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Capítulo 8: CHAPTER 007(Negotiations Pt.1)

Read auxiliary chapter World Info before starting the story.

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CHAPTER START---

"Nearly 10 PM and you've got me here still, this had better be good Nezu..." Pantu says sharply, narrowing her eyes at the bear-mouse seating across from her desk.

In the sleek minimalist office of the Hero Public Safety Commission president, she leans back into her chair. Her short ash blonde hair slicked back neatly, pearls around her neck. Black dress and suit jacket combination neat as ever. Slight wrinkles on her face showed her age but she still held a vibrant sort of vigor in her turquoise eyes.

"I'll make this quick so you can get to the airport," Nezu says. "I need full negotiating power on the Arsenal case."

"Denied. Get out."

"I can't do that," Nezu says. "Something happened and now the situation has changed."

Pantu raises a brow at him, understanding that he wouldn't ask for such a thing without a very good and well-thought-out reason, "what on earth could make you want to potentially give that monster a pardon? She's killed thousands of people, and dozens of heroes, she should be in the ground already, that's why I gave you Hawks and Chrome, they're not opposed to more...definitive, measures."

"It's not for her," Nezu says.

Pantu leans back into her chair and raises a hand to her chin, "I'll delay my jet, start from the top."

Nezu looks around the office for a moment before clearing his throat.

This made Pantu even more interested, she sits up and taps a button below her desk, shutting off all the recording devices in the room. "Alright, off the record, now from the top."

"The plan worked perfectly," Nezu says. "Any of the jobs she took for the next few months would have set off our trap, but we encountered an unexpected complication."

"How unexpected?"

"Apparently The Heart Thief and Arsenal had a baby," Nezu sighs.

This gets Pantu leaning forward, "wait, did he?" Nezu nods. "For her?" He nods again. "My god, to think those two monsters were connected all along."

"Like I said, most unexpected."

She gestures for him to continue and relaxes back into her chair.

"We lost Shifter," Nezu says.

"How? His skin is supposed to be as hard as tungsten when he transforms."

"True," Nezu says. "We chose him and Chrome for that express purpose, they can block anything Arsenal's quirk has while Hawks is fast enough to subdue her, but we didn't prepare for her son. He did...something, to Shifter, same as Chrome. It's as if a bullet tore through them, didn't even touch the skin, only internal components."

"An indefensible attack?" Pantu asks.

"And he can warp, with undefined limitations."

Pantu groans, warping quirks were near impossible to deal with short of a shock implant, but getting approval for those were an entirely different humanitarian issue, yet it always seems like only villains ever get warping quirks, currently, no hero in the world has one, that's simply how rare they were. "What do you mean undefined limitation?"

"It's the first and only instant warping Quirk to my knowledge," Nezu says. "He can swap the place of objects or people at will or seemingly move freely without needing to swap with anything. We've seen conflicting evidence, there are clearly factors we aren't aware of."

"Alright, go on."

"He used this substitution-based warping to kill Mind-Bender by swapping him with Arsenal before swapping them back, he was able to resist the telepathic connection when Arsenal couldn't, and he somehow located Mind-Bender with no information."

"Three dead pros, all from the top twenty," Pantu frowns. "Is Hawks alright?"

"He barely survived their first encounter, after Hawks destroyed Arsenals organs her son almost cut him in half, but Hawks was fast enough to escape before bleeding out, he got stapled up before we made the arrest."

"Hawks, the number three pro-hero, had to run?"

"The boy is very well trained as you can imagine, certainly not the first time he's crossed swords with someone."

"How'd you arrest him if he can warp?" she asks.

"We tracked them with a feather Hawks left in Arsenal, he was performing surgery on his mom when we got there, if he left she would have died so I made him a deal, he can finish the operation if he surrenders quietly."

"She survived?" Pantu asked.

"Somehow," Nezu says. "His operating skills and healing ability are a miraculous combination, certainly his father's son."

Pantu raises a brow at this, "healing?"

Nezu nods, "another ability he has. Hawks confirmed the kind of damage she sustained, she should have been dead ten times over, but she's stable and in custody as we speak."

"And the boy?"

"I heard over the phone on the way here that he kept his word."

"And The Heart Thief?"

"He shot at Hawks but was easily subdued without hurting anyone, including himself, he did manage to destroy all their records before we got there sadly."

"Damn," Pantu rubs her face and sighs. "So two monsters made an even worse monster with however many abilities and some strange quirk, and you want what exactly?"

