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All For Myself Chapter 38
🕑 Added 2023-08-01 10:57:04 +0000 UTC"Hana Shimura." I felt my body lock up when I heard that name and just as I was about to pop another dumpling in my mouth I was caught off-guard and my telekinesis halted the food so that it merely floated in front of my mouth.
Now that surprised me. To be honest I thought that she was a female version of Tomura Shigaraki, but that actually makes a bit more sense. Hana Shimura, though hardly even mentioned in the manga, was a character that resembled her grandmother a decent bit even as a little girl, though that resemblance had clearly grow as she did. Plus if I was All For One then I would pick the girl who was basically a carbon copy of All Might's master. I would even go a step further and-
Hana seemed to immediately shift in emotions very rapidly as her expression morphed into something more aggressive momentarily and she corrected me, even though she was the one who told me that name." It's Nana Shigaraki you sensei rip off! And don't you forget it!" She cast her hand aside to swipe her food onto the ground and waste a box of perfectly good noodles, and she would have, but I just used a telekinesis Quirk to stop the food from hitting the ground and place it back into the box securely.
-name her after All Might's master. Like All For One apparently did.
Hana- or more like Nana- seemed to almost realise what she just did and gain a depressed expression, and it looked like she was trying to hold back tears." Sorry, I... I don't know, just call me Nana. It makes her less mad." When she said that she just looked downwards, seemingly depressed.
Ah, I know what's going on here. I've seen something similar happen with Jin a few times, though his personalities seem to get along with each other decently well whilst Hana/Nana's seem to be directly colliding with each other, she must have a split personality. One side that is loyal to All For One and loves him, whilst the other is... a little girl? Considering how she was blushing up a storm about a minute after she tried to kill me I'd say that the Hana personality in her must not have aged mentally. Either way the Nana personality seems more... volatile. I won't be giving her 'Decay' back until her mind is somewhat sorted.
I think that I'm going to spend some time here in this warehouse with Hana/Nana. Yes, yes I'm the leader of a revolutionist group. But, you forget that I have Twice on my side. 'Double' is honestly a godsend for my side, as long as the holder has the measurements they can make a clone of anyone, but that clone can't have more than one Quirk factor. An annoying limitation, I'd be unstoppable if all of my Quirks were inside of those clones, I mean can you just imagine it. An army of me's, each of them with hundreds of Quirks, including 'All For One'. Who could stop that?
Wait, where was I? Oh yes, Twice. He can simply clone me and have that clone take over for my duties, so I could spend as long as I need here. Though, I can't fix her split personality. That's the sort of thing that no power can help you with. When someone's personality splits you can't just put it back together, Jin will never have just one personality. Of course for him helping him get over his trauma was easy. I just broke his nose then pointed out how if he was a clone then he'd have dissolved. it was strangely simple to help someone once you knew how to help them.
Anyway, Jin is a very different case from Hana/Nana here. Whilst he has many different personalities, they are all generally quite similar and he makes sure not to go against them. But with the woman in front of me it'll be a whole different story, her two halves aren't compatible personality wise. Managing the two of them will be hard, especially since one half seemed to hate me. But, never have been shy of a challenge. She needs help and ultimately that's what my goals are, to make this society better. I'll start with Hana/Nana.
Seeing that she was looking down and depressed, I suddenly decided to cheer her up. I'm not sure if this counts as manipulation, since I'm not technically affecting her, but I made sure to use several social Quirks that I would use whenever I was recruiting someone. I'd never use a Hypnosis or Mind Control Quirk to make someone like me, those things are flimsy and prone to failure, plus it just makes me feel so slimy. I want to build a real relationship with someone that I'm trying to befriend or recruit.
That won't stop me from trying to increase my odds with her though. I was stacking the deck in my favour.
Hana, I'm assuming that's who's in the driver's seat of her mind right now, finally looked up when she saw that I'd moved from my position on the table to take a seat next to her. I wasn't sure how she'd respond to physical contact, so I opted to give her some personal space, but not enough that she'd feel like I wasn't going to be there for her emotionally.
