Chapter 19: Dabi and Atsuhiro Adventures Part 2

"These gangs are really weak." Dabi all of sudden spoke out and Atsuhiro couldn't refute him.

It had been three hours since they torched the baipa's gang hideout and since then they have disseminated four other gang hideouts with the hardest part being finding all the loot afterwards.

"It's because these gangs are spreading themselves thin trying to absorb as much territory in japan as possible." Atsuhiro explained.

"Why would they inadvertently weaken themselves?" Dabi couldn't understand why these gangs were essentially making themselves weaker upon hearing Atsuhiro's words.

"Imagine that All For One is a lion and all other gangs are hyenas, a hyena that can only feed on the lion's scraps. Then take that lion out of the equation, now you're left with a bunch of hyenas left with an unscathed fully intact Giselle corpse. They have never seen nor had a full meal in their whole lives so of course they would do whatever it took to get as much meat as possible to fill their empty stomachs."

"Everyone in the underworld has lived their whole lives always knowing one thing, one golden rule, and that is All For One is king but now that he's suddenly disappeared, greedy thoughts start to pile up in the leaders of these gangs resulting in an all out fight in the underworld across Japan." Hearing his explanation Dabi nodded along and started to understand.

"Like right now the Inwaga who reside predominantly in Tokyo and the Sukowa who reside in Yokohama have been probably lying in wait unlike the Yakuza who have been rotting for a long time, The other two have been probably rapidly gathering their forces and now that the only barrier stopping them disappeared they obviously want a piece of the pie." Atsuhiro's eyes became serious as they arrived at a run down place that was a front for the underground fighting area.

"We cannot be complacent like the other hideouts, this underground gambling den called 'Ring' was formed two years ago right when rumors that All For One disappeared started to spread and is run by the Sukowa gang." Atsuhiro serious attitude made Dabi immediately go on guard .

"What's the plan?" Dabi understood his limitations after spending some time with Atsuhiro, he somewhat instinctively started to lean on his decisions knowing just how truly competent he was when making a plan.

'I cannot fail.' Atsuhiro had no doubt that this was a test from Shin even if Dabi didn't, a conclusion formed in his mind knowing that Shin might leave him behind if he couldn't deliver.

"Alright, here's the plan."

30 minutes later

"GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT'S FESTIVITIES!" A lady shouted in a skimpy outfit amid the roaring crowd.

She stood in the center of the fighting arena with a large crowd fully surrounding her on all sides with only a chain like wall separating the two entities, the men roared with anticipation, infatuation, and greed at what was about to come.

"WE HAVE A NEW CHALLENGER WHO HAS REQUESTED TO FIGHT THE CHAMPION! BUT BEFORE I INTRODUCE HIM GIVE IT UP FOR THE DEFENDING CHAMPION! THE ONE, THE ONLY, MANEATER!" Loud cheers along with gasps resounded in the surrounding crowd as people started to make bets while others waited in excitement for the coming blood shed.

"THE ONE! THE ONLY! MANEATER!" A sudden spotlight shone down onto a horribly deformed man fully encased in a chain-like straight jacket with four large men trying their hardest to restrain this monster.

"AS YOU KNOW MANEATER GETS STRONGER BY EATING PEOPLE INCLUDING THE CHALLENGERS HE DEFEATS! NOW WILL THE CHALLENGER BE THE WINNER INSTEAD OF HIS MEAL! LET'S FIND OUT" She proclaimed hyping up the crowd even more.

"YEAAAAAAAAAH! EAT HIS FACE MANEATER!"

"WOOOOOOOOOO!"

"YOUR FUCKING GROSS BUT I'M PUTTING ALL MY MONEY ON YOU MANEATER!"

His face looked like it could be a Picasso painting while his flesh had several deformities, his body was filled with scars, and to top it all off he looked like he had no sanity left in him as he tried to squirm around to free himself while flinging saliva all around him.

