Class 1-A re-entered their classroom, collectively sore and exhausted. Today's physical education had been particularly intense this time around, with Aizawa forcing the group to run along the rooftops of Ground Beta for almost an hour. They all collectively sighed in relief as their instructor told them that there were no more lessons planned, and that they may leave for the day.

Izuku picked up his bag, ready to head out the door.

"Hey, um... Izuku!"

He turned his head to see Ochako and Iida approaching him. He smiled.

"Yeah, what is it?"

"Well, a few of us were planning on going to the arcade, and I thought you might want to join! Wanna come with?"

The boy felt the corners of his mouth twitch involuntarily. Of course he didn't. But Sensei had told him to get his classmates trust...

"Sure! It's the one in the mall right?"

Iida chimed in. "Exactly! We're all planning on taking the blue metro line to get there in the next few-"

Uraraka cut him off. "We're going there now, so let's go all as a group!"

"Who's all going?"

"Iida and I, of course! And then there's Denki, Eijirou, and Mina, too!"

Bakugou left the room, making sure to bump harshly into Izuku's shoulder. The green-haired boy didn't flinch. Iida pushed up his glasses, ready to chase down the rude blonde but was stopped by Izuku, who simply grabbed the taller boy's arm and shook his head.

"It's not worth it, you know he won't listen. Let's just go."

By the time they had left the arcade, all six of them were almost falling over with the amount of prizes they had redeemed. Kirishima used his one free arm to lean on Izuku, throwing a hand over the green haired boy's shoulder.

"Wow, Izuku! I didn't know you were that good at arcade games! You basically got us everything here!"

"Yeah," He smiled, "I had a lot of practice. Probably should have told you that before we got there, huh?"

He couldn't see it, but he could imagine Uraraka's smile from behind the oversized panda in her grasp. "When did you get that good?"

"I played with my friend a lot before coming to Yuuei."

"Cool! I'd like to meet him!"

Izuku's smile grew slightly wider as he laughed. "Who knows, you might meet him at some point!"

Iida spoke up, trying to keep his balance with the bags of cheap school supplies he redeemed with his share of the tickets.

"Well, that sounds nice, but let's not focus on that right now! Aizawa had told us we are going on a school trip in a few days and I doubt it's for fun! So let's give our all in studies and training!"

Izuku dangled his legs freely off the bar stool. In front of him lay a large number of papers, sprawled out on the counter. To his left lay the entire roster for class 1-A, and in front was a detailed diagram of the Unforeseen Simulation Joint. The boy pinched the bridge of his nose, deep in thought.

"We shouldn't underestimate the students. If the wrong people aren't taken care of, then we'll just end up with more obstacles in our path."

Kurogiri leaned over the boy's shoulder, listening intently to his murmurs.

"So what do you suggest, Midoriya?"

"I don't know." He looked over to Tomura, who busied himself playing a racing game. "Brother, I don't know if we can kill All Might with what we have."

The young adult paused the game. "Sensei told us that this Noumu would be able to match him, it has to work."

"But we're not just up against All Might, there's so many unknown variables. I'm trying to make it all work." He replied, trying to sound reassuring. "Kurogiri, how many people can you send through at a time?"

"I can do about 8 sets of portals at a time without overexerting myself. Travel is instantaneous so I can open and close them as needed."

Izuku nodded. "Then we need to prioritize the strongest students and send them to places where they'll be weakest."

"Who do you expect to be the strongest?"

He pulled up Bakugou's record. "He'll definitely be a problem, no matter where he's sent. The downpour zone is the best candidate, as it'll weaken his blasts and he can't fly out of it without breaking the ceiling. Todoroki will likely freeze the entire area wherever he is sent. Put him in the conflagration zone. Put Tokoyami there as well, since his shadow will be weaker in the light."

"Is that what you consider your 'top 3' to be?"

"Yeah. There's a few more who I wouldn't consider to be powerful that we can put in places where they'll be weakest. Asui should go to the conflagration zone, and Ojiro should go to the flood zone. Iida-" He cut himself off, looking intensely at the student's profile.

After a moment of thought, he continued. "I think he should stay in the main plaza."

"Now what would make you say that?"

"There's a possibility that we might need to let him go. All Might can be unreliable with his lessons; he's left us a substitute more than a few times already."

Kurogiri walked behind the counter, before pulling out a highball glass and filled it with milk. He handed it to the boy.

