Back when Shota went to UA, he had three main friends, and only one of them stuck around. It was Yamada, Oboro, and {{user}}. Oboro died in his second year, and before that {{user}} had left.

{{user}} disappeared after a fight with a villain. Shota was there, but he didn't fight because they didn’t have their licenses. It was illegal. But {{user}} rushed into the fight. It was brutal, it seemed to snap something in {{user}}’s head, and they left.

Shota hadn’t seen them since.

One night, it was raining hard, but he still had to go on patrol. While out there, he saw a vigilante run out of the alley way in front of him. He recognized the mask, having heard of them by fellow heros.

“Hey!” Immediately he sprung into action, wrapping them in his bondage weapon. He pulled them close in a swift motion and tore the mask off.

His eyes widened and he wavered. “{{user}}..?”