"Eat flesh! Eat flesh! Eat flesh." Maneater kept repeating these words like a broken record seemingly being the only words it could say.

"NOW THE CHALLENGER!" The woman gestured as another spotlight shone on a certain entrance.

"REN!" She announced and when she did Dabi calmly walked out, Dabi had been told by Atsuhiro to give a fake name and the only name he could think of was Ren.

Laughter mixed with subtle mockery made its way into his ears yet Dabi didn't flinch as his eyes were focused on the arena but before he made his way to the entrance he raised his middle finger at the crowd.

"Ren this is your first time ever fighting in the ring yet you specifically asked to challenge Maneater, can I ask the reason why?" The lady quickly scurried over to him once he entered the arena disregarding his unapproachable atmosphere.

"I came for the money." Dabi said without any hint of emotion giving her a deadpan stare.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"I RESPECT IT BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM BE RIPPED APART!"

"DUDES STONE COLD IN FRONT OF MIKO WOW!"

"Hahahaha." Miko faked a laugh while inching closer to Dabi, a little surprised that Dabi didn't seem even a little bit vexed by her figure.

"So bold~ you mus-"

"Don't touch me." Dabi interrupted her when she was about to stroke his chest.

"What? Are you a little shy or do I not do it for you?" Miko playfully chuckled while doing some seductive poses, garnering tons of whistles from the crowd.

"I dislike women who throw themselves towards men for affection while satisfying their own ego. I understand it's your job to do this sort of thing so I can't really get a clear understanding if this is how you really act. But from what you showed me so far about yourself I can say that I'm not interested." Dabi scratched his chin, a little annoyed that this woman kept delaying the fight while also giving a straightforward response without pulling his verbal punches.

Dabi's straightforward response caused Miko to freeze, not expecting his in-depth response to a simple question.

The crowd started to laugh letting Miko's snap out of her daze and once she did her eyebrow twitched trying her hardest not to lose her smile after hearing Dabi's full on lecture about why he didn't like her.

"NO FUCKING WAY HE JUST SAID ALL OF THAT!"

"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO TALK TO MIKO LIKE THAT!"

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"WHAT A CUNT! I LOVE YOU MIKO!"

The crowd became divided at Dabi's response and began to argue amongst themselves, Miko finally calmed herself before turning around to see if Maneater was ready.

Seeing a thumbs up from a well dressed man in an expensive suit she turned her head back towards Dabi.

'I hope you die.' She mouthed to Dabi who didn't even give her the time of day making her scream internally.

"NOW LET US BEGIN!" Once her words dropped she quickly hurried off the stage wanting to be done with this asshole.

"Restrain!" The man shouted and with his proclamation Maneater stopped in his tracks, Dabi saw this and quickly memorized the man's face before gazing back at this deformed monster.

"What the fuck is that." Dabi showed a disgusted expression seeing the deformed abomination frozen across the ring.

"ALRIGHT EVERYONE LET'S START THE COUNT!" Miko announced from the side and everyone immediately began to follow the announcers words.

"5!"

"4!"

"3!"

Dabi became serious and readied himself as well as daming that clown for telling him not to use his fire but nevertheless he complied.

"2!"

"1!"

"FIGHT!"

"FLESH!" Maneater was released from his restraints and upon seeing Dabi it opened its mouth showing sharp metal teeth.

"KILL HIM MANEATER!"

"WOOOOOOO!"

"THIS IDIOT REALLY HAS A DEATH WISH HAHAHAHA!"

Disencouraging shouts resounded around Dabi who just tuned them out, instead of being complacent Dabi started rushing at Maneater deciding to meet him head-on.

"FLESH!" Maneater lunged at Dabi opening his teeth wanting to devour him in one go like the others.

Dabi pushed off the ground and twisted his body in the air gathering as much kinetic energy as possible before slamming his foot down onto Maneater's face.

*BAM*

*Crack*

Maneater's face pushed to the side as his metal teeth started to crack under the powerful kick that Dabi hit him with.

