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Chapter 23

"Mind explaining what's happening?" Killua asked, not trying to move because of the restraining Best Jeanist was using. The moment the jeanist hero dropped down from the building, Killua's legs were pulled together, and his arms remained down but were now pulled together behind his back rather than at his sides. His shoulders had been forced backward too. Is his restraining stronger because he's closer, or did he just strengthen it? Either way, it's not too strong. I could rip out of it.

"Killua, we are here to ask a few questions and take you with us, if you want to cooperate," Edgeshot explained patiently, though when Killua turned his head to see the hero, his eyebrows were narrowed which showed he was taking this seriously…and maybe he was a bit upset, too.

"I can answer your questions, but I'm not interested in going anywhere with you," he replied with disinterest.

"We can take you by force, and we can talk in a police station," Best Jeanist suggested calmly as an alternative.

Killua would not show it, but his heart was pounding. From the videos he watched, All Might was leagues stronger than anyone else in Japan. He was far above Endeavor, who was the second strongest hero in the country. The big man in a blue and red costume had not said anything yet. Killua sighed and lowered his head to stare at the ground. He raised it again, "Please, just stop. I'm only doing what I'm doing because I have to. There's something I need. I understand you're all heroes and need to stop me from doing villainous things, but it would be in our best interest if you could let it go."

All three heroes around him frowned. "That is not something we will wrap our heads around," Edgeshot said in a cold voice. He looked over at Best Jeanist while they were both behind Killua. The teen did not turn around, but both heroes nodded at each other. Best Jeanist's restraining power strengthened against Killua even more. It began to squeeze his skin, but he ignored the faint pain.

"Why are you doing what you're doing?" Edgeshot demanded. "Principal Nezu did not explain this to us."

"Not properly," Best Jeanist added on.

"I told you, I need something from them," the teen responded calmly, but he knew the situation would escalate. "It's something only they have. I'm not going to tell you what, but-"

"You have to tell us," All Might demanded suddenly. He was not smiling; he was being serious. Even though he had a vague idea of the answer, he asked anyways for the other two heroes who did not know.

"No way. It's a secret," Killua refused them. He kept his mouth shut to not say anything more.

"As you wish. Force it is," Edgeshot said in a cold voice. He activated his Quirk in an instant. Killua sensed the hero coming, so he ripped through Best Jeanist's binding by flooding himself with Nen. The time spent ripping out was too long, though, as Edgeshot struck Killua near his right shoulder. The teen grimaced through the pain, expecting the attack to be weaker, but he was still fine.

Edgeshot tried snaking away, but Killua grabbed him and electrocuted him in the blink of an eye. Best Jeanist had barely moved but was about to activate his Quirk again, so the teen flashed behind him and delivered a chop to the hero's head before Best Jeanist could do anything.

Within two seconds, Killua had beaten both Edgeshot and Best Jeanist. Edgeshot unfolded himself and fell to the ground only a split second before the other hero. Killua glared up at All Might and leaped forward to get a chop on his neck too, but All Might blasted into the air with a shockwave and sent wind flying everywhere. Killua closed his eyes to stop dust and pebbles from getting in his eyes while the Number 1 Hero dropped down immediately right between where the other two heroes were down behind Killua.

Killua spun around instantly in a defensive position. His eyes widened in extreme shock that All Might had jumped over him so quickly to dodge his attack.

"Judging by your reaction, you were expecting to get me too," All Might stated as a serious observation rather than an arrogant taunt. He looked down at the two heroes and studied them, keeping Killua in his peripheral vision.

"They're not dead, I just knocked them out," Killua called out, answering the blond hero's unasked question. "They should be up within an hour."

All Might only nodded. He glanced back up at the 15 year-old boy in front of him who was still ready to fight. All Might furrowed his eyebrows, and Killua took it as a sign of potential aggression. The teen lunged forward again with his right hand sharper than a knife.

All Might was not scared. He grabbed the boy's wrist out of the air and locked onto it with an iron grip. Killua did not try breaking out and instead clawed his other hand at the hero, only to get the same result. Narrowing his eyes, Killua lifted his feet and his whole body to be parallel to the ground. He bent his legs and, with some Nen, launched a powerful kick with both legs in All Might's chest.

