The Emperor's Dragon

The Gift of Hope

"You're not going to like it," Giran said before his host could say anything.

It was a tribute to the importance of his information that this conversation was in person. All For One did not allow many people close to him these days. His presence here was a sign that he had been forgiven for allowing Juhin to track his business.

That would never happen again, and not just because Juhin was dead. All For One had not been subtle with telling him that.

"I am aware of that," the Emperor of the Underworld told him. "But that does not negate my requirement to know."

Giran nodded before he flicked his eyes towards All For One's son.

"My Little Dragon can hear this," the premier villain in the world said.

The broker wasn't sure how the man had seen his eye movement. He knew that All For One had a sight quirk, and possibly more than one, but he didn't believe they were that precise. Without eyeballs it was hard to know what the man could see.

"All right," Giran said softly. He took a deep breath, and sorted the information in his mind. He sighed. "The investigation was led by Sir Nighteye," he told the ancient supervillain.

"I thought as much but I wish to know the details," All For One said.

Giran nodded again. It had taken him a while to consolidate this information. He almost wished he hadn't been able to. This was a job that would have been given to Nasutto, if he'd had survived. Amongst information brokers the man was still considered the best and no successor had emerged to take his place. The information community was still fractured, thus he had been given the job. "He was tracking you down via your business identities," the broker explained, "but he kept running into blocks."

All For One tilted his head forward to acknowledge the statement.

"Then, he began looking into his highness," Giran said. He really didn't want to say it and had to remind himself that All For One did not kill messengers. He saw the way All For One's knuckles went white at the information.

Izuku's eyes went wide but he remained silent.

"What did he find?" came the demand.

"He found a record of a record from Niigata," Giran reported.

He saw the way the Emperor of the Underworld was slightly confused. "A record of a record?" The question highlighted All For One's curiosity.

"Even as a Hero, and All Might's sidekick, Sir Nighteye can't access the records about children but he could access some of the administration records. He found a message from a Principal from Niigata suggesting child abuse, and then he contacted her."

"Child abuse?" All For One growled.

Even His Highness seemed angry at that.

"The note was about a report, which was submitted highlighting discrepancies between enrollments."

"No!" His Highness moaned, almost as if he was in pain.

"My Little Dragon," All For One said, gesturing to his son. The boy rose and moved to stand beside his father. All For One looked at his son and even though he didn't have eyes, Giran could see that he was looking into his son's eyes. "It is not your fault." The statement was clear and unequivocal.

Izuku shook his head.

"Your Highness," Giran said. "It really wasn't your fault," he confirmed All For One's words. "While Sir Nighteye found the record of the record, he should not have been able to find out what was in it. That is the Principal's fault."