(Author POV)

Tomura was torn.

Sensei sacrificed himself for him so that he could become the next ruler of the underworld, but why did it have to be Izuku that killed him? His ally, his friend, his Player 2. Tomura wondered how Izuku felt about this. The way he struggled to stand after the fight indicated he was in pain, but there wasn't a scratch on him. Sure there was a bit of dirt and debris that may have covered whatever scars there may have been, but Tomura knows better. He was suffering, but from what? Was he guilty? Was he angry? Was he scared?

Izuku still planned to keep their business relationship alive, even if Tomura hated him... but, he didn't. Tomura didn't hate him. Did he punch a hole in the wall? Yes. Did he scream when Sensei died? Absolutely. And yet, he didn't hate him. He couldn't, and he didn't know why. Maybe it was the strong understanding between the two? The pronounced wisdom that the other held? The feeling of needing someone like Izuku in his life? Even if Tomura's goal to destroy society hadn't changed, he felt lost without Sensei there to guide him. And he knew that it was Izuku's fault for that- oh, he knew- but he still felt... so unsure.

The rest of the Leauge, however, was not sitting around and waiting for orders. They knew what had to be done, and they knew the consequences of procrastinating it. Nobody had time to grieve, because without a king to sit on his throne of blood, there would be no one to control the underworld and stop villains from running rampant and causing just as much chaos for the villains as they do the heroes. That being said, they needed recruits. They needed an army.

Tomura didn't trust just anyone, so he wasn't fond of having new annoyances in his ranks. However, they were also in the right here. They did need an army, but how would they know that the recruits won't betray him? Player 2 would know. He may be a noob at video games, but he wasn't new to mind games. And Tomura saw how easily he adapted to pixel games (because that poor child grew up in the sheltered life of long-forgotten pre-quirk era games) so he could find out whether these new party members were worth looking into.

Izuku tossed the coin first, after all. It was time to toss it back.

. . .

Izuku spent all of this Sunday morning rummaging through files that Tomura sent him. It was a tad villainous of him to help recruit an evil army, but Tomura asked for a probing (analysis) and that wasn't really against the rules. He would most likely have to create a file on these villains anyways, so it was better the get it over with now than suffer later. And what better excuse than paying back a favor to a friend?

(Can he even still call himself that? That may have been the most disgusting and evil human alive, but it was still Tomura's sensei. Tomura was grieving and it was all his fault. He doesn't regret killing All For One, he only regrets not being there for Tomura afterward.)

Overhaul was a candidate that Twice had wanted to recruit, but Izuku had already gotten rid of him, and the evidence against him landed him in jail. So there was no contacting him, meaning there was no recruiting him. Nezu and Nighteye were already plotting a raid on his base, but Izuku still wasn't finished collecting all the evidence necessary to convince the judge to grant a warrant. Overhaul was going to regret hurting his new baby sister when Izuku was through with him.

Fortunately, Tomura wasn't very fond of the man either and didn't mind the file being dismissed.

But the other recruits were interesting. The Meta Liberation Army was merely a ploy, that much was obvious. And to top it off, an entire city was in on it. The police, the heroes, the civilians, everyone. An entire city of quirkist delinquents all serving a mafia. Izuku was worried about his presence now. There is no way they haven't heard of him and his quirklessness, and he doubted they liked him any. He would have to tread carefully on this one.

Hacking into their files was difficult and risky, but he managed to do it. He used a program he made to cover up his presence and erase his tracks so that he could get in unnoticed. It took 3 hours, but it was worth it. Their battle plan was to recruit Tomura by holding the League's main informant, Garaki, hostage. And then they were going to trick Tomura into serving them because everyone seems to think he's a moron now. Additionally, they had plans to invite him during a certain battle they knew was going to happen. Izuku looked further into the battle and found out about a giant Nomu named "Gigantomachia" that served All For One. Basically, Giagantomachia was All For One's secret weapon and would be passed down to Tomura if he managed to defeat the giant.

But when looking further into Gigantomachia, a presence made itself known. Izuku waded his way into the new enemy's fortress of code and found files about the entire League. The name of this user was Dr. Ujiko. His alias was Dr. Tsubasa, a quirk specialist... the same quirk specialist that diagnosed Izuku as quirkless. Wait, so if he was diagnosed quirkless by a mad doctor who worked for All For One and created the Nomus, was Izuku even quirkless, or was that a lie? Did the doctor take his quirk? Did he take his quirk? Did he have actually a chance at gaining a quirk? Does he... even want one? No, it doesn't matter anymore. It's better this way, Izuku told himself.

