"Oh, heroes! It's the quirkless boy who was in the UA Sports Festival, and was involved in the Kamino Incident!"

"He may be quirkless, I didn't expect him to be so cute!"

"I admit, it's pretty brave of him to be fighting villains without a quirk..."

Togata looked at the pedestrians, who were making comments either about Midoriya's quirklessness, or his involvement in the Kamino Incident. He was initially worried that the attention may be too much for the green haired boy to handle, but aside from the random comments about him being cute, Midoriya seemed to be handling it just fine.

"Oh, right. You never really did go on an internship." Togata muttered, trying to lighten the mood, "Sir and Bubble Girl are the ones actually watching the target today. We're just on patrol! I'll teach you a bunch of stuff, so just stick with me, okay?"

Midoriya just blinked at how energetic Togata was.

"Now that I think about it, we haven't told each other our hero names, huh?" Togata spoke up, and Midoriya stopped walking.

"I'm Lemillion! I don't have to save everyone, but a million people... that's what I want to do, so that's why I chose Lemillion! Once we put on our costumes and go out into the streets, we're heroes. Don't let your guard down."

Midoriya didn't exactly agree with that, "You don't need a costume or a name to be a hero."

"I mean, with the provisional licenses, sure." Togata shrugged, "But we don't just save people's lives. We need the costumes to show other people that we're here, and that everyone will be safe! I know you don't really like attention, but don't worry about it too much."

Midoriya didn't want to argue with Togata anymore, and they were about to continue walking, when suddenly, Midoriya caught the sound of tiny footsteps, hurried and soft, like someone was running away from someone without wearing any shoes.

"Are you okay?" Togata asked, and Midoriya nodded, turning towards the alleyway they had been standing by. He could hear the sound of panting, like someone was out of breath, and he carefully walked down the alley, looking out for anything.

Much to his surprise, a small girl with bluish-white, messy hair and a horn ran out from around the corner, running right into him. She fell backwards from the impact, but he quickly caught the girl by the shoulders before she fell. She sank to the floor, shaking, and Midoriya crouched down to get at eye level with her.

He seriously doubted that this girl knew sign language, much like Kota, so he quietly asked, "Are you okay? Can you stand?"

"Now, you know... you can't go around causing trouble for the heroes."

A voice rang out from the alleyway, and the girl flinched. A man walked out, a bird mask on his face and wearing a green jacket with some purple fluff, and the girl turned around slightly, trembling with fear.

Midoriya bit back a growl as Chisaki came into view. He could tell the signs of abuse when he saw it; the girl was clearly terrified of the Yakuza, and her arms and legs were wrapped with bandages.

"I'm sorry about my daughter, hero. She likes to play around a lot, and keeps getting hurt. I don't know what to do with her..." Chisaki put up a fake smile to try and placate the heroes, but Midoriya had been living a life with lies constantly being thrown in his face, and could easily tell that the older man didn't mean what he was saying.

Midoriya decided that Chisaki was the least of his worries. Sure, he had a dangerous quirk, but out in the open, the Yakuza couldn't do anything to them, or they would be able to apprehend him immediately. He quickly inspected the girl, making sure she didn't have any major injuries that had to be treated right away.

Reiko and Ryuto had been following Midoriya around on foot, and Togata quickly pulled Midoriya's hood over his head, wanting to try and keep Midoriya's identity a secret, "Your hood fell off again, silly. Don't tell me you're wearing an oversized hoodie."

Togata gave a fake chuckle, and turned to Chisaki, "We're very sorry too, for bumping into her."

The older boy casually put himself between Midoriya and Chisaski, blocking the greenette from view. Midoriya had been excellent in keeping up an uncaring, emotionless facade, but he was worried about the girl. He wanted to just take Eri away from Chisaki, but even he knew that neither he, nor Togata, would be able to take down Yakuza with a quirk like Overhaul. It was just too powerful, and with all his experience, Overhaul was a terrifying quirk. He wouldn't even have time to take out his knife before Chisaki could turn the very ground against him, and one small mistake could turn him into a splatter of blood. He doubted that even with his quirk, he would be able to recover from that.

