Hey ! You may have noticed the name of the chapter, I said it would be one big chapter but I just ended up rethinking this and a "megachapter" did not sound so good as a result.
So it will be a two part chapter, sorry.
Review corner please !
From ArtThemisLeijon
(It's a bit long but you can just find it yourselves)
Thank you a lot ! Kota is just a bad boy :) but a nice one, not the bully that exists in all schools around the planet (most of them at least) and hello from France to Venezuela.
"Miss Midoriya ? This is dective Naomasa" it was 8 am, Inko was unemployed and unless she went to the grocery store or somewhere else she was supposedly in her apartment. "I work with U.A. I would like to ask you a few questions about your son ..." still no answer, Naomasa looked around him ... it was humiliating but necessary, he tried the door handle and to his surprise the door was unlocked.
He brought his head inside the apartment and listened for any sound ... nothing, there was no light on either, the house was completely empty. Curious, the detective decided to investigate and thus he began to search the place.
It was empty, and by empty he meant that it had been literally emptied, clothes, food, personal belongings, photos ... only what he assumed to be Izuku's room was left mostly untouched.
Something was wrong.
He took out his phone and called Nezu, the principal answered almost as soon as he finished to dial "Naomasa ? Your interrogation was quick ! What did you learn ?"
"Well ... there was no interrogation at all, Inko Midoriya is gone, and not simply gone from her home but perhaps the country in the next hour" the principal's breath was clearly heard by the detective, of course someone as smart as him knew how much this fact meant.
"Can you warn the police forces ?"
"I sort of violated someone's privacy, my hands are tied up, we can't get any help, contact your colleagues, they might be able to help, I'm heading straight to the forest, I'm not convinced yet but I have a feeling"
"I will warn Aizawa too, keep me informed"
The plan ...
"You will leave the country with Eri, with the accounts I gave you, there is no way you will ever run out of money, unless you start a space exploration project perhaps" explained Shigaraki.
"So ... any country"
"Avoid unknown or unstable countries, they will look here first ... Europe would be the best choice, you know where to leave a clue for me, do not try to avoid the police, looks as casual as you can, wear nice clothes, keep Eri close from you, she does like crowded places"
"... Izuku-"
"I left something for him, a way to communicate with you, with us, he won't be alone I promise, beside, he has friends now"
"You will know in which country you have to look, but still, it's just too large for you alone"
"I will find you, wherever you go"
Inko didn't posses a car, this wasn't in her budget with the pathetic amount of money that Hisashi used to send ... and buying one with Shigaraki's offshore bank accounts would definitely be noticed, she had to stick to the plan.
At the moment she was going to the closest airport she could find with Eri, she did have any trouble to keep her daughter close from her, she was holding her mothers arm as if her life was at stake. Yet she kept smiling, in fact she had never looked so happy.
"We will have to take a snack at the airport, we don't have enough time to eat at a restaurant" explained Inko as she gets fly rubbed Eri's head.
"It-it's fine ... I'm not really hungry, do we still have some apples ?" The young girl asked.
"Haha yes I brought some from home ... Eri, make sure you never let go of my hand alright ? If I lost you, even for a minute, I wouldnjot be able to-" Eri hugged Inko, she hurried her head deeply against her. Inko could feel her little horn slightly stabbing her, it didn't hurt whoever.
"... I want us, izuku ... and dad to be safe" Inko took Eri in her arms and make her sit on her legs, if there was one other treasure after Izuku she would protect with her life, it was definitely Eri.
Training camp.
"What do you mean 1-B is being sent back ?" Asked Pixie Bob as she drank her morning coffee.
"Officially it's because they are gonna have to do another exam, a more "specific" one about their weaknesses, but to tell you the truth.m it's because our field of research has been narrowed to mostly one student" answered Aizawa as he started at a list of his students.
"Izuku Midoriya ?" Guessed Mandalay as she sat in front of Eraser Head with a cup of tea in her hands.
"If only I could give you another name, at least I would not sound like a psychopath ... this information does not spread further than among us, am I clear ?" The two pros nodded.
"Good, Naomasa was about to interrogate Inko Midoriya this morning, Izuku's mother, and she was literally gone from their home, clothes had disappeared along with photos and other personal objects" the two women exchanged suspicious looks.
