Hi y'all! Here's chapter 7! Thanks again for reading my story! Good reviews make me so happy! I would be so grateful for any positive reviews you guys give me about how you're enjoying the story! This chapter explains Minami's quirk a bit more . Also, wanted to mention that so far with these chapters I am trying to emphasize that her dad, All Might, is her rock, but as she grows in age and with her abilities, and meets more people, she will branch out and make more friends as she gains confidence. However, with all the changes in her life she is still leaning heavily on All Might. Throughout the story, her dad will always be her rock, because Dad Might is the best dad! Please enjoy this chapter!


Minami could feel beads of sweat roll down her face and neck as she just completed her 5th set of squats. Standing directly in front of her, she could see her father in his muscle form, grinning at her effort, and always ready to grab the barbell in case she lost her balance.

Which has already happened a few times, Minami thought to herself, gritting her teeth as she tried to prevent it from happening once more. She wobbled a bit as she felt the 50lbs of weight on her back begin to tip to one side.

"Stay focused, young Minami." All Might reminded her. Minami grunted as she readjusted her stance to straighten the barbell out that was sitting across her shoulders.

"There we go, just like that," All Might complimented her form as she eased the barbell off her back, letting it roll to the ground. She ground her teeth as she stood straight once more, rubbing the tops of her thighs and whining at the soreness she already felt.

"Ouuuchhh, ouch, ouch!" Minami cringed. All Might laughed, helping her sit back down on the ground to stretch.

"it's supposed to hurt a bit afterward, little Minami, that means you're doing the weight lifting correctly," he grinned at her. "That'll be it for weight training today, make sure you stretch out your legs and arms well, we'll take a small break, and next will be endurance. You'll be sprinting in the sand again." Minami nodded at All Might's direction,

"Yes sir," she responded as she stretched her legs, wrapping her hands around the bottoms of her shoes. All Might gave her a thumbs up and let his muscle form drop, exhaling in relief at the strain being lifted from his body. Pulling out a copy of Minami's training schedule for review, All Might wandered away a bit, going to check on Izuku.

"Hmmm. ..I'll need to give her some extra protein tonight with dinner, to help make up for these additional weight lifting exercises…" Toshi spoke to himself softly, pulling out a pen and adding in a few notes for himself to her schedule.

He thought back to her physical he had Recovery Girl perform on Minami when they first arrived in Japan almost a month ago. He determined it was an absolute necessity to see what state her physical health was in when he found out from Minami that she hadn't been to the doctor's since she was 8 years old. He had balked at the notion of a child not seeing a doctor for nearly 7 years, and had called up Recovery Girl immediately for assistance.

Under Recovery Girl's tutelage, they determined she needed several booster shots which she was behind on. Upon hearing the words "shot", Minami had panicked and attempted to sprint out of Recovery Girl's office to escape her fate. It took All Might phasing into his muscle form to grab her before she could get into the hallway and drag her back into the office. Recovery Girl had laughed so hard at the comical scene that she had almost fallen to the floor, grabbing her rolling chair just in time to plop into it.

After performing the physical and determining everything seemed fine outwardly, Recovery Girl had taken a few X-rays of Minami's joints and chest, looked at her teeth, and had asked a series of personal questions regarding her family health history on her mother's side and for herself personally. Minami knew little to nothing at all regarding the health of her maternal side, which was to be expected. Though she had grumbled at all the attention, mentioning that she felt like a stock animal getting ready to go to auction from all the testing they were doing on her.

In the end, Recovery Girl couldn't help but be delighted with the cheeky, but definitely kind girl, offering her a piece of candy as a reward for her patience throughout all the poking and prodding, which definitely improved the girl's mood. Toshi grinned to himself at the memory and shook his head.

That kid definitely has a sweet tooth, he thought fondly, remembering that she had nearly eaten herself sick with Izuku on some cookies he had gotten the children for a job well done after their first week together. He had learned first-hand that she definitely did not have impulse control when it came to dessert.

After the physical, he had walked Minami down to the teacher's lounge to meet the staff, many of whom had become friends of his when they learned he too would be a teacher at UA. He knew this wasn't a secret he would be able to keep from them if she did get into UA, as they would see the name Toshinori Yagi listed as her father in her paperwork. Even if she didn't end up going to UA, he wouldn't be able to explain away why was performing fatherly duties when he wasn't teaching or following up with his hero responsibilities.

May as well be upfront and honest. Plus Midnight just lives for stuff like this, that woman is such a gossip. All Might had thought to himself at the time.

