Ever since that day, Hiroshi tried to ignore the gossip from the neighbors, he secretly train his Quirk, got a part-time at the convenience store and tried to get along with the classmates. He gradually got used his new life and then a month had passed.
After a test at school, Hiroshi lying down on the table, looking very tired. Navis confront Hiroshi and invite him to talk with everyone
“Hello Navis and Hiroshi"
“ What are you guy talking about ?"
“ I heard that this weekend, school will have a outing trip after the test"
“That would be great"
While the conversation are still unfinished, then suddenly Hiroshi started to see some allusions. The classroom has change into a ruined place, everyone else has become horribly deformed. Hiroshi moved back to his chair, hand place on the left side of the mask, looking very stress, he took out a bottle of " Mental control" from his pocket, but the bottle have no pills inside.
“Hiroshi, are you alright?"
“ It's okay, I'm fine. I'm just need to go to the medical room for a bit
Hiroshi left the classroom and run toward to medical room. While running, he accidentally bump with a group of students. Once of them grab into his shoulder to hold him back. Hiroshi turned back to apologize them but they don't accept his apologize. Hiroshi condition is slowly getting worse, his claws grew out. Now the image of the students in front of him has turned into a dark figure looking at him, hand holding gun point at him. Hiroshi immediately grab one of students collar and wrestle him down , hand tightly grabbing his neck. Hiroshi pull out a gun inside his jacket and point at that person head. He breathed haphazardly, his mask show no emotion at all. Everyone around got scared.
Hiroshi tried to calm down, he pull the gun back in the jacket and his hand let go of that person neck, he stand up lean again the wall and try to walk to the medical room. Everyone are scared of him so they move away for him to walk out. In the medical room, Hiroshi try rummaging through the medicine cabinet. Right that moment, the medical teacher walk in.
“Hey you, what are you doing? "
Hiroshi turned back look at the teacher, his mask showed a dazed expression, he looking at the teacher with a red glowing eye, his claw has grew longer than before. The teacher seems to understand Hiroshi condition, she take out a " mental control" bottle from her pocket, show it in front of him.
“ You were looking for this, weren't you ?"
After saying that, she immediately throw it into Hiroshi hand, he take out three pills and drank it, then he sits down on the corner of the bed. He health has begun to regen back.
“Thank you for helping me "
“ It's okay, beside I'm used to this kind of situation before "
An announcement have been made from the megaphone.
“ First year student Matano Hiroshi please come to the principal office "
Hiroshi said goodbye to the medical teacher and silently walk to the principal office. Inside the office, an extremely tense atmosphere has covered the entire room, Merlin looking at Hiroshi with an cold eyes.
“ I'm have been reported that you had attacked and used a gun to threaten a student in the same grade, is that true ?"
“ I'm sorry for acting like that"
“ An apology won't fixed anything, now you need to explain to me the reason why you're done that "
Hiroshi sigh, he immediately explain about his condition and the reason of the cause for Merlin.
“ If that the case, I can understand, because this is related to your sad past so I can't really judge you"
“ Thank you for understanding my condition "
“ It's easy to say like that but I will have to warn you not to bring any weapon to the school "
“ Yes, I'm understood"
Hiroshi say goodbye to the principal and went back to class, Merlin return to her desk, she opened her computer and search for information that related to Hiroshi past –" I can't believe that Demon Island had hide an event like that, I have to digging deeper into this ". In that time, in the council room, a male student is reporting something to the mysterious person.
“ I'm understand, you did a good job, Calvin. Now continue to keep watching the target "
“ Understood, Council president Advik"
After school end, Hiroshi said goodbye to his friend and walk to the apartment, while walking, he decided to go to the drugstore to buy more mental control medical bottle. After that, he continues to buy some food from the convenience store then he walk to the apartment. After a bit of walk, his phone rang so he took it out to check.
“ Oh it's aunt Mizuki, what it's this time?“
“Hello auntie, is everything okay?"
Aunt Mizuki seem to tell Hiroshi something that made him go silent for a while, then he answered back.
“ Okay auntie, I understand "
After put to phone back inside the pocket, he then heard something coming from inside the small alley, he turned aside to look at the alley. Inside the alley there is a mysterious man slowly walking out, his clothes ere ragged, hand holding a knife that covered in blood, he smile, eyes looking at Hiroshi like he has found his new prey, the man filled with murderous vibes. Sense the danger coming from the man in front of him, his claw immediately grow longer, not leaving him out sight. The man jump on the wall and run toward Hiroshi, at the edge of the wall, the man used the momentum to jump up forward, hand raise high to stab down on Hiroshi head. Fifteen minutes later, two police heading to the alley that suspecting to be the place where a serial killer is hiding, they look inside the alley and see the killer is laying on the ground, when they get closer to take a look, they were frightening that the killer had died. All four of his were completely broken and bended, mouth were covered in blood, his eyes were rolled up, there is a mark on his neck, three bruised appeared on his chest, the two police were scared at the scene, they question that who was acted cruelly to the killer like that. Two kilometers of there, Hiroshi was walking while his was holding a chocolate donut and the other hand still has claw and he tried to griping something, he walk slowly toward to the apartment like nothing has happened.
