The Emperor's Dragon II

It's a Miracle!

Izuku was a bit surprised by how many people were around. There'd been people around when he went to UA but that was only a limited number of people really. And then when he'd moved to the bar, he'd mostly been in the company of the villains. That was five to six people. He'd gotten used to that feel.

Now he was at Sensou-ji. It was a temple, and it was a weekday and it was crammed with people. He hadn't found the people he was here to see but had Yakuni, Twice and Himiko with him. Yakuni was at a bit of a distance from them. If something happened, then Yakuni wouldn't immediately be associated with them.

Both Twice and Himiko were in civilian garb. That meant Twice was unmasked and wearing a shirt and pants. Himiko's hair was down, and she was wearing a skirt and shirt. It made them look normal and wasn't their usual attire so if someone saw them, they wouldn't immediately think of them as villains.

That was the hope.

"Can you see them?" Izuku asked.

Everyone shook their heads. He sighed but wasn't surprised. They had said where to meet but Sensou-ji was a big complex. Instead, he got out his phone and tapped through to messages. Giran, do you have time to talk now? Izuku sent quickly.

"Who ya talking to?" Himiko asked curiously, looking over at his phone.

"Need to finalise the bodyguard for Kamoni," Izuku explained as his phone buzzed. Yes. "I have to check if Giran got in touch with the guy," he added before hitting dial on Giran's number. It didn't take long for the broker to pick up.

"Dragon," he greeted him, "you should know by now I'll always take your calls," Giran chided him slightly.

He wasn't sure what to say to that. He knew what Giran meant but it was going to take him a while to come to expect people to respond to him. "I don't want to interrupt," he replied.

"You aren't an interruption," Giran told him. "Now, how can I help?" The broker, thankfully, moved to business.

"Did you get in touch with him?" Izuku asked. "The quirkless man," he added the description, cringing slightly at the words. Surely, he had a better way of talking about the man?

"Of course, I got in touch with Muko," Giran replied immediately without even thinking about it.

"He's okay to act as a bodyguard?" Izuku asked. He had told Muko at the time that he might have work, but he hadn't had a chance to find out what Muko could do. That had been Giran's job.

"Definitely."

"And he's happy with the rate?"

Giran chuckled. "He's happy with the rate. You know he'd be happy with almost anything," the broker added.

"I'm not taking advantage of anyone," Izuku said firmly. "There's a woman named Kamoni. She works at the supermarket near the bar," he explained. "She's the one who needs guarding."

"Any particular risks?"

Izuku thought about that for a moment. "I don't think so. Her husband sent some thugs after her but they won't try something if she has a guard."

"I'll let him know," Giran said, and Izuku got the impression he was going to find out more about Kamoni anyway. That was fine. He could use the information on Kamoni's husband as well.

"I will be dropping in on her husband to explain the situation," Izuku told the broker.

"Ah," Giran chuckled. "That will help," he added.

For a moment Izuku wondered what he meant, and then he understood. Since Muko didn't have a quirk, and would likely be up against those with them, there had to be something to level the playing field.