When he had arrived with Minami in tow, there were only a few teachers in the lounge taking a coffee break. The staff had been shocked at first with his announcement, but most were pleasantly surprised and immediately wanted to greet the girl. Three of the four staff members immediately circled the girl to get a better look.

Midnight had cooed at Minami, her maternal instincts kicking in as she snatched her up into a hug, nicknaming her Mini-Might the second she saw her, noticing her sunflower colored hair and bright blue eyes. The name Mini-Might stuck with the staff after that, most of them laughing and agreeing that was a suitable name. Minami's eyes had grown big at being almost suffocated in the embrace, but seemed to enjoy the attention none the less.

Present Mic had been the next teacher to enthusiastically greet her, giving her a loud HEYYYYYY with his typical flare. He was especially excited when he realized she was an American and he would have someone to speak English with on a regular basis.

Cementoss was giddy, being a fanboy of All Might himself since he was a child. Meeting the offspring of his personal hero had been a dream come true and he didn't hesitate to grab her small hand between his flat cement fingers, shaking it vigorously. Minami nervously shook his hand back, praying that her own fingers wouldn't accidentally get smashed.

Overall, Minami basked in all the attention with a big cheery smile, reminiscent to All Might's own grin, excited to meet more pro heroes. However, her eyes wandered to the last occupant of the room, and Yagi could see the gears turning in that head of hers as to whether or not she should approach him. In the end, her southern upbringing had won out, and she got courageous enough to approach said occupant, even if the vibes he was giving off were anything but friendly.

The last in the room had of course been pro hero Eraserhead, who unlike the others, made no move to greet the young girl or interact with her in anyway, not really being a huge fan of All Might himself. Yagi knew he would be the most difficult to win over. Eraserhead had sat in the corner of the lounge, eyeing the other staff fawning over the small girl, and noticed with irritation that the girl seemed to be a ham for the spotlight too, just like her father.

Slowly approaching the hero that was wrapped up in a bright yellow sleeping bag, she could only see his disheveled hair and dark eyes poking out from the top; his eyes being bloodshot and angry looking. She slowed her approach even more the closer she got, unsure how close she should get. The other staff members chuckled at the scene. Toshinori sensed his daughter's discomfort and went in for the rescue, coming up behind her and placing a hand on her shoulder, leading the introduction.

"Shota! How nice to see you! I'd like to introduce my zygote to you, Minami!"

"H-hello sir!" Minami waived nervously at him. Sensing his rising irritation the more they tried to interact with him, Minami quickly quieted down, not sure what exactly she was doing that was causing him to be annoyed.

Eraserhead stared down the golden hero for a moment before poking his head out of his sleeping bag a bit more to respond.

"I can see that All Might, but can't you see I'm trying to sleep?" he spoke clearly in English with a clipped tone, obviously intending both recipients to understand his irritation at being disturbed.

At his response, Minami laughed nervously and apologized, taking a step closer to Toshinori for support, a bit intimidated by the shadowy hero.

"Aizawa! Be nice to this sweet little thing!" Midnight yelled at Eraserhead as she came over to nuzzle her cheek against the face of Minami, scooping her up into another tight hug as she lead her back towards where Present Mic and Cementoss were standing, like a lioness protecting its cub.

All Might just laughed and apologized, leaving Aizawa to resume his napping once more and returned to where Midnight had snatched his child away.

Letting Minami be entertained by Midnight and Cementoss for a bit, Yagi had taken Present Mic aside privately to ask for his assistance in tutoring Minami in Japanese, explaining that he was in the process if trying to acclimate her to life in Japan. His enthusiasm at being asked to help in her transition had been palpable.

"YEEEEAHHHHH, anything for Mini-Might!" Present Mic cheered, drawing the attention of everyone else in the room.

So much for trying to be discreet... All Might face palmed at his reaction.

Later that evening, after Toshi had sent the young girl to bed, his phone rang with the results of her exam from earlier that day.

"Well All Might, I have some peculiar results here for you," Recovery Girl sighed into the phone, which put Toshinori on edge, making him sit up straight on the couch and perch forward, fearing the worst.

"Good news is she is healthy, there's nothing overly wrong with the results I gathered," Yagi released the breath he had been holding, relieved that she hadn't suffered permanent damage.

"However," Recovery Girl continued, causing Toshinori to halt his mini celebration with himself, "I did determine that her physical development has been delayed a bit due to the stress she has undergone in the last four years of her life," Toshinori tilted his head in confusion at her statement,

"What do you mean delayed, Chiyo?"

