"Damn it! Mandalay, Midoriya's not here yet?" Aizawa asks as he looks down at Mandalay. 

"I can't get a hold of him!" Mandalay says as she looks up at Aizawa. 

"You could earlier!" Aizawa says annoyed. 

"Even if I weren't inside the barrier, I can't connect well when there's a disturbance in the radio waves" Mandalay says as she puts her hand up to her ear, "all I've been getting is static for a while now". 

"Edgeshot! Mirko! Best Jeanist!" Aizawa shouts as he looks inside the barrier, "please look after Bakugo! Damn it... he's going to graduate from U.A. and become the number one hero!". 

"Our school..." Tamaki says as he looks at the state of U.A. now, "Hado-san... I wanted to have a graduation ceremony...". 

"Sounds good" Mirio says from the ground. 

"You came, too?" Tamaki asks as he looks over from where Mirio's voice is coming from. 

"Those were my instructions" Mirio says happily, "after the battle's over, let's have Principal Nezuko put on a graduation ceremony for us!". 

"Yeah" Nejire says as she comes over. 

"Can we win?" Tamaki asks as he stands up.  

"Let's at least protect everyone until Midoriya arrives!" Mirio says as he rises out from the ground, "with the power of the three of us!".

"Izuku Midoriya was supposed to be here, right?" Tomura asks as he kicks Katsuki in the face, putting his foot on the side of Katsuki's face as he pushes down, "Koko is fighting our Father, but sooner or later, something will draw her here. If that's so, then Izuku Midoriya should be back here soon. I guess it's good that my Quirks were erased" he says as Katsuki kicks off the ground, jumping into the sky as Tomura kicks off the last of his advanced gear, grabbing him by his neck, "then you won't become dust, and a corpse will remain. He was already so angry when I skewered you. Looks like you'll be a great present for him... you admired the victorious All Might, right? You need to face reality, Katsuki Bakugo. No matter how far you try to go, you're just goldfish shit next to All For One". 

Nejire Pike!

Nejire says as she flies in, sending her energy towards Tomura. Tomura turns around, holding Katsuki out towards Nejire as she diverts the energy away. He sends his arm towards Nejire, only for something to stab him in the shoulder blade. He turns around and sees Tamaki with two scorpion tales coming out of his back. 

"Vast Hybrid... Octopus Mirage plus Scorpius Toxin!" Tamaki says as he crouches down on the ground. 

Tamaki withdraws the tales from Tomura's shoulder blade as the skin around the wounds turns black. 

Poison...

Tomura says as he grows a mouth on his arm, spitting the poison out. 

"Is that all you've got?" Tomura asks with a smile, sending out his arm as Nejire and Tamaki dodge, "my body will keep adapting. If you keep dribbling in slowly from afar... then you won't... be able to defeat me!". 

Mirio flies out from Tomura's arm as he grabs Katsuki, pulling him away from Tomura's grip. 

"Jeanist!" Mirio says as Tomura looks at him. 

Mirio throws Katsuki into the air as Best Jeanist grabs him, pulling him towards him with wires. 

"Alright" Mirio says as he turns his attention back to Tomura. 

"I've seen you before" Tomura says as he looks at Mirio, his arm going through Mirio as Mirio permeates his body, "you were at Jaku. Your face is a joke". 

"I'm Lemillion. I'm acting as the messenger and guard" Mirio says proudly, "in order to intercept any villains other than you who show up and make sure information is circulated smoothly, they needed someone who could move fast. But I can't just stand here and watch quietly. Why are you destroying?".

"Because the current organisational structure has failed" Tomura says as he rolls his eyes. 

"Here!" Nejire yells as she flies in, throwing her energy towards Mirio. 

"I see" Mirio says as he flies upwards, "you didn't have any friends" he says as he wraps Nejire's energy around his arm. 

"Huh?" Tomura says stunned. 

Even if I can get close to him, I don't have anything that can hurt him. So I'll bring Hado-san's energy right next to him! 

Mirio says as the energy binds around his arm. 

"If you had friends, you would've understood..." Mirio says as he flies towards Tomura, "that there are things you shouldn't destroy!" he says as he punches Tomura. 

Until Midoriya gets here, I can't do anything! 

Mirio says as he grits his teeth. 

"Dynamight, let me see your right arm" Best Jeanist says as he kneels down to Katsuki, "I'll sew you up. We still need your firepower. Hurry-" he says as he sees tears drip onto Katsuki's gloves, "let me see your arm. We'll take care of the rest somehow. Shigaraki is already on a whole other level. You were stationed here because you fought him before. But there's no room to use that experience anymore. You did a good job. You've done enough". 

"Right..." Katsuki says quietly, "finger... feint... right... timing... wraparound... back...". 

