Chapter 17: The Truth About Soichi Isurugi

10 Days until the Sports Festival

04:32 A.M.

As Sento chased after Soichi, many thoughts were racing through his mind. But it always came back to a question. How? How could he say all of these encouraging things, be there to support him, and be the one to inspire him to be a hero, if he was one of the most horrible villains he had ever encounter? Why do all of this? What was his endgame? The two came to a halt below a bridge, not to face off against each other…but because they ran out of breath.

"Boy…" Soichi said as he sat down on the ground. "…I'm getting too old for this!" He said as he tried desperately to catch his breath.

"Why?" Sento questioned as he too tried to catch his breath. "Why do all of this? Encourage me to be a hero? Fight Faust, when all this time, you were a part of them?!" Soichi was quiet for a second, but he just smirked in response.

"It's a part of a bigger plan, but I really don't want to spoil anything for the big surprises I have planned." He then started giggling to himself. "Hey, you wouldn't mind let me go that easily, would you?" He jokingly asked. Sento shot him a look that read, 'Are you being serious right now?' Soichi sighed in response. "I guess you wouldn't." He then started to get up. "You know, I still need the Gorilla and Diamond fullbottles from you."

"You know that I wouldn't give them up that easily." Sento stated as he put on the Driver, knowing full well why Soichi dragged him on this chase underneath the bridge. Soichi smirked in response as he pulled out his Transteam Gun.

"Guess that means I have to go all out then." He stated as he pulled out a fullbottle and inserted it into the gun.

COBRA!

"Jouketsu." Soichi stated as he pulled the trigger.

MISTMATCH!

A think smoke soon enveloped the man that Sento believed actually cared for him.

CO-COBRA!

COBRA!

As the announcement rang out, Sento could see a red lightening illuminating behind the man he once knew as Owner. The blueish color of his visor and his chest piece could be seen shining through the dense smoke.

FIRE!

A white smoke suddenly caused the black smoke to dissipate as red and blue sparks shot out from the many pipe fixtures of the now transformed Blood Stalk.

"I am Blood Stalk." Soichi finally admitted in his normal voice. He then started to stretch his neck and he pressed something on the side of his helmet. "But I must ask, do you prefer this voice more?" He asked in his modulated voice. "Because I certainly do. Makes me sound like the mysterious villain I was destined to be! But I can tell that you don't care about that, so hand over the fullbottles."

Sento said nothing as he inserted the bottles into the Driver and rushed into fight him. Sento tried to hit Blood Stalk with his Muscle Gauntlet, but Stalk was quick enough to dodge out of the way. He tried to shoot at the boy, but Sento was quick to create a light barrier to block the bullets for hitting him. Blood Stalk then used his Steam Blade to try to swipe at Sento, but he once again blocked the attack with the light barrier. With Stalk being in exposed, Sento proceeded to punch him square in the stomach, which caused to go him to flying backwards. As Sento started to walk forward, Blood Stalk pulled a panel out of his knapsack.

"Not this time!" He exclaimed as he pointed the panel towards the boy, which caused a beam of light to suddenly shoot out of the panel, hitting Sento square in the chest. The energy from the panel enveloped Sento, and he screamed out in pain as it was able to disengage his transformation. He fell to the ground, an empty fullbottle fell beside him. Blood Stalk walked over and picked up the objects he desired from this encounter. He cancelled out his transformation.

"Don't…" Sento tried to say but Soichi didn't seem to hear him as he started to walk away.

"Don't think of this as goodbye…" Soichi stated as he put the bottles in the knapsack and started to walk away. "Think of this as a see you soon." He stated as he walked off to the dark night until he was gone from the boy's sight. Sento continued to lie on the ground…That was until a small light started to flash in a low frequency. He looked to the source and was shocked to see that the empty fullbottle that was hit by the energy beam was suddenly changing into a slightly bigger version of it in a grey color. He picked it up and proceeded to stare at it, not really sure what to think of this sudden development. But he knew that he had to quick get out of the open.

(X)

05:35 A.M.