On the weekend morning, everyone gather at the school, prepared for the outing trip. Hiroshi and his classmates are all aboard on the bus to stable their seat, Hiroshi sitting with Navis on the front seat, all vehicles depart at 9 AM, Touka stand up to announce the class about today schedule.
“Today, our class schedule will be: First, we will be visiting the Ancient Palace Kimuzaru, next, we will go to Happy World Amusement Park and lastly, we will be sleeping overnight at the famous Spring Inn Mizuhara, beside those three main destination, we also visit some other place as well so everyone have fun as much as you want"
Everyone is super excited about this trip. After two hours, they have finally arrived at the Ancient Palace, each class divine into two groups to sightseeing. Hiroshi and his friend are in group number 4, each person receive a map and lead by tour guide. After thirty minutes everyone can go see other place that they like. Hiroshi split out from the group to go somewhere that sell food, after bought the food for everyone, he head back to the bus to wait for everyone else to come back. While walking, he accidentally bump into a guy, he turned back to apologize but the the person has disappeared, don't know how that person disappear so Hiroshi continue heading back to the bus, he put his hand into to pocket like a habit, then he feel something like a piece of paper inside the pocket, he took it out and read it, the paper said that he to go to the small alley that no one walk by on west side of the Palace. Hiroshi follow the paper clue and he found the small alley, there is a guy waiting inside the alley, Hiroshi walk to him to see what he want.
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“ Matano hiroshi from first year, ever since you enroll to Justice High, you have draw a lot of attention around the school but underneath that innocent mask of your hold a dark secret about your past"
“Who are you ? How are you know about my past, are you a stalker, a detective or a--"
“Stop guessing about my idenity "
"Ehem... The name is Calvin and like i said I'm holding your darkest secret about your past. If you don't everyone find out about your past then you listen to what I sai--"
"Hey are you listening me ?"
Hiroshi standing in front of Calvin while eating his chocolate donut, his mask has no signed of anxious “ Yeah, I'm still listen“
“Don't you have any fear at all, your past could have been exposed“
“ So what ? It's not like I'm trying to hide it anyway"
" I can't believe that you are so innocent, do you have any idea what will happen if your past get expose "
"what do you mean ?"
"If your past get expose, not only your friend adrift from you but the other can use this information to bullied you "
“I haven't thought that it could be that bad. Then how about this, let cooperate with each other "
“ Cooperate with you ?'
“ Yes, if you cooperate with me, I'll tell you the information that you need but in exchange you will have to do things that I order based on the amount of information that you want. So how does that sound ?"
Calvin burst laughing “ That's ridiculous, why would you ever think that I'll cooperate with you ?. In your dream"
After saying that, Calvin tried to walk out of the alley and then a sound "Bang" erupted, right before his eyes appear a stain on the wall, he turned aside looking at Hiroshi, Hiroshi hold a pistol in his hand, smoke was just coming out the gun barrel. Calvin step back, lean into the wall, his eyes were covered in fear.
“ Now now, try to think carefully about this, if you cooperate with me only you got the information that you need but I also achieve what I want, mutually beneficial." Calvin still hesitate about Hiroshi offer, after thinking, Calvin finally has his answer.
“Alright, then I will—"
Hiroshi hearing footsteps that are approaching to him and Calvin place . A girl with yellow ponytail walk to the alley, in front of her, Calvin was fell on his knees, hand clutching his stomach in front of the mysterious student, she run toward Calvin and help him get up
“Hey you there, what have you done to him ?"
“ Eh no, he called me here to talk about something but then he suddenly clutching his stomach and fell down "
“ Don't you think you can fool me. Now tell me have you done—"
“ That enough Misa! Stop blaming him, he was telling the truth, I think that I have eaten too much food back then so now I'm having a stomached, please don't misunderstand him "
“If that so, then I'm sorry for suspecting you"
"It's okay, please take him to the medical teacher see if he's okay"
"Okay, then I'll start going"
“Alright, stayed safe you two "
After they had goes far enough, Hiroshi take out his phone and call for "A"
“Hello, haven't seen you called me for a while, did something happen? "
“Yeah, I need you to investigate someone for me "
“Sure thing, anything for my bro, send me the location, I'll head there immediately "
“ Okay, then go to the Happy World Amusement Park, I'll send you my GPS later "
“Alright then, see you then Amusement Park
“Kay, see you later "
Afterwards,Hiroshi return the bus, everyone in his group are having fun chatting to each other. Maurush spotted Hiroshi from a far, he waved and called Hiroshi to come over
“ Where have you been, Hiroshi ?"
