Author's Note: You know, it's pretty difficult to manage your work outside, this story, and now this freaking and seasonal allergic rhinitis in the middle of scorching hot summer season! It's so frustrating as hell and I hope you could feel my pain as an adult Huhuhu *insert ugly crying*
Okay, enough of the drama. Hello again guys and I'm back for another chapter! This tackles about the after school hero training of Izuku. Shoto wanting to talk the newcomer about his family as he is craving for answers. How will he take those answers coming from Deku? Also, the investigation continues led by Naomasa digging more information at him.
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I Have Questions
"There are two sides to every issue, my side and the wrong side!"
Date: September 26
Time: 6:00 PM – 12:00 MN
Location: Hero-in-training obstacle course/Heights Alliance, U.A. High
Everyone's POV (Izuku, Inko, Shoto, Katsuki, etc.)
The heroics training ended pretty well after everyone trained harder with their quirks in an obstacle course. Izuku finally showed everyone his other side of his quirk, the demon which he inherited coming from his father's side. Though he only presented the partial form of his transformation, some of his classmates left amazed and acknowledged his unique yet dangerous ability. Katsuki, Eijiro, Denki, Mina, Sero, and his first friend at U.A., Ochako gave good compliments to him and told how awesome his quirk is. The rest were still undecided if his quirk is now controllable, but thanked in relief that he only showed the 25% of it and put their teachers in trust in case if his quirk gets crazy again. Izuku assured them once again and told that his father had been looking after him and his power since the recovery.
He reported back to the principal's office and talked with Principal Nezu for updates and feedbacks regarding his first day at school. He told about having a hard time finding acceptance to his classmates and other students made a first friend at his class, and also the heroics training where he showed his dual quirks to everyone. The principal was pleased but felt a bit sad for him considering the newcomer has to endure the mixed criticisms from his students. The only advice he gave to him was to have a load of patience, tolerance, and understanding. Maybe sooner or later, people would open their arms to accept him. After his meeting with the principal which lasted fifteen minutes, he had to attend special cram classes in various subjects at an isolated classroom prepared his teachers, Midnight and his homeroom teacher, Eraserhead.
At 6:30 PM, he finally walked through the entrance door of the Heights Alliance, a dorm building where his classmates are currently residing. He wore his school uniform with two unbuttoned shirt and loosed necktie while carrying his backpack and holding his suitcase where it contained his used hero costume and other equipment inside with an exhaustion look on his face. The first thing he wanted to do is to drink a big mug of piping hot black coffee at his dorm while studying for online cram night classes prepared by his teachers just for him and also, the goddamn investigation interview by Detective Naomasa at 12:00 Midnight?! He rolled his eyes and sighed.
"They all thought I'd be fine in this school with their curriculum but it's not! I have online classes to attend and later I have to report to the fucking police force and they will start milking information about my former organization?! It feels like college…or beyond college. Hell! I haven't even experienced it!" He thought to himself while his one eye twitched.
He stopped at the lounge and looked around before sitting on a couch and muttered. "Looks like everyone went back to their dorms and rest after their training, eh? Maybe I can stay here for a while and ponder."
Later, his phone vibrated inside his pocket as he blinked twice before quickly grabbing his smartphone and looked at the caller ID: Mom.
"Mother?" He muttered while looking at the screen before pressing the 'answer' button.
"Oh…hey there mom~."
The green-haired ponytail mother answered cheerfully while watching a drama in the living room. "MY BABY IZUKUUUUUUU~! I MISSED YOU SO MUUUUCH!"
With the loud volume and the wailing voice coming from his mother made the teen back away from the phone. He adjusted the volume before answering in a sarcastic manner. "Yep, I know. You almost made my ears bleed because of your whining mom. I like it, really like it~"
"B-B-But, it's been so long since I touched your pretty baby innocent face, my Izuku~!" She sniffed and blew her nose using tissues.
"Mom, it's only my first day at school and you feel like it's my first-month~!" He chuckled. "Of course, mom. I do miss you as well. I wish I could go back home there and eat your homemade cooking while watching movies together with dad. Unfortunately, I'm stuck here and the pile of books and papers are waiting for me at my dorm to finish all the lessons I missed."
"I do hope you're still doing well despite the workload you're receiving now. I heard your father that you're having difficulties in making friends with your classmates? Is it true? I wish you didn't get hurt."
"Who couldn't avoid that mom? After everything happened and my failed attempt on changing this community? Of course, there are some people who still don't want me unwelcomed. Like I said to dad and to the principal, I have to endure this for now. But hey, I did manage to make few friends at my class so I guess it's cool for now."
