Chapter 14: Back To (Somewhat) Normal

"Hey! Sento!" Mina bellowed as he entered the classroom, causing the boy to jump. "You still need to apologize for yesterday!" She stated as she made a pouty face.

"Uh…I'm sorry?" Sento stated, not knowing what exactly he was apologizing for yesterday, but he was scared of what she would have done if he didn't apologize. She just squinted her eyes in suspicion…but it quickly became a big smile.

"Aw, I can't stay mad at you!" Mina stated as she then enveloped him into a big hug. The blush on Sentos' face was very visible to all to see, even to the back of the room. "Guess I should also apologize for letting everyone into your secret mancave." Mina stated with a half-cocked smile.

"It's okay. I guess the cat had to be out of the bag at some point." Sento said as he jokingly punched her shoulder. She then signaled him to lean in, to which he did.

"I also know for a fact that Momo does indeed like you. Well, she didn't say it verbally, but as a girl, I know for a fact that she confirmed it." Mina whispered to her friend, to which his blush grew brighter. He didn't say another word as he made his way to his desk.

"Is everything okay?" Momo questioned her political partner, to which he turned around and just gave a smile.

"Yeah, Mina is…a little handsy apparently." Sento joked. The both of them laughed off the incident, while Mineta was about ready to repeatedly slam his head on the desk.

'How is it he's pulling in all these girls?' Mineta thought to himself as he heard the two Class Representatives having the time of their lives. That was until someone who looked like a mummy walked through the door.

"Um…Mr. Aizawa?" Tsuyu questioned as to the identity of the unintentional stranger.

"Good morning class." Aizawa as if nothing had happened to him.

"How uh…How are you feeling?" Banjo questioned as the teacher took his spot at the front of the classroom.

"It's going to take a whole lot more than just a couple of skull fractures, cracked ribs, and a half-disintegrated elbow to take me down." Aizawa stated back to the boy…To which the class was strangely very quiet. "Anyway, I hope that you all had a nice day off, because it's going to be anything but relaxation from here."

"What does mean?" Kaminari nervously asked. Aizawa then let out a heavy sigh.

"In just two weeks, you are going to face one of the toughest challenges you will ever face during your tenure here at U.A.. What you will do that day will change the way that the pro hero world will look at you. This will define not just your future here, but also your future as heroes. In just two weeks, U.A. will be hosting the Sports Festival." Aizawa calmly explained. There was a slight pause from the students, but eventually it turned into a sigh of relief.

"Holy crap!" Banjo stated. "A normal school event! Finally!"

"Is it okay to have an event that would be populated by so many people after we just had an attack on campus?" Jiro questioned the homeroom teacher.

"Yeah, what if they decide to attack us again?" Shoji nervously asked. Aizawa let out a heavy sigh.

"They think of it as U.A. showing that our management in a crisis like situation would be rock solid if we hold the event. Security will also not be a problem as we will be increased by at least five times that of previous years. Sure, the Sports Festival will be a risk, but it's not going to be an event that we'll cancel just because a few villains were dumb enough to attack the school." Aizawa explained.

"But…should that be a good reason? After all, it's just a festival that celebrates sports." Mineta questioned, causing almost everyone to look at him.

"Mineta, have you even seen what the Sports Festival actually is?" Sento asked the purple haired boy.

Mineta looked insulted. "Of course I have! What I meant was-"

"The Sports Festival is one of the biggest events that Japan holds. They could be called the modern-day Olympics of Japan." Aizawa continued with his announcement.

"Which means that all the top heroes of the country will be watching us, to determine who will stand out among the crowd." Momo said, as she wanted to be one that stood out to the heroes.

"Yeah, but-" Mineta tried to say, but he was once again cut off.

"Once we graduate, then we could join a hero agency as a sidekick!" Kaminari concluded, all while giving a thumbs up.

