I work all the way up until christmas day, how annoying!
Grrrr.
Oh well, like that's stopped me before.
GO CHECK OUT MY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL IF YOU HAVEN'T. IT'S CHAPTER 31 IN MY OTHER STORY!
PLUS ULTRA: THE GIRL WHO BECAME A HERO!
"Izuchan!" Izuku looked up from the bucket of meat she was leaning over to see Uraraka coming over with Ashido. She smiled at her friends as they approached before she tossed some meat to Baku. "feeding the dragons, huh?"
"Yeah, I kinda missed it." Izuku said with a smile as she grabbed some more meat. "Is something up?" she looked up at her friends again, smiling a bit.
"No, we just got back from training." Uraraka said with a smile and Izuku let out a small sigh. "Sensei is still putting Shinsou through the ringer though, he's got a while before he catches up to us."
"I wish I could train too..." Izuku mumbled as she tossed some meat to Iwa now. The rock dragon caught it with ease and she smiled a bit.
"It's good to rest for a bit after everything," Ashido told her and Izuku pouted a bit.
"Your brain will turn into muscle if you get any stronger," Izuku looked over at Kouta who was feeding some fish to the water dragons. Uraraka and Ashido stifled their laughs as the boy patted the dragons head.
"I'm not some kinda muscle man," Izuku said with a frown and they all looked at her with raised eyebrows. "... I-I'm not!" She blushed a bright red and heard a laugh behind her friends.
"I dunno, you're pretty strong!" Kirishima called out as he walked back with Kaminari and Sero. "We all saw those boulders you lifted at the camp, and I saw those attacks back in the Badlands that you whipped out."
"Ah..." Izuku looked away from them all as Kirishima mentioned the badlands and she frowned as she tossed the last piece of meat out to Kusa.
"Eijichan...!" Uraraka glared at the red head who frowned as they saw the change in Izuku's expression.
"I-Izuchan, I'm sorry..." Kirishima said as he walked up to her, and she looked up at them all with a sad smile.
"It's alright," she told them, and waved her hand at them nervously. "I-I'm just worried about the others... They're supposed to be back today..." She wiped her hands off with a cloth and let out a sigh.
"Idiot." Kouta snapped at Kirishima who looked down at him in surprise. "Your brain is definitely all rock."
"Pfft," Ashido held back a laugh with Uraraka and Kirishima started to sweat nervously.
"He's not wrong," Kaminari laughed loudly and patted the red head on the shoulder.
"Honestly, everything is alright." Izuku smiled at them, doing her best to but on her happiest smile. "I'm home, there's not much else I could ask for." She grinned brightly at them all now.
"Izuchan," Uraraka sighed out before hugging her friend. "You're the brightest hero out there!"
"Thanks," Izuku laughed a bit and hugged her friend back. "I'm going to head out to the plaza to wait for them to return."
"We'll go change and meet you there!" Ashido said with a bright smile before the others went inside. Izuku pulled her gloves off her hands, before looking at Kouta who was patting Riku, his water dragon.
"Do you wanna come with me?" Izuku asked him curiously and he looked over at her. She smiled as she held her hand out to him and he walked over and took it before they headed off to the plaza.
"... Was it scary?" Kouta asked her in a small voice as they walked, and she looked down at him. "... the Badlands I mean..."
"Yeah," Izuku looked up and smiled a bit. "It was scary, but... in a way it was kinda... pretty isn't the word..." She tapped her finger to her chin as he looked up at her with disbelieving eyes. "The mountains there are made of this red stone, I'm sure they would look beautiful in the sunlight," She smiled down at him and gripped his hand. "... But I was mostly scared that I wouldn't get to come back."
"... If you're scared you shouldn't be a hero." Kouta told her and she laughed a bit before she swung him off his feet and wrapped her arms around him. She grinned at him as she held him while they walked.
"Everyone gets scared," She told him as he looked at her in surprise. "Back when you threw that water at that demon, you were scared, right?"
