Everything was overwhelming as Izuku was face-to-face with his mentor and father figure again, after so long. Izuku stared for a minute and then, he felt the tell-tale sign of tears welling up in his eyes. Izuku almost felt like he was sixteen again, as he burst into tears, ugly sobbing tears, as Izuku launched himself off the stool to hug All Might.

All Might looked like he did in his prime. It was amazing to see him in full health again. And All Might hugged him just as Izuku remembered. "Still crying after all these years, eh, Izuku?"

"I can't help it," said Izuku, still hugging All Might. "I've missed you."

"And I missed you as well, Young Midoriya," said All Might, eyes mysteriously watery himself. "Though, you aren't so young anymore." All Might patted Izuku on the head, despite it being a bit more awkward as Izuku was closer to All Might's height than back in high school.

"Haha, I guess," said Izuku. He tried to regain some of his composure. He wiped his face with his shirt sleeve. He grinned. "Are you hungry?"

"I can always go for a bowl of Lady Hinata's ramen," said All Might. "Ah, Lumiére, Licht! I see you're out and about on your daily walks."

"Yagi, yes, come join us. Asta was just finishing telling us about his battle with the devil Megicula," said Lumiére, cheerfully.

Izuku went back to his seat, a little embarrassed than he overreacted to seeing All Might again, but it had been so long. Second-year of Yuuei had been the worst. Losing All Might unexpectedly back then had been so hard. It was only Kacchan who got through to him at the end, the only other person who understood how much All Might meant to Izuku. All Might joined them on one of the stools.

"Honey, please go fetch more ingredients," asked Miss Hinata to Naruto. Naruto grinned, mocked bowed and disappeared into the back of the ramen shop. "We'll have stuff whipped up in no time!"

"Thank you," everyone said to her.

Izuku felt something poked his shoulder. Asta was trying to get his attention. "Yeah?"

"You ok," asked Asta, concerned, frowning. The way he looked at Izuku, Izuku wondered if this was how other people felt when Izuku looked at them—all warm, and safe. Izuku had a feeling that he could tell Asta anything and the other man wouldn't judge Izuku in the slightest.

"Yeah, I'm good," said Izuku, nodding, smiling reassuringly.

Asta smiled suddenly, switching off the concerned nature immediately. "Good!"

Thankfully, Naruto returned with more ingredients and the husband and wife duo made more ramen and tea for the group. It was a wonderful meal. Izuku had to thank Ichigo for suggesting the place for him and Asta. Just being with All Might again, it made Izuku happier than he had been since he learned that he was dead. He wondered who else was going to be here. It'd be amazing to see Nighteye, Recovery Girl, Gran Torino, and other heroes lost to those on Izuku's Earth.

"Thanks again for the food," cheered Asta, after finishing a fourth bowl of ramen.

"Yes, it was wonderful," said Izuku.

"You're welcome, dears, come back anytime," said Hinata.

"Absolutely," said Naruto, in agreement. "I'd love to spar with each of you. Though we got to hide from Goku."

"Asta, come with us! We have a little section of the town just for those from our world," said Licht. Lumiére nodded, happily.

"Sounds good," said Asta, hopping off the stool. Asta turned to Izuku. "See you around, Izuku!"

Izuku almost hated to see the cheerful man, who he only known briefly, go, but said, "I'll see you later."

Asta, along with his elf and wizard friends, headed out of the ramen stand, waving goodbye to Izuku and All Might. Izuku waved goodbye. "So, who else is here, All Might?"

All Might smiled. "Many that you know. Would you like to meet my Master?"

"The other One-for-All holders are here," asked Izuku. He had always wanted to meet them for real and not just interact with their spirits via OFA. "It would be an honor to meet her!"

"Good to hear," said All Might. Izuku and All Might said their goodbyes to the Uzumaki couple and headed back out to the streets. Izuku followed his mentor's lead. It was funny to think that people tended to crowd in bunches with people from their own world. Familiarity was comforting, especially with the knowledge you were dead and not going back.

He wondered how everyone living was doing—he knew that Kacchan was furious (probably cursing at Izuku's grave, but only because that was how he processed grief); his mother was crying; Uraraka, Iida, Todoroki and his others friends were devastated most likely. Izuku shouldn't dwell on it too much, otherwise the guilt was going to weigh him down. There was nothing he can do. Dead was dead.

"You're awfully quiet, my boy," asked All Might as they arrived at a street sign "Plus Ultra."

Seeing the familiar phrase made Izuku laugh, "I'll be okay. Don't worry. It's a lot to take in, I've not processed everything yet."

"Hmm, well, that's true," said All Might. "Ah, here it is!" It was a small house All Might entered, so Izuku followed him. "I'm back! Master, I brought someone with me."

Moments later, a familiar face appeared. Shimura Nana, the seventh OFA holder, stood at the door to the kitchen. She grinned. "Midoriya Izuku, it's an honor to meet you. Toshinori has told me all about you."

"The honor is mine," said Izuku, politely going over and shaking his mentor's Master's hand. "Though, we have met, or at least, I met your spirit because of One-for-All."

Nana laughed brightly. "Yeah, OFA is definitely weird like that! You can meet the other holders later. I'm sure that it's a bit overwhelming for you." She took them to the living room. "Why don't you tell me about yourself?" The living room wasn't big but it was homey and cozy.

"Okay," said Izuku, finding a seat. All Might and Nana sat down in seats too. "But, uh, did All Might tell you about Shigaraki, Miss Shimura?"

Nana nodded, sadly. "Yes, he did. But it's okay. You can talk about him."

"So, I guess this is the story about how I became the number one hero," said Izuku, awkwardly.

And so, he told her and All Might the entire story from the very beginning. It was a long story, after all, but it was a story worth telling.

Next month, you'll be getting two chapters with some big cameos! Let me know what you think!