"Every time I guess how many steps ahead you are thinking, you always seem to outdo my expectations."

Izuku smiled, pride blooming in his chest. "Aww, please... I'm just making sure we get the best chances possible! Brother will get nothing less from me."

He perused the rest of the student profiles, searching for anything else. "I don't see anyone else we should be particularly interested in. After you get rid of the others, send the rest of the students wherever you like."

"And the teachers?"

"The schedule says that aside from All Might, we'll be meeting with Eraserhead and Thirteen."

"Will our ground forces be enough to take care of them?"

"I don't know. While Eraserhead's skills are ideal in one on one fights, I've read on the forums that he's been spotted taking out large groups with ease. Thirteen... well, can your portals transport more than people?"

"I am not sure what you mean, Midoriya."

"If you close the distance with... them... they'll likely use their black hole quirk on you. And since you're already going to be teleporting the students... you think you can use one of those sets to send their quirk back at them?"

"I understand what you are asking, and yes it is possible. That leaves Eraserhead."

"At the very least, the cannon fodder will severely drain him. If he's still standing, then we'll have to do something about him. The Noumu and Tomura are likely going to be busy with All Might. But then that would leave..." He sighed, frustrated.

Kurogiri knew what he wasn't saying. "Do you not wish to participate?"

"If I have to, I will, but... I don't like these chances. If I reveal myself and Noumu is defeated... then we'll be back at square one and I'll have lost my ability to spy on them. Even if I'm disguised and I'm using Obfuscate, there's still a good chance I'll be found out."

Kurogiri nodded. "If it comes down to it, I'm sure you'll do exceptionally well. Even if you are found out, you'll just have to come back here and work with us more often."

Izuku chuckled. "Are you trying to convince me to out myself?"

"I have no idea what you are talking about." The man picked up a glass and started polishing it.

The green haired boy grabbed all the papers in front of him, neatly stacking them in a pile. He grabbed his glass of milk and took a large gulp out of it. "There's nothing more I can plan for at this point."

He pushed himself off the stool, before getting in the one next to Tomura. He was still playing his games, far ahead of all the other cars. Izuku leaned over onto the young adult's shoulder, making sure not to put too much weight on him. The villain didn't really seem to respond, but he didn't make any effort to move the boy away.

The younger boy closed his eyes. "I hope you get to kill All Might, brother. Nothing would make me happier."

Izuku tried his best to look calm on the bus. A few other students were chatting happily, though nobody paid much attention to him.

He was snapped out of his thoughts by someone calling his name.

"Midoriya." It was that frog girl. "Can I be frank with you?"

Midoriya smiled and nodded. "Sure!"

"You were bullied a lot, weren't you?"

He was visibly taken aback by the question. The group around him grew quiet. Bakugou glared at him intensely.

"Wha-what brought this up?"

"You flinch almost every time someone reaches for you, and when your costume got ripped during the battle trials I'm sure everyone saw how many scars and burn marks you had."

"Asui, I know-"

"Tsuyu." She corrected with a ribbit.

"Sorry. Tsuyu, I don't want to talk about this."

"That's fine. I just want you to know that we're here for you, ribbit, all of us. Even Bakugou, though he can be rough-"

The boy in question jumped from his seat, fist clenched and raised in the air. "What the fuck did you say about me, you little shit?!"

Tsuyu didn't visibly respond. "You're proving my point."

The bus lurched to a halt, and Aizawa stood up at the door.

"Alright, everyone. We're here."

Almost everyone's mouth gaped at the astounding size of the USJ. Thirteen had introduced... themselves... and gave a small lecture on the lethality of strong offensive quirks. Izuku filtered most of the chat to the back of his mind as he tried to keep himself calm. At least now he had the awkward conversation in the bus as an excuse for any nervousness he might exhibit.

Aizawa walked up to Thirteen at the end of their speech. "So where is All Might?"

The other hero held up three fingers. "He said he couldn't make it."

Izuku felt some slight relief. If he wasn't here, that meant the Noumu would be able to take care of Aizawa if need be. But that was only if the Erasure Hero wasn't already defeated by the groundlings or if All Might showed up quicker than expected.

His heart jumped as he saw a black spot open up in the middle of the main plaza. It was time.

"Whoa!" he heard someone shout. "Is this part of the exercise?"

Some people in the group began moving forward, when he heard their homeroom teacher shout. "Stay back! These are actual villains!"

