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Chapitre 285: CHAPTER 279(Expanding The Circle)

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CHAPTER START---

"Front Gate Opening," Law's security system speaks through the entire house before its quickly silenced.

Laying facedown in bed he stirs awake, and with a wave of his hand all the lights in his bedroom turn on while the mechanized curtains slide open, revealing his backyard with the ocean at the base of the hill.

"Ugh," he groans while sitting up, taking in the view from his home that he rarely uses. "Almost forgot what it's like to be Law," his stomach growls, shifting his focus to more pressing matters.

"Need breakfast," he gets out of bed and enters his private bathroom to get ready for the day, all while extending his senses.

ROOM!

He suddenly feels the movement of every leaf for miles around him, every drop of water breaking apart from the waves crashing against the shore nearby, he could feel the air being pushed aside with every movement his houseguests make.

It was, intoxicating, yet also calming, having such precision and control at his will.

"No more headaches," he smiles, resting a hand on his chest. "And I'm even stronger now than I was yesterday, I've fully adjusted."

He stands in front of the mirror, shirtless, checking his tattoos. 

"Don't need to get any of them redone, again," he looks at his right hand.

He moves his right leg a few times, then looks at it carefully, "regenerated in the exact state it was lost, no surprise there."

After brushing his teeth he passes a hand through his hair, still completely normal thankfully, then gets into the shower.

"So, Hand of God is functioning perfectly again, took a bit longer than expected," he says to himself as the water pours over him. "But you'd have to be a psycho to let yourself die for Quirks to adjust, no wonder Nomu are basically undead monsters.

I've got more energy than before, but, nothing I wouldn't have achieved naturally," he raises a hand and activates Booster Shot, causing the energy mist to begin pouring out of him. 

"Feels like, maybe it accelerated my growth by 8 years, maybe 10," Horizon smiles while shutting off his Quirk. "Ok, that's dealt with, I'm back to full power. Now I need to just get to my Quirk Awakening."

As he says that he takes a deep breath, activating his Quirk, but the moment the Room begins to form in the middle of his chest, he stifles the instinct.

As if forcing his own nature to change he attempts to shift the origin point of his Room, raising his hand and guiding it to his palm.

But as he does so, it simply causes a geyser of healing energy to erupt from his palm, so dense it erupts almost to the ceiling before falling down as glowing blue liquid.

He quickly shuts off his Quirk, "definitely need more practice with that," he finishes his shower and dries off, getting dressed in a pair of black shorts, leaving his chest bare.

"Projects for later, I need to focus on my new abilities and liberating my current ones first," he says while walking out of the room, taking a casual stroll downstairs toward the living room. 

halfway down the stairs he stops, then frowns, "if I have to leave Japan, moving Matani Industries's main office will be a real pain in the ass," he mutters before walking downstairs.

Walking into the living room he sees Nezu casually tapping away on his phone, drinking a cup of tea as he sits on the couch.

On the coffee table is a small metal case, clearly reinforced, and a large binder, thicker than a text book, hundreds of pages waiting to be read.

Across from Nezu on one of the single seats is Enji Todoroki, drinking a cup of coffee, looking around awkwardly as he taps his foot.

As Law enters the room he looks at them, and Enji isn't sure what's about to happen, but Nezu just keeps drinking his tea.

Then he walks past them toward the kitchen.

A minute later he walks back into the room with a glass of liquor and two breakfast sandwiches they'd brought for him, along with some of his meal bars.

Taking a seat on the couch opposite Nezu he leans back and begins eating.

After a moment of silence Nezu speaks, "you don't have my brand," he says between sips of tea. "This is terrible."

"Firstly, I don't really drink tea, and secondly, nobody lives here, I just have people clean the place and make it looked lived in," Law says as he continues eating.

"It's terrible."

"Then stop drinking it."

"I already poured it," Nezu says before he grumbles, "I should have brought some of my tea..."

Enji just awkwardly looks between them, not sure what to do, so he tries to break the ice, "the coffee is good," he says.

"Oh, did you want something stronger?" Law raises his glass, gesturing to it.

"Uh, fire and alcohol is a bad mixture," Enji says. "Also, I thought you were 16, aren't you?"

"17 next month," he says before taking another sip.Law quickly finishes both sandwiches and leans back to eat the meal bar. "So, what did I miss?"

"What do you remember?" Nezu asks.

"Everything, but I've been asleep for," he looks at the clock on the wall, seeing it's 3pm, "22 hours."

