Chapter 59

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Chapter 59

Title: Tools...

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Mirko was surprised at all of this, and her first initial reaction was that the reporters are here because of her fight with Kaminari. Though in her eyes, there were too many of them just for that.

"Mirko, you should return to heal. Don't push yourself too much, remember, you are still injured due to the villain." As Kaminari said that, he had a concerned look on his face and looked Mirko straight in the eyes.

She understood what this means, Kaminari already took care of the villain and he just wanted her to play along. Well, Mirko didn't exactly have a choice on the matter.

Kaminari already had the painting of the situation done and it had been molded into one that people would like to listen to. Plus in it had the fact of a brave and beloved Police Officer sacrificing his life, so that was something new that would gather viewers too. So the news was drinking up the story like a thirsty man in the middle of the desert.

He continued to stare at Mirko and from an angle that the cameras don't catch, he looked at her with cold eyes. Warning her to not do anything reckless or he would ruin her. Even on the blistering hot day, Mirko felt a chill go down her spine.

'This brat thinks he can order me like this?!' Mirko clenched her fist in anger, but in the end, she decided to not say anything. 'Though he is a manipulative sh*t. He tries hiding it, but I can see that he is hurt. So the fight with the villain wasn't as easy as it seems. Plus he is giving credit to the dead policeman, something that most heroes wouldn't do. He has a soft side to him, even with all the…'

She doesn't get to finish her thoughts as Kaminari grabbed her hand with a worried look on his face and shocks Mirko just enough to make her stumble.

"Oh no, I told you that you should rest more." Worryingly said Kaminari. 

Her eyes widened, she looks at Kaminari, a certain look of how much she is done with him. "You fu-"

Another shock to her body and she passed out in his arms. Kaminari looked at the press and waved them away. "Sorry about this, I will have to go and take care of her now. She always pushes herself top hard. Excuse me."

And with an apologetic smile on his face, Kaminari took her away and closed the doors behind him as he went inside the Police Station.

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Behind closed doors, the news had already aired and Kaminari sat down on a couch in his office with an old-style bulky TV attached to the wall. He was drinking some green tea when finally Mirko opened her eyes again.

"Amazing, you woke up so fast. As expected of a Top Pro Hero." Kaminari complimented her casually, he didn't even bother taking his eyes off the TV and looked at the news of him. 'Hm, I shouldn't have twirled my hand like that to express my point. That looks dumb. I should mention in a later interview when I become famous, that I was nervous.'

As usual, Kaminari was nitpicking at small things to improve himself. Things that most people wouldn't notice, but he wants to be the 'perfect' Hero. Someone who can make no mistakes. That is who he is.

It's his little play, no one can be perfect, but he wants to see just how happy he can be in this life. This brings him happiness, especially the challenge of seeing himself on TV. 

Mirko narrowed her eyes as she looked at Kaminari, who in turn was looking at the TV casually. He doesn't even seem worried about Mirko who was knocked out twice now and even embarrassed her in their first meeting.

She in the end didn't say anything, the facts were already there. She was prepared against him with her plastic handcuffs, but in the end, she lost and he even manhandled her again.

'It seems like I should train more,' concluded Mirko, 'I hate losing a fight, especially against kids like him.'

"Are you really leaving my agency?" She asked once more, wanting to know if this was the truth.

Kaminari nodded, "Yes, and I will be honest here. Your agency is not good enough."

"I see," Mirko accepted his criticism, "I will get some sidekicks in the future and open a real Hero Agency."

"Good for you," said Kaminari as he took a sip of tea after answering her.

"So…" Mirko was nervous about this. She understood her mistakes, though she used to be angry at Kaminari, she had seen that he was correct. Plus, from her perspective, the Chief of Police died because of her. "I will send you another offer for Hero Work-Studies."

"Hm, okay," he accepted absentmindedly as if he didn't even bother with her. Kaminari's nonchalant way of talking this annoyed Mirko to no end.

He was more concerned about how people are taking it about him killing a villain. People don't seem to care at all, and that made him almost smile. 'Right, technically in the story, the one who killed the villain was the Police Chief.'

He demonized Blood Rider as much he could, he didn't even tell anyone that the police chief was the Blood Rider, it would have been too troublesome and might have incited a backlash from the villagers as they wouldn't believe it.

After all, everyone has the view of villains being these evil people, and Kaminari doesn't plan to change that. In his eyes, villains should continue to be looked upon as trash.

