The Emperor's Dragon

Let's Not Gossip

Aizawa looked at the faces of his class. Most of them had wide, scared eyes. Some were injured and two of them weren't there. Thankfully they were in ambulances getting treated, which is where he should be but he had to talk to them. Bakugo superficially looked bored and annoyed but... no, the boy was scared, which was good. It was a much needed dose of reality though he would probably react to that fear by lashing out more. He'd have to manage that over the next few weeks. As much as he'd wanted to expel him, Bakugo was extraordinarily skillful with the use of his quirk. It did make him curious as to how he'd become so skillful. People with destructive quirks usually didn't get to practice but he hadn't had time to look into that, and the pre-enrolment checks on his background were immaculate.

Which was a pretty good hint that something was up. No one's records were perfect after all.

But this wasn't about Bakugo. This was about all of his students.

He sighed. "You cannot talk about this," he announced.

"Sir?" Itsuka asked. She'd been relatively calm this entire time, which was a good quality for the Class Representative but he could see she was at her limit. Still, as far as he knew she'd been the main factor in convincing the Iida boy that he had to run for help. That showed maturity and sensible thinking.

"With the media. Or other UA Students. At least not now. We cannot hide, and we are not hiding that there was an attack," he said matter of factly. "But while the investigation is ongoing, spreading random information will act to compromise it." AIzawa explained, mentally moving around his teaching plan. He'd have to move the class on the importance of operational security probably into tomorrow. All Might should understand that much at least. And looking at the big picture. "As such you are not to discuss this with other students. You may discuss it with the faculty and Hound Dog is available," he added, knowing that they had to give them some outlet. 

He shouldn't have to explain further. They knew that two of the villains, the two that appeared in charge, had gotten away. The fact that those two had left about fifty other villains was interesting and could mean several things. Other's could decide what.

With that said, Aizawa waved them away. Chiyo would sort them out before sending them home. Those that were going home. He suspected that Tsuyu and Rikido would be sent home from the hospital in the morning.

His student's cleared away which gave the paramedics the opportunity to pounce. Nezu was with them and he looked over at the rat. His expression was enough to say what he thought of All Might's performance today. Not in fighting that creature but before that.

"I'll talk to him," Nezu promised.

Aizawa nodded. A talking to from the Principal was probably enough to put most people on the right track. He hoped the Number One Hero counted as most people. "You saw?" He asked, ignoring the pain from everywhere as the Paramedic's pushed him on to a stretcher.

Nezu nodded. It was difficult to read his expression but in this case Aizawa didn't need to. In the ongoing battle between Heroes and Villains there were certain things that were... Well, they tipped the balance. Villains with near instantaneous warp transport, was one of those things. Especially as if it appeared the warper could transport multiple people over unknown distances and still be functional. Aizawa thought about what he'd seen. This was the worst type of warper imaginable. Multiple people in multiple directions.

"Any leads?"

"Nothing yet," Nezu replied, flicking his beady little eyes towards All Might and then towards the creature the villains had left behind.

The students hadn't seen All Might's true form. That was something but it had been a close thing. Cementos had gotten a wall up in time.

"This was planned," Nezu told him.