"Apart from how he discovered these things ... this doesn't prove anything-"
"She is unemployed and her only source of income was her husband's work, husband who according to his company hasn't been present for a long moments, either she has been kidnapped and this is a very good camouflage, or she knows something we do not and she is trying to flee the country" neither of them managed to counter this argument.
"So ... what should we do ?"
"Act casual and pretend everything is fine, Naomasa will be here as fast as he can, and when he arrives, we will inform Izuku that his mother disappeared, and we will see how he reacts, it isn't a bad thing in fact, it gives us an opportunity to interrogate him without having to resort to suspicious activities."
"This is- ... this is completely wrong, just what is going on in your heads at U.A. ?!" Mandalay dropped her cup of tea and stood up next to Aizawa.
"My students lifes are in danger, I will do ANYTHING in my power to protect them" the pro hero also stood up.
"... I understand why you aren't known by the public, someone has to do the dirty work right ?"
"At least someone has the guts to do so"
"You-" Mandalay's hand was stopped inches away from Aizawa's face by Pixie Bob.
"Can at least one of you behave like an adult ? We both want to protect th student AND put an end to the League activities ... first thing first we should tell the students that they won't be joined by class 1-B for the rest of the week and that the current planning will be changed ... let's say that today will be theory and ethics only alright ? This will give us some time until Naomasa arrives"
Mandalay regained her composure and sighed "You are right, I will prepare the changes ... Aizawa, take care of your students"
"Let me finish my coffee first then"
Compound dormitories, Izuku's room.
"So class 1-B is gone ... and we get free time until they manage to remake all they had planned" summarized Izuku as he was walking through the room, against Recovery Girl's instructions of course, and also against Ochaco's protective thoughts.
"Stop walking in circles, if you collapse I'm not catching you this time"
"I'm fine really, I feel my legs just like I used to before the exam ... well I'm still a bit numb but I'm convinced some exercise will make me feel better anyway, I should have brought a notebook I can't think correctly unless I can put some stress away"
"The detective ..."
"The detective indeed, if he just asks me if I'm working with the League of Villain I can just say no and he will see I'm not a traitor, but I can't let him dig too deep"
"Knowing you, I believe you have checked more than once for how long you can be sent in prison for hiding you know what"
"More than twenty years, and considering what i am hiding, some strings can be pulled to either shorten my lifetime or to keep me imprisoned in a secret place for a long time ... or even make experiments on me who knows"
Ochaco gave Izuku a bored expression "You are just saying even more stressful things out loud"
"If I can't make jokes now when am I going to make any ?"
"Jokes ?"
"You are concerned about me, are you even concerned about yourself ?" Izuku asked with a worried tone this time.
"They seem to be entering focused on you but everyone knows I'm close from you, I won't be spared ... why are you asking this so suddenly ?"
"... you shouldn't give me so much attention, I don't deserve that much from you, I keep lying to you-"
"And it's not a problem for me" Izuku was ... very surprised "we all have our own secrets, I suspect- ... I know there are still stings you aren't telling me, and perhaps it's better that way, but I do not need to know everything to know who YOU are Izuku, you are a hero, a great hero, and above all you are my- .. my best friend, I would give you my all if needed"
"... I-I should probably say something similar but I'm bad at improvised speeches ... but as my best friend you don't need long speeches to get what I'm thinking about right" the teen sat next to the gravity girl and hugged her.
They let go of each others and looked at the wall in front of them for a moment ... until Ochaco broke this rather akward silence "How about ... Ura-One for our duo in the future ?"
"... U-Ura One ?"
"Yes ! Y-you don't like it ?"
"N-no I do ! A lot actually ! It's sounds like the name of a spaceship !" Ochaco, for some twisted reason, pictured a pink and white spaceship with a black skull at the end of it ... it looked surprising at first, but the more she thought about it, the less she trusted her choice of name.
"Let-Let's think about that another time, we-we still have a few years to spend studying at U.A. and-and we have to work a lot more together"
"W-well ... I feel a bit better, I could tell Aizawa I'm ready to join the class during physical activities"
"Considering you are quirkless you won't be able to do much"
"Your fighting stances need improvement"
"It's because of the costume !" She replied annoyed by the small truth of Izuku's statement.