Maneater stumbled diagonally under the shock gaze of the audience, a dead silence ensued before loud cheers resounded.

"WHAT!"

"HE DIDN'T DIE IMMEDIATELY HOW?!?!?!"

"WOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Fle-flesh?" Maneater became confused, holding onto his cheek feeling something it hadn't felt in a long time.

Dabi backed up deciding to assess the situation seeing Maneater's weird response to his actions watching it stumble across the ring while holding its face.

"Ea-Tear….TEAR FLESH! EAT FLESH!" Maneater's movements became increasingly erratic after recognizing this feeling as pain, its nails started to dig into his head while it stumbled from side to side becoming more and more frustrated at the feeling.

"TEAR FLESH! EAT FLESH! TEAR FLESH! EAT FLESH!" Maneater roared, ripping two chunks of hair out of its scalp before aggressively turning its head towards the food that made it feel like this.

When it stopped its tantrum Dabi had already leaped into the air again while putting all his power into his left foot as it rocketed through the air.

*BAM*

*CRACK*

Dabi kicked the other side of its head knocking Maneater on one knee though its eyes still gazed hatefully at Dabi.

Reaching out its hand it intended to grab Dabi who was falling however right before it could grasp onto him Dabi suddenly stepped on his palm deciding to innate the emanate contact first.

Immediately when his foot touched Maneater's palm he pushed himself backwards doing a backflip in the air before gracefully landing on the ground.

'How did people die from this thing?' Dabi thought, confused at how this monster was a champion since these abomination movements were so predictable.

"FLEEEEESH!" Maneater roared seeing its meal escape its grasp.

*BOOOM*

*BOOOM*

*BOOOM*

*BOOOM*

Maneater clenched his fist before punching the ground four times, each punch causing countless amounts of cracks to form all around him, even some going so far as to reach Dabi.

Dabi's eyes widened instinctively taking a step back seeing the physical strength of this thing, his thoughts became a mess seeing its tantrum making him inadvertently let his guard down right when Maneater cocked its head up.

"SHIT!"

*BAM*

The force sent from Maneater's feet formed more cracks as it pushed itself off the ground with all of its might in the direction of Dabi at an unprecedented speed.

Dabi who had already known of Maneater's intentions had somewhat of a chance to dodge, Maneater arrived almost immediately and made a swiping motion to which Dabi twisted his body though Maneater still managed to grasp his coat.

Maneater jerked the coat to the left with all its might not understanding this wasn't a part of his body, the immediate force was too much for Dabi's coat to handle as the stitches gave out under Maneater's strength sending Dabi flying instead of Maneater's grasp.

Dabi body skidded across the ring until he flipped himself upwards moving himself back onto his feet.

"So that's how people lost to him." Dabi concluded after experiencing only a part of Maneater's strength, fully understanding how it was able to become the champion.

"Flesh?" Maneater tilted its head holding Dabi's ripped coat, it sniffed the coat a couple of times before opening its metal teeth and taking a bite.

*Spit*

"NOT FLESH!" Maneater immediately spit out the fabric after its taste buds confirmed it indeed was not his desired meal.

Dabi seeing Maneater get mad at his torn coat sent some kinetic energy to his feet propelling him forward.

Gathering almost all the kinetic energy he received from being flung across the ring he channeled it all into his fist.

"TEAR FLESH!" Maneater roared, madness filling his whole being every second that his taste buds didn't relish in the warm feeling of human flesh.

Maneater frantically looked around before turning its head at Dabi's oncoming figure, he was only an arms reach away resulting in Maneater suddenly swiping its hand again intending to squash Dabi into paste then drink him like soup.

Ducking under the motion he threw his fist at Maneater leg, the air rippled around Dabi's fist as he unleashed a frightening amount of force at a directed spot.

*CRACK*

"SCREEEEEEEE!" Maneater screeched in pain at its right leg breaking, immediately falling to its knees unable to support itself on only one foot.

