Sakinagi Shushin: Basic moves, basic moves

The path leading to the apartment was neither lively nor deserted... Only a few children were playing house in the middle of the road.

So-and-so is so-and-so's age this year, and in the eyes of all the neighbors, he is just an ordinary office worker.

But this ordinary office worker identity was just a disguise; his true identity was a follower of 'AFO'... Of course, that was in the past.

Since the death of their leader 'AFO', they have gone from followers to remnants.

Although, in reality, this point alone makes no difference to him... Under 'AFO's' instructions, he has been hiding his true identity.

However, his respect and admiration for 'AFO'... no, more accurately, his faith in it, remained unchanged from beginning to end.

Even now that 'AFO' is dead... he actually always scoffed at the idea.

How could that great 'AFO' possibly be dead?

... But precisely because of this, he still felt extremely angry when he saw a kid playing 'AFO' being defeated and killed by a 'hero' in a pretend play.

Of course, knowing that he still needs to hide his identity, he certainly won't get so angry as to expose himself because of this childish game.

That would be incredibly stupid...

Therefore, he quickened his pace slightly, making himself look more like an ordinary office worker rushing home.

... But actually, he wouldn't hesitate to pay more attention to these kids playing house and remember the anger he felt at that moment.

After all, no one would guess his true identity just because he glanced at these kids playing house, and then suddenly jump out of the bushes to give him a gift of Demacia care.

No, it won't happen.

Does not exist~

... He still thought that way until the very last moment before he actually received the care.

"Don't move! Behave yourself!"

Spinner stomped hard on the creature beneath his feet, which had been caught off guard and was now trapped without even being able to use its 'Quirk,' yet was still wriggling and struggling like a worm, while his other hand gripped the end of the rope tightly.

Don't ask where the rope came from; just say it was from a kind person...

Clearly, this guy who thought he 'didn't exist' really messed things up.

He himself was still somewhat confused as to how his flawless disguise had been exposed.

Or perhaps their disguise wasn't exposed, and they were arrested because of something else, or even a misunderstanding?

Just as confused as him was Spinner, who, despite not being a mature woman, was still stepping on him.

"Damn it! Stay still!"

Spinner roared fiercely at the nameless 'AFO' remnant again, then turned to Sakinagi Shushin beside him and questioned her.

"Hey, is this really the guy we're supposed to catch?"

Sakinagi Shushin scratched the bridge of his nose, as if it was a little itchy, or perhaps he had already raised his hand and then realized he wasn't wearing his glasses, so he could only relieve the embarrassment by doing so.

This did not prevent him from answering Spinner's questions.

"So much time has passed, who, apart from the remnants of 'AFO,' would care about a few children playing a game where 'AFO' gets killed?"

"If it were just an ordinary passerby, they might take a second look out of boredom, but this guy's clothes and appearance clearly indicate that he's an office worker who has just finished a day's work."

"In this country (Japan), so-called office workers, after a long day of hard work, absolutely have no extra energy to pay attention to what kind of house games a few complete strangers are playing."

"Of course, if that were all, we could indeed arrest the wrong person by chance."

"But... this guy's pace suddenly quickened when he noticed the game those kids were playing."

"While, based on this alone, it's quite possible that he simply dislikes children and wants to get away from them and home as quickly as possible, which is why he reacted this way."

"But if we consider that he not only didn't show any obvious dislike for these children, or anything else, but actually gave them a certain amount of extra attention, then his behavior undoubtedly contains many contradictions!"

After speaking at length, Sakinagi Shushin pursed his lips, took a breath, and paused for a moment.

Spinner thought he had finished explaining and accepted his lengthy explanation, and was about to offer a compliment when Sakinagi Shushin continued, adding the last and most important point.

"Of course, these are just some of the reasons that drove me to do this, not the most important ones."

"The most important point is that the only camera nearby that could record what's happening here has now been turned to the other side, and there's no one else passing by right now. At this moment, the only people here who know what's going on are him and me."

"So why not make a move? Even if we make a mistake, it won't matter. No one will notice, and we don't need to worry about alerting the target. We can just wait for the next suspected individual to appear!"

As she said this, Sakinagi Shushin forcefully pried open the prisoner's mouth and placed her fingertips between his teeth.

Sure enough, this guy didn't hesitate to close his mouth and bite down hard, drawing blood from Sakinagi Shushin's fingertip.

Instead of frowning, Sakinagi Shushin no Shin smiled, a genuine smile curving upwards at the corners of his mouth.

You hurt me (but then just laughed it off).

Under someone's gaze that seemed to look at her as if she were crazy, Sakinagi Shushin said this, and then began to directly question this guy.

Are you a remnant of the 'AFO' followers?

The AFO remnant, whose mind had been warped by Sakinagi Shushin's 'Quirk', had a very conflicted expression on his face, clearly showing that he really didn't want to answer Sakinagi Shushin's question.

Sakinagi Shushin, who is very clear about her own 'Quirk', naturally foresaw how this guy would behave and react after being influenced by her 'Quirk'.

Therefore, he had naturally prepared a way to deal with it long ago... He leaned close to the ear of the nameless 'AFO' remnant and whispered his advice:

"Lying or deliberately concealing information is, in a sense, a crime."

Upon hearing this, the remnants of 'AFO' trembled, but still acknowledged the question Sakinagi Shushin.

"Yes..."

... Although it may seem a bit hard to understand, and some parts may seem redundant, that's just his 'Quirk' after all.

This character, named 'Filial Piety, Fraternal Duty, Loyalty, and Faithfulness,' was transformed by him into a 'Quirk' that should more accurately be written as 'deceiving with righteous indignation'...