The mother sighed in relief. "Well, the important is you made some friends at your class and hopefully the others will gain your trust one day."
"How I wish, mom." He smiled.
"Anyway. Have you eaten your dinner yet, my big baby broccoli Izuku?"
"Okay, mom. What's with the silly name calling?" He raised an eyebrow. "Did our freaking Dad teach you?"
Inko chuckled. "Even if you've grown up, you're still my baby! Remember that, okay?"
"Okay, mom. You're embarrassing yourself..kidding though" He chuckled and nodded. "I've just ordered a take-out dinner at U.A. Café and will eat it at my dorm after this call. By the way, how's dad and everything there? Anything new?"
"Your dad is making Italian dinner tonight~! I wish you could taste his cooking as well as the French lunch he made earlier it was so good!"
"Can't believe you loved his cooking because he mentioned to me earlier that he made fried frogs that sounded awful to me but since you liked it then maybe I should believe you." He laughed a bit. "I wish you could deliver the food at my dorm and taste it myself instead of buying outside with the credit card that dad gave it to me ugh~! Anything else you call tell stories about?"
"Aside from the food, Mitsuki and Masaru did a surprise visit to us earlier with a welcoming gift since we've recently moved here in Ginza district." She smiled.
"K-Kacchan's parents, huh? That's good to know. I've missed Auntie and Uncle too and it's been a long time."
"They loved our new home, we had tea time together and talked about everything including you and your childhood friend Katsuki. In speaking of him, have you two met and talked to each other now?"
He blushed a bit and answered hesitantly. "U-Uhh..him? Y-Yeah…upon the way he acts, he did change half of it, but the rest are still there. Still the Kacchan I know. We're now in good terms." He stood up from the couch and grabbed his things to go to the elevator.
"I'm happy that you're friends with him now. I do miss you and Katsuki having bonding time together when you were kids." She chuckled.
"Yeah. It is still fresh in my memory." He remembered the time when he and Katsuki had numerous roleplaying of Heroes vs Villains at his bedroom and watched heroic movies together, resulting him to let out a chuckle and a sigh after some episodes popped out in his head.
"Anyway, the dinner's ready and now your dad is calling me to taste his cooking. Eat your meal and finish your studies as much as possible. I know you can do this~! I've got to go and let me know if you need anything, okay? I love you, my baby Izuku~!"
"Y-Yeah. Have fun with your dinner and say 'hi' to dad for me. Love you too, mom." He answered before hanging up.
After receiving a phone call from his mom Inko and talked about his first day at U.A. and the happenings outside the campus, he used the lift to go at the designated floor and a few seconds later, he reached the 4th floor of the building and started walking at the hallway. It seemed everything is quiet and barely hear a noise coming from the inside of each dorm.
He finally arrived at his room door and was about to insert the key to the doorknob of his dorm when he heard someone behind, calling his last name with a soft low tone.
"M-Midoriya?"
He quickly glanced behind and found out it was his dorm neighbor and classmate, Todoroki with a mixed of poker face and serious look.
"Oh, it's you... You must be Shoto Todoroki, yes? It seems you're living next to my dorm, I see?" He let out a nervous chuckle.
The heterochromatic-eyed nodded. "Yes, indeed."
"That's cool. And don't worry about me, I'm not that talkative and extroverted kind of person. You wouldn't get disturbed by me…well…except for the random typing, I'll make on my keyboard while doing online night classes."
"It's alright." He nodded before looking up to him with a serious look. "Look, Midoriya….I need to talk to you...I-It's about my father and my family..."
Izuku paused for a moment and let out a sad smile. "I hope everything's fine now after he confessed everything to the public especially to your family. He had it coming—maybe it's not the right time to talk about it since the investigation on him is still ongoing. If I were you, leave the police force to this. If you'll excuse me I have online classes to work to—"
He looked away from him to open the door of his room as he didn't want to talk to him not only because of the schedule, but also the little secret he kept from his former colleague. Unfortunately, he was again stopped by half-and-half by grabbing his arm. "W-Wait, please...!"
He startled and backed away a bit upon Shoto did his action towards the green-haired, he made his suitcase dropped on the floor. "S-Shoto..."
"Since you were responsible for the hacking incident and know my family so well, I also believe you know my older brother's whereabouts..." He frowned and looked away. "And I think for me, this is a great opportunity to ask you this….Is there a chance that you knew and met my big brother Touya?"
He looked at the grip on his arm before looking back to him. Judging by the other's actions, he really wanted answers coming from him.
"Shoto...I...I.."