"What a lovely mask, You must have really good taste! Maybe I should get one, do you think it'll go with my costume?" Togata complimented, and Chisaki chuckled, "I doubt it, hero. But don't worry about the mask; I'm just sensitive to filth. It's my first time seeing you two heroes. Are you new?"

Midoriya quietly whispered into the girl's ear, "Are you alright?"

The girl didn't answer at all, and instead, tightened her grip on Midoriya's hoodie, still trembling.

Togata kept up his facade, and sheepishly scratched his head, "Right! We're new, and we're not exactly sure how to go about with this hero thing. We're pretty nervous, but I'm sure that given time, it'll go away naturally. Now, stand up, partner. Let's head towards a future we haven't seen yet!"

"Please... don't go..." The girl whimpered, almost crying, and Midoriya gently wrapped his arms around her, careful not to let Chisaki see him from behind Togata. For such a small child to be trembling like this without making a sound... it wasn't normal... and Midoriya recognized it.

He looked into her red eyes, and saw himself; scared of everyone, terrified that they were going to hurt them, but trying to do their best to placate everyone so that no one would get hurt. He gently pressed his hands against the girl's arms, feeling the subtle tension of scars beneath her bandages.

"What's your name?" He quietly asked, and Eri clutched Midoriya's hoodie even tighter, "E... Eri..."

"I'm Izuku. But you can't tell him that, okay?" Midoriya whispered, "Don't worry. You won't have to go back to him again. Just this once. Go back, and wait for me."

Eri looked up, stunned, and Midoriya gently wiped her tears away, "I'll get you out of there, I promise."

She didn't know why, but she wanted to trust Midoriya. He understood, he knew her pain, he was promising to get her away from Chisaki, and even though that seemed like a pipe dream, she wanted to believe that Midoriya would help her. If all she had to do was wait... she could endure it.

"What agency do you belong to?" Chisaki asked, noticing that the boy behind Togata was hugging Eri, and subtly started to peel off his gloves. Midoriya and Eri noticed the small movement, and the girl tensed up as Togata immediately put up his hands to steer the attention back to him, cheerily replying, "We're students! We're still so new that it would be presumptuous to identify with an agency! After all... who would want to hire such nervous students right off the bat? We're just trying to gain some experience in different places for our internships; experience always helps, no matter if it's mundane!"

"Anyways, we planned to finish patrolling this division by lunch! Come on, let's go!" Togata grinned, and Midoriya released Eri, the girl wiping her tears away, and walked back to Chisaki.

Chisaki frowned, "You're done with your tantrum already?"

Eri nodded, and Midoriya could see her tensing up, already prepared for what was to come.

"It's fine. I just told her that parents know what's best for their children, and that she should listen to you. We're just students; we don't know how to care for children anyways." Midoriya signed, forcing Chisaki's attention off Eri, and the Yakuza raised his eyebrow at Midoriya's signing.

"Ah, he's just shy around adults, and finds it hard to talk. He likes kids, though." Togata smiled, and Chisaki seemed satisfied with that answer, and turned around, "Sorry for the trouble. Well, do your best at work, we'll be on our way."

Chisaki eyed Midoriya weirdly. He was quirkless, sure, but he didn't seem too powerful. He should be able to handle it; he was going to achieve his goal of getting rid of Quirks and returning the world to the way it was, and one pathetic quirkless hero-in-training wasn't going to stop him.

Midoriya wanted to chase after them, and get Eri out of Chisaki's grasp right there and then, but he wasn't familiar enough with the Yakuza to make that decision; maybe the rest of the Eight Precepts of Death would just retaliate and hurt everyone else.

The green haired boy clenched his fists tightly. Sasaki was on this case, and he'd better do something about it. Otherwise, he was going to bust Eri out of Chisaki's hold all on his own, and no one was going to stop him.


"Man, even though they're weak, this is what you'd expect from the surviving yakuza, huh... the walls are high and there aren't many windows. They live in a nice house." Awata commented, as her phone started ringing.

"It's been a week and a half since we started watching them. There are less people going in and out than usual." Sasaki muttered, as Awata gasped, "What?"

Sasaki turned around in confusion, as Awata shakily raised her phone, "It's Lemillion... he says that they came into contact with Chisaki."

It took them some time to coordinate, and they finally met up at a crosswalk.