"But you seem to forget that a lot of people tend to miss their chance at becoming pro heroes and are stuck as sidekicks…And something tells me that might be you Kaminari. Because of how whey out of your league you are." Jiro stated as she started to laugh. Kaminari looked rather dejectedly after hearing that.

"By joining a famous hero agency, you will get not just experience, but popularity as well. If you want to turn into a pro, then this is just one of the chances to do just that. No hopeful hero would dare to miss out on this event! If you don't want to mess this up, then don't slack off on your training! The Sports Festival will be watched by the entire world, so don't screw up!" Aizawa exclaimed trying his best to motivate his students.

"Alright!" Sero remarked. "Everyone is going to see how awesome we are!"

"Everyone watching us, that's a little nerve wracking." Hagakure stated with a nervous tone. Ojiro just smiled at her.

"It's okay, I'm sure that you'll do fine." Ojiro reassured the invisible girl, to which a slight blush appeared on her non-observant face.

"You extras better not get in my way." Bakugo called out to the entire class. "You already know who's going to win that festival, and you're looking at him! Anyone who tries to upstage me will be blown to pieces!" He then turned towards Sento. "Especially you…"

"Enough!" Aizawa called out, to which the students clamed up in fear. "Your next class starts in a couple of minutes, so head out." Hearing that, the students started to head to the next class.

"W-Wow! The S-Sports Festival!" Izuku muttered out loud. "I a-always dreamed about being a part of it, b-but I never thought I-I would actually do it!"

"I know! So exciting!" Mina commented, causing the greenette to freak out over how close she was to him. "How's everyone feeling, because I for one am ecstatic!"

"Hagakure is right, so many people watching us is sure to affect the performances of some students. Right Sento?" Tsuyu asked the Class Representative, which caused he to slightly overreact.

"Why did you point me out specifically? Banjo is at least 75% more likely to mess up at something in the Sports Festival than me!" Sento quickly barked out.

"Dude…I'm standing right here." Banjo retorted but his effort just seemed to go unnoticed by his friend.

"You tend to freeze up whenever someone puts the spotlight on you…and you tend to deflect the idea of failure onto Banjo." Tsuyu calmly explained.

"Everyone…" Ochaco stated as she suddenly stood up, with the same type of aura that Misora had around her yesterday. "LET'S DO OUR BEST AT THE SPORTS FESTIVAL! I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST!" She exclaimed as she pumped her fist up into the air, which caused everyone else to do the same.

"Yeah!" They all chanted.

"I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST! YOU HEAR ME?" She once again stated, causing everyone to wonder what exactly is going on with her.

"She seems…fired up." Sento remarked.

"Of course she would be! We're heroes in training! To not be fired up would be an insult to the spirit of the Sports Festival!" Tenya exclaimed as he gave his signature hand motions.

"…You have a weird way to show your excitement." Banjo sighed out to the Class Secretary.

(X)

"Boy, I can't wait to show the world what I'm able to do!" Banjo exclaimed as the group walked the halls, all while punching the air, showing off the boxer side of him. "I get the feeling that I won't lose!"

"Um….U-Uraraka, I-I was wondering if I-I could ask you something." Izuku asked the girl.

"Oh! Of course you can Deku! Ask away!" The girl excitedly answered.

"Um…W-What I'm about to ask rude may sound rude but don't take it in that context, but…Why did you decide to come to U.A. and become a pro hero?" Izuku bashfully asked. They eyes of everyone in the group widened as soon those words left his mouth, especially Ochaco.

"Midoriya! The way you phrased that question made it seem like an insult towards her!" Tenya stated.

"I-I'm sorry! I told you not to read it that way." Izuku sheepishly said as he hid his face from the group.

"Oh no. It's okay." She reassured the boy. A slight red color suddenly appeared on her cheeks due to embarrassment. "Um…because…" She let out a deep sigh. "I want to become a hero so that way I can get a lot of money…" She finally admitted to the group.

"You want to earn money?" The group asked the girl.

