(Izuku POV - Aldera Junior High - Next Day - 6 Days until Entrance Exams)

I quickly looked around a corner near the gate, seeing no one currently looking at me and just trying to get out of school,  it was an easy manner to slip out into the crowd. Really hoping that Kacchan didn't notice me.

T-Today at school it had been kind of chaotic for me.

Apparently a video of my fight against Shiten and Kokuyōsenki got leaked online earlier today, showing the whole thing from start to finish. And much similar to the last time most of the students have given me a wide bearth once again.

Few asked if I was alright after everything with the both of them, which was nice. Though I had an idea why though perhaps some were of generally curiosity. Some even asked to see if I had gotten a scar on my hand, yet no trace of it remained.

W-Worst part is that Kaachan kept glaring at me all day. L-Looking angrier than I had seen him since the Slime Villain incident.

H-He must have seen the video as well, he knew I had a Quirk now. T-They all did.

Every single one seemed unsure about me, surprisingly the only one who didn't treated me any different was Tsurugui. Ever since with Shiten's first attack he had been distant but cordial this past month and a half, a lot better than how he had treated me for year before.

Which was a nice change of pace I suppose.

Seemed surprised at first, but shrugged it off fairly quickly.

H-He also warned me of what Bakugou was planning on doing to me after school.

I-I wan't sure what could happen if he was going to confront me. I was more certain about going against the Kaiju again than an enraged Kaachan!

So far I hadn't caught any sight of him and if he was planning something it would be with everyone would have parted away from me already. That and I would have smelt his scent approaching me already...still getting used to that.

Thankfully as of yesterday the changes to my body have began to slow down to a crawl. Still no sign of when they will end, but at least it will give me more time to adjust to them.

Exiting the school's gates I quickly joined a group of students that crossed the road and found a place to hide briefly. Hopefully he wouldn't find me here.

Taking out my phone I saw that mom would be here in a few more minutes.

After everything with Shiten she would never trust me leaving Aldera on my own again. Thankfully she only had a few more weeks before than, and she was insistent on bringing Erika with her.

Mom had gone earlier to U.A. to bring Erika back to our home. Yesterday after managing to move a majority of the debris left from Dagobah Municipal Park we began to work on cleaning out the guest room for Erika. It was much easier than I thought it was going to be, it just needed a few more touches and moving the bed which mom and Erika said they could do while I was at school. With All Might said we couldn't clear the rest of the trash today or help out as he had to deal with an emergency at his heroic agency.

Either way tomorrow is the day Erika could finally leave Monarch's base and the next big step in her life. She could finally start to live like a human again. M-Might take some time to adjust to her living with me and mom, but I can't say that I wasn't exactly not looking forward to it...

A-At least it was easier to deal with than All Might dating my mom...I accepted it but I'm still getting used to it...

Wait a second...I could smell smoke and sweat coming towards me...!

Kacchan!

"Deku!" He shouted as he found me,  his hand crackling with explosives as I quickly jumped away. "What the hell is going on you bastard!"

Bakugou lunged forward with his right hand, to which I tried to duck. He growled before reaching out with his left hand, grabbing my shoulder and putting pressure on it.

I-I held back from helping in pain as I felt my spins twitch and green sparks filled my vision as Kacchan grabbed his right wrist with a scowl. T-That felt like more voltage than usual...was it because-

"So it is true you do have a Quirk you damned nerd! Have you been tricking me this entire time!" Bakugou yelled as he flexed his left hand with a snarl, sparks firing from both hands!

H-He was really mad now! T-This is exactly what I was fearing he would do!

"K-Kacchan!" "Stop calling me that! All this time you have been looking down on me, while hiding a Quirk!" Bakugou said, cutting me off and forcing me to dodge as he lunged forward.

G-Generating a small explosion that scorched the wall where I was just nearby.

"All this time you had a flashy Quirk and you never showed otherwise!" Bakugou growled out as he charged forward, with myself ducking out of the way. Before grunting as Bakugou let lose a small explosion from his left hand, sending me back a few steps. "Were you trying to make a fool out of me Deku?!"

"N-Never Kacchan! I would never do anything like that to you!" I protested while waving my hands as he began to draw closer.

"You've been Quirkless since we were four, there is no way you should have one now!" Kacchan said, throwing a right swing with it sparking, too which I ducked under before pushing him away.

M-Much to the both of our surprises.

D-Did I really just do that.

"Deku!" Bakugou growled out, his tone colder but he looked a little stunned.

I-I have never done anything like that before and it seemed like Kacchan wasn't expecting it as well. G-Giving him a moment of hesitation.

I-If there was anytime to do something now would be the time.

M-My spines twitched and stood up as I felt One for All coursing throughout my body at 1%. The green sparks covering my body.

"So you finally show it-" "Kacchan this is literally the first time I have showed you my Quirk!" I yelled out, cutting off Bakugou.

Briefly stunning him once again. I-I can not let up or else...

"B-Besides some Quirks do take time to activate, mine did. I-It's been changing my body for weeks now Kacchan!" I shouted out, barring my fangs at him. Knees getting a little shaky.

P-Partly mortified at doing this, but Bakugou glaring at me and his eyes scanning over my body were a good indication. E-Especially where he could my spines pressing against the back of my uniform. Before stepping back away from him.

I-I think I might have started to inherited a bit more from Erika than from her Kaiju DNA...

"So it wasn't just a shitty new look and growth spurt." Bakugou growled out as his palms crackled again.

H-He sounded at least somewhat calmer this time, yet I don't trust the ways his hands were crackling.

"T-That's right Kacchan, we've known each other for our entire lives. You would have known otherwise if I truly did have one!" I protested, getting Kacchan to pause in his tracks.

He scowled at me for a minute, letting out a scoff before the crackling stopped.

"That's right, you're a shitty liar Deku. That's the only thing more useless than you are in general!" Bakugou said, getting me to let out a small sigh of relief before I smelled more smoke.

O-Oh no...

"That doesn't mean that you can look down on me!" Bakugou growled out as he lunged forward, left hand sparkling. I-I barely had any time to dodge out of the way from it before he let lose a large explosion that I felt singed a few hairs.

"I-I never did Kacchan, I have never looked down on you even once. I-I have always admired your drive and ambition to become a hero." I said before taking a deep breath and balling my fists. "But nothing can you say or do will stop me from becoming a hero!"

"Care to repeat that Deku!" Bakugou said as his hands started to crackle once again.

But this time I didn't back down, no matter how much my knees seemed like they wanted to buckle.

"I am going to take the U.A. Entrance Exam whether I had a Quirk or not, that has not changed at all in these past few months Kacchan. What happened is that someone told me 'You can become a hero.' and that is what I intend to do!" I said, surprising Kacchan. "I have people counting on becoming a hero and that is what I intend to do! I will go to U.A. to become a hero to help people and to help others find their way to become one too if they wish!"

After saying all of that I let out a few deep breathes as Bakugou stared at me with a scowl, the smell of smoke dissipating. T-That was a good sign, especially since I was seeing Erika's spores starting to reform behind him.

I-If she had arrived here earlier, I doubt that I wanted to know what she would do to him. Otherwise it would probably be what she did to Shiten seem like a mercy.

"Deku..." Bakugou growled out as Erika reformed behind him, a pair of vines snapping at his back.

"If you try anything to him." Erika growled out her vines dripping sap, glaring at Bakugou who turned around to do the same as her.

"E-Erika please don't!" I said, waving my hands. Getting the both of them to look at me before I managed to calm my nerves down again. "Everything is alright now."

"Sorry Izuku, but I don't believe you on this matter." Erika said, getting Bakugou to scoff in annoyance.

"Believe it or not you Biollante ripoff it's the truth." Bakugou said, getting Erika to snarl with her vines mimicking her.

"Please do not call her that Kacchan." I said, get Bakugou to scoff before turning to glare at me.

"Like I give a damn about that. My original plan of becoming the first hero from this pathetic school from U.A. may be torn apart. Yet like I could give a fuck about your Quirk or you managing to fight that damned crook three times, him losing to you while taking that disgusting Trigger shows how pathetic he is! Even if you manage to get into U.A. I could careless! But the moment you stand in my way, I will blast you away Deku!" Bakugou declared, glaring at me before walking past Erika whose vines snapped at him, before retracting one of them into her back.

The other one wrapping around my shoulder as she drew closer to me once again.

S-Still not used to this.

Especially as she placed her hands on my shoulder, looking me over.

"E-Erika!" I said with my face aflame as I turned off One for All.

"Looking if he hurt you or not, all I am smelling is burnt hair." Erika said, before looking over to where Bakugou went.

"K-Kacchan didn't hurt me Erika." I said as she let go of me. Minus the vine still wrapped around my shoulders.

A-At least not today that is.

"So he is this Kacchan you told me about." Erika said, growling at his retreating form.

"Please don't do anything to him Erika?" I said, getting her to look at me. "I-It wouldn't be worth it."

T-That and I didn't want Erika to possibly severely injure or maim him.

She looked between the both me and him before sighing.

"Fine, but if he does go after you again than I will not hold back. Besides your mother seems to have gotten that covered." Erika said with a smirk, and looking in her direction I could see mom's car parked on the side walk. With  Bakugou trying to walk past her.

She probably will just lecture him, but I do know Auntie Mitsuki will be hearing about this...

There was already more than enough going on with them as it was...

"Has he done anything to you recently." Erika said, getting me to sigh as I debated on what to say.

I thought about it for a few moments, before shaking my head.

"T-This is the first time in nearly a year he tried anything. He has left me alone ever since I met All Might and I even over heard him defending me against Shiten." I said, getting her to sigh.

Before her vine pulled me close to her and brought me into an embrace!

"E-Erika-""I'm not letting you go Izuku. You seem to attract trouble, that and I have not seen you all day." Erika said, getting me to look away.

S-Sadly she wasn't exactly wrong...

"And your mother is definitely going to ask you about this." Erika said as I saw mom park her car and began to exit, Bakugou nowhere in sight. "Does she know what has been going on between you two?"

"N-Not since we were kids, the time she caught him Kacchan was a lot more subtler about it. He has mainly been more verbal about it. " I admitted with a wince, looking down. 

I keep trying to forgot the words he said that day...yet besides that words were more effective and much less traceable than if he used his Quirk.

"I-I think she suspects something for the years, at least from Auntie Mitsuki I believe. I never wanted to worry her, and Kacchan stopped all together until today..." I sighed out as I began to think about what I had promised mom the other day.

She said no more major secrets like One for All or anything Kaiju related...but was this something that would count as it...

N-No it was. Mom deserved to know.

She deserved to know a long time ago...

"So you are going to tell her than?" Erika asked, breaking me out of thoughts while staring into my eyes. 

To which I nodded with a small smile.

"I-I will but not here..." I said before looking away, feeling Erika's vine uncoiling a bit while she hugged me closer.

N-Not that I mind it as much...

"Izuku are you okay, did Katsuki do anything to you?" Mom said as she rushed over, looking worried as she inspected me for any kind of injury.

"No he didn't do anything mom, nothing except for maybe some singed hairs." I said, getting  her to look at me in surprise as I sighed. "M-Mom I have something to say, something that I should have told you a long time ago."

Mom looked between both me and Erika with her hands on her mouth before nodding as she pulled out her phone.

"I'll call Serizawa to know you'll be staying with us longer Erika.  Now let's get back home. And Izuku please tell me everything." Mom said, getting me to nod.

"I-I will mom." I said, giving her a small smile as I walked with Erika back to her car. A strangle feeling welling up in my chest.

Perhaps it was just relief of finally finding the courage to tell someone about this, or maybe it was because I stood up to Kacchan for once. Considering everything perhaps it was a mixture of both. That and a little unease at telling mom everything.

B-But it would be for the better to finally get everything out in the open....

(Bakugou Family Home - 2 and a quarter hours later)

Mitsuki Bakugou groaned as she heard her phone starting to ring, pinching the bridge of her nose.

She had one stressful day between work, drama, making a lot of calls, and her brat coming home while being uncharacteristically quiet.

The last time he came home like this was the Slime Villain incident and even than he was pretty much back to arguing with her within the hour. Instead it has been nearly two and a half hours later and it hadn't been so much as a peep.

Something was going on and she was about to storm into his room to get some answers when she got yet another call on her phone.

"I swear to God." Mitsuki growled out, before smiling at seeing that it was Inko that was calling.

Well that was a relief, she had been meaning to talk to her about their planned trip to the mall later this week. About getting her knew ward new clothes.

Considering the size of this Erika through the photos Inko had sent her, she could immediately tell nothing either of them had could potentially fit her.

Mitsuki answered her phone with a smile as she placed it against her ear.

"Hello Inko." Mitsuki said with a smile, before she gained a concerned expression as she heard her friend choking back a few sobs. "Inko what's wrong, I swear if it's that Toshinori!"

"It's not Mitsuki, it's your son. Izuku finally told me everything..." Inko said, getting Mitsuki to growl.

"So we were both right, what exactly did my brat do to him!?" She growled out.

The both of them had long since suspected that Katsuki had continued to bully Izuku past elementary school. They both knew he did so after he got his Quirk and apparently Izuku's hadn't began to manifest yet.

That was certainly quite the shock once she heard, and she was still wrapping her head around it,

Either way Inko had caught Katsuki red handed years ago, blowing up her son with his friends.

Til this day she had absolutely no idea what her friend did, but it had him afraid of Inko for a while. Didn't mess with Izuku for a while, but his disrespect for him being Quirkless only grew. He didn't stop calling him Deku and Izuku kept calling him Kaachan. And no matter what she tried he wouldn't get it through his thick head to change his behavior.

Her and Masaru's fault on that, really should have curbed his ego years ago. That and unfortunately he inherited her temper.

Either way both Katsuki and Izuku had drifted apart more and more during the later half of elementary and junior high schools. While she had heard from Inko signs of Izuku being bullied and had heard some other students doing so Katsuki's name hadn't been mentioned among them. Especially after the Slime villain.

Yet now what she suspected was confirmed.

"He came after Izuku at him thinking he had hidden his Quirk after seeing that video of him fighting Shiten." Inko said, getting Mitsuki to scoff.

"That crook was alway bad news, one of the few things I'm proud off my brat for was kicking that particular nuisance to the curb before his true colors were exposed. How is Izuku?" Mitsuki asked.

"He's doing alright right now, and Izuku managed to get Katsuki to back down with only a few singed hairs. Izuku reasoned with him." Inko said, her tone sounding almost proud.

"Really?!" Mitsuki said, sounding almost disbelieving.

Someone actually reasoning with her brat? You might as well have flowers blooming on a dead tree!

"If Erika didn't confirm it than I probably wouldn't have believed it, although he had to get one last remark on him." Inko said, getting Mitsuki to growl. That was more like Katsuki to do so. "He was very lucky she didn't tear into him."

"He would have deserved it!" Mitsuki growled.

"Agreed, but she would have left nothing remaining. Probably for the best. Besides what he did Izuku still forms some form of admiration for him." Inko sighed out, getting Mitsuki to look incredulous.

"You have got to be kidding me!" She yelled.

"I wish, but Izuku still has some admiration of his abilities and drive to become hero. Although for being close to one another I think that wore away some time ago thankfully. Izuku does hope if he gets into U.A. it will help Katsuki. He still has some care for him after what happened." Inko said, getting Mitsuki to pinch the bridge of her nose.

"That will hopefully knock his ego down a few pegs, just what he needs. I know I tried damn near everything else to do so already!" Mitsuki growled out before sighing. "Inko your son is just too kind for his own good."

"You have no idea, but still I love him for it." Inko said with Mitsuki picturing her smiling on the other end of the phone. Before she pictured it turning into a frown as her tone turned frigid. "Still Mitsuki what Katsuki did on the day is simply inexcusable."

"Inko, what the hell did he do!?" Mitsuki asked, having not heard her friend like this in years.

"Besides exploding his property, using physical violence and to intimidate him after I caught him beating Izuku, and apparently degrading him verbally on a daily basis he told Izuku that if he wanted a Quirk, take a swan dive off the school roof and pray for one in the next life!" Inko roared out, getting Mitsuki to pause.

She nearly dropped the phone in shock of what she heard, before tightening her grip on the case.

Causing the frame to groan as she saw red.

"Katsuki Bakugou!!!" Mitsuki yelled out in rage.

(Katsuki's Room -A minute ago)

Katsuki sat with a glare as he observed the recording of the fight between Deku, the crook, and the chainsaw bitch the latter hired. Looking it over for the umpteenth time.

That damned nerd wasn't lying, he had somehow gained a Quirk in these past few weeks judging by the changes he noticed. Perhaps some kind of mutant type. From what he had seen it had traces of an emitter quirk. Especially when he created a gust of wind from punching that fucking crook.

It was his favorite part of the video.

Either way the occasional wince showed just how pathetic his Quirk was, he could barely control it.

So while the Deku now had a Quirk, he was still just as worthless with one.

Yet it had given him the backbone to defy him, both figuratively and literally.

"Deku!" Katsuki seethed as he finished the recording and shut it off.

He had never defied him, always cowering and knowing his place as a pebble on the road to becoming a hero. Even when he had to become more subtle during the later half of elementary school and now Aldera since Auntie Inko caught him.

Katsuki didn't want it to get on his record and while he was less than pleased that a number of teachers seemed to be covering for him, he knew that Deku wouldn't cave as long as he showed him his place. Although a number of teachers did side with the Deku, it was easy enough to find ways past them.

And to deal with those extras who decided to treat Deku like he was less than useless. While he needed to know his place so he would never look down on him again, going that far was disgusted him. 

And it was from those kissass extras he despised. And he taught them their place.

But than he wasn't that far from-

"Damn you Deku." Katsuki growled out as he grabbed a ball of paper and exploded it in his hands, reducing it to ashes.

He was not like those damned extra's he would be better!

He had one major slip up, that he will admit to no one but himself!

Even Deku needed help against all his fights with that damned crook! He knew that whatever training he would do would be next to useless! Even with a Quirk or not, got into U.A. or not he would be nothing more than a useless Deku! He could care less if he stayed nothing more than a pebble on his path to become the greatest hero!

But if he stayed on this path and become a threat, it would be high time he reduced it to rubble.

Yet as Katsuki growled and sat back in his seat, Deku growing a backbone and Auntie Inko noticing him was bad.

"Katsuki Bakugou!!!" He heard his mother's yell echo throughout the house, getting him to growl as he heard her stomping throughout the house.

"What does the hag want now?" He grumbled out, standing up to open the door. Otherwise she would just destroying his door...again.

Trying to ignore the pit forming in his stomach...it couldn't be what he thought it was.

Right?

He opened the door, only for something to smack off his face and clatter on the floor.

"What the hell you old hag!" Katsuki yelled as he faced his mother.

"I don't know what the fuck you were thinking that day, but that damned villain seemed to at shaken some sense into you until today!" Mitsuki yelled at him angrily. "You should be lucky that she is feeling somewhat merciful!"

"Did you really need to put the phone on speaker and throw it at him Mitsuki?" Katsuki paused as he heard Inko's voice on the phone, grimacing and growling as his mother walked past him and picked it up.

"Needed to make sure he get's it into his thick head just how serious this is." Mitsuki said as she picked up the phone and handed it to Katsuki. "She wants to speak to you, after that you deal with me!"

Katsuki held back a snarl as he took his mother's phone, turning off the speaker as he placed the phone to his ear.

"Auntie Inko." Katsuki said tersely.

"Aunt Inko Katsuki, Aunt Inko. Now Katsuki I want you to be honest with me and if you are not Mitsuki's reaction will be enough to tell me." Inko said, getting Katsuki to bite back his tongue as he knew what she was going to say next. "Now what made you think suicide bating my baby was a good idea!"

Katsuki held back a growl as he glared at his mother, who was glaring back at him. Waiting for an answer.

Inwardly seething at Deku for putting him in this predicament, going after him now would only invite more trouble he didn't need this close to the U.A. Entrance Exams. 

Not even a day later of growing a backbone and he was far more than a pebble. He was a rock that unless he crushed, it will only trip him up! Yet there was nothing he could do about it now. There was only one option as much as he disliked having to admit it.

"It was not a good idea, I should never have done that to Deku. And that is the only thing I will admit regret doing to him!" Katsuki growled out honestly.

He was already in trouble enough, better get it over with.

Looking at his mother, it seemed like her glare softened and he heard an irritated sigh on the other end in the phone.

"Than what possessed you to make that threat in the first place?" Inko said in a dangerous tone.

Katsuki seethed as he knew the rest of the night was going to unpleasant...

(3rd POV - The Next Day - En Doa Cafe - 5 Days to U.A. Entrance Exams)

Inko sighed as she took a sip of coffee, barely able to sleep last night even after she had managed to barely managed to convince Erika to go with Agent Aoki to go back to U.A. for the night. It took Izuku to give her the extra push to do so.

At least she wouldn't have to deal with Katsuki herself, she would leave it to Mitsuki along with trusting Izuku should be alright in school. Although what little faith she had in Aldera was diminished greatly.

That and ruining keeping Katsuki from going against her song, yet she had enough faith in Izuku that he could keep out of his way...although she was going to be getting him every time school ends the rest of the time left in Aldera.

She sighed again, taking another sip as she looked on the time on her phone.

"He should have been here about 10 minutes ago?" Inko said, before seeing a blur and gust of wind outside the window. Smiling a little as she heard a familiar cough as someone entered the cafe.

"Sir are you okay?" She heard one of the employees ask.

"I'm fine, just an old injury acting up." She heard Toshinori said, soon seeing him putting away a bloodied handkerchief before walking up to her table. "Sorry I'm late, the carjacker rate in Musutafu has been ridiculous these past few months."

"It's alright Toshinori. How was your trip to your agency." Inko said, getting All Might to shake his head.

"Rough, managed to get a majority of the paperwork sorted yet still a bit of a ways to go before I can close it. I should be able to do so by the time it will be announced for my new job in a few weeks time." Toshinori said, getting Inko to nod before he sighed. "Inko are you sure that you wish to talk about this here, I would rather have a nice quit lunch with you here."

"I know, but I figured that you would prefer to hear about this in person. That and maybe you would have know something about Aldera from Nezu? And also I've been coming to this cafe for a long time. We can come back again for a nice quiet lunch date, but the next best time for that would perhaps be latter this week. Between Erika and Izuku preparing for the exams all of us are going to be busy." Inko said with a small smile.

Toshinori sighed as she had a point, quickly pulling out his phone.

Between Monarch cleaning up all traces of their presence, getting Erika to adjust to a human form, her and Izuku preparing for the exams, and his prepping to judge them as a teacher there was going to be a busy next few days.

"I suppose you are right Inko, I was just hoping to go on another date soon enough." Toshinori said with a small grin, getting Inko to smile and let out a small laugh.

"That I would like that very much, hopefully soon." Inko said, getting Toshinori to nod as he sent the text and placed his phone down on the table.

"I texted Nezu the details, knowing him I should be getting some more information." Toshinori said as he crossed his hands. "So what is it that you wish to say Inko?"

"Toshinori were you bullied in school?" Inko said, "I know-"

"Actually I was, I take it that you were trying to compare myself to Young Midoriya's time with Bakugou's experience wasn't it?" Toshinori said getting Inko to nod and look away sheepishly.

"Yes, I was trying to find a way that didn't sound rude." She said, getting Toshinori to shrug.

"It's alright, nor do I mind at all. Compared to the villains I've fought they are merely pesky memories, in fact a one or two of them became small time villains. I believe Yoroi Musha dealt with them robbing an ATM around 30 years ago. Yet I was never brought into any instance of suicide bating. What what even drive someone to do that?" Toshinori asked with a frown.

"For Katsuki I can only guess it was ego making it seem like a good idea, and he even admitted that he regrets it. Though me and Mitsuki are unsure if it was before or after the Slime Villain incident. That is the only thing he regrets doing to Izuku. The rest he did was 'putting Izuku in his place'." Inko growled out, before sighing and sipping her coffee as Toshinori narrowed his eyes.

"I suspected something for a while, the day I met Young Midoriya his notebook was burnt and drying. I can only assume he did it. Young Midoriya would constantly spoke of a 'Kacchan' during the earlier months of his training that eventually gradually faded away. I always assumed that he was that he was a friend at school, never the tormentor." Toshinori said with a frown.

"He was smart enough to better hide it after I caught him years ago." Inko said with a smile that made Toshinori shudder.

Perhaps it was best not to ask what she had done.

"And if these past 10 months since than are of any indication I think Izuku has finally drifted apart from the notion of him being friends with Katsuki." Inko sighed out before pinching the bridge of his nose. "The one thing I can't used to is he defended Izuku from other bullies without him knowing.."

At this Toshinori coughed up some more blood before wiping away with a napkin.

"You have got to be kidding me?" He said incredulously as Inko sighed out.

"I wish, Katsuki was the main one bulky Izuku he did have several lackies he has cut off through the years. Cutting off if they were planning on going too far or committed any crimes." Inko said with a frown. "And you already had the displeasure of meeting the one has caused the most harm to Izuku besides Katsuki, I think the term 'crook' is too generous for him."

"That I wouldn't disagree with you on Inko. And there is still no sign of Shiten or Kokuyōsenki despite the search now spanning nearby prefectures according to Naomasa. Yet if he does try anything again, well than Shiten at least will be the biggest fool I've met in a while." Toshinori said with a small grin. Getting Inko to laugh.

"I can agree at that. And the funny thing is that Katsuki said the exact same thing." Inko said, getting Toshinori to deflate a little.

"Really?" He asked, getting Inko to nod as she stopped laughing.

"He did." Inko sighed out. "Besides a few instances of Izuku being shoved or be mocked that were not caught by teachers. Yet he did intercept or threaten others from going 'too far' and Izuku was mainly left alone since they heard the slime villain incident compared to the rest of the time in Aldera."

With that she took another sip of her coffee and sighed.

"Izuku did overhear an instance of him being defend from Shiten by Katsuki before he began to go after him. I'm not forgiven him for any of it, but I'm thankful that he prevented the worst things he described." She sighed out.

"Please don't tell me it was't ambushed by fake love letters or red spider lilies?" Toshinori asked with dread, getting Inko's eyes to widen.

"That happened to you?" She asked fearfully, getting Toshinori to sigh.

"In elementary school for at least two instances of fake love letters, thankfully I was tipped off before hand. Just really wished it hadn't been on Valentine's Day. And I once found a number of red spider lilies laid out on my birthday during my last year there...that was not a pleasant day then. Had nothing like that happened again when I went to junior high school." Toshinori sighed out while shaking his head, getting Inko to look at him worriedly.

"Toshinori..." Inko said, getting him to wave his hands.

"It's all right Inko, it is all in the pass. So there were those who planned to do this Young Midoriya?" Toshinori asked with a frown.

"They did, and even he was disgusted by at least a dozen of them on Izuku's desk for his birthday each year he has been at Aldera." Inko said sadly, getting Toshinori to cough up blood in shock.

"A-A dozen. It was that bad." Toshinori said before wiping away the blood from his mouth. "I knew the discrepancy for the Quirkless was bad in this generation, but I didn't know this bad,"

He was from the time when the Quirkless made up 70% of the world's population and Japan was a more crime ridden time. While it was bad during his childhood, the main concern was of possibly not getting robbed and ganged up on after school. Not wether someone had a Quirk or not or what someone's Quirk was like.

Still was an issue, but not the main concern.

Even now it was an issue and Toshinori hated how it could have effected Young Midoriya as well.

"It was, and as Izuku put it every birthday he would get a new desk as Katsuki would scorch them before he got to class." Inko sighed out as she pinched the bridge of her nose and Toshinori's phone buzzed.

He picked it up and frowned a little at what he read before looking at Inko.

"And the teachers did nothing to stop Bakugou's behavior at all, no punishments or anything?" Toshinori asked with a frown.

"Mainly just warning to not take things too far and even than Katsuki mainly kept his head down to keep things off his record to get into U.A.. Even than he admitted there were a few times he was caught, yet no mention of it again. Nor any instances of teachers actively defending Izuku." Inko said with a frown as she grasped her cup. "He admitted such a thing was worse in Aldera than elementary school were Izuku was more defended. Just so much favoritism for Katsuki there..."

"It's an issue I am more than familiar with, although in my case it was being thought of becoming All Might's secretary." Toshinori said while shaking his head. "Those riding on the coattails of others to boast themselves even if they had not rightfully done anything to help nurture their potential. Usually more of a nuisance than anything. Although your and Bakugou's descriptions do match what Nezu found."

"What did he find?" Inko asked with a frown as Toshinori began texting on his phone.

"For all intents and purposes Aldera Junior High is a normal school. A bit liberal in Quirk usage by Japanese standards on class, but a normal school nonetheless. Except Nezu has noticed plenty of discrepancies in both Young Midoriya's and Bakugou's records until two months ago. Young Midoriya has several marks for disrupting class while Bakugou has a clean record." He said, getting Inko to groan.

"Of course it was, now I find myself agreeing with Katsuki on this issue alone. He suspected as much and Izuku would never do anything like that." She said irritably before taking a big sip of her coffee.

"It gets even worse, his wasn't even the first record. Multiple times of records such a Shiten's was clean before within an hour of his first escape being made public. Multiple such discrepancies at least dating back 13 years in the school of records of students having been rising stars in one field or another from Aldera Junior High having clean records suddenly getting filled with past discrepancies as soon as they committed some form of crime worse than a speeding ticket and other records suddenly going clean." Toshinori sighed out.

"Nezu thinks that someone on the administration staff of the school is doing this just doing this just to boost their and Aldera's reputation." Inko said, trying to suppress how angry she was.

The implications of this both frustrated and disturbed her that there was possibly someone or others among the schools staff manipulating student's records to both boisterous the school's reputation and their own.

"Correct, yet with the exams and everything with Monarch he's had less time than he liked to investigate this issue. But knowing Nezu that come time the announcement for admission of U.A. who exactly is involved will be dealt with." Toshinori said with a frown. Before it turned into a grin as he placed his phone down once again. "Although after everything that has happened with Shiten, the Ministry of Education is taking another look at the school. Nezu has reached out to collaborate into the investigation as of now."

"Sounds about right I suppose." Inko sighed out. "If it wasn't that things were so close to U.A. and both of them completed their finals me and Mitsuki would have pulled both Izuku and Katsuki out of there."

As she took another sip of her coffee, she frowned before looking at All Might's phone. And sighed.

"Is it possibly shady for Aldera to have a clause of reparations of pulling a student from school after their finale exams for non medical or emergency reasons." Inko said, getting All Might to frown.

He reached for his phone and texted Nezu the message, not even a moment later he got an answer.

"Surprisingly not really, it's not really that common of a clause but a few public schools do practice in it. Somewhat frowned upon though. Although Aldera's rates of reparations are nearly double the usual rates." Toshinori said with a frown. "He's added it to the list."

"Just another nail in the coffin than." Inko sighed out with a small smile.

"Believe me when Nezu get's his paws on them, it will be a spectacle." Toshinori said with a sigh. "So how is your  friend dealing with her son?"

"Difficult, doesn't help that he inherited her temper. Despite everything going on both Mitsuki and Masaru are cracking down on him. But there is something that both she and Izuku agree on, and so do I." Inko sighed out. "Hoping that going to U.A. or any hero school in general will be for the best."

"They're probably right on that  in some regard. During my first year my teacher knocked sense into any students who thought that they were the best just because of a flashy quirk or a huge ego." Toshinori said with a shudder before shaking those fearful memories away. "U.A. doesn't tolerate bullying. Honestly him going to either Shiketsu, Ketsubutsu, or Isamu. Although are you certain it has too be U.A.?"

At this Inko just grinned.

"His ego wouldn't handle anything but the best, unfortunately and as Izuku believes he has what it makes to become a great hero. He and Mitsuki despite everything believe he won't become a villain. And as she put's it 'he would rather blow up his own heart yelling in defiance than to become a villain'." She said with a grin before sighing. "And in part of this is because he admires you as much as Izuku."

Toshinori coughed blood and looked shock at that.

"You mean it?" Toshinori asked, wiping away the blood.

Making a mental note that he needed to possibly have more handkerchiefs on hand for this in the near future.

"He is, he'll never admit it but he has quite as much as your products as Izuku. Mitsuki knows where he hides it all." Inko said with a grin before sighing. "Unfortunately he takes your idea on being the best hero is for being the strongest and your triumphs. Not as one like the Symbol of Peace or how Izuku is trying to become a hero, making sure others is alright a secondary to him."

Toshinori pinched his nose as he had a good idea of what Bakugou would be like as a hero at this relate before sending another quick text to Nezu.

To which he got another quick text before chuckling.

"What is it?" Inko asked as Toshinori placed the phone down.

"Still working on exact conditions if he does get accepted into U.A., but Nezu is adding a stipulation to mandatory visits to Hound Dog weekly. And it seems like Nezu will be trying to push forward with a student's mental health." Toshinori said, getting Inko to shake her head.

"Mitsuki and Masaru tried that already with no success, do you think he might be able to help." Inko asked, getting him to shrug.

"Possibly, he is a pro hero and is a licensed councilor. Despite his temper and instincts often getting a head of him at times, he can reign them in. Hound Dog might not be able to completely help reign in Bakugou, but he should have plenty of experience between himself and Erika for the foreseeable." Toshinori said, trying to hide a wince.

He felt some sympathy for his soon to be coworker. Between Bakugou and Erika he was going to have his hands full this school year.

