Chapter 22
Third Person POV
He messed up. He didn't want anyone to find out his connection to All Might but here he was trying to find an escape from the sea of nagging voices of his classmates. Izuku was not ashamed of the career his parents did but he wasn't on good terms with his father (yet) so he rather kept his family relation a secret. However, now that seems impossible and from the looks he was receiving from some of them, he knows that he might not escape the revelation of being the son of the number one hero.
"I don't know what you guys are talking about" he decided to play stupid and answered calmly.
However, most of them didn't believe him for one second. Some even voiced out their disbelief.
"You just called them Mom and Dad!" Ashido explained.
"Don't try to play dumb on us Yagi!" Hagakure shouted.
Izuku didn't really want to say anything but he was surrounded by his peers. Decided to accept the inevitable, he was about to confirm their accusation when the police detective by the name of Tsukauchi rescues him from his peers.
"Izuku Yagi, sorry to bother you but we would like to ask you a few questions in private if you can."
He followed the detective but not without the threat of some of his classmates that they will not stop till they get their answers with made Izuku uneasy about the determine look of some of them. He was confused about why he was escorted through a police car back to UA school building. The detective reassured him nothing bad was going to happen to him. All they want are some answers. They escorted him to a room with a long table and a lot of chairs. From the looks of it, it looks like a conference or meeting room. He was then asked to sit down on one of the chairs at the center of the room with a police officer beside him.
Soon, UA hero staff entered the room along with his parents. The situation he was in right now looks like he was a villain being question. They each took their sits with Nezu being in the center and ready to ask all the questions he can come up with. Izuku thought that maybe there was more to this than a simple questioning. He wonders if this was another scheme Nezu plans to get along with his father. If it was, then he promises himself that Nezu will regret the day he meddles with his personal life.
"I'm sorry if this is a bit too much for you but given the incident that happened today, we need answers and we are hoping you can provide us with some," said Nezu.
"With all due respect Principle Nezu, I already told you what I want if you need me to talk. It wouldn't be fair that you guys get what you want and did all of this while I get nothing out of this."
Izuku knew they have something up their sleeves and he was sure that whatever promise Nezu makes will always have a loophole for the rodents to gain access to. They will not totally commit to it. They might even use the villain attack to make some excuse to watch or monitor him. Izuku knows this and was prepared for anything the rodent has plans for him.
"I'm afraid that's up to your father and I'm afraid he won't agree to that since this might involve your safety as well which we might have to discuss later," Nezu answered.
First Strike. There it is, the excuse he was expecting that they might use.
"I guess we have nothing to talk about then." Izuku smiled.
All eyes were on Izuku but one pair of eyes was more intense than the rest.
"According to two of your classmates, when the villains appear you seem like you know something about today's attack." Detective Tsukauchi questions.
All they got from that question was a smiling Izuku. Not a thing one would expect from a child who was questioned.
"The attack on the school gate days ago as well. It seems you know something we don't Izuku." Nezu question.
"It seems I do" was all Izuku's answer.
Everyone except his mother was giving him a suspicious look. They might think that he was responsible for the attacks that were happening.
"You won't talk am I right Izuku? You won't share anything with us?" Nezu asked.
"That's right. After all, a one-sided deal is not my kind of deal." Izuku answered.
"You do know that you might be charged with accessory to a crime right? We can do that since you are holding information with regards to a villain attack." Vlad King stated.
Izuku laughs a bit at that and answered, "Go ahead then but I would like to know how the media might make a festival about how UA heroes and staff accuse and put an innocent child in jail, not to mention the only son of the symbol of peace All Might, for not talking to said staff moments after a villain attack on one of its facility."
Everybody expects for Inko was having an uneasy feeling from that statement. Nezu was having a little bit of a hard time reading Izuku. For Nezu, it would seem that the child was ready for any kind of attack. Not to mention Izuku was sharp and observant. He was able to analyze the situation more to his side and left little for a counter-attack.
"You seem to be in a pinch Principle Nezu. Allow me to talk tell you this, you're much easier to read and predict than others might view you. My parents are heroes and not to mention Dad is the number one at that so its only natural than I have to be much more prepared than anyone else. He has enemies that might find out and use me as a weakness. Which I refuse to be view at, that is why caution is my main priority right now. You don't know who you can trust and you can count on."
All Might was taken back with that but he knew his son was right. Being a hero comes with risk and he was somehow proud that his son was being careful. Nezu, on the other hand, was quite surprised that a 15-year-old was able to anticipate his thoughts. Now Nezu knows that Izuku Yagi was not simple. In fact, Nezu was rather interested in Izuku's abilities.
The tension around the room was thick but luckily, All Might decided to step in.
"Alright Izuku we will respect your privacy but I do hope you will try to visit your mother and me when you're not busy."
Izuku was happy to hear that from his father. He now won't have to be on guard as to how his parents might be sneaking behind his back. Izuku thinks it's now his turn to return the favor.
"Thank you, Dad. I guess it's only right for me to give you something in return. Alright, I'm only gonna tell this once since I really need to sleep since I used a lot of energy fighting villains today."
Everybody was now paying close attention to whatever Izuku might say. Nezu even turn on a recording device he prepared.
"I sometimes work on a legal weapon shop that also teach proper usage and safety. Its a fairly large shop and sometimes you hear things here and there when they think that your not listening. One day, Dad followed me while I was on my way to work. That was also the day one of the friends I gain asked if we can talk in private. He told me that something strange was happening with a friend of his that lives near the shady part of the city. He was told that a lot of the thugs there were starting to group around. It might be new to any of you but to someone who lives close to the area, it was something you will find strange."
"Continue," Nezu encourage.
"Well, my friend was worried for me since he knew I attended this school and from what he gathered, he was right to be worried. Gangs usually have leaders and members but he was told that no such gangs were not known since they would want to make a name for themselves but it continues to happen for a couple of days and some were even talking without care that UA high was their target and that they can't wait for it to happen. We think they might be recruited by some high profile villains since a large amount of them join the attack. However, from what I observe, the police and heroes present didn't know any of the villains that might be the high profile one we thought you might know. That leaves the question on how that two villains that escape were able to recruit such a large number of the low-rank villains."
Nezu and a few other heroes were amazed by Izuku's analytical skills. As Izuku continue to give out information and observation, Nezu was now more interested in All Might's son more than ever. For someone that young to point out the information here and there that some heroes even might not notice, Nezu was thinking that perhaps he might convince the parents to let their son study and learn under Nezu but perhaps another day.
After a few more questions and exchanges, he was free to go home without worry but before Izuku left the room, he promises to visit his parents on the weekends he doesn't have work which the parents like.
"Your son is really something All Might. He's much smarter than I thought he was." Nezu complimented.
All Might doesn't know if he should be proud or worry about his son since he got Nezu's attention.
Once Izuku made sure he wasn't followed on his way home, he bought some food for dinner and made his way home hoping for some peace and quiet. He was informed that school was canceled for two days to upgrade the school security which he was thankful for. Izuku was sure that the next time he will see his classmates, he should be prepared to go deaf from the questions they might throw at him. Oh well, it was bound to happen at some point but he hopes it wasn't this soon. Perhaps someone might show some mercy on him and let it pass even though it was a long shot but a guy can dream, right?
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