MHA: Horizon(Ope-Ope No Mi)

CHAPTER 007(Negotiations Pt.1)

CHAPTER 007(Negotiations Pt.1)

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"Nearly 10 PM and you've got me here still, this had better be good Nezu..." Pantu says sharply, narrowing her eyes at the bear-mouse seating across from her desk.

In the sleek minimalist office of the Hero Public Safety Commission president, she leans back into her chair. Her short ash blonde hair slicked back neatly, pearls around her neck. Black dress and suit jacket combination neat as ever. Slight wrinkles on her face showed her age but she still held a vibrant sort of vigor in her turquoise eyes.

"I'll make this quick so you can get to the airport," Nezu says. "I need full negotiating power on the Arsenal case."

"Denied. Get out."

"I can't do that," Nezu says. "Something happened and now the situation has changed."

Pantu raises a brow at him, understanding that he wouldn't ask for such a thing without a very good and well-thought-out reason, "what on earth could make you want to potentially give that monster a pardon? She's killed thousands of people, and dozens of heroes, she should be in the ground already, that's why I gave you Hawks and Chrome, they're not opposed to more...definitive, measures."

"It's not for her," Nezu says.

Pantu leans back into her chair and raises a hand to her chin, "I'll delay my jet, start from the top."

Nezu looks around the office for a moment before clearing his throat.

This made Pantu even more interested, she sits up and taps a button below her desk, shutting off all the recording devices in the room. "Alright, off the record, now from the top."

"The plan worked perfectly," Nezu says. "Any of the jobs she took for the next few months would have set off our trap, but we encountered an unexpected complication."

"How unexpected?"

"Apparently The Heart Thief and Arsenal had a baby," Nezu sighs.

This gets Pantu leaning forward, "wait, did he?" Nezu nods. "For her?" He nods again. "My god, to think those two monsters were connected all along."

"Like I said, most unexpected."

She gestures for him to continue and relaxes back into her chair.

"We lost Shifter," Nezu says.

"How? His skin is supposed to be as hard as tungsten when he transforms."

"True," Nezu says. "We chose him and Chrome for that express purpose, they can block anything Arsenal's quirk has while Hawks is fast enough to subdue her, but we didn't prepare for her son. He did...something, to Shifter, same as Chrome. It's as if a bullet tore through them, didn't even touch the skin, only internal components."

Pantu sighs, "who could be so important that you need this kid to heal, just have recovery girl do it."

"We tried," Nezu says. "We've been trying for years with some of the best healers around the world, everyone says it's impossible to even extend his time, Japan isn't ready to stand without its symbol Pantu."

Pantu nearly feels her heart stop at those words, "y-you can't mean?"

"Yes," Nezu nods solemnly, "this is our best hope, for All Might."

"Damn it," Pantu sighs. "You understand all the things those two monsters have done, right?"

Nezu nods.

"So you know how much international pressure will be on me to sentence them to execution in Tartarus?"

He nods again.

"Sigh, I'll agree with whatever deal you make so long as it doesn't mean they all walk, at least not immediately, when things are more quiet in a few years I can get them out. You can give the kid a full pardon if you really think he's worth the risk."

"It's hard to imagine a risk not worth taking for the potential to save All Might."

"Why'd you keep this information from me anyway?" Pantu asks. "Can you tell me any more?"

"I'm afraid not, I've already told you far more than I was ever allowed to, but I'm sure he'll understand."

"Mhm," Pantu nods. "Well, your connections are better than mine so if you couldn't find a solution I certainly couldn't have. What about the kid, what's your endgame with him, after he potentially fixes All Might?"

"All Might is already forty-eight years old, even if he was in perfect health, how much longer could we rely on him?"

Pantu scowls, "you know the constitution and international hero law states we can't give a license to anyone that doesn't complete a hero course," she reminds him.

"I'm well aware of that, and I'm also aware that every country breaks that regulation, just as you've done for Hawks and a few others."

"They were raised to protect Japan and her interests at all costs, I'm not giving your pet monster the same benefits as them."

"That would likely be for the best, he already has the skills to deal with most heroes and villains, but he lacks that heroic spirit, and I know the perfect place to instill that into him," Nezu smiles victoriously.

Pantu shakes her head, "you plan to put that thing in a classroom and tell it to play nice with the other children?"

"I plan to show him the virtuous and heroic path, and all the good he can do, but yes, placing him in a hero-centric environment for a few years is sure to help."

Pantu shakes her head, "just don't come crying to me when he puts a knife in your back, it's inevitable when someone is as hopeful as you are, which really doesn't make sense considering you're the smartest person on the planet by such a large margin."

Nezu can't help but laugh at that, "maybe the people arguing with the smartest creature to ever live are wrong, I find that much more likely, he'll be a great hero, you'll see..."

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