"The last one to jump has to eat a spoonful of hot sauce!" Arata shouted loudly as he sprinted across the sand, laughing like a kid, which he technically was.
They were all dressed in swimwear, running across the golden shore of Bang Bao Beach in Thailand. The ocean sparkled under the sunlight, waves gently crashing as the Nova Genesis members dashed forward.
"Yahoooo!" Arata yelled as he leaped into the water, splashing hard.
Melissa followed right behind him, laughing. "Wait for me!"
Gentle—Tobita—grinned as he tapped the sand. "Let's make this stylish."
The ground beneath his feet turned bouncy as he launched himself high into the air, flipping multiple times.
"Wooooah!" Aiba clapped excitedly. "That was amazing!"
She jumped right after him, splashing into the water.
Kaina smirked. "Amateurs."
She dashed forward, then performed a clean somersault over everyone mid-air before diving far into the ocean, landing the farthest.
"Nice!" Arata shouted, clapping. "That's what I'm talking about!"
By the time everyone turned—David was still running behind, breathing heavily. "Why… are you all… so fast… I'm an old man…"
He barely reached the edge before jumping in with a tired splash.
Melissa crossed her arms with a teasing grin. "You're only 42, dad."
Arata smirked. "And you lost."
Both of them shouted together, "Hot sauce!"
David froze.
"…My own daughter has betrayed me…"
Melissa laughed. "It's called growing up."
David sighed dramatically. "From the cute phase… to the rebellious teenage phase… what has the world come to…"
The group burst into laughter as waves splashed around them, completely carefree.
While Nova Genesis enjoyed their break…Japan was still in chaos.
In Hiroshima, news reporters flooded the streets.
"Live from Hiroshima—just days after the attack, we can confirm that all civilians have safely returned!"
Cameras showed people walking around, confused but unharmed.
A reporter approached a man. "Sir, can you tell us what happened?"
The man scratched his head. "I was running… then suddenly I felt… smaller? Then I blacked out… next thing I know, I'm here…"
Another civilian nodded. "Same here. No memory of anything in between…"
Meanwhile, another channel showed shocking footage.
Thousands of unconscious bodies—members of the Gollini family—were lined up near police headquarters in Tokyo.
"All 20,000 members have been captured and left here by Novabel…"
Inside a high-level meeting room, tension filled the air.
Government officials and HPSC directors sat around a circular table.
The other half of the table soon filled as heroes entered.
All Might
Endeavor
Best Jeanist
Hawks
Walking between the heroes was the principal of U.A., Nezu.
Silence lingered.
Then the Prime Minister, Kohei Horikoshi, spoke. "This meeting is to discuss how to calm civilian unrest… and how to deal with Nova Genesis."
Silence again.
Then Nezu smiled slightly. "Is it about calming civilians… or hiding the atrocities you haven't been exposed for yet?"
A sharp glare came from the new HPSC head, Madam President. "You must be enjoying this situation."
Nezu simply sipped his tea. "Oh, immensely."
Best Jeanist coughed lightly. "Let's stay on topic."
One official spoke. "Novabel must be our top priority."
All Might frowned. "They are acting without permits, yes… but they are helping people."
"They are dangerous," an HPSC member snapped. "Novabel alone is a High S-rank threat!"
"All he is doing is removing corruption!" All Might argued.
Nezu chuckled. "Of course that's a problem… for those involved in it."
"Nezu!" Madam President snapped. "Are you here to help or insult us?"
Before things escalated, Best Jeanist and the Prime Minister intervened.
All Might sighed. "I'll try to calm the civilians through another interview."
One HPSC member muttered, "Your last statement already pushed them towards Nova Genesis…"
SLAM!
Endeavor's fist hit the table. "Then we just capture him! End of story!"
"They are not villains!" All Might shot back.
"They are nothing but villains hiding behind a fake revolution!" Endeavor growled.
Before the argument could explode—Hawks raised a hand. "Both of you have points… but how do we even find them?"
The room fell quiet.
"That Man has a high leveled Space Quirk." Hawks continued, "Not to mention the amount of power he showed during the I-Island incident, but those red laser beams show that he can use his quirk for offensive purposes without resorting to creating a Black Hole. And even if we somehow trapped him or found his location, he can just teleport."
Everyone went silent again.
Far away, in a dark hideout—Inside the base of the League of Villains.
Tomura Shigaraki watched the footage of the Hiroshima War, scratching his neck.
"Novabel… huh…"
He tilted his head slightly. "That's a high-level boss."
He chuckled. "Gonna need a lot of players to take him down…"
Behind the counter, Kurogiri cleaned a glass calmly while talking to Shigaraki. "After our debut… and the death of Yoroi Musha… our fame has increased."
He continued, "Giran has already gathered many new recruits."
Tomura smirked under his hand.
"Good…"
He stood up slowly.
"I'll kill All Might…" His voice dropped, filled with hatred.
"And that Novabel…" His fingers twitched.
"I won't let society stay as it is…" A grin spread across his face.
"Nor will I let someone else change it…" His eyes gleamed with madness.
"I'll be the one… to destroy it all."