Chapter 8: Eri's Best Day
On the roof tops of Hosu, the Hero Killer Stain was sitting idly, watching over the city like a bloodthirsty gargoyle and eating a Cup Ramen that he'd been able to pilfer from a guy doing some shopping. Stain couldn't exactly go shopping himself, as he was far too conspicuous even without his gear, so he'd hidden in the shadows of an alley and snatched the meal as the man walked past, completely unaware. Stain had tossed a few hundred yen into the shopping bag in recompense; he may be a killer of false heroes, but he didn't want to be a common thief.
It was night now and the sky was completely black, which helped the Hero Killer relax. He preferred to do his work in day light where possible, so at night he rested. Today had been oddly quiet as many of the local emergency services headed to Musutafu to aid them after some sort of big villain attack. Stain didn't know what had happened, but he was curious.
Suddenly, the door of the roof top he was sitting on burst open, and a small squad of masked men ran out, mostly ignoring Stain and instead securing the perimeter. Each man wore some kind of mask, most of them themed like birds or plague doctors. Stain watched them carefully, until their leader came out. The leader also wore a plague doctor mask, but he was notable by the full, light coloured coat he wore with the hood up. Stain vaguely recognised his outfit.
"You're that guy... the Yakuza lieutenant. You were at the meeting with Overhaul and Shigaraki." Stain said, putting aside his food and getting to his feet, carefully watching the men around him for any sign of aggression.
"I am Chronostasis, if you have forgotten." the leader replied. "I have come to talk, based on the deal you had with our Master, Overhaul."
Stain sneered; "What more is there to say? If I catch that Midoriya Girl, I hand her other to you and you destroy her quirk. We lose a potential threat and the League loses their precious weapon."
"The Plan has changed slightly." Chronostasis said calmly, "Have you heard of the incident in Musutafu?"
Stain nodded; "Not the details, but it caught a lot of people's attention."
"Early this morning, an asset of ours; Eri, the girl whose quirk is used to produce the bullets we make, managed to escape. Master Overhaul went alone to recapture her, but he was stopped by Endeavor, his son, and the Phoenix Girl. Master Overhaul and another Asset, Gammon, were defeated, arrested and shipped off to Tartarus before we could intervene." Chronostasis explained.
"Sucks for you, but it has no bearing on me or our deal." Stain pointed out.
"It does." Chronostasis sneered beneath his mask, "We originally planned to simply release the Phoenix Girl once her quirk was destroyed. However, we will now hold her as a hostage and ransom her release in exchange for Master Overhaul and Eri. We're informing you of this out of respect for the deal we made, to ensure no trust is broken." The man said, though their was also another reason; if the Eight Precepts decided to kill the Phoenix Girl in revenge before ransoming her, they might need to use Stain to recapture Eri while the gang focused on trying to free Overhaul.
Stain shrugged; "Fine. But in that case, once I hand the girl over, I'll stick around. I don't trust you people, so I'll ensure her safety myself while she's in your care. I don't care how many fake heroes you want to slaughter, I won't have the blood of an innocent on my hands."
Chronostasis nodded and clicked his fingers, having his men retreat as he followed slowly behind. The Yakuza Lieutenant privately found Stain to be a peculiar man, full of contradiction. He would slaughter every hero in the world if he judged them to be fake, just in it for fame and prestige, but he'd never commit any other crime nor would he allow an innocent to be harmed. The man was relieved that he'd kept Eri's true age and status a secret, or Stain would likely have killed him for participating in her abuse. Ultimately, it mattered not; Stain would be used and then thrown away, after all, in the world that Kai Chisaki wished to create, no one would have a quirk, so a being like Stain would be caught and killed quickly.
