MHA: TITAN

Chapter 30 - Growing Up XXI

"You're finally back!" said Momo, running over and hugging Ikiru. Ikiru grabbed Momo who jumped on him and hugged him. "I missed you too, Momo," Ikiru said with a smile. Momo punched Ikiru in the chest and said, "Why didn't you answer my messages? Do you know how much I've been worried about you? A year and a half... every day," Momo said, her voice dropping near the end of her sentence. She almost said something she shouldn't have said. "I had things to do. I'm here now, that's what matters," Ikiru said, rubbing Momo's back. At the same time, he was looking into the eyes of Mikasa, who was watching him like a hawk. Mikasa's eyes were full and her eyebrows were furrowed. Even though she had met Ikiru at the airport, she had forgotten that Momo was waiting to spoil their moment at the Mansion. When she saw Momo jumping on Ikiru as soon as they arrived at the mansion, she was upset.

It all started when Ikiru reached a new level of control. At the age of 12.5, at the new limit he reached, he had acquired a new ability. His new ability was 'Healing'. He could heal himself or others using his psychic energy. Of course, to use the ability better, he also used another ability, scan. By using these two abilities together, he could theoretically heal all diseases. That's why Ikiru decided to travel the world. His confidence had increased with his new ability.

With the increase in his control level, he had not only gained a new ability. He had also gained an increase in power. The limits of his current abilities had doubled. The zone's limit increased to 1.6 kilometres in diameter. The weight he could lift with his telekinesis was 625 tonnes. He was already very strong. With his newfound strength, he now had the confidence to protect himself. Given his years of training, Ikiru could indeed protect himself. After all, not everyone who stood in his way was at the AFO level. He was confident that with his powers he could escape from any situation. His flying speed was several Machs.

Thus, Ikiru had only one obstacle left in travelling the world. That obstacle was Mikasa. Ikiru especially wanted to go on this trip alone. The older he got, the greater his need for independence. Mikasa's obsession with him was not helping. He also knew that he would hardly ever be alone in the future. Mikasa and Momo were both dependent on him. Yes, Momo was dependent on him too. Even though Ikiru's intention was to keep Momo close to him, he underestimated his appearance. His good looks and the way he treated her broke down all of Momo's walls. As she entered puberty, Momo realised what her feelings meant and opened up to Ikiru. That was the problem right there. If she hadn't talked to Ikiru about it. Ikiru would have ignored the situation. But with Momo opening up to Ikiru, that possibility disappeared. As a result, Ikiru had to accept Momo's feelings.

Of course, this caused a bigger storm to arise. Through Levi, Mikasa spied on Momo whenever she was alone with Ikiru. When she saw the situation, she had to restrain herself not to kill Momo. However, when she saw what happened afterwards, she lost control. Seeing Ikiru accept Momo's feelings devastated Mikasa. Of course, it was only until the evening. That same evening, Ikiru had a long talk with Mikasa and calmed her down. They had a long talk about what happened and what they had to do.

Ikiru did not want to deceive Mikasa. But Momo had too many beautiful things to give up. Wealth was not so important. Quirk and intelligence were the things that made her valuable. When these were combined with her wealth, she was even more precious. Ikiru had to explain it to Mikasa at length. Having Mikasa was more than enough for him. But they could not live their relationship in public. The fact that society would see this relationship as taboo would only be the beginning of the problems. Besides the tabloid shitstorm, it would bring with it, the social pressure and connections would become awkward. The image of their company would be another matter. Ikiru didn't really care about these things. But his chosen career and future path were shackling him. The situation would never allow him to live his relationship with Mikasa openly. For this reason, he would need someone to be his public partner. Momo filled this void perfectly. In addition, if her obsession with Ikiru was used correctly, she could easily accept his relationship with Mikasa. It was not uncommon for the rich to be open-minded. The royal families were the best example.