MHA: A Cat's Way

Ch 90 They Know

Nezu claps his paws together in the early hours of the morning, the sun not even cresting the horizon yet. He gives the assembled and half-asleep staff of UA -with the notable absence of All Might- a cheery grin, his beady eyes glinting from some sort of knowledge that only he knows. "Good morning, everyone. I have great news! Not only does Catia Akihiro have anger issues, but she is also the murderous vigilante known as Cat-aclysm!"

Half a dozen arms slip, and half a dozen heads slam into the table. Aizawa chokes on his coffee, hitting his chest after it goes down the wrong tube. Meanwhile, the probationary teachers: formerly the villains known as Gentle Criminal and La Brava, exchange bemused glances.

"Anger issues? That's rather surprising, isn't it dear?"

La Brava nods. "Yeah, you'd never think it if you only saw her outside of fights!"

Glares get sent their way, not least of all from the girl's homeroom teacher. "You two knew about this?" He holds up a hand after setting down his coffee, letting out a breath of frustration as he pinches the bridge of his nose. "No, first things first."

He turns his glare towards the principal, a cheerful expression still on his face. "Normally I'd ask if you're sure, but these two idiots-"

"How rude!"

"I can send your search history to all the other teachers."

"-basically just confirmed it." He raises an eyebrow at La Brava, responding to her threat before turning back to the important business. "Go ahead, I have nothing to hide. I'm not Nemuri."

"Shame is for the weak, embrace the kink." The R18 hero raises her nose in the air, her justification as clear in her hero designation as it is in the smug look on her face. The familiar byplay works to calm the room, letting the heroes process the news.

Aizawa continues. "How do you know that, and why weren't we notified immediately?"

"Simple." Nezu states, folding his paws on the table. "I know because when I brought Ms. La Brava into the school, I had her design a program to identify our students' faces, and then scan for their location across the public surveillance system. Simply for circumstances where they go missing and must be found, of course."

A collection of hands hit faces, the relative newcomers sending the rest bemused looks. "Of course. They haven't spent enough time here to know not to give you overly useful things without putting safeguards in place." Aizawa groans.

Nezu nods happily. "Quite. But back to the point: after Miss Catia left the Festival in the wake of her 'outburst'-"

"Breaking another kid's legs, you mean." Shuzenji interjects, frowning as she tries to think of any signs she might have noticed related to Catia's illegal activities. Goodness knows the hero students are in her office often enough that she would have noticed any scars, given how long Cat-aclysm has been active.

"Indeed. After losing her temper and injuring Hitoshi Shinso, I activated the program so that I could track her. Just in case, of course."

"Of course," Yamada drawls. "Because who wouldn't want to stalk an angry teenage girl across a country?"

Nezu ignores the man as he continues. "She met with the teenager who had infiltrated the Shie Hassaikai and killed Overhaul, Himiko Toga. Then the two made their way to the closest harbor."

"But we aren't anywhere close to an ocean?" Khan half says, half asks.

Majima looks at him like he's an idiot. "Well Khan, there are these things called vehicles that make traveling much faster and convenient than walking..."