Back on the roof, Stain idly munched on his remaining Ramen (thank god the office building he was on had a coffee machine that he could easily reach for hot water). Stain was no fool; he hadn't killed and maimed as many heroes as he had by being dumb. No, he knew exactly what fate would befall the Phoenix Girl if he left her with the Precepts. Even if they did ransom her for Overhaul and this Eri person, there was no way they'd let the person who caused so much trouble to walk free, it just wasn't the Yakuza way. Still, Stain would deliver the Phoenix to them and have them destroy her quirk, because the moment that was done, he would slaughter the lot of them. The Phoenix Girl would probably curse him forever, but at least she'd be alive. He'd drop her back at U.A and then flee. It was the perfect "Kill two birds with one stone" plan. Stain just needed something to lure Phoenix out, and he had the perfect bait all picked out.
Stain had spotted a boy in armour similar to Ingenium's patrolling Hosu with Manuel. He remembered that Ingenium had a little brother and this boy seemed to match the descriptions, and according to the news report on Ingenium's recovery, it had been him that approached Midoriya to heal his older brother, which meant that the two were likely quite close. Stain smirked; he'd hunt the boy and use him to draw Phoenix out. Plus, it was obvious to the Hero Killer that the boy was in Hosu hunting him out of revenge, which made him a fake hero. This would be like killing three birds with one stone, but first, he had to finish his hunt for Native, his next target.
[WITH THE YAGI-MIDORIYAS]
The next morning, Little Eri could barely contain her happiness as she was carefully bundled into the back seat of a large car that would take her to her new home; U.A! She and her new family (Eri couldn't get enough of calling them that) had stayed the night in hospital, so the Doctors could be sure she was okay and to keep the Todoroki Heroes company.
Endeavor would be staying in hospital for one more day while Recovery Girl healed what remained of his wounds. Eri had woken up to find that in her sleep, Big Sis Izuka had healed her scars, so her entire body was smooth and soft, the way a small child's should be. Big Sis Izuka didn't want to explain how she had done it, since it was supposed to be painful, which was why she did it while Eri was sleeping. Endeavor had refused the same treatment though, wanting to keep his scar as a reminder. Shoto, who also refused the treatment, having grown used to his scar, would be staying at the Hospital with his father and since Endeavor was bedridden, both he and Izuka were given a day off from their Internships, but would have to be prepared to work very hard the next day to make up for it.
As such, Izuka had the entire day free since normal school wasn't on and all her friends were still working, so she had proclaimed she would devote the whole day to her new little sister, making Eri quite possibly the happiest she'd ever been. On the ride to U.A, Eri got to learn a bit more about the other two people with her; Shota Aizawa and Principal Nezu.
They introduced themselves (and Aizawa gave her permission to use his first name, since she couldn't pronounce his last name easily) and told her a bit about them.
"I will be your teacher once you're ready and settled in." Nezu explained kindly, "I taught your big sister when she wasn't much older than you."
Eri nodded; "Um, I don't know very much 'cause I never went to school... I can read though, and write a little."
"Well done! Don't worry, I will be sure to only push you as much as you can take. I won't be upset if you can't do everything the first time. Even I, whose quirk makes me a genius, cannot do everything on my first attempt!" Nezu grinned, raising one of his paw pads and patting it gently on Eri's now unblemished hands.
"Don't worry Eri, Principal Nezu is very nice. If you're a good girl, which I know you are, then he'll be really friendly." Izuka assured her.
Eri nodded, then tried to whisper; "Um, what is he?" though the quiet car made it easy to hear her. The Little Girl briefly looked horrified that she might have insulted the man (Mouse? Thing?) but he and most of the other adults just chuckled.
"None of us know." Mama Inko smiled, "It's sort of become a game at U.A."
"We all have bets on what race and breed he is. My bet is that he's a tiny polar bear!" Papa Toshi laughed. He was driving, so he kept his eyes on the road, though he was still listening avidly.
"My bet is he's a big mouse." Izuka chirped.
"I think he's some kind of weird dog." Shota smirked, making Nezu flick his tail at the sleepy man.
"It's a secret to everyone." Nezu said happily, making Eri giggle. Privately, she thought he was a mouse, like Izuka did, but she decided not to say, since she didn't have money for a bet.