I used a voice altering Quirk to tune my voice so that she'd feel more obliged to listen to me and even lean into my words." Look, whatever you want me to call you I don't mind. If you want me to call you Nana, then I'll call you Nana. If you want me to call you Hana, then I'll call you Hana. I personally think that they're both beautiful names. Fitting for the girl they're attached to." I also made sure to use a muscle control Quirk to make sure that my facial muscles are always well aligned so that I don't accidentally come off as aggressive or unfriendly when it comes to my facial expression. Because, in my experience, I know that appearance does matter to people. Attractive people are generally easier to follow and leave a better impression, it's the reason I dress so well and have a Quirk that makes my sweat smell like cologne and vanilla. By making sure that I come off as good looking and friendly whilst showing her that I'm not judging her, she'll listen to me better. Which means that I can help her better.
Hana blushed at my words, but she didn't break eye-contact, in fact she seemed to almost gravitate towards me. I didn't stop talking though, I needed to get my intentions across to her. I'm still basically a stranger to her and can't expect her to just blindly trust me. No Quirk can earn a person's trust on it's own.
Well that's not true. But, you know what I mean.
"I understand that I'm just a stranger to you, but I can see that you need help. I'm not the best guy in the world, but I know that you should have gotten help a very long time ago. Please give me the chance to reach a hand out to you and give you a leg up. I don't know what you've been through, but if you just give me a chance then I swear I'll do everything that I can to help you." I made sure to look into her crimson eyes with my own pools of red and saw that she was hanging off my words. That's good, if I can earn her complete trust then-
Suddenly Hana moved her head forward and connected our lips. It was just for a second, if that, and it wasn't deep by any means. But, I was caught by surprise regardless and it took me a moment to process what happened. She- she kissed me? Why would she do that?
Once my brain took a second to reboot I looked down to see that Hana had once again receded, with her backing away slightly- though not completely- and the expression on my face told me that she had never done anything beyond hand holding as far as relationships went. She seemed well, surprised by her own actions. Which is awfully strange considering that she was the one who initiated the smooch. The only explanation for her actions would be that my charisma, boosted by several Quirks, was stronger than I thought. And that Hana, being the very emotionally vulnerable and mentally young girl that she is, just followed her instincts and before she knew it our lips had met.
It made me feel a little sleezy to be honest. I just wanted to make things easier when it came to befriending her, and instead I'd overwhelmed her with charisma to the point where she didn't even know what to do.
I didn't know what to say as Hana avoided my gaze and blushed up a storm, seemingly lost and confused by her own actions and fumbled to collect herself. Maybe I approached this the wrong way.
"I'm so-sorry, I jus- I just... sorry." The girl looked down at the ground as she fiddled with her icy blue hair. The situation aside, I couldn't help but smile a little at the girls reaction to the situation. The blushing, the fidgeting and her nervousness were all very cute to me. Maybe I shouldn't feel that way though, I am the reason she's looking so confused and flustered, I shouldn't be amused by her feelings. I should take her seriously.
I broke the silence with my Quirks still active, it'd just be weird to turn them off at this point, and just asked her a simple Question." Is there a... reason that you kissed me? You don't need to answer, I'm just curious." I added that last part to let her know that this wasn't an interrogation. I wasn't just going to start using 'Confession' on her and force her to spill the beans, that wouldn't be good for either of us, plus with her mental state being so unstable I don't want to make her feel uncomfortable.