And according to what he knew he was already having difficulty enough with getting Erika to reign in her instincts. Not entirely his fault, but Erika was more temperamental when she was not with Young Midoriya.

Much better than she was first back on Earth, but there were still a few major issues he knew that the man was struggling to help her deal with...

(U.A. Training Grounds - Same Time)

"Why did I even agree to this!" A large burly Monarch agent screamed out as he hung upside down, swaying in Erika's vines. With her snarling at him with her fangs and claws out.

"Erika let him down now!" Hound Dog growled out at her. She broke her gaze on the agent for a minute and onto him. "Part of the exercise was not to lash out at him and you were doing so good! Now drop him!"

She let out a quiet growl before placing the agent on the ground, the man quickly getting up as Hound Dog approached him and Erika's vines retracted.

"Are you alright?" He half growled out.

"I-I'm fine nothing cracked I think?" The agent said, looking fearfully as Erika's claws and fangs retracted.

"Go get yourself just in case." Hound Dog said, letting out an irritated sigh as the man booked it. Soon walking towards Erika.

"I let myself out of control again." Erika let out an a small growl.

"You lasted ten minutes longer than last time besides that man calling you Biollante, and this time without a dislocated pinky this time. You're making good progress in reigning our instincts in." He said and meant it.

One of the biggest issues he has observed with Erika was her lashing out and going into a more feral state temporarily at repeated mention of her Kaiju name or her father. Granted only Midoriya has ever experienced and said of the later.

Still the later issue was something he was making to stay clear off for as long as he could, focusing on the more pressing one for now. 

The mention of her Kaiju name, having multiple agents he could get a hold on continuing to mention her name in various tones of emotion while he did the same thing.

It was pretty on orthodox, but given her situation, mindset, and temper this need some methods that a regular counselor would not dare trying. And it seemed to working...mostly...

There was still much room to improvement, yet Erika needed to practice to reign herself in without Midoriya being in the general area.

"Still I lashed out." She growled out.

"You've been working on this for about two days and you are making progress Erika. It will not be easy, especially with your appearance and abilities people will make comparisons to Biollante as you described yesterday." Hound Dog said with a small growl.

From what little he divulged from Erika the one who called her a 'Biollante ripoff' needed some serious help.

"You've had centuries of issues building up besides your instincts, it will not all be solved over time and some like your instincts will never go away. But you can learn to help better reign them in. Tackling this issue of stopping yourself from lashing out at others for this will be a first step to adjust in this world. Not a major one, but not all first steps have to be big." Hound Dog said, getting Erika to let out an irritated sigh as a vine extended from her back.

Tracing it into the ground.

"I suppose you're right about that." Erika said, getting Hound Dog to shake his head.

"Take a break Erika, I'll go find another agent willing to participate." He said before beginning to walk off. "I believe Midoriya will be happy to hear of the progress you have made today. Then again with that kid I believe he would be happy to hear you are doing alright."

"He would." Erika said quietly, the hero looking back at her to see a small smile on her face.

Hound Dog let out a small growl, his mask concealing his own amused smile. Before shaking his head and walking off.

After here previous two break outs  there was no need to worry about her being here on her own.

She would soon be able to leave out this place and with the Midoriya family in just a few hours.

(En Doa Cafe - Same Time)

Well hopefully between him and Young Midoriya they would worry less about her lashing out at others.

"Besides if not I will be willing to take a...citation from my teacher's playbook if Bakugou does get out of hand." Toshinori said with a shudder, hoping that it will never come to that for any of his soon to be students. "Anyway how is Young Midoriya handling all of this?"

"He was a little shaken after spilling everything, and our neighbors are probably going to complain about water dripping again. But this morning he seemed better than I thought he was going to be." Inko said with a small smile. "Izuku looked better this morning, not exactly looking forward to be going to school which I can understand. Yet he looks and acts more a bit more relieved, like a weight has been lifted off of his shoulders."

"That is very likely, he's probably been waiting years to say something to you." Toshinori said, getting Inko to nod with a small smile.

"I'm just happy that he finally told me everything." She said a little wistfully.

Before sighing and taking a big sip of her coffee. Putting the now empty cup on the table and massaged her temple.

"Inko?" Toshinori asked worriedly.

"I'm fine Toshinori..." Inko sighed out with a small smile. "It's just with everyone surrounding Izuku and Erika, the unknowns of Izuku's dream of becoming a hero and what else Erika's blood will do to him, and now finding an entire decade of bullying from Katsuki it's been a very chaotic week. And there is still so much to do and consider. I'll never stop worrying about him or supporting him but..."

"Nana was probably the same way." Toshinori said as she trailed off, scutting his chair over a little and place his hand on her's. "To tell you the truth she had no idea how to handle me at first, I was still just a kid when we met and I wanted to become a hero like her. She had no idea how to handle me and first and even had to get her friend and my future teacher to help."

He would have mentioned that and being older than her own son, but he felt like it wouldn't help.

"And there's the matter of who else you were dealing with at the time." Inko said, shuddering and thankful that villain was gone.

"True, but she wasn't alone when talking the unknown of my future. Only this time you have been with Young Midoriya his entire life. Yet while there will still be many hurdles ahead of him, you at least won't be alone in caring for his well-being and helping him along the way. Alongside us and Erika he has so many others to help him out." Toshinori said confidently with a smile.

Which Inko mimicry and nodded, letting out a small sigh.

"I know and I am glad for that." Inko said, before a mischievous grin spread across her face. "So I take it that you're starting to view Izuku like a son than?"

Toshinori grabbed a napkin as he began to cough up blood, wiping his face before looking away with his face aflame.

"M-Maybe, I'm not sure." Toshinori sighed out, wondering if this was what his master must've felt like after looking after him for so long. "I-I mean I wouldn't mind, yet I'm not really sure Young Midoriya thinks of me like that. Nor do I think now will be a good idea to ask him that right now."

"Perhaps you are right, Izuku's got enough on his plate already. But he's looked up to you nearly his whole life and these past few months have only deepened it and the same for you. I think it will be only a matter of time, but even if he doesn't the two of you still share a special bond either way." Inko said getting Toshinori to chuckle and smile at that.

"Guess we'll see about that, yet you're right. After these past few month I can't imagine how my life would be without out him and you Inko at this point." Toshinori said with his face aflame and grinning. "Probably pretty lonely and dull."

"You got right." Inko said with a grin of her own.

The two of them let out a little laugh before Inko sighed and gave him a small smile.

"Either way you've been a better parent to Izuku in nearly 10 months than Hisashi was this past decade." Inko sighed out, getting Toshinori to frown.

He had hardly heard anything from either Midoriya about the man except for the divorce and a fire breath Quirk. And that he has absent from both of their live's.

Yet there is one thing that neither one had confirmed...

"Inko did he-""No, at least that's not the entire reason, but a big contributor." Inko cut him off, pinching the bridge of her nose at the thought of her ex-husband. "At least Hisashi and I tried to be a family for Izuku, he knew that so soon after being diagnosed Quirkless would do to him. We made it work for about two years, by than I guess we both had enough by than. He just signed the papers and left, the last time either me or Izuku heard of him was 8 years ago."

"I see." Toshinori sighed out with a frown. "I'm sorry if I dredged anything up. But does Izuku know?"

Only for her to wave it away dismissively.

"That's alright, you were going to find out anyway. Izuku figured it out long ago, the both of us have gotten over it." She said while shaking her head. "He still sends more than enough money each month, but I've long since given up on contacting him. No idea where he is except somewhere in the U.S.. Not even his brother knows where he his except for the occasional call."

"Wait brother, Young Midoriya  has an uncle?" Toshinori asked, never knowing this.

He knew that Inko was an only child, but he didn't know that Izuku had any other family besides his parents.

"Yes he does, although he is kind of a workaholic. Getting lost in his work. The last time we even saw him in person was nearly seven months ago for a weekend." Inko said as she got her her phone.

"I think I remember it, you confirmed with me to at least lessen Young Midoriya's training for that time. Saying it was an emergency, than again he needed a break at the time." Toshinori said while shaking his head as Inko flipped through her phone. "So that explains it."

"Yup and here he is." Inko said, showing her phone.

Toshinori looked to see a photo of her and Izuku smiling on a park bench along with a man who looked  to be in his late thirties. The man had wild green hair that was several shades lighter than Inko's and Izuku's current hair colors and with brown eyes. The man wore a black suit you would commonly see on a salary man with a maroon tie. Like Izuku he had freckles under his eyes, but they looked sunken in and his complexion was pale.

In all honesty he looked sickly just from a glance. Than again Toshinori wasn't one to point that out given his injury.

"So that's Young Midoriya's uncle." Toshinori said, as Inko set her phone down.

"Yup, his name is Jack Midoriya. Last either of us heard from him was about two weeks ago, last I heard he was closing a sale somewhere in the Andes." Inko said with a shrug, getting Toshinori to raise an eyebrow.

"Jack?" He questioned.

"Named after his grandfather, at least that's what both he and Hisashi say. Their mother was half Japanese." She said, getting Toshinori to nod.

"Got it, so you said he had a sale in the Andes. He must travel a lot for his work." Toshinori said.

"Indeed, he is the Regional Head of Sales for the South American branch of Akahashi Hero Support Corporation." Inko said with a smile.

"Really, no wonder you said he's a workaholic." Toshinori said while shaking his head.

He knew of the Akahashi Hero Support Corporation. The organization specializes in making and customizing support gear. Although it originated in Japan, only the main headquarters was located in the nation and held a very small presence here.

In other parts of the world, business was booming. Especially in Russia, South America, Africa, and Australia.

The company's main source of support gear was designed to be utilized and defend heros in more inhospitable and wild terrain far away from bustling cities. Overall not one of the  biggest support gear companies, yet still doing well on the international scale.

"Honestly he's just really passionate about his work...maybe too much. He even has a license like Agent Aoki and a few patents for support gear. Nothing major but his drive and initiative had gotten him this far into the company. Just that he get's too lost in it and loses track of everything else." Inko sighed out. "Besides that he kinds of reminds me of you Toshinori."

"I can kind of see the resemblance." He said, getting Inko to stifle a laugh.

"Sort off, both of you are kind people and like Izuku he wants to help others. Although as I said, too passionate and prone to getting lost in his work." Inko said while giving Toshinori a pointed look.

"I suppose we might have something like that in common." He admitted, getting Inko to shake her head.

"And his appearance is that for a majority of his life he's been anemic, pretty badly too. If it wasn't for medication and that his Quirk was to automatically adjust his body heat no matter the environment to be constantly stable it could have been fatal long ago." She said, getting Toshinori to hide a wince.

Yeah that was pretty bad. Nearly six years later he was still adjusting to the lose of his stomach and a lung and the constant pain and ailments that came with it. So a life time like that he could at least partially grasp.

Still...

"Yet despite everything he constantly carries on with a smile on his face." Toshinori said, finding some respect for the man while Inko nodded.

"Of course it acts up from time to time, Jack gets the occasional dizzy spell, and is in frail health but he can live almost normally." Inko sighed out before smiling. "He's kind of like the little brother I never had, a sentiment he shares and could care less about Izuku being Quirkless or not. As he puts it with his medical condition he might as well be."

"I see, well I think I would like to meet him one day. Though I do wonder how he'll react?" Toshinori said, getting Inko to grin.

"Might try to threaten you at first, but considering how Izuku thinks of you he'll warm up...although he is going to be in for quite a lot of surprises." She said amusedly.

"Oh he will." Toshinori said as a notification went off on Inko's phone.

She picked it up and sighed at what she saw.

"Looks like I really lost track of time, we have to get Izuku in about an hour." Inko sighed out.

"Then let us order something to drink than." Toshinori said before she could grab her phone, giving him an inquisitive look. "Inko we have been talking for quite a while and Young Midoriya will be at school for a while. So I believe that we can spend just 20-30 minutes just the two of us, just enjoying each other's company."

As soon as he said that, Toshinori's face lit aflame and turned away real quick.

"It's not the lunch date I said and we could-""It's fine Toshi, you don't need to say anything else." Inko cut him off with a blush. "Honestly we could use it...and you don't really need to say anything to just enjoy some time with you."

At this Toshinori coughed up blood again, wiping it away to reveal a smile as he quickly picked up a menu.

"And I wouldn't have it any other way." Toshinori said, picking up a menu hurriedly and began to look for something that wouldn't upset his body too much.

"Neither do I." Inko said with a smile as she ordered another coffee.

They would be busy in a little bit, but for now the two of them would enjoy each other's company.

(Izuku POV - Aldera Junior High School - An hour and 1 minute later.)

I-I think the sooner I could leave Aldera, the better. Not that anyone has bothered me today or for the past few months...it's just finding out what overs have tried that Kacchan stoped over the years were a big surprise.

H-He never specified who it was for most, considering he refered to them as 'extras'. Yet a few details I heard I could make a few guesses.

D-Doubt I will be able to look any of them in the eye, but I am thankful all were still give me a wide bearth since my first ambush by Shiten. So was a majority of the student body, but there were a lot more receptive than yesterday. Most treated me no different than usual and there were a few tried to get closer to me.

There attempts are for the lack of a better term felt...hollow. That's at least what I described it to be.

Mainly only doing so cause it was now known I had a Quirk.

A-Although a few of the students still asked me if I was alright along with some of the staff. Which was nice...and still something that I'm getting used too.

There were also some of my fellow students asking questions about my Quirk. N-Now that was something I especially wasn't used to before!

I-I was never as thankful as before for already having an explanation to it as a Kaiju based Quirk. That caused a lot more question of which one, but those died down as I said it was a number of different Kaiju that couldn't be categorized.

Which was partially true. Besides Erika's and traces of Gojira and probable Ghidora DNA, who knew what other influences I had from other 'junk DNA' Erika integrated due to her cell's chimeric nature. Most were believed to be simply that junk DNA, but the metallic plating growing on my bones were possibly in regards to that.

Although I could answer most of the questions easily, one or two of them I couldn't really figure out. Yet gave me ideas on a few things to try out later...

The sound of the bell broke me from my thoughts, and I quickly gathered my items  and began to get up as the teacher dismissed us.

I quickly grabbed my bag as I went to the exit.

"Stand aside Deku." Bakugou said, getting to to step back, his tone sounding more subdued than usual. With him giving me a quick warning glare before walking off grumbling, the surrounding students quickly moving away to let him pass.

Letting out a sigh of relief as he left, I quickly left the class and headed towards Aldera's entrance.

I-I'm not exactly certain of what mom  had...discussed with Kacchan and Auntie Mizuki as she took it to another room while alone with Erika. W-With her not letting me go from her vines...and me keeping her from possibly breaking out to find him.

Whatever happened besides Kacchan telling what happened, but he has been either glaring or trying to ignore me all together. T-The later of which I was more used to and probably preferred after these past 10 months. But asides from that Kacchan has acted less like himself, more quiet. Only really snapping at those 'extras' I suspect he had told mom of the stuff they were planning.

I don't know exactly how he was reacting to what happened, but perhaps it would not be a good idea to pry into it...

"Yeah I would suggest that too Midoriya." Tsurugi said from behind me, getting me to nearly jump a bit.

"R-Really need to work on my muttering." I said to myself, before turning to face him. "C-Can you please don't do that."

"Sorry about that, you know what is going on with Bakugou?" Tsurugi asked as he walked with me to the enterance.

"No, just everything was let lose about..." I trailed off, getting Tsurugi to wince.

"Been a decade and everything has come to light than." He said, his expression unreadable before looking away.

"Y-Yeah, do you-""Not everyone, but Bakugou would rant about stuff some of those 'extras' planned on pulling on others. Not just you though Midoriya, although he never specified which extras other than he plain didn't like them." Tsurugi said, cutting me of. "Sorry about that."

"I-It's alright, but yeah that does sound like Kacchan." I sighed out.

"Still I do have one question, you no longer consider him a friend don't you?" He asked, getting me to flinch. "For the longest time you did, and I guess I did too but he more or less doesn't bothering to talk with me after what happened with Shiten. And-"

"L-Like you did with me too." I finished for him, getting Tsurugi to sigh and nod.

I hadn't considered him a friend in years, we had grown apart. T-That and he would hold me down with his Quirk while Kacchan and Tsubasa would beat me when I stopped them from picking on other kids. Otherwise he left me alone as we got older, only joining in with Kacchan and anyone else associated with him. Which sadly included Shiten before being concerned into ambushing me and being attacked by him in turn.

As we trekked through the hallway in relative quite I thought over his answer for a bout a minute before sighing.

"F-For about a while I think. I-I'm not sure when but these past two months kind of help me realize that it was probably a long time ago." I sighed out tiredly.

All this time with Erika, Monarch, and U.A. had helped me at least grasp that, the months since the Slime Villain and leaving me alone also helped me realize that. Kaachan had long since stopped being my friend years ago.

B-But besides that...

"B-But besides that I believe that going to U.A. will be a big help for Kacchan. He has a lot more to learn about what lies ahead to become a hero. I-It will not be like he thinks it to be." I said with a sigh.

"I take it you know more than just from your encounters  with Shiten and whatever you've been doing for the exam this week. Won't pry, but please tell me you really aren't hoping to rekindle your friendship to him?" Tsurugi inquired.

"H-Honestly I don't know..." I said while trailing off, thinking of the topic.

P-Part of me would be nothing more than elated for that to happen. For things to become just like when we were kids...

Y-Yet the rest of realizes things have changed so much since than and even now they still are. Maybe things will get better between us or it will will just continue to get worse. Maybe Kacchan can improve on what it means to be a hero to him or he can't. I just don't know, except if there is a possibility than it will not be in the foreseeable future especially after yesterday.

But there is one thing I know for sure about this.

"D-Despite that I do wish Kacchan the best and wish the best in him becoming a great hero." I said to Tsurugi before facing him. "Just like I wish the best for whatever you plan on doing Tsurugi."

At this he looked a little surprised, before chuckling and smiling.

"Thank you Midoriya, never thought I would hear you say that though." Tsurugi said, before sighing. "You remember those fondly days when it was just the four of us, before me and Bakugou got our Quirks. Before everything afterwards and Tsubasa going missing.."

"A-A little, that we would all one day go into the same hero agency." I said with a small sad smile. "But you have other plans I take it?"

"Not really sure about what I want to do, but I figured it's about time to do my own thing. I've spent a majority of it so far follow Bakugou or others like him. That and made some mistakes of my own that I need to work to on anyway." Tsurugi said with a sigh, getting me to nod. "Besides the two of you will probably forget about me anyway while you go become heros anyway. Just another 'extra'."

"We won't!" I said strongly, surprising both him and myself.

It took me a moment to figure out why I had said it like that, but the answer was clear.

I was tired...tired of hear the word extras being referred to nearing everyone else.

"You'll never be an extra Tsurugi, you have been with Kacchan longer than just anyone else even if he denies it. He still remembers him and you were the closest to him the longest out of anyone here if he desires it. That and I doubt I would be able to forget about you and Tsubasa, both the good and the bad." I said with a sigh as we got close to the school's entrance. "He might see you and nearly everyone else as 'extras', but that is not what you or anyone is. And I really hope he get's rid of that belief soon."

If Kacchan just continues to think as nearly everyone around him as just 'extras' it could possibly end badly if he underestimates just the wrong person for just being an 'extra'. I really hope going to U.A. will curb that trait from him.  

"A-And once again I wish that you succeed in whatever you decide to do after Aldera." I said, looking away awkwardly.

I wasn't too sure what to say after that earlier...

"And Bakugou thought you ever looked down on him even once, I mean physically you should be getting close to that point. But you never looked on anyone before?" Tsurugi asked, getting me to shake my head.

"N-Never, and I don't know why he would think like that?" I said honestly.

"He never told me or Tsubasa why, so probably not anyone really. Seems like it would have to be something you'll figure out on your own. Still I hope you do become a great hero." Tsurugi said, getting me to nod.

"T-Thank you." I said with a smile, trying hard to maintain my composure.

Never thought I would hear anything like that from Tsurugi ever...

"And I think I see your mother near the school gate...you go on ahead." Tsurugi said as he took a step back and true to his word I saw mom looking around the school gate.

Most likely trying to make sure there had been any repeat of any incidents from these past two months.

"Are you sure, you can walk past her?" I asked, getting Tsurugi to shake his head rapidly.

"No thanks considering Bakugou probably ripped the band aid off of everything that happened and  he made clear years ago on what she did, I am not taking any chances." He said, getting me to tilt my head in confusion.

"What did she do?" I asked, really wanting to know just what did she do.

"Trust me, you don't want to know." Tsurugi said as he hefted his bag over his shoulder and walked back into Aldera. "Guess I'll see you around Midoriya, have a good afternoon."

"Y-You too Tsurugi." I said, waving awkwardly as I stepped away from the school.

Taking a quick look back at Aldera before looking back at mom, I smiled a little as I rushed towards the school gate and her and All Might.

It was only a few weeks before I would be leaving Aldera and onto U.A. hopefully. Compared to these past few months the transition seems...less than what I expected. I guess going to U.A. nearly everyday and everything with Erika mitigated that.

But also with everything these past two months it brought out a sense of hope and a new start. At least that's the best way to describe it.

The start for me and Erika to become heros and for her to better adjust to this new world for her. And hopefully for Kacchan in finding his own way to become a hero.

Still this will be the first time in years that I'm happy to make it to a new school if I do make it.

A fresh start and to make sure that everyone who has put their faith in me to become a hero will come true. Sort of just like we are going to do right now.

Today was the last day Erika will spend in Monarch's base, we were going to bring here in to my and mom's home in just a few hours. For the first time in centuries tonight hopefully will be the start for a new life as a human in this era.

And we'll be there to help her all along the way.

(U.A. Training Ground/Decommissioned Monarch Base - An hour later)

It didn't take us long to get to U.A. with  traffic being light or for Erika to find me again...she hasn't let me go since no matter what we tried.

Agent Gordon was there as well, and before we could take Erika there was something Serizawa needed all three of us to hear.

Something that shocked me greatly.

"M-My blood is mutagenic!?" I exclaimed, getting both Dr. Mifune and Dr. Tōga to nod.

Mom covered her mouth in shock  while All Might frowned and Erika growled as her vine tightened around me.

"It is and what you are about to hear stays classified." Serizawa said with a stern face, with Graham and Agent Dupre at his sides.

"Believe me green bean any information about this will only be spread to to those within Monarch who has passed with the highest degree of scrutiny." Gordon huffed out as Agent Aoki hung around the back door to make sure no one would overhear anything.

"J-Just how bad is it exactly?" I asked worriedly.

Hearing that my blood could potentially mutate anyone else is bad enough! But how exactly could it get any worse!

"Y-Yes how bad is it really?" Mom asked worriedly.

"Actually on it's own not that bad at all." Dr. Mifune said, producing a file and laying out a bunch of papers inside. Taking a look of them all of them all were results of various blood samples and pictures of the effects. "It will take a lot of blood for any changes thankfully, possibly draining your entire of blood twice over to even initiate changes comparable to after your first transfusion to Erika."

At that I let out a small amount sigh of relief. The amount of time and effort to even provide such a change was less substantial than I had originally assumed.

Yet I could tell that this was the least of the worries of this particular issue.

"Sadly we found anyone with the genetic mutation that we are starting to call the Shrigami Strain for simplicities sake acts as a sort of catalyst for these changes. Any blood samples we find with it enhance it greatly. Nothing like your mutations, but with some blood we identified from Aoki's armor plating revealed some interesting results." Yujiro said, getting Aoki to sigh.

"The blood was from Shiten himself, while on Ideo Trigger was still having it's full effects on his system." He sighed out.

"You mean anyone with this strain and a large amount of Young Midoriya's blood could result in a permanent alteration of Trigger?" All Might asked, getting Vice Director Graham just shook spherical head.

"Nothing like that, they would be considered mutated from the samples they have found. But the effects on their cells show the same traces of warping Trigger does on smaller levels. A hypothesized minimum alteration to someone's body and Quirk like Ideo Trigger, except on a permanent basis." Graham said.

"According to the doctors it will still require draining your body of blood fully to be of such an effect." Serizawa said, getting mom to let out a sigh of relief.

Which was soon broken as I could hear a roar building up in Erika's throat.

Looking at her I saw that she was staring intently at a few file, the roaring slowly building up as I felt her vine constricting me even more. I-In fact it was starting to get too tight!

"E-Erika, starting to get hard to breathe..." I said, her vine loosening up immediately and she turned to look at me apologetically.

"Sorry Izuku." Erika sighed out as she handed the papers to mom. "It's just what I found. Even with the smallest amount of my blood it enhances the rate of change greatly. But the worst part is their is no sign of even the slightest bit of degeneration in any of these cells."

"R-Really?" I asked incredulously before a pair of vines reached out from her back, grabbing a pair of papers and one from mom and handed them to me.

Looking it over I quickly realized that it was true. The ones without Erika's blood there were slight signs of degeneration, noted to show up a day or two after my blood was added to them. With so far no sign of it being a major risk to anyone's health health unless for aggravating any preexisting medical conditions. 

But with Erika's cells the changes they described with those with the Shiragami strain show absolutely no signs of degeneration. No negative effects or anything except it will still take a lot of my blood to work.

In fact from what they hypothesis it could even be able to potentially turn this combination of mine and Erika's blood into a more powerful and potentially permanent Trigger!

T-This was bad, really bad!

"Serizawa you better not be planning on doing anything like that." All Might said with a frown, getting the Director to shake his head.

"No, as I said it is is too dangerous for such a possibility to get out. I am thankfully that Dr. Tōga pointed this out a few days ago and what we all potentially feared could come true." Serizawa said, getting both me and mom to pale as we heard a static buzz and the rush of wind.

Agent Dupre soon reappeared next to me, with all the files in her hand. Which started to vibrate before all the papers where reduced to shreds. Which Erika spat out a wad of sap that would catch the scraps.

W-While I can understand destroying the physical evidence, the implications were already present.

I-It was possible to use our blood to successfully splice someone with Kaiju blood!

"P-Please tell me that it isn't as easy enough as that?" I asked, getting Yujiro to sigh as he reached into his lab coat and pulled out a vial full of Erika's blood.

"Just this one vial and quite a bit of your blood will be more than enough. There is enough Shiragami Compound in your blood Izuku that it could act as a catalyst to bond the cells with minimum  risk so far. Now the results for that particular test will never see the light of day or the Kaiju cells used, but they were the furthest from compatible from you or Erika with normal means. Too soon to tell the results on that, and I will be the only one to monitor everything." Yujiro said before toss the vial up, which Agent Dupre caught. "There is no telling how this could react, nor the time for additional Kaiju samples to be sent here at the moment. Nor are we using Ghidorah cells we have here, not wanting to risk it. It may or may not be as compatible with all Kaiju blood like we believe, but I'll have to monitor the situation closely until we do."

"Did you really need to throw the blood like that?" Agent Dupre asked as me and mom let out a small sigh of relief.

"It was to make a point." Yujiro said with a grin.

While it was still pretty bad, the fact that there was a good possibility that not all Kaiju blood could be compatible did help mitigate my fears a little. But to think that my blood could actually solve something people have been trying to do since the Age of Kaiju.

Usually not for good reasons. And it seems like Serizawa was minimizing the risk of such a thing to be discovered than it already is. So at least Monarch is trying to a cap on this before it could become a problem.

Than again with with my blood type being a universal donor it would make in easy for anyone to get my blood, same with Erika's blood. Although considering her blood alone it will be especially  dangerous if they don't have the necessary traits. And considering the Shiragami Compound diluted the changes Erika's blood had on my body and seems to further diluted if the tests they conducted show. Considering the Shiragami Compound was designed for mainly Erika's cells in particular and still highly risky. Meaning if the process of bonding Kaiju blood with mine and Erika's blood it could be even a risky or even as riskier as the transfusions had been for us.

"You got it right Izuku, although depending on the Kaiju blood used it could cause more risk to them." Erika said, breaking me from my muttering.

"R-Right." I said. "And worst case scenario if that happened they could potentially die from micro oxygen forming in their bodies like the first batch of Shiragami Compound did."

"Even more reason to keep this from spreading out as much as possible." Dr. Mifune sighed out. "Just too many unknown variable even in general to how bad this information could be if it got in the wrong hands."

"Which with all you doing so will hopefully never make it out from here, for both of their sakes." Mom said with a sigh. "And I take it that you have already found how similar between the Ghidorah cells between Izuku and Erika are?"

Mom probably just wanted to change the topic and not that I blamed her.

The possibility of my own blood being something that if used correctly could be disastrous was something that had me a little on edge. But the similarities that they could hold to those Kaiju weren't that much better...

"According to the doctors for the bean sprout his main similarities are his electroplaques, but more in similar to an electric eel or catfish." Gordon said.

"The metallic plating growing on his skeleton while similar what we found in the Ghidorah remains, but is a completely different yet conductive metal. We still have clue about the possible  origins of it though." Mifune said, getting me to let out a sigh of relief.

W-Wasn't as bad as I thought it was, yet it still was going to be another thing to get used too.

But for Erika due to her previous nature the similarities between them are potentially even greater.

And the way she was growling confirmed that.

"Just how similar am I too that those three headed worms!" She growled out, her fangs growing out of her cheeks.

"According to them, very much so." Aoki said.

"Honestly it took a day to truly differentiate the similarities between you, Midoriya, and a Ghidorah. You have electroplaques as well and manly minor similarities to a Ghidorah cell on a cellular level. But for the lack of a better term, they are pretty much exactly like what we have found in these cells. While compared to what else we have identified as junk DNA in there, the Ghidorah traits hold the most influence. Yet for all intents and purposes they are pretty much dead/dormant." Yujiro said, pulling out sheet of paper

One of Erika's vines reached for the paper and she began to growl as she quickly skimmed over it, quickly bringing it closer to my face. My eyes widening while reading the top of it.

"E-Erika's cells can store electricity like a Ghidorah can!" I said, getting the Director of Monarch to nod.

"Indeed, since Monarch was founded we found that with a high enough exposure to electricity Ghidorah remains can temporary become reactive and regenerate for a small period before going dormant. We have used that method for years when needed when studying any samples or creating some fresher samples. Dr. Mifune found that Dr. Shiragami's cells react in a similar manner and they reacted, but instead fully inert until the charge dies out and converted into energy for your body like a Ghidorah. No cellular activity at all from he blood and we applied the process of a few vines she...donated. Still the same results, yet more tests would need to be run. But they believe they might have a hypothesis for this reaction." Serizawa said.

"Either these traits are more junk DNA or still need to be attached to me in order to have some sort of effect." Erika growled out, getting him and the doctors to nod.

"We are sending the Ghidorah samples back and we will continue the experiment but it will remain low priority. And while we would like  your corporation Dr. Shiragami, it will be after we've exhausted all other options so it will be quite a while. Even than it is still unsure on how this will affect your body except storing up to a certain limit of voltage for a time before actually causing damage to your body or the stored electricity is converted. We won't press you on this issue unless you wish to." Mifune said, getting Erika to grow before huffing.

"Not right now, would rather not deal with anything related to them." Erika said, her arm and hand peeled back as a vine shot forward and snapped before retracting into her body. Her arm sealing shut before huffing once again. "Besides I'd like to still get used to this new body first."

"We understand." Graham said with a smile before she turned to face both me and mom. "Yet besides that we did discover something good stemming from Izuku's blood."

"And what would that be?" Mom inquired while I tilted my head to the side.

I wondered what it could be. It could be a whole number of reason as well as they listed how bad it could be.

Unless...

"Izuku's blood on it's own we briefly found could temporarily speed up a body's healing process, and leading  us to discover that Izuku has a healing factor." Graham said, surprising both me and mom.

"Izuku had a healing factor!" Mom exclaimed.

"M-My blood can heal people!" I said.

I-I had expected the healing factor, but with the potential danger of my blood altering someone. Yet I was not expecting it to heal anyone!

"Well nothing major except in a sense similar to Shuzenji's Quirk with just a single vial of your blood, albeit temporarily. Give or take an 10 minutes before the effect stops." Yujiro said, making a so-so motion with his hand.

"And before you even think it bean sprout, it could not in theory heal Yagi. Possibly mitigate some of the damage to his lung yes, but there is no way for it to every regrow his stomach. Believe me I already asked." Gordon said, getting All Might to cough up some blood.

I hadn't even thought to ask about that. Was about to, but Agent Gordon did point it out. It might be able to help mitigate his condition, but only that.

"I-I kind of figured, along with how my blood could do to someone it's not a viable option." I said, getting the doctors to nod as All Might wiped the blood from around his mouth.

Before Erika's vine tightened around me and pulled me closer to her.

"And how advanced is his healing factor?" She asked.

"It is fairly minor all things considered and results from various Kaiju and Quirks we have on record. Minor scratches and bruise in minutes, broken limbs in perhaps a day or two. Heck of what we are seeing and comparing Midoriya could regrow entire limbs too." Dr. Mifune said, shocking me and mom.

"H-He can regrow what!" Mom exclaimed.

"Limbs, but nowhere near as instantaneous as Erika. Comparing the records we have it is possible for him to fully regenerate limbs if he loses them similar to how a chameleon does with pluripotent stem cells. Capable of growing back a fully functional limb in a matter of weeks, good as the old one. However your healing factor does have limits from what we can seen, for one it is nowhere near as effective for internal organs so far." Yujiro said, getting Erika to nod and huff.

