The rest of Izuku's day was hardly eventful. Zuzu had been silent, deciding to not risk revealing herself to the other students, and Izzzuku had been coming and going not only between his mind and Izumi's, but also in a few other people that, in his words, he could use as secondary Beacons. Uraraka of course, given that Ochaco was always at the League's HQ, but also Kendo and Bakugou, when they crossed paths with him during his visit to the school. "When you have the time, you want as many Beacons as possible, but you also want them to make sense. I can only travel between the Universes of two people of the same kind, so it doesn't make sense to just try and pick out every John Doe I run into. It's much more sensible to look for important people."

"So we are always important? No change to that?"

"For Izuku Midoriya, never, we are always connected to One for All and All for One in some way. For everyone else, it's a different story. Thosinori Yagi of course is another big deal. So far the most solid leads beside yourself and him are Mirio Togata, Itsuka Kendo, and Melissa Shield."

"Itsuka?"

"Yep. She is the fourth most common One for All user, usually propped up by Magic universes. Melissa gets the fifth place because of Science universes."

Izuku frowned. He supposed that made sense. After all, there was no reason for All Might to pick him if he didn't happen to impress him, and even if he considered Mirio due to Nighteye's support it was possible he could still say no. And with Melissa in America and studying to be a Supports designer instead of a Hero, she wasn't a given either. So of course someone else would inherit One for All.

Izuku stared at the dorm as they returned to it at the end of their tour. The tour itself could be summarized in three pieces of information: The school was a mess, the Professors were hardly ever around, and no one knew where the Principal was. Most people just assumed he was some rich dude that run a school as a side project and had fled when it turned into too much of a mess, apparently. Over his dinner – sausages cooked in a pan by an apologetic Iida as he explained they didn't have much extra food to give to a guest – he mulled about the day to come but didn't reach any particular decision.

Finally, Iida showed him an empty room that was dusty but not in bad conditions, and after ensuring that the bed was clean, he bowed out, leaving him to sit in the room that, in his own world, belonged to Tokoyami. Well, position-wise. There were none of the teen's decorations. Izuku sighed and leaned back on the bed, noticing they had also carried his stuff in the room. Probably Izumi's orders, he assumed. He put aside the new shoes Iida had given him – because it was against school rules to go around barefoot, and he had destroyed his pair of sports shoes during his match with Todoroki – and after making sure everything was in order he nodded. "Are you there, Zuzu?"

"All in order, Mister Izuku!" Zuzu shouted, lighting back to life, "Sorry for the radio silence, but I have completed my research in the meanwhile, and have also collected a lot of valuable data."

"That's good," Izuku mumbled, feeling tired after the rather exciting day. "So, what did you find out?"

"Well, mostly notes and information from other Patrollers. It seems to align with what you have been told by Izumi, though I'd expect mister Izzzuku to have collected even more."

"Should I be taking notes on our journey?" Deku asked. He had taken a few notes in the Swordverse but had left them at the League's headquarters. He hadn't even taken another one, so no notes for him. 'Well, I could ask for one…' He sighed. That would have implied standing up and trying to talk to his friends that weren't really his friends.

"Well, I would suggest that, but I'm also recording pertinent data myself, so you shouldn't feel like you need to."

"And I can always just search through your memories if you need to put back together something you only half remember. But if you want a notebook, it can't hurt." Izzzuku's comment came out of nowhere, but by now Izuku was used to the other entity in his head, and just nodded.

"I'll think about it tomorrow." He decided, "Is there anything important we need to know Zuzu?"

"Not really. All the notes on the Sitting Agent are weird though. They all say meeting him is easy but that he has no contact information available because they change too fast. Whoever this is, there must have been a reason to choose him as the Sitting Agent."

Izuku nodded, slowly. "Is this going well?"

"Well, you found people willing to help you, Mister Izuku. I feel that is a good result."

"I guess you are right, but I really wish I could do more…" Izuku mumbled, and soon after he was breathing softly, asleep.

