Mystery from Another World--MHA

Part 138: Todoroki comes to an important decision

"Does anyone want to read something from our chapter today?" Shine asked at the study session the day after Medea's visit... Everyone had heard about it by now, but they didn't have much to say about it.

Along with the Word, of course, Shine had a whole list of assigned books. She didn't make everyone read them, but she encouraged them to pick one they liked and talk about it.

Not everyone was on the same book, but Momo, Todoroki, and Dabi had all elected to read The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis, for different reasons.

Momo, because Shine had said it was brilliant and astoundingly insightful.

Shoto, because he thought it was a strange title.

And Dabi, because he read on the back that it was about a bus going from hell to heaven, and he couldn't pass that up. [Lol.]

Though the translations they had to use were a little different. Momo also tried to read it in English.

Since Bakugo and Camie didn't have any wish to share anything from whatever they were reading, Momo put her hand up. "I got to chapter 4 in the book I chose... There was something here that struck me...uh, if it's not too sensitive."

Dabi examined his copy. "Go on... I don't care."

Funny that at this point he knew she was talking about him and didn't even care anymore.

Momo read aloud the passage that had caught her eye:

The passage was a conversation between a ghost and a Glorified Spirit who, in their earthly life, had murdered someone.

And the part Momo had found hard to understand was as follows:

G.S. : "I do not look at myself. I have given up myself. I had to, you know, after the murder. That was what did it for me. And that was how everything began."

Ghost: "...I've gone straight all my life. I don't say I was a religious man, and I don't say I had no faults. Far from it. But I done my best all my life, see? I done my best by everyone. That's the sort of chap I was.---"

"'Scuse me, but what is a chap?" Camie interrupted.

"Like a bro," Shine supplied, "British term. I like it, personally. I used to use it."

"Ah, gotcha." Camie nodded.

Momo went on:

Ghost: "I'm asking for nothing but my rights... I've got to have my rights, same as you, see?"

GS: "Oh no. It's not so bad as that. I haven't got my rights, or I should not be here. You will not get yours either. You'll get something far better. Never fear."

...

GS: " Everything is here for the asking and nothing can be bought.

Ghost: If they choose to let in a bloody murderer all because he makes a poor mouth at the last moment, that's their look out. But I don't see myself going in the same boat as you..."

...

GS: "You weren't a decent man, and you didn't do your best. We none of us were, and none of us did. Lord bless you, it doesn't matter."

"Murdering old Jack wasn't the worst thing I did. That was the work of a moment, and I was half mad when I did it. But I murdered you in my heart, deliberately, for years...."

[I omitted a lot of it that wasn't necessary for my purpose, but I really recommend this book.]

Momo stopped. "This is what I didn't quite understand..." She didn't make eye contact with Dabi.