From there, Eri smiled and asked; "What are the other U.A people like? Are they nice?"
As it turned out, that was the signal for Izuka and Shota to both give her the "Guide to Surviving Overbearing U.A Teachers". It was a collection of tips and tricks that the two had come up with since Izuka met the teachers and had to face their collective excitement. The two swapped back and forth as they gave Eri tips:
"If a loud man named Present Mic or a dark haired lady named Midnight start fussing over you, don't worry; they won't hurt you, but be sure to say if you're uncomfortable. They'll back off and won't be offended." Izuka started.
"Everyone will probably try slipping you candy at different points. You can accept it, but give it to your parents to look after. If they see you eat it, they'll give you more until you end up with a stomach ache. Izuka spent a lot of time napping off a candy binge because she couldn't say no to them at first." Aizawa continued.
"Recovery Girl has needles on her at all times, but she won't ever use them without your permission."
"Don't touch Power Loader unless he has his gloves on. His claws don't look too sharp, but they can really sting."
"Blood King looks scary, but he won't ever hurt you. He's a big softy."
"Ectoplasm looks scary too, even out of his costume, but he's a bigger softy than Blood King. In fact, he's really weak to cuteness, so if you ask nicely, you could probably make him do anything. Be sure to use that power responsibly!"
"If you're hungry and Mama and Papa aren't around, then just ask Lunch Rush. He'll feed you whatever you want and it's always really delicious and usually pretty healthy."
"Don't go near Power Loader's work shops without another adult. He gets too excited by his inventions and often forgets that you're not able to defend yourself."
"Don't wake up Aizawa-sensei unless it's really important. If you're a kid, he'll just wrap you up in his scarves and force you to nap with him and if you're a teenager or grown up, he'll just glare until you go away."
"Hey!" Aizawa argued against that last one, but both Eri and Izuka were giggling so much that he decided to let it slide. It was nice to see his Problem Student so carefree. Most of the remaining rules were just safety regulations, which shouldn't be a problem to Eri since she won't have access to any of the dangerous areas of the school until she was older.
Finally, they arrived at U.A and headed straight for Class 1-A's dorms. Since there was so few girls compared to boys in the class, most of the Girls' Dorms were empty, so Nezu had called ahead the night before to have the room next to Izuka's slightly remodelled to include a door between it and Izuka's room. This was so that Eri could stay close to Izuka whilst still having her own space (and Nezu also recognised that no matter how accommodating she was, Izuka was still a Teenage Girl and would need a place to be alone if she needed it).
Eri was shown around the Dorms, including her new parents' apartment, Aizawa's apartment and Izuka's room, as well as Eri's very own room. The little girl was delighted to be next door to her big sister and was even happier to learn she had a special door just for her, so she could go and see Izuka whenever she wanted.
"We'd have placed you in your new Parents' apartment, but there isn't a spare room for you there and we wanted to limit the construction done to the building. Luckily it only takes a good Quirk Builder a single night to put in a doorway." Nezu explained as Eri eagerly explored her new room.
It was actually smaller than the room she had at the Eight Precepts Base, but it was above ground so there was natural light and much homier, especially as the placard on the door had her name on it, and not just Eri. On the door, in crisp writing, was the name "Eri Yagi-Midoriya".
"I love it! Thank you so much!" Eri squealed, hugging her new family and politely bowing to Aizawa and Nezu (she wasn't brave enough to hug them yet).
"You're welcome! You'll be neighbours with a few other girls on this floor too, and there are a total of twenty teenagers all living in this building with us." Inko explained, "They're all away at the moment on their internships, but they'll be back this weekend. Shoto Todoroki is one of the students living here."
Eri nodded happily; she liked Shoto, since he was nice to her and helped save her. She was a bit nervous about all the others though, something Izuka picked up on.
