Detective Izuku Case Closed

Chapter 3: The Case of the Disgraced Dojo

"Oof!" Grunted Izuku as he was slammed into the dojo floor. 'Sherlock I think I'm getting a concussion.'

'If you were getting a concussion I don't think we'd be talking right now.' Replied Sherlock.

'Sherlock, I'm being slammed into the ground by Ran.' Said Izuku rubbing his head.

'And you're complaining?' Questioned Sherlock as he chuckled.

'...I'm complaining because it's been three weeks since I started here.' Replied Izuku.

'And who's fault is that?" Asked Sherlock.

Flashback

"So, what's your guy's calling card?" Asked Rick out of the blue throwing a garbage bag into a dumpster.

"Our what?" Asked Mina who was puzzled by the question.

"...Sorry, habits from the morgue." Said Rick as he rubbed his neck in embarrassment. "What I'm asking for basically is your fighting styles."

"Why do you want to know that?" Asked Ruby.

"Well, let's say I came across a body with cracked ribs that had pierced into the lungs by a kick. Who's the first person you think of with that power?" He questioned them with an eyebrow raised.

"The first person that comes to mind is the Rabbit Hero, Miriko." Replied Mina. "Her kicks have led many villains to the hospital."

"Actually from what Rick is describing, it sounds like Ingenium to me." Replied Izuku. "...Oh, this is what you mean by calling cards! So you can identify the people who killed the victim!"

"You don't think we would kill someone would you, Rick?" Asked Ruby.

"Given the fields you are all going into it's bound to happen." Said Rick as he stretched his arms. "Whether it be on accident or on purpose a death can still happen." The others shuttered at his response. "So, your calling cards?"

"Well, you have seen what me, Ochaco, and Ida can do." Replied Mina. "I have my acid, Ochacko can make things weightless, and Ida has his speed."

"I use a scythe that turns into a sniper rifle when needed." Said Ruby. "I think Jaune said he uses a sword and shield for his weapon and Izuku... Wait, how do you fight Izuku?" She asked him as she had never seen him use a quirk, semblance, or any type of ability.

"I don't think Izuku has ever told us or shown us his abilities." Said Ochaco.

"W, well there is a r, reason for that." Said Izuku as he began to stutter. "My quirk a, at the time of discovering it at t, the doctor's office showed that if I used it at my age it w, would tear my body apart."

"Wait, so you have been technically quirkless for ten years?" Asked Rick who was surprised by Izuku's answer.

"Yeah, my muscles are still too weak and I wanted to train by cleaning the beach to get them stronger." He answered Rick as he was hugged from behind.

"Oh, Izuku it must have been terrible for you in school!" Exclaimed Ran as Izuku blushed.

"Hey Ran, glad you could make it." Said Ruby with a smile.

"Yeah, sorry I'm late, my bike got a flat tire on the way here so I had to walk the rest of the way while pushing my bike here." She said as she let go of Izuku who was still blushing.

"What do you mean by that, Ran?" Asked Ochaco who had a look of worry.

"What do I mean?" Asked Ran.

"I believe she's asking why would school be terrible for him." Answered Rick as everyone looked towards him. "To answer your question Ochaco, the quirkless are treated terribly in your world before The Merge."

"It wasn't all that bad." Replied Izuku as he lied through his teeth.

"Forgive the language, but, that's bullshit." Said Rick with a small glare making Izuku jump. "You show the signs of a touch-starved victim and it's very easy to see."

"Touch-starved?" Asked Mina who now had a look of worry on her face.

"Touch-starved is a condition that is diagnosed to a person who grew up in a non-positive environment." He replied as he got his scalpel out and twirled it. "Now given that we met Izuku's mother when she brought lunch for him last month, I can say the said environment is not at his household henceforth what Ran meant by it being terrible for him at school." He then stopped twirling his scalpel and stared at Izuku. "So, am I wrong or am I dead on detective?"

"...Y, yeah." Said Izuku with a shy look. "But, I have gotten used to it."

"THAT MAKES IT WORSE!" Shouted all the girls.

"Izuku have you seen a therapist or at least defended yourself when cornered by your tormenters?" Asked Rick as he didn't get a reply. "...Well, this calls for an intervention."

"Huh!?" Exclaimed Izuku.

"Rick is right!" Exclaimed Ochaco with her fists close to her chest. "You deserve to be treated like everyone else, Izuku!"

"Ochaco." Said Izuku as a tear went down his face.

"Yeah, I bet Ran can get her dad involved as well!" Exclaimed Mina as Izuku's eyes went wide.

"It's not that bad!" He shouted surprising everyone. "They don't use their quirks on me so it doesn't need to involve the police!"

'Bullshit.' Said Sherlock surprising Izuku.

'What... Don't what do you mean me, Izuku.' He said interrupting Izuku. 'I went by your school one day to see how you were doing when this blonde hair kid with the temper of a pomeranian blasted you with his quirk saying "How dare you try to upstage me Deku," which I looked up by the way and I'm not a fan of it's meaning. I haven't said anything to your mother about this, but, if it keeps up, I'm going to get involved Izuku if you end up in the hospital!'

