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Silver crow; Thanks! Yeah, they are becoming closer. That is how Moonfish is. They seem to do. Yeah, they all live together in separate areas. Yeah he does collect a few good things. Nagant would have yeah, she is quite protective over him. It seems someone was watching him for sure. Kai is someone for Keita to overcome, so we shall see how he handles it. Keita's power will grow and evolve as the story goes on. Those are cool Quirks. Garaki would probably be very shocked and angry at that haha. Mina is shown to be pretty cool. That would be nice for Camie. Thanks for the harem suggestions! I do have some ideas for the films. Yeah, that would make sense for the hero lineup right now in the story. That would be nice for Mt Lady. Yeah, they could be cool powers for Keita to have. Keita could share a love of tea with Momo. Yeah, he can handle Katsuki's wild side.
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Chapter 3
It had been about two weeks since Keita had begun school, for his mission, and Keita was beginning to wonder more and more about it. With each passing day, he didn't notice anything that was weird, or off.
As he thought it, there was a knock on the door to his bedroom.
It was Hawks, who had a goofy smile on his face that Keita found to be endearing.
"Morning, Keita-kun."
"Morning Hawks-kun, is something going on?"
"Not really, I mean nothing pressing I guess..." Hawks scratched the back of his head in a slightly sheepish manner, going off of the raised eyebrow of Keita. "Well, truth be told...we kinda need your expertise..."
"Sure, so what do you need? Healing? Terrain adjustments? Perhaps to put things together like the sedative bullets? Or something else?"
Keita asked, and when Hawks went to respond, the young woman Lady Nagant came up from behind the winged Hero.
Lady Nagant showed a rather calm expression on her face as she addressed Keita.
"I'm sorry, but you're the only one who can help us out, with you it will go even smoother."
"You don't have to worry about such things Nagant-chan, we're quite the team together~"
Lady Nagant showed a strong smile on her face, though at the same time, Keita noticed that her face was dipping ever so slightly, something he noticed that happened at times.
"That we are Keita-kun. Now, lets go."
He went to nod his head, but then paused, and tilted his head instead.
"Can I ask, what's the target?"
Lady Nagant brought out some profiles, handing them to the youngest member of the group.
"Its a group of Heroes that have gone Rogue, only three, but have been gathering a group of more than ten according to the information that we have gathered. We have to put a stop to them before they can cause a situation to occur." Lady Nagant answered, as she moved closer, and placed a hand on top of Keita's head, seeing his gentle smile in her direction. "But leave the heavy stuff to us, all we need from you is to make the perfect conditions to make sure they can't stop us so quickly."
"I understand, and shall do my best. But if it doesn't go to plan..."
Lady Nagant showed the hint of a smile on her face, stretching her arms above her head as she pulled closer, patting the top of Keita's head.
"Yes. Without having to engage, its best to take them from a distance. Unless the situation does end up not going our way, and in that case, we can fight together."
"You got it, Nagant-chan." Keita turned to Hawks, and flashed a thumbs up. "Lets do it Hawks-kun."
Hawks ruffles his hair, and wraps an arm around his shoulders, bringing him into a playful headlock.
"Hey, don't forget I'm your senior!"
Hawks grinned, with Keita developing a small joking face.
"Worried that I'd steal your thunder Hawks-kun?"
"Hahaha, I'll show you thunder~"
Hawks gave a bellow laugh, as the pair began out of the room, and down the corridor, having a playful banter with one another.
Lady Nagant followed after them, staring towards Keita in particular, and her eyes lowered ever so slightly, when she looked at her own hands, and for a few moments, she imagined her hands stained in blood, sweat began dripping off of her brow, and her body shook in place ever so slightly, while many haunting images ran through her mind…
"Nagant-chan."
That was until a voice called out to her.
She looked up, seeing that Keita was overlaying his hand with her own, Lady Nagant stared towards Keita, seeing that he had a soft gentle smile on his face, something that caused the wild thoughts that was building up inside of Lady Nagant to disappear.
"I...Is something wrong Keita-kun?"
"Not with me." He replied, as he allowed his hand to hold onto her own. "Nagant-chan, don't worry about a thing, okay? We can do this, together."
Lady Nagant felt warm about his simple, yet effective words.
He then pulled her along, so she followed after him, and joined up with Hawks, before the trio walked off.
Arriving at a desolate area around seven in the morning, standing upon Hawks feathers high into the air, Lady Nagant, Hawks, and Keita all began preparing.
Together, all looked down towards an abandoned building that was at a good distance away.
But they all knew that the targets were inside, so Lady Nagant went over the situation with them, and began discussing how they'd be proceeding.
"Okay, so our targets are under two kilometers away, enough for us to take them down, and with luck, they unable to react in time. Keita-kun, lets begin."
"Yes of course, ready?" She nods for him to proceed, so he walked towards her, and places his fingers close to her head, along with producing what seemed to be some sort of liquid from his pocket in a container, which he added to her hair. "Okay...with a little twist here...and infusion there...it should be all ready to go..."
