After "kidnapping" Toru, he ended up taking the girl out for a walk.
He took her to the movies and out to eat. This allowed Allen to learn more about the invisible girl, Toru Hagakure.
In the afternoon, Allen took Toru back to her house. Toru's mother dropped the clothes she was folding when she saw her daughter descending from the sky in the arms of a handsome boy from the window.
After landing, Allen smiled before saying goodbye and flying away.
"See you later, Allen~" Toru said as she entered her house in an excellent mood.
Her mother immediately intercepted her, placing her hands on her shoulders.
"Toru, dear, did you go on a date with that boy?!"
"What are you talking about, Mom? We just went to watch a movie... and to eat... and..."
As she spoke, her words got stuck. It seemed Toru hadn't realized that what she described was basically a date.
Toru's face turned red despite being invisible, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
....
(The next day)
It was supposed to be a calm Monday morning. A morning where the current Allen had few or no worries.
He was just a seventeen-year-old boy, a bit taller than average and with a more mature air, but otherwise completely ordinary.
"Look at that boy, he's so handsome!~"
"Idiot, he's wearing a student uniform. Do you want to get arrested?"
"No way... but wait, his graduation shouldn't be too far off..."
Allen kept walking, ignoring the murmurs of the women on the street.
Allen arrived at Seiren Private Academy...
The place was ostentatious. Just from the entrance, one could see several children of celebrities whom Allen had seen on the internet and television while researching this world.
He wasn't someone who enjoyed this kind of environment. Still, he wasn't going to complain, since it was part of Nemuri's kindness—well, hers and that of his other guardians he hadn't met yet.
On that note, Allen was somewhat cautious. He had hidden his lack of memory from Nemuri, but she had almost discovered it. If any of his other guardians are more perceptive, he could end up giving himself away.
'Well, that's a problem for future Allen.'
Allen entered Seiren, passed through the guards' security check, and walked through the academy's hallways, once again drawing attention.
He sighed, thinking it would be another exhausting day of enduring looks of contempt, envy, and hatred from rich boys who considered him inferior for not coming from a wealthy family—yet dared to be more popular than them.
And also the looks of desire, admiration, and perversion from girls who fantasized about him being their butler, sugar boy, or even their pet.
'Money really does corrupt most people...'
Allen shrugged. Despite those looks, none of them dared to approach him. This was because, in the past, Allen had sent several bodyguards of rich kids to the hospital after they came looking for trouble.
At that time, they tried to get Allen expelled, but nothing happened—proving that despite not coming from a rich family, Allen had quite a bit of backing behind him.
"Allen Walker!"
Breaking the tension, a beautiful girl with black hair and a large bust ran toward him, filled with anger.
"Hi Momo, it's been a while~"
Allen greeted her with a lightness and calm that stunned Momo—so much so that she forgot she had been angry.
Momo shook her head and grabbed Allen by the collar.
"You, do you know what I went through this weekend?!"
"No."
"Ghk, I was made to clean the entire house while reflecting on my actions!"
"Is that really that bad?"
"Do you have any idea how many rooms we have?!"
"Wow, a rich girl abusing a normal student. Can this get any more tragic?" Allen mocked. "Besides, why are you complaining when it was all your fault?!"
"That—" Momo took a step back, releasing Allen.
"Which girl said she was my personal stalker because she liked me? Who got angry out of nowhere and threw a grenade?" Allen flicked Momo on the forehead. "If anything, you should be the one apologizing."
Momo felt cornered. She had no way to refute Allen's words, and in hindsight, she realized she had just been taking out her anger on him.
Momo lowered her head in embarrassment and, after hesitating for a moment, muttered,
"I'm sorry..."
Allen placed his hand behind his ear. "Hm? What did you say? I didn't hear you?"
"I said... I'm sorry!"
"Good girl. See? That wasn't so hard~" Allen patted Momo's head, making her blush while getting furious at the same time.
"Momo..."
"...!"