"Sorry, it was an accident... I never thought we'd run into him like running into a transfer student at a crossroads..." Togata apologized, as Sasaki raised his hand, stopping him, "No, this was my fault. We could have avoided this if I'd used Foresight on you two beforehand."

"Anyways, I'm just glad you're alright." Awata sighed in relief, "If you'd acted carelessly and made him suspicious, you might've been in danger."

Sasaki spoke up, "The other day, as a band of robbers was escaping, there was a truck accident that involved some people. The people involved were Chisaki and the others from the Yakuza, but there were zero casualties. Those from the band of robbers felt intense pain and passed out, but for some reason, were uninjured, and even chronic ailments like rheumatism and cavities were completely gone. They thought this was due to Chisaki's quirk, but because they caught the villains and no one was injured, there was nothing to accuse him of.

"But they said that all the money that was stolen burned up, and nothing was left. The police found no sign of a crime in that regard, but either way, it seems suspicious, so the Nighteye Agency started watching them. We don't know what they're thinking, but we do know that they act when they must." Awata added.

Togata raised his hand, "Oh, right... Sir... I guess this is a lucky break, but we got some new intel. Chisaki has a daughter."

"A daughter?" Sasaki asked in confusion, and Togata nodded, "I don't know her name, but her arms and legs were wrapped in bandages. I don't know anything about her; she was clinging to him the entire time."

He gestured to Midoriya, who just looked calm, and absolutely pissed off at the same time, but made no move at all. Sasaki sighed, "At least you didn't rush after them. Haste makes waste; if you rush to chase after them, they'll be more likely to escape. Currently, we're also requesting other agencies to team up with us. Anyways, first, we must predict what our opponent will do, and after analyzing it, arrange for the most complete preparations possible. Truly wise villains hide in the shadows, and knowing that, sometimes, things will take time. The two of you should go back to UA today. Bubble Girl, let's go."

"Yes, sir!" Awata responded, following after the green and yellow haired man, as Togata sighed, "Come on, let's go."

Midoriya growled under his breath, but he agreed with what Sasaki had said. That's exactly what he had done with Shinsou when he was nine; getting help from experienced people. He needed more information, and if he wanted to save Eri, he needed a way to counter Chisaki's quirk; he was clearly using it to hurt her, and Midoriya wouldn't stand for that.


"The villain groups are fighting each other! There are two with gigantification quirks! Espa Way's caught up in the fight! Send heroes immediately!" A police officer yelled, as Hado zipped through the air, using her quirk to propel herself forwards, and grinned, "Full charge, output level thirty. Spiraling Surge; Nejire Wave!"

Two bright yellow blasts of energy burst out of her palms, blasting the two villains into the ground, "Hey, why are you fighting? Is it because your quirks are the same? That's so weird!"

She whirled around, "Do it now, you two!"

Uraraka burst into the scene, as Asui rode on a piece of floating rock. Uraraka quickly released her quirk, and Asui batted all the rubble towards the villains with her tongue.

"Meteor Fafrotskies!"

They managed to take out the villains, and Nado grinned, "That was great! Yeah, that was really great! Were you nervous?"

"Whew... I was able to do what I was supposed to do..." Uraraka sighed in relief, and Asui grinned, "Kero, I was calmer than I thought I'd be!"

"As expected of those recommended by Nejire, you're both great at this! Nejire, you've also fixed the timing for your attack!" Tatsuma smiled, and Uraraka and Asui bowed, "Thank you for taking us on."

"Of course." Tatsuma grinned, and Hado quickly interjected, "Hey, Ryukyu, those two couldn't go to the heroes from their internships! Did you know that the first years can only go to agencies with a good track record of accepting work study students? Did I tell you?"

"Even if you're still students, now that you're here for a work study, you're a legitimate part of our forces! You two seem like you'll be able to play an active role in that matter."

"That matter?" Uraraka asked in confusion, and Tatsuma replied, "A request to team up from All Might's former sidekick, Nighteye."

"Oh, that's where Izuku went for his work study..." Uraraka mumbled, and Hado interjected again, "Oh, team up means for hero agencies to work together! You knew that, right?"

