A/N:
" text " = speaking
- text - = thinking
~ text ~ = on the phone (call or texting)
* text * = any action or emotion
• text • = explained at the end of the chapter
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(A man is sitting by a stream, among dense trees, smoking a cigar. He has messy black hair, tanned skin and a slightly muscular tall physique. Appears to be in his late twenties
He takes another puff from his cigar and sighs when suddenly his phone starts ringing.
He throws the cigar into the water and cleans his blood and dirt filled hands as he answers)
Man: *picks up* ~Hello?~
???: ~good day master Kenny. Have you finished disposing off the body?~
Kenny(Kn) : *looks back at the pile of dirt and a half buried body* ~Almost...~
???: ~Very well then, i will report back to- ~
Kn : *irritated* ~You know this work would've been over muuuuccch faster if I had some of my henchmen at my side.. this might harm my reputation among them y'know~
???: *Mocking tone* ~Im merely following orders from above. "Let this serve as a lesson for him. He will have to take care of this matter alone. He needs to know that there is a consequence to every action" is what • Lady Biwa • said. ~
~I don't suppose you want to go up against her order?~
Kn: *gulps* ~You sure are talking a lot today, Alpha~
Alpha(A): ~What are you going to do about it Kenny? Im just stating the truth~
Kn: *getting angry* ~Know your place. You are just a f**king assistant. Act like one~
A: ~I may be just an assistant but at least I am not the one who has caused great harm to both wealth and reputation of the • Kurogane Rōjō • and Lady Biwa~
Kn : *clenches his fist* ~Dont cross that line Alpha..~
A: ~What? Are you saying it's not true that someone, with his bad investments, bad tactics and bad leadership caused one of our major properties to be lost to a weaker yakuza?~
~And that this person didn't just kill a random citizen during his tantrum causing the police to be involved?~
~And even if all that is true.. are you saying that that person isn't you?~
~I cant believe you still have the audacity to speak about your own personal reputation~
Kn: *unable to speak out of frustration*
A: ~You've broken Lady Biwa's trust and embarrassed her and all of Kurogane Rōjō with your actions. I don't think anyone here truly respects you anymore.~
~There's still time Kenny. Fix your mistakes and get Lady Biwa to acknowledge you positively. Don't let her down again. Because her kind self might still forgive you.. but no one else will~
~Goodbye Master Kenny. Im sending a car to your location to take you back to HQ~
*Hangs up*

Kenny sighed in anger and irritation and went back to his work, working fast with the shovel until he stopped... and with a loud yell of frustration, he smacked the shovel on the face of the corpse.
Kn: *angry* "Why..why me.. why doesn't anything EVER go how I want it to.."
*Smack* "DAMN IT! I just wanted her to be proud of me.. and I ended up doing the exact opposite.."
*Kicks the corpse's face* "What am I even going to do now.. our properties in • Shibuya • were my only means of stable income and those • Kage Syndicate • bastards who i thought were on my side, betrayed me at the best moment."
"And I'm not so shameless as to ask for allowances from our HQ after such an embarrassing defeat.."
Kenny went back to work as he silently thought of what to do.
Kn: - I need to get back on • Ane san's • good side quick.. I need to get back a pre-existing property.. or at least reach a financial milestone.. but what am I even gonna do.. -
- The first one is out of question since i lost many of my men in Shibuya last month.. and hiring new ones requires money.. -
- And the only other means of income I still have is the • brothel • I have in the next city.. but it hasn't been so successful since the customers are scarce.. -
- I don't have many girls.. and even then.. most of the prostitutes are over 25 years old... no wonder there aren't many customers-
- F***.. I'm a failure through and through.. i might need to start selling vegetables for money.. -
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Kn: *wipes his face* "Pheww.. done. now I can worry about other things.. like the fact that it's probably gonna start raining soon"
"Where's this damn car that Alpha sent for me! "
*Takes out his phone* "I bet she didn't even sent one just- "
??? (Voice from faraway) : "GET UPP!!!!"
Kenny was startled by that sound and immediately put back his phone and took out his gun. There was someone nearby.. and if someone had seen him burying the body... He needed to get rid of them.
Kn: - I though this place was closed off. And that sound... A boy? A kid? Damn it.. I can't let any witnesses go.. im in much trouble already -
With both haste and stealth, Kenny walked towards the source of the sound. It has started raining now. Soon, he found himself in a clearing near the stream. With a short Sakura tree. There was no one around aside from a kid lying on the ground motionless.
Kenny carefully sat down beside the kid and took his arm to check his pulse.
The first thing he noticed was how cold his body was.. as cold as death. Yet , he had a pulse.