"This better be worth it." Gentoku stated as he and Soichi entered the office of Rikiya. Soichi had the biggest shit eating grin that one could have as he carried the knapsack into the office.

"May I ask what this is all about?" Rikiya asked as the two approached his desk. Soichi dumped the contents of the knapsack onto the desk, shocking both Gentoku and Rikiya. "This is…intriguing." He said with a slight smile on his face as he picked up the Rabbit fullbottle.

"I just wanted to show that I take this partnership very seriously, and I decided to give you a little gift to show that." Soichi stated with a proud look on his face, but Gentoku was suspicious of that statement. Rikiya got up from his desk and slowly started to walk to the panel on his wall. "Say, I don't think I've ever asked…What exactly do you plan to do when you get your hands on Pandora's Box?" Rikiya let out a small chuckle as a response.

"With Pandora's Box in my hands, I can fulfill the goal of my…let's just say foundation." Rikiya stated as he stared at the portrait of his father. "To be able to create a world where people can use their Quirks, without fear of being persecuted by the 'heroes' that regulate them. That was the goals set for us by the founder." He then started to place the fullbottle into one of the slots on the panel. "The rules set by my fat-"

MISMATCH!

The fullbottle then had a small flag appear out its' cap…quickly followed by the rest of the fullbottles having flags popped out of them as well. Soichi grabbed the Lion fullbottle.

MISMATCH!

It exclaimed as a small blue flag ejected out of the top which had the words 'Too Bad!' written on it. Black marks started to appear on Rikiyas' face as he stared at the fake fullbottle.

"What is the meaning of this?" He asked as he crushed the bottle in his hand, with a hint of vitriol in his voice. Soichi just smirked in response. Gentoku grabbed him by the jacket.

"Is this some sick prank from you?" Gentoku exclaimed.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Soichi insisted as he got out of the hold that he currently found himself in. "These clothes don't iron themselves you know!" He stated as he straightened out his jacket.

"I got to hand it to him, he was ahead of me this time." He stated, making Gentoku wonder he could mean by that. Rikiya just seemed to get more angrier at this statement.

"You let your cover be blown, ALL FOR NOTHING?!" Rikiya stated as he punched a hole in the wall. That statement made Gentoku raise an eyebrow.

"What is that supposed to mean?! You blew your cover?!" Gentoku questioned.

"Well, I-" Soichi was about to explain, but he was quickly cut off.

"Get out of my office." Rikiya stated as he grabbed the panel Soichi. Gentoku was quick to try to intervene.

"But-"

"GET! OUT!" Rikiya practically screamed at the top of his lungs, the black marks only getting worse on his face. The two men just stared in shock as this was the first time that they had ever seen the man have one of his 'outbursts'. Rikiya took a deep breath, the black marks starting to slowly disappear. "…We say talk about this at a later time. Just…I need some time to myself." The two men slowly exited the office, and it was out there where the two started to bicker once again.

"What is this about you revealing your identity to the boy?" Gentoku questioned his partner. Soichi took a seat on a nearby couch.

"It was part of a plan that I had…turns out he already figured it out before I could put it into play." Soichi remarked with a hint of disappointment in his voice.

"And you didn't think to clue me in on this plan?" Gentoku once again questioned the man. Soichi got up and pressed the button to the elevator. As he got in, he only left Gentoku with just one statement.

"Why should I? You didn't let me on the U.S.J. plan." He said as the doors started to close.

(X)

06:35 A.M.

"This is the Transteam System." Takumi explained as the video played in the background. "It's a spin-off of a system devised by Kaisei Mogami…You know, before his accident and his disappearance alongside his brother. He stated that his device required something called Nebula Steam was required for his system to work, but he never stated where one was able to get said steam or even what the hell it is, so this system requires no such thing. The system was designed to further push the limits of the Build system, making it and its' user, become stronger. But the system only increases the defensive capabilities of the user, the offensive capabilities rely on their users. And the leaders of Faust have shown that they have been capable of using it. Looks I'm running out of time once again. End of trans-" The video once again cut the boy off.

