Here we go! Chapter 3!

Thank you to SentinalSlice for telling me about my dialogue errors! I have fixed the ones in the previous chapters and this chapter.

SPOILER WARNING: This chapter contains a character from the New Testament novels for A Certain Magical Index. If you have an issue with that, then you might be screwed. If you only care about major spoilers though, I think you'll be fine.

With that said, onto the chapter!


Normal Text - Story telling

"Hey there!" - Dialogue

I like cheese - Thoughts

"I will kill that bastard!" - Whispering and/or mumbling.

("That shirt looks ugly") - Small Flashbacks


Chapter 03 - A Dog and A Talk

It was the morning of July 29 and the sun had just risen in Academy City. There was not a single cloud in the sky. It would have been the perfect day for going to a beach, or to just relax somewhere outside.

Instead, Izuku Midoriya was cooped up in a hospital, waiting for the Anti-Skill operative from the previous day to return with whatever information she went to get.

He didn't know how long it would take for Yomikawa to return, but he was hoping it would be really soon.

It turned out that whatever medical advances this place had, it was enough to remove all the damage Izuku inflicted to himself. By that morning, his arm looked just as it had before the scientist kidnapped him.

Unfortunately, even their advanced medical technology wasn't enough to repair the past damage. Izuku's hands and arms were still scarred from the Sports Festival and Training Camp.

Right now, Izuku was just sitting in his hospital bed and doing nothing. Hospitals were always boring, but the boredom seemed far worse today. There were so many things Izuku wanted to go out and see, but there was the off chance that Yomikawa would come back today.

Also, he was technically still marked as suspicious, so until that was rectified, there was no going out for the quirk user.

He let out a sigh. Hopefully he could ask Heaven Canceller for something to help elevate his boredom.

"Good morning."

Speak of the devil.

Izuku turned his head to the door and saw that the doctor was standing in the doorway. Behind him was… Yomikawa?

"I have some good news for you. It turns out your problem has been solved. I don't know the details, but it does mean I can discharge you later today with no issue." He gestured to Yomikawa. "You two already met yesterday. I'll let you guys sort it out."

Just as quickly as he came, Heaven Canceller left the room, leaving Izuku and the... well adorned woman alone. Like yesterday, the quirk user was getting flustered just from looking at her.

"Good to see you again, Midoriya. I bet you weren't expecting me back so soon, right? It was surprising to me as well to see how fast this issue was resolved." Yomikawa pulled out a small bag and tossed it to Izuku. "Here, this is for you."

When he opened up the bag, his eyes widened at what was inside. There was a change of clothes and a new phone, plus what seemed like a new wallet as well. He pulled out the wallet and opened it, but there was currently nothing inside.

Still, the generosity of the woman in front of him caused some tears to leak out. "Thank you for all of this! I don't know how I can repay it all!"

Instead of saying "It's no problem!" or something like that, Yomikawa gave a slight frown and crossed her arms. "Yeah… about that, I was actually just given those items by one of the higher ups this morning. You've been removed from the suspicious persons list too and your record is 100% clean. There's nothing in there."

It sounded perfect at first, but there was a large amount of fishy details in there. For one, Izuku's testimony should not have been enough to just automatically acquit him, especially since it was all a lie. That wasn't mentioning that he got a free phone and clothes out of it.

"Something about this isn't right. Why would they just clear me because of what I said yesterday? There were way too many holes in that story that should have warranted further questioning, yet I'm suddenly clear? Or maybe they actually did believe me and decided to-"

"Wow, you certainly can say a lot," Yomikawa cut in. Izuku halted mid-mumble and his face turned red in embarrassment. "Ha ha, it's actually quite endearing to hear your mumbling. But you do bring up a few concerns that I have as well. We can talk about those later, though."

"Ok!"

"Right now, we need to go down to the Anti-Skill station to clear you and get your ID. Once we finish that, we can discuss your living arrangements." She turned her back on Izuku and faced the door. "Put those clothes on. When you're ready, just wait outside the door and we'll head out."

Izuku started nodding, before halting himself. "Huh? My living arrangements? But what about what I told you?"

