Worthless Necessity [HitoZuku]

Chapter 53 - How to play the victim

"So... I guess he's doing alright, for now." Tsukauchi sighed. He had been talking to Yagi about Nana and All for One, and he had heard what had happened when Midoriya's friends came. He wanted to check up on the kid, and just happened to bump into Nishiya and Kamihara in Midoriya's room, as well as Shuzenji.

"Until we start asking questions about what the League did." Shuzenji mumbled, "I have a few speculations, none of them good."

"There were a few security feeds that our team managed to salvage from the League's Hideout." Tsukauchi stated, crossing his arms, "We haven't reviewed it yet... but hopefully... it will give us more information about the League."

They were speaking as softly as they could to avoid bother Midoriya, but they could tell that the green haired boy was not, in fact, sleeping, and was trying to listen to the conversation. He was curled up in a ball under Iida's jacket, and while none of them thought was a good position to sleep in while recovering, they didn't talk about it; whatever made Midoriya more comfortable, they'd let him do it.

There was a knock on the door, and Tensei poked his head inside the room, "Sorry I'm late... Tenya just wouldn't stop talking about Midoriya and complaining about the absurdity of hospital protocols."

Nishiya looked at his watch, "At this time? It's almost midnight."

Tensei looked at him and dryly replied, "Yes; the restraints pissed him off that much."

Midoriya shifted slightly, and Tensei froze, before relaxing, noticing the absence of several items.

"He's much calmer now. That's awesome. I was honestly afraid he'd panic again when his friends left."

"Yeah, Nezu was right about letting his friends visit." Nishiya shrugged, "He hasn't attacked anyone since, so I just think he just panicked because the conditions were... a bit too similar to that of when he was being held by the League."

They continued talking, before there were some sounds from outside.

Tensei frowned, "Was there supposed to be anyone else coming?"

"No, there's just supposed to be you, Edgeshot and Kamui Woods." Tsukauchi replied, checking his phone for the list of shifts.

"Also, no updates in the chat either. No one else should be joining us." Nishiya added.

There was something bumping on the door, before they heard a chirp and some meowing. The heroes kept their eyes glued to the door, as they heard the doorknob rattling.

"Not going to lie, that's actually kind of creepy." Nishiya admitted.

Finally the door opened, and Kamihara spotted a white and brown bird pressing down on the door handle, as a small white cat with a bandaged paw pushed the door open with its head; the door was pretty heavy, so it must have had a running start in order to gain enough momentum to open the door.

Nishiya blinked, as the cat held the door open long enough for the hawk to fly into the room, before letting the door close. It shook its head, before spotting Midoriya on the bed.

"Did I just... see a cat and a bird open a door?" Kamihara asked.

Tsukauchi was equally surprised, "Err...Yes?"

Shuzenji sighed, "After they appeared at Kamino, I am no longer surprised. Hello, Reiko, Ryuto."

Reiko turned towards Shuzenji, meowing, before she leapt onto the bed. Ryuto flew over to her, and Midoriya opened his eyes slightly, not moving as the bird gently nuzzled Midoriya's neck, before settling down.

Nishiya texted the group chat.

Wood Man:

We got a cat and bird in the room.