"Well, that's quite fast Keita-kun, increased your speed it seems."
Keita gave a thankful smile towards the young woman.
"Yes, it seems to be working, all bonded together. You can begin whenever you are ready Nagant-chan."
"Good, I always can count on you." Lady Nagant praised him, then turned to Hawks. "Next, with them confused, and unable to see where the target is initially, you'll use your feathers to tell me where the targets are since according to information they have this fog like Quirk user to cover their hideout and escape potentially, so I can use my Rifle Quirk to take them down from afar. If anything goes wrong, then we'll go with the backup plan of going in fast and hard, that is where you come in Keita-kun."
Keita nods, as Hawks begins releasing his feathers all around them.
"Right, it shouldn't be difficult for me to use my feathers like that. Still, you'll have to be quick, as soon as they realize they are under attack, they will immediately respond."
"I don't need long, we can do this very quickly together. When you're ready Keita-kun, Hawks."
Keita nods, and is shown ready, Hawks giving a strong nod of his head.
"Ready to provide backup support Nagant-chan."
"Right, on it."
First Keita was flown down towards the ground, where his hand touched said ground, and he began warping the earth, travelling as silently as possible towards the enemies base in the distance.
Placing heavy stones to each of the exits, and beginning to cover different areas of escape so they'd not be able to leave, and also left parts of the earth open, holes big enough to fit grown men and women inside, and sufficiently trapping them.
Keita soon finished off, and gave a thumbs up to Hawks, so he brought Keita back up towards them.
"Done, it will take them several tries to break the doors down, I've layered them with holes in the ground in case they can break through."
"Great, then Hawks, you're up."
"Got it."
Hawks shot his feathers through area and using them, sensing the vibrations of those inside, he guided Lady Nagant who then stepped forward, and raised her right arm, which then began producing a weapon from it, a rifle.
"Time to begin."
By using her own hair as the bullets that could shape into any type of bullet she desires, she begins sniping those inside. Not going for killing shots, not this time, and managed to down a good deal of them within half a minute, using the special sedative that Keita mixed with her hair bullets, each time they were pierced, they were immediately knocked unconscious.
Some tried to escape, but for the sharp shooting Lady Nagant, coupled with Hawks being able to give her the exact location as a thick fog soon wrapped around the building, it was a breeze for her to finish off the opponents rather quickly.
One managed to get outside, but they fell through one of the holes Keita made, giving Lady Nagant the perfect chance to snipe the enemy and take them down.
"...And done."
Lady Nagant cracked her arm back, retracting her rifle, and breathed out a single time, all the while Keita gives a strong nod to Lady Nagant, and Hawks brought his feathers back.
"Well done team." Hawks began with a grin. "It took us...forty two seconds to do such a task."
Keita gave an energetic smile towards Hawks, who returned it, then he turned to Lady Nagant, who offered a small smile back towards him.
"I can't wait to go legit, I'm gonna open my own Hero office, and of course employ Hawks-kun..."
"Hey, I'm quite high on the boards for Heroes in Japan you know? I will be employing you!"
"Yeah, but I am gunning for the Number One position, one day, and need to have a good team with me. Taking that spot from All Might himself is no easy task after all. Don't you wanna be in my office?"
"Heh, you'll join mine, then maybe I'll join yours, if I see you become the Number One."
"Yes Hawks-kun, lets see what happens~"
Lady Nagant watched their banter back and forth, it almost looked like siblings who would banter with each other into becoming stronger, but always had that level of closeness, something that Lady Nagant liked about their friendship.
Just then, Keita turned to Lady Nagant.
"So, what happens now?"
"Officially, Hawks and I will be going to investigate with some other Heroes. Which means..."
"I gotta split before anyone shows up."
"Bingo."
Keita showed a soft smile, and was guided down to the ground thanks to Hawks feathers, along with them as well, landing on a rooftop together.
"I'm off to school...no, its still too early, I'm going to go and get some breakfast, then go to school. If you need me, don't hesitate to call."
Lady Nagant nods, and the pair of Heroes watch as he leaves, while he waves towards them, hopping off of the roof, and elegantly landing onto the ground, and then he casually walks away as if nothing happened.
Lady Nagant watches him leave, then she turns her eyes to those that they had taken down, letting out a small breath to begin the next stage...
A small time later, Keita had managed to get some breakfast, including that of a burger, and was happily walking towards the school, when he heard someone call his name.
"Kei, wait up."
Keita paused, and saw across the street, Katsuki was coming towards him.
So he waited for her to show up, doing so moments later.
"Aah good morning Kacchan, want some chicken nuggets?"
Katsuki raised a brow, then shrugged and went into the bag Keita was carrying, grabbing a nugget, and eating it swiftly.
"This is what you're having for breakfast?"
