Chapter 25

Gon walked to U.A. alone the next day. Killua was at the motel by himself, and Gon had tried to convince him to come to U.A., but Killua refused. He knew he would not be allowed, just as All Might told him yesterday before his plan was activated.

The spiky green haired teen entered Class B. Many of his classmates were already there, but they all turned towards him as soon as they noticed another person entered.

"Gon!" Tetsutetsu shouted out and practically ran over to the other teen. Monoma and Kendo followed behind. "Dude, what was Killua doing yesterday?!"

"Uh-" Go began, but was immediately cut off by Monoma.

"Tetsutetsu, that's not the important thing," the blond chided. He stared intensely at Gon, like he was searching for his soul. "Since you're Killua's best friend, are you also from another world?" He cocked his head to the side in a burning curiosity.

"No?" Gon replied with raised eyebrows, though he could feel his heartbeat rising. This is what Killua wanted me to say. He didn't tell me, but I know it. He doesn't want it to be revealed for both of us. "I met him here. The first person I met at U.A." If I told them I was from a different world, then I would be too different from them. I don't know how they'll feel, but I don't know if keeping it in is right either!

"And you had no idea he was from a different world either?" Kendo asked and tilted her head to the side as well. Gon shook his head for a no.

"That's a little weird, considering you guys are so close…almost like you knew each other before, really," Monoma said, and Gon felt like sweating, but he forced himself to keep his composure.

"Uh, no…we just, got along really well," Gon answered in as steady of a voice as he could maintain. "Right when we met."

Monoma stared at him for a few seconds longer, and Gon maintained eye contact. At last, the blond boy let up with a sigh and turned around. He rotated his head one last time and said, "Alright, if you say so. I'll believe you."

On the outside, Gon forced out a smile and gave a light nod. On the inside, however, he felt very different. Am I going to break his trust like this? If he ever finds out I'm lying here, well…I don't know. By that time, I'll be at home anyways, I hope.

"Monoma," Kendo chided and shook her head disapprovingly. "How do you still not believe Gon? He just gave you the story of how he and Killua met. He has nothing to do with whatever Killua was doing."

"No it's okay, Kendo," Gon interrupted and shook his head right back. "I understand why he would think that. It makes sense."

"But it's not true," Tetsutetsu finished with a grin. Gon nodded in agreement.

"Why would Killua work with villains? Do you know?" Honenuki asked Gon from his chair.

Before Gon could reply, the often-reserved Shihai Kuroiro replied. "He probably found a villain who can help him, or they claim they can help him. Though, if they're lying, they'll probably be in for some dark times."

Gon was impressed by Kuroiro's analysis, and he had not expected the teen to have thought this much about it. One of Kuroiro's points was spot on in that Killua had found a villain that can help him. Now that I think on it again, both points are kind of right. If All For One doesn't use his Quirk to send us back, then he's really just claiming that he can help.

"That's a pretty solid analysis, Kuroiro," Honenuki commented with an equally impressed feeling as Gon.

"Okay everyone, settle down," Kendo called out. "Mr. Kan is about to come in for homeroom. Final exams start tomorrow, so be prepared!" Everyone nodded, and several students in the class including Gon gulped in fear of the written exam, practical exam, or both.

At the same time Class B was chatting with Gon and asking him questions, the students down the hall in Class A were generally quieter. Killua was much closer to them than anyone in Class B besides Gon. Many of the students had mixed feelings of what Killua did just yesterday, and it was still fresh in their minds.

Kirishima was looking down and staring at his desk, still thinking about what his silver haired friend had done. "Kirishima, it's okay, man," Sero told him for the nth time, trying to cheer up his redhead friend. "None of this is anyone's fault. Killua somehow came to our world, he did some bad stuff, and now he wants to go back." Sero shrugged as if it were that simple.

"You don't care much about what he did, do you…" Ashido said it more as a statement than a question. She had observed what Sero was saying since they started talking about it. Ashido glanced around the class, and several students like Midoriya, Todoroki, Yaoyorozu, Tsuyu, and Sato were looking over at their little group that was mostly closer to Killua than the rest of the class.