'...' That was all Izuku could say from Sherlock's rant.

'And speaking about your mother, Izuku.' Said Sherlock getting Izuku's attention. 'You should be the one to tell her about the abuse you are going through. Are we clear?'

'Yes sir.' Said Izuku in defeat.

"Izuku?" Asked Ran whose hand was on his forehead. "Are you alright?"

"S, sorry for worrying you, I think I'm getting a headache from the stress." He replied rubbing the back of his head.

"Well given what has transpired in the last few minutes we can't exactly blame you." Said Rick. "However, I can't ignore the fact that you were planning to go into the hero exam without any combat practice. I don't know whether to call that brave or foolish."

"I mean it would be difficult, but, I'm sure I could manage." Said Izuku.

"...Izuku, the hero exam has you fighting robots." Replied Rick with a blank stare. "There is even one called the zero pointer that is extremely tall."

"Holy shit, are you serious!?" Exclaimed Mina.

"Wait, how do you know this Rick?" Asked Ran.

"When you know the Ultimate Mechanic, Programmer, and Inventor you learn a few things." He said with a grin.

"I do need to learn some self-defense but, who is going to let a quirkless teen into their class?" Asked Izuku

"Oh, I know someone!" Shouted Ran. "I'm helping the teacher by being their teacher's aide for some of their classes. He shouldn't have any problems with teaching Izuku!"

Flashback end

'Again not complaining, but, I wanted to keep Aldera and Kachan... Bakugo.' Interrupted Sherlock as Izuku was talking. 'Bakugo to myself. Bakugo deserves to be a hero.'

'A hero doesn't beat up people for no damn reason, Izuku.' Replied Sherlock. Izuke was about to say something when a voice got his attention.

"Good job, Izuku!" Exclaimed a man. The man was dressed in a GI wearing a black belt. The man was tall and muscular, his hair was grey and short showing a small bald spot on the top of his head and his eyes were yellow. "You lasted longer than last time against Ran."

"Thank you Sensei." Said Izuku as got off the ground and bowed.

"Hey don't forget to thank me." Said Ran playfully as she did a weak punch to Izuku's arm.

"Or me." Said another girl playfully as she also did a weak punch to his other arm. The other girl wore a gi with a red belt tied around her. Her hair was orange and was tied into a ponytail and her eyes were green.

"Thank you, Ran, Itsuka." Said Izuku with a shy smile. "Oh Yoritomo-Sensei, what are classes going to be like during the remodeling?"

"We will be sticking with the evening schedule so we are not in the way of the workers." Replied Yoritomo. "Don't forget to tell your parents, everyone."

"Yes, Sensei!" Exclaimed everyone.

Everybody gathered their things or was helping Yoritomo clean up as a man walked into the dojo.

"Wow, Nakanishi, your remodeling?" Said a man in a taunting voice. The man had short black hair, and red eyes that looked like a snake. He wore a black suit with black suit pants and wore a purple tie over his blue dress shirt. "I didn't think you had the money to do that?"

"Kunieda Doi." Said Yoritomo as he glared at the man.

"What's with the look?" He asked with a snarky grin. "Can't I ask a simple question?" Kunieda then stopped in front of Nakanishi with the same grin. "Especially when you and me both know you don't have the money."

"If that's the problem, sir, then let me address your concerns." Said another man. The man was dressed in a GI with a brown belt, his brown hair was short with some pushed to the side by a comb and his eyes were blue.

"And the would be?" Asked Kunieda as he moved his fingers in a circle to hurry it up.

"The student's parents gave us a donation as a thanks for all the hard work we do in teaching their kids to defend themselves." Said the man. "And if you need a name for your report to go with that statement my name is Konda Subaru."

"...Well, if you got the money from a donation there is not much that I can do." Said Kunieda as he put his hands into his pockets. "That doesn't change the fact that you still owe the bank 500,000 yen, Mr. Yoritomo."

"You will have it by next week, Doi." Said Yoritomo.

"Ha, I will believe it when I see it!" Exclaimed Kunieda as he walked out the door. As he did he tripped over a bucket and slammed into a wall. "Ugh, watch where you put stuff you brat!" He shouted at a girl with semi-long purple hair and eyes. She wore a GI with a blue belt.

"I'm sorry." Said the girl in a low voice.

Kunieda just grumbled as he walked out the door.

"Hiruma are you okay?" Asked Konda as he checked up on the girl.

"Yes, Sensei." Answered Hiruma.

"I'm surprised Izuku didn't stop him from berating Hiruma." Said a boy with blonde hair with black eyes. The boy wore a Gi with a black belt.

"Same here, Ojiro." Said Itsuka as she looked for Izuku. "Where could he have gone?"

"Izuku went to the changing rooms to apply some ointment to relax his muscles." Replied Konda. "It's honestly a good idea with his current experience."

In the changing rooms

Izuku was rubbing some ointment on a new wound that Bakugo had done with his quirk.