"Don't worry about the others. They're all my friends and very nice. They'll all love you, I just know it! They're always talking about me being cute and needing protecting, so when they see you, they'll probably fall over themselves trying to make you like them, since you're way cuter than me!" Izuka giggled, poking on Eri's cheek, "In fact, one of the people living here is my boyfriend. His name is Katsuki Bakugou, and since you're my little sister now, you can bet he'll do whatever you want. He curses a lot, but he's really nice deep down."
Eri gasped and her eyes widened; "Big Sister has a boyfriend? Wow, you're like an adult!"
Izuka blushed and chuckled; "I wouldn't say that... Katsuki and I are still just kids really, but we love each other." Izuka said bashfully, then her face suddenly turned stern for a second as she knelt down to Eri; "But you're only little, so don't get a boyfriend yet! Wait until you're a teenager, and your big sis needs to approve! I won't let just any boy go out with you!"
Inko and Toshinori laughed, while Eri nodded seriously. She loved her Big Sister so much already, and it had only been a day... that was the power of showing unconditional love to a child that had never felt it.
Nezu departed soon after to see to his duties as Principal. All the Hero Students may be out on Work Experience, but the rest of the student body was still in classes, so he couldn't afford to be away for too long. The remaining group sat together in the Common Room to discuss what they would do for the rest of the day.
"Well, I think first things first, we need to buy Eri's things! She has no toys, clothes or anything of her own. We need to buy some things for her room too." Inko said, already in Mom Mode as she began making a list
"Um, I don't need any things, really! I'm grateful for what I have!" Eri argued. She was wearing a cute pink dress with ruffles and some white socks and shoes, donated by one of the Nurses at the Hospital, but that was all she had.
"Don't be silly, Eri." Izuka gently pinched her cheek, "You can't just have one outfit, and you need toys and things to play with! It'd be awfully boring otherwise."
Eri tilted her head; "Is it really okay for me to have toys? The Bad People tried to give me some, but I was always too scared to touch them... But you are nice people, I don't want you to waste money on me..."
"None of that." Toshinori said, holding Eri's hand; "No money spent on you would be a waste. All children deserve to have toys to play with, and you've gone six years without! Plus, your New Mama and Big Sister are looking forward to dressing you up!" the man smiled widely, much like his master Nana used to do for him, "You haven't known the love of a family before, so it's understandable that you don't know how it works, but don't worry; the three of us will show you!"
Izuka wondered if her father's real quirk was "Inspiration" because the moment he finished talking, Eri looked completely into what he had said and she had gone from reluctant to go shopping to eager! Even Izuka felt inspired and wanted to do what her Papa had said, and show Eri exactly what familial love really was.
"O-Okay! If it's really okay, then I'd like to!" Eri said, earning a dazzling smile from her new Papa and a one armed hug (that due to the size difference, completely swamped Little Eri).
After giving everyone a chance to change clothes (Izuka was actually still in her costume), the Yagi-Midoriyas plus Aizawa piled back into Toshinori's large car and drove off to the closest Shopping Mall to U.A; Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall (nicknamed Wookiees Mall).
Wookiees was a massive shopping complex that had just about every kind of store and restaurant there was within its walls. Everything from outlet stores for lower incomes, to designer stores for the super rich could be found inside, not to mention a big indoor playground for children and a huge food court and fountain. When the group arrived, Eri was extremely shy; hiding behind Izuka as they entered. The crowd was huge, even considering it was a week day, so the large number of people was intimidating to Young Eri, and even Izuka was slightly worried by the crowds, though she stayed strong to give Eri confidence. Unbeknownst to either Eri or Izuka, the three adults had subtly taken positions around the two girls, partially hiding them from view whilst ensuring their safety. Izuka was likely to be recognised after all, thanks to the Sports Festival and Ingenium Incidents (Thank the Heavens that news of the Overhaul Battle hadn't gotten out yet).
Once Eri got somewhat used to the crowd, she became enamoured with Wookiees. Everything was so big and bright, it was like nothing she'd ever seen. Her world had always been grey stone and black shadows, occasionally splattered with red blood, but here everything was a maelstrom of blues, greens, yellows, pinks and other colours Eri couldn't even name! The Smells of a hundred different tasty foods wafted around and the sounds of laughter and cheerful merchants plying their trade was enough to stoke the fire of curiosity within the small girl.