Hana seemed to turn scarlet at the line of questioning I gave her. Looking at her with 'Empath' activated I could see that she felt a few different emotions, shame, embarrassment, anxiety and confusion amongst them. She was uneasy. She steadied her breathing and just answered." I- I don't know. Your- you looked really kind and you acted like you cared about me, or something my heart just wouldn't stop pounding when you looked at me, plus I felt like paying you back somehow andthenyourlipstouchedmineandIdidn'tknowwha-"
I held my hands up so that I could stop her from spiralling out of control and running her mouth out. This, didn't feel right- or natural to be honest- I'm no dense fool, she's obviously infatuated with me and... I wasn't comfortable with that sort of relationship at this point. I've known the girl about half an hour, and that just shouldn't be enough to spark this kind of fire in a girl's heart. Either she's emotionally vulnerable and is just latching onto me, since the fact that I was just being kind to her was enough to overwhelm the girl, or she is just really lonely. Like really lonely. Lonely enough to fall for someone she just met. Someone who, for all she knows, could easily have bad intentions.
What she needs right now isn't some kind of boyfriend or a guy who just wants to take advantage of a pretty girl, what she needs at the moment is help. Plain and simple.
With that in mind I turned off a few of my social Quirks. I made a mistake earlier by trying to charm her like I did my recruits, that was a bad move on my part. I didn't turn them all off though, the change would be far too sudden and she'd notice that something was off. But, I did start with my voice altering Quirk and spoke with my voice which was, quite pleasant in my opinion but, not as smooth as silk.
"Look Hana, you're clearly-" I was about to speak with her about her mental state, but my attention was drawn immediately when my readings of her emotions on 'Empath' changed drastically. Her levels of embarrassment dropped along with her shame and anxiety. Instead it was all replaced with 'hatredhatredhatred!' so intense that I was actually taken aback at the sheer quantity of it all. I've never seen a person have so much of one emotion before, let alone that emotion be something this strong.
Hana's demeanour shifted and suddenly the flustered little girl was gone, and in her place was a woman who seemed to absolutely loathe me if the way her crimson eyes were glaring a hole in me was any indication." I told you not to call me by that name. It's Nana Shigaraki, forget it again and you're dust." She made a threat she couldn't follow up on given that I held her Quirk and didn't intend to give it back. She would likely react violently if I told her that I stole her Quirk, then again it's not really all that difficult to figure out I took 'Decay'. Her power isn't working and I can steal Quirks.
Nana then picked up her box of noodles and tried to swipe me in the face with them, she had a grin on her face as though that was somehow going to kill me. I really don't know what she was trying to accomplish with this. It was almost childish.
Nana's grin suddenly faltered however when she realised something. Her body wasn't moving, asides from her face. Her muscles had locked up and the only thing keeping her from falling was my hand on her shoulder. I used a telekinetic Quirk to place the food on the table and simply asked her." Do you mind telling me why you keep being difficult like this, Nana?" I took notice of the way she seemed to stiffen up when I said her name like that momentarily before she resumed glaring at me, but I payed little mind to that action. Clearly Nana wasn't a woman that you could charm into liking you, as it stood she clearly hated me, so instead of gaining her friendship I'd be gaining her respect. And how do I do that?
By putting my foot down.
When she didn't answer me and just continued to glare at me, I decided to continue talking." Listen here and listen well, if you think that you can just walk all over me and throw shit around my house like a toddler then you need to wake up to reality. If you want to get your Quirk back then you will play nice, if not then you can always just leave. Without your Quirk that is."
Nana's expression faltered at my words, but just a second later she screamed." You cheater! Give me my Quirk back so that I can-" I placed a finger on her lips and spread 'Paralysis' to her mouth so that she could only move her eyes. The girl probably would have lunged at me if she could actually move a muscle. Since she couldn't she just continued to glare at me.
Okay, this girl is being difficult. Maybe I should try some good old scare tactics.
Nana glared at me as I placed her back into her chair and stood up, this made it easier to look down on her. Those crimson eyes never left me, but I noticed the subtle changed in her glare as I unleashed my true presence and glared back at her with such intensity that her fire was snuffed out.
All For One was said to hold a presence that made whoever was near him tremble with fear as they hallucinated their own death. Of course by the time I got to him he was a sight for sore eyes, it really wasn't difficult to cleanse whatever was left of him after his demise. But, in his prime he was an unstoppable existence. Nobody could have ever even hoped to have scratch him. Hell I bet that his fight with All Might was the first time he ever even felt severe pain. Because all he needed was his Quirk, just having that ability made his a god of Quirks. The government was too scared to even acknowledge him, he just did what he wanted for literal decades. And that man's Quirk and image is ingrained into me.
