"Will you kill me again, All Might?" All For One responded.
Saitama stood his ground as the pressure between their encounter rose, sending gusts of wind that knocked askew the other villains. He tightened his hold on Miyuki. He turned towards a piece of rubble.
Behind it sat Iida, Midoriya, Yaoyorozu, and Kirishima.
As the two continued their face-off, Saitama walked with a slow pace towards Bakugo. "Don't even think of taking him." He glared at the villains who stood before the warp gate. With Miyuki secured on his right arm, he punched the floor and created two chasms, the center of the chasms being held up by a line of cement holding Bakugo. "Don't you dare touch even a hair on Master's friend's head."
In a steady stride, he walked forward to Bakugo, passing Miyuki to him. "Make sure she stays safe."
Bakugo incredulously stared at Saitama, but nodded nonetheless. His arms tightened around her, leaning Miyuki's weight against his side.
Saitama turned to the villains as a wide sneer grew on his face. "I'm not letting any one of you get away. All Might may be busy with whoever your boss is, but that means nothing to me. I'm going to destroy all of you for hurting Master." Within the blink of an eye, he was in front of the red-haired villain named Magne.
"What?" Magne guffawed.
"Die," Saitama muttered as he swung his fist.
Magne burst into several ribbons of scarlet.
The villains stared at the streaks marking the rubble.
"You've made Master cry. You've made Master doubt herself. You've stolen Master right from our hands. There is no force in the universe who will save you from our wrath," Saitama seethed. He reappeared before the reptile villain and thrust a kick down launching the villain several kilometers past the concrete and into the earth itself. He vanished and appeared before Shigaraki, holding him up by his throat with one hand while the other trapped his wrists behind his back. His fingers clenched, slowly adding pressure. "I will make sure you feel as much despair and fear as Master did."
Shigaraki struggled in the air, slowly losing breath.
Red and black rods flew towards Saitama who flicked it away without Shigaraki even realizing he even he released his hold.
"Sai . . . tama," a soft voice mumbled.
Shigaraki collapsed to the floor, coughing and gasping.
Bakugo felt the weight lighten and saw Saitama supporting Miyuki with hazy eyes.
"I am here, Master," Saitama replied. He cradled her closer and rubbed her back. "Right here."
"Home . . . Let's go home," whispered Miyuki.
"I promise. I'll take care of the trash before you realize it, and we'll go home," Saitama retorted.
"No," Miyuki hissed, fighting through the want to sink under once more. "Now. Home, now."
Saitama paused, watching his struggling creator. His body gradually relaxed as he gave her one more squeeze. "Okay, home."
Miyuki smiled before allowing the darkness to succumb her once more.
Saitama frowned and turned back to the villains. "You're lucky today. I won't guarantee you will be on another day." He looked towards Dabi. "If you continue to associate with these vermin, we will exterminate you."
He strolled away, taking Bakugo with him. None of them impeded his path, the instantaneous death of Magne lingering in their minds. They walked to where the other students were hiding.
"I want to follow Master's order to go home. I would rather not have her near danger, no matter if I can handle it. However, if she awoke and realized I left you all here, she would cry," Saitama explained, a slight scowl on his face. "Stay behind and protect Master, and I will ensure you live."
It came to her in a sluggish manner. Her eyes fluttered, and she began to become aware of her surroundings: white, synthetic . . . safe. Miyuki saw her parents sleeping at her bedside. She saw several cards and gifts, the scribbles from 1-A. A weak smile overtook her face.
Toshinori Yagi, the true form of All Might, and Aizawa sat across from Miyuki's parents as she slept in her bed upstairs.
"There are no words we can say to even convey our guilt on Watanabe being taken," Aizawa bowed, Toshinori sinking low as well.
"I was sent to rescue her, but failed in ensuring no harm came to her," Toshinori gravely said.
Miyuki's parents glanced at one another.
"When Miyuki said she wanted to be a hero, we fought with her," Miyuki's mother began. "Her Quirk is powerful. If any villain were to get their hands on her, the world could fall apart as we know it."
"But Miyuki, if anything, is stubborn," her father nodded. "She gave us a whole hour-long talk on why she wanted to become a hero and why it was even safer for her."
"And she convinced us," her mother continued. "Do you want to know what Miyuki said? She said there was more danger for her to be a normal person than to be a hero because she was unknown. If she stayed in the spotlight, even if just for her Quirk, if she vanished, people would notice. If people knew about the things she could do, there would be a consistent battle to ensure she remained out of the wrong hands."
