NOVEL NEXT Chapter 3: Wrath Farming
"Get out of here!"
"No need to scream..."
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「Wrath Shard ⇛ 6」
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Well, the teacher had "every" right to feel furious. He'll probably lose his job because of Ken.
Yet another school fight. One more of which Kenneth was a part of. Since he'd moved to this school in Musutafu 6 months ago, violence and petty behaviors had skyrocketed. Some students, though the same as before, had their bad sides accentuated.
Violence and harassment weren't unknown even at age 6, but teachers generally turn a blind eye to it or say it's nothing too bad. They're just playing, after all, right?
Now, because of him, they couldn't. Still, this teacher pretended not to notice, and now it would come back to bite him in the ass.
Slamming the door shut, he left Ken and Helen alone in the school corridor. In silence.
"Why is it you and not Mom?"
"...She's at work."
"As always." Ken sighed, kicking a crumpled paper ball lying on the floor. "You're also here to yell at me?"
"Should I yell at you?"
"All the other adults sure think they should."
"What do you expect, young man? Your mother told me! This is the fifth time this has happened in the last few months!"
"Here we go..."
"You really they will let that slide?!" Helen exclaimed, crouching in front of him to look at his face. "If Kwannon could see you right now... You're still bleeding from the nose..."
"It's because the teacher slapped me in the face while I was beating the shit out of that dumbass Bakugo-"
"Language—! What...?"
"He slapped my face hard, so I burned his pants. He was naked in front of kids. That's why he's mad-"
"Kenneth!"
"What?"
Helen massaged her temples. Compared to Ken, Dash wasn't so bad, after all.
She never saw him be violent with anyone, but it was another matter at school. He seemed predatorial and territorial. Any boy approaching Violet caused Ken to turn hostile.
"Ken... Lately, your behavior is unacceptable." She sighed, giving him his snack, a piece of chocolate cake baked by Cass. "What... you did to Cass wasn't nice... This is bad."
"But she really enjoyed herself. Pleasure can't be bad..."
"She wasn't consenting, and you're too young... Listen, I won't ask where you learned that, but if I didn't tell anyone what you did-"
"It's because you want me to behave and have good grades... I know... You won't tell if I do that."
"Exactly. And your behavior is a bad omen, young man."
"Adults like to focus on the bad." He grumbled. "I have the best grades in all this school..."
"Yet, you have the worst behavior of all the schools you've been in. This is the third one."
"They deserved it-"
"Listen, young man, you're not a vigilante," Helen said before taking her phone out of her purse. "The principal said everything is ready... The families of every kid you punched are here. Are you proud of yourself?"
"Yes."
"..."
"I am."
"...Try not to get definitively expelled from this school. Your mother struggled to find a new one willing to accept you. In other words, behave!"
Be a good boy, huh? It's not that he was against listening to his mom and Helen, but something deep inside him, something predatorial, pushed him to act on his urges and pulsions, and he was too inexperienced to fight them.
After finishing his snack, he threw the paper towel in the trashcan and returned to Helen. The office door was like the gate to a boss. He could hear pissed-off people talking on the other side.
Knocking on the door, Helen returned after the principal had invited them in. The room was big, but more importantly, the three kids he'd been beating up were there with their parents.
One of them was with his mother. Half his face was swollen, and one eye was black. The principal seemed to know the family, which didn't bode well.
Another one was Tsubasa, a chubby, mocking asshole with red wings. He had scratch marks on his face and neck and a bruise and bump on his forehead. He was accompanied by his grandfather, an old man with glasses. Ken knew who he was, OFA's closest henchman, so he'd done well to keep 90% of his quirks hidden. Out of every power, meta-information can be the strongest.
Finally, the last little prick was Katsuki Bakugo. His nose was broken but had already been healed, his clothes were partially burnt, and his right arm was covered with first-degree burns.
"Here you are, Miss Parr..."
"Here we are, yes..."
Ken got some nasty looks, but he couldn't care less.
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「Wrath Shard ⇛ 9」
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However, another kid and her dad were on the other side of the room—a girl with vampire-like teeth, blonde hair, and a strange, eery smile.
