Systematic Shinobi: Multiverse Mayhem - Chapter 21.1 (Patreon)

There was no way.

That wasn't possible. Was it?

Dangling mid-air from where he was holding her by the wrists, Ochako could only squirm under the younger boys piercing scarlet gaze as he looked her over, and she noted…lingered on her chest.

"Yeah, you're a dead wringer, practically a clone." Daiki mused, nodding to himself and Ochako had to resist the urge to squawk in indignance.

Or embarrassment, she couldn't really tell which. Why did he say that specifically after staring at her chest!? She didn't like the implications of that at all.

"Your power is zero gravity right? A power related to space manipulation." he noted.

"It…it is." she answered hesitantly, though she had no idea what he meant by it being related to space manipulation?

…Were the people of his world more advanced in their knowledge of quirks maybe, or just had different terms?

"Maybe your quirk will evolve in the future?" the boy randomly suggested, "Space manipulation is irrevocably connected to time manipulation, they're two halves of the same whole, which is why we call them space time manipulation. Maybe your quirk when it evolves in the future will let you go back in time or open up portals to other dimensions and timelines."

He tapped his chin with his free hand that wasn't dangling her mid air and frowned, "But then that doesn't make sense, because if it was you, you would already know me since we've met at this point," the boy noted, "Well, unless you pretended not to know me, interesting."

Ochako's head was spinning.

She didn't know how to process his words at all. She understood the general picture he was painting, but it just didn't make sense. It was entirely impossible.

He was basically saying that at some point in the future, her quirk would evolve and become vastly more powerful, and let her not only open a portal to enter his world, but go back in time as well. Why would she do that though?

'…Unless it was a mission as a hero.' popped in her head, but she dismissed it.

Even if she did obtain such power, she would be hardly powerful enough to go into a world such as his with people like him and do remotely anything.

By his own words, that were seeming more and more true as time went on, the place was full of people who could even defeat All Might at his best, and they weren't even considered elite or anything like that, and not even close to this 'Kage' level Daiki spoke about before in the interview.

What on Earth could she hope to accomplish there?

Whatever the case….she definitely needed to know more. Could she take some advantage of his apparent interest in her right now to gleam anything else?

She had to try.

"…It could be a coincidence…" she ventured to say.

As stupid as that sounded.

"Maybe, a crazy one though," he just shrugged and grinned, "Let's see then. She told me her birthday was in December. Her favourite food was mochi, and she loved money, apparently she came from some really poor background so her biggest goal was making money herself."

Ochako froze.

No…no way. It couldn't be…but, it all lined up perfectly. That was all correct, though she wouldn't say she loved money and more pursued it for her parents sake. She definitely didn't dislike it though and leaned more into liking it than anything else.

"What else…hmm?" the boy hummed, "She told me she had a boyfriend at some point, who she had feelings for as a teenager and went to school with. He was super flaky though and told me she broke up with him when he wouldn't even kiss her or was too embarrassed to act like her boyfriend in public and stuff like that. I think she said he died kind of stupidly as well when they were like nineteen, though I can't remember exactly how. Something to do with explosions and some guy she was sure he was gay for. "

…Deku-kun?

Her mind immediately jumped to her green haired friend. It was true she had feelings for him. But…she'd seriously put off doing anything about them because they were both pursuing their dreams.

But if what Daiki here was saying was true and possible. At some point when she did, it was all going to end horribly.

…And Deku-kun was going to die in a few years, due to some incident involving Bakugou? And now that he brought it up, or was it really her who brought it up through him, Deku-kuns fixation on Bakugou was indeed a little disturbing.

Why would her future self tell this to Daiki though? Was it because she knew he would end up here, and repeat those words.

A warning from her own future self perhaps? But wait, if it was a warning on what not to do, like dating Deku-kun or to watch out for Bakugou, then wouldn't the future change if she done something different with that knowledge and thus not end up going to Daiki's world and meeting him?

Ochako resisted the urge to groan, she was so confused and out of her element. 'Today…has been too much for me.'

There was too many world shattering things going on around this Daiki boy! Why did part of it have to be centred around her?

One question did remain though, one that stood out even assuming everything else was true.

"…Why would this apparent future me even tell you all this?" Ochako asked, giving up and struggling and just hanging limp in the boys grasp.

"It was mostly pillow talk," he shrugged and shock like lightning ran through her body, her eyes widening in absolute shock, "I remember it decently well even though it was a good few months ago though, since she's the woman that took my virginity after one of my biggest achievements and got on the path to becoming the biggest badass of them all."

"Took your virginity?!" Ochako spluttered.

What.

What!

What!?

"Oh wow!" Nejire-senpai who had just been watching on with vivid attention cut in while Ochako gaped at him, "Then does that mean Uravity will fall in love with you so hard she goes back in time so she can claim your virginity for yourself! That's so dedicated Uravity-chan!"