"So that's a no ?"
"OF COURSE THAT'S A YES !"
Right outside the room.
"I didn't thought Ochaco was a hajidere !" Said Mina giggling to herself.
"You mean a deredere" corrected Fumikage.
"No, she is right, Ochaco is a bit shy yet intentioned, so she is closer from a hajidere if I may share my point of view" developed Momo pushing Kyoka to think again about Ochaco's character.
"It's like she is a mix of both" added Shoto as he stood behind Momo.
"Yes she is Ribbit"
"Man he is so lucky" thought Eijiro.
"Keep it down ! They are gonna here us and with you making comments I can barely hear anything !" Complained Toru a she was putting her ear against the door.
"You need help ?" Offered Kyoka watching Toru with a bored expression.
"W-we shouldn't be listening to people's private conversations ! This-this is highly disrespectful and illegal ! Do not bring unauthorized quirk usage in-"
"Calm down Tenya, they won't be mad at us ... even if they find out" said Hanta as he gave a friendly tap to his worried classmate.
"I-it's-it's not like we are going to disturb their relationship" added Koji as his head appeared from the next corridor.
"W-w-WHO ELSE IS LISTENING ?" Asked Tenya not even trying to avoid being noticed by Izuku and Ochaco.
The rest of the class quickly showed up behind Koji, and at the end of the line, Mineta ended up deducing "All of us ?"
Tenya brought his hand to his face, and sighed, but as he did he realised that there was also someone else standing behind the rest of the class, yet when he checked again, the person he believed to have seen had vanished ... he just thought that this was nothing in the end.
Musutafu airport.
Eri and Inko were supposed to gain access their plane in twenty minutes, for now the two of them were sitting near the boarding area the young girl kept watching the planes landing and taking off "How does it feel to fly ?" She asked her mother.
"I only took the plane once, and it was a long time ago ... you feel a bit sick at the beginning and at the end with the pressure change but otherwise I wouldn't say you feel any different, however, the view is amazing ... everything looks so different from above" Inko explained, Eri never let go of her ... it was better that way.
However, she noticed that since she arrived at the airport, she kept seeing over and over again the two same people near her and Eri. The little girl didn't notice anything of course, Inko could keep a straight face but Eri ... she won't let anything happen to her.
"Actually, I need to go to the bathroom" she said loud enough to make sure that she would be heard if anyone was listening.
She stood up and dragged Eri to the woman's bathroom with her, hopefully there was no one else in the area, just her, Eri ... and a few meters behind them, the two men, still following, they weren't even trying to hide their presence.
Inko and Eri got inside "Eri, hide inside one of the closet, and do not look, I will deal with the bad people"
"B-ba-bad people ?"
"Yes ... but really idiot bad people, they won't lay a finger on us, I promise, now go !" Inko gently pushed Eri and the young girl locked herself inside the very last closet.
Inko stopped smiling and turned toward the door ... she waited, and after a minute the two man walked inside, they weren't really surprised to see Inko waiting for them. But this time they were wearing mask, bird masks.
"Alright miss, just give us the girl and there won't be any trouble. We won't hurt her, in fact we would like to bring her back to her legal parents" Inko kept a cold facial expression and she didn't flinch.
Inko chuckled, they made her sick "The pulmonary artery is a bit large but at least I know exactly where it is, and I'm not scared"
The two men exchanged a look, then the other one proceeded to laugh "hahaha, you idiot, you don't even have a quirk for fight just give us the girl already so she can be strapped back in-" Inko extend her right hand toward the two man ... and she pulled.
They tried to scream, they didn't find enough breath to do so, they also tried to breath, but it just felt like there was water inside their lungs, ultimately tried to run away but it was too late.
"Eri ... you can come out, but keep your eyes closed, and do not open them until I tell you to do so" Inko guided Eri out of the bathroom, it was like nothing happened, and right as they got out an announced said that their plane was ready to be boarded.
"M-mom w-what happened ?"
