Chapter 22

"We need to talk about Killua Zoldyck, and potentially, take some action against him," Edgeshot finished strongly, and both Nezu and Best Jeanist nodded in understanding at his sides on the large circular table.

"Shall we keep this meeting brief?" Nezu asked.

"Oh, yes of course," Best Jeanist replied for Edgeshot, and the Number 5 Hero nodded as well to show his agreement.

"What can I do for you?" Nezu asked and folded his paws in front of him on the table.

"You were certainly correct about Killua working with villains," Edgeshot began right away, and the other two heroes listened intently for what he had to say next. "We should not allow a child to run loose like this and do as he pleases. We are heroes. We should punish him, and also show him better paths. I would have liked to arrest him right when I confronted him about his actions with villains, but I am a hero. I would not take such an impulsive action without going through the proper protocol."

"That makes sense," Nezu said, nodding along. "I am glad you did not take a rash action there. What do you propose during this meeting?"

"I called you here as you are the Principal of U.A., the school Killua goes to," Edgeshot answered. He sat back in his seat and folded his arms across his chest and asked, "What are you hiding from us, Principal Nezu? Why is Killua working with villains, especially when he is a hero student?"

Nezu grimaced as he wondered, Do I tell them? I know I have been bad with keeping your secret, Gon and Killua, but do Edgeshot and Best Jeanist need to know? Nezu grimaced again, "There is a benefit or reward they are giving him. It is something they can provide that will help him."

The other two heroes' eyebrows shot up. "What is this reward?" Best Jeanist asked in alarm. There were a few reasons that ran through the hero's mind, but he almost felt disgusted at what some of the more materialistic reasons could be for a child to work with villains.

"I will not say that. At least, not yet," Nezu responded firmly and lowered his head and shook it. The two stronger heroes each got more relaxed looks on their face, even though they still wanted to know why it was that Killua was working with villains while being a hero student. "What do you propose?" Nezu looked back up to Edgeshot.

"I was thinking that myself, Best Jeanist, and All Might, who could not make it today, will take him in for interrogation and anything else the law decides beyond that," Edgeshot responded confidently. "Best Jeanist can restrain him, and All Might and I can talk to him or use force as needed."

"Do you think that is enough to stop him, Mr. Principal?" Best Jeanist asked warily. "Surely three of the top five heroes in the country would be enough to stop him, right?"

Nezu shrugged with an unsure but serious look on his face. He knew this was not a matter to be taken lightly. "I want to believe that the three of you are enough, but I simply do not know. Nobody knows. I am not sure how powerful Killua is, or maybe he is not as powerful as he makes me believe. Confronting him would be at your own risk."

"That is a risk we heroes inherently take in our jobs," Edgeshot said right back, and Best Jeanist agreed next to him. The two looked at Nezu with confidence, showing that they were not going to be afraid of a 15 year-old child, especially with All Might on their side.


Gon had gotten to school a bit early, but later than he was originally hoping. He convinced Killua to leave earlier so that he could talk to his Class B friends after a week of not seeing them. But, while walking to school with Killua, the green haired teen constantly received looks of varying expressions including awe, disapproval, and even fear from strangers walking along the sidewalks and driving in their cars. The two teens put together that Gon was being recognized by being in the viral Stain video that Spinner talked about. So, they took a new back-alley path to reach U.A. that kept them out of sight from most people because Gon did not want the attention. The different route ultimately took longer than their standard one.

The moment Gon entered Class B, the eyes were on him. Everyone must have seen the video… he thought nervously, thinking back to what the video showed as well when he watched it last night with Killua. There was nothing too special about it. That helicopter camera person recorded everything, including me stopping Stain from attacking Endeavor. The weird theories people have of me now… Gon shuddered from just thinking about people have been saying which he read on online forums and comments on news articles.

"Yo, Gon! I saw that video of you stopping Stain, that was so manly!" Tetsutetsu shouted out first before any of the others got a word in. He jogged over to the door where Gon was still standing and stood right in front of him with a big toothy grin.