'Stupid Kachan.' Thought Izuku as he rubbed the ointment on his chest. 'I had hoped that he would have stopped this when he found out that I solved some murders and that he would get the idea that if he kept it up I could get hold of the police with ease.' As Izuku continued to apply the ointment, he didn't hear the door to the changing rooms open.

"Oh, sorry I didn't..." Said a female voice, a rather familiar female voice.

Izuku turned to see Ran holding her bag and a towel wrapped around her body as his eyes went wide and blushed.

"R, Ran! S, sorry that I didn't p, put something up to s, show that some... 'Slap!' Was all Izuku could stutter as Ran slapped him with tears in her eyes. 'She crying? Why is she crying?' He asked himself.

'Maybe it has something to do with the fact that you are not wearing any clothes, clothes that covered certain scars?' Questioned Sherlock hinting at her anger.

'...Shit!' Exclaimed Izuku as he stood up holding his towel.

"Ran I can... Explain? Explain what Izuku!" Exclaimed Ran as she interrupted Izuku. "That you lied about getting abused with quirks!" Ran looked at Izuku's bruised and wounded body seeing numerous scratches. "Why are you protecting them!"

'I don't think I need to tell you what to do here do I?' Asked Sherlock.

"...I'm not protecting my bullies." Said Izuku as Sherlock scoffed. "I'm protecting someone I know can change again."

That got Ran to calm down a bit but was still not happy with him. She sat down on the bench and stared at him with a glare. "Protecting who?" She asked Izuku.

Izuku sat down next to Ran and took a deep breath. "His name is Bakugo Katsuki. He was once my childhood friend, but, when he got his quirk and I didn't there became a barrier between us. That barrier grew over the years as the schools complimented him for his quirk, which made him more aggressive to me over the years. I know the old Bakugo is still there and he'll be a great hero one day."

"...No." Said Ran as Izuku was taken by back her response as she put her hands on his shoulders. "You will be a great hero Izuku. You have saved people already and given people peace of mind. Izuku Midoriya, you are already a hero." She said with a smile.

Izuku hugged Ran as some tears went down his face. He was so touched by her words that he didn't realize they were naked... well, not until Izuku noticed something circular pressing into his bare chest.

"R, Ran did your t, towel come off?" Asked Izuku with a nervous stutter as his face was red.

"I t, think it d, did." Answered Ran as her face was bright red as well.

The two stayed like that for a few minutes until Ran asked Izuku to close his eyes. As she let go off she let out a yelp which made Izuku ask if she was alright and told Izuku that she was alright with a stutter as she left the changing room. After she did Izuku opened his eyes and went to put his underwear and pants on when he realized why she let out a small yelp.

'...I need to take a very cold shower.' Thought Izuku.

The next day

"It was so embarrassing!" Exclaimed Izuku with his hands over his face as he blushed.

"To be fair, you didn't put up a sign letting people know you were in the changing room." Said Sherlock as walked beside Izuku.

"Yeah, but, I hugged her and caused her towel to come off and I felt her b, b, b...breasts." Said Sherlock finishing Izuku's sentence. "And when she got up saw my d, d, d... your flagpole at full mast." He said finishing Izuku's sentence again. "And when I tried to sleep I kept thinking up her being naked and wanted to touch her and, ugh, I'm a horrible person!"

"You're a teenager." Said Sherlock looking dead into Izuku's eyes. "Your hormones are developing. It's not unnatural for a teenage boy to think about teenage girls like that."

"But, I never had that type of interaction with a girl before!" Exclaimed Izuku waving his hands in the air. "The girls at my school didn't even bother to notice me until I became famous!"

"And there is a word for that. I'm not going to say that because I'm a better person, but still." Replied Sherlock.

Izuku then took a deep breath and let it out. "Thank you for letting me get that off my chest, Sherlock." He said as he grabbed his water bottle from his backpack and chugged it. "So, have you found anything about your past?"

"Not a bit." Answered Sherlock with a sigh. "If I could fucking remember my actual name it would make this easier."

"And we tried using your appearance on the internet only to get nothing." Said Izuku. "I'm sorry, Sherlock, but, I don't know where to look next."

"It's alright Izuku, maybe something will pop up in my memories sooner or later." He said as he scratched the back of his head.

As the two reached the dojo, they saw Istuka and Ran arriving as well.

'Well, it's time for you to shake off yesterday's incident and start a new day.' Said Sherlock.

"H, hey Ran, Itsuka." Replied Izuku.

"H, hi Izuku." Said Ran with the same stutter.

"Hey Izuku!" Exclaimed Itsuka with a smile. "I hear you and Ran had an up-close encounter?" She said teasingly.

"ITSUKA!" Exclaimed Ran as her face went red. "I told you that in private!"

"If it's any consolation, Izuku was talking to me yesterday about the same things." Said Sherlock with a grin as Izuku tried to cover his mouth only for his hands to go through him.

'I did get better at controlling my powers a bit." He said to Izuku as he groaned in embarrassment.