I think it's about time I used that power.
I fiddled with her silky smooth blue hair as I spoke with a tone completely opposite to when I talked to Hana." You know Nana, I think that I prefer your other half. She seems like a nice girl really, such a shame that she's stuck with a difficult bitch like you." My words were demeaning and Nana's glare momentarily returned at my insulting words, only to be put out when I merely countered her with my own.
I let a few strands of her hair slip through my fingers as I continued to put her down." What, it isn't like you aren't being one right now. Throwing food around, lunging at me like a feral animal, screaming and calling me a cheater like a bratty teen. It's almost comical. So, tell me Nana, who is the one in the wrong here?" I made sure to lightly brush the back of my index finger over her cheek in a way that made her shiver slightly as I gave her back control over her faces muscles.
I then grabbed her face, taking special care to make sure that I wasn't being too tough, and forced her to stare right at me as she answered. She seemed to be avoiding my eyes as I rubbed the beauty mark under the right side of her lip lightly. After a few seconds of silence I smirked lightly as I teased her for an answer." Well, I'm waiting."
Using 'Empath' I could see that her hatred for me was still quite prominent... but it had shrunk, if only slightly, and in it's place were feelings of embarrassment and frustration. How amusing.
The silence was ended when she finally said in a low voice." I was." She seemed to have a look of frustration and distain for me as she said those words. My my, wasn't she prideful.
I needed to curb that pride. If not then she wouldn't learn her lesson." I'm sorry, that was a bit too quiet for me." That was a lie, I had several sensory enhancing Quirks. She could have been the quietest girl in the world and I would have heard her just fine. But I wanted to see her swallow her pride.
Nana gritted her teeth and just repeated herself." I was." She was clearly not someone who was used to apologising to people. But, if she wanted me to play nice with her, then she'd better play nice with me.
I scratched my ear in a way that indicated I couldn't hear her. But, I couldn't stop myself from smirking smugly in a way that definitely gave me away." What was that? My hearing is feeling a little off today, would you mind-"
"I was a bitch okay!" Nana practically screamed out and I felt my satisfaction at her answer grow as I nodded at her. She was glaring at me, but her pink blush was taking away from her malice. If anything it was almost cute the way she glared at me with frustration and indignation.
My smugness was definitely pissing her off since her glare intensified. But, I hardly cared as I continued to speak with her." Well done Nana, you managed to successfully apologise and not let your ego get the better of you. You deserve a reward, and your reward is me accepting your apology. No harm no foul. Now, how about you eat something. You're clearly starving." I suddenly picked her up so that I could move into her seat, she squealed in surprise at my actions and when I finished the action quick as a flash, she noticed where I placed her now that I was occupying her seat.
My lap.
Seeing what I'd done Nana yelled out." What the hell are you doing?! Put me down you pervert!" She was obviously not comfortable with me basically making her place her ass on my crotch. But, tough shit. She needs to learn to play nice, and if that means basically feeding her like a baby then fine.
Plus... I can't deny that she has a nice ass. That thing just goes perfectly on my lap, it's wrong to take advantage of an emotionally unstable girl, but you're an idiot if you don't just dip your toe in the water.
Our position was actually really comfortable for me. She was weird light, then again she didn't look like she was eating quite right, but she was also soft and the back of her head was just in front of my nose so I could smell the shampoo I'd used on her previously dirt hair. It was like having a big pillow on my lap.
A living human pillow. Nana noticed I was taking in the smell of her hair and yelled out with anger in her voice as well as pink dusting her cheeks." Hey quit it! And let me move on my own you weirdo!" I had to resist the urge to laugh at that, I'm no weirder than she is.