Sento stared at the strange fullbottle, not really sure what to do with it. But if that strange panel was from what Sento believed it was from, then it just made things a lot more complicated than he was hoping for. Maybe he could use it for some kind of new weapon? He could have figured it out, if it not had been for the fact that he spent most of his time trying to lick his wounds and avoid anyone. He set the fullbottle on the workbench…just as his phone started to ring. He looked at it and saw that it was the last person he wanted to be calling him. He answered it and was met with a familiar voice.

"Well…This is certainly awkward." Soichi said through the phone. Sento remained silent. "I must admit, that little gag that you pulled with the fake bottles…That was certainly clever."

"What do you want?" Sento asked with an uncaring tone.

"Damn. Straight to the point, no how have you been or what have you been up to or anything like that?...Well, that kind of makes sense giving the whole predicament just a few hours ago." Soichi admitted. "I think you and I know that we have some…unresolved words with each other. We need to settle things."

"Agreed." Sento said, finding himself disgusted by even agreeing with the man that betrayed him.

"Where it all began. 40 minutes. Be there or be squared." Was all that Soichi said as he hung up. Sento let out a deep sigh and stared at the fullbottle. Looks like the new weapon would have to wait.

(X)

07:15 A.M.

As the boy awoke, he found himself in an…unfamiliar place. The alleyway was dingy, the rain hitting him was cold and unforgiving. He tried his best to remember the last thing that happened to him, but no matter how hard he tried…He couldn't remember anything. Where he was previously, his parents…or even his own name. The fact that he couldn't remember a single thing terrified him.

He heard footstep approaching him, and he saw an older gentleman with a look of concern on his face. Seeing the man gave the boy a sense of calmness. As the man approached the boy, the boy had one question on his mind.

"Who am I?"

That was the scene that played out in Sentos' mind as he stared at the spot where Soichi first met him. The rain was unforgiving, just like all those years ago. The memory was now forever tainted knowing that the man that he once looked up to as a father figure, could have had…no, had a hand in the loss of his memories and putting him in the situation he now had to face without any father figure to seek for guidance. He then looked at his phone and just wondered if his message would be received.

"This place is certainly nostalgic, isn't it?" Soichi asked as he strolled up to a certain part of the alleyway. "It felt like only yesterday that I came across a poor boy with no memory of his past and decided to take him in from the kindness of my heart. Good times." He remarked. Sento was just silent as he continued to look at the spot.

"I need to know." Sento began to say, all while still keeping his back to Soichi. "After all the things we have been through…The birthday parties, the first day of school, my first time getting beaten up by bullies, the first time I ever transformed, Misora first calling me her brother…All those happy times…was it all a lie?" Sento asked, not sure if he wouldn't even get a response. Soichi let out a deep sigh.

"No…No, it wasn't all a lie." Soichi admitted. "There were some really good times between us. And comparing you to when I first met you…The comparison is practically night and day. Makes what me feel bad for what I did…but it was all a part of the plan." Hearing that, Sento let out a deep breath then tossed aside his umbrella. Sento put on his Driver and proceeded to shake two fullbottles. Soichi smirked and decided to do the same as he pulled out his Transteam Gun and he inserted his fullbottle.

RABBIT! TANK!/COBRA!

As the rain came down even harder, the two just stared each other down, knowing there was no going back after this.

"Henshin."/"Jouketsu."

The two stated. The sounds of their transformation devices barely even registering in their mind. The sounds of the rain being the only thing they could hear. The two armored combatants staring each other down. But that stare down was quickly broken as they charged at each other.

(X)

07:10 A.M.

Café Nascita

As Momo entered the café she felt nervous for some reason, but there really shouldn't be. She was there to get help with her training for the Sports Festival…One of the most important events that determine how the Pro Hero world would see her. Okay, so maybe there was that huge dilemma hang over her head. But she just hoped that with help, she can overcome those feelings. She sat down and waited for Sento to show up. She heard a door open up…from behind her. Curious, she turned around to see Banjo and Izuku enter the café.

