The Emperor's Dragon II

No Such Thing As Innocent News

Nishita didn't like to go online on her phone much so she usually reported what she'd heard at work once she got home. She much preferred the larger screen of her tablet and the keyboard when posting. And by not looking at things while she was at work, she avoided being distracted there which was good 'cos she liked her job and the access it gave her to the up and coming heroes.

She looked at her usual haunts but nothing interesting had happened today. Then she decided to find out if anyone had interviewed Mitei's mother. There was nothing online from a search and Nishita sighed and went back to her usual forum.

There were about 400 online at the time and it was the work of a few moments to make a new post. She kept the subject simple 'Has anyone questioned Mitei's mother?' and left it at that. Everyone on the forum would know who she was talking about. They wouldn't be here if they didn't.

Then she thought about what she had learned today by listening in. It wasn't much. The Hero students knew who'd taken their quirks - the entire world knew - but they didn't know if they'd be getting them back. Nishita grimaced. Candor compelled her to admit that she shouldn't consider it unusual. Adults did not tell children everything, even those training to be Heroes. There could be a lot of information generated from Daiki Yaoyorozu's press conference that they just weren't privy to.

Her tablet pinged. Someone had replied. Nishita clicked the response and felt relief. The reply was definite. 'Yes, NOUA. The Mustafa Police questioned her the day after the conference. Sir Nighteye was there. Here's a clip.' There was a link and Nishita clicked it. It took her to a news site. It wasn't a well known one. She clicked play.

The video showed a rather annoyed looking Sir Nighteye as he went down several stairs somewhere. It was probably the police station. Nishita didn't know what Mustafa Police Station looked like. He looked frustrated but that could be the result of many things. Sir Nighteye was not All Might with his endless smiles. Sir Nighteye was far more pragmatic. "No comment," he said preemptively.

"She said nothing?" the reporter asked.

At the question Sir Nighteye paused slightly. "Inko Midoriya's son was kidnapped when he was four and a half. It is distressing to her that he has reappeared as a villain," he said pointedly. "Given the years that have passed, she has no new information to provide," he added.

The clip finished after that.

It was about all that could be expected. Inko Midoriya had probably given some drivel about how she still loved her son. That might even be true. She would have the view of her son as a child, not as he was now. Nishita rolled her eyes. If that was the case, she could understand Sir Nighteye's frustration. Hopefully she'd come around.

Probably not though. Nishita hoped she was never that stupid about her children.

She put a thanks on the thread before going to one she'd started a couple of days before. The post was just an update on what she knew about the situation. 'I heard from some of the students today,' she started. It was sort of true. The oldest members of the forum knew that she worked at a coffee shop near UA. The newer members made up some weird stories. It was fun reading them, which is why no one ever explained to the newbies where she got her information.

'Bakugou is ready for round 2,' Nishita wrote. 'And like a true hero, he'll make sure the villain lover is questioned. Why hasn't she been questioned? Her f*cking villain friend took their quirks! There's no quirk more villainous than that, and all avenues should be pursued.

This villain is truly evil and while he's only struck at students, that's only for now... Who knows where and who he'll strike next. Removing this villain from the world is for the betterment of society and I don't think it's a misuse of hero and police resources to capture this villain.' She put in the last because there were times when hero and police resources did go to the wrong things. They had a thread for it.