“ Sorry, I was getting some some food back then. Oh right, I have bought some food for you guy "
Everyone happily accepted the food Hiroshi bought for them, they chatted merrily together, then went to explore other areas of the fortress. Touka's calling everyone move back to the bus heading to the next location. Upon arriving at the amusement area, everyone enjoyed themselves freely and regrouped after an hour. Each person naturally formed small groups of two to three people. Hiroshi went to buy more food then he sat down on a long bench to enjoy it. A bearded guy wearing LED vision glasses, clad in a brown shirt, approached and sat beside Hiroshi, resting his arms on the back of the bench and smiling.
“ Have you been doing well, Hiroshi ?"
“ Yeah, I have been well, he doesn't come with you this time, Alpha ?"
“Yup, he said that he doesn't like going to crowded place. But I have to say, you have chose a good place, the atmosphere here are very lively "
Both of them looked ahead, seeing the bustling scene of tourists enjoying themselves together. Hiroshi remained silent from Alpha's words.
“Now, let get into the main business. Who is this person that I need to investigate ?"
“There's a guy named Calvin at my school, he seems to hold my past in his hands. Even though I've offered him to cooperate, he still hesitate, so I want you to investigate him to prevent any bad situations. "
“All right, leave that to me. Actually, there is something that I wanted to tell to you. "
Seo Chu is walking through the crowd, looking left and right to find other members. Then he sees Hiroshi sitting on a long bench next to a man, so he goes over to Hiroshi's place.
“ Hey Hiroshi, what are you doing here "
“Oh, I was just resting for a little bit "
“Have you seen the other ?"
“No, I haven't seen them, are you lost?"
“Well, you could say so, hehe "
Alpha stand up to leave, he turn around to remind Hiroshi.
“ Remember to stay caution, Hiroshi "
Seo Chu doesn't understand what that man saying .
"What does he mean by that, Hiroshi?"
“ "Oh, I think he wants us to be careful to avoid getting into trouble" Hiroshi laughing as he spoke .
“Now let head back the bus, I'm pretty sure that everyone returns to the bus "
Both of them got back on the car, everyone has returned to the bus, their next destination will be a supermarket. When they arrived, the girls all rushed in to shop, while the boys headed to the gaming area to kill time, and some others went to the drinks stall to wait for everyone to come out. While sitting and sipping his coffee, Hiroshi glanced over and saw Calvin sitting with a mysterious guy, they seemed to be discussing something. He suspected that mysterious guy might be the one want information about him, but he didn't really care about that. A while later, the girls came out holding some bags, followed by the boys carrying a bunch of bags themselves, looking extremely exhausted. Hiroshi and the others at the drinks stall rushed to help them bring those bags onto the bus, and then they finally arrived at their last destination of the day, a hot spring inn, a place to relax after a tiring day. All the boys rushed in to take a bath first. Hiroshi said he would take a bath later, but his male classmates insisted and forced him to bathe together. He went in last, and everyone was horrified and surprised to see his muscular scarred body, with both large and small wounds on his upper body, spread across his arms, and legs, as well as bullet wounds on his abdomen, shoulders, and thighs. But most notably, a big scar runs diagonally from the top of his chest down to his heart.People looked at Hiroshi with fearful eyes, whispering among themselves.
“What in the world is that kinda body, it look horrible “
“His body looks like it has been through hundreds of battles."
Hiroshi ignored those gossip and continued to walk towards the hot spring and immersed himself in the water. His friends were still shocked by Hiroshi's strange body, but then they shrugged it off and enjoyed moments of relaxation in the hot water. After feeling satisfied, Hiroshi and his friends stood up to leave together. Hiroshi's body seemed to have got bigger a bit, but as they walked towards their rooms, his body gradually returned to its original shape. Upon entering the room, they noticed that their female friends seemed to have finished bathing before them, and then everyone began chatting until Maurush went to fetch something from his backpack. He placed two bottles of sake on the table.
“Let play some Truth or Dare "
Everyone agreed, and Hiroshi was chosen to answer, while Maurush was designated to ask the question.
“ Truth or Dare "
“Truth“
“How did you have those scars "
The female friends were puzzled by Maurush's question.
