Hello, and welcome to the next chapter!
Vizard Masky; Yup, it seems to be that way~ She's gonna be using the Quirk, not necessarily taking it, at least not yet. She is quite like that, she's deluded, scary and intelligent, wrapped into one, a worrying combination. There could be a few deaths, we'll have to wait and see~ And thanks!
ShadowUzumaki55; Thanks very much! Yeah, it seems that they had a conversation about that, and yeah, even if everyone doesn't trust him, he still tries his hardest. They were caught yeah, they'll have a role to play as we go deeper into the story. He is yeah, he'll always be there to help Eri. And Sakura is growing more and more. They are yeah, thanks to Hikari, Momo and Itsuka are growing stronger. Camie's got a role to play yeah~
StrikerTj; Indeed~
Roxas Itsuka; Thanks! Yeah, we delve more into Yami as a character, her emotional state, her past and understanding more about her circumstances. Izuku did go through it last chapter huh? She has ways and means, and it was said that he was tortured by her, so perhaps he let it slip, or she found out through other means, it will be explored more in the future. Indeed, it does explain her mind set, she literally had nothing, she was treated as a monster, and he was there to tell her that she should embrace who she is. Ooh she definitely is a dark reflection, if circumstances were different, that could have been Kenji. He's definitely got a good power in him. He very well could be, she at least thinks he's interesting.
Guest 1; Ooh we will be getting to her being roasted eventually.
KarmaChaos5; He did yeah, he's trying his best to make sure the kids have everything they could. Yeah, Hana and her kids got captured, and Daruma is a very good surgeon, even Hikari thinks so. He did yeah, he knows Camie is blaming herself, and he doesn't want her to do that, knowing quite well of that subject. They do yeah, it seems that Itsuka and Momo have grown stronger under Hikari's teachings. Lets hope they're saved yeah~
Chiaki Forever; He did yeah, Reaper knows he should be realistic with Izuku. He does yeah, he's growing in his role as a carer/parent. They almost won, but in the end, Stain and Yami got the better of them. It is an assumption on Hikari's part, but she does genuinely believe that to be fact. He would have yeah, Mr Compress doesn't trust Kenji, but he's glad to have his arm at least. She does, Kenji reassured Camie that it wasn't her fault, and we'll be seeing a bit more Camie action now. Momo and Itsuka seem to have a good rapport with one another. We'll have to wait and see what happens there with Miki, and what she's truly used for.
Infinite Love 14; Thanks for the suggestions! He will be spending time with a number of girls during that arc.
Guest 2; That would be pretty cool if that happened with those kids. Haha, it would be interesting if he did end up as a judge for that. Kenji will have to explain more about the kids in the future, and he does trust them with that secret. He could do that if Hajime is there. That would be a pretty cool team, I do like that. Thanks for the suggestions!
Kill Mon-El; It will be coming eventually, I don't know when though.
AlphaOmega; No worries~ She has yeah, Sakura's got some unique skills to help out. Camie is going to be appearing in this arc yeah, helping out in a few unique ways. Yeah, Hikari's trained them quite well. We'll be getting hints about what's gonna happen with them this chapter. Thanks for the votes!
D N Works; They surely do have mixed feelings. Indeed, she might have died without him, she might have survived, Yami might be unhinged, but she's not an idiot. Well, plenty can stop them, as shown time and time again through the story. Yeah, they're trapped now, so it's going to be quite troubling for them.
Silver crow; Thanks very much! Glad you liked their chat. That's just Izuku's interpretation, certainly Yami was taught by All For One, if she would have been like that without him, who knows but Yami herself. Yup, it seems that Sakura's gonna be with Fat Gum for a little while. Glad you liked their fight! While not by blood, by marriage they are, Yami was doing it to mock more than anything. Haha, seems like Hikari and Nighteye might be onto something then. Kenji and Tomura's interactions are always, fun. Yup, Camie showed up, and she might be appearing more as we go through the arc. Momo does know Kenji and how his Quirk works, so she knows which materials would be strong against it, it eventually would crumble if he outputted more power. She surely did show she is the Queen huh~?
guest; I'm glad you like the moment! I haven't decided yet, but he probably will. Probably at the end of this week is when the poll will end.
Lightwave; They are in quite the jam huh. They could meet them. Glad you liked the fight! Yeah, they've come a long way! And thanks for the votes.
Andrew123456; When the polls finished, probably at the end of this week.
Guest 3; He could be yeah!
Guest 4; Yeah, that could happen~ Thanks for the suggestion~
Well, with those lovely reviews out of the way, it's time to start the chapter!
An Unpleasant Meeting
After receiving word about the fact that Hana and the others had disappeared, Kenji went to the last reported sighting of his cousins and aunt to make sure that he could help his Mother anyway that he could.
Hikari questioned the Hero's that had seen her, and couldn't find out much information, it seemed that she had simply disappeared from the world, and they couldn't find anything out at all, Kenji noticing that his Mother seemed to have a face that revealed her sadness at the situation, and the regret that she felt that she hadn't seen this coming.
"Damn it, I have a bad feeling about this...but, what would Yami wish with them anyway?"
Kenji didn't have the answer, and simply stayed quiet for a few moments.
"...I don't know yet Mom. But, perhaps if we can find Yami, then we'll be able to find them. And to find Yami, we have to find Chisaki, so should we concentrate our efforts on finding him first of all? Any connection we can find to Yami, even Chisaki, would be better than not having any kind of lead at all."
"Honestly, that's the most we can do...I feel so inadequate right now."
Kenji strolled forward, placing a hand on the young woman's back.
"Mom, it's not your fault. We couldn't have predicted that Yami would do this. In fact, we don't even know if Yami is doing this in the first place. For all we know, she's simply not involved, and this is something else entirely. Someone else entirely even. We can't be sure what's happened yet."
Kenji didn't believe that was true.
But he wished to look at it from all sides.
If there was a chance that someone else was involved, then he was trying to help the situation like this.
Though he did have a sinking feeling that it was going to be Yami that was doing this, but he had to question why this was.
"I know that you're trying to cheer me up sweetie, but this situation has to be Yami. The only question I want to know is...why did he choose her? It isn't like she'd gain from their powers. They can't restore people to perfect health, they do have powerful Quirks...could she simply want for their Quirks…? I don't know but..."
Kenji could understand his Mother's worries.
Even he was worried about his family as well.
Despite the fact that they had been estranged for so long, they still were family, and family couldn't be left up to the evils of this world, meaning Yami.
"Mom, perhaps we might have a way to deal with this. But right now, we've got to focus on helping the others find Chisaki and make sure that he's brought down...we need to find a lead to Yami, and if that's through Chisaki..."
"I know that you're right. We have to deal with Chisaki first and foremost. But we still don't have much countermeasures against Yami. If your Father and Yami fight...it could lead to both of their deaths, but if we could help him then he wouldn't..."
Kenji nodded in agreement.
"That's why, lets use what they have, against them."
Hikari became intrigued by what Kenji was saying.
"What do you mean sweetheart?"
"What I mean is, they keep getting the upperhand by using tricks, and things we wouldn't expect. But, what if we can use her tricks to our advantage? She wouldn't expect it, especially if she's taken them for a reason...I believe that she'd use them against us, so lets make sure we can get a step ahead of them..."
Hikari became more intrigued by what was going on with Kenji.
It seemed like he had some kind of plan, and that plan was something that interested her.
"What do you have in mind?"
Kenji smiled, and began explaining his idea to his Mother.
What they could do.
What could happen.
As she heard it, despite the situation, Hikari thought that it was an amazing idea, it would certainly make sense with what Kenji had suggested, and if they could gain the upper hand...then she was all for it.
Meanwhile, as the dusk came settling in, Fat Gum, Sakura, Kirishima, and Tamaki had been doing patrol for a little while now. Sakura swayed side to side as she sung a small song to herself, something that got Fat Gum's attention.
"You have a nice voice, Sakura-chan."
"Aah, thanks Fat-chan!"
