What Lies Have You Told?

by AoiMikans

Gran Torino looked away from the green-eyed boy, "He couldn't handle that power half-heartedly. Because he was entrusted to it by a late friend." The consequences of that friend's actions ripple across many lives. Manga Spoilers Inside Characters: Toshinori Yagi, Nana Shimura, Gran Torino, All for One, & Shimura Tenko/Shigaraki Tomura

3. Working Together

A chapter to soothe the heart. It's alright. Why?

All Might was young once too.

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Toshinori stared at his open palm. He wasn't sure what to do next. He knew what he wanted to do, but that would likely separate him from Gran Torino. Anyone else his age would have already sent out applications, but it had slipped his mind. Time progressed oddly.

Physically he'd never felt better. It was as if One for All had always belonged to him, though his mastery of it was subpar at best. It just felt right. A feeling rather than a thought.

I believe in you, my boy.

Toshinori closed his fist and left the apartment. He jogged around the neighborhood a few times to clear his head. He smiled when he heard the snow crunch underfoot. Now that winter had come the crunchy leaves were all soggy, but the fresh snow made up for that. He let out a little laugh as he found new patches of snow to step on.

He grinned, "Who says you can't have fun with training?"

He moved on to the local park and used the layout as an obstacle course. His breath frosted the air around his eyes and he looked towards the sky. The sun began to set. Had he been out here that long? He hurried back to the apartment to find Gran Torino, who bustled about with a half-eaten taiyaki in his mouth.

Toshinori slid off his shoes and went up to him, "Going somewhere?"

Gran Torino choked and gave him a dry look, "You reek kid."

Toshinori's face reddened at that, "Well I have been outside training, you know."

The hero looked him up and down and nodded, "Get something to eat, wash up, and pack your bags. I've made some arrangements."

"Arrangements for what?"

"Your future, kid. Surely you haven't forgotten your ambition already. "

Toshinori stood tall, "Wouldn't be training if I had."

"Good. Now move, move, move, you're ruining my appetite."

Gran Torino pushed him towards the kitchen and left him alone, but called out from the other room, "Make it snappy, Toshi. If we miss the last train, I'm making you walk."

Toshinori called back, "Walk where? Can't you at least give me a hint?"

"We're going to school."

"We?!"