Chapter 15: The Pursuit Of Knowledge
13 Days until the Sports Festival
The students of U.A. had decided that they would try to get stronger on their own. Well, save for a very few that thought the best course of action would be training together. One such group consisted of three, trying their hardest to improve the state of one of their Quirks.
"H-How do you know about this place?" Izuku asked the boys as they set up a training course for him in the abandoned warehouse.
"W-Well…" Banjo started to stammer, because he didn't know how to spin the tale.
"We fought a couple of those Smash monsters here. We decided that it was far enough away from people to use to test out our abilities. Plus, it's abandoned. Who's going to check up on an abandoned warehouse?" Sento calmly explained, leaving Banjo shocked. "Oh would you relax. I already told him about our 'double lives'."
"When did that happen?" Banjo questioned.
"T-The f-first day of school." Izuku admitted, leaving Banjo even more shocked.
"Why did you tell him?" Banjo asked, to which Sento looked away sheepishly.
"I saved him from a Smash one time, then we ran into each other again during the entrance exam, and we recognize each other from that incident, so I just felt the it time to bring someone else into the fold." Sento confessed to his friend, to which Banjo let out a deep breath.
"Oh thank god!" Banjo said, shocking Sento. "Here I thought you were going to kill me for accidently exposing myself to some of the others!"
"What do mean?" Sento questioned.
"Oh, during the U.S.J. attack, I accidently sucked up the energy from two Smashes in front of Jiro, Hagakure, and Todoroki." Banjo calmly explained. He then looked back to his friend and wondered why he had a shocked look on his face. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"You did what?!" Sento questioned in disbelief. "Todoroki of all people! It just had to be Todoroki!"
"Hey, would you just calm down? I talked to Jiro; she's not going to tell anyone about this!" Banjo insisted.
"What about Hagakure?! WHAT ABOUT TODOROKI!?" Sento questioned his friend.
"Why are acting this way?! You literally told Midoriya on the first day!" Banjo yelled back.
"D-Did I j-just r-ruin a f-friendship?!" Izuku asked to himself.
"Nah, we're pretty much like this almost every single day." Sento reassured the panicking greenette.
"Banter is just a natural part of our relationship." Banjo also said as he put the finishing touches on the training course.
"All right, enough about the complexities about our relationship and all that mushy stuff." Sento said as he grabbed a bag full of tennis balls. "Now we get to work on you getting a better handle on things."
"Um…What exactly is it that you want me to do?" Izuku questioned as he stared at the two boys get behind a tennis ball launcher.
"Either dodge or catch it, it's really up to you." Sento stated as he put a tennis ball into the machine.
"What?" Izuku questioned, but he was only met with a tennis ball to the forehead. He immediately grabbed his temple, and squealed as the pain set in. Sento and Banjo winced in pain along with Izuku.
"…Guess we should try to slow it down a little bit." Banjo remarked as he started fiddling with the machine as Sento went up to Izuku.
"That hurt so much!" Izuku moaned in agony.
"I thought you would have been ready with Full Cowling by the time it would have been launched out of the machine." Sento remarked as he took a look at the bruise on Izuku's temple. "It will probably heal in a couple of days, shouldn't worry too much about. Okay, we're going to try this once again, this time, fire up Full Cowling before we continuously fire tennis balls at you and side step out of the way. Got it?"
"Um…Okay?" Izuku said with a hesitant nod as Sento walked back to the ball launcher. He then concentrated on focusing on the spreading of One for All. He felt the now all too familiar feeling of lighting crackling through his veins, the energy surging throughout his entire body, until he reached his limit.
"Whoa." Banjo said in amazement at the sight before him. Sento just smirked as he let a ball fall into the launcher. The ball traveled towards the greenette. He barely opened his eyes as he suddenly side-stepped faster than the boys could react. More tennis balls made their way towards Izuku, he effortlessly dodged the fast approaching objects. This went on for several minutes until Izuku caught the last ball. Izuku slowly disengaged Full Cowling and let out a deep breath.
"Did…Did I do good?" Izuku questioned. A part of Sento's hair shot up like a bullet.
"Did good? Try amazing!" Sento said as he made his way over to his friend. "The speed you had to be traveling at could have been-"
"Yeah, yeah." Banjo remarked as he pushed Sento away from the path he was taking. "It was pretty awesome, but now is the time for the true test." He stated as put on his driver and he extended his hand out into the air and a small robotic dragon flew into his hand. He folded up the head and tail, and he inserted the Dragon fullbottle into the robotic creature.