The hero grunted, possibly in pain, and let go of Killua who jumped back a few meters. The teen was still ready to fight, but he noticed All Might was perfectly fine after his kick. He sensed no harmful intent from the hero, so he relaxed his muscles and straightened his body.

"I get the feeling you don't want to fight?" Killua asked in an unsure voice.

"I see no reason to fight you, especially not in a small alleyway such as this," All Might responded coolly. "It does not seem to be in your best interest. This is a narrow space, and if we go somewhere more open, it will attract lots of unwanted publicity. That does not sound good for either of us." He paused for a moment as the two studied each other. "You seem like a smart boy. I hope you recognize that now is not the time to fight."

He's not even hurt after a Nen enhanced kick from both of my legs…oh right, people here have a natural resistance to Nen because every Quirk uses their life energy. No wonder it did nothing. "I see your point, but what would you rather do instead?" Killua had to ask.

"Do you mind if we carry them and head somewhere inside a building?" All Might asked, pointing down at Edgeshot and Best Jeanist. "We can talk in a more private setting than this."

Killua raised an eyebrow, skeptical of the request, but nodded. He figured they would not fight inside a building considering All Might's ridiculously powerful punches would likely cause too much destruction. And if he didn't use powerful punches, it wouldn't do a whole lot to me. He stepped forward and picked up Edgeshot while All Might picked up Best Jeanist.

They found a warehouse which was empty for the day. Upon closer inspection of the building, the warehouse had been unoccupied for quite some time, not just today.

The boy and the man placed Edgeshot and Best Jeanist on the floor. They stared at each other, All Might still keeping his muscular form up.

At last, All Might let out a long sigh. "Killua…I do not want to keep this from you. I know your secret, which is also Gon's secret. Nezu told me, a while back, but I can assure you I have not told anyone else."

Killua's eyes widened in shock at first, but then he narrowed them in anger. I should've expected Nezu to tell others without telling us.

All Might continued regardless, "Since I know your biggest secret, it is fair for you to know mine." Wordlessly, the buff hero was surrounded by smoke in the blink of an eye while the teen looked on in confusion but made sure he was ready for any sudden attack.

The smoke cleared, and instead of the tall, muscular, broad-shoulder hero who was just standing there before, taking his place was a much skinner man who almost looked like a skeleton.

Killua lost his apprehensive look and straightened his back and legs. "This is, you, All Might?" In his head, he thought of Bisky. Her muscular form was her real form. I don't know if that's the case here – which of these is All Might's true form? Is it both?

The skinny man nodded. "I am All Might. This is how I truly look when I am out of the public." He paused for a moment and stared down at his shirt right where his injury was. He felt pain just by looking down at it and being aware the injury was there. "I want to tell you a bit about All For One and myself. A bit of our past. And my hope is you can explain some things to me in return. Fighting will not solve anything." All Might shook his head to remind himself of that. "You are very powerful, taking out Edgeshot and Best Jeanist in a couple seconds. I do not know which of us would win if we fought, but there is no use in finding out."

Killua shrugged, not really agreeing or disagreeing. He was rather indifferent, though he was curious to see if he could beat the hero or not. "What do you want to talk about?"

All Might raised his shirt a bit and showed an awful-looking injury he had. "Some years back, All For One and I had a fight. This is an injury I was left with. The injury limits my power and how long I can keep my muscular form. Once my time limit runs out, I am forced to turn into this." He stared back down at his arms and grimaced at the lack of strength they had in comparison to his buff form.

"How many people know about this form?" the silver haired teen asked curiously. "I've never seen it. Definitely something you want to keep hidden, though I can't think of why."

"I do not want the world to lose hope in me by showing them this weak form," All Might explained. "If the world knew this was what I really looked like, citizens would lose their faith, and more villains would rise because they would not be as worried of me."

Killua nodded as that made sense. Can't help but wonder if it's also for his own fame and reputation. I don't know much about his personality, but Stain considers him to be a true hero, so that's good. I doubt I'm right about the fame and reputation part. "And you injured All For One? And now he looks…how he looks?"

