Miruko shrugged, closing the call. "Well, it sounds like we are done with this investigation for now."

"We are?" Izuku asked.

"Yup. Nighteye says he thanks me for the tip, but that right now taking on the Hassaikai would jeopardize his investigation on the group." She sighed, "Some people just don't appreciate a good beat down. But!" She grinned now, and Izuku felt in danger, "I managed to snag a promise to intervene in this stuff when shit hits the fan."

"When will that be?"

"Ah! Months, probably. It's not easy to find out what a minor Yakuza gang is up to for outsiders. You better have that Provisional License by then, if you want to get involved. For now, we are done here, it seems." She looked down at the departing vehicles, and then at the large man that locked the Hassaikai Compound's gate. The signal kept working for a bit, before dying out. "Guess they ended up finding the tracker. Typical." She put the receiver back and smiled, "Well, let's go take care of some more Villains. I want to kick someone in the face."

"And tomorrow we leave for Osaka?"

"Yup! I have a good tip on another cargo for the Wild Villains." And with that she jumped onto the next roof, before continuing on her way.

Izuku made to follow her, but as he did, he paused.

'It's not easy to find out what a minor Yakuza gang is up to for outsiders…' He thought on that phrase, and an idea started to sprout in his mind.

Maybe it didn't have to be an outsider, after all…

-x-

Nighteye sighed in relief, leaning back on his chair, "Oh god, that was so stressful. Seems I managed to hold the sledgehammer back for a bit."

"For a bit?" Lemillion asked.

"I don't believe for a second Miruko will wait as long as I would like. Hopefully, she will at least wait until I'm done with the preliminary investigation." He sighed again, "That woman is reckless like All Might and hot-headed like Endeavor on a bad day. And passionate like Crust, if that's possible. Truly the most terrifying combination." He stood up, quickly taking off his jacket and putting on a black one of similar cut, "Anyway, we should get going."

"Are we off investigating?" Jiro asked excitedly, standing up from her half-finished report. "Please tell me we are off investigating."

"That's in two hours, using the evening as cover. It's the ideal time for that kind of patrol routes."

"… Where are we going then?"

"There is an exclusive All Might merchandise signing event." Nighteye casually replied, while grabbing a rolled up poster and putting it in a large container, "And I am not going to miss this."

"… I thought you didn't talk with All Might anymore." Jiro said, "Didn't he say that?" She asked, looking at Lemillion.

"Of course I don't, that would be awkward." He pulled out a brown wig, round glasses and fake mustaches, starting to apply them, "This is the best solution."

"… I want to say I can't believe that works, but…"

"It's All Might." Lemillion finished.

"It's All Might." Centipeder repeated.

"It's All Might." Nighteye said with a resigned sigh.

"Ahahahahahah!" Bubble Girl kept laughing, strapped to the machine- Oh god even Jiro had forgotten, was she already getting used to this after a single day?

-x-

"So, Hagakure, are you and Sako…" Intelli let the end of her question up in the air, not wanting to push the question, worried to say something offensive.

But that never stopped Setsuna. "Are you two bonking?"

"Tokage!" Both Intelli and Sekigai shouted.

"What? Oh, come on, don't act like you aren't at least a bit curious." Setsuna replied, a fierce smile on her face, "No point in mincing words, right?"

Hagakure blushed – or she did the closest equivalent to it she could muster, considering her invisibility – and coughed in her fist. "Uhm… W-Well, we are not going that far. We are just dating. And we just started. We can… wait for that kind of stuff."

"Just dating? That's already a big deal." Sekigai pointed out, "I mean, it's only the beginning of May. How long have you known each other for?"

"… Three weeks."

"See? That's why it's a big deal."

"Seems just a bit… rushed if you ask me." Intelli commented, taking a sip of her tea, and somehow managing to ignore Sekigai and Tokage's glare.

"Ah… W-Well, I guess it might sound like that, senpai…"

"B-But by no means that's to say it can't be done!" Sekigai interjected, "It's just curious, you know?"

Hagakure coughed in her fist, awkwardly looking around the large lounge of Edgeshot's Hero Agency. This was a private room the Hero, his sidekicks, and now the cooperating Heroes and their Interns could use, provided with couches, a television, a small kitchen and a large table. She took all that in, but her thoughts weren't really on the location, but on what the girls were saying.