"Nejire-senpai…no no no don't say that!" Ochako almost wailed.

It was just wrong, and weird!

For one the boy was younger than she was now! By at least two years by his own words. And the future her was in her twenties according to him. That was a wild age difference!

'Though…' her eyes drifted to Mirko in her obscene outfit, who had just spent hours having sex with the boy who was dropping wild bomb after wild bomb on her.

Apparently that wasn't an issue for people over in his world?

Well, she supposed a world built on the backs of child soldiers wouldn't care much for something like age of consent.

'It's still wrong though!' Ochako shook her head as she looked the boy over. He was admittedly, very good looking. And his muscles were so chiselled and prominent. Not to mention he was tall, with striking eyes and a great smile. 'No!' Ochako forced herself to put those thoughts out of mind right now.

She would not conform to the same thoughts of her apparent perverted older self!

Either way he didn't look his age at all.

Ochako decided to just give up trying to make heads or tails of any of this, "…So what now?" she asked bluntly.

They couldn't beat him, they were entirely at his mercy.

And she just felt so drained right now. There was just too much to process. Not only what she'd do in the future in regards to this boy, but Deku-kun…and his possible death.

"Nothing much, I'm just amusing myself with the curiosity that is you," Daiki shrugged, amusement in his eyes, "Say, once I'm done killing that All For One clown, wanna go on a date?"

It said a lot about everything that was dumped on her, that Ochako wasn't shocked or surprised or anything at the offer.

"…If you're involved with my future self, why would you even want to?" she couldn't help but ask in return.

"Cuz you look beautiful either now or in the future," the boy grinned boyishly at her, "Not to mention you look sexy as hell in that costume of yours. Pink and black skin tight spandex was definitely made for you."

Her cheeks heated up once more, she wasn't used to such blatant come ons. Well, except from Mineta.

But nothing that came out of Mineta's vile little perverted mouth was ever worth paying attention to.

"…If I yes, can you not go to Tartarus?" she hedged.

He laughed, "Nice try but no," Daiki snorted, "You can try and delay me if you want, like Mirko did, but whether I go right now, a few hours or more, or even a week from now, I'm going to be killing All For One. Honestly, I don't even understand why you guys are going out of your way to stop me anyway. He should be getting the death penalty at some point."

To be perfectly honest, Ochako wasn't even really sure herself.

"It's cuz we can't just let you waltz in and do what ya' want you know?" Nejire piped in, "Evil bastard that deserves to die or not for all he's done, we can't just let some random person no matter how strong just walk all over us, break the law and kill people on a whim. We're heroes, we uphold the law and protect the innocent people no matter what. And if we just let you do what you want without opposing you, people will lose faith in us. Just cuz we can't beat you doesn't mean we aren't gonna try, cuz we gotta prove that faith in us isn't misplaced!"

"Well, that at least makes a little more sense. If you just roll over for me like cowards, how can the people be sure you won't roll over when they need protected," Daiki nodded at her words, "Still gonna kill him though."

"And we're gonna try and stop you," Nejire beamed back, "So anyway forgetting ugly helmet head and back to what you were saying before. When you say delay you, you mean have sex with you right? Is it just Uravity-chan or can I join in? If we both do it like Mirko did, then that would be eight hours right?"

"Nejire!" Ochako gaped at the older girl.

She didn't at all agree to any of that! no matter what he said, or anything going on right now. She'd just met this guy, she wasn't just going to jump into bed with him.

"You know, I like you." Daiki laughed.

"Thank you," Nejire beamed, "I don't really have much of an opinion on you though. Except that you're strong and good looking. And I have so many questions to ask you."

"Hold that thought." Daiki told her before turning back to Ochako, and to her surprise lowering her to the ground and let her go. As he did, she felt an odd little pinch in her skin, but it wasn't anything that was actually painful.

She gave him a confused look as she rubbed her wrists, "…You aren't seriously expecting me to have sex with you right now are you?"

Going on a date was one thing, but definitely not that. She hadn't even had her first kiss yet, never mind that!

"Nah, I'm actually good for now," he snorted, "Once everything is calmed down though, we should definitely have a date."

…Calmed down?

The worlds eye was on him, how would it ever calm down?

"That reminds me," the boy casually reached out and grabbed her hand, and Ochako just stared bemused at the total incredulity of him having no care for her personal space. He turned her hand around, palm facing up, "Here you go sweet cheeks, buy yourself some sexy underwear or something for our future date." and suddenly he was slapping down the biggest wad of cash she'd ever physically seen in person in her palm.

A huge stack of bills.

Each and every single one of them being ten thousand yen notes.

"…Eh?" Ochako was once more thrown for a loop.

There had to be well over a hundred of them, tightly stacked together in her palm and almost falling out of her grasp there was that many of them.

And then she felt herself falling, darkness overtaking her consciousness. The last thing she saw as he toppled forward, was Daiki catching her before everything went dark.