Lost in the Darkness

Chapter 48

Aizawa once said that I look like my mother. Midnight and Kitsune have also made a similar comment. It may seem like it, but if you have ever seen my father, you can't exactly say that for certain.

I hate it. And I hate that I have his forsaken eyes. "Wait, so you want us to work with this Villain's kid?" Rock Lock demanded, his hands slamming on the table as he stood. His burning glare remained true to me. "Who's to say she's not working with him?"

I almost laughed at that statement. Working with him? If I wanted to work with him I wouldn't have ran away.

If I wanted to work with him, Kei and I wouldn't try to kill each other every time we saw each other.

"She's been under both Midnight and myself's care for years. She has had no contact with Claude and the only contact she's had with Keiichi were in fights alongside her classmates." Kitsune came to my aid.

Honestly it's nothing I haven't heard before from police officers who are aware of the situation.

Even Kitsune herself has accused me of being a double agent for my father. "The Red Reaper. How come his identity hasn't been made known?" Ryukyu questioned my mentor.

Kitsune sighed, looking back at the photo behind me. "Because revealing him would destroy many businesses and harm countless civilians. Besides, we have no concrete proof. Just suspicions and Nozomi's, Kiriya's, testimony. He's one of the wealthiest men in the world, we simply wouldn't put it out unless he was arrested." She explained.

It was strange to hear her talk so calmly when this is the one thing she's not stable about. It's true though.

At the moment, he's untouchable. How could he not when he comes from a line of Villains. Villains who have been doing this so long that they can remain untouchable.

The Nozomi's have been a terror, unbeknownst to the rest of the world. What a croc.

Ugh, I can feel Izu's and my classmates stare. Not just them. Aizawa. Now that's a whole can of worms I don't want to talk about. But I can't exactly let him think my mother turned Villain.

At least not willingly.

"At any rate, we need to find their whereabouts asap. From there, Kiriya will be able to make a few possible blueprints and what exactly to expect. Nighteye." Kitsune pressed the button and the sound of the screen changing sounded.

I hesitated before glancing back wearily. There was a map on it, not his photo. Relief instantly filled my and my shoulders sagged a bit.

Something that didn't go unnoticed.

"Right. That is the issue. Since we don't know how far their plans have gotten, we have one chance to strike when it counts. To that end, we have found groups with connections to the Hassaikai and Claude's, or land owned by the Hassaikai. And made as thorough a list as possible. I would like you all to investigate each place and narrow the list down to possible locations."

One of the Heroes looked at the table. "So that's why you asked minor Heroes like us. The Heroes here and the localities where they work are the same. Heroes were chosen who know the areas. For someone who was All Might's former sidekick, you sure are careful."

That's true. Nighteye sure is thorough. And very, very, careful .

Huh? Ugh, Fat Gum looks upset again. He's not exactly subtle.

"This is too roundabout! While we're takin' our time, that little girl, Eri, is probably cryin'!" He shouted in outrage.

So? She's probably been crying for a long time. She can cry a little bit more since we'll be rescuing her. Let's see, how old will she be?