"Well, when you put that way, it makes it seem like an unwholesome reason to become a hero compared to Iida and Deku's goals." Ochaco bashfully said.

"It's not unwholesome to have a stable livelihood. No one would judge you because of that." Sento assured his classmate.

"But it certainly came out of nowhere." Banjo remarked, earning a jab in the ribs from Sento. Ochaco sighed as she saw no harm in telling them the truth.

"You see, my family owns a construction company. Growing up, we never had any work at all, so we're flat broke. When I was little, I told my dad that I wanted to help out by saying they didn't need any heavy equipment. But, he just said that he wanted me to live out my dream." She then gripped the hem of her skirt. "I…I just want my parents to be happy." Izuku could see what looked like tears begin to form in her eyes, so he proceeded to give her his handkerchief. She was shocked at first, but she graciously accepted it.

"BRAVO URARAKA! BRAVO!" Tenya commended the young girl on being able to open up.

"Damn, that was…incredibly wholesome." Banjo said. After hearing that, Ochaco realized something.

"What about you two? Why do you guys want to become heroes?" She asked Sento and Banjo. Sento looked away nervously.

"I just want to create a world that's full of Love and Peace. Nothing to it really." He stated as he scratched the back of his neck.

"That's so wholesome!" Ochaco then turned to Banjo. "What about you?" Banjo then looked out one of the windows, trying to avoid eye contact with the group.

"I-…I can't…" He started to say, that was until a new voice made itself known.

"Young Midoriya! Young Kiryu! There you are!" All Might exclaimed as he pointed to the two students. The group stared at him in shock, because they didn't expect him to be there.

"A-A-All Might?! What are you doing here?" Izuku asked the Symbol of Peace.

"Lunch!" He said as he pulled out a small box. "Would you two wanna eat with me?"

"So cute!" Ochaco stated as she laughed. Tenya nodded to Sento, signifying that it was okay.

"Sure. Why not?" Sento asked as he and Izuku followed him around the color.

"Man, why are they eating with All Might?!" Banjo complained, just as he was about to get a stern talk from Tenya on not prying into other people and their business. But little did they know, their conversation was spied upon by one Shoto Todoroki…and his mind questioned the connection between the two boys and All Might.

(X)

"Now that we're away from prying eyes, what kind of progress have you kids made?" All Might asked as they entered the teacher's lounge.

"Alright so we- Gah!" Sento screeched as All Might turned back into his true form. All Might looked curiously at the boy. "Sorry, it's just…It's so weird seeing you like this."

"Yeah, I can see where you're coming from." All Might remarked. "Unfortunately, you may soon only be seeing this form more often than you think." Izuku and Sento's eyes widened as they heard that statement.

"Wh-…What does that mean?" Izuku stammered out.

"…I can only hold up my muscle form for about 50 minutes now. I'm afraid that my time as All Might will soon be coming to an end." All Might clarified to the students. A silence hung in the air. The news they were giving too much to bear. The Symbol of Peace…To be no more. It was…a frightening thought.

"I…I don't know what to say." Izuku stated, too shocked by the news.

"Sorry, I guess I shouldn't have brought up such a depressing topic!" All Might reassured the students. "You know what? Just forget what I said. Anyway, that progress?"

"Huh?" Sento questioned, but then he remembered why they were called there in the first plane. "OH! Right! Izuku hit it!"

"Hit what?" Izuku stammered out. The other two just stared at him with a look that said, 'Are you serious?' But then realization hit him. "Oh! Okay, here we go!" Izuku took a deep breath and repeated the same actions of last night. All Might raised an eyebrow in confusion, but it was eventually in shock as red vein-like lines started to appear throughout his pupils' entire body.

"Introducing…One for All: Full Cowling!" Sento exclaimed as he presented the technique like a show girl presenting a prize on a game show. All Might just stared at the two of them in silence. "…Is that a good silence?" Sento nervously asked.

