The young duo waited in the restaurant for 30 minutes before the heroes had arrived
"Ah! They are here!" Izuku said before getting up to go to them, Miko following him suite
Near the entrance of the restaurant stood Allmight in his shrunken form and Aizawa(aka Eraserhead). Both of them having rather serious looks on their faces
"Brat, it's a great thing that you thought of actually calling us, instead of just going there by both of youselves" guess who said that?
"Yes, young Midoriya! I am glad that, you chose the right decision!"
"Why are both of you talking like I would have-" "Gone there? Yes, you probably would have, if it weren't for this girl here..." they deadpanned at the young OFA user
"Wha- I- Uhh...fuck, I probably would have..." he couldn't argue
"M-Midoriya-kun, I am not exactly someone who quickly goes into conclusions usually, when it comes to their appearances and all...but...are these really the heroes you were talking about?" Miko asked him nervously, her hand around Izuku's tightened a bit upon seeing there really questionable appearance, "Ah! Don't worry, I know they look like a bunch of homeless drug addicts, but I've known them for a while now, from the amount of time they worked as my coach!" he tried assuring her
"Homeless...drug addicts..." While it wasn't the first time they've been called as such...it doesn't mean that it doesn't sting a bit
"They are your coach, huh...I guess, I'll trust them for now...but, I am not going to be alone with them anywhere, at anytime...you are going to be there with me, considering you were the one who brought them..." she said with a pout, rubbing her face against Izuku's, with her chin sinking into his right shoulder...he could pick up the pleasant scent of cherry blossoms from her, at this distance Oh God! I was already having a hard time before, but now this is just worse! She is too close! Izuku's face turned red as he looked down and away from her
Allmight looked at both of them with his usually unreadable face They sure look pretty close... "Young Midoriya!" which grabbed the attention of the young duo, "Why don't you and young Yotsuya; if I am remembering correctly...tell in detail about the place and the happenings there?", "Oh sure!"
They then proceeded to give a detailed info about the scene they going to be in, including the previous mentioned ones Miko gave to Izuku earlier and additional ones like how they appeared to have their body sewn with black strings all over their bodies; centipedes, millipedes, arachnids and bugs spilling from their somewhat torn mouths, with them crawling all over them, and that the area was rather empty with nearly no one ever stepping foot there due to being pretty forested area. The few that do enter that place are usually people who want to see the old abandoned shrine over there, that actually belong to the same family that like owns the shrine she works at, which is related to how she found that place as she found out about it when the gūji(chief priest) of her shrine took her and a few others to see the old shrine a bit. Both shrines were for the god of fire, Ho-musubi. The older one was destroyed due to villains more than a deacde ago, when that place was infested with them. Nowadays it just remains abandoned due to the family not being able to restore it for various reasons like: it being a bit too taxing on their expenses of keeping one shrine alive, while also repairing the other one, or that the place is still somewhat unsafe and far away.
"It was in one of the times that I went there, around a week or so after I gained the ability to see ghosts, did I find that location...", "Hmm, I see...go on" Allmight urged her, "When I went there, I saw one of the ghosts move around a bit behind some trees that hid the area with the shack, essentially...I was still getting used to seeing these things, so I accidentally thought of it to be a human and went after them to not wander off, you see...", "So, that's how you found that place?" she nods nervously, "Did you go there, at any other times than just the times when the chief priest brought you there?", "No, not really...I only went there a few times now, and they were when the chief took us there..." she told at last
The four were walking towards the place as they spoke, and now were in front of the old shrine
"So, where exactly is it?", "Ah, this way" she pointed towards the back of the shrine, which they proceeded towards
The sounds of their feet trampling leaves was the only thing that was heard in this dead silent forested area.
Izuku was alongside Miko as the other two were in front of them, in case of protection. While Walking the 9th OFA user took notice of Miko's shaking hand as he looked to her face, which while having her usual stoic expression; it seems to be slowly breaking to show her true emotion, "Yotsuya-san", "Y-Yeah?", "Are you afraid?", "Of course I am...it's not like I wanna come here or anything to begin with...I am not some kind person who has the heart to be hero or even a cop, to be honest...the every thought of having to fight against villains really scare me, and the same goes for ghosts..." her face got more darker as her head tilted downwards, "I just wanted to have a normal life, you know...I am just a normal person, you know?!" tears started to well up on her eyes as she brought both her hands to her chest, "I don't like the idea of going against ghosts just as much as I am when it comes to fighting villains..." she tried her best to put on a strong face, "To be honest... I don't like that a lot of the public are really negative against heroes who kill villains...villains that probably are dangerous or just straight up deserved it..." her face got slightly angry, "Do they realize it's not as easy as they demand them to be able to protect them all without too much trouble, especially when they hate heroes who kill villains" her face got somber again instead, "I mean, it's not like I wanna see someone die or anything, even if it's someone who deserves it, but...there are times where a decision, has to be made...and if that decision depends on taking a villain's life, if they deserve it...I wouldn't have a problem with it..." she gained a slight smile on her still tearful face, "I appreciate all the heroes that keep on fight, despite the odds and having to face the negativity they receive, when they do something even remotely 'not heroic' as the public calls it..." she put on a more brave face now, "All on all, I can't exactly say whether someone had anything to do with these dead souls...but I willing to do whatever possible to make sure nothing bad happens...and if there is someone behind their deaths...all I hope is that; that person to be gotten rid of...whether it be through killing them or restraining them, it doesn't matter...so long as everyone safe" she finished her long speech with sigh
The two heroes listened to her speech, having appreciative looks at her heartfelt words. Izuku on the other hand looked at her with an unreadable expression, before he moved to do something he would have had a hard time doing, even if he has kind of done it before...just so to make the girl near to feel better
"Ah!" was the sound she made as she was pulled into a tight hug by Izuku, "M-Midoriya-ku-?" "Hush, hush...it's fine...it must have been pretty lonely right? Having to wake up seeing them...it must be pretty tough, huh?" he asked her in a soothing and comforting voice while stroking her head, as it rested against his right shoulder, "You are a brave girl, Yotsuya-san...having to deal with them all the time, by yourself...especially without being able fight back at all...sorry for never reciprocating properly earlier...I am just an idiot who has a hard time talking to girls, let alone hugging them...sorry, I should've realised how you felt about finally seeing someone that not only can understand your situation, but also help you out with it...I am incredibly sorry...I don't mind it, if you wanted to hug me...it's fine...I'll help you out, whenever you need me, okay?" his words little by little made her finally breakdown, as her muffled crying was heard for a distance...she kept on crying on his shoulder, relieving the fustration she felt for a long time, happy at being able cry out to her heart's content...
The heroes and the young man let the poor girl relieve her worries and fears...as they stood silent, without making a word for awhile...