Dabi leaped backwards after dealing the blow however seeing Maneater's state he decided to end it right here.

Dabi started to gather all the remaining kinetic energy he had into his other fist intending to finish Maneater with this blow leaping at Maneater once more.

However right as he jumped into the air Maneater turned its gaze upwards and upon seeing Dabi it instinctively swatted him away with all of its force this time connecting.

Right upon contact Dabi's body started to ripple under Maneater's strength, his body frantically trying to absorb as much shock as possible only for it to be overwhelmed.

*CRACK*

"URGH!" Dabi's shock resistance couldn't fully hold out against the overwhelming force as a large shock wave permeated around the two when Maneater made contact showing off its true physical might.

*BAM*

Maneater finished his swing sending Dabi flying across the ring resulting in him hitting the edge of the cage.

Maneater instead of charging at Dabi roared in pain and then suddenly ate a chunk of its own flesh from its arm amongst the horror of the audience.

"Ewwwwwww Maneater's doing it again."

"Jesus fuck my eyes."

The crowd was filled with disgust, seemingly knowing all too well what was going to happen, Dabi rubbed his head with the blurry vision in front of him showing Maneater having a quick snack mid fight.

"What the fuck did I get myself into too." Dabi cracked his neck while muttering to himself knowing that if he didn't have shock absorption then that fucking abomination would have turned him into paste.

"WAIT HE'S STILL ALIVE!"

"MY GOD HE TOOK A PUNCH FROM MANEATER!"

"HOLY SHIT!"

"WOW NO WONDER HE CHALLENGED HIM!"

The crowd had already assumed Dabi was dead but after noticing him cracking his neck they shouted in enthusiasm.

*Crack*

*Crack*

Dabi showed a disgusted expression once again seeing Maneater's body contort in different ways until it sat upright.

Fun Fact: Maneater along with growing physically stronger by eating human flesh can also heal itself by eating human flesh.

"TEAR FLESH! EAT FLESH! TEAR FLESH! EAT FLESH!" Maneater cocked its head in a weird way seeing Dabi sitting on the dent he made on the cage.

Its stomach was empty and hunger started to fully consume him resulting in buckets of drool falling from its open mouth as it started its pursuit wanting to satiate this feeling in Dabi's flesh.

*Thump*

*Thump*

The ground below the Maneater shook as each of his steps carried a certain amount of force within itself causing the surroundings to shake violently.

"Dammit!" Dabi forced himself to stand before turning around and quickly starting to climb up the cage.

Maneater lunged face first at Dabi as his mouth missed his foot by a hair's breadth resulting in it flying face first into the cage making another large dent.

*BAM*

"HAHAHAHA IS HE RUNNING AWAY!"

"NO WAY YOU CAN ESCAPE THAT CAGE! IT'S MADE FROM TUNGSTEN IDIOT!"

"JUST GIVE UP AND DIE!"

Dabi quickly climbed up to the top of the cage until he reached the ceiling, Maneater rubbed its forehead before looking around in confusion.

"Flesh?" Maneater scratched its head not even knowing if it had consumed the man since he all of a sudden disappeared.

Dabi ignored everything and climbed all the way to the top until his head was only a ways away from the ceiling, jumping off the cage he turned himself upside down while placing both feet on the ceiling.

*CRACK*

Cracks spread below his feet under the sudden force as Dabi used some kinetic energy to propel himself downwards giving into gravity.

Dabi fell at a fast speed turning himself in the air before positioning his leg facing upwards while gathering all the kinetic energy he received from this monster's attack into a single designated place wanting to crush it in one swing.

"Fles-" Maneater didn't finish as Dabi unleashed a powerful kick right on top of his head.

*SPLAT*

Maneater's head immediately burst into countless amounts of pieces while spraying everything around him in blood and brain matter.

Dabi stumbled backwards as Maneater's headless corpse fell to the ground with blood profusely pouring out of his neck now that nothing was there to block it, forming a pool of blood all around Maneater's large corpse.