'Once you humanize a killer, it makes it personal. Better keep the villain deaths as a statistic.' Contemplated Kaminari. His mind was already running at fast speeds so it doesn't take even a second for him to contemplate what Mirko said. "No need to send me an invitation, since I won't be coming to your agency anymore."

"Huh? Why?" Asked Mirko, but she instantly realized why… they just fought after all. Plus even she doesn't know why she would want someone like Kaminari back. They haven't even spent a week together and she felt like him not being with her and bantering would feel strange.

"Well, you know..." Kaminari didn't know how to put this in a way that won't make Mirko fight him again. "I don't think I can learn any more from you."

*sigh* Mirko sighed in disappointment at that. it wasn't untrue, she truly didn't have much to teach him.

Of course, Kaminari's agenda was different.

'I need to return soon. Overhaul will appear, I need to be there for it.' Kaminari had planned to stay here a little bit more, but he didn't expect that Mirko would be in rural areas. 'Plans don't always go as expected. At this time she decided to take a job like this.'

In the end, though, he had to relax. His mind calmed down, the soon-to-come conflict was more in his mind. He remembered the events that are about to follow and smirked.

'For better or for worse, I've lived my previous life making sure to not stir anything up. Being a "role model". Being "exemplary". I believed that to be the right thing to do and never once questioned it. Until I died, I had already given up on taking action. I had failed to have someone I could say I trust from the bottom of my heart. I have yet to comprehend it.' Kaminari contemplated on his 1st life before he got up and bowed slightly towards Mirko in respect. "Mirko, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything."

She smirked at that. "Heh, acting so polite, are we? Your actions speak differently from your heart."

"Of course," Kaminari smirked. "I can control the things in my heart easily."

"Brat... learn to enjoy life a bit." Mirko on the other hand was a little worried about him. She had seen the true him, in her eyes, he was just a scared kid too afraid to face the real world.

"Yes, please make sure to keep your mouth shut about me Mirko -san," Kaminari said, once more in a respectful tone. Even though his words were anything but.

But Mirko nodded. "Sure, also if you ever feel strangled by this reality, come to me."

"I am not a kid." Kaminari raised a questioning eyebrow. "Also do I need to remind you again that I am underage?"

"I am not a kid~" whined Mirko trying to imitate Kaminari, "That is what a kid would say. " Refuted Mirko, a smirk on her face.

Kaminari scratched the back of his head nervously. "Yeah, I guess you are right. I also need more allies to become the Number One hero."

"Heh, of course, brat. And I am your first." Smirked Mirko. She then flushed suddenly and repeated, "I am your first."

"Bahahaha…" Kaminari couldn't help himself as he laughed. Mirko forcing herself to blush to create an embarrassing situation was funny to him, "You are so bad at this. If you want to portray yourself as a weak and innocent young maiden, you need to nudge your thigs tightky nogether and squirm as if uncomfortable."

But Kaminari taking to her like a child annoyed Mirko slightly and she grabbed a TV remote next to her and turned it off. 

"Oh, thanks, I wanted to turn this off too," said Kaminari, he was watching a rerun of the news on TV anyway. Just admiring how he looked in there. 

Since this didn't seem to annoy him, it annoyed Mirko. If Kaminari had to use one word to describe Mirko, it would be 'Overbearing', she likes to be the Alpha in everything.

He was the same, as he too liked to be the center of attention… and that made them both annoyed at the other. Though he didn't express it as much as she did.

"I will allow you to be my ally," pouted Mirko, she no longer cared about the childish games that she and Kaminari usually played, "So truce?"

She extends her hand and Kaminari clasps it in a handshake. "Truce. My ally..."

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Later on, a taxi comes to take him to U.A and Kaminari goes in it. All things had ended well with Mirko.

"Be glad you get an ally like me brat." Mirko smiles. Kaminari smiles back as he drives away.

As the car drives away from everyone's view, Kaminari's smile shifts off his face. His eyes turn cold, a smirk makes its way into his face.

'But Mirko -san… I've never once thought of you as an ally. Not you. Not my classmates, nor anyone in this world. All people are nothing but tools. It doesn't matter how it's done. It doesn't matter what needs to be sacrificed. In this world, winning is everything. As long as I win in the end…That's all that matters.'

Though these thoughts appeared on his mind, he couldn't help but smirk as another feeling appeared in his heart, 'But that doesn't mean that I didn't enjoy our time together. After all, spending time with people like you is what makes this world fun.'

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