"I was up pretty early, and this little nice fast food place does really great deals for breakfast menus. So I got the chicken combo. Chicken burger, some chicken nuggets, and a chocolate milkshake. It was rather cheap as well, totally worth it~"
Katsuki looked semi amused with what was being said, as they began walking to school together.
"Speaking of meals..."
Keita raised an eyebrow.
"Hm? What about meals?"
"Its nothing...forget it."
Keita looked curiously towards her.
"You sure?"
Katsuki scowls to herself, releasing a small sigh.
"Well, my scary Mother kept pestering me about how she had these coupons for some nice place out. But it seems she had plans to pass them off to me."
"Ooh I see...wait, did you say she was scary?"
"She is...trust me, you meet her, and you'll see why its hard speaking with her, she is scary in her own way." Keita briefly paused, and wondered what Katsuki's Mother was like if Katsuki was saying that. "She gave them to me, saying that she didn't like the food anyway. I like it though, so I thought it'd be pretty stupid to let them go to waste. But its too much for me...so, want to go with me?"
Keita thinks about it for a moment, as he replies.
"Where is it?"
Katsuki paused, then brought out the coupons, showing them to him.
Keita examined them, then he smiled.
"I see, I haven't gone to a seafood place before. But it sounds really good...ooh, but I'll have to ask my guardians first."
"Yeah, ask them and let me know."
Keita nods enthusiastically.
"Great, then I'll ask them tonight. Anyway Kacchan, what're you up to today? Got any plans after school?"
"Not that I can think of."
"Then, want to come with me to a park? I found out that there is an ice cream guy that goes there and gives discounts on his products today, so I thought it could be fun to see what we could get. Even Heroes are said to go there from time to time, the guys ice cream must be really good to grab their attentions~"
Katsuki looked semi amused.
"Might as well. I think I've heard of that. It would be cool if we saw All Might kicking crap out of a Villain while eating the ice cream, maybe he could show up too. Speaking of Heroes though, tell me, what do you think about the rising star of Hawks?"
"Near the top at his young age, its outstanding, and inspiring at how well he has done to achieve such a position. How come you're asking?"
"I recalled you mentioning you like him, and I saw some documentary type about him on TV this morning, stuck in my head, and I wanted to see what else you thought about him."
Keita inclines his head.
"I see, he has this cool attitude about him that I really do like. Laid back, seems quite approachable, if he stayed in one place for longer than a short time~"
"Heh, yeah I guess he does do that. Fast little bird. Wonder how he fights though? Against stronger enemies I mean, he usually just takes them down with speed. What if that isn't enough?"
"Ooh yeah...well, that would be interesting. If there was some enemy that wouldn't go down to his speed so quickly, still I have seen him on the news from time to time, and how he uses his feathers, it looks really cool. Either way we're nearly at school, ready for the day?"
Katsuki shrugged, as they could see the school in their sights.
Continuing in together, the pair spoke about a number of different topics, enjoying their time together.
However as they walked, Keita felt something come over him, a sense of dread, so he cocked his head left and right, searching through the different people on the streets.
He didn't see anything out of the ordinary, and yet, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, a feeling he had felt before with Moonfish, but this felt different to that, a feeling Keita trusted last time, and if he felt it again, he was going to trust it again this time.
"Something wrong?"
Katsuki asked, Keita turned in her direction, shaking his head.
"Ooh, nothing at all. Thought I saw a Hero. Guess not~"
Taking her worries away, Keita and Katsuki continued to the school.
Still, that sense of being watched or at least followed wouldn't leave, and it made Keita keep on his toes, feeling the hairs on the back of his neck standing up and yet, he couldn't see anything or anyone, he wondered if this was the person that was attacking others that he had been sent for, now that Moonfish was out of the way.
If this was the culprit, then he knew they would have to be detained. So he secretly messaged Lady Nagant and Hawks about it, in case his intuition was proven to be correct like last time, and allow them to capture anyone that could be attempting to ambush the young man.
Keita didn't know it at the time, but he was being followed and that person, was slowly closing in on him...
At night, Keita and Lady Nagant were eating some food together, Hawks had gone on a mission.
Lady Nagant was seemingly in thought, Keita himself could see that she had a serious face on, making him wonder what was going on through her mind.
"Nagant-chan, you okay?"
"Oh...yes, sorry I'm being quiet. Have a lot of thoughts on my mind. I am also curious...has the President said anything else to you about the mission lately?"
"Nothing in particular...but I do have something I am unsure about...it seems to grow in me each day that something is a bit off..."
Lady Nagant gave a half surprised face, yet also a half understanding face at the same time.
"You hold reservations about going?"
"No, not at all. I love going. But, nothing has happened, since the incident with Moonfish, you know what I mean Nagant-chan? No attacks..."
Lady Nagant did also find it suspicious, and wondered more about it.
Keita then continued as she was in deep thought.
"...Even then, it is important if the attacks are still going on..."
"Still, I'm glad that you're enjoying your time, even if the culprit has yet to reveal themselves, its good to have a sense of normalcy."