"I mean Toshinori, that sometimes the body in cases of prolonged famine or extreme stress will focus more on survival than other bodily functions. Based on what Minami described to us, and on what the tests show, she did not grow or physically develop much in the past four years, hence her short height and very much child like appearance."

Yagi was silent on his end of the phone as he listened and thought about what she said,

It's true, she does look quite young, especially compared to other 14 year old girls; most of which are clearly teenagers outwardly. My girl could pass for a 10 year old. Before he could speak, Recovery Girl continued,

"The X-rays show she still has possibly 6 to 7 inches of height left to grow. By my calculations, at physical maturation she'll be about 5'7" to 5'8", a good height for a heroine," he could hear her smile into the phone, clearly supportive of her becoming a hero. "I also found that her respiratory system is quite incredible. She has a very large set of lungs, along with an enlarged heart to boot."

"An enlarged heart?! Is that bad? Does that mean she has a heart defect?" Yagi questioned, fretting at the thought.

"On the contrary All Might, this condition will likely be beneficial in her future career as a hero. Her lungs and heart are 20% larger than the average 14 year old, and will continue to be that way throughout adulthood. Think of it like a muscle car; she has a big engine in a small package. Right now she may not be able to utilize it as well, but once she begins to grow and mature, boom! Watch out, she'll take off and will have little to slow her down," Recovery Girl laughed into the phone at her own comparison, "Because her respiratory system will be able to pump more blood to her organs and muscles, she may be able to work longer, be faster and stronger than other heroes. It'll definitely be a good advantage to have, and I think will allow her to channel her quirk more efficiently."

All Might grinned at her explanation and laughed a bit, imagining Minami to be like a revving hotrod.

"To be honest, I remember seeing something similar in your own chest X-rays we took several years ago, after your injury, though at the time due to the dire circumstances I hadn't really commented on it as there were more pressing matters to address. This condition is not seen commonly, and usually to have this trait both parents have to be at the very least genetic carriers. However, there's no doubt in my mind that your genetics were the main contributor in this case."

Yagi could feel his chest puff out in male pride at the statement.

Well of course she's great, I made her! Yagi thought proudly.

"So overall, your girl is just fine, she just needs time to catch up physically. Mentally, she's definitely a teenager, and though the last 4 years scarred her, I think with your parental support she'll be able to pull through and be a productive member of society. However, once her body realizes there is no more danger, it will rush to catch up. This could result in painful growth spurts and cases of extreme fatigue and irritability on her end. You must take extra care when training her to not put too much strain on her body, and be gentle with her development."

Toshinori took mental note of this and nodded into the phone, "Yes of course, I wouldn't want to push her too hard,"

"And lastly, I do want to mention that her blood tests also showed her hormone levels are very high. With her improved lifestyle, I'm sure her body will waste no time attempting to develop into a woman by starting her natural female cycles soon. I would be surprised it if took longer than a few months for her first period to make its appearance,"

Toshinori groaned at the word "period" and "cycles", and felt himself go pale at the thought of having to deal with that. He heard Recovery Girl sigh on the other end of the phone and could picture her shaking her head at him.

"Oh what is it with men and their apprehension of female puberty?!" Recovery Girl snapped, irritated, "If it makes you feel better, when that day comes, you can send her my way and I'll give her all the information she needs, you big baby."

Yagi sighed in relief at hearing her agree to help. Running his free hand down his face as he felt some of his anxiety melt away, he responded,

"That," he emphasized, "would be so appreciated Chiyo," Toshi laughed lightly into the phone, realizing how ridiculous he was acting over the entire subject.

But I would rather face All For One again than take on THAT issue alone, Yagi thought to himself, knowing it was completely foreign territory for him.

"Just enjoy this time with her All Might, she won't be small for long, and in the blink of an eye she'll be a young woman. Training for UA is important, but remember to spend quality father-daughter time with her as well. She deserves to have good memories now that she's out of that horrible situation, the poor little dear. I'll do some more research into her quirk on my end and call you back later in the week with my findings,"

And indeed like clockwork, Recovery Girl had called him back with news regarding Minami's quirk later on that week. Without having much information on her quirk, All Might had Minami focused on studying Japanese with Present Mic, and other various school subjects with himself and Gran Torino, since they all had their teaching licenses. Gran Torino's enthusiasm at being asked to help with her studies surprised Toshinori, as he had not been expecting the old man to accept another student with open arms like he had. In fact, he had liked the girl so much that he had been sharing his precious taiyaki with her at their tutoring sessions, quite a rare feat to behold from the elderly hero.