"But Miyuki didn't want to be chained," her father sighed. "She refused to be a puppet following someone else's tune. So, she convinced us to let her become a hero — someone in the limelight and protected because of her career. She would help people and be helped in return. She went big, starting at U.A."
Her mother sighed and grabbed her husband's hand, clenching it tightly. "Miyuki, no matter if she was a normal person or a hero, would always be targeted for her Quirk. Now, she has heroes who know about her and who can protect her." She clenched their hands. "You're right. We'll be uncomfortable with her remaining in dorms. We'll constantly be worrying about her, especially now when we have evidence that villains are aware of Miyuki's ability and want to use it." She trailed off, fear overtaking her.
Miyuki's father nodded and tightened his own hand. "But she is safest at U.A. We are just two people. We don't know any police officers or heroes on a personal level. We can't always be watching. We don't have brilliant Quirks or know a lot of self-defense. We have no way to protect her. But U.A. does. Even if Miyuki encountered problems, even if she was taken by villains, you are the ones who saved her."
"We're afraid of what can happen. But, we're even more afraid of what could happen to her right in front of us unable to do anything. At least if she were to stay in the dorms at U.A., we know we've placed her somewhere she can immediately have a pro to help her. At least at U.A., she would have other upcoming heroes who can help protect her and not stand at the side, unable to do anything," his wife sobbed. "Just promise to take care of her. Our MIyuki is so strong, but she can break so easily. We just want her to be happy and safe."
Aizawa nodded resolutely. "Of course. Not only as a hero, but as a teacher, I promise to keep her safe to the utmost of my and the staff's ability. That, I can guarantee you."
Toshinori agreed. "Even if I am incapable of returning to my hero form, I will protect her with all I have. She will become a strong hero who will be able to protect herself and others."
Miyuki stared at the ceiling of her room. The door was wide open letting the voices downstairs come through at a low murmur. She smiled, tears sliding from the corner of her eyes to sink into her pillow. "I love you, Okaa-san, Otou-san. I love you both very much. And thank you."
"For now, I'm just glad that we were able to bring Class 1-A back together again," Aizawa greeted as the class prepared to move into the new dorms.
"Everyone was allowed to enter the dorms, huh?" Sero commented.
Hagakure released a deep sigh. "I had a hard time!"
"That's normal," Jiro sheepishly remarked.
"The two of you were directly affected by the gas," Ojiro retorted.
"We were all able to be together again because of the teachers," Asui responded. "When I watched the press conference, I thought we'd lose them, and it made me sad."
"Yeah," Uraraka nodded.
"I was surprised too," Aizawa added. "Well, I'm sure everyone has different circumstances." 'For the most part, rather than trying to convince them, it was more like we let them go free and then grabbed their tails.' Aizawa took a breath. "Now, I'll explain briefly about the dorms, but first — for now, we will focus on getting the provisional licenses we were planning to have you get during the training camp."
"Oh yeah, they did talk about that!" Sato exclaimed.
"So much happened that I forgot about it," Ashido replied.
"This is important. Listen up," Aizawa recollected them. "Kirishima, Yaoyorozu, Todoroki, Midoriya, Iida. These five went to go save Bakugo and Watanabe that night. Your reactions tell me that you all were at least aware of it. I'm going to set aside a number of issues and say this: If it weren't for All Might's retirement, I would've expelled everyone except Bakugo, Watanabe, JIro, and Hagakure. Of course the five that went, but also the eleven who knew but didn't stop them betrayed our trust, no matter what the reason. I would be grateful if you could follow the proper procedures an act properly in order to regain that trust. That is all. Now, we're going inside. Let's have some energy." He left behind rather desponded and quiet students.
'No, wait, how are we supposed to do that now?' the class thought in unison.
Miyuki gently rubbed a hand across the cast on her left arm.
Radelk looked down and whispered, "Do you need another pain reliever? Is it acting up again?"
She shook her head. "Just . . . realizing some things." She glanced at her class mates. "I did what those five did. I acted on my own at the training camp instead of telling the teachers."
Radelk hummed before procuring a chart. "Mistress, here. I will walk with you whether you were at fault or not. Were you in an altered state of consciousness, and would not have done this otherwise?"
"Um, no," Miyuki answered.
"Did you intend to harm anyone in any way?"
"Technically, yes, since there were villains, and I had the idea I would need to hurt, or at least fight them, in order to protect my classmates."
"Were you acting defensively or protectively?"