"... Yeah..." Kouta said with a frown and looked away from her.
"I was scared too," She told him and patted his head. "Whats important, as that we overcame those fears and did our best. There's lots of scary things out there..." She looked up as they walked into the plaza, and smiled a bit. "Like the dark... or that sound of branches snapping..." She hugged him tightly and felt her smile waver a bit. "Or even a Laugh can be scary... But if we're always afraid, we'd be trapped." She looked up at the walls that surrounded the guild. "There's all kinds of beautiful things out there that I want to see, and I won't let my fear stop me from seeing them, or saving people." She looked at Kouta again as he stared at her with wide eyes.
"You're an idiot, aren't you?" He grumbled out and Izuku laughed a bit and hugged him tight.
"Yeah, probably." She told him and he wrapped his arms around her neck and hugged her. She was surprised at how tightly he was hugging her and she blushed a bit."Hmm? Is something wrong?"
"I just wanted to hug you." He told her and she giggled a bit before she heard an explosion behind her. She turned around to look over at Katsuki who was holding his crackling hand up. She smiled as she saw he was wearing his cloak again.
"The fuck are you doing?" Katsuki growled out as Kouta looked at him and grinned.
"We're just heading to the plaza," Izuku smiled at him and Katsuki looked at her.
"Not you, him." He pointed his finger at Kouta who was sticking his tongue out at Katsuki. The Tribal King glared at him and clenched his fist.
"Kacchan, he's 6..." Izuku said with a frown at him and he looked at her again. "Why are you so angry?"
"I don't care if he's 6. If you throw a challenge out like the one he did, you get treated like a man." Katsuki growled out and looked back at Kouta.
"You act like you're 6." Kouta said bluntly and Katsuki snapped and went to grab him by his vest. Izuku turned out of the way to protect Kouta and put her hand on his head as the boy clutched at her vest tightly.
"Kacchan, cut that out!" she told him and he grumbled in anger as Kouta wrapped his arms around her again. "How was training...?" She looked at him curiously as he stopped trying to snatch Kouta and let out a grumble.
"It was fine," He told her and she smiled at him as they started walking again. "You're taking it easy, right?" He looked at her and she nodded her head.
"A little too easy," she sighed out and both boys looked at her. "I'm starting to know how the dragons feel, I have all this energy to burn."
"You need to learn to relax." Katsuki said as he put a hand on her head and she looked up at him. He leaned his head down and kissed her lips softly.
"Gross," Kouta pushed Katsuki's face away and he growled at the kid in her arms. Izuku laughed a bit before they heard giggles near by.
"Such a young family, so cute." An Old woman said with a grin as she walked past them and Izuku blushed a bright red.
"Like this ugly idiot could be my dad." Kouta grumbled out and Katsuki clapped his hand down on his head.
"I wouldn't raise a disrespectful brat like you!" He growled out and they glared at each other darkly.
"Cut that out, both of you." Izuku told them with a frown and they looked away from each other. Izuku smiled a bit as they continued to walk.
"Tch, brat." Katsuki growled out as he stuck close to Izuku while they walked.
"Izu," Izuku was surprised as Kouta called her name and she looked down at him. "You deserve better," He patted her shoulder and Izuku laughed a bit.
"I'm seriously going to kill you," Katsuki growled out and Izuku shook her head, still laughing.
"You two are exactly alike," she told them and they both paled in horror. She laughed again before they heard shouts from the main gates.
"THEY'RE BACK!" A guard called out and Izuku's eyes widened as she looked up at the sky and saw a fleet of dragons swooping over the walls. She hurriedly started running towards the plaza as the dragons started to land and people backed up to give them space.
"Y-Your Majesty...?!" Izuku shouted out as they pushed through the crowd. Kouta looked around worriedly with her while Katsuki followed behind them closely. Izuku finally made it through to the front and looked at all the dragons with wide eyes. Heroes were pulling other injured ones off the backs of the beasts and Izuku started to shake worriedly as she looked for the King. "Y-YOUR MAJESTY?!" She called out as she shoved Kouta into Katsuki's arms before running around, looking for All Might.