"Yes, I agree, it is odd going out into the world and seeing so many new things, I never really got to do that when I was with big brother...I even got invited out by a friend tomorrow, to stay for a little while to have a meal out together. I haven't said if I can go or not yet. I don't know if it would be fine..."
"I don't see why you can't go out. And if the President or anyone says anything, then I'll speak with them. Go out with your friend, Keita-kun. Trust me, in our line of work, any sense of a normal time, is leagues better than nothing at all."
Keita could hear the wisdom in her words, wisdom from a veteran who had seen a lot of things, and knew a good deal as well.
"I understand Nagant-chan. Though, I also did some research, and so far, I haven't been able to find any new information that we don't already have about attacks in that area. Could the Villain have moved onto a different area? And that's why nothing has happened? Nothing turned up from your inspection today...so, I keep wondering if that is the case...or if they could be simply keeping a low profile for now..."
Lady Nagant got into a thinking pose.
"Now that you say it...that is a possibility. And if that's the case they have moved on, you might end up going to a different place."
Keita could understand that.
"If that is the case, then I'll be sure to enjoy the time with my friends."
Lady Nagant inclines her head.
"That is a good idea, enjoy your time while you can."
"Speaking of, Nagant-chan. I thought about doing some research on those previously attacked, to see if there was any other common thread that binds them besides location and potential age. Like Quirk type, background, shared schools, or shared histories or something...if any kind of other pattern emerges..."
Lady Nagant had also been thinking along those same lines, especially now that this nagging feeling she had, wasn't just her own and was being shared by someone she thought had a good head on his shoulders.
"Yes, you're right. I think I'll begin doing that tomorrow, to see if we missed any possible cases, or ones that have been overlooked and we thought might not factor into what we are dealing with. Also, Keita-kun..." Lady Nagant saw him tilt his head, so cute in her mind that she held a gentle face. "...you enjoy your time, okay? Being a Hero is important, but being a person is also very important, connections to the world, helps in your desires to protect it."
Keita flushed lightly at her words, and gave an earnest nod.
"Yes, I will, Nagant-chan. You too, Nagant-chan. We...have difficult jobs, so its good, to be able to relax when we can."
Lady Nagant pats his head, so he pulls closer, and embraces her, something that made her happy, and she embraced him right back, rubbing his back, while he rested his head upon her shoulder.
Lady Nagant felt rather happy right now, and was glad for Keita to begin having a better life after what he had been through.
The next day at school, Keita began walking towards the gates of the school, where he saw Katsuki stood there. He adopts a small smile, and approaches her, his hands whimsically swaying side to side.
"Morning Kacchan. I talked to my guardians, and they said it'd be fine if I stayed out for dinner with you."
"Right, then we'll be going out later on. I have something to do first, so I will meet you a little later on."
Keita chuckled lightly, pulling closer to the young girl.
"Rather determined, Kacchan?"
Katsuki showed the hint of a smirk.
"If I see something that I..." She paused, seeing the innocent teasing smile on his face. "...Never mind. Though I did want to ask to see something else about you."
Keita tilts his head curiously.
"Hmm? What did you want to ask?"
The young girl gave a mildly annoyed look, since she found it to be a question she wished to ask, but also wasn't entirely sure on how to ask it. She hadn't had the chance to ever see this before, and much less be in the presence of someone she was sure that would be capable of fighting against her.
So, she decided to ask it straight out without holding back.
"I wanted to see how strong you were."
Hearing her ask that, Keita cocked his head right.
"Like a training session?"
"Guess so. What do you say? I have a feeling that you're quite strong, I've already seen how you raised a wall almost immediately when seeing how the blade tooth bastard came for us. I want to see how strong you are, what you can do, among other things."
Keita didn't have a problem with that and he had to admit after recalling how she was able to react to Moonfish when they had a brief encounter, made him wonder how she would fight, and what control she had over her Quirk.
"Of course, I'd like to have a fight with you, Kacchan. We can test one another."
"Yeah, then get ready because I want to see your strength! You said you wanted to be Number One, right? Then I'll show you my true power!"
Keita did admire her determination, and how she was still going forward with strength in her eyes.
"Aah, a challenge I see." Keita leaned closer, to the point he was up close, and showed a small smile. "I can't wait Kacchan. Wanna make it interesting?"
She was taken aback when he said that, and became intrigued.
"Interesting huh? Well, lets come up with that on the day, I'll be sure to think of something you can give me."
Upon hearing that, Keita showed a serene smile.
"I see, Kacchan. Well, I guess we shall see on the day who wins~"
Katsuki liked how despite what she said, he didn't back down either, and was ready to brawl unlike the rest of them, and even liked the idea of being challenged, something she also found to be interesting. She wished she did have someone like that before, but having it now was pretty good in her eyes.
"Damn straight we will. As I said, show me exactly what you can do, and I will show you what I can do as well."