"Banjo? Midoriya? What are you doing here?" She questioned as she believed it would just be the two of them for the training session. The two looked just as confused as her. "Oh sorry, that must have sounded really mean."

"It's um…No problem." Banjo said, reassuring the girl. "Sento told us to come here early so we can train. What are you doing here?" He asked back.

"Um…I asked Sento to help me with some ideas of more things I could create with my Quirk." She explained. She was about to go into more details…until Ochaco and Tenya sudden walked in.

"Oh! D-Deku! What are you doing here?" Ochaco asked really fluttered as she did not expect to see the boy there. Izukus' face heat up really quick.

"W-Well, S-Sento had helped to b-better my Q-Q-Quirk! I-Is that w-w-why y-you are h-here?" The boy questioned the girl. She nodded really fast, all while avoiding eye contact. He then turned to Tenya. "I-Is that why you are here as well?"

"He asked me to come here to go over some possible policies that we could set for the Class." Tenya quickly explained, which left everyone confused. That confusion was multiplied as Mina and Kirishima entered the café.

"Oh, are you guys here for the party?" Mina questioned, which caused everyone to look at her. "Sento said that he wanted to throw a little party for some of class for all the good work they've done."

"That's what you got invited for? Senbro wanted to get tips on further building up his muscles." Kirishima stated. Everyone looked at him in confusion, while Banjo had a look of shock and betrayal on his face, as he thought he was the only one who gave Sento fitness advice. And for the next five minutes, more and more students started to enter into the café until 1-A was there, which caused more confusion to pile up as the students explained what reason they were invited for.

"Sento said that he wanted to learn how to bake." Sato explained.

"Well, he said that he wanted to expand his music profile." Jiro chimed in.

"I got told that he needed help with perfecting his fighting style." Ojiro felt the need to explain.

"IS THIS SOME KIND OF DUMBASS JOKE?!" Bakugo shouted. "I COULD HAVE BEEN TRAINING INSTEAD OF BEING HERE! WHERE IS THE CHEATER ANYWAY?!" He demanded while Kirishima tried to calm him down. That was Momo heard her phone go off…quickly followed by everyone's phone going off. As they all looked at the screen, they were confused by what they saw. A screenshot of a map pointing to an alleyway not too far away from the café, and with only one word attached to it.

Sento: Help.

(X)

07:16 A.M.

The fight had taken the two into a construction facility. Sento threw a kick that sent Blood Stalk into between a crate and a wall. Sento went to punch him in the face, but Blood Stalk dodged at the last second, causing Sento to punch the wall instead, causing a decent crack to be left behind. Blood Stalk punched Sento in the stomach, causing Sento to back up in pain. Blood Stalk just slowly circled the boy as he tried to gain his breath.

"Come on, I thought you were going to go all out on this fight!" He taunted. "I'm seriously disappointed." That managed to get a response out of Sento as he pulled out his Drill Crusher and proceeded to swipe at Blood Stalk. Sento then put the Ninjya fullbottle into the Drill Crusher.

VORTEX BREAK!

The weapon called out as purple spiral blades started to spin around violently, hitting its' target, causing Blood Stalk to go skidding across the floor. He was able to get ahold of his footing and pulled out the Steam Blade, and charging back to his target, The two clashed their weapons together, each strike being more furious than the last. While Blood Stalk guarded from an overhead strike, Sento saw an opportunity and kicked him in the stomach. Blood Stalk doubled over in pain, and Sento knocked him down to the ground. With Blood Stalk defenseless, Sento prepared for an overhead strike…

…But he quickly stopped himself as it finally hit who he was fighting. Behind the mask, was the man who took him when he was at his lowest. The man who encouraged him to be a hero. As memories started to flood in of all the happy memories that he was a part of, he unconsciously let go of his weapon…Which Blood Stalk saw as an opportunity. Striking the boy with his Steam Blade multiple times and then he aimed his Transteam Gun right at the boy.

STEAM BREAK! COBRA!

A massive purple orb quickly came out of the gun and detonating once it hit Sento, causing him to be forced out of his transformation. Sento slowly fell to his knees, with a distrait look on his face. Blood Stalk just shook his head in disapproval.