Yomikawa turned back to Izuku with a serious expression. "We can't talk about that here. I'll explain that along with the living arrangements. I didn't tell anyone else about it, so it's still a secret. Ok?"

He hesitantly nodded. Izuku wasn't entirely happy with how things seemed to be going, but it could have been much worse, so he decided to trust Yomikawa.

"Just come outside the door when you're ready. Don't worry about upsetting Heaven Canceller or anything like that. See you soon!" With those parting words, she walked out of the room.

Once Yomikawa left, Izuku pulled out the clothes that he received. Inside was a blank white short-sleeved shirt and a pair of black shorts. Unfortunately, there was no long-sleeve of any kind in there, so he wasn't able to cover up his arm scar.

Oh well… I can deal with it. Just hope I don't get too many s-stares.

After Izuku had changed into his new clothes, he picked up the bag he was given earlier and his old backpack, which was just sitting on a table next to his bed. He checked the room one last time to make sure he wasn't leaving anything behind, before walking to the door and opening it.

He peered into the hallway, but Yomikawa was nowhere to be found. Izuku assumed that she probably went to deal with his discharging or something, which was why she told him to wait. So that was his plan: to just wait.

After only a minute of waiting, however, someone came down running the hallway. It was a girl dressed… in nun clothes? She completely ignored Izuku's presence and ran into a different room, constantly shouting "Touma! Touma!" over and over. It was like watching a child running up to a parent.

Watching the girl do that put a small smile on Izuku's face. I hope Eri can act like that one day. She deserves to have a normal childhood. And if- no, when it happens, he hoped he could be there to actually see it.

He waited for a few more minutes, before Yomikawa finally returned. She walked up to Izuku with a grin on her face. "You're all set. Let's head to the Anti-Skill station."


The two rode through the streets of Academy City. They were currently in a special Anti-Skill car and heading towards the central Anti-Skill station. Unlike the night when Izuku was teleported here, the city was filled with people.

"We're almost there. Just hang tight for a little longer," commented Yomikawa from the driver's seat. Izuku was sitting in the passenger seat next to her and was staring out of the window.

He observed that, whatever Espers were, it didn't seem like they caused any visible mutations, which was a big contrast to his own world. It was odd not seeing the occasional person with a mutant quirk.

The station wasn't a very far drive from the hospital, so Izuku wasn't able to see much of the city. Still, from what he did see, he realized how much more technologically advanced this place was compared to any cities in his own world.

A few minutes later, the car pulled up to a large building with large glass windows covering the entire place. The structure of the building somewhat reminded Izuku of UA's main building, but it looked more sturdy. It technically was a police station, so it made sense.

Yomikawa stepped out of the car, with Izuku doing the same. "Well, here's the station. Come on in, let's get this issue sorted out."

The pair walked through the entrance into the large building. Yomikawa took Izuku through all of the security checkpoints with no issue, just the occasional checkup to make sure he wasn't carrying anything nefarious.

Although…

("Huh? What's this childish looking keychain? Some weird bunny guy with yellow hair?")

How dare that security guard call All Might childish?! Even Shigaraki wouldn't do that!

For a moment though, the memories of his old world entered his mind again, but Izuku shook them out before he could get depressed again. Now was not the time to think about that.

After going through all of the checkpoints, the two entered a new hallway. There were no windows here, only a couple of doors and a few guards. Izuku assumed this was a guarded area, although it left him wondering why they would do the ID here.

I thought I was only getting an ID? T-This seems a bit excessive!

Yomikawa, however, seemed to have an explanation. "Sorry if the high security is making you a bit antsy, but we have to clear up a few more things. For some reason, the higher ups want to make this as quiet as possible, so we have to do this in a secluded area."

It sounded pretty convincing to Izuku, but he felt like there was something missing. Unfortunately, it wasn't like he really had a choice, so he couldn't really do anything to fight it.

They passed a few rooms before arriving at a door with three guards posted in front of it. Izuku thought that was overkill for only getting an ID, and apparently Yomikawa agreed.

