Ultra Return.

I returned in the forest from where I left for the GTA World. I activated {AEZAKMI} and {Radio}, started my walk again on the path to my home.

I thought of the song which I was not able to complete because of the GTA Mission.

[Song: Ain't No Rest for the Wicked // By Cage the Elephant]

While walking, I received a System Notification.

[Rewards: {Settings} Function Unlocked]

'Hmm... Settings?'

I opened the System Panel to check the newly added function which I got from the Reward for saving Marie's life and getting her back together with Carl. The Patch-up is temporary but there was no mention of permanent patch-up, so I had to resort make a temporary solution and convince Carl. I had to do that because I wanted to leave as soon as possible.

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* Maps <

* Briefs/Logs

* Status

* Radio

* Settings

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I clicked on the {Settings} option and a panel with not so many options opened up in front of me.

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[Settings]

Invert Look -- >> Off <<

Mind Stabilizer -- >> Low <<

Auto-Aim -- >> Off <<

Language -- >> Japanese <<

Multiplayer -- ‖Offline‖

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'Mind Stabilizer?... Is it the Calming Effect of the System? And Invert Look and Auto-Aim are functions of the game but what about this Multiplayer thing?..'

The Multiplayer option was grayed out which means it is inaccessible.. but for now. If it is locked now that means it will be unlocked in the future. But the conditions to unlock it are unknown. I don't know whether I will have to complete another mission or any other condition. But I will think about it later.

...

On the way to home, I was constantly thinking about how to handle Himiko's case. I actually picked her up for no reason other than she will be a future problem. At that time it was logical to catch her but now how should I deal with her?

Do I give her to the police or to the HPSC? Should I even do that?

If I just drop her in front of the Police Station, they will catch her as she is a prime suspect in many stabbing and murder cases. And if after the interrogation and investigation, they find her guilty, then she will be sent to some special type of prison for Juveniles and she will be then put under a psychiatrist to solve her 'mental' problems.

But what it will do is that she will become more spiteful towards the society.

She was put in a counselling by her parents when she was a kid. They were disgusted by her quirk and were terrified of thinking about Himiko's future with her quirk being so 'morally questionable' so they put her in a counselling but the counselling was basically forcing her to act 'normal'. Forcing her again and again to do something she doesn't want will only increase the rage inside her.

In the canon, she was a villain because she wanted to make a place where she can have a easy life, but if she goes to a prison then, she then will have a concrete enemy and that will be the entire society.

I also cannot just hand her over to the Hero Association or HPSC because who knows if they will train her and create a new Assassin to do dirty jobs who will do dirty jobs for them. Looking at her suspected criminal history and skills, they will give her some empty promises and will recruit her. She will become the next pawn they can use and I don't want that.

And in the time when Heroes are considered spotless light of Justice by the majority, there are many dark things under this beacon. Neither HPSC nor Pro-Hero Association will give up any potential pawn which can clean or reduce this darkness for them.

So now the entire responsibility is on me. There are two things which can be done.

Make her join Night Raid or just make her stay close to me so she does not run amok in the society, making others bleed for her enjoyment.

First is not possible as her mind is not that stable so chances are that she may attack the team members if there is a conflict of interests and I don't know how to introduce a person who has murdered for her pleasure into the team.

Second is also not that possible because I have Eri and Fuyumi at home. If I let her live with me, she will be a bad influence for Eri and There is no doubt Fuyumi will protest the proposition. Any sane person would deny. I am basically asking for a teenager with all time blood thirst to live in the same house with me.

After putting much thought on this, I had an idea what to do with her.

....

I was inside my shop with Himiko. I opened the {Maps} from the System Panel and searched for Safe House in the Search Panel. A list of results came in front of me.

I chose [Safe House, Jefferson] from the list of results and a dazzling white light covered me and Himiko.

[Go to- Safe House, Jefferson]

After the light ceased and my vision returned, I was standing inside a small house that includes bathroom, bed, kitchen and a wardrobe. It is a Safe House which Carl bought in Jefferson, Los Santos. And I can teleport here because I accessed the interior and now we are in Hidden Interior Dimension (HID).

I walked up to the bed and threw Himiko on it. I went closer to her and pulled out the tape on her mouth. She didn't even slightly reacted to that which was to be expected as she is unconscious.

"How longer are you going to act like that?" I said to the 'Unconscious' Himiko with a tone devoid of any feeling.

But I know she is conscious, she showed a bit of movement while I was driving with Marie but when I turned back to look at her, she became completely stiff, which meant she was acting to be unconscious.

"Heeeeh.. I thought you will not notice it and open these ties.. You know it's not good to let a young girl like me tied up or do you have some other motives, Nii-san❤!?" She said with one eye opened.

"You also know me, then are you an admirer of me? or perhaps.. a stalker?! I never thought I will be this much popular. Now open these ties so I can hug my admirer, Nii-san❤" She changed back to her all-smiley and cheery personality.

I just ignored her and continued to look at her,

"Hey Nii-san.. Open these ties so we can talk about love. You like me right? That's why you took me to your house right? So open these ties." She still had her smile while she was trying to make me open her ties.

"Nii-san... Nii-san..Nii-san.." She called me in a cute voice many times.

"Nii-san.. Nii-san.....OPEN THESE TIES AROUND ME FUCKER.. SO I CAN KILL YOU AND DRINK YOUR BLOOD.. I want to be free... I want to live freely and easily.. FREE ME..." All the cheeriness and her smile faded away and a serious and threatening look appeared on her face. She was slithering like a worm, trying to open the ties while screaming like a banshee.

Looking at her desperately trying to free herself, I took the ties back into the Inventory.

Finding herself free from all the ropes that tied her for all this time, she quickly jumped to attack me on my neck but before she could reach me, I extended my hand and grabbed her by her neck. She was now in my grasp by her neck and her rest of the body dangling down. She grabbed my hand holding her neck and tried to free herself but she was not able to make me release the grip.

"I will ask you some questions. Answer them and you can live however you want."

"And why should I believe you?" Her expression was dead-serious which was contrary to her all-time smiling girl attitude.

"You don't have to." I said in a neutral tone and my hand started fusing with her neck.

Himiko also felt something weird on her neck, it was itchy and a bit painful but the pain started decreasing. But it was not the only thing decreasing. She was feeling more and more clear about things it was as if she was only thinking and not feeling. Then it became clear to her, Her feelings were going away slowly.

"What are you doing?... Stop it. I don't feel good. Stop it..." She started panicking and flailed her limbs around as she was powerless to do anything else.

Slowly and gradually; In her mind, now there was no feeling. She was in my grasp like I was holding a doll. No emotions. Nothing. It was all because,

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Mind Stabilizer >> Ultra <<

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(A/N: Check the Comments Section. Covers for the next arc.)