"What's the request to team up about?" Asui asked, and Tatsuma's eyes glinted, "The investigation and siege of a designated villain group, The Eight Precepts of Death. It's a big job that might lead to the League of Villains. I know you had some past experiences with the League... but given how you and some of your peers acted, I have no doubt that you'll be able to handle it."


"Those punks and hoodlums keep getting into so many fights these days! I'm starving!" Toyomitsu commented, popping another takoyaki ball into his mouth, before turning to Kirishima, "Yeah, the hero agencies around here have been wanting a fighting type. Red Riot, you're perfect!"

"I look forward to working with you!" Kirishima grinned, "Fourth Kind wasn't taking work study students, so I'm grateful to you for taking me on!"

"If only Mirio had been free." Amajiki muttered, remembering as Kirishima practically pestered him in front of his peers, "You kept coming at me. It was scary."

"If Tamaki could only do something about his weak mind, he'd be perfect!" Toyomitsu continued talking, and Amajiki mumbled, covering his face, "That pressure leads me to even lower lows... It's always like this... This man scouted me in order to torment me! It's power harassment! I want to go home!"

"Maybe he's trying to encourage you! That's how it sounds to me, anyway!" Kirishima spoke up, as a store owner called out to Toyomitsu, "Fat Gum! Eat our food!"

"I will tomorrow!" Toyomitsu replied, waving, as Amajiki sighed, "I can't be cheerful and positive like you or Mirio."

"I feel the same sometimes. There are lots of times I can't do anything when everyone else is frantic. That gap in ability and experience between my classmates and I had gotten larger, so I want to at least close that gap and stand next to them." Kirishima grinned, and Amajiki sighed again, "That's called being positive, first year."

"It's a fight! Somebody, help! You're not going to wait, you moron!? They're selling stuff on my turf without permission!"

"Speak of the devil!" Toyomitsu growled, trying to find the source of the sound.

"Damn it! Stop following me! Just when I thought I'd start pitching in and helping, too! Let's split up for now!" The villain yelled, only for them to run directly into Toyomitsu, "I won't let you!"

Toyomitsu quickly grabbed onto the villains, forcing them to sink into his body fat, but one of the villains managed to escape with his quirk.

"What are you doing anyways!? Your quirk is the same as Edgeshot's?"

The villain laughed, thinking he had gotten away from Toyomitsu, only for Amajiki to turn his arms into octopus tentacles, and grabbed onto the villain, "What's with this octopus?!"

"That's mean..." Amajiki muttered, dejected, as Kirishima tried to encourage him, "No, wait! That's not an insult! He's talking about how it looks!"

Amajiki just formed clam shells on his other hand, knocking the villain to the ground, before turning his feet into talons, as the villain mumbled, "I didn't get... an octopus..."

"Clams are handy. They're good for offense and defense. That's why I eat some every day." Amajiki commented, "I didn't need the wings...I wonder if I did okay..."

"It was amazing! You were so fast and so good at using your quirk!" Kirishima complimented, as Toyomitsu grinned, "Our Suneater's skills have long been as good as a pro's! He just needs to work on his mental weakness, right?"

"Good job, Suneater!"

"You're so cool!"

Amajiki froze up under all the attention, as a man from the crowd raised up a gun. Toyomitsu immediately noticed it, "Everyone, get down!"

Amajiki quickly shifted his body to shield Kirishima from the bullet, as the villain yelled, "Run away!"

"Suneater! Red Riot!"

The villain fired again, and Kirishima activated his quirk to protect Amajiki as the bullet zipped towards him, bouncing off his head.

Kirishima growled, "I'll capture him!"

"What's with this piece of junk!?" The villain growled, as the crowd screamed and ran away, and Amajiki muttered, "It hurts less than I thought it would..."

"Suneater-senpai, are you alright?" Kirishima asked, "You're so cool!"

"I'll chase after him!" Kirishima immediately ran after the villain, as Amajiki spoke up, "I'll catch him with my octopus..."

He tried to activate his quirk, but his fingers didn't transform.

"Wait, you!" Kirishima yelled, as Toyomitsu tried to stop him, "Wait! Don't go running into things! If you're not careful, it'll come back to bite you!"

He turned to Amajiki, "Suneater, if you're unhurt, I'll leave this place to you. Other heroes will be here soon, so work with them!"

