Heartbreaker | BNHA x Reader

[24] Yakuza Hangout

The day after the USJ invasion, school was temporarily closed. It wasn't all that surprising, considering you'd just lived through a near-death experience. There was no doubt that U.A could be tough, but even they weren't so cruel as to forbid their students a day of respite.

And to be honest, no one needed this day off more badly than you did. Between fighting for your life and flirting with that creep, Shigaraki, you felt like you had more than earned some down-time.

That dude is sick in the head. His love points skyrocketed when he thought of how badly he wanted to see me cry. I can't believe I'm supposed to win him over.

You highly doubted the system could be reasoned with, but this time, you felt compelled to at least try.

"He's going to try and kill me again," you insisted. "Even if my flirting kind of worked, it's just too dangerous. He was really going to kill me. He seemed ecstatic to do it."

You were pouring your heart out, but the system simply responded with:

["So?"]

You gaped. "So...? What do you mean so? I thought you wanted me to stay alive! If I die, how am I supposed to make progress with my other love interests? Can't you, I don't know, find someone else for me to get close to instead? This guy is just way too risky!"

["But he's important."]

"Important how? If you at least explain things, then maybe we can come to some sort of agreement-"

["He just is. Now, are you going to keep being difficult? Should I interpret this as unwillingness to cooperate? I want to believe that you're not a total idiot. I'm sure you'll find a way to survive. And if not, then I suppose that's the extent of your determination. So, I'll ask you again. Are you going to keep being difficult?"]

You felt like crying. You felt like crying, but you didn't. Anger welled up inside of you, and it took all your strength to keep from screaming, but despite that, you somehow managed to swallow your tears and nod.

"Alright," you mumbled. "I'm sorry. I won't ask again. I was just... confused. He's really, really scary. I can't help it."

["He's not that scary. Especially if he starts to value you. You just have to play it smart. It might seem a bit tricky, but I'm sure you'll find a way."]

As always, they were spewing nothing but bullshit. Shigaraki was a villain. Regardless of whether or not he'd taken a bit of an interest in you, he still wanted to watch you suffer. If presented with the opportunity to kill you, he definitely wouldn't hesitate.

You weren't sure when you would see him again, but if the system had their way, you imagined it was practically guaranteed. Until then, all you could do was get stronger. You had a lot of potential, especially if you could keep earning skill points and powering up. You would just have to hope that would be enough to stay out of Shigaraki's clutches.

You patted your cheeks a few times, trying to psych yourself up. It was okay. You were still alive, and that was the most important thing. The system's influence wasn't permanent. At some point or another, you were going to break free of them and reclaim your memories.

But right now, it was time for a new daily task.

You were no stranger to tedious physical challenges by now. Besides, after being forced to kiss Katsuki and flirt with a villain, you had really come to appreciate these sorts of tasks. You would take doing some chin-ups over using pick-up lines on Shigaraki any day of the week.