"But it was also very dangerous," Shiozaki scolded the grey haired teen from behind with a frown which applied to Gon as well for his own actions. The frown flipped into a small smile as she continued, "But I am glad you're okay." She clasped her hands to her chest and closed her eyes before mumbling some things about blessings that nobody could quite catch fully.

"The theories people are coming up with in the news and online are really weird and creepy," Kendo walked up too with a smile, but she stopped behind the grey haired boy. "I don't believe them, but I do wonder how you could handle Stain's insane killing intent?" She phrased it as a question, hoping she would get a response. She tilted her head and looked at him curiously, but Gon had yet to say a word because his classmates kept saying more and more.

"Exactly!" Tetsutetsu agreed. "I'm pretty sure I would've froze up there if Endeavor did, as unmanly as that is."

Gon eyed his friend curiously. "You've been saying manly a lot," he observed, and Kendo let out a laugh from next to Tetsutetsu.

The boy with a usually fierce expression scratched the back of his head and chuckled too, noticing that himself. "Haha, yeah, I guess Kirishima rubbed off on me a bit during our internship."

"Oh, Kirishima from Class A, right?" Gon asked though he knew the answer. "How did that go?"

"Yeah, him!" Tetsutetsu jumped right back into his outspoken voice. He smiled widely and made a fist and punched it into his left hand. "It was pretty cool, being with Kirishima and Fourth Kind! Although," he scratched his head again and looked up to the ceiling while thinking about the physical punishments he and his Class A friend received from the hero. Does that count as physical abuse? "Nevermind," he ended up saying, not wanting to get into that. His classmates gave him curious looks, wondering where he was going to go with his sentence that he abruptly ended. Tetsutetsu did not look back at them and instead focused his eyes on Gon.

"Kendo brought up a good point," Tokage said and walked up next to Tetsutetsu. "How did you not get scared of Stain?"

"Uh, I've been in front of other villains before when they used their killing intent," Gon replied in the steadiest tone he could manage. "I guess I've just gotten used to it."

The students around Gon went silent for a few moments before Monoma, who was still sitting at his desk, spoke up. "Have you been attacked before, Gon?"

"Not me, but people who were nearby did, and I was there too," Gon replied, saying the same thing he told Endeavor.

Monoma shuddered while imagining what that would feel like. Nobody else had a response, so he asked, "If it was just because you were near villains before, why is it that you could move but Endeavor couldn't? Seems weird that the Number 2 Hero wasn't able to do anything."

"I don't know!" Gon almost yelled and threw his hands up in the air. His classmates were shocked by sudden outburst, and he noticed their reactions. He continued in a quieter voice, "I don't know how I moved and Endeavor didn't, okay? So many people asked me about that. How do I explain something I don't know? I could move, and Endeavor couldn't. That's all there is to it."

Kendo had a thoughtful look on her face, but it quickly changed to a smile. "Don't worry, Gon. We won't ask you about it again."

Gon looked up to Kendo and remembered something he saw yesterday. "Oh, Kendo! You were in that commercial right? That was so cool!"

The ginger haired girl got a flustered look on her face, and Tokage turned around and snickered. "You and Yaoyorozu were perfect to be there with Uwabami."

"Uh…it was an interesting experience to say the least," Kendo said and scratched her face. Her eyes looked away from everyone else. "How is the preparation for final exams going, by the way?" she asked and changed the topic.

"Wait a minute…" Tetsutetsu said and stared at Kendo. "You started preparing for those?"

The girl nodded. "I actually had a lot of downtime during my internship, so Yaoyorozu and I would often study together."

"Trying hard to stay first, huh Kendo?" Monoma asked from his seat. Everyone spun around to their blond classmate who had gotten fourth in the class on the midterms.

Kendo shrugged in response and stared at Monoma. "I'm just trying my best. We're at U.A., and I don't expect final exams to be easy around here."

