

"What are you going to do? You can't fight them on your own. There are too many to nullify their quirks. Your fighting style is not suited for this. Your power is best in stealth and one on one fights. That's not gonna help with a group."

Midoriya spoke to Aizawa as he noticed him walking in the villains' direction.

Aizawa turned his head toward Midoriya and the students.

"You can't be a pro with just one trick. I'm leaving it to you thirteen."

Aizawa grabbed his scarf and jumped down the stairs toward the villains.

***

As soon as I heard Aizawa shout "Stay back!", I pulled Momo and Ayaka's hands getting their attention.

"Momo, create the two Japanese swords I gave you. I will answer all your questions later. Just focus on the task."

Momo nodded.

She immediately activated her quirk and started creating the swords.

"Brother, what swords are you talking about."

"I gave our swords to Momo to let Momo inspect them and learn their molecular structure. Ayaka, we don't have time for questions. Villains will probably prevent us from leaving this facility. So we have to prepare."

Ayaka nodded.

"Izumi, here."

Momo handed me two swords sheathed in a scabbard.

One black and one white.

I gave the white sword to Ayaka.

I looked toward the front and noticed Aizawa jumping down the stairs.

"Ayaka keep Momo and the others safe."

"What about you brother? Where are you going?"

I smiled at Ayaka and placed my hand on her hand.

"I have to do something to keep my little sister safe."

The students started to run toward the entrance with Thirteen.

I gestured for Ayaka to join them.

She hesitated for a second, then nodded and joined them in running toward the entrance.

***

After only running for a few meters they came to an abrupt halt.

A purple entity that looked like smoke blocked the students.

It stood between the entrance and the students.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. We are th-"

The purple smoke was speaking when a trail of blue lightning smashed into it.

The blue lightning dragged the purple smoke with it to the ground and slid for a few feet.

Everyone looked toward the blue lightning.

They were startled to see Izumi with a black sword that was pierced into steel plates kneeling on the purple smoke.

The next instant they saw Izumi standing with his sword arm extended.

The sword he held was dripping with blood.

He flicked his sword removing all the blood on it.

All the students and Thirteen were in disbelief as they looked at Izumi standing holding a sword.

They turned their head toward the purple smoke to find a headless body.

A head lay on the ground a few feet away from the body.

The head didn't look human.

It had its brain exposed and looked like a combination of a bird and carnivorous animal head.

All of them took a few moments to realise what had just happened.

Izumi had cut a man's head off.

When they realised this, all of them were shocked and frightened.

"It's not human. You don't have to worry. My father encountered one similar to this guy when he was a pro."

***

I sheathed my sword.

"Thirteen take the students outside the facility. Contact the school, All Might and the other heroes will come and help deal with the villains."

Thirteen was planning to say something but I gestured for her to stop.

"Your ability isn't suited for combat. Midoriya, I will carry you with me toward the villains. I want you to use 100 per cent of your power and punch the muscular guy with the exposed brain. Bakugo and Shoto follow after me and help suppress that guy till I am done with my task or till the pro heroes arrive. Ayaka, help them suppress that guy by using long-distance attacks and never engage in close combat. Do the four of you understand?"

"Yes."

Everyone except for Bakugo answered while he only nodded.

"Hey! You are not heroes yet. You can't fight villains."

I didn't bother looking at Thirteen and answered her while grabbing Midoriya.

"This is an emergency. And you can just use some excuse or just never mention that any of the students fought the villains."

Without bothering to hear her reply, I zipped toward the villains carrying Midoriya.

I threw Midoriya toward the nomu.

Midoriya punched the nomu with the OFA's full power.

Because of the air pressure, all the people in the vicinity were blown away. Even Midoriya was not an exception.

I looked at Aizawa who was glaring at me.

But I have to say, 'He really is cool!'

Aizawa was attacking villains using his scarf while being blown away along with the villains.

I pointed to the nomu who was standing in the same place even after getting hit by such a powerful force.

Aizawa nodded as he understood what I was trying to convey.

He looked at the nomu and erased its shock absorption quirk.

I turned my head toward the entrance and noticed Bakugo and Shoto coming in this direction.

I nodded and zipped in the direction Shigaraki flew.

I stopped a few meters away from him and looked at him. He was rambling while picking up the hands of his family.

"Kurogiri, why aren't responding to me? What's going on?"

I didn't wait and listen to him ramble.

I unsheathed my sword and zipped past Shigaraki.

I flicked my weird and sheathed my sword.

I turned around.

After a second Shigaraki fell to the ground with his hands and feet severed from his body.

He looked at me with rage and shock in his eyes.

"I will kill you! I will turn you into dust! Master!"

I didn't pay attention to his screams and thought to myself.

'This should be enough for AFO to intervene. Shigaraki even called out to him, asking for his help.

AFO will definitely warp Shigaraki out of here.'

Shigaraki somehow kneeled on the ground without the support of his feet.

I grabbed my sword's handle and took a sword drawing techniques posture.

Bright blue lightning danced around me.

It was violently flowing around me while following a pattern.

The blue lightning was brighter and denser around my right arm compared to my whole body.

Lightning also started to flow out of the sheath.

I closed my eyes and focused my senses to the limit.

I could sense the wind blowing, the smell of blood, the smell of water, and the sounds of explosions and screams. I could hear Shigaraki's screams and curses. I could sense the pain coming from my sword arm. I could sense the lightning flowing around me as it produced a buzzing sound.

I ignored everything and focused my mind on a single sound, Shigaraki's screams.

All the thoughts in my mind disappeared.

I could only hear Shigaraki's voice.

I pushed my senses past the limit.

My whole body except for my sword arm came to a standstill.

The lighting around me continued to become more violent, bright, and dense.

I waited, focusing on Shigaraki who was screaming and cursing at me.

The moment I heard his shouts abruptly stop.

I drew my sword.

The sword moved at an inhuman speed that might surprise even All Might and slashed Shigaraki's neck.

I sheathed the sword and sighed.

I didn't need to check the result of my slash.

I couldn't check it even if I wanted to because Shigaraki was already warped away.

I opened my eyes and looked toward the centre of the USJ.

'I still need to deal with the nomu.'

I walked in its direction.

After half a minute of walking, I could see the nomu's figure.

It was missing an arm and was in a pitiful state.

Bakugo was constantly attacking it while Shoto restricted its movements using his ice.

Midoriya was engaging in close combat.

A blade mark that cut into its flesh also appeared on it. I also noticed other blade marks.

They actually suppressed it.

If it wasn't for its ridiculous healing ability they would have killed it in a minute.

But I guess it only passively taking hits also played a huge part in it. Or else they would have been killed long ago. That's also the reason why I told them to attack it. So that it will be drained of all its energy and I can deal the killing blow.

I started to condense lightning in my hand.

After a whole minute, it was condensed.

This lightning bolt was twice the size of the previous one.

Lightning also flowed around it.

I extend my arm to the back and threw the large lightning bolt toward the nomu.

The moment it left my grip it had already pierced through the nomus head.

It continued along the path leaving a trail of destruction.

It created a large explosion when it reached the walls of the dome.

I looked at the nomu whose upper body was destroyed.

I smiled in satisfaction and fell to the ground.

***