"F-Fat-chan, huh..."
Kirishima murmured, Tamaki began shaking slightly.
"...It seems that they have a nice rapport with one another."
Kirishima gave them an odd stare as they continued going around the city area.
"Anyway, thank you so much for taking me in Fat Gum! I really appreciate it!"
Fat Gum waved his hand to Kirishima.
"Of course not, it's completely fine. I can see that you've got a passionate heart, and I felt like you'd be able to learn a good deal with me. Along with the fact that you seemed to beg Tamaki to join my agency haha." Fat Gum let out a small laugh. "Anyway, it's a good thing you're both here. There's been a few fights breaking out around here, so close combat experts like you both here, Red Riot, and Sakura-chan."
Kirishima rubbed under his nose while Sakura cocked her head sideways.
"Does that mean we're going to be fighting bad guys?"
"It could come to that, best to stay alert Sakura-chan."
"I see, then we'll do our best, right Kirishima-kun?"
Kirishima nodded, getting pumped for a fight.
"Most definitely, we'll work together, and kick some major ass!"
Tamaki looked between the pair of them, seeing Sakura's energy and Kirishima's manly attitude, and grimaced at the sight before him.
"...Maybe this was a bad idea after all, they're both too peppy."
Sakura glanced back towards him, seeing his nervous disposition, and generated a smile on her face.
"Honestly, Tamaki-senpai, you've got to have a lions heart, right Fat-chan?"
"You're right, those nerves of Tamaki's need to be assessed again. Though I'm sure Sakura-chan can do it! Since she's so energetic~"
Tamaki shuddered at the thought of Fat Gum and Sakura being together, it scared him quite a bit to know what they'd do.
"...I don't know if I can handle this...Fat Gum and Sakura-san together...ooh God, I might not be able to take this...I want to go home..."
Kirishima cocked his head Tamaki's way.
"Don't worry, maybe Fat is just trying to encourage you, and make sure that you gain a stronger resolve. Also, Sakura's really great at making people feel more confident, hey, you never know, you might become best friends with her."
Sakura waved back to the terrified Tamaki.
"...I don't think I could handle it, I'd be too worried about the situation. She's very positive."
"It's better than being negative Tamaki~ I quite like Sakura-chan's positive attitude, she's got the right mindset for being a Hero."
Fat Gum sang out, while Sakura glanced at the various food areas, with many people calling over to Fat Gum to try out their food.
But then they heard a cry coming from behind them, so they turned to see that a bunch of people were running away with money in some bags they had.
"Fat-chan, are they Villains?"
"Yes, lets go!"
Immediately, Fat Gum rushed forward as a bunch of the Villains came running, and ran right into his large body. Upon feeling them hitting him, his arms wrapped around them, and forced them deeper and deeper into his large body where they tried to break free, but where unable to do so.
While they did, one of the members with a knife came from the right hand side of Fat Gum, and was using a speed type Quirk, which allowed him to move faster by kicking the ground, managed to get up close with Fat Gum, with his arms restraining the criminals, he wasn't able to move to intercept the knife in time…
But then Sakura leapt forward, with her body spinning backwards, and kicked the knife up into the air, as she flipped right to her feet, seeing the man's foot going right for her upper body, so she blocked with her arm, and slammed his torso with a kick, right into Fat Gum's body, who caught the man, so he couldn't escape, smothering him.
"Amazing Sakura-chan, you're so fast."
As he said it, Sakura grabbed the knife mid air, and twirled it in her fingers.
"Thanks Fat-chan~"
Kirishima couldn't help but be astounded by what he had just seen.
However, a man then came flying out of Fat Gum's grip, and shot into the air while his body morphed into a super thin form.
"Damn, it's like Edge's Quirk."
Fat Gum noted, and Sakura went to move, when Tamaki came forward with his fingers turning into tentacles, and wrapped around the man's body.
"Don't worry, I've got him."
Compared to before, it seemed like Tamaki was being serious this time.
"Tentacles?! This guy is a freak!"
Tamaki immediately began to shudder with his face darkening sadly.
"Freak...that was unnecessarily cruel."
"Don't listen to him! He's a Villain!"
Kirishima announced, as Tamaki wore a complex face. But then he shook his head, and brought the Villain close, and smacked him right with his tentacle hand, which sent him flying to the ground, but before he could hit the ground, the tentacles wrapped around him once more and flung up into the air around Tamaki's height.
With a change of his hand into a clam like shell, and slammed it against the Villain's body, which seemed to finish him off, causing him to collapse onto the ground, where Tamaki stepped forward, with the feet of a chicken stepping onto the Villain's body.
Sakura and Kirishima glanced at the other.
"Amazing, isn't it Kirishima-kun? He can manifest anything he's eaten."
"Yeah...he was amazing, and fast..."
Sakura smiled, then got into a thinking pose.
"But what were the wings for? He didn't need to fly." As she said it, Tamaki's head hung down. "Ooh, Senpai, I didn't mean anything negative, I was just curious..."
"No, it's fine...don't worry about me..."
"Even then, Senpai..."
As she was speaking, she saw something out of the corner of her eye.
From the crowd that had been gathering, there was someone within it, that was pulling out a gun, and his aim was right for Tamaki who was busy making sure the man from before was being tied up.
Instincts took over her, quickly she tackled Tamaki down to the ground just as he had fired, with the bullet going over their bodies.
Tamaki became bewildered, until the same man that shot the gun looked astonished by what had happened.
"W-What?! She reacted?!"
He yelled, drawing attention to him.
Tamaki went to move his head, but realized that Sakura was still on top of him, and his face burned bright red at the sight of the young woman, and his nervousness kicked into high gear, he couldn't even speak any words at all, and his face then resembled a tomato.
The Villain then aimed his gun for the pair once more, with Sakura's eyes sharpening.
But Kirishima stepped before them as he fired, surprising both Sakura, and Tamaki, and took the bullet head on, but thanks to his hardened skin, the bullet couldn't pierce his body and protected him from being hurt, or worse, killed.
"Wow, Kirishima-kun, thanks~"
Sakura smiled out, Kirishima nodded, and tightened his hands, seeing the man taking off.
"Don't worry, I've got him!"
Kirishima began to run as Fat Gum called "Wait!" but Kirishima was in hot pursuit of him.
Tamaki gently pushed the young woman off of his body, and placed his tentacle fingers forward.
"Don't worry, I've…"
Just as he was going to try his Quirk, a loud bang came from behind them. Fat Gum turned to see that the place that they had stolen from, suddenly had been set on fire.
"It must have been a bomb or something..."
"Not a powerful one, probably one to distract us in case. Either way, Tamaki, stay here in case any more surprises come along with informing the police about what's happened here. Sakura-chan, you and I will go and see that explosion, alright?"
Sakura stood tall, saluting Fat Gum.
"Yes sir, leave it to me!"
Together, Fat Gum, and Sakura rushed towards the shop, seeing that it was set ablaze, and a number of people stood outside. But the female shop owner rushed to the Hero's.
"M-My little boy is up there! H-He can't get out! I-I tried to save him...b-but I couldn't r-reach him..."
Fat Gum turned to Sakura.
"Lets go."
"Yes."
Sakura and Fat Gum went to go in, but the blaze became increasingly dangerous, and forced them back as it got stronger.
"Damn it, we can't go in that way...there must be a way..."
Sakura looked over the fire blazing, then she saw the window with the smoke coming out of it.
"I could make it up there Fat-chan, and get through that window."
"Are you sure?" Sakura nodded. "Then, you go inside, and I'll find a way to keep this fire at bay until help arrives. But please, be careful."
Sakura nodded, quickly making a hard step onto the ground, before she shot into the air. Quickly flipping in the air, Sakura grabbed the roof with one hand, and used her foot to gently push the window open, to the amazement of Fat Gum, and saw that she slid her body inside of the window, murmuring "Damn that girl is good." and tried to put out the fire.
As he did, Sakura went inside, and saw that various places were on fire, thick and heavy black smoke erupted forward, and caused her to cough.
