"Who is he? The guys already saved a hundred people at least and it hasn't even been ten minutes!" A crackly voice exclaimed on Midoriya's PC as the greenette sat cross legged staring at his screen. "This is, this is…."

"Crazy…" The marked boy finished quietly as he pressed the pause button. It had always been his favorite video, the debut of All Might. It had been the catalyst for the first time he realized he wanted to be a hero and since then it had always been a form of comfort whenever he felt bad.

When he was diagnosed as being powerless.

When he was beaten and bleeding, stumbling in from just another day with an angry Bakugou.

Even after the USJ, it had given him comfort.

Now though…He didn't think anything could give him comfort. It was Saturday, and as such, any moment now detective Tsukauchi would show up to talk about the USJ, About Yutoo and the greenette planned to make sure about his side of the story with the Abbey, even if Tsukauchi wasn't a detective on the case. It would be easier for him to do it all in one.

"Izuku! Dinners ready!"

"Be right there mom!"

As the boy gulped down the last remnants of his food, his thoughts wandered to his friends. He hadn't checked the group chat at all or sent anyone any texts yet. He didn't have the energy to deal with a class of curious, worried teenagers.

Still he couldn't just leave them all hanging until Monday, and with that thought he pulled out his phone, walking over to the seat beside the television. While he flipped through his contacts, his mom stood up to start taking the dishes to the kitchen.

Class 1-A Support – 19 Participants

Hagakure: Guys please…I told you, other than him showing up at my house I don't know anything. – Yesterday

Ashido: u sure ya don't know anything?! Come on, theres gotta be sumthing. He wouldn't be bleeding for no reason!- Yesterday

Hagakure: I DON'T KNOW! Ask him! I refuse to believe any of that BS that Naozumi dick put out tho. – Yesterday

Iida: HAGAKURE! While I concur that I do not believe what the man has to say, that is very inappropriate language and I ask you refrain from speaking that way in this chat! And Ashido, please refrain from constantly bugging her, its clearly starting to get on her nerves! – Yesterday

Ashido: …Yeah ur right class rep….Sry Toru – Yesterday

Hagakure: it's fine. I think we're all worried, but only Mido knows the full story – Yesterday

Jirou: So basically all we can do is wait….Shit. - Yesterday

Iida: JIROU! Please cease such language! - Yesterday

Iida: … - Yesterday

Iida: But I do concur. - Yesterday

Unknown: AHHH, FUCKING DEKU! WHAT THE SHIT. THIS IS SO FUCKING IRRIATING, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS GOING ON. I SWEAR IM GONNA ROAST THAT FUCKS FACE OFF WHEN HE SHOWS UP – Yesterday

Iida: ….I'm not even going to try to reprimand him - Yesterday

10 More Messages

You: Sorry for taking so long to send this but I needed to mentally recharge before I talked with anyone. Also when did Kacchan join? – 5:00

Uraraka: DEKU! Not to long after the news report last night. Somehow Kirishima already had his number. – 5:02

Iida: Understandable, I assume such a report would have took its toll on you! 5:02

Kaminari: Dude whats going on?! - 5:02

Bakugou: YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD EXPLANATION YOU BASTARD! – 5:03

Kirishima: Guys, give him a chance to even type something! And before we find out what, how are you right now Midobro? That's way more important! -5:04

Iida: Kirishima is right! Hagakure informed us of what occurred at her house, how is your arm?! -5:04

You: it's about as good as can be. It was just the flesh it got stuck in so once the blood was stopped from spilling out and the wound was cleaned up there really wasn't anything more needing done. Its not paralyzed and…it hurts but when am I not in pain? – 5:06

Tsu: That's…not really funny. – 5:07

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

Midoriya looked up from his phone for a moment. A second later a masculine voice carried down the hall.

"Ah Ms. Midoriya, nice to meet you. I'm detective Naomasa Tsukauchi. I'm here to take your sons statement on the USJ incident. This here is my colleague detective Kaito Eto. He's here on account of the Abbey case."

"Oh! Come right in!"

