Sachi's log, Entry ?: The author's office has been deserted for over a month. I dunno what's been doing on with him, but ever since he disappeared, life's been relatively peaceful. I guess he must've gotten burned out or something, maybe he just needed a break, or perhaps he's trying to expand his writing outside the field of fanfiction.

Perhaps he has found another side, one that happens to be known as . And I'm just throwing around wild guesses around, but perhaps he's also writing his own original novel. Yeah, his own original Isekai. Where fantasy meets modern tech, with monsters and magic galore! One going by the name "Operation: New World" read now on Webnovel .com! Odd, now I'm sounding like a promo ad.

Wait a minute...


An air of unease loomed in the Midoriya residence, as a man aged in his late 40s had found himself at the entrance of apartment. With Izuku not home, Inko was alone, face to face with him. The man took off his hat, revealing white, slicked back hair as he looked down at the plump woman.

"Mr. Shigaraki?" Asked Inko.

"Good Afternoon, Miss Midoriya, It's been... a while." Replied Mr Shigaraki, "Is now... not a good time?"

"What? Of course it is! Come in, come in..." Inko replied swiftly, running up to fetch his coat.

"Oh, that won't be necessary, I'm not staying for long." Mr Shigaraki retorted awkwardly, as he took off his shoes and but on the guest's sandals, which he somehow knew exactly where they were.

As the man entered the living room, Inko went to fetch some tea for the visitor, as the two sat by the coffee table face to face.

"It's been quite some time since we last met, Inko-chan." Said Mr Shigaraki in a calm, soothing tone, "I haven't seen you since... well... the incident."

"Yes, it's been pretty quiet around lately since the day of his... departure." Inko replied solemnly, "Rest assured though, I'm doing fine on my own."

"You look like you could use some company after all this time." Remarked the man.

"Well, I always have Izuku." Replied Inko, taking a drink of her tea, "Oh, speaking of company, how have you been doing? You know, since Bluejay closed it's doors for good."

"When you're one of Hisashi's lead investors and closest colleagues, jobs generally come looking for you." Replied Mr Shigaraki, "I'm actually working for a pharmaceutical company right now, producing new, cutting edge medicine to hopefully bring an end to Covid-25 by the end of the year."

"You'd think we would have figured things out when 20 came about." Commented Inko.

"Anyways, Inko, I think it was about time we discussed about, well... Izuku's future prospects." Said Mr Shigaraki, "Did me tell you he's planning to apply for U.A?"

"He is!?" Inko exclaimed, nearly jumping off her seat.

"You do know what this entails, right?" Asked Mr Shigaraki.

Inko clenched her tea cup, nodding her head.

"Inko, I understand you don't want to get him involved in the hero business, especially after the incident, but this is his choice." Said Mr Shigaraki, "You can't control him forever."

"I had hoped that maybe having him be my hero would be enough." Said Inko in a somber tone, "Izuku... why must you be so stubborn?"

"The biggest problem we are facing in this conundrum is the surname. Midoriya isn't the most uncommon last name, but if they read into Izuku's family background, they're going to know. And if they know, you know what will happen next." Said Mr Shigaraki.

"So, you just want me to commit identity fraud again?" Asked Inko, "Towards one of the world's largest educational institutions?"

"It's the only way Izuku can live a normal life." Said Mr Shigaraki, "Besides, I manipulated Izuku's background during elementary, no repercussion, same thing during Middle School, no repercussion, so this will just be the third and hopefully last time."

Inko sighed, thinking for a bit.

"What will be modified this time?" Asked Inko.

"Well, aside from your name being changed to "Nana Midoriya", you having a husband abroad named "Shinji Midoriya", nothing much." Said Shigaraki, "They won't suspect a thing."

"Fine, I'll allow it." Said Inko, sighing in resignment.

"Thank you, I'll message you once the modified application is successfully forged." Said Mr Shigaraki, getting up and heading to the door.

"Wait." Inko suddenly stopped him, "If Izuku doesn't like it there, or if he doesn't make the cut, please stop all of this."

"Inko?"

"I want to protect Izuku from the true colors of the Hero business, but I simply don't have the heart to shatter what's left of his dreams. I simply want him to be happy. If he doesn't make it as a hero, I want to support him and lead him to an alternative path. If so, I simply cannot risk having a criminal record. I need to set a good example for him to follow." Explained Inko, "But, if he makes it, I don't think I will be strong enough to help him avoid the pitfalls and traps that snap most newcomer heroes into a depressive slump in which they become bad people, so if so... I'll be needing your help."