At least fifty people poured out of the large warp gate in the plaza, each of them carrying a bloodthirsty grin on their face. Izuku recognized the last three people who walked out.

Shigaraki, Kurogiri, and Noumu.

Everyone stayed frozen as Izuku heard the voice of his brother speak.

"So All Might decided not to show? That's disappointing..." He scratched his neck. "Maybe if we kill some of his students he'll get here quickly."

"Everyone huddle together!" Aizawa commanded, before leaping forward. "Thirteen, protect the students!"

The pro hero leapt down the entire set of stairs leading into the main plaza, pulling down his goggles as he activated his quirk. The firing squad at the front stood no chance.

Thirteen began motioning for everyone to move back. "It seems like our communications have been jammed! Everyone prepare to evacuate while we try to get backup on the line!"

Kurogiri immediately appeared in front of the hero in the astronaut outfit.

"I'm afraid I cannot allow that." He began, using his mist to tower over the group and surround them in his fog. "Please pardon the intrusion. We are the League of Villains. We were hoping to be granted an audience with All Might. We have wanted the opportunity to exterminate him, you see. It appears he is not here, though... that is quite the disappointment."

Bakugou and Kirishima leapt in front of the teacher, trying to rush the villain. The explosions and punches took no effect.

"Ah, you are quite strong, students. But you are still just that. Students."

He began sending out single warp gates, sending the students Izuku pointed out to their intended destinations. Once he was done with that, he began sending other groups out.

"You will be scattered, tortured, and slain. I apologize for ending your pro hero careers before they began."

Izuku saw a portal headed straight for him and some other students. He quickly created a shockwave, scattering them all from the warp gate. In the end, left behind after the onslaught of portals was Iida, Ochako, Mezou, and Izuku himself.

"Iida!" Thirteen called out. "You need to make a break for the exit and warn the Yuuei staff of the invasion!"

The boy clearly looked conflicted. "I'm class president! I would be a disgrace if I abandoned-"

Izuku grimaced at the reaction. 'Typical hero material,' he thought, 'he puts his own ego above others.'

"This isn't about who stays to fight! They're keeping us here for a reason, and we're not going to get help unless someone goes!" Thirteen called back. "Use your quirk to save others!"

Uraraka chimed in. "It's like what happened in the lunchroom during the alert! We can back up the others, just go! We're counting on you!"

It seemed enough to convince the boy with the engine quirk.

Kurogiri stood there in front of them. "I might be able to stop him, but you really must be a group of simpletons if you really think you can just discuss your plan in front of your opponent."

Thirteen uncapped one of their fingers, sending a large vacuum force in the direction of the villain. "That's because it doesn't matter if you know!"

The villain sighed, opening up a new warp gate. "As expected of a hero specializing in rescue."

Thirteen felt something tear at their back, before turning around and seeing a warp gate behind them. It was too late to stop their quirk. The vacuum tore into them, as they cried out in pain. "I... so quickly?!"

"It appears you have little battle experience and paid for it dearly."

Thirteen collapsed, half disintegrated.

Iida ran at that moment, seeing enough. Kurogiri opened a portal in front of him, only for Mezou to grow out his skin and encompass the whole portal. Iida ran faster.

Kurogiri attempted to open a second portal, but Izuku blasted the runner in the air with one of his shockwaves, sending him over the portal. He looked back to the villain, who stared back with an almost imperceptible nod.

"Ah," he began, "it seems we have lost then." He warped himself back to Shigaraki.

Izuku looked back across the field, and just like he had expected Eraserhead had dispatched the entirety of the weak villains in the plaza. He rushed forward to Shigaraki. The boy held his breath, but was relieved to see that the older villain had managed to dodge his attacks, sinking his fingers into Aizawa's shoulder. The man made no sound as his arm began decaying, though he rounded back to attack again.

He didn't notice Noumu approach from behind. It grabbed his head with relative ease and shoved his face deep into the concrete.

Izuku looked back to see everyone focused on the fight unfolding in the plaza.

"We need to go help him!" Uraraka exclaimed. "He's not going to last against that thing!"

Everyone else nodded in agreement, running down the stairs. It seemed most of the villains were still down for the count, but Mezou had relegated himself with dispatching those who got back up. That left just him and Ochako.

They didn't go unnoticed as they neared the villains in command.

Shigaraki scratched his neck. "So it seems the little minions have left their camp. Uraraka and Midoriya, am I right?"

She froze at the sound of her name. "You..."