Keita could hear the passion in her voice, and he respected her way of thinking when it came to wanting to fight to the full force of her power, and also wanting Keita to answer that with his own power as well.
"Of course, I'd be happy to train with you Kacchan."
Keita then began going towards the school, with Katsuki following beside him.
"Right, then I'll find a place for us to do it. I expect it would be a rather destructive thing, so perhaps a training centre might be good?"
"Ooh yeah, I don't mind where we end up fighting. As long as I can have some kind of surface to touch, I can fight with that."
Katsuki nods, as they continue to their classroom.
Making it inside, Keita and Katsuki continued their conversation.
Izuku watched on, and saw how casual they could be together, he thought that it was pretty cool how Keita could do that, and when he thought about approaching, he saw Katsuki glance towards him.
He paused, but then saw Keita turn and smile.
"Morning Izuku-kun."
"Good morning Keita-kun!"
Izuku walked over, and sat close by, as the three of them talked. Or rather, the pair of Katsuki and Izuku talked to Keita, rather than speak to one another.
Still, it was nice for them to have a little time to have some conversation with one another.
Later that day, after school, Izuku and Keita both walked out of school together, and because Keita had sometime before he'd be meeting with Katsuki, who said she wished to get some stuff prepared which he didn't exactly know what that is, he decided to spend sometime with Izuku, which he was really receptive to.
"S-So Keita-kun...can I ask you something?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"Its just today...with Kacchan and all...n-no! I'm sorry! Y-You and Kacchan are..."
"We are...what?"
Keita curiously asks, with Izuku fiddling with his shirt.
"Its just...whenever Kacchan is...with you, she seems more calmer..."
"Kacchan...aah, she's really intriguing huh? Though I can understand Kacchan a good deal with how we interact, but you'd know her better than me."
"...She is someone I've known for years...and I am still trying to work her out..."
Keita found that to be pretty funny coming from Izuku.
"Yeah, but I like her, probably for a similar reason to you." Izuku wondered what that was. "Because of her never give up attitude. Sure, she's hot headed, but she's passionate, and has the willingness to put in the hard work to achieve her goals. I think its an admirable quality to have."
"Y-Yes...she will become a great Hero..."
"Probably yeah. As long as she doesn't go around scaring kids or something. She does have a short temper. Maybe I'll stick with her, make sure that doesn't happen."
Izuku chortled, as they continued going down the road together.
While walking together, Izuku would glance towards Keita several times.
But he didn't say anything.
Keita could see that something was on his mind, so he began to speak.
"Izuku-kun, is there something going on? You kinda seem nervous about something...?"
"I-I am being weird, aren't I? I'm sorry!"
"No, its nothing to apologize over. But you know, you can say anything to me you like."
Izuku softly smiled, feeling a little more braver from his openness.
As they neared an overpass, suddenly Keita's phone began to ring.
The song that came out was "Angel with a shotgun." which drew Izuku's attention to it.
"T-That's an interesting song for a ringtone."
"Oh yeah, it was the closest I could get to what someone I know represents. I personalize all those contacts in my phone. You should hear what I have for Kacchan." Izuku tilted his head in curious wonder, as Keita answered the phone. "Hello."
[Keita-kun, can you talk? It pertains to a mission.]
It was Lady Nagant, Keita could hear the seriousness in her voice, and knew he'd not be able to speak about it openly, so he would have to go to a different area, and began looking as casual as possible.
"One second." Keita smiled, and bowed his head ever so slightly. "I'll be right back, just gotta deal with this. Should only take a minute or so."
"S-Sure, I'll wait right here."
"Great. Be right back."
Keita walked off to around a corner, while Izuku patiently waited.
As he did however, he heard a noise.
He looked around, but saw nothing.
However, from the sewage system, the drains, something began to rise.
Some kind of sludge, which was hard for the eye to see, and upon seeing Izuku stood there, it began making its way towards him.
Back with Keita, he spoke on the phone with Lady Nagant, making sure that no one could listen into their conversation, being in a completely isolated area and with no one in hearing range.
"Okay, so what's happening?"
[So the mission is another Villain hunt, though this time it will be at night. We need your power to lock down an area for Hawks and I to be able to fight this Villain group.]
"I see, you said tonight? The time?"
[Ten at night. Do not worry, you have that time with your friends, don't you?]
Keita exhaled slowly.
"Yes, that's right. But if this is important for earlier then..."
[The element of surprise shall be on our side at night, it is best to do so then. Don't worry, its fine.]
He always adored how she was always looking out for him, and giving him kindness like this, something that he hoped he would be able to repay to her, after everything that she had done for him.
"You sure?"
[I am, really have some fun. Just have fun, and be a normal teenager. Even if its only for short periods of time.]
"Yes...I understand. Thank you. Don't worry, I shall always support you, so tonight its on I suppose."
Though she didn't verbally communicate anything, Lady Nagant did feel touched by his words.
[Yes, tonight. For now, go and have a good rest of the day, then I'll see you later.]