All Might paused for a moment with his mouth open. "I do not know what he looks like right now. But yes, I did injure him, yet neither of us truly beat the other back then."

"So you and All For One are enemies?"

All Might bounced his head side-to-side and thought it over. "I suppose you could call us that." There was silence. Killua did not know if he wanted to know anything else. He did not know if he quite cared about their history, as interesting as it may be. He had to get back to the motel where Gon would undoubtedly question why Killua took so long to get back.

"So, I know your reasoning for why you work with the League," All Might began slowly. "All For One is a manipulative man. He has, a Quirk that can send you back?" he asked with a raised eyebrow because he was never confirmed that the villain had a solution.

Killua hummed in agreement and grumbled, "I know he's manipulative. Don't understand why he makes me do this stuff for something like using his Quirk once or twice."

"And," the hero pointed down towards Edgeshot and Best Jeanist. "They are not dead, which I was half expecting after the things Detective Tsukauchi told me. Why is that?"

"Do you want me to kill them?" Killua asked incredulously.

All Might shook his head. "I would not allow you to. Or at least, I would attempt to stop you from doing so."

"You didn't stop me when I knocked them both out," Killua pointed out rhetorically. He shoved his hands into his pockets and added, "I could have killed them there. I chose not to. I don't kill for fun."

"When you spoke with Tsukauchi, you sounded sure you would kill anyone in your path," All Might objected in return. "Then why spare them?"

"If they annoy me again, I promise you they won't be alive," the teen shot back in annoyance. "They should just let me be. I don't belong here, I should have nothing to do with any of you." He crossed his arms over his chest and stared off to the side at the empty warehouse and grey-coloured wall.

Then maybe I should always be around any time you need to be confronted, All Might thought. He did not say anything for a few moments. The hero was analyzing what Killua had just told him. "You say you have nothing to do with this world, yet you are helping ruin it by assisting All For One with his plans? How does that work? You cannot break our laws and say our laws do not apply to you because you are not from this world and have nothing to do with it, while helping ruin it! You cannot tell us to let you go when you break our laws." He shook his head, "No, we are heroes. We must do something."

Killua's eyes opened huge. Damn, he has a good point. I'm a hypocrite, and I didn't even notice it! That never came to my mind! "What do you think my options are, then?"

"Your legal options are to let the justice system punish you accordingly and then let the heroes handle your problem and find a way back for you," All Might said a bit too harshly. "If you continue down this current path, well…I cannot say with any certainty what may happen. But at least one of us will not be happy with the outcome."

"That legal option doesn't sound appealing," Killua said plainly. "It sounds like it'll take too long. I don't want to surrender to the heroes. If I get punished, okay, whatever. If I don't, I'll be forced into staying in school for however long it takes for you guys to find someone with a Quirk that can help me and Gon." The teen narrowed his eyes dangerously. "I don't have that kind of time."

"Why not? What is the hurry?"

Killua froze, thinking back to his world. Walking along and travelling the world with Alluka next to him… He cleared his mind and shook his head. He lowered his head so he was looking at the floor and shook his head again, trying to keep tears out from his eyes after being reminded of his failure to protect his sister. He would not cry over this. He knew he would get back home and save her. He whispered in a faint voice, "There's someone waiting for me. Someone, who needs me."

All Might's eyes widened huge as the thought never crossed his mind. Of course! I am so silly. How could I forget that he and Gon must have a family that is waiting for them?! "I understand," he said softly now that he had a better picture of the boy. "Well, not fully," he added more strongly to correct himself. "I do not understand what it is like to be in a completely new world. But I have begun to understand why you are working with the villains. You have a need to quickly go back home, but we are stopping you. I see it now."

"It doesn't matter," Killua replied flatly and in a much stronger voice that was a bit louder than his conversational tone. "You and All For One are enemies, which means your goal is to stop him. My goal is to get him to send me and Gon back, and for that, I need to do what he says. There's a conflict of interest here, and I don't think we can get past it." He shook his head to confirm he believed what he said. "You're a great hero, All Might," the teen continued suddenly. "I really do appreciate your effort in understanding me. It's too bad we'll have to fight. If not today, then maybe tomorrow, or another day."