You: … - 5:07

You: Yeah…Look, I want to tell you guys…but…not like this. I have to talk with a detective about the USJ so wouldn't have the time anyways. Monday, homeroom, I'll tell you the whole story. I promise, ok? – 5:08

Sighing, Midoriya set his phone on the table and stood up as Tsukauchi and a well-built, ginger man walked in. A moment later his mom stepped in behind them.

"Detective Tsukauchi." The greenette greeted as he bowed. The other officer received a less steep bow. Whether he noticed or not, he didn't let it show. "Eto, right?"

"Correct. I presume you heard why I am here then?" The man asked, face betraying no emotion. "About the…recent developments?"

"Yes, I did. If it's all the same with you detective I'd like to tackle that incident first, with both of you here." Midoriya asked with a quirked brow. For a moment the new detective looked about to object but Tsukauchi cut in before he could.

"That will be just fine. May we sit, ma'am?" The question was directed to his mother who gestured to the empty couch next to the boy with a smile. "Thank you."

"Alright, so Midoriya, before anything else I should check, did you see the news broadcast last night?" The ginger officer asked and the boy nodded his head with a small scowl. Inko excused herself to her room, giving them privacy. "Well, you should know that Mr. Naozumi has been harshly reprimanded for his words. What he said could hold him accountable for slander if this investigation goes in your favor, so I really don't recommend holding anything back."

Midoriya's gaze narrowed just a bit. He seemed decent enough on the outside but something about him was…off. The dull ache in his hand did nothing to dissuade the distrust slowly building, and he had a weird faint feeling of resent for a reason he didn't understand.

"Well….what I presume you already know is that there's three important people in this story. Including myself, there's also Haruki Aki and Naozumi. As for my side, I don't deny I did walk into the overseer outpost, I did ultimately end up going into a room I was told not to and I did use my quirk multiple times."

Both men shared a look at that. Midoriya knew it didn't make him look that good but it was the truth. After all it was the little details that changed the big picture, he just needed to elaborate.

"I walked into the overseer outpost because I heard about them from my friend and she mentioned they kept talking about magic and things like that. Sounds insane but one of the villains I met at the USJ…My curiosity was piqued, as well as my concern. So I went to investigate…"

He told them as much as he could, the conversation that he overheard that had sent him searching, the room he had found that had housed Aki's bruised and battered body as they tortured, the weapons they had all carried. The moment Midoriya had fought back in self-defense.

"Well…that's quite a different story from what the abbey has been telling." Eto remarked as he looked over the notes. "We were aware of the weapons, an investigation was launched as soon as that gigantic shadow ramp was reported. As you may know when quirks first appeared many, many, laws had to be changed to accommodate the new world and the divide between the super powered and the quirkless."

Midoriya nodded. It was how he knew he was safe fighting back against Naozumi.

"Well, one of the laws that changed here in japan was weapon licensing laws. The public were more than a little threatened, and people ended up demanding it be easier for people to get licenses to possess weapons. It's started to be reversed in recent years but it's slow going and they're still easier to obtain than they used to be. As far as we've seen, every member of the organization is fully within their rights to own them." The man informed and Midoriya just clicked his tongue against his teeth. He couldn't say he was surprised. "Actually discharging them in a public place is another matter but with so many legal owners of firearms in one place, we can't find out who actually discharged their weapon and who didn't. From what has been investigated we couldn't find any bullets nor can we find out how fresh any bullet holes in the building are."

"So basically, you know someone fired at some point but without knowing who or when it means nothing with this case?" Midoriya asked and Tsukauchi hung his head slightly. "Great."

"As it is, pretty much the case is looking to be a "He said, she said" situation so far. The most that can be done if no evidence can be found on either side is giving Naozumi a slap on the wrist for saying what he did on television and just keep a close watch on all parties." Tsukauchi filled in for Eto, who shot the man a look over it. Midoriya's face contorted to one of confusion. "Of course, no one knew to be looking for anything suspicious in the outpost so now we know what we're looking for that probably won't be a problem. Now, if you wouldn't mind I'd like to discuss the USJ now."

Midoriya nodded. "Ok. But I'd prefer to do this one on one please if you wouldn't mind? It's personal in some places…"

Well, it wasn't a complete lie. Eto opened his mouth but Tsukauchi spoke up in his place. "Of course. My colleague will go wait in the car. Right Eto?"