WAKE UP!
Banjo then inserted the dragon into his driver.
CROSS-Z DRAGON!
He performed the all too familiar ritual of cracking the lever.
ARE YOU READY?
"Henshin!" Banjo yelled as the runners closed around him.
WAKE UP BURNING!
GET CROSS-Z DRAGON!
YEAH!
"Alright!" Banjo exclaimed as he stood in his transformed form. "I want you to punch me!"
"…What?" Izuku questioned. Banjo just facepalmed in return.
"We know that you're fast, but we need to the know how powerful you can be, so I want you to hit me!" Banjo exclaimed, leaving Sento and Izuku confused at his request.
"Are you sure you want him to do that?" Sento asked. "Because it could hurt."
"Hit me!" Banjo insisted.
"B-B-But w-what i-if I hurt you?" Izuku nervously asked.
"I'll be fine! Just hit me!" Banjo continued to say. Sento and Izuku looked at each other, and Sento just shrugged. Izuku took a step forward and once again fired up Full Cowling. He winded up his fist and hit Banjo square in the chest. Banjo went flying across the warehouse until he was stopped by wooden crates.
"Oh my god!" Sento exclaimed, clearly amazed by the strength of One for All. "Banjo! Are you okay?" He asked his friend among the broken boards that surrounded his body.
"…Ow." Was the only thing that he was able to mutter, signifying that he needed help. Sento quickly strode over to him. Izuku was about to help out, but he stopped in his tracks as he looked over his shoulder. There was nothing there, but he couldn't help but feel as if something or someone was watching him. The more he looked into the corner, he felt as if a crowd was watching him, almost…encouraging him.
"Izuku?" Sento asked as he saw his friend just staring into an empty corner. "You okay?" The question seemed to have snap Izuku out of his trance.
"Sorry." He exclaimed. "Just got lost in thought there for a second." He said as he walked over to help Banjo…The feeling still sticking with him throughout the day.
(X)
"Mr. Himuro?" The secretary called over the intercom. "There's a Ms. Takigawa here to see you." Gentoku smiled at the mention of her name.
"Send her in." He replied. After a couple of minutes there was a knock at his office door. "Come in!" He said, and he was met with the journalist he was infatuated with. "Ah! Ms. Takigawa! It's great to see you! Have you decided to take me up on that hotel offer?" He asked the woman.
"That's never going to happen." Sawa flatly stated, leaving Gentoku rather dejected.
"Then how exactly can I help you then?" He asked back. Sawa proceeded to pull out a bunch of files from her bag.
"I was looking back on an old case and I was hoping you could fill me in on some details." She asked.
"I don't exactly know why exactly you came to me for this." Gentoku replied. Sawa proceeded to raise an eyebrow.
"Well, it's because he worked for you. In fact, he was the youngest on your team." She proceeded to open up the file and showed a picture of a team that once held so much potential. "Takumi Katsurgi. What's the story between you two?" Gentoku took a slight pause, and then proceeded to walk to his wet bar. He then poured himself a drink and downed the entire thing in one gulp.
"So that's what this is all about." Gentoku finally spoke. He took a deep breath and looked out the window while explaining everything to his visitor. "It all began around 4 years ago."
(X)
4 years ago…
"You called for me?" A younger Gentoku said as he entered the office of his father.
"Yes. Close the door." Taizan motioned to his son, to which he followed his father's orders. Gentoku proceeded to take a seat. "I called you in here to discuss a rather private matter." The older man stated. "Certain members of my cabinet are wanting to discuss the possibility of researching a certain…item we have in our collection." Gentoku thought about what that item could have possibly be, and he came to only one conclusion.
"I assume you are referring to Pandora's Box." Gentoku questioned. The older man just nodded in response.
"While part of me wants to disagree with them, another part of me wants to fulfill the curiosity that I share with them on what exactly the item is and what it is capable of. They say that it could be used as a means to destroy. However, I want to believe that we can use it as a means for the betterment of humanity. And I want you in charge of the team in charge of the research." Taizan admitted to his son, leaving him confused.
"But why?" Gentoku asked. "We have access to those much more capable than me. So why me?" Taizan was silent for a couple of seconds, then he stood up from his chair and walked over to his son.
"Because I trust you." He confessed, filling his son with a newfound confidence.
"I'll need researchers." Gentoku said. Taizan just smirked.
