Chapter 308: New Beginning
Shigaraki looked around and then asked, "Can you give me those Nomus around?"
In this hidden laboratory, many Nomus was sleeping in the middle of a tube filled with a green liquid.
After the attack on the Yuuei, Shigaraki never touched the Nomu again. He knew how powerful they were, which was why he wanted them. After all, if he had them, whether it was the Meta Liberation Army or anything could be destroyed!
"No, I won't give them to you! They are my masterpieces! There is no way for me to give them to you, who has been doing but a failure."
Shigaraki fell silent before asking, "Then, what should I do?"
"Show me."
"...show you?"
"Yes, show me the result. I want to see if I can entrust everything to you. Makes me believe that you are someone that I can fully trust to follow!" Kyudai stared at Shigaraki from the darkness. "If you can do that, I will give you everything! I will help you with your goal."
"...I see." Shigaraki was quiet, but he nodded.
"Then, what do you plan to do? How do you want to show me that I can trust you?" Kyudai felt a bit dissatisfied that Shigaraki didn't say anything afterward, so he asked once again.
"...what will I do?"
That question echoed in his head as he thought about many things. His childhood, life, hate, and purpose. Everything revolved around his head, and they stuck like tar placed on the street. It was pitch black and covered everything.
There was only one thing that he wanted to do, and that goal had never changed.
"I want to destroy this world. Everything. Hope. Dream. Everything."
"What?! Then, are you going to destroy me too with Sai-kun?" Toga looked at Shigaraki in shock.
"The dreams of my comrades are an exception."
"That's great."
"Now, the first thing that I will do is destroy the Meta Liberation Army, get Giran back, and tame Gigantomachia."
Shigaraki knew that this goal wouldn't be easy to achieve, so he thought to divide it into small parts, and for now, he was going to accomplish those three things which he mentioned above.
Kyudai looked at Shigaraki and said, "You're like a character in a manga somehow." Still, he laughed and felt happy. "But I can feel your spirit, but what will you do?"
"Easy."
Shigaraki raised his hands and smashed them together. "I will meet the Meta Liberation Army and let it fight Gigantomachia. Then, when they are tired and almost all of them die, I will defeat all of them. During that time, I will also save Giran."
His method was clear and short.
Or rather, it was extremely pure.
However, with many failures that he had encountered, Shigaraki also became mature, and he knew what he should and shouldn't do. Those failures weren't meaningless, and they existed for his growth.
While everyone was speechless, no one said anything since what they were going to do was simple, and that was to follow him.
"Shigaraki-kun, do you need my help?"
"?!"
"Hokusai!"
In the dark passage where Kyudai was hiding, Hokusai, with bandages wrapped on his entire body, walked tattered. As he walked, red trails were left on the ground. His blood kept dripping, showing his condition was far from good. Yet, his eyes were alive, and they were burning with fighting spirit.
"What the hell are you doing?! Hurry up and rest!" Kyudai panicked since he could not let Hokusai die, especially when Hokusai was needed to save All-For-One.
Toga also quickly approached him, feeling anxious since she didn't want him to die!
Blood might drip from his body, but she didn't care about that now since she was worried about him!
Watching him, standing, and walking toward him with the intention to help, Shigaraki felt conflicted since it was his first time seeing someone would do everything to help him like this. While having Hokusai's help would give him a lot of advantages in the battle, when he thought about Hokusai's goal, he shook his head.
"No, this battle is far from what you want. This isn't enough. You should rest first."
If Hokusai was healthy, Shigaraki would bring him, but Hokusai's situation was far from good. If his secret weapon was gone, then what would he do?
"...."
While they felt slightly surprised by Shigaraki's words, they also didn't feel surprised, especially when they saw how sincere Hokusai was.
Hokusai stared at Shigaraki in silence for a moment before he said in a rough voice, "...then, at least, let me give you some support."
"Support?"
While they were confused, they saw him start to draw on the ground. His movement was like dancing as his blood splattered in every direction, dirtying Toga and Kyudai, who was nearby.
The two tried to stop him, but this guy was too stubborn!
Then, suddenly, when he finished drawing, a figure came out from the ground.
"This is...?"
"Hey! Isn't it that hero?"
"Yeah, the one from Yuuei!"
Shigaraki's eyes widened as he looked at the familiar figure created by Hokusai. "Eraser-Head?" Naturally, he was familiar with Aizawa since this guy had the most troublesome Quirk among all the heroes.
Endeavor? This guy was nothing but Aizawa; even if this guy wasn't powerful, his Quirk allowed him to stop anyone from using their Quirks.
Whether All-For-One, All-Might, Mineta, including him, Aizawa could stop all of them.
Shigaraki knew that this was the best support for anyone.
"Sorry, I can only make one. This thing will last as long as it stays alive. As for the rest, I will wait for your good news."
As Hokusai passed out, Toga and Aizawa, who were created by Hokusai, caught him before they put him on the bed, and Kyudai took care of him again.
When everything was done, Toga and Aizawa walked out.
While Aizawa was expressionless as ever, Toga was anxious.
"Toga-chan..."
"By the way, is this really a copy of Aizawa? Can he use his Quirk?"
The copy of Aizawa didn't say anything and looked at Mr. Compress.
"Eh? I can't use my Quirk!" Mr. Compress was surprised.
"Amazing..."
Whenever they saw Hokusai's Quirk, they had to say that it had always been amazing.
Unlike Twice's clone, which was basically fragile, Hokusai's creation was like an exact copy of the individual.
No, it should be a similar individual but with a different personality.
"How is he?" Shigaraki asked while looking at Toga.
Toga sighed. "He should be alright. He only needs to rest."
"That's good...." Shigaraki took a deep breath, then said, "Doctor, send us away. I want to destroy them now."
"Good." Kyudai, whose uniform was full of blood, nodded and ordered one of the Nomus to teleport Shigaraki and the rest away. "Then, I will wait for your good news."
Shigaraki and the rest nodded as they were preparing for their battle.
While they were having a battle, Mineta went on the internship once again. However, unlike before, he didn't go to Ryukyu, which made him sad. Instead, he went on to Endeavour, the current number-one hero.
As he stood on the street, he heard the voice of someone in need of help.
"HELP!"
"Hahaha... no one is going to stop us!"
As he stood in place with All-Might, Todoroki and Bakugou charged forward to save everyone. Watching the two boys excitedly help everyone, he put down the new book he had just bought.
As for the title of the book?
"Meta Liberation War" is written on the cover of the book.