Chapter 228: [Accompany] On!

--Saturday, May 30, 2172

The moment the mini-self opened its eyes, the mental image vanished from Kai’s mind and was replaced by a 360-degree black-and-white view of the entire cave. But unlike before, the vision was now incredibly sharp and clear. If he ignored the lack of color, the view was even better than what his own eyes could perceive.

This new ‘vision’ allowed Kai to understand what was happening—Chatora had been impaled by the spear thrown by the humanoid insect. At the same time, Kai was finally able to feel his body and aura again, which now seemed to have merged completely with his haki, with no perceptible differences, as if they had always been one and the same.

Wanting to act, Kai unleashed the roar of his conqueror’s haki and channeled his new aura-haki throughout his body as he opened his eyes. Upon opening them, Kai saw the image of the monster woman’s memories—showing her running with tears of blood toward the place where the tribe once stood, now reduced to ashes.

But almost instantly, everything around him began to shatter as if made of glass, then exploded into a thousand pieces, returning him to the 'real world.' Back in his body, Kai quickly kicked off the ground and shot toward Chatora, who was falling slowly, causing the monster woman to be blown away.

[Sage, let’s go all in.]

Just as he was about to reach Chatora, Kai spoke in an incredibly calm tone. At that moment, Sage materialized next to her master, her wings glowing brightly, while her blue light dress began to transform. Soon, Sage’s dress took the shape of a complex network of circuits, and a small tiara appeared on her head.

At the same time, several consoles filled with massive amounts of code began appearing on the screens of Kai’s helmet, then quickly returned to normal. At that moment, Sage spoke in a calm tone.

[The link has been successfully established, Master.]

At that moment, Kai appeared in front of Chatora, who was still holding Edgeshot, and placed a hand on his shoulder. Simultaneously, a massive stream of information flashed across Kai’s eyes, the screens of the Kitsune helmet, and the wings and dress of Sage in rapid succession. Before Chatora could even sense his presence, Kai had obtained all his physical data—down to the tiniest detail, as if he had made a perfect copy, cell by cell.

At that moment, Kai was combining his maximum mental ‘computational power’ with that of his armor and Sage’s, effectively becoming a walking supercomputer. It was something he had specifically developed together with Sage to overcome the disadvantage of losing connection to the satellites. Although the aura cost and the headache afterward were significant, he wanted to finish everything as quickly as possible and get his family out of there.

After the analysis, Kai placed his hand on the spear lodged in Chatora’s stomach and, using his aura, destroyed it from the inside. Using the information he had gathered about Chatora, Kai activated Mystical Palm, and the hole in Chatora’s stomach began to close at an alarming speed. Although Kai was only performing first aid—since some organs had been compressed—it would still be necessary to use Angel’s Breath to eliminate any possible long-term effects.

As a slight burning sensation spread through his stomach, Chatora looked at Kai appearing in front of him with a surprised expression. But soon, the eyes of the imposing hero filled with tears, and holding Edgeshot with one arm, Chatora extended the other to tightly embrace Kai and said in a trembling voice.

“I’m so glad you’re okay…”

“Don’t talk—you’ve got a hole in your stomach.” Kai returned the hug and replied in a calm voice. Chatora couldn’t help but laugh softly through the pain and said.

“Heh… it’s just a hole… not that big a deal…”

Seeing Chatora’s awkward, blood-covered smile, Kai couldn’t help but shake his head, then looked at the Accomplice, which was turning into points of light—activating its self-destruction to keep Chatora alive and get him out of there. In a calm voice, Kai gave a command while staring at the massive panther.

“Cancel the self-destruction and get your host out of here.”

Upon hearing Kai’s words, the Accomplice quickly returned to normal and stood beside Chatora in its battle form, ready to dash away. At that moment, Kai looked at Chatora and spoke in a serious tone.

“For now, go back to the girls. You won’t die, but there could still be aftereffects if we don’t use the Angel, so don’t push yourself—you’re not fully healed yet.”

“…”

Upon hearing this, Chatora looked at Kai, eyes filled with reluctance. But when he looked down at the unconscious Edgeshot in his arms, he could only sigh and nod before replying in a slightly broken voice.