She had jumped into it fast, hadn't she?

But she couldn't deny what she felt. Every time she saw Masutaro her heart skipped a beat. Every time they held hands she felt ecstatic. Every time they kissed… She brought both hands to her face. "I really like him, you know?" She said. She held back from the big l-word. That… maybe, but it could come with time. "I really, really like him. Every time we are together, my heart and head just scream I want to spend every moment with him. I-I know that it sounds dumb, but I… I think I want to stay with him forever."

"That's what matters!" Setsuna said, putting an arm around her shoulders. Only an arm, as the rest of Setsuna stayed put where she was.

"Yeah! You are totally cute together." Sekigai added with a thumb up.

"Just because only around ten percent of all high school relations end in marriage, it doesn't mean there is a reason to doubt you are in that fortunate ten percent." Intelli said with a gracious nod.

Everyone stared at her for a long moment.

"You know, you really suck at this whole 'friendly' thing, Intelli." Tokage said.

-x-

Standing behind the door of the lounge he was about to enter, Masutaro took a deep breath, letting go the handle and walking back to his room. He sat down, and wondered what he was supposed to do.

Hagakure wanted to be with him forever.

And he wanted that too.

But what did he do with the whole 'Being a member of the League of Villains thing?'

He sighed, and sent the message to the one person he trusted for advice. After all, he had organized Izuku's first date, and even Masutaro could tell those two were cute together. Maybe he could work his magic again.

Dabi took a long time to answer, and then he finally did.

'I have no fucking clue.'

'Well thank you very much you walking charred corpse, good to know you suck at giving advice just as much as you suck at skincare!' Masutaro sighed. Alright, Dabi was out, Tomura was… Tomura, Stain was… Stain – wow, Villains sucked at social life, uh? – and his dad… Well it was dumb, but it felt a bit embarrassing.

'Mineta and Kaminari are about as successful with the girls as I a- No, wait, that doesn't work anymore. About as successful as Tomura is. Yeah that seems right. Soooo…'

He wrote down his message to Tokoyami, 'Can we talk?'

The phone answered a moment later, 'Yo, ya boy Fumi here, wassup?'

'I know that's you, Dark Shadow.'

'Ah, you got me. Anyway, Fumi is asleep after his day out on the Internship, which, by the way, pretty disappointing second day.'

'Oh. I'm sorry about that.'

'Eh, it happens. He'll come out stronger for it, I know him well. Uh, I'll delete this message later, I don't want him to know I think that. So, what's bothering you? Ya boy Dark Shadow is here, you know?'

'Thanks. But I really wanted to talk with him. Can you ask him to call tomorrow?'

'Alright. Probably late in the day tho. Hawks runs."

'… A tight ship?'

'No, he just runs a lot. Well, flies, but we have to run after him… Point is, Fumi is pretty busy during the day.'

'Yeah, sounds like it. Tell him to call when he can, I will try to answer. It's not that urgent anyway, I just need… an opinion.'

'Sounds serious. I like it. Will tell Fumi. G'night.'

Masutaro nodded and closed the message channel. He wasn't sure what exactly he wanted from Tokoyami, but at least he could ask for advice. Being an aspiring villain and being an edgy chuuni weren't that different, right?

Right?

-x-

Tomura Shigaraki had no clue of what he was doing, walking around the city with his little Intern in tow, like a real-life escort missions. It was also as boring and annoying. The problem here was that he couldn't just throw his escort at the monsters on purpose when they got on his nerves.

Well, he could but that sounded like a lot of paperwork.

"So, Villains." He said, breaking the silence.

"Villains?" Shinso asked, confused.

"Yeah, Villains." Shigaraki nodded, "What do you think of them?"

"Well, they are evil. They are… bad people."

Shigaraki sighed, "And have you ever stopped to consider why they are 'bad people'? Why they do what they do?"

"I… Well… Greed?"

"Maybe, a few. But you don't go up against the Heroes just because you want money. The big Villains usually have a goal in mind."

"Like what?"

Shigaraki frowned. Ugh, NPC backstories. He always sucked at remembering lore dumps. "Well, there's Stain, for example. He wants to cleanse all the bad Heroes and only leave the ones he deems worthy."