"Midoriya, please..." He let go of his arm as he proceeded on holding the other's hand with a frown look which made the green-haired blush a bit by the other's actions. Izuku couldn't do anything but to observed and listened to him. "You don't know how much I've missed my big brother and he was the only one who looked after me when I was a little kid and the time my siblings got separated..." He let out a tear while looking down before continued speaking.
"We were told by the hospital where my mom is currently residing at and the nurse told me that the name 'Touya' paid a visit to my mother at her room a week ago. After that, my mom sent a letter to us and said in the paper that our big brother returned and apologized to her, but he's not ready to face his siblings and to our father. I have no one else to reach out except for you, Midoriya. I believe you have the answer I've been craving about for so long~ P-Please, tell me….did you and my big brother work in the same organization?"
Inside the ash blonde's room, Katsuki who was hearing their conversation at the hallway while leaning on the door. He asked himself why the half-and-half was acting all desperate and frustrated at Izuku for answers about his personal/family issues. He felt annoyance and jealousy for touching and disturbing his childhood friend and possible lover of his life as he couldn't resist any longer.
"Todoroki I…I..uhh…you have to listen to me, okay?" Izuku had no choice but, to tell the truth because the conscience is driving him crazy. "Your brother is—" He was about to spill the tea when the two heard a loud blow of an opened door and later revealed it was Katsuki with red blush cheeks and gritted teeth giving a glare at them.
"YOU, HALF-AND-HALF! I DON'T KNOW WHAT PERSONAL ISSUES YOU HAVE IN THE PAST UNTIL TODAY BUT LET ME TELL YOU THIS….STAY AWAY FROM THE NERD, YOU HEAR ME?!"
Izuku and Shoto almost jumped upon hearing the other, who was yelling directly at them, he made the heterochromatic teen let go of the other's hand.
"K-Kacchan..?" He blinked and tilted his head.
Shoto grunted. "Bakugo…please, do not interfere.."
"You heard me, half-and-half?! Now, let go of Deku or else?!" He walked towards them with an angry and irritated look on his face.
Todoroki glared back to him. "…or else what? You're going to beat me up like in the festival, huh?"
"Tch! Izuku's father entrusted me to look after and protect him while attending this school…! You don't have the right to go desperate to him for answers!"
"I don't give a damn about it. Just leave out of this! I only need to talk to him." Shoto answered with gritted teeth.
"Kacchan, what the hell?!" Izuku glanced to him, looking confused.
"Yes, Deku~!" He nodded with a serious look. "We had a talk a few weeks ago when you were in recovery and made a pact and promise to your father to look after you from now on."
"Ugh…goddammit, dad—" He let out a mutter before calming the situation at the two by placing his hands on other's shoulders. "Look, guys. Enough of this bad blood battle." He felt like the two young men were fighting over him for attention or something, he didn't want that.
"Deku/Midoriya.." The two rivals blinked upon the touch and said his name before glancing to him.
He glanced at the half-and-half. "Todoroki, we'll talk about this tomorrow during lunch and I hope you're available on that time, but I'm warning you…get ready for everything as I think you wouldn't handle my side of the story." He then glanced at Katsuki. "And you Kacchan. You have a lot of explaining to do when we'll meet at my place this Friday. Got that?"
Shoto nodded and told him that he's available tomorrow, while Katsuki looked away with a blush and gritted teeth. "Tch….whatever."
Izuku smiled. "Now then. If you'll excuse me, I have online classes to attend and study to~!" He huffed as he grabbed his things and finally opened the door, entering the room.
"M-Midoriya—"
"D-Deku~!"
"Have a good night!" He slammed the door in front of them and locked the doorknob, muttering words. "Ugh…I'm finally in peace, away from those jerks…"
Shoto grunted at Katsuki as he returned to his dorm, looking disappointed. "Thanks for ruining it, idiot.."
"Shut it, freak and know your fucking place!" The grumpy Kacchan returned to his dorm as well.
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Detective Naomasa and Izuku POV
After a little feud of his classmates over him at the dorm hallway, he did his own multitasking inside his hotel-like concept room designed by his father which he didn't mind at designing the interiors while staying at U.A.. Textbooks, folders and his laptop were all opened in front of his study table together with his take-out dinner he bought at the café and also a big mug of coffee with him to make sure his body and mind are awake for him to finish multiple deadlines and online exams he'd been taking on.