"Don't worry, Monoma, I'm aiming for first too," Tokage told the blond with a smirk. "You can continue being fine with not getting first." Tokage had gotten third on the midterm rankings, right behind the other recommended student, Honenuki.

Monoma narrowed his eyes at Tokage's jab. "I could get the highest marks if I wanted to," he said and crossed his arms over his chest and turned away from her. He earned a scoff from Tokage, but she did not say anything.

"Gon, have you started preparing?" Shiozaki asked with noticeable concern. She knew he had not done well on the midterms. "I can help with anything if you would like me to."

The spiky green haired boy thought back to when he received his midterm marks. He had gotten 17th in the class, so he was nearly at the bottom. And even then, that was largely because Killua helped him a lot to learn the math. "Thanks, Shiozaki, I'll let you know. I have started, and Killua's been helping me. As you all know, math is my worst class, but everything else is going okay!" He gave a big smile which brightened up the room. I'm so bad at math! I'd fail without Killua's help to teach me. I'm the worst at math in this class, and even Mr. Kan talked to me personally about that! But the other subjects make up a bit for it. History can be a bit hard too because I don't know any of it…I don't know how Killua does so well in this! His thoughts trailed to what must be happening in Killua's class down the hall…

Killua was checking the news on his phone. One article caught his eye, talking about rumours that the League of Villains and Stain's Followers were now working together. He narrowed his eyes as he scanned the article. It's just Edgeshot who told the media that he and the other heroes planned a raid on Stain's Followers, but they weren't there. He said the info may have been leaked somehow and gave some other potential reasons, and the media's making theories that Stain's Followers is with the League. Stupid news outlets. Always blowing things out of proportion, even if you're right. The theory doesn't make sense with what you know, yet you're still coming up with it because the League is hot news that gets views.

He sighed and put his phone away and entered his class. A lot of people were there, but he saw that Kaminari, Midoriya, and Bakugo were the first to notice him. He mentally prepared himself for the questions he knew he would get.

"Killua! How was that internship with Edgeshot?" Kaminari asked casually and made his way over. Killua, unlike Gon in the other class, walked past the entrance and over to his desk, passing by Kaminari through a different row. The blond who just asked a question saw that his friend was heading to his desk, so he turned around and walked close to where Killua was going to sit.

"It was fine, I got to do some cool stuff," Killua shrugged and looked up to the blond.

Kaminari nodded along and cracked a grin. "You know, I was actually doing my internship with Vlad King, right? The Class B homeroom teacher? Guess what he taught me!" Kaminari raised his right hand, and yellow sparks covered his hand. But Killua noticed that it was just his hand. He looked up to Kaminari with an impressed look. "I can shoot it out from here too, but only small amounts. Obviously, not gonna try that right now, but the basics you taught me helped a ton! Thanks for that, dude!"

Killua smiled, happy that he was able to help Kaminari. "No problem man. I'm glad you were able to learn it right."

"Anyways, I was just talking with Jirou and Mineta," the blond continued. "Seems your biggest plan flopped, huh? That's a bummer."

Killua shook his head from side to side. "I got the planning experience, so that was cool. We weren't allowed to fight, anyways."

Kaminari quickly nodded in agreement and put his hands up. "Oh yeah, of course. Those guys are dangerous. It's obvious to let the pros handle it."

"Have you two started for studying for finals?! I'm so stressed about that!" Ashido sighed out loud for the whole class to hear. She was temporarily sitting in the seat in front and to the right of Killua. She slumped in her chair for a moment before getting up to her feet and darting her eyes between the two boys.

"Oh man, finals!" Kaminari exclaimed in worry, completely losing his casualness from a few moments ago. "I'm so not ready! I'm doing so bad right now!" Kaminari had the lowest overall results on the midterms.

"There's a practical test too, that'll probably be hard," Mineta said smugly off to Killua's left. He added, "Good thing the finals won't, because I have good grades in my classes!"

