Boku no Hero Academia:Izuku's Harem Academia

Disclaimer: This is a mature-rated fanfiction story of Boku no Hero Academia that I am writing for erotic fun. Needless to say, this story is AU, the characters may seem OOC to some and there will be smutty lemons. Also, I own nothing of the series other than the fanfiction stories that I make.

Chapter 14: An Interview with Re-Destro and a Curious Heroine

"Another interview?" asked Izuku who was surprised by the reason why Nedzu had called him, Shouko and Himiko to his office.

"That's correct, Midoriya-kun," said Nedzu who then explained, "The president and CEO of the Detnerat Company, Yotsubashi Rikiya, wants to speak to you personally after watching your recent interview with Kizuki-san last Wednesday."

"Did he give a reason why he wanted to speak to me specifically?" asked Izuku. Although Izuku was not very familiar with the Detnerat Company, he knew that it provided lifestyle support items for people who possess unusual physical conditions due to their quirks and was venturing into the hero support industry.

"He simply wants to hear your opinions and suggestions on how to help people with unusual or difficult quirks," answered Nedzu who then added, "You did put a lot of thought about a certain quirk which Kizuki-san asked you about when she interviewed you after all. There is also the fact that your statements during the interview had 'convinced' Toga-kun to switch sides."

Realising that Nedzu had a point, Izuku scratched the back of his head and said, "Well, if you put if that way, I suppose it does makes sense that Yotsubashi-san would want to speak to me since his company deals with lifestyle support items."

In theory, Nedzu could have informed Izuku about his suspicions on the possibility that Rikiya was a member of the Meta Liberation Army but he decided against it as he wanted Izuku to act natural. The mouse-like principal made a mental note to provide Izuku and his harem acting lessons as he spoke to him, "He wishes to come later today together with Kizuki-san. Do you think that the three of you can spare the time to have an interview today, Midoriya-kun?"

"It shouldn't be a problem, I think," said Izuku.

"Excellent! I will inform them immediately so that they can make the necessary arrangements. Do make sure to be ready for the interview later today," said Nedzu.

Himiko raised an eyebrow and asked, "I can understand Shouko-chan and Deku-baby getting interviewed but why am I joining that interview with them?"

"Well Kizuki-san did ask Midoriya-kun about your quirk in particular during that interview last Wednesday and I'm quite sure that she's keen to speak to you personally," explained Nedzu.

Seeing no reason to doubt the logic in Nedzu's explanation, Himiko shrugged and said, "Well, if you think I can be trusted enough to have a conversation with some random person without doing any stabbing or giving some REALLY bad advise, who am I to question you?"

Izuku gently smacked the back of Himiko's head and said, "Toga-san, be nice."

"Or at least be civil enough not to scare them away," added Shouko.

Himiko pouted and groaned, "Fine… I promise not to bring any knives or other stabby things to the interview!"

--Later that evening…--

"It is a pleasure to finally meet you in person, Midoriya Izuku," said Rikiya who smiled jovially as he shook hands with the boy.

"Thank you, Yotsubashi-san," replied Izuku.

"And these two lovely young ladies must be Todoroki Shouko and Toga Himiko," said Rikiya was he regarded the two girls who sat beside Izuku.

Izuku nodded and replied on the two girls' behalf, "Yes, they are."

Shouko bowed politely to Rikiya while Himiko waved at him and said, "What's up?"

Izuku and the people who were involved in the interview were currently seated on four couches around a small square coffee table. Sitting next to Rikiya was his employee and assistant, a middle-aged man with a round rodent-like head which had round ears, small beady eyes and a short muzzle named Miyashita. Izuku, Shouko and Himiko were seated on a separate couch and were opposite Rikiya and Miyashita. Nedzu and Shouta were seated on the third couch while Chitose and Taneo sat on the fourth couch opposite the two pro-heroes.

Once everyone had settled down, Rikiya spoke to Izuku, Shouko and Himiko, "As you three should know by now, I am here on behalf of my company to hear your opinions and suggestions on how to help people with unusual or difficult quirks." Rikiya then focused his attention to Izuku and said, "I found your ability to analyse quirks to be especially interesting, Midoriya-kun."

Izuku nodded and replied, "Nedzu-sensei has told us about your intentions, Yotsubashi-san." He then asked, "Is there any particular topic that you wish to discuss about first?"

Rikiya smiled as he replied, "Well, the first thing which I would like to ask is this." He then bent forward and placed his fingertips together and asked, "Do you think people who are not pro-heroes should be allowed to use their quirks?"

"Well, that largely depends on what they are using their quirks for. As I have said in my previous interview with Kizuki-san and Tokuda-san, people should take responsibility for what they do with their quirks and that quirks should never be misused in ways that cause harm or grief," replied Izuku who then added, "For example, if someone who has a telekinesis quirk uses his or her ability to clean up a park, there's no reason to consider such an act as evil even if the person doing so is not registered as a pro-hero. However, if that person decides to use the same quirk to steal things instead, well, you can't really blame the victims for deeming such actions as wrong, can you?"

"No, I suppose not," said Rikiya who chuckled at Izuku's response. He then asked, "However, what if the person's quirk is 'villainous' by nature? If I remember right, you fought with a General Studies student with a brainwashing quirk during the U.A. Sports Festival. What if he could not be a hero but still wanted to use his quirk? What advice would you offer to him?"

Izuku rubbed his chin as he spoke his thoughts aloud, "Assuming that he's all right with doing another job and is allowed to use his quirk, I imagine that becoming a teacher is a start."

Feeling curious, Rikiya asked, "Why a teacher?"

Izuku smiled sheepishly as he replied, "Well, being able to brainwash people who respond to his words means that he can brainwash unruly students and force them to 'behave' long enough to be sent to the principal's office. Plus, it makes talking back a rather risky affair for the offending students."

Everyone stared at Izuku and blinked a few times before the adults snorted and laughed in amusement at Izuku's idea. Yes, even Shouta who found the idea rather funny since he himself was not above using his own quirk to make students behave.

