Welcome back to another chapter in the life of The Hero of Belzerg! The Eris festival is over and Izuku's party has created the first video celebrity, so that's a thing. That will definitely have consequences later down the line. Anyway let's get things going.

If you were wondering I'm sort of just using latin/germanic names as a foundation for nameless/new characters. At least in Belzerg who's naming scheme seems to be inspired by the romans. Lalatina, Luna, Iris, etc.

The Demon King's army is a bit more diverse but I have an idea for their leadership so don't worry about it. Anyways, on to the story!

Waking up feeling groggy after a day like yesterday was expected. Honestly I was surprised that I didn't collapse from exhaustion earlier but I guess Aqua's healing was as good as always. Feeling someone else's breathing and body heat next to me was also expected.

Eris tended to raid the bed on occasion and even Megumin 'accidentally' found herself in my room and too tired to turn back from time to time. No the surprising part was 'who' was in my bed. 'I'm glad I could help, but keeping all that stress for so long really took a toll on her.' I thought while looking at the sleeping form of Iris.

I almost didn't want to get out of bed with the way she was clinging on to me. She'd definitely wake up if I tried. Maybe I should just sleep in for today It's been a while since I've just relaxed like a normal pe-

"EXPLOSION!" BOOM!

"Nevermind." I muttered as Iris quickly jolted from her slumber, frantically looking around for the cause of the ungodly noise. "Sorry about the rude awakening Iris-chan. I guess Megumin-chan couldn't hold it in any longer and let out an explosion a bit too close to the mansion." I tried to calm her down which works after a bit. Until she realized where exactly she woke up at.

"Eep!" She jumped out of bed, wide awake and staring at me with wide eyes, probably thinking about how she got there since she calms down soon after. "My apologies Izuku-kun, I was startled.." She said, blushing profusely from her earlier lack of composure.

I just smile at her. She was like this sometimes. She usually keeps her composure as was expected of a royal princess, but when something surprises her she reverts back to being a regular young girl which leaves her embarrassed afterward.

"A-Anyways, I'm sorry for what happened last night. I guess you were right, the stress was doing more damage than I thought it would.." Her shoulders sagged, as if a massive weight was lifted. She gave me a bright smile and thanked me one more time before heading off, I decided to let her go for now. She seemed like she needed a bit of time to think.

In the meantime I'm just going to check up on Megumin. She's gotten better in the last few months but her blowing things up so close to the mansion was a bad sign. 'I swear to the various gods if this was Kazuma's idea..' I grumbled internally, coming up with various revenge plans if it turned out to be true.

Stepping outside I heard several more explosions before I reached the backyard there I noticed a giant new creator where an empty plain used to be. And was that Aqua? *Splash Apparently it was since I don't know anyone else that could fill up a creator that big with water so quickly.

"Explain." I ordered simply, not wanting to beat around the bush. I wasn't too angry about them doing this but Iris might disagree. Plus I really wanted to know why they decided to make a lake in our backyard all of a sudden. 'Though knowing those two do I really need to ask?'

"You and Yagi-kun made a lake with your monstrous strength so I wanted to prove that explosion magic could match it!" Megumin answered predictably, smirk on her face even as she face planted from the mana exhaustion.

"I'm a goddess of water. We made a lake. Do I really need to explain?" Fair enough. I guess this isn't all bad, we could do a lot with our own lake, though the mosquito's would be a problem unless we deal with them early.

'Guess I have to invent pesticide next...Or commit genocide, mosqito's aren't vital to the ecosystem right?' If it were the modern age I would have said no, but with nature being much more lively in this world maybe they are necessary here…

"Note to self, develop a research and development branch in Axel." Magic was great and all but human's didn't become the dominant species by waving around sticks and yelling magic words. 'At least I don't think they did in this world...Add historians to that list of additions.' I mentally noted, a lot goes into running a city after all.

"Did you two at least warn the others before making all that noise so close to th-" I was interrupted by multiple war cries behind me as Darkness and Kazuma rushed out of the mansion, weapons in hand. Said war cries slowly died down after they noticed that the noise was caused by their own party instead of an enemy attack.