"Thank you, you as well. Don't hesitate if you need me."
[I wont, until tonight, have fun.]
Keita smiles to himself, as they mutually hang up the phone.
He went to leave, when he heard the sound of something being knocked against.
The sound of a metal can moving across the ground, so his eyes turned towards the direction he heard the sound...and yet, nothing was there.
"Is someone...?"
Deciding to do some investigation work, Keita moved closer, as he placed his hand on the ground, fashioning himself a bat made out of the concrete, in case he was about to be attacked, he could feel deep within him that something was off, he hoped that he was proven wrong and yet, he also would be fine with it being right, so the menace who was causing these problems would be caught.
When he made it to the alleyway that he heard the noise come from, Keita tightened his hand upon the stone bat that he was wielding, and looked towards the alleyway from his position, stationed on the right hand side.
Prepared to fight, Keita lunged into the alleyway...where he saw a cat.
He placed a hand on his chest, and walked closer towards the little cat.
"Meow~"
"Kitty, so it was you huh." Keita bent down, and petted the top of the cats head, where she purred away. "Good Kitty."
Keita showed a gentle smile, and began leaving the alleyway.
Getting out of the alleyway, Keita refused the self made bat with the ground, and walked off.
Though as he did, he felt as if eyes were on him once more, so he whizzed his body around...nothing.
"This strange feeling..."
Keita takes in a breath, before walking off towards the area Izuku would be to make sure that he was safe.
As he did, a set of eyes landed upon Keita, watching his every move...
Keita returns to the area Izuku was in, but when he got there, he couldn't see him at all.
"Izuku-kun...where did he go…?"
He looked around, left and right down long winding streets, but couldn't see Izuku.
He turned his eyes back to the way the school was, but nothing, so he turned towards the overpass up ahead.
Because he was at a distance, he couldn't see inside since it was so dark, but he did hear some noises coming from there, so he took a look, and moved closer.
Practically rushing towards the area the overpass was, it became clearer and clearer on what was happening, and he wasn't pleased.
What he saw was a grotesque looking sludge monster creature that was around Izuku, suffocating him with said sludge.
When he saw that, his eyes turned angry, especially when seeing Izuku suffering.
"You have three seconds to drop that boy."
Izuku heard the voice, and though he was suffocating, he saw Keita approaching him and the sludge Villain.
Tears of joy and regret came from Izuku.
Joy at seeing Keita there, wanting to protect him.
But regret because he now was placing him in a difficult position, so he thought.
"Don't worry Izuku-kun, I'm here now. I'll save you, I promise."
Izuku cried some more, while the sludge Villain laughed.
"What are you going to do little boy? This isn't a game you know?"
The Villain laughed it off, but Keita wasn't laughing.
Seeing how distraught Izuku was, the pain he was in, truly did anger Keita.
But he controlled that anger, and instead was going to be fuelled by that to save Izuku.
"I gave you three seconds, you didn't heed my warning, now I will have to get serious."
Bone chilling words.
No anger was in them, but they clearly were meant to show that he wasn't playing around either.
It was fierce, precise, and all directed at the sludge Villain who was shaking as a result.
Keita simply bent down, and his lone finger touched the ground.
Pressing against it, the sludge Villain was at first confused on what was supposed to be happening.
But it soon became clear when there was a shifting of the earth, with it cracking, and began breaking apart, reforming into something else, rather rapidly.
"W...W-What in the hell?! You can control the ground?!"
"My secret."
The sludge Villains heart stopped for a moment, as he saw pillars rise all around him, trapping him from all sides so he wasn't able to escape.
Then Keita came running over, so the sludge Villain shot off pieces of himself to try and slow him down.
But with the training he had received from the organization, he was able to dodge it effectively, running fast enough that the sludge Villain suspected he had a speed enhancing Quirk, which wasn't the case as it was a result of his training and life with the Yakuza.
"Get away from me you bastard! Or I will kill this kid!"
"No, you wont."
As he said it, he reached the sludge Villain.
His hand pressed against the sludge, and something astounding to the sludge Villain began to happen.
The body of the sludge Villain began to unravel, like it was being split at the seams.
The sludge Villain was shocked, seeing spider like webbing lines travel across from the place Keita was touching, towards Izuku, and removing all of the sludge surrounding, and threatening to enter his body.
Using his power, Keita was capable of breaking it down, and releasing Izuku from his grasp, who fell down to the ground in a near unconscious state, so Keita quickly tapped the ground with his free hand, which generated a slide made of smooth pavement and road, allowing Izuku to slide to safety.
"HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT KID! STOP THIS!"
The sludge Villain couldn't fight against this attack, he had no way of getting out of Keita's grasp, as the sludge was under the control of Keita, who elegantly moved his hand around, causing the sludge to twist and turn in different ways, when the sludge Villain tried to attack with his arm elongating, Keita caused the arm to be stopped, and with his Quirk, broke down the sludge, adding it to the parts Keita already controlled.