Rikiya grinned at Izuku as he replied, "Okay, you've made a good point there. With all due seriousness though, even you must admit that some quirks just can't be dealt with through current standard methods."

Izuku sighed as he thought about Himiko's quirk and admitted, "That is certainly true, but that does not mean that we should not try our best to make sure that the quirk is not misused to hurt other people. Take Toga-san's quirk for example. A regular supply of donated blood from a trusted source would have been enough to curb her need to drink blood and transform."

"So do you think that even villains should be given a chance to use their quirks in less harmful or even beneficial ways?" asked Miyashita who decided to speak his thoughts aloud.

Izuku turned his attention to Rikiya's assistant and replied, "Assuming that they sincerely want to stop being villains and change for the better, I think they should be given a chance. However, as I have said in the previous interview, even I know that there are villains who do not want to change, are too far gone to change or have done too much harm to be easily forgiven by anyone."

"In other words, you believe that people who want to use their quirks to commit crimes and refuse to stop doing so must be 'kept in check' out of necessity to maintain societal order, correct?" asked Rikiya.

"More or less although it's more about preventing harm than maintaining societal order," replied Izuku who then added, "I mean, can any of you blame me if I think that someone like Muscular or Moonfish is too dangerous to be allowed to use their quirks freely?"

"Well, I certainly can't say that you're wrong in wanting to keep people safe from harm," admitted Rikiya who then asked, "Villains and villainous quirks aside though, what do you think can be done to help people who wish to use their quirks even if they are not pro-heroes?"

"Well, I do have a few ideas," said Izuku who then explained, "One of them is preparing 'quirk gyms' so that people can use their quirks freely in a controlled environment. Not only will the quirk gyms help people to train their quirks but it will also let them use their quirks as a means to relieving stress much like regular exercise."

Rikiya blinked in surprise before he turned his attention to Miyashita and asked, "What do you think about that idea, Miyashita-kun?"

"Well, preparing the necessary structures and the facilities will be prohibitively expensive, never mind the legal issues with current laws on quirk usage, but it's certainly something worth considering if nothing else," said Miyashita who then asked Izuku, "I'm assuming that you got that idea based on U.A. High School's hero program, yes?"

"Pretty much," admitted Izuku who then sheepishly added, "Though, I have to admit that I have little to no idea on how to even plan the construction of such a gym let alone run it properly."

Rikiya snorted in amusement and said, "Considering that not even the Hero Public Safety Commission has thought of such a concept, you shouldn't be too hard on yourself, Midoriya-kun."

Nedzu nodded in agreement with Rikiya as he spoke to Izuku, "It's certainly an idea worthwhile considering if nothing else." Costs and legal issues aside, it was certainly possible to establish a quirk gym with the current technologies and materials used in most high schools that offer hero courses.

Izuku smiled at Rikiya and Nedzu gratefully before he spoke to the former, "Another thing I can suggest is giving quirk-licences for non-heroes so that they can use their quirks in public. Much like a driver's licence, anyone who wants to have a quirk licence will have to fulfil certain requirements and agree to obey certain laws. Of course, misusing the quirk will lead to getting the licence suspended or even revoked."

"That's actually a rather interesting idea," said Rikiya who was interested in the idea. Not even his top executives from the Meta Liberation Army had thought of such a thing. Then again, the Meta Liberation army strived for the complete liberation of quirk usage so none of the members had any reason to consider a more "balanced path". He then had to ask, "How did you come up with such ideas, Midoriya-kun?"

Izuku was about to answer when he recalled that he came up with the ideas while he was posing for a nude art session. Not surprisingly, he blushed and said, "I… was posing for an art class when I got bored and decided to distract myself by thinking about certain topics."

Rikiya was willing to bet that there was more to the art class than what Izuku was willing to reveal but he decided against asking for details. Instead, he asked, "Is there anything else that you would like to offer, Midoriya-kun?"

"Well, improving the standards of support for people with quirk-related issues would certainly be nice. After all, if our society was actually fairer to people who have quirk-related issues, including 'villainous quirks' and being quirkless, Toga-san wouldn't have turned into a villain and I wouldn't have to suffer a decade of bullying," replied Izuku who then added, "Improving the standards of villain rehabilitation is another thing to consider if only to make sure that we help the villains who truly desire to turn over a new leaf."

"Would you care to provide some examples of improving the standards of support?" asked Rikiya.

"Providing proper counselling based on each individual case would be a start," replied Izuku who then added, "The counselling can range from offering suggestions on proper or even mundane quirk usage to giving moral support to those who are discriminated for their quirks or for being quirkless. Holding group therapy sessions is another option if only to so that people who need help can connect with others who face similar problems. Stricter standards for educators are also essential to prevent cases of teachers ignoring people who are suffering from quirk-related discrimination, something which I am all too familiar with."

"While I do not disagree with your opinions about improving support for people with quirk-related issues and villain rehabilitation, I should stress that doing so requires some form of financial support. Like it or not, not everyone shares your opinions about people with quirk-related issues, especially quirkless people and villains," stated Rikiya.

Izuku sighed as he admitted, "Believe me, I understand that particular issue more intimately than I wish to admit."

"Speaking of quirk-related discrimination, I'm aware that you're strongly against the ideals of the Meta Liberation Army because you believe that the complete liberation of quirk usage would only worsen the issue. Would you care to elaborate further on that?" asked Rikiya. Miyashita wore a surprised expression as his employer had never talked about the Meta Liberation Army before.

"I believe that I have already stated my reasoning for why I do not believe in the ideals of the Meta Liberation army in my previous interview," replied Izuku.

"True, but I'd like to hear some… examples of your reasoning if you do not mind me making such a request," replied Rikiya.

Izuku sighed as he thought about some possible scenarios for a few minutes before he mentally apologised to Sumomo, "Sorry, Sumomo-chan."

Sumomo, who knew what Izuku was about to do, mentally replied, "That's okay. Do what you need to do to prove your point, Izu-kun."