"H-Hello, my name is S-Sakura, and I am a Hero in training, I've c-come to save you!"
She called, but she didn't get a reply, so she pushed her way through the bedroom she was in, and to the door. But as she got there, she saw the door was on fire, so she swiftly kicked it down, and went through the doorway.
Checking left and right, she saw a set of stairs, and another bedroom, so she went towards that.
She saw flames scattered around her, so she moved swiftly, and as she got there, the floor below her collapsed due to being in a weakened state.
"Aah!"
She let out a little cry, but her hand managed to grasp the floor she fell through, and pulled her legs up, avoiding being burned from down below.
Using her gymnastic abilities, she quickly moved her body upwards, spinning her body so she was doing a hand stand, then lowered her feet back down onto the ground.
Turning to the door, she bypassed the hole, and opened it, seeing a child's bedroom covered in smoke.
Waving her hands, she called "Hello! I'm here to save you! Please come out!" but she didn't get a reply, so she moved her way through the child's bedroom, looking around in different areas, through the closet, and on the bed, but nothing.
While Sakura worried, she looked under the bed, and saw a young boy was under the bed, seemingly unconscious.
"Ooh no...it's alright now, I'm here."
Sakura cradled the young boy, and went to the exit.
But the flames got worse, and she couldn't leave that way, so she turned to the window.
"Lets do this, like Papa would."
She took a stance, then she shot for the door, jumping and turning her body as she did, smashing through the glass with her back, flipping in the air, and landed on her feet, with the little boy still being in her arms.
The boys Mother came closer, and saw her son wasn't breathing.
"N-No! Not my baby!"
Sakura, seeing that, gently placed the boy on the ground, as Fat Gum fought the blaze with some help from some passing Hero's, and he witnessed that she began doing CPR on the young boy.
"Come on, come on..."
He continued watching her perform CPR, and at first, nothing happened...
But after an agonizing few moments, the boy began coughing, to the relief of his Mother, and Fat Gum who smiled at the sight.
His eyes opened, and stared at Sakura with a small redness on his cheeks.
"...You're really pretty...like an Angel...Hero-chan..."
Sakura gave a bright smile.
"Thank you~ I'm glad you're okay~"
The boys Mother hugged her son tightly, while crying to Sakura "Thank you! Thank you!" over and over again.
That made Sakura smile, shaking her head, replying "It's what we do~" as Fat Gum came beside her, placing a hand on her shoulder, while the crowds went wild with Sakura's heroics, cheering for her and even asking for her autograph.
"Excellent work Sakura-chan, you did absolutely amazing. You saved that boy, and even performed CPR. Where did you learn that?"
"Ooh, Papa taught me CPR just in case~"
"Haha, I see. Then, lets put this fire out then get to Red Riot, alright?"
"Yup, lets do this!"
With that, Sakura and Fat Gum worked together to put out the fire.
After dealing with the fire, and speaking with Tamaki, Fat Gum with Sakura towards Kirishima's location.
Getting there, they saw the bladed Villain knocked out, with Kirishima revealing his new Red Riot Unbreakable form.
Sakura watches on, and smiles happily as members of the public at a safe distance began clapping and cheering for Kirishima.
"Wow, Kirishima-kun, that was amazing. Your Quirk has definitely grown stronger, you beat that guy!"
Kirishima rubbed the back of his head.
"T-Thanks~"
"Amazing Red Riot. You managed to subdue the Villain."
As he said, the crowds continued to commend Kirishima and the others while Sakura turned to Fat Gum, noticing something on the ground, the vial and needle, and moved closer. Intrigue came over her before picking it up, and showing it to Fat Gum.
"Fat-chan, this guy had Trigger with him."
Fat Gum's eyes narrowed.
"Trigger, that would make sense..."
Kirishima glanced between the two of them.
"What's Trigger?"
"It's what you've seen, Red Riot, it's a drug that can boost weak Quirks. Though it is considered illegal here due to some side effects they can have. Though from what I can see, it seems to be a weaker version that came from Asia, instead of the more potent kind from America."
"Wow, you know your stuff. But, Sakura-san how did you know about it? You recognized it right away."
Sakura gave a soft smile.
"It's because of my past with the doctor."
Kirishima understood it immediately, while Fat Gum furrowed his brows.
"However, the bullets that they were shooting weren't normal. Thankfully, neither you Red Riot, you Sakura-chan, nor Tamaki were hit." Fat Gum pulled out the bullet that he had retrieved from Tamaki as Sakura overlooked it. "I've never seen a bullet like this before."
"I have, Papa...had one of them, when he gave it to Grandmother..."
Fat Gum raised an eyebrow.
"Is that so? Do you know what they're used for?"
"According to Papa...they're used to stop the function of someone's Quirk."
Fat Gum and Kirishima both looked stunned by the revelation.
"To stop someone's Quirk...that's a scary thought. Is it permanent?"
"I believe Grandmother said it wasn't, but the person involved, is apparently working to a place where he could make more."
"And they're dealing it out to criminals...geez, this is very serious. But either way, ignoring that for the moment, you both did well on your debut! Whether that's fighting the enemy, or saving civilians, you both did excellent work, I'm sure you both will become great Hero's one day!"
Sakura blushed with embarrassment while Kirishima felt himself becoming more happy by the second. It did feel good, to be able to protect, and Kirishima felt happy that he managed to pull off his new form.
When Kenji returned back to the dorms after a long day, he saw that Misaki and Eri were speaking together. He was happy that the pair were having a good time with one another. Though he did notice that Misaki was trying to speak normally to a child, while trying to act like an adult herself, it was rather interesting to see her actually doing that.
Curiosity came over him, moving closer to the pair, and sat down nearby.
"Ken-chan, you're back!"
"Yes, I'm here~ Have you been having fun today?"
Kenji's question was met with a smile from Eri, and from Misaki as well.
"Ooh yes Dad, I've been thinking about something recently."
"Oh? What's that?"
"Well, it's to do with this person, called Gentle Criminal."
"Gentle Criminal?"
Misaki quickly went onto the laptop nearby and brought up a video.
It showed a man, in his early thirty's Kenji believed, and he was acting...rather weird. Swaying his arms around, and drinking tea, while spilling a good deal of it.
"Look at him, isn't he funny?"
"Ken-chan, he seems really silly, but is he a bad guy? He said his name is Gentle Criminal...is he a gentleman? Or is he a criminal? I don't understand..."
Kenji gave intrigued eyes, sitting down beside the two girls.
"Gentle Criminal...he's a person...I believe he's not that popular, I am surprised you even found his videos."
"I typed in funny videos, and blunders, and his came up after searching."
Misaki said, seemingly wondering more about Gentle Criminal.
"So, is he bad Ken-chan?"
At Eri's innocent question, Kenji furrowed his eyebrows.
"Well...I don't know, I've never met him, and only heard bits about him. Maybe he's just someone that wishes to be famous...though with the amount of views on the videos, seems like he's not making much progress..."
Misaki cupped her fingers together.
"It seems like it's difficult to become a star. This Gentle Criminal makes me giggle sometimes, yet people seem to not really watch his videos...I wonder why that is…? I wonder if Jiro-san could try and become a singer on here...she's really good."
"Hehe, Jiro-san's a little shy about singing in public, so I don't know if she'd want to become an internet star right now. But, I do know that you girls should be in bed, it's nearly ten at night."
"Aah, but I wanted to see Dad even more..."
Misaki murmured, Kenji bending down towards her, and placed a hand on top of her head.
"I'm sorry, things have been keeping me busy. But hopefully soon, we should be able to spend sometime together. I believe the School Festival is coming up soon."
"School Festival?"
Misaki quizzed, Eri becoming curious.
"What's that Ken-chan?"
"It's, a festival where they do many different kind of activities. They even have weird foods like candy apples."
Misaki and Eri began to think about what kind of taste a candy apple would have.
"Candy apples...they sound delicious Dad..."