"And like my own it probably can be over taxed, albeit to a much smaller degree." Erika said, getting me to nod.

Considering from what I've seen, footage of her battles with Gorjira, and admission of a Ghidorah nearly being able to kill her it will take a lot before that happens. Especially with how she is so nonchalantly okay with ripping her own vines and limbs off...

Not sure if I can ever get used to that...

T-Theoretically I can also do that to myself as well now...I-I think I'm going to be sick just thinking about it...

"Izuku?" I heard mom ask, breaking me out of my thoughts. Looking to see both her and Erika staring at me with concern.

"M-Mom I'm okay. Just realized a...grisly point of the fact I have a healing factor now." I said with a shudder.

"If it is that you can more or less tear yourself apart like Erika and be alright...mostly." Agent Aoki said, getting all of us to focus our attention on him. "What we were all thinking it, don't tell me that."

"You weren't but at least I have enough tact not to spit it out." Yujiro said, getting Aoki to sigh and shrug.

"Fair enough." He admitted, his wings dropping down a little bit. "Sorry about that."

"It's alright, I would never consider doing such a thing anyway." I said with a sigh.

"Nor would me or Inko ever want to see that Young Midoriya." All Might sighed out while shaking his head. "And don't think that just because of this it will be even easier to use One for All, it will be a bit more difficult to properly gauge using it if you can recover quickly enough."

"Noted." I said, nodding in agreement as I will have to learn to perhaps gauge One for All better.

While I could heal from the strain it puts one my body, using One for All could just as well overtax my healing factor and do more serious and permanent damage that it couldn't fix properly 

Still going to be yet another thing to get used to...

"Aside from that is there anything else to deal with either Izuku's or mine blood?" Erika asked/growled out, she was probably starting to get impatient.

"Nothing else, all the changes Midoriya is going through has slowed down to a crawl. Except for the ongoing change in his cells we have found not that long ago. Even than it is harmless from what we have discovered so far. While that cause might be related to something related to the junk DNA in Erika's cells...there is something we can't put our fingers on it. But the results seem familiar, at least to Dr. Tōga." Dr. Mifune said.

"And you are both certain that these changes are harmless to Izuku?" Mom asked, getting the hematologist to nod.

"I'd stake my degree on my degree on it, at least what we have currently observed. Any of these changes that are even the slightest detrimental to your son's health, we'll rush him to treatment immediately." Yujiro said, getting mom to let out a sigh or relief.

So did I, briefly wondering what these change could mean.

Before hearing another growl building up in Erika's throat. Looking at her she seemed to be getting more or less restless as her fangs threatened to poke out of her cheeks. More than likely getting impatient about getting out of here.

Not that I blame her.

"Erika please, it's probably going be a few more minutes." I said, getting her to look at me while the growling died down in her throat. "Y-You waited a few days for today, perhaps you can wait a few extra minutes please." 

Erika sighed before feeling her vine sneak along my body and the edge of it nuzzling against my cheek.

"Fine..." Erika said, looking away briefly while mom smiled at me and her.

"You are correct on that Midoriya, nothing more however than a brief introduction to three of the members who will be stationed at the outpost here." Director Serizawa said, surprising us all.

"I wasn't informed that anyone had arrived yet?" All Might said.

"Neither was I that anyone besides Agent Kazuma had been selected." Aoki asked with a frown.

"I-Is it because they know about the effects of mine and Erika's blood that you're introducing them now?" I inquired, trying my best to ignore Erika's vine nuzzling against my cheek.

"That is correct, Nezu would have sent a notification later to the staff later.. But he said he had a sudden meeting with the Board of Education today." Graham said, getting All Might to nod.

Though why did both he and mom look relieved at that news?

"As for the other two, Dr. Ashford suggest that the two of them for the position." Serizawa said, getting Aoki to pale and his wings to fold behind his back. Looking ready to bolt if needed be.

Plus seeing Dr. Mifune handing Dr. Tōga a yen bill before they both took a large step away from the door.

Wait, wasn't as a Dr. Ashford that caused such a strong reaction from the the other day. At least from what I can tell it was the daughter?

"Oh no..." Aoki said as he stepped away from the door.

"Alexander believed the twins need time away from Antarctica. They should arrive with Kazama any moment." Agent Dupre said, getting Aoki to looked a little panicked.

"D-Do you have any idea on why he's reacting like that?" I asked Erika, getting her to shrug.

"If I knew I never bothered to remember it." She said honestly, getting me to nod.

"We'll this is just great I'd have to deal with them on a daily basis, especially Ale-" Aoki said before he was cut off.

"Now now it isn't proper to talk about someone behind their back, isn't it Agent Aoki." A woman's voice said from right next to him. He jumped up into the air with a yell and flew to the other side of the room.

Y-Yet there was no one there at the time. E-Except I could clearly hear the woman's voice laughing before the was replaced with an 'ow' from a voice that was distinctly male this time.

"Knock it off Alfred, save it for later." A gruff older male voice said before the door opened up and three people entered the room.

The two in front was a man and woman of similar height, facial features, and both shared blond hair and blue eyes. The man who was rubbing the back of his head appeared to be wearing a red uniform jacket that was buttoned up, gray slacks, and black shoes along with carrying a large black case. The woman was wearing a purple dress that reached down to her knees, a lab coat, black leggings, black shoes with heels, and a rather elaborate necklace that I could only presume to be sober with a ruby set in.

Like Agent Dupre they seemed to be twins based on their features and build being near identical. The only differences besides their gender was the man's hair was shorter and slicked back and while both looked to be in their twenties, the woman  looked several years younger.

Behind them was a older Japanese man who looked to be in his early 30's with brown eyes and brown hair spiked in odd angles. He was wearing a black zipped up jacket, gloves, black pants with what I could presume to be some kind of tactical armor over the calf's and shins, and boots.

He was glaring at the blonde haired man before he stood at attention at Gordon, who gave him a gruff nod.

A-All three of them stood fairly normal except...

"E-Erika?""You're not the only one Izuku." Erika cut me off as her tightened her vine around me, another quickly emerging from her back. Trained at the blond haired woman.

J-Just by looking at her caused my spines to twitch and something within me was telling me to stay away from here. I-I don't why, something was just telling me to get back away from her. T-There was just something...off putting about her.

A-And the faint scent of blood coming off of her didn't help.

"Feeling freaked out by her mere presence are you?" Aoki said from right next to me and Erika, getting me to jump in my skin while Erika growled at him. "Alexia has that effect on everyone. No idea why, although it is kind of earned."

"And didn't my brother already told you it's rude to talk about someone behind their back Aoki." Alexia said, getting him to fly over towards the other doctors in the room. "Now than, Dr. Shiragami and Midoriya was it? Please take a step back."

A-After she said that the smell of blood grew stronger and I saw something extend from her wrist.

Erika growled and pulled me aside as Alexia shot out some blood with a loud popping sound from what appeared to be a bony tube from her wrist! The blood landed on the pile of Erika's sap and shredded files before catching on fire!

"Erika please grab Inko for a moment." All Might said, shifting into his heroic form. Before mom could even protest, Erika wrapped her in a vine, pulling back as there was a rush of wind in the the room as he left the room. Whipping past us and returning a few moments later.

Quickly using a fire extinguisher to put out before Erika unwrapped her vines from both me and mom, with her letting out a sigh of relief.

"Next time a little more warning Toshinori, but thank you." Mom sighed out, getting All Might to nod.

"No problem Inko." All Might said, before he and Erika turned towards Alexia. Sap dripping from the latter's vines that were snapping at her. "As for you."

"Yagi I will handle this." Director Serizawa said, getting All Might to nod before he gave Alexia a stern glare. "Dr. Ashford what you were thinking setting fire in the room like that?"

"Monique and Vivienne said I could burn it." Alexia said, tilting her head. Getting Agent Dupre to sigh and Graham to pinch her noise

"After they left, I said after they left. Nor did we account for Dr. Shiragami's sap's reaction to your Quirk." Graham said, getting Alexia to nod before turning to us.

"I see, my apologies for that." She said, Erika just growled at that before her vines began to retract. But Alfred let out a laugh at that.

"'Brother please behave yourself for a few minutes.'" He said in a perfect imitation of Alexia's voice. In fact it was flawlessly copied, perhaps that was his Quirk or a skillful imitation? "You should really heed your own advice dear sister." He said in his own voice.

Only to get smacked in the arm by his sister.

"I-It's alright, just a little warning next time please." I said before noticing the tube retracting into her wrist. "P-Pardon me for asking but is your Quirk similar to a bombardier beetle's defense mechanism. U-Using your blood to become pyroclastic?"

D-Despite her presence alone causing everything in my body to wish to stay away from her, I couldn't help but ask.

"Indeed, I have another like this in my arm along with an organ to imbue my blood with the proper chemical composition to mimic the beetle's benzoquinone when exposed to air, storing some constantly before release." Alexia said, to which I began to pull out of notebook to jot it down.

Looking up real quick it seemed that Erika stopped growling and looked interested as well.

"So I take it that like the beetle your blood heats up to 100°C and a firing rate at 35.4056 kph or is it a different to compensate for the larger size?" Erika asked, getting Alexia to smile.

"I've clocked the firing rate to be at the same speed, but my blood heats up to a higher degree if I wish. Enough to catch on fire just right after release if I wish." She said honestly, getting Erika to nod as I continued writing.

"And is your skin immune to your blood incase you accidentally get it on yourself like a bombardier beetle? Along with having a possible limit to using your blood this way, using it too much will probably have a negative effect on your body?" I inquired.

"Yes, I can use it 20 times a day before it starts to affect my body and that is for both arms." Alexia said. "Not so much with my skin being immune. I have some resistance but I need to use the second half of my Quirk to truly be immune." 

"Second half?" I inquired, getting Alexia to nod as she reached for her lab coat. "So your Quirk is dual natured?"

"Indeed it is, but Alexia please now is not the time or place." Alfred said, getting all three of us to snap at attention to see him pinching his nose. And the rest of the room looking more or less amused and All Might wiping blood while back in his normal form.

"Izuku I can imagine how happy that you and Erika are learning about a new Quirk, wasn't there something you both we're waiting for." Mom said with an amused grin, getting both me and Erika to nod as I put away my notebook.

"Nearly got caught up myself, another time than. But where did you hide that notebook?" Alexia asked, getting me to tilt my head.

"What do you mean?" I questioned.

She just stared at me for a moment before grinning. I just felt my spines stretching against my skin and the desire to be as far away as possibly to increase.

"Fascinating." Was all she said before walking towards Alfred and who I presumed to be Agent Kazama as they stood near Director Serizawa.

"Honestly I thought that Midoriya would be more of a nervous wreck, didn't think they could get along that well." Aoki sighed out, getting Mifune to nod.

"I feel kind of sorry now for him." He said, getting Graham to look at them.

"There will be words with you two after this meeting." She said with a stern look. "Especially you Aoki since you'll be in charge of this outpost."

"Fair enough." He said, only to wither under the gaze of both Agents Dupre and Gordon.

"Enough of that." Gordon said before face Serizawa. "Director."

"Right, than. Midoriya's, Erika, and Yagi. This here are Dr. Alexia Ashford and Agent Alfred Ashford. One of our best minds and quite the capable agent." Serizawa said as Alfred walked up to Alfred walked up to All Might and extended his free hand.

"Alfred Ashford, a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I'm looking forward to working with you." He said, curtly. To which All Might brought out his hand and shook it.

"Toshinori Yagi." All Might said as they broke hands. "I take it that Nezu already has you assigned as a TA?"

"Your's actually, well for a time. I'll be one of two, your principal believes it necessary to have one for both classes and a few extra hands for lessons." Alfred said with a grin.

I think I can see how that might be beneficial considering All Might really has only trained me these past 10 months, and now will have to learn on how to train 41 others as well.

"Of course that might be temporary as I have been asked the mainly help Kazama with if they get anyone else." Alfred said with a grin before turning to Alexia. Before speaking in her voice. "Besides someone has to be my little sister's minder."

"The same could be said for you brother." Alexia said, getting All Might to look at Serizawa.

"Does he do this often?" He asked, getting Serizawa to nod with a sigh.

"Ever since they were children, and believe me you don't want to know how they reacted than." He said. "Still Agent Ashford can mimic his sister's voice and appearance perfectly, helpful on infiltration missions yet he does have a habit of wearing a dress while mimicking her. So don't be surprised if he does."

"Aside from that the brat is decent at creating and setting up traps, could be especially in handy in whatever lessons you come up with Yagi. Either way the position of him being a TA is temporary as he'll be mainly assisting Kazama." Agent Gordon said, getting Kazama to sigh.

"And I am looking forward to that." He said, his tone sarcastic.

"Glad you do Kazuma." Alfred said, wether he was ignoring him or not it was unclear.

"Aside from that while I'm still in Japan I will be continuing my main deities while studying developments in Midoriya's and Dr. Shiragami's blood alongside Dr. Ashford. That and to make sure she doesn't accidentally cause any problems we will be stationed at the outpost. Honestly she will probably be less of a danger here than Antarctica." Yujiro said.

"I resent that remark." Alexia said, before looking away. "Sadly it is not unfounded."

"How much of a danger was she?" Mom asked worriedly. 

With myself wondering as well, especially with the reactions the other day.

"Dr. Ashford is for the lack of the better term more than capable of my position of Monarch's chief geneticist, if only at pure accident. She is more than capable of any of the ones here at the base, but sometimes she has accident success that are brilliant, disastrous, or just both that even years later we can not replicate." Dr. Mifune said with a sigh.

"Some of her best examples was finding a way to permanently slow down one's age without the aid of repeated medicine or Quirk to 4/5 of a regular humans and accidentally bonded it to her DNA with no hope of replication 15 years later." Graham said.

"So instead of my little sister being a three minutes younger, she is three years younger. Than again she also altered a few Quirks through accidental spills including her own. The last case was our father." Alfred said with a shudder.

"Both her and him have similar Quirks, yet Dr. Ashford's Quirk falls more in line with more heteromorphic Quirks for the past three and a half years. Still no sign of a cure, yet he appreciates having two extra limbs for research. Gotten used to it more or less." Serizawa said.

"Yet the most spectacular and dangerous thing she did was somehow cloned a Meganulon! That thing nearly killed me and possibly would have spawned a swarm of them at the base if it wasn't dealt with." Aoki said, shocking all of us.

"That you tried to eat after it was dealt with and roasted." Alexia shot back, getting his wings to ruffle and look away.

O-Okay those were all pretty bad, especially the Meganulon! Humanity already had two bad encounters with them, the later was a whole swath of Osaka being flooded and the Gojira cell mutated Megaguirus that was unleashed!

C-Considering that, I think Aoki's hesitance around her might be a little more warranted. And this was by complete accident too...

"Izuku are they talking about the same kind of Meganulon there were in the Kitamitsu village mines alongside the first Rodan?" Erika questioned, getting me to shake my head.

Right she missed the second emergence of them and the first occurrence were about a few years before she was born if I remembered correctly.

"No I think the one that was created were more in common with a second out break that was unearthed about a decade after you...'left'. The ones in the mines were found to be mutated specimens 4 times the size and genetically incapable of maturing, more suited to terrestrial conditions." I explained, getting her to nod.

"And you are sure she is save enough around both of their blood?" Mom asked pointedly.

S-Something of which I seconded!

"Properly supervised she is amazing at her job, something of which will get easier on the Director can properly get more candidates for this outpost. Besides she was especially careful with Erika's and the Kaiju's blood." Yujiro said.

"Considering that she seem especially delighted to work with one of her inspirations I couldn't image by dear Alexia to be happier." Alfred said, getting a flushed face Alexia to smack him  on the arm.

W-Wait inspiration?

"S-So you looked up to Erika's work as you became a geneticist?" I asked, getting Erika to let out a surprised growl.

"Her and her father's work, mainly the later were an inspiration. So I look forward to working with your blood Dr. Shiragami." Alexia said, getting Erika to nod and let out a small growl as she looked away.

 Most likely not sure on how to handle such a thing, neither do I.

"And I'll be the one to at least make sure to keep them in line." Kazama said as the twins walked behind him. "Anyway I am Agent Katsunori Kazuma, nice to meet you all."

Wait Katsunori Kazuma...wait that name sounds familiar. I think I had that name jotted down in my current notebook. Quickly pulling it out and flipping through the older pages.

"Agent Kazuma her is one of the best agents I've ever trained. From what Serizawa said he'll be serving as Aoki's second in command of the outpost." Agent Gordon said with a grunt.

No nothing here, maybe some of the newer pages?

"Honestly I was expecting you to handle the base instead of me when I first heard about it." Aoki said with a shrug.

"I'm on medical leave as of a few days ago, not up to full shape and won't be for weeks. Besides as we both were briefed that you have the lay of the land Agent Aoki." Kazuma said, with my eyes  widening once I found it.

There it is, I knew that name sounded familiar.

"A-Agent Kazuma, your hero name wouldn't be Black Flag wouldn't it?" I asked, getting the Monarch Agent to pause as both Agents Dupre and Gordon to look amused. Alfred looked like he was stifling a chuckle while his sister whacked him in the arm.

"I take it that you knew about him Young Midoriya?" All Might asked with a knowing grin.

"A little, other than he's a hero who operates out of both Japan and the western coast of the USA for at about a decade. Other from graduating from Titan's Academy in the U.S.A. he is a lesser known hero noted with a powerful full body enhancer Quirk." I said.

His name  was among a number hero's with similar Quirks that I looked up after I started to practice Full Cowling. To possibly better gauge and compare the results of a higher percentage. There was hardly any footage or anything of Agent Kazuma that I could make a solid comparison to except for jumping ability.

"They told me that you were knowledgeable on heros, just didn't expect this much. And the name came from an acting job I took while interning and it just stuck." Agent Kazuma said while he pinched his nose. "Besides the medical leave and was planning on putting in for vacation days about a month and a half from now I was assigned here mainly for security."

"Security against who?" Erika asked with a slight growl, getting the agent to smirk.

"Besides the security risk Alexia presents, him." Kazuma said, pointing at me.

"W-What?" I said as Erika began to calm down.

"I've read the reports, kid hate to break it too yeah you're a trouble magnet of the highest order." Kazuma said.

"He's not inaccurate." Agent Dupre chimed in, getting me to sputter.

"Yet the main reason is that they would also have a top agent close by in Japan incase things go wrong in the Aomori prefecture." Kazuma said.

"So there has been more activity from there?" All Might asked with a frown.

"Yes and I'll be there for a while to check on that and to analyze any new samples that might turn up." Dr. Mifune said, getting Mom's eyes to widen.

"W-Wait there is a Kaiju that could be active in Japan?" Mom said.

"No it is still hibernating from what we can tell, just the movement in lake is concerning. I'll make sure that you are filled in on everything currently going on with the issue and everything else permitted. As usual fare per family of Monarch employees that had been vetted." Graham said, getting mom to nod. "Other than that we've kept you all enough of your time."

"You finally mean I can get out of here for good!" Erika growled out.

"E-Erika-""She means no harm and that is exactly correct, although we will have to ask that you and Midoriya come back in three days." Serizawa said, getting me to nod.

"The base will be down and by than the outpost should start to be able to become operational independent of U.A.. Along with this based being fully taken down, am I correct." Kazama said to Aoki, getting him to nod.

"Yup, although I'll be seeing Yagi for Nezu the next few days for meetings before the entrance exams." Aoki said, getting All Might to nod.

"That sounds about right, wasn't the meeting at 10:00 tomorrow?" All Might asked, getting Aoki to nod.

"And Midoriya." Agent Dupre said, giving me a pointed look that got me to shudder in fear.

I-It's probably going to be another sparring session tomorrow...

"One last sparring session, one round three days from now. I will be testing everything and no longer holding back as much. Got it?" She said sternly

"O-Of course." I said, dreading a few days from now.

Before finding a vine wrapping around my stomach and starting to pull me back. Turning to see Erika dragging me towards the door, another two vines launching from her back and wrapping around me before picking me up.

"Come on let's go." Erika said as she headed towards the door.

"E-Erika wait, I know you want to go now. But please wait for mom." I said, getting her to stop in her tracks "A-And can you please put me down?"

She let out a small growl in her throat and looked away from me as she placed me down and two of her vines retracted into her back as mom walked up to us looking amused.

"Thank you." I said, getting Erika to nod before she turned to face mom.

"Sorry I was just-""It's okay I understand, you've waited long enough of this moment. Let's go home." Mom said with a small smile, walking up and placing her hand on her shoulder.

Getting Erika to nod as the two of them walked out of the door and I started to follow them without being accidentally being dragged behind.

"Well they are certainly an interesting lot, this is going to be interesting." I looked back after I heard Alfred speaking only to see him being smack in the arm by his sister.

"Ignore him please and until next time." Alexia said before she and her brother waved, to which I waved a little nervously before going out the door with All Might. Letting out a massive sigh of relief as soon as I couldn't see them any more and my spines settled down.

W-Whatever it was that caused Dr. Ashford's very presence to cause such a reaction I didn't want to know. At least she and her brother seemed nice if a little...interesting.

At least it would seem between Yujiro and Agent Kazuma got a handle on things with Aoki, should remember to ask Kazama questions about his Quirk and being a hero alongside an Agent of Monarch next time I see him.

T-Though I dread on what Agent Dupre was going to do to me in the days to come...

Yet besides all that and learning all the effects of my blood can have on others, I couldn't care about that right now...

Looking a head at Erika it seems like she was trying to contain herself from breaking into spores with them occasionally flicker off her as we began to walk towards the bases exit.

I smiled knowing that for the first time in who knows how long, Erika had another place that she could call home.

(Midoriya Family Apartment - 45 minutes later)

It didn't take us long to get home, and like I had first thought Erika had broken into spores as soon as we had exited the base and by the time we had gotten back to mom's car she had almost completed reforming herself.

Once again breaking into spores when we parked and had reformed in front of the front door way head of us. She was certainly excited to leave the base behind.

Right now she was out of the guest room looking at the door with a small smile with us all behind her. Despite having had helping to spruce it up a majority of it over the past few days, she looked happy just to enter in.

"Young Midoriya, while don't you do the honors." All Might said with a grin, breaking me from my musings.

"A-Are you sure, I would think that Erika would to do it herself?" I asked, getting mom to smile.

"I'm sure that she wouldn't mind any way." Mom said as Erika turned to face me.

"Honestly I'm with your mother on this,  I don't mind either way Izuku." Erika said with a smile, getting me to look away with my face aflame a little.

W-Well if they all insisted...

"A-Alright." I said, shaking my head as I felt my face cooled down as walked past the Erika with a nod and grabbed the doorknob. Opening the door for Erika.

Only for her to break into spores and float passed me before she began to reform in the middle of her new bedroom.

"You know we really should have considered that Erika could have done that earlier." All Might said as he turned to mom who looked at him with an amused grin.

Before I could have added to that, four of Erika's vines shot into doorway and pulled me towards her.

N-Not again!

Most of them quickly retracted into her back as she hugged me. A-And I tried to ignore her pressing against me.

"E-Erika I'm glad that you're happy, but please a little warning next time?" I asked, getting Erika to smile at me. And I heard her growling sound in her throat that after these past few days I came to recognize as her chuckling.

"Maybe Izuku, but still I couldn't have asked for anything better than this." Erika said as she looked around the room while still carrying me.

With me smiling at her enthusiasm.

This room was our old guest room with a few things moved out and new sheets and curtains picked out that Erika liked. It wasn't much besides a desk and chair like in my room, a bookshelf with a few books that were provided by Nezu to help her study for the basics of the written portion of the exam, and her bed moved and positioned for when the sun could best shine down on her while still having plenty of space to sprawl out her vines.

According to Dr. Mifune and Dr. Tōga as per her biology she was more active to the sun...that and more responsive to being woken up with the centuries worth of insomnia finally broken without risking her sleeping the day away. Honestly the only reason why she didn't fall asleep at all in Mom's car again was that she was excited for this.

Besides that she had a small closet that had been cleared out and only having some clothes that were given to her from Midnight. M-More of which were like the ones she wore to that day at Dagobah Beach Municipal Park. S-She even saying that she liked it.

But anyway this room wasn't much, but this was all Erika's room.

Not a greenhouse, a containment cell, a spare barrack room, or wherever she chose to rest out in space.

For the first time since she was human Erika could claim a room as her own, and room to fill up and decorate as she pleases. Just that idea alone was enough for her to be happy.

"So I can tell you like it." Mom said that a smile as she and All Might entered to room.

"Not just that, I love it...it's been literally forever and it's kind of empty right now. But it is perfect." Erika said.

"Than Inko already thought of the perfect starting gift for you." All Might said, getting me to tilt my head.

This was the first time I'm hearing about this. I wonder what mom got.

"Now I know you said that you wanted to wait until the exams were done to start to really decorate this room and we will be going shopping for some more clothes soon." Mom said as she levitated something from behind All Might's back.

Which was soon revealed to be a picture frame which she began to push it towards towards Erika.

"It's just a little something that I figured you would enjoy." Mom said with a smile as Erika's arm split open and a vine sprouted, grabbing the photo in it's maw.

Bringing it closer to the two of us to see...and our faces immediately turned red!

I-It was a photo of me and Erika hugging after I told her that she could be a hero. I thought that she was just recording it, not that mom was planning this!

"Mom!" I called out.

"You planned this, didn't the both of you." Erika said, not looking at me as the vine unfurled from around my body. 

"Nope it was all pretty much Inko's idea, I just chose the picture." All Might admitted, getting mom to shake her head.

"Too true, but your giving me too much credit Toshinori." Mom said while waving her hand. "Still don't you too like it?"

"N-No/No we do." Both me and Erika said at the same time, getting our faces to flush and look away.

Before I heard that familiar growling from her and saw her smirk as two more vines sprouted from her back.

"In fact I love it." Erika said, before quickly closing the gap and wrapped her vines around the two and glomped them. "Thank you."

"I-It's no problem." Mom said as her face started to turn red and All Might started to cough up blood.

And a moment later there were two loud cracks in the room.

"E-Erika I think you need to let them go now." I said, getting her to nod.

Yet before she could even do so, All Might shifted into his heroic form and back rapidly. Forcing Erika to adjust her vine to not break and for him to slip underneath and shifting again to pull Mom out.

Coughing up blood and clutching his side as mom looked at him worriedly.

"Toshinori are you alright?" Mom asked, getting Toshinori to nod.

"I'll need to sit down for a minute, but I'll be alright." All Might said as he stood back up. "Young Midoriya, how can you handle Erika's vines?"

"More or less used to it at this point." I replied honestly, getting him to nod.

"I'm sorry about that." Erika said, and I'm sure that she meant it partially.

"Well than how about we get started on preparing for dinner than. Any ideas Erika?" Mom asked getting her to shake her head.

"Considering everything I can literally stomach nearly everything." Erika said, getting her to nod.

"So perhaps a mix than perhaps ordering gyudon from Sukiya...make that a lot." Mom said, correcting herself on seeing Erika drool sap from her mouth. Quickly wiping it away with a vine. "I'll think of a side to cook up than."

"Then I better get a head start on the order, should be easy enough. I doubt Erika will be picky." All Might said with a grin as he walked out of the room, ignoring Erika growling at him.

"And I'll do the same, I've had a recipe that I've been saving for a while. Izuku dear can you please come help me in a minute. I'll start getting everything out." Mom said, getting me to nod.

"Of course mom." I said as she exited the room...to which I tried to ignored that it was just the two of us alone here as her vine unraveled from me. "Please tell me that it wasn't on purpose Erika?"

"Somewhat...I'm still trying to learn how to do so with my body. It's easier to gauge my strength with my vines despite the size difference, but with my arms...not so much." Erika admitted as she set the picture on her desk before retracting her vines. "Still it is a nice picture."

"T-That it is, just wish that mom would have told me before." I said, getting Erika to smile a little before letting out a growling sound. "A-Anyway I'm glad that you enjoying your Erika."

"Of course, much better than what I've been staying since I got back to Earth. Much better than claiming some asteroid or inhospitable moon and planet out there in space. That or worrying about anything trying to climb or make a nest on you." Erika said with a smile. "Never thought I would miss decorating a room of my own again."

"Well it's a first of many things you will get to do again." I said, getting her to nod.

"And I can't wait for that, it's been far too long already." Erika said with a smile before looking at the photo. "Why don't you go help out, I'll be in the dinning room with plenty of notes and books soon enough."

"Alright." I said before walking out of her room. Taking a few steps before backtracking real quick.

To see Erika smiling as she looked at the photo without noticing me as I slipped back into the hallway to go help mom prepare for dinner.

Today is the first of many that Erika will have a place to truly call home, and it seems she is off a pretty good start. And I'll help her along to make sure she can enjoy it as best she can.

(3rd POV - Tōga Household - 5 hours later)

"...And that should be properly rationed out." Yujiro said as he removed one of his canines from the vial containing blood before cover and placing it in a small machine.

Honestly he hadn't expected Alexia to show up at all, but her presence was fortunate.

Her hair color was a few shades different than Himiko's it should do. That and he got to make sure it was safe for her to consume even if the blood was diluted. There was no telling with how much her blood was altered it could've been potentially toxic to her. Could even be toxic beyond those with blood related Quirks were immune too.

That and just experimenting with checking to see if her blood was a potential receptor for Erika's  or Izuku's blood. Once again her blood type wasn't O- and both of the twins were technically first generation Quirk users on one side of their family, yet with the affected blood there is no telling even if she had the Shiragami Strain.

And Yujiro was sure that at least some of the alterations she made to her blood were purposeful yet had no proof of that that he could find yet.

The machines let out a small beep and he frowned once he saw the results, removing the vial and uncapping it before placing the tip of his canine to edge. Some droplets of blood sliding out of it before removing it.

Quickly reaching to the side before bringing forth a dropper filled with blood, holding it steadily over vial.

"Just needed a few more smaller drops of Mukago's blood." He said before squeezing the dropper. "One large drop of Alexia's blood."

As soon as the droplet was added into the vial he closed it off and placed it back into the machine.

Mukago was one of the few kp unit they had been stationed at this temporary base. Not much of note besides a mutation Quirk and he and Alexia's blood types were both comparable receiver and giving too. The fact Mukago's blood had good antibodies that seemed to dilute any potential toxins in Alexia's was good.

Honestly now it was just a manor of waiting.

Yujiro sighed as he messaged his temples at the latest issue.

Convincing Serizawa to let him conduct these tests have been easy enough, and had only convinced his worst fears.

Consuming so much of Izuku's blood and he had no idea when a vial or two of Erika's was mixed in, but it had changed his niece's very DNA.

He remembered there was a time in human history before Quirks that genetic engineering was considered the new nuke. Erika was the greatest example of that. But if this was perfected and ended up in both the wrong hands and wide spread, than there could be even more validation to the saying.

Thankfully Himiko's blood was showing nowhere near clear the signs of Izuku's but it was pretty close to what  Izuku was warned earlier today. And thankfully it seems all traces of changes going on at her had stopped.

And true to her word she had stopped going after Izuku's blood like he said, even after hiding a small extremely hard to open vial of blood he usually reserved from Kaiju.

She had found it several times over the past few days, alway returning it without it being tempered or a single droplet missing. Yujiro made sure to triple check it every time. It kind of became a game between them.

Now he wasn't sure when the changes started yet he had already had seen it's effects. Himiko seemed to be a little more faster, her reflexes a little better, fangs elongated a bit, and her pupils dilating to becoming somewhat catlike. 

Besides that as he explained like with Trigger her Quirk was enhanced, permanently on a minor level. It wasn't much except for two distinct ways.

The first was a sense of smell for blood of those she was extremely familiar with. Might be in a certain range to work, but she could track and identify a single droplet of the blood in question.

The second change was by complete accident, and outside of practical conditions useless. Requiring the blood of two different people with types that were both receptive and given too. Which without trial and error was pointless and only two people's blood.

If she tried this with anymore blood all at once, an upset stomach at best with a possibility of throwing up with blood mixed in depending on how much she indulges.

Yujiro hoped that at least taught her not to go on a binge teach her this. Especially cleaning up the bathtub afterwards.

The machine beeping broke the hematologist out of his musings, who smiled as he removed the vial.

"Himi come here real quick!" Yujiro called out.

"What is it Uncle Yuji?" Himiko said from right behind him, getting Yujiro to nearly jump out of his chair before turning to face him.

"Himiko how long have you been back here?" Yuji asked.

"About a minute, you looked like you were lost in thought." Himiko said before her eyes lit up. "So is it done uncle!"

"That it is, just we need to-" Yujiro said, before Himiko took off her uncle's borrowed lab coat and immediately downs the vial. "-test it out."

He looked away as she stuck out her tongue as grey slime began to cover her body.

"It's bitter." She said as Yujiro said as her voice began to shift.

"Should have expected that from Alexia's blood, I'll add a drop of peppermint next time. That's always helped." He said.

"It works Uncle Yuji!" Himiko said, her voice sounding like a mix of Alexia's and Mukago's. Yujiro turned around to see Himiko and she had changed.

Her body was now a version mixing both Alexia's and Mukago's features, the clothes that she was wearing before having shifted to adjust to fit this new transformation.

"I can see that Himi, just give it a few more days and hopefully I can find your chance." Yujiro said, getting Himiko to grin while internally sighing.