Taking a deep breath, Izuku then verbally spoke to Rikiya, "All right, I have one example…"

--Start of Scenario…--

I want everyone to imagine someone with a powerful quirk. It can be any quirk as long as it is strong and flashy. For the sake of simplicity and story coherence, let's call him Flash.

Our current society already puts people with such quirks on a pedestal so it's not hard to imagine a "meta liberated society" doing the same thing for Flash. Granted, such a society may be more willing to acknowledge the power of more "villainous" quirks but I highly doubt that people with weak quirks or quirkless individuals will be treated any better than our current society. In fact, I imagine they will be forced to suffer even more discrimination that before.

Quirk-related discrimination aside though, I want you to imagine Flash believing that nothing can stand up to him him. After all, he has a powerful and flashy quirk and, in a meta liberated society, he can do whatever he wants with it without legal consequence. Even blatant acts of cruelty against people whom he views as beneath him is pretty much accepted as long as no one actually tries to stop him from hurting others, especially the weak and powerless.

Now, I want you all to imagine another person based on a certain villain which I was involved with in the past, the Sludge Villain. Imagine that person having a similar quirk except that he hijacks his host's brain so that he can not only take control of the host's body but also learn everything about the said host thereby making is almost impossible to detect his presence. For now, let's call that sludge-like individual Parasite.

Let's assume that, under normal circumstances, Parasite has no chance of defeating Flash in a direct fight. However, do not forget that Parasite has the ability to take over the bodies of other people. This means that, with the correct strategy and support, Parasite can take over Flash's body. No matter how powerful Flash's quirk is, it is useless against Parasite if he has already taken full control of his body.

Can you even begin to imagine the kind of damage Parasite can cause to Flash, especially if Parasite has a personal grudge against him and wants to ruin his life completely instead of just simply ending it?

With Flash's body under his control, Parasite can force him to do horrible things that not even his loved ones or supporters are willing to accept. For example, he can force Flash to abuse, rape and/or murder even the people who support him for the slightest of "insults". Alternatively, he can force Flash to "shamelessly" do something utterly perverse and depraved like cannibalism, corophagy, zoophilia or necrophilia.

Assuming that Parasite is willing to be patient to avoid detection, he can stay in Flash for years or even decades, forcing him to gradually commit ever greater acts of depravity until, eventually, even his closets allies and loved ones forsake him. As Parasite ruins Flash's life, he can either allow him to experience it all while being powerless to stop it or suppress his mind so that he is oblivious to everything until it is far too late to undo the damage that has been done.

Now, you may ask, why would Parasite do something so horrible to Flash? It can be for just about any reason you can think of. Revenge for what Flash had done to him or his loved ones in the past. Jealousy over how Flash has all the praise and glory while Parasite is deemed as worthless due to the parasitic nature of his quirk. It can even be a simple sadistic desire to "test the full limits" of his quirk. Regardless of the intentions and reasons, Parasite will have no reason to stop tormenting Flash until he is either discovered and removed from Flash's body or Flash's life has been utterly ruined.

Should Parasite succeed in ruining Flash's life completely, he can force Flash to cripple himself and then leave him at the mercy of the various people who hated him. Alternatively, he can just leave Flash to pick up the pieces of his ruined life and find another host to torment. Regardless, Flash's life will never be the same ever again all because someone has both the desire to completely ruin him and the ability to carry out that desire.

The scariest part of this scenario is not just the fact that it is actually possible in our current world but also the simple fact that, even if the truth of Parasite's horrific misdeeds are revealed to the public, his actions will not be deemed as evil according to the ideals of the Meta Liberation Army which values the unrestricted usage of quirks above all else. After all, if Flash can use his quirk without legal consequence even if he is using it to abuse others, why can't Parasite use his quirk to utterly ruin Flash's life? In fact, I can imagine some people who strictly adhere to the ideals of the Meta Liberation Army going so far as to callously dismiss Flash's very real suffering not because it is karmic retribution for his own past misdeeds but for simply being so "pathetically weak" that he had "allowed" his own life to be ruined by someone with a supposedly "inferior" quirk.

--End of Scenario…--

"So my question to you is this, do you still think that completely unrestricted usage of quirks is anything close to a good idea, Yotsubashi Rikiya?" asked Izuku who then added, "In case you're still not convinced, I have a few more… examples which I can offer to prove my point."

Everyone around Izuku trembled as they had just witnessed a gradual change in Izuku's demeanour as he narrated the scenario. His eyes which were normally wide and bright with heroic idealism became narrow and dark with cynical bitterness. His voice, normally filled with kindness and warmth, became inhumane and cold. Even his posture changed as he slouched forward with his hands placed beneath his chin while his head was tilted to one side. The overall shift in demeanour was such that Izuku currently appeared nothing short of truly villainous like a cruel mastermind who knew the best ways to break a person's very ability to feel hope.

Cold sweat ran down Rikiya's neck as he not only found Izuku's shift in demeanour deeply unnerving but was also unable deny the logic of Izuku's narrated scenario. After all, it was clear that Izuku was drawing inspiration from his actual experiences to provide a particularly horrifying example of a logical consequence to completely unrestricted quirk usage. As much as Rikiya hated to admit it, such cruel misuse of meta abilities could not be deemed as "unacceptable" according to the standards of the Meta Liberation Army. Swallowing his fear and pride, Rikiya took a deep breath and admitted, "No, I believe we have all heard enough, Midoriya Izuku."

Even Nedzu was unnerved by the way Izuku's narrated his example of quirk misuse in a "meta liberated society" and made a mental note to keep a close eye on him. He did not want to even imagine the possible horrors Izuku was capable of if he ever snapped and decided to be a villain. That said, Nedzu realised that Izuku had even greater potential than expected and wanted to make him his personal student. When Nedzu made that decision, every teacher, staff and student in U.A. High School felt an icy chill run down their collective spines as though an evil overlord had finally found a worthy successor.