"Yes Ken-chan...can we have candy apples too…?"
Kenji chortled, petting both of their heads.
"If you get to bed, then we can go around and see all the different foods when the festivals on, okay?"
Immediately, Misaki and Eri jumped up, and announced "Okay!" at the same time, quickly rushing off to bed, just as Momo came over, seeing Kenji who was smiling, but his eyes seemed to be disheartened about something.
"Ken-chan, did your Mom and you find anything out?"
"We've been searching, but it seems that my Aunt and cousins have disappeared all together. We do believe it is Yami that's...damn, if they become hurt...my Mom's taking it pretty hard."
"Naturally she would be considering it's her sister. But, how are you taking it? I know you and your cousins haven't spoken in a long time until recently..."
Momo asked with a sympathetic voice, Kenji folding his arms, he honestly didn't know how to reply to that, he had a number of emotions running through his mind.
"I don't know what to think. I feel worried about them. But I do know that my Mom is sick with worry. She blames herself about what's happening, but it isn't her fault, it's that damn Yami's fault for doing all of this. All I can do right now is hope that they're okay, and keep searching for them. But I know Yasuo...he more than anyone wouldn't give up until he's found a way out of the situation. I just hope that it doesn't get him killed..."
Momo could understand that.
Even she was worried about it, but since she wasn't related, she kept her worries in the back of her mind.
"With everything going on, you'd naturally be worried about it. But, I know that you can do many things Ken-chan, and we'll all be there to help you out, no matter the situation."
Kenji overlaid a hand with the young woman's own.
"Yes, thank you, Momo-chan. We'll do our best to find them."
"Exactly. Ken-chan, you should go to bed as well, it's been a long day."
"I still have to find Naoto, and put him to bed..."
Kenji yawned out, but Momo shook her head.
"No need. Ever since we went out together, it seems that he's been quite attached to me, so I just put him to bed."
"Thanks Momo-chan, you're really great."
Momo blushed lightly, budging closer to Kenji, and wrapping an arm around his own.
"Hehe, it feels like when we were kids Ken-chan. Do you remember? We used to play house together all of the time, and imagined what our kids would be like. Creating Life...or something like that, from meshing our Quirks together..."
"Yeah...though I don't recall ever imagining a poison breathing child."
Momo held in a small laugh.
"Perhaps you're right Ken-chan. But still, it feels nice that Naoto, Misaki and Sakura are here..."
"Yes, it is quite nice. Now all we need is Hajime and Aki to come here."
"Yes. Though I've not met them myself...I'm sure that if they're like Ken-chan, then they're amazing people."
"They are amazing. I might have only seen them for a little while, but they're very...unique people. It's so weird thinking about these things, but I'm...I am determined to find them as quickly as possible...but, I think I will take your advice, and go to bed. It wont do me or them any good if I'm not on top of my game."
Momo leaned closer, and quietly kissed his lips, which he returned in a loving embrace of their shared lips.
Then he pulled backwards, as she offered a calm smile.
"Goodnight Ken-chan."
"Yes, goodnight Momo-chan."
Kenji stood up, and went towards his room, while Momo looked on with slight worry on her face.
But she knew Kenji, and how he'd be able to adapt to the situation, and hoped for the best kind of outcome.
When returning to his bedroom, he walked in and saw that Shoto and Katsuki were passed out on the bed.
His lips curled upwards at the sight, moving closer to the bed, and pulled the covers on both of them.
"They truly are cute when sleeping~"
He murmured out happily, as he went to take off his shirt, when Katsuki groaned, her sleepy eyes turned towards Kenji.
"Ken...you're here, finally..."
"Haha, sorry, it's been a long day."
"Ken..." She yawned, sitting up on the bed. "...take off your clothes, and come to bed."
She smirked in her sleepy mode, and yanked him closer.
Using her quick fingers, she practically ripped his shirt off, and tossed it to the side, and then pulled him onto the bed, while sliding off his pants.
"There, that's better."
"Yes it certainly is."
Shoto said with her eyes slowly opening, moving closer, and hugging onto Kenji from the left hand side, annoying Katsuki who held onto the other side.
"S-So, have you both been learning a lot from my brother?"
"He's a weird Sensei...but, I am getting a good deal out of it. He's even helping me train my Quirk to fire off stronger blasts with both hands at the same time."
"He's also helping me being able to control both sides of my power more."
Shoto added, while snuggling against him.
Kenji's arms went around the two girls, allowing them more access to his body.
"I'm glad that he's able to help you like this."
"Yeah...but, it's annoying that I don't get to be with you, Ken."
"Yes...I'd like to be with Kenji-kun also."
Kenji let out a small laugh, as they groaned and hugged them even tighter.
"I'm sure that it's going to help you out a good deal."
Katsuki and Shoto slowly nod, as they inch closer towards the young boy, with Katsuki catching the boys lips, while Shoto's laid her lips onto his neck, and began kissing along his neck, in small short bursts, sending pleasurable waves through his body.
But as they went to go a little further, there was a knock at the door.
[K-Ken-kun, are you still awake?]
Katsuki gave a frustrated sigh, leaning her body backwards.
"Seriously...I'll deal with this."
"K-Kacchan, wait..."
Katsuki ignored Kenji, and moved to the door, opening it to reveal Izuku.
"Something I can help you with Deku?"
"A-Ah Kacchan, I didn't...I mean, I know it's late but..."
"Ken and I, along with that damn Icy Hot were about to have fun, the relationship kind of fun." Kenji's mouth became agape at her confession. "So, what is it you actually want?"
"E-Erm, I was just going to say t-that I spoke to All Might...a-and..s-so is he in there..."
"He's currently naked." She lied, to Kenji's confusion and Izuku's horror. "It can be saved until tomorrow morning, right?"
Izuku's face dropped when Katsuki said that, nodding his head furiously.
"Y-Yes it can wait until tomorrow! G-Goodnight!"
Izuku quickly made a retreat, while Katsuki shook her head, closing the door behind her.
"He's gone now."
"You lied..."
"Yeah, Deku takes ages in a conversation, it's late anyway, so it can wait until tomorrow." Katsuki jumped onto the bed, and placed her hand on his thigh. "We don't have to lie about you being naked, Ken."
Shoto's hand also went towards Kenji's upper body, and ran her fingers slowly up and down his chest.
"Yes, I'd also like to see you naked Kenji-kun, it has been over a day since we have seen behind your underwear."
"Yeah, n-nothing's changed."
"Still, I like seeing your lower body at least once a day, it gives me energy."
Katsuki smirked, as she tugged at his underwear.
"I don't know about energy, but it makes me feel good Ken. Lets have some private time, together."
Looking between the two girls, his smile grew, knowing that they were comforting him in his own way. They seemed to understand when he was feeling certain ways, so he was quite happy that they were there and giving their comfort.
As that was happening, Yami forced Miki to sit down on a chair, while she was setting up some kind of technology, a helmet of sorts, while Miki looked on with a worried expression.
"...W-What are you going to do to me?"
"You've already marked the person I wish with your Quirk, now it's time to make sure we're able to see as well."
Miki didn't quite get it, while Yami hummed to herself.
"But, my Quirk can't do that. Only I can..."
"Yes, but I've also required a Quirk that will help me nicely along. It's like a hologram, and with a little Nomu friend of mine, you'll be able to project what you're seeing through her. See? I've already thought ahead."
Miki inhaled slowly, and gave a hard stare.
"...So you're going to hook me up to some weird creature?"
"That's right, you'll be my eyes and ears. And if you dare try and cut the connection little girl, you'll soon see why I'm the wife of the strongest Villain, understood?" Miki didn't dare to defy her, knowing that Yami was perfectly capable and willing to kill those who defy her. "Good girl, now just keep doing as I say, and I'll spare your life."
"If you only wanted me, why did you take my brother, and Mother?"
"Honestly, I am contemplating either taking their Quirks, or sending a message to Hikari and killing them."
Miki looked horrified by that, and she went to stand, but Yami merely pushed her back with a single finger.
