Chapter 147: Meta Liberation Army
Chapter 147: Meta Liberation Army
~Tomura S. POV~
[Early December, Jaku Hospital – Basement League of Villains Hideout, Tokyo, Japan]
Time has passed since the Yakuza's destruction as I lay in my room. Since then, we acquired some powerful High-End Nomu's with The Doctor assisting us.
Not only that, but the League managed to level up, so to speak. With the Quirk Amplification Device, some of us burst through a breakthrough in our matches against them.
Steadily getting up and changing for the usual agenda of taking in cash or bodies for The Doctor, I've managed to recall the harsh training earlier… against The Power that Kurogiri mentioned…
Gigantomachia and the Clone of AFO. It was thanks to them that my Quirk Awakened.
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[Flashback, Niigata Mountains – Forest Area]
*Sploosh*
Returning here again, I stood before the massive goliath that Master had prepared. The one that Kurogiri nearly got caught to bring over if not for some back-up. The power he mentioned… Gigantomachia.
Gigantomachia is an enormous giant, about the height of a large tree or at least three building levels or floors, with a muscle-bound build. His brown hair was spiky, and parts of his body appeared to be jagged, much like rock. His teeth are prominently pointed, his lower canines protruding out of his mouth on either side.
Notably, he always carries a portable radio wherever he goes, sometimes even tying it to a rope and wearing it around his neck. Initially, he is nude but eventually wears bright-black pants.
The rest of the members of the League of Villains are standing back as I spoke to him in a cold tone, "Hey! It's the return of the future king!"
*DOOOM*
Gigantomachia merely stared at me with a death glare as he spoke deeply in an angry voice, "A King…? A King must inspire dread. It must be admired. Must be strong."
Getting up, I examined the beast as he came charging in. All the structures and trees around as my members moved away to provide cover or sidestep the fight entirely, I'm his prime target.
Grinning madly as I raised my hand down at the ground, slowly disintegrating as my hair turned pure white, I wickedly said, "Come get some Gigantomachia! I've got my cheat right here!"
Equipped with the Quirk Amplification Device, I had better chances of challenging Gigantomachia. I need to push through my limits!
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[Present, Jaku Hospital – Basement League of Villains Hideout, Tokyo, Japan]
Right. Opening my eyes, I traveled through the base of The Doctor as I greeted him and Kurogiri in a calm tone, "Morning, Kyudai. Kurogiri. What's the status of the Nomu production and progress?"
Both turned to me as Kurogiri greeted me with a light bow as he said respectfully, "Greeting Master Shigaraki. Everything has been progressing smoothly with the members equipped with the Quirk Amplification Device and subtle signs of their Awakenings."
I grinned upon hearing this. Kyudai grinned madly at the news as he informed me of the update since my acceptance of taming Gigantomachia, muttering, "Yes. The production number of High-End and your members is going smoothly. I must say, Tomura, you really surprised me with the device and challenging Gigantomachia. You awakened quickly to your Quirk's Singularity."
Simply nodding my head, accepting the praise, I sighed out loud, gazing at my surgically repaired arm, muttering, "Yeah… but at the cost of the backlash, it is a pain. However, with some practice, it can even be deadlier. Simply need patience or time."
Both nodded approvingly of my actions. Seems like reading those books of Sun Tzu, the Art of War, really paid off.
But returning to the topic of the Anti-Quirk Bullet we got from Overhaul's corpse, I asked bluntly, "How's the process of the Anti-Quirk Bullet going, Doctor?"
At this, he sighed, showing me the schematics as he explained clearly to me with a hint of excitement in his voice, "Sigh… work in progress trying to replicate it. But it will surely work with time, although it would be faster if we had extra funds or forces."
Grunting at this, I understood. Seems like we need to continue expanding our forces and taking out targeted members.
And we just took out the Creature Rejection Clan. Well… Spinner did mention a few more mutant racist groups were forming, one of them being the Humarise factions in Japan that are anti-quirks.
I recalled how No.6 mentioned them as possible partners. I've sent him alone to check the deal, only to learn they are trying to ambush him.
