In the city,
Shopping complex,
At the kids playground section...

Third Person's POV

"UWAAAA!!!!" Ichiru cried out after Aiko forcefully pushed his body sliding down the red slide. The big sister laughed her heart out, her hands clenching her stomach. Ken just watched from behind, not intending to disturb their fun time. He just played with the colourful balls, throwing them into the walls that had many holes on its surface.

"Oh, so Nemoto-san is the one who called you." Izuku hummed in understanding. Deep down, she kept thanking Shin for the help he offered secretly. Words couldn't describe how grateful she was when Kai came to save the day.

Kai, who was slinging his arm around his wife's shoulders, nodded his head silently. His gaze fell on the crowds of kids and parents in the playground section. His eyes then shifted to his triplet children who were playing ball throw together.

Ichiru bawled again after Aiko tossed a ball at him, before tossing another one. Ken, who couldn't stand the bullying anymore, stood before Ichiru to protect his baby little brother. Ichiru clutched on his back, his tears drenching his big brother's tops. Aiko got berserk, and thus a World's Ball War had begun. The sister and brother battled each other to death, throwing as many balls as they could at their opponents.

"Well, I can't just ignore you after he told me... That Todoroki guy came to his bookstore. That man... Looks suspicious." Kai spoke up monotonously, turning his gaze back at the love of his life. Izuku fell into deep silence, absorbing every single word he uttered. There was truth in his sentence, if she were to be honest.

"But Todoroki-kun is my friend. There is no way he would hurt me—"

"He is your crush, right?" The brown-haired male stated calmly, his golden irises locked on her beautiful face. The emerald-eyed girl breathed out a gasp of surprise.

"Ah, pardon my mistake. Former crush, to be exact." Kai corrected his sentence, a smile tugged on his lips under the black cloth mask covering half of his face. Biting on her bottom lip, Izuku hesitantly nodded her head. Kai was 100% correct. Shouto was her dream crush before she met him. But then, she fell in love with her husband.

"I actually don't understand him. I thought he had moved on. At least, that is what it looks like to me since he doesn't mention anymore about 'love', 'dating', 'fate' and 'relationship' in our normal conversation." She scrunched up her skirt, worry slowly overwhelmed her inside.

Kai resulted to silence. His lidded yellow honey eyes gazed into her jade irises. The man leaned closer to her face before he planted a peck on her lips, his lips hidden beneath the mask. The woman was completely caught off guard, not expecting such a bold action from him, considering the fact that they were in public currently.

Instantly, her cheeks went ablazed. Izuku started to feel dizzy, while Kai chuckled heartily, amused by her reaction.

"Ahh, Mommy and Daddy kissy-smoochy!!" Aiko exclaimed loudly, her small finger pointing to her beloved parents. "I-Ichi wants kissh too.." The green-haired boy reached out his arms to his mother.
Izuku mustered a happy smile. She picked up her youngest child, giving him a loving kiss on both his cheeks. The small boy giggled gleefully, happy to receive her motherly affection.

"Daddy! Kiss kiss!" Aiko demanded, stretching out her arms to him. Her palms clenched into fists and she opened them back. She kept repeating the same action, demanding for him to pick her up. Kai stared at his daughter in hesitation. He wasn't accustomed to pecking their cheeks or forehead, only hugging. No, it wasn't because of his germaphobia. It was...because he wasn't use to expressinng his affection in that way.

"Da-Daddy..." Tears began watering in Aiko's eyes. Witnessing this, Kai immediately picked her up, seating her on his laps. He silently stroked her hair and pecked her forehead gently.

The little girl giggled when his cloth mask grazed her skin. "That tickles!" She beamed in happiness, hugging her father's neck lovingly. Izuku let out silent chuckles seeing the father and daughter bonding...

... When a rush of realization hit her.

"Ai, Ichi, where is Ken?" The mother of the triplets asked worriedly, trying to sound as calm as possible. She was internally panicking when she noticed her oldest son's disappearance.

Aiko pointed to the playground. "There–" But her sentence came to a halt. She scanned the playground but her big brother was nowhere to be seen.