"You got ninth on the exams?! I thought you were like us!" Ashido complained, thinking Mineta would be up there in the late teens like herself and Kaminari.

Mineta got ninth? Killua thought. At least I didn't get lower than that pervert. Although, he wasn't perverted at all during the meetings over the last week. He says weird stuff in class sometimes, but he was fine last week. Guess he was just unnerved by me, like he and Jirou said. I only got eighth. I have to admit, U.A. is a bit tougher than I thought, but it's not bad. I'm not putting all my effort on school yet I'm still in the top half of the class. Wonder where everyone else placed? I think it's obvious that Yaoyorozu is first, and Iida might be second. Not sure about the rest, though…

"Killua, what are you looking like for finals?" Kirishima asked. "You think it'll be hard?"

"No clue, honestly," he shrugged. "I'll just keep working as I need to. We'll see how finals go when they happen."

"Ashido, Kaminari, try your best on the finals!" the silver haired teen overheard Midoriya saying to the two students with the lowest grades in the class. "I would like to go on the forest camp with everyone if we can!"

There's a forest camp? Killua thought in bewilderment. I had no idea. Sounds like a decent place for the Bakugo kidnapping to be set up. I wonder if Nezu will allow me to go or not? He knows what I've done in this world so far, and I bet Edgeshot told him a bit of what I did last week. Maybe Nezu has a plan to get rid of me before then… Killua shook his head almost imperceptibly. That won't happen. I won't let that happen.

Aizawa soon entered the class, and so the school day began, and everyone quieted down.


Do I go to All Might, or do I not? Izuku Midoriya wondered to himself as the lunch bell rang and class was dismissed for their break. It would be good if Gon talked to All Might and understood more about heroes. Gon has potential to be a great hero. He's crazy strong, he beat Kacchan! Midoriya's eyes opened wide as he faced the floor and walked through the halls. His destination was supposed to be the school cafeteria, but he found himself headed to All Might's office. I guess my feet feel the same way. Kacchan is one of the strongest people our age that I know. He's going to be competition as I try to climb to the number one spot too…but Gon beat him! That's crazy! His final attack was so…so, powerful.

He reached All Might's office door, and nobody was around. He knocked twice, and All Might opened the door in his muscle form. "Ah, Young Midoriya. It is lunch time. You should be eating, should you not?" He kept his muscle form and a big smile because he did not know if Midoriya wanted to enter or if he was going to stand outside the door.

"I just have something to ask," Midoriya said quickly, knowing that All Might would not want to stay in his muscle form when unnecessary.

All Might nodded and beckoned for the boy to step inside the office. Once the door was closed, the hero deflated and returned to his original skinny form. "What can I do for you, Young Midoriya?"

"It's about Gon from Class B," Midoriya started, and All Might's eyes widened for a moment before returning to normal. "You know that he was there at our encounter with Stain. Well, I found out then, that Gon doesn't really understand heroes. I think he has great potential to be one considering he's so strong, and…he's nice, too. He can be a great hero, but he doesn't fully understand it. I thought maybe, you could talk to him about it…I mean, you're the best hero in Japan! One of the best in the world! There aren't many other sources that would be better than you for this topic."

All Might smiled and said, "That is very considerate of you, Young Midoriya. You recognized something Young Freecss could improve on in your brief talk with him. Is this your way of paying him back for his help to, help you learn One For All?"

Midoriya scratched his head and thought about it for a couple of seconds. "Um, no, not really," he replied. "I just want to help him be a better hero. I didn't even think about his help."

The hero nodded with another smile. "I would love to talk to him. I do not teach his class, so I am missing out on the talent Class B has."

"Great! Should I go bring him now, or after school, or…" Midoriya trailed off and left the decision to All Might.

