(Chizuru's POV)

Toshinori left and ran away just a few seconds ago, telling me that he was going to call for help. He looked like he was such in a hurry too. He must have been panicking.

I tried to stop him for I'm sure the heroes will arrive any minute to take care of the situation.

Or at the very least, we could go and get help together. That way at least we wouldn't get seperated. At times like these, it's better to stick with the people you're with. At least you know you're both currently alright.

But he ran ahead without me. I remember the stern look on his eyes that was clearly saying that I should stay right here, just like he said. That only got me even more worried as I have no idea about his whereabouts now.

Oh please I really hope he's okay... I was silently praying in my head.

The ground shook a little as one of the buildings rumbled down with rubble and other debris flying everywhere. I had to grab hold of a lamp post to keep myself steady.

"Oka-san!"

Alerted by that sudden shrill sound, I frantically turned my head from where that cry was coming from.

I suddenly noticed a little boy who was sobbing and standing all alone amidst the crowd of chaotic people. No one was paying attention to him. He was just carelessly getting bumped at as their minds were all in a state of panic.

Without further hesitation, I immediately ran to the helpless kid.

"Little boy! Come here!" I yelled as I was trying to reach him.

"Oka-san!" He continued to cry out loud. He seemed to be frozen in place, just constantly shaking with fear.

"Shh come here, it's okay.. You're safe now.." I told the little boy once I was able to reach him. I pulled him in to me, hugging him tightly and smoothing the top of his head.

"Where's your mommy? Don't worry, we'll surely find her.." I muttered softly to the little boy in hopes of calming him down. He then pointed his finger up above, looking at me as tears streamed down on his big, terrified eyes.

"O...Oka-s-san..." He muttered to me in between sobs.

"What? You mean your mother's there? But that's..."

My eyes went wide when I realized that the little boy was pointing at the collapsing building that was a few meters away. That area was where all the explosions were coming from.

No...

Now he was tugging at the end of my shirt as he advanced forward, telling me to come with him.

"But it's... It's too dangerous to go there!" I told him. With such sad eyes, he looked at me with his lips quivering from crying. The little boy suddenly escaped from my grip and ran away.

"Ah-no! Come back!" I shouted desperately. I quickly ran right after him but he forced himself in the crowd of people, making me lose sight of him. I gritted my teeth with frustration.

"Little boy! Come back, please!" I yelled as loud as I could in competition with the crowd's drowning noise.

I was pushing and bumping against people as I anxiously searched for him everywhere.

Where? Where is he? Please, let me see him!

"Oka-san!"

My ears suddenly picked up the sound of his voice. I was glad. Although I haven't spotted the little boy yet, I knew he was just near based on where the sound came from.

"Little boy! Where are you!?"

There! I see him!

I finally spotted him running straight ahead. The entire place was rumbling as huge debris were continuously falling down on the ground. I ran faster while extending out my arm as I tried to reach for him.

"Hyousuke! N-No! Don't come near me!"

My heart pounded loudly and I suddenly stopped moving. My eyes went wide with horror as I saw a woman lying on the ground with a huge block of concrete being pressed against her back. She was struggling to move with her arms but she was trapped.

I suddenly realized that the trapped woman was the little boy's mother. He was running to her while she was crying, desperately yelling at her son not to come near her as he might get himself in danger.

I clenched my fists so tightly that it hurt. He was trying to get help but no one was paying attention to him. He was too young to know other words as well. He could only mumble the word "mother" but knowing full well that she needed help.

I felt so stupid. I tried to hold him back and refused to go with him when this was happening all along.

I couldn't afford to standby and watch any longer. I knew I didn't have that much of an amazing quirk like All Might's. I also didn't have the strength to move the rubble and save his mother. But I knew the least I could do to help her was to take her kid somewhere safe.

I ran as fast I could until I was finally able to reach the little boy. I grabbed his arm and he finally stopped by surprise.