Sero shrugged back at Ashido's observation. He was about to say something, but Kirishima whispered something out. "The thing that bothers me the most is that he didn't tell anyone about his story. He could've told me. I would've helped him, or at least lent an ear. And if he didn't want me telling anyone, I would've respected that."

"I'm kind of sad that he's done some bad things here," Kaminari spoke up. "Like kill that villain at U.S.J. But then again, we don't really know anything about him, so it's hard to judge."

"You guys are overreacting," Mineta told them with a smug smile. His face turned into an excited grin as he said, "Be happy you know him! He's from another world! How cool is that?! How many chances are you gonna get like this one?!"

"Easy for you to say," Kirishima grumbled and looked up at the shortest boy who was sitting in his seat. His eyes pierced into Mineta's insides. "You weren't really friends with him, were you? You wouldn't feel the same."

Mineta frowned as he felt his anger rising. "Then were any of you really his friends?!" he shouted out, and the class was taken aback by the explosion from the typically-quiet boy. "None of you actually knew him. None of us knew him, so what are you all sad or mad about?" His question was voiced to all the students because Mineta felt like everyone had some opinion or the other about Killua despite the fact that no one knew him well enough.

"I trusted him, and he didn't tell me anything," Kirishima grumbled back, though his voice sounded much more defeated now at Mineta's solid point. "I thought I cared a lot about his villain work and was judging him for it, but now it's like it doesn't even matter because punishing him is useless! I agree with All Might; Killua should be sent back."

The next person who spoke up was someone no one was truly expecting. "I think he should be punished," Ojiro said, and the whole class whipped their heads over to the blond boy with a tail who stood up at the front against the right wall of the room, right next to the door. "I thought about it yesterday," he continued while looking down at the floor. "That villain he killed at U.S.J. He said he didn't restrain his power, and so the villain died. He claimed it was an accident, and that he did it because he wanted to save me. I bet that's a lie. I bet his villain work is with the League, and he managed to set something up with them when they 'kidnapped' him." Ojiro even used the finger quotations to emphasize the kidnapping. "So in the end, I'm pretty sure he didn't care about me. It was all for his plan."

"I thought that too," Kirishima agreed. "That villain's death wasn't an accident. But it doesn't matter!"

Ojiro narrowed his eyes, but on the inside he was hurt. "Doesn't matter…? He left that villain on purpose! I could've died if Killua didn't stop him!"

"Exactly!" Kirishima retorted back. "But he did save you. It was part of his plan, and he saved you. If he wasn't planning anything at all, he would've taken that villain out from the start! He wouldn't have let it come close to you!"

Ojiro shook his head, but not for the reason Kirishima was thinking. "Sure, you could be right. But he should be punished for purposely killing a villain."

"Ojiro, as much as I don't agree with killing people," Midoriya began, and the blond boy turned his attention to the curly green haired teen. "Don't you realize keeping Killua here is meaningless? He shouldn't even be in our world, yet somehow he is."

"Yeah, I mean, I don't like what he did either," Sero spoke up in order to clear himself a bit. He knew his classmates probably thought he was fine with what Killua did, but now he wanted to show that it was not the case. "I don't understand why he'd join a hero class and do things with villains, whatever that might be. And I don't really like that, either. But, Midoriya's right. He doesn't belong here, you know? It's not right to keep him away from his home."

"Everyone, I agree with everything you have said so far," Iida cut in. "This is a confusing situation. I cannot imagine how the heroes and law enforcers must be feeling! But I think a case could be made that Killua should be punished. He broke our laws, and if it can be proven that he knew our laws, then that is condemning evidence against him."

"Tsk, we're just a bunch of students," Bakugo said in a loud voice so he could be heard from his seat. He was staring up at the ceiling, thinking back to the fight he had seen on the livestream and the incredible powers Killua and All Might had displayed. He lowered his head down so that his eyes could glance across the room. "We can't judge him, not like the law can. You're all arguing for nothing, and it's hurting my ears."

The class went silent after what Bakugo said. He was right: they were not the ones to judge Killua.

"We can still talk about him, right?" Kaminari asked hopefully.

