Nezu was sipping his favorite tea, sitting at his desk. In his office there was Midnight, her niece, Kodai Yui, and another hero, Mr. Brave, who had a bandaged head. Between them was lying a quite big arsenal. A belt with eight small bottles with corks. One of them empty. Six knives, balanced. A rather heavy brown leather... armor? With metal plates sewn from the outside and inside for better protection. Armor had a damage that had some blood around it. Three small pouches with gold coins. Origin unknown. Two swords. Both encrusted with strange markings.
A boy who arrived here was currently under Recovery Girl's care. His wound was dangerous, but she managed to heal the boy with her skills and quirk.
Awaiting results from Recovery Girl, Nezu decided to have a talk with two heroes and a young girl.
"I'm sorry, Kodai-san, that you had to be a witness to such a terrifying situation. I would like to talk with you, but for now I have to speak with your aunt and Mr. Brave here... Can you give us some privacy, please? I promise to talk with you as soon as it's possible," said Nezu. He was not deaf to this girl's problems, but right now there was a matter of the boy and his... skills.
Yui stood up, bowed to Nezu, and without a word left the office... But she did not intend to wait in the corridor. She decided to walk to the nurse's room.
Nezu looked at Mr. Brave and asked. "Can you tell me something about this young man's actions?"
Mr. Brave decided to speak the truth: "He killed 2 villains and mauled with fire three more. Kid's a monster. Without a doubt"
Midnight began to stand up to intervene, but Nezu, with the move of his hand, stopped her. His focus was still on speaking hero.
"And what did you do when you arrived on the scene?" Principal of UA asked
"I gave him a chance to put down his weapons and give up."
"Was he armed at the time?"
"N... no, but he had swords on his back and..."
"Mr. Brave. That boy is clearly underage. You want to tell me that you attacked a child?" Nezu asked with a hint of aggression.
"He told me that he killed those men! I was afraid that he would attack the girl next!"
"Can you tell me one more time what his words were regarding Miss Kodai?"
Mr. Brave blinked a couple of times. "He... he said..."
Nezu ended the sentence for him: "He said, I merely protected this lady here from harm."
"Yes, Principal Nezu. He did say that. But he was a danger. A vigilante."
Midnight finally decided to step in. "That boy protected MY niece while you were doing who the hell knows what in that time. Yui told me that he took his sword into his hands in the moment you created yours. You just couldn't wait for backup, right? Had to be the first on the scene and gain all the points for future payment, hmm?" Both men could feel the venom in the way she spoke.
"Midnight, please," said Nezu. "Let's stay calm. We still have other topics to talk about. For now we need to wait for the report from Recovery Girl. Mr. Brave. Thank you for your... service. This young man shall remain in UA, and its faculty care for him for now. As a minor, he is protected by the law."
"Principal. I fought the kid. He is a killing machine. He needs to be sent to some kind of facility for young criminals. Maybe there they will..."
"Mr. Brave." Nezu stopped him. "I believe it's time for you to leave this... facility for young students."
Hero, who fought Vesemir, looked at Midnight. Her gaze told him everything. Stay away from the boy.
"Excuse me. I have a patrol to finish," he said as the doors of Nezu's office were closing after him.
"Okay then. Nemuri-san. I have something to tell you about our young gentlemen who protected your niece.
"What is it, Principal?" Nemuri shifted on the armchair with discomfort.
"Please look at those metal plates sewn inside his leather jacket." Nezu lifted one of the damaged servings for Midnight to see... a gold bar.
"G...Gold?"
"Yes, Nemuri-san. Gold. His whole jacket from the inside is full of them. Outside he has served in metal ones. They were for protection. The gold was..." Nezu was looking at shocked Midnight as he was guiding her to finish his sentence.
"... to help him escape? To help him survive away from his home?" She told.
"I believe that this kid is on the run, Nemuri-san," said Nezu. "As teachers, we must act and help him. We must find out why he killed those villains and help him."
"Nezu-san. He saved my niece. Yui told me that he was protective and gentle towards her. Vesemir is not a bad child. I believe he might just be... misunderstood. We can work on that and..."