Both Ran and Izuku just stared at the ground as Itsuka and Sherlock chuckled.

"Okay you two, what happened has been done. It was an accident and you two shouldn't let that get to you." Said Sherlock.

"Okay." Said the both of them as all four went up the dojo's stairs.

"I don't think we have met." Said Itsuka. "My name is Itsuka Kendo."

"Sherlock Holmes, at your service." Said Sherlock as he did a small bow. "And yes, that is my given name."

"That's got to be... Strange." Said Izuku as he interrupted Itsuka. "The doors should be unlocked."

"Maybe Yoritomo and Kunieda Sensei haven't returned after their dinner?" Questioned Ran as she reached into her pocket and pulled out a key. "Luckily, Sensei gave me a key." Ran then opened the door when an odor rushed past them.

"Ugh, what is that!" Exclaimed Itsuka as she covered her nose.

"Did an animal get in last night?" Asked Ran trying not to throw up.

"Wait." Said Sherlock as he took a whiff. "I know that smell!" He exclaimed as he rushed into the dojo and Izuku followed.

When the pair went in they saw the source of the smell. Leaning into the wall was the body of Konda Subaru with a hole in his right eye socket.

"Is it an... AAAAAAAHHHHH!" Shouted Ran as she saw Kundieda's body.

"Ran what's... holy shit!" Exclaimed Itsuka when she saw Kundieda's body.

Itsuka stepped forward but was stopped by Sherlock.

"Itsuka call the police and let them know there's been a murder." Said Sherlock as Itsuka nodded and used her cell phone. "Ran maybe you should step out of the room... Ran?" Asked Sherlock as he turned to see she wasn't there. "I guess she couldn't... Sensei!" Shouted Ran interrupting Sherlock.

Izuku and Sherlock looked forward to seeing Ran checking on an unconscious Nakanishi Yoritomo with a black eye and holding a bloody hammer. To the left of Yoritomo was a message on the wall that said Fuck Sensei in purple paint. Izuku then ran to Yoritomo and checked his pulse.

"He's alive!" Shouted Izuku.

"Itsuka make that the police and the hospital!" Shouted Sherlock as Itsuka gave him a thumbs up.

"What's going on?" Asked Ojiro as entered the dojo with Hiruma. "Oh my god!" He shouted as he recoiled in horror while Hiruma just turned away from the horror.

"Stay where you are kids this is an active crime scene." Said Sherlock. "Now we are just missing a mortician."

"Wait, Sherlock, we know one!" Shouted Izuku.

Half an hour later...

"I'm surprised I got here before the police." Said Rick as he examined the body.

"You said you came here on a motorcycle and given how small they are next to a police car... You meant that a rhetorical question didn't you?" Asked Izuku stopping his earlier thought.

"Yup." He replied as he checked the body's hands. "Got some bruising on the right hand, probably from punching your main suspect."

"Nakanishi Yoritomo is his name." Said Izuku with a bit of coldness.

"Sorry man, previous habits of working at some crime scenes." Said Rick as he opened Konda's GI and pulled down his pants and underwear.

"Is it really alright for you to do this here?" He asked Rick with concern.

"Okay, one, why do you think I gave you that digital camera and two if you are an ultimate at Hope's Peak Academy like me, you can use your ultimate in certain situations like this one." Explained Rick. "I didn't ask you to bring the body into this changing room stall before checking it for evidence and sanitizing it so we didn't contaminate the crime scene for nothing. That and the fact I already have my onsight operating theater ready."

"So your onsight operating theater is a table made up of whatever you can find like the benches, an LED flashlight, your toolbag, and the scalpel you keep on your person?" Asked Izuku.

"Work with what you got, that's what my dad says." Answered Rick as he examined the chest. "Well, the bruising on his chest helps prove a fight was involved if the police didn't believe your first claim." He said as Izuku took a picture. Rick then went down to the pelvis and saw bruising on Konda's privates. "It looks like your Sensei had to play dirty at one point."

"Maybe Konda Sensei had a weapon?" Asked Izuku taking another picture.

"If that were the case his hands would have indications of said weapon, like markings or an imprint." Replied Rick as he grabbed a marker. "So this is where I cut up the body and look at their guts so unless you want to stay for that... What do you mean I don't have jurisdiction!?" Exclaimed Sherlock as Rick finished his thought. "You might want to check on what that was about?"

"Right!" Exclaimed Izuku as he made his way to the main room. 'Who would question Sherlock's authority? All Might said the principal of UA was able to make a profile for him along with years of service on the force, so, who saw through it?' As Izuku made his way into the room he saw Sherlock arguing with a man and a woman. The woman was dressed in black sweatpants, purple running shoes, and a white t-shirt with a light blue sweater. Her hair was purple and in a ponytail and her eyes were sky blue. The man wore all-black clothing and shoes and had a grey scarf around his neck. His hair was black and messy and his eyes were black. 'That woman is Midnight!' Exclaimed Izuku. 'I'm not sure who the guy is, but, he looks sort of familiar.'