"All Might, I did some research into Minami's quirk and compared it to other similar quirks we know of in our data base. After looking into it, I am convinced that her quirk is indeed her mother's power, life force. However, it is most definitely a mutated version of this quirk." Recovery Girl had explained a week later. Yagi had nodded in agreement into the phone, not being surprised by this revelation.

"Yes, I had suspected the same for a while, since there is no quirk she could inherit from me, so where else would it come from…" he mumbled as he mulled over what he was told, rubbing his chin with his fingers.

"Well, I wouldn't be so sure that you didn't influence the girl's power. While she is unable to inherit OFA without your intent, I do believe you still had a hand in her quirk mutation. OFA is a volatile quirk, it latches on to whatever new genetics it can to absorb more power and spread it's influence. However, we don't have much information on how it can affect the offspring of someone who bears OFA. Due to its influential nature, I don't think it's impossible for it to reach out to also influence a child in the womb that had been conceived when one parent held OFA."

Now this surprised Yagi, as he had not been expecting this theory. His eyebrows raised at Recovery Girl's suggestion.

"I believe the effects of OFA always stays in the genes of a holder, even once the quirk has been passed on and that previous user cannot use it any longer, it still leaves its mark, so why couldn't it leave it's mark on a genetic extension of a current user of OFA? This is my main theory behind why her quirk mutated so drastically into a more attack based power, anyways." Toshi nodded into the phone, still feeling surprised over the fact that OFA may have found a way to affect his own daughter without his intent.

"I also compared the quirk to other energy based quirks we are already aware of. While others seem to draw power from energy around them, it seems Minami makes her own energy."

Yagi hummed at that idea, "So basically, you're saying she's her own power plant?" he questioned with a humorous tone.

"Yes, that is what I believe. However, that kind of power can have repercussions if it's not handled properly, and can cause damage to the user. I think as her body gets older and she becomes more physically mature, as well as more athletic, her tissues will become more resilient to damage and she will be able to handle her power better. In fact, some of these other energy quirks have noted that users are able to gather power in their forearms or other areas of their bodies before sending the energy out in an attack. To begin, let's try to get her to focus on pushing her own natural energy into different areas of her body and holding it in place, and once she can do that easily, then she can refocus on sending out small energy attacks to start."

Toshinori grinned at having more information about Minami's quirk, ecstatic to have a good starting place. "Chiyo, you're a genius! I can't thank you enough!"

Recovery Girl huffed into the phone at the compliment, "It's what I do All Might,"

Before All Might could end the call, Recovery girl interrupted him hesitantly, which made Yagi suspicous.

"All Might, I don't like to put my nose in your private business, but this has been on my mind all week, and I think you should hear what I have to say." Recovery Girl paused a moment to gather her thoughts, "After running tests on Minami and my quirk research, this girl can really be something big. With her quirk and athletic potential, she would be an excellent candidate to inherit OFA. She could be nearly unstoppable once she hits her prime."

He frowned at her statement. He understood why Recovery Girl thought this, especially with her recent revelations about Minami's potential, but this power was reserved for Midoriya, and no one else. He wasn't about to break his promise to the boy. Additionally, the thought of the young, innocent girl fast asleep in just the other room having to face the monster known as All For One…

NO…that will not be happening… Toshi thought to himself, feeling sickened at the thought.

She deserves a clean slate, which is why the public will not know she's All Might's child… It's bad enough young Midoriya will likely have to deal with that disgusting monster one day…

"Just think All Might, you could keep OFA in the family too! And-"

"I've already picked a successor for OFA, Chiyo…" he interrupted, a bit irritated as he had already heard much disapproval about his choice from Sir Nighteye and Gran Torino. He felt obligated to defend his choice, and the kind boy from any kind of backlash.

"Oh!" Recovery Girl sounded startled at his response, not expecting him to have chosen a successor already. She paused to give Toshinori an opportunity to explain who it was, curious. When the other end of the phone remained silent, she decided not to push the issue any longer.

"Well All Might, you know best, and in the end it is your decision. I'm sure you have chosen well." Sensing the tension, she tried to smooth it over. Yagi sighed, grateful she wasn't going to pursue the issue anymore.

"Thank you, I appreciate your support on the issue, more than you know." She paused, hearing the strain in his voice, and responded.

