MHA Universe, Earth, Japan, Musutafu.
The next few days basically flew by. And somehow, Tatsuo, Alfonzo, Akatsuki, and Sakura were able to avoid Rumi's interference during their patrols in the cities around Tokyo. However, she always managed to find them at the end of each day, just like she did during their trip to Hitachinaka.
In the three days since the trip to Hitachinaka, the group traveled to Mibu, Kuki, and Itako. However, like while they were in Hitachinaka, there weren't any Villain attacks to stop. Though, they did intervene in a few purse snatchings and crimes of that sort. Tatsuo even helped an old lady carry her groceries to her home.
Either way, their internships went by without a hitch so far. And now, the last day of the internships, they were ready to take on their last [Objective]. However, they had another issue to deal with, as well. And that was...
"Don't even think of getting rid of me today." Rumi said while gripping Tatsuo's arm with enough force to crush concrete. "I'm coming with you whether you like it or not."
"Damn it... I thought we had, at least, another day before she figured out she could do something like this." Tatsuo groaned while looking down at Rumi's hand.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Rumi asked angrily. "Today is the last day of your internship. What good would figuring it out tomorrow do me?"
"Exactly." Tatsuo replied with a big smile.
"Grr~~~!" Rumi growled as her grip on Tatsuo's arm tightened.
'God damn it, this is starting to hurt.' Tatsuo thought to himself. 'I really need to come up with an application for my [Spatial Manipulation] that mimics [Limitless] for situations like these. But who would have thought that infinitely dividing space between me an attack would be so damn hard.'
"*Cough* Anyway..." Alfonzo said with a fake cough to cover his laughter. "Today's destination is Yokohama. Back when the League of Villains attacked the USJ, Tatsuo managed to put spatial markers on some of the Villains. And one of them has been spending a lot of time there. So, we're gonna go check it out today."
"You're going to Yokohama?" Rumi asked with a snarl.
"Yeah.... Is that a problem?" Alfonzo asked while cocking his head to one side.
"Why didn't you go there on the first day?" Rumi asked aggressively.
"Is that where you ended up that day?" Alfonzo asked with his lips twitching in amusement. "Now it makes sense why you didn't find us before we came back from Kiryu. You literally went in the opposite direction."
"Don't make me kick your ass, Static." Rumi growled.
"It wouldn't be the first time you tried." Alfonzo replied with a shrug. He then turned to look at Akatsuki and Sakura. "Anyway, you two ready to go?"
In response, Akatsuki and Sakura exchanged glances. Then, they both turned to look at Alfonzo with determined expressions.
"Yeah, we're ready." Akatsuki replied in a solemn tone.
Sakura's response was a nod with an equal amount of intensity.
Meanwhile, Rumi watched the two young women closely. And when she saw the gravitas in their actions, she furrowed her brows slightly.
"I'm getting the feeling that you all aren't telling me something." Rumi said. "Like, it feels like there's a lot more to this than just some kind of routine patrol and checking on a Villain who either escaped from prison or got let out for some reason."
*Clap!*
"Alright then, if everyone's ready, gather up." Alfonzo said while clapping his hands and ignoring Rumi's suspicions. "Today's the last day of the internship. So, let's make it memorable."
With that, Alfonzo and Akatsuki touched Tatsuo's shoulders while Sakura held Tatsuo's hand. Then, Tatsuo [Blinked] them away from the gym in Alfonzo's apartment, beginning the last day of the internship... And the last [Objective] of the [Mission].
MHA Universe, Earth, Japan, Yokohama.
An instant later, Tatsuo, Alfonzo, Akatsuki, Sakura, and Rumi appeared on the roof of a building across the street from an abandoned bar in Yokohama's Kamino Ward.
"Is that the place?" Alfonzo asked after getting a feel for his surroundings.
"Yeah, he's inside right now." Tatsuo replied with a nod. "He's not alone, either. Kurogiri is there with him. I doubt they've noticed us yet. But I locked the space as soon as we got here. So, they won't be running away even if they do notice us."