"I thought there was going to be more exciting…shame." Blood Stalk stated as he pointed his gun at the boy…only to stop as he saw him crying.

"I can't do it!" Sento exclaimed in between his crying. "I want to hate you…But I can't! You raised me to be the person that I always aspired to be! You were there for me when I was at my lowest and was there to comfort me! YOU RAISED ME TO BE A HERO!...I can't hate you…" Sento remarked to the uncaring man. Blood Stalk let out a big sigh and pressed the button that turned off his modulated voice.

"You don't get it, do you?" Blood Stalk stated as he picked Sento back on his feet. "Misora would have never used her abilities to purify those fullbottles, what I wanted the most. That was until I saw an opening when you came into the picture." He then leaned into the boys' ear. "You thought I raised you to be a hero, when in reality, you were nothing more than a puppet that I could use for my benefit." Letting the boy once again fall to his knees, Blood Stalk put the modulator on again as he pointed his Transteam Gun at Sento. "This fight is over…hero."

All of a sudden, something knocked the gun out of Blood Stalks' hand. Looking at what knocked it out of his hands, he was shocked to see the Beat Closer laying on the ground next to the gun. He turned and saw the entirety of Class 1-A standing at the entrance of the facility, some staring at him in curiosity, some stared with a pure hatred.

"Who is the fuck is this asshole?!" Bakugo shouted to the crowd.

"Blood Stalk…One of the villains that attacked the U.S.J." Momo stated as she created a shield and sword. She knew the rules about vigilante laws…but she was willing to make an exception for this one time.

"Get the hell away from our Class Rep!" Kirishima stated as he hardened up his arms, with the majority of the class getting ready to fight as well. Blood Stalk couldn't help but laugh. He turned to Sento.

"Guess this was your plan all along?" He questioned the boy. "To watch your friends d-" He was cut off as something wrapped around his body. Looking down, he saw that it was some sort of capture weapon…in the form of a scarf. Dropping down from the rafters, Aizawa landed in-between his students and Blood Stalk, who was now currently wrapped up in the scarf.

"Mr. Aizawa?" Mina asked in shock. "What are you doing here?"

"Got a text from your Class Representative about something that needed my attention. Guess this is what he was talking about." Aizawa stated to the pink girl, he then turned his attention to the wrapped-up villain. "I take it you must be connected to Night Rogue, given your costume." Blood Stalk just chuckled in response.

"No shit Sherlock, what gave it away?" He jokingly questioned, as he cut the scarf and approached Sento. "I don't want what to tell you how to do your job, but you are a pretty crappy teacher. Especially when you have someone like in your class." Blood Stalk stated as he forced his Transteam Gun to Sentos' head. "A foolish boy who thinks that he has a chance of being a hero, when in actuality, he's just some poor, stupid son of a-"

"SMMAAAASSSSHHHH!"

The next thing Blood Stalk knew, the fist of Izuku Midoirya slammed right into his face, with the full force of a bullet train going into his attack. The villain was sent flying into a stack of crates. The class was shocked, not only by the sudden outrage from the student that tended to stutter out his words when talking to anyone, but him standing with them one second, and then he was suddenly a good 6 meters in what seemed to be the span of a second.

"Holy…" Kaminari started to say, but he was quickly cut off by his homeroom teacher.

"Midoriya!" Aizawa called out to the greenette. "Get back here right-" He was unable to give his warning, as a modulated laughter started to ring out across the warehouse. Everyone turned to the source as Blood Stalk started to walk out from the rubble of the crated. Slowly walking towards the students, his laughter continued, but he quickly stopped his march up until a certain point…when out of a sudden, he cancelled out his transformation, shocking the entirety of the class as they saw who it was under the mask.

"Oh, that was one hell of a punch kid!" Soichi remarked as he detransformed. "I can tell you are going to go places!"

"T-That's…" Banjo stammered out as the truth settled into his brain. Mina covered her mouth in shock. Kirishima just stared in disbelief alongside Kaminari, Jiro, Ochaco, and Tsuyu.

