"Well, villain. How about we hurry up and finish this?"

All Might stood his ground, turning towards Shigaraki, Kurogiri, Laplace, Tear and the captured Rimuru. "You cheated…!" Shigaraki exclaimed. All Might let out a tremendous laugh as he clenched his fist.

"I'd appreciate it if you gave my student back, as well."

Laplace instinctively stepped back as he saw All Might's eyes light up fiercely. The Symbol of Peace was ready to fight. "Now you guys are regretting your decisions, aren't you?" Rimuru remarked, as Laplace grit his teeth behind his mask.

"Shut up."

Smoke surrounded the Number One hero, as he faced the villains. "You're weakened….? Not that I can see…we're completely outmatched…! How dare you do that to my Nomu…!" Shigaraki muttered. "He's…he's not weak at all! Was…was I lied to…?!"

"Well? Coming to get me? What happened to clearing the game? If you can take me, then bring it on!"

All Might stood triumphantly, not wavering in the slightest. Shigaraki almost exclaimed in fear as he stepped backwards, the other villains doing the same. They had just seen their strongest ally blasted into high orbit – as if they'd stand a chance.

"WELL? WHAT'S KEEPING YOU?!"

"If only we still had Nomu…! If only! But…he was taking those hits as well…!" Shigaraki muttered, scratching his neck in frustration. Kurogiri slowly turned his head towards Shigaraki.

"Tomura Shigaraki…calm yourself. It's apparent that Nomu did manage to deal some real damage. The kids are holding back for some reason, and reinforcements from the school are bound to get here any minute. But if you, I and Laplace all attacked at once…we might have a chance." Kurogiri said.

Shigaraki slowly stopped scratching his neck. "Yes…yes yes yes…we can do this…the final boss is standing right there…Laplace, give the brat your little captive." He said. Laplace nodded, before throwing Rimuru over to Tear, who caught her. The three villains then turned towards All Might, before charging forwards.

"This is…revenge for NOMU."

Hah. They're idiots. All Might just took out that guy that even Milim couldn't harm, and they think they stand a chance? Rimuru thought. And then, her eyes widened behind her mask.

As she saw Midoriya, lunge straight towards the misty villain named Kurogiri.

Wha…what the hell are you doing, Midoriya?!

"GET AWAY FROM…ALL MIGHT!" Midoriya exclaimed. Rimuru hadn't even seen him move – one moment he was with the other students, the next he was in the air, his fist raised as he now swung it towards Kurogiri. He's fast! Shigaraki thought.

However, Kurogiri suddenly opened two portals. One was in front of Shigaraki.

And the other, was in front of Midoriya.

Shigaraki's hand went through the portal, moving to grasp Midoriya by the face.

Midoriya…!

And suddenly, a bullet went through Shigaraki's hand. A hail of bullets moved throughout the entire building, impacting various villains. Tear exclaimed in pain as two bullets went through her hands, causing her to drop both Rimuru and her arms. "They're here…!" All Might exclaimed.

"Sorry, everyone. We're a little late. And we brought everyone we could."

"Iida…!" Uraraka exclaimed as she and Asui caught Midoriya.

"President of Class 1-A, Tenya Iida…reporting for duty!"

Up at the entrance, was standing Iida. And behind him, was every teacher within U.A. High School. The Principal. Present Mic. Cementoss. Midnight. Snipe. Ectoplasm. Power Loader. Vlad King. Snipe slowly lowered his gun – he had been the one who had fired the bullets earlier.

Shigaraki started scratching his neck. "Ahhh…they're here. It's game over…guess we gotta try again another time, Kurogiri…" He muttered. Suddenly, a hail of bullets from Snipe's gun impacted the area, as Shigaraki exclaimed in pain upon getting hit. Kurogiri expanded his portal, engulfing Shigaraki, Laplace and Tear.

"Next time, girl!" Laplace exclaimed as he glanced over towards the armless Rimuru on the ground. Suddenly, a figure jumped from above, into the portal as well.

As they moved into the portal, suddenly a tremendous force started pulling them upwards. "This is…!" Shigaraki muttered.

"It's me!"

Up near the entrance, Thirteen was conscious. 「Black Hole」had been activated, dragging the villains upwards towards the Space Hero. Shigaraki exclaimed in frustration, before turning and looking towards All Might. "I may have failed here, Symbol of Peace…but the next time we meet…"

"You're dead, All Might."