"And now you're...fine?" Nezu asks.

"Better than ever," Law's eyes flash bright blue for a moment before he continues eating. "Any updates from Pantu?"

"That's what we're here to discuss," Nezu says. "She's, terrified, I'm sure."

"For good reason," Law says. "I did tell her if she stabs me in the back I'd---" he glances at Enji. "---be very unhappy."

Noticing Enji is awkwardly just staring at Law, Nezu puts his tea down, "well we should get this out of the way first, now another person knows who you are, and that the excuse of needing your Body Glove to survive isn't true."

"Well, technically I only said 'Horizon can't exist' without it, never said I'd die," Law shrugs. "But anyway, Enji, thanks for the help at the end of the fight, and not being blinded with rage over the whole, well, you know," Law gestures to Enji's missing arm.

"I trust you'd bring it back eventually, hopefully sooner rather than later," Enji says. "As for your identity, I never believed the excuse of needing that suit. But whatever deal you have with the government is not my business."

"Yet you helped," Nezu says.

"Japan needs Horizon," Enji says plainly. "But, Law Matani, really?"

"What's wrong with me?" Law asks, feigning offense.

"Well, a lot of Japan loves you, but a lot of people also think you're some kind of new age mafia boss."

Neither Law or Nezu deny it, causing Enji's concern to grow.

"This isn't inspiring confidence," Enji says.

"Well, let's just focus on the important things," Law says. "How much does the public hate you?"

"They don't hate you that much," Nezu says. "But take a look at how scared they are," he slides the metal case forward.

Law opens it to see a new phone, and the moment he touches it the screen turns on, cloning everything from his destroyed phone onto it.

"Nope," Law immediately puts down the phone as it begins vibrating in his hand, flooded by all the notifications.

It vibrates against the glass table, making so much noise that he simply commands it to float in the air above the table.

"So, people aren't happy with me I'm guessing."

"Mt. Lady is jumping up the rankings after punching you," Enji says. "That should speak for itself."

"She basically punched a god in the face," Law nods, somewhat impressed. "That's pretty heroic."

"You let her punch you, that was the most surprising thing," Nezu says.

"People were already nervous enough, and I earned that hit," Law says. "I'm not unreasonable, you know that."

"Oh I know, which is what I've told Pantu, even if she'll never believe me."

"I told her if I mess up then I'd just walk away, no bad blood between us, and I think the entire world can see I messed up, so where do we go from here?"

"The People of Japan VS Horizon," Nezu gestures to the binder on the table.

Law takes it and begins reading, "I got lucky, if I wasn't listed as a National Asset like you, she could have just expelled me from the Pro Hero program immediately."

"But this will also raise the question of whether or not you 'National Assets' should be treated with the level of sovereignty you already have," Enji says. "Speaking of being expelled, will UA still keep him?" 

"Ofcourse," Nezu says. "So long as you manage to win this case, otherwise my hands are tied."

"That will bring a lot of bad attention onto UA," Enji says.

"I will deal with that, as I always do," Nezu says. "Now, Enji and I will most likely be called upon, alongside Aizawa, but he will refuse, so we need you to tell us exactly what happened during the Gigantomachy."

"Fuck," Law sighs and sinks down into the chair. "We should get Pantu in on this, she'll most likely be requested to testify on my behalf."

"She's expecting our call," Nezu says as Law floats his still vibrating phone to his hand.

"Wait, should I leave?" Enji says. "I mean, of course I'll testify if asked, but, I feel as if I'm about to get involved in something I would want no part of."

"Too late, you've seen my face," Law says, casually. "You learning a bit more won't change anything now, no matter what you divulge the consequences for you will be the same."

"What consequences?" Enji asks.

"President Pantu is scared of me, so what do you think?" Law gives him a shrug as realizations dawns on Enji.

"Oh, I see," Enji sighs. "Well if I'm stuck either way, it's best I know as much as possible to best navigate this mess."

"Exactly," Law says as he's about to call Pantu, only for his phone to start vibrating again. "Seriously..."

He denies the call but sends a quick message before going back to calling Pantu.

"Telling your classmates you're alright?" Nezu asks.

"No, my team should know I'm fine," Law says. "I was responding to Ryuko, she's been bombarding me this entire time."

"And how is she handling this entire…event."

Law shrugs, "I'll call her later."

"So you and Ryukyu were really a thing?" Enji asks.

Nezu shakes his head, "no, a different pro hero name Ryukyo."