"N-No.." Momo stated as she dropped her sword and shield. Bakugo was strangely quiet during this time. The rest of the students had a look of hatred on their face as the man quickly wiped a tear from his eye from laughter…While Todoroki just stared with intrigue. Soichi then turned to Sento.

"I look forward to you and Banjo growing stronger. Who knows, maybe you can take down Night Rogue…Or should I say Gentoku Himuro." He stated; the students stares intensified with a mix of shock now planted on their faces. Soichi pulled out his gun and saluted the students. "Ciao." He stated as he pulled the trigger, disappearing in an instant. Sento had a look of heartbreak on his face as the students and their homeroom teacher instantly rushed to his side.

(X)

07:47 A.M.

An emergency meeting was called between the staff members. Aizawa told them what happened. Him setting Sento on his quest to find out what happened with Takumi…and what happened in the facility. There was a silence that hung in the air as they tried their best to try to understand what they just heard.

"…That-…That poor boy…" Thirteen stated as they tried their best to find the words to express what they were feeling. Present Mic was quiet for once since the school year started, staring in contemplation at the floor. Recovery Girl gripped her cane tighter as the anger started to set in.

"How could that…bastard do that?" Midnight questioned to herself as she felt anger slowly start to set in. Snipe slammed his fist on the desk in anger. Cementoss couldn't find the words that expressed his anger right. Ectoplasm got up from his chair and left the room.

"…Where do we go from here?" All Might asked Nezu, all eyes focusing on the principal, trying to find some sort of answer to this craziness.

"I-…I don't know." Nezu admitted, shocking some of the staff members. "In the history of U.A. being a hero school…We haven't had an incident like this happen. But I know this for sure, what was just said today stays between us and the students that were there when the truth was revealed. If this gets out…I don't know what kind of repercussions could come."

"…What about his daughter? Does she know?" Power Loader asked. Nezu was about to speak, but he was quickly cut off.

"She's on her way, I gave her a call a few moments ago." Aizawa stated, shocking the mouse/bear/rat creature. "She deserves to know the truth…I can't help but…"

"But what?" Nezu questioned the teacher. Aizawa stared at the ground, trying to find the right words.

"…I can't help but feel that I was somehow responsible for this happening. If I hadn't sent that kid on the chase, maybe this wouldn't have happened…Let me make amends with this action." He confessed. All eyes was once again focused onto the principle and how he would say.

"…If she's going to know the truth," Nezu stated, "Then she should at least hear it from him."

(X)

The atmosphere in the classroom was tense to say the least. The students tried to handle the situation in their own way. Momo, Mina, Izuku, Ochaco, and Mina were by Sentos' side, trying their best to consul him. Jiro, Kaminari, Mineta, Sero, and Kirishima were in their own group, with Kirishima trying his best to not punch the wall. Tsuyu, Todoroki, Tokoyami were silent as they sat in their seats. As for Banjo…

"Fuck!" Banjo exclaimed as he kicked his desk over, startling everyone in the room. "Fucking…FUCK!" He yelled towards the ground.

"This is…le pire sentiment du monde." Aoyama said in a rather dejected voice.

"How-…How does one even describe what happened today?" Shoji asked to no one in particular.

"…I hate this feeling." Koda said, shocking those that believed he was mute.

"…Why should we feel bad?" Bakugo suddenly asked, making everyone turned their attention to him.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Hagakure questioned the explosive blond. He got up from his seat.

"How do we not know that this is some sort of ploy to make us feel this way? How do we not know that this is some kind of plan to make us believe that Cheater over here is not in cahoots with that evil organization?" Bakugo questioned the class.

"Kacchan-" Izuku began to say, but he was quickly cut off.

"Can you take your head out of your ass for a least a minute?!" Banjo asked as he marched towards the boy. "There is no way that he would do that! That dude is one of the best people that I know! And there is no way he would ever try to betray someone like that!" Bakugo quickly took Banjo up on his challenge.

"You really want to get into this, Lizard Boy?" Bakugo questioned.