Silence filled the once noisy filled arena all gazing in shock and disbelief that someone had actually managed to beat Maneater.

"UNBELIEVABLE! THE CHALLENGER KNOWN AS REN HAS KILLED AND SIMULTANEOUSLY DEFEATED MANEATER!" The announcer screamed in excitement, recovering herself quickly from the sudden shock wanting to be the first one to acknowledge it.

"HOLY FUCKING SHIT!"

"NO WAY!"

"THIS ISN'T REAL!"

"FUCK I LOST A MILLION YEN!"

The crowd went ballistic at Dabi's unimaginable feat while he just stood there rubbing his stomach with a frown.

'Why do people always want to eat me?' Dabi frowned, recalling the time Tabe bit off a chunk of his flesh.

"EVERYONE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE NEW CHAMPION! REN!"

"REN!"

"REN!"

The crowd cheered their new champions name while Dabi looked at them in disgust as they had been wanting his death only moments ago.

"New champion Ren, please follow me for your reward." A man stepped out of the exit which Maneater had originally come from gesturing him to follow.

Dabi nodded and followed the elegantly dressed man down the hallway as the cheers and applause started to drown out slowly.

While following the man he lifted his shirt showing a large purple spot on his stomach that had formed from just one of Maneater's clean hits.

They almost arrived at two large golden doors as Dabi suddenly recalled the plan Atsuhiro came up with.

*Flashback*

"What's the plan?"

"It's simple, you're going to fight the champion of the ring without using your flames." Dabi's left eyebrow twitched after hearing his words.

"Don't overreact, I saw what you did to the guys from the last attack when they got close to you, I don't know how you managed to punch a large hole into someone's chest but I'm sure that sort of firepower will be enough for the champion." Atsuhiro explained, still unable to comprehend how Dabi became so powerful from the last time they met.

'Did he have another quirk or-'

"Why can't I just turn the champion into ash?" Dabi scratched his chin showing a bored look still not understanding why he couldn't use his flames.

"Because there might be survivors." Atsuhiro calmly explained while taking off his costume.

"Dabi, this is different from the other operations. Unlike the others, this one has countless amounts of people flowing in and out, it isn't just a center for fighting but also a place for gambling and your flames have become notorious in the underworld for their distinct color and destructive capabilities. The second you show them someone will instantly recognize them then the whole Sukowa gang will converge on you and that will make things really messy." Atsuhiro explained while finishing changing into regular clothes.

"How do you know all these things?" Dabi asked curiously at how Atusuhior always knew so much.

"I have an information broker, he goes by Giran and is neutral if you have enough money."

"Is he good?" Dabi questioned, knowing how hard it was to gather information in the underworld.

"I wouldn't use him if he wasn't, and yes I was also going to tell Shin about him if you're wondering." Atsuhiro spoke, finishing putting on a ball cap along with a face mask covering his lower face.

"Now go to the front desk and ask to challenge the champion, you should be escorted to the head of the ring after you win, and when you arrive all you have to do is wait for me." Atsuhiro tipped his cap while walking past him.

"What about you?"

"Sometimes, when I'm about to perform in places with such a large crowd I like to get in tune with the surrounding environments, and I think this time I'm going to get the feel for what it's like to work there." Atsuhiro gave a cheeky smile while walking down an alley close to the ring.

"Whatever." Dabi didn't think too much about the meaning behind Atsuhiro's words and put his hands in his pockets while strolling to the entrance.

"Also don't use your name and instead use an alias."

*End of Flashback*

*Knock*

*Knock*

"Come in." An authoritative voice resounded behind the door and the man who was guiding Dabi immediately opened the golden double doors upon hearing it.

"Boss, this is the new champion known as Ren." The man pointed to Dabi before retreating to the exit while closing the doors behind him.

"Hello Ren, you can call me Gold, and as the boss of this underground fighting ring I would like to greet you as the new champion." Gold introduced, showing a welcoming gesture whilst raising his hands from under his desk showing a golden ring on each finger.