After school, Nezu wants me to go after Killua along with Best Jeanist and Edgeshot. They would prefer if Gon was not there. Perhaps after school would be the perfect time for this? Gon and Killua would be separated, and once I am done talking to Gon, I can head to where Best Jeanist and Edgeshot are right away. That sounds like a plan…

"All Might?" Midoriya asked again with concern, wondering what his hero was thinking about for so long.

"Ah, sorry," he zoned back in. "Perhaps after school will work better for me. Right now, I have to eat lunch and do some work. You can bring him here after school if you would like."

The teen nodded. "Right! I'll be here then. Thanks, All Might!"

"Anytime, Young Midoriya!" All Might boomed and changed into his muscle form with a smile. He instantly deflated and began coughing while Midoriya gawked and watched on.


"Welcome back from your internships, everybody," All Might said in muscle form with a smile as he and Class A stood in front of Ground Gamma the first period after lunch. The area was very industrial and contained many factories that, through the pipes and other machines, formed a labyrinth of sorts. "To see how you have all grown, let us do a training exercise. This will be a rescue training race! You will be split into groups of five, and each group will go one at a time. The goal is to reach me, the victim, as quickly as you can while navigating through Ground Gamma. Speed is key, but remember to minimize the damage you do in your process!" He specifically pointed a finger at Bakugo who huffed at being called out.

He took a piece of paper out of nowhere and showed the class what was written. It was the four groups they would complete the exercise in. Group 1 had Sero, Iida, Ashido, Killua, and Midoriya. Group 2 had Ojiro, Bakugo, Tsuyu, Shoji, and Jirou. Group 3 had Hagakure, Mineta, Kaminari, Yaoyorozu, and Kirishima. Group 4 had Sato, Tokoyami, Aoyama, Uraraka, and Todoroki.

"Alright, Group 1, get into your positions!" All Might said, pointing to the big screen behind him which showed the different places the five students would start from.

Killua headed to the northeast side of the industrial area where his starting position would be. I know Midoriya must have gotten better with his mobility. Gon taught him how to use it more like Nen during the Sports Festival, so I'm guessing Midoriya got better with it over the internship. The rest of them are whatever, though Iida is injured from the Stain fight. He probably won't be at 100%. I'll just go with my usual power and see what happens.

"This whole group has crazy mobility," Kaminari noticed when the five were shown on screen.

"But Midoriya's always breaking his bones, should he be in this group?" Kirishima asked from right next to him.

"I'm not sure how good he is honestly, but we'll find out," Jirou said while staring up at the screen. Yaoyorozu nodded from next to her.

"I think Sero might win," Kirishima said and looked over to his sides at the other classmates. "What do you think, Bakugo?" he asked the student who was standing a little farther from everyone else.

"Deku's gonna come last," Bakugo said with narrowed eyes and watched the screen closely to see what his childhood friend would do. I hope that pale freak falls, he thought while staring at Killua in the screen. He's annoying sometimes, and the fact that he's friends with Freaks makes it worse.

"Huh? I asked who you thought would win…" the redhead muttered in response.

The ash blond turned around with a glare. "I don't care who wins! I'll destroy all of their times and be the fastest in the class!"

"My bet's on Killua," Kaminari said with a confident smile. "Iida's good too, but he's injured."

Uraraka nodded from the opposite side of the group from the blond. "Iida might not be at 100%. He could've sat out and recovered."

"Group 1, start!" All Might's voice boomed from the many speakers around Ground Gamma.

In a moment, Killua activated his electricity and let it flow through his body. Blue electricity sparked around in arcs as he flew through the air, aiming for a particular pipe that was still a few metres ahead. He reached it, and then he jumped again, this time aiming for the top of a building. As he jumped, he searched to his sides to find All Might, but he had not found the hero yet.

On the opposite side of Ground Gamma, Sero was swinging across pipes, machines, and buildings, using his Tape which stuck to surfaces and then using the momentum to swing forward. In a sudden blur, Midoriya overtook him, jumping from surface to surface the same way Killua was.