"Their files will be on your desk within the hour." He admitted. And with that, Gentoku was guided back in to his office. His father was wrong about one thing…The files came within 45 minutes. As Gentoku looked over the files he was impressed by what he was seeing and the accomplishments that they have achieved.
Nariaki Utsumi: Personal Assistant to the Founder of Namba Heavy Industries Ltd., which was then quickly bought out by Detnerat, where he became the Head Researcher of Advancements in Support Items. Heavily endorsed by the CEO. Obviously, he'll be his Head Researcher.
Eita Kawai: Helped out one of the most famous scientists in the entire world, David Shield. He instantly made it on the team.
Shingo Kuwata: Has made advancements on communications devices and renewable sources of energy. If what his father believed was true, then it would probably be good to have someone with experience in that field.
As Gentoku reached for his cup of coffee, he accidently knocked a file off his desk. He reached for it, only for him to stop as he looked at the photo of who's file he knocked over. Was someone playing a trick on him, by putting a middle schoolers' yearbook photo in it? His curiosity got the better of him as he read the file. What he read was…not what he expected.
Top of his classes, apparently highly recommended by those on I-Island, perfect scores on the American SATs, and was the son of the leading member of the Mars Exploration mission, the Kiwami Project. His father wasn't available to be a part of this new group, but Gentoku would gladly take the next best thing as he read the name on file. Takumi Katsurgi.
(X)
Present Day
"We gathered the best researchers that we could get our hands on, and we quickly gave ourselves a name. The Touto Institute of Advanced Matter Physics." Gentoku continued with his explanation. "But that was when we ran into…difficulties. Takumi was the youngest of the group, but his findings were unbelievable. But that lead him to be the recipient of much criticism, due to his age. Many came up with a cruel rumor that he sold his soul to the devil to get where he was, earning him the nickname of 'The Devil Scientist'. And…" Gentoku paused.
"And then what?' Sawa hesitantly asked.
"And then just one year later, he disappeared. And that was when things started to get worse. Everyone started to lose motivation in their work. Eventually, my father decided that the strain of our work was too great on all of us, and he politely informed us that we just lost our jobs. Everyone went their own separate ways, and we agreed to never talk about our time there ever again, as we felt it would bring bad luck to us...and that it would be a spit in the face we had of young Takumi." Gentoku concluded. Sawa was speechless at what she just heard.
"I…I don't know what to say." Sawa admitted. "Does…How is his family?"
"Apparently his father committed suicide not too long ago, but his mother is still alive. Her last words to me, if I remember correctly were, 'I hope there's a fate worse than Hell in store for you.' She blames me for the loss of both of the men in her life. But I still try to keep tabs on her, mainly because of guilt." Gentoku confessed to the journalist.
"I'll look into her." Sawa stated as she gathered her belongings. As she was about to leave, Gentoku suddenly called out.
"If I could make a suggestion, get in contact with Utusumi first. He and Katsurgi were close like brothers. And he was the last to see him before he…" Gentoku stopped himself short. Before she left, Sawa had question burning her head.
"You said that the four of you agreed to never speak of it again, yet you told me. Why?" She questioned. Gentoku took a deep breath.
"Because the truth needed to be told." Gentoku admitted.
"Thank you for your time." Sawa stated with a small, comforting smile on her face. As the door finally closed, Gentoku finally started to cry…which then turned into a small fit of laughter.
"Who knew I was so good at acting?" Gentoku asked himself as he poured himself another drink.
(X)
12 Days until the Sports Festival
Sawa had gotten in contact with Utusumi, and he asked that he to meet in a very specific spot. Unfortunately, her work forced her to do an interview with Uwabami, so she sent the next best person.
It took Sento a few minutes to find Utusumi among the many gravestone, but eventually, he found a spectacled man fixated on a very specific gravestone. He cautiously approached the man.
"Nariaki Utusumi?" Sento asked. The man turned to face him.
"You're not the reporter." Utusumi calmly said.
"Um…She had another appointment." Sento admitted. "I'm a friend of hers."
"…I wouldn't have expected a reporter to be friends with such a young man." Utusumi stated. "Much less a student from U.A." Sento did a double take at that statement.
"How did you-" Sento began to question.
"Know you were a student? I did a little on your reporter friend, to see if she was genuine. One of the articles she had to her name was on what students thought about All Might as their teacher, and you were quoted in it. Plus, your picture was attached with said article." Utusumi explained, leaving Sento mildly impressed. "Now that is out of the way, what exactly does this have to do with Katsurgi?"