"Good work, Void." Alfonzo said, referring to Tatsuo by his Hero name, now that they were officially on the job. "Then, I'll---"
"Wait!" Rumi cried sharply, interrupting Alfonzo. "Did you just say Kurogiri? As in the [Warper] from the League of Villains? This is gonna be a huge operation, isn't it? You all really know how to have a good time."
Unsurprisingly, Rumi did not reprimand them for doing something so dangerous. In fact, she did not even question them about why they did not report such a huge operation to the Hero Public Safety Commission. Instead, the only thing on her mind was the fight that was certainly on its way.
Naturally, there was a reason why Alfonzo did not contact the HPSC. Though, that did not matter to the other Hero in the lineup. But the reason was quite simple. All for One had eyes and ears in the HPSC. And if this raid had been reported, although they would have received backup from more than a few heavy hitting Heroes, there was a good chance that the information about the raid would have made it to All for One, as well.
And if that were the case, there were only two things that would have happened.
First, before the newly assembled raid team arrived in Kamino, Tomura and Kurogiri would have already escaped. Though, that would not have been much of an issue with the spatial marker Tatsuo placed on Tomura. It would have just been a game of hide and seek that would have more than likely resulted in quite a few civilian casualties and an indeterminate amount of collateral damage.
Second, and more likely, there would have been a trap waiting for them. And if they were unlucky, which they probably could have been, All for One would have been waiting for them, happy to collect [Quirks] for his collection.
"Yeah, that's right." Alfonzo replied casually. "I had T put a marker on the guy when we caught them a few months ago. They got in too easily, and they knew that All Might was supposed to be there. They knew too much. So, I figured they wouldn't be in custody for too long. And what do you know, I was right. Anyway, we've got more important stuff to worry about right now."
"Right." Rumi replied with a nod that made her ears flop along with the movement. "Like kicking their asses and making them regret becoming Villains in the first place."
"Although I agree with the sentiment, that's not the most important thing for us to worry about right now." Alfonzo said with a smile. "Instead, we need to figure out if they have forces hidden anywhere nearby. And to do that... We check the map for any possible hiding places they could be using."
Tatsuo, Akatsuki, and Sakura knew Alfonzo was only putting on a show for Rumi at this point. Thanks to the meta knowledge they had, Alfonzo already knew where to look for the hidden forces, Nomus, that might be in the area.
"Let's see, the building across the street is an abandoned bar. There are quite a few abandoned buildings in the area, too." Alfonzo said while looking down at his lPhone. "Checking all of them would be a pain in the ass. So, let's just..."
Reaching that point, Alfonzo was cloaked in violet electricity. Then, he vanished from where he stood, reappearing atop an electric pole a moment later. Then, he squatted down and grabbed the electrical line with his eyes closed.
"Most of the abandoned buildings in this area aren't receiving any power at all." Alfonzo muttered to himself while connecting to the power grid with his [Quirk]. "There are exceptions, though. Naturally, the bar is one of them. I doubt Tomura would be able to stand being in a place without basic utilities. And then there's...."
Alfonzo opened his eyes as he reached that point. Then, he turned his head in the direction where he felt a large amount of power being routed.
"Looks like we got a couple of hits to check out." Alfonzo said while looking down at his lPhone after he reappeared next to the rest of the group. "Naturally, the bar across the street is one of them. And the other is... An abandoned warehouse a few blocks away. There's way too much electricity going in that direction."
"How much are we talking?" Rumi asked in a serious tone.
"Enough to run an entire scientific facility." Alfonzo replied. "Suspicious as fuck, right?"
"Guess that means we're gonna be splitting up, right?" Tatsuo asked.
"As much as I'd like to avoid some Scooby Doo cliché, yeah. We're gonna be splitting up." Alfonzo replied. "Rumi and I will each lead a small team. Mostly because you kids aren't allowed to use your [Quirks] without permission and supervision."
Hearing that, Tatsuo, Akatsuki, and Sakura all turned to look at Alfonzo. Then, after staring at him blankly for a few moments, they turned their gazes to Rumi.
"The hell are you brats looking at?" Rumi asked angrily.