"Izuku," She looked up at one dragon as her name was spoken and she paled as she saw All Might sitting on the back of a grass dragon with a grin on his skeletal face. His arms were wrapped up in bandages, one even in a sling. His clothes were baggy around himself and he even had his head wrapped up. She started to shake as her tears burned in her eyes. All Might got off the dragon with some help from Aizawa who had come out to help. "You're safe, I'm glad." All Might looked at her and She felt her tears pour down her cheeks as he walked over to her. She put her hands on her mouth as sobs threatened to come out of her throat.
"Y-Your M-m-majesty..." She could hear her own tears in her throat as he walked over to her and she broke down sobbing.
"Now now," All Might put his hand on her head and patted it gently before he pulled her into a one armed hug. "Don't cry, this was inevitable..." He told her and she sobbed into the king's chest as he hugged her.
"Th-this is all my fault...!" Izuku cried out and wrapped her arms around him, hugging him gently to be mindful of his wounds. "I-I'm so sorry..! This wouldn't... This wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for me...!"
"Izuku," she looked up at the King who was smiling down at her warmly. "This isn't your fault. This was unavoidable."
"What the fuck is this..?" Katsuki growled out as he looked at the king with wide eyes while holding Kouta. "Izu, what's..." She looked over at him and saw the crowd staring with wide eyes at the King's skeletal form. "That's not..."
"... IT IS I!" All Might boomed loudly with a laugh and bulked up for a brief moment, stunning the crowd around them. "KING ALL MIGHT!"
"Your Majesty..." Aizawa sighed out as the King coughed out some blood and went back to his smaller form. Izuku pulled a handkerchief out of her pocket and handed it to him worriedly. He thanked her as he dabbed at the blood and grinned. "You're injured, you should go see Recovery Girl..."
"It's fine, there are people in more urgent need!" All Might laughed before he looked back down at the still crying Izuku. "What matters is that everyone came back alive." he hugged her again and Izuku sobbed once more. "I'm glad to see you're safe and not gravely injured, Izuku. That must have been a terrifying experience for you." He hugged her tightly and she continued to sob.
"I.. I was so happy to see you..." she told him and gripped his baggy regal tunic. "B-But if I knew this was going to happen... That you..."
"... One for All belongs completely to you now, Izuku." She looked up at him, her tears still pouring down her cheeks. "I'm sure you noticed when you were facing All for One." He looked up at the crowd around them and let out a sigh. "I am no longer the King of the World," he spoke out and everyone looked at him with wide eyes, before he looked back down at Izuku who was staring at him with even wider eyes. "It's time to pass the title on, Izuku." He put his hand on her shoulder and she clenched her fists tightly. "You're next."
Izuku felt her whole being pulse with One for All's power that she had strapped to her back, and she clenched her fists tightly. Her tears stopped falling and she could feel all eyes on her. It was quiet, and that scared her. She looked at the ground in front of her, and nervous sweat ran down her cheek.
"Izu..." Katsuki broke the silence and she reached her hand behind her back and grabbed One for All's handle. She drew the sword in a swift movement, the sound of the blade coming out of the sheath was deafening in the silence of the plaza. "Hey, what are you-?"
"I swear to protect everyone in the world with this blade." Izuku gripped the sword tightly and looked up at All Might. He grinned at her proudly, seeing the determination in her eyes.
"If I may? One last time." He laughed loudly over the stunned crowd and Izuku held the handle of the sword out to him. He took it and grinned as he looked it over, "One for All... The sword to protect the world." He looked at her and nodded his head. Izuku stepped back and he pointed the blade at her. "It's time to make it known to the world, Izuku Midoriya."
"Your Majesty..." Izuku bowed her head and knelt down on one knee. He let out a chuckle as he tapped her shoulders with the tip of the blade. She felt it touch the top of her head gently, before she looked up at All Might.