"W-well I- ... I think I did a "bad thing" but I did save you in the end, so I suppose it doesn't matter hahaha, let's go now"
"You- .. You ki-"
"They would have done the same if I didn't let you go ... and they would have done worse things to you as a result, it is better that way" Eri felt the need to cry but another emotion took over, and it was pride, she knew how it was called, she didn't know what it meant though, but pride felt better than sadness, and she didn't have to cry in front of everyone.
Back to the compound two hours before lunch break.
"You feel better and you want to train with the others ?" Repeated Aizawa from what Izuku just told him.
"Yes, that's it" his teacher couldn't possibly complain about the one student that was willingly asking to work.
"Fine, but if you get hurt I won't take any responsibility, I will let Recovery Girl take care of you" he warned with a sharp touch of irony, this was unusual coming from Eraser Head but at least this confirmed that perhaps the pro wasn't completely mad about what happened yesterday ... and also that the suspicions floating above his head weren't interfering with their teacher-student relationship.
"I don't even know what you can improve at this point ... let me get an idea of your current level" Aizawa turned around and called someone "Tiger ! I need your help over here !"
The pro which was giving adviced to Eijiro and Hanta joined Aizawa "Yes ? What for ?"
"Izuku here is ready to train with us, but since he is-" Aizawa sighed as he almost used the Q word "Look I was thinking about more hand to hand combat training but Izuku here is probably even better than me, so I need your help to ... make an estimation of his current level"
Tiger looked at Izuku for a moment "Alright, let's have a friendly spare, just to see just how good you are according to your teacher"
"Y-yes" Izuku bowed respectively and followed Tiger to a better spot for their "friendly" spare, the thing is, as they walked more and more students from 1-A interrupted their training to come and watch. Izuku had an advantage, he had already been watching how tiger fought with his classmates during their training sessions, but he was still fighting quirks ... yet a pinch of All for One during their fight would not hurt anyone right ?
"Then ... Ready ?" Tiger took his usual fighting stance.
"Ready !" Izuku also got into position, he had his helmet on, just like Aizawa's goggles it's purpose was to prevent opponents from guessing where he was looking. Apparently Sensei already had the idea a few years before Eraser Head did.
Neither of them was engaging a fight, they were both waiting for the other to begin "Are you going in or what ? Something is wrong ?" Asked Tiger.
"In this situation there isn't anything forcing me to attack you, and if I do attack you immediately you will just use my move as your advantage and probably one the fight as a result"
"... I can't deny it, you think a bit before acting, but we aren't going to stay in this loop all day are we ?" The pro dashed toward Izuku, his position was indicating that the hero was going for a right hook yet Tiger was already mobilising his quirk in his left arm rather than his right arm.
A trick, Izuku also dashed forward to reduce take the hero by surprises and reduce the effect of the time he had to prepare his quirk. It worked, the hero lost his timing and attacked too early with his left arm, completely missing Izuku in the process.
He had to use this mistake, so Izuku grabbed Tiger's left arm that was still extended due to the effect his quirk, the pro made another mistake, he attempted to cancel his activation but it just helped Izuku to make his next move, Izuku pulled, the hero's feet lost their grip on the ground, and as a result Izuku managed to slam the Hero's body against the ground.
He had also been watching Ochaco fighting, and he learnt a thing or two about immobilization of destabilize opponent. At this point Tiger had his face against the ground and Izuki firmly blocking his arms so that even if the Hero used his quirk it wouldn't help him.
"I-I think I won" stated Izuku.
The others students were all starring with awe, even Aizawa was shocked to say the least, Tiger, a pro specialised in close combat and neutralising opponents had been pinned down in less than a minute.
"I-I admit it I dropped my guard ... can I go now ?"
"O-oh s-sorry" Izuku moved away from the pro so he couls get up.
"Midoriya you fight like a demon ! I couldn't do anything against you, you will be a great hero trust me !" Tiged gave a gentle yet a bit brutal tap on Izuku's shoulder.
"Wow ... Izuku !" Eijiro ran toward Izuku "Fight me !" Izuku blinked a few times as his brain was processing the request, but soon other students also approached him.
"I'm next !" Mina yelled, before anyone else had the time to politely ask for their turn, Izuku was getting overwhelmed, but Eraser Head intervened.