He ended the online cram classes/exams provided by his teachers at 11:00 PM and took almost 4 hours to finish his first session on his first day at a hero school. He finally stood up and did some stretching and exercise after long hours of not standing up without any break. He yawned and later moaned due to the stretching which sounded like a male porn star who's been bottomed by his partner. "Okay, that sounded dirty. I hope no one didn't hear any of this…"
He chuckled and proceeded on tidying his study table. Placing the textbooks and papers on the floor in symmetrical order, some trash placed inside the bin and now he opened the windows to let the fresh air go inside his room and also to check his black ravens at a tall tree.
Minutes had passed, a request for a video call popped up on his laptop as he quickly checked the screen and found out the police force Detective Naomasa is now calling him. He scratched his head as he returned back to his seat for him to answer the video call.
"Wanting more information, I suppose?" He waved a 'hi' to him.
Naomasa smiled at his presence and waved back to him. "This is what detectives do. Can't help it, really." He chuckled and observed the teen. "You seem exhausted from the separate curriculum they give to you, Izuku. Are you sure you'll be fine there?"
"I came prepared for the worst and yet here I am, still breathing…" He grinned and brought the dessert Uraraka gave to him from his mini fridge located under the table. "Despite mixed reviews towards me, I must say, this isn't really bad."
He nodded. "Judging by the welcoming cupcake you received from your schoolmates, I believe you'll survive there without any assistance coming from us." He chuckled again.
He took a bite of the cupcake and glanced at the officer. "Aren't we going to interview me or just make an eyeball session for the rest of the night?" He joked as a tease.
The officer rubbed his temples before opening his notebook. "You sure are wanting this investigation quick, huh?"
"Well, aren't we all?"
"We all are, Izuku. Now, you've already told me everything you knew about the League of Villains and as of today, they are all planning to track and make an operation to their multiple hideouts in Tokyo. Some 75% of the villains you've mentioned before were all arrested since the start of the invasion at U.A. and now I just need to continue this interrogation towards you. Shall we begin now, Midoriya?"
"Understood, officer." He nodded.
Naomasa showed a picture of a certain villain, wearing a female school uniform. "Tell me this girl's identity if you recognize her. Her quirks and abilities. She was last seen almost 3 weeks ago, before your attempted revolt against the hero community."
He almost choked a bit and quickly grabbed his glass of water to drink it before taking deep breaths. The officer blinked and tilted his head upon the actions from the green-haired. "Is there a problem, Izuku?"
He looked away with a slight blush before shaking his head. "Her name is Himiko Toga. One of my trusted colleagues during my stay in League of Villains. She's a knife expert, which she uses along with her enhanced agility. She stabs her enemies at close distance or throwing her blades from a considerable distance. Also, she's good at doing assassination/assault requests from our boss. Her quirk is 'Transform' which grants her ability to take on the complete physical appearance of another individual by ingesting their blood, including their voice. She also can copy and change their clothes, getting naked before doing this as her regular clothes would overlap her disguise. She can shift between multiple disguises if she has consumed different people's blood. She can also do her stealth ability by holding her breath for her to disappear from her enemies. She doesn't have an official villain name but some of my colleagues and I usually call her 'The Deceiver' or 'Doppelganger'.
The officer was finished typing the important details on his computer before glancing to him. "Hmm...I guess that explains the little incident before. I don't know if you're aware, but one student from Shiketsu High was drugged at the school and used her appearance during the Provisional Hero License. Thankfully, the hero license event didn't encounter problems, but the school's security reported to us that the victim was drugged and left unconscious at the back of the campus."
Izuku nodded to him. "I see. I feel sorry for the victim though. How is she anyway?"
"She's fine now and still active at her school and currently doing the remedial for provisional hero license. We tried to interview her about what happened and unfortunately, she didn't remember anything at all. The villain's motives towards the student remain unknown." He looked directly to him. "How about you, Midoriya? Do you have an idea about her motives?"
"All I know is she likes to victimize people, especially to the most attractive ones without any reason except for torturing them with pleasure. She may look sweet and bubbly, but when you confront and take her seriously, she is psycho as hell."
"Hmm…I'll take note of that. Is there anything you like to add before we proceed to another villain, young man?"
He cleared his throat and rubbed his temples. "Aside from that…she…she used to be my ex…" He let out a nervous chuckle.
The officer backed away from him as if he didn't want to believe it. "Excuse me?"
"Yeah, …it didn't last long and not even serious relationship. I tried to convince her to join me on my own journey of atonement before leaving the group. She was hesitant and later on refused my offer." He sighed. "I still have no idea if she's still serving to the league, but I was once asked her to do what she couldn't….to kill the co-founder, Shigaraki Tomura…"
"What?" He raised an eyebrow. "Seems like you and Shigaraki had a little civil war during your stay, yes?"
