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Connected

She could only listen as their opponent pleaded with them.

"I know this sounds strange especially considering how things just ended," Kohaku started slowly. "But I wanted to ask for your help. Lately both Inuyasha and Kikyou have changed. They're not like how they used to be."

Bankotsu scratched at the back of his neck, "Ah yeah, you're talking about their shit attitudes as of late right? Heard from the grapevine that Inuyasha's dad paid a lot of money into the school so he's confident that the teachers are on his payroll now." The young man rolled his eyes, "Alpha Commander or whatever the hell his dad's hero name is just likes to throw cash at his son's problems. Heard he did the same to Kikyou's parents to secure her as Inuyasha's wife."

Alpha Commander. The number twenty-seven hero on the most recent billboard chart. Truthfully she didn't know much about him. All she knew was that he was in the top thirty and had secured a reputation for being eccentric. Although what 'eccentric' entailed exactly, she had no idea.

Kagome pressed her lips into a thin line, "That's horrible."

It wasn't the first time she'd encountered something like this.

Arranged marriages were still a common practice among the hero ranks. Quirks and the possible combination of them had always driven others to arrange marriages based upon their compatibility.

The Omoikiri family wouldn't be the first to partake in such things. No, the Todoroki family also had an extensive history in arranged marriages as well.

Enji with Rei then there was herself and Touya.

Kagome shook the thought from her mind.

"So you're asking us to bring them back down to earth, right?" The young woman smiled at him. "I think I can manage that."

This was not just a festival. It was a war. One that she was determined to win.

Azure eyes narrowed into thin slits.

She would not lose.