Momo froze and turned around to see her friend staring at her with an incredulous look. At that moment, the girl realized everything she had done by letting her anger take control—including her strange relationship with Allen.
"Itsuka-chan... this isn't—" Momo wanted to make an excuse, but after everything that had been said, she didn't know what to say. She couldn't deny that at that moment she seemed like the worst friend in the world.
Allen watched this strange drama without understanding it. He looked at Momo, then at the other girl. She had short orange hair in the front, slightly spiky, with a long side ponytail. Her eyes were teal-blue, her body athletic but well-proportioned, though with less bust than Momo.
[Itsuka Kendo
Quirk: Big Fist]
She was a relevant girl in this world and apparently Momo's friend. However, the situation was quite abnormal, as Allen had apparently found himself in the middle of a school drama without realizing it.
Itsuka clenched her teeth, looked away, then stared at Momo with seriousness and reproach.
"Momo, why?!"
"I swear it's not what it looks like!"
Itsuka turned around and ran. Momo followed her, leaving Allen completely confused. The rest of the students began murmuring things like Allen being an unfaithful bastard who played with both girls.
Gwen – Well, what can you say in cases like this?~
Lucy – Looks like your gigolo skills are reaching the point where you're tricking women without even realizing it~
Shizuka – Hehe, Allen-kun, you're going to have to apologize to those girls~
"I honestly don't remember anything."
Eve – That's not an excuse...
Hestia – I knew this would happen someday. It was too surreal for none of your relationships to end in drama.
Unohana – Ara ara~
Allen shook his head. They couldn't demand answers from him if he didn't have them himself.
He entered the classroom and took a seat.
Momo and Itsuka returned before class started. Unexpectedly, they didn't show signs of hating each other or fighting, although during break they ate separately, despite being childhood friends.
Allen, for his part, left the classroom. He bought something from a vending machine—a sandwich and a can of coffee—then went up to the rooftop to eat there.
Unexpectedly, a girl followed him. It was the same orange-haired girl, Itsuka Kendo.
"Allen-san..." Itsuka seemed hesitant to speak to him.
"Hi."
Allen himself didn't know what kind of relationship he had with her, so he didn't actively start the conversation. There was a brief silence before Itsuka gathered her courage, took a deep breath, and bowed.
"I'm sorry!"
"For what?"
"Momo told me everything that happened, including how she followed you and ended up causing you trouble." As she said that, Itsuka blushed. "And because of me, bad rumors are spreading about you now."
"Don't worry," Allen laughed. "I don't mind being labeled a womanizer."
"Huh?"
Itsuka blinked, unable to understand the person in front of her. She had imagined a cold and sharp response from Allen. After all, he had a reputation for being cold with people. But the young man before her wasn't just understanding—he even joked about the situation.
"A fly's going to get into your mouth if you leave it open that long," Allen teased before taking a sip of his coffee.
Itsuka remained frozen, staring at Allen for nearly a full minute, unable to understand the boy in front of her.
"It really doesn't bother you?"
Allen put on a mischievous half-smile. "Oh? And why would it bother me if the whole academy thinks I slept with two cute girls like you and Momo?"
Itsuka blushed deeply. And she wasn't the only one—a black-haired girl listening from behind the stairwell door did as well.
Once the joke passed, Allen set his coffee down and stepped in front of Itsuka.
"Although, I'd like to know—why so much interest in me?"
"I..."
Itsuka didn't know how to answer. She had come intending to apologize. How had this turned into something like this?
For three years, she had watched Allen. For three years. At first, she only saw him as someone strange—a guy who acted like a hermit for no reason.
Itsuka tended to act like an older sister, something that had earned her a reputation among her classmates, who often came to her with their worries.
This girl didn't want Allen to be alone, so more than once she tried to get closer to him. However, she was always rejected.
Still, Itsuka never gave up. Whether it was sports events, school trips, dances, or festivals, the girl kept chasing after the hermit, trying to include him. Without realizing it, her concern for Allen became a habit, and her eyes would always follow him whenever he entered the classroom.