"He is also the reasons I left the league. He wanted me to leave and so I granted his request. You've already known everything about him when we had a one-on-one talk, didn't you?"
"Yes, Izuku. I still remember that. Now, moving on…." He later showed another picture of a certain villain. "He was last seen at the forest during the Forest Training incident of Class 1-A students and responsible for the forest fire. Tell me everything you know."
Izuku returned his serious look while looking at the photo before looking back to the detective. "Sir detective…you wouldn't believe me when I tell you this…"
"What are you saying, Izuku?" He made a worried look while holding the photo.
"The picture you're holding…" He paused for a moment before letting out the information. "He is Touya Todoroki, also known as 'Dabi' as his nickname. He is the eldest and long lost son of Enji Todoroki and older brother of my classmate, Shoto."
The detective's eyes widened and gasped before coming closer to the screen. "Izuku Midoriya, tell me immediately if this photo I'm holding is really the lost son of Endeavor?"
He nodded with a serious look. "You heard me right, officer."
"Oh, Gods…" He immediately typed the information on his data before sending it to his colleagues. "While doing my work here, kindly continue explaining to me about his background.. I'm starting to send this to the headquarters…"
"He joined the league 6 months after me and he had no purpose why he became part of the family until he told me everything to me. At age 13, he left the Todoroki household after the abuse he received from the clan especially his father. As a result, his appearance drastically changed that includes his skin, facial, and hair color. His quirk is 'Combustion' and it is similar to Endeavor and Shoto's fire ability. His flames are extremely hot and it is believed their temperature is higher than that of normal fire, being enough to burn an entire group of foes into ash in mere seconds. He also can combust anything he touches, including hard materials such as rock and cement. Offensively, He uses his flames by using fireballs and flamethrower-like attacks. He also can form bursts of fire. Defensively, He can generate enough flames to form massive walls, surrounding his targets. In short, his firepower is quite powerful than Endeavor."
After a few seconds of listening and typing important details, he finally faced the green-haired. "Thank you for the information you've said to me. I've already sent the data to the hero council and police headquarters regarding this Touya's data. Enji would be surprised once he receives this message. He did plead to the public to help him find his lost son a week ago."
"Other than that, officer. My classmate Shoto received a call from the hospital about Dabi's visit to his mother and recently wanted me to tell the truth to him."
"I see. We'll also call the hospital and make a quick investigation, especially to Rei Todoroki. Thank you again for this, Izuku."
"You're welcome, officer." He nodded with a smile.
It was now a quarter to midnight and in the middle of follow-up investigation and interrogation of Midoriya via video conference on their computers face-to-face, the teen had been disclosing the list of active villains in the league, but one of the people he told to the officer was also surprising like he disclosed information about the lost son of Todoroki family.
While disclosing a piece of certain information about a certain villain, he gave the detective a serious look.
"Let's have the last one I'm currently holding before we end this session. We'll continue this on Thursday night after your online cram classes. "
"The other one I sent you a while ago and it contains a picture and a little background of him. His name is Inasa Yoarashi and he was new to the family a month before I left the league. We were not that close as he had a separate task given by All For One. He was as just angry and starving as me for revenge, but not in the society tho. He only has two certain goals to settle his own score: To become stronger and beat the number 2 hero…."
The detective tilted his head and stopped writing his notes as he looked straight at Izuku. "What are you talking about? Kindly explain it more to me."
"He's exactly the same age as me, but tall, bald, and muscular build. He is an energetic, hyperactive, and enthusiastic young man who expresses himself with vigor. He has mannerisms about being passionate about everything. But let me tell you about his quirk….he has a deadly wind with him and has a dangerous area on effect when you dare to come close and beat him… He is famously known as….'Tempester'."
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Away from Izuku's dorm room, the teen had been eavesdropping their conversation for almost a couple of hours now by using the glass for him to hear through walls. Upon hearing the truth about the real identity of Touya Todoroki, the half-and-half silently cried and slowly bowed his knees on the floor, looking all devastated, emotional, and heartbroken. That is the answer he's been wanting for years and now he heard everything from his classmate, there was also a chance that he encountered his brother at the forest..
"B-Big brother….T-Touya…c-could it be true…? The one I fought in the forest…were you all along?" He covered his lips using one hand and closed his eyes, silently crying inside his cold chilly room.
Author's Note: Long chapter indeed! Hahaha Let me know your thoughts by leaving a review. Up next, is the date between Izuku and Kacchan! So, who's excited for the next chapter, because I do! Again, I'll see you guys in the next chapter! Buh-byeeee!