“…Understood. I’ll take Edgeshot and Mirko with me.”

“Go.”

Kai said as he gently pushed Chatora to mount the Accomplice. With impressive speed, the Accomplice shot off toward the spot where Mirko had fallen. At that moment, Chatora reached out his arm to wrap it around the hero’s body. Immediately after, the Accomplice dashed toward the hole in the ceiling through which they had entered, climbing it with agility that defied all logic.

Meanwhile, Kai—keeping track of their movement with his haki—conjured two Jian swords in his hands and turned around. Behind him, Kai found All Might, surrounded by a thick trail of smoke, and the humanoid insect trembling and slowly backing away. But Kai’s vision was now strange—even without activating the black-and-white mode, he could easily ‘see’ the silhouettes of people, which were almost certainly tied to their quirks.

Looking at All Might, Kai realized that the hero’s ‘double edge’ had almost completely vanished. Or rather than vanished, it had simply thinned—so much so that, compared to the massive double edge from before, it now looked like a toothpick next to a building. It seemed that the One for All had completely left the Symbol of Peace.

Curious, Kai glanced at the humanoid insect’s ‘double edge’ and noticed that it was somewhat strange—somehow ‘hollow,’ not as solid as that of a normal person. Though that didn’t mean it was weak—its ‘voice’ was still at least a hundred times more solid than that of something like a Nomu.

There was something else Kai noticed: the reactions of the insect and All Might to his haki were very different. The monster seemed terrified, while All Might looked more surprised and confused. Kai could even sense a trace of something resembling ‘reverence’ in him—something that left him puzzled. After all, that same sense of reverence was even more obvious in Kamui Woods, who was watching him intently from the other side.

After spending a few milliseconds analyzing the situation, Kai kicked off the ground and shot toward the metal sphere that continued to rise ominously into the sky, leaving behind a faint trail of dark electricity. At the same time, Kai conjured three swords that aligned at his side, immediately surrounded by thick arcs of dark lightning.

“Railgun Blast!!”

With Kai’s shout, the middle sword shot forward at supersonic speed toward the humanoid insect, disappearing from sight. Simultaneously, the swords on either side shattered as if made of glass, as if they'd reached their limit just by propelling the middle sword. The sword arrived almost instantly in front of the humanoid insect—so fast that, despite having crossed dozens of meters, there was still no trace of the sonic boom.

Though trembling, the monster quickly tried to shield itself and jumped backward. But the sword strike was unstoppable—cutting through its arms like butter, then piercing straight through its chest, sending it flying at supersonic speed into one of the cavern walls, triggering a brutal explosion that shook everything.

As a plasma sphere expanded outward, erasing the humanoid insect into nothingness, Kai reached the metal sphere. There, he conjured the Sealing Vault card, intending to take it for study before worrying about that monstrous spider in the tank. But at that very moment, the “voice” of the monster woman—who had fallen somewhere nearby—went completely silent.

“Ah!!!!”

Simultaneously, Kai felt something unpleasant trying to enter his body, so he immediately unleashed the full force of his Conqueror’s Haki with a roar. At the same time, he channeled his dark aura—merging its Enhancement properties with the defensive qualities of Armament Haki and the raw power of [Vital Reactor]—to protect himself both internally and externally, rejecting any foreign agent.

[Sage, help me reverse any changes happening in my body!!] At the same time, Kai quickly reached out to his trusted assistant, who responded with urgency and seriousness.

[I’m on it, Master!! There’s some kind of virus trying to rewrite your DNA, and I’m doing everything I can to eliminate it!!!]

As Kai fought against whatever was trying to merge with his body, he could feel the ‘voices’ of the spiders in the tank beginning to ignite, just as his body began to convulse. Sensing the danger, Kai screamed with all his might, and his aura began to boil wildly. Massive black lightning bolts surged through the cavern, destroying everything in their path.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!”

…

Down below, All Might looked at Kai, filled with shock. That young man seemed more terrifying with every passing second. But at that moment, the symbol of peace saw the metallic sphere in the air begin to spin rapidly—just as he heard an incredibly sharp crack, like a plate being shattered.

