Chapter 140 - Ice Cream 4

BOOOOOM!!!

Brando was standing on the top of the building and could hear a battle below this building. He looked below the building and saw a battle of Midoriya, Iida, and Todoroki against Hero Killer, Stein.

"You're not going to help?" Kurogiri asked.

"No," Brando answered. He could see that three of his classmates weren't going to lose against Stein. He looked at Kurogiri and said, "Is Stein the subordinates of your boss?"

"No," Kurogiri said while shaking his head. He was a bit curious as to why Brando didn't want to help his friends. He thought that Brando would jump directly to the battle and only didn't expect for him to watch the battle calmly while eating ice cream.

Brando knew that the explosion earlier wasn't caused by the fight between Midoriya and friends, rather it was happening on the two blocks away from his location.

"Why are you not helping them?" Kurogiri asked.

"They're strong enough and if Stein really isn't your subordinates then I am sure that he won't kill them," Brando answered.

"How can you be so sure?" Kurogiri asked.

"I am not sure about the one with the glasses but it is different for the other two," Brando said.

"The other two? That green-haired kid and Endeavor's son?" Kurogiri asked. He wasn't sure why but he felt that Brando had a strange charisma that made him attracted. He felt that it was quite nice and he didn't need to worry about anything when Brando was standing beside him. He felt a similar feeling when he was together with his boss in the past.

"Unlike me, both of them are becoming heroes because they want to help people. Their intent is very pure in front of Stein," Brando said.

"So you're not?" Kurogiri asked.

"How to say that depends on the situation itself," Brando said while looking at the battle. He could hear from the conversation that was happening below him that Stain's Quirk could stop the movement of someone with just ingesting the blood of his target. "Interesting power." He thought that Stein, who was cold-blooded and could kill someone easily, was also because Stein was affected by his Quirk.

Brando smelled someone familiar, 'Grandpa?' He should have known when he saw Midoriya that his grandfather should be nearby.

"How is the power of our Nomu?" Kurogiri asked.

"It's good. It's made from humans, right?" Brando asked. The first time he had smelled Nomu in U.S.J. he had some doubt, but after seeing it the second time he had confirmed that it was made by a human. He understood that there were a lot of small thugs in this country and society didn't really care much when one or two or more of them had disappeared suddenly since it was quite normal for someone to lose their lives at this time when a lot of villains appeared in the society.

"..." Kurogiri didn't answer him.

"You don't need to answer me. I can guess that your boss has Quirk that is able to grant or steal someone Quirk," Brando said while watching the scene in front of him.

Kurogiri thought that Brando was really suitable to become part of League of Villains. He looked at him and said, "You don't really want to join our group?"

Brando looked at Kurogiri and said, "I can't see merit in joining your group." He looked at the sky and said, "I have decided to become a hero because it is the easiest path for me to reach my ambition."

"But he can give you power!" Kurogiri said.

"Power? Do you really think that I need that?" Brando said and wrapped his tail around Kurogiri's neck.

Kurogiri sighed in response. He looked at him and said, "You're strong but in front of him, you're weak."

Brando smiled and didn't intend to talk about his Quirk. The combination of his virus and fossilization were very overpowered, as long as he had touched someone he had infected them with his virus that was able to make them into dinosaur or fossil forcefully.

"I can't say that I am not interested in your activity," Brando said. He was more interested in their money though.

"So you're going to join?" Kurogiri asked.

"No." Brando shook his head and said, "Kurogiri, how about you join me?"

"......"

"What?!" Kurogiri was surprised and would never have thought that he would hear such a thing from Brando's mouth. "Me? I am a villain!?"

"It isn't too late. You only need to change your mask and no one will be able to recognize you," Brando said.

"....."

Kurogiri thought that Brando was greedier than he had thought. He looked at him and asked, "Are you going to conquer the world?"

"....."

Brando was speechless and said, "Conquer the world? Is that the dream of your boss?"

"......"

Brando was right again. He felt that this guy was easy to read. He ate his ice cream and said, "To conquer the world, it isn't as simple as forcing people since they will be in unrest and before long there will be someone who tries to overthrow you. Similarly to your boss that has been overthrown by All Might."

Kurogiri wanted to refute him but he knew that Brando was right. "Then if it's you, what are you going to do?"

"Me? I am going to give everyone peace of mind," Brando said.

"Peace of mind?" Kurogiri felt confused.

"Kurogiri. Remember this, everyone in this world is chasing after the peace of mind. They want more money because they are afraid to be poor, they want to become stronger since they are afraid to become weak, etc. Everyone is constantly worried about something, but during that time I can give them peace of mind that they won't worry about anything." Brando looked at Kurogiri and said, "if someone has gotten that peace of mind, what do you think will happen?"

Kurogiri had never thought such a thing before but the whole thing that had come out of his mouth seemed very reasonable. He had become a villain because he felt safe around his boss and that was the reason why he followed his boss. He suddenly heard his question but he didn't know how to answer. "What?"

"It's easy. They will become lazy," Brando said.

"Lazy?" Kurogiri felt confused.

Brando nodded and said, "They will leave their every decision to the person who has given them that peace of mind."

"So you want to become the person who has given everyone peace of mind?" Kurogiri asked.

"Yes." Brando nodded and said, "If that has happened then it isn't wrong to say that I have become God."

"......"

'God.....' Kurogiri blinked and thought that it was a joke but it seemed that wasn't the case. He had never thought that the young man in front of him would have such an ambition.

Brando laughed when he saw Kurogiri's expression and said, "I was joking. Don't take that seriously."

"......"

"I can't help you now since I can't see merit in joining you. Even though Nomu is strong, the number that you can produce is limited and rather than a lot of mindless dolls. It was better to have one trusted person around you," Brando said, and stood up. "Can you send me back to that alley since the battle is over?"

Kurogiri nodded and opened a portal for Brando. He knew that Brando couldn't be controlled and Brando wouldn't be under someone. He could understand that in the future the young man in front of him would become someone that he couldn't imagine.

Brando knew from the smell that his grandfather was reprimanding Midoriya. He suddenly saw something flying toward Midoriya and his group. "Kurogiri, wait for a bit. I think there will be something interesting here."

"Hmm?"

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"Dio is late." Nejire was quite bored.

"Maybe the ice cream is empty in the nearby convenience store that he needs to search in another place," Ryukyu said.

"Dio! Come back!" Nejire said.

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"Achooo!" Brando wiped his nose.

"You eat too much ice cream," Kurogiri said.

"..."