"Oh miss! Please take him with you! Never mind me! Just take him somewhere safe! Please... I beg of you!" Her mother told me. She was still crying but she was now wearing a smile on her face as if she wasn't feeling any pain at all.

"Be a good boy now, Hyousuke! I know that you're a brave little man! Oka-san loves you very much! Now please... Go! It's too dangerous to stay here!" She continued.

"Oka-san!" Hyousuke was bawling and thrashing his arms wildly as he tried to reach out to his mother. Knowing that I couldn't do anything about her situation pained my heart. But I knew that there was still a way of helping. I hoisted Hyousuke up and carried him with me as I ran away.

"Thank you, thank you so much! Please don't let anything happen to him!" I could hear his mother crying from behind.

I won't! I promise! I answered in my head as tears also started streaming down my face. I didn't even know where I was headed. I just kept on running, hoping to find us a safe shelter.

"Oh! The heroes have arrived!""Finally!""We're saved!"

People were suddenly shouting and applauding from a distance. I looked up and saw two heroes arriving at the scene—swinging from his tree-like arms that could thicken and extend from miles and miles away, while the other one was a tall and muscular man that looked very tough as he was catching up fast from behind. I immediately recognized them as heroes Kamui Woods and Death Arms.

"HAH? AS IF THEY CAN STOP ME! DON'T GET IN MY WAY YOU PESTS!" The villain yelled from above as he loaded his arms and fired multiple rockets at once to the direction of the approaching heroes.

They were quickly able to surround themselves with Kamui's wood quirk, using it as a shield but still sustaining damage as some of the rockets were still able to pierce through and cause an explosion.

"Tch! This guy sure is a pain.. Death Arms! Make sure that there aren't any civilians close enough in the area first! I'll go and bind this guy!" Kamui instructed as he plunged forward and began to engage with full attacks.

"Roger that!"

"BIND ME, YOU SAY? QUIT MAKING ME LAUGH YOU GODDAMN HERO!"

There was too much motion going on from above that my eyes couldn't keep up with anymore. Down on the ground, I saw Death Arms fast approaching as he noticed Hyousuke's mother that was being trapped beneath a heavy block of concrete.

"Miss, please hang on! I'll get this block out of here! The emergency team are on their way as well!" Death Arms reassured her as he bumped his huge fists together and began lifting up the huge block easily by using his incredible superhuman strength.

"FOOL! YOU'RE NOT SAVING ANYONE HERE!" The villain was able to escape Kamui's attacks as he was also incredibly agile. He turned his back and dropped down on the ground, aiming at Death Arms and Hyousuke's mother with a wide and sinister smile.

"Shit! Death Arms, watch out!" Kamui yelled and warned his comrade.

With no time to spare, Death Arms' eyes went wide as he quickly stepped in front of Hyousuke's mother that was left immobile from the fallen debris, defending her from the launched rocket as it detonated straight to him.

With the thick and dark smoke starting to clear away, Death Arms was seen to be wincing in pain, being greatly injured from facing the attack as blood began dripping from his body. The villain's roaring laughter erupted through the area.

"HAHAHA! HOW PATHETIC! THAT'S WHAT YOU STUPID HEROES GET FOR TRYING TO SAVE EVERYONE!"

"Oka-san!"

The villain suddenly snapped his head to our direction and his eyes instantly met with mine. He glared at me and slowly smiled, making me shiver and sending chills down my spine. His glare was so cold that I suddenly couldn't move. I gripped Hyousuke's back tightly.

"HMM? IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE HERE!"

Move, dammit! Why can't you move!? I shouted to myself inside my head. My heart was pounding with so much fear.

"THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER REAL QUICK IF NONE OF YOU TRIED TO GET IN MY WAY! I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO FORCEFULLY BLOW YOU AWAY THEN!"

"Leave them alone!" Kamui yelled as he surged his long arm forward, trying to restrain the villain with his wood quirk. Death Arms also charged forward but his speed was a lot slower now because of his condition. He swung his fist at the villain but he was able to evade it, giving Death Arms a punch back.