Izuku's cold stare lingered on Rikiya for a minute longer before he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When his eyes opened, everyone could clearly see the exhaustion and wariness in his eyes as he asked Rikiya, "If you do not mind me asking, Yotsubashi-san, are you a supporter of the ideals of the Meta Liberation Army?"

Realising that Izuku had begun to suspect his association with the Meta Liberation Army, Rikiya decided to speak a half-truth, "You could say that, Midoriya-kun. After all, my company deals with lifestyle support items and it can be rather… frustrating to see people being forced to follow an outdated standard of lifestyle in spite of having quirks which may complicate things to say the least." Rikiya then turned his attention to Himiko and added, "You of all people should know what I'm talking about, Toga-kun."

Unable to deny the truth, Himiko sighed and replied, "It's true that I was forced to follow other people's definition of 'normal' until it basically drove me crazy. Had Deku-baby not suggested a different way for me to live, I would have still remained as a villain because I wanted to live, love and die by my own terms no matter how insane it may be to others."

Rikiya turned his attention back to Izuku and said, "While your suggestions may help people to have greater freedom in using their quirks for non-criminal activities, I highly doubt the suggestions will completely stop the misuse of quirks. After all, besides criminals who would use their quirks for nefarious purposes regardless of the law, there are also vigilantes who have decided to take the law into their own hands."

"That is certainly true," admitted Izuku who then said, "Ideally, vigilantes would be unnecessary but there's no denying that our current society has failed to stop people from becoming villains or vigilantes out of either irrepressible desire or desperate necessity. The best we can do is prevent more people from becoming villains or vigilantes by giving them arguably better alternatives. Some level or prevention is better than none even if it is impossible to prevent it completely."

Originally, Rikiya wanted to press on the possible benefits of completely liberating quirk usage but, after the horrifying possible scenario Izuku had described to him and the chilling way the boy delivered it, even he knew better than to press on the matter. In fact, Rikiya was willing to bet that Izuku's chilling example would make at least some of the members of the army to reconsider the merits its ultimate goal. Smiling in spite of losing to Izuku in the battle for the intellectual and moral high ground, Rikiya said, "Well, I must say that this interview has been most enlightening." He then reached out his hand to offer a handshake and said to Izuku, "Thank you for spending your time having this interview with me, Midoriya-kun. I sincerely hope that you will pass your provisional license exam."

Izuku smiled in return and accepted Rikiya's handshake as he replied, "You're welcome, Yotsubashi-san."

Rikiya then turned his attention to Nedzu and Shouta to say, "Well then, if you all may excuse me, I must return back to my company. This interview has given me a number of ideas that I wish to discuss with my executives."

"Of course, Yotsubashi-san," said Nedzu who then added, "However, before you leave, can you, Miyashita-san and Kizuki-san please come to my office? I would like to speak to you three in private."

Although Rikiya knew that Nedzu might be already suspecting his involvement with the Meta Liberation Army, he smiled obligingly and said, "Of course, Nedzu-san. Please, lead the way."

--A short while later, in Nedzu's office…--

Nedzu was comfortably seated on his chair as he spoke to Rikiya, "So tell me, Yotsubashi-san, what does the Meta Liberation Army want with Midoriya Izuku?"

Miyashita was shocked by the accusation while Kizuki frowned as her suspicion that Nedzu had already known the truth had been validated. Rikiya on the other hand simply smiled and replied, "Well, considering how Midoriya-kun, Todoroki-kun and even Toga-kun have suffered because of our current society's… failings for the lack of a better term, it's only reasonable for the Meta Liberation Army to take an interest in them, yes?"

Chuckling in spite of the increasingly tense atmosphere, Nedzu replied, "True, but even you cannot deny that the Meta Liberation Army can't solve the basic human failing of misusing quirks to harm others who are less powerful, especially the quirkless."

Rikiya sighed dramatically as he admitted, "No, I'm honestly afraid that I can't deny it." He thought about a certain member of the army, a young man with long pale hair and pale eyes named Geten, who strongly believed that one's rank in society should be directly determined by the strength by one's meta ability. In fact, Geten believed that a person's life held no other value other than his or her meta ability. Needless to say, Geten was less than pleased by Shouko and Izuku's adamant refusal to accept the ideals of the Meta Liberation Army precisely because it would cause more people to share his admittedly narrow view on the value of an individual person.

"Then what do you plan to do after that interview with Midoriya-kun?" asked Nedzu.

Rikiya raised a brow and asked, "Are you not going to apprehend me? I am associated with the Meta Liberation Army after all."

"I could, but I know for a fact that you have your people waiting just outside the school just in case you need to resort to violence, never mind whatever abilities you three possess at hand," replied Nedzu who then smirked as he added, "This school has already suffered a number of setbacks due to the League of Villains so I would very much like to avoid having yet another setback which puts both my staff and my students at risk, thank you very much."

Rikiya snorted in amusement and then laughed heartily as he replied, "An understandable reasoning indeed!" After he calmed down, he said, "Amusing statements aside though, I only came to talk to Izuku and to better understand the boy who has proven himself to be a bit of an 'intellectual and ideological anathema' to the army."

"You're referring to his absolute refusal to allow the complete liberation of quirk usage due to his past suffering as a seemingly quirkless boy, yes?" asked Nedzu.

"Precisely," Rikiya confirmed with a nod before he explained, "Make no mistake, Midoriya-kun's ideas may be helpful in granting people more freedom in using their meta abilities, limited as that freedom may be, but we both know that there are individuals who desire complete liberation in the use of meta abilities."

"That may be true but do you still believe that such a level of unrestricted freedom is for the best even after listening to Midoriya-kun's example of quirk misuse which are at least partly based on his past experiences with actual villains? Like it or not, even you cannot deny that the Meta Liberation Army cannot condemn the villainous misuse of quirks without contradicting its own ideals," argued Nedzu.

"There is certainly that issue," admitted Rikiya who then said, "The closest thing the Meta Liberation Army has to prevent the abuse of meta abilities is allowing the most powerful or influential among us to keep the others in check."