"Yes."
"Was anyone in actual danger or were you mistaken or overreacting?"
"No, people were in actual danger."
"Alright. Had all available non-harmful solutions already been proven impossible or ineffective?"
"I mean, I technically didn't try to listen to WildFire. I guess there could've been a non-harmful solution there. So, technically, I hadn't tried everything nor did I know if this could be a non-harmful solution. Plus, as I mentioned, I could've spoke with the teachers."
"Thus, you are at fault for causing undue harm," Radelk concluded.
Miyuki winced.
Radelk continued, "ou are not greatly at fault, true, but some fault does lie on you. Even with our advice, we are still your creations. We follow your orders. There are gaps in our personality and characters which are fulfilled by your Quirk in ways that you aren't aware of until it appears. You are partly at fault because there were non-harmful solutions that could've been taken such as informing Aizawa or Vlad King or the Pussy Cats. However, that does not solely rely on you. You are at fault, but you made a mistake and you've, at least, thought of informing Aizawa before thinking about using us in order to stop the attack. But, this is with the camp. What about when you were with the villains? Let's start from the top again. Were you in any altered consciousness and would not have done your actions otherwise?"
"No, aside from fear and adrenaline, there was nothing that was altering my consciousness."
"Did you intend to harm anyone in any way?"
"No, I mostly wanted to talk and divert attention. I don't think I intended to harm anyone whether emotionally or physically," Miyuki admitted.
"Were you aware of the risks or able to foresee them given the circumstances?"
"Yes, they were clear," Miyuki said. "I could pretty much guess things that could happen being under the villains, so I suppose that would be a yes."
"Did everyone who might be at risk understand that risk and be present or participate in your actions of their own free will?"
"This one is kind of weird to answer. Bakugo was also at risk with me. I'd assume he would understand the risks and since he didn't try to stop me, I'd also assume he was participating of his own free will. But, these are my assumptions, so I can't say for sure that he was well aware," Miyuki stated. "As a fellow upcoming hero, however, I'd think he would be. Right?"
"Reviewing his actions at Kamino Ward and his attempt to escape proves to me that he was aware of the risks and didn't stop you. He'd given his trust to you to help handle the situation. I would also answer this as a 'yes', Mistress," Radelk responded. "Did you then take whatever measures available to minimize risk of harm to anyone or anything?"
"Um, I think so?" Miyuki pondered. "I mean, it's weird because it was a kidnapping situation. In those situations, you want to make a fuss and take every chance to escape. However, when you're in their hold and in their base, you want to be obedient in some manner to escape further harm. I think I'd answer yes because I attempted negotiation. Well, not negotiation, but I initiated talk before anything else. Yes, I may have antagonized a response, but it wasn't purposely done? Maybe subconsciously? But mostly, I wanted to understand why they did this and what pushed them to do so. It's a weird mix of yes and no on that one."
Radelk nodded. "Majority wise, it would be a 'yes'. You weren't purposefully antagonizing by calling names or deflecting. However, you were creating a response due to your own conversation and the topic. You began to antagonize from then on as a result. But, you still remained cordial, and you weren't attempting to actually cause harm to anyone or anything. So, yes, you did minimize risk. With this, we've concluded that while you were with the villains, you did the best you could and all that you could in that situation. You were not at fault for whatever happened then."
"Where did you get this chart?" Miyuki asked, understanding more about herself and how her actions affected others while curious where this flow chart appeared from.
"This world has some interesting people," Radelk retorted.
Miyuki lightly chuckled, and hearing her class mates laugh as Bakugo strode away to the dorms made something in her chest lift even more. She did, however, have to talk to Bakugo. Soon. Maybe show him this chart too.
"Each student dorm building holds one class. Girls on the right, and boys on the left. But, the first floor is the common area. Food, baths, and laundry are on this floor."
Miyuki stared in awe at the large building. "I knew it would have to be large to accomodate all of us, but this is huge. How did U.A. even set up something this huge for every class?"
"There's even a courtyard!" Sero exclaimed.
"So spacious! So clean! And a sofa!" Ashido cheered.
"It's like a mansion," Uraraka dizzily responded, mind swirling at the large size. She fell to the floor.
"Uraraka-kun!" Iida shouted, quickly checking up on her.
"Rooms start on the second floor. There are four rooms per gender on each floor with five floors total," Aizawa continued. "Everyone gets their own room. They're luxurious spaces equipped with their own AC, toilets, fridges, and closets."