"This place is huge..." Eri gasped out.
"It is! I haven't been here too often, so stay close. I don't want you to get lost." Izuka said, holding Eri's hand.
The two sisters walked hand in hand, following their mother and flanked by their father and Uncle Shota (as Eri took to calling him) as they went looking for a good place to buy Eri some clothes. The Mall was so big, they had dozens of shops for young girls' clothes, all devoted to different styles. Izuka tended to dress modestly and in simple, but feminine styles, preferring dresses or skirts to pants, and wearing high socks, leggings or tights to cover her legs, plus she favoured colours that matched well with her dark green hair and red flames, though her favourite was white. Due to the green hair, red flames and white clothes, Katsuki often said that Izuka looked ready for Christmas.
Since Eri wanted to match with her big sister, they decided on a store that sold simple clothes that were cute without all the additional frills. Aizawa and Toshinori were stuck sitting outside, nursing some coffee while the three girls went inside for what seemed like hours. Neither Inko nor Izuka were usually known to take long, but since they were dressing up Eri, they both took their time as they felt the child deserved to look as pretty as possible, and the little girl enjoyed the attention so much that she allowed them to dress her in just about everything the store had. By the time an hour had passed, the Yagi-Midoriya girls emerged with their arms full of bags as they bought just about everything that would fit Eri, plus some things for her to grow into. Thankfully the store had also included sections for night clothes, underwear and swim clothes, so they didn't need to visit another store for those items. Of course they still needed to buy new shoes, and upon hearing that, Aizawa groaned, though he didn't complain; Eri looked so damn happy that he didn't dare to. Instead he inwardly cursed; Damned Yagi-Midoriya Daughters worming their way into his heart...
After the (blessedly) short trip to a shoe store to get Eri a few pairs of shoes, they went to the Toy Store, something much more Aizawa and Toshinori's speed. Aizawa wasn't too bothered, but at least this was something he understood, as opposed to women's clothing.
As they were walking there, someone called out to them; "Inko! Izuka! Wait up!" shouted a male voice.
Both women turned and smiled brightly as they saw Haru Kintaro, Izuka's uncle running over to them. "Uncle Haru!" Izuka cheered.
Haru stopped in front of the group, panting and a few moments later, his disgruntled bodyguards came running to catch up. Haru was a very strong and fast man, thanks to his "Dragon Evolution" quirk, so his guards were more for the company's peace of mind than actual necessity. "I've been looking all over for you!" Haru said with a grin, finally recovering from his panting.
"You should have called us. We would have come to meet you!" Inko said, gently scolding the man.
"I wanted it to be a surprise. As it is, I went to Endeavor's Agency, then the Hospital, then U.A before coming here! It's lucky Nezu knew where you were going! I have a little something for Izuka, but I heard I might have a new niece." Haru grinned, looking to were Eri was shyly holding Izuka's hand and hoping to go unnoticed.
Izuka smiled kindly and gently nudged Eri forward, "Eri, this is my Uncle Haru. He's very nice, and your uncle too now."
Eri looked up at the man; Haru was as tall as Toshinori and was wearing a black designer suit with a red shirt and tie. His face was similar to Izuka's, though a tad sharper and he had a small dusting of freckles over the bridge of his nose, similar to the ones on Izuka's cheeks. His hair, free of the usual gel, was dark crimson and quite curly and fluffy, and since it had grown fairly long, it was tied up in a pony tail a bit like Izuka's. He also had some dark stubble and a grin that gave him a Devilishly handsome kind of look. But it was his eyes that Eri noticed most; they seemed to sparkle and shine just like Izuka's and Mama Inko's. This man was definitely a nice man!
"H-Hello. My name is Eri." Eri politely bowed her head.
Haru grinned and bowed back, "Nice to meet you, my new Little Niece! I'm Haru Kintaro; call me Uncle Haru!"