And the portal closed. Shigaraki, Kurogiri, Laplace and Tear were gone.

"What the…" Snipe said.

"They're just gone? After such a dramatic invasion?" Midnight remarked.

"They took us completely off guard…but let's concern ourselves with the students' wellbeing for now." The Principal said, as Vlad King dropped him to the ground.

"Our teachers…all pros, gathered here. It looks like there was no attack on the school itself." Todorki remarked as he looked up to where the teachers were.

"Midoriya! You okay?!" Kirishima called out, as he ran over towards Midoriya and All Might, who was shrouded in smoke. Suddenly, a huge wall of cement erupted in front of him, blocking Kirishima's path.

"We need to make sure all you students are safe, so head over to the gate. I'll deal with the wounded." Cementoss said.

"Make sense! Roger that!" Kirishima exclaimed, before turning and heading towards the gate.

Milim slowly pulled herself out of the water, exclaiming in frustration. She had witnessed the final moments of the fight and the villains' escape. "What, is everything over already! Aw…" She muttered as she looked around but couldn't find any villains in sight. "Oh! Rimuru!" She quickly ran over towards Rimuru, who was on the ground, her arms separated from her. "Rimuru! Are you okay?!" Milim exclaimed.

"Ggh…I can't move…ever since that Laplace guy grabbed hold of me, I couldn't move nor use my Quirk…not sure if it was an ability of his or someone else's…" Rimuru muttered.

A paralysis or Quirk erasure ability? The latter sounds similar to Aizawa-Sensei, but the former doesn't…was there a villain in hiding who could use such an ability? Milim thought. She glanced around the area, searching for any signs of an active villain, but couldn't see anything.

Well, if there was a villain with such an ability who never showed themselves, they probably escaped with the others…

It explains why Rimuru didn't just go "Predation" on that villain who was holding her, though.

"Milim…I'm at my limit. Those black lightning blasts did a lot of damage and whatever weird thing which prevented me from using my Quirk still has some after-effects…" Rimuru said. Suddenly, her body seemingly liquified into blue goo, her Hero Costume now laying empty on the floor as Rimuru's exhausted, unconscious true form was within.

You so tired that you went back into your slime form, Rimuru? Wow.

"What the hell! That blue-haired girl just melted!" Bakugo suddenly yelled over to the other students, pointing towards Rimuru's Hero Costume, which was empty on the ground. Rimuru's true form was hidden within it.

"Wait, really?! Is she okay?" Uraraka exclaimed.

"She didn't have any arms earlier!" Kirishima said.

"I can see her arms over on the ground there." Asui remarked.

They all quickly moved over to where Milim was, only to get stopped as Midnight stood in front of them. "As Cementoss said, please go over to the gate, everyone. Tempest, like All Might and Midoriya, is wounded. We shall take care of her." Midnight said.

"But she melted! Melted! That's way past just 'wounded'!" Uraraka exclaimed.

"I saw that the lead villain had a Quirk which could disintegrate things, like Aizawa-Sensei's elbow. What if one of the villains has done something to her which is similar to that?" Asui said.

"Yeah, her arms are chopped off as well! She's far from okay!" Kirishima stated.

Suddenly, Midnight cracked her whip, and the students fell silent. "AS I SAID, we will take care of her. I know exactly what has happened to Tempest, and do not worry, her life is not in danger. She will soon be back with all of you, just as she has always been." She said.

"So, please, head over to the gate. Don't make me repeat myself again."

The students nodded the heads, before turning and walking over towards the gate. Midnight turned around, looking towards Milim. "So, Miss Nava, you're our resident 'Rimuru Tempest' expert. How is she?" Midnight asked.

Okay, so she just lied. She has no idea if Rimuru is okay or not. What the hell.

"Luckily, she'll be fine. Both her arms can simply be re-absorbed into her body and she'll be as good as new. The only problem is that Rimuru has been forced into a very tired-like state by an unknown villain's Quirk." Milim said.

"A tired-like state? Explain." Midnight asked.

"Well…I don't really know. All Rimuru told me is that when one of the villains grabbed hold of her, she couldn't move and couldn't use her Quirk. Even after the villains left, she felt incredibly tired, so tired in fact that she melted into her true form. I don't know how long it'll take her to wake up." Milim explained.