The villain then sent himself flying by aiming his own rocket down on the ground, sending another explosion at Kamui. He had such fast reflexes that the two heroes were having a hard time catching him.

I finally got out of my paralyzed state and started to run. I couldn't even feel my legs running as my body just seemed to be moving on its own. I could also feel the villain's eyes still glaring at me from behind as I ran away.

"YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM ME!" The villain yelled angrily as I heard his blaster that was quickly recharging energy.

"No!" Death Arms shouted furiously. I turned around only to see the rocket blasting out of his arm and rapidly zooming in our direction. Any second now and it would hit us. I closed my eyes with fear of what's about to happen and wrapped Hyousuke tighter, protecting him in my arms.

"TEXAS SMAAAAAASH!"

I heard something clink against a metal object that was quickly followed by a strong blast of wind that spread through the area. Someone suddenly came and stopped the rocket just in time from blowing us into pieces. I slowly opened my eyes and couldn't believe what I was seeing.

All Might suddenly came into the scene as he punched the rocket by his mere fist, sending it flying away and exploding in another direction instead. I was so shocked. He was able to blow away that rocket despite its speed?

He was standing so close to me that I could see the veins on his muscular arm that was extended out right in front of my eyes. His prescence and burning energy was so strong.

"Are you hurt?" All Might suddenly asked me. I blinked. It took me a second to realize that he was talking to me.

"I-I'm... I'm..." I couldn't even get a word out. His prescence was too mesmerizing. All Might gave me another one of his wide smiles that made my heart skip a beat.

Does he recognize me?

"I see you have a kid with you. Please leave this area and go somewhere safe. Don't worry, I will protect you." His words were enough to melt my heart. But this wasn't the time to fangirl. I firmly nodded my head and ran away as fast as I could.

"GAH! WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP GETTING IN MY WAY!?" The villain's voice had become even more frustrated.

"Now... Let's get this over with real quick." All Might said with a confident grin that gained applauses and cheers from the people.

"AS IF I'D LET YOU! I'LL SEND ALL OF YOU STRAIGHT TO HELL!"

More rockets were immediately fired at once but All Might was insanely faster than any of them. The villain couldn't keep up with his speed. He was evading all of them so easily.

"Oi, villain! Do you want to know what your own power tastes like?" All Might suddenly asked him. And with just his hand, All Might was fully able to stop one of the villain's rockets that had been launched at him. It had everyone completely astonished.

This man was clearly beyond insane.

"WHAT!? HOW DID YOU..." The villain's eyes went wide with shock and he gritted his teeth, obviously showing his frustration.

"Here, have a taste of it! Actually... How 'bout we double it!"

Running slowly at first and eventually gaining his pace, All Might fully stretched back his arm that was holding the rocket with his free hand and threw the rocket back at the villain with intense power and speed that the naked eye wouldn't be able to see.

The villain was seen getting blasted away from a great distance by All Might's incredible power as his body crashed from building to building.

"Now! Restrain him!" All Might ordered.

Kamui Woods quickly followed right after the blown away villain. He now appeared to be unconscious as his body got wedged deep in the crater that was formed on one of the buildings he crashed into.

Kamui took the villain away; spiraling his wood quirk on the villain's body as it tightened around him in case he tried to escape. But from the looks of it, All Might seemed to have knocked him dead.

Everyone started to clap their hands while the others cheered and chanted All Might's name.

As expected of the number one hero...

I finally thought it safe to get out of the abandoned store I was hiding into. The emergency team arrived just in time as well. They ran straight to Hyousuke's mother as they carefully hoisted her up to the stretcher. I quickly ran to her while still clutching Hyousuke in my arms.

Luckily, the boy's mother was still conscious. She suddenly smiled as her eyes welled up with tears the moment she saw her son approaching.

"Oh... Hyousuke... I'm so glad..."

I finally let Hyousuke reunite with his mother as they started to wheel away her stretcher inside the ambulance. All Might and the rest of the heroes was also there, watching the scene.