"Fine, if none of you wants to keep working accordingly to the schedule then we will change a bit our program for today, whoever can beat up Izuku before Lunch mighf get bonus on the next Exam" announced their teacher, hiding his smile behind his scarf.
Suddenly Izuku had a sensation of Deja vu, yes, it was just like at the sport festival at least Ochaco wasn't against him ... right ? He looked at his girlfriend, even Ochaco had sparks of determination and envy in her eyes.
"U-uh le-let's keep it to one against one alright ?" No one moved, they were all looking at him ... he had to move first.
Think Izuku think ... "Oh A-All Might !" Izuku pointed his finger behind the students, of course there wasn't any All Might anywhere near the forest, the students that were the closest away from him couldn't see with the others standing in the back, and the students in the back didn't know where to look either. This chaos gave Izuku about fifteen seconds to run as far away as he could inside the forest.
"Wait ! It was a trick ! Where did he go ?" Yelled Denki as he was being compressed between Mezo and Rikido this last one used his quirk and didn't waste any time locating Izuku running in the forest.
"He is escaping ! East !"
"It's on !" Katsuki was perhaps the most enthusiastic of all the students, he propelled himself away from the group and was the first to hunt Izuku.
The students spread throught the forest to begin the hunt, Tiger was actually confused about this exercise, meanwhile Aizawa was very satisfied.
"You were not joking ? The poor kid is gonna get themself destroyed" commented Tiger.
"Izuku will be fine, he fights like a demon as you said, and it's a good way to push him to his limits, and you may not have noticed, but they improved a lot on their quirks control, it's the perfect way to see how much they progressed"
Tiger simply nodded in response, both pros stood idle for a moment ...
"I bet he will survive until lunch" said Tiger.
"I give him less than a thirty minutes ... that would be before the break"
About twenty minutes later (author note : For this part I would recommend listening to "The devil you know" from X ambassador)
Izuku hadn't simply been running in one direction, fast students like Tenya or Hanta would catch him quickly, he had to make complex detours and often switch direction. Rikido and Kyoka weren't too dangerous, their quirk wouldn't really help the rest of the class to find him, but Mezo had an advantage, animals, everywhere, even insects now apparently.
The forest was mostly preventing birds from locating him and sending back informations to Mezo, but he would definitely be safer out of the forest ... in fact, Aizawa never said he was limited to the forest.
All for One helped Izuku to keep track on the students ... only three represented a threat at this point considering how close they were from him. Mineta, Momo and Toru ... he wasn't supposed to know she was around but Aizawa's game was already overkill. If they kept going this way they would find if.
Izuku had only one way out, the mountains, so of course he ran in this direction, eventually the three students's turned back, they probably thought Izuku wasn't going further than the edges of the forest, bad assumption. He briefed a sigh of relief ... Izuku sat down to recover.
He was still keeping a close track on the quirks of his classmates that had been close from hisp position, that probably explains why he didn't hear Ochaco land near him and sat right next to him.
"Enjoying the view ?"
Screaming, as loud as he could, but with his high pitched voice he just rolled over in a very inefficient manner while Ochaco laughed, he wasn't surprised because she sneaked behind him, Izuku was surprised because out of all people, Ochaco was the one who found him.
"How ?" He simply asked to try to hide the fear he hadn't physically expressed already.
"No one in our class would have been able to find you since you can just counter their quirks and avoid them, and I know how you think, so I just took a guess about your destination and waited, you wouldn't focus on me either, I'm not a threat am I ?" It was awfully smart, Ochaco had and advantage over his advantage, she knew about All for One and she used her resources efficiently ... yet Izuku couldn't figure out if she was flirting or not.
"You aren't going to bring me back to Aizawa are you ?" Why not ask after all ? This would end up being akward either way.
"It depends ..." she began to walk toward him.
"Depends ... of ?"
"If you can beat me despite my terrible fighting stances !" She hit him directly with a punch at his helmet. It didn't hurt but she knew exactly how to attack him to cause optimal confusion, he lost his balance, he tried to read her moves but noting came out from All for One.
Ochaco wasn't using her quirk.