All Might shook his head as if he did not agree with that. "It may not be me who you fight. My fight is with All For One, and that has been decided for years before you came to this world."

Killua raised an eyebrow as he searched his brain for the answer to who he might have to fight if it was not All Might. "Then who would I fight?"

The hero did not give a direct response. "Your friend Gon seems to have taken an interest in the hero society from what I can tell. That is what I talked to him about just before I came to you, in case you were not aware."

"Yeah…Midoriya came up and asked Gon if he wanted to talk to you…" the teen recalled in a suspicious voice. He narrowed his eyes and thought, Is he saying-

"I think, if it comes down to it, there will be a decision for you, Gon, or both of you, to make," All Might continued steadily. "And he may not take the same side as you."

Killua snorted. "I don't buy that. Gon wouldn't fight me." Would he? No way. "His goal is to go home too."

"But he believes much more strongly in helping this world," All Might countered immediately. "Or at the very least, not harming it," he added on second thought considering he did not really know Gon's intentions.

Killua froze again as this was something he remembered talking to Gon about a while back when they first came to the world. Gon never wanted to interfere with this world because we don't belong here!

"It seems you understood what I mean," All Might said strongly in a serious voice. "While you merely say you do not have anything to do with us, but actively work with villains and go against what we do, Gon has stayed mostly neutral and may now be thinking of helping us. He is sticking to your words of not wanting to interfere, and hence, not taking actions that change our country too drastically."

The silver haired teen shook his head again, refusing to believe that this was the change his best friend was going through. "There's no way Gon would go against me. He needs to get home too. Our only known way of doing that is through All For One." He glared up at the hero who looked back with an expectant look, knowing Killua was about to say more. "You might convince Gon to fight Shigaraki or any other villains. But he won't fight me, and I doubt he'll fight All For One."

"I get the feeling that your friend believes he may have to help you, or help me and the other strangers of this world," All Might said which was a little unrelated to what Killua just finished saying. "He asked me if I would save a friend or family member, or a stranger. I responded by answering that I would save both because there is usually a way for that to happen. You just need to look for it."

"That's…interesting," Killua answered and scratched his head, not sure what else to say. "It does sound like a hero's response."

All Might hummed in agreement. "Indeed, and I believe in my answer. I would look for a way to save both people."

"But you think Gon sees that in the future, huh?" Killua repeated a summary of what All Might just said. He stared down towards the floor in a contemplative way. "We'll see what happens. Anyways, what do you plan on doing now that you know more about my story?"

Now All Might scratched his head. "I see no simple answer. I understand why you want to go home so quickly. Someone is waiting for you; I understand. But, I do not like that you are helping my number one enemy harm this world."

"I don't think you're going to just let me go, are you." The teen said it more as a statement because he knew what the answer was. "But I agree with you that fighting doesn't seem like a good solution. Doesn't do anything good for either of us, really. Everyone would know about it, and the media would record everything they can. It'll raise so many questions about me, and then the whole world will see me as a villain, which sounds annoying." He sighed after saying all that. He put his head in his hand as he thought about it more deeply. He looked back up, "Does Nezu have any leads on a Quirk to get us home? He was saying he'd do research."

"He has worked a lot, and gotten other people he trusts on it too, though I do not think he told the others his reasoning to search for such a Quirk," All Might responded and quickly added the second part. He did not want Killua thinking more people knew his secret, and Killua did not know they knew. "I doubt he has found anything of use for you. Most people would never even know if they could send you to a different world because the need never came up to use their Quirk in such a way."

"Well, the need's here now," Killua answered back sharply. He gained a more serious look and came back to the question that bothered them both. "So, where does this leave us?"

The hero had a very uncertain look. This was a very complicated situation. He thought about it for a long while but still came up with nothing. He sighed, "I am very unsure. Sending you to jail does not seem right, considering you really do not belong here. It seems that, because Nezu has not found a promising offer for you, you will go back to working with the League. Me and the other heroes do not want you doing that. The way to stop you is to arrest you, but then the circle repeats itself."

