OKAY! WARNING! THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST HEART SQUEEZING CHAPTER I'VE TYPED SO BE PREPARED.

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Yuzuki looked at the ring on her finger. Okay, yes, it'd effectively been a few years since it'd become official, but still.

.... Something felt off today.

"Morikaga," She called out, glancing at one of her assistants "Has anything regarding my husband happened today?"

"No, ma'am!" The woman quickly responded.

"And what about that girl me and my husband saved years back, Raya?"

"She's okay."

"No serious threats?"

"No...."

Yuzuki furrowed her brow. Something was wrong. The building felt off. Almost.... Too quiet? Normally, someone wss yelling, or there was an explosion or two from-

She shot out of her seat.

"Where's Shoko?" She demanded.

"S- she never came in, ma'am!"

That was it. Shoko never showed up.

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"What the hell are you doing up here?! Do you know how worried I've been?!" Yuzuki hissed.

Shoko scoffed, tucking a graying strand of hair behind her ear.

"Fuck off, why don't you? The roof is calm." The now aged woman retorted, before coughing into her hand.

Yuzuki frowned.

"Hey, you okay?" She asked, approaching her, placing a hand on her back.

Now, it should be known that Yuzuki's second quirk, Emergency Medic, gave her a feel for whoever she's healing.... Which is why her eyes widened.

"You're sick."

Shoko just hummed in response.

"I should be able to heal you. Why can't I heal you, Shoko?"

Shoko chuckled, almost bitterly, as she said "You can't heal a quirk, Yuzuki."

Yuzuki's eyes welled up with tears as she glared at her friend.

"That's not an explanation!"

Shoko coughed again, Yuzuki immediately, helping her sit down.

"Ah.... Thank you. Anyways, my oh so beautiful Missile. That quirk I've had my entire life.... That's what's killing me. The compounds used to make my missiles, while they could be filtered out by a second or third generation quirk user, whose bodies have evolved to be able to flush out those toxins...."

"Yours can't." Yuzuki finished.

Shoko nodded grimly.

".... Do you remember back then?" Shoko suddenly asked. "When we'd spend hours harassing Akihito for kicks and giggles?"

Yuzuki smiled slightly, saying "Yeah.... He was never really mad, I don't think."

"Tch. All For One, having fully gone soft!"

The two both snorted at the thought. Shoko then suddenly leaned back, taking a deep breath.

"You've been in love, right, Yuzuki?" She asked.

"I.... Yes."

"Ha.... It's weird, you know? That warm and fuzzy feeling you get in your chest when your love acknowledges you, be twisting in your gut when they smile a certain way.... I remember when my husband proposed, you know. I'd been expecting it for a while then. I was so nervous that day, Yuzuki. Palms sweaty, my heart beating so fast.... Almost thought he wouldn't ask.... But then, I just looked into his eyes, and I'm home."

Shoko sighed, wiping a tear from her eye.

"I can feel myself fading, Yuzuki. It's scary as hell, but.... I'm happy about a lot of things. I don't regret anything either."

Yuzuki was quiet for a moment. She scooted closer to Shoko, looking down.

".... Any requests for when you...?"

"I don't want to be buried." Shoko immediately snapped. "I lived too damn long to let myself become worm food!"

Yuzuki snorted, saying "Okay, okay! We'll cremate your stubborn ass...."

"Good! Oh, and when I do die, I want Akihito to have all my villainous belongings. I want my villain costume in one of those big ass display cases, like one of Batman's costumes!"

Yuzuki covered her mouth, trying not to laugh.

"Oh, and when I die, you get all my dresses! Especially that black and gold one!"

Yuzuki gasped, saying "You told me never to touch that one!"

"Well, I'll be dead, so it's not like I can stop you."

The two woman went quiet for a moment.

".... I'm going to miss you. Akihito's going to put on brave face, but he'll cry once we're alone. Everyone is going to miss you dearly."

".... I want you to enjoy your life, Yuzuki.... And when you do have children, biological ones-"

"What makes you think I would adopt?!"

"- call it a hunch, now shut up. When you have biological children, I demand that the firstborn inherits my name as a middle name! Or else, I swear, I'm going to haunt your ass!"

Yuzuki laughed at that. She was definitely going to miss this fiery woman.

Shoko smirked, saying "You better not fail me, Yuzuki Raimei."

Yuzuki rolled her eyes at her maiden name, retorting "Never in a million years, Shoko Bakugo."