"N-No, you can't kill them! They're my family!"
"Well, family doesn't always survive, I should know that better than anyone. Now, be a good girl, and stay still. If I make a mistake, your brain could be shocked and you'll end up as a vegetable, so it's best if we keep this quick, and safe, alright?"
"...Fine."
Miki had to go along with it, and in the end, she merely submitted, hoping that someone, anyone was going to save them from this fate.
The next day, early in the morning, Kenji met with Izuku in the dining room. At first, Izuku didn't say anything, it seemed that he looked rather shy about something, so Kenji gave him a curious expression on his face.
"Is everything alright?"
"E-Eh, yes, o-of course..."
"I wasn't naked when you came last night to my room. Kacchan was messing with you."
Izuku laughed awkwardly.
"I-I see...that sounds like Kacchan..."
"So, you spoke to All Might, then?"
Izuku's face lowered.
"...Yes, he told me about Sir Nighteye's vision. I can't...believe it, All Might is truly going to die..."
"According to Sir Nighteye, yes...he's said to never be wrong about his visions. That must be rather scary, to know when someone's going to die. Imagining knowing when your death is...I'm sure that All Might must've had a hard time dealing with that."
"I thought the same thing...I couldn't stop thinking about it if I was the one who was told about it..."
"He's carried that before we even knew about the power. It makes me feel quite sad for him, and I also can understand more about Sir Nighteye's wishes now. Though I still think that All Might was right in his choice, since it was his decision."
"I wonder if there's anything that can be done...some way to stop it coming true..."
Kenji didn't have an answer for Izuku.
"I don't know. Maybe there is a weakness to the Quirk Foresight...maybe some other kind of time based power can make the vision not come true...either way, we'll just have to keep going forward, and doing what we can do. The choices we make might be able to change it, lets just go with what we've got inside of us."
Izuku thought that was quite good advice, considering that they didn't know everything about what was currently happening.
"Yes...maybe you're right. It's no good to worry about something that isn't happening quite yet. We still have time."
As Izuku said that, Kenji thought about his cousins and Aunt, and if they had time, he wondered if Yami was hurting them. He just had to hope that Yami kept them alive for the moment.
Soon afterwards, the meetings between the Hero's, along with the students had arrived to deal with the Shie Hassaikai, so Kenji, Izuku, Kirishima, Ochaco, Tsuyu, Momo, Itsuka and Sakura leave the dorms together, heading for their destinations. But as they walked by, they noticed that they were going in the same direction.
"This is odd, why are you coming this way ribbit?"
Tsuyu questioned the others, with Kenji showing a light hearted smile.
Momo placed a hand over her heart.
"I don't really understand it, but if I can lend a hand also, then I'll do my best..."
"Naturally, we'll be working together with Kenji-kun and the others, we'll be able to lend a hand, no doubt!"
Itsuka beamed out, with Kenji showing a soft smile on his face.
As they were walking through the streets, they came across Irina and Nejire walking together, with Sakura waving them over.
"Nejire-chan! Irina-chan! Over here!"
Irina and Nejire paused, turning to see the group, and grinned.
"Ooh my, it's everyone~ So, like are you heading this way as well?"
Nejire asked, with Tsuyu nodding.
"We've been asked to come this way today, to go this building here."
Tsuyu showed the message, so Nejire did the same thing.
"Naturally, we'll be going together~" Nejire quickly skids behind Kenji, and wraps her arms around him, to the annoyance of Momo and Itsuka, Tsuyu seemed pretty chilled about it. "Aah, you're so comforting, you'll protect me from the big bad Villains. Right~?"
Feeling her chest pushing against his back, his face began to turn red, while Sakura gave a thinking pose.
"It seems that this girl is giving Papa some cuddles..." While muttering that to herself, she casually takes both Izuku and Ochaco's hands, and places them together, causing them both to blush immensely. "There, that's better~"
""S-Sakura-san!""
They cried, but Irina snickers at the sight before them.
"Honestly, you're both adorable together, she's just helping it along."
As she said it, Momo gently pulled Kenji closer, tripping and his head ended up landing on her chest, as Momo let out a small sound.
"Aaah, Ken-chan, you're being so forceful~"
"M-Momo-chan, that's-"
"Don't just do it while we're here!" Itsuka complained, pulling Kenji off Momo, and placed him towards her own chest, causing both to blush. "T-This is...I mean, this is something that I..."
Nejire giggled wildly, and took Kenji's body, and curled it against her own, petting the back of his head lovingly.
"Sorry girls, but my Kenji-kun needs to be comforted like this~ He's so adorable that I can't get enough~"
Momo and Itsuka scowled as Tsuyu casually takes Kenji's hand, and drags him away.
"Kenji-chan, we need to go or we'll be late."
"Ah, you're right Tsu-chan. We should be going-"
"But, we should also be away from them, since they're too forward with Kenji-chan after all."
[Who's too forward?!]
Nejire, Momo, and Itsuka snapped, but Tsuyu ignores them and continues on.
Ignoring that for the moment, they eventually arrive at the building they were supposed to be going.
Heading inside, they saw that standing around, were a number of Pro Hero's, even the Big Three members Mirio and Tamaki was stood there together, the latter looking shy and the former looking determined.
Also stood around was Ryukyu, Fat Gum, and Gran Torino, to minor Hero's like Rock Lock, and a few others like him. Even Hikari was there, who was sat in the background and seemingly was thinking about something.
Kenji thought that it probably was to do with Hana and the others, and what was happening to them. If they were being hurt, or worse. Anything that could happen to them, she kept wondering what could happen.
Izuku of course knew all of them and began listing them off in his fanboy manner, while Sakura seemed lost on the low time Hero's.
"Hey look, Aizawa-sensei is here."
Momo pointed out, seeing the ninja like Hero being in the background.
"This must be really serious then ribbit."
Tsuyu added, while Nejire walked forward towards Ryukyu.
"Like, what's going on Ryukyu-chan? Has something serious happened?"
"We're in a special case right now, Nejire. We have to remain alert at all times."
Nejire did a cute pose, and saluted the young woman.
Irina folded her arms, while Kenji pulled closer.
"Irina, I'm surprised you're here. This is probably to do with Chisaki, you don't have to be here."
Concerned for his elder sister, Kenji put his thoughts across.
Irina appreciated them and smiled.
"If I run forever, then they win, don't they? I'm tired of them winning, I can't let Chisaki, All For One, or anyone else win against me anymore. Even if I don't take down Chisaki, if I can stand there with my friends, and face down that man, then I can continue moving forward. Besides, I'll have my baby brother there to protect me~"
Kenji let out a small laugh.
"I'll do my best to protect you Irina, I promise."
Irina gently petted the top of his head.
"I know, it's the reason why I think you're amazing after all. Going through all these kinds of scenarios, makes me feel that I can do amazing things as well, and with the help of the others, I'll fight any enemy that I have to fight."
Kenji could hear that she was determined, and he could get why.
She didn't want to be a victim anymore, she wished to be a warrior that stood up to those who wished to ruin her life, it was something he also experienced through his life, and he was glad that Irina was reaching that state where she could begin moving forward without being threatened like she was.
"Yes...but, Irina. You've heard about Aunt Hana, Yasuo, and Miki, haven't you?"
Irina let out a small breath.
"...Yes, it seems that Yami has gotten her claws into them. I'm sure Mom must be frantic with worry."
"She is...she doesn't say anything, but living alone with Mom for all these years, I've been able to detect when she's in a different than usual mind space."
Irina wasn't sure on what to say as she also felt worried for them.
As they were speaking, Sir Nighteye steps through some double doors.
"Come inside, we'll be discussing about the Shie Hassaikai, along with another person today."
With that, people began to enter the room. Rock Lock looked between the students around, and his eyes scrunched up, something that Kenji had noticed, but he chose to not comment on it.
Going inside, they sat down around a large table, with Sir Nighteye at the front of it, looking out over the different Hero's that had arrived.