"There's even a balcony, amazing!" Midoriya gaped as Kaminari danced beside him.
"This is about the same size as the closets we have at home," Yaoyorozu commented.
"It's like a mansion!" Uraraka fell again.
"Uraraka-kun!" Iida yelled again.
Aizawa ignored their chaotic responses. "These are your rooms. The belongings you sent ahead have already been placed in your rooms, so unpack and get settled in today. I'll tell you more about what will happen from now on tomorrow. That's all. Dismissed!"
Radelk let out a soft huff. Miyuki was placed on the fourth floor. "Shall we head to your room and begin to unpack, Mistress?"
Miyuki nodded. "Thanks, Radelk."
"Ah, I'm so tired," Kirishima groaned.
"Kirishima, are you done unpacking?" Sero asked.
"Yeah, finally," Kirishima replied.
"Good work," Midoriya said.
"How things ended up this way weren't great but it's kind of exciting to live together, huh?" Kaminari remarked.
"Yeah!" Midoriya agreed.
"Living together . . . This is also training to help us learn cooperation and discipline!" Iida declared.
Kirishima grinned. "You're really going all out, huh, Iida?"
"Boys, are you all done with your rooms?" Ashido interrupted.
"Yup, just relaxing now," Kaminari waved.
Miyuki held back a yawn as they approached the guys lounging in the common area. "That's good to hear."
"Well, the girls were all talking just now—"
"—and we have an idea!" Hagakure continued.
"Want to have a room presentation contest?" Ashido suggested.
"Huh?" the boys responded.
"No, no, wait!" Midoriya shrieked as they opened the door to his room on the second floor covered in All Might merchandise.
Tokoyami's room beside him had a darker aesthetic using the darkness and purple lights to create an almost gothic atmosphere.
Aoyama's room had a disco ball on the ceiling and a ton of mirrors, sparkling with glitter on the floor, the walls, the ceiling, and the bed.
Ojiro's room on the third floor was rather ordinary, mostly just the basic layout the rooms originally were in including a desk and drawer.
Iida's room was filled with shelves of books and rather plain as well aside from dark blue hues here and there. There was also four shelves lined with glasses.
Kaminari's room was filled with different animal prints and rather cluttered with random objects on the shelves.
Koda's room was rather cute, using lime green colors to brighten it up along with stuff animals and a rabbit.
Kirishima's room was filled with inspirational posters about power and several training equipment. It was quite . . . manly.
Shoji's room was very empty, only a desk and a futon. It was very minimalist.
Sero's room was rather well decorated, using various shades and patterns of brown with even a hammock. It created a very homely and summery feel.
Todoroki's room was a complete Japanese-styled room, even having tatami mats on the floor and sliding doors.
Sato's room used some bright colors to liven it up alongside with an entire table filled with baking equipment and tools. He even had a chiffon cake that he shared with everyone.
They returned to the second floor to start with Jiro's room that used a red, white, and black checkered aesthetic to match with the various instruments in her room.
Hagakure's room was next, filled with pink and purple and some stuff animals. It very much matched up with her personality.
Ashido's room was next using black and hot pink with some animal prints to create a rather wild, but elegant aesthetic.
Uraraka's room was rather plain as well, adding some paler colors to liven it a bit as well as a large fan on the floor to relax with beside a low table.
Yaoyorozu's room had a giant king-sized bed in the center which took up a lot of the space which cramped the desk and shelves. But, the beige and gold colors with the lavender created a very elegant feel.
Lastly was Miyuki. Miyuki's room was rather plain as well. She mostly used blues and beiges to accentuate the room while keeping a fluffy, white carpet at the entrance of the door. The most interesting part of her room were the drawings hung up on the walls and the little studio in one of the corners.
QuickHands: Are you okay?
QuickHands: . . .
QuickHands: Are you still with the LoV?
WildFire: . . .
WildFire: no
QuickHands: Oh.
WildFire: Are you okay?
QuickHands: Yeah
QuickHands: Mostly.
QuickHands: What are you going to do now?
WildFire: lay low for a while
WildFire: crusty af is gonna be on the lookout
QuickHands: Stay safe
WildFire: u should direct that to urself
WildFire: u were reckless
WildFire: i told u to leave it to me
QuickHands: What kind of hero would I be if I left it alone?
WildFire: . . .
WildFire: a bad one i guess
QuickHands: Can't have that, now, can we?
WildFire: go to sleep
QuickHands: Yeah, you too
QuickHands: Again, stay safe
WildFire: yeah