"I have someone I need him to heal, I already have his psychosis solved, I know how to handle him, and if I don't, it'll only take one conversation to figure him out."

Pantu shakes her head, "sorry Nezu but I'm not letting that hero-killing kid back into the public, starting thinking of a way to put cuffs on him that he can't warp out of."

"Pantu, it's in the best interest of Japan that he accepts this offer, and you're the person with the authority to grant it."

Pantu sighs, "who could be so important that you need this kid to heal, just have recovery girl do it."

"We tried," Nezu says. "We've been trying for years with some of the best healers around the world, everyone says it's impossible to even extend his time, Japan isn't ready to stand without its symbol Pantu."

Pantu nearly feels her heart stop at those words, "y-you can't mean?"

"Yes," Nezu nods solemnly, "this is our best hope, for All Might."

"Damn it," Pantu sighs. "You understand all the things those two monsters have done, right?"

Nezu nods.

"So you know how much international pressure will be on me to sentence them to execution in Tartarus?"

He nods again.

"Sigh, I'll agree with whatever deal you make so long as it doesn't mean they all walk, at least not immediately, when things are more quiet in a few years I can get them out. You can give the kid a full pardon if you really think he's worth the risk."

"It's hard to imagine a risk not worth taking for the potential to save All Might."

"Why'd you keep this information from me anyway?" Pantu asks. "Can you tell me any more?"

"I'm afraid not, I've already told you far more than I was ever allowed to, but I'm sure he'll understand."

"Mhm," Pantu nods. "Well, your connections are better than mine so if you couldn't find a solution I certainly couldn't have. What about the kid, what's your endgame with him, after he potentially fixes All Might?"

"All Might is already forty-eight years old, even if he was in perfect health, how much longer could we rely on him?"

Pantu scowls, "you know the constitution and international hero law states we can't give a license to anyone that doesn't complete a hero course," she reminds him.

"I'm well aware of that, and I'm also aware that every country breaks that regulation, just as you've done for Hawks and a few others."

"They were raised to protect Japan and her interests at all costs, I'm not giving your pet monster the same benefits as them."

"That would likely be for the best, he already has the skills to deal with most heroes and villains, but he lacks that heroic spirit, and I know the perfect place to instill that into him," Nezu smiles victoriously.

Pantu shakes her head, "you plan to put that thing in a classroom and tell it to play nice with the other children?"

"I plan to show him the virtuous and heroic path, and all the good he can do, but yes, placing him in a hero-centric environment for a few years is sure to help."

Pantu shakes her head, "just don't come crying to me when he puts a knife in your back, it's inevitable when someone is as hopeful as you are, which really doesn't make sense considering you're the smartest person on the planet by such a large margin."

Nezu can't help but laugh at that, "maybe the people arguing with the smartest creature to ever live are wrong, I find that much more likely, he'll be a great hero, you'll see..."

END CHAPTER---

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Capítulo 9: CHAPTER 008(Negotiations Pt.2)

Read auxiliary chapter World Info before starting the story.

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CHAPTER START---

Standing in a small room with a control panel in front of him Tsukauchi has his arms folded across his chest. Wearing a bulletproof vest and his raid equipment, he has a small frown on his face as he stares at the glass in front of him.

Aside from the small door and control panel the only feature of this room was the one-way mirror built into the wall.

It allowed him to see Law on the other side, sitting on a metal chair that was bolted to the floor, locked in a room and hands cuffed to the metal table in front of him that was also bolted down.

Staring at the villain Tsukauchi wracked his brain trying to make sense of this situation, feeling a creeping sense of dread as Law's blue-white eyes seemed to stare through him.

CLICK!

"Hmm," Tsukauchi is startled out of his thoughts as Nezu enters the viewing room. "Oh, it's you."

"Expecting someone else?" Nezu asked, the mouse-bear had a stack of documents tucked under his arm.

"Yeah," Tsukauchi sighs, "figured Hawks would come in again to yell at me, what happened?"

"Everything went well, although I had to reveal exactly who we want him to operate on," Nezu raises a paw to stop Tsukauchi's response, "nothing more than a name, I assure you, not that I could lie to someone with your quirk anyway."

Tsukauchi turns back to face Law and glares at the villain, "so what now?"

"Hmph," Nezu jumps up to the control panel, with some help from Tsukauchi. Standing on it he can finally see into the room, and he notices Law's head shift. Eyes moving from Tsukauchi and onto him. "Can he see through the mirror?"