"It's wonderful to see you again Haru. But I have to ask, how did you know about Eri?" Inko asked, hugging the man and exchanging kisses on their cheeks.
Haru smiled coyly as he shook Toshi's hand and the two men shared a nod. "I heard about it from Agent Nest. His agency has been working with the Kintaro Group and the two of us are working closely on a big project. It includes the Yaoyorozu Conglomerate too, as well as an independent by the name of Mei Hatsume; a school girl! Can you believe it? Yet she's playing with the big boys and making them look silly!"
"I remember her! She's the one that fought Tokoyami in the Sports Festival. Poor Tokoyami was kind of mentally messed up for a while after that." Izuka said.
At the mentions of the festival, Haru made a guilty face; "Ah... about that. I'm sorry about what happened at the festival; if I had known my idiot brother would take me heading to Europe as a chance to get close to you, I wouldn't have gone."
Izuka shrugged; "It's okay. He didn't do anything bad."
"That reminds me." Toshi piped up, "Did you get back in contact with him? You mentioned you two might try to have some contact."
Izuka nodded half-heartedly; "Kind of. We haven't seen or spoken to each other, but he has sent me a few texts." she explained, pulling out her phone and showing the conversation to the four adults.
It was fairly stilted; all of Hisashi's messages were generic "Hello" messages asking how she was and were usually full of emojis or extreme attempts at sounding peppy and positive, which didn't really suit the man. All of Izuka's responses had been awkward acknowledgements and half-hearted questions about Hisashi's own health and well-being. It was clear to the adults that Izuka still wasn't comfortable with Hisashi, and in truth, Izuka was only making an effort because she felt bad for the man, and because she sort of hoped to reconcile like Endeavor and Shoto.
"Hmm, well I'll keep an eye on him all the same." Haru said with a determined nod, "Now on to more pleasant matters! I come bearing gifts!" he said, pulling out a couple of small boxes and handing them to his two nieces. Izuka accepted hers with a thankful smile, while Eri took hers like it was some sacred object. They were nearly identical little white boxes with ribbons, green for Izuka and red for Eri.
At Izuka's urging, Eri carefully opened hers and looked inside to find a small charm bracelet, like the one Izuka wore. Eri's bracelet had charms in the shapes of rabbits, apples, stars, angels and feathers, as well as a single phoenix shaped charm. As Eri looked at it, her eyes shone like an entire galaxy was spinning inside each of the scarlet orbs. She had never been given a gift before, especially not one so precious.
"Thank you!" Eri smiled tearfully, pushing her nervousness aside enough to hug Haru, who squealed (in a manner similar to Izuka, though slightly more manly) and squeezed the adorable girl to him.
"You're very welcome! That bracelet was one I originally had made for Izuka, in case hers was destroyed by a Villain, but I thought you deserved one and I didn't want to make you wait. The Charms were all picked out for you last night." Haru explained.
The second that Inko, Izuka and Toshi had signed the papers to officially foster Eri, Agent Nest had left to file them, calling Haru soon after to let him know. As a result, Haru had been running around for most of the night and early morning preparing the gift for Eri and updating the gifts for Toshi and Inko.
After helping Eri put her new bracelet on, Izuka opened her own gift and gasped as she pulled out a brand new golden Phoenix Pendent for her choker! Her original one had been damaged at the USJ, and while Tsuyu had recovered it, the pendent was warped into a feather-like shape. Izuka was actually still wearing it, as when she wasn't in costume, she clipped the feather pendent to a thin silver chain and wore it as a necklace. Haru smiled wistfully at it; "I understand you don't call yourself Phoenix any more, and I understand why. When your mother told me the reasons, it made me so proud to hear how much you've grown... but I had to keep the Phoenix symbol for the pendent. So you never forget how far you've come."
