[Time: 09:00 AM][Location: Sir Nighteye Hero Agency – Roppongi District]
The building was sleek, professional, and quiet. It looked less like a hero agency and more like a law firm.
"I hate this place already," Mirko grumbled, adjusting her collar. She was wearing her hero costume, which looked wildly out of place in the pristine marble lobby. "It smells like bureaucracy and starch."
Reiji stood beside her, holding a silver briefcase containing the "Trigger" sample.
"We need him," Reiji said, checking his reflection in the elevator doors. "Sir Nighteye was All Might's sidekick. He has the best intelligence network in the country regarding organized crime. If the Yakuza are moving, he knows."
"Yeah, yeah," Mirko waved a hand. "Just don't expect me to be polite. If he gives me that 'look,' I'm kicking his desk."
PING.
The elevator doors slid open.
Standing in the hallway was a tall, muscular student with blonde hair and a face that looked like a cartoon character come to life.
"Hahaha! Welcome!" the student boomed, striking a pose. "You must be the Rabbit Hero and her scary intern! I'm Togata Mirio!"
[Character Detected: Mirio Togata (Lemillion)][Quirk: Permeation.][Threat Level: EXTREME.]
Reiji narrowed his eyes. The System's threat assessment was rarely this high for a student. Even Bakugo was only "High."
"Loud," Mirko muttered. "I like him."
Mirio beamed, flashing a thumbs up. "Sir is waiting! But be warned... he's in a mood today. Unless you make him laugh, he might not even look at you!"
"Laugh?" Reiji raised an eyebrow. "I didn't come here to tell jokes."
He walked past Mirio, pushing open the heavy oak doors to the main office.
Inside, the room was filled with All Might memorabilia. Sitting behind a large desk was a tall man with green hair, sharp glasses, and a gaze so intense it felt like he was dissecting Reiji's soul.
Sir Nighteye.
Nighteye didn't smile. He didn't stand. He held a stamp in his hand, hovering over a document.
"Mirko," Nighteye said, his voice dry. "And the student, Kurobane Reiji. I don't recall scheduling an appointment."
"We don't do appointments," Mirko said, hopping onto the guest sofa and putting her feet on the coffee table. "We do results."
Reiji stepped forward, placing the silver briefcase on Nighteye's desk.
CLICK.
He opened it.
Inside sat the single vial of glowing red liquid.
Nighteye's eyes flickered down to the vial, then back to Reiji. "Trigger. A unstable variant. The police have been finding this in the lower districts for weeks."
"This isn't just Trigger," Reiji said, cutting straight to the chase. "My quirk... let's call it an advanced analysis system... detected something else in the mixture."
Reiji leaned in, placing his hands on the desk.
"Human DNA."
Nighteye frozen. The stamp in his hand stopped mid-air.
"Specifically," Reiji continued, his voice low. "The DNA of a young child with a mutation-type quirk related to biological regression. Someone isn't just making drugs, Nighteye. Someone is harvesting a person."
The air in the room dropped to zero.
Mirio, who had followed them in, lost his smile. "Harvesting...?"
Nighteye slowly set the stamp down. He adjusted his glasses, the light reflecting off the lenses obscuring his eyes.
"Where did you get this information?" Nighteye asked, his tone dangerous. "The police labs haven't even finished processing the samples from last night."
"I'm faster than the police," Reiji bluffed. "And I know who is behind it. The Shie Hassaikai. Chisaki Kai. Or as he calls himself now... Overhaul."
Nighteye stood up. He walked around the desk, towering over Reiji.
"You are a first-year student," Nighteye stated. "You are arrogant. Violent. And according to my sources, you walk the line of a villain yourself."
Nighteye leaned down, his face inches from Reiji's.
"Why should I trust a single word that comes out of your mouth? For all I know, you stole this from a crime scene to gain leverage."
Reiji didn't blink.
[Skill: Intimidation (Passive) - Nullified by Target's Willpower.]
"Because," Reiji whispered. "If you don't trust me, that little girl is going to be taken apart piece by piece while you file your paperwork."
SLAM!
Nighteye slammed his hand against the wall behind Reiji. It was a test. A flinch test.
Reiji didn't move a muscle.
Nighteye stared at him for five seconds. Then, he sighed, stepping back.
"Mirio."
"Yes, Sir!"
"Pull up the file on the Eight Precepts. And call Bubble Girl. We have a lead."
Nighteye turned his back to Reiji, looking out the window.
"I have been tracking Overhaul for months," Nighteye admitted. "We suspected he was expanding, but we lacked physical evidence connecting the drugs to his compound. If this DNA match is real... it changes the timeline."
He glanced over his shoulder.
"You didn't make me laugh, Kurobane. But you made me listen. That is rare."
Mirko laughed from the couch. "Hah! Told you the kid had guts!"
Mirio walked over to Reiji, his expression serious but kind. "That was intense! Sir usually throws people out for less. If you're right about a child being involved... then we have to save her."
Reiji looked at Mirio. This was the guy who would lose everything in the original timeline.
"We will," Reiji said. "But Overhaul has an army. And he has bullets that can erase quirks."
Mirio's eyes widened. "Erase quirks?"
"We'll talk about the details later," Nighteye interrupted. "For now, we need to verify this sample. Mirko, since your intern brought this to us, I assume you want in on the operation?"
Mirko cracked her knuckles, standing up. "You bet. I have a score to settle with those beak-masked freaks."
Nighteye nodded. "Very well. We are forming a task force. But be warned, Kurobane..."
Nighteye's gaze sharpened.
"...I have seen many futures. And in almost all of them, people who rush into darkness without a plan... tend to get swallowed by it."
Reiji smirked, picking up his briefcase.
"Good thing I can see in the dark."
End of Chapter 114.
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