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24: His Best Friend

Aldera Junior High. Kurono has been able to ascertain what school the bratty, loud-mouthed blond attends.

The boy's name is Bakugou Katsuki. Kurono has heard many students address him as such, usually by last name, but it seems like there are few who are close enough to call him by his first name, too.

This Katsuki kid is clearly arrogant and has zero self-preservation skills. Kurono was able to follow him all the way to the residential area where he lives, with relative ease. From there, all he had to do was look up all the middle schools nearby, and now, scarcely the next day, Kurono watches him leave campus along with a freckled, curly-haired boy.

"A-Are you going to tell me why you want to talk to [Name] so badly?" Izuku nervously asks.

"Piss off," Katsuki retorts. "Just shut up and take me to her. If I hear you yapping along the way, you'll seriously regret it."

Kurono lets out a heavy sigh. So, they're meeting up with you right now. God. This was almost too easy. Chisaki's theory was right. Katsuki would have led them straight to you, after all.

He would have.

If not for the fact that Kurono is horrendously down bad.

Realistically, Kurono isn't sure how much longer he'll be able to deceive Chisaki. He's convinced that keeping you and Chisaki apart is objectively the best choice-for everyone. Up until now, Chisaki hasn't had any reasons to doubt his loyalty, hence why he's never questioned any of his reports. Is it truly possible to keep the wool over his eyes forever? When Chisaki thinks about you every given moment of the day?

...no. Kurono isn't an idiot. He knows that at some point, Chisaki will find you. It's really only a matter of time.

Still. He's determined to stall for as long as he can. If it takes long enough, then maybe, by some miracle, Chisaki's frustration will overwhelm his obsessive nature. Maybe he'll get fed up and realize it isn't worth it. Maybe he'll finally realize that you aren't worth it.

Kurono knows it's a long shot, but even so, he's willing to gamble on it.

This is all for Chisaki's own good.

"I roughly know the area where the boy lives, from when I followed him that day, but I still haven't been able to pinpoint which school he goes to," Kurono says.

Chisaki peers up from the book he's reading-a compilation of biochemical research studies done in relation to genetics-and unsurprisingly, he's quick to frown.

"That's it?" he mutters in obvious distaste. "That's all you were able to find?"

"I couldn't risk being spotted when I followed him. He was already wary of us because you showed signs of getting aggressive. He seems reckless, but he probably isn't entirely an idiot. We would have been done for if he called the police on us. It would make finding [Name] impossibly difficult. Even more difficult than it's already proven to be."

Chisaki knits his brows together, and Kurono has to muster up all his willpower not to flinch. He fears that one day, Chisaki will catch him in a lie. The only reason Chisaki hasn't suspected him until now is because he's built up quite the reputation for himself over the years. Time and time again, Kurono has proven that he's willing to devote his mind, body, and soul to the man known as Chisaki Kai. He's never shown the slightest bit of hesitation to act upon Chisaki's wishes, and fortunately, this has worked to his advantage.

Kurono is the only person Chisaki trusts within the Shie Hassaikai. The other members are far too loyal to Pops, the official leader of the group. They all disapprove of Chisaki's fixation on you, especially since many of them were there to watch you grow up, and they know all too well just how dangerous Chisaki can be whenever you're involved.