"Oh my…" All Might started to say but stopped to suddenly turn into his muscle form. "Goodness! I was nervous at first but you two have truly made me proud!" He then started to laugh, but he stopped to turn back into his true form as he coughed out a little blood. Seeing that, Sento became suddenly scared at the sight of the Symbol of Peace coughing up blood..

"OH MY GOD! ARE YOU OKAY?" Sento asked/screeched, to which All Might covered up his ears.

"Jeez kid! You want to alert the entire school?" All Might questioned as he wiped away the blood. "Half of my respiratory organs are gone, remember? It's just a side effect of losing them, nothing to worry about."

"Oh…S-Sorry. Wait, how exactly does that…" Sento was about to ask a barrage of question, but All Might gave him a look that screamed 'Not again' so he quickly stopped himself. All Might then motioned the two to sit, to which they did.

"Now, what exactly is Full Cowling capable of?" The Symbol of Peace questioned the two.

"W-Well, we h-haven't really gotten a c-chance to test it out, b-but with the Sport Festival coming up, we can use the preparation time to see what it can do!" Izuku explained.

"I believe that maybe it could help with mobility and increase his speed." Sento added to the conversation.

"Heh." All Might slightly chuckled. "I can't wait to see that in action, especially in the Sports Festival. After all, that's where you'll make your debut to the world." The two students raised an eyebrow at the statement, which All Might realized he would have to elaborate. "My time as the Symbol of Peace will be coming to an end at some point, and I left the fate of One for All in your hands. You'll soon be the face of a new generation of heroes. The entire world will be looking at that arena to see who they'll place their trust in. That…That will be the moment when you look towards them and say, 'I am here!'" All Might said with a great deal of enthusiasm.

"That's…You really think that I can handle this responsibility?" Izuku nervously asked. All Might just gave him a reassuring smile.

"I wouldn't give you this great gift if I didn't think that you wouldn't be able to." All Might responded. That was when Sento piped in.

"I behind him all the way, but…What exactly do you want me to do?" The boy questioned.

"I want you to help him out whenever you can, but I still want you to show the world what you are capable of as well." All Might explained to the other student. "The world is going to be a tough place to be heroes in, you two need to prove to them that you're able to handle it. Are you two up to this task?" The two boys looked at each other nervously. But that nervousness was instead replaced with something else…Optimism.

"I-I think I can speak for both of us when I say…Yes." Izuku stated. Sento nodded in agreement at what the boy said. All Might cracked a small smirk.

"Knew you two could." He stated as a matter of a fact. "Now, enough about that. Would you two like some tea?"

(X)

With Sento eating lunch with All Might, Banjo was standing trying to figure out who to sit with. He was about to sit down with his regular group, that was until someone called out to him.

"Banjo!" He turned to see that girl with the periwinkle hair that he ran into in the halls the other day waving him down. "Sit with us!"

'What was her name again?' Banjo thought to himself. '…Hado! Nejire Hado! That's it!' He shrugged his shoulders and strolled over to the table she was at with that reddish haired girl that dragged her away. He felt like people were staring at him as he sat down.

"I'm so glad you sat with us!" Nejire said rather enthusiastically, which kind of reminded Banjo a little bit of Mina.

"Of course he would, you kind of were making a scene." Yuyu stated rather bluntly.

"I did?" Nejire asked. "Sorry, guess I didn't realize! Anyways, how are you doing? That attack by those villains must have been really scary." Nejire asked the young boy.

"Oh, uh…Yeah, besides a few bruises and scratches, I'm alright. Thank you for asking, Hado Senpai." Banjo muttered out.

"Oh, just call me Nejire! After all, it's part of my hero name: Nejire-Chan!" Nejire exclaimed. "I wanted to come up with a title, but I couldn't think of one, so I just go by Nejire-Chan. How about you? Have you figured out a hero name yet? You going to have to come up with one after the Sports Festival when it comes time for the internships. Speaking of internships, who would want to pick you? I work with Ryukyu, maybe I could try to put in a good word with her, but I'm sure that she'll want to see you in action first. You also never got to answer my question from when we first –"

"Nejire!" Yuyu suddenly exclaimed, which caused the girl to stop herself. The reddish haired girl then raised her eyebrows, and Nejire instantly realized what she was trying to get across.