But back to the League, the plans the doctor had for them were concerning. The plan was to transfer All For One's soul into Tomura so that All For One could take over the world using Tomura as his vessel. Izuku suspected gaslighting, but he hadn't expected All For One to trick his friend into letting himself become the unfortunate host to a deranged parasite. Luckily, All For One being dead made this plan impossible to complete, but the doctor still had a weaker copy of All For One's quirk that he wanted to give the young prince of darkness.

As for the rest of the League, they were all going to be made into Nomus when they proved to be of no use to the young master. They were mere disposables to the doctor, and Izuku made sure they knew it. He compiled all of the information he gathered and sent it to Tomura and the rest of the League. Nobody was going to get away with hurting his friends. He was going to have to sell out Gigantomachia to the heroes, though. Sorry, Tomura, but it was better safe than sorry. Izuku didn't want that monstrosity attacking his home. It didn't look very sane.

. . .

Tomura was horrified.

He knew that Izuku would pull through for him, but the information he gathered from inspecting one "ally" was a horror story to read. He didn't like the liberation already, but now he hated them. And the doctor! That man was supposed to be his servant, his support, his healer, and his personal scientist. Was everyone out to get him? Thank Ralph Baer that Izuku was on his side or he would have fallen for all these traps. But, what does that say about Tomura? Sure Izuku is a pure genius- a protege, even- but Tomura should know better than to walk into such an obvious trap.

Now he had two traitors to kill and a giant to tame. Oh, and he still needed recruits.

. . .

(Izuku POV)

I stood from my seat, figuring that I should check up on Eri now. Asriel was distracting her while I worked, but she was probably wondering where I am. I swore to keep this all away from her, but that meant keeping her in the dark by surrounding her in light. It ate me up inside, doing this to my family. But I would always have Sans to talk to if things got out of hand. Asriel would be there if I need a hug or a shoulder to cry on, but not being able to tell him these things was painful for me. I can't bear to lose my family, even if I'm just trying to keep them safe.

So here I was, taking her downstairs to watch a movie with Azzy and I. Eri had already stayed here for a few days now and had gotten used to everyone's presence. She was still very wary of strangers, which was reasonable, but I'm sure she'll open up eventually. And once she gets used to Class B and Co. coming over every week, she might be able to come to school with me and meet the rest of my class.

Speaking of my class, Shinsou finally joined the class. But, true to his word, where one student joins, another must leave. Originally it was going to be one of the less promising students that left but the decision changed so that I would go instead. My lack of a bond with class A, and overall stand-offish attitude towards them had made me a pariah. I didn't mind, but the principal sure did. He didn't think putting me in a class that was too on the fence about me was logical. Whether it be my quirklessness or sheer power over everyone there is unknown. But if my peers are too afraid to even approach me, then there is no reason for them to be around me. Shoto, Tenya, Momo, and Azzy are the only exceptions to this, as they have both befriended and aided me. Azzy is staying with 1-A, but he also knows that he is always welcome to drop by 1-B.

I still only take hero classes and private tutoring with Nezu, but I can still manage the chaos that is my daily schedule. Work in the morning, school at noon, and heroism in the evening. Once I graduate, it will be a mix of work and heroism (both trading spots whenever necessary) but it will be easier once my education is out of the way. The only thing I worry about is how lonely Eri is without me there by her side all the time. I know that Azzy and Mom can take care of her when I'm gone, but I'll be busy all day! And to top it all off, Nezu decided to install a dorm system at UA due to all of the villain activity revolving around our class. It would also be good for future generations of young heroes-in-training.

The only problem I have with the dorm system is how restricting it will be to my career and family. I don't trust the humans not to take advantage of my sudden absence, and I still have a quirkless protege to train. Then there's Eri. Eri still doesn't have any training with her quirk. And on the one hand, it would be great to have Aizawa there to help her learn to control her quirk- considering what his quirk is- but I don't want to shove her into the arms of someone she doesn't know. Sure, she had met Aizawa once before, but she was still so afraid back then. Was she ready for this? Was I being too protective? Should I give it a chance? Of course, I should, but that doesn't mean I'm going to leave home anytime soon.

I want to keep my different lives separated. I was allowed to stay at my agency if I wanted, now that I have one, but I don't want to. The school was also an option now, but that actually sounded less safe. Tomura visited in secret sometimes, always making sure I was the only one home and/or awake so nobody freaked out. So if he were to visit and I was at UA or my agency, what was I supposed to do? Call Kurogiri? A purple portal showing up would startle my allies and classmates enough as it is, but walking into the portal? There is no possible way they wouldn't assume a partnership. The only reason I got away with it last time was because of the attack on the camp and my 'kidnapping'. They all thought I sacrificed myself for the class, which worked the first time, but it wouldn't work the second time.

