CHAPTER 304(While Horizon Is Away Pt. IV)

CHAPTER 304(While Horizon Is Away Pt. IV)

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---Horizon Tower, 2 AM...

"Where the hell is it," Tokoyami mutters as he searches Horizon's bedroom.

He was wearing a pair of shorts and a t-shirt, his usual sleepwear, but currently, both he and Dark Shadow were searching the room.

The shadow creature was busy inspecting Horizon's walk-in closet while Tokoyami was checking the cabinets in the room.

Suddenly Tokoyami receives some information through Dark Shadow that surprises him.

He walks over to the closet with a curious look, then steps in to see more than half the space occupied by women's clothes.

"This isn't what I expected," Tokoyami mutters as he retracts Dark Shadow.

"Yo Tokoyami! You still in here?!" Shinso calls out from the bedroom.

"I'm in here," Tokoyami says as he walks back into the bedroom, seeing Shinso in casual clothes, sitting at the edge of Horizon's bed with a large bowl of popcorn.

"Why were you in his closet?" Shinso eats some popcorn.

"I was looking for the sword, I couldn't find it in here anywhere."

"Oh, did nobody show you?" Shinso sets down the bowl and walks over to the wall above Horizon's backboard.

"Show me what?"

Shinso simply taps a spot on the wall and then places his hand on it, and seconds later a hidden compartment opens.

Tokoyami's eyes widen as he sees Scalpel resting comfortably in the hidden compartment, alongside a collection of 18 Gold Ingots.

"What in the world?" Tokoyami looks both amazed and confused. "Why was this necessary?"

Shinso removes the sword and places it on the bed before grabbing a Gold Ingot, straining slightly to hold it before tossing it with both hands over to Tokoyami.

"Hngh!" Tokoyami catches it and stares down at it.

"Horizon keeps this stuff here 'Just in case', whatever that means," Shinso says. "Your biometrics are in the tower database so you can open it too. I guess he expected us to explain this stuff eventually, but we kind of forgot."

"Explain that he keeps gold in the tower?" Tokoyami asks as Dark Shadow gently returns the Gold Ingot.

"Not just that," Shinso sits on the bed eating his popcorn. "Horizon tower was broken into a few months ago, Horizon's...lady friend, got hurt, pretty badly."

"That explains the women's clothes in his closet," Tokoyami says. "So all that stuff about him not partaking in relationships?"

"That's just crap he says for the camera, sells the whole 'True Hero' image better. Honestly, he's played around with Momo and Jiro for a bit, but he's been pretty consistent with Ryuko since they first met."

"Ryuko, so the rumors about him and the Dragon Hero were true."

The screen shows a gorgeous Japanese reporter, but behind her is the Eiffel Tower in the distance, basking in the rays of the setting sun.

"We come to you live from Paris," the reporter says. "As top Pro Heroes from all around the world make their way through the plaza for the International Heroes Conference.

Held annually, this year Frace won the bidding war to host this prestigious event, and now the Pro Heroes are showing up in force to represent the good of this world."

"Oh good, we didn't miss her," Juzo says.

"Miss who?" Sero asks.

"Her," Juzo says as Star and Stripe gently flies into the plaza for everyone to see. Seeing her wearing her usual Hero Costume with a bit more flare added for the occasion, he can't help but voice his thoughts, "Do you guys think Horizon could take her?"

"Well, she's a lot more muscular than his usual women, and she's barely a hair shorter than him, so I don't know about that," Sero says. "But if you mean in a fight, yeah I'd bet on him."

"I wouldn't," Juzo says. "I mean he said as much, that's why he's currently working on his incomplete Quirk Awakening after all. After he perfects it she won't stand a chance though."

"We don't even know what her Quirk does," Tokoyami says.

Simon nods, "From the looks of it, her Quirk can do anything, with even fewer restrictions than Horizon, but not all of her effects are permanent. Her ability to manipulate the world is more versatile in some regards, but his are more absolute."

"If two Mystery Class people fight, won't it come down to whichever one snaps their fingers first?" Sero asks. "I mean isn't their whole thing being able to do anything, so they could just stop the other person's heart instantly."

"I don't think it works quite like that," Juzo says. "A year ago Horizon said she would beat him with absolute certainty, now he believes the outcome is more balanced."

"Well, they've got to meet eventually, so then we can just ask him," Shinso says.

After twenty more minutes of Pro Heroes from across the world arriving at the event, the channel suddenly cuts to a different broadcast.

"Breaking news!" a reporter says as live footage of Washington DC plays in the background. "As you can see the Whitehouse is under siege by a group calling themselves The Evoluationaries!"

"Holy shit," Juzo mutters. "The first time Star' leaves the United States since she became a Pro Hero and they instantly attack the Whitehouse."

"This group has now confirmed that they have been responsible for many attacks all across the United States Of America, including the failed nuclear strike against Manhattan just over one year ago!

Their leader has now revealed himself to be John Sev! But the world will know him as the United States Former #1 Overall Pro Hero: Optics!"

"No way, he's a villain!" Sero says in disbelief.

"He is currently personally leading the attack on the Whitehouse after uploading his declaration of war against what he deems the 'improper and artificial order of mankind', and sadly, he is far from being alone.

Hundreds of Pro Heroes all across America had secretly rallied to his cause, causing a nationwide Pro Hero civil war to erupt..."

"Wait a minute," Tokoyami says. "Why would they even bother with this, won't Star and Stripe just fly back to America and put an end to this?"

"Think about it," Juzo says. "They waited for her to leave, the head villain is a former #1 Pro Hero in America, so he must have known she was leaving somehow, and he's personally targeting the Whitehose, where the president still is."

"He wants to take the president hostage," Tokoyami says.

"You're thinking too small," Sero says. "Star' is Mystery Class, do you think one hostage would be enough to stop her or Horizon?"

"No, you'd have to...to...oh god," Tokoyami comes to the horrific realization.

"They plan to get control of the nukes and hold the country hostage," Shinso says...

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