Kenji felt the uneasiness within the room, coming from more of the low key Hero's, sitting with people such as Hikari or Sir Nighteye.
He also felt that his Father was in the room, but no one else noticed so he didn't say anything.
"Now that everyone is here, we can begin." Sir Nighteye began. "This investigation began a few months ago, first of all it was mere speculation on our part that the Shie Hassaikai were the ones behind all of these atrocities. But our big break came, when the leader revealed himself, to Kenji Mikami." Kenji saw a number of Hero's glancing towards him, with the young man smiling awkwardly. "Because in doing that, it allowed us to gain an understanding on the leader himself, and his Quirk, along with some of the Quirk users he has in his position."
Kenji and the others continued looking seriously at the situation.
Sir coughed then continued.
"Recently, we've been aware that the Shie Hassaikai and the League of Villains had an altercation. Though we couldn't discover what happened during the meeting, the investigation reports that both sides have suffered loses of some kind. Thanks to Mirio Togata and Kenji Mikami, they discovered the...dusty remains of an individual, so we can confirm at least one death."
"How horrible..."
Sakura murmurs out, with Kenji offering a calm smile, something that soothed the young woman.
Then Sir Nighteye continued.
"We also know one of his objectives, is Irina Mikami." Irina's head went lower as she thought about what Chisaki was going to do. "We aren't currently sure why he's so interested in her, so she's to be protected as a high priority."
"Then should she be on the team? She was with the League, and now she's being targeted by a member of another Villain's group..."
Rock Lock spoke up, but Nejire stopped him in his tracks.
"That's my best friend Irina-chan, please don't be rude to her. She was kidnapped by the meanie League members, and she can't help it if some sicko wishes to be with her, she's already got her raven headed boyfriend, she doesn't want the germ obsessed guy!"
Rock Lock was stunned by what Nejire had said, with Kenji agreeing.
"He wont get his hands on my sister, her being here just shows how much she wishes to put this man behind bars. She's...She's already been through enough, please don't say anything negative about my sister."
Irina gave a humbled smile, while Rock Lock was stunned into silence.
He hadn't expected the pair to speak back like that to him.
"Thank you...both of you. I don't know why Chisaki truly wishes for me. He claims to love me, but I believe it is for something more sinister. He's...He's not getting me, and I wont allow him to slip by, not again. People might not believe in me, but I don't mind. He is a monster, and it's about time that he gets arrested and put behind bars. I understand your reservations about me Rock Lock-san, but I'll do my best to make sure that you can count on me."
At her words, the room was silenced, and didn't know what to say about it.
Rock Lock looked mildly surprised, but then he accepted what she had said with a good nod of his head, acknowledging that he wasn't dealing with just some scared girl, but dealing with a girl that wasn't going to take crap from anyone.
Gran Torino then speaks up.
"Heeeh, it seems that I've got myself dragged into something ugly. The League of Villains, I'm currently investigating it with the police."
"It sounds serious..."
"If we can deal a large blow to the League of Villains kid, then it would be good for our side."
Replied the elder Hero to Izuku who looked intrigued.
However, a small time Hero then clears his throat, looking around at the different kinds of teenagers.
"Why are kids present here? They'll surely be slower to understand situations such as this due to their lack of experience." His eyes went towards Kenji who looked awkwardly away. "Especially that one."
"What does that mean? Also, don't refer to my son as 'that one' either."
Hikari glared at the rude Hero who cringed.
But then felt something shard hit his shoulder, making him wince.
"Ow...what the..."
Hikari looked around the room, then back to the Hero who rubbed his shoulder, Hikari coming to the conclusion that it was Reaper that had done that somehow. She didn't know how he did it, but he was defending his son which she was happy about.
Sir Nighteye then steps into the conversation.
"The Shie Hassaikai are involved in large crime rings that include the distribution of drugs, including the drug called Trigger. The drug that can enhance Quirks for a short time. The Ryukyu Agency recently has fought people that have used Trigger, as well has the Fat Gum Agency."
Fat Gum then speaks out about it.
"I've seen these kids being able to pull off incredible feats. Besides, we are also involved with this case. Though thankfully neither Tamaki nor the rest of us were hit, thanks to Sakura-chan and Kirishima-kun there." Sakura showed a peace sign to Fat Gum who did the same thing, Kenji giving wondering eyes. "We managed to recover this bullet that I gave to Hikari-chan, and she affirmed what it was."
Hikari nodded, and stepped forward.
"Recently, we've been discovering bullets that can stop the usage of Quirks."
"L-Like Aizawa-sensei?"
Momo asked, but Hikari shook her head.
"Similar but different. His Quirk stops the Quirk Factor, but doesn't damage it. These on the other hand, damage it. Thankfully though, these bullets we've recovered aren't potent enough to give lasting damage. But it is scary that they've developed these bullets. They basically have Aizawa-chan in bullet form with the possibility of it lasting for a good while, to permanent if they're manufactured correctly."
"So, how are they made? From Sensei?"
Itsuka thought, but Hikari shook her head.
"No, it isn't from him."
Kenji looks between the Hero's around, and then saw his Mother becoming disheartened about the next piece of information, so he stepped up, and continued, knowing that his Mother needed a reprieve, dealing with the loss of her sister, and the information about the bullets would be hard on anyone, so like a good son, he'd step up.
"The Quirk cancelling bullets contain blood and cell samples from a human."
"A human? From who?"
Ryukyu asked, with Kenji exhaling slowly.
He didn't like it was her…
But he'd have to share it regardless, while showing a picture of Eri to the Hero's.
"...From this little girl, Eri-chan. Overhaul...he used his Quirk on her, again and again...he blew this little girl apart, collected DNA samples from her, and somehow configured her Rewind Quirk, to destroy someone's Quirk, by targeting the Quirk Factor within someone. We aren't sure if he has any finished products since Eri-chan was rescued a few months ago now. But if he does, I'd doubt that he'd hand that out to small time criminals."
Gasps rang through the room, but no one looked more horrified than Sakura herself.
She flash backed to times where she and her siblings also were experimented on by the doctor, and thought about Eri going through something similar, her face turning down more and more at the thoughts of it all.
Mirio also thought about it, and what could have happened if Eri was still with them. Fortunately, she wasn't, but it still made him angry that this was happening in the first place, that Eri was in that kind of situation.
Izuku tightened his hands, thinking that the innocent girl Eri had to go through something like that. He was surprised that Kenji wasn't reacting more...angrily about speaking those words.
But then he noticed that his hand was clenched so tight that his knuckles were turning white, showcasing that it was difficult to speak about it.
Sakura's eyes began to come teary when thinking about it, and she tightens her hands to control her own emotions on the subject.
Hearing nothing from everyone in the room since they were contemplating what Kenji had said regarding Eri, Sir Nighteye continues on.
"My plan right now is to find them. So that's why I have decided to ask you all, who come from different regions of Japan that have known sightings of the Shie Hassaikai to do your own investigations. We've got the evidence we need from my investigations with my own interns, now we have to find them. Since you all come from these regions, the Shie Hassaikai wouldn't find it strange that you'd appear here, so be as discreet as you can be."
The members of the room began to nod.
It seemed the most logical to do it this way.
Sir then brought up something else that shocked the room.
"However, do not confront until we're all together. We might have limited time...but, we need to move together, because we can confirm that among the strongest within the criminal world, code name Yami, real name unknown, has teamed up with Kai Chisaki."
"Y-Yami...t-that scary woman who was with that guy that even All Might found difficult to defeat?"
One Hero spoke up, with Hikari inclining her neck.
"Yes, we believe they've formed a partnership, though we aren't sure of the reasons. Either way, you all have seen how dangerous this woman is, so we'll need all of the power that we can get. That's also a reason to keep a low profile."
"I get it...using low profile Hero's, this woman wouldn't even think about us being trouble."
Rock Lock added, but Hikari shook her head.