He's still... even so, he's still! 

Best Jeanist says as he backs away from Katsuki. 

"If you had friends, you wouldn't be doing this, right?" Mirio says as he and Tomura land on the ground, "you'd want to protect them. You wouldn't destroy things!". 

--- inside of Tomura's mind ---

"Friends..." Tenko says as he looks up, Tomura's hands holding him back. 

--- in reality ---

"I do have friends..." Tomura says quietly, "Mikkun and Tomo-chan said I was nice! Mon-chan wanted to take walks with me and Tsuki! I do too have friends!". 

"Tomo-chan... Mikkun..." Katsuki says as he looks at Tomura, "they were Tenko-san's best friends. We used to all play heroes with each other. Tenko's in there. He's fighting. Koko, Ten-san's fighting". 

"S-Sorry..." Mirio says, completely taken off guard. 

What was that just now? Did I bring up a sensitive topic? Better not do that again. More importantly... compared to the newer tentacles, his main body is really hard! Even using Hado-san's power, I couldn't scratch the surface! This is really bad! 

Mirio says as he disappears into Tomura's arm again. 

I'm splitting apart... my body was complete! Tomura Shigaraki should have been completely integrated with me! But then, why was there a part that still wasn't fully fuelled? Something that was neither Tomura or All For One... Tenko Shimura. It'll be a pain if this gets dragged out. 

Tomura says as he turns around, going towards Katsuki. 

"Wait!" Mirio says as he flies down. 

"There's no reason for me to keep you company while you stall for time" Tomura says, ignoring Mirio. 

"Come on! Just try and get me, evil incarnate!" Best Jeanist says as he stands in front of Katsuki.

"Don't push yourself" Tomura says as Best Jeanist uses his Quirk on Tomura's cape, "I got a good hit in. You're barely staying conscious, aren't you?" he says as he takes his cape off. 

"Take that!" Nejire yells as she throws four balls of energy at Tomura, none of them hitting Tomura but some of them ripping through his arm. 

"It looks like you people made your own coffins... for you to lie in yourselves..." Tomura says as he sends his arm towards Nejire as Nejire does her best to throw out as much energy as she can. 

--- when Nejire was in middle school ---

"Hey, hey. Your Quirk let's you stretch out your fingers, right?" Nejire asks as she runs over to one of her classmates, "when do you use it? If your fingers are stretched out, isn't it hard to type on your phone? How strange". 

"She's crazy, huh?" a brown haired girl says to her pink haired friend. 

"Crazier than crazy" the pink haired girl says with a smile. 

"Keiko, with your Brush Quirk, if you clean the tub or polish shoes, is your arm dirty when you turn it back?" Nejire asks as she runs over to the brown haired girl, "you have to clean it, right? How strange..." she says as she runs to another male classmate, "Maki, your Quirk let's you grow your hair! Isn't it hard to take care of it? When you grow up, will you open a wig shop? Or be a ghost in a haunted house? I wonder... how strange...". 

"Hey, you" someone says from the front of the class room. 

"Yes, what is it?" Nejire asks as she turns around. 

"Just because you have a Quirk that can do anything, you're looking down on the rest of you, aren't you?" a blonde haired girl asks as she puts her hand on her hip. 

"You're mean" a male classmate with blue hair says as he covers his mouth. 

"No one wants to hear you talk" a female classmate with green hair says as she folds her arms. 

--- in Nejire's first year at U.A. High School ---

Nejire sits at the back of the class as she keeps quiet and to herself. She's looking at the chalkboard when she hears shuffling next to her. 

The more I wanted to know about someone else, the more they all kept their distance. But you know... 

"H..." a male voice says from next to her, "he... heroes... which one do you like?" Tamaki asks as he gives Nejire a thumbs up. 

"Hey, hey! Why are you covering your face?" Nejire asks as she runs over to Tamaki, "isn't it hard if you can't see where you're going?". 

"Th-that's..." Tamaki says as he leans away from her. 

"Why are you raising your thumb?" Nejire asks as she looks at Tamaki's hand. 

"I-It's what Mirio..." Tamaki says as he stutters. 

"Why are you trembling?" Nejire asks as she leans closer to Tamaki, "how strange". 

But you know, it's because you asked me that... because I was able to get to know you two here... that I was able to become even stronger. 

--- present day ---

Nejire screams as she throws more energy to Tomura's arm. 

The true value of Vast Hybrid... it takes time to activate, but Togata and I know you, Tamaki Amajiki. 

Nejire says as she sends some energy towards Tamaki. 

"Zebra Tarantula plus dragon fruit plus Spider Crab plus Sika Deer plus Japanese Chestnut plus American Alligator... plus Nejire Hado's energy" Tamaki says as he forms his biggest manifestation yet. 