"Why do I feel that the supervisor is the one who needs the most supervision?" Akatsuki asked.
Tatsuo and Sakura nodded their heads in agreement, causing Alfonzo to laugh and Rumi to fume angrily.
"Anyway, the teams will be Mirko and Void, and me, Akatsuki, and Nightshade." Alfonzo said before Rumi could lose her temper. "Mirko, you take Void to subdue the Villains in the bar. I'll take Akatsuki and Nightshade to deal with whatever is hiding in the abandon warehouse."
"Sounds good to me." Rumi replied while cracking her knuckles in anticipation, her anger from the kids teasing completely forgotten in favor of planning how to beat up the Villains. She then turned towards Tatsuo with a savage grin on her face. "Don't slow me down, Kid."
"That's my line." Tatsuo said as he gave Rumi a side-eye. "By the way, Shigaraki is mine. That's not up for debate."
"It sounds like you forgot who was supposed to be in charge of this operation." Rumi said in a stern tone.
"Let him have this one, Mirko." Alfonzo said. "From what we know about Shigaraki's [Quirk], it's pretty dangerous for close-quarters fighters like you."
"He fights in close quarters, too." Rumi said while pointing at Tatsuo.
"Yeah, but he has his [Kamui] ability, remember?" Alfonzo asked in response. "Enemies will only be able to touch him if he lets them. And thanks to my training, he would never let that happen with a potentially dangerous [Quirk]."
"Hmph! Whatever." Rumi said while crossing her arms and turning her head away. "I'll just beat up the mist guy."
"Don't beat him up too bad, though." Alfonzo said with a shrug. "Apparently, Eraserhead knows him... Or rather, knows the guy he used to be. And he wants to see if there's a way to turn him back. I don't know how he intends to bring someone back from the dead, though."
"So, that thing I heard about the League of Villains using corpses as weapons was true, huh?" Rumi asked in a solemn tone.
"Yeah, pretty much." Alfonzo replied. "Honestly, I think it would be better to put those things down for good. I'm sure they would hate themselves for becoming weapons for evil if they knew what was going on with their bodies. But that's your call."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Rumi said while waving off Alfonzo. "Anyway, you should get going. Me and the Kid can handle this place. So, go on... Shoo! Shoo!"
Alfonzo only rolled his eyes at Rumi. He then turned to Akatsuki and SAkura, and nodded. A moment later, Sakura's shadow expanded before the three sank into the shadows, vanishing from the rooftop.
"Alright, now that they're gone, let's get going." Rumi said as she bent her knees, intending to smash through the wall of the abandoned bar.
"Hold on a minute." Tatsuo said while placing a hand on Rumi's shoulder. "Why don't you let me go first? I promise I won't lay a finger on 'the mist guy' as you call him. I just wanna fuck with the blue-haired man-child a bit."
Curious to know what Tatsuo intended to do, Rumi raised an eyebrow in interest.
"Only if you do it while on a video call." Rumi said as her expression turned into a smile mixed with mischief and battle hunger. "That way, I will be able to jump in if anything goes wrong."
"Yeah, right." Tatsuo replied with an eye roll. "Let's be real, you just wanna see how I mess with the guys inside."
"Both can be true." Rumi said, not even denying Tatsuo's accusation. "Anyway, are you gonna do it?"
"*Sigh* Fine." Tatsuo replied as he took his smartphone out of his [Inventory]. "Let's exchange info so we can get started."
Hearing that, Rumi's smile widened as she pulled her own smartphone out of a pocket on her belt. She then exchanged contact info with Tatsuo before initiating a video call.
"Okay, you're good to go, now." Rumi said while looking down at the phone's screen. "This better be worth it. Because if I waited for nothing, I'm gonna beat you up along with the Villains, got it?"
"Whatever you say." Tatsuo replied with an eye roll as he took a strap out of his [Inventory] and fastened his smartphone to his chest. "Just make sure to mute your phone. I don't wanna give away the game too early."
Then, without letting Rumi respond, Tatsuo [Blinked] away from the rooftop, leaving Rumi standing there, staring at her phone screen after quickly muting her side of the call.