She went for a kick with her right leg, Izuku managed to dodge it despite the lost of balance but Ochaco wasn't trying to hit him yet, she was destabilizing him, what was the point ? ... weakpoints, she saw his moves, the way he fights, Gun Head probably explained to her how to defeat an opponent according to the style they use, she was reading him at the moment.
The only option he had to win this fight would be to use a completely different style, but it was too late, in a swift motion Ochaco knocked both of his legs away from the ground, and the next moment he had his back against the ground and Ochaco victorious victorious over him.
"I think I improved a lot"
"That's cheating you know ?"
"You are the one speaking about cheat hahaha ... admit it, I won"
"If I say it can I go ?"
Ochaco giggled and let Izuku stand up "I figured out your weak point in the end, it's a weird one though"
"I never really thought I had one to begin with, but just a minute ago, I was blind, for real, usually I use the feeling of a quirk being activated to plan my next move and in this case I thought you would not attack me unless you tried to use your quirk to neutralise me, I was very surprised hehehe"
"I will note that somewhere ... well, I can't simply bring you back unharmed"
"What-?" Ochaco slapped Izuku's shoulder, activating her quirk in the process "W-Wait ! I'm not a balloon you can just carry around !"
"Do not complain you won't even have to walk !" She grabbed Izuku's leg and proceeded to head back.
"I do not want to be seen dragged by my left leg as a balloon ! It's too humiliating !" Izuku didn't struggle though, it would just make the trip back to the compound harder, and even if he could suppress the effects of her quirk with a short stealing period of All for One, Ochaco won, end of the story.
Fifteen minutes later, lunch break.
Naomasa was authorised to drive directly to the compound considering the emergency, he found Aizawa talking with Tiger and Pixie Bob.
"You are a bit late detective"
"Yes I apologise, there was an issue at the airport, my superiors tried to send me over here but I couldn't simply let you down. A murder apparently but it's probably nothing, two men were found dead in the women's bathroom ... but it doesn't matter, where is he ?"
"Midoriya ? At the moment he is being hunted down by the rest of the class" answered Aizawa with a tone that suggested it wasn't something unusual.
...
"Wha-"
"I forgot to mention it's an exercise, he should be here any moment now-" and Aizawa's words became reality, Ochaco came back draffing a floating Izuku by his leg.
"I made it, now if I recall correctly I heard something about bonu-"
"Yes but no, you clearly used your relationship with your boyfriend over here to earn that bonus and I never really intended to give you any in the first place"
"I-I would never use my relationship with Izuku as a way to make any kind of profit !" She yelled back at Aizawa as her cheeks were already gaining a red taint.
"Truth" said Naomasa out loud by reflexe.
"And-And Izuku isn't my boyfriend either !" Izuku's eyes drifted toward Ochaco, Naomasa didn't say anything this time ... but his quirk did, Ochaco was telling the truth ?
"C-can I go now ?" Ochaco seemed disturbed, it took a few seconds before Izuku's request made her react, she deactivated her quirk, Izuku landed without trouble.
"W-Wait Ochaco-"
"There he is ! Catch him !" Hanta, Izuku casually dodged the tape that was aimed at him, next came Shoto with his ice, they weren't directly planning anything together but their attacks were coordinated. Izuku moved away from the trail of ice, at the same time Eraser Head intervened.
"Training sessions as ended, Izuku has already been captured and brought back by the way, now all of you in the lunch area, now, this afternoon detective Naomasa will give you some lessons about our professional relationship with the police"
Izuku had to catch up with Ochaco, something was wrong, he was about to head inside when he saw Naomasa starring straight at him ... was it the helmet ? ... probably nothing.
Private office of the Wild Wild Pussycats, a few minutes later.
"And none of you find this weird ?" Naomasa sounded furious but in fact, he was scared.
"What ? Naomasa what happened ? Everything was fine a few moments ago and now you are shaking ... are you sick ?" Asked Mandalay as curious as all the other pros concerning the detective's health.
"This kid Izuku Midoriya, I never doubted he was talented but ... let me recap correctly, Tiger, he defeated you about a minute, he managed to not get caught when a whole class of aspiring heroes was seeking him, and I just saw him dodge two direct attacks that he didn't even see coming as if it was nothing. Unless I am mistaken, this isn't humanly possible ... unless he has a quirk"
The pros all raised an eyebrow, they trusted the detective's instincts, but this one thought despite how random it was, sounded possible "I think Recovery Girl took some blood samples on Izuku after the U.S.J. should I ask her ?" Proposed Aizawa.