-x-

Izuku was in his class at Aldera. He blinked. The classroom was empty for a moment, then the other desks started to fill. One by one, the other Vestiges were appearing, sitting down, before blinking.

"What the hell?!" Daigoro Banjo shouted, standing back up.

"Calm down Banjo." En, the short man with black hair, replied, leaning back on his chair and looking at Izuku briefly, "It's not the first time we get visitors in our space."

Nana Shimura shook her head, "Izzzuku is different from this. Anything from your Danger Sense, Hikage?"

"No, I don't think so…"

A burst of sudden laughter broke the conversation. It was a unique laugh, quiet and yet filled with life, gentle and yet somewhat intimidating. They all turned to see a girl with short white hair and Aldera's female uniform, sitting behind the teacher's desk. She seemed familiar, but Izuku couldn't place her. Not one of his classmates, but definitely someone from UA. He just couldn't place her. While he was trying to figure out who she could be, she finished laughing and smiled amicably, "My my, talk about an overcrowded mind." She commented, "I thought keeping out your little friend was enough, but it seems I had failed to account for your powers. A cautionary tale of its own, even for a being like me."

Izuku blinked, as the Vestiges seemed to lean forward, almost like they were preparing to leap towards her. "Who... are you?"

"Ah, a valid question for someone like you. You might address me as She Who Bears Gift. I believe I once had a human name, but if so it has been far too long since then for me to remember such a minuscule detail. I just come up with a random one if I need to." She smiled, but that smile made Izuku shiver, reminding him far too closely of All for One's vicious smirk he had glimpsed during the fight with All Might.

"You... are a goddess?"

"A goddess of power my dear, yes. And you are an oddity, but a truly fascinating one. Gifted a power born not from the gods, but from nature itself, and yet one that was not meant to appear like this. To think you would come here, and bring a god seed with you too."

"A god seed?"

"My dear, I'm talking about the little friend you call Izzzuku, of course. Did he not tell you what he could be?"

"W-Well, yes, he mentioned it, but I thought…"

"That he couldn't count as one? My dear, that is a fallacious idea. Just because he wishes for none of the power he could amass, it does not mean a deity would just ignore him entirely. I simply assume the others are uninterested in poking the hornet nest, worried he might sting back. But is there anything more fun than admiring a furious hornet's futile anger?" She grinned, and Izuku was strangely reminded of Izumi, wondering if she took her mannerism from She Who Bears Gift. Or perhaps it was the goddess that was mimicking the girl to unnerve him.

He opened his mouth to ask, but Daigoro Banjo beat him to it. The bald man slammed his fist on the table, anger clear on his face. "Alright, lady, what's the deal with you? What the hell do you want?"

"My my, to think the surviving shadow of a deceased power would dare speak to me like that. Perhaps I should…" She pulled with her right hand, and Daigoro disappeared with a strangled yelp. She then extended her left hand, and Blackwhip emerged from it to Izuku's horror, but she grunted and closed both palms in a fist before sighing and reopening both. Daigoro reappeared a moment later, gasping for air as he fell on the desk, pale and terrified, "Alas, it truly is a power born of nature, not of some god's design. It is not a surprise Overzealous Databook could not understand it. Such a pity. Character aside, you all would make for fine addition to my reserve. Well, except the pile of golden smoke over there."

Every single Vestige recoiled as they glanced at the seat where the partially solidified Vestige of All Might stood, realizing what she meant immediately. "I'd rather you didn't take them away." Yoichi, the First, calmly replied, "And ma'am, do you happen to have anything to say to Ninth? Besides veiled threats about robbing him of his abilities."

"Oh darling, you really are like him. No, if I wanted to threaten a child, I would have just done so. I'm a goddess of power, do you think I would need to take a convoluted way like this to do it? No, no. I was merely going to offer my assistance."

"Your… assistance?"

"Why yes. My dear," She turned to Izuku, who gulped, "You seem worried about lacking power, but aren't you just in the right place for it?" She extended her open hand with the palm open, "I want to offer you a Deal."

