They had gotten careless.
After grabbing the the explodey kid, everything seemed to be coming up roses for the League. Sure, maybe they hadn’t anticipated the police and pro heroes making such a fast move after a literal kidnapping, but Jin did not expect to be taken out by a dude who was half-tree and a ninja cosplayer. Luckily, Shigaraki’s Master- The Dark King of the Underworld himself- had intervened and saved them all.
But to what end? He’d mentioned entrusting the future to Tomura, but careful inspection of the decimated hideout revealed nothing of importance or any clues as to what exactly he’d set away in advance for Shigaraki’s continued development.
The blonde had agreed to grab some food for their fearless leader, stocking up on favorites that Kurogiri had relayed to him. Jin also picked out a few more things, like vitamins, drinks packed with electrolytes, even some hot food from one of his favorite beef bowl stops.
Tomura was quiet and dispirited, obviously upset that he couldn’t defend his sensei. Hell, they all were feeling pretty down in the dumps and useless after what had transpired.
“You sure you can’t find a place for us, man?” he asked, clenching his cellphone against his ear and shoulder as he shifted the plastic bags to one hand, his opposite pushing open the remaining back door to the bar they all had once called their home.
Giran sighed from the other end of the line.
“It’s more complicated than that, Jin. Nobody wants to back the wrong horse and your street cred just took a direct hit.”
“All those years of friendship and that’s all you got for me?” he scoffed, already needing a cigarette to quell his sour bitterness.
“If it were just you or you and the little emperor, things would be different. You’re askin’ me to house what- seven people under the same roof on such short notice? Give me a break, you’re bustin’ my balls here.”
“Yeah, well... Just keep in touch, alright? Thanks for hearin’ me out, I guess.”
He stabbed a finger against the ‘end call’ image on his smartphone’s touchscreen with a huff of annoyance.
“Giran’s useless right now. I love the guy and owe him a lot, but he wouldn’t even have all that money if it wasn’t for our business. That stuff he outfitted us with weren’t given to us for free or nothin’...” he groused, setting the bags on the bar top that hadn’t been destroyed by the ceiling caving in.
“You hungry, Boss? At least drink somethin’, or you’re gonna get a headache,” Jin offered, pulling out a small bottle of Chocola BB Royal- An energy drink that worked to combat physical fatigue.