Just A Myth | Shota Aizawa

Chapter 27

Third person pov

UA, surprisingly enough, did not own a boat. As rich as the school was and as much as it had to its name, there had never been a reason for a watercraft of any kind. It's not like they were terribly close to the ocean or any large lakes. This proved to be an issue. Boat rentals weren't a thing in Japan, really. If you were a fisherman, you just had one. If you wanted to go on one, you took a scenic ferry or hired a captain to take you out. None of this one-time business. That meant Nezu had to make more than a few calls-- some of which didn't bring forth much profit. One call, however, did result in... something.

"Gang Orca has agreed to take us out on his private boat alone." Nezu announced chirpily, still holding a full cup of steaming hot tea. Atlantis had been staring at it for the past five minutes, wondering how it wasn't running out when the mouse-man was clearly drinking it. Atlantis supposed that just had to be a land-dweller thing. He wasn't going to look too far into it. Especially since Shota didn't seem all that concerned with it. "I know this might not be what you want, but Gang Orca is a trusted ally of UA who's helped the school and upcoming heroes in many ways over the years. I'm sure he's trustworthy and will be happy to help."

Aizawa pressed his lips together, glancing over at Atlantis. The man didn't seem to know what to do other than nod. Hitoshi nodded too, his arms wrapped around a basket of shells he must've spent years looking for. Some were big and would probably fetch a fair price, whilst others were the smaller kind that were more common to see lying half-buried in the sand. He must've really trekked around to find some of these. Aizawa hadn't the slightest clue why he had them, but he supposed it was probably important. 

"I've worked with him before. I think it should be fine as well, so long as Atlantis and Aizawa are alright with it." Toshinori had slowly inched away from the pair, eyeing them every so often. He couldn't deny how weird this situation was. His doubt that this would work was immense. Whatever 'this' even was. He genuinely had no idea! Not a clue! Recovery Girl looked just as concerned as he was! Or... well, maybe she didn't. She was wearing a pair of sunglasses far too large for her face, so it was kind of hard to tell. Nezu didn't seem to care and was just going with it, but that wasn't the slightest bit weird. It was just... him.

"I-If you trust him, I'm sure it'll be fine." Atlantis didn't want more people to know the secret, but they needed the boat. It's not like there was another way to get Toshinori to the middle of the sea. Well... not the exact middle, but land had to be out of sight at the very least. This was going to be hard. Hitoshi seemed fairly unconcerned, but Atlantis couldn't stop teeming with nervous energy! Not even Shota's hand on his shoulder could calm him at this point! 

"You'll like Gang Orca." Hitoshi reassured Atlantis with a glance and a small smile. "He's not going to tell anyone, either. That's for sure." 

"I agree. I've worked alongside him as well, and he's a good... man." Aizawa supposed he was a man, right? Two arms, too legs, a Killer Whale head... it was hard to tell these days. Shota patted Atlantis softly on the back a few times. "Let's get going. I'm sure you two will get along great." 

Atlantis gave a jerky nod, tightening his grip on the jars of paint Hitoshi had previously provided. With his confirmation that they seemed ready, they set out. Toshinori was currently in the process of wondering if this was a good idea. What were they going to do? Throw him in the ocean and hope it healed him? He was pretty sure he'd just drown. With no meat on his bones, he was going to sink faster than a sack of rocks. Maybe Gang Orca would have some sort of floaty on his ship that Toshinori could grapple to for dear life. Or he could turn into his All Might form... not that he had much time left.

Shota locked hands with Atlantis as they went, his worry for his husband growing as he felt Atlantis' nerves get stronger and stronger. He felt a strong amount of concern pertaining to the situation ahead of them. It was clearly quite a big deal. Hitoshi seemed chill, but it seemed more for his cousin's sake that he put on that face. Aizawa could see that his eyes were steely in preparation for whatever was going to happen. Shota wasn't sure what they'd do, but he was insanely curious. Even being married to Atlantis, he couldn't help the awe that wanted to creep in. How could he possibly help it? This was a whole new world, and it was all based on magic. Literal magic!