"…alright. I'll report the information on that unknown villain's Quirk, and I'll also take care of Tempest. You head over to the other students." Midnight said. Milim nodded, hesitating for a minute as she looked down towards Rimuru's empty Hero Costume, before turning and standing up. She quickly ran over towards the other students.

"19…20…21…"

The arrested villains were slowly led out of the building by the police, as a man dressed in a large detective-like coat and hat counted the students that were coming out of the building. "Alright…besides the one with the messed-up legs and the blue-haired girl…looks like they're all unharmed." He remarked as he looked over towards the students.

"Ojiro…looks like it was into the fire for you this time. And all alone? Nice going." Hagakure said, the only indicator of her presence being the white gloves and brownish-gray shoes on her otherwise invisible body.

"I thought everyone was alone…I only survived with hit-and-run tactics. What about you, Hagakure?" Ojiro asked.

"Oh, I was in the Landslide Area! That Todoroki's crazy strong! Same with Nava!" Hagakure responded.

I could've frozen her…yikes. Todoroki thought.

As the other students conversed, Asui, Uraraka, Iida and Mina walked up towards the detective. "Detective…what about Aizawa-Sensei?" She asked. The detective turned towards her.

"Both arms were smashed to splinters. His face was also fractured…luckily though, it doesn't seem like he'll have any brain damage. But…his eye sockets were pulverised – there's a chance he may suffer long-term loss of vision." The detective responded.

"Or so I hear."

"Thirteen had terrible lacerations across the back and arms, though the wounds aren't life-threatening. It's the same with All Might – it's highly possible that Recovery Girl's healing will be enough for him, so he's gone off to the Nurse's Office."

"And Deku?" Uraraka asked.

"What of Midoriya?" Iida exclaimed.

"Is Tempest okay?" Mina asked.

"Midor…ah. Yes, it seems like he's made it to the Nurse's Office in time. It's the same with Tempest – if she's the blue-haired one. Though right now, she's not exactly humanoid…anyway, I have some business there myself. Sansa, I'll leave the rest to you." The detective responded, before speaking to one of the other policemen – one who resembled a cat.

"We'll need to completely revamp our security systems." The Principal remarked.

"Teleportation Quirks are rare enough…shame one of them had to go and turn villain." Midnight said.

Suddenly, one policeman walked up to the detective. "Detective Tsukauchi! I have a report – we have apprehended what seems to be a villain in a thicket about 400 metres from here!" The policeman said.

"In what condition?" Detective Tsukauchi asked the policeman.

"He seems unharmed! And he didn't resist arrest…oddly enough, he's not responding in any way. He appears to be mute…"

"I see…" Detective Tsukauchi remarked, before turning towards the Principal. "Principal. I'd like to go over the school with a fine-toothed comb, if you don't mind." He said.

"Ah, of course! I'm sure some won't be happy, but the police certainly have jurisdiction! Investigations are your field of expertise! Do what you feel is necessary!" The Principal responded.

The portal slowly opened within the bar, as Shigaraki fell to the ground. Laplace and Tear walked out of the portal as well. "Ow…I was shot. Both arms and legs…we got crushed…he got Nomu too…our cannon fodder was taken down in a flash – even those kids were strong…" Shigaraki muttered. He looked up towards a screen in the room.

"The Symbol of Peace is in perfect health…!"

"You were wrong…master!"

Suddenly, a voice responded from the blank screen.

"No, I wasn't. We merely got ahead of ourselves. Yes…we underestimated him. It's a good thing that League of Villains came cheap. Anyway…what of our creation, Nomu? Did you retrieve him?"

Kurogiri shook his head. "He was sent flying. Unless we ascertain his precise coordinates, no amount of warping will let us find him. I just couldn't spare the time back there."

"After all the trouble we went through to make him as strong as All Might…a shame. Well, that's too bad." The voice from the screen spoke.

Suddenly, a final person walked out of Kurogiri's portal, as it closed. It was a man with pale skin, long pointed ears and brown hair. He was wearing a black and light brown suit with black pants and a red bowtie, alongside a light brown hat and a beige plague doctor's mask. He was holding a cane.

"Gelmud…you insisted on surveying the battle instead of taking part. What did you see?" The voice from the screen asked the man with the plague doctor's mask.

"As Shigaraki stated, those children were rather strong. The normal villains we brought were nothing more than small obstacles. I witnessed two students separately take out over a dozen villains on their own." Gelmud answered.

"The only action I took was to nullify the Quirk of the student Laplace attempted to capture. Unfortunately, that child was saved by U.A.'s teachers."