"Don't worry, Inko, I've owe a huge debt to your husband. I will repay it at all cost." Said Mr Shigaraki, "Good night, Inko."

"Good Night." Replied Inko.

As Mr Shigaraki left the apartment complex, his face began to shift and distort, revealing himself to be, in reality, All For One.

"Kurogiri, send me back." Said the villain leader, as a portal appeared before him, "Now that that's out of the way, better resume to Izuku's training."


Running across the an abandoned warehouse, Izuku leaned against a wooden crate, panting and out of breath, as he clutched onto a cut on his shoulder that was oozing out blood. From an outsider's view, he seemed to be the only one in the building. The eerie quiet broken only by the frantic panting of the young boy. Suddenly, a light breeze blew by him, as another cut appeared on his cheek.

"~Go all out Toga, I need to feel like I'm in danger in order to learn faster~" Izuku blurted out sarcastically, "What the hell was I thinking?!"

"A little late to pull back, Izu-kun~" Toga's voice responded behind him.

Quickly turning around, Izuku once again came face to face with a brick wall, as he was kicked into it about 2 seconds later. Struggling to get back up, he swung a wild hail mary at whatever was behind him. His fist was promptly caught, as he was flipped onto his back, with a knife above him, ready to come down on wherever Toga decides to stab this time. At times like these, Izuku had to resort to his secret weapon.

"JACKET OFF!" He yelled out to the top of his lungs.

As soon as she heard him, she immediately let go, putting away her knife.

"You're really bad at picking safewords, Izuku." Said Toga, sitting down on a nearby box and taking gulping down some water.

"And you're really bad at going easy on me." Retorted Izuku, collapsing as his legs gave away.

"You told me to go hard." Said Toga, "Not your fault you ended up in this state."

"Yeah, guess this is what I get for overestimating myself." Grunted Izuku, as he picked himself off the floor, "But still, I have no choice. The U.A entrance exams are a mere 3 months away, and if I don't get stronger, I might not make it in and the whole operation goes down the shitter."

As Izuku got back up, he grabbed some nearby bandages to fix himself up, before assuming fighting position again.

"Izuku, please, you don't have to push yourself so hard! I mean, our boss has the ability to give quirks right? Maybe I could ask him to-"

"I'm struggling to keep up with the rest the group as it is. A quirk would just be another thing I have to train." Izuku cut off, "I know I have access to support gear, but I can't rely on them forever. At times like these, the only thing I can do is put one foot in front of the other and keep pushing forward. So, please, for my sake, attack me."

Letting out an exasperated sigh, Toga brandished her knife, giving out her signature smile.

"As you wish."

Later that day, at the hideout, almost everyone was silent, as Izuku, covered head to toe in cuts and blood sat at the counter, as Kurogiri had to painstakingly stitch each and every last one of the boy's cuts. If a cut equaled a scar, then Izuku would have even Dabi beat. Toga, sitting next to him, gave him a smug look.

"I-"

"Say "I told you so" and I kill you." Pouted Izuku, wincing in pain as Kurogiri rubbed his wounds with alcohol swabs.

"I must admit boss, you really aren't afraid to put yourself in harms way for the sake of the group." Said Sachi, "But you have to chill! I mean, she could have killed you!"

"Sachi, Sachi..." Toga interrupted, "I would never do that to my Izu-kun. Besides, if I was fighting to kill..." Her eyes suddenly flashed a glowing red tint, "I would have already done it."

"Alright, I think that's the last cut." Said Kurogiri, taking out a small container filled with a white cream, "Now to just apply this..."

Rubbing the cream all over Izuku's body, the young leader suddenly felt all of his pain disappearing as his cuts seemed to have magically vanished.

"Kuro, what was that?" Asked Izuku.

"I believe it's called "Flex Gel" Answered Kurogiri, reading the container.

However, under closer inspection of the container, Izuku noticed a familiar symbol on the cover.

"Bluejay? The gel was made by Bluejay?" Asked Izuku.

"Yes, it's honestly surprising how so many people just forgot that company even existed! I mean, it was only dead for about a decade and a half, yet people seems to have already forgotten how amazing it was in it's glory days."

Now that Izuku thought about it, the name has appeared over and over whenever he meets new people. From Raid's armor to the very gear he uses, yet he never knew anything about the company itself. Then again, why would his mom even hide this fact from him? He was still married to her, so why didn't the wealth of his company fall to her? What was once just an easily overlooked detail had now become one of Izuku's most prioritized enigma to decipher.