If we wanted a meeting, it had to be in secret. I had to make contact through my secret chat with the inconspicuous nicknames I created for them. Tomura was "needs chapstick", Toga was "doki-doki vampire", Dabi was "marshmallow", Kurogiri was "Mom #3", Spinner was "green boi", Magne was "Big Lips", Twice was "The Cookie Man", Mustard was "Da baby", and Mr. Compress was "Madoka Magic". The names were accompanied by my meme profiles so as to make their identity even more hidden, and our conversations comprised entirely of jokes, puns, memes, and occasional game references. These messages were actually requests in disguise, and everyone made sure that every reference was known to both parties to avoid confusion.

I stopped watching the movie to glance at my phone, only to see no incoming messages. After the request from Tomura, I expected him to send a Minecraft gold ingot with the word "butter" written in digital rainbow cursive but instead was sent an emerald achievement screenshot. Emeralds were the Minecraft currency, so his sending this was the same as saying he was paying me. "Coin, tossed." was the translation. I sent back a gem pun to confirm the message and put down my phone.

We had made it through three movies and Asriel had already passed out halfway through Pocahontas, but Eri was very enamored with the current movie, Lilo and Stitch. We were nearing the end of the movie when Eri yawned. Looks like this was going to be the last movie. Eri began to nod off as the credits rolled and photos of the animated family played on screen. I let her watch the ending as I lay a blanket over Azzy. The last photo faded from the screen and it went black. Eri leaned into my chest as I picked her up, turning off the TV as I did so.

We had all eaten lunch mid-marathon and completely forgotten about Mom's pie. So I tucked Eri under the covers of my bed, went back for Asriel, and closed the door behind me. It was late evening by now, and I had to get back to the streets for patrol. Luckily, there weren't any meetings scheduled for today and it was a weekend, so I had nothing else to worry about aside from my job as a hero. I kissed Mom goodbye and ran out the door. I sent a quick text to Undyne to check on the town's security, getting a thumbs up in response. And with that, I jumped my way to the train and rode to Hosu.

Seeing as I have the kind of abilities that every agency wants, I kind of just hop from city to city and patrol wherever crime is the highest. Sometimes, it's not very exciting but that's actually a good thing. A drunk here and there, some needing an escort home, others needing to be broken up from a fight. There was a thief who tried to break into a store but surrendered as soon as I grabbed his shoulder. I guess killing the number one villain and defeating the leader of the yakuza has given me a reputation. I didn't mean for it to be so intimidating, but whatever works I guess.

And as it turns out, the reason there is more crime lately is due to the loss of their tyrannous king. Now there is a fight for power and I need to help Tomura take the throne or the world will fall into chaos. Fortunately, All Might is still active, which means he will have a bit more time to do so due to most villains fearing All Might's presence. But in the meantime, I should focus on the small-time thugs and thieves and do whatever missions I'm given. Keeping the villains at bay will give everyone time to get stronger in case that war does come to fruition.

All I can do now is wait and hope for the best. Good luck, Tomura.

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(Okay, so I may have skipped through a few arcs in this chapter, but I honestly don't have the energy to write those. Though, I do still plan to write the interactions between Eri and class 1-B. Yep, that's right. The vote all those chapters ago has come to a close and Izuku is officially in Class 1-B while Shinsou is in Class 1-A.

Now, I have another fanfiction and lots of art to work on. Then I have to get around to the other fanfictions I promised. The new book is actually going to be a one-shot book of fanfiction requests. I have a few ideas that were requested, and I have the scripts ready, but I haven't gotten around to them. The thought of writing an entire au after the two I'm working on sounds exhausting, and it wasn't really my idea, to begin with, so I'll let the readers decide whether they want to continue the stories with their own ideas.

Let me know if you do want to adopt the au so I can read it! :)

The current requests I have are a glitch-tale au and an animal jam high school au. I haven't actually seen any animal jam fanfictions anywhere, and I kinda like that game so it's actually pretty sad that there are absolutely no Aus anywhere. They even made Sonic and Mario Aus! Why not animal jam?! I don't have the motivation to make a whole new au, so if you want to adopt it, you are welcome to. But I'll make a new book for these one-shots.

So anyways, thank you all for reading, and I'll see you all soon.)