One day, two years ago, Itsuka saw a girl confessing to Allen, only for her to be rejected with an unexpected kindness on his part.
That made her feel relieved, but at the same time, it made her realize that at some point she had started to fall in love with him. Unfortunately, Allen was an impenetrable wall, one that no one had been able to get past.
That was until Momo.
Itsuka saw her friend interacting with Allen in a way no one else ever had—jokes, smiles, teasing...
She didn't hate Momo. After all, they had been friends for a long time, but it still hurt.
"Me..." Itsuka smiled without really smiling.
It was all a misunderstanding, but even so, she felt it was only a matter of time before something happened between Momo and Allen. She had never seen Momo interested in a boy before, nor had she ever seen Allen act so shamelessly around a girl.
Itsuka felt that she should turn around and leave, let them both be happy. However, her legs refused to move.
She bit her lip and looked at Allen with determined eyes.
"I want to be your friend!"
The girl's words carried a hidden meaning, something that might have been impossible for others to notice, but for Allen—who had met all kinds of women—and for Momo—who knew Itsuka better than anyone—it was as clear as day. "I won't give up!" was what the girl really meant.
"Alright."
Itsuka smiled with self-contempt.
"Don't worry, Allen-kun, I didn't want to bother you... wait, what?!"
Allen smiled. "I said we can be friends. I don't see why not."
Itsuka opened her mouth again in disbelief. Allen walked up to her and gently closed it before placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Come on, I'm not a monster. If you wanted to be my friend that badly, you should've asked a long time ago."
Itsuka trembled, then dropped to her knees before shouting up at the sky.
"You've got to be kidding me!"
She had spent so many nights wracking her brain, thinking about how to get closer to Allen, and all she had to do was tell him directly?! What kind of joke was that?!
"Ah, I hate my life!" Itsuka curled up on the ground. Allen laughed at the girl throwing a tantrum. From what he'd heard, she was supposed to be the dependable older-sister type.
"Don't worry, it's normal to have a bad day now and then."
Itsuka puffed out her cheeks and stretched out her arms. "I'm angry, so I need you to carry me to the infirmary."
"...?"
The way this girl thought made no sense. What did being angry have to do with being carried to the infirmary?
"Aren't you being a bit demanding?" Allen shrugged, then walked over and picked her up in his arms.
"We're friends, right?" Itsuka smiled shamelessly as she rested her head against Allen's chest.
"Wow, I didn't know being friends came with such a generous benefits package."
"Hehe, don't worry. I'll carry you too if you ever need it someday."
Allen lowered his gaze and smiled just as shamelessly.
"Oh? Are you going to carry me?"
"..." Itsuka lowered her head, but she didn't deny it.
Allen laughed as he headed down the stairs.
Momo, who had been watching everything, smiled happily for her friend at first—but unexpectedly, she couldn't keep that smile for long, without knowing why.
....
That night, Nemuri was lying on the couch when she suddenly felt like eating ice cream. Allen offered to go buy it, earning himself a kiss on the cheek.
Allen stepped out onto the balcony and activated the Superman template.
[They say pregnant women get strong nighttime cravings. It's good that you're doing this as training.]
Allen felt uncomfortable with the system's comment but ignored it.
"I just wanted to fly for a bit..."
[Whatever you say~]
Allen shook his head and increased his speed. He quickly reached a convenience store and landed, startling a couple of guys who were walking out.
Once inside, Allen searched for the ice cream. While doing so, he received a call from Nemuri.
Allen: "What's wrong?"
Nemuri: "I forgot to tell you to be careful. There have been several cases of villains appearing out of nowhere."
Allen: "What do you mean by that?"
Nemuri: "There's a new drug called Trigger. It turns normal people into villains."
Allen: "Does that mean it gives them Quirks?"
Nemuri: "We didn't want to believe it, but yes. Several villains have appeared who weren't on our lists, and all of them show the Quirk factor, along with poor circulation in the tongue. Not only that—many of them were registered as having weak Quirk factors or none at all."