"I, All Might, King of the World... Present to everyone here, Izuku Midoriya." Izuku stood up and he handed the sword back to her. She felt it's power pulse in hands and fill her whole body up again. She gripped the handle tightly, and looked out at the stunned crowd around them. "The New King of the World."
Izuku looked around as people started talking and asking questions. She gripped the sword even tighter in her hand and looked down at the blade nervously as she heard people asking if that was really King All Might, or what happened, or why her.
"She's a woman! A woman can't be a king!" Some one shouted and Izuku looked up as the crowd started to agree with him.
"Who the fuck said that...?!" Kasuki growled out in anger and turned on the crowd. Izuku looked at him as people started shouting protests. She walked forwards and looked out at everyone who looked at her in confusion. She stopped next to Katsuki and Kouta frowned at her.
"This is ridiculous! She's the girl who got herself kidnapped!" Some one else shouted, and Izuku noticed it was a hero. "How can she possibly be that powerful?! She doesn't deserve the title!"
"Was that a hero that said that?!" All Might boomed loudly and the crowd went silent. Everyone turned to look back at him and he bulked back up. He grinned out at everyone before there was a poof of vapor. "She exhibited bravery and heroism countless times! She is a winner of the tournament and a top notch hero! She can fight demons with out the use of her sword and she wasn't kidnapped at all!" He looked out at the silent crowd. "She made the conscious decision to put others before herself, and went up the Great Demon himself with out a second thought! How many of you can say the same?!" Izuku felt her cheeks turn red as the heroes all looked away from All Might nervously. "If any of you think you can stand up to her, step forwards!" He shouted and Izuku looked around, seeing people look at each other nervously. "Walk the walk, before you talk the talk!"
"But... She's still just a girl!" Some one called out and Izuku looked at the crowd again, and she looked down at One for All in her hand. She lifted it up behind her head and grabbed her pony tail.
"Izu...!" Katsuki looked over at her as she grabbed her long hair and sliced it off. She looked up at the stunned crowd as she threw it to the wind and the short locks fell out of the hair tie while people gasped in shock.
"... I know this is a shock..." Izuku looked at everyone, steeling her gaze. "But I promise to do my best, and to protect everyone with my sword." She looked down at the blade in her hand and smiled softly. "I will put an end to the Demon Alliance personally, and create a peaceful world." She looked up at All Might as he stepped forwards, fretting a bit about her hair. "I one day want to be just like His Majesty, All Might... I won't stop until I achieve that goal." She sheathed the sword and grinned up at All Might. He let out a sigh and smiled back at her before patting her on the shoulder.
"YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO CUT YOUR HAIR OFF, MORON!" Katsuki shouted at her and she looked back at him, smiling nervously. "Geez," He put Kouta on the ground and stormed over to her. She backed up a bit from him but he grabbed her hand quickly and looked into her eyes. "... You really are an idiot, but... I don't object." He looked at her, then up at All Might. "As the King of the Mountain Tribe, I accept the new King of the World." He looked back at Izuku and she blushed a bright red.
"Doesn't that make you the queen of the world?" Kouta snickered at Katsuki's feet and he glared down at the boy darkly.
"... The Price of the Forest Region accepts this as well." Todoroki called out, and Izuku looked up in shock to see the others walking towards them and she felt her face get hotter. "Though I'm disappointed, I still accept."
"The Princess of the Plains also accepts!" Yaoyorozu called out and Izuku looked up at her tall friend as she smiled at her. "Though, I don't accept that hair cut, Izuku... You had beautiful hair." She sighed out and Izuku put her hand on her face, trying to hide her embarrassment.
"Well then, I guess I have a new King to serve!" Izuku turned around in shock as she heard Tensei's voice and he walked over with Iida. "The Iida Family happily accepts this cute girl as it's King," He grinned at her brightly and Izuku looked at Iida who was smiling as well.
