Luke had just cried out in his mind in shock when the System replied with a notification.
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[
Worry not, Blessed.
Mr. Fool has designed me in such a way that I am indistinguishable from your Spirit Body in nature.
As your Quirk is a manifestation of your Spirit Body, I can interact with it to do many cool things.
For example, by interacting with Bioalchemy, I can let you know the exact composition of all Potion Ingredients, organic and inorganic, on a molecular level.
With your background, and using this information, you can create many ingredients yourself with the help of your Quirk.
Also, the cool things I talked about aren't limited to this.
I can turn your entire Quirk into Stats, making it more understandable and usable when it comes to battles.
To know more, you must step onto the Paths to the Divine first, becoming a Beyonder.
Then, together, we can not only fulfill Mr. Fool's directives of investigating the Spirit World's absence, while also spreading his faith and gathering Followers, but we can also figure out the mysterious events that led to your death.
Awesome, right?
]
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Luke's eyes were already shining.
Yes. This solved almost everything.
Using Bioalchemy, I can target specific mutations in plants and animals, extracting Potion Ingredients through them, Luke thought, a smile surfacing on his lips. That left… inorganic…
Luke's Quirk didn't work on non-living objects and those who had a Quirk.
But, as he stared at the notification, he remembered who did possess such an ability, a wetness blurring his vision.
Momo Yaoyorozu had the Quirk — Creation.
If she knew the composition of an object, she could create it through her body.
Luke's fingers tightened into a fist. He didn't know how would he react if he were to meet her now. Her of the future had accepted him. Her of now was but a child.
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[
Blessed, I understand your internal conflict.
But let me warn you about something. The Sequences shared with you by Mr. Fool would work best if you don't isolate yourself from society. The process of Digestion using the Acting Method makes it impossible, too.
At higher Sequences, the connections you make today will play an even more active role.
Also, the things that we need to accomplish can't be done without dirtying our hands.
So, you must be ready to prepare yourself.
You must be ready to face your traumas.
If you remain half-hearted, then the chances of you losing control after drinking Sequence Potions will rise exponentially.
All I can do is to help you stabilize your condition to some extent.
It will not work if you yourself aren't willing to work on it.
]
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Luke's mouth flattened into a thin line.
The System was right, he knew. He couldn't play the nice guy anymore. What did playing the nice guy get him anyway?
The answer was clear — Death.
Ever since he had returned, he knew he would be walking on a path extremely different from his previous life. He couldn't afford to face the same fate, not accomplishing anything.
Then there was the matter of the enemy.
Luke could still see Katsuki Bakugo, the demonic grin planted like a worm on his hideous face. Whenever he thought of that guy, anger and rage boiled inside him.
Yet, the scientific mind told him to be rational about all this.
Yes, Bakugo was a difficult guy, but he wasn't a Villain. Not to mention, only a few months ago before his death, Momo herself had gone to him, asking him to become the Head Bodyguard until she gave birth.
Luke couldn't figure out this mystery if held onto his usual personality.
And, if the enemy was vastly more powerful than any Hero he had ever known, then he must depend on the System to contend against it.
He must become a Beyonder of the three Paths.
He must take help from Momo… whether he liked it or not.
Luke let out a sigh, already feeling the burden of the tasks to come in the future.
The Lord Of Mysteries System is very interactive, Luke thought, noticing the oddity. I wonder if Mr. Fool designed it by using someone's personality as the basis.
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[… I don't know… Maybe?]
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Luke took a deep breath.
So, first, I need a place where I can freely use my Quirk. As much as I hate the Blue Site, I have to agree with my father on this. That damned place is the safest place on the planet for me.
Now that Luke knew some of the gravest events to come, he knew how important it was to not let anyone know about the true potential of his Quirk.
Second, I require a way to remain around Momo and Bakugo… a way to freely operate in society, while keeping my true identity hidden.
At first, Luke had thought to let Mr. Principal know everything that was about to happen regarding All For One.
However, the moment he had thought of this, he faced two cold facts.
First, because he had spent most of his life at the Blue Site, the events he knew related to the outside were only the big picture. He didn't know the intricate details of anything. Even after marrying Momo, they rarely talked about the past, limiting it to the happy times she had spent with her classmates.
Second, Luke couldn't trust anyone.
He had no idea who had ordered the attack on his family.
If Katsuki Bakugo, one of the greatest Heroes of all time, had fallen to villainy, then who knew how many Heroes had also fallen and when?!
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[
I have a suggestion, Blessed.
How about you join the UA High School next year?
With this, you can remain closely involved with Momo and the other Heroes. Also, with the limited knowledge you have of the future, you can dictate how the events play out.
Together with this, to accomplish our goals, you can keep a second persona of a Vigilante.
As a Hero, you can use your Bioalchemy Quirk.
And, as a Vigilante, you can fully put the Sequences' mystical abilities to use.
]
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"Bri…" Luke put a hand on his mouth. Brilliant!
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[Thank you!!!]
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So, Luke thought, listing out the things to do, use Blue Site to freely get Organic Potion Ingredients without attracting attention. Join UA, get Momo's help to get the rest of the Ingredients.
Become a Beyonder. Create a Vigilante persona. Then investigate the matter of Spirit World and the mysterious enemy…
…
[Exactly as I would have summarized it!]
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Luke nodded.
But before all that, if he wanted to avoid the same fate as his previous life, he needed to accomplish a specific task right here and now.
Luke looked at his father, knowing that he could be dreaming about the All For One revelation anytime now.
Luke needed to do something about it without waking up his father because that wasn't a solution. What if his father dreamed of the same thing tomorrow?
Luke couldn't keep just sitting by his father's bed every night.
Slowly, he sat up, his eyes hardening with determination.
If this was before, the 14-year-old Luke could have never accomplished such a feat.
Things were different now, though.
This Luke had undergone a lifestyle so hideous and repulsive that he had awakened Bioalchemy to a level that it could bestow even the most complex Quirks.
Tonight… Luke thought, putting his hand over Nyx… I will change fate!
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