Sadly, they paid dearly as he had a Quirk Amplification Device boosting his Quirks. Safe to say, we managed to acquire new bodies and funds from the Japanese faction of Humarise when we could.
I'm a bit pissed we couldn't wipe them off yet, revealing our attack yet. No, we're simply not ready to take on the Hero Society just yet. What we're missing –
"Oi! Boss, you need to hear this?! Or not, who cares, right?!"
My thoughts were interrupted, seeing Twice come to us holding his phone with Mr. Compress as he explained clearly, "Tomura, we have an issue. We finally got into contact with Giran again… you need to listen to this."
Raising an eyebrow, Twice answered, yelling out loud angrily as I motioned toward him, listening intently, "You there, man?! Why don't you pick up the phone when Mr. Compress calls, you jerk?!"
From the other end was a voice changer as the guy from the other end spoke up in a carefree tone, "Ah, I'm afraid that would be our fault. I assume I'm speaking to Jin Bubaigawara, the villain known as Twice?"
Our attention focuses on the phone as Twice asks in a serious tone, "Who's this and where's Giran!"
The culprit answered in a nonchalant tone through the phone, causing my eyes to narrow to a glare, "Say… why don't you check the news?"
Mr. Compress does so, opening his phone and checking the news of a variety of locations where missing fingers are located. Realizing those are locations where we've done our dirty deeds, a new voice enters the conversation through the phone, greeting us, "Greetings, League of Villains!! You are speaking to the Grand Commander of the Meta Libersation Army… Re-Destro."
My tongue clicks as I pick up the phone, taking charge as everyone examines me. I took a calm tone, asking, thinking of the situation like a Master would do, "First the Yakuza, Humarise, now the Liberation Army… all these retro fakes are trying to make a comeback. Is this cuz of that book that came out a little while back? Or are you getting petty revenge for us not agreeing to our terms?"
Re-Destro answered my question. I can't tell if he was surprised as he replied confidently to me, not fearing me, "How well informed you are! But you make things difficult for us, you see, Tomura-kun. We seek to liberate all Meta-Humans. We will tear down the existing framework and rebuild this world… as a place where people are free to be themselves and use their abilities as they see fit."
Mr. Compress comments, a bit confused about why we don't join, asking, "I don't see any reason we should oppose that."
Merely shrugging my shoulders, I bluntly replied, expressing a scary look as the members near me backed off, "How about you liberate our broker and then ring me again? And just maybe… I wouldn't kill you off."
Instead of being fearful, he laughed at my threat, glaring at the phone as Re-Destro spoke in a confident tone, making his demands, "Hahaha! Good one, Tomura! But you see, we Liberation Warriors have prepared long and hard over many generations for this! We've bided our time and spread our roots far and wide! There are 116,516 of our fellow Liberation Warriors lying in wait, ready to rise to action! I would be loath to make such a self-deprecating comment, League of Villains!"
Everyone remained silent at his words. Over 100,000 thousand soldiers, huh?
He began to announce his presence openly, declaring our war and the threat of being found out as he spoke confidently, "We will fight to liberate the Metas of this world… so make your way to Deika City in Aichi Prefecture within 1 hour! That is if you hope to see poor Giran freed! Stand against us and be destroyed or… work under us and be captured! The choice is yours, Tomura Shigaraki!"
*Click*
The call ended as Kyudai spoke up in a surprised tone, listening to Re-Destro's proclamation, "So the Meta Liberation Army is back from the dead! What a surprise! The waves you all are making in the underworld keep dredging these people up!"
Listening, I merely spoke up to Kyudai, giving a side glance at him in a curious tone, "Doctor, any way to allow us to deploy the High-End Nomu?"
Kyudai merely grinned at me with a light nod, accepting us using the High-End Nomu in a proud tone, "Heh. If it was a few months ago, I would've said no, as my other little ones aren't at the testing stage just yet! Without AFO around, producing more of them is no small feat!"
I merely grinned wider as I said bluntly to the Doctor, "But…?"