"It's not easy being a hero All Might, you know better than anyone, and it only gets harder when you're the number one hero." She sympathized with him, "Stand strong in your choices, and everything else will follow."

The conversation had ended after that. Mulling over everything, and still feeling wide awake at 11:30pm, Yagi sat down at the kitchen table and wrote up a rough draft of Minami's training schedule, mixing in even amounts of tutoring and working out. He made sure to add some weight lifting exercises to enhance her muscle mass, with the hopes of increasing her power abilities.

Looking up from his reverie as he finished checking off Minami's morning routine for the day, Yagi saw Izuku carrying a large car tire, and waived at him, getting his attention.

"Young Midoriya," he caught up to Izuku who stopped to look at him.

"it's about noon, let's take our lunch break now." Izuku nodded enthusiastically, dropping the tire where he stood. Yagi turned and whistled to get Minami's attention, he saw her look up from where she was still stretching. He waived her down to them. Eagerly, she jumped up and jogged down to the beach to meet both of them.

Arriving, she jumped onto Izuku, grabbing him into a headlock. Izuku laughed and tried to push her off of him. Yagi smiled at how friendly the children were. Only three and half weeks ago, the kids had been complete strangers and wary, walking on egg shells around each other. Though after he persistently pushed them to do training exercises together, they grew to be much more comfortable with one another. Now, they seemed much more playful and relaxed, though Minami was definitely more aggressive of the two with her play, as he had to frequently remind her to lay off the boy. All Might grinned as Izuku had trouble peeling the small girl off of him.

She's good for him, she'll help to toughen the boy up, Yagi laughed to himself.

Clapping his hands to get the children's attention, Toshinori spoke, "Young Midoriya and Minami! Settle down now, time for lunch! Who wants yakisoba?" at the mention of yakisoba, Minami immediately released her hold on Izuku and looked excited.

"Yakisoba?" Minami asked, knowing that Japanese word well. Izuku smiled cheerfully, and spoke Japanese slowly for her, trying to help her understand.

"Do. You. Want. Yakisoba?" Izuku questioned little by little in Japanese. Both males watched as Minami stood there, translating the sentence to herself in her head. After about 15 seconds, her face lit up as she realized what they said.

"hai!" Yagi smiled at her affirmative response, and ushered the children to the picnic basket he packed.


It was Sunday early afternoon, June 10th. Yagi had gone to the high school to fill out some paperwork for his impending employment, leaving Minami on her day off to her own devices for a while. Though little did he know, she had some plans to execute that day.

When she began studying with Gran Torino, she had asked as many questions as she could about her father once she learned Gran Torino had known him since he was a boy. The elderly hero eagerly obliged, answering all her questions, never missing an opportunity to embarrass his former student. Through this, she had learned that All Might's birthday was June 10th, which also happened to be the same day as father's day that year. Immediately, she asked for his help in giving All Might two gifts: One, getting her last name changed to Yagi, and two, getting him a new bonsai tree. One look from her doe eyes and Gran Torino agreed. And so began Minami's weeks of cleaning his house from top to bottom, and running errands for Gran Torino when he wasn't tutoring her in school subjects.

At the end of it, he gave her just enough money to buy a new bonsai tree from the local store, and handed her a large folder with the paperwork showing her name change to Yagi Minami. It seemed Gran Torino had been working with Naomasa to get the paperwork completed, and since they had a copy of Yagi's signature on file it had gone through without a hitch. Though Gran Torino did seem a bit nervous at basically having Toshinori's signature forged, Naomasa had reassured him that while technically it was illegal, he was sure Yagi would not mind in the slightest in this one time only case and no fuss would be made.

Minami looked around the apartment and straightened up a bit, not knowing what else to do with her time until she waited for All Might to come home.

She had looked into the fridge that morning, thinking maybe she could make them something for lunch to go along with the gifts, but saw there were only a few pieces of fruit and her father's medicated shakes to induce weight gain. She sighed and sat down at the table, resting her head on top of her folded arms, getting antsy as she couldn't find a way to preoccupy herself. She felt her pocket buzz and perked up. Pulling out her new phone, she saw it was a message from Tracie, asking her how her plan was going. She began texting back when she heard the doorknob jingling with the sound of keys. She set her phone down and eagerly craned her neck to see who was walking through, knowing exactly who it was.

"Minami my girl! I'm home!" Yagi called for her as he walked through the door, pausing to turn and cough into his hand. Minami rounded the corner to get a better view of him and saw he was a bit sweaty, a good indicator that he had been doing hero work on his way home, which is likely what had caused his delay. She grinned at seeing him.

