Chapter 7

One week after leaving the hospital and settling into an apartment by unknown people,he is out on a mission.

That is,finding a way home.

He didn't want to sit around while his family back in his home might be worried.

He did not believe S.H.I.E.L.D. are bad people and Ms Marvel had assured him that the Avengers would help him but he wouldn't completely rely on them and thus started investigating on his own.

The culture shock while walking around Jersey City was real.

One thing the streets here were very...loud.

Even in rush hours the streets in Japan were relatively calm unless with his luck running into some delinquents.

He sometimes momentarily got disoriented by blaring of horns or sirens or just people talking loudly.

Not that it would deter him.

The first problem was he didn't know where to start.

He had asked where they had found him but kept avoiding answering his questions.

He didn't want to suspect them but still.

At least they didn't stop him from moving around outside his accommodation on his own.

Then it happened,his luck ran out.

"Kore wa jodandesu ka?"Makoto said not sure he should be surprised at this point.

Some bank robbers were escaping after their heist and he just happened to be near their getaway vehicle so they decided to take him along,as their hostage.

"Don't move kid or you're gonna get it!"one of the masked robbers threatened him by putting a gun on it's head.

"Hai?"Makoto said instinctively before realizing he might provoke him.

"Are you playing with us kid..."he was interrupted as the vehicle shook as if something hit it hard.

The moving vehicle lost control and began to overturn while a hand from outside smashed through the window,a rather familiar hand and grabbed Makoto by his arm and pulled him out.

Things happened so fast that he couldn't keep up on what happened.

"Got you!Are you alright."

His vision cleared again and saw himself looking at her smiling face.

The mysterious girl known as Miss Marvel aka Kamala Khan saved him yet again.

He wondered if this was starting to become a pattern due to his luck.

"Watashi wa nozomimasen"he said aloud to himself.

"What?"she said with a confusion on his face,reminding herself to learn some basic Japanese whenever possible.

He shook his head and smiled.

"Daijabou"he lifted his hand a gave her a thumbs up"O.K."

Maybe it wouldn't be too bad to rely on a friend.

Meanwhile Miss Marvel was thinking

"I was going to ask him if he wanted to come home for dinner with her family but is this the right time?I even learned theJapanese sentence for this."

She decided to ask her teammates,the Avengers for permission first.

TRANSLATIONS

Is this a joke?

Yes?

I hope not.

I'm fine.