"What?!" Nana shouted, stepping up from her chair, "And why should Izuku take that?!"

"My, are you afraid honey?"

"No, but you are… You are All for One!"

The goddess scoffed, "Do not compare me to those violent barbarians that call themselves that. I do not wish to be likened to such uneducated brutes. I am She Who Bears Gifts, and I am offering Izuku one such gift."

"A gift usually doesn't come with a price." En pointed out, speaking for the first time since the woman had appeared.

"I recognize that, but if there was no price to pay, such Gifts like the ones I grant would be meaningless."

Izuku stiffened, looking around. The Second and Third were both eyeing the goddess carefully, the First was observing her curious, Banjo was still terrified, and the others were looking at him, the only exception being the golden shadow of All Might, who didn't seem to truly be there. Izuku wondered if that was because it was recent or just because All Might was still alive. The Second finally spoke, and it was a single word. "No."

Everyone turned to him, She Who Bears Gift's eyes turning to a slit. "And why is that, darling?"

"Save me your honeyed tongue. I can tell when someone is trying to put up a façade. I'm not as naïve as the others, and I'm not letting Ninth put One for All in danger by dealing with you."

"Really? But I'm only thinking of what would benefit him."

"Could have fooled me. I'm sure it's a coincidence you took him to a place where he felt weak, instead of one where he felt strong."

She Who Bears Gifts chuckled for a moment, before laughing. "How brash, to accuse me of such petty manipulation. But you don't really have a say in it, darling. Neither does the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and neither would the Eighth if he could speak at all. No, only one person here gets a say in this. Which is why…" She paused, and her face betrayed a mix of surprise and annoyance for the briefest of seconds before she collected herself and turned once more to Izuku "My, it seems we are taking a bit too long. The god seed has noticed something is wrong, and I really don't wish to deal with him. I fear I'd have to kill him to keep this conversation going. Farewell, my dear, darlings, honey… and Blackwhip." She added, sticking her tongue out in a childish fashion towards Banjo, "Remember Izuku, my offer is here. You can have any Deal you wish for, my dear. The Path of Most Resistance is never too full. Just pray to me in your hour of need."

-x-

A moment later, Izuku blinked and gasped as he appeared in the familiar dark plane where he usually met the vestiges. He was also back to being covered in the dark shadows, parts of his body, crucially including his mouth, missing once more. Izzzuku landed next to him and the Vestiges sighed in relief. "Good job, Izzzuku." The First commented.

"No problem man. I should have figured sooner that you were in trouble, but her illusion was convincing, a perfect copy of Deku's mind."

"What tipped you off?" The Second asked as he started to be surrounded by darkness.

"You were not nearly as annoying as you usually are," Izzzuku replied with a grin, and Banjo burst out laughing. The Second just grunted and vanished back into a shadow, without even looking at Izuku once more. The Third followed after a moment.

"We have a lot to talk about kid, but it seems our time is up." En continued, ignoring the two, "But you aren't ready yet. We lucked out with the goddess dragging us along, but we can't hope it will happen all the time."

"Why was I singled out by a goddess?!" Daigoro shouted, grabbing the Fourth and starting to shake him. The man's expression said it wasn't the first time his successor was doing that. "Am I in danger?!"

"I'm sure it's nothing to worry about Fifth." The First replied, before tapping Izuku on the shoulders, "Good luck Ninth. We will talk more soon, don't worry. Izzzuku, take him back out of here."

The dream being nodded, and then touched Izuku's forehead. A moment later, they were back in the room where him and Izzzuku had spoken before, with no trace of the Vestiges. He was back to having his entire body. "Why do you know the Vestiges?"

"We had some talks the past two days. Funny guys, except for that downer of the Second. He hasn't even given his name, can you believe that?" Izzzuku leaned back, "So, eventful night?"

"A goddess spoke with me!"

"Eh, first time?" He posed the question as a rope formed around his neck, but when that resulted in a confused look from Deku he just made the rope disappear, "Sorry, probably too old of a joke for you, though the readers might get it. Anyway, you are a true magnet for trouble kid, let me tell you."