She had kept her word and had been patience for the chance met him. She hadn't even drink any of his blood. And while Yujiro was confident that Izuku could handle himself if Himiko couldn't contain herself any more, he just hoped that it couldn't come to that.

(3rd POV - Next Morning - Coast of Futuna Island - 24.4 kilometers away from the village of Tamana - Territoire des îles Wallis-et-Futuna- 4 Days until Entrance Exams)

"Damn it not much, yet still a good find." An older gray haired man with patches of black marks on his arms and legs said as he pulled out a few Euro coins from the sand, throwing them into his bag before picking his metal detector back up. 

Turning it back on as he continued to comb the beach before more people would come down especially from the tourists.

Damned pests, especially those yanks. He had enough trouble with some crazy bird screaming  and demanding managers or they speak English the other day.

Was it so much to remind them that technically were on French territory?

At from what he heard from his friend in the resort that was the first one that did that in almost a decade. And saying something about whatever the yanks called them being practically extinct.

Honestly he couldn't remember, he was two or three cans of  Adelscott in on that conversation already. Drinking away the troubles and that woman's awful screams as she was dragged away by a hero that he was pretty sure half the territory heard already.

The fact she had a voice amplifier Quirk didn't help.

Still despite the occasional disturbance he didn't regret retiring to this island. Nice locals, beautiful views off of the beach especially the rising sun some mornings, and a whole hemisphere away from his God awful ex-wife.

Good luck finding him on this island, if she can get out of prison that is.

The man sighed as he saw more people milling around the beach, shaking his head as he recognized most by their mannerisms and clothing.

Not bothering to wonder why they would be coming out here early, especially with the current bank of coastal fog off the beach.

If it was a clear morning he could understand, the sun was usually rising at this time and not much could be seen through the fog.

The man sighed as he figured he would be here about another five minutes before going back to his car before the beach started to get too crowded.

A sudden beeping from the metal detector alerted the man as he looked down to see something partially metallic half buried in the sand. Quickly brushing it off to see an aluminum can, the opened lid half bent and poking outwards.

"Really glad I didn't step on this." The man sighed out in relief, picking up the can. Picking up the can to hear a rattling inside. Shaking it a little before tilting the can.

Catching a €5 coin in his hand.

"Not much, but worth more than the can." The man said, pocking it away and placing the can in his bag. Picking his metal detector back up.

Only to nearly jump out of his skin as a loud rumbling noise echoed throughout the beach. And quickly looking around he saw thankfully that he wasn't the only one who heard it.

With that relief dying as he looked out to see where that sound was coming from. Seeing the fog starting to part and the sun rising and showing a small island far off the shore. Yet he knew better than that.

He had been combing this beach for four years, and there was no island located right there...

The island looked like a giant gray blot in the background, barely visible through the fog before the sound stopped.

And soon the island sank beneath the ocean. And through the fog could see a large swell quickly approaching the coast!

"Sainte putain de merde!" The man cursed as he hefted the metal detector over his shoulder and  booked it back inland.

The screams he heard a moment later told him the other beachgoers had a similar idea.

He didn't make it far before hearing the wave crashed into the beach and quickly grabbed onto a nearby tree trunk and held on for dear life!

Grunting as the water struck him at wait level, pushing the man against the tree before he could feel the water starting to pull back out to sea. Looking over as he struggled to hold on from being pulled by the current, the man saw that he wasn't the only one with the same idea. 

People grabbing or climbing into trees like him to have been unlucky enough to be caught up in the swell. Some had no issues while others were struggling to hold on. The man did see one or two people getting caught up in the current before being saved by others nearby.

The man reaffirmed his grip as the water reached his knees before hearing someone screaming followed by shrieking.

Seeing over his shoulder a little girl caught in the current and struggling to stay above the water as she was passing by him.

"Damn it." He said as he tried and failed to reach out to her, before grabbing his metal detector and thrusting it forward. "Hold on!"

The girl grabbed onto the end and the man grunted as he felt pain shoot up through his shoulder, pulling the metal detector back while trying to maintain his grip on the tree trunk. She lost her grip, but was now within the man's  range as he scooped her up and held her close.

"Easy there, just hold on a bit longer and it will all be over." The man said as the current was now at shin level and rapidly receding.

Trying to ignore the pain in his shoulder, and the girl crying and spitting seawater on him.

A few moments later and the swell receded completely, with the man lowering the girl down to the ground as he grabbed his shoulder.

Yep he definitely pulled something there...

"What's your name little girl?" The man asked as he bent down to check on her as he saw the other beachgoers start to recompose himself, while hearing the sounds of sirens in the distance.

Figured that there would be a quick response gibbon the close proximity to a resort.

That and he was pretty sure that over a third of the island had heard whatever the hell that noise was."

"La-Latita..." The girl sobbed out.

"When than Latita where's your parents?" The man asked trying to give her a reassuring smile.

"I-I was with my maman. W-We were separated by that big wave mister..." Latita cried out, looking like she was calming down a little. 

The man looked to see the beachgoers starting to back down to the beach, some carrying others who looked like they got pretty battered by the wave. If Latita had gotten separated from her mother than either she was headed for the beach looking for her daughter, or...

Better to check on things first before jumping to conclusions.

"Than we should wait by the beach, if you mère is looking for you she should be there or can better see us there. If you press listen to beach you should hear the sounds of sirens from the beach rescue, they probably already having a hero here to help out as well." The man said with a smile, ignoring the pain in his shoulder as he cupped his ear to the beach.

Latita did the same, before her eyes widened.

"I-I hear them. My maman should be there!" She cried out.

"Than let's go, just stay close to me until we find your mère." The man said, hefting his bag and metal detector as she nodded as they began to walk down to the beach.

Making it halfway back before the man groaned and grabbed his shoulder, startling Latita.

"Dang it, worse than I thought." He said as he straightened himself up.

"Mister you're hurt." Latita said worriedly.

"I'll be fine, let's find your mère first and I'll get this treated." The man grumbled before the girl extended her hand.

"You promise to get it treated mister?" Latita said, extending her pinky and the man swore her eyes resembled a puppy's.

"I promise." The man said, knowing he wouldn't be revisiting that for long. Extending the pinky and joining it with hers before separating hand. "Now let's go find your mère." 

Latita nodded and the two soon made their track to the beach.

It didn't take much longer, but they soon saw the devastation caused.

The waves were still pretty choppy and the beach and about 3 meters inland looked all but washed away back into the ocean. Heck the man could see a tree or two in the water and with plenty of debris and other plant life. Their were patrol boats in the water that he could see almost clearly through the fading fog, patrolling for survivors. And bursting from the water he could see what looked to man who looked to be half bird of prey carrying a limp man in his arms.

"It's Peregrine!" Latina said excited, recognizing the number hero in the territory as they saw him carrry the man to a pair of medics on a nearby boat before diving back in. "Do you think that man will be alright mister?"

"He'll be fine, now let's go find your mother." The man said as he saw the man get up and the medics trying to help him out. 

Looking at the center of the beach it seemed like a medical tent was being set up and already rescue personnel were already helping those injured by the swell or carrying people into it. In fact there were plenty of beach goers milking around, with some of them even going back inland with personal.

In fact he could see a young woman racing to them with one such personal behind her.

Wait was that-

"Latita!""Maman!" Latita and apparently her mère cried out as the rushed towards each other. With the later quickly disappeared in a blur, reappearing I front of her daughter and picking her up into a hug.

"Latita I was so worried, I thought I lost you!" Her mère cried out, tears streaming from both of their eyes.

"I-It was so scary maman!" Latita cried out before pointing to the man. "But the mister saved me!"

Hearing that Latita's mère  put her daughter down, blurring again as her daughter ran back to the man. With him grunting in pain as the mère  appeared and hugged him.

"T-Thank you for saving my daughter sir!" The mother said as she hugged the life out of him. 

"No problem, I'm just making sure that she didn't get swept away." The man said, before wincing in pain as he dropped his metal detector and clutched his shoulder as the mère looked at him in concern.

"Maman he's hurt." Latita said as the personnel caught up to the wheezing a bit.

"I'm alright, just pulled my something in shoulder." The man said.

"Still we need to get hime checked along with your daughter miss. I'll grab you metal detector." The personal said as the mère grabbed her daughter while the man nodded in thanks.

As they approached the set up tent, the man briefly looked back over to the ocean were he ad seen the island.

Just what the hell was that earlier.

(Izuku POV - 3 hours later - Dagobah Beach Municipal Park)

"Come on Young Midoriya just a little bit more!" All Might said with a grin as I hefted the last piece of debris over my shoulder.

S-Still hard for me to believe this thing used to be so heavy before. It was now mainly a small hindrance to keep if from falling down. T-The real issue was I could feel pain starting to flash across my body once again from One for All.

I-It was a little longer this time, just needed to hold on a little more and...

With a great heave a placed the broken fridge into the back of All Might's truck, letting out a sigh of relief as I turned off One for All.

It was starting to get easier to hold One for All at 2% for short periods of time before having cut it off before it started to hurt. But it was more manageable now. Still will be a bit before I believe I could use it properly.

Yet that could be improved in time, as for now...

I turn to face face the beach, not a speck of trash on it. Not a giant trash pile on the sidewalk either. Might have only finished picking up the trash off the beach five days ago, but now it's truly done.

After nearly 10 months Dagobah Beach Municipal Park was finally trash free.

"It's finally done." I said looking out at the beach.

"That it is Young Midoriya, it looks even better than the photos did." All Might said with a grin to which smiled as well before frowning. "Is something the matter Young Midoriya?"

"Nothing really, it's just that I hope that it doesn't up like last time. I know it took years for the beach to get as bad as it did, still I just hope people won't carelessly dump things like refrigerators here again. At least for awhile." I sighed out.

Even if the issue has lessened over the years since the Age of Kaiju and I've looked into it since starting to clean up the beach there were still plenty of parks and other places in Japan that after having been cleaned up had only been refilled soon after.

Honestly it seemed like an ongoing struggle with heros such as Fourth Kind trying to manage the issue, but with U.A. coming up and how important the park has become to use that it doesn't start to happen again...

"We are  making sure of that Young Midoriya, and no you didn't mutter this time Young Midoriya. I had thought that you would have imagined the same thing." All Might said, placing a hand on my shoulder and smiling. "People are already starting to flock here during the day, and besides Monarch from what I here from Serizawa had already given a small 'push' through the authorities to be on the lookout for illegal dumping. Especially given the importance of this place...the good and the bad."

I shuddered at remembering the later, my shoulder aching a little and grabbing the crystal.

Y-Yeah this was we're both the Kaiju first took over Erika and where she made landfall after coming back to Earth. So this place would no doubt be important to them.

S-Still trying to wrap my head around what All Might meant by a 'push'...

"H-How much influence does Monarch have in Japan?" I asked All Might, getting him to shrug.

"Serizawa did say they had a member in the Cabinet Secretariat, but not how high they rank. Regardless he confessed that other than that and what is allowed but the UN not much." All Might said before shaking his head. "Speaking of which I also used a little influence from my agency to help make sure it got through as well. Which isn't too much out of the norm."

"I suppose that is true." I said, before a feeling of dread flowed through me.

His hero agency...

All Might was Quirkless and he was going to runout of the energy or One for All sooner or later. 

So between that and becoming a teacher for U.A., what was going to happen to his hero agency.

"A-All Might what is going to happen to your agency? Between being a teacher, One for All, and your time limit I'm not certain you would be able to run it properly." I said, getting All Might to sigh.

Before giving me a big smile.

"I've already had this in motion for over a year Young Midoriya, every since I finally accepted Nezu's offer to find my successor at U.A., so there is nothing to worry about. Still finishing preparations on it and working on a small event before officially retiring the agency when I start teaching for real. Everything has been taken care off, only the issue of what to do with Might Tower, it's still in my name? Probably might rent it out a few top floors to hero agencies and open a shelter in it. Still have some time to decide." All Might said, placing his hand against his chin.

To which I let out a sigh of relief. Seems like he already has things in place for everyone in his agency. Though I do wonder what he was going to eventually do with the Might Tower?

And what kind of event was All Might planning on doing anyway?

Before I could ask, it seemed like he had one of his own.

"Young Midoriya have you or Erika had come up with a name for your 'Quirks'." All Might said, getting me to shake my head. "Or even an explanation?"

"Erika has decided on simply a Kaiju aspect like Godzillo's Toho Quirk for her condition. I decided on at least that since every Kaiju is basically a walking reactor no matter the type or energy despite being radioactive. Just that my body and mutations qualify for a Kaiju aspect Quirks with my body producing the energy to empower my body similar to a Kaiju. Along with it taking so long for my body to adjust to use it like reports of Gojira hibernating or going dormant between several battles with other  Kaiju or extreme duress. Only my body adjust enough to still use a portion safely before a backlash. The other aspects of my mutations are common enough minus the defense mechanism to pass a simple Kaiju aspects." I said before taking a breath, getting All Might to nod.

"I could actually understand that, so you both are still struggling to name everything?" All Might said.

"Yes, I had originally thought Superpower...yet it didn't feel right. I thought of a few others. Reactor? Kaiju Force? Maybe something relating to Gojira? Just a few ideas keep floating around in my head and I can't figure out what. For Erika given the amount of DNA she was thinking of putting down Chimera. It certainly fits and a number of mutant Quirks comprised of multiple different DNA sources. S-She did find one suggestion Mom made to be amusing if her growling was anything. She still is making up her mind, but anything other than Biollante." I said.

I was really relieved that All Might said we could adjust our Quirk status on our records once or twice with the discovery of new aspects on how they work. Can't exactly put down One for All or me or Erika's true nature. The fact she could be considered Quirkless didn't help that matter at all.

It was an easy enough to make a description, but neither of us could make up a name...

"Honestly Midoriya it was hard enough to make a name for One for All when I first had to do it myself, granted my records weren't that well kept before returning to Japan from the USA." All Might said with a sigh, breaking me from my musings. "I think that was my teacher's doing, he had access to them and given the era it was probably one of the reasons why All for One took so long before he came after me the first time. If that record had stayed in the system I probably wouldn't have made it to second year."

A-As I processed that he sighed and shook his head before shuddering.

"Going to have to ask him one day to be sure. But you wouldn't be the first one to put their Quirk as Superpower to cover it up." All Might said, looking embarrassed.

"Y-You did?" I asked, to which he nodded embarrassedly.

"Not the best choice, but I've managed to get people guessing about my Quirk for 40 years now with no successful guess." All Might said before smiling. "Though your mother came the closest before I told her everything."

"That does sound like her." I said with a small smile.

"You both still have a few days to think of a name for them. It will come to the both of you soon enough, and whatever name you will chose it will fit perfectly." All Might said, to which I felt happy hearing it.

"T-Thank you All Might, hopefully I should have one soon." I said.

"Indeed, now what was the suggestion Inko made for Erika's 'Quirk name'?" All Might curiously.

"Snapdragon." I said, looking away as All Might let out a laugh, before it turned into coughing. "Erika seemed amused but was not too keen on it."

"Fair enough, but considering her disposition to almost anyone else it fits." All Might said with a chuckle, wiping his mouth as he pulled out his phone. Eyes widening as he looked at the screen. "Oh my goodness, Young Midoriya we need to get you home to your apartment. You need to get ready for school. I'll secure the back of the truck and deal with it later."

I just nodded at that and rushed towards the passenger seat.

Only to pause before I accidentally ran into someone...wait a minute.

"A-Agent Gordon, Dr. Graham?" I said as the two of the approached us from a parked SUV.

"Gordon why are you here?" All Might asked, with Gordon sighing and shaking his head.

"Cause we have some news Yagi, so thing the bean sprout need to hear. We already called his mother and let her and Erika know what we are about to tell you. Minus something else the doc found with her cells." Gordon said, getting me to place a little.

W-What happened and what did it have to do with Erika's cells?

She was with mom back at our apartment, they both would have been here...but nothing she could do wake her up even with the sunlight helping her. Than again she did have centuries of sleep to catch up on...

 Mom did say that we could go on ahead finish everything while she stayed behind and helped with Erika to study after her latest attempt failed. Her face red and refused to elaborate on what happened.

"Midoriya what Dr. Tōga told me and showed me is only a common issue with those with plant like physiology Quirks, which given her nature is of no surprise. Just something else that she will have to life with." Graham said with a smile, getting me to let out a sigh of relief.

That was good to hear at least, still I wonder what the he was going to tell Erika about? Or with me and All Might?

(3rd POV - Midoriya Family Apartment - A minute and a half ago)

"Would you like something to drink Dr. Tōga?" Inko asked as the hematologist stood in the doorway, shaking his head.

A few minutes earlier she had received a text from Agent Gordon that he and Deputy Director Graham  that they were on the way to tell Toshinori and Izuku of something recent to happen, with them sending someone to her and Erika. She didn't at least inspect Dr. Tōga to be it.

Yet given his position and her somewhat familiarity she supposed that was probably why.

"No thank you, I'll be here for only a minute and be out of your hair soon enough." Yujiro said, memorizing the apartment number and address and figuring to keep her niece far from here as he could.

Given her new sense of smell's range that he was still figuring out, it was safer for both Izuku and especially Himiko if she decided she couldn't help herself. He didn't want to for her to be caught when he was finally making some real progress on helping her, or his coworker to possibly rip her to shreds.

Speaking of which.

"Dr. Shiragami glad to see you adjusting." Yujiro said as he saw her at the table with some books, breaking into spores and reforming next to Inko with an irritated frown.

"Dr. Tōga what are you doing here?" She said with a slight growl.

Mainly wishing to not have to deal with Monarch for at least one day. An impossibility given her condition yet since day one of getting back to Earth she had been involved with them in one way or another.

"Giving you the same news that Dr. Graham is telling Izuku now. Although I did discover something that most plant based physiology Quirks suffer from your cells last night, figured why not two birds with one stone." Yujiro said with a shrug. "How often did you drink in when you are human?"

Inko was about to say something, but remembered that technically not only was Erika over age that she was also six-seven times older than her. And she had an idea on where Dr. Tōga was going with this.

"Not that much, why?" Erika asked, getting Yujiro to let out a sigh of relief.

Well that was good, that and she hadn't resorted to drinking at all. Otherwise she would have been in for one hell of a wake up call.

"Simple like those with similar Quirks, alcohol is very bad to your system. It's the one thing your ungodly healing factor is practically useless in filtering it outside the range of a normal human. Anything over a cup of even the cheep stuff would leave you plastered and higher than the legal limit blood percentage." Yujiro said. To which Erika nodded with a frown.

She knew well enough what alcohol does to most plants, so it would make sense that it could affect her like that or people in this era born with plant like physiology Quirks.

"Wasn't really planning on starting to that again, more than busy catching up with what I missed." Erika said with a growl. "Though I can assume there is at least a substitute?"

"There is, there is a whole industry for substitute food and drinks for those with Quirks that can't allow them to eat or drink normal foods. A little bit pricey yet not much, been looking for some options for you and Izuku. At least with you I don't have to worry about insects in the house anymore." Inko said with a smile while Erika just nodded.

She had seen her eat flies buzzing in and out of the house and front door with her vines both last night and the morning. She wasn't a picky eater when it came to meat, so Inko was sure that the U.A.'s principals fears that she might still try to eat him might not be unfounded...

And looking for substitute foods was probably a good suggestion for more variety. Erika ate more than her and Toshinori besides needing to photosynthesis. Izuku was still the same, but she had noticed since his changes he seemed to prefer fish more. Granted he would eat any meat and still loved katsudon, yet seemed to ask for fish a bit more.

Inko wasn't sure if her had noticed this change or not as it was.

Still though...

"Why were you checking how Erika's blood for alcohol?" Inko asked, though more like stated while Erika growled at the man.

To which Yujiro just sighed.

"Serizawa just had me check quietly for a while for confirmation. We just wanted to make sure first, yet personally neither he or me would believe you would do so." Yujiro said with a sigh while Erika stopped growling, sighing too.

"I have no intention of drinking anyway, but I can understand why you would do so." Erika said irritably, understanding why they did that. Though not practically happy about the reason why.

Her condition was proof of anything that humanity would do anything to process trauma no matter how big or small the consequences are. 

"And I am happy to hear that Erika." Inko said with a smile. "Now what else did you wanted to tell us?"

"That Erika isn't the only Kaiju that is awake anymore." Yujiro said.

Inko stilled for a moment as she processed the information as she heard Erika building up a roar in her throat before fainting. With Erika catching her in her vines and snarling at the hematologist.

Who sighed as this was going to take longer than he thought.

He knew he should have brought Aoki with him...

(Izuku POV - Dagobah Beach Municipal Park - Same Time)

"Director Serizawa and Agent Dupre have left for Futuna Island with a number of the remaining Monarch personal here on standby and hour ago. There's been an incident on there." Gordon said as Graham pulled out a tablet.

At hearing those words a pit of dread appeared in my stomach. Futuna island was over 7,241 km away from Japan if I remembered correctly. So for them to leave in a hurry was not good news...

P-Please don't tell me it is what I think it is...

"What is going on?" All Might ask with a frown as Graham brought up a video on the tablet.

"You two need to hear this." Graham said as me and All Might looked to see what looked to be a misty covered coastline and a small gray island far out in the ocean.

She pressed on it and immediately my eyes widened and my spines twitched as I heard a low rumbling noise as the island sank. The noise getting me to shake as I saw the island sink beneath the ocean and the formations of a large wave being formed and the sound of screaming before the video ended.

Despite it ending the noise sounded familiar...it almost felt like what happened with me and Erika the other day here...

D-Despite that the implications are terrifying.

"T-There is an awakened Kaiju..." I said, still shuddering as All Might grabbed me by the shoulders.

"Young Midoriya are you alright and are you certain about this?" He asked me worriedly, getting me to nod as my shaking began to stop.

"I-I'm alright, just a little shaken that there's another Kaiju out there awake." I said, getting All Might to nod as he let go for me. "A-As how do a I know...I-I don't know how. I-It's just that something was telling me that it was a Kaiju..."

"Bean sprout has some good instincts." Agent Gordon said as he turned off a phone in his hand. "Doc just called called, Erika had a much similar reaction to the video only more roaring. The kid's mother is keeping her calm but she couldn't identify the Kaiju in question."

"S-So it's probably an instinctual thing like the recorded responses of Kaiju responding to one and another?" I hypothesized.

"Well you are part Kaiju, it would seem you inherited that instinct. But Midoriya this is the sixth Kaiju found since Monarch's founding, the third this year, and the first one not connected to Erika that was awake. This is the only footage and recording that was recoverable and all witness statements so far point to an island that was never there in the first place. Our best guess was that it was just coming up for air way too close to land." Graham said with a sigh. "A reminder of the accidental damage a Kaiju could due just from their sheer size alone without meaning too, a massive swell managed to endanger a number of beachgoers and residents on the island."

"How many were injured?" All Might asked with a frown.

"Over two dozen people, no casualties thankfully. Five of them were dragged into the ocean and nearly drowned with two being taken into emergency care. One for broken ribs threatening to puncture a lung and the other is in need of getting a foot amputated due to having the unfortunate luck of colliding with a scorpionfish." Graham said.

I let out a small sigh of relief at that.

While it was still pretty bad, at least no one died.

When the Kaiju attacked there were some injuries but seemed minor minus when it pierced my shoulder. That and it's wrath was entirely focused on me.

Yet this new Kaiju seemed to have caused this damage unknowing so far, yet there is no telling what it could do if it is found again. And with what little I had seen and what information they had had made it seem so far that this one could be an undiscovered Kaiju or one that was thought to have been extinct.

I-I didn't know which option could be worse.

"S-So what happens now?" I asked, getting Graham to sigh as she put away the tablet.

"For now we handle finishing up relocating the base." She said.

"The Director and Dupre are already putting together means to see if they can track it. Other than that they are mobilizing all available personal to start scanning the Pacific for any trace of it, before we can get the U.N. involved in this for a broader search. Other than that this is pretty much the beginning of the calm before for the storm. At least a that's what Serizawa believes." Gordon said, and judging by All Might's shocked expression and coughing we both were catching the implication.

T-There was a good possibility of another Age of Kaiju!

"How certain is he of this Gordon?" All Might asked, getting the Monarch agent to sigh as he pulled out a cigar.

"Very, he was certain when the activity in Aomori Prefecture and the base observing the Kaiju Mifune found showed signs of activity. This has made him certain  that there are more Kaiju out there." Gordon said as he brought out a lighter and lit it up. "Possibly hibernating or inactive until something happened to trigger them."

"L-Like Erika coming back to Earth?" I asked, getting Graham to nod.

"Of course Midoriya or any catalyst in general. It is has been around 250 years since the Age of Kaiju ended. We could have just stumbled onto one and accidentally awaken it, and possibly others as well. It could be just a matter of days or just a matter of years, yet if this emergence is of any indication it is only a matter of time." Graham said, getting me to nod as she was correct.

The first Age of Kaiju started with the usage of the atomic bomb and all the testing waking up the very first Gorjira. The rest of the Kaiju started to wake up shortly after it's rampage and death.

Erika coming back to Earth was perhaps just the catalyst any remaining Kaiju that had remained undiscovered and untouched needed to be disturbed. Until one felt comfortable enough to wake up from it and is now roaming the Pacific Ocean.

Otherwise in this Age of Quirks we could have accidentally wake up another one up, and it seemed if it wasn't for Monarch that could possibly be true for two cases. W-With them being at least confident to be able to do whatever they can to annihilate the one frozen in Antarctica if it awakens.

Which I dread to think could actually happen...

S-Still either way it was strange to think that sooner or later, there could be a Second Age of Kaiju if any more awaken.

"Anyway I believe we've kept them enough time Graham. Yagi we'll notify you first if we found anything else about this or just something else comes up. Otherwise we'll be out of your hair for about two days, enjoy them bean sprout. You'll be in for a world of hurt soon enough." Gordon said as All Might nodded and I groaned internally.

Not looking forward to that...

With that Agent Gordon began to walk to the SUV to which Graham sighed.

"Really hoping this new Kaiju is possibly a Kamoebas. The shape through the mist is similar to one of their shells, but it is too soon to tell." She said.

"It might be, and I hope it is as well." I said honestly.

There were only two known living Kamoebas during the Age of  Kaiju. While temperamental, they were easiest the most benevolent of the aquatic Kaiju. So one surviving extinction was honestly a big mercy compared to whatever alternative.

"We could only wish so Midoriya." Graham said with a smile while shaking her head. "By the way did you known that Erika had chosen a new surname to put on her files as of last night."

"I-I knew that she and Nezu were planning on it, but I didn't think she already had an answer." I said.

Considering her condition, the number of coincidences being too much, and the complication of her relationship with her father she thought best to distance herself from the name Shiragami at least to the public.

"Only myself, Serizawa, and Nezu know. I think she was planning on telling you anyway. Try to ask her about it later." Graham said before she began to walk off with a wave. "Until next time Midoriya."

I waved back before I felt All Might's hand my shoulder.

"Time to go Young Midoriya. I know that this was a lot to process, but we can talk about it on the way home alright?" He asked and I nodded.

"Right." I said as I saw Graham get into the SUV before it drove off as we walked back to All Might's truck.

It was quite a bit to take in...that there could be a second Age of Kaiju in the near future if Serizawa was right. Especially with the emergence of this new Kaiju off of Futuna Island. At least it could be a while before everything happens if it did.

I just hope that it is a while away.

Even with Monarch and a majority of humanity having Quirks I wasn't sure how well we could handle a sudden mass emergence like the first age of there was that many left...

But there is one thing that I was curious about or worrying about the potential implications of a second Age of Kaiju, what Erika had chosen as her surname.

I-I could think of one guess. Y-Yet she wouldn't pick that!

R-Right?

Either way I believe whatever surname she could pick would be a good one.

I probably don't have enough time when I get home to be able to ask her before I will have to head to Aldera. But I do know that this afternoon I will have the opportunity to ask her myself if she didn't tell me first.

(3rd POV - Dagobah Beach Municipal Park - Afternoon)

"Toshinori this is as beautiful as I imagined." Inko said with a smile as she leaned against the guardrail the two of them looking at the beach.

"I think better than the old pictures, but that have just been in part for helped cleaning it." Toshinori said with a relaxed sigh.

After the news this morning and patrol today he needed this. That and he had noticed that his limit had started to go down a little. He started to notice the effects of passing One for All to Young Midoriya.

It was about a minute off his time and Toshinori believed he might be able to push past it, but that would possibly burn up even more of what remained of One for All. Noticeable but overall a minor hindrance that he had accepted long ago was bound to happen sooner or later.

But here with Inko he didn't need to focus on One for All or it's burdens...at least for himself. Being able to spend time with her was more than enough to ease his worries about the future usually.

Not these past few days or really yesterday, but today is the first time in a while.

They both could save those worries for another time, right now just enjoying the view with her.

"I can agree on that." Inko said with a smile before looking down at the beach. "They have been going at it for a bit now."

"Wouldn't expect anything less from Young Midoriya, he's been improving greatly. And it seems his efforts with Erika are paying off." Toshinori said as he watched the two train.

Izuku in his Full Cowling weaving through Erika's vines while she tries to strike him or maneuver. Six vines from her back propping her up and move around the beach. Her arms spit up to the elbows, three vines sprouting from each. A pair hanging back, a pair focused solely on striking Midoriya to dodge, and a pair to support those ones with padding on them for Izuku on striking them only.

A combined idea from the two of them, helping Izuku to better hone in fighting at 2% while he can while helping Erika learn how to fight and maneuver in her human form for her exam with relying on breaking down into spores.

They didn't know what it was like, yet both agreed that Erika needed to work on her mobility. In terms of raw strength she had him beat for now, durability wise was never an issue given her insane healing factor. However mobility wise not so much without her spores, yet her vines could react and attack pretty quickly enough. The idea to use her vines to support herself and move around proved pretty effective.

Granted took a minute or two for her to get the hang of that, stumbling a bit.

Yet after than she moved around quite readily, a fanged grin as she rapidly moved along the beach as her vines supported herself.

From their they were training, so far testing the limits of how long he can maintain 2% before the strain sets in and possible ideas on ways Erika could use her vines. This was currently the first time before going on a break. Planning on continuing this a few more times before calling it for a day.

Best not to put so much strain on his body all at once now.

"Yes it would, but I'm more than happy for what he has planned next." Inko said with a grin, having heard of what Erika did.

"So am I, but do you really think Erika will not take your's and Izuku's name?" Toshinori asked, having been surprised at hearing that from Inko. Thinking that she would be elated by the news.

"And if she does chose it I'll be elated, but I'll think she's ready for that. Erika only just became as human as she can be again, wishing to take it on her own time. Oh I have no doubt she might take it in the future, still whatever name Erika takes will be lovely." Inko said with a teasing grin, while Toshinori coughed up blood.

So she was think it far into the future...

Still Toshinori had to agree, whatever name Erika would pick would be a good one. And he was certain that should be sooner or-

A loud crack brought him out of his thoughts, seeing Young Midoriya wince as he held his hand and cut off One for All. With Erika lowered herself and retracting her vines. One of them ending in a cluster of large curved leaves, one half broken and the other half lying in the sand.

"Well that is new." Toshinori said as he pressed the stop of the timer on his phone.

"Never seen her to that." Inko said as she turned to Toshinori with a grin. "Still we better go down there."

"Indeed." He said with a mirthful grin as the two of them got off the guardrail and headed down to Izuku and Erika.

(Izuku POV - 10 Seconds Earlier)

I ducked under Erika's vine swiping at me as she drew closer.

We've been at this for a few minutes now and I'm just starting to feel the strain of using too much of One for All.

I'll try to land one more hit on one of the pads before calling time for a break.

So I rushed forwards as Erika brought forward a vine she had been keeping back. Instead of a Venus flytrap like mouth or a sharpened tip, instead it looked like a closed rosebud that opened into several large leaves.

My hand made contact with one of the leaves and with a loud crack it broke in half, getting me to wince in pain as I cut off One for All and clutched my hand.

I-It felt like I had just punched a tree.

"Izuku are you okay?" Erika asked as she approached me. Dropping the pads on her vines and retracting them back into her body, arms sealing back into place.

"I-I'm fine, my hand is just a little sore. I was going to call a break anyway." I said, getting Erik to nod as she looked over me. "E-Erika might I ask what was it with the leaves just now, did you discover something new about how to manipulate the structure of your vines to create them?"

Considering she can chose to create what her vines would be like, can create roots from her feet, grow fangs and claws, turn herself into spores, split apart her arms and legs, and has complete control over the properties of her sap neither me or Erika had no idea just how much she could manipulate her body.

We've done several guesses, but nothing like the leaves before.

"Honestly it was something I had since my death...and my first form. I thought given everything I might be able to do I figured maybe I could recreate the leafs, specifically the sepal as an extra defense. First time I was able to do so." Erika said as she reached out with a vine and plucked to broken leaf from the sand. Depositing it in my good hand. "Took a while to even create them, yet I would say it was a decent first attempt."

Testing the leaf it was somewhat flexible and it's texture felt similar to a tree's bark, although after bending it to a certain degree lead to cracks to form in the broken leaf.

If this is what Erika called a first attempt and my hand still felt a little sore, than the finished leaves would probably be tougher and less brittle than this.

Considering she based them on sepal leaves which had the purpose to protect a developing flower and to act as support for their petals it would make a good defense if she based them on her first Kaiju form.