Nobody answered for a bit. Kaminari looked around the class to read people's expressions. Midoriya turned his face away and stared at the floor, Bakugo glared at the front wall of the class, Kirishima lowered his eyes to his desk. Ashido and Sero looked like they were genuinely thinking about his question, which the blond boy appreciated.

At long last, Midoriya mumbled, "I don't know if we should. It's possible he's gone from U.A., permanently. I don't like that he fought All Might yesterday - what if All Might got hurt?!"

"All Might was fine, you saw him with the reporters yesterday," Bakugo immediately shot the concern down and glared at his childhood friend. Midoriya gulped and nodded, looking back down and agreed with Bakugo.

"But Killua still fought the Number 1 Hero like he was truly a villain," Iida argued. "To see him do that...I would not want him in our class again!"

"Wait, Mineta," Jirou called out. The shortest boy in the class had huge eyes with his mouth open wide. Jirou was the last person he expected to call out to him considering she absolutely hated his perverted remarks. She ignored the boy's surprise and continued, "You think Killua had anything to do with Stain's Followers not being there for the attack?"

"Uh, um, maybe, I didn't think of that," he stuttered out, still in shock that Jirou of all people was asking him.

Sero glanced over at Jirou with a raised eyebrow. "You think so? Your attack did get cancelled, and Stain's Followers haven't done anything in a while. It's possible Killua might've had something to do with it."

Jirou nodded along, though her face did not reveal any emotion that could give anyone an idea of what her opinion was. "Yeah, I think so. I don't know where they are, but it's not confirmed anyways. Edgeshot or any of the other heroes…they said nothing."

The class was silent again with everyone left to their own thoughts and opinions. "At the end of the day," Kirishima said lightly. "There isn't much we can do. I'm not…mad at him. I'm just, I don't know. Sad, I guess? That he never told me anything? We didn't know him, and he's done some bad stuff."

"Hey, maybe Gon knows something," Ashido said cheerfully. Kirishima nodded, and several other heads nodded too including Kaminari, Sero, Midoriya, and Iida. That was the last thing anyone said on the topic because they noticed the time, and Aizawa was just about to enter the class for homeroom.

After school, All Might, Aizawa, and Nezu had gotten together for a private meeting. "Aizawa, did Killua come to school today?" Nezu asked as he finished sipping his cup of tea.

The exhausted teacher shook his head as Nezu placed his cup on his desk and looked at both Aizawa and All Might. "I expected that," the principal continued in a high-pitched tone. "I did not think Killua would come back after being revealed to have worked with villains."

Aizawa turned to the Number 1 Hero who was in his skinny skeleton form. Aizawa narrowed his eyes and said, "Why would you try defending him? You know what he's done here." He turned back to Nezu. "It's still not entirely believable to me that he's from a different world."

"Actually, Aizawa," Nezu said. "Killua told me about it at the start of the year. Remember when I called the meeting and said Gon and Killua forged their applications? It was for that reason. They do not exist here, at least not legally."

"So Gon's on it too, huh?" Aizawa muttered. "Why do we have him at U.A.?" He turned back to All Might who had not said anything yet. "You should've revealed that too. Then both of those problems could be away from us."

"Gon has not done anything harmful to us," Nezu reminded in case Aizawa did not know.

"Sure, nothing that we know of. If Gon is from a different world too, he's as strong as Killua. Probably. That's my guess," Aizawa told them plainly.

"Nezu is right, Gon has not done anything wrong," All Might finally said. "But Killua, he has-"

"Why did you tell the media that we should be helping him, not arresting him?" Aizawa asked harshly. It was clear that Aizawa had issues with All Might's decisions. When All Might looked at Nezu to see if the principal understood the reasoning, Nezu looked right back in anticipation of an answer.

"It is a conflict I face even now," All Might admitted with a troubled expression, and Nezu and Aizawa were shocked that this was even a dilemma the other hero was facing. "Do I be a hero by helping him or arresting him? The answer seemed quite clear before. Even now, I believe I made the correct decision by telling the world to help Killua. From our world's perspective, it makes sense because if I did not do that yesterday, Killua could have gone on and done things that are left to our imagination. And from a hero's perspective, helping him is the right thing to do, considering that trapping him in our world does not help anyone."

