It took Izuku quite a while to take Ochako home. He did it on purpose because he didn't know when else he could do it. Considering what was about to happen, he probably didn't have any free time.

After what felt like a short journey, they finally arrived at the entrance of UA High School. Izuku carefully lowered Ochako from Kaisel's body, making sure she didn't fall.

" Th-thank you "

Ochako's face turned red when she saw Izuku's smile. She still held Izuku's hand even though she looked away in embarrassment.

" I have to go... "

" Ah! Yes, you have to go "

" Well then, see you "

" see you... "

After saying goodbye, Izuku returned to his office to finish some of the remaining work. He passed by some employees and greeted them with a smile, even though they looked at him with strange looks. The same thing also went for Kanae who was reporting the results of the dungeon raid she had completed.

" guild master, did something happen? "

" Nothing much just got a slap that made me realize "

Kanae who heard those words immediately looked at Izuku with a look that asked if he was a masochist and it was immediately dismissed by Izuku.

" I know what you're thinking, but it's not like that "

" then what's with that expression? "

" if you want to know just gather at the gym before 6, you'll know when you get there "

Kanae once again looked at Izuku suspiciously. Remembering his actions and attitudes lately made Kanae wonder if Izuku was finally annoyed by the less-than-satisfactory performance of his employees and was preparing to carry out mass layoffs or something.

" Are you finally taking it all out on us? "

" It's nothing like that, just do what I asked and you'll find out later "

" Okay "

Following Izuku's request, the guild members had gathered in the gym arena just before 6 o'clock. The people who had gathered looked confused about why they were all gathered here. Some had their own assumptions and most of them had negative assumptions.

Izuku observed the people who had gathered for a moment, he realized that some of them looked upset because they were told to gather right after work. He ignored this and walked up to the podium that had been prepared beforehand.

Seeing Izuku walk in, attention was immediately focused on him, some looked like they didn't like it, while the rest just stared at him calmly.

" thank you for being willing to gather here, I'll get straight to the point. there's something I have to tell you all... "

There was a moment of silence before Izuku continued his sentence. The silence made the atmosphere tense. They wondered what was so important that they had to gather them all here.

" First of all I want to apologize for what I've done until now "

Hearing Izuku's apology, the people gathered immediately looked at Izuku in confusion, one even expressed his thoughts without him realizing it.

" Guild Master, are you going to die- "

Someone quickly silenced him but what had come out could not be taken back, especially since everyone had heard it. People thought that the person was finished by saying that out loud in front of the cruel guildmaster. But contrary to their thoughts, Izuku just sighed before continuing what he wanted to say.

" No one died, I apologize because I realize that I forced you too much, but it was not without reason. I was blinded by my revenge and ended up taking it out on you too. I was too busy looking for the killer who killed the previous guild master and ended up neglecting my duties as guild master.

That's why I apologize to all of you "

Silence returned after Izuku finished his sentence. Although everyone gathered had their thoughts, in the end, they came to the same conclusion.

" Why didn't you say that from the beginning? "

" That's right, if you had said so earlier we would have been happy to help you. "

" Right! Right! You're not the only one who wants revenge for what happened to Ichirou-san "

A commotion quickly spread and most of the opinions were in favor of Izuku. Most of them shared the same feelings as Izuku. They also felt the same emotions when they heard the news of Ichirou's death. The commotion continued and only stopped when Izuku stopped it.

" ah... yes, yes, I appreciate your feelings but please calm down for a moment, there's one more thing I have to say "

" ... "

" Whether you realize it or not, lately the number of gates appearing and awakenings has also increased. Not only in Japan but all over the world. Furthermore, powerful monsters have also started to appear, and... the perpetrator who killed Ichirou-san is also one of them "

Hearing what Izuku said, silence returned, but different from before, this silence felt tense.

" Also, Ichirou-san wasn't the only one, Christopher Reed and the Brazilian national Hunter Jonas were also reported to have been killed. Just from this report alone, we can know that high-level Hunters are being hunted by an unknown force, therefore I ask you to be careful when investigating the dungeon. If you encounter the enemy I mentioned earlier, run immediately "

" Yes sir "

After the meeting, Izuku then finished some of his remaining work until midnight, and prepared to leave to fulfill his promise. He also did not forget to prepare the gift he brought for Eri.

After making sure everything was ready Izuku activated his skill and immediately his shadow spread to swallow him and in the next moment his vision changed to Eri's room.

