“Not as mean as you would’ve been if I hadn’t swooped in.” Shimazaki said with uninhibited affection as he sunk back onto his side on the bench. It was the lesser of two evils, really. Serizawa would be fine. He was already getting the best lot in life—for someone as downtrodden as him, anyway.

“I think I deserve a little something for saving the day, by the way.”