"Isn't that excessive?"

"Yeah, the dude is a total nutjob. But see? A motive. Or, even worse…" He racked his brain, "The really cunning ones. There is this shady villain, a person that hides their own goals from everyone. This person managed to infiltrate a certain institution that's considered a bastion of justice and authority. And you know what's the worst part? Within this institution, they are slowly taking over. Step by step, every single one of the supposed 'People that work for Justice' is being corrupted and turned into a Villain themselves."

"I-Isn't that big? Shouldn't we do something?"

Shigaraki snorted, "As if we could. We need much more to take on this person. Until then…" He sighed, "Until then, I suppose I'm stuck dealing with the usual stuff. I wish there were more Villains like Stain than Villains like that bastard. At least with the former you know their final goal. The latter? You only find out when they stab you."

Shinso seemed to be deep in thought as they continued walking forward. "Sir, I understand perfectly what you mean."

"You do?"

"Of course." Shinso nodded, "There are various types of Villains. Some are small time criminals, but the dangerous ones have smarts or corrupted ideals that make them dangerous for society as a whole. As a Hero, it's my job to root them out, and the best way to do so is by understanding their goals. Investigation and profiling, therefore, become key for our victory." He smiled.

Shigaraki slowly nodded, mentally hitting his head against a wall. 'Yeah, no. What the fuck? I wanted him to become more sympathetic to our cause.'

He grumbled. He had probably fucked up the interaction. Well, no biggy, it was only the second night, he could still recover. He really wanted to see someone good enough to convince an aspiring Hero to join a villainous organization on the second day of their meeting.

-x-

All for One-

-x-

Aside from his dad! That didn't count! He was the Symbol of Evil! He shadow ruled Japan. He could definitely turn someone to evil in two days. He challenged anyone else to do the same.

-x-

"Well, sir, thanks for the dinner." Tenya said, smiling happily as he finished the last of his food. The beautiful Chinese restaurant Slidin'Go had invited him to made excellent food. It also wasn't that expensive, meaning that Tenya didn't feel too guilty about Sliding'Go offering to pay. Of course, the younger Iida would still insist to pay his part, but he had the feeling the Pro would not accept that.

Either way, what really intrigued Tenya was the conversation. Mister Slidin'Go was definitely a man of interesting ideas.

"Don't mention it. Now, to go back to our discussion, you can see why it's so important for so many people to relax the laws on Quirk Control."

"I can understand that. But I'm just worried about the social unrest. While the goal of allowing more freedom is laudable, I have to wonder what would result from unrestricted Quirk usage. The unfairness…" Tenya said.

"Ah, but you see Propulse," Slidin'Go ate the final piece of meat from his plate, "Isn't it unfair even now? Even today, if you try to get recruited in any job that requires strength, you are bound to find a job far more easily if you have a Heteromorphic Quirk that gives extra strength."

"Well, Transformation and Emitter Quirk users could get a working license…"

"But then why not just allow them to use their Quirk? A Quirk they'd have a lot more freedom to use even in their daily life? Why does a man need to struggle carrying his grocery when he could turn in a wall of muscles and carry it with one hand? Why should someone with a flight Quirk have to take the car on a sunny day, rather than spread their wing and fly to work, therefore increasing their athleticism, their control of the Quirk, I remind you, they were born with, and their mood? Or why should people like us, respectful of the rules of circulation, have to walk at a normal pace, when we could just build special tracks on the side of the road, like we do for bicycles and emergency vehicles?"

Iida pondered the argument. "I… That's a good argument, sir, but… There has to be a reason for the rules we have…"

Slidin'Go chuckled, "There probably are, I'm sure you can find the arguments for them online. Don't worry, I'm not arguing you should agree with me. I just figured I'd share my opinion on this subject with my Intern. I hope it wasn't a problem."

"Of course not, sir! Thank you for sharing your thoughts! You have given me a lot to think about!" Iida shouted, earning several looks from the other costumers. He coughed awkwardly in his fist. "Sorry."

"Slidin'Go chuckled, "Don't mention it, Propulse. We are leaving anyway, since we are both done." He stood up, and patted Iida on the shoulder, "This is gonna be a very good week."