"I'm saying that a random detective that appears out of nowhere who happens to also work for All Might is suspicious." Said the man. "I also find it hard to believe that someone's parents would name their son Sherlock who also coincidently has the last name Holmes."

"I don't know what to tell you buddy, but, I'm a private detective and my name is Sherlock Holmes." He said to the man with a glare as pulled out his badge. "They don't exactly give these to strangers do they?"

"It seems pretty real Shota." Said Midnight as she examined the badge. "There's no indications of it being a fraud."

"...Okay, so you are a detective." Said Shota. "But, us being heroes gives us a little more authority over you."

Sherlock was about to start another rant when he noticed Izuku. "Izuku, did you and Rick find anything else about the body?" He asked him as he rubbed his forehead.

"Nothing too concrete other than some bruising on his hand and his lower area." Explained Izuku. "He also didn't have a weapon."

"That's because I took it from him as we fought." Said Yorimito showing his cut hand. "He had a knife and was going to stab me with it as a backup plan if things didn't go his way. That's when I grabbed the hammer from the toolbox by the showers and slammed it into his face."

"Yorimito-Sensei, you shouldn't try to move right now!" Exclaimed Ran.

"I'm fine Ran, a little dizzy, but, fine." He said as he sat up.

"Sounds like you have a concussion." Said Midnight as she walked up to Yorimito and checked his head.

"So you were protecting yourself against the victim?" Questioned Shota with a skeptical glare.

"Yes, this all happened yesterday at 11:45 pm." Answered Yorimito.

"You sure about that?" Asked Rick as came out with bloody gloves. Rick then noticed Shota and Midnight in the room. "Ah, so this is why Sherlock was having a shouting match. That must have been "fun," right Nemuri?"

"It's good to see you again, Rick, wish it was under more pleasant circumstances." Said Nemuri with a smile as Shota huffed in annoyance at Rick's presence.

"Good to see you too, Eraserhead." Said Rick as Izuku's eyes went wide.

"That's where I recognize you from!" Exclaimed Izuku. "You're the Underground Hero, Eraserhead! Your quirk disables other quirks, semblances, and some other people's abilities!" Everyone stared at him curiously as Izuku got a little embarrassed.

"Right." Said Shota as he walked to Izuku. "And why does a private detective have you doing his work?"

"Wow Shota, I know you don't read the news, but, I figured the Detective of Musatafu would have made your radar." Said Rick with a grin.

"Oh, your the boy Yu told me about!" Exclaimed Nemuri.

"You're the kid that solved the Kudo Shinichi murder case?" Asked Shota with an eyebrow raised.

"Yes, sir, I am." Replied Izuku as he shook a little.

Shota stared at the boy for a moment and then raised his hand to the exit. "Leave." He said in a cold tone.

"W, what?" Stuttered Izuku in shock.

"It's bad enough that there are two kids whose talent is being a detective, not to mention one that works with dead bodies." Said Shota as he gave a glance to Rick who just shrugged his shoulders. "Another kid doesn't need to dig his nose in this dark and cruel world where trained professionals should be the ones to deal with this."

"Too late for that buddy." Said Rick in a low tone so Shota couldn't hear it.

"And why are you out here with the victim's blood on your hands?" He asked Rick leaving Izuku to let the words sink in.

'But, I'm helping people.' Said Izuku. 'Why doesn't he see that?'

'I'm sure he does, but, he also makes a good point Izuku.' Said Sherlock. 'Kids shouldn't be dealing with this stuff given the dangers it holds, but, fate gave you a hand and you should play it, Izuku.'

'That's right! This is my choice! I want to help people whether it be as a detective or a hero!' Exclaimed Izuku as he looked around the room. 'Wait where did you go?' He asked noticing Sherlock's absence.

'Looking at the security tapes to see if there are any other suspects.' Said Sherlock. 'For instance, did you know Ojiro was here at 8:30 pm?'

'He was!' He shouted in surprise.

'Ok, first ow! Remember shouting in your head at a certain volume bothers me and second, yeah, he was here with the victim discussing something and Subaru doesn't look too pleased.' Said Sherlock.

'Sorry about the scream and also Ojiro can't be involved, Sensei said this all happened at 11:45 pm.' Said Izuku as Sherlock let a sigh out.

'Izuku, think for a moment, Yorimito says that, but, what if he's protecting Ojiro?' Asked Sherlock.

'Are you saying that, Ojiro struck Sensei knocking him out and tried to frame him for the murder?' He asked Sherlock with surprise.

'Just because they're your friend doesn't mean they didn't do this, Izuku.' Said Sherlock in a serious tone. 'Look how shocked Mt. Lady and Death Arms were discovering their friend was a murderer.'

'I get what you're saying, but, I still find it hard to believe.' Said Izuku as a snap woke him up from his mental conversation.

"Don't let Aizawa get you, man." Said Rick. "That's him being in hero/teacher mode."

"Teacher mode?" Asked Izuku.