"Nii-nii?" Ichiru cooed sadly, tears pooling in his eyes again. Kai's eyes went wide in shock, bad thoughts swirling his mind. Izuku clamped her mouth, her eyes wide with immense fear.

"Izuku, go to lost child centre and report Ken's disappearance. I will go look for him while at that." Kai suggested, earning a nod from Izuku. He put down Aiko and Izuku held her small hand in hers.

"Kai, be careful." Izuku left a reminder. Kai just responded with a light nod. "You too, Izuku. Take care of the kids. I will definitely find Ken." He then jogged away from his children and wife.

"Let's go, Ichi, Ai." Izuku led her two children to the lost child centre..

•••••

Somewhere in the shopping complex...

Kai's POV

Ken, where did you wander off to?

Since when did he like to walk around by himself?

I didn't stop looking for my son, my eyes kept searching the crowd and the shops around. I couldn't think of any place he would love to go, not to mention by himself.

Damn it, where is he—

"Ugh, let me go!" My ear suddenly caught an angry child's voice. That voice was too familiar for me not to recognize. Because I heard that voice everyday.

Like a tiger finally spotting his prey, I instantly turned to the voice's direction. There I saw an adult man dragging a small boy, who seemed to be struggling to free himself.

Ken...!

What is that bastard doing to Ken...?

My son's kidnapper was dragging him to the men's bathroom. I snuck in the crowds before following behind this deadbeat who stole my son.

It has been a while since I do this kind of work...

I narrowed my eyes at the adult man who looked like he was in his forties. He had a frighteningly disgusting smile that would freak out any kid who saw him. It was no mistake, this freaking jerk was a pedophile.

You chose the wrong kid to mess with.

When they entered the bathroom, I hid in the corner first, planning to ambush them.

"Let me go!!!" Ken yelled from the top of his lungs again. I was about to ambush my son's assailant when a loud ear-piercing scream erupted through the entire bathroom.

Swiftly, I appeared in the bathroom, only to see the man already lost his left arm, thick crimson liquid splattered the white tiled floor.

My eyes grew wide at this... Gory sight. I turned to Ken who was shivering in terror. He kept backing down everytime the blood trail flowed closer to him.

"Ken!" I called him out, snapping him back into reality. "Daddy!" Ken ran toward my direction and I hurriedly picked him up. He buried his face in the crook of my neck, snivelling.

That must have traumatized him.

I was planning a sneak attack since I expected this kidnapper would use his Quirk on Ken if I confronted him face to face...

I can't believe it will turn out like this.

I pulled out my phone from my pocket and dialed 911. The kidnapper looked up to me, painful look plastered on his face. "H-help me! This kid just freaking destroyed my arm! Call the cop, please!!" He begged as if he was the victim in this situation.

"Ah, don't worry. I already called the cops... To throw you into the prison." I sarcastically remarked. The assailant's painful expression turned into a a horiffied one.

"911. What is your emergency?" The female operator started. "Hello officer, I stumbled upon a child predator. He was trying to ruin my child." I answered, my irises darted to the man kneeling on the floor.

"Ah, yes. We are currently in Shinjuku Shopping Complex. Second floor, in the bathroom. Alright, I will make sure to keep him in my eyesight. Thanks for your assistance." With that, I ended the call. I turned off my phone and stared at the child predator.

"P-please, have mercy! I promise I will repent! Just please, don't throw me into prison!!!!" He miserably pleaded for mercy.

"Sorry... But a child predator like you... Is a diseased creature that need to be cured. So enjoy your time in prison tomorrow, Mister." I closed my eyes in bliss, smiling behind my mask.

Ken was still snivelling quietly so I patted his back to calm him down. People suddenly began chattering loudly outside. The police must have arrived.

Great. They are doing their work efficiently. As expected from Japanese polices.

Now this man will receive a suitable punishment for harassing my son.

My pupils shifted to the man's left shoulder. His left arm that was gone caused me to realize an important fact....

It can't be...

Ken inherited my Quirk...?