"No." I said, flatly denying her." You tried to kill me once and attack you've attacked me twice. Consider the fact you're basically being used as a human pillow as a punishment. Besides you've got a nice ass." I said that last bit for no real reason other than to tease her a little. I wasn't too worried about making her uncomfortable, if she was then I'd know instantly.
Using 'Empath' I could see that her hatred for me had... lessened. At least a little. I have no idea what All For One did to her that could make this personality be so... hateful, but I need to displace these emotions with something else. Hopefully now that she had at least some respect for me, I could charm her a little easier now.
The comment about her ass made Nana feel... insecure? That's a bit of a surprise. I didn't need to lie about her being an extremely gorgeous girl, most men would practically line up for her to take them out for dinner. Unfortunately I'm not most men though, she won't respect me if she sees herself as the prize. That's not how a good relationship is formed.
Plus... I just met her. Rushing into a relationship has never been my style.
"So, how do you feel about noodles and dumplings, sweetheart." I added that nickname at the end because I was definitely going to milk this for everything it's worth.
"I hate you." She just said as the box of food she was going to throw at me earlier floated into my hands.
'Lie'
Huh, well I call that progress.
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Nana felt her dignity take a massive hit when she found her butt placed on the lap of someone she hated. Her pride took a massive hit as she was forced to eat as though she was just a baby, being fed by someone else as though she couldn't even hold a pair of chopsticks. It was demeaning.
Still though, she held her tongue and bared with the humiliation of being reduced to a human pillow. She'll admit that his lap wasn't the most uncomfortable place to sit on though, and his left arm that was wrapped around her stomach in a very delicate manner to keep her steady. She hasn't had a good meal in ages so the Chinese food he was feeding her tasted delicious. Not that she'd say any of that out loud though. On the outside and inside all she could do was focus on how much she hated him for putting her though this hell... only she doesn't really mean that.
He must be cheating somehow, maybe he hacked her brain and programmed her into liking him. That has to be it, she can't actually be enjoying this, right?
She doesn't remember the last time she felt some semblance of joy. She doesn't remember much of her life from before that day. The day she killed that family. Ever since that day all she could feel was hate for everything around her, and the only thing that made her feel anything different was sensei. She did anything he asked of her without hesitation. She was his to use and he was everything to her.
So, why didn't she hate the one who killed him like she hates everything else? What's holding her feelings back?
She felt an itch swell up on her neck and decided to scratch it, the action made her realise something critical. That she could move, she wasn't paralysed anymore. She wiggled her toes slightly and, just as she expected, she could move normally once more.
The only question was, what did she do next? It's not like she could kill him, he'd already tried that and failed. As much as she hated to admit it, this bastard was stronger than her. She didn't even have 'Decay' with her since he stole it with sensei's power, and if she doesn't do what he says she may never get her Quirk back. No matter how she looks at it, she has to admit that just staying put and doing what he says is the best move she can make right now.
It definitely isn't because she's actually enjoying sitting on his lap or anything, that would be ridiculous! She's just... trying to gain his trust so that she can get 'Decay' back. Yeah, that's it, she would never-
"You had quite the appetite didn't you?" Ryoto suddenly questions, snapping Nana out of her daze and making her realise how full she felt. How much had she eaten? She'd lost track when she got lost in her own thoughts.
Seeing that she'd emptied three bags of food, Nana couldn't help but feel some bashfulness at how much she'd eaten, but that was short-lived when a deep feeling of drowsiness built up inside her and suddenly her eyelids felt so very heavy. She leaned back further onto the man she was straddling and started to let herself lose consciousness. Ryoto saw this, but made no comment as the beautiful girl fell asleep on top of him.
Nana was too tired to care about something as trivial as her pride at that moment. She was exhausted and had to admit that she was comfortable. She's probably letting her other half have too much of an affect on her, they've been mostly separate during these past years. Hana Shimura hasn't been able to do much, that girl has been passive as she took the driver seat and helped them survive these years. She has no right to suddenly barge into her body like this. She can't just take back control when things are finally easy for once.
Nana curses herself for not doing this years earlier, but-
Hana Shimura needs to die.
