•Manipulation• [BNHA × Male!OC]

Chapter 184: What's up brother?

"Shigaraki, Dabi, Himiko Toga, Spinner, Skeptic and 132 escaped Liberation Front members. And seven near high-end Nomus, their whereabouts are all unknown," Hawk's phone rattled off.

"In addition, other than Tartarus, six other prisons have been breached and at least 10,000 prisoners have been released into the wild."

I flinch.

'10,000?! In just those few days that I'd been asleep...'

"We have also lost the ability to bring together the heroes," he was likely referring to the death of the Hero Public Safety Commission President.

It had come so unexpectedly, so easily...

With the death of one person, I was freed from my crimes as a villain. Even freed from the future that was preplanned for me. 

I had assumed I'd be stuck living a lapdog's life forever.

But it was still the death of a very important piece in our hero system.

"Heroes who have seen which way the wind is blowing are still resigning one after another. Civilians who no longer believe in heroes are taking up arms and fighting villains themselves, and the current state is one where injury is causing more injury."

It truly was a grim time.

"Currently, the government is requesting rescue teams and heroes from other countries, but since the safety commission is at a standstill, paperwork to dispatch heroes can't be completed."

'And all of this...'

"In just two days," Hawks reiterated.

Shoto and I met eyes, both looking rather frustrated.

"As your wife said, you have no choice but to fight. And it's the same for us." Best Jeanist stepped forward at the man's words.

"Responsibility for the current situation is not the number one hero's burden to bear alone. And it's not just your family's either."

"Why...? What?" Endeavor gaped, looking up at Hawks.

That look, I knew that look...

'What is Hawks planning...?'

"And so, let's have a team up of the top three heroes!" 

'That's actually... not a bad idea...!'

I catch Shoto's gaze once more, both of our eyes widened at the news.

My birdbrained mentor finally suggested something worthwhile for once, pointing at the man with a smile.

"I've already bet my life on Hawks, I'm already used to walking down hellish runways," Best Jeanist spoke confidently.

"I don't think that's something to say so proudly..." I mutter, exasperated. Shoto gives me a small smile.

"Look," Hawk's fingers flew across his keypad, "with your family and us, doesn't it make the burden feel a little lighter?"

It seemed the sight was so moving that tears began to pool at the edge of Endeavor's eyes once more.

"Yeah..." he admitted.

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"Now to get down to business," for as frivolous as he usually was, Hawks wasn't one to dally when it came to work.

"First, we must explain to the public. After Dabi's accusations, we cannot avoid that."

'Well yeah, the number one hero being an abuser in his own household? The horror...'