"I'm not hurt, but my quirk won't activate!" Amajiki yelled, starting to panic, as Toyomitsu turned around, "Is Eraser here or something?"

"Don't worry about me." Amajiki replied, "Go after Red Riot! He's still chasing one of them!"

"Got it! The police would be here soon!" Toyomitsu yelled, running after Kirishima, "I'll leave it to you!"

True to his word, the police arrived, restraining the downed villains.

"Thanks to you... we were saved. These guys are part of a team selling illegal drugs and items, so we've been waiting for a chance like this." A police officer thanked Amajiki, who muttered, "So my quirk couldn't activate because of one of those items?"

"Die, stupid scum." The restrained villain spat, as Amajiki turned away, depressed from the insult.

"Anyway, please leave the rest to us." The officer sweatdropped.


"Don't come near me! Stop chasing me!" The villain yelled, running down an alleyway as Kirishima chased after him, "Then don't run away! At least finish saving your friends!"

"What are you even getting angry about?!"

"Running away scared after shooting someone isn't manly!" Kirishima yelled, as the villain found himself at a dead end.

"Prepare yourself!" Kirishima growled, as the villain turned around, "You're too loud!"

Metal blades erupted out of the villain's arm, but Kirishima's hardened skin easily took the attack, and the redhead bashed his hardened fist into the villain's face, knocking him out, "Red Counter! That wasn't my full power! Come quietly, gun maniac!"

"Huh? You're crying?" Kirishima softened when he realized that the villain was crying, "It's not fair... All I've got is a quirk that lets me pop out blades less than ten centimeters long... that's about as long as a box cutter... it's not fair! I want to save my bros, fool! But I'm scared! You should be praising me for getting the courage to shoot!"

"No way... Besides, if you're going to cry about being scared, then don't do bad stuff to begin with... Come on, can you stand?" Kirishima tried to help the villain up.

"I wanted... to become strong... If I hung out with strong guys... then I could get stronger too..." The villain muttered, as Kirishima sighed, "I understand how you feel, I have a friend who doesn't even have a quirk, and he's still super manly and badass, but -"

"If I followed my bros, then I could get a hold of power... for a guy who can become a hero to say he understands without thinking... Don't say that!" The villain stabbed a red vial into his neck, injecting himself with something, before he started screeching in pain.

"Hey, what are you doing?!" Kirishima asked, not really sure what was going on, "What did you give yourself?! Hey, are you okay?!"

Suddenly, metal blades erupted from the villain's body, and Kirishima barely managed to avoid getting impaled with his quirk, "What's this?! What's going on?!"

The blades kept on extending, until they dug right into the walls of the buildings surrounding them, leaving deep gouges in the concrete.

He suddenly powered up? Kirishima thought to himself, I've seen this before on the news, but this is scarier in person... a drug that boosts your quirk... If this ends up on a main road, it won't end with just a tragedy. I need to end this here!

"Everyone, get back!" Kirishima ordered the people, who just happened to be in the alleyway, "Get somewhere that this guy's blades can't reach!"

Blades burst out of the villain's skin, and Kirishima was doing his best to try and defend the pedestrians, as the blades sliced past his hardened skin, chipping bits and pieces of it off.

Kirishima tried to force the blades away, as the villain laughed, retracting his blades, "I can't get close then! You're too full of yourself, huh, kid? It's because you're playing at justice so proudly! My bros said that the age of heroes will crumble soon, you know!? They said it'll be the age of those like us that live in the shadows next! Man, I feel like I'm on such a high! Move, kid! I feel like I could save my bros now, like you told me to earlier!"

Another wave of blades burst out of the villain, and Kirishima growled, pouring all his energy into hardening his skin, making it even harder and tougher than before. He ran at the villain, his newly hardened skin snapping all the blades to bits, "After all that intensive training to improve my quirk, this is the highest hardness level I can achieve right now! Red Riot Unbreakable!"

His skin creaked as he moved, charging at the villain as blades burst out of the villain's stomach, colliding with Kirishima's hardened skin. Kirishima growled, forcing himself forwards, enduring the barrage of blades, before snapping them all with his hand. All the blades shattered as Kirishima bulldozed his way past all the metal splinters, and punched the villain in the gut, "Ultimate move! Red Gun Turret!"

