Kim Ho Sup was a student who didn't have any fighting prowess, which was apparent by how he maintained his body. However, he possessed a gift that made him stand out more than many others.
The ability to gather information effectively with just a computer and he took pride in this ability.
Though not useful in the hero course - it outmatched many others gifts in rarity.
Offering a farewell to his classmates, Kim ho sup started walking back towards his home. He had spent too much time in his club, he was surprised by seeing the sun set in the horizon - as he just left the club filled with high tech computers and other equipment.
'I heard a famous person would transfer to the hero military high school nearby. What was his name again...?'
Turned into an internet nerd thanks to his gift, he liked collecting information and rumours more than anything.
"Right! Zen Shigaraki...the only survivor of the 'demolition incident'. It's scary how there would have been a city in that wasteland..."
Having seen the result of this incident, Kim ho sup was terrified.
Making up his mind to see Zen Shigaraki with his friends later, mostly due to curiosity of knowing what might have actually transpired in the destroyed city - Kim ho sup reached before his house.
"No ones' home? That's weird..."
Seeing that there were no lights turned on through the window - Kim ho sup took out the keys from his pocket.
His father was a novice hero, who retired due to sustaining heavy injuries - having lost an arm and his mother worked as a housewife. Hence there was always someone at his home normally.
"Did they go out on a date leaving me alone? Huh? The door isn't locked either..."
Taking a step into the house, even if he tried ignoring the negativity within his mind - Kim Ho sup could feel the chilly presence waiting for him.
"Ah~ has he arrived at last?" An unknown voice spoke leisurely from the kitchen.
Along with the voice came the muffled sobs of his mother: "...Son!...kukh!.... don't..."
Her voice grew distant as if suppressed.
At that moment, the smell of burnt meat reached Kim ho sup's nose - however it didn't register in his mind at all. His body ran instinctually towards the voice of his hurt mother.
Reaching the kitchen, the vision before him made blood run cold within him.
A young man with a black suit sat on the sofa leisurely, his hand holding Kim So sup's mother's throat. The man seemed familiar with his white hair and added white eyes, but that didn't matter.
His mother's eyes were red and she seemed to be having a hard time breathing.
".... You bastard!" Kim ho sup rushed forward without a care seeing his mother's condition.
"No...run..." His mother cried even sadder.
The instant Kim ho sup reached before the stranger - he felt immense pain spreading from his stomach.
Locked in place, he stared at the pale spear that lodged itself into his stomach - extending from Zen's shoulder.
Looking at such a grotesque scene for the first time in his life, and that too on his own body - Kim Ho sup's mind grew dazed. He almost lost his consciousness while looking at his bleeding stomach.
When Zen retracted his bone spear, Kim Ho sup kneeled down instantly and clutched his stomach with a dreadful expression.
"Ahhhhh! My....my...!"
Ignoring the scream, Zen traced his thumb on the blood attached to his bone spear and licked it.
[Bloodcurdle]!
Kim Ho sup froze like a broken doll - his eyes moving to the place where the burnt meat's stench originated from.
"You shouldn't gather too much attention by screaming like that."
Zen's voice couldn't bring Kim ho sup's attention back to him.
A charred corpse with smoke rising from it, was thrown beside the sofa. Though it was hard to recognise who it was, Kim Ho sup could do it instantly by just seeing the missing arm of the corpse.
It was his father.
"Ahhhh....." Tears leaked down his eyes, but his body still refused to move a single muscle.
Following Kim Ho sup's gaze, Zen smiled slightly.
"That? I wanted to try out my new ability after sensing him to be an awakened person. I didn't think he would die in a single attack..."
When he tried the combination of [black lightning] and [Kinetic booster X2] - the results were more destructive than he expected.
If Zen hadn't held back, his arm might have been burnt by it too. His hands still felt numb from using it once.
'I might have to add [Forcefield] into the combination to protect my hands the next time.' Zen thought and slowly got up.
"Now then..."
[Spearlike bones]!
Dozens of spiralling bone spears sprouted from the hand he used to hold the mother's neck and pierced through her skull easily. Throwing her body aside, Zen picked up Kim Ho sup's frozen body and activated [All for one].
Red energy began leaving Kim Ho sup's body and entered Zen's body naturally.
- [Super computer base: this gift allows the wielder to connect his mind with computers and boost their functions to the level of a super computer.] [Spiritual-type] [Static]
Going through the information of the new gift, Zen impaled Kim Ho sup's skull with his [Spearlike bones].
'So now I can control a modified computer with my mind? Not bad.' Zen put on the mask he had taken off momentarily and decided to burn the house down before leaving.
'I wonder what's the point of raising [All for one]'s grade? Will I get something new by raising its grade, system?'
Zen didn't feel any problem at all as he stole gifts everywhere, he wondered why there was even a grade on [All for one].
[A new function shall open when it reaches high-intermediate level.]
That's all the system provided.
Knowing the nature of [All for one] - Zen predicted it might have something to do with gifts as its basis.
'....I have another thing to look forward to now.'
Walking through the alleyway, Zen waited for his next target patiently.
A girl walked into the alleyway while fidgeting constantly.
'How naive...I was able to get her information through [Violet banquet], but she really is too immature to actually come after seeing my message.'
Watching the strange masked man, Lyz Surtur's body shook even more.
"Tell me where my father went a year ago....please."
Not bothering with her words, a small Black lightning shot from Zen and paralyzed her immediately.
"...you...ugh."
Holder her cheek roughly, Zen activated [All for one]. She wasn't worth making into a pawn.
- [Biologist: you can get a basic understanding of any creature that you touch. There is a 30% possibility of finding their weaknesses in the process.] [Static]
Letting go of Lyz, Zen walked away without doing anything to her. It wasn't worth his time.
Feeling dissatisfied by the little fun he had with Kim Ho Sup, Zen looked into the [Violet banquet] for some stronger cartel gangs. Beating up some roadside gangs won't give him much benefit now.
"A red-light district? I should visit it soon too. For now... I will conquer the ones in Seoul first. It can act as an appetizer before I fully dive into the underworld."
Before moving to the bigger stage, Zen wanted to see what quest the [Jeronimo Mercenary Group] would provide.
Looking at the night sky through his mask, Zen felt lighter.
'No matter how much I kill, steal or make them suffer - I just can't have enough of it, this feeling of exhilaration.'