Kn: - There are bruises on his neck. He was probably strangled. -
- Should I just let him be? He shouldn't die from the rain but it's a different story when he's already so cold. -
- Not to mention.. what if he has already seen me? -
*Points the gun at his head* - I shouldn't take any risks. -
But just before Kenny could press the trigger, the face of a woman came into his mind and he put his gun back.
Kn: "But.. Ane San would get even more dissapointed if she learned I killed a child."
??? (from behind) : "Master Kenny! What are you doing to that Kid?!"
Kn: *turns around* "Wha... Kuga! Wait it's not what it-"

Kuga: *touches the kid's face* "Oh Shit! He's cold as a dead body! You.. y-you killed him! "
Kn: "I didn't kill him you idiot! "
Kg: "Oh no.. oh no.. Lady Biwa is gonna be sooo mad.."
Kn: *hits Kuga's head* "I found him like this okay! Don't freak out like that you're a grown man for hell's sake."
Kg: *checks his pulse* " O-oh.. yeah.. he's alive. Sorry Master Kenny."
"But what do you think he's doing here?"
Kn: "Hmm.. seeing that he has a school uniform on.. Hey. Is there a school nearby?"
Kg: "Uh yes Master Kenny. Around a 100 meters from here"
"We should take him there as fast as possible."
Kn: "No.. we can't. I buried the body not too far from here and there is a very small chance that this kid might have seen me before he ended up like this. I can't let him go until I've made sure I'm in the safe."
Kg: "Oh.. are you going to kill him if he did see you? "
Kn : "It depends on how my interrogation goes after he wakes up. Obviously I won't do anything before Ane San's approval."
Kg: "Then we should take him back to HQ with us. "
Kn: "Not the HQ. Take us to my secret Cabin near the Shima river. If Alpha finds out about this, she's gonna make my life hell with her mockings."
Kuga picks up the kid on his back and they carry him to where the car is.
Kg: "By the way.. Master Kenny. Doesn't this kid look oddly familiar?"
Kn: "Hm? What do you mean?"
Kg: "Like.. I've obviously never met this kid before.. but I feel like I have seen him somewhere..."
Kn: "Now that you've mentioned it, i can understand what you're saying.. I've definitely seen this boy somewhere too.."
"But let's hurry now. We don't want anyone seeing us. "
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(After they reached the said location, they called a nearby doctor to treat him)
Doctor: *final check* "All right.. he seems fine for now.. but there are some abnormalities for example his body temperature. Where did you say you found him again?"
Kg: "In a park. He was unconscious"
D: "I see. I think it's best to get the police involved in this. "
Kn: "Don't need no trouble like that. Once he wakes up, we're gonna ask him where he lives, drop him off there and end of the case."
D: "Hmm.. but still-"
Kg: *intimidating tone* "Your work's done right? Take your money and leave. Don't bother us too much"
D: *gulp* " ....W-well then.. I'll be going now.. *takes the money from Kuga and leaves*
Kg: *sighs and closes the door* "You now owe me a drink Master Kenny"
Kn: " Oh I'll throw a big party when I win a lottery or something like that. But until then it will have to wait"
"So.. are you gonna stay here?"
Kg: "Well id love to but as a driver I have manyyy escort and traverse missions to do. "
*Pleading tone * "Please.. don't kill him Master Kenny.."
Kn: "Yeah yeah.. before you leave, just help me out with a few things here. Will barely take 10 minutes."
Kg: "All right sir!"
And so, together, they took the kid's unconscious body in the basement of the small cabin and set him comfortably on a chair, tying his hands and legs to it. Kuga, having a soft side towards kids, felt bad for the kid and wrapped his jacket around him to get him some warmth.
Kn: "All right, now one last thing, put a blindfold on his eyes so he won't see our faces.
Kg: "On it"
Kuga came closer to the kid to blindfold him but accidentally hit the leg of the chair with his foot causing the blindfold to fall down. He bent down to pick it up and when he brought it back up, he was making eye contact with big green orbs, filled with confusion and fear.
Kg: -Shit. He woke up- "M-master Kenny.. there's a problem.."
Kn: *turns around* "What now-... Oh my god Kuga you idiot-"
The kid , upon finding himself in an unknown place among unknown people ,went into a fury of frightful screaming and squirming to the point that the chair tipped and he fell onto the cold concrete floor.
Kg: *calm voice* "Hey buddy, it's ok... We won't hurt you alright? We just wanna know a few things from you okay?"
*Tries to get him up but gets bitten* "Agh! Shit.. this little - brocolli head bit me"
"What should we do Master Kenny?"
