Hellooooo my wonderful readers! Thank you so much for your patience! Here is Chapter 11! It's a bit shorter than my most recent chapters, but I hope you guys enjoy it none the less! Let me know what y'all think. Happy Holidays!


Toshinori hummed softly to himself as he turned out of the parking lot of the school in the rental truck, listening to a popular J-pop song on the radio. He checked the time on the dashboard, and confirmed the kids had likely just begun their written portion of the exam. He chuckled and shook his head, grinning to himself as he thought back to what he witnessed in the viewing area for the UA entrance exam, thrilled at the show his two kids had put on.

After transferring the power of OFA to Izuku, Yagi had made a few stops before arriving at the viewing area where individuals could witness the practical exam portion on an invite-only basis. These individuals usually consisted of pro heroes, UA teachers, quirk experts, as well as the designated panel of unbiased judges to make point determinations for the examinees. He had confirmed his invitation weeks ahead of time. As Toshinori Yagi, he was a shoe-in to the viewing area since he presented himself in public as All Might's personal secretary for his agency.

Taking his seat in the viewing area, he confirmed upon arrival which battle arenas Izuku and Minami had been assigned to, and made sure to seat himself directly in front of monitors which would show said students in action. He coughed into the crook of his arm as he pulled out his smart phone to check the time, tuning out the chatter and laughter of the others around him as he settled in. Feeling a heavy hand on his shoulder, he jumped and nearly choked on blood when he turned and found himself face-to-face with Gran Torino, who seemingly had decided to attend the viewing and had spotted him amongst the crowd of pro heroes and their representatives alike.

"Sensei!" Yagi stood up, grimacing at the pops and cracks coming from his body at the quick movement, and awkwardly bowed, feeling flustered and jittery at seeing his former teacher. Gran Torino scoffed and grabbed Yagi by the sleeve of his heavy winter coat, tugging him back down into his chair before he drew unwanted attention, taking his own seat next to the number one hero.

"Calm yourself boy, I'm just here to see how your girl is going to perform, as well as to get a peek at the other sprout you've had your eye on." Gran Torino said softly, speaking in code. Toshinori didn't need any further explanation than that to know Torino was curious about the successor he had chosen. Before he could respond, an announcement requesting the spectators to take their seats blared overhead. Around them people began to settle in. Yagi cleared his throat as he glanced up at the screens in front of them where he could see examinees arriving to their designated battle centers.

"There's our girl…" he could hear Torino mutter, his experienced eyes trained specifically on one spot on the right screen. Toshinori's own eyes looked and quickly spotted the bobbing sunflower hair as she made her way to the battle center gates, walking along side a girl with pink hair and skin. There were speakers once the kids arrived to the gates, though at this time, he had no idea what the two could be talking about. He smiled at the thought she was already making friends.

Yagi glanced over to the other screen and could see Izuku encircled by the other examinees; most were poking fun at him and already marking him as not a threat. A pang of sympathy shot through him as he saw Izuku hang his head at the other children's scathing words to him.

Come on kid, you gotta believe in yourself! Toshinori thought to himself encouragingly.

He could feel Torino's eyes on him. Looking over, he saw the older man's eye brows raise questioningly at the scene playing out.

"…THAT's the kid?" Torino questioned, but the scathing and uncertain tone was all Toshinori could focus on.

"Don't start…" Yagi growled lowly at Gran Torino, I swear…I'm not getting into another argument regarding young Midoriya with this stubborn old man.. Toshi thought to himself darkly,

Gran Torino raised his hands up as if to say he was dropping the issue, but Yagi couldn't hel p but growl again as he replayed the dismissive tone of his former teacher in his head over and over again.

I'm not letting him or anyone else bad mouth my successor, he'll show all of them he has the heart of a true hero! Yagi clenched his hand that was resting in his lap into a tight fist when his thoughts were interrupted by a bit of commotion coming from the other screen.

Shifting his eyes over, he could see Minami standing up from where she was stretching to glare down at a girl with spike hair and a nasty visage. He looked over at Torino questioningly who smirked and crossed his arms over his chest.

"That other brat is trying to intimidate the little sprout, let's see what she does," Gran Torino chuckled, Yagi felt a protective feeling surge through him at the thought of anyone picking on his daughter, but forced it down and looked back to see how the scene played out.

I can't stand loud mouth bitches…. The obnoxious voice of the other girl rang out loud and clear from the screen. Yagi winced a bit at the nasty response coming from the other girl, and wasn't sure how Minami would handle someone getting in her face so aggressively; it wasn't something he had really thought about addressing with her,

Another failing on my part as a teacher… Toshinori thought to himself sullenly, hoping his girl didn't fold like a soggy cardboard box at the challenge, but didn't do anything stupid to ruin her chances to get into UA either. He felt surprise surge through him as a devilish smirk appeared on Minami's lips at the other girl's insult, and a calculating gaze flickered across her face as the other children gathered around them.