"I fail to see the conflict if your decision makes so much sense to you," Aizawa grumbled with narrowed eyes.

All Might stared at his fellow teacher and hero. "Because Killua has done some bad things here as well, and as heroes, we should not let it go unpunished. One exception can lead to more exceptions, which is why we try our best to limit them in the first place."

"But here, the exception is quite a reasonable one, and an important one to make," Nezu argued back. "As far as we know, we have never met any person or thing from a different world until Gon and Killua came here. I believe an exception is necessary, so long as they do not do anything too criminal."

"You agree with All Might's decision?" Aizawa asked in a surprised voice. "And you want to let these kids go from any laws they break? Any crimes they commit? How many crimes can they make before you would like to go after them? How severe do they need to be?" He narrowed his eyes, "Where do you draw the line?"

"This is an unprecedented situation, and it is one I do not think will be repeated," Nezu replied firmly. "If this became more regular, and by 'this' I mean the appearance of people from other worlds, then it is worth looking into changing laws to account for that in some manner. But right now, I do believe the priority is to get Gon and Killua back home."

Aizawa looked unconvinced, so Nezu explained further. "Think about it. If they leave our world, they cannot disturb us in any way. If we keep them here for longer, who knows what they will do, or what they can do?"

The homeroom teacher mulled it over for a few seconds before sighing. "Alright, I get it. A part of me wants to agree, but a part also disagrees."

All Might turned over to Nezu in surprise. "When did you change your mind? It was not too long ago that you wanted Killua to stop his villain work. And you were willing to send heroes, like me, after him."

"What you said yesterday made me open my eyes and realize the same thing," Nezu said in a tone that All Might had not heard from the principal before. Nezu was always intelligent and good with decisions; here, he sounded like there was slight regret. "I am not sure how many people also believe it, but I know I do. Keeping Killua and Gon here is not the right call."

"Since we've all agreed on that, what are we doing about Killua?" Aizawa asked and brought up the next question. "I would imagine he wouldn't be allowed back here."

"I think we are in a problematic situation in that regard," Nezu replied thoughtfully. "If we allow him back, he may be alienated from students because of his origin and people may think he is a villain for working with villains. However," Nezu said in a slightly darker tone. "This presents us with a bit of a public relations opportunity. If we bring him in again, we may be seen as a very supportive school. Although, I am not quite sure I like that idea. It is safer to leave Killua out, at the end of the day."

All Might nodded along. "Those all make sense. It can help our image after the reputation U.A. lost during U.S.J. But we should not focus on that, and instead prioritize the safety of our students."

"That kind of brings up a question," Aizawa remarked and turned to face the skinny hero next to him. "All Might, you're the one who said the world should help Killua. With that logic, why would you not let him back in?"

All Might thought deeply about the question. "That is a very good question," he pointed out. He thought about it further, but no answer came to mind.

"It is a tough situation," Nezu answered instead, using a somber tone. "There could be backlash either way we go. We do not even know if he wants to come back here."

"I don't think it should matter if he wants to be here again," Aizawa answered right back. "If we're taking the approach that heroes will help him, then we need to do that, not let him do everything on his own. There's nobody watching him. He could be doing anything behind the scenes."

"Let us think about this," Nezu said, although he agreed with Aizawa. He tapped his paws against the table like it helped him think better. "If Killua comes back, the public may wonder why we would allow someone who has clearly done villainous things. We know what he has done, like kill that villain at U.S.J., but the public does not. People may also praise us for helping a child in need. If we do not bring him back, the public may think we are neglecting him, or that we are making the right decision by not allowing someone so dangerous."

"Regardless of what we do, we'll get a mix of positive and negative coverage," Aizawa grumbled matter-of-factly. "That's just how the media and the public are."

Nezu nodded. "All Might, what do you think?"

The Number 1 Hero froze for a moment as he thought about the decision. Nezu and Aizawa stared patiently as he continued to think. "Ah, um, I do not know," he finally said. "It is a tough spot."

