Hawks was out on patrol — wings spread wide against the bright Musutafu sky — leaving his office in the capable but often suffering hands of Kenta.
For Kenta, it was supposed to be a normal day. Paperwork. Reports. A few hero commission memos. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Until he saw it.
A thick folder sitting right in the middle of Hawks' desk, marked in bold letters:
"PERSONAL INVESTMENT."
Curiosity won. Kenta opened it… and froze.
Inside were property documents — a house deed, mortgage details, bank slips.
A fully paid home.
With a backyard big enough for a small garden.
All under Hawks' personal account.
Kenta's jaw dropped.
> "What the heck…"
He flipped through the papers again just to be sure. It wasn't an agency investment, not a mission property — just his boss, buying a cozy home like he was about to settle down.
By the time Hawks returned from patrol, Kenta was waiting at his desk, arms crossed, folder in hand.
> "You mind explaining this?"
Hawks glanced at the folder, blinked, then smiled that lazy, casual smile he always used when caught doing something suspicious.
> "Oh, that? Just an investment plan. No big deal."
Kenta gawked at him.
> "Stop that. It's definitely a big deal!"
> "Nah, really," Hawks said, shrugging like it was nothing. "Just thinking ahead, you know? Future stuff."
> "Future stuff?" Kenta echoed. "Boss, this isn't a side business — this is a house! With a garden! What are you planning to grow, tomatoes?"
Hawks smirked.
> "Maybe flowers."
Kenta groaned, dragging a hand down his face.
> "I knew it. You're planning something, and I don't like it."
> "Relax, Kenta," Hawks said, patting him on the shoulder. "It's not like I bought it for anyone in particular."
That grin. That too-innocent tone.
Kenta pointed accusingly at him.
> "You're lying."
Hawks chuckled, brushing past him toward the window.
> "Guess you'll just have to trust your boss'… investment instincts."
As Hawks took off into the sky again, Kenta sighed loudly.
> "Investment, my ass…"
He looked back at the folder, shaking his head.
> "At this point, I'm working for a romantic, not a hero."