"Alright, time to get trapped."
Keita pulled out a bottle water, drank the remaining water, as he calmed the twisting of his body down, seeing that the sludge Villain was completely disorientated, his eyes rolling around, leaving him unable to focus.
Using the finely controlled Quirk of his, he forced pieces of the sludge to go inside of the bottle, until he finally was trapped inside, putting on the bottle cap to seal him inside.
"Phew...done."
Keita exhaling, and turned to see Izuku had passed out, so he placed the sludge Villain into his bag, and went over to Izuku, picking him up, and bringing him into the light.
Going out of the overpass, Keita walked towards a patch of grass nearby while carrying Izuku in his arms, seeing that he was unconscious.
Laying Izuku down on the grass, Keita shook him to wake him up, but to no avail.
So he began checking Izuku over for any injuries or anything that could be concerning, which he saw none which he was glad about, and gently gave a pat in an effort to wake him up.
"Izuku-kun, time to wake up..."
He patted Izuku's face this time, and it was enough to cause him to stir awake, his eyes going towards Keita's own.
His smile lit up his face, but for Izuku, he looked down at the ground, as he watched Keita sit down beside him.
"How are you feeling Izuku-kun?"
"Y-Yes...thanks to you, I am okay...Keita-kun. Saved me again hehehe..."
Keita was relieved to hear that, but when he looked over Izuku, Keita saw that he had a forlorn expression.
"Izuku-kun, tell me, whats wrong?"
"...Its just...I...I put you in danger again...because I...I couldn't fight back...I was helpless...I am...so sorry..."
Keita adopts a sad looking smile on his face when hearing Izuku apologize to him for something that made no sense to him, so he pulled closer, and gave a friendly smile towards his green haired friend.
"You don't have anything to apologize for. People like that take advantage of others all of the time. For their own gain. Its a cowardly action for cowardly people to achieve cowardly means...he thought he had the advantage, and when realizing that he didn't, he showed his true nature by threatening to kill an innocent, so you have nothing to worry about at all. It could happen to anyone."
Though Izuku appreciated what Keita was saying and was truly thankful, Izuku kept thinking that he did place Keita in a dangerous situation, that the Villain could have done something to Keita due to wanting to keep Izuku safe.
Though Izuku also knew Keita was strong and capable, he still felt bad about being captured.
"Even then...you had to save me, for a second time...you had to put yourself in danger for me..."
"I would do, again and again. You're my friend Izuku-kun, I'll always come when you need me."
Izuku paused when he said that, and he developed a happy shy face.
"Keita-kun...thank you...for coming for me..."
"You don't have to thank me. Really, its okay. We're friends. In any case, I am glad that you're safe."
Smiling more fondly than before, Izuku pulls closer to Keita, who at the same time offers him a comforting smile, a supportive one that caused Izuku to feel happy on the inside.
"Keita-kun...thank you..." Izuku appreciated the kindness of his words, but then recalled the time. "Keita-kun...you will have to go and meet Kacchan..."
"I wanna make sure you get home safe first, Izuku-kun. And also to find a Hero to give this Villain too..."
Izuku couldn't help but feel good about what he said, and how he truly was kind to Izuku, always wanting to help him out in any situation that he was apart of.
However, when they began moving closer to one another, all of a sudden they heard "I AM HERE!" a voice Izuku recognized, as did Keita, and seconds later, a bellowing blast of wind came shooting down, accompanied by a man, with striking blonde hair, bulging muscles, and sharp blue eyes.
Izuku cupped his hands together, and looked astonished as well as being very gleeful at the same time, while Keita remained calm and collected though had to admit that he did feel happy to meet the Number One in such a way.
Staring at the figure known as All Might, the pair of boys looked bewildered, Izuku more so than Keita was.
All Might showed a wild grin, his eyes keenly going between the two of them.
"Ooh my! Have I interrupted anything?!"
"N-No!" Izuku yells, All Might gives off a toothy grin. "N-Not at all! Keita-kun and I...w-we...w-we were...Keita-kun and I...a-attacked..."
"It wouldn't have been a sludge Villain would it?"
Izuku couldn't speak.
He was in awe at what he was seeing.
Keita understanding the worries that Izuku had due to this being his idol, and someone that he would find very difficult speaking casually with, he spoke up instead.
"If you're looking for a sludge Villain, I managed to defeat him and put him in here."
Keita produced the bottle he used to place the sludge Villain inside, All Might turned fully towards Keita...and paused briefly, seeing his gentle face giving off a small but kind smile towards him.
Overlooking the young man's appearance, taking in several details, All Might furrowed his brows, impressed by how he was able to defeat such a Villain by himself, and gave an intrigued smile on his face so he took the bottle off of Keita with a big cheesy but endearing grin on his face.
"My, you did, did you?" All Might softened his gaze, and adopted a more bright smile than before. "It is very impressive to defeat a Villain at your age that Heroes have had trouble keeping down. So, are you by chance going to apply for U.A. if you haven't already?"