"Deku and Killua have the same movement!" Uraraka exclaimed back where she and the rest of Class A were watching on the big screen.

"It seems like a coincidence, ribbit," Tsuyu said from next to her with a finger on her chin. "Doesn't look like they copied each other."

"It's so cool, he's just jumping so quickly!" Mineta said in awe and shock.

That's how he was moving during our fight with Stain, Todoroki thought back to what he remembered from then about Midoriya's style. "I think he became better at what Gon taught him at the Sports Festival," he said out loud for the class to hear.

Half the class spun to him with wide eyes and quickly turned back to the screen to check for themselves.

"You're right, it does look like that," Tokoyami confirmed with a nod. Several other heads nodded as well.

Midoriya was flying across the site while Iida was running on the ground and headed towards the building. Iida's Quirk, especially with the Engines located on his calves, did not help too much for aerial movement and jumping. At least, not in a way he knew how to use it effectively yet. Ashido was sliding across rooftops and machines and using her acid to scale taller buildings as she could not jump as high as Killua or Midoriya or swing up high like Sero.

Killua was closing in on the backside of some large industrial tank or reactor – whatever it was, the silver haired teen had no clue - that he saw All Might was on. He could see Midoriya and Sero approaching from the front, but he did not see Iida or Ashido in his brief glance.

Just as he reached the neighbouring building's rooftop, he noticed in his peripheral vision that Midoriya fell on the same roof but off to his left, face-first. Probably slipped? Missed his footing? Whatever. Killua spent a moment wondering if Midoriya was fine, but then Sero swung overhead and to both teen's sides and reached the top of the machinery where All Might was.

Killua scowled and made one last leap to catch up, but he could see Sero was already there. All Might yelled out, "Finish!" and handed something to Sero, who stood there with a big grin for finishing first in the best group.

The remaining groups quickly finished their races as well. Bakugo won in group 2 by using his explosions to fly through the air, and Tsuyu was the next closest to winning. The third group was filled with people who did not have great mobility Quirks outside of Yaoyorozu who could create anything to help her due to her Quirk's versatility. She ended up winning in group 3. Todoroki easily won in the fourth group considering the others were not too good with mobility.

"It was great to see your progress," All Might said once all the groups were done. "You have all advanced a lot with your Quirks since the start of the year, and even since the Sports Festival thanks to your internships. Anyways, that was all from me. Prepare for your final exams, and good luck on them!" The gave a thumbs up and ran away, back to his office.


School had just ended for the day, and Gon and Killua were ready to walk back to their motel room. "I'm going to need some more help with math today," Gon said seriously, and Killua nodded along because he knew that was the case.

Right then, a different green haired teen interrupted them with something that would change their plans slightly. "Ahem," Midoriya cleared his throat nervously and glanced between the other two boys.

"Hi, Midoriya!" Gon greeted with a big friendly smile.

"Hey, Gon, there's someone I want you to talk to, if you have the time," he said nervously. Midoriya locked his eyes with Killua, then trailed over to Gon and offered a small smile.

Gon looked over to Killua. The silver haired teen turned his head and shrugged. "It's your call. You'll get less study time."

The spiky green haired teen nodded and turned back to Midoriya. "Who is it? I kind of want to study, but if I think I should go talk to them, I'll come with you."

"Oh, it's uh, it's All Might!" Midoriya responded in an excited voice and with a full smile.

Killua's heart rate sped up very slightly after hearing All Might's name, but he did not show any visible reaction. He turned to Gon who seemed a little unsure of that. "Do you have a reason why?" Gon asked. "I really think I should study…not that talking to All Might wouldn't be cool!" he defended and quickly raised his hands.

"It's just, about some hero stuff…" the other green haired teen said in a bit of a dejected voice. "I understand if you're busy. Finals aren't going to be easy. I can tell All Might that you can't talk today, then?" Midoriya phrased it as a question to check what Gon's answer was.

