Chapter 24 - 24: Another Currency?

Mount Lady was holding Lee's arm for the second time. She didn't know why this young man is insisting on doing the pro job.

This is a very serious situation, and if she allowed her first fan to get hurt, what kind of heroes would she be.

In front of them was that pink villain, Habit Headgear, rank c villain, was holding the hostages.

She looked over Lee, who wanted to interfere. His expression was of a good man, and he seemed to have grown a bit taller, and more muscular than the last time they met. It would be a shame if she let him risk it.

Unlike the guys Lee had fought with at the past, this villain is very tricky, fast and strong.

She had some interaction with him over the last months. Lee was strong for sure. Even though he was the first guy to have his hand falling on her soft rear, she still has a good impression on him, as he had shown heroic acts. That's why she was certain he would fight without even being a pro.

She knew that he had passed the UA test with the best score. Even if the young man had a strong quirk, the odds that he would get hurt are high, since Habit Headgear was so fast.

She had to stop him from making himself, and the hostages, getting hurt. That's a hero job.

"Lee, stand aside, don't anger me. Stay here." Mount Lady, also Yu Takeyama, grabbed his arm.

Lee pulled his arm back, his eyebrows were furrowed. "

He looked concerned, but his eyes, this isn't good.

Great, this look, was the same one he gave the giant shark dude before fighting him on that train.

"Don't ruin the plan," Yu said. They planned to lead the villain to more open space so she would use her Quirk, while Kamui would cage the villain, and so they would save the hostages.

But Lee is a variable they hadn't expect.

"Did you forget about me?"

The pink monster moved at a very speed, trying to land a strong blow.

Kamui quickly reacted and made some wood walls, which got broken quickly. Lee quickly held Yu's waist and moved to the side, avoiding the momentum of the crazy villain with Star Platinum's speed. Yu was surprised by the act of the teen; still, a bit pissed off on him, as he can turn into another hostage.

"Brat, go and hide," Pushing Lee, Mount Lady decided to risk it, even if it meant some property damage, she would use her quirk. Too bad she can't control her quirk.

-o-O-o-

What a pain, I was used to this sentence since ever I got Star Platinum.

Mount Lady, after I got her out of the way, seemed pissed off. Not on me, but the villain. What a funny joke, she told me to hide. But still, I could feel her anger.

"Kamui, seal the way."

All of the sudden, she became a twenty meters giant, but still unable to move freely. If she moved, cars and public property would be damaged.

"Hahaha, do you want me to kill the hostages?" The villain laughed, creating two images.

"Are you crazy," Kamui yelled at his partner as he jumped up.

"Wait!" I raised my hand, looking at the villain. I watched enough movies to know how to approach him, "You have hostages, but you didn't state your demands."

My hands were up as I walked slowly toward the pink villain.

I only needed to get three meters near to him. I could hear Mount Lady growl, as she tried to seal my way with her foot, but I simply dodged and kept walking forward.

"Lee…"

I ignored the voice calling me. My only hope was that Kamui wouldn't try to grab me with his wood.

Okay, seven meters were left. Keep walking with sturdy and relaxed steps.

"My only demand for those rotten wood and huge ass heroes is to admit defeat and let me get out without following me." He sneered. "Or these hostages would die, after being tortured in our fight, slowly."

"I'm not a huge ass, you punk ass!" Mount Lady yelled back, feeling insulted. "And if you touched them, I'll break you."

"Fine, fine," I said to the villain. "How about money, we all like money. Using hostages is better than robbing bank right… I believe a gentle-looking villain like you has a price that he wants."

5 meters left.

My hands were shown, so he wouldn't feel any suspicions from me.

Star Platinum was cracking his fists as he was floating behind me. No one could see him.

"Mm… Price…" my words seemed to affect the villain's thinking. "Let me think…"

2 meters away from him, he is within my range.

Damn, he is huge, like 4 meters tall. And he looked very ugly.

"How about I make you an offer."

The villain was caught off guard the moment Star Platinum stood above him, lifted his hand, clenched a fist, and slammed down with unnoticeable speed. That didn't stop, as Star Platinum let his hand pass by his skin and grabbed the flesh.

*Dang*

His pink muscular arm was broken from the power of the hit, blood flew out of it. The moment the hostages were about to fall, Star Platinum held them from collars and threw them back, up. They were thrown precisely to Mount Lady who held them and put them on the roof.

I approached one more step, toward the villain.

This is for waking me up.

"Bastard." The villain got up, his arm cracked for a bit, as he seemed to be slowly healing. "You tricked me. I guess, the price of this would—"

"I was honest and I'm willing to pay you.

"How about I pay you, in another currency," I said.

Before he could say his words, Star Platinum was standing above the villain's face. "Ora!"

His face kissed the dirt when Star Platinum slammed his fist down on the villain's cheek, making the ground crack.

The villain went quickly to kneeling position, as he was trying to stand up. That moment, I believe, he saw most of his teeth on the ground.

He slowly lifted his head, realising how much damage I did to him, and how much more I can do.

"Wait—"he tried to talk, but I was faster.

Putting my hands in my pocket, I took one step closer. "How much Oras do you want."

(Ora: means take this)

For the fact that you ruined my peaceful peace, how about this much.

Star Platinum flashed in front of him, without him seeing, fist clenched together.

"What?"

"Ora Ora Ora…"

Star Platinum started to make fists rush. The Stand's fists turned into a blur as he started to punch so fast. Each punch was very strong on its own. Without to mention the speed. It would be better to be shot by a rifle rather than getting punched by the stand.

The people could only see blow mark and hear bones cracking from the villain. They didn't understand what's going on as they could only see fists marks appearing all over his body.

"ORA!"

With the last punch, uppercut, the villain flew up high, pink blood leaving from him.

"Good Grief," I scratched my hair and turned my back, Star Platinum was behind me.

"Here you are."

For the villain, it wasn't over, as he flew, it seemed that he met Mount Lady, who gave him a gentle smirk. The villain seemed to be numb, as she clenched her fist and threw a punch at him, sending him flying away.

Mount Lady went back to her original size, looked around, and sighed in relief when she saw that no one or nothing was hurt, except for the road she stood on. Still, hostages were saved.

She then stared at me, eyes furrowed, "that was risky, you know! Are you okay?"

I was busy with something else. I was breathing, channelling Ripples inside, so I would calm down.

"I'm good. You seemed to take some damage earlier, you should check for a doc." I nodded, before looking at her face, calmly breathing, before checking her from head to toe. There were scratches there.

"Don't worry, I'm pro. You, on other hand, almost gave me a heart stroke." Sighing, she put her palm on her face. Her soft melon-sized b.r.e.a.s.ts jiggled as she hit the ground with her foot. I stole a glance. I know why people are saying she would surpass Midnight in rate. "Where are you staring?"

"Does it matter? You need to watch your health." I stared at her purple eyes, not showing many emotions, "Sometimes, you should be aware of the damage you may take."

"Ha… I'm more worried about the damage I made than the one I took."

She looked around, looking for footprints, or anything that may be cost a wealth. She seemed to be concerned about public safety. And here I thought she was about Kill Steal type hero. Suddenly, Kamui the Wood, landed on the ground in Spiderman style and sighed.

"The hostages are fine. You, on the other hand, mister Lee, should check a doctor, and I may need to talk to your parent."

"Good luck finding him." I shrugged my shoulder, almost making him fall on the ground from the shock.

I ignored him and looked at Mt Lady, who seemed to be concerned about the public Damage. I said," I guess it would be covered up by the government. I can justify it's not your fault." And she smiled at me the moment these words left my mouth.