Dabi noticed that the guy that restrained Maneater earlier was sitting calmly by the gold's side though his eyes showed that he was constantly aware of his presence and would be ready to subdue him at any time.

"Where's the reward I was promised?" Dabi scratched his head showing a bored look while walking to the chair that was seated in front of Gold.

"YOU-" The man next to Gold angrily spoke until Gold motioned for him to stop.

"Oh? So are you intrigued by the rewards of the ring?" Gold raised an eyebrow and Dabi nodded.

"Yeah, I heard you get a pretty penny for being the so-called champion." His words made Gold unconsciously smile.

'Yet another person is lured by the goddesses of fortune.' Gold thought to himself, happy that this new champion would still continue fighting for the ring meaning he wouldn't have to threaten him.

"You will of course be generously rewarded for every fight you win, and here's your reward for beating Maneater."

*Snap*

After he snapped his finger the man who had a disgruntled look on his face went towards the wall safe while taking out a small case before handing it to Gold.

"Here is your reward for beating Maneater, and everytime you win a fight you will get an additional 5 million yen." Gold opened the case as a golden ray suddenly shone on Dabi's face.

"When are the fights?" Dabi asked stalling for time and Gold nodded his head.

"You will be required to be here at the ring from 10pm to 5am and if you're wondering you will obviously be given a luxurious room to wait in." Gold cheerfully explained showing his golden teeth.

"Alright." Dabi agreed, reaching for the case under Gold's cheerful expression.

'Finally that fucking monster died, now that he's died the amount of profits we will acquire will increase ten fold.' Gold was delighted that someone managed to kill that abomination since no one wanted to fight someone who would eat your flesh afterwards.

'We'll immediately send word to the underworld about the change in the champion then increase the entrance fee for the first week so th-"

*Knock*

*Knock*

*Knock*

The knocking on the door interrupted Gold's thought process causing a scowl to appear on his face.

"Didn't I say no fucking interuptions!" Gold yelled as veins appeared on his neck showing how angry he truly was.

"I'm so sorry boss but we have a serious situation!" The door opened revealing a nicely dressed Atsuhiro with the exact outfit of the man that guided Dabi.

"It better be important or it's your head." Gold slammed his fist down on the table, clearly upset at Atsuhiro's interruption.

"It's from above sir." Atsuhiro shivered while making gestures towards Dabi as if his motions had another meaning.

"Osaeru please escort Ren out into the side room please." Gold, understanding the meaning, ordered Osaeru who quickly complied.

Dabi side-eyed Atsuhiro before standing up and following Osaeru into the room next door.

"What is it?" Gold glared and Atsuhiro quickly nodded, pulling out an envelope.

"A letter?" Gold raised an eyebrow.

"Yes boss we were told to quickly give it to you or they would have our hands and feet." Gold sighed and gestured for the letter.

'Is it about the recent fires' Gold along with the majority of the underworld has become increasingly aware of the recent fires but what made everyone so concerned was that each fire had the distinct color blue that showed that each of them might be connected.

Atsuhiro, seeing the gesture walked up to him and gently placed the letter in Gold's hand, seeing the familiar seal he ripped it open while reading the contents.

'Look up.'

"Is this some kind of jo-" Atsuhiro tapped Gold's forehead turning him into a marble under his shock.

"Well that was a bother." Atsuhiro pulled the marble closer to his right eye, seeing an encased Gold still shocked at what just happened.

"Now for the other guy." Walking towards the door he put on his fear ridden face while opening it only to see Osaeru incapacitated.

"Took you long enough." Dabi threw the unconscious Osaeru to Atsuhiro who turned him into a marble.

"I saw your fight and of course you were as messy as ever." Dabi brows twitched at this.

"Like you would have been able to defeat that abomination." Dabi scoffed and Atsuhiro shrugged neither confirming nor denying it.

"Where are you going?" Atsuhiro questioned seeing Dabi walk past him.