"All I know is he can't hear us."

Nezu waves playfully, and Law raises his fingers in a bored gesture, hands still cuffed to the table. Both their eyes widen slightly at that.

"Or maybe he can see us," Tsukauchi says. "But again, what's the plan?"

"First catch me up to speed, give me the rundown of what happened after I left the operation," Nezu says.

"Right. We locked up The Heart Thief first, we shipped him off to Tartarus immediately, Hawks supervised the surgery and when it was complete I followed your instructions and had the kid brought here. Arsenal is stable, somehow, the doctors at central hospital are looking over her, but from what they've said so far, he really did perform a miracle on her."

"Hmm," Nezu rubs his chin. "So his dad is in the most secure prison in the world and his mom is soon to follow, and thanks to the Hero and Villain laws we can skip a trial if someone poses a sufficient threat or containment risk to civilians. That leaves this young man in a tough spot. From my assessment, he's likely fifteen, if so much, that would match up to the dip Arsenal had in her contracts at that time. What about the boy after I left?"

"Nothing," Tsukauchi says. "Didn't resist, or speak, just made sure nobody took off his mask and did everything I said."

"I expected that much," Nezu says. "And the documents?"

"His dad burned everything they had on file, and set the entire building ablaze in the process. Pictures, contracts, contacts, any work history, IDs, don't even know what he looks like under there," Tsukauchi gestures to Law's bloodied mask. "All we've got to go on is what your program got."

"I see... It seems my assessment of his mind was spot on, this shouldn't take long at all," Nezu hops off the control panel and down to the floor. "Do tell me if he says any lies Tsukauchi."

"Yeah, but don't you want to call in Hawks or some more officers before you talk to him?"

Nezu stops walking toward the door and turns back to Tsukauchi, he chuckles and shakes his head, "I've already sent them all away, only we three are here, don't worry, we'll be fine."

Nezu adjusts his earpiece and exits the room, making a small detour to prepare something before speaking to the masked villain.

Sitting in the interrogation room, Law was remarkably calm.

Who wouldn't be when you could leave at any time. He made a game of staring at the detective through the mirror. Using his quirk and his Scan technique to get a 3D image of the man's movements, constantly keeping his eyes locked on him.

While he kept his composure his mind was making hundreds of contingencies. He'd have to leave and immediately go to central hospital to get his mother, but she'd be on life support so he wouldn't be able to move her in his exhausted state.

His dad would already be in Tartarus, and they'd surely take measures against a jailbreak, even if he can warp the results would likely be...bloody.

So in the meantime, he knew he was stuck.

After waiting for quite a while however, things began changing.

'Most of the security is leaving, and Hawks,' he notices, scanning the ROOM again to make sure what he sensed in the building was true. Feeling one short figure approaching he knew exactly what was going on. 'Nezu is here in person, this must be a big deal...'

CLICK!

The door swings open as Nezu walks in, the unmistakable mark of confidence in his steps. Hopping onto the metal chair opposite Law he has his back to the mirrored panel and places two things on the metal table.

A stack of documents, and a plastic bottle of water, just simple water that can be bought anywhere, with a little something extra in it.

Law's eyes never leave Nezu, even as the man silently observes him, and they size each other up.

Breaking the silence Nezu waves, "hi there, I'm---"

"I know who you are. Smartest creature to ever live, helped countries restructure governments and infrastructure. Wrote hero laws across the world, principal of UA," Law says. "I was waiting for you."

"Hmm, my reputation proceeds me."

"Anyone who has anything to do with heroes should know you, not knowing who the number one hero supporter is would be idiotic."

Nezu nods along, "very true for your line of work, and you said you were waiting for me?"

"I only talk to the man in charge, and you ordered Hawks to stop, so you're the man in charge, right?"

Nezu nods, realizing that Law had been listening to Hawks earlier, "that I am. And would you care to guess why I'm here?"

"To give me a shady deal," Law looks around at the room. "Would explain why I'm in some private building instead of a police station."

"Very perceptive," Nezu says. "And what may I call you?"

"Doctor," Law says.

"Very well, Doctor. Both your parents are currently in Tartarus, measures are naturally being taken against any warping jailbreak," Nezu sees Law stiffen at those words, although he tried to hide it. "I shouldn't have to tell you that those countermeasures include very messy results should they be triggered."

"I'm aware," Law says with much more grit than intended.

