บท 32: Calm Before The Shitstorm

When I walked into the courtyard of the compound I could already feel that the place was surrounded.

Above my head, I could see a news helicopter. They had moved fast, but it may just be because I took my time with Eri. I guess a bit of publicity isn't that harmful.

I think that taking action against a group of drug dealers and manufacturers isn't that big of an issue. Even if they just started producing and distributing.

Most of my issues are in regards to the way this could be interpreted. I was going on a holiday but ended up violently taking down a dangerous villain group. That excuse might not fly that well under the radar.

Regardless, they won't really interrogate me or anything, I'm still a hero with a provisional license. Even if I'm technically still serving a sentence for Vigilanteism.

All this time I haven't let go of Eri. I should think of a way to keep her near me. I can't really adopt her, not only am I underaged I'm also a person with a 'criminal' record and don't really have a house.

I need to think of something for her since she can't really control her quirk she is better off living at UA. With my current salary, I can hire some teachers to home-school her. Although knowing Nezu he'd take care of that himself.

He's probably the smartest person in this world. At least I think so, he probably understands that the government doesn't have many options when it comes to holding me down.

Right now their biggest concern is that I don't become a villain or something. Thankfully I made sure to show an extreme distaste towards villains in the past. Deals with Giran aside, I do actually hate most villains.

I'll worry more about that later. My interactions with Giran would also lessen after this.

As I walked slowly I could see Eri looking somewhat scared, more and more thugs started to appear around us. There were around 80 of them.

I think they don't realize that their boss is gone. Some pulled out their guns while some decided to encircle and rush at me.

I simply raise my free hand, sending a small orb of light into the sky above us, making sure to avoid the helicopter. When it reached a certain height it grew to colossal proportions creating a shockwave that managed to part the clouds around it.

It certainly caught the villains off guard, some even dropped their guns. Looking up they saw a second source of light in the sky. It looked like the sun came closer to earth, it was not radiating any heat, but just it's size was enough to put fear in them.

Eri also looked up at the sky in wonder. Her eyes singing with curiosity and awe.

"Heavenly Discharge..."I said slowly and lazily, my voice reverberating throughout the field.

Heroes need to name their finishers. I made it up on the spot of course. Only Eri and the villains heard me, anyway. At least I think so, not that it matters.

Then they heard me snap my fingers, a rain of light rays falling around me and Eri. An overly complicated attack sure, but it looked cool for the people at home. It looked like the sun was raining destructive rays on us.

The light burned through the people around me, sending them to the ground writhing in pain. The attacks were too fast for these thugs to even react to, let alone dodge.

When some of the rays reached the ground they exploded, taking out all of the villains at once. This attack was only usable because I had my perception focused on the villains, otherwise, it would be too fatal for hero work.

I dispersed the light in the sky, giving the viewers a bit of a show. After that, I just slowly walked over the downed villains. Getting to the police cars I heard one speak through the megaphone.

"Yellow Flash, what's the situation here?" They obviously know who I am. Not that many people can display this amount of power.

I made my way to them to speak normally. They also seemed ok with that even though they were a bit tense. My attack amazed them, but that doesn't mean they were not in a stressful situation still.

"This place hosted a group of villains that distributed and developed different drugs. They were quite new, I'll give a report later."

They just looked at me for a bit, then the one I assume to be in charge asked the most obvious question they could.

"Was the child you're carrying a prisoner here?" They probably needed her testimony for some of the stuff that happened here.

"Yes, I'll be taking her to a hospital and bringing her over to the station later for the report."

He seemed pleased enough with that.

"You guys should hurry up and take some of the injured villains to the hospital, there is a huge underground labyrinth where you should find their leader."

He nodded and started moving his people to capture the downed villains. I gave them a few more directions and information about the injuries of some of the villains.

When talking to the policeman I could hear a lot of flashes around me. Camera crews made it here already. I think I did enough for now. It's about time to depart.

Holding Eri tightly I asked.

"Have you flown before?" It was a rhetorical question of course. She still shook her head cutely.

"Hold on tight and remember. There is nothing to fear." Saying that I jumped and made my way to the station, creating a wind barrier made out of light for Eri.

She screamed a bit at first but calmed down after a bit.

"Where are we going?" She was clinging tightly to me. Flying can be a bit terrifying for first-timers.

Looking at her, I simply said.

"Home Eri, we are going home." With that, she closed her eyes and dozed off.

_________POV Rumi Usagiyama_________

I didn't actually have any plans for today. I feel a bit sad lying to Allan, but I don't know why I was a bit disappointed when he called me for a raid.

He usually doesn't call me in the middle of the day. It's always the morning or the evening. For some reason, I thought he wanted to do something else.

I think he sounded a bit sad. But I don't want to just spend time with him when we're working and training.

I think I will talk to him about it.

Turning on my TV I could see some news on a raid. I didn't realize he would do it so quickly.

I could see a figure from the awkward angle of the helicopter. A tall man in a yellow suit and Marine cape. He had yellowish skin, short black hair with somewhat thick lips and droopy eyes that could be seen even under his sunglasses.

He was obviously Allan, but the stranger part was what he was holding. It seemed to be a small girl, covered in bandages and wearing a dirty gown.

I unknowingly started clenching my fist at the sight of her. She clung tightly to Allan, her size was almost comical in comparison to him. It made the two look like father and daughter.

I noticed a large group of villains closing in on Allan. I was worried for about one second. Allan was not in danger at all, I should know better than to doubt his ability at this point. But it was more like an instinct.

The next scene made me smile, seeing him raise his hand. He was also sporting a lazy smile.

The panicked cameraman managed to catch the expansion of that small orb. I haven't seen this move before, but just from its size, I can tell he's angry. That smile of his was not always honest.

He should be blowing off some steam. This is the first time I heard him name an attack. The name sounded a bit overbearing, but looking at the scope of the attack, it was fitting.

He was obviously showing off, really was he trying to create a cult of fangirls or something?

Regardless, the second the lights started falling on the villains the camera only managed to catch the end of the exchange. Giving the people at home an image of the fallen villains and the entire courtyard riddled with holes and craters.

The light dispersing slowly in a harmless and beautiful scene. It almost looked like fireworks.

This should give people some perspective. Maybe a feeling of safety, there was another pillar of strength that society could lean on for support.

I could only feel regret, I could've been beside him now, instead of sitting on my couch and watching TV.

With a sigh, I turned off the TV. He will probably get in a lot of trouble too. He most likely gave serious injuries to a lot of villains just with that attack.

But he'll manage, he always does.