"Well…" Sento didn't really know how to spin this to sound good, but he'll try his best. "Ms. Takigawa admires the journalists of the yesteryear. The ones that would risk their lives to find the truth about the stories they were researching, and she wants to bring that spirit back. And she wants the find the truth about what happened to Takumi." Sento finished explaining. He waited for a response from the man as Utusumi remained silent.
"…That was a pretty good speech. I'm impressed." Utusumi said in a dull tone.
'…It doesn't sound like you are.' Sento thought to himself, but he quickly shake that thought away. "Can ask you what exactly could have caused Takumi to disappear?" He asked. Utusumi broke eye contact and knelt in front of the gravestone, blocking the name to Sento.
"I assume she told you about our work on Pandora's Box. We assigned to find ways to use it for the betterment of mankind. Kuwata, Kawai, and I focused on how we could use it as a way for new renewable energy sources. But Katsurgi…He was still young and saw it in a different light. He believed that there was a way that heroes could use certain parts of it to fight those that would want to bring the downfall of society. He was fixated on that concept. He drew up many designs for support items that could be used with said parts. Many of them were unsuccessful, but eventually, he was able to receive help from his father, and together they finalized designs that he theorized could work. Many of said designs had to be worn around the waist so that way the energy could be spread evenly through the body." Utusumi explained. Sento' eyes widened upon hearing the last part of his story.
"Did it look something like this?" Sento asked as he reluctantly pulled out his driver. Utusumi was in shock as he saw the device.
"How did you-…" Utusumi began to question, but he was too much in shock to finish his statement.
"I…I found a USB with that design on it one day, and the blueprint for that was on it." Sento faked explained.
"It was just that design on it?" Utusumi asked, to which Sento nodded. "That…That can't be right. He keep every file he had with him. If was just that design, then the rest are still out there." Utusumi surmised.
"Do you have any idea on if he would have kept them on a different drive?" Sento questioned.
"It's more than likely. And he would have given it to someone he trust. It wouldn't be with his father since…" Utusumi fell silent as he tried to figure out who he would have given the drive to. That's when it hit him. "…His mother."
"What?" Sento asked. He was startled as Utusumi suddenly rose.
"If those designs fell into the wrong hands, there's no way to tell what could happen. His mother lives near she works, the Endo Primary School. If anyone knows where drive is, it's her." Utusumi explained, handing the driver back to the boy.
"I…I don't know how to thank you." Sento remarked. Utusumi was thought about it for a couple of seconds.
"You can thank me by finding that drive and finding out what happened to Katsurgi." Utusumi devised. "You can also thank me by following this piece of advice. Whatever you do, continue on your path to be a hero. Don't become a scientist. Don't be like me." Utusumi warned as he started to walk away. "It only leads to sorrow." As Sento stood in silence at what he just heard, he was finally able to look at the headstone that Utusumi was staring at. It only had one name on it.
Juzaburo Namba.
(X)
As Banjo entered the gym, he got his boxing gloves ready, and he proceeded to head to one of the punching bags. He started off with a couple of light jabs. But eventually, he started to get heavier with his punches. Letting out his frustrations that he has been dealing with in the past couple of weeks. Bakugo and his bullshit, the attack on the U.S.J., all of it. It really didn't matter, he just got to hit something. As he wound down his punches, he heard someone come up behind him.
"I don't know what that bag did to you, but I just know that it doesn't deserve that kind of treatment." A female voice said. Banjo turned around to be met with a girl his age with orange hair in a side ponytail. "Nice hook by the way. I'm Itsuka Kendo, nice to meet you." She said as she extend her hand outwards, to which he shook it.
"Ryuga Banjo." The boy replied. He then noticed that Kendo looked like she was about ready to hit the punching bag herself. "Need a spotter?" The boy offered.
"Sure, can't be too cautious here." Kendo responded with a smile. Banjo took ahold of the bag while Kendo would do the punching. "Are you getting ready for the Sports Festival?" She asked as she threw a left hook.
"Yeah…How did you know?" Banjo questioned as he tried not to flinch as she struck the bag once again.
"We go to the same school." She stated as she kicked at the bag. "I'm the Class Representative for Class 1-B."
"Oh." Banjo said, wondering how he never ran into the girl before during his…well, rather short time at U.A.