Iida smiled. Truly, he was lucky to be Interning for Slidin'Go. His brother was right, after all.

-x-

"Motherfucker." Tomura grumbled.

"Did you say something, sir?"

"I don't know, I just feel like someone beat me." Tomura replied, ignoring Shinso's questioning stare.

-x-

Bakugo yawned, waking up for his third day on the Internship. He quickly washed himself and changed his clothes, before heading downstairs for his breakfast.

He found Best Jeanist already sitting down and eating his own breakfast, Hero costume mostly ready save for his neck lowered to let him drink the tea he had prepared. "Good morning." The number four said.

"Morning." Bakugo managed to say, before he grabbed a coffee, filled a cup with it and immediately downed the whole thing, "Ah, this is the best. Good thing it's not decaffeinated."

"It would be most inelegant for any of my employees to dare drink decaf." Best Jeanist nodded, "Almost as bad as teenage angst."

"What?"

"I said it's really bad." Jeanist replied, taking another sip of his tea, as Bakugo sat down with another mug of coffee, this one to be drunk more slowly. "So, Bakugo, it's been two days. I believe you should be getting used to the agency." He threw a meaningful look at his spiky, disorderly hair.

Bakugo sighed. "I can't really pull off that fucki- that look."

"I can tell, but we will still try. Proper appearance is still important for a Hero in Training." He smiled, "It also helps with the ladies."

"… It does?"

"Everything does. Appearance, attitude, the way you talk to them. It's all important for the sake of a relationship. For example, say you wanted to date a hypothetical girl…"

"Hypothetical."

"Entirely hypothetical. Well, you'd have to be well behaved for sure. Doesn't mean she won't like your rowdier exterior, so long as there is something more to show her. But eventually, you will have to prove you can at least pull off a more calm behavior from time to time. Dating someone with the bad boy attitude is fine and all, but no one wants to date a bad person."

Bakugo hummed. "So I'm supposed to shut my mouth and just act like a…"

"Act? It needs to be genuine. You don't fake a good relationship." He sighed, "Bakugo, I don't know which girl you like, if you like one. But the point is, in a relationship you will have to compromise sometimes. Like how my elegant hairstyle is the compromise to work in my agency." He stood up, and patted his shoulder, "Also, just saying, kuuderes usually take bad boys really well, their attitude matches a lot."

"Sir!"

"What? I'm just giving honest advice." He chuckled, "Don't need to follow it, I'm just saying." He winked and walked off, "Also, now you are presentable."

Bakugo blinked, and slowly moved his hand to his hair, that was now perfectly dressed in the proper hairstyle. "How the fuck-"

"I'm very skilled." Best Jeanist replied, putting the hair comb back in his pocket, "Come on, finish your breakfast and go change in your Hero outfit, today we are going on patrol." The man pulled out his phone, and froze. "Ragdoll? The fuck?!"

Bakugo smiled. Maybe he had more in common with his new teacher than he expected.

-x-

Edgeshot grinned as he put down his phone and watched his colleagues. "Eh, Jeanist and Hawks owe me ten thousand yen now."

"What, they didn't figure out which of us was with Snipe?" Mandalay asked, as they both did their best to not stare at Ragdoll and Snipe as the two exchanged a kiss. They also tried to ignore the fact Ragdoll was purring as she did that.

"Eh, Hawks thought it was you."

"No thanks. Tomoko is into older men, but I like them around my age." Mandalay replied.

"Good to know." Edgeshot replied, and she sent him a look, "For… Future bets, I mean." He quickly clarified.

"Of course." Mandalay coughed in her fist, "And Jeanist?"

"Pixie Bob."

"Pixie 'ten years dry spell' Bob?! That's a loser's bet. I thought Jeanist was supposed to be the smart one."

"We figured not getting any for ten years would make her lower her standards." Edgeshot replied, purposefully raising his tone.

"Ohi!" Snipe shouted, and Ragdoll turned around to blow them a raspberry before kissing Snipe on the cheek as he put his mask back on. They whispered something to each other, and then Snipe waved at them both and walked of, while Ragdoll joined the other Heroes.

"You two are the worst. I've half the mind to miss the Hero Killer on purpose now."

"Purrease don't. You are purrfect for the job." Mandalay teased, and Ragdoll turned bright red, before storming off with a pout on her face.