"Laplace, why did you attempt to capture one of the students, instead of killing them?"

Laplace chuckled. "Because her little Quirk was very unique. Yes…I thought you may have found an interest in her, since it seemed she had multiple Quirks."

"…oh? Multiple Quirks? That is quite rare…if any of you ever have the chance to capture her again, please do so. And then, bring her to me. There is so much I would like to ask her. After all, a Quirk like that is quite strong."

Shigaraki looked up towards the screen. "Strong…right…there was one…there was one kid who seemed as strong as All Might."

"…hm?"

"Without that pest, we might have killed All Might…but that kid…that brat!" Shigaraki exclaimed.

"No use crying over spilled milk! This endeavour was not a complete loss. Take all the time you need – find stronger troops! We can't move freely. That's why we need a symbol like you."

"Tomura Shigaraki! Next time, the world will know of the terror you represent!"

Her consciousness stirred.

And she could slowly start to understand things again.

Who is she?

What is she?

Why is she here?

All of these questions were answered as she slowly became aware again.

Rimuru slowly opened her eyes, and looked at what was around her. She was seemingly within some kind of hospital room, in a bed. Her Hero Costume was neatly folded up nearby, with her mask on top. She was in her humanoid form.

…what happened?

I was on the ground, and Milim was there with me…I couldn't move.

And then…I fell unconscious? And now, I'm waking up here…

Rimuru blinked as she noticed that Milim was also in the room, sitting in a chair and looking out the window. Milim turned, and her eyes widened as she saw Rimuru. "Rimuru! You're awake!" She exclaimed, standing up in joy.

"…Milim? Where am I?" Rimuru asked.

"You're in a hospital! You kinda fell unconscious, so at first we took you to the Nurse's Office, but you weren't waking up so we took you here instead." Milim responded.

Rimuru tilted her head in confusion. "I wasn't waking up? How long was I unconscious?" She asked.

Milim hesitated for a moment, before answering.

"…a bit over two weeks."

Rimuru's eyes widened.

I missed…over two weeks? I was unconscious for that long?! What the hell did that villain's Quirk do to me?

"Wha…what did I miss?" Rimuru asked hesitantly.

Milim looked down towards the floor.

"The U.A. Sports Festival…"

"I missed the U.A. SPORTS FESTIVAL?!" Rimuru exclaimed. Milim recoiled backwards.

"Y-yeah…"

That festival has all the top heroes watching…! They'd have been scouting…and I missed my chance at being there?!

Damn whoever that villain was! It wasn't Laplace since his Quirk was all about lightning, nor Tear since her Quirk was a burst of speed…so whoever paralysed me, nullified my Quirk and forced me into a two-week sleep…damn it, they must've been hidden the whole time!

Rimuru looked downwards. "Damn it…I lost my chance of showing myself to the top heroes…" She muttered in frustration.

"Well, at least you'll be able to catch up on the studies you missed! I'll help you with that." Milim said.

"Thanks, Milim. You're a lifesaver." Rimuru responded.

Suddenly, Rimuru's body melted into her blue slime-like form, and she jumped out from under the hospital bed sheets, landing on Milim's lap. "Oh, it's been so long since I got to hug you in your true form! You're so squishy!" Milim exclaimed, grabbing hold of the slime-like Rimuru and holding her tightly.

"Yeah, well I'm sure you did well in the Sports Festival, and you're offering to help me catch up on the stuff I missed. You deserve to hug my true form." Rimuru remarked.

"Yeah, I did well in the Sports Festival. Though I didn't make it to the final one-on-one battles since I kinda failed in the second part of the festival. It was a Calvary Battle!" Milim responded.

Well I'm sure you'd have gone incredibly well if you made it to the one-on-one battles. Rimuru thought. "Oh yeah, why did I wake up in my human form? If I was that tired, I'm pretty sure I would've melted into my true form, right?"

Milim nodded. "Yeah, you did. But the teachers managed to stop the other students from seeing much, and not long into your two-week nap, you suddenly turned back into your human form. It must've been a subconscious thing." She answered.

Ah…that makes sense. Rimuru thought.

However, her thoughts were cut short as Mina Ashido and Tsuyu Asui suddenly opened the door and burst into the room. "Hey Milim, wanna go an-what is that on your lap?!" Mina exclaimed as she saw the slime-like Rimuru in her true form, and Milim, who was hugging her tightly.