And if Kazuma's twitching eyebrow was anything to go by Aqua and Megumin were going to be in for a bad time later today. I wasn't going to save them from it either, still a bit salty from the rude wake up call.

"Well if you'll excuse me I have to report the creation of a new lake, and all the paperwork that comes with it. Again." And this time I didn't have the luxury of doing it ahead of time. Marvelous.

Guildhall

"Aaand sign here if you want Axel to import plantlife, fish and such into your new lake. In exchange you'll earn a percentage of the taxes from any fishing occuring said lake along with a small toll paid directly to you for entering your property…"

Luna finished up with the paperwork as I signed the hundreth document that hour. At least I was getting some income out of this, not that I needed it. I even denied that toll idea since I found it unnecessary. The land where the new lake was made wasn't too close to our mansion, just a few hundred meters away.

"And that should be everything. Thank you for the new source of income Mayor-san!" She said teasingly, I just sighed at the title. Technically I was only the co-mayor along with Darkness but the citizens of Axel didn't see it that way. And Darkness was all too happy to be relegated to being my secretary...Way too happy.

"And thank you for making this as painless as possible. My hand is still numb.." I said, shaking my hand to try and get circulation back into it. "Hopefully this will be the last new lake for a while. Otherwise I'll have to revoke Megumin's explosion privileges." And Aqua's alcohol but I couldn't really blame her for doing her job as a goddess.

"No problem at all boss, thank you for effectively tripling my income with the ridiculous boost in tourism you brought over." Wait triple! No wonder she was so happy today. And with the way she was looking at me...Oh boy!

She decided that since I had nothing else to do that day and since she just finished a relatively massive order that it was about time for her to take a break for the day. A break that involved me, herself, the attic, and about two hours of the day.

2 hours later Kazuma POV

I came to the guildhall for lunch like usual, maybe I'd say hi to aniki who had to do all the paperwork for that new lake the girls made. 'Poor bastard.' Or so I thought before I noticed a disheveled, tired looking Izuku leaving the guildhall through the back door with a goofy grin on his face. What really changed my mind was the way he was looked at by an equally disheveled and practically glowing Luna who just kept staring at him as he walked off.

'Lucky bastard!' Tsk, whatever. So what if aniki has a harem. So what if he's stronger than me in every way. So what if he has a higher luck stat! So what if he became a man while he's even younger than me! So what if-Ok now I'm depressed...Well the bar's right over there so let's fix that!

All Might POV

"Bah! Wha-! Oh god, anybody get the number of that truck?" That was one hell of a fight. Easily the second hardest I've fought in my life. "I'm so proud of that kid, he's really come into his own...But what was that weird black energy? Magic?" Whatever it was it was pretty strong.

"Yagi-kun? Are you awake?" His new girlfriend Khloe asked as she entered the room. And wasn't that a strange thought. I actually had a girlfriend now. Something I never thought I would experience after becoming the Symbol of Peace.

'No. That time is over, this is my life now.' I think before shaking off my thoughts. "Yeah, I just woke up now. How long have I been out?" It had to be a day at least. I still felt exhausted it was a wonder how I was even conscious right now.

"You've been asleep for about a day and a half. It's half past noon right now. I was a little worried.." And it showed in her tone of voice. Frowning slightly I moved in to hug her, hoping that it would be enough to push away her worries.

"You don't have to worry, I've survived much worse, besides I doubt Young Midoriya would allow me to die again…" Wait did I just. 'crap'

"You're right but that doesn't stop me from worrying. Just because you already died once doesn't mean that you should be fine with doing it twice." Wait she already knew about that?! My surprise must have been rather visible since she giggled soon after.

"Izuku-sama and his friends have been living here for over a year now. And just between you and me, they aren't the best at keeping secrets. Pretty much all of Belzerg knows about the goddesses and reincarnations have become common knowledge, at least in Axel." Well that was a sobering thought, though with how some of his successor's friends acted on occasion he could definitely see why.

"I prepared lunch by the way. Can you walk?" Good question. I slowly climb out of bed and give my feet an experimental push to the floor. They seemed steady enough so I slowly stood up, still aching a bit from the fight but not enough to make me double over. Walking would be slow for a while but I'd be fine.