The way All Might phrased it frustrated Killua greatly. His fingers twitched as he said in a low tone that rose as he spoke more, "This could all be solved if All For One just used his damn Quirk to send me and Gon back!"

"You could help us take down All For One," All Might suggested hopefully and with a smile.

Killua shook his head immediately and rejected the idea. "No way. How am I going to get him to use his Quirk then?" He paused for a moment as another thought came to mind. "It's clear that he's the problem," Killua declared almost angrily.

"I am glad you see that now," All Might said in a more upbeat tone. "Really. I am happy that I could open your eyes. Me, Nezu," he pointed over to the unconscious figures of Edgeshot and Best Jeanist, "Them, and any other heroes. We are not your enemies. I hope you can see that as well."

Killua plopped down to the floor and stretched out his legs and kept his hands behind him. "Yeah, I can see that. But you also don't have a solution for me. I said this to Nezu, but if you find someone of your liking who can fix our problem, I'd be happy to take their help." He frowned and added in a low voice, "But you haven't found anyone like that."

All Might clenched his jaw at what Killua said. It felt like a punch in the gut. He is right, and there is nothing I can say to defend Nezu, or the heroes in general. It really does seem like All For One is his only hope, but he does not like that hope either. The hero took a deep breath. "Let this be a warning, Killua. If I get word that you continue doing work with the League, then we will fight next time. It will be more harm for you than for me. The world will ask you everything you do not want to reveal, and it will make your life harder."

Killua shot up to his feet and stretched his arms. "Why not just fight now?" The ex-assassin actually wanted to fight the hero right now.

All Might raised an eyebrow like the boy was crazy. "I am giving you the option to mend your ways. You want to throw it away and expose yourself today?"

"Why are you giving me a chance? You know I probably won't take it," Killua retorted back.

The hero looked down at his fellow heroes who were unconscious. "You gave them a chance. I will give you on as well. One last chance for you to, hopefully, fix your ways."

Killua nodded in understanding, though he did not see himself stopping his work with the League. He noticed All Might take a seat on the floor with a relaxed composure. Killua gave a small smile. "Thanks again, All Might. You really are a great hero."

The way Killua said it, All Might knew the conversation was over. The hero dipped his head slightly as a nod. "I will wait for them to get back up. You can go along with your day."

The teen spun around and began walking away, but All Might could not help but think he had left something to say, something he needed to say but had not this whole time. "Killua," the hero called out, hoping the boy would stay a few more minutes. Killua turned his head and looked back with slight curiosity in his eyes. "There are a few more things I want to tell you about All For One. I know him far better than you," he had to add to convince Killua it was worth staying back.

Killua turned his body completely and began stepping back closer to the spot he was previously standing in. "What is it?"

"As we both agreed, he is a very manipulative man," All Might began. "Long ago, when Quirks first appeared, All For One would often help people but expect something in return from them. He wanted people to follow his orders, the same way you are doing for him right now. The problem is, while it is possible All For One will follow through with sending you and Gon back after you do his tasks, there is no guarantee. If his plan goes as he wants, and you helped him, what reason does he have to send you back? He can keep someone strong on his side if he deems that strength necessary in the future."

Killua thought about the information, but All Might continued without letting him fully think about it. "My fight is with All For One. I have every intention of stopping him, once and for all. If I succeed, he may not send you back in that case either. There is no guarantee he will do what you want him to."

The ex-assassin nodded along as this was something he thought about before. "I know, but I'll have to show him I have some power over him too." He turned to the side and stared at the floor in fury. "Though, I hate doing things other people tell me. I was done with that a few years ago."

"I told you that you can continue however you want, but I recommend searching for an alternative," All Might suggested hopefully. "If you do his work but do not get rewarded, you will be back at the beginning. You are not guaranteed All For One's help, as much as he kept his word for other people in the past. You are a special case. If he helps you, you are gone. In the past, those people he helped still remained in this world."

Killua did not look up from the floor, though he lost some of his anger. After several seconds, he turned his head and looked at All Might with a thoughtful glance. "I think I have an idea for that. A backup. I need to think about it, but can you meet me here tomorrow, at the same time?"

