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Chapter 21.5 – Teachers’ Council

  As Izuku attended csses alongside Css 1A, Nezu, Yagi, the detective Tsukakuchi, and professional heroes and teachers Midnight, Snipe, and Vd King gathered to discuss what the police investigation led to regarding the assault on the USJ.

  To begin with, the detective investigated Shigaraki and Kurogiri to see if their Quirks were registered. Although Kurogiri Quirk is known to be of the "warp-gate" type, it was only thanks to the testimony of Aizawa Shota that it was discovered that Shigaraki Quirk has to do with the disintegration of whatever it touches.

  ?I did a search on registered Quirks, whose age range is 20 to 30, but I didn't find any matches to those two Quirks? Tsukakuchi said, reading documents ?Either they never went to register, or they used aliases. The fact is, they are literally ghosts.?

  ?In short, we don't have a shred of a lead to follow. And what's for sure: their boss, this Shigaraki, will definitely be back in action once he's ready.? Snipe said in his trademark Texas accent.

  Snipe looks like a Western cowboy. His face is covered by a light-brown gas mask shaped like a horse's face, with dark, bluish shoulder-length rasta locks. On his head, he wears a brown cowboy hat with a thick metal pte on the front and a rge "S" printed in the centre. He wears a rge red cape, buttoned at the top, with frayed ends, under which he wears a simple bck tank top with white armour tied to the right side of his torso and a brown belt with a pistol holster attached to his hip. He has loose-fitting bck or dark brown trousers, with light brown or yellow leggings over them, in typical cowboy style. On his arms, he wears tight bck leather armguards that reach up to his biceps; on his hands, light brown gloves.

  ?Their boss, huh...? Yagi sighed doubtfully

  ?Do you have anything to share, All-Might?? Nezu asked

  ?I didn't py a key role in thanks to… Midoriya's intervention? he said hesitantly in naming the returned boy, not knowing how to define him. ?But their pn was as bold as it was improvised. If they didn't have to improvise, Shigaraki wouldn't have hesitated to use his Quirk. Instead, he didn't, proud of the Nomu and exalting it. When things didn't go his way, he acted like he had a sudden headache.?

  ?Not fully using your Quirk during a fight against heroes is directly foolish.? Nezu inserted himself as he listened to Yagi's analysis

  ?Even if it were, his reasoning is incredibly fwed, boasting about his "toy" rather than his power. Add to this that he believed everything would be fine because he believes he has the power to do so.? Yagi continued in his analysis. ?He seemed to me like a child who believes he can do what he wants. A kind of "Man-child”.?

  ?Are you saying he's like an overgrown child?? Vd King asked

  Vd King is a very tall man with a stocky, muscur build, slightly tanned skin, and some visible scars on his left cheek and the left side of his neck, which are noticeably thick. She has short light grey hair, gathered high up, away from her face. Its eyes are very small and thin, and it has a wide mouth with two prominent lower canines, which appear even when the mouth is closed.

  ?It could be that he didn't receive adequate counselling when he was in elementary school...? Midnight reflected

  ?And?! Could this have something to do with all this?!? asked Vald King

  ?Including those killed by Midoriya, we counted a total of 72 Vilins who participated in the assault on the USJ.? Tsukakuchi interfered

  From there, summarising the expnation that left a bitter taste in the mouths of many present, those Vilins were more like the criminals found on the streets committing petty crimes. However, as Heroes saturate today's society, many criminals feel the pressure on them increasing; thus, an "innocent" way of thinking about being evil, such as that proposed by Shigaraki, may have been more patable than for who knows what great cause.

  This simple reason is why those present felt a bad taste in their mouths: Quirks are so common, yet at the same time out of control and bizarre, that no one actually knows how to use them properly, leading them to go down the Vilin route because they see no better use for them.

  ?A man-child, huh?? Nezu asked thoughtfully ?If we look at it from another perspective, Shigaraki could be like one of our students. A person whose potential is still unknown. I'm considering entrusting him to a mentor to get him back on the right path, but…… that seems like a naive thought on my part.?

  ?Speaking of big babies, Principal Nezu.? Midnight spoke, drawing attention ?What will become of Izuku Midoriya??

  ?It's actually an important issue to discuss.? Snipe said thoughtfully.

  ?Oh, dear. You don't need to worry about him.? Nezu said, amusedly ?He agreed to enter this school as a student and also as a deterrent from possible future attacks. Ah, on this point, I recommend you read this.?

  Nezu, growing strangely cheerful, pulled out a file of documents retively thick, probably as thick as a small school workbook. He had one for each.

  ?What is this?? asked curiously Vald King

  ?This is the report drawn up for the police by the young man, if we may say so, Izuku Midoriya.? Nezu said intriguingly ?I have read it and have already made copies with the author's permission.?

  Although incredulous, everyone opened the file and began reading it. The minutes passed in the meeting room, and so many expressions of surprise, disbelief and concern appeared on the faces of those present that Nezu felt like not only having tea but also having some popcorn to enjoy their expressions

  ?What the hell am I reading?? Tsukakuchi asked, continuing to browse the various pages ?Attack analysis with identification of the primary and… secondary objective? Illegal human experimentation? Analysis of the Quirks used by those present? Exact positions of attackers, entry routes, escape routes, and possible ambush-friendly locations? Tips for neutralising the survivor's Quirks? Advice on updating security measures??

  ?Fascinating, isn't it??asked, intrigued, Nezu, rereading some points ?He compiled this report in just four hours after leaving my office. It amazed me how his memory, probability analysis, and contingency forecasting skills are… proven.?

  ?Proven?? Midnight asked with disbelief in her eyes ?This is a report you would probably receive from a veteran Secret Service agent specialising in criminology and probability.?

  ?Only?? Vd King asked, also clearly concerned ?This report shows that the boy also has a deep knowledge of military, engineering and logistics. It's certainly not something a sixteen-year-old can achieve in just ten years of disappearance.?

  ?On this-? Nezu began, only to be interrupted by someone knocking on the door ?Come in.?

  Passing the door was a short, elderly woman with grey hair styled in a mesh bun, from which a rge syringe protruded. She has a remarkably small nose and eyes, usually drawn as two small dashes, and a long mouth. She wears a doctor's b coat and a dress with yellow and red vest-like designs on both sides; two yellow buttons; and a belt with a pink "R" buckle. She wears pink boots and has a helmet on the sides of his head, with a purple visor that connects to her eyes. She entered the room, walking with a syringe-like stick and holding some papers in his hand. Her expression was complicated… terribly complicated.

  ?Recovery Girl?? called Nezu, surprised by his friend's expression ?Why that expression??

  She didn't say anything. She made sure to close the door behind her and, with heavy steps, handed Nezu the documents she was carrying. The principal, surprised by the school nurse's silence, took the documents and, when he read the title of the first sheet, began to read it carefully, with anticipation. But that anticipation faded after a short while. His expression seemed immutable, but for some reason, many sensed Nezu's concentration.

  ?What is that?? asked Midnight, curious but at the same time slightly worried

  ?…This is the result of Izuku Midoriya's analyses.? Recovery Girl stated with obvious concern ?And as soon as Nezu has finished reading them, I intend to destroy them, just as I have already destroyed the samples on which I made the analyses and the electronic copies.?

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