✿.｡.:* ☆:**:. nanako's pov .:**:☆ *:.｡.✿

"WELCOME back, princess nanako!", yagi greeted as I entered mother's chambers.

"thanks yagi! but I have to talk to mother right now. I don't have much time to spare. please excuse me", I said as I walked further in the room to find mother.

"mom! you need to release chisaki and his comrades!", I said with urgency as soon as I saw her.

"oh? and why's that? they took my precious daughter and took her hostage. not only that, but the village's condition", mother said as she took a bite out of her fluffy pancakes.

"I joined them on purpose! so I could infiltrate and figure out what they were up to. and they deserve a second chance mother!", I argued.

mother seemed to think for a bit as she took a sip of her tea.

"then what do you suggest we do with them? I can't just let them go without punishment either..."

"I have a plan!", I exclaimed as I whispered in her ear. she looked at me for a moment before sighing and agreeing.

thanking her, I quickly excused myself and went to go get eri. one of the knights brought her along but I wasn't exactly sure where they took her.

'she might be with the others in the cellar since she's technically one of his associates'.

I hastily walked to the cellars with my knights behind me.

"we missed you princess!!", kaminari said as he ran towards me. before tackling me, shinso held him back, standing next to kirishima and ochako.

"I missed you guys too", I said with a gentle tone. I walked over to them and gave them each a hug. mina, todoroki, bakugo, and midoriya joined us in a big group hug, despite some reluctance.

"now, let's go. I need to go fetch my kid", I said, letting everyone go.

"k-KID?! P-PRINCESS, WHO TAINTED YOU?! I'LL END THEIR LIF—"

"kami, chill!! she's like six". I sighed.

"s-six?! t-that means you had her when you were...TWELVE?!"

"oh my god". I facepalmed as I continued walking towards the cellars.

"SHUT UP DUMBASS! IT'S JUST A KID SHE MET WHILE WE WERE ON THE MISSION!", bakugo explained.

kaminari sighed in relief. "thank god", he mumbled.

✿.｡.:* ☆:**:. tea .:**:☆ *:.｡.✿

"e-excuse me, what?"

"I said let them all out", nanako said.

"a-are you sure, princess nanako?", the guard asked with uncertainty.

"did I fucking stutter?", nanako asked. pissed that she hasn't seen eri yet.

"n-no ma'am!" the guard replied before him and other fellow guards opened up the cells, letting chisaki and his comrades out.

"m-miss nana!!", eri yelled as she ran over to nanako, who openly embraced her.

"eri~", nana cooed as she picked her up and patted her head.

"you're okay now. from now on, you're gonna live like a princess and be the happiest girl alive, okay? and if you need anything, just let me or one of those losers know", nanako explained as she pointed at her friends, who were standing behind her.

eri nodded eagerly. smiling wide.

"now, ochako and mina, take eri here and set up a room for her. preferably next to mine. get her clothes and all the necessities", nanako ordered as she sat on a chair.

once they left, nanako got down to business.

"chisaki. I'm giving you a second chance", nana started off.

"tch. I don't need it!"

"YOU UNGRATEFUL—". nanako brought a hand up, signaling for bakugo to stop.

"you might not. but what about the people behind you. they're your loyal followers yeah? do you want them to all die alongside you?"

that kept chisaki quiet. chisaki might've been a ruthless person when it came to achieving his goal. however, currently, his people were put in danger.

"what do you want?", chisaki asked while scowling.

"hm~ I want your people to help reconstruct the village's economy again. they will help rebuild houses, restore the liveliness and help out as much as they can", nanako explained. "kind of like working for the community, if you must".

"that's...that's it?", chisaki asked, not quite believing that they're letting  them off just by helping some village.

"however, you, your job's different", nanako said, as she pointed at chisaki.

"tch. and what's my job?"

"you're going to be my personal assistant!", nanako exclaimed excitedly.

"w-wait...n-nana, a-are you sure??", midoriya questioned quietly.

"not only will you be my personal assistant, you'll also be eri's caretaker", nana said, ignoring midoriya's concern.

"anyways, I'll let you all think about it. however, you only have until noon tomorrow. after that time, you will all be executed, so make up your mind soon", nanako said as she walked out with her knights following behind, except one.

"is todoroki not coming along?", kirishima asked.

"todoroki has a special assignment", nanako replied as she saw a knight enter the cellar, from the corner of her eye.

"anyways, we need to plan eri a party. maybe a garden party? so she can be introduced to the other ladies and such", nanako exclaimed excitedly.

"shouldn't you be more focused on the competition that's coming up? you've been gone for almost a week and there's only about three weeks left", shinso asked stoically.

"what competition?", nana asked, pretending to be confused.

"the competition for the throne!!", kirishima exclaimed.

"yeah!! what happened to tryi—mphhhehdmfn"

"kami, you know better than to speak of that outside my room", nana reprimanded.

shinso let go as kaminari took a deep breath, inhaling the sweet oxygen.

"anyways, there's still three weeks. I want to make eri feel comfortable and acquainted first. so set this all up by next week", nanako ordered.

"also, get a butler uniform ready for chisaki. he'll need it tomorrow".

"h-how are you so s-sure he's going to a-agree nana?", midoriya asked.

"trust me. he won't risk the lives of his comrades".

'or the fact that as long as he's alive, he thinks he'll still have a chance to continue his plan'.