"Low profile Hero's might not draw her attention, but she had kidnapped Mr Brave, who was considered a low profile Hero. I'm sure you had heard of it. Thankfully, my son and Sir-chan here managed to find him and free him from Yami's control, but the fact remains, we can't be sure who she'd target. High, low profile Hero's, she'll target anyone who's Quirk she's interested in, so be on guard at all times. By agreeing to this, you could put yourself on her hit list. I wont lie and say that she wouldn't want your power because it might seem inconsequential, but in her hands, and her possibly stockpiling Quirks, she could have a use for any of your Quirks in this room."
The room went silent once more, and no one said anything.
They thought about what Yami was, as a being, and how dangerous she could be.
Then Hikari spoke up once more.
"Also, we have reason to believe that my sister, Hana, and her two children from Shiketsu, have been kidnapped." Gasps rang through the room, Izuku's eyes shooting to Kenji who confirmed it with a silent nod. "We currently aren't sure on exactly why she did kidnap them, but we do know that they were last seen in this city, so they were on their way to this meeting, but the night before last, all communications with them simply have vanished."
"So, that's why I'd like to ask you all to be on the lookout for Hana-san along with her two children." Sir Nighteye added. "I know it is a daunting task, but that's why I have asked Hero's such as yourselves to come and help in the search. Here, I've produced recent pictures of Hana-san, Yasuo, and Miki, along with the current known members of the Shie Hassaikai to help in your search."
Sir Nighteye's sidekicks helped deliver them to
But in the middle of that, Aizawa turned towards Sir Nighteye.
"Sir, what about using your Quirk on one of us to gain information."
Sir Nighteye thought that this might come up, but he simply didn't feel like doing it, due to his past with All Might.
"I wont do it, because I might view one of your imminent deaths. Would you want to have that kind of future in your mind? My visions always come true. No matter what I do to attempt to change them, they always come true in one way or another. Personally, I do not wish to see any of your deaths."
"Nonsense, use it on me! I'll show you how to defy such a thing!"
Rock Lock spoke up, but Sir went quiet, and didn't say anything else about it.
The atmosphere was somber in the room, but in the end, the Hero's agreed to do what they could do.
With the meeting concluded, the group of Hero's stand, and begin to leave the area, while the students all looked on with a disheartened expression. Each knew of Eri, and some had interacted with her a good deal.
Because of that, some felt even more disheartened, while Sakura began to shed a few tears.
Seeing that, Kenji quickly pulled her out of the room, and gently embraced her.
"Papa...I don't understand, why would this man hurt Eri-chan? She's a really good girl, and he experimented on her...he destroyed her Papa…he hurt her again and again, and..."
Kenji placed a hand on top of her head, and gently petted it.
"I know you're sad, I'm sad for what's happened to Eri-chan. That's why we're coming together, now. To get justice for her, to make sure that she doesn't have to suffer anymore. I know what Chisaki has done...it probably brought back bad memories for you, didn't it?"
Sakura slowly nodded.
"With the doctor...with the others, I remember the doctor also experimenting on us...but he never killed us and brought us back...Eri-chan, she's truly a strong little girl to be able to keep smiling after that happened."
"Yes, she's very strong. She didn't smile at the beginning, but as we've helped her, she's growing to be her own kind of person. But Sakura, if you don't want to do this...if it is going to bring back memories for you, then you don't have to do this. No one is going to force you to do anything you don't want to do. Honestly, I don't want you in danger either, I know how dangerous Chisaki and Yami can be, I don't want that to be placed on your shoulders."
Sakura very much did appreciate everything that Kenji had said.
It truly showed that he cared about her.
He was worried for her, he probably wouldn't want her to do this if he could stop her.
But Kenji also knew that she was just as determined as he was, for better or worse, she shared that quality from him, so he couldn't be a hypocrite and say that she shouldn't when he would do the exact same thing as he would.
"Thank you Papa for caring about me, but I have to do this, this time. I have to be the one who helps out. I couldn't do much to save my siblings, I know you said that I should leave it to Papa, but I simply...can't let them go, and now that Eri-chan could be in danger...I'll also fight and put these people behind bars."
"Heeeeh...yes, I thought that you'd say something like that. You're like me after all, I wouldn't give up, and neither would you."
Sakura nodded with a keen smile on her face.
Following his example, she crushed her hands together.
"Then I'll do my best also Papa! But, please make sure you get a cuddle from Fat-chan, he's so comforting~"
"Is he alright with you calling him...Fat-chan?"
"He insisted that I did call him Fat-chan."
Kenji had to wonder about that.
But it seemed like Sakura had found someone that was a good person and that she was making friends, even with Pro Hero's like Fat Gum, so he was alright with it.
"I see, then I'm glad you're able to do what you like now. I heard from Fat Gum about you helping to protect people yesterday, you kept that to yourself. You saved a little boy in a fire, you performed CPR on him. That's amazing Sakura, I'm so proud of you~"
Sakura scratched the back of her head sheepishly.
"Well, it was Kirishima-kun who beat the bad guy, I just kept people safe..."
"Keeping people safe is a huge responsibility, you reacted in time and kept people from getting hurt or worse, that's what being a Hero means Sakura. It isn't always about who can hit the hardest. Those kind of Hero's are just as important as those beating the Villains."
"Papa...yes, you're right! I'm glad that I could help Fat-chan and the others~ Kirishima-kun even got this weird form that made him look like a Demon! He was super strong at the same time! The fire was also hot, but I saw the little boy, and had to save him! Jumping out of the window, I was worried for him...but he woke up, I was so happy."
Kenji had to admire her energy.
It did seem like she was rather thrilled about what had happened.
And he was glad, and proud of what she had accomplished.
Meanwhile, back within the room that the meeting had just happened in, once it was just Hikari, and Sir Nighteye, the pair let out their breaths, the former sitting down while the latter pushed his glasses up his face.
"Now that we're alone, if you would be so kind to call him."
"Leave it to me." Hikari coughed into her hand. "It's time to come out."
For a few seconds, nothing happened.
But then, Reaper stepped out of the shadows, with Sir Nighteye looking on with a curious expression on his face.
"So, which one was it?"
Sir asked Reaper who let out a small breath through his nose.
"It was Aizawa."
"Aizawa...so, she targeted him with Miki's Quirk after all." Hikari murmured. "I always thought it might have been a possibility. So, were you able to interfere with it?"
"Yeah, I made sure that Yami got false information, and Hikari, you'll explain to Aizawa in proper detail about it, wont you?"
"Yes, getting rid of Miki's Quirk is an easy task if you know how, and it can be made to be a casual thing without Aizawa-chan even being aware of that fact, the same for those viewing through Miki's Quirk. I'm sad that we couldn't tell Aizawa...but if we did, then Yami would have known that we knew about her spying on us."
Sir inclined his neck.
"Good thing is that she has the information that we wanted her to have, so she has no idea on who really is on this, besides myself, yourself, Aizawa, and of course Midoriya, Mirio, and Kenji. With this, she shouldn't be the wiser about us. She was smart enough to know we'd have Aizawa in on this, but she'll be surprised about the others. We had to let the more experienced members be shown of course, but she wont know about the lesser Hero's, and some people like Fat Gum's Agency, these people will help us make a decisive blow.
"Miki's Quirk is good for spying on people. However, there is a way to work around that, with using Camie's Quirk." Reaper gently pulled the young girl forward from the shadows. "It seems that Kenji did come up with a good idea. Thank you, Camie."
"No problem Papa~"
"Don't call me that."
He said sternly, so Camie stuck out her tongue.
"But, if Kenji-kun and I like end up getting married or something, then can I call you that?"
"No, I refuse."
"Party pooper, that's all you are. I'm still going to call it you regardless so you might as well get used to it~"
Reaper with annoyed eyes turned to Camie who twirled around happily.
"You feel comfortable enough to speak to me in such a manner? You do know who I am, don't you?"
"You might be like this super scary guy, but I can tell, you've got the heart of a kitten~"
Reaper didn't know if he should be happy about that compliment, or insulted that he was just called a kitten.