Allen: "Alright. I'll be careful."
After hanging up, he became thoughtful. He paid for the ice cream and flew back, but stopped midair to look over the city.
A drug that granted Quirks to ordinary people sounded too good to be true.
Barbara – If something that good exists, what sense does it make to give it to common criminals?
Saya – Most likely someone is testing how that drug works... doesn't it remind you of someone?
Kyoko – Umbrella...
Rei – Bastards. How dare they play with people's lives?!
Batman – What are you going to do?
Allen remained silent before smiling. "This world has its heroes. I'll let them handle the case... although... I'm a little curious."
Allen closed his eyes and focused on his super hearing. Slowly, the voices of people grew louder—people talking in restaurants, couples arguing, a shareholders' meeting in progress, a police officer laughing at a drunk driver.
— "My dolls, my beloved dolls!" —
Allen opened his eyes, stored the ice cream in his inventory, and flew in a specific direction.
Upon reaching a park, Allen spotted a man in a suit, desperately clutching a briefcase as if his life depended on it.
Allen used his X-ray vision to look inside the briefcase, and what he saw surprised him.
Feeling Allen's gaze, the man looked up in fear, quickly opened the briefcase, and pulled out an All Might collectible figure—but Allen knew what it really was.
Without hesitation, he used his heat vision and destroyed the figure.
"Ahh! No, my dolls!"
The man went insane, pulled out a second figure from his clothes, ripped off its head to reveal a needle, and injected it into his neck.
"Tsk."
The man screamed as his body began to deform, growing massively. Soon, he turned into a jet-black, four-armed colossus.
It was so large that it was visible from the streets surrounding the park.
"A villain!"
"I need to take a picture!"
"Idiot, call the heroes!"
Allen was left speechless. The people of this world truly had the survival instincts of a capybara.
The colossus ignored Allen, left the park, and grabbed an empty vehicle like it was a toy, behaving like a small child.
Allen quickly increased the activation percentage of the Superman template to 100%, something only possible because the template was golden.
Fragments of light wrapped around him, transforming his clothes into a red and blue suit with an "S" on the chest.
"The drug must affect their minds too. If that's the case..." Allen floated up to the colossus. "Hey, kid, you shouldn't grab people's vehicles without permission."
The colossus looked at Allen in confusion before attacking him with one of its fists, but Allen casually stopped the blow.
"Ahh... a..."
The colossus tried to say something, but couldn't form words.
"You're a troublesome brat," Allen said before punching the giant, sending it flying toward a building. Just before it crashed, Allen appeared and stopped it, then carried it back to the park and set it down.
After that, Allen walked over to the briefcase, where several Trigger injections were stored.
"I suppose you'll have a lot to explain when you wake up..."
*Auge!*
Allen turned to see the colossus standing up again, this time its body wrapped in Lucifer's corruption.
"Ahhhh!"
The colossus struck Allen, sending him flying into a building.
Allen emerged from the building just in time to see the colossus charging toward him.
Its weight and speed made several streets tremble.
Allen smiled before clapping his hands together, creating a shockwave that stopped the colossus. Then he rushed toward it with a clenched fist. The colossus clenched its own fist and did the same.
Both fists collided, creating a massive shockwave.
"Damn it, how I hate it when villains get random power-ups!"
Allen backed away, took a deep breath, inflated his lungs, and then blew, creating a controlled gust of wind that slowly froze the jet-black colossus. When it was over, it had become a giant statue.
Allen hovered in the air as his cape fluttered. "It's incredible that just one injection can turn a man into something like this..."
From the ground, a long-haired man with dark circles under his eyes watched him. This was none other than Aizawa, better known as the Quirk-erasing hero, Eraser Head.
"So this is the so-called red-and-blue vigilante... Superman." Aizawa thought for a moment about intervening, but in the end, he turned around and walked away. "Whatever. It's my day off."