"Which is a rather flawed system as it entirely depends on the individuals in power. Who's to say that they will be able to remain in power for long let alone rule in a way that is just?" replied Nedzu who then added, "That's not even considering the rather contradictory idea of letting the powerful impose his or her own ideals upon others which can be seen as a different form of oppression."

"As much as it galls me to admit it, you have a fair point, Nedzu-san," said Rikiya. He then asked, "However, even you must realise that the current system must be changed if not broken down entirely. Otherwise, more incidents of people having no other choice other than to become villains or vigilantes will only increase."

Nedzu knew that Rikiya was not entirely wrong, especially after learning about Himiko's descent into madness, and thus suggested, "Will the Meta Liberation Army be willing to hold a truce if an agreeable compromise can be reached between both our side and your side?" He then added, "I'm only asking this because I have a hunch that you sincerely sympathised with Midoriya-kun's ideals."

Rikiya smiled as he admitted, "Indeed, I do. However, do you really think that the leaders of our current society will be willing to make such a compromise? Do not forget, people who hold political power often despise changes which threaten their authority."

"You leave that part to me and my associates," said Nedzu who then smiled in an almost malevolent manner as he added, "I may be a pro-hero but that does not mean that I do not know how to… 'convince' others to agree with me."

Rikiya felt a slight quiver of fear before he suppressed that feeling to maintain his image as a seemingly unflappable person. He then said, "Then I will have a word with my associates to at least consider the possibility of a peaceful solution to this conflict. Make no mistake, the Meta Liberation Army is willing to make sacrifices in order to achieve our goals but even I am against making pointlessly avoidable losses."

Pleased by the offered chance for a peaceful resolution of a conflict which had not even started, Nedzu smiled happily and offered his paw to Rikiya while saying, "Then I pray for a favourable response from your side, Yotsubashi-san."

"Likewise, Nedzu-san," replied Rikiya who shook Nedzu's paw.

After "shaking hands", Nedzu had to ask, "For the sake of clarification, what position do you three hold within the Meta Liberation Army, Yotsubashi-san?"

Rikiya smiled as he replied, "Kizuki-san is a top executive of the army while Miyashita is really just an innocent and trustworthy employee of the Detnerat Company." His smile changed into a smirk as he added, "As for myself, I'm Re-Destro, son of Destro himself and the Grand Commander of the Meta Liberation Army."

Nedzu's eyes widened in shock as he realised that Izuku had somehow not only spoken to the leader of a villain organisation but even impressed him to the point of considering a peaceful solution. His shock soon turned into glee as he chuckled before he cackled in a near-insane manner before he said, "What a twist! Even my high-spec quirk has failed to consider the possibility of the leader coming personally to speak to Midoriya-kun." After Nedzu calmed himself, he grinned at Rikiya and said, "Very well, consider my efforts to convince the leaders of our society to make a peaceful truce with the Meta Liberation Army done. In fact, as a sign of goodwill, I will have Midoriya-kun involved in our shared endeavours."

Rikiya smiled approvingly and said, "Then I look forward to working together with you and Midoriya-kun, Nedzu-san."

--A short while later…--

Rikiya was in his limousine together with both Kizuki and Miyashita. Kizuki turned her attention to Rikiya and asked, "Was it wise to reveal your true identity to Nedzu-san, Grand Commander?"

"Considering that he already knows that I am associated with the Meta Liberation Arny, the truth of who I really am would have been revealed to the heroes of this society sooner or later," replied Rikiya.

"So you really are the current leader of the Meta Liberation Army," said Miyashita whose voice was barely above a soft whisper.

Although Rikiya sincerely liked Miyashita and wanted to offer him an invitation to join the army, he knew that Miyashita did not react well to the recent revelations. As such, he was prepared to face rejection as he replied, "Yes, I'm afraid that I am."

"Then was everything that I did for both you and the company just a lie to support a terrorist group which has already caused so many innocent people to die?" asked Miyashita.

"Not, it wasn't," replied Rikiya who sighed as he explained, "I do value our friendship, Miyashita-kun, but I've been raised to take over my father's legacy for as long as I can remember. Had I not learnt about Midoriya-kun's ideals, I would not have thought of any other way to make our current society better for everyone." He turned his gaze to Miyashita and asked, "Do you despise me for what I am and what I have hidden from you?"

Miyashita clenched his fists and growled, "Honestly, I'm furious." He then sighed and unclenched his fists as he admitted, "However, after considering Midoriya-kun's explanation why he may not be that different from your father, I also realise that perhaps Destro did have a legitimate reason for wanting to liberate the use of quirks even if it meant becoming one of the worst villains in history."

Rikiya smiled gratefully as he spoke to Miyashita, "Then I want you to put your faith in the hope that somehow a peaceful resolution to the conflict between regulation and liberation of quirks can be achieved."

Miyashita nodded before he added, "I will remain by your side but only to make sure that you really wish to resolve things peacefully. If you decide to terrorize the people to have things your way, I will defect even if it kills me."

"Then let us hope that such an event will never come to pass," said Rikiya who sincerely hoped that a day would come when he and Miyashita could crack jokes like what they had always done in the past.

--Back at U.A. High School…--

Izuku was on his way to Midnight's "special class". Although still mentally exhausted from the interview, he knew that the primary focus the the class was not about having sex but about his troubling shift in demeanour during the interview. Considering that even Himiko was shocked by it, and his recent exposure to Himiko's memories including her slow descent into madness, he could not blame the rest of the girls in his harem for being concerned.

As Izuku made his way to the class, he encountered a girl with long periwinkle hair and wide curious eyes which were royal-blue in colour and had white pupils. Although she had a pleasing figure with sensual curves, her overall appearance was cute instead of sexy. She was also apparently exceedingly curious as she immediately blocked his way and excitedly asked him, "Say, are you Midoriya Izuku?"

Although surprised, Izuku nevertheless politely answered, "Yes, I am."

