Dynamite And A Laserbeam - Redux

Vol 6 - 3: Internships, and Choices - Part 1

[Internships, and choices – Part 1]

U.A. High School was rather empty around this time of year. But then again, that was on purpose. It was time for the first round of internships, and those not in any of the hero-related courses, i.e. General Studies, were on break due to school policy. However, they were sent home with enough schoolwork to tie them over till Final Exam season, just so that they wouldn't be slacking off.

This left the school feeling a touch empty, except for the staff, who were busy setting up for final exams. However, while all of the other staff members who weren't leading their internships were off doing that, there was a pair of individuals within the faculty breakroom of U.A., both of them needing peace and quiet for the topic that they were covering. Those two were Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi and Toshinori Yagi.

Both were wearing similar outfits: white shirts and black ties, though Tsukauchi's tie had white stripes going through it to break up the constant black. They also wore black pants held by a belt. The two sat across from one another at a table, Toshinori on a couch and Tsukauchi on a stool. They were five feet apart, and both had a relaxed yet tired demeanour about them.

"It's not often that you come here, Tsukauchi-kun, at least, not unless it's urgent," Toshinori said, his tone low as he stared at the detective, who was slack in his chair, arms lazily resting against his legs as a small smile appeared on the man's face.

"You'd be correct in guessing that, Yagi-kun. This has to do with two things, the first being more pressing, while the second is about one of your students," Tsukauchi said as Toshinori's brows furrowed.

"One of my students...?" Toshinori asked as Tsukauchi sighed.

"The one with a record, Yagi-kun," Tsukauchi stated bluntly as Toshinori sighed.

"Ah... Young Kira. I see. Well, let's tackle the first thing before we talk about Young Kira. You said it was more pressing, yes? So, what is it?" Yagi asked as Tsukauchi nodded, clearing his throat.

"Right. So. Do you remember when I said we'd get a DNA analysis done on Nomu?" Tsukauchi queried, making Toshinori hum in thought.

"A DNA analysis on Nomu...?" Toshinori murmured, rubbing his pointed chin in thought as Tsukauchi nodded.

"Don't worry, I'm not asking for your help with the investigation, if that was even a problem, to begin with," Tsukauchi said reassuringly, Toshinori huffing but remaining silent. Tsukauchi smirked, his expression returning to something more neutral. "Now, technically, this is leaking information. However, I figured that what we came up with is something that you have the right to know about, especially regarding what the information is about."

A pit formed in Toshinori's stomach. The overtly professional tone that Tsukauchi was using meant that he was more serious than ever. It had been a while since Tsukauchi had used that tone with Toshinori. In fact, the last time he remembered him using it was when some evidence existed to say that All For One was still alive. However, thanks to Dr. Tomioka outright stating it back at The Sports Festival, Toshinori knew without a shadow of a doubt that All For One was still around.

But even then, he clung to a false sense of hope. The last thing that he wanted was for that monster to still be alive. He had done so much harm over the course of nearly eight generations of people, with this one being the most peaceful due to his absence. The fact that there was even a chance for All For One to still be around... It made Toshinori worry for the future.

He typically wasn't the kind of person to be a downer about things, but if All For One was still around, then things would go from bad to worse. Crime rates were still on the rise despite the recent crackdown, and public unrest was starting to form.