*Clap*
*Clap*
Kyudai grinned widely as a new figure approached us. Clapping as the clone of AFO appeared with a grin, "But nothing, Tomura. I have to say using Twice Quirk [Double] to create a clone of me was quite a wise move. Sadly, I can't be as useful as the original, but I have my knowledge, experience, and Quirk to assist you with your forces."
Kyudai merely grunted, gazing at the copy of AFO, and looked at me as he added in a calm tone, "Even if I'm merely a copy. A fake Tomura, I'll do my best to support you for what's to come. After all, that's what mentors are for. All of this is for you, Tomura."
I nod, not letting the praise get to my head. I paused, considering something, as I said to Kyudai calmly, "Doctor. Can you prepare us ready for us to meet them as they command… and ready the forces? We could use this chance to see how much progress we've made using our power. And not only that…"
Grinning wickedly… I really wanna break that Re-Destro face. I wanna destroy him completely just so I can be like Master…
Rule by fear. Be awed by power. Be respected through will. And most important of all… destruction.
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[Deika City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan]
*Swf*
Portaling us through the area with the rest of the League of Villains, we saw Deika City. Hmm… it needs to be destroyed.
Deika is a city in the mountains, so its entrance and exit routes are limited and can easily be manipulated by the army. It's described as a city surrounded by nature, the perfect place for the Liberation Army to hide.
That was when someone was coming our way. Everyone was prepared as the guy seemed to be a hero who spoke up in a nonchalant tone, "Not another step! I was ordered to guide you down into town!! If you want a face-to-face with Liberation Army's Commander… then you'd best follow me, okay?!"
We all followed the stupid hero to their main base. Not one of us said a word as I muttered out loud, "This whole city, huh?"
Wandering inside this place, the hero spoke up as various members of the Meta Liberation Warriors popped up, "This place isn't usually my turf, but today's a bit of an expectation!"
It is when our attention is drawn to a man wearing business attire who spoke up, looking all high and mighty, "Just as the man says! Here in Deika City, 90% of the population heroes included are Liberation Warriors, lying in wait. This is a Liberated District! Thank you for making the trip, and welcome! This is a day of celebration, and you are the guests of honor. Shall we start the festivities? This is the Meta Liberation Army's Revival Celebration –"
*Swf*
*SWOOOOSH*
Suddenly, a looming presence came as I smirked coldly at the arrogant losers, putting my hood up. "What? Cat got your tongue?"
A roar emerged as Gigantomachia appeared, thrashing any poor punks in his way, leaving such a mess. But not only did he come thanks to Kurogiri's [Warp Gate] openly a large gateway came the High-End Nomu's that were from the Yakuza member's corpses.
But the last one came floating above us as one of the men in charge's face paled deathly white, yelling in fear, "N-No… NO!!! That isn't – no!!! Why is the Demon Lord here?!! Our sources say he still… FUCK?!! WHY IS AFO HERE?!!"
Whatever courage the Liberation Warrior had all paled deathly white as the double of Twice Quirk AFO appeared. Donning the new equipment for the real Master, he slowly clapped his hands with a sadistic grin, "Oh? Seems to me you folks would want to bully my student. Do you wish for me to intervene, Tomura?"
Shaking my head steadily, heading towards the hoard of people, I spoke seriously, "No, Master. How else would these people learn to respect me as their new leader if you always help? No…"
My eyes grew cold, and I glared intently at them, my face grinning widely, opening my hand and slowly placing it on the ground as I finished off by saying coldly, "These insects need to learn to respect me as their leader. For that, I'll show them the true meaning of fear."
*Tmp*
One tap of my hand and everything slowly but surely began to decay thanks to my awakened Quirk of [Decay] after the practice using the Quirk Amplification Device and sparing with the Master Clone and Gigantomachia. I managed to break through my limits, constantly being attacked.
Yet despite being awakened, I knew it wouldn't be enough against him, but for these clowns, it would. I'll show these fools the true meaning of crossing against a villain. Time to remind these NPC I'm the boss and recruit the Meta Liberation Army into our forces.