"Do you think that you could make them anywhere else besides your vines?" I asked her, getting Erika to shrug.

"Unsure, maybe with enough practice I can. Though I can think of a few possible ideas with these leaves once perfected." Erika said the vine grabbed the broken leaf and snapped it into pieces. Grounding it into paste for good measure.

"And I'd like to hear what the ideas are later Erika." I heard mom say, with the both of us turned to see her and All Might approached us.

"And take a break Young Midoriya, I would say you've been making good progress on maintaining 2%." All Might, showing his phone with a timer that read 5 min 52 sec. "Speaking of which are you alright Young Midoriya?"

"Other than my hand is still a little sore, I can feel a little strain in my body. It's quickly fading away." I said honestly.

It was getting easier and easier to access each time I trained, and didn't tap into it repeatedly. Yet  any attempts I've made to try and tap into 3% had been even more painful than when I first activated 2%. Even leaving my body feeling numb for a few moments after I turned off One for All.

So it will probably be a little more time til I can feel like I could at least be a little confident to try that again...

"Take 10-15 minutes before trying again Young Midoriya, and Erika try to focus on how much of those leaves you can produce at a time and where. As you said it was a first attempt, but continued experimentation should help you get a better grasp in creating them." All Might said, getting them both to nod.

I let out a sigh of relief as Erika looked out into the ocean before taking a deep breath.

O-Okay I can do this. I can do this.

"E-Erika?" I asked, getting her attention.

"Yes Izuku?" She asked with her head tilted.

I-I can't do this. I-I can't do this.

Taking one more deep breath to calm myself I asked her.

"W-What is the name you picked Erika?" I asked, getting her to stiffen as her fangs poked out of her cheeks briefly before retracting as she gained a confused expression.

"How did you-" She cut herself off with a sigh. "Graham told you this morning, didn't she."

"S-She did, and that you wanted to tell me." I said, looking away at her. "I-I was curious on what you chose."

"At least she didn't tell you, and honestly it's not even that much of a good name. I just picked a surname from an old friend from high school." Erika said with a shrug.

"N-Not really, really I think any surname you would have chosen would have been a good one." I said, letting out a sigh of relief, before my face turned red and buried my face in my hands.

W-Why did I say that!

I heard Erika let outgrow king in the back of her throat before a pair of vines wrapped around me and pulled me closer to her. B-Before pressing herself against my back!

"That is really sweet of you to say Izuku." Erika said as she leaned her head over my shoulder with a smile. T-To which I tried not to look her in the face while I felt mine continuing to heat up.

"I-I just meant what I said Erika." I said honestly, seeing her smile widen a little more. "So what name did you pick Erika?"

"Well to you I'm still Erika Shiragami. On file, my name is Erika Takegumi. I decided to take the surname after an old friend from high school. Given what he did it certainly fit." Erika said, her smile looking a little wistful.

"W-What was he like?" I asked curiously, getting her to sigh.

"He was my senior, there during my first two years before graduating. One of the few friends I had than, didn't have many since I entered high school earlier than normal then. He always loved to entertain people and inspire others. Never had much contact after he graduated high school, but I learned that some time after my death he became a tokusatsu actor." Erika said with a smile. "Apparently from what I later found out he specialized in playing Kaiju." 

"So is that why you decided to take his surname, besides every other reason?" I inquired, getting her to nod.

"A little bit of irony in that...and just a reminder of the old days and where I'm about to do again." Erika sighed out. "I miss those days, before delving deep into genetics like my father. I have no regrets on that part as my work has helped others. Yet I do miss those simpler days, even with all the Kaiju attacks."

With that her vines loosened a little as she smiled at me.

"Considering everything it seems like that might be true even now. But it will not stop me from enjoying them when I can with Izuku." She said, getting me to smile as well.

"A-And I hope do hope to be able to enjoy them with you..." I said, getting her to grin and Erika's vines to tighten around me as she leaned forward a bit more. "E-Erika?!"

"Than let's just stay here, at least for a little bit longer. Unless you have no problem with it." Erika said with a grin her face turning red as I sighed and looked away to see both All Might and mom smiling at us. The former seemed to be ushering mom further back on the beach.

Sighing at that I tried to focus on looking out at the ocean.

"I-I have no problem with that Erika, just can you please loosen your vines a little." I said, and let out a sigh at feeling her loosen up her vines.

"No problem." Erika said before looking out at the ocean with a small smile. "I've missed this, even before everything. Ever since I was little I've always been looking out either at the ocean or Lake Ashi. Never thought I would miss looking at over them until me and father left Japan. Especially after my death, the only real time I could actually enjoy it was on my hunting grounds after regaining my cognizance. But as a human again, it is something I deeply missed."

"I can't really imagine what it must have been like Erika, but at least I think you might have gotten a great view there?" I asked, getting her to nod.

"At least one of the only good parts of having a human soul I control  inside a Kaiju. Still I rarely strayed to my favorite hunting ground's sea, but the views from them especially the sunsets were beautify. Better than anything I saw on Lake Ashi." Erika said, to which I gave her an inquisitive look.

"That I think I can image, just seeing the sunsets on an ocean and seeing as far and wide that we couldn't achieve through normal means or Quirk." I said, thinking of such a scenario. "Erika can you tell me more about this hunting ground of yours?"

"Maybe another time Izuku." Erika said, her voice giving a clear indication she doesn't want to talk about it.

One of a few things she doesn't want to talk about, nor do I want to risk her snapping like the other day. Thankfully I do have something else I wanted to know.

"Erika do you mind asking what school was like back in your time." I said, getting her to tilt her head. "It will most likely not apply to be similar to U.A., but I am curious on what it must have been like back than."

"Back when it wasn't a world of superpowers and Kaiju attacks constantly?" Erika said, getting me to nod shakily before she shrugged her shoulders. "I don't mind, not that I have much to tell except for when a Kamacurus attack the province during my second year. No where near the school but I watch the military drive it off to look for a better place." 

"Really, I think I saw a recording of that event. What was it like in person?" I asked, getting her to smile.

From there we began to talk for a bit, at least until my body began to not feel sore. Just the two of us talking about how things were like centuries apart while looking at the ocean. And considering everything and trying my best to ignore Erika pressing herself against me...I enjoyed it.

A calm moment to enjoy, just the two of us.

(3rd POV - ??? - Next Day - 3 Days until Entrance Exams)

"So what is this doctor?" All for One said on his chair, placing a hand on his chin as he observed the sight before him. Well seeing through the cameras he had installed to make up for his lack of vision.

They couldn't record anything, mainly there so he could interact with Infrared so he could see clearly. And if he still had an eyebrow he would raise one at the sight before him.

For days Garaki and him would they would be discussing what they decided to term Project Kodoku. Named after the old Japanese poisonous magic, using several poisonous insects and locking them in a jar underground, with them all killing each other until one remains, and that one contains the venom of all insects used to curse those who the caster commands.

So the name did have a sense of appeal to All for One. And it did match what Garaki had described what happens to the subject before creating these new Nomu.

Kokuyōsenki's and the Kaiju's blood while siphoned after each transfusion had an interesting effect. When inducted into the Nomu making process and into the bodies of subjects, it turns into a potent toxic substance.

So much so aside from Subject KCN-0 of the 14 subjects they have gathered only two survived while another two where in the incubation process. The rest of their bodies couldn't take it and eventually broke down into nothing than gray and blue sludge the Garaki had claimed was too toxic and practically unsalvageable including the Quirks they originally posed.

So he was confused on why Garaki had brought out Subject KCN-11 out of the tube and in front of him.

All for One had seen his file when Garaki had brought him into experimentation. Subject KCN-11 was a simple black haired, brown eyed office drone. Something he had seen so much so the look had all but blended into one through his long life.

Yet now, the man was practically unrecognizable.

His hair and skin had become pale and grayish with the blood veins very visible and blue. The eyes had gained a black sclera and blue pigmentation with the pupil slitted. Along with fangs and claws of different lengths and the growth on a large jagged horn jutting from his right arm. The most worrying feature was the small blue crystal growths all over his body.

Better not to touch those.

Looking at Subject KCN-11 he could see that his whole body was shaking and convulsing, staring blankly and attentively like any other Nomu. Yet looked like a gentle breeze might as well blow him over.

"A failure, but a beneficial one for you. Unfortunately this subject while he did take well to the hybridization process at first, eventually something went wrong and Subject KCN-11's blood began to clot and crystallize. Alongside organ failure and lose of most cognitive functions, sadly he is about ready to keel over any moment now. But he has one more use to you." Garaki said, as All for One grinned as he processed the doctor's words.

Standing up from his chair and Garaki gestured to Subject KCN-11 to go to All for One.

KCN-11 wordlessly  shuffled towards All for One, whose arm coiled and shot forward.  Grabbing onto his forehead as red streaks of energy flowed up from the test subject into All for One's arm. The crystal growths started to grow longer as the supervillain moved his hand away from KCN-11 as he began to sway side to side.

"Good, now go back to your tube and rest." Garaki said, to which Subject KCN-11 began to shuffle past them, and for an empty tube that he had been transported in. Only for that to turn into a hobble as the subject let out a groan before going completely still. "He made it farther than I thought."

"Than allow me doctor." All for One said, raising his hand as the subject's petrified corpse levitated to Dr. Garaki's surprise.

"Are you certain sir?" He asked as the corpse was lifted into the tube and closed shut.

"I'm more than certain, a little chance to stretch. Alongside a token for the subject's Quirk." All for One said as he closed his left hand into a fist.

Before it seemed to fuse together and grow a layer of bone before resembling the end of a mallet twice was big as his fist.

Cudgel, a simple transformation Quirk much to All for One's style. Wasted on a salaryman, and he could already think of several uses for such a Quirk.

"Inform me if it is possible to salvage a Quirk from a subject if that is possible at least an hour ahead of time. Given the current procedure's it might not be possible they survive that long it is still an opportunity to capitalize on." All for One said as he took an experimental swing with his hand before transforming it back and sitting in his chair.

"Of course." Garaki said, checking the floor to see if any crystals had fallen off. Letting out a sigh of relief when there wasn't.

"And the progress on Subject KCN-09?" All for One inquired.

"Stable but not useable, liquified yet still functional even undergoing the second process. He survived the process, but can no longer be qualified as human anymore or barely a Nomu either. On account of his body was not suited to host a Quirk like his in nature alive, yet when in contact with some of the remains of Subject KCN-10 it integrated them into it's form." Garaki said, getting All for One.

"A parasitic Quirk, on that works after the wielder's body is destroyed." All for One said with a grin, an idea forming to mind of the possibilities. "Keep an eye on Subject KCN-09 and experiment with an liquidized remains. This could some provide what we need for Project Shin."

"Already collecting data from both Subjects KCN-0 and KCP-09 are providing more fruitful data than I've done in the past 6 months. I would say more experimenting in Project Kodoku is the final step we need. Yet what to do if Subject KCN-09 fails to yield any results?" Garaki inquired, already having an inkling on what All for One could do.

Yet he will never vocally admit to be against giving another member of Project Kodoku to Shigaraki until the results showed that he could perfect the process. Hell not even KCN-09 if needed.

"I doubt that but I do have an idea, yet in due time doctor. I believe you have more pressing matters to deal with doctor." All for One said, pointing to the tube and what he noticed something from the cameras.

Garaki looked and cursed under his breath as Subject KCN-11's right hand was now completely covered in blue crystal growths and the wrist was half melted.

Seems like that he wasn't as stable as he thought. Luckily he had booked himself a day off from Jaku General Hospital to harvest what secrets he could from KCN-11's corpse before it was fully crystallized and melted.

Honestly between 0,9, and 11 Garaki was certain that he was close to figuring out what this genetic mutation that the Kaiju and Shigaraki had alluded too. It would make production of this and both projects much easier.

"I'm sure Johnny's all rested right now, it would be best to dissect and dispose of KCN-11 by today's end. Perhaps a suggestion for more subjects outside of my methods." Garaki said, piquing All for One's interest.

"What would that be?" He inquired.

"Having some of your agents to restart the Underground Masquerade in different cities one at a time. Taking the winner and any disqualifies we could catch off guard for experimentation." Garaki said, to which the supervillain grinned.

"And close them down with police and heros, sneaking away another few in the process." All for One surmised, getting Garaki to nod.

An effective smokescreen and the perfect means to gather subjects, a tried and trued method he hadn't used in around six-seven years to that extent.

"Consider it done doctor, you'll be hearing news of one being closed down by the end of the month. So you believe that the same qualifications would benefit Project Kodoku?" All for One said.

"If KCN-0 is of any indication it will." Dr. Garaki said certainly. 

Given he didn't have an -O blood and certainly wasn't Quirkless alongside Garaki only having to make minor adjustments to prevent further degradation, he was as stubborn in death as he was in life.

"I will be on call if you need anything else." Garaki said as he went to pick up Johnny.

"Of course doctor." All for One said as he relaxed into his chair. As best he could anyway.

Progress with both Project Kodoku on the doctor's end was going good alongside with the Kaiju on Tomura's end. He mused things could get very interesting with this and the events shifting due to what happened in Futuna yesterday.

There was no confirmations, yet there were those who whispered in the dark it might be a sign.

Something All for One was certain to be true.

Even if he didn't plan it out this way, he knew that an era would be ending soon. A transition period to what he wishes to achieve.

Still he does wish for Project Shin to be completed by that time.

Yet All for One knew that if his plan was correct and Garkai's research bore fruit, than KCN-09 could very well be the prelude to the devastation Project Shin will unleash.

(??? - 5 minutes later)

Ed was a simple Nomu, although it thought itself a little smarter than the others. Maybe slightly above average.

Standing on four legs to support it's body, raising a front one to scratch it's drooping ear, a small club like tail banging against the floor before stopping to scratch it's ear with it's fingers.

It was asked to keep this Nomu calm until further notice and that is what it was going to do until the doctor returns.

Although this Nomu was beyond bizarre to Ed, and that was saying something...

Yet Ed sat in front of the tube, sticking it's tongue out waiting for the doctor to return...

Wait it heard the doctor returned!

Ed went and turned to face him, only to turn back as the strange Nomu ran into the glass.

Right, needed to keep an eye on it...even if Ed  didn't wish for it.

The strange Nomu unlike the others had half of it's brain covered by a pair of bone ridges running on it's side like horns. That and it was basically half greenish-gray goop with reddish streaks with several tendrils of flesh, blue blood leaking from sores that kept opening and closing. The only formed bits were a pair of orange slotted eyes with black sclera that seemed to glow, teeth sticking out of a makeshift snout, and a pair of fully formed crimson wings with a due claw.

It settled down with Ed's attention on it and rested on the bottom of it's tank, a long with parts of it's body that had broken off already.

Whatever the heck that Nomu was, it was pretty freaky.

"I see you've been doing your job Ed." Garaki said, with Ed just stating at Subject KCN-09 in it's tube. "And it seems to have gotten smaller alongside falling apart. I know just how to remedy that."

The doctor lifted up the top of the tube, pulling out a sealed container that had KCN-11's partly crystallized hand and tipped it over. The small mass of crystal and melted flesh fell in as the doctor sealed the top.

Watching as KCN-09 flapped it's wings, several portions on them filling up like sacs before blowing it to the top of the tube.

"So he's developed propulsion into his wings, fascinating." Garaki noticed as several bits of it's tendrils fell down to the bottom as it grabbed the piece and soon began to integrate the whole thing into it's body. Crystals and all before flowing back down to bottom to the tank. "Ed signal me if KCN-09 breaks down or does something."

Ed banged his tail against the floor as Garaki stepped away from the tank, before sighing at seeing KCN-14 liquified beyond salvation while KCN-13 still somewhat stable. He would know if she would completely liquified soon for not.

At least he managed to to complete one subject on Project Kodoku and another one the way. The first of perhaps a handful of others, yet a handful was probably all they needed.

They were the finally step in completing Project Shin, with the results he was getting Garaki was sure it wouldn't be decades before he finished it. Once he had overall perfected the process for Project Kodoku, it was only a matter of when.

(3rd POV - Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall - That Afternoon)

"So what do you think?" Erika inquired as she reformed outside of the dressing room.

She was wearing the red jacket that Midnight had given her, but underneath was a black shirt with a white lines along the seems. It was long sleeved and went up to her neck and wore long grayish pants that thankfully didn't seem to cling to her legs.

Erika didn't know why so many of those pants had to be so tight.

"I think it looks good on you Erika." Inko said with a smile.

"I'll say, not the best yet the mixture of black and red does look good on you. Not to the extend of the shirt but it will look good as casual wear." Mitsuki said, getting Erika to nod.

As Inko had mentioned days before after a few days of settling in to going cloth shopping. Only received so much from Midnight and none of Inko's clothes seemed to fit. With Inko brining in Mitsuki as supposedly an expertise in this issue.

Than and Erika suspected to get her away from the current issues with her brat.

And after meeting her, she liked Mitsuki a lot better than the brat. Which to be honest wasn't that all that difficult.

At least Mitsuki was kind to Izuku, although a little awkward on both ends considering.

Erika also had to admit Inko was right about Mitsuki's expertise. She did like most of the cloths she suggested, minus the cloths that seemed too tight for her. Just that as long as these clothes weren't consisted of only reds and greens Erika could careless.

Yet there was one thing that she could care about...

"Good enough for me. Only got one more thing to try out, but shouldn't Izuku be back by now?" Erika questioned while she tilted her head.

Izuku had been here for most of the time, although his face was at multiple times rather compared to a tomato with how red it was...

Not that Erika was any better with some of the selections of clothing she had been picked and granted she only showed the items that she wasn't all that sure on...

Considering she had spotted both Inko and Mitsuki just outside of the dressing room he must have been somewhere else.

"He just needed a minute." Inko said with a grin before it turned into a small frown. "Although he should have been back by now."

"He still has his phone on him right?" Mitsuki asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Izuku still does." Inko said, knowing after everything he had it one him at all times.

That and a lighter. 

With Shiten still missing while Inko was more than sure her son could deal with him Izuku and hoped that he was as far away as possible it seemed her son couldn't help but be prepared incase that did happen again. To which she hoped that it never did.

"Than he would at least know to send a message if something went wrong, that's what he did the other day didn't he?" Mitsuki asked, getting Inko to him and nod that she did have a point.

That and she was pretty sure currently the safest place for him to be was within the store with Erika here given her track record.

"True, he probably wouldn't be more than a minute or two longer." Inko said with a small smile.

Erika stared at her for a moment before nodding.

"Alright, got one more outfit to try out." She said, getting them both to grin.

"Something you wanted to show Izuku than." Mitsuki said with a knowing smirk.

"Yes, wasn't too sure on it in the first place. I like it, but could use a few more opinions." Erika said before looking away.

"I'm sure that you would look good in whatever you choose Erika, and I'm pretty sure Izuku would believe so as well. That's if we can decipher what he said as well. Still it's your choice Erika." Inko said with a smile, getting Erika to nod before spores began to emerge from her body.

"True, but like I said I could use a second opinion." Erika said, breaking into spores and slipping back into the dressing room.

All while Mitsuki shaker her head with a smile.

"Honestly when I first saw her I thought that she was going to eat your boy alive. I mean her temperament aside she seems a bit more like him." Mitsuki said as Inko sighed while standing next to her. "Than again you said she hadn't interact much with anyone for a long time."

"A very long time, honestly she is more open with just us. And than again if something would have irritated her, no matter what Erika would make it quite clear." Inko said, getting her friend to chuckle a little

"Seen that already from a few glances, that and the growling. Might give her some tips later." Mitsuki said.

"Please don't, I'm pretty sure Erika doesn't need any more ideas to deal with people who bother her. We both seen what she could do and Izuku already told me what she could do to those that anger her." Inko sighed out.

"Still might." Mitsuki said while shaking her head and sighing. "Yet to think she was in a hospital for the longest time. Granted you said it was part of her, yet you couldn't really tell."

"True, but she really is happier than anytime Izuku had ever seen her." Inko said with a smile.

"Granted what your brat did was beyond stupid, at least it worked out and is getting everything checked out." Mitsuki huffed, getting Inko to shake her head.

"I'm still wished he would have told me considering how desperately Erika needed the treatment." Inko sighed out.

As far as Mitsuki knew Erika was someone had meant and had been helping out for a while like she had initially believed while in a hospital for health issues. But now being known that as a complication with Erika's healing factor.

Honestly Inko could barely remember the entire details that Izuku had looked up on complications that could arise with regenerative Quirks in order to help better cover up the story. And she did double down on the issue on the past few days since it was revealed Izuku had.

To which she did remember that most results that she had seen weren't pretty and quite horrific. And Inko quickly quashed those thoughts to not worry herself about Izuku as he would constantly be checked up upon.

But it was more than easy enough to explain to Mitsuki or anyone else if they tried to pried into the issue. And help explain that due to Izuku's blood type and 'Quirk' and the rarity he was literally the only person before Erika's condition went critical.

Not a complete lie.

And something Inko was still a little upset on not being told everything sooner.

But the main issue had been to explaining Izuku's Quirk to Mitsuki.

Alongside Hisashi she had confided in Mitsuki first when she had first discovered her son was Quirkless. Going over the possibilities to prove that maybe there was more than the extra toe joint to show that he had a Quirk and it could emerge later in life.

Promptly crying to here when the blood tests showed nothing.

So when Izuku's mutations began to affect his appearance it was easy enough as a growth spurt.

 But considering his last fight with Shiten had been recorded and the video had been circulating online, Inko was at least thankful she managed to get the base of a story straight before Mitsuki asked.

It wasn't easy enough to pass off Izuku's changes and One for All as a Kaiju aspect Quirk his body had only started to get used to a while ago and Mitsuki still had a question or two, but it seemed like that she believed it for now.

"True that." Mitsuki said, breaking Inko from her thoughts before frowning. "Speaking of which I think he shouldn't Izuku be back by now. I know he needed to cool off again, but it has been a bit?"

Inko nodded as she checked her phone to see nothing from Izuku and it had been a few minutes.

While it had been amusing and adorable to see Izuku continuously getting flustered at Erika, it got to the point that Inko thought her son's brain would short circuit.

Literally, the last time he had seen what Erika wore Inko swore she saw the faintest signs of green sparks around his head.

The smell of something burning more or less confirmed it.

So she had said he could check if they had any All Might merch he didn't have in the store to not risk him possibly short circuiting.

Though she figured that perhaps Izuku would be back by now. He shouldn't be that much further from here.

"I'll guess that I will go check up on him than." Mitsuki said with a shrug, breaking Inko out of her thoughts to see her friend smiling. "And it's been a while since I heard you mutter like that."

"Y-Yes it's been a few years I think, but are you sure Mitsuki? Izuku could be back at any moment." Inko said, getting Mitsuki to chuckle as she shook her head.

"Maybe, but you brought me here for more than just helping Erika with clothing or to hang out didn't you?" Mitsuki asked with a smile while Inko flinched. Before pointing off to the side. "Let me return the favor a little. Besides if what you said is true you might have a bigger issue and she'll only listen to you."

Inko looked and her eyes widened in surprise at seeing spores starting to emerge from the dressing stall before seeming to duck back down into their at first glance. Groaning inwardly a little.

While she was sure Erika could keep herself under control and was probably overreacting, but better safer than sorry. 

Especially if she still had decided to leave into the store with any unpaid for clothes on.

"Right, just let me know if he isn't in the store anymore." Inko sighed out as she still spotted spores trailing out from under her door.

Both her and Mitsuki doubted it, yet given his current track record.

"I'm sure he's fine but consider it done." Mitsuki said with a wave as she walked out of the dressing rooms. While Inko just sighed as she turned back to the room Erika was in.

(2 minutes later)

Perhaps Inko was just over worrying Izuku again. Something Mitsuki often noticed, though considering the amount of issues the boy had seemed to accumulate weekly in these past few months was just ridiculous.

At least he was more manageable than her own troublesome brat!

Mitsuki pinched the bridge of her nose wondering just where the hell did he get his asinine ego complex from! She knew Katsuki got his temperament from her and he certainly didn't get it from either her or Masaru.

Capability for making a horrendous choice with no thought for repercussions and apparently stubbornness too. Definitely from Masaru.

But a fucking ego complex, that was his own issue! Especially with how he has been these past few days.

Either uncharacteristically silent from her brat or scowling and yapping at anything that set him off like an overgrown chihuahua!

No in betweens!

At least she was thankful to have that brat out of her hair for a few more hours besides school. That and Masaru has admittedly getting better on handling him as of late. Wan't much, but it was progress!

Mitsuki let out an irritated sigh, banishing those thought.

At least Inko had her own set of problems to deal with besides an extra mouth to feed.

Seems to be a bit of a lull in her and Yagi's relationship, the issue with Izuku's and Erika's procedure. Rightfully so. Honestly Mitsuki was surprised Inko wasn't going critical on that issue but after hearing it Mitsuki restrained herself from smacking the man with the extra saddle she kept at all times.

Mostly.

Things seemed patched up between the two and Mitsuki was happy for her.

Although Yagi pulls anything like this again and she'll finish what is left of that B-movie zombie looking corpse after Inko was done with him!

And than there was Izuku.

Honestly the brat was the same as ever except for developing a backbone to stand against her brat more or less.

Both figuratively and literally.

Speaking of which she just had to wonder where the hell did this Quirk come from, especially a Kaiju aspect mutation. Granted neither she nor Inko knew what Quirks Hisashi's parents had, not even the man himself knew so it was a possibility there.

She sure as hell knew both of Inko's parent's Quirk, and apparently whatever kind of shield he's generating sounds like her father's Quirk. Just replace the bio electricity with telekinesis and it would be be the exact same.

Honest Mitsuki knew that about some Quirks activating at this time from researching with Inko years ago, but they all had signs years before to point it out. This just happened over the course of several weeks gradually.

And Izuku could barely control it.

Considering it was a Kaiju aspect Quirk and Erika had one that as much as Mitsuki hated to agree with her brat made her look like a humanoid Biollante. Not the strangest aspect she had heard from such a Quirk, the resemblance was uncanny.

Mitsuki had some suspicions, but knowing Inko and how the both of them were constantly getting checked out she'll keep quite about the matter until things settled down for everyone.

She knew Inko enough that she would never do anything to potentially harm her own son in the long rung. And sooner or later, she'll cave and get some answers.

Mitsuki came to a stop once she saw Izuku and smiled.

"Just as I thought, nothing to worry about with him." She said at seeing him.

But for now it looks like there was nothing for her to worry about.

Especially since it seemed like Izuku seemed to have been getting along with other kids his age for the first time since he was little. Socially awkward as hell still, but the kid with the rock like head seemed that way as well.

And it would seem they were just finishing up their conversation, as she could see what she could only assume to be his parents behind him.

Although Mitsuki wasn't too sure the black haired kid with them too.

(Izuku POV - 5 minutes earlier)

I-I think I'm alright now...

S-Still don't know how to process all of this though...

N-Never been in a situation like this before...

I took a deep breath to calm myself as I exited the isle and began to walk back to the clothing section of the store.

H-Honestly I think mom was right and I need a moment to breath...though there wasn't anything in this section that I don't already have. Nor even any cards too.

And I felt my face redden once when I thought about how many outfits I had seen Erika in...

T-This is just after I've pretty much gotten used to the clothes she borrowed from Midnight, mostly anyway. A-At least most of the clothes that she and Auntly Mitsuki picked covered more although some were just as revealing.

T-That and I'm trying not to picture what else that she picked that I haven't seen...and failing to do so too...

I-I can't help it...she looked....

S-She looked...

S-She looked...b-beautiful in whatever she wore...

At this I covered my face with my heads to hide how red it was.

I-I really need to get a handle on this, but it is true. S-She really did look beautiful...

H-Hopefully there isn't that much clothes left for her to go throw. And I think I can make it through the rest of the trip here without needing to repeat this.

M-Maybe.

Hopefully.

Still I should probably head back to where they are, mom will probably be getting worried by now-

"Look out you two." A voice called out, getting me to remove my hands from my face.

Getting my eyes to widen along with a taller boy around my age with a rock like head to both stumble back as we nearly collided with each other!

Only for the both of us to be grabbed by our shoulders and pulled back up onto our feet by a black haired boy also our age. That was close.

"You two alright?" He asked.

"Y-Yes." I said while the boy with the rock like head nodded, getting the black haired boy to nod.

"Good, so why were you covering your eyes. Perhaps you were embarrassed by someone trying outfits." The black haired boy said, getting my face to redden again.

"H-How-""Been there with both my mom and sister at least when I was was a kid. Well mom likes to embarrass us even today. You just had too much didn't you?" The black haired boy said after cutting me off.

"I-I did." I admitted as the boy with the rock like head raised his hands.

"A-And I'm sorry too.'  The boy apologized by signing. 'J-Just trying too find my parents in the store after using the restroom and I didn't look where I was going. T-This is the first time I've been here." He replied somewhat shakily.

Judging by how he was shaking he was possibly mute or too shy to speak. If the later I could take some comfort in that.

"It's alright." I said, getting the taller boy to nod while I sighed.

Learned how to sign as a recommendation to try and cut down on my muttering a long time ago. It didn't work and for a time I couldn't stop a muttering spree without signing in tune with it the entire time. T-Took me a while to shake off and I might be somewhat rusty.

"Doesn't look like that to me." The black haired boy, getting me to freeze.

"N-Not again." I sighed out.

"We all have our moments. Can't read sign language, but the issue was that he wasn't looking where he was going wasn't he?" The black haired boy said, getting the taller boy to nod shakily. "Anyway I'm Mikumo Akatani."

"H-Hello I'm Koji Koda." The taller boy  signed out.

"M-My name is Izuku Midoriya. It's nice to meet you both." I said, getting Koda to nod while Akatani just stared at me for a moment.

I tried to look away from him, making a quick note that Koda seemed to be just about as tall as Erika was, maybe a little shorter. 

Same with quickly noting Akatani had bags under his eyes, a possible lack of sleep for multiple days or insomnia. That and he seemed to be as tall as I was not that long ago. Well with a slight slouch-

"Wait I thought you looked familiar." Akatani said, snapping his fingers and breaking me out of my musings." Midoriya you're the one from that video. Fighting his bully turned villain on Trigger and some other villain."

This got my eyes to widen and Koda to looked surprised before signing.

"T-That was you?!" Koda said to which I just nodded shakily.

S-So they both saw the video than. Which considering every I shouldn't really been surprised. That and Shiten's crimes had been made public after his first arrest. Just not about me thankfully.

"Y-Yes and I wish things didn't have to come down to it. He had so many opportunities to back down and all he got was becoming a villain and damaging his body to do so even before the Trigger..." I sighed out.

"And even after going into so much effort you still wish that it didn't come down to that. And that you wished to help him." Akatani said, to which I sighed in agreement. "I wouldn't have gone like that, but you do you."

"B-Besides you tried to make sure no one else became stuck in the battle was incredible, almost like you were a hero." Koda signed out, his hand movement and expression changed to excitement. "Wait are you planning on going to U.A.?"

"I-I am actually, so you are too?" I asked with a small smile.

"Yes!"  Koda signed out with a grin, before his face turned sheepish. "Sorry, it's just going to U.A. has been my dream and I'm just happy the entrance exams were moved up. K-Kind of nervous too..."

"B-Believe me Koda I can understand perfectly. K-Kind of nervous about the exams myself..." I admitted, getting Koda to look at me in surprise.

"Wait are you two talking about U.A.?" Akatani said, getting both me and Koda to nod. To which he just chuckled. "Small world, I'm attending them as well."

"S-So all three of us want to be heros than?" I said getting them both to nod.

 Left unsaid if we managed to pass the exams that is.

"Then I guess we'll be seeing each other at the exams than." Akatani said, getting both myself and Koda to nod in agreement. "I take it that I'll see you at the recommendation exams than Midoriya?"

"A-Actually I won't be there, but I do know someone that will be there." I said while shaking my head, getting Akatani to raise an eyebrow before shrugging.

"Would have thought otherwise, yet that just means you probably have a better shot at entering U.A. than I do. You and Koda both do." Akatani said and I could kind of see his point.

Normally there was only four open slots for recommendations into the hero course per year. Yet I wasn't sure if news of an extra two slots being entered into circulation from Nezu yet. Well one extra slot considering Erika.

Still while the recommendation exams would allow much less students into the hero course, they were sponsored by heros to qualify so it would say something about their skills, especially if Akatani was a participant.

"I would have thought the same Midoriya, yet I probably might not be able to pass the enterance exam..." Koda signed while lowering his head. "My Quirk is more suited for being a rescue hero if  the exam is combat oriented."

"T-That might be true Koda, but there is more to be a hero besides that. Besides we don't know what the exams would be like so it might not be like that." I said honestly.

Which was technically true, I have only known the only aspects for the entrance exams where the exam grounds were functionally cityscapes and the one pointers with shut off switches on their body. Implying for their to be more levels of robots used in exams.

And I was explicitly forbidden from mentioning from mentioning any minute details about the exam, which was more than fair. Still I didn't know anything and the exam could be nearly incapacitating  them without destroying the robots instead of purely destroying them.

"Plus there is always the general course, from what I know there is chances to get into the hero course. Still I believe that you both could make it into the hero course." I said, getting both Koda and Akatani to smile.

"Koda there you are." The three of us heard someone said from behind Koda, turning it to the see a brown haired man and a tall blond haired woman with features similar to him except for the hair and a pair of horns poking through, both with a few shopping bags in hands.