"... this is too much..." Izuku waved her hands around at everyone and looked up at All Might. "I-Isn't it? Is this okay...?"
"Moron, we said it was okay." Katsuki told her and she looked back at him nervously.
"This group is getting more troublesome by the day..." Aizawa sighed out in exhaustion and Izuku frowned at him nervously. "But I guess I saw this coming..."
"It's your time now," All Might patted her shoulder again and she looked up at him. "The world needs a leader of peace. That leader is you..." He stepped back and bowed to her. Izuku started to fret nervously as he bowed, before she saw others start to bow as well. She looked around worriedly as people continued and she put her hand over her mouth as she watched the whole plaza lower their heads to her and she looked at Katsuki. He grinned at her, before he bowed his head. She put her hands over her face, not believing what was happening, before she felt hands pull them away. She looked up at Katsuki as he straightened up, and he leaned in and kissed her lips quickly.
"... I'm not calling you Your Majesty, though..." He told her and Izuku laughed a bit, before he gripped her hand tightly.
"Well then, people really could use some healing!" All Might boomed out and started walking off towards the guild building. "Come on, the scene is over!" He laughed loudly as he walked with Aizawa's help. Izuku looked at the others nervously as her friends hurried over to her.
"Wow, King huh?" Ashido asked with a hand over her mouth. "It's kinda unbelievable..."
"A king to die for!" Uraraka cried out and Izuku looked at her, before Uraraka threw her arms around her in a tight hug. "Though your hair! And after we went to the trouble of cutting it so nicely!" She cried out and Izuku laughed a bit before she touched the hair that was just above her shoulders now.
"That was the manliest thing I've seen in my entire life!" Kirishima laughed loudly and ruffled her hair. "You're really something, Izuchan!"
"Ah, shouldn't we be calling her, Your Majesty?" Kaminari asked worriedly and they all looked at each other nervously.
"No no," Izuku shook her hands and smiled at them all. "Please don't, that's too much." She blushed a bit and smiled at them all. "I'm still Izuku, nothing's changed."
"She's right," Todoroki said with a half smile and Izuku looked at him. "You may be the king right now, but that's a title that can still be taken."
"Shouchan!" Uraraka cried out at him, pouting. "Don't say unlucky things like that!"
"I knew you were a force to be reckoned with, but damn." Shinsou said and Izuku looked up at him curiously. "Queen of the Mountain Tribe and now King of the World? Isn't that a bit much?"
"YOU'RE RIGHT!" Ashido and Kirishima shouted loudly and Izuku looked at them worriedly, paling a bit as they looked at her with wide eyes. She looked to the other, and Oijiro, Tokoyami, Shouji and Sero all looked at each other nervously as well.
"Idiots," Katsuki snapped at all of them and they all bowed their heads nervously again.
"H-Hold on, this is a lot to throw on me..." Izuku said nervously and put her hands on her face to hide her embarrassment. "I don't know if I can handle all of it..."
"Izu." She looked down at Kouta as he tugged on her vest with his hand and he held an arm up. She bent down and picked him up in her arms. He looked at her and clapped his hands on her cheeks, surprising her. "If it's too much, I'll help you." He told her and Izuku let out a laugh.
"Think you're tough?" Katsuki growled out at him and the boy looked up at him with a glare.
"Tougher than you," He snapped back and the group laughed as they glared at each other.
"Thank you, Kouta." Izuku smiled at the boy before kissing his cheek. His whole face turned red and Katsuki growled in anger. "And everyone else..." She smiled at the rest of her friends warmly. "I don't know if I deserve this title right now... But I will work hard to fill the boots left behind for me." She smiled at them all and Uraraka threw her arms around her and crushed her in a tight hug. The others followed suit and Izuku laughed happily.
"Now lets get this fixed up..." Uraraka sighed out as she touched Izuku's hair. "A King can't walk around with chopped up hair like this."