All Might hesitated for a moment before giving a single nod. "I will try my best to make it here." He was silent for a bit before continuing with an observation. "I think you are a good person in an unfortunate scenario, but I know you can get out of it."

The silver haired teen began walking off to the exit with a sad smile on his face which he did not show to the hero. He dipped his head and said, "Yeah, I've thought of that line before." That's something I knew when I left the Zoldycks. I wanted to be a good person, but I was stuck being an assassin until I left. All Might stared after the boy who was just about to leave the building with a sad look in his eyes as well.

Killua headed back to the motel, and Gon was pacing around the room in confusion of where his friend had gone. "Killua!" Gon nearly yelled as soon as he got back. "Where did you go? I need to study!"

"Sorry, seems I got tracked down by Edgeshot, Best Jeanist, and All Might," Killua shrugged. "Nothing really happened. All Might's strong."

"All Might…?" the green haired teen mumbled in confusion. "But he was talking to me after school…"

"He came after me right after talking to you," Killua explained. "Best Jeanist restrained me, but I broke through it. I knocked him and Edgeshot out, but I couldn't do anything to All Might. We didn't end up fighting. He let it go, and we talked for a while instead."

"What, did he end up saying?" Gon asked and swallowed his fear. Killua had a habit of not making things seem like a big deal even though they might be huge.

Killua thought back to the conversation and went through it in his head to describe any important parts. "Well, All Might understands why I'm helping All For One. I told him I'm in a hurry because Alluka's waiting back home. He understood the urgency of that. But we both realized fighting doesn't solve anything. It would get me more publicity, so maybe more people would come up and offer help if they have a Quirk that might help." Killua paused and mulled over what he said. "That's not bad, but there could be bad consequences of revealing our story to the world."

"Okay, well, it doesn't seem like you're in trouble, unless you left that out…" Gon said hesitantly but tilted his head as if it was a question as well.

"He said he'll fight me if I do any more villainous things, but, I don't know, we'll see," Killua said with a shrug and a sigh. He did not know what else to say. The end of his conversation with All Might made him realize how confusing his dilemma was.

"Okay, we'll deal with it later," Gon brushed it aside. He pointed at his books that were scattered across the bed. "Can you help me with math now?"

Killua hummed in agreement and got his own books out. He paused for a few seconds and stared towards his friend and watched him get onto the bed. "Gon," he said with such a serious tone that Gon turned over to him immediately, wondering what he was going to say to use such a voice. Killua stared with such intensity, and the green haired boy got uncomfortable because he had never seen his friend look like this before. There were several long seconds of silence where neither of the two blinked.

"Hm?" Gon said, unsure if Killua would continue his sentence.

"If it came down to it," the silver haired boy began, not cutting eye contact. "Would you support me and All For One, or would you support the heroes, like All Might?"

Gon opened his mouth but quickly pursed his lips. He knew this was an important question. All Might must've told Killua what I asked him, and that is leading to this. I have to think carefully! He thought about it for several moments, not letting his big brown eyes leave Killua's intense blue ones. He could not pull away because it would show hesitance.

At long last, Gon remembered something and let out a smile. "Both," he responded surely, knowing this was the right answer. "I would help you and the heroes. Though," he added and finally cut eye contact. He looked down at the bed with a sad look in his eyes. He raised his eyes back up and stared at his friend. "I don't understand why you and the heroes have to be in two different groups. I realized in this world that our world doesn't have heroes. When we get back home, I don't have anything planned besides helping you get Alluka back. I'll go to Whale Island, and then what? I'm a Hunter, but what am I hunting? The first rule of being a Hunter is that I have to hunt something, but I have nothing. I found Ging, now I don't know what to do. I'm realizing here that this hero stuff is a little familiar to me, but I put it away when Kite was killed." A sad look emerged on his face again as he continued in a quieter voice, "Maybe I can bring that back and find something to hunt at home."

Killua took a step back as his eyes widened in shock. 'Both'. That's the same thing All Might told you. So, you want to believe in it now? The heroes are really changing you? That's not a bad thing. You've had this hero stuff on your mind for some time now, since the internship, actually. You talked to multiple people about heroism. It sounds like you think what you learn here might help you when we get back. I've seen you help people before, so maybe you'll find something that aligns.

