Sup I'm back and curiously I don't have much to say so onwards to the chapter .
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After Inko wrapped her head around her son's story ( miraculously only fainting twice and bursting into tears as little as four times ) she'd contacted a friend of Hisashi's from Tokyo General Hospital. Say what you will about the man he had connections and as his wife she'd gained those connections as well .
After convincing the doctor to keep quiet ( as a medical professional he understood how many important body parts counted as small objects ) she let him treat Izuku and sent him on his merry way .
Throughout the past two days she had allowed Izuku to tell her his plans which see tried to give her honest opinions about . She didn't have a strategic mind like her son but she had valuable experience with the real world .
They had agreed to play this year before UA mostly by ear . Inko would use her housewife reputation and friendly nature to find out the locations of potential allies that Izuku told her about without raising suspicions. Izuku would then use his future knowledge to convince them to join the cause . Other than that the real planning would be for when they had UA in their corner .
Inko wasn't ashamed to admit that a big reason for that was that Izuku needed rest , he had just been through a traumatic experience and as much as he denied it he needed time to lick his wounds and grieve.
That's why despite his injuries she all but forced him out of the house today , he needed to see that the world wasn't falling apart and that society would be stable for awhile without him needing to hold it up.
When he was ready she was certain her baby boy would take the world by storm .
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It was a strange thing seeing Japan this peaceful.
Izuku walked through his home town with a newfound wonder as he took in sights he didn't think he'd see again .
The sky bright and blue not a single rain cloud in sight , the massive steel towers proudly piercing the heavens and the people of Japan just leisurely going about today like it was before the War .
Because it was before the War.
It was hard not to think of his time travel as a mere dream a fantasy his mind created to cope with the tragedy his life had become . Now he saw details that he would never see in his dreams . The tiny cracks in the pavement, the bursts of emotion on the faces of people he's never met . Even the slightest pinging of his Danger Sense brought him comfort , this wasn't a perfect utopia his mind fabricated it had it's dangers but heroes saved the day , as far as anyone here is concerned they always will .
He felt like crying but it would just draw attention to him , he couldn't deal with other people right now. He wanted to bask in this peace for as long as he could .
Izuku took his sweet time exploring the city from street to street . Making sure to use his Danger Sense to avoid any villain attack he'd promised his mother after all. He was glad he told her about what happened . He didn't notice it then but now that he was alone with his thoughts he had realised the enormity of his task .
There were so many variables , so much to do in ironically so little time , the foundation of Japan would be shaking in a mere year from know and he was their best shot at winning right now . By himself he probably would have broke from the pressure but with his mother at his side the burden felt just a little lighter .
Eventually he found himself in the market district , small stalls selling various trinkets and hand made items lined the roadside , a sizeable crowd browsing the wares . His mother had given him some money for food but he had enough for a couple cheap items . He was looking at a couple All Might figures carved out of wood when he heard an elderly voice to his side .
" Heya son , I doubt you're into antiques but take a gander at my shop you might find something you like."
Not wanting to be rude Izuku smiled at the man and looked at his items . The elderly man was no liar , he did sell mostly antiques , cool to look at but nothing Izuku was particularly interested in buying . However just as he was about to apologise to the old man a glint of metal caught his eye focusing on it he found it was a bronze pocket watch still working and chain still tightly secured only showing its age with its weathered exterior and the use of Roman numerals . The piece that covered the clock face when it wasn't in use was engraved with the silhouette of a man looking up at the night sky . The full moon and stars painting a magnificent scene on the object.
" This wouldn't happen to be for sale would it ?"
" Ah that ones a favourite of mine , if you got the cash it's yours , take care of it sonny ."
" I will I promise ."
After handing over the necessary amount Izuku once again admired his purchase . It spoke to him , a lone man looking in awe and fear at the vastness of the cosmos just as he feared the vastness of his task but both knowing that they could conquer it . Mankind had reached the stars and with some help Izuku could end a war before it even starts .
Izuku was filled with new hope as he continued to walk through the street and for once fate was going to be nice to the boy and give him a little more hope .
"Aww ! These are all so cute , I wish I could get them all !"
Izuku stilled , he hadn't heard it in a long time ( and he didn't expect to hear it again ) but he knew that voice . Full of energy and confidence with that constant hint of a sultry tone even when nothing she said was remotely flirtatious.
Valiantly holding off his tears Izuku looked behind him and sure enough he saw her . She may have been in civilian wear but even in a ponytail that silky black hair was easy to recognize.
" M-M-Midnight ?"
Izuku saw the face of a ghost that day but it brought him more joy than he could ever imagine .
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Shorter chapter but things happened I wrote some cheesy imagery shit and plot stuff still happened.
Am I doing to because I'm still recovering from Horkoshi's Waifu Purge ? Yes don't tell me you aren't praying for Miruko's life every time a new chapter comes out .
Next chapter ya boi Izuku gonna start messing with the timeline .