"….Right…."

The detective walked out the door after being seen out by Midoriya. Once the door was closed, Midoriya turned with a scowl. Once he was back in the room he dropped his voice as far as possible while still being audible.

"I don't trust him." He said simply and Tsukauchi quirked a brow but said nothing against it. "Sorry, I know that's kind of rude but something about him just sets me on edge. I do trust you, I mean you're a friend of All Might's, but him….Is it just me or does he seem a little too much like he's trying to seem as though he's on my side?"

"I…understand your concerns. Standard conduct is to seem as unbiased possible, and usually when bias does show through it comes out positively for the person who reports it, not for the reported." Tsukauchi was similarly quiet. "There's more than that, which has lead me to the conclusion he has a…personal stake in this case. There's quite a few things I need to discuss with you. Not all of them am I technically allowed to tell a civilian but….Seeing as you are Toshinori's student and as these are matters concerning you I'll bend the rules this one time only. Of course, we need to be quiet. he might be listening through the door."

"Of course he is. I'd ask if this is really the future I have to look forward to as a pro hero but I know it's not." Midoriya lamented. He gave a questioning look to the detective, as he weighed up just what to say. "Look, I'm warning you now, this conversation is going to drop some bombshells on you. If you don't want to believe them that's fine but if you….know about his quirk, you should know about mine."

"Well, that's certainly an interesting direction this is going. Of course, if most of these things tie into the USJ then allow me to say this about the abbey case first." The detectives face was one of concern and distrust. "Eto was to insistent on getting this case. It was originally going to one of our other detectives but apparently because of a paperwork issue, she had to give it up. The second she mentioned the abbey was involved Eto jumped at it. He refuses to tell me why and then there was earlier. He just told you how the investigation was actually going, which we normally wouldn't do. He clearly wants you to feel safe about it. Normally, I'd say the same, even if we find no evidence of what you said, when we find nothing supporting Naozumi's story either then ultimately at best he is going to look pretty bad at the end of this. At worst he's going to jail, it doesn't make sense why he would do this."

"That's what worries me." Midoriya admitted. The outsider's words stuck in his head. The outsider had certainly kept things from him but so far he'd never lied, so if he said to be cautious with Naozumi then Midoriya was definitely going to heed his advice. "There's a missing piece, otherwise this is the most petty momentary revenge plot. Sure he got to me at the time, but now it just seems stupid. Oh, and when you find evidence? I though you said you were unbiased?"

A small smirk went past the detectives face. "I said standard protocol was to act unbiased. Even without your… position, I like to think of myself as a good judge of character and you do not strike me as any kind of villain. So, before we jump into the USJ, just a quick review. If we want to bust the abbey, and prove that you're trespassing was justified, then there's two pieces we need on top of your statement to prove them the villains and make it actually count as credible evidence. DNA evidence linking mister Aki to whoever hurt him, to prove the abbey were the perpetrators."

"Well, they were willing to torture an innocent civilian on a hunch they might know something about magic so…I don't know how willing they are to protect their own but they defiantly wouldn't have let the guy stay near them I don't think. Their outfits though…nearly everything is covered in them so I don't know how much… like spit or hair could get out." Midoriya grumbled as he finally realized that fact. However he immediately lightened up again as another thought came to mind. "They might have cleaned out the library but if you could find any of the books I read in there, you'd have proof that they'd at least potentially have it in mind."

"Maybe…but on its own they would be too circumstantial. All they prove is that at one time they did, or at least claim to have tortured people in the past. While certainly not something anyone would feel ok about, I can't walk up to someone from Rome and arrest them because the bible says romans nailed Jesus to a cross." The black haired man shook his head with a frown. "Still, with the rest of the evidence it could be a pretty harsh hit against them. I'll see if I can't a role in the case as well to track some down."

"So that just leaves the room again? I mean that pretty much trumps anything they have right?" Midoriya asked. The amount of blood over that place would surely be enough to prove something went down.