"Did I go on another ramble?" She questioned. Yuyu just nodded. "Sorry, I just have a habit of asking questions about Quirks and…well everything in general." She explained.

"It's okay. I have a friend…or I guess now it's a couple of friends that like to ask questions, so I'm used to it." Banjo reassured the girl. "I haven't really thought of a name, but for the title I'm thinking about using…'The Burning Dragon Hero'."

"Ooooh! Does your Quirk have to do with dragons?" Nejire questioned.

"Well, yes and no. It's kind of a long story. But my costume have a dragon theme to it!" Banjo explained.

"Then Ryukyu will definitely be a perfect fit for your internship! Or maybe even your hero work-study!" Nejire excitedly said. Banjo raised an eyebrow at that last statement.

"Work study?" The boy questioned.

"Careful Nejire." Yuyu interjected. "You don't want to spoil everything for him, would you?"

"You're right! It would be better to keep it as a surprise!" Nejire agreed with her friend. "Well, not matter how it goes, just know that you have someone cheering for you in the stands!" She exclaimed as with a wide smile.

"I'll uh…I'll try to live up to your expectations of me!" Banjo replied with a smile of his own just as the bell rang. "I guess I'll see you around." He stated as he began to head to back to his class. As soon as he was gone, Yuyu turned to her friend.

"What's with the sudden fascination with him? You certainly weren't like this last year, so why the change?" The management student asked.

"I guess that Mirio's optimistic outlook tends to become a part of you when you hang out with him as much as I do." Nejire calmly explained, but Yuyu just raised an eyebrow. She felt there was more to that explanation. Nejire looked away from her friend rather bashfully, which shocked Yuyu. "…Plus, he's kind of cute."

(X)

Classes had officially ended for the day and everyone began to pack up to go home. However, when Ochaco opened the door, they encountered a mob of students staring into the classroom.

"What's going on!?" She nervously asked as she did not expect her or her classmates to sudden be put in this type of scenario.

"Excuse me! What exactly are you doing outside of Class 1-A? People are trying to leave!" Tenya sternly asked the mob. He only got murmurs in response.

"What's going on? We can't get out! Are we going to have break the windows to get out?" Mineta asked as he was about to pick up a chair.

"There here scouting us out, Shorty. We survived a villain attack, and they want to see the enemy before the Sports Festival." Bakugo explained, causing Mineta to relax himself. Bakugo then turned towards the crowd. "Now then, unless you extras want to turn into piles of smoldering ash, GET OUT OF MY WAY!"

"Bakugo! You must stop calling people 'extras' just because you can't remember their names! It is very unbecoming of a hero!" Tenya tried to explain, but his words just fell upon deaf ears.

"Something tells me it's going to take a lot more than that to change him." Banjo retorted.

"Y-Yeah, that's Kacchan in a nutshell." Izuku stated.

"A complete and utter self-absorbed asshole? Yep, that definitely sounds like him." Banjo said, causing Izuku to panic a little bit. That was up until a new voice suddenly made its way through the crowd.

"I figured that the famous Class 1-A would be the stuff of legends given the way that the school has been talking about them, but if they are as arrogant as you, then the way they determine who gets accepted to the hero department is severely flawed." A boy with purple hair and a tired face that could be on par with Aizawa made his way through to the front of the crowd to make sure the students saw him.

"There are quite a lot of people that are enrolled into the general education and the other courses because they weren't able to make it into the hero course. You didn't know that, did you? However, they did give us a slight sliver of hope for us. Depending on how we do in the Sports Festival, they'll consider the possibility of us being transferred into the hero course…and vice versa." The boy explained.

"Is that a threat?" Bakugo grimaced. The boy just smiled and turned away from him.