Kurogiri stood beside the other villain. "We know everything about you and your classmates. Forgive us for the invasion of privacy."

With that, Tomura reached out his hand, a portal appearing in front of it. The exit warp gate opened directly in front of Uraraka, and she saw a wrinkled hand reach out to her.

For Izuku, time slowed down to a grinding halt. 'She could die here, which would certainly be beneficial for us... but I'm right here! There's no doubt that I'd lose the trust of the class if I watched her die right here! I need to make a choice... which one is better for our plans? Getting rid of one enemy, or solidifying trust in the group?'

'No... Even if All Might arrives now, there's little chance of a success here. Brother will understand if we lose this battle if we get a better shot at winning the war.'

Izuku shoved Ochako out of the way, and saw Tomura's eyes widen as his hand was now reaching for Izuku. He couldn't pull back.

Izuku felt four fingers touch his face, the fifth finger above his eye. He tried his best not to sigh, and pulled his face back. He saw Aizawa, his head forced against the grasp of Noumu, staring intently at his brother.

"Eraserhead!" He called out, mimicking gratitude. Shigaraki quickly caught on, scratching his neck in anger.

"You bastard... Noumu, teach him a lesson!"

The beast quickly smashed the man's head in the ground once more, before beating him wildly. Before anyone else could react, an explosion rocked the entire building, near the entrance.

All Might stood at the doorway. He wasn't wearing his outfit. He wasn't smiling.

He looked downright pissed.

"Have no fear!" He boomed. "For I am here!"

Tomura smiled, commanding Noumu to drop the unconscious hero.

"Ahh, what luck!" He giddily shouted. "We got a continue!"

All Might wasted no time rushing towards the group, grabbing Mezou, Izuku, and Ochako and pulling them back.

"Hurry for the entrance! Backup will get here soon!"

Izuku stayed there and watched as the Noumu and All Might fought, trading blows as equals.

"It seems you're not as strong as you once were, though I see the rumors may have been exaggerated." Tomura taunted. "But... can you really withstand it all? My Noumu has Shock Absorption."

All Might smiled as steam began releasing from his body. "It just means I have to keep going until he can't absorb any more!"

The flurry of blows reached a rate almost too fast for the human eye. Still, that steam bothered Izuku...

He motioned back to Ochako and Mezou. "You guys go for the entrance. If All Might needs some help I'll do it!"

Uraraka protested. "But you're-"

Izuku cut her off. "-The only one who can attack at a distance that's here right now! Go!"

She paused, but realized he was right. She nodded, and both she and Mezou turned for the entrance.

'Good. I won't go in unless I'm needed, but at least now I don't have to deal with those two.'

The fight dragged on, much longer than Izuku wished. His stomach sank as he saw Noumu slowly losing the fight. This wasn't good, at this rate the-

His thoughts ground to a halt when he saw All Might launch a massive uppercut to the monster's stomach, sending him through the dome. Shigaraki wasn't done, preparing to rush forward with his hands. Izuku looked back at the entrance. He could see a group of figures approach the entrance.

'Crap! Backup is here already! Not good, not good! If brother doesn't stop fighting, he could-'

He caused a small shockwave in front of the villain. Not strong enough to actually hurt him, but it did send him stumbling back. And he was luck he did that, because someone had shot right at the place Tomura's hand used to be.

"Tomura, it appears that it is time to leave. Backup has arrived."

He scratched his neck in annoyance, "Fine! I'll come back for you, cheater!"

A portal opened up behind the two, and they left immediately.

All Might dropped to his knees, more steam escaping his body. Izuku slowly approached.

"Hah..." The pro hero coughed. "They're right about me getting weaker. In my heyday, I could have gotten rid of that monster in five punches... but this time it took me a little over a hundred. It might have been more had I found someone..."

He turned to see Izuku staring at the slowly deflating form of the Symbol of Peace. "Well... shit."

A wall of concrete was erected behind the boy. He looked over to see Cementoss staring blankly at him.

All Might spoke again. "You bought me a few seconds by stopping that villain, Izuku. Thank you."

He coughed again, blood splattering the floor. When he stood, he seemed almost emaciated.

"I'm sure you have a lot of questions for what you are seeing. I will tell you when you get back to Yuuei. For now, please promise to keep what you are seeing a secret."

Izuku slowly nodded.

"Good, now go back to the class. The police are probably taking roll by now."

The boy slowly walked back to the entrance, unsure of what he just saw. When he made it up the stairs, he was greeted by his classmates and a concerned police officer.