Nezu folded his paws on the table. "Well, here is what I think. Since All Might is a well-respected hero and teacher at U.A., and his opinion has been heard around the world, we should act accordingly to his ideals. In other words, we should try helping Killua as well, starting by allowing him back here."

Aizawa and All Might thought about Nezu's proposition for a bit. All Might said first, "That would make sense. Though, are you sure this is the right decision? It sounds a lot that you are caring too much about the public's view of U.A."

"I do care, yes," Nezu confirmed. He stared for an extra moment while his lips slightly curved down into a frown. "I believe U.A.'s response should be in line with yours, All Might, since you are a teacher here. The public respects your opinion."

"Principal Nezu," Aizawa spoke out. "Your reasoning makes sense. I can agree with it, as much as I hate the public relations aspect of being a hero and teacher."

Nezu nodded, and his lips curved up into a smile. He turned to All Might again. "And you are fine with it as well?" All Might merely nodded in response. "Well then," Nezu said as he darted his eyes between the other two pro heroes. "I will speak with the other staff members as well. Let us hope that we can attempt to get Killua back at U.A."

Without going to U.A., Killua's day was pretty uneventful at first. He let Gon go of course, but then he realized he had no idea what to do next. "This is really boring, just sitting around and waiting for someone to come up to me with some Quirk." He rolled around restlessly in the bed, thinking about what he should do. He sat up as the idea of going to the League's hideout came to him, but he was not sure if that was worth the trip.

"What reason do I have to go there? Yeah, probably none," he agreed with himself as he spoke out loud with only his ears to hear. "And plus, I have to make sure no one sees me in this motel. Well, even if they do, whatever. The lady is still letting us stay here, so I should be fine."

Why am I talking to myself in my boredom? he thought to himself, but quickly shook the thoughts out. He sighed and got out of the bed. He opened the room door and peaked into the hallway. Nobody was around to see him, so he quietly closed the door and ran down the hall and exited out the back door.

Nobody was out at the back either. Killua took his villain phone out and texted Kurogiri to open a warp for the bar at the usual spot, which was at the back of the motel. He figured that, since this was the only other place he knew, he would go there and see if something came to his mind.

A few minutes later, the dark misty portal opened up in front of him. The silver haired teen stepped through it and found himself in the bar. This time, there was nobody playing cards at the table. It seemed like Magne was taking a nap while Toga was watching over. The blond haired girl turned her head around and smiled huge when she noticed the guest.

"Killua!" she exclaimed. "You came and left so quickly yesterday. We barely got to talk!"

The boy in question rolled his eyes. "No duh. I came here to talk with someone else yesterday, not you."

"Ohhhh, so did you come for me this time?" she asked with a grin. Her smile dropped and turned into a thin line, but her eyebrows furrowed in annoyance. "Or is it for someone else again?"

Killua put his hands in his pockets and looked around the bar. Even Kurogiri was not seen behind the counter. Just then, Muscular and Mustard came out from the hall in silence, probably headed to get a drink of something. Killua did not really care. "I was actually looking for Shigaraki," he lied. He came here with no purpose in mind. Am I here for Shigaraki? I guess I could tell him about the training camp to get Bakugo.

Toga kept her frown on her face. "Tomura might be at the back somewhere. I haven't seen him in a while."

"Why are you watching Magne sleep?" Killua asked since he had no clue where Shigaraki actually was. For all he knew, Toga could be lying, or it could be the truth but Shigaraki may have left for somewhere else.

"Oi, kid, you were fighting All Might yesterday, weren't you?" a booming voice entered and did not let Toga answer.

Killua shifted his eyes over to the tall muscular man who spoke to him. He wore a grin that almost looked arrogant, like he thought he could beat Killua. The teen internally snorted. "Yeah it was me. What of it?"

"Hey, Muscular, I was talking to him first!" Toga complained from her seat with a frown.

Muscular shot his eyes over to his right where she sat and took a big gulp from the glass of water he held. "I don't care," he replied with disinterest. He turned back to Killua and said, "We should fight sometime too."