Toga Himiko, accompanied by her father, Sekijiro Kan, the Blood Hero: Vlad King, who should later become a teacher at U.A. If everything follows canon... but nothing ever follows canon.
Toga had burn marks on her clothes, but apart from that, she wasn't injured.
When she and her father saw Ken, they both nodded their thanks.
"Please, take a seat here, next to Kan-san."
"Sure will... Come on, Ken."
"Right."
The tension was even worse now. He would have never guessed that after his reincarnation, he would end up being the bad boy of an elementary school.
Yet, here he was.
"The bad guy with the crazy hair!" Toga exclaimed, pointing at Bakugo. "He started it all!"
"Ha! What d'you-!"
"Shush, Katsuki."
"But-!"
"No, you let her finish."
At least his mom could beat some sense into him. He didn't get slapped behind the head like in the anime, but he listened to her anyway.
"That's a good boy." Ken taunted him.
"YOU-!"
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「Wrath Shard ⇛ 11」
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"Stop it, you two." The principal sighed by repeatedly pressing the spring on his collapsible pen. "I don't think you want to make things worse for yourself."
"You can tell what you wanted to say, Himiko." Her father told her with a little smile, yet distant.
"Meanie crazy-hair has been mean to me and another boy!"
"Another boy...?"
"Midoriya!"
"Katsuki, you... harass Izuku...?"
"N-No!"
"I can tell you're lying!"
"Meanie crazy-hair is always being mean to people! He's been harassing me for... a long, long time, and today he made explosions on my clothes; that's why Kenny hit him!"
"..."
"...Is that true, Katsuki?"
"I did that because she was playing with dead birds a few months ago!"
"What...?"
"But they're cute!"
"Himiko..." Her father sighed. "Stop it, please..."
"Hmph! Kenny's my only friend, now, because of these meanies!"
"Haha... So... Now, this boy allegedly bashed three classmates out of the goodness of his heart?" The other mother asked, sneering. "Is that it?"
"Nobody said that, Miss Yashida. Please calm down."
"You're supposed to be the principal of this establishment. Act like one."
"...All of them used their quirks." He hesitated. "So yes, none of them did that out of the goodness of their hearts."
"No!" Bakugo yelled, getting up. "He used his quirk first!"
"Blah blah blah, he used his quirk first-"
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「Wrath Shard ⇛ 13」
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"Raah!"
Jumping toward Ken using small explosions, Katsuki tried to pounce him to the floor and destroyed his t-shirt. Defending himself, Ken generated a pink and carmine fire that smelled like incense on his skin, which made Katsuki stop fighting instantly.
Only he was a bit burned. Nothing else was damaged.
"It's enough, both of you!"
Rushing to stop them, Helen used her quirk and reshaped her elastic body to wrap each of them in an arm. She squeezed them hard enough to make it a tad difficult for them to breathe, to deter them from continuing.
"Don't you have enough fighting all the time, Ken?!"
"You're not my mom..."
"This has nothing to do with this! You know it! You're way more mature than most people your age, so act like so, dammit! And stop provoking him!"
Actually, yeah, he was provoking him, and he was being an absolute little shit.
But he had to farm「Sin Shards」of all sorts. It's not like he can farm「Wrath Shards」easily. Only a few situations can give this type of shards, and he won't just wait for the next opportunity. This is how you end up in a fucked-up situation.
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「Sins Shards ⇛ 45」1
「Lust Shard ⇛ 17」
「Wrath Shard ⇛ 13」
「Sloth Shard ⇛ 9」
「Gluttony Shard ⇛ 4」
「Greed Shard ⇛ 2」
「Envy Shard ⇛ 0」
「Pride Shard ⇛ 0」
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At least now, he is no longer starving. Well,「Lust Shards」 are the trickier to get, but this is what sustains him the most. He can eat「Wrath Shards」or「Gluttony Shards」, but ultimately, as an incubus, eating these is like feeding a carnivore an apple.
What he needs is LUST if he wants to get by.
"W-What's that, Ken?" Helen asked, pointing at a bite mark on his shoulder. "I mean... I know what this is, but..."