"What do I do?!"

"My suggestion? Ignore the issue, finish what you are here for, and then leave. What is she gonna do, Look for you in the Multiverse-" He paused, "Uh, she could probably, guess it depends if she can do it. But I doubt she would, she seems to be a very hands-on kind of goddess."

"Why do you sound like this is normal?"

"Not really normal, but it happens from time to time. If a world has gods like her, that act openly, then it's not that rare for someone like us to bump into them. Especially for me."

"She called you a god seed…"

"Because I can become a god technically, yes. I told you the whole story about All for One and One for All in my own world. If you rammed enough people into me, it could work. I don't want to, though."

Deku paused, then he realized something, and after a moment of hesitation, spoke again, even if he really didn't want to, "Oh, she also spoke about killing you! So, uhm…" He stopped, unable to continue.

Izzzuku stared at him for a second and then laughed when he figured out what Izuku was trying to say while also desperately trying to not say, "You are saying she might be able to kill me?"

"I wouldn't put in that way…"

"No, a way to die it is what I asked for, technically. Might be worth a shot actually, but since I'm with you right now I can't just drop everything for that. Also, if I get to choose, I'd prefer to get a chance at a normal life before dropping dead. Some of the others want to go immediately, and sometimes manage to ask that, but none of them get to decide." He paused and muttered something that sounded like 'No you don't, shut up', before continuing, "So thank you Deku, I will keep that in mind. Until then though, I think you had enough emotions for now. Go dreaming a normal dream."

And everything went dark.

-x-

Morning came early in Heights Alliance. He was woken up by the knocking on the door of Iida, who called for him gently but sternly at the same time, a rather odd mix of tones. Izuku wondered why it was and got prepared before opening the door.

"Good morning Izuku. All Might, Principal Nezu, and Mister Aizawa are here to see you." He said. All for Deku froze a moment. Eraserhead wouldn't have been a surprise since he was his homeroom teacher, and All Might wouldn't have been either, since he was 'his predecessor', but both of them and Nezu, in addition, spelled trouble. He quickly thanked Iida and followed him downstairs and out of the door, where the free teachers of UA were waiting for him.

Once again, All for Deku had to wonder if he had been found out, looking at their worried expression. Instinctively he tapped in his reserve of Quirks, ready to fight, but a moment later All Might walked forward and Izuku relaxed, chastising himself: they wouldn't take Toshinori up against him, not now that he was Quirkless. "All Might, is something the matter?" He asked instead.

"Yes, Young Midoriya, but we should talk about it in private." He added, and All for Deku understood. He thought a moment on how Midoriya – the one from this world – would act.

"Should we take Kacchan too?" He asked, groaning internally at the nickname, but he knew it was a good way to test them too. If they were after All for Deku instead of here to talk with Deku, they would have not endangered a student.

All Might nodded, "I already called for him." He answered, and Izuku smiled knowing he hadn't been found out yet. True to his teacher's words, Kirishima emerged from the dormitory with Bakugo in tow.

"Here he is All Might!" Red Riot said cheerfully, while Katsuki grunted.

"I hope it's important, I hate skipping breakfast."

"You can have breakfast after we are done." Aizawa replied, and the two looked at each other. That was surprisingly direct from their teacher.

"Eraser is a little nervous." All Might explained, and Izuku noticed the man was the same. His patented smile, the one All for Deku disliked so much, the one he had shown as his master died, was gone.

They were taken to UA and to the Principal's office, with little said despite All for Deku's prodding and Bakugou's ranting, the latter of which was really grating the Villain's nerves. He wished he could have swapped place with Alien King, and a sudden thought came back to him. What if this was about Alien King? There had been no news in the past day about Hawks being gone from Fukuoka, but perhaps the Hero had found out in some other way. After all, Mitsuhide wasn't a subtle man.