Breathing in slowly, and slightly dramatically, something Hikari found slightly amusing, Reaper continued.
"...Anyway, now that we have the upper hand, we'll be able to get the drop on her, and hopefully take her down."
"Also, to find Hana...and hope she and her kids are still alive."
Hikari wished that she could know.
Even though she couldn't know right now, even if they were being treated horribly.
If Yami killed them, then Hikari didn't think she'd be able to forgive herself.
"She wont kill them Hikari, not yet. She still has a need for them. She knows if she gets rid of them, then they'll lose a bargaining chip. Yami isn't stupid enough to throw away precious people such as that."
"Even then, aren't they like gonna turn that around on us? Wont they just hold these people up as shields or something."
Camie added in, Reaper let out a small sound.
"Perhaps, though Yami is severely underestimating me if she thinks that's the case. I've got a few people that can help in hostage situations. I've got people looking for her all over, she had to be in a certain range to teleport away, she had to be around a certain distance to get towards Hana and the others, and leave without a trace. As far as I am aware, the Quirk Warping does have a set limit, therefore we will have to search in these locations." Reaper, seeing Hikari's depressed face, pulled forward, and placed a hand on her shoulder. "We'll get them back, I promise."
Hikari overlapped a hand with his own.
"Yes...we'll get them back, together."
Camie moved forward, and took both of their hands, confusing the pair.
"Yes, together, as a family~"
Reaper sweat dropped while muttering "Did she just call us a family?" and just stared at Camie who smiled back.
Hikari showed a happy expression.
"Thanks for helping us out Camie-chan. Do you think you can help us out a little bit longer?"
"Ooh, I could help you guys out~ Anything to stop the big bad League members from being meanies~ I really don't like them at all, causing all this trouble."
Sir Nighteye watched on, and thought that they'd have a chance now.
That they'd be able to finally get to Yami, and also, rescue Hana, Yasuo, and Miki from the clutches of Yami herself.
Sat within their binds in a dark room, Yasuo and Hana kept thinking about what was happening with Miki, and if she was dead, if she was alive, if she was in pain, they simply didn't know.
The door opened after an unknown amount of hours of being alone, revealing Hajime stepping inside, with a tray.
"The doctor said that I should feed you."
"Y-You...you're that boy from the Licence Exam."
Hana recognized him, but Hajime just looked on towards them.
"My name is Hajime Mikami, I am Father's Strongest Child, and I was told to not answer anything you ask, so please do not ask me any questions."
"B-But, my daughter...y-you must know about what's happened to Miki! Please, answer me!"
Hana's pleas fell on deaf ears, while Hajime brought the food closer, and placed it down before them.
"Here, eat this." Hajime's hands went towards their own, and unbound them enough for them to eat. "I'll be back for the trays."
"W-Wait, please...H-Hajime-san." Hana called, while Yasuo looked on. "You...Your Father, he's my nephew... You're Kenji's kid, right?"
Hajime paused, giving Hana a curious stare.
"Yes, that is my Father, why do you speak about him? I heard that you were mean to my Father at one point, and if that's the case, I do not personally wish to speak to you."
Hana and Yasuo's eyes both went low, thinking about the rift between their families, and while it was on the mend now, both sides still felt bad for what happened.
"...Yes, you're right, but that was me, not my children. I was the adult and I...I did things I wasn't proud of, I said things that make me feel ashamed, and that's not an excuse, I know I still have to make it up for what I've done. But, my children don't deserve this...if you're like Kenji, I know you're not a bad person. Please, tell me about my daughter, please...I-I can tell you about your Father, if you tell me. I can tell you a lot about him! I just need to know about her...please..."
Hana pleaded with some tears coming from her eyes, thinking about if Miki was dead or not.
Hajime just stared on, fighting the conflicting feelings that Hajime had with his orders and his curiosity about his Father.
"Your daughter is..."
"Haime dear, come along." Yami appeared at the door, beckoning the boy closer who followed her orders. "Now, trying to use this boy in such a manner." Yami's hand placed itself onto Hajime's shoulder. "Hajime, don't associate with these people, they'll lie to you."
"You're the only liar here! You're evil!"
Yasuo snapped, but Yami didn't seem to care.
"I might just be, but I'm a necessary evil."
"Necessary?" Yasuo scoffed. "You're not necessary! You're just twisted and pissed that your psycho husband is locked away!"
Yami's face turned into a scowl.
"Watch your mouth boy, or you'll lose the ability to speak."
Yasuo felt the threatening aura coming from Yami, but he didn't care.
"Why should I? You'll do whatever you want anyway! You've kidnapped us, and you've taken my sister! You claim to be necessary, but what's necessary about kidnapping innocent people?!" Hajime glanced at Yami who kept on a composed face. "We might have been caught, but I know you wont get away with this forever. You might be smart, but you'll slip and when you do, my cousins will beat you."
Yami let out a small laugh.
"Wow, you've got some guts kid. I'm actually impressed, it seems that the youth today have been surprising me like that Izuku boy. I was going to turn you into a Nomu...but, it might be more fun to keep you around a little while longer, I feel as if we could have some fun. Come along Hajime, we've got a few things to do."
Hajime turned around with Yami and began walking away.
But then he paused, and turned back to Yasuo, and Hana, seeing Hana's tears falling, and Yasuo's glare upon Yami.
Remembering what Hana had said, he wondered what Kenji would do right now.
He knew that Kenji wouldn't want others to suffer, so neither would he.
"...Your daughter is alive and well."
Hana began crying tears of happiness while Yasuo's face curled upwards.
"Thank you, Hajime-san."
Hajime's face curled upwards.
Hajime went to speak, when Yami cleared her throat.
"Come, Hajime."
"Ah, yes Great Grandmother."
Hajime joined Yami, and looked into her eyes, Yami noticed that something was...a little different than Hajime's usual stares.
"Something wrong dear?"
"Great Grandmother...why do we keep them here? Can't we let them go?"
"Hajime, we can't let them go. They'll only ruin what we're trying to do, make this world better for you, Sakura, Naoto, Misaki, Aki, and your Father."
"But...Father wouldn't want us to hurt anyone in the pursuit of peace...I'd be happy just being with Father."
Yasuo noticed that unlike Yami, Hajime truly didn't want to harm anyone, he was a proud young man, but he wasn't arrogant or cocky in any manner, he simply just wished to be with his Father.
"Ooh dear, I know you wish for that, and you will get that. But right now, we have to work together to make this world better, and sometimes, bad things have to happen to make the world better. Now come on my boy, we've got things to do."
With conflicting feelings, Hajime was taken out of the room with Yami harshly shutting the door.
Yasuo's mind began to think about Hajime.
The smile he gave reminded Yasuo of his cousin, and wondered, if he did look like Kenji, then perhaps he would try and help them if he could, if he could get through to Hajime, then maybe, just maybe they'd be able to escape, and take Hajime with them.
All he had to do now, was convince Hajime to stay long enough to speak with him.
Right now, that's all they could do, their hopes laid on Hajime's shoulders.
End chapter!
So, we got Sakura showing some skills this chapter, with her saving someone from a fire, and performing CPR on them, also showcasing her relationship with Fat Gum, seems that they're rather good friends.
Kenji came up with an idea in using Camie's Quirk, with Reaper, and Camie pulling it off, seeing as Yami had used Miki's Quirk to spy on the meeting through, but thanks to them couldn't do it, and now the Hero's have the upper hand against her.
Irina also showcased her strength about going after Chisaki, while Nejire and Kenji stood up for her when her loyalties were questioned.
And at the end, Yasuo stood up to Yami, who was caught by surprise by it, while Hajime is questioning more of what Yami's intentions truly are.
Kenji; Momo, Himiko, Katsuki (fem), Mina, Shoto (fem), Toru, Mt Lady, Midnight, Tsuyu, Jiro, Mei, Nejire, Itsuka, Ibara, Camie.
Izuku/Ochaco.
Daisuke/Tomoko.
Irina/Tokoyami.