"Dunno... I hurt, but it was already like that this morning..."
"Oh... Then, maybe it's when Jack-Jack transformed into a demon when we played catch with everyone, but..."
Where there once was a piece of clothing, everyone could see his skin. He had a deep bite mark on his shoulder and a strange patch of red skin where his heart was, but it was small enough for everyone to focus only on his shoulder.
Himiko's father recognized something but closed his eyelids after a sigh.
"I don't care about any of that..." Mitsuki muttered, shaking her head after putting her hand before her face. "Katsuki, what did I say about being more humble?"
"Mom!"
"No, you listen to me, now! I had to leave work for this! We wouldn't be here today if you behaved just a little!"
"Ohoh! Everyone should calm down." The grandpa intervened, adjusting his glasses on his nose. "These two boys came into my clinic with their mothers the same day. I remember their quirks. They're influenced by them, especially at that age, so don't be too harsh. They should learn to use their powers to their full potential. Smothering a fire born in someone only releases smoke that suffocates the people around them."
"Mr. Tsubasa, with all due respect, you should not say that in front of kids who need discipline." The principal addressed. "Anyway... I don't believe this meeting will accomplish anything, especially since the punishment for each student has already been decided."
"What...?" Helen babbled, raising an eyebrow. "Then, why was I called here?"
"To bring this boy back home. He will stay there for a week. Just like Tsubasa and Bakugo."
"You mean...?"
"These three are expelled for a week."
"What about Yashida...?"
"He and Toga Himiko will not be expelled."
"But he also harassed her!" Katsuki contested, frowning.
"Meanie crazy-hair is right!"
"The decision is already taken. You can all go home."
All this was a stupid waste of time. To be fair, the last 6 years were a bit slow, not really boring, but... yeah, slow. He knew once puberty would kick in, everything would speed up, but still, all the frustration was getting the better of him.
That said, Katsuki's mom was something else. He'll find a way to fuck her ass in a while. As an incubus, he had a greater sense of smell than normal people, so the glycerin coming from her body enticed him to pound her.
"You're Miss Parr. Is that so?" Mitsuko asked, scratching her head as the other parents left. "So, you're not this kid... Ken's mother?"
"No, I'm a substitute legal guardian."
"I see... I suppose his parents are really busy. Could I ask you to give this to them?"
"Oh, of course. What's your full name so I can write it above your phone number?"
"Mitsuki Bakugo. Thank you... Now, if you excuse me."
"Of course. Goodbye." Helen whispered before gazing at Ken with an annoyed expression. "Proud of yourself, right?"
Proud was a bit strong of a word, but yeah, he was happy with himself. He did what he thought was good for himself and his pride.
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「Pride Shard ⇛ 1」
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What had to be done was done.
Wordlessly, Helen motioned for him to get on her bike and hook up the safety harness. The bike was the same one she used for her hero duty, but nobody seemed to notice. As soon as they got on the road, she stopped, took his hands, and put them on her waist.
The way she was sitting emphasized her fat ass, and her elasticity only helped spread her hips even wider.
"Hold on hard, or you're gonna fall."
"Um..."
"Do what I tell you, geez." Feeling Ken clamping on her, she gasped before turning her head a bit. It wasn't how a shota's cock should be. It was already big and too hard. She could feel it. "You little pervert..."
"It's not my fault..."
"No matter. I'll ignore that. I'm not really impressed by the willy of a boy your age."
"..."
A bit overdramatic, but better safe than sorry. He wasn't too keen on talking anymore, so he just put his hands on her hips and sent some「Lust Shards」into her. He was still a novice at this, so he was basically sending bits of his power into her without knowing what it could do and would do, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
At the same time, two heroes were flying in the sky, leaving a blazing trail behind them: Endeavor and Sunfire—two of his possible future trainers.
After a dozen minutes, they arrived at the Lucky Cat Café, which Aunt Cass owned. Just finishing her shift, Psylocke, his mom, was entering it, still dressed in her hero costume, probably believing Ken was already there.
"Here she is... She doesn't look pleased... and won't be happy with you."
"I can imagine."
"...Ready to face her wrath?"