"Eh, it's best to let you find that one out for yourself." He said with a grin making Izuku shiver. "Besides, I need to tell you what I told Shota about the cause of death."

"What about it?" Asked Izuku.

Rick looked at Yorimito and then back to Izuku. "The time of death doesn't match with Yorimito's statement."

Surprised Izuku dragged Rick into a corner to have a private conversation. "What do you mean it doesn't match!?' He whispered harshly.

"The food in his stomach wasn't fully digested." Said Rick. "He had a steak dinner followed by some fudge which was partially dissolved." Izuku had a blank look on his face from Rick's explanation. "...The time of death is roughly between 8:30 and 10:30."

"Yorimito-Sensei lied to us." Said Izuku.

"Yes, yes he did Izuku." Said Rick with an apologetic tone. "Which leads me to ask is there a kitchen here?"

"There's a breakroom next to Sensei's office." He answered as he looked in the direction of the breakroom.

"Check it." Said Rick getting a nod from Izuku.

Rick went back to the body as Izuku went into the breakroom.

The breakroom was small with some cabinets for dishes, a small sink with a cabinet underneath, a small table to eat at with two wooden chairs, and a fridge.

'There isn't much to look at.' Thought Izuku as he walked up to the table. He then brushed his hand against the table feeling nothing on it. 'Did Sabaru-Sensei even eat here?'

Izuku then looked at the sink and noticed something hanging from the drain. Izuku then opened up the cabinet underneath to grab a plastic bag when a pair of slippers fell out. 'These look too small for Sabaru-Sensei.' He thought as he flipped the slipper showing the number nine underneath. 'These could fit Ojiro... Is Yorimitio-Sensei covering for Ojiro?' Izuku then placed the slippers on the ground and grabbed a small sandwich bag. He then grabbed the object and saw it was a piece of leftover steak. 'So Subaru-Sensei did eat here, but, why would he be here so late?'

Izuku then searched the rest of the room finding nothing else until he noticed something under the fridge. He then pulled the object out and saw it was a plate with a small purple stain on the side. 'And someone else was here with him making Sherlock's theory more plausible.' Thought Izuku with disappointment.

Izuku then left the room and went to talk to Rick about what he found when he suddenly saw Sherlock interrogating Ojiro.

"So you came to the dojo last night to tell Yorimito-Sensei that you were moving when you ran into Sabaru?" Questioned Sherlock.

"Yes sir, it took me by surprise as well when I saw Subaru-Sensei here." Answered Ojiro.

"What do you mean?" Asked Shota.

"Well, it's normally Yorimito-Sensei who would be here this late." He said as he scratched his neck. "Sensei stays over late to do accounting work after our lessons are done."

"So where were you at this time?" Asked Shota.

"I was at my house resting because I didn't feel too good that night. I asked Subaru to do the accounting work... that was a mistake on my part." Explained Yorimito as he looked down in shame.

"How was that a mistake?" Asked Izuku as he walked up to them.

Shota was about to tell Izuku to leave again when he received a glare from Sherlock making him stop in his tracks.

"The silent alarm I had installed went off and alerted my phone. I then ran to the dojo and found Subaru with the donation money in his hands as I opened the door. He then threw it at me to catch me off guard, but, I dodged it and grabbed his fist and threw him into the dojo and then closed the entrance so he wouldn't escape." He explained to everyone as he pulled out his phone. The screen was a little cracked but still worked.

"I see." Said Sherlock as his gaze went back to Ojiro. "So I'm guessing you told Subaru that you were leaving and that he didn't take it so well."

"Oh no sir, he understood." Said Ojiro as he waved his hand frantically. "He told me he would tell Sensei in the morning, though, I guess that was never his intention."

"Speaking of intentions." Said Nemuri. "The donation money is outside on the ground?"

"It should be, I remember it hitting the ground because it was in a cash box." Said Yorimito.

"Sensei, I overheard your conversation and looked for the box, but, I didn't find anything." Said Itsuka as she entered the dojo.

"But it has to be out there!" Exclaimed Yorimito in shock.

"Maybe it fell further down the hill?" Asked Ran.

"Or a snake found it and decided to keep it for himself, but, ran back inside for some dumb reason." Said Rick as he had his scalpel pressed against a man holding the cash box.

"Kunieda!" Shouted an angry Yorimito.

"H, hello, Yorimito, I, I'm just collecting the m, money you owe the bank." He said with a stutter knowing he was screwed. Sherlock then grabbed him away from Rick and placed him in the middle of the group so he couldn't escape.

"Right, and a teenager didn't just escort you to us with a bladed weapon to your side." Said Sherlock.

"That kid is not normal!" Exclaimed Kunieda as he pointed his hand towards Rick. "What psychopath has a scalpel and bloody gloves at a dojo!"

"One, I was doing an autopsy before being interrupted by your ever-so-sneaky escape." Said Rick with an annoyed look.

"You do realize how this makes you look right?" Asked Shota.

"Woah, woah, woah, hold up, who the hell is this kid doing an autopsy on!?" Exclaimed Kunieda in shock at everyone's reaction to him.