"Such measures are necessary considering the severity of your parents' crimes," Nezu says. "A natural born prodigy moving from Italy to japan to become a doctor at only twenty, gets called in to operate on a modern Japanese princess...and instead of the simple stomach surgery, he cuts out her heart and disappears."

Nezu's words don't affect Law at all, he shows no surprise or shame.

"And Arsenal," Nezu says. "To think he stole the heart for her, for love, to keep her alive. A woman credited with nearly seven thousand confirmed kills, many of which are on very influential people, I'm sure you can understand the situation they're in right now, yes?"

"Execution," Law says.

Nezu nods, "and you could very well join them, if we could contain you, which we can't."

"Certainly not with only two of you," Law says.

Both Nezu and Tsukauchi stiffen at that, unsure how he knew that everyone else had gone, but this was all planned for.

"It would make no difference," Nezu shrugs. "The people we had couldn't stop you from leaving anyway so at least this way you don't have to hurt them, besides, the fact that you're still here and knew I came with a deal proves you're smart enough to know what choice is best, and you understand the leverage I have."

Law grits his teeth, "my parents aren't 'leverage'," he says.

"My apologies, but surely you understand what I mean, yes?"

Law nods.

"Well then Doctor, here is the situation, I need your skills for one job, then you're completely free to go. I'll never come looking for you unless you do something to get on my radar, and you'll have no connection to The Heart Thief or Arsenal."

"Services?" Law asks, "you need me to kill or heal someone?"

"Heal."

"And what about my parents?"

"Mmm," Nezu hesitates for a moment. Nezu reaches for one of the documents and places it in front of him, reading it to Law. "If you sign this, it will state that you were groomed without choice in an abusive hous---"

"Shut up!" Law's yell causes Nezu to reel back on his chair. "You ever talk about my parents like that again and all the heroes in the world wouldn't be able to save you," Law suddenly went from calm to seething with rage.

Nezu takes a deep breath, says "I understand," and pretends like it never happened. Tossing that offer aside, along with a few others. "I assume you'll never testify against them in any way?"

"Correct," Law says. "I love my parents, and I'm proud of them, they taught me everything they knew and made me who I am, I owe them everything. I'll never turn on them, and I won't let anyone talk bad about them, got it?"

"Understood," Nezu says, nodding and moves on to new documents. "Would you like some of the water?"

CLING!

Nezu looks up to see Law sitting back and cracking the seal on the bottle, empty handcuffs on the table, no longer running through the metal bar build atop the table. He'd swapped the cuffs and water, causing them to disappear from around his wrist as the water appeared in his hand.

Tsukauchi wasted no time in telling Nezu what happened as Law leans back and takes a large gulp of water.

Nezu only stares for a moment before turning back to the documents as if nothing happened, not at all bothered by the villain sitting across from him without restraints. Ignoring Tsukauchi yelling in his earpiece about how he should get out of there.

As Law finishes the bottle of water Nezu begins speaking, "alright, I've found a solution to both our problems---" he pauses, seeing a thoughtful expression in Law's eyes as he seems to be mulling over some thoughts.

Without warning Law looks away and up down his mask slightly, spitting into the corner of the room before turning back to Nezu, mask back on properly to only show his eyes. "A biological tracker, very clever," Law says, a hint of amusement in his voice.

Tsukauchi's voice buzzes in Nezu's earpiece, "he really did spit out the tracker, every little bit of it..." the detective says in a mix of horror and amazement.

Nezu can't help but lean back in his chair, " I designed that to meld with prisoners' bodies so we can keep tabs on slippery villains, how'd you find it, much less expel it."

Law only shrugs in response.

Nezu sighs, still calm and focused, Law's attitude is still well within the predicted margins for him. "I've come up with a new deal that doesn't involve you betraying your parents, community service."

"What?" Law asks, completely confused.

"Quite simple really," Nezu takes one of the documents from the bottom of the stack and slides it over so Law can read it. "You get a full pardon, their executions are withheld, and when your side of the agreement is complete we can even discuss reducing their sentence, depending on how well you do at community service ofcourse."

Law looks up from the contract in front of him, more like a piece of paper with one signature on it, Hero Public Safety Commission president Pantu herself, the highest authority in japan aside from President Bosu, but in terms of hero matters, she was the head in most cases.

"What's the community service?" Law asks.

Nezu smiles and reaches forward in a handshake gesture, "come study at UA, and be a hero!"

END CHAPTER---

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