"Wall safe." Atsuhiro immediately understood and followed behind him.

Dabi walked up the wall safe and set a single finger on the lock, igniting the tip of his finger; he was essentially replicating a torch.

*Ssssssssssssss*

The safe started sizzling under Dabi's pointer finger until the metal reached its melting point, it only took about a minute until Dabi safely took the door off the safe revealing everything inside.

Standing off to the side Atsuhiro immediately started his part turning everything useful into marbles, then once he finished only a small book laid in the destroyed safe.

"What's that?" Dabit pointed towards the small book, Atsuhiro didn't turn it into a marble instantly and instead started to read it.

"The ring's ledger." A wicked smile formed on his face, all transactions were kept on here which would be of great use.

"Ledger?"

"A ledger is something that keeps track of all transactions, basically it tells whoever reads it where the money comes and goes." Atsuhiro explained turning it into a marble.

"Shin will be very delighted at this." Atsuhiro then started putting his costume back on.

"Alright, I already went to the warehouse so this place is useless so we should wrap this up." Atsuhiro explained putting on his overcoat.

"What about the gamblers outside?" Dabi lazily pointed at the one way mirror that showed an overview of the fights.

"Well, didn't they come here to be entertained?" Atsuhiro smiled, rolling his top hat onto his head.

"You have 20 minutes until I start to burn this place to the ground." Dabi saw the look, knowing what he was going to do he decided he would take a small break while everything unfolded.

"I only need 10." Atsuhiro chuckled while strolling away.

Dabi rubbed his eyes before sitting on the comfy chair that was previously occupied by Gold and gazed out the one way glass that showed the arena.

2 minutes later

"OX HAS WON AND HAS REQUESTED A CHALLENGE FOr the champ-huh?" The announcer was exclaiming until her mic suddenly stopped working making her confused.

"GREETINGS EVERYONE!" A new voice resounded across the arena, confusing all the spectators.

The lights all of a sudden pointed at Atsuhiro who was strolling to the center stage, the announcer scrunched her eyebrows walking up to him.

"Do you know what y-"

"Not now." Atsuhiro turned her into a marble instantly and flicked the marble outside the ring before enlarging her in the crowd.

"Now you're probably wondering 'what's happening and who I am?' Well! I am Mr. Compress and I will be entertaining you in the last moments of the ring!" Atsuhiro announced, holding out his hand in an exaggerated way.

*Inaudible whispers*

"However! Much to my sadness my performance must be cut short, but do not fret since I plan to make it as entertaining as possible!" Atsuhiro exclaimed and after he did, some guards started to appear from the two side entrances.

"Some people ha-"

"Hey dumbass, get off the stage!" A guard who arrived first tried to close in on Atsuhiro while interrupting him in the process.

*BANG*

"Please do not interrupt my show." Atsuhiro, who was interrupted, pulled out a pistol and shot the guard causing him to fall lifelessly to the ground.

"Now where was I? Ah! Some people have defined art as many things but someone I read about has described his art as something very peculiar." Atsuhiro explained as some people tried to trickle out.

"I disagreed at first but after reading his reasoning I have concluded something." Atsuhiro's voice became more grandiose pulling a marble seemly out of thin air.

The people watching this all had a bad feeling with some even leaving the ring after listening to their gut.

The nearby guards who were checking their fallen comrade had finally realized that he was dead before each and every one of them showed a livid expression

"Hey freak, put your hands up! No cares about your stupid art!" A guard shouted, turning his hand into a pistol while pointing it at him with the other guards activating their quirks at his words.

"He really inspired me so I decided to tribute this performance to him because his art!" Atsuhiro's voice started to gradually become louder as the guards fully surrounded him on all sides while slowly converging on him.

"IS AN EXPLOSION!" Atsuhiro shouted, turning the marble located in his hand into a detonator causing a sudden outburst of mass panic.

"STOP HI-"

*Click*

*BOOOOOOOOOOOM*