Killua continued his thoughts, but about a different matter. The end goal here is to go home soon, so how that happens, makes no difference to me. That's why, I need to think about my backup plan…tonight. Listening to All For One might not be the answer. Not when he's so controlling…just like my family.


In a modestly lavish apartment in Musutafu, Principal Nezu sat alone at a table and thought about an upcoming potential problem he foresaw. The training camp for the first year hero courses is going to happen soon. Nobody except for me and the teachers going on it will know the location. But how do I feel about Killua being on this trip? I do wonder what he may do, or what he may bring. What if the League of Villains attacks because he gave them the location of the camp? Would they even need to attack? Perhaps if they want something, then yes, I could see that being a possibility.

If there is a rule implemented that phones are not allowed there…that rule would raise questions from the staff and students. Students would wonder why they cannot bring their phones. If they want to call their families, they would not be able to do so. Staff would wonder why phones are not allowed as well. I would have to explain the Killua situation…which, I suppose, is not really a bad thing. Having more eyes on him is justified.

The best solution, in my opinion, would be to not allow Killua to go on this camp. Nezu smiled in satisfaction at the outcome of his thoughts. It still raises questions from his classmates and staff, but it does not mean we have to enforce the no phones rule. I do not think that rule is a good one when we could remove the problem. It is unfair, but this is what he has chosen, and what we are forced to do in return. It is to ensure the safety of our students. We would need to make sure no one else informs him of the location too, but we can iron the kinks out later. For now, I will propose this plan to All Might and receive his feedback.


Neat the League of Villain's hideout bar in Kamino Ward, Tomura Shigaraki stood in front of his teacher, All For One, after quite some time of not physically seeing the older man.

"Tell me Tomura, what can I do for you?" All For One asked.

"I was wondering, what exactly are your plans for Killua? If you wouldn't mind telling me, of course," Shigaraki asked in return.

All For One let out a chuckle. "Sure, I will let you know what is going through my mind. Killua's next task is actually yours, as you know. You want that U.A. student to join you, so he will help you with that. But after that, I can feel that at some point in the near future, I will be fighting All Might."

Shigaraki's lips curved down immediately after hearing All Might's name, but the hand that covered his face blocked All For One from seeing the frown.

All For One continued, "When that happens, I do plan on killing All Might and continuing with my plans. However, Killua and Gon are in this world at the moment. We do not know how powerful they are as we do not know their full potential. My plans have to deal with these two completely random variables that I could not expect. I see four possibilities when I fight All Might."

All For One paused for a second, and Shigaraki nodded, signalling that his teacher could continue. "The first possibility is that Killua and Gon are not near All Might and I, so their impact is nonexistent. My plans will go as I planned, and I will kill All Might. The second is that Killua is with me, in which case, I will tell Killua I can send him back if he kills All Might. Then we can fight in a two versus one. The third possibility is that Gon is also there, and if Gon opposes Killua, I can get the two to attack each other while I fight All Might. In this scenario, I can get rid of all three of them. The final scenario I see is that myself or Killua convince Gon to fight All Might, so it can be a three versus one, or whatever happens in the moment. I assume Gon also wants to go home, so he may join us with some convincing. In each of these scenarios, I accomplish my goal of killing All Might. Anything else is an added bonus."

Shigaraki digested the information for over a minute. At last, he nodded. "Those all sound reasonable. What if Killua turns on you, or convinces Gon and they both turn on you?"

All For One let out a laugh. "That is not possible. They both need me. I am their only hope of sending them back. Although," he gave a sinister grin, "I do not know if I will send them back after reaching my goal, depending on what happens to them. If they need me, they will listen to me. And if they are powerful, why would I let one or two powerful people away from me until I have no need for them?"

Shigaraki let out a sinister laugh as well. "Yes, Teacher, we can use them for our goals. I should have never doubted you."