Before Enji can respond, Pantu's voice speaks through Horizon's phone, "are we in a secure location?" she asks.

"Yeah, and the line is so secure you can't even track it, but you'll still try."

"One thing at a time," Pantu says. "Firstly, regarding our contract..."

END CHAPTER---


Chapitre 286: CHAPTER 280(Expanding The Circle II)

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CHAPTER START---

"So...does anyone else feel like I shouldn't be here?" Enji asks as Law begins reading the documents.

"Not really much of a choice for you," Law says. "You already know my face and who I am, which Pantu probably tried to get out of you but you didn't say because you're not that stupid, so now you're here."

"And having the current #1 Pro Hero on our side will make the courtroom matters that much easier," Pantu says. "I can't imagine they wouldn't call you as a character witness to speak about him."

"I see, so what should I know? If I'm going to speak about this then I can't simply go in blindly, especially after what you did yesterday," Enji says.

Law glances up at Nezu, then back down to the documents.

"It's your life, tell him as much as you'd like," Nezu says.

Law thinks it over for a moment, then sighs, "ok, fine, so, I'm not really interested in being a hero."

"I always knew that," Enji says.

"Becuase, my parents are Arsenal and The Heart Thief---"

Enji chokes on his coffee, coughing a few times, "they're what?"

"Hey you're in no position to judge, one of your kids is friends with Shigaraki," Law says.

"What?" Nezu looks between them completely confused.

"His son is Dabi," Law gestures to Enji.

"Your son is Dabi?!"

"The DNA sample also had some traces of Nomu blood mixed with his," Enji says. "So All For One likely pushed him deeper into darkness."

"Yeah but he didn't start it," Law says. "Anyway, I'm basically working off their sentences with my Pro Hero stuff."

Enji takes a moment to soak it all in, as does Nezu, then he relaxes back into his chair.

"So, your parents are in Tartarus, that's why you're doing this."

"I moved them from Tartarus," Pantu says. "Horizon claims to be honorable regarding deals he makes, but I couldn't risk it, we need his presence to stabilize the country."

"I see, so if he wasn't a 'National Asset', would you have simply given him a slap on the wrist and let that be the end of this?"

"Ofcourse," Pantu says with no hesitation. "Without him the next time a monster like that shows up there won't be a Japan, that is what you said, right?"

"It is," Enji says. "I just didn't think the corruption would be this blatant, from the beginning too."

"Sometimes the people don't know what's good for them."

"Those words are often used to justify the most cruel decisions," Enji says. "I hope you don't make this kind of thing a habit."

"Horizon is simply that exceptional," Pantu says. "My main concern is what happens if we lose, Horizon?"

"You don't have to worry about that," Law says. "I'll keep my word, you can execute them and I'll just go to whatever country makes me the best offer."

"Assuming you don't get some kind of prison time as a punishment," Enji says. "That would be a way of keeping you away from the public but within Japan, a 'Break glass in case of emergency' type situation."

"Mmmm," Law grumbles. "Well whatever punishment they decide, I've earned, but I'd hope they're smarter than trying to lock me up."

"Nobody is that dumb," Pantu says. "Everyone knows the international pressure of having someone that can cure anything being locked in a hole would ruin Japan's standing on the world's stage. This case is all about whether or not the people trust you to continue acting as a Pro Hero without having another mental breakdown."

"The last thing anyone wants is you intentionally trying to hurt people," Enji says. "Have you ever done that, trying to kill people?"

Law feigns offense, "what you think just because of who my mom is that I'm some kind of trained killer?"

"Uh, no, I just meant---" Law cuts off his sputtering with a quiet laugh.

"I'm messing with you, she trained me in everything she knows, as I've mentioned before, let's leave it at that," Law says.

"Oh, I see," Enji goes back to quietly drinking his coffee.

"Now can we get to the important things please," Pantu says. "Can you give us an assurance that you won't have another episode like that? I'd hate to imagine you turning that kind of power against a civilian population…again."

"It won't happen again, that's just a little barrier I had with my Quirk," Law says.

"Hand Of God, the Quirk you refuse to give proper details on, I respected that before but after this, I need some answers."

"That...is fair," Law says begrudgingly. "It's a bit difficult to understand unless you experience it yourself, but, imagine my Quirk as the ability to understand things around me, and myself. This includes energy, radiation, and if I push my senses, light, but that's still really hard to do.