I don't really care what you think, but you're going to fuck off and go your own way during this exam. Fuck with me, and that will pretty much guarantee your failure bitch… her response was very matter of fact, but her face was twisted into a snarl, her teeth bared at the girl who would try to intimidate her.

Torino cackled next to him, his frame shaking with laughter along with a few others around them who had witnessed the event and could understand the English being spoken.

Yagi felt his jaw drop at the foul language that had rolled out of his daughter's mouth so effortlessly, his eyes wide.

Little Minami! Where did you learn such horrible words my girl?! Yagi questioned himself pathetically, hoping he hadn't slipped up and uttered the curses in front of her, teaching her bad habits. He felt a whimper want to crawl out from his throat at having the image of his perfectly innocent daughter shattered in an instant. Movement from across the room grabbed Toshi's attention, and he looked up to see Midnight looking straight at him with a shit-eating grin planted on her face, giving him a thumbs up at what he could assume was for Minami's display that she viewed on her end of the large room.

"The girl has balls, that's for sure." Torino snorted to himself as he wiped away the remaining tears of mirth from his eyes. Yagi composed himself once more as he looked at Torino, rolling his eyes, though at the very least pleased she handled the bullying situation.

I'll have to work with young Midoriya to bring up his confidence some more so he's not such an easy bullying target. Yagi thought to himself as he watched Minami's challenger slink off, with Minami looking around at her peers, daring anyone else to say something to her.

"Good, I was worried she didn't have a tougher side to her, little thing never had anything but a smile for me at our tutoring sessions." Gran Torino grinned as the test began and all the screens displayed the mad rush of students into the city. Yagi said nothing in response as he focused in on the two children of concern to see how they reacted.

Minami danced gracefully through the pseudo city streets, her ice skating skills coming into play as she swiftly disposed of several one pointers immediately, and turned her attention to face two three pointers, destroying them with many consecutive blasts emitting from her palms. He could hear Gran Torino hum his approval at the girl's athletic prowess that sang of all the potential she held to be a top tier hero. Yagi couldn't help the smile that grazed his lips at seeing such a determined look on her face.

Looking over to the other screen, his smile dropped as he saw Izuku floundering through the intersections of roads, looking for an available bot to destroy.

"Come on my boy, you can do it, come on…" Yagi muttered to himself softly.

Yagi watched and felt some relief as Izuku was finally able to find a one pointer bot, but frowned in dismay as the boy froze up in fear, not entirely sure how to activate his power before said bot was stolen away from him by a flagrant boy with a navel laser. Yagi shook his head to himself, determined to still hold out hope that the boy will show his self sacrificing nature somehow before time was up.

"Oh my boy, I should have given you OFA at least a few weeks ago so you could have a chance to test it out, this is my fault.." Toshinori thought to himself, feeling sick with guilt at the thought Izuku may not get a chance to display that self sacrificing spirit of his. Swapping a glance over to the other screen, he saw Minami helping the girl who had attempted to bully her from an alleyway. He felt pride flow through him at his girl taking the high road.

"She's a good girl, she'll make a good hero, the fact she's humble enough to set aside her dislike for a person to make sure they're alright," Gran Torino could almost read Yagi's mind as they watched the two girls panic as the giant zero pointer bot appeared.

Toshinori gritted his teeth as he felt tension fill his body at Minami racing to try to get away from the dangerous bot. He glanced over at the other screen and saw Izuku frozen in place, staring up at the zero pointer in his battle center while the other students dashed away in the other direction. He could hear Gran Torino cluck his tongue at Izuku's screen and Yagi chose to ignore it as he glanced back at the other screen, and felt terror fill him as he witnessed Minami almost crushed under a piece of concrete, but was now effectively trapped in the alleyway with the bot closing in. He could feel a choking noise come from his throat as he saw Minami rocking on her heels, trying to figure out what to do. He felt a hand grip his arm, snapping him out of his internal panic.

"Toshinori…" Gran Torino looked Yagi in the eyes, silently reminding him the children weren't in any real danger. Yagi glanced back at the left screen and felt tension leave his body as Minami escaped the alleyway and made her way into the open with the help of the pink haired girl.

"Look at your boy!" Gran Torino gasped out softly, his eyes lit up as he pointed to the other screen. Around them, Yagi could hear others gasp and shout at the display of power. Looking up, Toshinori felt an ear splitting grin appear on his face as he saw Izuku leap up, a determined look on his face, as he smashed the hell out of the massive robot and sent it flying across the city in pieces. The crowd around them jumped out of their seats, hollering and shouting in excitement.

With a sigh, Gran Torino chuckled to himself and looked Yagi in the eye; he hated being wrong. "Alright boy, I'll lay off the kid. But he has a long way to go, make sure you train him well." He had to shout to him over the screaming crowd. With a pat on the shoulder, Gran Torino was gone and out the door after weaving through the crowd of cheering spectators.