Edgeshot and Mandalay glanced at each other and then started to laugh. "Well, we should go pick up our Interns." He said once the laugh died down.

"Sure." Mandalay said, chuckling, as they walked back in, entered the elevator and reached the top. There, they found their students, already in their Hero Costumes. "Good, you are ready."

"Uhm, ma'am, why was miss Ragdoll going on about her teammates and friends having to, and I quote, 'mind their fucking business'?"

Edgeshot and Mandalay burst out laughing. The five teens exchanged a look full of meaning.

Heroes were weird.

-x-

Izuku glanced at his phone, sitting in his new apartment room in Osaka. He had waited a whole day to take a decision. But he had finally decided. He took a deep breath, and punched in the number.

"Hello?" His mom's voice answered from the other end of the line, "Izuku, is it you?"

"Uh, mom?"

"Hello, sweetie! Why didn't you call sooner?!"

"Uhm, I was kind of busy the past few days, I haven't talked with anyone."

"Oh, that's not good sweetheart, you should definitely at least call your girlfriend."

"M-Mom!" Izuku turned bright red, "I… I message with Himiko every day."

He could feel the motherly smile through the phone, "That's great sweetie! How is she doing?"

"She says Kesagiri Man is a good person and she is learning a lot about how Underground Heroes work. She also says it's… weird to be on this side of the law." He sighed, "I guess she means because her dad is a Villain and all that?"

"Yes, definitely." His mom was quick to agree, "So… Any progress with your confession?"

"I… I didn't really. Not yet. It's just… I should take my time, right? I barely just realized."

"… Well dear, I won't force your hand. Just let me tell you I think you are really," She paused, "Ugh… you are really cute together."

"I-I… Wait, are you ok mom?" He asked.

"Sure am, sweetie. Just feeling a bit under the weather for some reason, it's all. I think I might be getting sick."

"Oh, wow. That never happens."

"I know, right?! I haven't been sick in years. Well, hopefully it's just an early summer cold. Just a stupid headache and nausea, everything should be fine with a good night sleep."

"Watch out mom, alright? If you don't feel good tomorrow, go to the doctor and…"

"Izuku Midoriya, your mom is more than capable of taking care of herself, after taking care of her son basically alone for sixteen years."

Izuku chuckled, "Alright, alright. Uhm, actually, I called to talk with dad. Is he there?"

"Ah, that's why you called his phone. I'm afraid your father left it home. I feel like a secretary, considering how often this stupid thing rings. Although, I will admit it's nice to hear from so many old friends." She chuckled, "I just don't get why they all scream in fear when they hear my voice…"

"… Weird. Anyway, I wanted to ask him something to Isana about… the Clan. So…"

"Oh, if you want his number, I don't know it, and all the numbers on your dad's phone are coded. Maguma is easy, considering he is marked 'Hotheaded', but I have no idea who… Ah, but I'm sure the Shindo kids will have it. You know, I should invite them over. I might not… agree with the rest of your dad's family, but the kids aren't at fault." She sighed, "I'm sorry I didn't do it sooner. I just… wanted to keep you safe."

"I know mom." Izuku sighed. He wasn't angry with his mom, she tried her best. It just turned out to not be enough, "I will call Yo or Hana. Make sure to rest."

"You too dear. Don't overtrain!"

Izuku chuckled and they said goodbye, before he sighed. Alright. He didn't have Yo's number – he had kinda forgotten to ask – but he did have Hana's, since he had needed it during their preparation for the Sports Festival.

He called, and waited. "Hello?" Hana's voice came through, a bit low but audible.

"Hi Hana! It's Izuku!"

"Hi Izuku! It's n-nice to hear- Mei put down that blowtorch!"

"Never!" Hatsume's shouting was clearly audible even through the phone, "I need to finish this baby by tomorrow!"

"By tomor- Wait, are you planning to work all night?!"

"Of course!"

"Mei that's dangerous overworking!" There was a rustling, "No working on the… Wait what are you even building?"

"It's called 'Project Seltzer-inator'. It was scheduled to be developed in a few months for a client called C. H., but I want to complete the working prototype tonight! I'm sure Mister Yotsubashi's mind will be blown away."

"… You know, I'm terrified at the idea it might be literally blown away."