The girl's smile widened into a grin as she proceeded to ask, "Is it true that you have over a hundred girls in your harem? Are you still trying to get more girls to join your harem? What did you do to make a pro-heroine, a villainess and even a girl who used to be a boy want to join your harem? Is it because you have a dick that is over seven inches long and you can cum many times without rest?"

Not expecting the veritable barrage of questions from the girl, who seemed completely innocent while asking decidedly raunchy inquiries, Izuku blushed and stuttered, "W-what?!"

Even Sumomo was shocked as she mentally asked Izuku, "Did she seriously ask all of that with a straight face?!"

"You have really piqued my interest you know! It's so strange that you managed to get so many girls to like you in just two weeks at most!" said the periwinkle-haired girl who showed child-like excitement and curiosity as she approached Izuku.

Izuku involuntarily backed away from the girl and asked, "Um… what's your name?"

Realising that she had not introduced herself, she giggled sheepishly and replied, "Oh, sorry about forgetting to introduce myself! My name is Hadou Nejire. I'm a third-year student and my hero name is Nejire-chan."

"Well, Hadou-san, I can certainly say that I do not have over a hundred girls in my harem," replied Izuku. Mentally, he added, "Seriously, who in their right mind would have to have more than a hundred girls in a harem?!"

Nejire tilted her head and innocently asked, "So, how many girls do you have then?"

Izuku resisted the urge to slap his hand onto his own blushing face as he realised that he had just dug himself deeper. Doing a quick mental count of the girls in his harem, he admitted, "T-twenty-three." For the sake of keeping the harem plan a secret, he did not count Sumomo into the number.

"Now that's strange," Nejire replied as she placed a finger onto her lips and said, "If you exclude the girls from Class 1A, the two support girls who live in Dorm 1A, the girls from Class 1B and Midnight-sensei, you still have five more girls whom I do not know about." She then asked, "So, who are they? Are they girls from other classes, pro-heroines, villainesses or even more girls who used to be boys?"

Izuku was sweating bullets as he mentally swore, "Crap, she's smarter than I thought!" He averted his eyes from her inquisitive gaze and replied, "W-why should I tell you everything? It's rather personal information about myself you know?" He then argued, "Besides, it is past curfew now. Why are you not in your own dorm right now?"

"Oh, about that, I was actually on my way back to the dorm after submitting my report to Nedzu-sensei about my intern-ship with Ryuukyuu," answered Nejire.

"Wait, you're interning with THE Dragon Heroine, Ryuukuu?" asked Izuku whose nervousness completely evaporated in the face of a possibly exciting discussion about a heroine who was one of the top ten heroes in all of Japan.

"Yup, she's a really nice person!" replied Nejire.

Izuku's "hero-fanboy" mode was fully activated as he quickly took out a hidden notebook and excitedly asked, "I know that her quirk allows her to transform into a western dragon but has she ever tried transforming into an eastern dragon? Does her dragon form give her any enhanced senses? I've also heard rumours that she can shed her scales and teeth while in her dragon form and would like to know if any of them is true."

Nejire smiled and happily answered, "She has never tried it before but it sure sound interesting to try out! I think her eyesight is enhanced when she transforms so that she can what is happening on the ground while she is flying in the air but I need to ask her to be sure. Yes, she can shed them when she's in her dragon form but you can't make any trinkets out of them since they quickly degrade when she returns back to being human."

Izuku quickly wrote down Nejire's response like an overly eager news journalist before he asked, "So, about your intern-ship report with Ryuukuu, is there any reason why it couldn't wait until the following day?"

Nejire's smile became apologetic as she replied, "Sorry, but I can't go around telling anyone about it."

Izuku's expression became serious as he asked, "Does it have anything to do with the League of Villains?"

Although Nejire was not supposed to tell Izuku the details of the report she had submitted to Nedzu, she shook her her head and answered, "Not as far as I know but it is something urgent enough for Nedzu to request my immediate submission even though it is past curfew now."

"I see…" said Izuku who made a mental note to ask Nedzu for details later. He then realised that he had asked Nejire a number of questions without regard for good manners. Blushing in embarrassment, he said, "S-sorry about suddenly asking you so many questions just now, Hadou-san. I just really like heroes and you're interning with one of the top ten heroes in all of Japan."

"That's okay!" replied Nejire who then admitted, "I ask a lot of questions myself so I'm not really one to talk."

Both Izuku and Nejire chuckled good-naturedly before he said, "So, about the questions you asked just now, I can't give you all the details but I can certainly say that I did not expect so many girls to develop deeper feelings for me. I'm also not planning to make my harem any larger since it will be unfair for the other girls, especially Ochako-chan and Tsuyu-chan."

"I'm going to guess that the girls like you because you're more than a cute face with a sexy body, a big dick and excellent sexual performance, right?" asked Nejire who was still being completely innocent.

Izuku blushed and bashfully replied, "You can put it that way."

"Ahem!"

Surprised, both Izuku and Nejire turned their attention towards the person who had cleared her throat and realised that the girls of Dorm 1A, the girls of Class 1B and Nemuri had suddenly appeared behind Nejire. Izuku paled as he realised that the girls of his harem had found out that he was having a pleasant conversation with the third-year student. Some of the girls, especially Ochako, Pony and Melissa, wore false smiles while the other girls, most notably Shouko, Momo, Kyouka, Reiko and Yui, wore unimpressed deadpan expressions. There were even girls who wore teasing grins, especially Mina, Setsuna and Nemuri.

"You look like you're having fun, Deku," said Ochako.

"You look like you are having a good time, Izuku," said Momo.

"I've overheard some of the things you two were talking about, Midori," said Kyouka.

After hearing Ochako, Momo and Kyouka speak, Izuku could not help but mentally ask himself, "Why do I have a sudden a sense of deja-vu?" Deciding to ignore the feeling that Ochako, Momo and Kyouka had said something similar to him before, he quickly introduced Nejire to the other girls, "Everyone, this is Hadou Nejire. She was on her way back to the dorms after submitting an urgent report to Nedzu-sensei when she saw me and wanted to ask me a number of questions about the harem."