Toshinori swung open the apartment door and was met with dead silence. Setting down his keys with his winter coat and scarf, he listened once more for any sign of life. Nothing again, except the hum of the heat kicking on as cold air was let in from the open door. Shutting the door behind him, he called out to see if Minami would respond.

"Minami?" There was no response. He slipped off his shoes by the front door as a slight worried feeling shot through him.

She texted me that she was on her way home from completing the written portion of the exam earlier. I had meant to call her, but got too wrapped up in Naomasa's report regarding a drug ring not far from here. Was it a mistake to let her walk home? She has to be around here somewhere… Yagi thought to himself in a rush. Looking down, he nearly tripped over her neatly lined up shoes next to her backpack. He sighed in relief.

Getting yourself all worked up over nothing, of course she's here, just have to go find her. He thought, coughing into his hand as he walked into the apartment. Turning the corner, he saw her bedroom door open and peeked in to see her lying halfway on her bed, legs hanging off, as she used her All Might plush she received from him at their first meeting for a pillow. Yagi snorted humorously at the sight, and noticed she was still in her running clothes she wore for the practical exam.

Walking over to the mattress, he sat down on the bed, careful to avoid her dangling legs, and laid his hand on her shoulder, slightly shaking her awake. Her breathing halted as she inhaled suddenly and cracked open her eyes, looking up to see Yagi grinning down at her.

"Hi Papa…" Minami sleepily smiled up at Toshinori as she rubbed her eyes. Toshi grinned back and patted her heartily on her back.

"My girl! Well tell me all about your exam!" Yagi cried out excitedly, scooping up the drowsy girl into a hug.

Yagi playfully wiggled the girl a bit in his arms, noticing how limp she was. "Kiddo! You're like a noodle! Did that exam tucker you out?" Toshi wiggled her some more and she giggled at the action as she cuddled up to his torso, leaning her head back to look at Toshinori's face before rubbing her eyes again. Looking up, she could see his smile lines around his eyes crinkled up as he waited for her to tell him all about what happened.

"The exam was…" Minami started quietly, "…kinda crazy!" she laughed and ran her hands down her face, trying to force her tired brain to start up again.

"A girl tried to fight me, then I ran into the fake city and killed a bunch of robots, then I ended up rescuing the same girl before the giant robot could squish us, then someone supposedly attacked the giant robot in their area which shook our entire battle center, then I took the written portion of the exam, though I'm not sure how well that went..." She rambled out quickly, pausing to think to herself for a moment,

"Is it always this crazy being a hero?" Minami questioned seriously before looking back up at her father.

Toshinori barked out a laugh at her question, and ruffled her hair with his free hand before responding,

"My girl, you have no idea! but I'd give yourself more credit if I were you, from where I was sitting in the viewing area, you did a much better job than what you just told me," he winked at her and waited for her to put two and two together. She gasped as she realized what he meant by that.

"You were watching us! The whole time!? Why didn't you tell me before?" her eyes narrowed suspiciously. "Don't tell me this has to do with some big secret you need to keep from me, is it?"

Yagi shook his head in the negative, "No, no, I just didn't want to make you nervous if you thought I was going to be watching you the whole time, but you performed wonderfully my girl, truly, I am so proud of you," Toshi squeezed the girl a bit. "Now, it'll just be a waiting game to see how the judges score you, we should know in roughly a week or so," Yagi noticed a worried look pass her eyes, and quickly attempted to quell it, "but no matter what happens, I know you'll be just fine, little Minami," he stroked her hair softly to ward away any negative thoughts passing through her. Yagi felt the girl relax again under his touch.

"I've been trying to text Izuku all day, but he hasn't responded, do you know how he did? Is he ok? He finished the written exam before me and was gone by the time I was done…" the girl questioned after stifling another yawn, and looked back up at Yagi.

Toshinori thought for a moment before responding, "I did see his performance as well, but he was not quite as fortunate as you were I'm afraid in destroying the bots eligible for points. However, he did do an excellent job at destroying the zero point bot in his battle center." Minami squeaked as her eyes got huge, startling Toshinori for a moment.

"Oh my God oh my God oh my God! That was Izu!? No way! Everyone around me was trying to figure out who destroyed it! That's amazing!" Yagi chuckled at the multitude of expressions going across Minami's face at the thought of Izuku destroying the large bot.

"Yes, well, he's probably fretting a bit about his performance, and that may be why he hasn't responded, so try to give him a bit of space to calm down. I should probably reach out to the boy though before this week really gets to hectic," Toshinori said absently to himself as he rubbed his chin. His internal musings were interrupted by a loud growling coming from Minami's stomach. He laughed at the blush that appeared on her face.

"That's right! You're probably extra hungry after the events from this morning aren't you? Well how about you change out of those dirty clothes and take a nice hot bath. When you get out, we can have some tea and lunch together, sound good my girl?"

Minami nodded enthusiastically, her mouth already watering at the thought of a fresh hot meal.


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