"Just shut up." Shoji said to Bakugo as he stepped in between the two before it got too out of hand. The boy then looked around to see a bunch of other students giving him a bunch of dirty looks. Kirishima tried his best to calm the situation down.

"Bakubro, I think it would be best if you took a deep breath and just calm down." Kirishima stated as he tried to pull Bakugo away from the escalating tension.

"If I were you, I would try to save the little respect that the class has for, and quickly shut up before you lose that as well." Banjo commented.

"Whatever." Bakugo remarked. "At least I know where he gets his cheating side from." That comment from Bakugo set one student off as all a sudden, he was turned around and slapped hard across the face. The students were shocked that someone would do that to Bakugo…especially since they didn't expect it to come from the Vice Rep.

"You have NO RIGHT to criticize him! You egotistical, selfish, short tempered, crude bastard!" Momo practically yelled in Bakugos' face. "What gives you the right to condemn him, when he has proved time and time again that he would risk his life for any of us! Yet, you have constantly looked down on all of us, because you have this high view of yourself! You don't get to do that! Not! To! Him!" Bakugo just stared at her with a new sense of hatred.

"…Careful Ponytail, or else you'll know what it's like to have an explosion singe every hair off your arms…as well as what it's like to have third degree burns." Bakugo threatened the girl, but she still stood her ground.

"…He'll be a better hero than you'll ever be." She stated to the boy. The entire student body were more than stunned to hear that sudden declaration, and they were worried that Bakugo would have done something really stupid…had it not been for the sudden interruption of a new third party.

"What's going on?" Everyone had turned their attention to the entrance to the classroom to see Misora standing there with a woman none of them recognized…which instantly made Kaminari and Mineta suddenly interested in the new woman.

"Misora? Sawa?" Banjo questioned to the two women. "What are you doing here?"

"We…We were told that something happened." Sawa answered. "What-…What happened?" Everyone in the class turned their attention to Sento, who had said nothing since the incident.

"…Can Misora and I have some time alone together?" He asked his classmates. Hearing that, some of the students got up to leave the room.

"Why should-" Bakugo started to say, but he quickly shut up as Misora shot him a glance, making him clam up for some reason. Someone then shoulder checked him.

"You went too far today." Jiro quietly said as she walked by the boy. Seeing no point in fighting anymore, Bakugo decided to go along with the crowd and walked out of the room. Momo was the last one to leave as she gave him a look of concern, before leaving the two siblings alone together.

"Sento?" Misora asked as she slowly approached him. "Wha-…What's going on?" Sento said nothing as he slowly got out of his desk to look her in the eye.

"Misora…" He started to say, but it was difficult for him to find the words to describe what had just happened. But she needed to know the truth. "Owner…He…One of the villains that attacked the U.S.J. was a Faust member…Blood Stalk…" Misora looked confused by what he was saying.

"I remember. Why are you-" She stopped herself as it slowly became apparent what he was saying. "…No…You're lying."

"I'm not." Sento insisted, but she wasn't hearing it.

"You're lying! He wouldn't do that!"

"Misora-"

"Maybe it was some shapeshifting villain!"

"Misora-"

"Maybe he was under mind control! Maybe-"

"MISORA!" Sento finally said as he shook Misora by the shoulders. As soon as he stopped, she realized something she didn't want to believe…Sento was telling the truth. As soon as that set in, she started to cry. Sento pulled her into a tight hug. He could feel the tears start to stain up his shoulder. "He's gone…" He said in a low tone that was barely audible, but Misora heard it as her cries became louder. Sento tried his best to keep his tears in. He had to be strong for her.

"…Our dad is gone."

And the truth is finally revealed. This is one of the chapters that I was super excited to write about, hence to why it is out this early. I just hoped that I did it justice...Also, I want to give a happy belated birthday to DCDGojira! Congratulations to surviving another year! Now then, onto the preview...

Next time on Hero of Love & Peace: The betrayal has Sento feeling like he's at his lowest. Can the Vice Rep help to pull him out of that pit? And what sort of plans does the Official Class Party Planner have to try to cheer him up? And what mystery does this new fullbottle possess?