Kn: *face palming* " He's already seen our faces.. "
*Touching his gun*
Kg: "WAIT WAIT WAIT! H-hold your horses Master Kenny!"
Kn: "It's over.. I'm sorry Ane-San.."
Kg: "MASTER KENNY!"
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After a long struggle, Kenny and the kid finally calmed down. The kid started at his captors with caution as they talked.
Kg: "See? There's no need to panic. If we can take him to Iga san before the end of the day, he might be able to erase the kid's memories of seeing us. And we can drop him off back at the school tomorrow?"
Kn: *looking down in worry* "We'll never make it.. Iga is all the way in Kawasaki.. it'll take us a half a day just to get there.. whats even worse is that if we don't report back to HQ in 6 hours, Alpha will get suspicious.. Ane San is already upset with me.."
Kg: "Hehehe.. don't worry sir. With my quirk, • Leap •, we can reach there in as little as 4 hours. And considering that HQ is just a little off from Kawasaki, we'll be back at HQ before Alpha can even think about us."
Kn: "Leap? But Kuga. If you use your quirk you'll-"
Kg: " I know I know. It'll be bad for me and stuff but I don't really mind. I'll just make a call real quick and let them know I won't be able to do those missions today. "
"Master Kenny, if you could please move the kid into the car"
*Walks away to the side, making a phone call*
Kenny breathed a sigh filled with both relief and oncoming tension. He banged his hands against his temples and walked towards the kid, tied to the chair.
The kid, visibly afraid, tried squirming again to somehow increase the distance between him and Kenny, which only resulted in the chair toppling back and him nearly falling head first to the floor again, only to be saved by a matte black chain coiled onto the kid's arm, coming out from Kenny's palm.
He was pulled back up and Kenny brought his face close to the kid's and spoke in a calm but intimidating voice.
Kn: "Look. Im already in some very big trouble right now and you're only adding to it."
"If you'll be a good boy and listen to us, I'll take you back to your mommy or whoever the hell you wanna go back to, in one piece."
"But if you're gonna be a troublesome spoiled brat... *Tightens his chains around the kid's arm* Your mommy's gonna find you in bits and pieces."
The kid didn't speak. He didnt squirm. He was too young to understand exactly what the man meant. But his instincts were sharp enough to tell him that he should probably do what these strangers tell him to.
As the pain on his arm increased from the chain, he fought back his tears and shakily nodded.
Kn: "Good boy."
Kenny lifted up the kid, still tied in the rope and hurdled him into the back seat of the car.
Kg: "Alright! Im done! What about you Master Kenny?"
Kn: "The kid's in the car. Let's hurry."
Kg: *salutes* "At once!"
Kuga sat on the driver's seat and Kenny in the back, beside the kid.
Kg: *turns on the engine* "Well before we go.. Hey Kid? Whats your name?"
The kid remained silent. It could've been fear.. or it could've been childish stubbornness... The former seemed more plausible.
Kg: "Oh? Don't be afraid buddy. It might not look like it but that big hunky guy next to you is secretly a softy y'know?"
Kn: "Kuga."
Kg: "What? Its the truth! He's the kindest man I know."
"You can trust us come on. We won't hurt you."
The kid still didn't respond.
Kg: "Ok well I guess we'll start. Im Kuga and he is Master Kenny."
"Now your turn."
Kn: *muttering* "This is ridiculous.."
The kid hesitated.. he couldn't feel any fear from this "Kuga's" voice. He was already hurt enough... There was no way anything could hurt him more at this point...
Kid: *shaky and quiet voice* "M-my name is..."
"Midoriya Izuku.."
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Highlighted Words Explanation:
•) Lady Biwa :
The leader/ Boss of the Kurogane Rōjō yakuza.
•) Kurogane Rōjō:
(Meaning: "Black Steel Fortress")
A strong Yakuza group operating in many parts including Musutafu (the place where Deku is from)
•) Ane San:
(Pronounced : Aané- Saan)
A respectful way of referring to one's elder sister or a sister figure. Kenny refers to Lady Biwa as "Ane San".
•) Brothel:
A place where se*ual services (Like Prostitutes etc) are offered for money or extremely important information and such. These places are often run by Mafias and Cartels.
•) Shibuya:
A famous commercial city in the Tokyo Prefecture of Japan.
•) Kage Syndicate:
(Kage: Shadow) The weaker Yakuza group that defeated Kenny in Shibuya by deception.
•) Leap:
Kuga's quirk. Explained and showcases in next chapter.
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A/N:
Yassss finally. Its coming nicely so far. This volume is gonna be a good emotional rollercoaster for everyone.
Im excited ~✨✨💝
End of chapter.
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