"A threat? No, that would be very unheroic. Consider it a…declaration." The boy then proceeded to walk away. Bakugo was about to follow after him, but a boy with silver hair suddenly blocked his path.

"Hey, hey! My name is Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu from Class 1-B, which is right next door! I heard about your fight with those villains, so I came to see you guys for myself! Don't get so full of yourself you arrogant bastard! If you bark too much, it will be embarrassing for you in the real fight!" Tetsutetsu exclaimed. Bakugo looked rather unimpressed as he started to make his way through the crowd. "Are you ignoring me?"

"Wait a minute, Bakugo!" Kirishima started to say. "What're you gonna do about all this? Everyone hates us because of you!"

"It doesn't matter." Bakugo replied, leaving Kirishima and everyone confused. "As long as you rise to the top, it doesn't matter." He explained and proceeded to walk off. Kirishima started to shed tears.

"That was so simple…and so manly!" He stated. Everyone began discussing what just happened as they began to make their way through the crowd. Sento was about to make his way out of the room, until someone called for him.

"Kiryu. A moment?" Aizawa called out, making the boy instantly nervous. Did he do something wrong? That was the question that was on the boys' mind as he cautiously made his way over to the man. As he got to the podium, Aizawa only had one thing to say. "Takumi Katsuragi. Have you ever heard of him before?"

"I…Not before the attack on the U.S.J." Sento stated. "That Night Rogue villain mentioned his last name when I fought him."

"He also said that you made his blueprints your own." Aizawa commented. The boy momentarily freaked out, but Aizawa calmed him down. "Your guardian told me and the principal about your…situation, so calm down." The boy let out a small sigh.

"Sorry…W-Why exactly did you call me over?" Sento asked.

"I think that there's some sort of connection between the two of you." Aizawa stated, making Sento more than curious about what his teacher could be talking about.

"Around 3 years ago, Takumi Katsuragi went missing on his way home from an internship he had. Police and heroes searched far and wide for a couple of months, but they ended up getting nowhere. That was until a jogger found a corpse that matched his description in a park. When the coroner got the body they found that said corpse turned out to be more than 10 years older than Katsuragi was. They also concluded that somehow, the John Doe had his DNA messed with, making it impossible to use forensics to determine the identity of the mystery man." Aizawa explained. The boy was speechless at what he just heard.

"Do you think that someone with a Quirk is responsible for this?" Sento questioned.

"I checked the Quirk records. No Quirks that is able to mess with DNA or with the ability to age a person has ever been recorded in history. And before you ask, I also tried to see if it was a Quirk that has the ability to change a persons' features has also been recorded. The result turned out the same." Aizawa elaborated.

"Why are you telling me all of this?" The boy nervously asked. Aizawa thought about it for a couple of seconds.

"I don't really know myself. I just have this…guttural feeling that I should have told you. That maybe you can somehow figure out what exactly happened to him. You've already displayed that you are more than capable enough to handle these guys, so I trust that you can get it done. Just…be careful." Aizawa explained to the student. Sento thought about it, then gave his teacher a small, but determined nod as he headed towards the exit. He was a little shocked to see Momo waiting outside for him.

"Are you okay? What was that about?" She questioned. The boy came up with an excuse about something about paperwork. To tell her what he was just told, he had no idea how she would react. He wanted to keep her safe out of his crazy little world, and he would do anything to do that, even if it meant lying to her. But deep down he had this feeling in his gut like at some point he would have to tell his friends the truth at some point…and that somehow, it was going to be sooner than he would like.

(X)

As Sento entered the café, he was met with the person that he was hoping would be there.

"Hey Kiddo!" Sawa stated as she got up from her seat. "Sorry I wasn't here yesterday to meet you classmates; you know with work and all that." She tried to explain, but Sento was quick to wave it off.

"It's okay. Actually it was probably best that you didn't meet them. I'm pretty sure Owner was contemplating going into therapy." Sento stated. Sawa gave a quick little giggle.