"Kuro, what do you know about Bluejay?" Asked Izuku.

Hearing this, Kuro expressed great surprise.

"Why do you wish to know that?" Asked Kurogiri.

"I've been selling products from the closed company for months now, yet have no real clue about the company's background. I guess it's just morbid curiosity."

"Well, I wasn't around during the company's golden age, but from what I knew about the company itself, it was one of Japan, no, the world's largest and most innovative company. Hisashi, according to most of the mainstream media at the time, as probably one of the greatest minds on earth." Explained Kurogiri, "The gel I'm applying to you, apparently, isn't actually healing you, rather, it temporarily re-codes your body's genes, giving you a temporary regeneration quirk for your body to heal itself, then disappears once the gel is fully dissolved."

"It does what!?" Everyone exclaimed in shock and awe.

"So this medicine you're using is actually giving him a temporary quirk so it can heal itself?" Asked Dabi.

"I always knew something like that was possible!" Exclaimed Twice in opposites.

"Hold on, things don't add up! If this gel really is that revolutionary, why can't we find it in the shelves of every pharmacy in the world?!" Asked Izuku.

"Because people are too afraid of what they don't understand." Explained Kurogiri, "Apparently, Hisashi was always very reserved and lip tight when it came to revealing his company's secrets, so no one knew how he was creating such innovative tech that were hundreds of years ahead of his time. Even the high tech stuff you see today were failed attempts at recreating Hisashi's work. However, after he died, many competitors hired men to raid his warehouses and unlock the secrets of his work."

"What did they find?" Asked Izuku.

"Nothing." Answered Kurogiri, "The blueprints and schematics were complete gibberish to the ones who obtained them, and upon further investigation, all they found out was that most of his work revolves around genetic engineering. However, the theories he applied to make the gel, along with 85% of all of his inventions, were baffling to scientists and thus were seen as dangerous. All Bluejay products were thus taken off the shelves and all inventions, fearing biological consequences, were erased and covered up to the public. Eventually, because of these factors, the company faded into obscurity."

Now left with even more questions than before, Izuku took out his notebook, writing down all of his new findings.

"Now that's just some bullshit." Commented Spinner, "Scrapping high tech gadgets and potential cancer cure in fear of the unknown!? Come on! We're forced to live in XXXX when we could have been living in XXXX?! Bull crap!"

"Didn't you hear the mist dude? Even scientists couldn't decipher Hisashi's formulas! For all we know, the stuff could start a zombie apocalypse!" Retorted Irina.

"Even better!" Spinner responded.

"Still, for someone to practically make up an entire scientific theory! Who knew I was alive in the same era as a modern day Albert Einstein!" Commented Dabi.

"He didn't make it up." A voice came from their left.

Turning around, they saw the TV was open, as All For One was once again on camera.

"As I said, the scientific theory he based his invention on existed. However, the idea was laughed at in the scientific community and buried from almost a full century." He continued.

"A century old theory?" Asked Izuku.

"Indeed." Explained All For One, "Evan Gustavinov's "Meta-Fiber" Theory. Like how the numerous lines of codes act like fibers and flesh, shaping our digital web, non-numeric codes form the building blocks of our DNA, comprising the fibers of our being."

"Hold on hold on hold on, I understand you're explaining this to Izuku, but most of us here's brains are... relatively normal." Toga cut off, "Care to explain it again in Japanese?"

"Well, in layman's terms, think of our bodies as clothing, and each strand of said clothing is one cell." All For One Simplified, "Now, what quirks essential are are a foreign strand that, somewhere down the evolutionary line, found itself woven into our bodies. And as new people get "woven", more and more of that foreign strand is found in each new clothes, and each time, when fully woven, the strand forms a pattern on said clothes. Those patterns are quirks."

Izuku nodded, taking all of this new information in.

"Essentially, what Hisashi has figured out using this theory is how to isolate this foreign strand and control it, weaving it into different patterns and mix and matching it with other clothes containing said strand. Essentially, he has figured out how to create quirks from scratch."

That last part terrified everyone in the room. The insinuation that there once was someone in this world with such a big understanding of quirks that he can twist and bend it to his will. What's worse, unbeknownst to everyone, that man's son was right in front of them.

"But that's not what I came to talk about." Said All For One, "Breaking the eerie silence, Izuku, I assume your training is going well."

"Oh! Right, training! Uh, it's going... rather fine." Izuku lied.

"Toga kicked his ass." Said Shigaraki mockingly.

"Shigaraki you-"

"I see..." All For One cut off, "So... a quirk might help? I have made a personal catalog for your choosing."