"It's Rimuru!" Milim responded cheerfully, without even a moment's hesitation.

Argh, Milim, why are you the way you are…!

Mina tilted her head in confusion. "…Rimuru? But she was on the…bed…" She muttered, glancing over towards the bed, only to find it empty. The humanoid Rimuru that had been unconscious in the hospital bed was no longer there. "This is rather surprising…" Asui remarked.

Now, she was a blue blob on Milim's lap.

The secret was out.

"Uwah…I can explain…" Rimuru finally said, as both Mina and Asui turned towards her.

"She spoke! But you don't have a mouth?" Mina remarked.

"I use low-level Ultrasound Waves to simulate speech." Rimuru explained.

"Ah…I see…" Mina remarked.

"Ashido has spoken to me before about how she thinks there was more to your Quirk than simply armour. Such as in the Battle Trials, you used silk webs and, as you just mentioned, some kind of soundwave ability. Is this…goo form of yours, the true nature of your Quirk?" Asui asked.

Rimuru nodded.

"Yeah, it's kinda complicated…"

Mina quickly sat down. "We've got the time to listen. I'd like to hear about your mask as well, and this 'Shizu' person that Nava mentioned a while back." She said.

She did? Oh yes, before the Battle Trials…

"…fine. But I'd prefer what I tell you now remains a secret, alright?" Rimuru said. Both Mina and Asui nodded, as Asui sat down as well. Rimuru sighed.

"Alright. I might as well just go from the start."

"I was born into what could be considered a 'normal' family, in this world of Quirks and superheroes, I guess. I had a father, mother, and an older brother."

"My father is named Hakurou Tempest – and his Quirk is 「Absorption」. He can choose a part of his body to absorb energy with, and then re-emit it himself. He's also capable of applying this ability to a weapon, though he can only apply it to one thing at a time. He used to be a Hero, though he retired a long while ago."

"My mother is named Frey Tempest. Her Quirk is 「Harpy」. Basically, she has the physical characteristics of a Harpy - wings in place of arms and talons instead of feet. She's able to transform her wings into normal human arms, but she can't do the same for her feet though. She was a Hero in the past as well."

"And my older brother…well, he's named Veldora Tempest. His Quirk is 「Dragon」. Can you guess what it does? While he usually has a normal Human body, he can take on the characteristics of a Dragon whenever he wishes."

"He can form wings, claws, breathe fire, you get the idea. If he's really in a pinch, he can actually take the form of a complete Dragon instead of only partially transforming his limbs."

"Currently, he's a Hero by the name of 'Draconic Hero: Storm'. I'm sure you've heard of him."

"As for me…well, I had a normal childhood for my first four years of life. Making friends, wondering on what Quirks we were going to get, exclaiming about how we were going to be heroes."

"But then, my fourth year of life came, and my Quirk was far from anything I could have ever predicted."

"My body literally melted into blue goo. I didn't need to eat, drink or sleep, I couldn't feel pain, I had 360-degree vision, among other things. It was both a blessing and a curse."

"The true ability of my Quirk is the ability of absorb targets into my body and either store or devour them. If I store them, they are kept within me and are unharmed. If I devour them, they are killed, and I gain whatever powers they had, alongside the ability to mimic their appearance or form."

"In truth, this Quirk is extremely powerful if used correctly. Imagine the strength I could possess if I devoured people and animals left and right, gaining their Quirks and abilities. Though, I'm sure you all understand that there's laws in this world, and that rampant murder would only make me a villain."

"So I can't exactly do that."

"Regardless, it was an interesting Quirk. But since I no longer possessed a Human form, do you think the young and single-minded students in my classes would see me as Human? Answer: they didn't. Half of my class ignored my existence, and the other half ridiculed me."

"It wasn't just the students, either. While the teachers never ignored nor mocked me, they were uneasy in my presence."

"With them, it might have been because many villains have non-humanoid mutant Quirks. For example, the villain in that sludge incident a while back. So, I can't blame them that much. But, still."

"They way I was treated back then was one of the reasons why I wanted to keep my true non-humanoid form a secret from the other Class 1-A students. I want people to judge me for who I am, not what I am."

"Back then, Milim was one of the only people to remain my friend, to be honest she didn't hesitate. But besides her, I didn't really have many other people."

"However, that changed one day, when I met a girl by the name of Shizue Izawa…"