Killua shrugged. "I don't know, it doesn't sound too interesting. You saw what I could do out there."

Muscular grumbled something under his breath. "You think you're so good, punk? We need to-"

"Blah blah blah," Killua mocked with chatting hand gestures too. He got a more serious look and stared into the tall villain's eyes. "I could kill you right now, but doing that doesn't do anything for me, so I won't." He stared so intensely that Muscular took a very slow last sip from his glass. He could feel that Killua was not lying.

Muscular did not say anything more. He quietly put his glass down on the counter and walked away down the hall where Killua could not see, and Mustard followed him after finishing his glass. Maybe I should go check out what's back there? He turned his gaze to Toga who was still staring at him. "What's back there? Is it your rooms?"

Toga nodded then jumped in excitement. "Come! I'll show you!"

"Uh…" Killua was unsure. This was not what he came here for, but he shrugged after a moment. "Okay, fine."

The two walked together to the dark hallway with Toga leading the way. There were a few rooms at the back, but none of them looked like bedrooms. Killua peered into one of the empty rooms which had two single beds on either side against the walls. There was a small window in the top left side, so it sort of counted as a bedroom. He could see some piping sticking out from the right corner of the room, which meant it was not actually a bedroom, but rather some storage space or something along those lines.

"This is where Magne and I sleep," Toga exclaimed proudly. Killua nodded, but upon inspecting the left wall closer, he saw some very disturbing pictures taped. He had barely paid attention to the walls before; he knew there was something on the left but had never given it a closer, scrutinized look. They were mostly pictures of people bleeding.

"Umm…Magne is fine with those pictures?" the silver haired teen asked with a shiver. He knew he could hold his own against the girl, but other less fortunate people…he did not want to think how they would feel seeing Toga's room or getting attacked by her.

"Yeah, I actually had them up in the old base too," Toga answered. She noticed the uneasiness in Killua's face. "What's the matter? You don't like them?"

"I don't care too much, but what's with your obsession for blood?"

"Well…" she fidgeted with her fingers, then her hair, while thinking about what to say. Killua waited until at last, Toga decided she would tell him. "My Quirk lets me shapeshift into other people if I drink their blood. And…" she got a more mischievous grin on her face, "When I like someone, it's usually because I want to be like them. What better way to be like them than to become them? That's why people are better when they bleed!"

"Oh, uh, okay, I guess," Killua replied in understanding. It's weird, a bit twisted, but I get it. She does have some issues. No wonder she won't fit in with this society.

"What about you? What's your story? You didn't let me talk yesterday," she said with a frown. "How did you get here?"

Killua wondered if he should tell her or not. How he got here was something not many people knew about. "Basically, a unique power sent me here," he gave her an extremely vague and abbreviated version of the story.

Toga scowled, then frowned. "Killua! I need more details!"

He raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Why do you need them?"

"That was too undetailed," she replied right back. "That doesn't even satisfy me. If you won't let me cut you up, at least tell me a bit more so I can know you better? The real you," she added in a more serious tone that showed she was smart enough to know Killua could and likely would lie.

Killua rolled his eyes. "Alright, fine. It was my sister who sent me here," he elaborated, remembering to keep Gon out of the conversation. "She has a unique power. I'm not getting into the specifics because it's too complicated. But pretty much, she can do anything, really. And she sent me here to protect me."

"Protect you?" Toga asked in a confused voice. "Why would you need protection? And from who? You're so strong."

The boy shook his head. "I might be strong in this world, but not my own. Well, actually," he added on second thought, "I'm strong in my world too. But not as strong as the ones I needed protection from." Stupid Alluka. Why would you send me and Gon here when the Zoldycks could do anything to you? Now you're completely defenseless, and you became that way the moment you sent me and Gon away.

"Oh…so there are people even stronger than you and All Might," Toga reiterated to herself to make sure she got it. She nodded, "Okay. But who were these people that could scare you and your sister?"

"My family," Killua said solemnly, not open to more conversation about the topic. He walked forward to the next room. Thinking more about this makes me more desperate. I need to be patient. Keep waiting, Alluka. Gon and I will get you soon.