"ah, you're right." Izuku said nervously as they headed back towards the lodging. "I guess that was a little stupid of me..." She smiled at Uraraka brightly.
"Damn right it was," Katsuki grumbled out and Izuku let out a sigh.
"I hoe I don't get called a boy again," She frowned, and the others laughed.
"I think it makes you look pretty." Yaoyorozu told her with a bright smile. "More mature. We'll fix it up."
"Thank you," Izuku smiled at the others. When they arrived back at the lodging, Yaoyorozu made some scissors and helped Uraraka with her hair. Ashido held up a mirror for her and she blushed a bit as she touched the short hair. It was like a curly pixie bob hair cut and she nervously touched the back of her head where the hair was short.
"This suits you a lot actually," Jirou said as they all looked at her with bright smiles. Izuku looked up at them, and smiled a bit, a soft blush crossing her cheeks. "Momochan was right, you look really pretty."
"Thanks..." Izuku blushed s she poked her fingers together nervously. "I'm still a little shocked after everything..." she sighed out and put her hands on her face. "... I didn't think... He'd announce it to everyone like that..."
"It's an important position." Asui said with a kero and Izuku looked over at her. "It's important to have a powerful King to look too, it eases the minds of the people, I think that's why he declared it like that."
"He knew he could no longer continue on..." Yaoyorozu said with a sigh. "I'm surprised... But I agree wit his decision wholeheartedly," She smiled at Izuku brightly. "You're a strong reliable leader, you've proved that to us more than once. I think you've got what it takes, which is why I vouched for you."
"Thank you again, Momochan." Izuku said with a smile and stood up. She let out a sigh as she scratched the back of her neck, which felt surprisingly bare now. "I don't know what to do from here on out..."
"You could always talk to His Majesty..." Uraraka said with a bright smile and Izuku smiled back at her. "I'm sure he can give you some advice."
"You're right," Izuku said thoughtfully and tapped her finger to her chin. "I need to know where to go from here so I don't make the same mistakes again... That and I want to know what happened after I escaped." she sighed out and put her hands on her hips. "Also, I'm not entirely sure what the job entails...?"
"Izuchan..." the others looked at her, paling a bit. She looked at them nervously, and started to sweat.
"I-I dunno if I'm ready for this..." She stuttered out and they watched her get paler.
"You'll be fine." Todoroki said as he stepped down the stairs and she looked over at him. "I think the worst part of it all might be going around the world to talk to the leaders of the kingdoms, like..."
"Oh my god..." Izuku paled even more and put her hands on her face. "No... Don't say it...!"
"... Like my father." Todoroki finished and Izuku groaned. "... I don't like him either, but it's a political responsibility. You may have our support, but that doesn't go entirely far." Todoroki told her and put a hand on her shoulder. "It's good you are already close with Bakugou, but it's different with the other leaders. At least you already have the support of the Iida family thanks to Tensei and Tenya."
"She's married to His Majesty," Ashido pointed out and Todoroki looked away from them all.
"I choose not to acknowledge that..." He muttered out and Izuku looked at him in confusion. "Anyways, you're also right about speaking with His Majesty, All Might. He has a good connection with the King of the Central Region,"
"Right," Izuku clenched her fists tightly and smiled. "I will become a King everyone can be proud of!" Izuku grinned brightly and the others laughed.
"I think Queen is much more proper," Yaoyorozu giggled softly and Izuku blushed. "But that's beside the point."
"Okay, I'm going to go see, His Majesty!" Izuku said with a smile as she ran to the front door. "I'll be back for dinner!" she called out to the others before she ran outside. She started jogging towards the Guild, before she heard an explosion above her. She turned her head to look up and cried out in surprise as she saw Katsuki crashing towards her. She jumped back and he landed on the ground with a thunk, before looking up at her. "Wh-what are you doing?!" She shouted at him, putting a hand over her pounding chest.
"I saw you running," He pointed back at the lodging and she looked over at it, before looking at him with a raised eyebrow. "Where do you think you're going by yourself?" he asked her and she let out a sigh.
