MHA: Horizon(Ope-Ope No Mi)

CHAPTER 280(Expanding The Circle II)

CHAPTER 280(Expanding The Circle II)

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"So...does anyone else feel like I shouldn't be here?" Enji asks as Law begins reading the documents.

"Not really much of a choice for you," Law says. "You already know my face and who I am, which Pantu probably tried to get out of you but you didn't say because you're not that stupid, so now you're here."

"And having the current #1 Pro Hero on our side will make the courtroom matters that much easier," Pantu says. "I can't imagine they wouldn't call you as a character witness to speak about him."

"I see, so what should I know? If I'm going to speak about this then I can't simply go in blindly, especially after what you did yesterday," Enji says.

Law glances up at Nezu, then back down to the documents.

"It's your life, tell him as much as you'd like," Nezu says.

Law thinks it over for a moment, then sighs, "ok, fine, so, I'm not really interested in being a hero."

"I always knew that," Enji says.

"Becuase, my parents are Arsenal and The Heart Thief---"

Enji chokes on his coffee, coughing a few times, "they're what?"

"Hey you're in no position to judge, one of your kids is friends with Shigaraki," Law says.

"What?" Nezu looks between them completely confused.

"His son is Dabi," Law gestures to Enji.

"Your son is Dabi?!"

"The DNA sample also had some traces of Nomu blood mixed with his," Enji says. "So All For One likely pushed him deeper into darkness."

"Yeah but he didn't start it," Law says. "Anyway, I'm basically working off their sentences with my Pro Hero stuff."

Enji takes a moment to soak it all in, as does Nezu, then he relaxes back into his chair.

"So, your parents are in Tartarus, that's why you're doing this."Visitt for the latest updates

"I moved them from Tartarus," Pantu says. "Horizon claims to be honorable regarding deals he makes, but I couldn't risk it, we need his presence to stabilize the country."

"I see, so if he wasn't a 'National Asset', would you have simply given him a slap on the wrist and let that be the end of this?"

"Ofcourse," Pantu says with no hesitation. "Without him the next time a monster like that shows up there won't be a Japan, that is what you said, right?"

"It is," Enji says. "I just didn't think the corruption would be this blatant, from the beginning too."

"Sometimes the people don't know what's good for them."

"Those words are often used to justify the most cruel decisions," Enji says. "I hope you don't make this kind of thing a habit."

At this moment Law finishes reading the documents and shakes his head, "ok, so I'm fucked."

"That was my initial thought, yes," Pantu says. "But we have a few days to prepare, ideally they announce which judge will be presiding over this matter and I can leverage my connections."

"That's highly illegal," Enji says.

"I am the government," was her simple response. "If I can get him to hand this matter over to the HPSC then I'll simply sweep this away."

"That could cost you your job if Prime Minister Bosu disagrees," Nezu says.

"What happens to them if you lose your job?"

The line is silent for a while before Pantu speaks again, "Nevermind, If I lose my job all the files will be passed onto my successor, including all the secrets holding Japan together."

"Bosu will insist on some punishment for Horizon," Enji says. "He became president by promising the people that Pro Heroes would have a tighter leash, this flies in the face of his promises."

"This is a real mess I got myself into," Law mutters. "Normally I'd just call up America's president and have him give me a hand, but if anything they want me to lose this case so I take his offer."

"Is that where you'll be going if we lose?" Pantu asks.

"Well, it's a really really good offer, I don't even have to do anything, just be in the country," Law shrugs.

After a few more minutes of talking, Pantu got an important update.

"The official number from the battle just got to my desk," she says.

Enji's heart sinks into his chest as a grim look forms on his face, "how bad was it."

"Confirmed dead, 470,000, confirmed injured, at least 7 million, the numbers are climbing by the second since more bodies are being found, and more reports of missing people are still coming in."

"Is that news public yet?" Law asks.

"No, and it won't be until the trial is over, I'll delay it," Pantu says.

"Thanks," Law takes another sip of his drink, looking mostly unbothered, while Enji can't even fathom loss of life on such a scale.

He gets up and begins walking to the kitchen, "I need more food," was all he said before leaving the room.

As Enji sits alone once again with Nezu, he looks over at his former school principal who was cutely drinking his tea.

"Does this not bother you at all?" Enji asks.

"Letting the past bother you is a large part of why you humans can't step forward together," Nezu says. "I prefer to look to the future, a future where Horizon will save many more lives than this calamity has taken."

Enji sighs, "you're really hopeful, as expected from the principal of the worlds best Hero Course."

"You know you could visit sometime, maybe be a guest teacher like Thirteen," Nezu suggests. "Having the three greatest Pro Heroes in the history of Japan on one campus would be quite something."

"Horizon isn't fully a Pro Hero yet Nezu," Pantu reminds him.

"True, but he's already better..."

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