"I tried to get a better look at your class a couple of days ago, but…well, you saw how crazy it was out there during that day." Kendo said with a shrug. "And from what I'm seen and heard…you can color me impressed." Hearing that, Banjo had a small smirk on his face.
"Well, from what I'm seeing, Class 1-B isn't too bad either." He exclaimed, earning a smile from Kendo.
"You certainly know how to smooth talk, don't you?" Kendo said as she started to walk away to another machine. "I won't tell you any of my classmates' Quirks, just in case you were wondering. I wouldn't want to ruin the surprise." She stated, leaving Banjo both confused…and a little impressed.
(X)
11 Days until the Sports Festival
"What exactly are we doing here?" Banjo questioned his friend as they made their way to the apartment they were searching for.
"I explained it to you on the way here! Why is it that you never listen to almost anything I say?" Sento questioned back, to which Banjo awkwardly looked away. Sento let out a deep sigh.
"…I'm not repeating myself this time; I just hope you know that." Sento then looked to his phone as he got a text.
Izuku: Are we still training today?
Sento quickly typed a response back.
Sento: Can't. Looking into a lead on my mysterious past.
Izuku: Oh…Well, good luck with that!
"Who was that?" Banjo questioned his friend.
"Izuku, wanted to know if we were training today." Sento explained as he rang the doorbell to the apartment. There was a few seconds before the door opened up. "Mrs. Katsurgi?" Sento questioned the middle-aged woman. "We were wondering if you can answer some questions about your s-"
"No." She stated as closed the door on the two boys.
"Smooth." Banjo stated in a sarcastic voice as he once again rang the doorbell.
"You got to gently slide into the topic, and then do whatever you want." Banjo explained.
"…Why do I get the feeling that's an innuendo?" Sento questioned.
"Hey, now you're catching on!" Banjo exclaimed. "Trust me, you are going to need it when you finally slide into Momo's pan-" He was quickly cut off as the door once again opened. Banjo put on his best smile. "Good afternoon Ma'am! What my friend was trying to say is that we-" He was cut off as the door once again closed in his face.
"Smooth." Sento remarked in a sarcastic voice as they began to walk off, clearly their mission would have to wait another day.
"Bite me." Banjo said as they walked into the carpark, looking for Sawa's car. Finally locating the vehicle, the boys were confused as to why the car was left empty. "Maybe she had to use the bathroom?" Banjo suggested.
"Yeah, something tells me she didn't." A synthesized voice suddenly spoke up. The two boys turned in shock as they saw Sawa held captive by gun point by a familiar looking foe. "I'm surprised you left her all by her lonesome." Night Rogue taunted as he pointed the gun closer to her face. "It's very unbecoming of heroes in training."
"I would agree." A second voice stated as the boys once again turned around. Blood Stalk seemed to appear out of nowhere as he stood in the middle of the car park. "I thought that one of the core principles of being a hero is never letting defenseless civilians by themselves."
"…Were you hiding behind a car, waiting to make an entrance?" Banjo questioned the masked man. Blood Stalk chuckled in response.
"What can I say," He replied. "I have a flair for the dramatics." And with that, Blood Stalk rushed at the two boys. They rolled out of the way, all while putting their drivers on.
"Henshin!"/"Henshin!" Both boys exclaimed as they turned into their respective rider forms and they rush into battle with the snake villain. Blood Stalk blocked a punch from Banjo and hit the boy in the stomach. Sento rushed the man with his drill crusher, swiping at the man. Blood Stalk used his own bladed weapon to block every swiped from the drill crusher. He was too focused on blocking said attacks, that he failed to notice that Banjo brought out his own weapon and proceeded to swipe at the back of the attacker. Sparks flew as the weapon struck Blood Stalk, he grunted out in pain. Banjo and Sento nodded, and they proceeded to kick the man into the stomach, sending him skidding across the concrete until he was indented into a car.
"You want to help out here, or do you just want to continue standing there all menacingly?" Blood Stalk proceeded to ask Night Rogue. Night Rogue tilted his head in curiosity, then proceeded to throw Sawa to the side. He then jumped into the fray, deciding to take on Banjo while Blood Stalk continued his fight with Sento. Blood Stalk shot at Sento, each of the energy pellets missing its target by just a couple of centimeters. Sento realized that this would be the perfect time to test out a Best Match that he recently discovered. He took out the marigold and turquoise fullbottles and gave them a quick shake before inserted them into the driver.