I believed  that these were Koda's parents, probably looking for him after they got done shopping. With Koda's mother moving forward to hug him.

"We were wondering where you were dear." Koda's mom said while his cheeks turned pink and he began to sign.

"I-I'm okay mom, I was just a little lost. At least I met Midoriya and Akatani. They seem nice enough and their taking the exams too." Koda signed out, getting both of his parents to nod while I smiled at his words.

"So you two are going to U.A. as well, bit of a small world isn't it?" Koda's father said, getting Akatani to chuckle.

"Exactly as I said, anyway we were just wishing him luck on his exams."  Akatani said, getting me to nod in agreement.

"And we wish the both of you the same and thank you for keeping an eye on him for a moment." Koda's mom said.

"I-It's no problem." I said.

"It was nice to meet you two, I hope to see you guys again at U.A." Koda signed and waved as both he and his parents began to walk away.

"You too." I said, waving him goodbye.

"Nice kid, should probably brush up on sign language if we end up as classmates. But anyway I should be get going myself." Akatani said.

"S-Same here, I've been away for too long anyway." I said.

"We'll than go ahead I'm not keeping you long. But I do have one question, is there any good hero figurines here. Preferably Crust?" Akatani said, getting me to nod.

"T-They have one in stock from what I saw." I said, getting Akatani to grin. "I-Is he your favorite hero?"

"Nope, he is my little brother's favorite hero. Figured I would see if it was the same figure he has or not. Anyway take care Midoriya." Akatani said with a wave as he began to walk off.

"Y-You too as well." I said before walking off.

Hoping that I didn't worry them too much...

"So that's what was taking you so long." I heard Auntie Mitsuki said, getting me to pale as I turned around to face her. Seeing her grin didn't help.

"A-Auntie-""It's alright brat I saw and heard the tail end of that talk. Next time be able to keep a better track of time okay?" She cut me off, getting me to nod shakily. "That and I'm pretty sure that Erika would have come looking for you herself if Inko wasn't back there."

"N-No again..." I muttered, getting her to chuckle.

"Seems like she has a record of breaking out of places, you found quite the catch there Izuku." Mitsuki said, getting my face to redden and to look away.

"A-Auntie Mitsuki please don't..." I said, getting her to laugh before shaking her head.

"Alright fine, besides we're almost done. Do you think you can manage that." Mitsuki said with a teasing grin.

"I-I think so." I said before my face going red as she ruffled my hair and myself trying pull away.

S-She alway did it to me and Kacchan since we were kids. N-Neither of us getting used to it.

"Then we better go, not sure if Inko could hold her off for long." Mitsuki said with a grin.

"Hopefully, but yeah." I said with a nod as began to walk to the changing room.

"So I overheard that those two boys were taking the exams for U.A. too. I guess you're hoping to meet them again there." Mitsuki said, getting me to nod.

"M-Might not be able to see them in a few days but hopefully. I believe that we can get into the hero course. A-And if I can't pass the exams at least I can get a chance if I can make it to them in the first place there is always the Sports Festival." I said determinedly.

"After that performance the other day you damned well earned. Still as you said you have another shot." Mitsuki said, before shaking her head. "Your hoping to make a new start at U.A.?"

"M-Maybe, yet I do know that it will be for me and Erika." I said before taking a deep breath. "A-And I do hope that that it will help Kacchan as well."

Auntie Mitsuki stopped in her trek for a second before letting out a chuckle.

"Really hoping that my brat gets his ass kicked into gear there!" She said before looking back at me. "Even after everything you still care about him?"

"I-I do. I believe that he can become a hero but..."I said, getting her to chuckle again.

"His ego needs to be taken down a few stories, probably not how you would word it right." Mitsuki said dryly, to which I nodded in agreement. "How many times have I told you that you are too nice for your own good Izuku?" 

"A few times." I said, trying to think of the last time she did so. I think maybe a few years ago. Haven't interacted with Auntie Mitsuki and Uncle Masaru much in a long while.

"And I'll keep saying it, but never change that about you brat." Mitsuki said shaking her head with a smile. "Now come on I doubt you want to keep Inko or Erika waiting anymore."

"Right." I said with a nod as I followed her back to the dressing room.

(Two minutes later)

And I should have expected mom to have been hugging me as soon as she saw me.

"I'm okay mom." I said, getting her to smile and sigh as she let me go.

"I know Izuku, but I can't stop from worrying about you. That and Erika tried to slip out while Mitsuki looked for you." Mom said, getting a low growl to emerge from the dressing rooms. "So I take it that would found something that caught your eye?"

"N-Not really, me and another boy were distracted and nearly ran into each other." I admitted embarrassedly while rubbing the back, getting mom to sigh. "T-Thankfully we were caught before we could collide and talked for a bit."

"And get this, apparently the two of them are also taking the entrance exam and Izuku is hoping to see them again." Mitsuki said, getting Mom's eyes to light up.

"Really, that's great Izuku." Mom said happily, getting me to nod.

"H-Hopefully, they seemed nice enough. Though I'm not sure of that with the exams. And one of them is taking the recommendation exams." I admitted.

"Than maybe you can tell me about him later. Might keep an eye out at for him than." Erika said, her voice getting me to freeze up as I saw one of her vines poking out from the entrance from the dressing rooms before retracting.

"S-Sure." I said, taking a deep breath to calm myself down.

I can do this.

I can do this.

"That can wait for later, Erika I believe that you wished to show Izuku your latest choice." Mom said before turning to face Mitsuki. "It is probably the best outfit of the bunch."

"We'll be the judge of that, but I think I know Izuku's answer." Mitsuki said, gett8ng my face to redden. "Just get it over you two."

We could Erika let out a soft growl before letting out a sigh.

"Izuku are you ready?" Erika asked, getting me to nod.

"Y-Yes." I said, trying to prepare myself before Erika stepped out behind the wall.

M-My preparations didn't really help at all...

"I kind of liked these clothes, though I wasn't too sure about the whole thing and could use a second opinion. So what do you think Izuku?" Erika asked, looking away from me while I tried to not look away myself. With both of our faces red.

Erika was wearing a dark red shirt with black edges and short sleeves that exposed a little below her neck and a large opening alongside her upper back. Big enough that she could probably sprout a few vines from their comfortably. On he hands were a pair of fingerless gloves dark green in coloration and golden edges. And a long pleated green skirt that went down to her heels that I thought complicated her skin tone nicely...

A-All in all she looked beautiful...

"Dang right she does, and good job not looking away this time." Mitsuki said as she slapped my shoulder, breaking me from my thoughts and covering my face. "Spoke to soon, still Izuku nailed it on the head. That and the gold seems are a nice touch."

"Thank you both. Wasn't quite sure on this one but I'll think I'll keep it." Erika said before looking at Mom. "That should be everything."

"Make sure to leave the clothes you don't want on their hangers and bring them to the desk. We'll just ring all this up than get some lunch." Mom said with a smile.

Erika nodded and quickly turned away as she walked back into the dressing rooms, wiping away her mouth before disappearing.

Though I also managed to catch her smiling at the end.

T-That's what I was hoping for and what today was supposed to be. Well besides Erika getting more clothes.

Just a day to enjoy doing normal things without worry about villains or anything related to Kaiju or Monarch.

(3rd POV - U.A. High School - half an hour later)

Toshinori sighed as he looked down at the papers with a sigh.

He was trying to make a lesson plan for the first class of heroics study. Going along the lines of the classic trying to seize a bomb in a building scenario. A good classic with teams of heros and villains. Maybe a little bit simple.

Honestly he was okay with using that method, but figured that if he was going to try a be a better teacher maybe a bit more of a scenario. To better gauge how his future students would do and to see what he would have to work with.

Much better than his teacher's first test.

He shuddered remembering first getting kicked in the face by Gran Torino...before the man proceeded to repeat the process for the rest of the class.

Yup this will definitely be a better method...not that he would ever admit that.

Sure that he had at least a week to give Nezu a baseline of a lesson plan and classes started, but he wanted to get this done soon and focus on other matters. Including the meeting tomorrow.

He heard a notification on his phone and saw a picture that Inko texted him.

 Smiling and quietly chuckling to himself at seeing her the first of a small series of Izuku reacting to some of Erika's outfits chosen before a picture of both him and her carrying bags of clothes. With Izuku looking away red faced.

He could practically imagine Inko internally squealing in delight at the sight.

"Glad that they are having a good time at least." Toshinori said with a smile before gett8ng back to work.

With this Toshinori hoped to get down with the plans soon enough. He would get to be able to spend sometime with Inko later.

And more time to prepare himself for the meeting tomorrow.

(The Next Morning - U.A. High School - 2 Days until Entrance Exams)

Shota Aizawl pinched the bridge of his noise and wanted nothing more than to curl up in his sleeping bag and ignore the world for the rest of the day.

While he took some delight in Hizashi's slack jaw, he was less than thrilled at seeing a nervous looking All Might.

An All Might who looked scrawny and skeletal appearance, his shirt in raised in one hand to reveal one of the worst injuries he had seen in his career. Along with one hell of a bombshell.

Here in the room Nezu had called a meeting with him, Hizashi, Nemuri, Snipe, and Kan. Ishiyama, Ectoplasm, and Recovery Girl were assisting Agents Gordon Kazama in evacuating and tearing down the remainders of the base and Erika's green house and container.

By the next few hour it will be nothing more than rubble. After that Kurose's Quirk will wipe all traces Monarch had ever been here.

Agents Aoki and Dupre were here for the meeting with Deputy Director Graham filling in for Serizawa as the man should be back from Futuna within the hour to finish everything else.

With the man drinking himself to sleep that night as taking the prospects of the world possibly entering another Age of Kaiju he was not going to deal with that news sober. Irrational perhaps, but little bit of news pushed past his threshold.

The hangover and the day afterwards helped him come to terms that the apocalypse might come within his lifetime and if it did at least humanity was way more prepared. Though he doubted almost anyone would not be prepared for the Kaiju not being extinct.

Aside from that and the revelations of Erika Aizawa wished that was the last of the surprises for a while.

He should have known that it was a fool's dream.

Because apparently All Might was really had a skeletal appearance and that he had chosen to become a teacher for U.A. was because he was running out of time. Cause apparently nearly six years ago he received an injury from a supervillain named All for One.

The notions about such a villain and a man who was for all intents and purposes controlled Japan's underworld from the shadows for decades. Aizawa had heard whispers of such a villain during his time of an underground hero, yet found no proof and considered nothing more than rumor.

Until proof from All Might himself and from Monarch who had experiences with the man. Who for all intents and purposes maimed All Might and forced him to essentially jump to the U.S.. in his early years.

A man who All Might was certain was dead after their final clash six years ago.

"How certain are you that this All for One is dead?" Kan asked, looking a little pale at the grisly wound before All Might placed his shirt back down.

"I smashed his head in and collapsed the building on All for One. I confirmed the man was dead myself before passing out, though I have began to suspect that his legacy is still active. That as of nearly two years ago that the remnants of his empire had at least began to restart his operations." All Might sighed out.

"Do you mean about what happened with the Sky Egg and Naruhata Crush?" Hizashi said, mainly having heard details of the later through Shota and Nemuri. To which All Might nodded to confirm their suspicions.

"Considering the nature of the events there and witnesses of their leader that would make a fair assessment you might have a point."  Aizawa said with a sigh.

An empire as large and intrenched as All Might and Nezu make it sound to be there were bound to be some sections left. The Villain Factory and their operations were possibly one such subsidiary, shutting it down probably only left a vacuum for more villains to fill.

Wether they were connected to All for One or not the gap was filled.

"Considering this was two years ago I would assume any other operations from All for One might have dissolved or gone quite. We're being informed of this as you and Nezu believe there might be more of the latter?" Snip said, getting Nezu to nod.

"That is correct, something of which I have began to look into after Yagi made his concerns to me made on the matter. Honestly I personally helped to ensure the closure of several such operations from what little we could pick up six years ago and watched the dominos continue to fall even now. Considering everything it would be prudent to at least uncover how much there is in the event All Might will need to retire." Nezu said seriously.

"And considering everything you truly believe it will be possible?"  Hizashi inquired, getting All Might to nod.

"Not just possible, definite. Possibly a year at maximum, two years if I am lucky enough." All Might admitted, shocking the rest of them in the room. 

More so as they all knew what such an event could mean if word reaches the public that the Symbol of Peace retires in such away. Even if they were prepared or not there will still be chaos.

"So you are hoping to see if there is anything left uncovered and deal with them before that time comes?" Nemuri inquired, getting All Might to nod.

"That is correct, my main focus will be at U.A. and heroics." All Might said as he scratched the back of his head. "Honestly I'm not sure even if there are any remnants left. But it is something 8 would rather not leave to chance or them emerge after my retirement."

"Not a bad idea." Aizawa muttered out with a nod.

He was used to doing that sort of work as an underground hero. While they so far had no leads, considering the incidents with the Villain Factor went dormant for a time before their dissolution it wasn't too much of a stretch.

If the Villain Factory was indeed one such remnant and if there was another faction hiding around that had similar resources it would cause nothing but problems if they decided to emerge after All Might retired.

"That is if it exists at all, but Director Serizawa has been taking precautions of Monarch's other operations across Japan to keep an eye out. We have at least attributed two thefts of Kaiju DNA to All for One's operations but that was nearly forty years ago. With possibly even more unrecovered could be in the hands these organizations possibly." Graham said with a sigh, getting Nezu to nod.

At least it would grant them a few extra eyes and ears incase these organizations did exist. Still this is the first time he had heard about something like this.

Granted given All for One's known crimes he wouldn't put it past the ancient supervillain for research or profit.

"What samples were there?" All Might inquired.

"A shell fragment from a Ganimes and a small clump of scales we could trace it's origin to the Battle of Boston." Agent Dupre said, getting Nezu to nod and Aizawa to pinched his nose.

So a piece from an overgrown stone crab and a scale either from King Ghidorah at his strongest of when Gojira nearly had a meltdown for the first time judging by which Kaiju they didn't specified which one or that it was Rodan. Something of which he could see most of his fellow staff members picturing it as well.

Honestly the implications of something of the latter sample missing was pretty bad. Even without factoring the decades it had been in the possession of villains unless it had already been used up.

Either option was not good...

"Something of which we'll have to deal with later." Nezu said as he clapped his paws together. "Now onto the second half of business and the lesser worries."

"Second half, so there was more to All for One's operations than what we heard." Kan said, getting Nezu and All Might to nod.

Although the later looked a little uncertain before steeling his expression.

"That is correct, all of you have been vetted by me to be careful of keeping this information  a secret. Like before Yagi he is the main successor of of this knowledge, Shuzenji, some of the higher ups in Monarch you've interacted with, and a trusted individual or three outside of U.A.." Nezu sighed out. "The other members of U.A.'s teaching staff will be informed of the previous information in time. Yet this will remain confidential otherwise."

"Of course, yet how much does Monarch know about this?" Nemuri inquired. To which Aizawa nodded in agreement.

Of course he would have added in who else would know about this. Yet considering the seriousness Nezu was saying this new information was they could at least be trusted too keep quite.

That and he was sure the rat would spill everything to him later.

"The previous director of Monarch learned of the truth decades ago. Outside of everyone in this room and Serizawa, he, Dr. Tōga, Dr. Mifune, Agent Gordon know." Graham said.

"I only got filled in everything recently and you all are primarily do to being in the know of Erika. Let's just say I'm thankful that Alexia will never learn about this." Aoki said as he shuddered and his wings ruffled a little.

He had seen her dissect the Meganulon with ravish. Even Alfred was disturbed by it. Did not want to risk it happening to Midoriya.

"So what does Erika have to do with this?" Hizashi asked.

"What you should be asking is what does Midoriya have to do with this?" Aizawa said, getting the shocked looks from the other teachers.

While he gave a tired glare to Nezu who looked amused. The same could not be said for Aoki as he flinched under Agent Dupre's own. All Might and Graham merely spat out blood/sighed respectfully.

"So there was something going on." Snipe said, briefly getting Aizawa's attention as the U.A. principal grinned.

"Looks like the both of you figured things out rather quickly. Yagi I believe it is time for you to take the floor again." Nezu said, getting All Might to nod as he wiped away the blood.

"Very well." All Might said before shaking his head. "What I have not mentioned was that All for One had a younger brother whose name has also been lost to time. Unlike him, the younger brother was born without a Quirk and sickly. And possibly the only person All for One ever held any sort of care for in his entire existence. One who kept rebelling against him in any way and could never kill."

"So one modicum of good this psychopath had at all. And I take it that it was still just as twisted as him?" Kan asked.

"Indeed, All for One kept his brother constantly locked up. And wether or not it was out of care or control he forced onto his brother a power stockpiling Quirk. Believing that it wouldn't put any extra strain on his body. Only to come and regret this decision when those that were against All for One found and freed his younger brother. And not that much long afterwards lead to his death. In an attempt to take his brother's Quirk, however he could not reclaim it no matter what he tried." All Might said with a grin.

"I thought that you said that All for One could take any Quirk?" Nemuri inquired as she leaned back in her seat. "Unless there is something else at play?"

"There was, All for One's younger brother was actually born with a Quirk. However it's ability was that it could transfer itself to those the user wished. On it's own a useless ability except it was immune to All for One's ability to steal Quirks. Until he had the pilling stockpiling Quirk force upon them and merged together." All Might said, getting Aizawa's eyes to widen in horror.

As the gravity of the situation hit him.

"So that's why All for One couldn't take his Quirk, he already passed it on." Hizashi said before noticing Aizawa's expression. "You alright."

"I think that he just realized that All Might had inherited this Quirk and passed it onto Midoriya Hizashi." Nerumi said with a grin as Aizawa let out a silent grown, surprising Hizashi and Kan.

"Didn't really see that coming, but seeing how close that you two are it makes sense." Snipe said with a shrug, mainly getting over his surprise.

"So there is more to your reason to retire, you've already transferred your Quirk to Midoriya." Kan said, getting All Might to nod.

"That is correct, my Quirk One for All allowed me to transfer it and the accumulated power it held since it first manifested with myself being the eighth inheritor." All Might said.

"To which Monarch started to become aware of it's existence by the sixth inheritor, only getting confirmation from All Might and Serizawa." Graham said.

"I gave Young Midoriya the Quirk about ten days ago, figuring his body could handle it and less worried about what the changes to his body could affect him. It seems to have been payed off in he has better control of it than I originally thought. Although with the difference I trained for years and could use it right off the bat, Young Midoriya can only use the lowest percentages without breaking anything after nearly a year." All Might said, to which he flinched under Aizawa's glare

"To which you were only training him to be able to inherit this One for All without blowing his limbs off by the exams." He said and All Might's training was telling. "Honestly the problem child has managed to get where he is at in under two weeks is impressive considering he probably never had one before hand. Although part of it is probably his hybrid nature."

With that Aizawa pinched his nose.

Of all the people All Might's Quirk had to go to it was the problem child. A child that was trouble magnet of the highest order.

One whose changes if they continued and seeing results of a then unknown weakened All Might having weathering altering punches had essentially turned Midoriya into both a walking and a biological nuke in raw power and potential dangers of mishandling his blood.

Combined with throwing in Erika joining this year.

"I tender my resignation immediately." He said, getting Nezu to cackle.

"Denied, but feel free to try again in three years. I might allow it than." Nezu said with a grin, getting Aizawa to shrug.

It was worth a shot.

"Aizawa if I will have to be dealing with this than so will you." Kan said with a grunt before turning to face All Might. "So he really was Quirkless?"

"He is and does anyone have a problem with it." All Might said, his tone biting back a threat and letting the words hang in the air for a few moments.

"Not really, we just had a Quirkless student graduate last year. Granted they were in the general course." Snipe said, surprising All Might. "And a few years before we had a handful going through the general and support courses, never in my years here have I seen one in the heroic course."

"So the little listener's drive to be a hero impressed you enough to give One for All!" Hizashi said grinning.

To which All Might grinned and laughed.

"Exactly! I originally accepted Nezu's offer nearly a year ago to teach at U.A. in order to find a new successor, but found Young Midoriya. Honestly I was convinced on seeing him act to save a classmate of his without even thinking of it. Granted I wasn't the best teacher until Erika arrived, but I am working on it in order to teach the next generation of heros." All Might said.

"Well you certainly did a good job with Midoriya. Well at least I think so." Aoki said.

"Me too, he seems to be on the right track." Graham said with a smile.

"Could still use plenty of work, but has the potential." Dupre said, getting a grunt from Aizawa.

"Well he certainly does has what it takes. Even when Quirkless he tried his best to save people and stood against the Kaiju, twice when it was out to get him." Snipe mention, clutching his chest.

"Seems like the cinnamon roll is just full of surprises." Nemuri said with a grin, getting Aizawa to sigh.

"Don't even think about it." He said to her before facing All Might. "You better not focus only on the problem child if he passes the exam?"

"I know he will and I intend to do so." All Might sighed out. "It will take me a few classes before I can even begin to get a feeling of how to teach my new students accordantly. But if these past 10 months with Young Midoriya have been anything it has helped me gotten a better handle on how to teach if anything and what not to do. But admittedly I still have a lot to learn."

"Good." Aizawa said bluntly, and to the shock of All Might he gave him a grin. "Each teacher has their own style especially here with the freedoms U.A. grants to teach our students. At least with the problem child you seem to be able to give them a base idea to not get themselves killed considering everything these past few months." And than his smile set back down into a frown. "Still as you said you still have a lot to learn in to make sure they can be prepared."

"Never though I would hear you give teaching advice." Hizashi said, with Aizawa looking between both of his friends grinning at him before sighing.

"Shut it." He said in a deadpan tone.

"At least you seem to be taking this more seriously than last year and don't you dare say it's because either of us will have to teach someone ten times our age this year." Kan said before facing All Might. "If you need any advice on teaching just feel free to ask."

"I'll may just take up that offer in a few weeks." All Might said with a relieved sigh.

"And I'm glad you are taking this serious. But now than I assume everyone here knows what to do concerning the information with All for One and One for All?" Nezu asked, getting his employees to nod in agreement. "Excellent, now than Deputy Director Graham I believe that Serizawa sent you all the details on the final bits of clean up on the base and hopefully more details on Futuna?"

"For the later, sadly nothing has really changed from yesterday. But the director does have some more details about final evacuations plans on the base." Graham said.

To which Aizawa sighed and half listened, half looking at the clock to wonder when this meeting will end.

He really needed his sleep after those bombshells...that and the possibility that he probably figured that the Symbol of Peace and one of the most powerful people in the world was technically Quirkless.

He never mentioned anything about having another Quirk. So if he was Quirkless like Midoriya than All Might would definitely have to retire. Add in the bombshells, problem child and Kaiju, and the possibility of a second Age of Kaiju in the coming year he could use another night of drinking.

And from glancing and Nemuri and Hizashi it seemed like all three of the, were up for it.

Aizawa only hoped that Hizashi didn't try and accidentally blow out his ear drums out while drunk again. He didn't need another repeat of that again...

(Izuku POV - U.A. Training Grounds - 5 hours)

T-This is not going to end well...

Currently I was outside of where Monarch's base was once there. Now it was mainly rubble except a two story portion of the building that looked to be winding hallways and half collapsed room.

After these past two months of constantly being here, it was still a surreal to see the like this.

I was standing next to Erika and a displeased looking Recovery Girl right next to the ruins. Director Serizawa and Graham stood off to the side with Nezu and a worried looking  All Might. The doctors and a now disinterested looking Alexia was with Aoki and Alfred as they were setting up some kind of servilence booth with monitors.

Standing in front of me were Agents Gordon, Dupre, and Kazama. W-With myself trying to not to wither under Dupre's gaze.

I-It had been about two hours since we arrived and both me and Erika had gotten their blood drawn and so more research done. After that we heard some more details on Futuna island, thankfully on that beach survived although no sign of the Kaiju.

Except for markings on the sea floor around the island could only clue in was that it was some massive aquatic based Kaiju. So that didn't really narrow things done on what it might be...

S-Still it was didn't change the fact there were signs that another Kaiju besides Erika was awake and now prowling the oceans.

T-Though I'm not sure if it was dealing with a Kaiju that hated my existence or not. B-But that the thought of another Kaiju out there was less worrying than sparring with Agent Dupre. I-If only marginally...

"Not quite sure on that one, but I am flattered." Agent Dupre said with a small grin. Getting me to gulp as I was broken from my musings and one of Erika's vines wrapped around my shoulders. Before the agent steeled her features again. "But we will not be sparring today."

"T-Than you have something else planned?" I said nervously, not feeling any relief at that news.

"Got that right green bean, something all three of us recognized. So there is something else to better test you." Gordon grunted out.

"Honestly it was to also make sure she doesn't break too many of your bones. This is merely an evaluation and you have three ways out on that." Agent Kazuma said, getting both me and Erika to look confused.

I-I had a way out?

"What exactly do you mean by that?" Erika said with a growl.

"A little test based on one of the tests we have for rescue operations, although without anyone to rescue." Nezu said with a grin, before backing up as multiple vines emerged from Erika's back and turned towards him.

"The first and only time I am giving this option to you Midoriya is that you can walk away now, but we will have one last sparring session in an hour's time. This exercise will be more beneficial for your exams than sparring. This is your only chance." Dupre said seriously, getting me to gulp.

S-So I could chose not to do it and only delay the inevitable. If not than it sounds like it would be even more difficult than than a sparring session...

Took me a minute to take a deep breath to calm myself as I came to an answer.

N-No point in delaying the inevitable.

"I'll do it." I said, getting her to nod.

"Was hoping that you would take that choice. There was no wrong answer." Dupre said, getting me to gulp.

"Toshinori will explain the basics, but Midoriya if you will please." Nezu said as several of Erika's  vines were now snapping and dripping sap.

Yet before I could do anything, Erika sighed as her vines stopped and began to retract into her back except for the one on my shoulders.

"No need, still need to work on that." Erika said as they sank into her back. "So you really are certain about this Izuku?"

"I am." I said, trying to look determined as All Might smiled.

"Glad to here it Young Midoriya." All Might said with a sigh. "Your task is simple. The building behind you has one entrance and two exits. One on either floor and you have 5 minutes to evade Agent Dupre and find them. If you can not find them before time runs out you fail. Leave any other exit and she will drag you back in any methods she deems fit. But it doesn't matter if you make in the time as well."

So it was like they said as an evaluation.

 M-My task was not to defeat Agent Dupre but to escape her, doubt I could ever do so anyway...

Just an opportunity to measure how far I've come before the exams.

That didn't mean I wasn't all that confident about everything...

"And you will keep One for All constantly active at the maximum percentage, while Agent Dupre will use her own Quirk against you for the first time. Not that she hasn't done enough damage against you without one." Recovery Girl grumbled out before she began to walk away, but not before looking back at me. "Just try not to break yourself, I won't doubt she will do it for you."

"I-I'll try." I said, getting Recovery Girl to nod as she hobbled off.

"We'll be keeping an eye on the both of you through a series of cameras set up throughout the ruins, if we find Agent Dupre is going too far we will cut off the evaluation." Graham said, getting me to let out a sigh of relief.

"And I have confirmation that the remains of the base were sound enough with Agent Dupre limiting herself from both Agents Aoki and Ashford. Although Alfread has placed a few mattresses down just incase." Serizawa said, looking at said agent with a glare.

He laughed before I heard him getting smacked by his sister.

S-So he wasn't joking...

"If Agent Dupre judges you can't continue, she will pull you out. That and we managed to agree to convince Dupre to give you one minute head start once it begins. Better make use of it." Kazuma said.

"Cause I will be coming after you with everything I'm allowed to use." Dupre said, getting me to nod and shudder.

Before letting out a sigh of relief.

One minute, a single minute to scout ahead and prepare. Still I will have four minutes of Agent Dupre hunting me down, but some more time to react and hopefully find an exit.

C-Considering everything I wouldn't doubt that she could find me in a few seconds after the head start. 

I might not be able to even get past her, but I will still give it my all.

"Alright we got everything set up here." Aoki called out, to which both Serizawa and Graham to nod.

"Good luck." Serizawa said with a nod while Graham flashed me a smile as they began to walk over to the booth and I felt my spines twitch as I felt 2% of One for All wash over me.

It was time to begin.

"You could do it Young Midoriya." All Might said with a smile as he walked off.

Before I felt Erika's vine nuzzled against me cheek before I looked to see her smile at me as her vine retracted.

"Try to be careful Izuku, and be sure to give her hell." Erika said while I nodded.

"I-I'll try." I said, not really sure if I could manage her second request. But I will still give it my all.

"That's all that I ask, good luck." Erika said with a smirk before breaking down into spores and floated towards the booth.

I took a shakily breath as I turned towards the three agents, Gordon smirking a little and Dupre's eyes seeming to shine. I tried not to feel nervous as it seemed like she was excited at this prospect.

D-Dupre was really not holding anything back, and that scares me. 

Yet there was no turning back now...

"You heard what she said bean sprout." Gordon said with a nod to which I repeat.

"And I am sure-" Kazuma said before I bolted right into the building, creating a small breeze as I ran into the doorway.

I knew what he was going to say, and after these past few months there was something I learned.

There was no count downs or starts since they seemed to be treating this like a real conflict.

And true to what Serizawa said I saw a mattress and a stairway heading towards the second floor. It might have been missing a few steps, but it managed to hold up and not even crack as I began to search for the exit on this floor or anything I could use against or hide from Agent Dupre.

I had less than a minute to prepare myself against her, I had better make the most of it.

(3rd POV - 10 seconds later)

"And there he is off." Aoki said, clicking the stopwatch in his hand the moment Kazuma was done speaking. He could have done it th exact moment that Izuku bolted into the door...but he could use an extra two seconds of time.

He was going to need every moment he could.

That and he had to more or less signaled Agent Gordon the moment Kazuma stopped speaking. So Izuku had more or less about 49 seconds until Agent Dupre chased and cornered him down. 

Best of luck to him.

"This is going to be fun." Alfred said with a grin while his sister sighed.

"Why did you two drag me from my lab for this?" Alexia sighed out.

Honestly she would rather be back in the lab studying samples than seeing this glorified exhibition match. While curious on how Dr. Shiragami's blood further affects Midoriya's blood so much, she would have also preferred if it was through a recording.

"Honestly if Midoriya took the offer or not we would have gotten you an hour of time out of the lab anyways. Alexander asked me and Dr. Tōga to do so anyway." Mifune said, getting her to frown a little and shrug.

"That and you nearly mixed too much of your benzoquinone with Dr. Shiragami's sap. I know she can create and control it's properties, wouldn't want to risk it catching it on fire suddenly." Yujiro said, getting her to glare at him and Yujiro to flinch.

"I am well aware Dr. Tōga and was in the process of dissolving a portion of the sap to test it's components to see just how flammable it was before you dragged me out here." She said, getting Yujiro to hold his hands up.

"Fair enough Dr. Ashford, fair enough." He said, getting Serizawa to sigh at them and shake his head.

Meanwhile Nezu was staring nervously at Erika after making sure both All Might and Recovery Girl were between them, watch nervously as one of her vines snapped.

"So are you certain this will work?" Nezu asked, having seen earlier that his fears that she still might try to eat him not entirely unfounded.

"Not focused on eating you anymore, that and Inui suggested this incase to help with the urge. Certainly works a little but still there." Erika said, not even looking at him. Keeping her eyes on the monitors for Izuku, throwing a piece of jerky up for her vine to snatch up and proceeded to chow down on.

Nezu let out a small sigh of relief on it, reminding himself to give Hound Dog a raise for this when classes start again.

"Chiyo if you could-" "Nezu take it up with Lunch Rush, he's in charge of of keeping stock of the vending machine's products. If you are suggesting that I put her on Amajika's diet plan, that I'll do." Recovery Girl said, getting him to nod.

All Might ignored the interaction as like Erika as he watched Izuku picking up something before speeding up and hiding in a part on the second floor after scouting around up there for a small time.

Not capable of doing much, but than again he hoped that Izuku would be alright.

Cause with a sudden burst of static, he looked over to see that she was gone.

Agent Dupre was on the prowl and even if Izuku could make it out or not, he was bound for a world of hurt.

(Izuku POV - 16 seconds later)

I stilled my breath as I heard a static buzz that continued to reverberate throughout the building as I can assume that either she was scouting ahead to find the exit locations while finding me as a secondary.

At least until she finds them and comes around back to looking for me.

N-Not looking forward to when she finds me. W-Which considering the static buzz was increasing  either Agent Dupre was directly below me or had just emerged onto the second floor.

Didn't really have that much time to explore either floors, but I have been here enough even before base was turned into ruins that I had a general understanding of the layout, currently hiding out in an abandoned closet.

I couldn't find any of the exits, but I did have sometime to briefly prepare of Dupre, but I doubt that it could really do anything to her...

M-My breath hitched as the static grew louder before coming to a stop as peering through a half caved in door to see Agent Dupre coming to a stop. Before giving her foot a light stomp and I felt the building shake.

A-And turned to face were I was hiding before vanishing and the static buzz started to sound a little more distant.

T-That was just a warning. E-Either she had found me and was just intimidating me or she hadn't found the second floor exit yet and giving me a chance to run. C-Could be both options.

I-I was not going to waste it!

Bursting out of the closet I ran to another portion of the floor, trying to see if I find another place to hide or even slip past Agent Dupre.