"You were all such brave heroes.. Me and my son.. We owe our lives and are forever indebted to you. I can't thank you all enough..." She sobbed. I was suddenly touched at her statement. She thought of me as a hero, too.

"Please don't think about that. It's our solemn duty to protect and help those who are in need. You should just focus on getting some rest, ma'am." All Might told her. He was standing right beside me while I was just there, stiff and steady as a rock as I was still stunned by his presence.

Until he started talking to me.

"I think I recognize you from somewhere." All Might suddenly turned to me and said. The number one hero was talking to me!

Blood immediately rushed to my face as I faced him, trying to get a full word out. But my subconscious devil was whispering other distracting things inside my head.

All Might's tall and bulk figure...

His pecs...

His perfectly smooth and tan skin...

Dammit, even his manly scent that smells exactly like hopes and dreams!

"I-I.. Um.. A-Actually... Back at U.A. Academy..." I mumbled shyly.

"Ah yeah. You were the one who photographed me while riding on someone's back." All Might laughed heartily. Hearing his laugh right then and there just gives my life joy and meaning.

"You should show it to me sometime. It's not fair if I won't be able to see it." He continued.

Am I seriously having a conversation with the world's greatest hero right now?

"A-Ano... You see.. Your f-friend.. His name is Toshinori Yagi. Actually, I know him and I'm also friends with him and um.. I think he already mentioned to you that someone wanted to interview you." My heart was pounding like crazy as I talked to him.

Even if he's the number one hero, I'm not supposed to stutter like this. I'm going to interview him in a week for god's sake.

"That must be you, isn't it?" All Might asked me.

"Ah—H-Hai!" I answered a little too loudly.

"Well then that makes me very glad." He replied with a sweet smile on his face. I blushed and suddenly thought of Toshinori's first warm smile that he gave me last night when we met.

Gah! Why on earth do I keep switching these two men up?

And where is Toshinori anyway? I was still very worried about him. I decided to give him a call.

"U-Um.. All Might.. If you please excuse me. I'd just like to call Yagi-san right now. He left to call for help a while ago and I still haven't heard of him. I really hope he's safe.." I kindly told All Might as I grabbed my phone from my pocket and scrolled through my list to dial Toshinori's number.

"A-Ahh! W-Wait a minute-"

DENWA GA KITAAA! DENWA GA KITAAA!

All Might's phone suddenly lit up from his pocket surprisingly at the same time that I dialed Toshinori's number. His ringtone seemed to be his own recorded voice. An embarrassed smile suddenly formed on All Might's face. I quickly covered my mouth as I couldn't help but snort. What a silly ringtone!

"Oh! Ehe... W-Would you look at that! Someone's trying to give me a call too! Er, t-this must be one of my co-teachers back at U.A.! If you excuse me, I'll just take this call a-and... See you later!" All Might suddenly zoomed out of the area with his superhuman speed, leaving me shocked. That call must have been really urgent.

I suddenly got more weary as Toshinori still wasn't picking up. I dialed his number for the second time and after a few rings, he finally picked up.

"Yagi-san! I'm so glad you picked up! Where are you? Are you okay?" I asked him full of worry.

"Y-Yes... I'm... Fine..." He answered. He sounded like he was panting.

"You sound like you're out of breath. What's wrong? Were you running just a moment ago?"

"Ah—well.. This is because I got exhausted from running when I tried to call for help! What about you, are you okay? You're not hurt, are you? He replied and asked me. Now he sounded normal again.

"I'm okay, no need to worry! Yagi-san, where are you? Let's meet up. I also have a lot of things to tell you!" I suddenly squealed with delight.

"You sound very excited. Sure, I'll meet you back at the place where we ate lunch together. I don't think we were finished either." Toshinori chuckled lightly.

"Okay, I'm on my way!" I answered joyfully. I then ended the call and headed back to the shop that Toshinori and I were hanging out on before everything got into a mess.

I bet he's going to be really surprised by my crazy stories today!