"Konda Subaru is dead." Said Sherlock making Kunieda tense up. "And the security footage shows you and him entering the changing room. So unless you want to go to jail for theft and possibly murder, I suggest you say something in your defense."

"Look the bastard was alive when I entered the dojo from the window... I know that doesn't help my case, but, the door was locked and no one was answering me when I knocked so I jimmied the window in his office. I entered the main room where Subaru was pissed about the graffiti on the wall as he was holding a paintbrush." Explained Kunieda.

"And where is said paintbrush?" Asked Nermuri.

"I don't know, he dropped it in front of the graffiti when he dragged me into the changing rooms and knocked me out." He said as he pointed to the stain on the floor.

"Yorimito did you move evidence from the crime scene?" Asked Sherlock.

"I wasn't planning to call the police when I saw the graffiti so I cleaned the brush off in... in the kitchen sink." Said Yorimito as he changed what he said.

Izuku knew that was a lie. There weren't any signs of paint in the kitchen sink, which left the bathroom sinks. He then entered the bathrooms as the others continued talking and searched the bathroom sinks. After checking four sinks, the last one had a spec of purple on the corner of the sink. Izuku then took a picture of the spec and began to investigate the room further when Rick came back into the room and waved toward him with his bloody glove and Izuku waved back.

'I don't know if I will ever be as comfortable as Rick is with his work.' Thought Izuku.

Izuku then checked the showers for any evidence but didn't notice anything that stood out. 'Maybe Yorimito Sensei just cleaned the brush in here.' He thought as went back to the dojo, until he heard a dripping sound. Izuku then turned to see a shower still going with very little water coming out of it. 'Why is that still on?' He asked as he grabbed the nozzle and turned it into the off position. After he did felt a liquid on his hands and when he went to check his hands he saw blood. Izuku then looked behind the nozzle and saw more blood.

"Rick?" Called out Izuku.

"Yeah? What is it Izuku?" Asked Rick.

"I found blood." He replied as he looked at the shower head.

"Where did you find blood?" Asked Rick as he stood next to Izuku.

"Behind the shower nozzle." Said Izuku as he opened the shower head.

Rick then swabbed behind the shower nozzle and found blood like Izuku said. "Huh, Yoromito didn't show any other signs of injuries that would leave blood here and if he did touch this the blood would be on the front of the nozzle." He explained bagging the bloody swab. "So, why are you opening the showerhead?"

"That's why." Said Izuku pointing to something lodged in the pipe as it stared back at them.

"Is that the victim's eye?" Asked Rick as he tilted his in confusion and disgust.

"Yeah, yeah it is." Answered Izuku.

Rick then grabbed an evidence bag and held it over the pipe. He then turned the water on full and it pushed the eye into the bag with water. As Rick sealed the bag he noticed how bloodshot the eye was and that it was squished. "...Izuku could turn off the lights and get me my black light?" He asked Izuku as he stared at the eye.

After Izuku turned off the light and gave Rick his black light. He then turned it on and found blood on the front of the nozzle and the floor. "So this is where Subaru died unless there is another body around that we haven't found yet." He said as put several number cards on the ground. As he did he saw droplets of blood go toward the laundry basket.

Izuku and Rick followed the droplets and found towels covered in blood. Rick then gave Izuku a pair of gloves from his bag. "Let's put this in some evidence bags." Said Rick as grabbed some evidence bags.

Five minutes later...

"So other than bloody towels, we have nothing." Said Rick looking at the mini mountain of evidence bags.

"Wait, there's something at the bottom of the laundry basket!" Exclaimed Izuku as he picked it up revealing it to be a purple hairclip with a small bit of blood on it.

"It could be something, it also could have been the blood that dripped from the towels." Explained Rick as Izuku stared at it. "Dude, it's a hairclip, just put it in one of the bags and be done with it."

"I know who this belongs to." Said Izuku as he turned to the crime scene. "And I think I know what happened."

Back with the others...

"Well, all the evidence points to a self-defense case, so as long as you cooperate Yorimito your sentence could be dropped." Said Nemuri as Yorimito bowed his head.

"I'll accept the charges." Said Yorimito.

"Sensei." Said Ran with worried eyes.

"Don't worry Ran, everything is going to be alright... unless you want to say something Izuku?" Asked Sherlock as he was comforting Ran.

Izuku and Rick stood there holding evidence bags and photos, but, what caught Yorimito's eyes was the hairclip.

"Where did you find all this?" Asked Aizawa as he looked at the bloody towels.

"At the actual crime scene." Said Izuku as he looked at Yorimito. "But, you already know that don't you Sensei, after all, you're the one that hid all the evidence from the food and slippers in the kitchen and the towels and hairclip in the bathroom."

"Izuku, how can you accuse Sensei of such a serious crime!" Exclaimed Itsuka in shock.

"I'm also having trouble believing all of this." Said Ojiro. "If anything, I would think that Kunieda would be the one responsible."