He peeked into the next room and saw Twice on a bed reading a magazine…or maybe it was a comic. Killua had no clue.

Twice glanced up from his paper. He dropped the paper immediately when he noticed who was glancing in and shot up to his feet. He pointed a finger at Killua and exclaimed, "It's you! You're that kid who was fighting All Might yesterday!"

Killua could not help but roll his eyes. "Yeah, you've seen me not long ago in this same place. I'm a, member of the League, remember?" he said with a moment of hesitation, not knowing if Twice would still believe that answer after knowing Killua was not from this world.

The villain's shoulders relaxed. "Oh. Right. I forgot." Then in a different voice, he asked, "Are you really a member if you're not from here? Seems fishy."

"Well, why can't I be?" Killua answered back. "I have some time to kill in this world. Why not?"

"But you're a hero student too…" Toga said with a frown, feeling conflicted over the boy and his actions that she could not understand. She turned around so her back was facing him. "Maybe I don't want to become you."

"That's a relief," Killua sighed under his breath. He cracked a smile when the girl turned her head around with a frown and shocked eyebrows, with Toga hopefully expecting Killua to be sad that she may not like him anymore.

Noises were heard from the main area, but there was hardly anyone there…

"Magne might be awake!" Toga exclaimed and hurried off to the front. When she got there, a loud "Oh, Tomura!" was heard.

Killua locked eyes with Twice and left without a word. The villain went back to his bed and continued reading where he left off.

The silver haired teen went to the main section of the bar where he found Toga, Shigaraki, and Kurogiri. Shigaraki looked up the instant Killua was visible. "Ah, so you are here," he said to the teen.

Killua faced Kurogiri. "You told him I was coming, right?"

"Yes, we just had some things to do," Kurogiri responded vaguely. He eyed the pair of glasses that were left on the counter by Muscular and Mustard and slipped behind to clean them. "Go on," he encouraged Killua.

Killua stared forward at the villain with hands around his body. "My next task was to get Bakugo for you, right? From what I know, U.A. is having this training camp somewhere once this semester is done. That sounds like your chance at getting him."

"Hm, that is interesting," Shigaraki said with several small nods of his head like he was rocking it in place. "Do you perhaps know where it's taking place?"

"Nah, not yet," Killua replied. "It might be kept a secret because of your earlier attack." An upset aura surrounded Shigaraki when he was reminded of his failure, but the teen ignored it. "And in general, villain activity is rising, if the news is right about that."

"Then you could find out from your friend, can't you?" Shigaraki questioned further. "Or is he out of U.A. as well?"

"Nope, he's there, but they don't know yet," the teen answered again. His lips curved down slightly because Shigaraki did not understand the first time. "He can find out once he gets there. The date shouldn't be far away."

Shigaraki nodded. "Okay then. I'll wait for that, but we will start planning our attack very soon." Killua, Toga, and Kurogiri all nodded in agreement and anticipation.

This chapter was originally going to be more exciting, but about half of what I wrote here came up on the spot because it needed to. I wasn't planning that, but this ended up being a build-up chapter. Hope you all still like it, thanks for reading!

I know last time I said I'd address some stuff from the guest reviews I got for Chapter 23, so I'll quickly say some things. One guest brought up a good point saying that the things happening in this story would happen anyways, and that Gon and Killua aren't having much of an impact on the canon plot. I agree with that. My intention when I started writing this story wasn't really to change what happens. It's more about Gon and Killua's interactions and impacts on this new world, the world's interactions and impacts on them, and contrasting similarities and differences between the two worlds. That first point might sound really contradictory because the reviewer said Gon and Killua aren't having much of an impact, yet I just said I want to highlight their impact. What I mean by "impact" is minor things that Gon and Killua make MHA characters realize, not to completely change their world/the plot of canon. At the end of the day, they still have to play by the rules of MHA at least a bit, since if they don't, it'll only cause more problems for them (more heroes after them, more negative public opinions, more suspicion about them, etc.). That's why they won't do drastic things. And plus, they don't even have enough info to do drastic things.

See you all in the next one, thanks for the support!