Chapter 49 - This is extortion!

When they returned to their apartment and Allmight departed the next day in the morning to continue with his work Hermann decided that today would be a good time to grant his familiars whatever buff he could with his newly acquired samples. After copying every sample that seemed suitable for them and inserting them in their bloodstream most of them simply gained thicker and harder fur ans well as sturdier claws and teeth. Gaia however was strangely compatible with the DNA of ferrets and others of it's closely related species. Because of that not only did she gain a thicker fur and stronger claws but she also transformed her diet from purely herbivorous to an omnivorous diet. Because of that she also gained more and sharper teeth to be able to eat the meat.

A few weeks later Hermann celebrated his tenth birthday...again. As Allmight had some Hero work to do in the morning they decided that they would celebrate by driving to an amus.e.m.e.nt park and staying there for almost a full week. Hermann however had already made different plans. Now that he had turned 10 it was time to fight All for One and leave this world.

As he had done everything he could think of that might help him in fighting All for One he decided to store Orion, Gaia and Tiamat in his Soul Storage while storing their bodies in his Inventory. The last thing he needed was All for One's location but he already knew who might be able to give it to him.

H: [Hey System! Do you know All for One's location? Considering that he is connected to my quest there should be something mentioned in the quest description.]

H: [How much?]

Confused Hermann decided to ask again. That just couldn't be correct!

H: [How much was that again? I could swear you said 250k.]

H: [That is extortion and you know it. There is no way that that tiny piece of information is so valuable. I call BS]

H: [Hey God! I've decided that I want a refund. I wanted something different when I made my wish. Can we change this one?]

H: [Fine. Whatever. It's still extortion but take my hard earned points.]

H: [I'll never financially recover from this especially considering that the older I get the less points I get for my training, defeating villains and raiding hideouts as with my continuous increase in strength the rewards are now next to nothing.]

After lamenting his bad situation and his many first world problems he finally decided to check out the location. Apparently All for One had temporarily decided to hide in an old abandoned factory on the outskirts of town. How unexpected and totally original. Definitely not 250k System Points worth.

H: [OK. I need to calm down. I don't need a mental breakdown now. Not that I really have feelings or anything buuut.]

Anyways Hermann decided that it was time to go to the location before All for One decided to move elsewhere, do some grocery shopping or whatever the leader of a group of villains does. Before he left he decided to leave a note on the dinner table for Allmight with All for One's location on it together with the explanation that he discovered the hideout of the villains and went to fight them alone to prove himself. In case something were to happen and he couldn't win the fight they might distract All for One long enough so that he could escape.

H: [Hey System! How long does it take before I can teleport out of this world?]

H: [That's fine I guess]

Leaving the building he closed in on his final location. Taking in everything in his view he reminded himself that today was his last day. However the closer he came towards the hideout the faster his pulse became until it seemingly became unbearable. Strangely enough although it might sound unpleasant his face was adorned by a wide smile unlike any he had shown before and his eyes showed something which he had lost for a long time. Real excitement. At that moment while his adrenaline rush continued to increase the veil that had surrounded his very being, dampening all emotions he felt receded a bit in an area and he felt something behind it he had longed for for such a long time. Anticipation.

H: [Well...That sounds really depressive but thanks I guess. But something is still better than nothing at all. Just let me enjoy this feeling for a while OK?]

With that Hermann walked a bit faster to arrive at the location. Now there would be nothing that could stop him from fighting his greatest battle up until now.