"That was a good one!" She stated. But she was concerned when Sento wasn't laughing. "…Oh."

"Yeah…" Sento stated. "Plus Mineta and Kaminari would more than likely try to objectify you in some way, but that's not the point." Sawa raised an eyebrow at what he just said. "I need your help with something."

"And what might that be?" The reporter questioned.

"You ever hear of someone named Takumi Katsuragi?" Sento asked. Sawa was a little bit shocked to hear that name.

"Disappeared about 2-3 years ago. A corpse that matched his description was found in a park, but the corner determined that said corpse was at least 10 years older than Katsuragi, so he's still technically still missing. How did you find out about him?" Sawa questioned.

"That bat g-…Night Rogue. He mentioned him during the attack on the U.S.J. He mentioned that the plans for the driver were his…And I have this feeling that he is somehow connected to my memory loss." Sento explained to his friend.

"And you think that I could provide some more information about him." Sawa finished his thought process.

"…Can you help me?" The boy questioned.

"Does Owner and Misora know?" She questioned back to the boy.

"I…No. I don't want to get their hopes up just in case that this turns out to be dead end…Like every other time." He stated as he looked at the ground. Her heart tugged at the sight of the boy recollecting on the failed attempts that they tried to look into his identity and that the result would always be the same. She grabbed her bag and started to head to entrance. But not before putting her hand on Sento's shoulder

"It may take a couple of days, but I'll try to find everything I can." Sawa assured the boy, leaving a small smile on his face as she left the café.

(X)

"Why exactly should I believe that this is a good idea?" The benefactor questioned Blood Stalk. The two have been going back and forth on the topic for what seemed to be a good couple of hours.

"Maybe you just don't have a good sense of imagination." Blood Stalk quipped back to the man.

"Excuse me?" The man said as black markings started to appear on the man's face.

"I'm kidding! Geez, learn to take a joke once in a while." Blood Stalk stated to him. The black marks still visible on his face. "Allow me to explain. By tearing down the image that he has on one of the people he trusts the most, do you know what would happen to him? He'll fall into such a depression that he would not be able to crawl out of. When he finds out who I truly am, I doubt that we'll face any resistance from the only ones that can truly stop us and our plans."

"And All Might? When he finds out what you did to one of his students, he'll more than likely spend most of his days hunting you down. And not to mention that your identity will be a wanted man when word gets out about what is going to happen." The benefactor questioned as the markings started to disappear. Blood Stalk let out a small chuckle.

"It's going to be hard to track down a ghost. Plus, I'm pretty sure U.A. wouldn't want to tarnish their prestigious record by revealing what would go down between the two of us." The cobra themed villain explained. The man took a slight pause.

"What about your partner and this…League of Villains? Do they have any idea?" The man questioned.

"They're none the wiser."

"And when do you plan on revealing yourself?"

"When the time is right." The man was silent for a couple of seconds, but a small fit of laughter came out of his mouth. He then got up to his panel of Pandora's Box hanging below a portrait of his father and stared at it. A smile slowly crept on his face as dark thoughts entered his head. "I take this as you disagree with my plan." Blood Stalk thought out loud.

"Oh no. The opposite in fact." Rikiya Yotsubashi, better known to his followers as Re-Destro, stated as he turned to face Blood Stalk.

"I think it's perfect."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! I don't really have anything else, except that my favorite part of this chapter was definitely the ending bit with the reveal of the benefactor of Faust. It just felt right for this crossover. And the fact that we are almost six months into me starting this story, with is just a little insane to me. With that out of the way...

Next time on Hero of Love & Peace: With the Sports Festival on the horizon, the students train their hardest to improve themselves just in time. Izuku starts to get a better grasp on his new technique with the help of the Young Genius and the Prince of Protein. Meanwhile, Sawa researches into the disappearance of "The Devil Scientist", which leads Sento to meet someone who knew him all to well.