"Please do, if the League of villain is indeed able to get their hand on beings like the Nomus then- ... then we can't ignore the possibility that their members also have acces to- ..." Naomasa pictured to himself once again the Nomu from the U.S.J. strapped to a chair, in a cage, at the very bottom of Tartarus "You get my point"
Right as the detective finished Aizawa came back with a response on his phone "Apparently she didn't get any results, her equipment "bugged" and she had to replace it, but Izuku has the famous extra bone, so she can almost immediately confirm he is quirkless ... according to her message"
Naomasa was tempted to believe Recover Girl, he immediately thought about Yagi and how they discovered that the symbol of Peace wasn't as quirkless as he originally thought, he didn't have an extra toe joint though ... "We can't totally exclude thr possibility that he may possess a quirk"
"We have prepared a room for you, it is entirely secured so ... if something ever happens, just use the alarm and we will make sure to neutralise any kind of threat, I still have my doubts about this whole spy theory but if there is one among the students, it is either a twisted mind or a very talented villain" explained Ragdoll.
"Talking about the students have you been keeping track of them with your quirk ?" Asked the detective.
"Yes, nothing unusual really, just this incident with Kota ... oh ! And Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka are spending a lot of time together ! Especially in-" Mandalay and Pixie Bob proceeded to silence their colleague to prevent her from giving any idea to the teacher.
"...I guess THIS part is irrelevant, once the lunch break ends send me Izuku immediately" deep inside him the detective prayed that Izuku had nothing to do near the centre of the web, that he was just a victim among the others ... but at the last moment, the detective had a better idea "Wait, actually you will call someone else before him"
Lunch area.
Izuku had been following Ochaco for a moment, they didn't spoke to each other, he couldn't find the strength to ask what she meant by not being his girlfriend ... she truly meant it this way, Naomasa's quirk didn't detect anything.
They were sitting together at a table in the lunch area, Ochaco had almost finished to eat her desert, he had to act now.
"Hum ... O-Ochaco, you-you remember what you said to the detective about ... well ..." still it wouldn't come out, the teen secretly hopes that Ochaco would understand what he was referring to.
"You- ... oh, you used your power to- ... then- It's-it's not what you think ! I-I wanted to say I was more than that ... I-" she looked around the lunch area to check if some of their classmates were still actively following the evolution of their couple. "I just didn't say I was truly in lo-"
"Alright everyone break period has ended, this afternoon you will be studying with detective Naomasa, but before that all of you must pass a little test all alone with him" they didn't even notice Aizawa entering "We will start with-" the teacher looked at what appeared to be a list ... but what was the point ? Izuku and Ochaco knew that he would call "Ochaco Uraraka"
...
"Wh-" Ochaco stood up in a noisy way to prevent Izuku from speaking out loud, she smiled at him and followed Aizawa" This isn't what they had foresaw.
Ochaco was brought to a small room near the dormitories, there was just a table with two chair and a window inside, and of course detective Naomasa sitting at the opposite side of the table "Hello Ochaco, it's been a long time since we last saw each others" he said.
"Yes, the U.S.J."
"I hope you feel better and more confident since this event" This question ... Ochaco knew instantly that the detective had no reason to simply ask her if she felt better, he was verifying if she was lying or not ... of course she recovered completely yet Ochaco wanted to try a small lie.
"I feel better yes" truth "but I still have nightmares from time to time" lie, she was almost convinced she saw the detective twitch for half a second.
"Please have a sit" the detective offered "Unless you want to stand up, I'm fine with it"
"N-no of course" she sat in front of him.
"We are doing this on purpose Ochaco, this is going to be an interrogation, the staff of U.A. believes there is a traitor among the students" straight to the point. "I am here to help and identify the traitor if there is one"
"I-I understand"
"Good, then I will ask you directly ... are you working with the League of Villains or any other group with similar goals"
"No" she answered immediately.