"Good, you're here! That makes twenty. Looks like everyone came out relatively unharmed!"

Touru, the invisible girl, patted Ojirou on his shoulder. "Wow, you handled yourself pretty well in the Ruins Zone. And all alone too? That must have been really tough!"

The student with a tail responded. "I thought everyone was alone... where were you?"

"I was in the Landslide Zone. Luckily no one was able to see me before I got to them!"

Izuku spun around at the conversation, eyes wide. It seemed no one noticed him before he regained his composure.

A few moments later, he and the rest of the students were herded onto the bus back to Yuuei.

"So... This is what I normally look like." An emaciated All Might said, as he and Izuku sat alone in the teacher's lounge.

The boy slowly nodded.

"About five years back, I ended up getting..." he pulled up his shirt, revealing a massive scar that seemed to replace a majority of his side. There was a noticeable indent. "...this. I had lost most of my lung and my entire stomach as a result."

"Was that the fight with Toxic Chainsaw?"

"Good guess, but no. This fight... well, it wasn't one put out on the media for a reason."

Izuku shifted in his seat, clearly uncomfortable.

"I can maintain my hero form for around three hours a day now."

Izuku crossed his arms. "I read about you doing hero work around Musutafu for around three hours this morning."

"I overextended myself during the fight. I'm likely going to have a shorter time in that form now. Probably just long enough for a class."

All Might paused a moment, seemingly debating himself. After some time, he looked at Midoriya directly.

"I'm going to tell you about my quirk, young Midoriya. Please take what I say very seriously." He leaned in. "What I have is called 'One for All.' It's a special quirk. Rather than being passed down through family, it is only passed from one person to the other like a torch. It stockpiles raw power, and it grows stronger the more it gets passed down."

Izuku felt his body stiffen. This guy couldn't possibly...

"Young Midoriya, I don't know how much longer I can use this power before it leaves me completely. Sir Nighteye had told me he was searching for potential candidates, but... You have shown the capacity for self-sacrifice, and while you don't like me... I think you can become an amazing hero with this power!"

No. No. No. No. No. This is not happening. Not now.

"Young Midoriya, I would like to pass this torch onto you-"

Izuku jumped up from his seat, chest heaving. "Are you freaking serious?! This can't be happening!"

All Might's mouth snapped shut.

"You just- and then- What is wrong with you?!" Izuku paced around, trying his best not to flip out. "Don't... don't put that kind of burden on me! I don't want to shoulder that!"

He stormed to the door, grabbing the handle. "I said 'Teacher and Student relationship!' Why can't you just accept that?!"

Izuku gritted his teeth. He ran out the door, nearly forgetting to grab his bag on the way off the campus.

'The USJ plan failed. My plan failed. I failed Tomura. And this man wants to make me the new Symbol of Peace?! Is this some cruel joke on me?'

Toshinori remained seated in the lounge, unsurprised as the familiar pitter patter footsteps of the principal approached.

"I take it that your talk didn't go over well?"

He sighed. "I really messed up again, didn't I?"

The animal walked in, carrying two cups of green tea.

"I don't think it's as bad as you think. He is a fragile boy, who has been set on edge by events both distant and recent. Give him time."

"It's just... to see someone who clearly dislikes me that much..."

"You're used to that reaction being from villains, not heroes in training."

Toshinori sipped some of the tea handed to him. "Even Aizawa trusts me to a degree. But that boy... Young Midoriya..."

"He may interact with his classmates, but he hasn't opened up to anyone. Perhaps I should call him in my office again sometime in the future. If he is to be a healthy adult, he needs a guiding hand that shows he can rely on others. If you are truly going to let him trust you, it needs to be done on his time and his terms. He will just retract further when presented with incentives for trust. I have no doubt that has been used on him in the past before, and he doesn't want to be burned by it again."

"So... just wait?"

"Just wait."

Izuku walked into the bar, his mind swirling as he saw Tomura smashing things about.

"He was right there! He was right there and we let him go, Kurogiri!" He yelled. Izuku winced, feeling a pit in his chest.

"Calm down, Tomura. Even if we could not defeat him, we have made our debut loud and clear."

"It's not good enough! We failed!"

They hadn't noticed him enter. He activated Obfuscate, huddling in one of the booths. He didn't want to face them right now.

"And we'll have more opportunities in the future. A failure does not mean we are completely done for. After all, we still have Midoriya spying for us at Yuuei."