They sat down in Nezu's office and he offered both students a coffee, which Izuku gently refused while Bakugo accepted. "Very well, now that we are safe from other hears, we can come to the reason I called you here." He explained, "An issue has come up in Tartarus."

"An issue?" All for Deku asked, surprised. Tartarus was holding this world's version of All for One, so it didn't take a genius to figure out who they were referring to, but it seemed bizarre this would be brought up with the students unless All for One had escaped, something he would have heard about. Considering the students all had seemed normal in their behavior, that couldn't be it.

"To be precise, All for One has spoken to his jailers for the first time in over a week, and has done so in a surprising manner." Nezu continued, "He has, specifically, offered to make an exchange. He is willing to give us the name of some of the Quirks he holds within himself, and he has invited Naomasa Tsukauchi to prove he is going to give a truthful list."

"That seems… odd." Izuku said, racking his brain to ask what his master's version was doing.

"It is, but what he asked for in exchange was perhaps even more. He wishes to have a talk with someone."

"Who?"

"Izuku Midoriya." Eraserhead replied, with a scoff, "What did you do to catch his eye, problem child?"

All for Deku's eyes went wide in genuine surprise as he moved his eyes from Eraserhead to the other people present in the room. With the exception of his homeroom teacher, everyone else in the room was perfectly aware of what had caught All for One's eyes. "I don't know." He replied, and Nezu nodded. Izuku realized he was asking him subtly to make a decision on whether to tell Eraserhead or not about One for All, and clearly had interpreted Izuku's answer as a no. 'Makes sense. They wouldn't give away a secret without my knowledge. I just hope this world's Midoriya would have done the same, or at least that it doesn't sound suspicious.'

"We can't know what this Villain is thinking." Nezu interjected, "But whatever it is, that leaves us with the crux of the matter. Do we allow Midoriya to meet All for One, or do we refuse the offer?"

"Of course we should refuse!" All Might replied, before turning to Izuku, "Young Midoriya, this is dangerous."

"You have visited him several times All Might, and it's arguably more dangerous to you than to Midoriya." Nezu pointed out. They knew that wasn't exactly the case, though. All for One was vengeful, but he was also smart. Placing the One for All user in front of him was a risk.

"I'll do it." Izuku decided. Everyone turned to him, and All for Deku held back from grinning, instead simply showing a shaky smile, "I-I mean. All for One is our biggest enemy, right? If talking to him for a bit is all it takes to at least find out about some of his Quirks, it's a worth exchange, don't you think?"

"Young Midoriya…"

"I understand All Might, it's very dangerous. But… taking down All for One is why we are doing this, right?" He asked, and All Might nodded.

"Alright nerd, but I come with you."

"What?!" Everyone shouted.

"I really want to tell the fucker what I think about him and that shitty idiot Shigaraki. I bet if we crawl under his skin…"

"Denied." Eraserhead replied sternly, before everyone else could raise their own objections to the reckless plan, "I don't know why we even took you here, but All Might insisted. Still, that doesn't mean I will let you walk in there and try to enrage a villain that can flatten a Ward."

Bakugo seethed, scowling even more, but there was nothing he could argue with, instead turning to Izuku, "Then you are the one that has to knock him down a peg, nerd. Tell Scarface over there what I think of him, alright?"

"I-I'll do my best!" All for Deku replied.

"In any case, I will be there with you." Eraserhead added, "He allowed for one accompanying teacher, probably hoping we would send All Might, but I'm the better choice here."

All for Deku nodded. That meant he would have one more obstacle in telling All for One who he was, but it wasn't like Tartarus wasn't already a big challenge either way. Whatever the reason, All for One had asked to make contact with Izuku Midoriya. Was this a case of odd timing, or had he perceived something?

He felt the suppressed One for All bubble, straining to act against him, and pushed back, ignoring Nezu, All Might and Eraserhead as they discussed the timing to organize the meeting. He glanced at Bakugou, whose pissed expression told he was really angry for not getting a chance to face All for One himself.