The doors opened. Recovery Girl entered the office. "Good evening. I hope I'm not interrupting something important," she said.
'Ah! Chiyo-san, please enter! We were talking about Vesemir's case," said the principal.
The elderly nurse was in not a good mood. "I have something important to show you both." She put pictures of Vesemir's body on the desk. Here and there he had some scars. Smaller or bigger. But his back... there was no healthy tissue left. All scarred. "I must inform you, Nezu-san, that this child was abused. More I should say. He was TORTURED." Recovery Girl said with sadness...
Midnight gasped as she was looking at the picture of the boy's back. All healed up, but it was... how could somebody survive that kind of damage?
Nezu kept his cool outside, but inside he was already planning to find those responsible for Vesemir's suffering and make them a training practice for Endeavor.
"Nemuri-san, Chiyo-san. Please calm down. The most important thing is that Vesemir is safe here in UA. We will take care of him. From this moment, based on your evidence," he nodded to Recovery Girl. " Acting on the state rights about minors, I take Vesemir as a ward of UA. From this moment, he is our responsibility to nurse him back to health. Also mentally. Nemuri-san. I believe you should be a person to have a first interview with this poor child as soon as he will be able to talk. Chiyo-san, please inform Nemuri-san when Vesemir will be able to talk. For now we must let him rest."
"But what about those monsters who did this to him!" Shouted Midnight, full of anger.
Nezu looked at her with understanding. "Nemuri-san. I will inform the authorities as well as Aizawa-san to start the investigation. We will find those responsible. I will make sure of it."
"It might be hard to do," said Recovery Girl. "Scars on his back are old... and were inflicted... somewhere between 3 to 5 years ago..."
Midnight went pale. "It... It means that... he could be... how young when it happened!?"
"I estimate his age between 13 and 15 years old..." Recovery Girl said quietly.
Midnight felt tears flowing from her eyes. "He... he was... even 8 years old? Oh my God..."
MEANWHILE
Yui walked towards the nurses office. She wanted to see him. To make sure he is okay. Maybe he will wake up soon, and he will need something.
Recovery Girl left the nurse's office and saw Yui walking towards her. "Ah, you are Nemuri's niece. Kodai Yui, right?"
"Yes," said Yui, a little nervous. "How is he? Will he be okay? Can I see him?"
"You can, but please be quiet. He will be okay, but he is tired and sleeping at the moment. If something happens, I will be at the principal's office.
Yui nodded with relief. She entered the room and saw him. A boy who risked his own life for her. She took a seat on the chair near his bed. He was still pale, but Yui believed in the words of Recovery Girl. She slid her hand under his and just held it.
"Hi... you saved me." She started gently. His white hairs were covering his eye, so she moved them to the side. "I meant what I said. I will help you. I saw it. You are good..." Yui was never a girl of many words. She preferred to listen, not to speak, but under these circumstances... "I talked with my auntie. She will not let you go to jail. It's going to be okay..." She looked at his chest. Slowly rising up and going down. "I'm sorry. I'm the cause of you being here... stabbed." She felt remorseful. She vows to herself that she will do anything to help him. She will get him on the hero's road for sure. As she was glancing at his face... she blushed and said, "I...hope you like tomatoes..."
She felt a weak grip on her hand. Vesemir slowly woke up. She did not flinch. Yui was looking at his closed eyes with hope. "I'm here... please rest... don't try to move too fast." She placed her second hand on his forehead. As he slowly opened his eyes, Yui watched with hope into his opened green eyes... eyes of her protector.
"It's okay... take it slow... I'm here..."
Vesemir tried to focus his vision... it was all blurry. He felt... he felt nothing. No pain... there is... somebody here... speaking... a girl... a girl from before... He tried to lift his head to look at her, but her hand on his forehead gently declined him to move.
"Please... don't move too much. You are safe... I promised to help you... "
Vesemir closed his eyes again. He was tired. So tired. Something happened during the last fight... and now he is... on the bed... damn... that is... one comfy bed... worthy of a king... he was sure... Vesemir decided...at least for now... to just listen to the gentle voice of a girl...a girl that...cared?
End of chapter 3