The more he eats, the more energy he has.

Nejire says happily. 

If there's one thing that would work on Shigaraki... it's you, with your Quirk with no limits! That's right, it's you... Suneater!

Mirio says with a smile. 

If I fail, then everyone here will be killed and it'll all be over! The dazzling words of light... the treasures others have given to me... up until now... I haven't been able to accept them fully! Because I would've been crushed by the weight of the treasure. Because it was easier to be self-deprecating. Thanks, everyone. Now, that weight is making me stronger. 

Tamaki says as he charges the attack. 

"Petty tricks!" Tomura says as he turns towards Tamaki. 

"Vast Hybrid... Plasma Cannon!" Tamaki yells as he shoots his attack at Tomura, "get out of here!" he yells as the attack rips through Tomura's arm. 

"Can you get it through your thick heads already?!" Tomura asks annoyed as he sends more fingers towards Tamaki. 

Mirio comes out of the ground as he punches Tomura in the face. Everyone breathes heavily, waiting to see what happens when something comes out of the dust cloud. Best Jeanist grabs Tamaki and pulls him out of the way as another arm grows, Mirio permeating through it as some of the fingers gouge a part of a Nejire's abdomen. 

"Why..." Nejire says as blood spills from her mouth. 

"Think about it!" Tomura says calmly, "would Golden Age All Might have died from something like this? Just think about it!". 

Tomura gasps as he looks to his left and sees Katsuki standing. 

"Take care of the others" Katsuki says as he walks past Best Jeanist. 

Tomura frowns as blood pours from Katsuki's arm. 

"I have to win... right, Izuku?" Katsuki says as he looks at Tomura. 

"No, don't go!" Best Jeanist yells as he sends some of his wires towards Katsuki. 

Katsuki suddenly disappears in front of everyone's eyes, nowhere to be seen. He suddenly appears in front of Tomura as he puts his hand in front of his face, letting off an explosion. 

"Right..." Katsuki says as he looks over his right shoulder. 

He jumps out of the way as Tomura swings for him, landing on the ground. 

He saw it and dodged?

Best Jeanist says as everyone gasps as Katsuki's talent. Tomura throws his arm towards Katsuki but Katsuki comes out of the way. Suddenly, Katsuki appears behind him. 

My whole body hurts. Fighting while in pain, trying to spot the enemy's tells... you already went through all of this, didn't you? Hey, Izuku... can I still catch up to you?

Katsuki asks as he holds his hand up. 

"Tenko-san... please... don't make Koko cry anymore" Katsuki says as he looks at Tomura who freezes up. 

"I... don't want to" Tomura says as he looks at Katsuki. 

"It was nice seeing you, even if it was for a fleeting moment... Tenko-san" Katsuki says with a small smile, "Koko and Izuku are going to save you. Don't worry". 

Why is he pissing me off? Even though he's an extra who doesn't have One For All... he should be the same as that undersized beetle... why am I getting flustered? 

Tomura asks as he remembers flashes of memories from the second One For All user. 

"I'll destroy you!" Tomura yells as he turns around to face Katsuki. 

--- inside Katsuki's subconscious ---

Katsuki turns around and he sees All Might's apparition from One For All. 

"Oh, that's right..." Katsuki says as he looks at All Might, "well, um..." he says as he rubs the back of his neck, "when we first met, I guess I was kind of a brat. So I didn't get a chance to say this..." he says as he pulls out the card of All Might from when he and Izuku won limited edition All Might cards and Koko won an Eraserhead one, "I... wanted your autograph..." he says with a small smile. 

--- in reality ---

Mirko kicks the arm of Tomura as Tamaki, Mirio, and Nejire all try to tackle Katsuki out of the way, only for them to be too late as Katsuki is thrown across the ground, hitting it hard. The All Might card flies out of his pocket as it lands on the ground next to him. 

--- at Gunga Villa ---

Koko flies towards All For One, when she stops suddenly, feeling something shatter in her heart. Everyone gasps, looking at Koko as they wonder why she stopped. Koko looks up as the sky as she feels pain in her body, the sky darkening as rain starts to pour down, her tears mixing with the rain water. 

--- in the coffin in the sky ---

"You retraced the fight from before... why did you think you could win?" Tomura asks as he stands in the middle of everyone, all of them beaten and bruised, "we came prepared. The demon lord's body was complete. Do you get it now? From now on... it'll be our story". 

"Hang in there!" Best Jeanist says as he runs over to Katsuki, "I'll treat it right away, Dyna-" he says as he sees something he wishes wasn't there, "his heart..." he says as he looks at the gaping hole in Katsuki's chest which exposes his heart.