"Yes, so long as we find that room they will be in a bad place. If the blood matches to Aki's, then there's no way they can spin that into looking good for them. Even if they clean it down, there's no way they can really hide that much blood if you weren't exaggerating." Tsukauchi grinned slightly. "So it was on the third floor right? Then all we have to do is find it. I'm surpised it hasn't been called in already, but it was a pretty big building from what I heard so I guess it's possible they just haven't been near it yet. I'll keep an eye on Eto as well, if anything else comes up I'll make sure it doesn't affect the case."

"You don't think they're banking on us realizing do you?" Midoriya asked as his nerves got the better of him. "I mean, I just have a bad feeling but yeah said he was being pretty obvious. The guys at the abbey weren't the brightest but…."

"Don't worry too much about it." Tsukauchi said, though his tone betrayed his concern. "Even if it isn't simple incompetence, they couldn't have expected me to be coming with him at the same time. Let me handle it. So, we have delayed long enough. The USJ incident still needs to be discussed, and nothing comes from us not focusing on the issue."

"Right. Well, I'm sure Asui and All Might filled you in on most of the major details. Neither of them were delirious or anything from any quirk or that as far as I know so their accounts should be accurate. The real story from me…."

Midoriya's breath hitched slightly. He looked up with a sad smile.

"I know it's going to come up a lot with the abbey and that but they aren't quite as crazy as everyone thinks. Tell me, do you believe in magic?"

"Well, thank you for this…enlightening time." Tsukauchi thanked as he hovered by the door. His face remained blank, having not shifted since Midoriya had asked the question. He took a moment to look out the peephole in the door and gave the boy a thumbs up. Eto wasn't listening in.

"You're welcome. Again, I get it if you don't believe any of this, but All Might will back me up." Midoriya said as he leaned against the wall. "Oh, and by the way, I made an appointment with that therapy office."

"Oh, good. No offense but…..yeah, you probably need it." Tsukauchi said as he frowned. Midoriya couldn't help his sad smile.

"Yeah, probably."

"Oh, and before I forget, Toshinori….he wanted me to tell you something. We argued over it, it could be seen as a leak but considering our earlier conversation…" The man quieted down as he said that. "Shigaraki, the leader of the league….He is obviously insane, as you yourself witnessed."

"Heh, insane is a nice way of putting it." Midoriya shook his head. It was weird to think the actual main villain attack was something he was nonchalant about. It was either that or panic attacks though and with the demon, yeah he preferred just down joking about the other events. "That can't be a leak though, anyone with eyes or ears could tell you that he isn't stable."

"Exactly, he isn't stable… and we aren't sure we can find him." The detective said and Midoriya looked up with a quirked brow. The older man sighed. "We can't find any files on anyone even remotely like him or the warp villain. He viewed Nomu like a pet, and you were the one who kept fighting them, not to mention prevented them from killing All Might. He is liable to hold a grudge, so if you see him, it's advised you stay as far away as possible."

'Oh, well great.'

"Thank you for telling me. I hope everything goes well on your end." Midoriya said as the man walked out the door. Tsukauchi turned before the door was closed and bowed.

"Same to you. Stay safe, Midoriya."

And with that, the door was closed and it was over. Midoriya let out a breath of relief, it was officially out of his hands and he could relax. Walking back to the couch and picking up his phone, he checked the time.

'06:21 PM'

Humming, the boy picked up the T.V. remote and flicked through the channels. A news report went by, though they were mostly just rehashing the same article on the USJ ten other channels had already done a few days too late. What came up next though did catch his attention.

"And now an update on what is being referred to as the Abbey Incident. Not much new information has come to light, however public opinion has certainly made it clear that while no one is particularly sure on what to think of the supposed suspects, everyone seems to have no sympathy for the abbey. Many have actually complained about the organizations behavior and are commending the fact that someone may have broken into their building."

Well, it was a good start, and it would get better. Midoriya smiled, satisfied he had nothing to worry about.

Now if only he could explain why his hand was aching more than before…

A/N: Don't normally do authors notes but I have just had my first ever book published recently. An offensive and dark joke book, at the cheapest price I could possibly list.

Just google "Ruby Z Robertson" and it will be the first result from lulu dot com.

Enjoy!