"No, actually, meeting All Might would be cool," Gon changed his mind and answered with a big smile. "I could learn something from him, too. Let's go!" Now, the boy was delighted to meet All Might. He turned to Killua who was still watching him and added, "I'll try to get to the room as quick as I can." The silver haired teen nodded once and watched Gon go with Midoriya.

"You and Killua stay together?" Midoriya asked curiously once they were headed to All Might's office.

"Oh uh, no, we're just going to study together," Gon lied quickly, hoping Midoriya would believe it. Though, it seemed believable because final exams for the first semester were coming up. He had to lie because he did not want Midoriya asking why they lived together.

The two walked in silence the rest of the way until they reached All Might's office. Midoriya knocked, and a tall muscleman opened the door and welcomed them in.

"Welcome, Young Freecss, it is great to finally meet you after all I have seen and heard of you," All Might's voice boomed as he kept up his signature bright smile.

Gon had no problem looking up at the bright smile because he was often just as bright himself. "Nice to meet you too, All Might! And please call me Gon."

All Might nodded and darted his eyes over to Midoriya. The other teen got nervous, but All Might said, "Young Midoriya, do you mind if we talk alone?"

Midoriya's eyes flew open widely as he stammered, "O-of c-course! I don't want to invade! Just wanted to bring Gon here." He took a breath and turned around. He opened the door, stepped out, and closed it behind him.

All Might sat down at his seat and gestured for Gon to sit as well. "Gon, Young Midoriya wanted you to talk to me for a reason. He greatly believes in your abilities of becoming a great hero…but he does not know if you properly understand what a hero is." Though I do not blame you. I do not know if you and Killua know that I know your secret since Nezu told me, but it is possible heroes do not exist in your world. If I can share some knowledge, I will be very happy to have helped you. He smiled and asked, "Tell me, is there anything you would like to know?"

"Why does a person get punished for helping someone if they're not a hero? If the result is the same," Gon added the second sentence while thinking back to the conversation with the Chief of the police force. He wanted All Might's opinion on this.

"For one, if a person uses their Quirk for that, it is illegal to do so without a license," All Might answered. Gon had a feeling the hero had a list of reasons. "So if the action was illegal, then letting that person go unpunished would be a signal to others that they can do the same thing and get away with it. And the results may not be as good as the first every time thereafter. Sometimes, a person who is not trained in using their Quirk may mess up and cause more harm than good."

"Then why not have some sort of Quirk lessons for people who want to learn?" Gon asked the same question again, but this time it was to a different person. He had asked the Chief about this but did not get an answer.

All Might paused for a moment and thought about it. "It sounds like a good idea, but I am not the government. I am not in charge of that. Financially, at least from what I can see, it would require hiring people to teach those lessons, and the teachers need to have the time to do the job. It is something worth considering, though. There are issues, but there are benefits as well."

Gon nodded, accepting the answer. I hope I'm not here for so long that I get to see Quirk training lessons happen… Another question popped up in his head, something that he wanted to know in the hospital while talking to Midoriya, Todoroki, and Iida. "I'm sure you saw the Stain video, and how he saved Midoriya. Was his action 'right' or 'good', and if it was, who decides that?"

All Might hesitated for a few minutes. His smile dropped as he seriously thought about what Gon asked. "I do not think that has a yes or no answer," he replied after over a minute. "Young Midoriya was innocent, yet the Nomu took him away. Stain was 'right' to save an innocent from a villain, although the method he used could have been better. I am assuming the Nomu died from Stain's attack. If that is true, that action was not 'right'."

"So…it's both?" Gon asked with big curious eyes.

All Might nodded. "I believe so. I am not being biased towards Young Midoriya because he is my student. Saving an innocent from a villain is good, but killing the villain to get that outcome is not. It is not black or white, in my opinion. Other people may agree or disagree, but that is what I think."

Gon digested the answer. He saw All Might look up at the clock on the wall to check the time. "What does it mean to be a hero? Are heroes always taking the right action?"