“What scars, Maurush ?"
“Earlier in the bathroom, we saw Hiroshi's body, which was covered in scars."
Hiroshi sigh “ So you guy really want to know the truth "
Everyone looked at Hiroshi with a gaze that sought the truth.
“12 years ago, when I was still on Demon Island, I used to be a soldier serving the revolution to liberate demons from the tyranny of the 11th Demon King. After 8 years of relentless fighting, the revolution finally prevailed."
“So the scars on your body and the fact that you wear a mask are because of—"
“Yeah, you could say that, they're what's left from the brutal war I've been through. Even now I still nightmares and hallucinations of that brutal war"
Everyone seemed to fall silent after hearing about Hiroshi's past. Outside the room, Calvin was standing with his arms crossed, leaning against the wall next to the door. He closed his eyes, reminiscing about what had happened at the fortress. As he were giving his answer, suddenly Hiroshi punched him in the stomach, make him clutching his stomach and kneel on the ground. He was surprised by Hiroshi's action, trying to look up at him .
“What– the hell – are you doing ? “
Hiroshi sat down and leaned his face close to his ear.
“ Someone is coming, for now, you take some time to think more about my offer, then come find me later. "
After reminiscing, he sighed deeply and decided to enter the room.
"Is anyone here want some fruit ?~" Calvin opened the door with a cheerful expression.“
"Oh It's you, senior Calvin," Maurush greeted Calvin warmly, while everyone else seemed to unaware of who he was.
“Is he your friends, Maurush? "
“Yep, he helped me a lot back in middle school "
"I'm just here to visit my clumsy little junior bro, did he cause any trouble for you guys ?"
“Oh, there are no such thing like that " everyone respond in an awkward manner.
"By the way, would you like to have some fruit and play Jenga?"
Calvin took out a Jenga set from his backpack, along with the fruits. Everyone happily enjoyed some fruit while playing Jenga and drinking sake together. An hour passed, and everyone, now intoxicated, went to sleep. Now, only Hiroshi, Navis, Mika, Maurush, and Calvin remained. Despite being very drunk, Maurush tried to drink another glass of wine and then collapsed onto the table. Navis and Mika were also very drunk, but they still tried to play Jenga with each other. Meanwhile, Hiroshi and Calvin showed no signs of drunkenness, so they keep drinking.
"Can't really deny that demons does have a strong resistance to stimulants."
“ Hum, what do you mean by that ?"
“Oh—no, keep on drinking
Navis pulled out a wooden block containing a challenge written on it: "Confess your feeling to the one you love the most ." He looked at the challenge and then glanced at Hiroshi. Hiroshi started sweating a little because Navis kept staring at him, so he turned to ask Navis.
“Is there something wrong, Navis ?"
“Do–hic– you like me–hic–. Because I'm like–hic– you a lot–hic–” Navis spoke as he slid closer to Hiroshi.
“you're a bit too drunk right now, Navis"
“ I'm not –hic– drunk–hic–” Navis tightly held onto Hiroshi's left hand.“ Can you —hic– be my —hic– Boyfriend ?"
“No, he will not" Mika stepped forward to tightly hold onto Hiroshi's remaining hand." He has to be my boyfriend"
"What !?!!. I'm love him first"
"But he will be happier if he has a girlfriend like me, not a short bunny boy like you"
"You—" the two of them looking at each other, their eyes like shooting out lightning.
“Guys calm down, you guy are very drunk right now "
"Shut up, Hiroshi" the two of them shout at Hiroshi make him completely silent, seeing this make Calvin brust laughing.
They didn't care about anything else and tried to vie for Hiroshi. With no other choice, Hiroshi had to accept both of their confessions to avoid further torment.
“Okay fine, I'll be both of you boyfriend "
Both of them happily hugged Hiroshi, causing him to fall down. After a while, they finally fell asleep, with both of them sleeping on Hiroshi's lap. Now, only Hiroshi and Calvin were left. Calvin poured another glass of wine for both of them.
"I've thought a lot about your offer, I've already hitting the dead end now, so I'll gamble myself on this cooperate. If I die, we'll both die together."
"Of course, you won't be at a loss." Both of them happily shook hands with each other.
"But you have to be extremely careful. There are someone really want to have information about you."
“You don't have worry about it"
“Then I'll go back to my room "
Calvin stood up and walked to the room's door. He opened it, but before leaving, he didn't forget to remind Hiroshi.
"Next time, whenever I need information, I'll text you."
After Calvin left, Hiroshi escorted everyone to their mattress and cleaned up the drinks and food. Then, he lay down on his mattress, the quiet space filled with the cool breeze blowing in from the window, and he drifted off to sleep.