Along with the crack, All Might saw a powerful flash erupt from the sphere, blinding him for an instant. But soon after, a violent earthquake began to shake the cavern, and the flash of light turned into a beam that shot straight into the sky, blowing apart the ceiling with a massive explosion. As he was thrown through the air by the shockwave, All Might caught sight of Kai being hit directly by the beam of light and launched upward.

“Kai-shonen!!”

With a grave expression, All Might shouted as he tried to kick the air to take flight—but his colossal strength didn’t respond, causing him to look down at his leg in disbelief. At that moment, a vine-like strand of wood wrapped around his waist and yanked him to the side.

“This place is going to collapse! We have to run!”

Using his extended wooden arms like vines to swing and dodge falling debris, Kamui Woods shouted urgently, catching the Symbol of Peace’s attention. Seeing the young hero save him, All Might couldn’t help but offer a bitter smile before turning to look at the pillar of light with growing concern.

…

Since all their focus was on preventing the woman’s quirk from breaking through, neither Sage nor Kai had the capacity to react in time—and Kai was struck by the beam of light and launched toward the surface. Fortunately, thanks to the protective layer of his dark aura, the damage was minimal. At that moment, Sage’s voice echoed in Kai’s mind.

[Master, the light is somehow slowing down the ‘virus’!! I’m gaining the upper hand!!]

[What great news.] Kai couldn’t help but respond, feeling somewhat impressed by the unexpected stroke of luck.

At that moment, Kai sensed that the spider in the tank was also struck by the beam of light and sent flying along with him. Feeling the spider’s ‘voice’ growing increasingly active, Kai quickly asked his trusted assistant through their mental link.

[Sage, can you handle that ‘virus’ on your own for a bit?]

[Leave it to me, Master!]

Sage replied with a serious tone, fully tapping into all the computational power she had access to. Kai responded while gripping his swords tightly and beginning to spin at high speed.

[I trust you!]

“Thunder Guillotine!!”

Moments later, Kai stopped spinning and released a massive, devastating flying slash toward the spider—a spinning strike crackling with dark electricity. Almost instantly, the attack reached the spider just as it was about to awaken. But at that moment, a strange yellowish light appeared around the spider and halted the attack, as if time itself had frozen.

“Royal Silence!!!”

But at that moment, Kai unleashed the roar of his Conqueror’s Haki, aiming it directly at the spider’s silhouette and shouting with force. Almost instantly, the spider’s silhouette froze, and the yellowish light around it began to flicker violently before finally shattering—allowing the slash to reach the spider. Instinctively, the spider curled up into its legs like a ball to shield itself, managing to block the attack at the cost of losing two legs.

Seeing the result, Kai couldn’t help but flash a wide, predatory grin—not just because [Royal Silence] had worked, even on a monster so terrifyingly powerful, but also because he realized he himself had become much stronger than before. The fusion of his Haki and aura had triggered a qualitative change, granting him a fearsome new level of power.

But in that instant, the spider extended its legs outward, unleashing a brutal shockwave that sent Kai flying out of the column of light. He was hurled into a meteorite and crashed into the violently trembling ground, creating a massive crater. As Kai began to rise from the crater, Sage’s voice echoed in his mind.

[Master, the virus is under control! You can fight at full power!]

[Perfect! Let’s go after that spider! Its body is a treasure we can’t afford to lose!!]

Upon hearing Sage, Kai couldn’t help but let out an almost maniacal laugh before shooting straight toward the column of light. As he reached it, something in the sky caught his eye, making him widen them in disbelief.

In the sky, where the invisible web had vanished, a complex pattern of light began to appear. It looked like a fusion between an electric circuit and geometric runes, spreading out as if they were inside a massive sphere.

[Isn’t that the same pattern that was engraved on the sphere?!] Kai asked in shock, to which Sage quickly responded with equal surprise.

[It’s the same one, Master!]

As Kai stared up at the sky and recalled the sphere, an idea began to take shape in his mind—an idea that, if it worked, would finally allow him to create the ability he desired most: [Inner Palace]. But just then, he heard a distinct cracking sound, and the light patterns in the sky began to fracture and turn erratic.