Nemuri raised an eyebrow and said, "An urgent report to Nedzu from one of the Big Three? It must have been rather important then."

"The Big Three?" asked Mina.

"The Big Three are the three most promising third year students of U.A. High School," explained Nemuri.

"Wait, so you're telling me that she's some kind of big shot around here?" asked Setsuna.

"Considering that the Big Three are the strongest hero students in all of Japan, are already stronger than most pro-heroes and have the potential to become top pro-heroes after they graduate, she certainly is," answered Nemuri.

Shocked by the revelation, everyone stared at Nejire who smiled in an innocently cute manner before she said, "Pleased to meet all of you!"

Feeling a bit intimidated by the girl who was supposedly strong enough to be a top pro-heroine in spite of her cute appearance and air-headed personality, Pony timidly asked, "So… what did you want to ask Izu-chan about?"

"Well, I wanted to ask him if he had over a hundred girls in his harem and was seeking to add more girls to the harem. I also asked him how he managed to get so many girls to like him and if the reason why they all liked him was because of his big dick," replied Nejire.

Although Sumomo informed the girls of Izuku's harem about Nejire asking him various questions, which was the reason why they all left Midnight's "personal classroom", she did not go into detail about the said questions. As such, they were all shocked and/or surprised by the questions which Nejire wanted to ask Izuku. Nemuri then smirked and asked, "Care to explain why you wanted to ask Izu-kun those questions, Hadou-chan?"

Seemingly unaware of Nemuri's scheming expression, Nejire replied, "Well, I'm just really curious about how and why Midoriya-kun managed to get so many girls to like him. I mean, sure he did not get over a hundred girls but he admitted having twenty-three girls, which is almost a quarter of a hundred girls."

Nemuri rubbed her chin as she asked Nejire, "Just for the sake of being clear, are you dating anyone at the moment?"

"Nope, I'm not," replied Nejire.

Ochako glared at Nemuri and said, "Midnight-sensei, you're not planning what I think you're planning, are you?"

"Not really. I just want to know for sure if Nejire is just curious or actually wants to join the harem," replied Nemuri.

"Well, I haven't thought about joining the harem," stated Nejire who then added, "Plus, Midoriya-kun has just told me that he's not planning to have more girls join the harem since it'll be unfair to you girls." She then grinned and said, "That said, I won't mind being his friend and, who knows, maybe I'll even give the harem thing a go."

The girls of Dorm 1A and Class 1B turned their attention towards Izuku who chuckled weakly as he realised that he had somehow gotten himself a potential member of his harem. Not surprisingly, the girls were not too happy about it and were giving him unimpressed looks.

"Do we need to keep Izuku under 24/7 surveillance just to make sure he doesn't end up charming even more girls into joining the harem without even trying?" asked Itsuka.

"Considering that Izu-chan wasn't even trying to convince her to join the harem, we might need to do just that, kero," said Tsuyu.

"Seriously, just how in the world did you manage to get a senior who's also one of the Big Three to be interested in you?" asked Shouko.

"In my defence, she's a very inquisitive person and the rumours about us have been circulating around the school for a while now," said Izuku.

Mina was not convinced as she asked the girls of Dorm 1A and Class 1B, "So does everyone agree that Izuku's level of charisma is too dangerous to be left unguarded?"

"Absolutely," said Yui while Reiko nodded in agreement with her.

"No question about it," added Tooru.

Melissa sighed as she spoke her thoughts aloud, "We might need to build some kind of security drone to make sure that no one tries to get into his pants while we're not around to keep watch over him."

Mei grinned as she spoke to Melissa, "You think the baby we've been making as a side project would help?"

Melissa smiled in return as she replied, "After a few modifications and some safety testing, it might."

"I'm not that much of a lady killer, am I?" asked Izuku.

"Given your current track record and the last five ladies who have joined the harem, yes, you are," said Ochako who had an annoyed expression on her face.

Kinoko giggled as she spoke to Ochako, "In his defence, he never uses deceit to make anyone to join the harem."

Ibara sighed and said, "That may be true but it does not change the fact that he's dragging even more women and maidens into a life a sinful debauchery."

"Not that you're complaining the last time we talked about it," said Setsuna who had a cheeky grin on her face.

Ibara blushed and argued, "T-that's besides the point!"

Setsuna's grin turned into a smirk as she drawled, "Sure it isn't."

Ibara stayed silent as she knew that she could not deny the fact that she enjoyed being a member of Izuku's harem in spite of her religion.

"You girls sure get along. Is Midoriya-kun really that great a boyfriend to have?" asked Nejire who was becoming even more curious about Izuku and his harem.

"Well, it helps that we like each other too," explained Mina who the turned her attention to Setsuna and added, "Right Setsuna-chan?"

Setsuna nodded and replied, "You got that right, Mina-chan."

Nejire's eyes widened in amazement as she asked, "So it's both boy-to-girl love and girl-to-girl love?"

Momo blushed as she bashfully looked away from Kyouka and Shouto, who were also blushing, and said, "More of less, Hadou-san."

"So how do you girls make one other cum while having sex?" asked Nejire who had a completely innocent expression on her face.

Shocked by Nejire's shocking question, Izuku and his harem were too dumbstruck to respond until Tsuyu bluntly replied, "Lots of erotic imagination, kero."

Nejire hummed as she thought over Tsuyu's answer before she grinned and said, "Thanks for answering my question… what are your names by the way?"

After the girls from Dorm 1A and Class 1B introduced themselves to Nejire, she smiled at them and said, "It's great talking to all of you but I have to get back to my dorm now." She then turned her attention to Izuku with a grin on her face and said, "See you later, Midoriya-kun!"

Before Izuku could reply, Nejire suddenly gave him a friendly peck on the cheek before skipping off to her dorm. Stunned by the unexpected kiss, Izuku and his harem were silent for a moment before he mentally asked Sumomo, "Sumomo-chan, on a scale of one-to-ten, how much trouble am I in?"