Slowly turning around, trying to contain his anger, Izuku responded.

"Sensei, with all due respect, I really don't think a quirk will be necessary. I mean, you've done a lot for me as is- Oh my god are those Heel wings?!" Izuku tried to reason, only to be completely sidetracked by the selection.

"Yup, ripped straight out of Hermes. The #8 Greek hero, not the god of course. Allows the user to hover, amplifies speed and perfect if your next halloween party is Olympian Gods themed!" All For One elaborated.

"Oh my god, and that's the pro hero "Eye-Spy"'s Oculus!" Izuku fanboy-ed, "It allows the user to send out up to 25 hovering eyeballs into the air and control them at will!"

"A great quirk for recon missions or to spy on pro heroes. Just beware of dust as you do feel the pain of each eye." All For One hyped.

"Oooooh baby! the British Hero Earl Grey's "Fancy Leaves", where his body can produce up to 150 tea leaves a day which he can manipulate to his will!" Said Izuku.

"Apparently Leaf Wings can actually lift a person off the ground, who knew?" Commented All For One, "So... are you gonna pick one?"

Suddenly, Izuku snapped out of his fanboy state.

"Gah! What was that? I feel like I suddenly blacked out." Izuku said to himself, "Oh right, the whole quirk choosing thing... uh, sorry, but I simply cannot accept it. I'm telling you, I want to get strong without reliance on quirks."

Hearing this, All For One let out a sigh. For whatever reason, Izuku felt like it was a sigh of relief.

"Alright, however, I must warn you, when the attack on the entrance exam happens, the criminals you're sending won't recognize you." Explained All For One, "Remember, they don't know your true identity, so if they decide they want to kill you, they will. If you want to earn All Might's trust and get close to him, you need to be able to stand out despite these circumstances. Are you sure you're really up for it?"

Izuku raised his right arm, imitating the "we can do it!" poster.

"You bet!" Said Izuku.

"Very well." Said All For One, "In that case, go home and rest for the day, we will be meeting up tomorrow, for training, and trust me, because I'm warning you ahead of time, my training will make miss Himiko's look like warm-up." Warned All For One, "So... good luck."

With that, All For One signed off, leaving Izuku with a scary warning.

"Izuku! What were you thinking?! You could easily have just taken one of those quirks!" Exclaimed Toga.

"I know, I could have. However, after all the suffering that I have went through involving quirks, I just don't know if I can even still accept them." Said Izuku, "Then again, you're really strong, even without the use of your quirk, so I'm sure I myself will do fine."

"V-Very well." Replied Toga, "But please, for my sake, be safe, okay?"

"I promise, Toga-chan." Izuku replied, hugging her.

"You better be..." Toga said in a muffled tone, as she dug herself into Izuku's chest.

Sachi on the other hand saw this, as his inner mind thought.

"I sure could go for a hug right about now."

Back at the Midoriya residence, Inko was just done cleaning the dishes. Izuku was already fast asleep, as all she needed to do now what go to bed herself. However, before she could call it a night, the family phone started to ring.

"Who could it be at this hour?" thought Inko.

However, upon picking up the phone, a familiar voice came through, as Inko froze in shock.

"...Honey..." She uttered out, as her body began to tremble and convulse.


The following morning was a Sunday, so Izuku could immediately take off to All For One's place to begin his training. Making his way to the warehouse, he felt an eerie sensation creep down his spine, as if he was being watched. Making his way to the warehouse, he called out to his teacher, hoping to start his training. Nothing. Did he arrive too early? He decided to wait for a bit, but nothing. Perhaps he arrived Too late? Improbable, he would have been scolded for such a thing. Was this all a test of his patience?

Eventually, he deduced that he might have gotten the date wrong. Thus, he decided to make his way back. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by him, as a crescent blade flew in. Having trained with Toga, Izuku dodged on reflex, yet was still cut in the cheek. Clutching onto his bleeding cheek, he looked up, trying to find the assailant.

Standing above him was a womanly figure, dawning a rounded light blue armor that covered her forearms and lower legs with skin tight dark fabric covering the rest. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that she was wearing a white mask that covered the top half of her face, as her outfit wrapped around her head, as her hair stuck out the backside like a ponytail.

Descending down from the roof she was perched at, she drew out two crescent blades with the flick of a wrist, launching them at Izuku. Barely dodging them, Izuku watched as the blades flew past him, slicing down two lampposts like butter. The blades then boomeranged back at him, as he quickly rolled to his left, narrowly avoiding them again.