"He's young... but he's got guts..." A man complimented, "Wow..."

"Hey!" Kirishima yelled, and the villain started crying again, "Don't come near me!"

He's back to the crying state he was in before the drug... Kirishima sweatdropped, Did its effect wear off?

"I just wanted to get stronger..." The villain inched away from Kirishima, "Please... let me go! I'm just a pitiful man who wanted some power!"

"I can't. You shot Suneater-senpai..." Kirishima's heart softened, "I really do understand how you feel, but -"

In that moment, blades burst out of the villain's back, blasting the villain forwards, past Kirishima.

"Again?! I'm so stupid!" Kirishima growled, breaking the blades with his quirk, but it was too late; the villain already had enough forward momentum to blast himself out of the alleyway.

Suddenly, Toyomitsu jumped out from behind the corner, sucking the villain into his body fat, "Sorry I'm late! When you're squaring off, the villain can win by killing! On the other hand, there's only one way for us to win: capture without casualties! Remember this when you leave, Red Riot! The key to fighting villains is how fast can you make them lose the will to fight!"

I gave it everything I had, and just barely held my own, but he was done in an instant! Kirishima smiled at Toyomitsu in awe, "Thanks for your help!"

A man who happened to be in the alleyway complimented, "Thanks, young one! You were amazing!"

"You were trying to keep him from pointing the blades at us, weren't you?"

"I can tell after watching heroes for so long! Most people would get scared of a blade guy like that! You really saved us!"

"What a spectacular debut!" Toyomitsu grinned proudly, "Completely different from my first job! You really helped us out today! You'll be an amazing hero someday! I'm sure of it!"

Kirishima felt pride bubbling up within him, and he smiled, "Thank you!"

"Young man, what's your hero name?"

"What are you called?"

Kirishima turned around to face the civilians, "I'm Red Riot!"

"Red Riot, huh? I won't be forgetting that!"

"Thank you, Red Riot!"

"Thank you!" Kirishima bowed at the praise, I've also gotten a little stronger.

But it wasn't enough. He needed to get strong. Maybe he should ask Midoriya for some advice on how to deal with blades; he could only hold his ultimate hardened form for forty seconds, maximum, and right now, he needed more options. Plus, the villain kept making him pity him, lowering his guard and tricking him. He needed to figure out a way to get past that. Not to mention that drug that the villain used to boost his quirk... Midoriya was a former vigilante, maybe he knew something about it.


"His quirk powered up, huh? That drug's banned in Japan, right? Based on how short the effects lasted, it must've been an inferior version made in Asia. The ones made in the US last at least an hour or two." Toyomitsu stated.

"You know a lot about it! Wow!" Kirishima gushed.

"In the past, I'd work with the coppers and catch guys like that all day." Toyomitsu replied, as an officer ran up to them, "Fat Gum! About the gun that guy fired, it's been broken into pieces by someone's quirk. Also, this isn't a normal gun. Anyway, I'll investigate and report back."

"Thanks for going out of your way to let me know." Toyomitsu thanked the officer, as Kirishima asked, "Are you all right?"

Amajiki pulled his hood down, "It sucks."

"To make it so that you can't use your quirk... what a terrible way to treat a hero!" Kirishima growled, as Amajiki mumbled, "More importantly, you defended me. Just like Mirio, you're a person who shines brightly, like the sun."

"If you're going to say that, then you're like the sun too, for introducing me to this place!"

"Just like that. You're amazing, you know." Amajiki muttered, as Toyomitsu patted the boy on the back, "Why don't we have them take a look at you at the hospital? There's something I want to investigate there, too. Why don't we stop by the agency first, and then go?"

"Okay." Amajiki muttered, as Kirishima yelled, "Yes, sir!"

I understand drugs that boosts a person's quirk. They were originally proposed to help those with weak quirks. But drugs that completely prevent someone from using their quirk?! I've never heard of them. I've got a bad feeling about this... Toyomitsu thought.

Kirishima was proud that he was able to defend those civilians, but what had happened to Amajiki's quirk kept niggling his mind. Maybe he should ask Midoriya about that as well.