Never got the chance as I heard the static buzz die down and saw her rushing towards me!

I barely sidestepped out of the way and quickly brought both of my arms to block a strike from her, grunting in pain and feeling my whole body shake from the blow. Before she slammed her elbow into my head!

Disorienting me as I tried to back away from her, before Dupre closed the distance and punched me hard enough to slam my back against the floor.

I-I had difficulty breathing for a second before I saw her raised a leg and would have brought it down on stomach if I didn't roll out of the way!

Quickly getting back up as she rushed forward in a blur, grunting as her fist buried itself into my left arm. Pushing me back and causing my body to shake again before she tried to strike me again.

This time I saw my opportunity and threw a punch with all that I could muster into her stomach, generating a small bit of wind and pushing Agent Dupre back about half a meter.

O-Other than that all I seemed to do was stun her for a moment before she smirked.

I-I quickly tried to throw a jab, but she caught my hand with a grin.

"You've improved, but you still have quite a bit to learn." Dupre said before dropping her grin and twisting my arm!

I-I barely held back from yelling in pain before she let my arm go and kicked a leg out, tripping me up.

Managing to catch myself before I could fall onto the floor, I tried to make a run for it.

Only for Agent Dupre to grab my other arm by the wrist, twisting it and forcing it behind my back, hard!

T-That time I did yell in pain as she continued to twist my arm, rearing her arm back for a punch. Before I noticed where my hand was.

H-Hopefully this works!

I felt my spines twitch and I jabbed a finger underneath one of them, causing green sparks to fill my vision as I immediately felt Dupre let go of me. Everything was disoriented for a few moments before I saw her try to regain her beatings and lunge at me.

I struck her in the gut before running off.

S-She might have been able to ignore shocks of the barrier, but evidently not a full discharge. Granted neither could I.

At least I think I managed to by myself a few moments, but I was not sticking around to truly find out. And I was proven right when I turned into a hallway I had not been into before before I heard the static buzz in the distance.

Running as fast as I could I turned a corner into a place I recognized and let out a small sigh of relief at seeing where I was.

Quickly running down the hall and into a half broken room at an intersection, spotting an area I had prepared before. Admittedly I spent all of five seconds on it.

Y-Yet considering that static buzz getting closer, it was better than nothing. 

I quickly hid behind a half collapsed wall as I heard her, getting closer to my location and picked up a pair of rather large stones. Trying to ignore the lingered pain in my arms as I hefted the rubble up.

It wasn't much of a plan, just chuck them in opposite directions of the intersection from where I could try and pick up Dupre's location. At best should by me a few more seconds, if not than I had nothing to lose but pain.

That and an extra rock to use as a distraction.

Didn't need to wait long as I heard her approach and threw the rocks as hard as I can before diving back behind the collapsed wall as I heard and saw her rush past after one of the rocks with stilled breath.

N-Not wasting another moment I grabbed the final of the rocks and began to run away, hearing the static buzz catching up a moment later.

I-I threw the rock back at Dupre and saw her pull a fist back, with it vibrating.

B-Before shooting it forward, a shockwave blasting the rock apart!

I-I knew it, her Quirk wasn't just sound based but vibration  based as well! R-Really wanted to figure out how it works, but I was too busy running too care!

Agent Dupre quickly caught up to me and tried to strike me, but I barely managed to duck underneath her fist. I raised to block, but Dupre vanished in a blur and static noise. Reappearing to slug me in the shoulder.

Stumbling back as I felt my whole body shake, I jumped back from another attempt to strike me. But she speed closer to me and stomped on my foot.

I-I didn't have time to yell out in pain before she believed a left hook to my jaw. Causing me to stumble back into the wall before seeing that she was trying to strike me again. Once again barely dodging another punch from her before I managed to land a blow on her sides.

T-To which Dupre countered by delivering two quick strikes to my chest, pulling back her hand as it was shocked.

Knowing that with the permeable shield returned, it wouldn't stop her again I quickly pulled out a mix of rock and rebar from my pocket and placed it between my fingers.

Flicking it at Agent Dupre and saw it strike her foot before quickly taking off.

I-I took inspiration when I had my minute to prepare for her from my last encounter with Shiten. Instead of pieces from his Quirk I was using small pieces of debris attached to metal to emulate the same effects.

Granted it was only about four pieces of stone, now three but as I just saw if they hit it would provide for a small distraction.

Not sure if I can repeat it given I just used it, and I could hear the sound of static coming closer.

I ran out of the hallways and into an empty room with an exit into another hallway with a doorway still attached. I tried to run towards it, but she caught up to my.

Barely dodging out of the way of her trying to slam me into a way, I managed to strike her in the back of the head.

H-However Agent Dupre was unfazed as she struck me in the stomach. Nearly knocking me over before I tried to put some more distance between us and saw an opportunity to flick another rock at her.

Only for her to pull her fist back and divert it with a smaller shockwave, before charging towards me and slammed me against a wall. Barley letting out a groan before yelling in pain as she punched my right hand against the wall.

S-Swearing I heard something crack as pain flared through my arm before Dupre's heel made contact with my head, sending me down to the ground.

I groaned as I felt warmth trickle down my head as I picked myself off the ground and grabbing my wrist. Barley ducking underneath her trying to punch me again as I bolted out of the room and slammed the door closed.

Hearing it a moment later blown off it's hinges as Dupre resumed her pursuit.

Ducking down a few hallways in an attempt to by some time before hiding in an empty room to take stock of my status.

I was sore all over and pretty sure my chest and arms were covered in bruises, my right hand feeling a little numb yet still useable, and a small gash on my head. P-Pretty banged up, but I think I could managed.

Maybe.

Taking a quick breath to at least rest a few moments to rest before resuming.

I didn't have to wait long as the static buzz died down as Dupre found me.

I-I didn't waist anytime as I charged her, Dupre parrying my fist with her elbow and repeating the same process before delivering a swift kick to my gut and causing me to double over. Before kicking the back off my leg and caused me to sprawl out onto the ground. Groaning before seeing her raising her foot before rolling out of the way before she could stomp on my chest.

Getting back up I managed to deliever a quick kick to Agent's Dupre stomach before running out of the room again. Hearing her coming after me again not a moment later.

She caught up to me and tackled me into a room that lead to another hallway, barely preventing myself from falling into the ground. Backpedaling away from Dupre I reached into my pocked and hastily flicked it.

A-And it struck her forehead dead on, drawing a droplet of blood that she quickly wiped away.

D-Did I really do that?

"Not bad." She said with a nod before lunging forward and struck me into a wall.

B-Barely managing another strike from her, before Agent Dupre kicked my legs out from me again.

Quickly reaching into my pocket I quickly flicked the last rock I had picked up, to which the Monarch agent just caught and threw into a nearby wall.

T-To which I counted on the later as I sprung back up and landed a side kick to her stomach before taking off down the hallway.

Soon with hearing Dupre closing in on me again, I tried to run even faster. Feeling that I was starting to tire out from pain and exhaustion before running into another room.

It was fairly large room that at the end was a doorway to the out side, with the word 'EXIT' painted enlarged over the doorway along with two large arrows in reflector paint you would normally see during roadway construction.

P-Pretty sure that was the second floor exit, yet I couldn't reach it as I barely dodged a kick from Dupre.

Right before her fist vibrated a little, slamming into my gut and sending me flying across to room!

Yelling out in pain as my back slammed into a wall before crumpling onto the floor...

I-I could feel my whole body shaking and I swore I could taste some bile in my mouth as I tried to regain control of my breathing...

"You've got two minutes left green bean." I heard Agent Gordon call out through a speak somewhere. P-Perhaps they were built into the camera's there were monitoring us...

T-Trying to get back up, I grunted as pain flashed throughout my entire body, especially from my left side. Struggling to stand up and noticing that Agent Dupre was hanging back. Not making a move to attack or anything except just staring at me intently.

M-My best guess is that she was probably giving me a chance to surrender. Considering she just punched me across the room, there was less than two minutes left, pretty banged up, and felt like I had a refrigerator had fallen on me again the chance to surrender seemed pretty tempting...

Yet I wasn't giving up now, especially if the exit is right there. Although I would still have to get past Dupre...

But even than I wasn't going to give up. This was an examination of how far I've come after all these month.

Despite the pain in my body I wasn't stopping until time runs out or getting past Dupre. T-That or  Dupre putting me in the condition that I can't complete...

R-Really hoping that it doesn't come down to that.

I stood back up and Dupre kept her gaze on me before I nodded. 

Agent Dupre gave a curt not in return before speeding up, with myself barely stepping out of her way. She turned to strike me, but I managed to deliver a left hook to her face.

To which she returned with double the force behind it.

I stumbled back to see her fist shaking and I barely had time to dodge before her fist struck the wall behind me. And almost completely cratered and cracked the section she struck!

S-So close!

Not wanting to risk it I ran to the exit, only to stumble back as a static buzz emerged and  the floor in front of me to crater!

I turned back and Dupre created another crater at my feet, causing me to jump back before rushed forward. Only for her to rush forward and slammed me into the ground.

Groaning before seeing her rearing back her fist I rolled away and got back up.

Before hearing the ground starting to crack.

I tried to run, but Agent Dupre grabbed me as the section of the floor we were on collapsed before the world seemed to blur together and static filled my ears!

A-A few moments later the world felt like it had stopped spinning and I could see, yet my ears were still ringing...

I saw that we were on the first floor, a good sized hole in the ceiling above and some rubble lying on the floor. Dupre had set me down onto a mattress before she inspected the damage to the second floor before looking at me.

"You alright Midoriya?" Dupre inquired.

"I-I'm fine." I said, getting her to nod.

"Good, now run." Dupre said, and I promptly ran away from her.

N-Not risking this opportunity at all. That and a few moments later I heard the sound of a static buzz in the background, but it seemed to be to grow more and more distant.

I briefly wondered why that is before slipping into an empty closet to take a few seconds to catch my breath. Panting a little as I clutched my wrist and side. The pain in them had only gotten worse, than again so had everywhere else.

Just need a few seconds to catch my breath...

Kept my ears open if Dupre would be close enough and I could clearly hear the static drawing near. Briefly I wondered why, before forming an idea of what she was doing after hearing a loud crash.

Perhaps that she was smashing down any stairways to the second floor, to limit myself to only exiting from the first floor? She does know the location of the exit and it wouldn't be too hard to lie in wait or me. And considering the speakers on the cameras and what they said any attempt to find the way out would result Dupre being called in to drag me back.

So either leaving me at her mercy or just to try and run the time left while I searched for the exit on the first floor.

It was just a possibility, but the only one I could come up. Either way it would be for the best to check this floor for the exit.

With that I took a deep breath and speed out of the room and down the hallway. I felt a little better now, but the sooner I found the exit on this floor the better.

Especially when I heard the static buzz from her getting closer, but I couldn't tell where.

Until I turned a corner and weaved under Dupre trying to hit me with a right hook!

S-She turned around and threw several more punches that I tired to either block or dodge. Some missed, some grazed my body. Each time she struck caused my body to quake a little.

This lasted for a few moments before I saw an opportunity and threw a quick jab into her stomach. It only caused Dupre to pause for a moment, but I took the chance to run.

Passing a staircase looked like the middle of it had been blasted apart, more or less confirming my suspicions. Unless of course it was already like this.

I could probably use it to jump to the second floor, but I could hear Agent Dupre closing in behind me.

Rushing ahead, before he sound of static and a fist sized crater appeared in a section of wall next to my head! Forcing me to backpedal into a small room and Dupre cornered me.

Her hand vibrating before snapping her fingers, causing my ears to ring like crazy!

D-Disorienting me as I brought my hands to cover ears before she closed the distance between us, kicking my legs from right under me before burning her fist into my side. Falling back before Dupre grabbed my right arm and pulled me back to my feet.

Before twisting my right arm and pulled it behind my back!

Grunting in pain, I kicked her leg and pulled away from her with all my might. Barely managing to wretch my arm free before running into the hallway.

Running as fast as I could from her before, reaching an abandoned lab with multiple exits out of it. From the looks of it part of the ceiling had fallen down into a small hole from the second floor above. From one of the exits I could see a bit of light coming from it.

Perhaps it was just part of the building collapsed or it could lead to the first floor exit, it was worth it to check.

I began to run toward it, before I heard the sound of a snap and my ears began to ring again!

Turning around and barely rolling back from Dupre trying to hit the back of my head!

Trying to ignore my ears ringing as she slammed an elbow into my chest before slamming a fist into my chest, causing me to stumble back quite a bit as I tried to avoid falling to the ground again. As Dupre drew closer I threw a jab, striking her in the gut.

T-Too which she struck back twice as hard.

For a few moments as the ringing in my ears were dying down both me and Dupre were trading, dodging, or blocking strikes from one another. With her was quickly overpowering me and I I was quickly losing ground to her.

"30 seconds left." I heard Gordon said through the speakers.

Briefly panicking before noticing where we were in the room and how close we were to the exit of the lab. An idea came to mind, I just needed to be at the right time.

I barely dodged a kick aimed for my stomach before stumbling back as she pulled her fist back wit a static buzz and I stumbled a few steps. Dupre rushed forward to striker me again.

Only I stuck my foot underneath the mattress and kicked it up into the air.

Dupre's fist struck the mattress and obliterated half of it and sent the pieces flying  everywhere. I grabbed the other half of the mattress and shoved it towards her, blocking another strike from Dupre before punching it with my right hand with all the strength I could muster.

Wincing as pain shot through my arm I pushed and saw Dupre take a step back and ran towards the exit, there was no time to waste. 

It was now or never.

Exiting the lab I saw that the light was coming from a half collapsed wall in a small hallway, leading to an emergency exit with reflector paint around it like the one on the second floor.

This was it, but I can't stop now. 

Without even looking back I rushed towards the exit.

Not getting very far as Agent Dupre's foot connected with my side, holding back from yelling in pain as she grabbed my right arm. Pulling me to face her before striking me in the gut.

Before she could twist my arm I threw a left hook at her jaw, not really fazing her yet giving me the chance to get my arm three.

She retaliated by throwing a jab at my throat while I did the same to her stomach.

I-I clutched my throat as we both took a step back, taking the chance to run towards the exit. My hand passed through the door and grabbed the edge before I felt Dupre tried to drag me back.

Before a number of vines wrapped and around me and dragged me out of the building and away from her.

"Agent Dupre stand down, Midoriya has made it out with 14 seconds left on the clock." Serizawa's voice said over the loudspeaker, getting Dupre to stand in the doorway as I let out a sigh of relief and shut off One for All.

Groaning in Erika's vines as the pain in my body seemed to increase as she lowered me to the ground, before nearly fall over before Erika pulled me closer and began to press herself against me.

I-I felt so exhausted I couldn't even muster a protest against her...

"Izuku how are you feeling?" Erika asked as as I held my wrist as one of her vines began to wrap around my right arm.

"T-Tired, in pain, my side and hand hurt, but otherwise alright." I said honestly, getting Erika to nod. Before noticing that her vine was wrapping itself around my wrist and forearm tightly. "E-Erika-"

"Give me a second." Erika said, tightening her vine around my hand. Getting me to wince and used another vine to bite off the vine wrapped around my hand before they began to retract. "There, how does your hand feel?"

Looking at the vine wrapped around my hand and arm, I could feel the pain starting to ease up a little. Her vine acting as a makeshift compression wrapping.

"B-Better now, thank you." I said, getting Erika to smile.

"It's no problem." Erika said with a smile, before letting out an irritated growl as a gust of wind blew past us.

With All Might in his heroic form setting down Recovery Girl before turning into his regular form. Beginning to cough up blood as she hobbled over to me shaking her head.

"At the least you didn't go over your limit, but after what I saw it probably would have been preferable. Depending on the severity of those vibrations it could aggravate any other injuries you have or had, healing factor or not." Recovery Girl said while shaking her head. "Can you set him down please?"

"Fine." Erika said reluctantly as she lowered me down to the ground a little. And Recovery Girl began to inspect my hand and arm. Getting me to wince.

"Definitely sprained, the vine is tightly bound. A decent alternative if bandages aren't available. Your am is bruised up too and I'm more than familiar with you to know the rest of your body, is there anywhere else that I should be concerned about." Recovery Girl said.

"My left side hurts, I think the most around the rib cage. Other than that..." I said, getting Recovery Girl to sigh.

"Same as always with Agent Dupre than Midoriya, just rest up for a bit. I'll heal you than and it would probably be better for you than after I can get a better check up on you. Other than that Shiragami make sure he doesn't do anything else stranious today." Recovery Girl said.

"D-Doubt that you two would have to worry about it..." I said as Erika lifted my back up and judging by the way a vine was nuzzling against me I could guess that she was not going to let me go...

"Make sure of that Young Midoriya." All Might said with a grin before shaking his head. "Though you were cutting it a little close yet you have shown just how far you have come today since we first met. You have improved greatly since than."

At hearing that I just smiled, happy to hear that.

It's been nearly 10 months since I first met All Might and began training to handle One for All.

At the beginning I couldn't really handle any of the training we did at first or even be able to defend myself. Now after so long I could use One for All, at least at 2%. Along with the changes due to Erika's blood it was more than enough to last against Agent Dupre...barely.

I-If it was myself from 10 months ago against her without factoring her Quirk, I was quite sure she would fold me in half within a few seconds flat...

Pushing that image out of my mind, I took a deep breath as I thought back to the entire match.

Even after all the training and everything I could barely pass this examination or do anything to Dupre who I am sure was just using the bare minimum of her Quirk, yet that was the point.

To see how far I have become since I began training, and to show that even with everything I've learned there is still a lot for me to improve on.

"Indeed you are correct on that Young Midoriya." All Might said, breaking me from my musings. And getting me to inwardly groan as I did it again. "You've come farther than I had originally thought at first and I am more than certain you will make through the exam. But that's also why your coming to U.A. besides becoming a hero, to improve upon yourself and learn to become the best hero you can be."

"He was decent, for a beginner at least." Dupre said, getting our attention as Erika growled at her. "Can at least throw a punch or kick correctly, using the mattress was somewhat impressive if an oversight on my part. He still needs a lot to improve on in the future."

To which I just nodded, having expect to hear something like this from her.

W-What I wasn't expecting was for her to smile.

"Though his determination more than makes up for his inexperience." Dupre said, before steeling her emotions. "Word of advice Midoriya study the basics of fighting style or create your own around your strengths and incorporate them into it. Better to have something else to rely on just case."

"I-I'll take that into consideration." I said, getting her to nod before she left in a burst of static.

Getting  me to let out a sigh of relief once she was gone, though I was beginning contemplate her advice.

Only to be broken from her advice as Erika hefted me up and began to walk away from the ruins.

"Come on Izuku you need to get some rest, that and I don't want to be around this building anymore." Erika said, placing her back to the ruins of Monarch's base.

"A-And after today you won't have too anymore." I said, before seeing All Might shift into his heroic form.

"Indeed you both are correct, according to Serizawa he was going to have Agent Dupre tear down the ruins if you take the test or not within the hour. Best we get Young Midoriya away from here and too Recovery Girl's office." All Might said, getting Erika to nod and the heroine to let out a grunt.

I just let out a sigh as I just hung limply in Erika's vines. Looking back at the building one last time as we began to walk away from it. Before looking at to U.A.'a school building alongside Erika.

(U.A. School Building - An hour later)

A sprained wrist and a cracked rib, that was the worst of what sparring with Agent Dupre did to me besides a whole lot of bruising and pain all over my body. Which according to Agent Gordon was about the par of the course for when she gets a little serious in using her Quirk.

If that was a little serious I am not looking forward to see what she would do if Dupre was fully serious, but I believe that what happened with the Kaiju was an indicator of just that...

Even after getting healed I still felt sore all over...

And hearing from them it would seem Alfred owed Aoki some yen from when I barley managed to pass, something Gordon said he will be sure to correct that later before they leave.

Speaking of which we could hear the collapse of Monarch's old base from the distance if only faintly and confirmed by Nezu.

It was gone and if I heard correctly all traces of it should be erased be erased from the face of the Earth by tomorrow. Considering Thirteen's Quirk it shouldn't be too much of a trouble. Still it was strange to think that it was gone after being there for so long.

But it was always was going to end this way, like right now.

After being healed, getting a last minute check up and some more blood drawn from me and Erika it was time for the both of us to head home.

Yet not before All Might stopped to shake hands with Agent Gordon at the entrance to U.A. along side with Serizawa, Graham, and Agents Dupre and Kazuma were here as well. All but the latter were leaving tomorrow.

"It was nice to meet you again Gordon, hopefully the next time we meet it will not be another 5 years." All Might said with a grin, to which Gordon matched with one of his own.

"Considering the bean sprout and Erika there is no way that is not possible. Still I'll try and take some time off next month, one last match for old time's sake Yagi." Gordon said with a grunt to which All Might smiled as they broke there handshake.

"I'll look forward to that." All Might said before turning to Serizawa. "So this is goodbye for now Serizawa."

"For now, with Erika and now the Futuna Kaiju emergence Monarch has been busier than it has been in a few years, these past five years busier than Monarch has been in a century. We must take our leave, Dr. Tōga will remain here for a few more weeks while Dr. Mifune will stay in Musutafu for another week before transferring to the Aomori Prefecture." Serizawa said with a sigh before turning to me and Erika. "We will keep you both update any information regarding anything we find."

"I thought as much." I said with a nod.

I knew that was going to be a possibility from the moment Monarch was starting to get involved and everything that has happened the past two months. Especially with Erika's condition.

We were too deep into Monarch's operations now to not to be.

"On that grounds we are also double checking every Monarch operation that has dealt with discovery of a Kaiju in an ancient civilization." Graham said.

"So you are double checking everything in case you missed anything." Erika said, getting Graham to nod.

That would make sense, ever since that Age of Kaiju humanity had become more aware of the presence of Kaiju among ancient humans and with the discovery of new artifacts, statues, or murals came analyzes of known Kaiju to compare and see their influence on humanity. Very few were uncovered in the past 200 years, and with this I suspect Monarch is involved.

"With you, the emergence  of the Futuna Kaiju, and possibility of the Aomori Kaiju stirring it will be best to  to compare and to discover we might have missed anything or anymore Kaiju hiding away. It was how we discovered the Aomori Kaiju so there is a good chance we missed something." Agent Kazuma said, getting the both of us to nod.

Considering everything there was a good possibility they could locate more Kaiju that slept through the Age of Kaiju like the others. Before they could awaken like they feared.

The prospect that a new Age of Kaiju could emerge in our lifetime was becoming more and more real it seems...

"Yet there is something else to take care of real quick, Graham if you would." Serizawa said, getting her to nod before pulling out a tablet.

"And done." She said with a smile. "Midoriya your mother should receive a notification soon."

"What did you do?" All Might asked before I could even do the same for myself.

"A small token of for Midoriya's contributions and for the work of Dr. Shirgami, an amount of yen equal to a third of the yearly pay for a Monarch geneticist." Serizawa said with a small, shocking all three of us and getting All Might to cough up blood.

A-A third of a year! I don't know how much that might be considering Monarch's status, but it must be quite a lot!

H-Honestly don't even know what to do with even what I could imagine a small portion of that would be...

"Keep it, we don't need it nor do I care about it." Erika said bluntly.

"Perhaps, but it is the least we could do for your services and for operation these past two months. Half of the amount is yours and the other is Midoriya. Although until the later is under the control of his mother until he turns 18. You are free enough to go distribute how to spend it and we will continue to pay for your services if you decide to help on your occupation Dr. Shiragami if you wish." The Director of Monarch said, getting a small growl from Erika as she looked to be in thought.

Mulling over the options for a few moments, before looking at me and sighing.

"Give my half to Inko to spend on whatever. I'll think about your offer, but it is nothing like this is it?" Erika said, getting Graham to shake her head.

"No it will be hourly pay for the amount of time you decide to put in to helping with actual research and work if you do accept it. Honestly it was easier to arrange for this than trying to give Midoriya Monarch clearance." Graham said with a smile.

W-Wait what?

"You were thinking about giving Young Midoriya Monarch clearance?" All Might asked.

"Only on the information of Kaiju recorded due to his circumstances due to his status." Dupre said.

"And nothing he hears or is told here. Although it will still take a lot of paperwork to justify his case and even than it will only be basic access  for everything else with the bean sprout." Gordon said gruffly.

"I-I see." I said, unsure how to feel about this.

How are you supposed to respond to being told about being trusted to access potentially mostly classified information to the public?

"T-Thank you, I think?" I said unsurly. Not really knowing how to answer this.

Yet both Serizawa and Graham smiled at me.

"It's no problem Midoriya, and thank you for all everything these past months." Serizawa said with a nod.

"You'll see us again soon enough Midoriya, but if either you or Dr. Shiragami wishes to contact me and Serizawa feel free to do so. Although I can't guarantee we will always be able to respond." Graham said, getting me to nod as that sounded fair enough.

"Make sure to inform myself or Aoki of this before hand if you do." Agent Kazuma said.

Before I could respond, we heard All Might's phone go off as he pulled it out and answered it.

"Inko, yes we are at the gate. We should be there soon enough." All Might said, and from the looks of it mom was here as well. He nodded at something she said before holding the phone away. "I'll go ahead incase you wish to say anything else to them?"

"Not really, what about you Izuku?" Erika asked me.

"O-One more thing actually." I said, getting a knowing smile from Erika. Guess she figured me out.

And judging by his grin so did All Might.

"Than don't take too long Young Midoriya. And Gordon, Serizawa until next time." All Might said waving at the two men while Agent Gordon nodded back before putting his phone back to his ear. "Yes we'll be there soon and yes it was from Serizawa." He replied before walking away, to which Gordon chuckled.

"How much!" All Might shouted out as he got further away.

So it was a lot then...

"Now than bean sprout what is it that you wanted?" Gordon asked as I pulled out my notebook.

"I-I just wanted to ask if the-" "You were going to ask us to sigh it, well I was warned ahead of time so why not." I tried to say, but Agent Kazuma interrupted to which I nodded. "Sorry about interrupting you Midoriya."

"It's alright." I said, calming down as he pulled he pulled out a pen.

Though I did wonder why Erika kept looking between me and my notebook with a tilted head.

"You accepted the offer without a second thought." Dupre stated, getting Kazuma to shrug.

"Been doing it for years as a hero, so why not." Kazuma said before I flipped through the notebook and opened it up. "Not bad, very detailed. Here you go."

"T-Thank you." I said, getting Kazuma to nod before Agent Gordon walked up. "A-Agent Gordon?"

"Figured you had an entry for me, do you?" Gordon said with a raised eyebrow. To which I nodded before flipping through the pages to where I wrote about his Quirk. "No name?"

"I never asked or heard about it." I said, getting Gordon to let out a grunt before taking the pen Kazuma handed him.

"Fair enough, here." Agent Gordon said gruffly before jotting into the notebook. "Here you go, take care bean sprout."

"You too." I said with a small smile, getting Gordon to nod before he turned away.

Though I did think I saw him smirked before doing so.

"I'll go next than, what about you Director?" Graham said with a smile, getting Serizawa to shake his head. 

"Perhaps another time." Serizawa said, getting Graham to nod as she walked towards me and I turned the pages once again. "What about you Agent Dupre." 

"No thank you." Dupre said before staring at me, getting me to gulp. "Next time we met, I will see how far you've come. Understand?"

"Y-Yes." I said nervously as Graham began to sign my notebook as well.

Dupre just nodded before she disappeared in a burst of static noise. Letting out a sigh of relief that she was gone.

"Don't mind her. That's just her way of wishing you luck...I think. Sometimes it's hard to tell what Agent Dupre is thinking." Graham said with a shrug before I closed my notebook. "Still I hope you do well on your exam soon."

"T-Thank you." I said, feeling a breeze pass by me as I put away my notebook and waved at them. "G-Goodbye." 

"Until next time Midoriya, Dr. Shiragami." Serizawa said as he and Graham returned it as me and Erika began to walk away.

And I saw one of her vines sprout from her back, giving a small wave before retracting back into her body.

Before even more vines sprouted from her back and proceeded to wrap around me and carry me off!

Not again!

"E-Erika please put me down." I said to her.

"I'll put you down when we get to the car." Erika said with a shrug as she continued to walk to the car. "Besides they said you needed to rest Izuku."

"I-I could still walk Erika. Y-You're not going to let me go are you?" I asked, already having the feeling on what her answer would be. Which was only confirmed when I heard her growling in the back of her throat.

"Not at all." Erika said with a smile, before letting out a small roar as one of her vines unfurled around me to lash out at something.

Only feeling of the breeze blowing past me before finding something in my hand before fading away. Blinking in surprise to see my notebook in my hand!

"H-How!" I said as I began to pat myself down.

I thought that I had put it away!

Wait there was something in here? 

Flipping through the pages I saw that it was a pen stuck between two pages. Pages containing notes and theories I have had about how Agent Dupre's Quirk functions. Seeing that there was something written next to a sketch of her using her Quirk.

'Quite the likeness and you nearly figured out how my Quirk works from repeated observations alone, impressive. I believe you might be able to figure it out soon enough. While with your performance has been decent, next time I will see you I will test how much you will have improved. So be prepared.'

Dupre

H-Honestly I wasn't expecting something like this, than again I couldn't really get a read on her at all. B-But this was what  I guess her own way of congratulate, encourage, and threaten me all at once.

"So that's what that was, so she can cancel her own sound while moving at such speeds." Erika snapped out, getting me to shudder as I put away my notebook. Making sure it was secure this time.

"T-Than I am feeling lucky she was especially merciful this time." I said nervously.

Agent Dupre kept blaring her presence through static, and unless it affected her speed I doubt that would have made it past her earlier if she muted her sound...

"Perhaps, but I think we've been here long enough Izuku. We'll be back here after tomorrow anyways." Erika stated and I nodded.

The exams will be after tomorrow and while I would still do some training, it will be quite light. We both needed to be in top shape and for the entrance exams.

That and I'm finding myself starting to feel more and more tired...

"R-Right, let's go home Erika." I said getting her no nod before her pace speed up. "A-And can you please put me down now?"

"Still no Izuku." Erika said with a smile,  getting me to sigh.

It was worth a shot.

Still tomorrow was the day before the entrance exams. It would be important to finish off any perpetrations for that day. Other than that it will be a day with no school and as of now no Monarch for a while.

Just a day for some light preparations and to rest for the exams.

Causing if they were as remotely difficult as today's exhibition was, every little bit would help...

(Tomura POV - ??? - A few hours later)

"You know you are getting pretty good at this." I said, making sure to not press my pinky on  the controller in hand. Do not want to waste

"Shut...it..." They/she/it growled back at me in a voice half a wild animal growling and a female's voice.

"So you finally can run a dialogue now, saves me that debuff." I shot back, only getting a growl and splitting headache in return.

More than used to that debuff now it only takes a minimal effect on my stats anymore once they use it.

It had been a long day of nothing more than recruitment quests now and again nothing but common mobs. More of those like your average bandit at the start of a JRPG  would best describe the lot of individuals I was gathering for this 'League of Villains' Sensei has planned.

Only two had been worthy of even being comparable starter bandit leader with Kokuyōsenki and what was that skull faced name again...Tesla right? Something like that.

Nope still a regular bandit, except with his Quirk and intelligence stats he was just one with decent gear.

Kokuyōsenki ever since adding her to the party has become more than a bandit with dealing with the Kaiju's...treatments.

Speaking of which at least the new condition Sensei has added to the recruitment quest has made things a tad more interesting since yesterday if not exhausting. Anyone who retaliates against me after refusing the offer would not be killed, instead dragged off by Kurogiri to who knows where. But I am think of them being placed in some storage unit like a PC Box until Sensei gets to them.

No more killing them, but Sensei said I could disintegrate portions of their limbs to prevent them for running incase they refuse the offer, so I was taking it as a chance to level up my dexterity some more.

That and these new side quests have gained a slight level of difficulty, well in terms of recruits being more difficult to deal with in terms of personality. More or less likely to lash out physically.

Which I was starting to believe was besides an assistance for Sensei's project, it was a test for me. Further to either test my negotiation skills to see if I can recruit more mobs.

If not it will be no real loss to him if I could not recruit too many members or let them be dragged to where Sensei wants to go. At least all at once, have to have some results.

Yesterday it had been a disaster, but I at least had to manage to recruit four new members without having to disintegrate their elbows or kneecaps and be dragged off by Kurogiri, so some progress on that point.

At this point I've had an exhausting day and wanted to get back to my games.

I noticed the Kaiju was still interested in watching me play games and that it's thumbs were more or less opposable now thought I might as well teach it how to play and break out some of my older consuls and games I haven't played in a while.

Mainly cause I wasn't sure that either Kurogiri was bad at playing video games or just kept letting me win. That and there was no one else to play with...

Quickly shaking those thoughts out of my head I quickly made a turn and was back in first place when I was lost in thought. Smirking at the Kaiju letting out a roar in irritation and a resounding headache.

It thought that it could beat me with only a few hours of experience and telepathy.

Cute, but I've spent days grinding for experience in almost all genres of games.

We were nearly the finish when the Kaiju's body started to spasm and reduced it's arms to a third of it's size, causing it to lose the race when it tried to levitate the controller back to it's hands. Letting out a angered roar while I smirked.

Win aside it seems the disturbing shifts in body have subsided since the treatments again.