However, the assault wasn't finished, as the women quickly dashed in, delivering a kick to the downed Izuku, sending him flying into the abandoned warehouse.

"Who the hell is she? A Vigilante!?" Thought Izuku.

Not even weirded out by the odd interior of the warehouse, the women tossed her crescent blades once again, attempting to hit Izuku. Facing the upcoming blades, Izuku took out a bracelet from his bag and placed it on his wrist.

"I brought these just in case my life would be at risk." He said to himself, "Never though I'd actually use it."

As the blades closed in, the bracelet let out a glowing transparent shield that stopped the spinning blades. However, the force was greater than he imagined, as sparks flew off the shield as soon as the two made contact. As Izuku's entire body slid back from the still spinning blades, he shifted his shield upwards, redirecting the blades as they sliced open several steam pipes, filling the room with steam and dulling both party's vision.

As Steam quickly filled the room, Izuku saw the women vanish before his eyes, as he tried backing up, contemplating whether or not he should call All For One for help. If he did, he could guarantee victory, but at the same time, he's banking said victory against the possibility of A: All For One not being there, B: The women killing him beforehand or C: Both.

Not wanting to get stabbed from behind, a move he has experience many times via Toga, Izuku put his back against the wall, as he dialed an input into his bracelet, turning the shield into a blade. Scanning the area, he waited for what felt like an eternity for his opponent to strike. Thinking back to his training with Toga, he remembered one detail Toga gave him.

"If you're attacking, stay out of sight. If you're being attacked, don't lose sight."

If he could just find her without her finding him, he could flip the roles and become the attacker. The trick now was to figure out where she exactly was. Suddenly, out of the mist came a pair of crescent blades once more. Fearing he was found, he quickly stepped back, as the blades grazed his cheeks. Biting his lips to not scream from pain, another sound then caught his attention, metal clanking. It became obvious.

She was attacking blindly.

Knowing that his opponent might be losing her composure, Izuku gained a boost in confidence that he could win. All he needed to do was work around his opponent's unease.

Back with the women, another batch of her blades flew into the blinding steam with no response. This however didn't seem to move her or frustrate her one bit, as, almost by instinct, she tossed another batch. This time however, a different response came out. Cries of pain. Quickly dashing to the source of the sound, she found a small patch of blood. Knowing that her prey was now nearby, blades came flying out of her wrist armor at near machine gun speeds, as she attempted to shred everything within a 10 meter radius.

Suddenly, shortly after the barrage stopped, frantic footsteps were heard. Behind her, out of the steam, Izuku burst out, blade first, ready to stab into his opponent.

"How do you like my "throw my voice" technique? Compliments of Toga!" Izuku exclaimed, attempting to jam the blade into her stomach.

However, before Izuku could even reach her, the women's arm reached out, grabbing him by the neck and keeping him suspended in the air. Izuku tried to break free, but her arm felt like a steel bar. Now matter how much he struggled, she just wouldn't budge.

"D-Damn it... someone... help..." Izuku uttered out.

Expecting the worse, Izuku closed his eyes, ready to he gutted like a fish. However, before his fate was sealed, a clapping was heard. Looking to his left, he saw, out of the clearing mist, All For One, slowing approaching the two.

"You did a lot better than I expected, Izuku." Said All For One.

"W-Wait, this was part of the training?" Asked Izuku.

"Indeed." Said All For One, "Crescent, please, let my student down."

Without a response, the woman dropped Izuku, walking back to All For One.

"This right here is Crescent, a former S rank Villain. She served as a bodyguard for a former... colleague of mine." Explained All For One, "While going through your training, she will be the examiner, as you will apply everything I teach you to deal with her during each and every one of your encounters. However, I will not tell you when she strikes. It could be as soon as you finish training, while you're at school, maybe even when you're sleeping."

Just then, All For One took out a device, and, with the click of a button, the villainess dashed away, disappearing in mere moments, making Izuku wonder if she was even human.

"Today was just a test run, made to gauge how well you fair in combat, how much you rely on tools, how well you think on the fly and so on." Explained All For One, "I will now give you a rundown on what you must work on to get better, which we will then try to improve. And remember, and any given time, even now, that woman you saw can come back, and when she does, It will be up to you to fight her off."

Izuku, upon hearing, got back on his feet.

"So..." All For One said, "Are you ready?"

"Damn right I am!" Izuku enthusiastically responded.

Hearing this, All For One let out a proud smile.

"Good, let's begin."

And thus began 3 months of hell.

To Be Continued...