When I use an ability it's me giving the world an instruction, but each command takes a certain amount of my stamina, some more than others. Demanding change from the world takes the most, so at first my warping was so inefficient I could only do it once per day, and not even far enough to get to another room.

As I was growing up and constantly training, the barriers became more mental as my body could store more energy within it. Techniques became easier to grasp but still nearly impossible to a regular person's understanding.

I don't even know how I'd begin explaining what Shambles and Amputate really do if I was asked, so I often just say they're spatial and leave it at that. But after fighting All For One, I put my training into overdrive.

I worked harder and grew faster than ever before, but it was like I had a wall instinctually built into my Quirk, preventing me from accessing all the power I'd been developing, and I needed a push to break through it."

"Gigantomachia gave you the push when he killed you," Enji says. "And you woke back up with your brain running on pure instinct, that's why you couldn't use any of the abilities that require a more refined thought process."

"Well I didn't actually die, but I was close enough to trigger it, yeah," Law says. "And now I'm stronger than ever, and I can assure you that will never happen again."

"While I trust your word on this," Nezu says. "The public isn't as logical, and fear is currently ruling them."

"They aren't wrong to be afraid, especially considering what you did so casually to the second most powerful hero in Japan," Enji gestures to his own arm. "But they are thinking too short-term, not realizing that if Gigantomachia could be made, another one is imminent."

"People are stupid, nothing new there," Law takes a sip of his liquor. "Don't suppose if this goes bad we can cut another deal?"

"Unfortunately I've already been putting my job, my life, and the trading relationships of the entire nation at risk by keeping your parents alive," Pantu says. "Did you mom really have to make half the U.N. personally hate her?"

Law shrugs, "she was just very good at her job, it comes with the trade."

"How many people know they're still alive," Enji asks. "You made a false announcement that they were executed over a year ago, is that secret safe?"

"Aside from the people in this conversation, nobody knows who those 'mysterious prisoners' were, only that they had to move them," Pantu says. "That's why we didn't reveal any names or faces."

At this moment Law finishes reading the documents and shakes his head, "ok, so I'm fucked."

"That was my initial thought, yes," Pantu says. "But we have a few days to prepare, ideally they announce which judge will be presiding over this matter and I can leverage my connections."

"That's highly illegal," Enji says.

"I am the government," was her simple response. "If I can get him to hand this matter over to the HPSC then I'll simply sweep this away."

"That could cost you your job if Prime Minister Bosu disagrees," Nezu says.

"What happens to them if you lose your job?"

The line is silent for a while before Pantu speaks again, "Nevermind, If I lose my job all the files will be passed onto my successor, including all the secrets holding Japan together."

"Bosu will insist on some punishment for Horizon," Enji says. "He became president by promising the people that Pro Heroes would have a tighter leash, this flies in the face of his promises."

"This is a real mess I got myself into," Law mutters. "Normally I'd just call up America's president and have him give me a hand, but if anything they want me to lose this case so I take his offer."

"Is that where you'll be going if we lose?" Pantu asks.

"Well, it's a really really good offer, I don't even have to do anything, just be in the country," Law shrugs.

After a few more minutes of talking, Pantu got an important update.

"The official number from the battle just got to my desk," she says.

Enji's heart sinks into his chest as a grim look forms on his face, "how bad was it."

"Confirmed dead, 470,000, confirmed injured, at least 7 million, the numbers are climbing by the second since more bodies are being found, and more reports of missing people are still coming in."

"Is that news public yet?" Law asks.

"No, and it won't be until the trial is over, I'll delay it," Pantu says.

"Thanks," Law takes another sip of his drink, looking mostly unbothered, while Enji can't even fathom loss of life on such a scale.

He gets up and begins walking to the kitchen, "I need more food," was all he said before leaving the room.

As Enji sits alone once again with Nezu, he looks over at his former school principal who was cutely drinking his tea.

"Does this not bother you at all?" Enji asks.

"Letting the past bother you is a large part of why you humans can't step forward together," Nezu says. "I prefer to look to the future, a future where Horizon will save many more lives than this calamity has taken."

Enji sighs, "you're really hopeful, as expected from the principal of the worlds best Hero Course."

"You know you could visit sometime, maybe be a guest teacher like Thirteen," Nezu suggests. "Having the three greatest Pro Heroes in the history of Japan on one campus would be quite something."

"Horizon isn't fully a Pro Hero yet Nezu," Pantu reminds him.

"True, but he's already better..."

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