"I'm just gong to see His Majesty," Izuku pointed at the glass building and Katsuki looked that way before they started walking. "I wanted to ask him about some things, it looked like he had more to say..."
"I'm sure he does," Katsuki grumbled and looked down at her. She looked up at him curiously, before he reached a hand out and touched her short hair. "... Tch... I wish you would think before you move." he told her and she blushed and looked down at her feet. "But this looks good on you." He put his hand on her shoulder and leaned in to kiss the top of her head.
"It'll be more manageable." Izuku said with a bright red blush on her cheeks and pulled at her short hair again. "Traveling with long hair is a pain, I wish I did this sooner actually..." She looked up at Katsuki and he let out a sigh.
"It was still nice though..." He told her and she looked up at him. "to see nothing but your hair covering your breasts." He looked down at her and she clapped her hands over her face and blushed a crimson red.
"Kacchan...!" She cried out and he grinned at her as they walked up to the guild building. He pushed the door open for her and Izuku walked inside and looked around, before the hall went quiet. She smiled nervously as people turned to look at her and she grabbed Katsuki's arm with her shaking fingers.
"Your Majesty," Izuku jumped a bit and looked over at Midnight who was standing by the door, smiling at her. "Are you here to talk to His Majesty, All Might?"
"I-I uhm..." Izuku looked up at Midnight worriedly and she patted her head gently.
"I like the new hair cut," She grinned brightly, "And I can't wait to see what kind of world you will rule. He's just in the infirmary with Recovery girl," she pointed at the hall and Izuku nodded her head.
"Thank you," Izuku smiled warmly at Midnight who grinned back at her and waved them off. Izuku held onto Katsuki's arm tightly as they walked, and tried to keep her eyes averted from the many heroes that were in the guild.
"Lift your head up," Katsuki told her and she looked up at him. "Show them your confidence," He told her and she swallowed her nerves and straightened up. She looked up at the heroes around her, and saw most of them were smiling. She let out a soft laugh, wondering what she was so worried about before she smiled back at them. "A King has to be strong," Katsuki muttered down to her as they walked down the hall to the infirmary, "So don't bow your head," He looked down at her and Izuku nodded her head to him.
"Thank you," She smiled warmly at him and he kissed the side of her head. They walked up to the infirmary and Izuku knocked softly.
"Come in!" Recovery Girl called out and Izuku slowly opened up the door, and looked into the room. She was shocked to see Nedzu as well as the Old man dressed in yellow. Izuku looked up at All Might as he grinned at her from the bed. "Well, if it isn't Her Majesty. My my, what did you do to your hair?"
"I uhm..." Izuku pulled at her hair nervously and stepped inside the room. "It was an impulse... I was hoping to speak with His-"
"It's just All Might now," The former king laughed and Izuku looked at him with wide eyes. "The hair suits you very much. You will make a beautiful King."
"Ah..." Izuku frowned at him and walked closer. "I... You'll always still be a King to me." Izuku smiled at All Might warmly and he looked at her in confusion. "You saved my life, and gave me a chance. I don't think I could ever see you as anything else, other than a King."
"My, such kind words." Nedzu said with a bright smile and patted her arm. "I didn't think that this day would come so soon," He sighed out and Izuku looked down at him. "But I think His Majesty made the right decision in picking you."
"Hmm, I still don't know." The old man said and Izuku looked at him curiously as he crossed his arms. "All I see is a little girl playing at being hero."
"What did you say, old bastard?" Katsuki growled out, holding his crackling hand up.
"Ah, the His Young Majesty," The man looked up at Katsuki and grinned. "I saw you take the throne, a young green horn like you thinks she's capable?"
"She's more than capable." Katsuki growled out and held up a crackling fist. "And I'll blow up your face if you say that again."
"Now now," All Might laughed and held up a hand. "Everyone calm down..."