LION! SOUJIKI!
BEST MATCH!
Sento dodged another swipe from Blood Stalks' bladed weapon, all while turning the lever.
ARE YOU READY?
"Build up!" Sento shouted as he charged at the man, jumping up and kneeing him in the face, causing a small crack to appear into Blood Stalks' visor.
THE MANE CYCLONE!
LIONCLEANER!
YEAH!
The new form featured a vacuum cleaner attachment for the left arm and the features on a lion on his right arm. As soon as Blood Stalk recovered from the attack, he regained his aim and proceeded to once again fire upon the boy. Sento used his Long-Range Cleaner to suck up the bullets all while charging at Blood Stalk. He then splayed the fingers on his right arm, extending the claws built into the suit.
"That's new!" Blood Stalk stated as he dodged a swipe from the claws, causing them to slash a concrete barrier, leaving five long slash marks. Blood Stalk then got behind Sento and pointed the Transteam Gun at the boys' back. However, Sento anticipated this as he quickly turned around and extended the Lio Gauntlets' mane, throwing Blood Stalk off balance. The Trash Converter on Sentos' left shoulder started to convert the bullets into a new form of energy, which Sento used to fire back at Blood Stalk, knocking him off his feet. Sento then used the tail on his right shoulder to tie up Blood Stalk.
"Why the hell are you following us, asshole?!" Banjo shouted as he and Night Rogue clashed their swords. The two struggled to determine control over the other. The fighting took a stand still as Blood Stalk slowly started to laugh.
"It wasn't you we were after!" He exclaimed. "It was Katsurgis' mother!" Sento did a double take after that.
"What for?!" Sento yelled as he tightened the grip on the tail, Blood Stalk just continued to laugh. "Why are you laughing?!"
"It's funny because you have no idea who you really are searching for!" Blood Stalk started to exclaim. "What you think you know about Takumi Katsurgi isn't the truth!"
"Don't you dare!" Night Rogue exclaimed to his comrade, but his plea just fell upon deaf ears.
"Takumi Katsurgi isn't just any other kid!" Blood Stalk with an evil glee in his voice. "His research was designed to help us in our quest! Takumi Katsurgi is the one who created the Smash! Takumi Katsurgi…is the creator of Faust!"
An eerie silence fell upon the parking lot, save for Blood Stalks' laughter. The boys were stunned by what they just heard. So much so that Sento unconsciously loosed his grip on the tail. Blood Stalk took this opportunity and broke free of the tails' grasp on him. He pointed the Transteam Gun at Sento and slowly walked towards his partner.
"Ciao!" He exclaimed as both he and Night Rogue fired their guns, causing a thick smoke to seep over their bodies. Sento was quick to suck up the smoke, but it was too late as the two foes were long gone by then.
"Damn it!" Sento exclaimed in a quick second of anger, but that anger was subsided as he remembered his friend being tossed aside. He and Banjo rushed to Sawas' side. "Are you okay?" He asked as the two boys helped her to her feet.
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine." She said, but it was clear that she wasn't alright as she made herself seem as she started to sway back and forth. She was about to fall, but Sento was quick to help support her up. "Thank you." She stated as relied on Sento for support. Sento was about to shrug it off, but he quickly stopped himself. The Lion fullbottle enhanced his scent of smell, and he just caught a new scent. He quickly turned to where it was coming from and was shocked to see Kyoka Katsurgi standing there.
"H-How…" Sento began to ask. "How much of that did you hear?"
"…Every last bit." She stated as she made her way over to them. Banjo then quickly leaned to Sento.
"Want me to knock her out?" He whispered to his friend, but he quickly shook his head. Mrs. Katsurgi draped Sawas' arm around her shoulder and started to help her. She then looked to the boys.
"Are you coming?" She asked, leaving them a bit confused. "Your friend may have a slight concussion, and it's best to get you two inside before somebody sees you." She stated as they hesitantly followed her. She then looked to Sento.
"And I believe you wanted to ask some questions about my son."
And with this chapter, we break the 100k word mark! A personal achievement that I didn't know if I would break when I first started this story. But now that I'm here, it feels...I don't know how to describe it. But enough about me.
Next time on Hero of Love & Peace: With the shocking declaration, more questions are raised against Takumi Katsurgi. Will the rest of his data prove to hold the answers our heroes seek? And an ugly truth makes itself known to one of our heroes in training...One that will change his life forever.