Sumomo mentally chuckled at Izuku as she replied, "I'd say a solid seven at least. I mean, you somehow got another girl to be interested in you without even trying to seduce her after all."

As Izuku noted the jealous looks on the faces of his harem, other than Nemuri, Mina, Setsuna and Himiko who were grinning at him instead, Izuku knew that Sumomo was right. He also knew that he was not going to return back to the dorm that night.

--Meanwhile, in Nedzu's office…--

Nedzu chuckled as his security measures had allowed him to observe Izuku's encounter with Nejire. He had not planned for the encounter to happen but he was not displeased by the unexpected turn of events. In fact, he found much enjoyment in amusingly unexpected situations.

"That amusing encounter aside though…" said Nedzu as he turned his attention towards Nejire's submitted report. In truth, Nejire could have submitted her report later on the following day since he already had Ryuukuu's report but the nature of the case meant that every scrap of useful information was vital and urgent.

While a sudden spike in acts of villainy was unavoidable due to the recent fall of both All Might and All For One, the more recent and scandalous revelation regarding Endeavour's family circumstances had been another terrible blow to the image of pro-heroes as a whole. As much as Nedzu loathed to admit it, Endeavour was good in his job as a pro-hero in spite of both his abusive attitude towards his own family and his tendency to use force to solve cases. Not surprisingly, a growing number of people were losing faith in the current generation of heroes while villains and criminals had become even bolder than before. One particular example of a rising group of villains was the Shie Hassaikai yakuza organisation.

Much like the League of Villains, the Shie Hassaikai was looking for Juusan Fuun. Given the nature of Fuun's quirk, it was understandable why they wanted to recruit her. Even more concerning however was the fact that Ryuukuu's most recent report on the yakuza organisation mentioned that they were selling Trigger, a quirk-enhancing drug, in exchange for medical equipment. Based on what the captured yakuza thugs had claimed, the medical equipment was supposed to help them create a weapon which would allow them to rise in power and regain their former pre-quirk glory. The thing was, most of the medical equipment was meant for extracting, processing and preserving human tissue samples.

Nedzu could not help but think back on the days when he was treated cruelly as a mere test subject as he pondered aloud, "What kind of weapon could possibly require extracted human tissue samples to work?"

Hoping that he was merely being paranoid in spite of the sinking feeling that his assumptions was probably correct, Nedzu quickly contacted Sir Nighteye to tell him about Ryuukuu and Nejire-chan's findings. If there was anyone who could solve the case, it would be All Might's former sidekick himself.

--Back to Izuku and his harem…--

Izuku, Nemuri and the girls of Dorm 1A and Class 1B were in their "special classroom" when Nemuri spoke to the rest of them, "Originally, I wanted to have a serious discussion about Izu-kun's shift during the interview just now but, after seeing him get along with Hadou-kun, I think we can all agree that it's not as bad as we have feared."

"That may be so, but it would be wise to at least understand how the shift happened in the first place, kero" said Tsuyu.

Sumomo took over Shouko's body and said, "Well, I might have a theory but I'm not completely sure if it is true."

Curious, Izuku asked, "What is your theory, Shouko-chan?"

"After a bit of thinking and recalling how messed up your early life was, I realised that you have been suppressing your negative thoughts and emotions with positive ones for a very long time. Given your past experiences and your love for heroes that inspire hope like All Might, it's understandable why you chose to avoid dwelling on negative thoughts and emotions. However, even though you have managed to attend U.A. High School as a student of its hero course, done a lot of good deeds and even gotten yourself a harem of girls who truly care for you, a lot of that suppressed negativity is still locked up within you. When you decided to give an example of how people would abuse their quirks in a 'meta liberated society', you probably felt that you had to be as negative as possible which led to your shift in demeanour due to your repressed negativity finally having an outlet," explained Brain-Jacked Shouko (BJ-Shouko).

"That is a disturbingly logical theory," said Momo.

"So we don't have to worry about Midori suddenly losing his marbles?" asked Kyouka.

"I'm no psychologist but I do think that Izuku has been getting a lot better ever since he came to U.A. High School, especially over the past couple of weeks," replied BJ-Shouko.

"Considering that he has found a significant number of people whom he can trust and love, it's pretty much a given," stated Ibara.

Nemuri turned her attention to Izuku and said, "Even so, it will be best that you come to us whenever you need help. You don't have to hide anything from us."

Ochako nodded in agreement with Nemuri and said, " Never forget that we're all here for you, Deku."

Izuku smiled gratefully and nodded as he replied, "Thank you, everyone."

Itsuka had grin on her face as she spoke, "Now that all the important parts are done and over with…"

Momo smiled seductively as she approached Izuku and said, "We can go straight to doing something which has been delayed for long enough."

Pony looked ready and determined as she spoke to Izuku, "I'm going into ride you so hard, Izu-chan!"

Sumomo let go of her control over Shouko so that she could have her fun. Shouko smiled as she removed her clothes and said, "I hope you realise that we're not taking 'no' for an answer, Izuku."

"Well, it looks like I'm going to be busy for the whole night," thought Izuku who smiled in return as he removed his own clothes and approached the four girls who would be having sex with him first. He was truly grateful for all the love and affection the girls had willingly given to him in spite of his flaws and shortcomings.

Little did everyone in Nemuri's special class realise that a certain someone with long periwinkle hair and royal-blue eyes was spying on them.

--End Chapter--

Author's Notes:

A chapter with no smut but with significant story progressions and a hopefully logical encounter with Nejire herself. Needless to say, the next chapter is going to be smutty.

I also sincerely hope that I did the interview between Izuku and Rikiya justice. In fact, I have been wanting to write down the scenario which Izuku used as an example of what could happen in a "meta liberated society" as well as portray a shift in Izuku's demeanour from heroic to villainous for a while now.

At any rate, I will be focusing on both Izuku's Noumu Life and Izuku's Pet Noumu for the next couple of updates. I may post one or chapters of each before coming back to this one.

Until next time, go beyond, plus ultra!