Forced Manipulation

Chapter Thirty-Six

"Ow..." Jason winced as he laid on the couch, his left arm being coddled with his right hand. He couldn't believe it. How could he be humiliated by some puny boy! God, he was so angry and he knew why Haru was even here in the first place! He growled in frustration, his good hand clenched in a tight fist. God, he wished he could punish the ash blonde so much, for daring to even contact his dead father's family to help protect him. Katsuki is supposed to be a man! Real men don't need to have their families protect them when things get tough! He felt so embarrassed to face Mitsuki after receiving such an ass-kicking. He groaned. What would Katsuki think of him now? Would he laugh at him and make fun of him for getting his ass kicked? Or worse, would the ash-blonde and that teal-haired prick that dared to come on his property to spread what had happened! He winced slightly as he sat up, contemplating what he should do. Should he punish the ash-blonde until he messaged Haru into leaving his family alone? No, that would only give Katsuki more proof to show Haru. Plus, Mitsuki would probably get annoyed with him again, just like the last time he punished Katsuki. Yeah, he had to go a little farther to get his point across. "AGH!" He winced as he lowered his bad arm towards his pocket, before pulling out his phone. He quickly opened up his phone, hesitantly typing Haru's full name. He wasn't expecting to see much, just a few photos of the teal-haired professional hero and a couple of articles about the good he had done for his community.

However, to his surprise, he was greeted with thousands of pictures of Haru! Dozens of them practically contained Haru with hundreds of people, their bright smiles illuminating the pictures! In the center of the pictures, laid none other than Haru Wakatoshi. Out of all of the people in the pictures, his smile was the brightest, while his arms were wrapped around his fans' shoulders. God, everything about him made Jason want to puke. From his stupid smile to his shitty costume which looked like he was a fucking scuba diver. The skin-tight, pale blue wetsuit was seemingly stuck to his body. And that little headband, that fucking pathetic headband. It looked like it was a small crown, the thick, black headband keeping his teal hair from getting into his eyes. Jason's eye twitched slightly as he exited the photos, seeing the articles dedicated to the teal-haired hero. From what he saw, Haru was well-liked amongst his community. He constantly helped the community get better while protecting them from villains!

But the worst part?

He stumbled on an article, his eyes widening as he read the title. The anger that was building inside of his body was beginning to teeter as he let out a quiet growl.

'Local Pro Hero Oceana attends pride parade, offering hugs to those who want it!'

"No wonder why Katsuki called his ass!" Jason growled as he threw his phone onto the table. "That fucker is a queer too!"

"You ok, love?"Mitsuki sighed as she walked down the stairs. "I can hear you yelling from downstairs!"

"It's nothing, love!" Jason smiled. "Where is Haru staying? I heard him mention he was staying at an inn, but I don't remember which one!"

"Hmm... I think he said that he's staying at the Hanakasaki inn, why?"

"Oh, no reason," Jason said as he stood up from the couch. "I feel bad that he had to deal with that, so I figured I'd treat him to dinner, in the form of an apology!"

"Aww, you don't have to do that! Haru is nothing but a self-entitled brat! If you apologize to him, you'll only inflate his ego! I say we just sue the hell out of him and take every penny he has!"