There is no way in hell it's near stable, but now it seems the rebuffs are literally mini to parts or full body to a third to full size temporarily. At least it doesn't look like some horror movie monster now. Still a small bit away before it could classify as a human, yet still not the worst status condition out there.

It roared out some more before I stretched out my hand.

Capturing a crystal aimed for the tv, placing my pinky on it and reducing it to dust.

"Okay let's just put this on pause for now and do not destroy the tv. Believe me from experience it never ends well and Kurogiri let's out a fuss. If you did that I doubt he will let up you eat your favorite." I said while hiding a shudder.

Seriously it had been branching off to eating other foods, mainly meats. Yet it still voraciously hunts and eats seagulls.

Kurogiri would let into the bar for it to hunt and it has done so without making a mess, but not any other birds. Especially pigeons, comparing them to rats with wings.

Still there were plenty of those birds spawning in the city, so it wasn't too much of a fuss yet their numbers have dropped.

"He is correct on that." Kurogiri said as he was cleaning a glass.

The Kaiju let out a growl as it put down it's controller down. Letting out a growl.

I stared at it for a few moments before sighing.

"Believe me you'll get there you are doing well compared to Kurogiri when I first started, at least you make for a somewhat challenging player 2 unlike someone!" I said, although like as always Kurogiri just shrugged.

The Kaiju just let out a growl and another headache for me before I sighed out.

"We can play a different game in a minute and see how you do than. Besides you can stop info dumping your thoughts to me. You can speak now, even telling me to shut it." I said with a smirk.

 Getting the Kaiju to growl as it adjusted itself on the floor next to me.

"Hurts...Can't speak much..." The Kaiju growled out before grabbing it's throat.

So it's vocal chords haven't upgraded enough to be able to speak all that much without pain. Right than more of those annoying headache statuses in the near future.

"Fine than just one question, what do I call you." I said, getting the Kaiju to look at me in confusion. "Pretty sure you're getting tired of being called just Kaiju. Even if it's a nickname or such everyone has a name they prefer. Kurogiri has a surname and after being told it I see why he prefers to go by Kurogiri."

Seriously who names their kid what was essentially black mist, white cloud?

"Don't have one..." The Kaiju growled out.

"Really not what you dumped on me, at least something other than Shiragami." I said, getting it to growl before projecting it's anger all around.

"Not Erika...!" It growled out.

"Right, yet you hold all her memories until the split, fine just Shiragami or another name." I said, getting her to growl out.

Hopefully what ever she chooses will not be as problematic or as cringe as some of the recruits. 

Seriously who picks the name Invisible Wall for their villain name?

"Not Spacegorjira...or parasite!" The Kaiju growled out towards Kokuyōsenki as she was slumped over a table, looking pale.

Then again sine the transfusions began she always looked pale for the blood loss and replenishment with that healing Quirk that Sensei gave her. Shame it only recovers blood, but it should counter any blood letting statuses out there. 

Never know with what Quirks out there.

At least she was getting the day off tomorrow and the day after, something about Sensei making sure a few of his assets and projects to run smoothly.

And she was spending tonight drinking it seems.

"That was one time and what else could describe you after spending hours constantly used as a living blood bag each day." Kokuyōsenki said, giving the Kaiju a glare with golden eyes now with slitted pupils. "And don't tell me you don't you haven't thought the same about me."

The Kaiju just growled at that before projecting what I could best describe as sheepishness. Getting Kokuyōsenki to smirk before taking another sip of her drink.

"Fine than how about..." I trailed off, trying to think of a name, only to bite back a yell as another splitting headache.

Yet I knew from experience from the Kaiju to know that it wasn't one of it's.

But an annoying status condition that has already happened twice this week now. Usually accompanied by an image or a word or two before vanishing. Told Kurogiri about it and he was useless about what they meant.

Although with the headache quickly fading away it did give me an idea.

"How about Nao?" I asked, getting the Kaiju to perk it's head and Kurogiri to pause in cleaning his glass. The Kaiju seemed to be in thought for a moment before shaking it's head.

"No thanks..." The Kaiju said, getting me to shrug.

"Fair enough it's your name, so just Shiragami for now." I said, getting the Kaiju to growl. Which I just took to meant yes.

"Shame, it was good name too." Kurogiri said, putting down the glass as I nodded in agreement. "Shigaraki would you like a drink?"

"Just a coke and a glass of water." I said, waving my hand while Kurogiri nodded before moving back to his drinks. "So than Shiragami how about we restart with another game."

It let out a small roar before trying to pull itself back on the stool, it's body spasming before it's arms grew back to a more proportionate size.

I sighed as I ejected the disk and began to look for a new one to put in.

Just one more day of recruitment quests before I get a day off Finally not some more time around mob hunting and taming that I could spend on gaming. Perhaps I can take that time to teach Shiragami more on gaming so it could play by itself.

Less time for Kurogiri to waste on trying to make sure it doesn't break out and possibly expose us going to hunt for seagulls again. Which I was pretty sure was going to be Kurogiri's quest for tomorrow.

Internally sighing at that, I just wish that Sensei will be done with his Nomu soon enough...

(3rd POV - Same Time)

Kurogiri looked back at Tomura and Shiragami starting a new game as he poured them new drinks and internally sighed.

He was right on seeing Tomura seems to be improving through the Kaiju, though he wished it to be slightly slower if what Tomura had told him the truth was of any consideration. 

It seemed to be only the barest of bits and pieces, but Kurogiri hoped that it was when Tomura was truly ready. Yet if that couldn't happen, Kurogiri would be there for his charge.

With a nod he placed the drinks on the counter next to them, only getting a nod from Tomura as he began to explain how the controls worked to Shiragami.

Underneath the mist covering his body, Kurogiri smiled as he picked up another glass and began to polish it. Happy to see at least Tomura finally had someone else to play games with.

(3rd POV - U.A. High School - Morning - Exams Tomorrow)

Aizawa sighed as he walked through the hallways, nursing one hell of the headache. Internally groaning and wonder what the hell All Might wanted with him.

As promised he, Hizashi, and Nemuri went drinking. With him waking up on his sofa with a cat sleeping on his chest.

He didn't have a cat, at least before hand. 

Going to need to get supplies later.

It was the only good portion of his morning beside finding Hizashi face first asleep in a cereal box, that was fun.

Other than that his morning was busy as it usually was before the exams including looking for last minute applications which were always a headache to deal with. And he thought that with Monarch gone it would be less problems...surprisingly it was.

Agent Kazuma who Nezu now had working as security was reviewing and double checking all security systems for U.A. after spending nearly a week familiarizing himself with them,  checking for any flaws that could be there and exploited and correcting them. Already forming a suggestion or two to improve security that Nezu said he would review after the exams.

Aoki was assisting  Majima at keeping and checking the robots so that were functional for tomorrow. That and he heard that he was going to inspect half of the support course applicants including some problem child.

He let a sigh as it seems this years was going to be full of problem children.

The support course student, the walking calamity magnet that was Midoriya, a ticking time bomb from his same school, a problem Kaiju, and what he heard of two of three Monarch's problem children.

Surprisingly as adults they were the least problematic, well Alfred was considering the lesser of the other two. 

Better to at least keep her from potentially wake up the prehistoric relative of Ghidorah frozen in ice.

At least she was supervised in there outpost and Alfred had been tasked with basic maintenance on the exam cameras to make sure they will properly function at least.

So keeping him out of trouble at least.

Meanwhile he was busy with paperwork before the rat said that All Might wished to see him on a small matter, and that he was going to take a break after talking with him. Aizawa didn't mind the prospect of perhaps taking a quick nap between the paperwork.

Yet he had to wonder, what did All Might want from him?

Aizawa came to the teacher lounge before opening the door to find All Might looking through some papers.

"Aizawa it's good to see you, how has your morning been?" All Might asked with a grin.

"Busy, now cut to the chase. What do you want?" Aizawa said with a frown.

"Straight to the point than, not much but it relates to what was discussed yesterday. I was planning on looking into the events of Naruhata and the Villain Factory and I was told you were the one with the most experience in this issue." All Might said, getting Aizawa to sigh.

Right, that. So he could assume either Nezu or Nemuri told him.

Smart move on All Might's part. While it has been nearly two years since the Villain Factory dissolved, if anyone could possibly find anything that could tie them to All for One if only through multiple testimony alone it would be him.

Might be only pure speculation, yet given the generation long conflict that he was a part of All Might could probably at least gleam something from it.

"If you're asking me about details Kayama was involved there as well, at least with the issue of Kuin Hachisuka. Matter of fact you were there briefly to help Endeavor before disappearing. You reached your limit?" Aizawa asked, getting All Might to nod.

"True, but I had to at least do something to help once I heard of the chaos there. But I was asking you as you had more experience in this matter and a better knowledge of the ward." He said.

So it was more likely Nerumi told him.

Still a fair enough reason to seek him out.

"Fine you said to Nezu this would be brief. What do you need to know?" Aizawa asked.

"Two things, any names who would be a big help in identifying those involved that might be willing to divulge what happened. And any restaurant or small stores you could trust." All Might said, getting Aizawa to quirk an eyebrow at the second question.

"I could do the first, but why the second?" Aizawa asked as he gave the number 1 hero an inquisitive glance.

Yet All Might was unfazed.

"Simple, I plan on holding a small event there. One last for my agency to both help people and to ask questions there." He said, getting Aizawa to nod as he thought about it.

Both helping people and asking questions as both himself and his true identity, which Aizawa had learned was his own secretary.

How he had never made that connection before stumped Aizawa. Though deflated and skeletal there was clearly a resemblance between the two.

Still a restaurant...

Aizawa grinned as a thought came to mind. One stone, two birds. Plus this way those two knuckleheads wouldn't owe him any more favors after this.

"What if I told you there might be a way to do both, but you might have to reveal who you are incase you need answers?" Aizawa asked, getting All Might to sigh before nodding.

"If it comes down to it, I will. I just need to make sure. That and if you are asking that, you are confident they won't tell." All Might said with a smile. "So if you can trust them that much, than so will I."

Aizawa started at All Might for a moment before sighing with a smile.

He certainly wasn't expecting that.

"If you are going to do that at least do it not alone." Aizawa said, getting All Might to nod. "Now I do know a cafe that will help, but if you are going to investigate this I'm going to have to make a call first..."

(Izuku POV - Around Midoriya Family Apartment - Afternoon)

I was in the middle of a jog around around home when I picked up what I could describe to be a peculiar yet familiar scent.

I had been working on studying all day before deciding to get in one last jog before the exams tomorrow. Although I think maybe it was to ease my nerves for tomorrow and I just wanted to get some air to help.

Of course I had brought Erika along with me, as neither mom or her thought that it was a good idea for me to not do so by myself. Given these past two months they probably wouldn't have let me jog alone anyways.

N-Not that I would say otherwise at least. J-Just hoping that nothing wrong happens again.

It took a little bit for Erika to figure out a good pacing as she couldn't just break down into spores without risking Quirk usage especially after what happened with Shiten and this would be her first time jogging in her new body, but she quickly got the hang of it. Though she hid grumble on the former a bit.

Seems like she is enjoying it a little, if looking a little winded. So we were taking a short path just around the block before I picked up the scent.

And judging by the ways she was growling a little she picked it up too as we came to a stop.

The two of us began to look for where it was coming from as a vine began to emerge from her back.

"I remember you two, you were on Kuregā Street last week!" A voice shouted from behind us getting me to jump in surprise and Erika to let out a startled growl before we turned to face the source.

The speaker was a slim young woman who looked to be in her early twenties around my height with short platinum blond hair and two small horns emerging from her forehead. She had blue-violet eyes with pupils that reminded me of a cat along with small fangs poking out of her mouth. She was wearing a dark green shirt under a lab coat with long black pants.

Considering her attire I could guess she was possibly a pharmacist or worked in some aspect of the medical or scientific field. Yet there was something about her besides her scent that seem familiar to me. I just couldn't tell what...wait?

Didn't she said about Kuregā Street and last week.

"Y-You were there, weren't you?" I asked, getting the woman to nod with a grin and her face to flush a little.

"That's right, I saw the whole thing! You even saved me from a metal spike!" The woman said happily. "Anyway my name is Mikami Takako, it's nice to finally meet and thank you in person." She said before extending her hand out.

"M-Midoriya Izuku. A-And I am glad that you are alright."  I said, shaking her hand as not to seem rude.

If she was there that would explain why her scent was familiar if she was in the crowd that day and if she was one of them I stopped from one of Shiten's spikes from hitting. Yet it didn't explain everything, maybe it was her Quirk as well?

"Maybe!" She said with a grin as I realized I mutttered out loud again.

"S-Sorry." I apologized, but Mikami just waved it off.

"It's alright Izuku, I've been told worse about less." She said smiling before turning to Erika. "And you are, never caught your name?"

"Takegami Erika, and I assume you're here not just to thank Izuku?" Erika asked in a low growl, her vine poking out from her behind her shoulder.

"Yep, I just wanted to say how cool the both of you are!" Mikami said, surprising the both of us.

O-Okay I didn't expect that.

"The way you dealt with Shiten and slamming him into the ground was brilliant." Mikami said, her eyes seeming to gleam as Erika took a step back. Before her gaze turned to me and I felt my body stiffen. "And as for you Izuku you were so cool taking on the both of them and taking their attacks."

"I-I was just making sure that no one else would have gotten hurt." I said, unsure what to think of her. Except she seemed to be excited remembering how we were hurt.

"So are trying to become a hero than, I heard that U.A.'s entrance exams were coming up. Is that true?" Mikami asked with her head tilted a little. Taking a step closer to me.

And I found Erika's vine wrapped around my arm and pulled me a step back.

"It is and we are both going there to learn how to save people" Erika stated with a frown, getting Mikami's grin to thin a bit.

"I see and are you willing to save anyone?" Mikami said, tilting her head to the side and I felt my spines bristling a little at her tone and her gaze fixed on me.

Erika looked between the two of us before I took a deep breath and smiled.

"Everyone that I can. I know I can't save everyone, but I will try to save everyone I can." I said, getting Mikami to grin.

"Like All Might, you smiled when you were making sure no one else got hurt!" She said, getting me to nod. "So even if they were a villain or had a villainous Quirk?"

"There is no such thing as a villainous Quirk." I said, surprising Mikami. "A Quirk is just an extension of someone, it's only villainous if someone uses it for one. At least that's what I believe, no Quirk is inertially heroic or , it is just how it is used."

One for All I can think of multiple different ways for it to be used in a villains hands, with the sheer power All Might displayed even in a weakened state he could change the weather with a single punch.

T-The destructive power of a nuke and none of the fall out...

A-And I can barely go past 2% of that same power for now, theoretically more with One for All growing stronger with each passing inheritor...

I-I think I need to lie down when we get home...

"Izuku?" Erika said, breaking me from my musings as I saw both her and Mikami looking at me in concern, the latter's head tilted.

"Is he alright?" Mikami asked.

"I-I'm alright, just lost in thought for a minute." I said, before shaking my head and facing Mikami. "P-Please tell me that-"

"A long time ago and too suppress my instincts as well, no longer have to do that as well." Mikami said while cutting me off, waving her hand dismissively.

Instincts...right physical features are probably from a Mutation class Quirk. If not and features are inherited than perhaps a Transformation or Emitter class that involves instincts of some kind. But only suppressing them would be a bad idea.

"Believe me suppressing your instincts is a bad idea, struggle to manage my own at this point." Erika said, before turning to face me. "And you didn't mutter this time Izuku."

"T-Thanks." I said, and kind of seeing Erika's point.

Although in her case it was more of her instincts surprising her consciousness...

"It can't be that bad." Mikami said with a grin.

"You ever tried not eating someone cause of your instincts." Erika said flatly, getting Mikami to pause and pale.

"Okay that is bad." She said, getting me to nod.

"Yes it is. And I'm sure that whatever your Quirk is Mikami it is not villainous. All Quirks are amazing in their own way, your's is no exception Mikami." I said honestly with a smile.

Mikami stared at me for a few moments, her face turning red and her eyes watering as a smile spread across her face.

"M-Mikami are you okay?" I asked before she turned to face away to us.

"I'm fine, only one other person had said that about my Quirk before. You're pretty nice Izuku." Mikami said before composing herself, wiping away her eyes and turning so her back faced us. Looking over her shoulder and waving. "Izuku, Erika you two are pretty cool. I better be going before I'm late.  Hope to see you both soon!"

She walked away and I waved goodbye as I felt Erika's vine separate herself from me and retract into her back.

"We should walk back, I'll keep my eyes out." Erika said in a low growl as we began to walk away, looking at Mikami as she disappeared into the crowd

"You think she'll try anything? I mean she seemed a little...off besides her scent but that might just be from her Quirk?" I asked.

With meeting Mikami it felt like something about her presence seemed off, I just couldn't place my finger on it besides her scent being familiar. I couldn't really tell anything, except that if her intention was to try anything she would have done so by now.

"Perhaps, but considering these past few months would you really risk it Izuku?" Erika asked, getting me to shake my head.

"You're right, but she seemed to be honest enough. If she would have tried something it would have been earlier, that and her scent is quickly fading." I said, getting Erika to let out a low growl before sighing.

"Fine but we can't take any chances especially with the exams tomorrow." Erika said, getting me to nod.

"Wasn't going to, just hopefully we can make it home alright." I said, getting Erika to nod as we continued to walk home.

At least neither one of us were attacked on this jog, though I'm not sure mom's worries will be entirely placated when she hears about this. Though an...interesting encounter Mikami seemed to mostly be honest with us. Even if I couldn't gleam what her intentions was.

But if what she said about her Quirk was indeed true, I do hope Mikami was truly alright now.

(3rd POV - Same Time)

Takako Mikami clutched her red face with a grin as she slipped through the crowd and into an alleyway. Making sure no one was looking before pulling out a garbage bag with folded up clothes. Taking off her lab coat.

"That was so close." She said, removing a knife from the lab coat's pocket before placing it onto of a dumpster and folding it up. "I almost couldn't help myself anymore~"

Throwing the coat into the bag, her form was covered in gray goop to reveal a grinning and flush faced Himiko Toga.

"He said my Quirk was amazing!" Himiko said as she changed into the clothes in the bag.

Granted Izuku only said that about her disguise's Quitk, yet it was the thought that still counted!

She quickly got changed, put on the lab coat, and  pocketed her knife before seeing her uncle's car.

With a grin Himiko shot through the crowd, weaving through them before opening a back door and settling in as Yujiro began to drive away.

"I take it that everything went well Himi?" Yujiro asked, telling  that she was happy because of her grin.

"Better than expected Uncle Yuji! He said my Quirk was amazing!" She said, before looking away with a pout. "Of course he still doesn't know about my true Quirk, still he thought all of them were awesome!"

"Just like I thought Himi and I take it that you got out without tempting to cut him?" Yujiro asked.

Seeing how there was no spores in the air following them that Himiko hadn't brought down the wrath of Dr. Shiragami on them. The last thing he wanted to do was bring the wrath of a Kaiju on his niece.

"Only at the end, but he was so nice. Izuku would have looked even better if he had a cut or two." Himiko said happily.

"Probably Himi, and I know you want to see him again yet not in the near future." Yujio said, getting Himiko to pout.

"Really?" She said, getting him to sigh and nod.

"It's going to take some more time and I need to perhaps prepare another disguise for you." Yujiro said, causing Himiko to frown.

"And what if I wanted him to see the true me?" Himiko said.

Yujiro sighed at that, honestly he probably should have expected that as well. The fact that Himi was willing to hold back from cutting into Midoriya...

The things he does for his niece.

"Give me some time Himi, I'm sure I can figure something out. Soon enough he will see you as you and not a disguise. Just give it sometime Himi." Yujiro said honestly, getting Himiko to look at him for a few moments before smiling.

"Fine Uncle Yuji, but I hope it's soon." Himiko said, getting Yujiro to sigh.

"Only time will tell that Himi, but I do have something for you. But I believe you already smelt it." Yujiro reached into the glove compartment as Himiko looked giddy.

Reaching forward to nearly snatch a vile of Midoriya's blood from his hands before pulling it back.

"Easy Himi this is the last one you are getting so don't waste it. Along with don't drink it as we are getting lunch, got it Himi?" Yujiro said as Himi took the vial and nodded excitedly.

"Got it Uncle Yuji!" Himiko said as she started to cradle the vial while Yujiro just sighed.

One more vial shouldn't affect Himiko all that much than the large amounts she had been sneaking along with some of Dr. Shiragami's blood she had already ingested. The last one she would be getting from him.

The rest under lock and key where he hopefully can keep her from sniffing them out. If not...well Himi was scared of his mother's cane.

So was he, Yujiro holding back a wince and phantom pains from his shins from when he had to tell her what was happening to her only grandchild.

At least it was nothing compared to the caning his brother gets whenever he gets the spine to visit their mother ever since his idiotic decision caused Himiko to snap.

Still Yujiro would prefer a canning than what he was going to plan next.

Why was it going to be easier to explain to his niece on how to cut up someone with consent than to tell the boy she was interested in about his niece with an body count? They don't teach quite explain that in parenting books...

(Izuku POV - Midoriya Family Apartment - An hour and a half to the U.A. Entrance Exams)

"Erika do you have everything?"  Mom said as I rushed to get everything as Erika stood at the front door to our apartment.

T-Today was the day of the exams and I'm grateful to have woken up early. Erika less so, but nothing breakfast and sunlight couldn't fix. Yet she needed to get ready earlier than me by just a bit.

I was still preparing for everything, yet Erika had gotten everything ready earlier. As the recommendation exams took place about half an hour before the general exam starts with both portions of it being held in different parts of U.A.. Both for the academic and physical portions of the exam.

We would be able to meet after the exams, but All Might was taking Erika on his way to U.A. to judge entrance exam. Which he had assured us that he would be impartial. To which I was sure he would.

D-Didn't stop me from being nervous about the exams in general.

But this is  the day I've trained nearly a year for alongside inheriting One for All for today, for the chance to attend U.A.. And for Erika the first step of this path she had chosen for her new life.

"I'm fine, besides I'm pretty sure I'm only going to qualify for a position." Erika said, and she had a point.

Erika despite her previous condition, still learning to managing some of her instincts, and being about 275 years old out of date she did retain her intellect and with her physical abilities minus breaking into spores I'm sure she will more than qualify alongside all respect studying she has done.

"While that might be true, I'm confident that you wouldn't be satisfied unless you gave it everything your have." Mom said with a smile, getting Erika to let out a small growl in her as she looked away with a small smile.

"Your not wrong, but if the both of us are going to give it are all." She said, getting me to smile as well.

"Right!" I said determinedly, while inside still a little anxious about the exams to come we were going to give it our all. And even if I didn't make through the exams, there was always the Sports Festival.

One way or another we were going to U.A..

Erika just smiled at that before a vine wrapped around my stomach and arms, pulling me closer to her before I could try and get away. Bringing me close before hugging and pressing herself against me!

"Glad to hear it Izuku, I know that you make it through to your exam. That and please try not to hurt yourself too much Izuku." Erika said, her tone filled with concern.

R-Right she does know about that, hopefully I will not have to go beyond 2% if I could help it...

"I-I will try not to. But I know hope it is the same for you too Erika." I said with a smile of my own.  Before realization struck me. "W-Wait-"

I cut myself off as Erika growled in her throat, smiling and one of her vines rubbing against my cheek as I looked away embarrassedly.

"I know, I know. But I appreciate it all the same Izuku." Erika said happily, getting me to nod.

"G-Glad you think so Erika." I said, before feeling another pair of arms hugging us.

With Erika's vines retracting into her back as mom hugged us and smiled.

"And I wish you two good luck on the exams. You both are going to do great." Mom said, getting both me and Erika to smile.

"T-Thank/Thank you." Both me and Erika said at the same time, looking at each other before looking away.

A-And pausing when I saw All Might grinning while holding a phone in his hand.

"H-How long have you been there?" I asked All Might as Erika turned to see him and let out a roar as All Might pocketed the phone and mom walked up to him.

"Just now Young Midoriya." All Might said before he sighed and faced mom. "Unfortunately Inko I will have to send you the picture later. Me and Erika have to leave immediately." 

S-So he did take a picture....

W-Wait so they have to leave already.

"So you have to go already Toshinori." Mom said, getting All Might to nod.

"Unfortunately Nezu wishes for me to get Erika for her to be informed of a thing or two she can't do for the exams that could qualify as an instant pass for the physical portion." All Might said before rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "That and plenty of time incase of a delay."

"You mean incase you need to stop a carjacker or something on the way there." Erika said, getting All Might to sigh.

"Yes, I swear Musutafu's rate of them is getting almost as bad as my time in San Francisco." He sighed out, getting Erika to growl/chuckle in her throat before facing me.

"So it was Akatani in the recommended exams right?" Erika asked me, getting me to nod.

"T-That's right." I said. Hoping to also see Koda at the exams if I could.

H-Hopefully there was also nice people like him and Akatani there exams that I could meet...

I was broken from my musings as I felt one of Erika's vines nuzzling my face before retracting to see her smiling at me.

"I'll make sure to tell  him you said hi." Erika said before she began to break down into spores. "See you after the exams Izuku." 

"Y-You too Erika." I said with a smile as she disappeared into spores and began to slip through the door.

All Might just shook his head at this and began to walk to the door.

"Inko, Young Midoriya I will so you too later." All Might said as he opened the door. "Oh and Young Midoriya."

"Yes?" I asked, slightly tilted my head?

"While I will have to judge your scores impartially, no matter what you score on the exam I will proud to see just how far you come." All Might said with a smile before waving goodbye as he closed the door.

...

N-No matter what..A-All Might will-

"Izuku?"  Mom said, breaking me from my thoughts.

Seeing that she was looking at me in concern, with her hands on my shoulders, and I could feel tears starting to stream down from my eyes.

"I-I'm okay mom..." I said, trying to dissuade her while wiping away the tears from my eyes.

Instead she just sighed with a smile and hugged me, to which I just shakily returned.

"Oh Izuku what am I going to do with you. We are both proud of you no matter what score will be. While I will worry, I know that you will become a great hero. You've already shown it these past few months, but now is the time to truly show what it takes to become a great hero Izuku." Mom said with a smile as we separated from each other, our eyes watering.

"I-I will." I said, getting her to nod.

"I know, both you and Erika will." Mom said before wiping her eyes. "Now I think that you still have a little more time to prepare before you have to go." 

"R-Right, I do." I said, nodding at her words and rushing to do so.

While I was still a little nervous about the exams, I was going to give it my all for them no matter what.

To accomplish my dreams of becoming a hero and to show those who had put their faith in me that I could do it. That I could become a hero that they could be proud of.

(Chapter 16 end)

Hey guys Mukuro7 here and I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter...the longest chapter I'll ever write. Seriously this is why I divide stuff into so many chapters. But I kept it like this otherwise it wouldn't quite feel as right.

Whole lot this chapter but I'll just cover the barebones.

For one and what most people are familiar with due to the sneak peak is Bakugou facing some consequences unlike canon. Fairly minor all things considered, but he isn't getting away scot free as you'll see fairly soon.

All for One has been unveiling a new project and a step up from the Nomu in Project Kodoku, which considering what I'm basing what comes out of there will makes sense for the name. Alongside the subject that failed apart. More on that later, but the one in the tank...let's say big plans for that one come Kamino...

Monarch has left U.A. and under Aoki has left some of it's members with more on the way. And with all things considered...might as well bring about the inspirations and where they are from. Except for Dr. Yujiro Tōga of course.

And here they are:

Dr. Shinzo Mifune - Dr. Shinzo Mafune - Terror of Mechagodzilla

Agent Masahiro Aoki - Kazuma Aoki - vs Mechagodzilla II

Agent Monique Dupre - Same Name - Godzilla: The Series

Agent Douglas Gordon, Agent Katsunori Kazuma - Same Names - Final Wars

Director Ishirō Serizawa, Deputy Director Vivienne Graham - Same Names - Godzilla (2014)

Besides Tōga the only outliers are Agent Alfred and Dr. Alexia Ashford...both not from Godzilla series but from the Resident Evil series...they come from an Antarctica Base specializing in something monstrous and one of them has a dragonfly motif so I couldn't resist, sue me.

Might also spoiled an idea I had for the future, but can't win them all. Anyway both are much more well adjusted than in canon yet still are just as dangerous if left unchecked. With Monarch mainly sending them to U.A. to get them out of their hair for a while and might be safer for both them and the twins.

And just a nod about Kazuma's hero name, it was a role the actor who portrayed him in Final Wars did in the Gunsmith Cats movie. Thought that it would be an interesting nod.

Anyway could use some more suggestions for characters from the Godzilla franchise to be at U.A.. I have a few ideas, but if anyone has any suggestions let me know.

Back to the villain side again, the Kaiju has undergone some changes but is far away from stable or blending into the world of Quirks mainly. That and it seems like it is having more of an interesting effect on Shigaraki and the two bonding over games. With Kurogiri watching on the sides, planning on interfering and to help out his charge when he can. Though Kurogiri is developing more signs of difference of his own too even if slightly...

On the heroic side Izuku met two other hopefuls in Mikumo Akatani and Koji Koda the later of who you all are more familiar with. Meeting them has helped build a little more confidence and hoping to meet others at the exam.

Yet for those who don't know who Mikumo Akatani...we'll I won't blame you like another character I mentioned earlier Jack Midoriya were the prototypes of Izuku Midoriya. The later being from the My Hero one shot like Snipe and the other being the prototype for Izuku when the story of My Hero Academia was going to be much darker.

With Jack being a anemic salesman from a failing support gear company who wishes to become a hero and tries to be one in secret dispute his disability while Mikumo was going to be something like Batman in this world of Quirks and more in line with Izuku post PLW arc.

So I decided to honor Horikoshi by bringing them in story. With Jack being Izuku's uncle while still pretty distant is still a somewhat constant in his life, more so than his own father in canon was and he will be appearing here and there through the story. While Mikumo is just the same character in appearance and name, a somewhat calmer personality, and a different backstory and having a Quirk. One I will reveal in time, but is based on one of my favorite abilities in anime albeit nerfed.

You'll see more of them in the future, along with one more character from the early drafts of My Hero Academia that will appear in the story.

Aizawa having a rough week through all of this, but at least he has a cat now. Alongside All Might getting more support through Nezu's suggestions as he suspects that he missed some part of All for One's legacy and will be tracking quite the hint as you'll see in...three chapters. Right before Izuku's first day at U.A..

And for my favorite part of writing this chapter, the Futuna Kaiju. Showing both the world and you all a glimpse of the accidental damage a Kaiju can wrought due to sheer size. At least no one got killed this time, but it won't always be the case.

I think you all could guess what it is, but Monarch is searching for it and any more Kaiju they could have possibly missed now that one is awake and active they don't know about. Fearing the return of a possible second Age of Kaiju...

Finally onto Izuku and Erika...

So yeah Izuku has a healing factor, nowhere near as broken as Erika's. More in comparable to Spider Man's really. Except for regrowing his limbs and organs, that is comparable to a chameleon and can grow a fully functional limb back in a few weeks. Yet it does have it's limits and putting too much stress on his body could cause permanent damage or scaring that even if the arm or leg they are on have to regrow, the damage will stay.

That and as shown with Erika his blood is both healing and mutagenic. Well minor healing and while his blood is more accepting in other's bodies it will take a lot of it to even have an effect on someone or combined with amounts of Erika's blood too. The later is more riskier.

Himiko is only affected cause of both conditions and gorging herself on Izuku's blood for weeks with a little of Erika's own. And as said only partially mutated and Izuku's blood acting little a minor form of permanent trigger. Altering her Quirk to track blood she is familiar with through smell or create a disguise through drinking two different blood samples with comparable blood types. The later is fairly complex to achieve on her own through trial and error and it seems like her scent might give her away to if for Izuku and Erika were of any indication.

So considering his mutations and the destructive power Izuku is potentially a physical, metaphorical, and biological walking nuke now. A Kaiju in all but name...

Besides from that it is revealed both him and Erika are part Ghidorah. Well Izuku might be part something else from the vast amount of junk DNA for Erika, although she has the more predominate traits if they are dormant. And when they aren't...oh I'm so glad to have found the Heisei manga.

Also a quick fact, the surname Erika chose to go by is a nod to her suit actor Masao Takegami.

Finally Erika has more or less settled in and Izuku has been making progress on getting a handle of One for All, having a prolonged control of 2% before causing strain on his body. That and the two of them growing closer and Erika more or less being one for physical affection as she still is making progress balancing her new body and instincts. Which you all seem to enjoy anyway.

Anyway let's move on shall we.

Next chapter will be both Izuku's and Erika's exams. Mainly the former and with the two of them meeting some of their future classmates. While on the flip sign of things, two days later Monarch makes a discovery in their search in ruins that will reveal a plan or two for the future. Anyway I hope that you all will enjoy when that chapter comes out. Which should be in the spring of next year, and hopefully a whole lot shorter.

No new fan art for now. And as for harem, still two chapters left for final suggestions. Surprised no one has tried anything from Godzilla series that isn't a Kaiju. Yet still free for suggestions.

As a final aside before the next chapter I will be posting one extra snippet before the next chapter for Christmas. More or less a data sheet of the new Quirks or what is known about them from the major characters in these chapters and Izuku's new abilities. Hope that will all will enjoy it.

Anyway that is all for now, I will see you all later.

So until next time ciao and Happy Holidays!