"Progress comes at a cost!"

"Please don't kill our temporary employer, my dad wouldn't like that."

"No promises!"

Hana sighed, "S-sorry Izuku. I-I had to d-deal with that."

"Uh… You know, you sound a lot more… at ease with Mei."

"W-Well, I guess it-it's because it's… Mei. I really feel at ease talking with her. It's like with Melissa, Hagakure, Masutaro or Sh-Shinso…" She hesitated a moment, "Uhm, d-did you need so-something?"

"Ah, actually, I wanted to call your father, and I needed the phone number. Ah, and your brother's too, if you can." Izuku decided. It was weird to still not have a way to call Yo.

"S-Sure. I will send them o-over."

Izuku thanked her, closing the call. Then he watched the numbers, and called the first one.

"Yes?"

"H-Hey Isana, it's me, Izuku."

"Ah, the Heir. Good to hear of you, but I wasn't expecting a call. Is there a problem? Or is this about Kaina?"

"Tsutsumi is…" Izuku considered what would sound villain-y enough, "A useful extra." 'Sorry Kacchan.' "No, I need information."

"On what?"

"The… Shie Hassaikai." Izuku said.

"Using your dear cousin for some Hero investigation, uh?" Isana laughed coldly, "Well, I don't mind. Sit down. This will take a while to explain."

"Uh… Just like that? I assumed you would ask why."

"… Kid, you realize you outrank me, right? I might be on equal rank on paper, but you are the heir. That puts you above me now that you are actually involved in the family business."

"… Ah. Uh, good? I guess? So, can you tell me about the Hassaikai?"

"Sure."

Izuku sat down. He wondered idly how his friends would be spending that evening. He hoped they were having more fun.

-x-

Uraraka looked up at the entrance of the Todoroki household. 'How did this happen?' She wondered, 'How did I go from eating mochi in an apartment without air conditioning to literally being invited for dinner at the Number Two's house?'

"You alright?" Todoroki asked.

"Y-Yeah!" She said, standing stiffly. Uh, did this count as high society? She wasn't sure. Was it bad she was just wearing a t-shirt? Should she…

"Come on, move it." Endeavor said, "We don't have all night."

'I'm freaking out dammit, let me!'

"Burnin' and Fuyumi have worked hard on that mochi-"

Uraraka rushed into the house. This was gonna be a fantastic night.

(XX)

Ah, the Internships. Learning from the Pros you are shadowing, getting to know their human side too, them trying to ship you with another student, getting recruited in some shady organization, using your Yakuza relative to find out more about a possible Villain target... Wait I don't think that's how Internships are supposed to go.

So yeah, we move on in the story, I think you can tell but this takes us to the end of the third day. Four days are left, and whatever Shigaraki is planning is coming. It's gonna be lots of fun, I'm sure.

Hagakure and Mustard are interesting to write. They are a weird couple, because they are a very... quick decision on their part. Which, mind you, isn't necessarily a bad thing. I know the usual point of view is that couples like those don't last, but given my family history I'm inclined to disagree so... Yeah, don't count them out just because their start isn't as solid.

Meanwhile... Well Shigaraki is trying soft recruitment. It's not very effective. He needs to get notes from Slidin'Go. Or his dad. Dammit AfO, you had to go on vacation and leave the guy to learn on his own, uh? If I didn't know your vacation is going to be hilarious I'd be made.

Then we have Jeanist testing the ground for his shipping (and yeah, I'm sure you realized but he is definitely trying to figure out if Bakugo is interested in Tsuyu, his delinquentxkuudere ship has to sail at all costs), a reveal that probably will fly over a lot of people's heads (I seriously don't know how many people will remember Snipe's mysterious date, but for those that do, here you go, the reveal, sorry for all the people that placed their bet on Pixie Bob). I now have to add the Ragdoll/Snipe tag on Ao3? Yes? No? I don't know maybe I should make sure they last first.

And now Uraraka finally gets that mochi dinner she was bribed with promised. I'm sure it's going to be a totally normal dinner. Yup. Totally. Endeavor definitely hasn't prepared a Powerpoint presentation on the possible results of Zero Gravity + Half Hot Half Cold pairings. He is setting up that projector for entirely unrelated reasons.
Yup.