Izuka smiled tearfully and replaced her old pendent with the new one, wearing the gold Phoenix proudly on her chest. It shone brightly and the girl was extremely thankful. However, she didn't want to just discard the old one, so she came up with an idea. Rummaging through some of the bags containing their purchases for Eri, she found a plain white hair ribbon. Threading the ribbon onto the pendent, Izuka gently tied Eri's hair up with it, giving the adorable girl a little pony tail with the ribbon and damaged pendent as the bow holding it in place. As she finished, she smiled up at her Uncle; "Thank you so much. I promise, I won't forget how far I've come, and I'll keep pushing onward... after all, it's thanks to that I could save Eri. Go Plus Ultra, right?"
Eri looked up at Izuka with awe, happily swinging her head to feel the wait of her second gift, "Plus Ultra?" Eri asked with curious eyes.
"Its the Motto of our school. Plus Ultra: Go Beyond. It's because Heroes are the people that everyone relies on, so we can't just do our best... we have to do even better than that. We have to go beyond our limits, go beyond our best and save the day." Izuka patted Eri's head, "That is what Plus Ultra means."
Eri's eyes shone. She remembered how Endeavor had kept fighting despite his wounds, how Shoto had taken a nasty blow and kept fighting... how the Bad People had crushed Izuka's arms and legs, and yet Izuka had twisted her broken limbs painfully just to cradle a frightened Eri. Heroes were amazing... her Big Sister was amazing! Izuka had done all that before Eri was her sister, before Eri meant anything more to her than just another person who needed help. Plus Ultra really was the code Izuka lived by, and Eri was beyond thankful for it... she wondered if she could live by it too someday.
As Eri and Izuka spoke, Haru took the opportunity to hand a gift to Toshinori and Inko; a pair of GPS. "GPS? What are these for?" Inko asked curiously as her husband fiddled with it and began exploring the settings. Suddenly, Toshi managed to get to the map screen and two little icons appeared; one depicting a cartoonish head shot of Izuka and the other depicting a similar style of Eri's head (though it was a bit less detailed than Izuka's).
"I worked on that all night. Graphical design is tough..." Haru laughed, "I had this finished a while ago, but had to rush the assets for the addition of little Eri. Those GPS are trackers for your daughters. Tap the button depicting the daughter you want to track, and it'll hone in on a signal released by a tracker on their bodies. No other device can detect the frequency of those trackers, so they're safe." he explained.
Inko and Toshi's eyes widened and they suddenly realised that the pendent and charm bracelet were more than simple gifts. They were things that both girls would wear always, even in hero costume. It was a wise gift, since criminals were after both daughters. This way, if either was taken, they could be found quickly, as the GPS was designed with the Kintaro Group's best satellite technology and could found the trackers almost anywhere on the planet. They could only be hidden if they were extremely deep underground or in a room lined with lead.
After the gifts were handed out, the day moved quickly for little Eri. Haru joined the group for their visit to the toy shop and he ended up having more fun than even the children! After some prodding, Eri picked out a large number of toys, most of them either Lego sets or Hero figures, as Izuka had managed to imbue the little girl with a love of Heroes, especially All-Might and Endeavor (Eri had been told after she was fostered that Toshinori was All-Might, and that Izuka was immortal, though she wasn't told any other secrets). In a flash of deja vu from her experiences with Kota Izumi, Eri was disappointed that Izuka didn't have her own figures yet, so the little girl decided to make a proxy of her own by buying a Princess Knight figure with wings and another with a Bunny Girl style armour and planning to mix and match the armour and accessories to match Izuka as closely as possible (a highly vaunted feature of the Princess Knight line). Izuka was flattered and decided to ask Katsuki to make a proper one for her. After the toy shop was a decoration store, were they bought some colourful bedspreads, posters and a small carpet to decorate Eri's room at the Dorms.
Finally, with a long day of shopping, playing and meeting new people behind her, Eri was tucked into her new bed, wearing her new pyjamas, in her new room with its new decorations and with her new Sister, Mama and Papa happily surrounding her, wishing her goodnight. For Little Eri, she decided that today was the best day ever.
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