When the Stars Align

Chapter 24: USJ (Part 4)*

- WARNING -

THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS UNSAVORY ELEMENTS SUCH AS: MENTIONS OF BLOOD, MEDICAL JARGON, TALK ABOUT INJURIES, AND SLIGHT CAUTERIZING OF A WOUND

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Interrogating the man had proved fruitful, having provided answers to your inquiries and much more.

After he'd gotten his sniveling in order and could talk without a tremble in his voice affecting his speech, you'd asked him a multitude of questions, most of which revolved around the purpose of his groups visit, their goals, and how they had even managed to set foot inside school premises without alerting outside authorities. You had had more, of course, but you focused on what you considered more pressing, assuming he wouldn't be willing to answer anything more than what you had initially sought out for.

Kase had been more than helpful, you came to find, addressing a variety of things in a single breath.

He'd first addressed your mist man concern, confirming that, yes, he had likely been the one to lurk within the Principals office the day of the Press's break in. He wasn't able to hear much about the subject, Kase had been of the few Villains recruited last minute for this job, but he had heard enough of the leaders bragging if that helped any. You would take any and all information you could, so with a small nod his way, you let him continue his spiel in near silence.

Next, he talked about who had solicited him, a broker by the alias of Giran. It seemed he'd been a main asset when it came to the recruitment process of this group, gaining a cut for every new member that walked within the Leagues avenue. It was probably the reason for such terrible mashups within the group you had fought moments prior, the people present within the USJ obviously having been brought just for a salary increase on the brokers part and nothing more.

The group of Villains obviously didn't mean much to the leader or his right hand man either, it seemed, so you doubted they received much other than honeyed words on their end as well.

Lastly, Kase talked about the leader of the current group, and how he was on the hunt for the Number One Hero. The blue haired fiend had an apparent obsession with All Might, and not the good kind. That was the reason so many Villains had been hired and brought to U.A., to serve as a diversion from the main fight that was supposed to go down. Of course, All Might not being present had foiled those plans greatly, and they'd been forced to improvise until the blonde finally reared his face into the class, that of which involved assaulting school students and staff, if deemed necessary.

He'd made mention of two more entities possibly involved in today's attack, though, one had stayed behind in their base, safely hidden away from the rest of the hired group. The other was lying in wait at the main courtyard, in an almost catatonic state if Kases description was anything to go by.

All in all, you had gotten what you wanted and then some. You couldn't wait to get out of the building, hoping to relay what you had just learned to the Commission as soon as you could. While they wouldn't be able to do much about today's attack, they could certainly plan for the future, and every bit of information counted when it came to catching this so called League in it's entirety.

Once everything was said and done, and the cowering Villain was no longer needed, you had knocked him out promptly, promising to give in a good word to your higher ups when given the chance.

Now, you found yourself walking around the area, trying to find a proper way out that didn't include possibly hopping across fences. The search proved futile at times, the expanse way too large to clearly identify where you were. You had run into multiple dead-ends, and if you didn't think of something fast, you would be wasting precious time. Escaping together with the class had been a one-time opportunity, and now that the chance was missed, you had to hope everyone could hold their own until reenforces showed up.