Worthless Necessity [HitoZuku]

Chapter 71 - You pull the strings

"Hey, Izuku." Shinsou gently shook the smaller boy. He was helping the green haired boy as he limped along. blood trickled down his chest and left a bloody trail in their wake as Uraraka and Iida led the way.

Midoriya blinked blearily, trying his best to stifle a small whine as he accidentally put more pressure on his broken leg, slumping against Shinsou as the rest of his strength left him.

Shinsou quickly supported the smaller boy, as Midoriya weakly lurched forwards, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The lavender haired boy gently wiped the blood off Midoriya's chin as the shorter boy tried to suck more oxygen into his lungs, coughing all the while.

"Hang on for a bit longer, okay?" Shinsou muttered, shifting his grip gently, "We're almost back to the others."

Midoriya coughed, barely registering what Shinso had said. His head was spinning, his entire body was numb, and he could barely think straight. He was tired, exhausted, and his muscles felt like they were constantly on fire.

Luckily, it didn't take them too long to reach the rest of the students, and Fukukado, Sasaki and Togata, who was holding Ryuto, had apparently managed to get down from the stands and found the students, and other rescue heroes like Shuzenji were on their way; Aizawa, with Reiko, was busy hacking through the rest of the system, and Sakamata had just woken up from Shinsou's mind control.

It wasn't really anyone's fault; if Shinsou didn't allocate a specific period of time for the person to stay unconscious, most people would usually be knocked out for around half an hour.

"Oh dear, are you alright?" Fukukado gasped as she honed in on the bloody Midoriya, walking over to Shinsou to help him with the injured boy, and Shinsou could feel that Midoriya had immediately tensed up upon sensing that someone was getting too close.

Luckily, Uraraka subtly pulled the female hero away just in time, before Midoriya decided to lash out and attack, and seeing the smaller boy's reaction, Fukukado got the message and just ordered Shinsou to help Midoriya sit down first. Ryuto, who had been perched on Sasaki's shoulder, promptly turned around and squawked, hopping off and flying over to settle on Shinsou's shoulder.

It didn't take too long for Aizawa and the other security guards to regain control over the building, and they promptly opened up all the gates. The Erasure hero promptly made his way back to the center of the arena, where all of his students were located, as Reiko glanced around worriedly, looking for her human.

Midoriya was leaning against some rocks as the lavender haired boy tried his best to stem the bleeding with his capture weapon, and the green haired boy winced slightly and did his best to stiffle a hiss as Shinsou accidentally pressed too hard on his injury.

"Sorry." Shinsou muttered, as Midoriya shakily took another breath, before spitting out more blood. Reiko quickly ran over to him, sniffing his arm, as Ryuto chirped, nuzzling the injured boy.

Midoriya was barely awake by the time Shuzenji and the other rescue heroes arrived, and the youthful heroine immediately turned her attention to the green haired boy, carefully walking over to them. Midoriya warily opened his eyes, eye Shuzenji, and she paused, not wanting to stress the boy out even more.

"Just a gash on the chest?" Shuzenji glanced over Midoriya, and turned to Shinsou, "Are there any more injuries that I'm not aware of?"

"He got stabbed in the gut, I think... and he also has a broken leg." Shinsou replied, as Shuzenji honed in on the blood that was seeping through a few haphazardly applied bandaids on Shinsou's arm.

"What happened to you?" She asked, and Shinsou shrugged, "Nothing too major. Don't worry about it."

The students that had seen Midoriya bite Shinsou were about to speak up, but Uraraka glared at them darkly, clamming them up almost immediately.