He smiled. If his master's version wanted a meeting, he would get one. What he was going to do was up in the air, but if it was a trap for the other Izuku, then he could turn it into a rescue mission after revealing himself. And if it really was a talk with him, and somehow All for One was aware of what he was… Well, that was going to be interesting.

-x-

"Uh, Katsuki, there is a bird." Itsumi commented. Katsuki Bakugo raised his head from the workbench he was bending over and squinted his eyes. Itsumi understood. They had been working for twenty hours straight because apparently, that was how that version of her mom worked. Maybe he was a bit of an alternate Hatsume, after all? "Up there." She added, moving her finger to indicate the bird.

Katsuki groaned and spotted the creature she was pointing at. The bird was small, with green feathers and a short, pointy beak. She had the impression to know what that kind of birdie was called, but it slipped her mind, and she blamed once more her late work. She had been so interested in what Katsuki had called 'the great plan to blow up any All for One fucker' that she hadn't complained until that very moment. The chirping of the bird was such an alien sound, so deep underground, it had broken their concentration, and the tiredness had come soon after. "What the fuck?" Katsuki said meanwhile, before sighing when the bird chirped once more, "Look, it's probably pretty late for you anyway, so go take a rest, and while you are at it get the annoying thing out of here." He added turning to her.

What happened next was something only Itsumi noticed, because she was still looking at it. The bird bent his head to the side slightly and seemed to… take offense at him calling it 'annoying'. It dashed forward, pecking him on the head.

"Ow, what the…?! Stop it! Stop it! Ow!" He shouted, swearing loudly with terms Itsumi was fairly sure she wasn't supposed to repeat. The teen did her best to grab the raging bird from Katsuki's head. Surprisingly, it let itself get caught, and Katsuki grinned. "Not so tough now, are you?" He grinned, and in response the bird pecked the finger he was pointing at her, making him wince and swear again.

"Uuuuh, I'll just go…"

"Yeah, get that thing the fuck out of here!" He shouted, and she dashed away, looking at the small thing in her hands. She really wished she could remember what those birds were called, but she had stayed up far too long. She walked through the labs, ignoring the robots, until she reached the portal, where Hatsume Himiko was working, apparently putting together more of the portal's outer metal cover. From what Itsumi had learned, Hatsume was a jack of all trades but was the best at learning skills, which was why she was paired with Power Suit: he was the best expert the League had on electric systems and power sources control.

"Uhm, Hatsume." She asked, but to no avail since the girl was working hard on the portal and tuning out everything else. "Hatsume!" She shouted again, still to no result. She gritted her teeth and called again, "Hatsume!"

Finally, the woman raised her head, focusing on Itsumi. "Oh, I'm sorry, what is it?"

"Is this bird yours?" She asked, showing her the feathery thing she had in a hand, chirping calmly, clearly used at being held like that.

"Nope, sorry, no animals in the lab, especially loud ones. Probably made it here from somewhere upstairs. Unless they are an Izuku..."

"What?"

"I mean, green, talks a lot… checks out, right?" She had said it so casually, but Itsumi reflexively let it go when she realized that meant she was possibly holding another version of Izuku. The bird took a quick turn and landed on her shoulder, showing a remarkable trust in someone it had never met before. Itsumi wondered if Hatsume had hit the nail on the head.

"So, uh, what do I do?"

"Take them upstairs. Uraraka probably knows more." She shrugged, and with that went back to work. Itsumi nodded. She would have asked Zuzu-9-Delta, but she was busy downstairs. Isaac had finally brought in that alternate Katsuki Bakugo that had wreaked havoc in his world, and currently him and Zuzu were trying to interrogate him on his reasons. The AI could probably handle a peripheral conversation, but Itsumi thought that it was best to not bother her just to know where she should take a singing bird.

That thought finished, she made her way to the elevator and it took her upstairs. Uraraka was sleeping behind the desk – from what Itsumi knew, she did that a lot, despite Zuzu-9-Beta's best efforts to convince her to sleep in a proper bed. She walked up to the sleeping woman and just stared, undecided on what to do. Waking her up might have been rude, but it wasn't like she could not know. Then she paused and her palm flew to her face.