Luckily at that time, Eri was still not asleep and she immediately greeted Izuku who came as promised.

" Izuku-san... "

Beside Eri was also Beru who Izuku assigned to guard her. Seeing Eri sitting on the bed while Beru was standing beside her, it seemed like Beru was rambling about Izuku again.

" you've arrived my Liege "

" yes, good job looking after Eri-chan "

" oh... my Liege had praised me ... "

Ignoring the touched Beru, Izuku walked over to Eri who ran towards him.

" I came as promised, how are you Eri-chan? "

" um... yeah I'm fine "

" nothing happened right? "

" no "

" thank goodness... oh! right, I brought something for you "

Eri who was curious about what Izuku brought for her just stared at him who was reaching for empty air and the next moment something appeared in her hand.

" tada... caramel apple "

" caramel apple "

Seeing the apple candy in Izuku's hand saliva dripped from her mouth. Eri who received the candy from Izuku became excited and immediately ate it. The sweet taste of sugar quickly spread in her mouth which surprised her because of its sweetness.

" Sweet... "

" thank goodness you like it "

Eri seemed to enjoy the sweets that Izuku brought for her, although she still didn't smile her eyes looked sparkling as she enjoyed the candy in her hand, even forgetting for a moment Izuku who was beside her.

Even though he was ignored, Izuku was satisfied seeing Eri who could enjoy something without worrying about anything else. Only after she finished the sweets did she remember Izuku's existence.

Realizing this, Eri glanced at Izuku for a moment and saw him smiling at her. Seeing that smile made Eri immediately turn her face away in embarrassment. Izuku just stroked her head slowly, understanding her actions.

Seeing her embarrassed like that, Izuku took out another sweet that he had also prepared earlier. Eri who realized that there was another sweet in Izuku's hand seemed to be holding back while stealing glances at the sweets.

Izuku deliberately played with the sweets while teasing Eri now and then.

" oh my... I accidentally bought two, but unfortunately, I don't like them, what should I do? There's no way I'm going to throw them away, right? "

Eri looked anxious when Izuku said he was going to throw them away.

" Ah! What if Eri-chan has it? "

The change in Eri's expression was really interesting to see. With just one sentence, her expression could change drastically. Satisfied with her reaction, Izuku gave the candy in his hand to Eri. But before he could hand over the candy, his hand suddenly stopped in the middle when he felt a presence walking toward Eri's room.

Seeing Izuku who suddenly fell silent made Eri confused. She asked him because of her curiosity.

" What's wrong Izuku-san? "

Instead of answering, Izuku signaled Eri to be quiet. In a whisper, Izuku told Eri to stay calm before his body suddenly disappeared.

A moment after Izuku hid, Eri's room door suddenly opened and a blond man walked in. Seeing the man, Eri immediately trembled in fear. The man also immediately greeted Eri while walking towards her.

" Eri-chan! "

Seeing Eri trembling, the man immediately tried to calm her down.

" Take it easy, take it easy, I just wanted to check whether you were inside or not. You didn't touch these toys at all, huh? I went to the trouble of buying them, at least relax a little "

While maintaining his forced smile he tried to pat Eri's head but Eri immediately protected herself with both of her hands wrapped in bandages.

" No need to be afraid, is there something you want? "

Instead of answering Eri just turned her face away while taking a few steps back. She was frightened by the man's presence. Realizing this the man immediately decided to leave Eri.

" Oh, okay, okay, if I'm bothering you, I'll go out now, okay? "

Once the man's presence was gone, Izuku finally came out of hiding. Seeing Izuku's figure reappear, Eri immediately ran towards him. Izuku also caught her and patted her back which was still shaking with fear.

" Sorry for leaving you alone, you must be scared. But you've worked hard "

Feeling the warmth of Izuku's hand patting her made Eri relax a little. At the same time, Izuku also whispered something to Eri.

" Hey Eri-chan, don't you want to get out of here? "

Hearing that question, Eri looked up at Izuku. She had indeed heard similar offers before, but at that time she was too afraid to take a step, and so was now. She didn't know if getting out of this place was the right thing to do. There was no guarantee that she wouldn't be chased like before and she might also endanger Izuku who was trying to save her.

Izuku realized what Eri was thinking and he tried to convince her once again.

" Eri, I know it's hard to move on, but if you continue like this you will be trapped in fear forever, I won't force you to do it, but if you really want to leave here, I'm willing to help, I also promise to protect you from various dangers that threaten you, so how about it? Do you want to do it? "

" I... "

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