Chapter Four - Investigation

After his encounter with Taurus, Aizawa began an investigation on the other assassins. The first place he went to was the rooftop where the sniper had fired on him and Ms Joke the night before. As he searched the area, Present Mic arrived. 

Present Mic: Hey, Eraser!

Aizawa: Not now, Hizashi. I'm busy. 

Present Mic: Emi told me you'd be around here. I heard you ran into a mess of trouble last night. 

Aizawa: Nothing I couldn't handle. 

Present Mic: I saw the guy they brought in last night. Good thing Emi was there to lend you a hand. That guy looked dangerous. 

As Present Mic said this, Aizawa was still unable to deduce Taurus's identity. He had never encountered or even heard about him until last night. Not only that, but the fact that there were other assassins after him deeply troubled him. 

Aizawa: Were the authorities able to get any information about him? 

Present Mic: Not really. 

Aizawa continued to search around the rooftop that could be a possible lead. Soon enough, he saw a bullet casing. Knowing this came from the sniper, Aizawa picks it up and inspects it. Upon close inspection, he notices an engraving on the bullet casing. The engraving was crosshair. 

Aizawa: I recognize this engraving. That's the insignia of Gunsmith. 

Present Mic: Gunsmith? You mean that international assassin wanted in 10 countries? 

Aizawa: Yeah. He also took a shot at me and Joke last night. Taurus said something about other assassins gunning for me. 

Present Mic: That doesn't sound good. Sounds like someone really doesn't like you. 

Aizawa knew that there were other assassins after him. However, he only knew Gunsmith. He had no idea how many more assassins were after him or what they were capable of. 

Aizawa: I need answers. 

Present Mic: I imagine you do. Getting hunted by assassins does wreck someone's day. You could use some backup.

Aizawa: What I need is information. And I know just the place to find them. 

Present Mic: Let's team up! It's been too long since we've done that!

Aizawa: Don't you have a radio show to do?

Present Mic checks his watch to see that he has to do a radio show soon. Despite wanting to help his friend, Present Mic knew Aizawa preferred to work alone. After that, Aizawa made his way to Kamino Ward. He then goes to the location of the Villain information broker known as Giran. As Aizawa entered the office building, The Twin Suns stepped out of the shadows.

Twin Sun Brother: Our prey has moved. 

Twin Sun Sister: Not yet, brother. We must wait.

Twin Sun Brother: It is hard to wait, sister. Our prey is within our reach.

Twin Sun Sister: Patience, brother. It is the anticipation of the kill. Savor it. It is the waiting that makes it worthwhile. 

 With that, the Twin Suns waited outside Giran's office in anticiaptaion for the hunt for Aizawa. Meanwhiel, Aizawa enters Giran's office. Upon seeing Aizawa enter his office, Giran remained calm. 

Giran: Eraserhead. What is a Pro Hero doing in my office? 

Aizawa: I need information.

Giran: A Pro Hero coming to me for information? Now that's rich!

Aizawa: You're lucky there's no warrant for your arrest, otherwise you'd be locked up in a cell. But for now, I need information from you. 

Giran smirked as he pulls out a cigarette and smokes it. 

Giran: What information do you seek?

Aizawa: A bounty has been placed on me. I've been told that assassins are hunting for me. 

Giran: So I've heard. You're building up quite the reputation.

Aizawa: Who put up the bounty? 

Giran: No idea. What I do know however is who's taken up that bounty.

Aizawa: Who?

Giran: Seven assassins. Or six if you want to be technical. All hired killers. The best in the business. 

Aizawa: Last night I encountered a man with a Bull Quirk. Who is he? 

Giran: That would be Taurus. Big and powerful. Likes to crush people in mind and body. 

Aizawa remembered how strong Taurus was. He remembered struggling to fight him. It was only thanks to his intelligence as well as the intervention of Ms Joke that he was able to take him down. 

Giran: Gunsmith. His Quirk makes him a master of any firearm that he can get his hands on. Then you have the Twin Suns. Siamese twins who have some spiritual connection to killing. Also gunning for you is Araña. Careful around this one. She's uh....predatory. Handtaker. He's a psycho who likes to take....trophies from the people he kills. I doubt you need to know why they call him the Handtaker. And last but not least, Onibaba. 

Aizawa: What about her?

Giran: I don't know. She's the only one out of the bunch that I know nothing about. She's a real mystery. I'd watch out for that one. 

As Giran reveals the identities of the assassins, Aizawa now had an idea of what he was up against. However, Aizawa knew how dangerous these assassins were. 

Aizawa: How much?

Giran: I'm feeling a bit generous today. This bit of information is on the house. 

With the information he needed, Aizawa exits Giran's office. Before he walked out the door, Giran spoke. 

Giran: Happy hunting!

As Aizawa exited Giran's office, he quickly realized that he was walking into a more dangerous world. He that that these assassins would hunt him down wherever he goes. What he didn't know was that the assassins would soon make their move. 

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