Seeing me struggle Khloe helped carry a bit of weight as we headed down to the kitchen. "Have I missed anything while I was out?" Judging by the fact that I could see a lake that wasn't there before just outside the house I assumed so.

"Ah, yes. I was honestly surprised when it happened and you didn't wake up. You see..." Khloe went on to describe what happened while I was asleep, though she didn't know everything. 'Right I forgot about young Midoriya's little firecracker. Or should I say nuclear warhead. That kid has the strangest luck with women.'

"I guess that explains why nobody's around right now." I mumbled before sitting down to eat some breakfast. Or lunch I guess. Now seemed like a good time to just relax for a bit. There would be time for work later.

'Not like there's much work to be done around here anyway. Young Midoriya and his party has done a marvelous job cleaning up around the city, there's barely any crime and most of them are petty.'

Though to be fair when the city guard consists of highly trained warriors, people that can shoot fire from their hands, and the occasional super soldier that can level buildings, I could see how that would act as a deterrent.

*Knock knock knock "Hmm? Who could be visiting?" I questioned out loud. Sure the Green Party(We didn't name it) was incredibly popular, along with being the local rulers of the city. But that doesn't equal a lot of visitors, the opposite in fact. Most people that wanted to see them had to go through the bureaucracy and meet them at city hall.

Opening the door I saw a young woman wearing a rather intricate set of full plate armor. To the point where I questioned the practicality of it. The second thing to catch my eye would be the fact that she was bowing right off the bat, the universal sign that someone wanted something from you.

'Oh boy. Is this the 'lost knight in search of a new lord' trope? I knew it was just a matter of time with what young Midoriya has become.' He's not here right now though. Should I let her in? Wait...Could she be here for me instead?!

I may have been jumping the gun there. Or now that I think about it, I was underselling the situation. Either way I was proven wrong the moment the woman opened her mouth. "Yagi-sama I am Pandora Sanguine. I have come here today as the last leader of the Demon King's army in order to formally surrender to you and Midoriya-sama. I would like to begin negotiations as soon as possible." She finished, ending her deep bow and raising her head.

My jaw dropped the moment she finished speaking. Blood seeping out of my mouth for the first time in weeks. Now that she was looking at me I noticed the bright red eyes she had, and the barely visible fangs protruding from her lips. 'Explains the nam-No wait. Focus!'

"...Young Midoriya isn't here right now...Would you like to come inside for some tea?" When in doubt, be polite. 'Now I just have to stall for time before young Midoriya gets here...He's more experienced with these things and knows more about politics in this world than I do.' Hearing this all go down Khloe rushed to the kitchen to prepare that tea, good thing to know I wasn't alone in this at least.

Meanwhile with Izuku

A tickle went down my spine as my hair spiked up into goosebumps. A feeling I got whenever something indescribably stupid happened around him. Strangely enough I couldn't see anything near me that would trigger such a response.

'That could be a bad sign..' And I was just about to get revenge on Kazuma and Aqua for that ice water nonsense they pulled yesterday too… Possible catastrophe. Sweet sweet revenge… "*Sigh, you two live another day." I decided before walking back towards the mansion, and unknowingly, towards another headache.

Bet you didn't expect that one eh? Though I probably hinted at it beforehand. Fact of the matter is I've made Izuku too strong. Even in the last story he was a bit too OP, by then it was too late to nerf him so I chose to double down instead. Enter: All Might!

So yeah, now Belzerg has the magical equivalent of two saiyans on there side. Both of which have demonstrated their strength and technological superiority to the world at large through the festival(sound familiar?) Naturally after seeing the utter disaster that would occur if the war were to continue the only logical solution the enemy faction had was to surrender.

Now. Let's see just how complete of a victory this will be. After all, just because the enemy surrenders doesn't mean that conflict is over. Next time Izuku is going to have his first taste of what it means to lead a faction.

And yes I'll be the first to admit that Pandora's name is a little obvious but give me a break! I was never very good at naming things to begin with and she was a spur of the moment addition anyway, along with her upcoming character arc so I'm sorta running by the seat of my pants here. Don't worry though, that's how I do most of my best work anyway!

All in all I hope you guys enjoyed this. See you all next time and have a wonderful day!