Finally! Minami thought to herself, excited and a bit nervous to reveal her gifts.

"Happy birthday Papa!" Minami grinned and wrapped her arms around his thin waist. She could feel him stiffen a bit at her statement. She looked up at him smiling, and saw his shocked face looking down at her, then a blush appear across his cheeks as he smiled and patted her head.

"My girl! How did you know today was my birthday?" Yagi laughed.

"Gran Torino told me all about it! He said you'd love it if I celebrated with you!" Toshi snorted a laugh at her explanation, shaking his head.

Of course, leave it to him to tell her when my birthday is, Yagi thought to himself, knowing full well that Gran Torino realized Toshinori would not want to celebrate his 49th birthday, with him being sensitive about his age.

"And it's father's day! Can you believe the odds that both your birthday and father's day would be on the same day? How could I not say something? So I thought, maybe we could do something fun today." Minami explained excitedly, never having celebrated father's day before. Her grip tightened on Toshinori.

Yagi paused and thought it through, and realized she was right; it was father's day. Though he had never really paid attention before to father's day, except for feeling an occasional pang of loneliness in the past.

It seems fate has made it possible for me to celebrate father's day properly now, He smiled down at her thoughtfulness and returned her hug with a tight squeeze of his own.

"Of course my girl! How could I forget?! I would absolutely love to celebrate with you today!" he grinned ear to ear, looking forward to the father's day celebration, and hoping she would drop the birthday part.

Minami released him and instead took one of his large hands, leading him to the kitchen. Yagi laughed and obliged her, letting her lead him. Stopping at the kitchen table she pulled out the two gifts that had been sitting underneath on the floor.

"Oh! So you have some gifts for me! How did you manage to pull that off? Last I checked your only job was studying and training for UA." He placed his hands on his hips and winked at her.

Minami responded, "Gran Torino agreed to let me earn some money from him through house work so I could get you two presents!"

Gran Torino again eh? That old sly bastard, Toshi thought amused.

Taking the decorative bag, Yagi unwrapped it and pulled out a small yakushima cedar bonsai tree that had a little bow tied around it. He grinned as he inspected the tree, then set it on the table and leaned down to wrap Minami in a hug, pecking her cheek with a small kiss.

"Thank you my girl! You got me another tree! Hopefully I will not kill this one." Yagi laughed. Minami grinned and reminded him of his last gift.

"There's one more! The envelope is for father's day, I really hope you like it." He could hear the nervous tone in her voice, and wondered what it could be. Releasing her, he straightened back up to take the large envelope. Turning it over in his fingers, Toshinori felt his curiosity peak.

Did she draw me a picture? He laughed to himself as he used his index finger to rip open the lip, and pulled out the paperwork. He began skimming the words and felt his eyes widen as he quickly realized what it was, seeing at the bottom of the first page her new name: Yagi Minami. Lowering the papers, he looked down at the girl, gauging her emotions as he felt his own happiness and surprise beginning to bubble over. Swallowing thickly, he looked back again to read her name, making sure he was seeing everything correctly,

"Little Minami…did you have your last name changed to Yagi?" he grinned softly at the girl. At that question, he saw the girl's skin begin to glow a soft ethereal blue as she beamed up at him, her eyes filling with unshed tears. Toshinori's smile increased in size as he saw her quirk peeking through from her excitement kicking up a notch. This new phenomenon had only begun recently with her training and proper nutrition. Whenever she felt heightened happiness, excitement, or embarrassment, she would glow briefly. She reminded Yagi of a light in the dark, or like a flicker of a flame that had withstood the storm and was growing stronger now with each passing day.

He laughed as he saw the glow shining off of her and knelt down to hug her tightly. He could feel her latch onto his shoulders with her own embrace.

"My girl, I am so honored that you would want to share my name with me," Yagi murmured thickly into her hair as he held her.

"I know we have the genetic tests to prove that you're my dad, but I want us to be a family in name too," Minami explained, her voice cracking a bit as she felt emotional over making her transition official.

Toshinori grinned at her response, pulling back a bit to look her in the eyes. "That is a wonderful idea! How about we celebrate with ramen for lunch, hm?" with that question he heard her stomach rumble in response and laughed.


And here's the end of chapter 7! As the story goes on, we'll be getting more of a view point from Minami as she interacts with her 1-A classmates. For now, there's lots of background details to make a strong foundation for her quirk and personality . Thanks again for reading!