"Aah, yeah think so~ Maybe~" Keita replied casually, glancing at Izuku, and placed his hands on Izuku's shoulders, guiding him forward, with Izuku unable to speak. "Speaking of, All Might, my friend here is a huge fan of yours, could you..."
"Sign autographs!?" All Might exclaimed, with Izuku nodding profusely. "Of course! I would be happy to do that for you both!"
Izuku squealed like the fan that he was, and presented his book towards All Might, who happily signed it.
Then he turned to Keita, who just stood there with his hands behind his back.
"Can I sign anything for you?"
All Might asked, so Keita began to nod.
"Eeh...let me check if I packed it this morning..." Keita went through his bag, before pulling out a book. "Here, my Hero signature book."
"An entire book for such things! You must love Heroes!"
"I do, I hope to become a great Hero. I have a lot to learn still, but one day, I want to become a great Hero, hopefully even the Number One. Guess that means I'm gonna come for that position All Might~"
All Might, seeing the charismatic smile that was on Keita's face, Izuku looking on and saw how Keita was speaking to All Might, as if they were simply normal people that had met, and that All Might wasn't the Number One Hero, Izuku wished that he'd be able to do that.
"I'm glad that is how you want to go about it! I cannot wait to see! You keep at it!"
Keita smiled softly, then turned to Izuku, seeing that he was staring at All Might, so Keita went close to Izuku's ear, and whispered "This is your chance, speak to him, ask him anything you want Izuku-kun." something Izuku felt torn about.
He truly wished to do it, but he didn't know what the answer was going to be.
Izuku glanced at Keita, who gave encouraging eyes, so Izuku turned back to All Might.
"E...Excuse me...A-All Might..."
"Aah yes? Is there something..." As he spoke, suddenly All Might looked a bit weak, and pain etched itself onto his face, Izuku didn't notice as he kept his head down while Keita did notice and raised a brow. "...I-I am sorry, but I just remembered, I have a prior engagement, and I have to take this Villain to the police now!"
"W-Wait, y-you have to go now…?"
Izuku said sadly, Keita noting that All Might clutched his chest area, Keita wondering if something had happened.
"All Might, you okay? Not wounded or anything? You seem to be in pain. If you are..."
Keita spoke, his voice filled with concern, and went to offer some assistance, All Might hastily shakes his head, and waves his hand.
"Your kindness is appreciated, and I am sorry that I cannot stay. I am fine, I just have to get going!"
Izuku moved closer, and clutched his fists tightly together.
Then with a loud voice, Izuku began with a shy "C-Can I be a..." but then All Might rocketed off, and he finished with "...HEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" with Keita cringing, glancing up as the winds danced all around him.
As All Might shot off into the air with Izuku clinging on for dear life, Keita noticed Izuku's book fell onto the floor, possibly due to him clutching for dear life as he was caught up in the movement of All Might.
He could see Izuku holding onto his leg, as they went higher into the air, Keita could hear Izuku less and less as the seconds passed by and they got further away.
"Geez..."
Cringing at the sight, but knowing All Might would keep him safe, Keita looked around curiously to see if anyone else was around, which they weren't.
Keita then walked over to Izuku's book, and bent down.
It was opened onto a page that had All Might's signature on it, along with some doodles Izuku had drawn, one was even of Keita it looked like in a potential Hero costume, he smiled at the sight, picking up said book, and held it close to his chest.
"Izuku-kun..."
Fondly murmuring that out, Keita made sure not to lose Izuku's book.
He looked into the sky, and then nods, doing his best to confirm which direction they moved in and how they could meet up again.
"Best give this back to him...and also check on him...yeah, I have sometime."
Keita began moving across the ground, doing his best to track down All Might and Izuku from a distance.
As he did, he mentally wondered what All Might was going to say to Izuku.
Regardless, Keita hoped it would be something that Izuku could use for his future, since this was a once in a lifetime situation for the young man, and whatever the outcome, Keita would continue to support his friend no matter what would happen.
As Keita began leaving, a figure came out of the shadow.
His eyes watched Keita like a hawk.
A dangerous smirk began to grace his lips.
Following after the young boy, the mystery figure set his eyes solely upon Keita…
End chapter!
So, this chapter had Keita, Hawks, and Lady Nagant show some teamwork together on one of their missions. Keita and Lady Nagant are also expressing some doubts about what is going on, and are beginning to investigate further to see who the true criminal could be that Keita has been sent to lure out. Katsuki also wishes to test her strength against Keita, seeing how he handled the brief encounter with Moonfish that she saw. Then Izuku got caught by the sludge Villain, which Keita took down, and they both met All Might. Then, it was shown someone is following after him, preparing to make a move.
Well, until next time, thanks for reading!
Keita; Lady Nagant, Katsuki (fem), Himiko, Shoto (fem), Momo, Nejire,