Sensing imminent, mortal danger, Kai pushed aside all other thoughts and shot toward Shino, Ryuko, and Tomoko, who were on the shore along with Ryukyu and Salem. At the same time, Kai focused his Conqueror’s Haki on Ryukyu, causing her to collapse unconscious under the overwhelming pressure. Landing beside her, Kai grabbed Ryukyu and threw her toward Shino, then shouted urgently.

“Group up!”

The first to react was Salem, who immediately dashed toward Shino with his super speed, followed closely by Tomoko and Ryuko, who quickly leapt to her side. The girls knew the situation was serious and chose to obey first and ask questions later. At that moment, Kai gave a serious command to his trusted assistant.

[Sage! Get them out of here!]

Upon receiving the order, Sage quickly exited her [In] state and positioned herself above Shino. At that moment, the Accompany card appeared, floating beside her. Placing her right hand on the card, the beautiful fairy announced urgently.

“[Accompany] On! [Pussycats’ base]!”

Soon, the card transformed into a sphere of light, which shot into the sky before vanishing. Meanwhile, Kai sped off toward Chatora, who wasn’t far away. As he got close enough, Sage—who had re-materialized beside Kai—quickly flew at full speed toward Chatora, hovered above him, and conjured a new card.

“[Accompany] On! [Pussycats’ base]!”

“Kai, wai—” Chatora shouted hastily as he found himself trapped within the sphere of light, but his words were cut off halfway—he had moved away too quickly.

Without looking back, Kai then shot toward the crater, where he spotted Kamui Woods hastily climbing while carrying the Symbol of Peace. Without a moment’s hesitation, Kai focused his Conqueror’s Haki on them, successfully knocking Kamui Woods unconscious—though, surprisingly, All Might, even without his quirk, was able to withstand it.

As Kamui Woods fell unconscious, he began to plummet, while the dizzy All Might tried to grab onto something. At that moment, the symbol of peace heard a melodious voice above him, and he was suddenly enveloped in a sphere of light.

“[Accompany] On! [Pussycats’ base]!”

[Let’s try to copy something from the spider!]

The moment All Might and Kamui Woods were launched into the sky, Kai kicked off the ground and shot toward the column of light once again, giving the urgent command. Sage quickly responded, preparing to use the full computational power of both the helmet and her master—which would definitely give him a serious headache.

[I'll do my best!]

Almost instantly, Kai arrived in front of the pillar of light, where the spider was moving erratically, trying to escape. But curiously, even though the spider seemed to be using different abilities, all of them were blocked within the pillar of light. Additionally, it appeared much weaker than its ‘voice’ had suggested. It seemed that the virus being affected by the pillar of light was no coincidence—this light was capable of weakening the spider, although it did nothing to him.

As Kai analyzed the spider’s situation, strange cracks suddenly formed in the air, as if space itself were fracturing. At the same time, the island began to shake with such force that it started breaking apart, while monstrous waves over 20 meters high began to rise in the sea.

[Sage!!]

Knowing he couldn’t waste even a single second, Kai conjured the Magnetic Force card in his right hand while calling out to his trusted assistant. Like a supersonic bullet, Sage shot toward the spider, surrounded by arcs of dark lightning. Causing Kai a sharp headache, Sage used every last drop of computational power—making time appear to stop completely from her perspective.

Moving within this ‘frozen time,’ Sage dodged the spider’s legs with a determined expression on her beautiful face, managing to reach its head, where she placed her hand. Using [Vital Reactor], along with the enhancement and manipulation properties of his aura and his electricity, Kai pushed his brain function to the absolute limit—something Sage took full advantage of to make a copy of the spider.

But the spider seemed to sense Sage and began attacking her with its legs, along with lightning, fire, ghostly webs, and a strange yellowish light. As she dodged everything moving in slow motion toward her, Sage couldn’t help but bite her lip in hesitation upon seeing her master clutching his head in pain—while the cracks in space worsened to the point that even she could perceive them moving quickly.

[Sage! Don’t stop! Copy everything you can!!]

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