Deku the Genius

Chapter Six: Interview

Izuku got up from his desk when he heard a knock at the front door.

"Stay here a minute Eri, I think it's the detective."

Eri nodded, sitting in the oversized chair and clicking the mouse on the hero folders.

Izuku closed his door gently, then turned to the front door, looking through the peephole.

It was the detective.

"Tsukauchi, thanks for coming!" Izuku said.

Naomasa smiled at the greenette, stepping inside and removing his shoes.

"Hey Midoriya. It seems I'm helping you with something for once, huh?" He laughed.

Izuku nodded, a grin on his face.

"I needed a detective I could trust, and you fit the bill, with how often we've worked together."

Naomasa sighed.

"I still don't know how you got into my case files."

Izuku laughed.

"You couldn't keep me out of the database if you tried. You're the officer always assigned the difficult quirk cases, so you're the only one that's needed my help."

Naomasa sat down at the table, accepting the cup of tea from Inko.

"So, what is it you wanted my help for?" He asked.

Izuku walked back to his room.

"I'll get her now." He said.

The greenette knocked on his door, opening it gently.

"Eri, the detective is here to talk to you.." he said.

Eri spun around in the chair, jumping off and running to Izuku, who picked her up.

"Is he nice?" She asked.

Izuku nodded.

"He's a good friend of mine. He stops bad people and keeps them away from everyone else."

Eri looked up at Izuku with her big scarlet eyes.

"Can he keep Chisaki away?" She asked.

Izuku nodded.

"He can. It'll take a while, but the heroes and the police will have him soon." Izuku said.

Izuku sat opposite Naomasa, with Eri on his lap.

"This is Eri. I saved her from Overhaul on Saturday. She was running away from him through the alleyways a few streets away. I saw her on the security cameras, with him not far behind. I directed him to 5th Street and then went out to get Eri."

Naomasa scribbled every word into his notebook, his right eye twitching.

"True. I assume that's why Nezu added me to the police side of the Overhaul investigation?" He asked.

Izuku sighed.

"Of course he did." He laughed.

Naomasa smiled.

"Okay Eri. I'm going to ask you some questions. You don't have to answer if you're uncomfortable, but whatever you do say could help us a lot." He said gently.

Eri nodded, holding Izuku's arms around her.

Naomasa took that as a sign to begin.

"Can you tell me where you were kept by Overhaul?" Naomasa asked.