"Who is this old bastard?!" Katsuki growled out, pointing down at the man in yellow. Izuku looked at him curiously as well.
"This is Gran Torino," All Might said with a nervous smile. "He was a friend of my predecessor and a mentor of mine. He knows about One for All and everything surrounding it."
"I didn't know this moron of a man was giving the sword to such a frail looking girl." Gran Torino said with a sigh, pointing at Izuku. "But I have to admit, I saw a bit of your fight back in the Badlands... You did well to get out of there when you did."
"Uhm, Thank you..." Izuku blushed a bit and looked away from them all. "I actually came here to speak with His Majesty about that.." She looked to All Might nervously and Katsuki pulled a chair up for her. She looked at him nervously, before she took a seat.
"Hmm..." All Might frowned and looked at his hands. "It was a tough battle..." he sighed out and Izuku gripped her knees tightly, frowning. "The others soon arrived to help me, but when they did I was already unable to turn back into my hero form." He smiled up at Izuku and tears burned in her eyes. "It didn't matter, because I knew you got out of there, and that you were safe.
"A-All Might... I..." Izuku put her hand over her face but he reached out and patted her head.
"If you hadn't gotten out of there, it could have become far worse," He told her and Izuku looked up at him, her tears dripping down her cheeks. "although I'm upset with the young King and his followers," All Might looked up at Katsuki who clicked his tongue in anger. "They did the right thing by hiding and waiting for the right opportunity to help you."
"Hmph... It's something she would have done," Katsuki grumbled out and Izuku looked up at him. "To avoid putting a burden on the more experienced heroes..."
"Correct." All Might laughed and Izuku looked back to the man. "There are a few things I learned when fighting All for One... What scares me most is his plans." All Might let out a sigh and looked at Izuku. "We have put him in prison on Grim Island," Izuku's eyes widened at this information and she clenched her fists tightly. "He's under full lock down, but Izuku... I need you to be more careful now than you were before. I trust from your experience you know how to defend yourself, but what disturbs me is that his plan... Was to make you destroy everyone..."
Izuku ground her teeth together and her nails started to dig into her palms. She looked down at her knees, and glared at them.
"I won't let that happen." She lifted her head up, steeling her gaze.
"I know you won't." All Might grinned at her and she smiled back at him. "So, I doubt this is all you came to ask me about."
"ah uhm..." Izuku frowned and looked at her knee's again. "... I was... Wondering what I should do next from here..." Izuku looked up at him and he looked confused. "The Demon Alliance is probably going to spend some time regrouping after losing All for One, but they're still out there some where... I doubt they'll go back to the badlands right away..."
"hmm," They all turned to look at Nedzu curiously and he looked up at them all with a bright smile. "I think, that the best move would be to travel to the other kingdoms and make yourself known to the other leaders."
"That's what Shouchan said," Izuku nodded her head to Nedzu and he smiled.
"The Young Prince is wise. Being King of the World means working with the leaders of the other regions as well as other guilds, not just Yuuei Guild." The mouse of a man grinned at her. "Don't worry too much about investigating the Demon Alliance, I already have many people out collecting information on their possible whereabouts."
"This seems like a good move." All might smiled at Izuku. "though I think you should remain here for a bit longer and train. Let the information settle about before you go running off into the world."
"Yes sir," Izuku nodded her head and smiled at him.
"There's also the matter of that Demons Thorn," Recovery Girl said and Izuku looked down at her nervously. "It still hasn't worn off, so until that does you should definitely stay within the walls as a precaution."
"Thank you," Izuku stood up and bowed her head to everyone. "I'll work hard at getting stronger for a bit before setting out." Izuku smiled at them all and Katsuki grumbled. The both of them turned to leave and Izuku took his hand in hers and smiled up at him while he grumbled.
"... Toshinori, you really know how to pick 'em." Gran Torino said and All Might looked at him, grinning still. "... She's just like Nana."
"Yeah," All Might grinned brightly as the door closed. "She'll make a fine King."