"Zuzu-9-Beta." She called, and the hologram of the woman in glasses appeared next to her.

"How can I help you, miss Itsumi?"

"Well, I found this in the labs, I figured I should return… them to wherever they came from." She noted, and the bird chirped softly. For a moment, Itsumi wondered if they had done it at such a low volume to not wake up Uraraka, and added 'thoughtful' to the list of reasons why this bird might have been an alternate Izuku instead of just a random bird.

"Uhm… Serinus canaria domestica, about eight years old. Gender: female. Yes, she belongs to our new visitor."

"We had a new arrival?"

"Indeed. Mister Izuku Midoriya from J-139, a Patroller. This is his twentieth visit here, and this bird has accompanied him in sixteen of those. Her designation is…" She paused, and her head seemed to buzz for a moment, "Pardon me, miss Midoriya and miss Yagi seem to require my attention for a moment. You might find Mister Midoriya upstairs, he seems to be walking on the training floor. I will assist you with your search for the owner if you aren't done by the time I am finished." And with that she vanished.

Itsumi sighed, before patting softly the head of the bird with a finger, "Well, let's go find your owner." She yawned, "And then I'll go take a nap." She took the stairs, deciding to walk to not feel too sleepy, and passed past the cafeteria. She spotted Todoroki sitting there, a mug of what she assumed to be coffee in his hands, as he wrote something down while looking at a piece of paper. She wondered what he had been working on, before making her way up and losing sight of the man. She passed the rooms silently, and even Siren stayed quiet there, before finally making it to the gym.

As she looked around, she initially found no one in the corridor, so she moved to the gym itself. In here she spotted the Izuku. It was easy to, since he was almost a spitting image of Izuku, save for being a few years older. If she had to guess, he was in his early twenties, making him younger than Isaac or the Green Scar but older than Deku or Dekiru, or about the same age as Spider-Man. 'Wow, I'm gonna need a chart sooner or later.' She thought with an amused chuckle before the bird chirped loudly.

The man instantly turned around. He smiled, as the bird cheerfully flew towards him. "There you are!" He called, when the bird landed on his shoulder and he started to softly scratch her neck with a finger, humming a soft tune for a moment. He took a few steps forward, and when he reached Itsumi held his hand forward. "Thank you. She has a bit of jet lag right now, so she flew away before I could take her to our room."

"It's no problem, Mister... uuuh…"

"Oh, sorry, right, I never met you before so you don't know me. I'm really not used to that…" He chuckled softly, "Well, this is Siren, and I'm Izuku Midoriya." He shook her hand, "You can just call me Canary around here."

'Uh, so that's what that bird is.' Itsumi thought.

She really needed to catch some sleep.

(xx)

*Sips* Yep, I did it.

So, first thing first, let's thank our first guest Izuku from Ao3. Canary by cloud_nine_and_three_quarters (that I unfortunately cannot link on this site, but just look it up on Ao3) is a fic I absolutely suggest reading, definitely in my Top 3. I'm incredibly glad I got to include him in my fic.

I feel like I never do it enough, but I really want to thank again all the authors that allow me to use their Izukus in my fic, even if recently they haven't appeared a lot (but that will change soon). It really allows me to weave together a fun story with very peculiar ideas I wouldn't probably try on my own, like Spider-Man Izuku or the Green Scar, and try powers that are really unique, like Canary or Dekiru.

But, let's also go into this chapter. She Who Bears Gift is a fun character to introduce. I'm sure she left an impression.

While there is no conflict with the Third user of OfA for this version of Izuku, the Second still has his reservations with him. Izuku will still have to convince him he is a worthy successor.

Izzzuku meanwhile gets to show that he might be seeking death, but he isn't just going to jump into a death trap and leave Izuku and Zuzu alone. Especially because, after all, he doesn't want to die now.

And finally, we see what All for One was asking the guards a few chapters ago.

Thank you all for reading and see you next volume.