"I keep telling you people that I didn't kill him!" Shouted Kunieda. "I'm not guilty of anything!"

"So you trying to steal the donation money isn't a crime?" Asked Sherlock which got Kunieda to shut up.

"How about you explain this to us, Izuku?" Asked Nemuri.

"It wasn't an exact clue, but, when Rick found bruising below Subaru's waist, I thought it was odd that Sensei would go and use such a cruel tactic. I then searched the kitchen and found that Subaru was eating there with someone when I found a plate hiding underneath the fridge and a pair of slippers that fit someone with size nine feet."

"Not to play the blame game, but, Ojiro was here." Said Hiruma. "Wouldn't that put Ojiro as the main suspect?"

"It would, but, why hide the slippers underneath the sink?" Asked Izuku.

"Not to mention, Ojiro left after talking with Subaru." Said Aizawa as he looked at Hiruma. "And if he had eaten anything here, he would be around the time of death."

"Not exactly." Said Rick. "The time of death happened around 8:30 and 10:30 because of his stomach contents."

"Wait, that eliminates Sensei, Kunieda, and Ojiro." Said Ran. "Who does that leave?"

"No one." Said Yorimito suddenly catching everyone off guard. "I killed Subaru, no one else."

"Sensei you couldn't have killed Subaru." Said Itsuka. "The evidence doesn't point to you."

"Then who does it point to exactly?" Questioned Yorimito as glared at Izuku. "It can only be me and you know it, Izuku."

"Sensei, I'm sorry, but, this hairclip proves that a woman was here and the evidence you tried to hide helps paint a picture for me of what happened." Said Izuku as he gave an apologetic gaze to his Sensei. "The crime happened in the bathroom after Subaru talked to Ojiro and knocked out Kunieda. He then went to the suspect and tried to... take advantage of them. The suspect then kicked Subaru below the belt making him trip and fall on the shower nozzle which killed him in the end. This is where I believe you came in Sensei and saw what happened. You then told the suspect to go home and he would deal with the body. You then staged a false crime scene by making it look like you and Subaru fought where you said you killed him with the hammer. You then threw the money around the dojo, cleaned up the real crime scene as best as you could and hid the evidence in places we wouldn't think to look, slice your hand with a knife, and pretend to be unconscious until we arrived. You put all this burden on yourself to protect one person." Said Izuku as he turned to the suspect. "Isn't that right Hiruma?"

Hiruma stood there in shock as everyone looked at her in surprise.

"Hiruma." Said Ojiro in horror.

"Is what Izuku said right Hiruma?" Asked Itsuka as she and Ran wrapped their arms around her.

"You won't be charged with anything, Hiruma." Said Nemuri as she also hugged her. "What you did was self-defense and a court would agree with the evidence shown."

Hiruma then fell to her knees causing all the girls to back away from her as tears rolled down her face. "I, I didn't, m, mean to kill him." She said while stuttering through her tears. "I just d, didn't want him to t, touch me again."

"You were going to take the fall for this dumb kid?" Asked Kunieda. "Why the hell would you do that you idiot!?"

"I have a theory on that." Said Sherlock as he turned Yorimito. "She's your niece isn't she?"

"Yes, she is." Said Yorimito as sighed in defeat and sat down on the ground. "Her mother trusted me to take care of her after she passed away and I did everything I could to protect her... What I didn't know was that harm had already happened to her. I never saw the signs of anything wrong with Subaru nor did his record show anything suspicious. When Hiruma called me to go to the dojo so early I thought she wanted to train only to discover the horrifying truth in front of me." Tears rolled down his face as he looked at his niece. "I'm sorry I never noticed the pain you were going through Hiruma."

"U, Uncle Yori." Stuttered Hiruma.

X

Five days later...

Ran and Izuku were training on the beach as others were cleaning up the garbage along with some new faces.

"How long have they been at it?" Asked Ojiro staring at the two fight.

"About two hours." Said Rick as he looked at his watch. "I'm honestly tempted to bid on who will win at this rate."

"Gambling over who will win a fight is not only illegal, but, rude to our friends!" Shouted Ida.

"I think that was a joke, Ida." Said Jaune.

"They have been going at for quite a while though haven't they." Said Itsuka. "I'm surprised no one has passed out from exhaustion."

"Well, given how the dojo is closed until Sensei is charged with tampering with a crime scene, I think we are going to see more of this." Said Ojiro.

"I actually have some information on that if you're curious." Said Rick.

"Is Sensei going to jail?" Asked Itsuka.

"No, he is going to court for his charges, but, I hear he will be on house arrest for six months." Explained Rick. "And Hiruma was off the hook because she was defending herself, but, is going to be scheduled for therapy after everything that's happened."

"That's great!" Shouted Itsuka. "Well, not that Sensei is going to be on house arrest, but, that he and Hiruma will be able to stay together!"

'Thud!' "Ow." Said Izuku as he lay on the ground.

"And we have a winner." Said Rick jokingly as everyone chuckled.

'I miss the matted floors.' Said Izuku as he grunted in pain.