"I do have to get going in a bit, but I do not want to leave you on such an important question," the hero answered. "I do not know why it is you struggle with these questions despite being in a hero course." Actually, I completely do. He stood up and smiled down at Gon. "Heroes follow the laws and procedures. They save innocents, legally. They fight villains when necessary without going overboard. They put their own ambitions aside to help achieve the greater good. Do not pick and choose who to save; save everyone you can. They save because it is the right thing to do."

"And if you had to choose between saving a friend or family member versus a stranger, who would you save?"

"Both," All Might replied in a heartbeat. "I aim to save both. I do not think about only being able to save one. There is almost always a way to save both. You just need to find it." He checked the clock again and was about to say he had to leave, but Gon interrupted.

"All Might, thanks for the talk. I want to talk again, but I know you probably have to be somewhere right now," Gon said abruptly and stood up. "Can we meet again sometime?"

The hero nodded. "Of course. I have to get going. Let us leave my office." All Might opened the office door, and the two headed outside. All Might sprinted off, but not before turning around and waving goodbye. "It was great talking to you, Gon! I do hope we can chat again!"

"Bye, All Might! Thanks again!" Gon waved back with a big smile. He was still taking in everything the hero had said.

All Might turned back around and flew out the front entrance of U.A. He leapt into the sky and put on an earpiece. "Best Jeanist, Edgeshot, I am on my way out from U.A. Have you found the target?"

"Yes, we have," a voice responded, sounding like Best Jeanist. "I will restrain him as you get closer." Best Jeanist gave his location to the Number 1 Hero who knew exactly where to go. He changed directions to go more to his left where he knew that intersection was.

"Thank you for the location. I will be there within two minutes," All Might notified and continued flying through the air.

Meanwhile, Killua was walking through the same back alleys he had to used to get to school earlier in the morning. Someone's following me. Not sure if it's Edgeshot, and if it's just one person, but they're pretty good. Am I being targeted? Is this the result of Edgeshot talking to Nezu, or is it something else? I don't even know if Edgeshot and Nezu have spoken about me yet, but I don't see why they wouldn't. They both know I'm a threat. Whoever is following me, Killua thought as his eyes darkened. Be prepared.

His clothes tightened. Killua could feel his shirt and pants stick to his skin in a very restrictive way. He felt like he was wearing clothes that were several sizes smaller than what he actually wore. Behind him, a very thin form snaked around from a corner and reformed itself as Edgeshot. Best Jeanist leapt down from the building next to him to stand right beside the Number 5 Hero.

"Edgeshot, Best Jeanist, what is this about?" Killua asked calmly.

The two heroes did not respond. Killua felt the approaching presence of another figure. A massive, muscular man dropped out of the sky and landed in front of the teen with his knees bent. He still wore his signature smile despite the gravity of the situation.

"Hello, All Might," Killua greeted with an innocent smile. The much taller man dropped his smile, and his mouth formed into a thin line. "Mind explaining what's happening?" Killua asked again. Can I take on all three of them? Guess I won't have to wait too long to find out.


Hey everyone, sorry for the slight delay. I got busy with some things last week and didn't write much, but here it is! I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Killua's in a bit of a tough spot, but we'll see what happens. I just want to say that I will be skipping the Final Exams Arc. I might show some of it as a summary, but really, I don't know what to do. Nothing I think of will add anything. Speed + electricity is a hard combo to beat from what the teachers can offer, even when Killua limits himself. And Gon's reduced speed and strength would still be hard to face as well.

Training camp arc will be starting pretty soon. I have a fun little new idea for that which is irrelevant to the story but just something I want to write because it's cool. Since it's irrelevant, I'll just tell you, and see if anyone has feedback. I was thinking of writing a capture the flag game between Class A and Class B. I have no clue how a lot of the Class B Quirks work, but that's part of the reason why I want to write this haha.