Tomura paused. He grabbed a bar stool, watching it disintegrate. "I can't believe he spent so much time planning for it all to fall apart."

The booth wasn't enough. Izuku slid under the table, curling up and clutching his head as he started gasping for air. His mind began to block out the outside world.

"Midoriya said he didn't think it would work out. We were lucky that he stopped you when he did."

"I know that!" Tomura growled. "I won't forgive them for breaking his plan! He put in too much effort for those people to cheat like that!"

Izuku sobbed, feeling the world press down on him. He felt his grasp on his quirk slip, but he couldn't focus on that now. The other two villains grew silent at the sounds coming from inside the bar. Kurogiri knelt down in front of the table. He reached forward, lifting the boy up.

"Midoriya, it's going to be okay."

"N-No! I failed yo-you! I'm so-sorry brother!" He cried louder. Tears streamed down his face as Tomura gawked at the sobbing mess in front of him.

"Izuku..." he growled, scratching his neck. "I won't forgive them. They broke your plan... I'll kill them for that!"

"You... you're no-not mad at me?"

"Don't be stupid. I saw how much effort you put into this. I'm mad at the heroes who stopped me from killing All Might!"

Izuku's hiccupping and cries slowed, and eventually Kurogiri let him down on his own two feet. Tomura left, probably going to take his aggression out on some bystanders who were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

When Izuku finally calmed down, he looked back at Kurogiri.

"I need to speak with Sensei."

"Why is that?"

"There's something I found out that he should hear. It needs to be in person."

The screen next to him flickered, a dark silhouette showing up. "Is there something wrong, Izuku?"

"Yes, there is."

"Then I will allow you to visit me. Kurogiri, please open the gate."

"There is someone other than me, isn't there?"

Sensei stayed silent for a moment, before responding. "You need to be more specific, Izuku."

"Sensei... is there another spy at Yuuei?"

"What gave you that conclusion?"

"When I left the USJ, Hagakure Touru said something she shouldn't have known. She noted that Ojirou was in the Ruins Zone, and that he was all alone, something he hadn't said out loud. On top of that, she said she was fighting in a zone that Kaminari Denki had been fighting in. When I heard from them about how the fight went down, they had used an wide area attack that she should have been injured from. Neither of those things add up. It makes no sense for her to lie about where she was, nor does it make sense for her to know how a classmate she couldn't have seen during the attack was faring, let alone that he was by himself."

"And you think the most logical conclusion is that she is a spy?"

Izuku nodded.

Sensei smiled. "You are quite perceptive. I knew it was a good choice in letting you stay with Tomura. It is true that she is a spy working for us. Though unlike you, she does not interact directly with Kurogiri or Tomura. All they know her as is a simple informant, nothing more. But more importantly, why did you think it was important to confront me with this information?"

Izuku clenched his fists, looking down.

"Were you afraid there was someone who Tomura was working with? Does it scare you to think there is someone who has a relationship with my protege as close as yours?"

He clenched his teeth.

"You may relax, Izuku. What you have with Tomura is special. I would not allow anyone to interfere with that. Besides, you are much more reliable than her. After all, unlike Touru, you have already shown that you are willing to drop everything for Tomura. You've already killed to protect him, I doubt there's more one could do to show their devotion to their brother."

He felt some relief from Sensei's words.

"Now, Izuku... Last we spoke, I had asked you to think about your desires. You told me your wish was to create a world in which Tomura would have never been sad, correct?"

The boy nodded. "Yes, Sensei."

"Have you thought about what that means?"

He nodded again.

"I want you to envision what your world would look like. As clearly as you can. Do not speak."

Izuku felt something press into his mind. Sensei was going to see his thoughts directly. He focused on that world he wanted.

If Tomura was going to be happy, it would be a world without heroes. But heroes were just the beginning of the problem. The bystanders were also at fault. They watched him, and abandoned him. He needed a way to fix that, a way to make them notice each other and help one another. But to force bystanders to help, they would all need to be-

His thoughts were cut off by the sound of Sensei laughing. It was deep and guttural, as if he hadn't used those vocal cords in quite some time.

"Izuku, you are quite sly! Is that truly what you want? If you can find a way to pull it off, then you just might be the greatest challenge the heroes will face!"

A/N: Hey, everyone! I made another long chapter for you guys, hope you like it!

As always, I'm open to comments and critiques, so please leave your thoughts! And thank you again for the support!