Thanks for reading. I know this wasn't how a lot of you wanted it to go, but I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless. I really tried to explain why Killua vs All Might at this particular time wouldn't make a lot of sense so you guys see the reasoning. I also twisted around the plot for the rest of the story going forward while writing this chapter. I realized there was a way to do this while making more sense with Killua's history and personality. I hope you guys will like it, though I suspect some people will say they don't like it because it might ruin how this story has been built. I'll try my best to explain everything fully when possible so that the plot makes sense for everyone.

About Killua vs All Might, everyone in the reviews is MASSIVELY underrating All Might. In terms of speed, All Might is likely faster than Killua. All For One said (in canon!) that it took All Might 30 seconds to travel 5 km. That's equivalent to 600 km/h. In HxH during the election arc, I think one of the Zoldyck butlers following Godspeed Killua said he would take 10 minutes to run 40 km through the forest. That's 240 km/h, but it was on unfavourable terrain. He could run faster on better terrain (maybe 300 or 350 km/h) and he is 15 in this story and not 13, so adjust for a bit more speed and you get to around 400 or 500 km/h. That's still a fair bit slower than All Might. Killua's reaction speed is definitely faster when he uses Whirlwind, so there is that, but I don't know how big of a deal it makes if they're not fighting close range.

Next, if you look at strength, yes Killua is very strong physically. But so is All Might. I don't know of any numbers for All Might's strength, but we know his smashes can destroy buildings or even blocks of buildings from just the air cannons. His air cannons are easily strong enough to scatter any electricity Killua uses, and he's strong enough to damage Killua when you take surrounding buildings into consideration.

Then there's durability. Killua has high pain tolerance and durability if he uses his Ten perfectly. But it's hard to perfectly protect yourself if you get launched through several buildings. All Might took a strength-Quirk boosted attack from All For One, got sent flying through multiple blocks of buildings, and came back with only a few scratches. I doubt he can take Killua's sharp hands or electricity for long, but All Might's durability is definitely really high as well.

Overall, if they were to fight, my opinion is that All Might would win 60:40 or 70:30 or something like that. He can easily fight at a distance without needing to get close (which limits Killua's assassin abilities), and his smashes are simply too strong and destructive from afar. It's unlikely for Killua to win in my opinion, but not impossible. Of course, we'll never know the canon outcome of this fight because it's probably never happening.

Now, onto the next thing. Some people are complaining about Gon, so let me address that. First, to the person who said Gon is not altruistic...where did you see his altruism in the last chapter? He asked All Might a question where All Might gave his opinion. Gon didn't do anything, he's simply learning. Your whole comment is irrelevant since it doesn't even apply to the previous chapter. Secondly, what's even wrong with Gon changing? Is it not okay for a character to change? Gon is 15 in this story too. He's had time to think about his actions during the Chimera Ant arc, and his friendship with Killua which didn't seem the same at the end of the anime as it did in the beginning. It's very likely Gon would change over the next couple of years as he had more time to reflect on his past. This is my interpretation of that change, and the MHA world is a perfect place to further accelerate this kind of change. As Killua says in this chapter, the hero stuff has been on Gon's mind for a bit now. We've seen his recent interactions about heroism with Midoriya, Iida, Todoroki, Stain, the Chief, and now All Might.

Finally, to the other person who said stuff about Gon being indifferent to Killua's killing and whatever...again, where is this coming from? Killua didn't kill anyone in the last chapter, nor did he tell Gon anything about killing people. I agree that Gon was indifferent that Killua was an assassin and has killed people in front of him. If you read this chapter, I hope the Killua and All Might conversation explains Gon's stance on killing in this world.


Sorry for the long author's note. I had to cover a lot of stuff and I didn't want to leave it alone. I'm tired of seeing negative comments that point out something they dislike with no feedback on how it can be fixed, or bashing an old chapter that I'm not going to change now. It just makes writing really frustrating and sometimes I don't even want to write the next chapter. I've never said it, but I really appreciate the people who say they enjoy this story and look forward to the next chapter. It means a lot, and it actually motivates me to write more knowing that people like it. The Gon comments I got were fine and relatively constructive, at least they described why they didn't like Gon in this story. I just don't think what they said has much application to this story/the chapter they reviewed, but I will make sure I explain Gon more in the future chapters anyways.