"I'm relieved to see you aren't the traitor, next question, do you believe that a member of class 1-A could be a traitor ?"
"No" Ochaco answered once again, earning a nod from Naomasa.
"I see ... I also would like to ask you a few questions about Izuku Midoriya, he is very close from you, so I suppose you know more things about him than other people do" she was cornered, the detective managed to lock her into a "yes" or "no" conversation, it was unsustainable.
"Y-yes of course"
"Did he told you things that other people aren't supposed to know ?" What did Izuku day again ? She had to replace a truth by another ... but what was she supposed to say ? She needed more time ...
"Am I going to get in trouble if I know something I'm not supposed to ?" The detective smiled to reassure her.
"Of course no, you can tell me everything" she needed something that she wasn't supposed to know compared to other people, Ochaco looked down for a moment, Naomasa was starring at her of course and it just put her in worse position ...
"Izuku- ... Izuku told me what happened with Stain, it was barely legal I know but- ... I truly believe he is innocent, this-this is why I lo-like him so much, he is a true hero" this would definitely satisfy the detective, Naomasa's smile slightly decreased.
"I understand, he should not have told you, but it's too late now anyway, you aren't responsible for anything. You may go now, once you get out Eraser Head will lead you to a room that was prepared for a class this afternoon.
She wouldn't be able to say anything to Izuku, not even warn him about what happened during their exchange ... but Ochaco trusted Izuku, he was smart, he would be safe.
All for One's basement.
Shigaraki ... he hadn't been called by his name for a really long time, he trusted Inko enough to give her his own name.m the one he had tried to forget so many times already.
He heard about the incident at the airport, the Shie Hassaikai ... he tried to keep an eye of them but after some time they seemed to have gone in a "dormant" state, and now, they resurfaced for a brief moment. Was Overhaul really dead ? ... it didn't matter now, Inko and Eri were leaving Japan and the Yakuza organisation would never find them.
Now there was just one final problem to solve before stepping into the Endgame ...
"Who has been watching all this time ?"
...
"I asked a question, and I think I deserve a few answers if I'm walking toward the end of this story"
...
All for One stood up from his seat and waited.
...
Fine, I planed this anyway. Said a voice that didn't sound to come from anywhere specifically.
"So I was right, there has been someone watching ... and I would even go as far as saying that you plotted this result"
I would rather say I pushed the right people on the path I saw, I know myself what not having control is, so I would never force other people to do things they wouldn't do from their own will. the voice corrected.
"I stand corrected though, you are still responsible"
Other worldly occurrences, leading to consequences that I cannot always foresee.
"It doesn't mean anything"
I know, but it sounded good to me when I imagined this sentence, I am no always going somewhere, I'm just wandering around until I reach my target.
"... Then what is your target ? What is going to happen ?"
Do you think my answers will influence the events that are about to happen ?
"Of course I hope so"
You keep pretending to be calm, this is what I like with you, you are so ... human, you see things people do not, just like Izuku, you bring so much meaning to the world. This is what I am looking for, meaning, the only thing that makes this universe worth anything.
"Meaning ? Then if I fight All Might one last time what "meaning" will I give to this world ?"
Something about legacy ... and redemption.
"Redemption ?"
Spoilers.
Shigaraki was silent once again, he waited for the voice to speak again, but nothing else came ... "I guess it was nothing then" he looked on his left, his helmet was waiting on a table, he didn't know for how long he had been carrying this thing around with him ... perhaps he ended up using it as a crown ? ... he left it here, and went back to his preparation.
"Izuku Midoriya, please sit" the detective face awfully cold and devoid of any sort of expression. The teen nodded and sat in front of Naomasa. "Ochaco told us a lot of things about you"
"Sh-She did ?" What happened here ? Ochaco never came back ? Izuku's body was freezing. He couldn't feel anything with All for One at the moment, obviously because of the stress.
"You are gonna have to give me some answers"
And this is where the next twenty four hours are going to change the outcome of this story ...
YES I SAID IT WOULD BE ONE BIG CHAPTER ! But I'm feeling really depressed at the moment because school drama that I will not give details about and I wrote something that sounded nice ... so here is what you can call chapter 30 part 1
(THE PRE SEQUEL ._.)
