Chapter 325: Tartarus
Everything was a mess.
This country, the people, the peace.
Everything.
No one could escape from them, and no one could imagine everything would become like this in the beginning.
While the government tried to blame each other, the people were in a panic since many were hurt and lost many things or everything.
Mineta also passed out directly after he landed on the ground like his body couldn't handle it anymore.
However, no one blamed him.
After all, Mineta had stopped the hydrogen bomb from exploding in the city.
Twice!
If Mineta didn't do all of that, then the destruction would be more serious.
Yet, unlike Mineta, who was still worshipped by everyone, Endeavour and the rest of the heroes weren't so lucky.
Because of the Gog and Magog, many cities were destroyed.
The buildings, foods, and many others.
They were all eaten or destroyed by them.
Fortunately, they were all stopped. If they couldn't be stopped, they couldn't tell what would happen. Even now, they have a lingering feeling of fear toward them.
Yet, what they didn't expect when the battle was over, All-For-One didn't intend to take a break. Instead, he went to Tartarus to retrieve his original body. He didn't come with many people. Instead, he only came with all the High-Ends Nomus and also Hokusai.
Many Nomus attacked various prisons in this country, so they could make this country become even more chaotic.
"You don't need to come with me, you know?" All-For-One said while looking at Hokusai, who lay on the body of the flying Nomu. He knew that Hokusai had done his best and thought it was better for him to rest.
"No, let me help you. Let's finish this as soon as possible." Hokusai was lying lazily, trying to recover his stamina as possible. "Well, I am also quite curious about Tartarus. It's my last time to see it after all."
"Haha..." All-For-One, who had hijacked Shigaraki's body, laughed. "That's true. Then, see it as much as you want." Even though he had to say that Hokusai was crazy since this guy kept dropping out hydrogen bombs one after another, he had to say this guy was reliable. "But you don't need to move. I will do the rest. By the way, don't create a hydrogen bomb again."
"...if I can make it as much as I want, then I will be invincible, right?"
"Hmm... then, do you want me to give you a Quirk to save your energy and enhance your stamina?"
"Won't there be an effect?"
"Well, if your body can't handle it, your body might explode."
"...it's okay. You don't need to."
"I won't force you then." All-For-One stared at the distance as his heart grew hotter. "For now, let's retrieve my body, then we will take the next step of our plan."
"Next step?"
"Yeah, I will steal the Quirk of the strongest hero in the world."
"...that is interesting." Hokusai smiled. "Should I give you a copy of Eraser-Head later?"
"Please." All-For-One smiled brightly.
The strongest hero in the world? Then, let's see how this hero could fight when her Quirk couldn't be used.
As the two approached the Tartarus, all the staff of the Tartarus quickly noticed the strangeness of the area. The appearance of the group of Nomus alongside two supervillains caused them to feel chill in their hearts, and some even thought of running away, yet as the messenger of justice, how could they bow their heads to the villain?
The giant robots, which appeared on Yuuei, along with various heroes, appeared one after another, yet they were all massacred by the Nomus easily.
During the war before, Nomus showed a power that one couldn't be underestimated. Even the current number-one hero also had trouble with them, so how could a lifeless robot think about taking them down?
Everything went smoothly. No one could stop the two of them. It wouldn't be long before they were able to retrieve the real body of the All-For-One.
Having hijacked Shigaraki's body gave him the ability to communicate with his real body.
The two bodies communicated secretly, talking and helping, so the percentage of success of this plan would increase without falling.
Yet, Hokusai had to say that Tartarus was quite an interesting place, especially when the staff of this prison destroyed the bridge which connected the land to the prison, cutting off the exit and escape path.
As of now, Tartarus was disconnected from the world, but it didn't matter since as long as the reinforcement came, everything would be okay.
"Hmm..." All-For-One was ready to take off with the flying Nomu, but Hokusai stopped him. "Let me handle this."
"What are you going to do?"
Hokusai didn't answer but showed it through an answer. His hands were moving. Even though they were rather slower than his usual, everything was clear, and before long, a bridge, which connected the land to the prison, was formed.
"....." Everyone.
"Done." Hokusai lay helplessly on top of Nomu. "I will take a rest."
"Good." All-For-One smiled happily.
Yet, the staff of the Tartarus was in despair, thinking that everything was meaningless. They couldn't stop this evident catastrophe, and they could only watch the group of villains invade the prison helplessly. However, some of them still had the spirit to fight. Holding firearms, they started to fight, yet their struggle was useless. They were all dying by a group of High-End Nomus.
Hokusai watched all of this and fell into silence. He had to prepare his resolve, so he thought that he should also try to kill even though he didn't really want to.
'One... one is enough.'
Hokusai hadn't killed anyone from the beginning to the end. Even though he had done many things, even dropping a hydrogen bomb, he hadn't killed anyone, so he thought to make himself stronger by killing people.
It was impossible for him to kill an innocent guy, so he thought to kill a criminal.
All-For-One's purpose was clear, and that was to create chaos, so he could retrieve his body. Still, he also wanted to make this country become even more chaotic since it would give him time to become stronger. Still, he noticed that Hokusai was moving in a different direction.
"Hey, where are you going?" All-For-One asked.
"I want to see whether there is a beautiful prisoner."
"...." All-For-One blinked his eyes and only remembered that it seemed Hokusai was quite a womanizer. Toga didn't know, but Shigaraki had seen Hokusai go to the room with Curious. He thought for a moment and suddenly remembered someone. "Oh, there is!"
"Huh? Really?" Hokusai was surprised.
"Geez, what are you surprised about? There is a beautiful hero that is caught here."
"Then, I will meet her. See you later." Hokusai left, ignoring his exhausted body.
All-For-One shook his head helplessly before continuing the mission.
Meanwhile, Hokusai saw many villains trying to escape, but then his nose caught a familiar scent. 'Oh!' Still, when one saw him, they would be surprised since many people seemed to ignore him when he walked. Yet, it was a normal thing since he was using his "Invisibility." He looked at the prison room in front of him, then entered by creating a hole from the opposite wall.
As expected, Hokusai saw a familiar person.
Kai Chisaki.
The young leader of Shie Hassaikai.
Similar to others, noticing the chaos in prison, Chisaki also intended to escape, but without hands, he could do nothing, so all he could do was hit the door several times, trying to break or hoping that someone would notice him.
Hokusai thought of killing this person, but his eyes caught something. He didn't hesitate and crept behind Chisaki, chopping the back of his neck and making him pass out before he threw him to the side.
By then, Hokusai took a deep breath and tried to hit the door loudly, and as expected, even though he might need to wait for a while, someone opened the door, and this person triggered his system.