"Hey, what's the deal here?"

"I'm sorry, but only the boy may enter the room at this time. Please wait elsewhere."

A vein popped out on Yomikawa's head. "This child has been through a lot through the past few days. What are you planning on doing now?!"

Izuku felt a bit miffed over being called a child, but the uncertainty of what was occurring overpowered any negative feelings from that. Whatever was happening now, it was out of the Anti-Skill operative's control.

"That is classified. Please step away from the boy now."

"I refuse. If you do not tell me what's happenin-"

"It's alright," Izuku suddenly cut in. If he didn't say anything, the argument would have spiraled out of control and something terrible would have happened. "I'm the one who came here unannounced, right? I should be the one to deal with this."

Ever since he turned four and was diagnosed Quirkless, Izuku has felt like he has been a burden on everyone.

His mom, who did everything she could to support Izuku. Even if she didn't really believe in his dream of being a hero, she still loved him. Despite this, he felt like a burden on her finances.

His classmates from middle school, who only saw him as something less than human. His simple existence was a burden on their school lives.

Even after he received One For All and could finally stand on his own, he still occasionally felt like a burden. That was the consequence of being told that he was irrelevant by nearly everyone around him for ten whole years.

(No one at UA ever actually thought of Izuku as a burden, but he didn't know that.)

Thanks to this, he decided to relieve the burden of looking after him from Yomikawa. After all, she still had work to do, right? He couldn't take away her time from that.

Yomikawa looked like she wanted to argue, but her hands were tied. They wanted Izuku alone and he was willing to go along with it. No room for any arguments.

She eventually let out a sigh. "Fine. Let me know when you're done, ok?"

Izuku nodded. Even if he took away her "burden", she still was worried. He appreciated that.

With that dealt with, the security guards moved away and gestured for Izuku to enter the room. He walked in, not entirely sure what to expect.

Inside the room was a table and another door on the other side. It looked metallic and more fortified than the one he used. Aside from that, the wall was painted a blank white color and the floor was carpeted.

There was also someone wearing a suit inside as well, standing next to the door. When Izuku walked in, the suited man turned to him with a blank expression.

"Are you Izuku Midoriya?"

He jumped slightly from the sudden question. "Yes! That's me".

With a nod, the man pulled out a phone. He appeared to dial a number and placed the phone on his ear.

"..." Izuku couldn't hear what the person on the other end was saying.

"Yes. The one you asked for is here."

"..."

"As you wish." Just as quickly as the phone call began, it ended. The suited man turned back to Izuku. "Please stay here. Someone will be here to speak with you soon." With those parting words, the man left the room.

What was that? Why wasn't the person meeting me not already here? Am I seriously that high of a security risk?!

Then again, he did appear in an apparently well guarded city out of nowhere.

With nothing else to do, Izuku decided to take a seat at the table in the room. He put down his backpack on the floor and just sat there.

It sure is quiet in here...

After a couple of minutes of doing nothing, Izuku was getting bored. He really wanted to pull out his hero notebook from his backpack, but he had a feeling that it would not end well for him.

What's taking the person so long, anyways? It seemed like they knew I was coming, so they should have been rea-

With impeccable timing, the other door in the room opened. Izuku's eyes widened and his brain suddenly began going into a meltdown.

Ahh! I wasn't ready to talk about this! Please don't be another evil scienti-

That meltdown ended when his eyes fell onto the person who walked into the room.

Well, rather, when his eyes landed on the dog. The dog had a backpack with robotic arms attached to it.

Izuku blinked. Was he seeing things?

"So, you're the one that has Crowley so curious."

Silence reigned for a few seconds.

"Y-You can talk?!" Izuku cried out. Even if some animals had quirks in his world, very few had the ability to talk with humans like a person. One of those, of course, being UA's own principal, Nezu.

The dog, which Izuku was able to identify as a golden retriever, walked to the opposite side of the table. It pulled a chair out, hopped onto it and sat down. "Indeed. Of course, we are not here to discuss me. We are here to discuss you, boy."

Izuku really wanted to ask some questions, but he forced himself to stay silent.

"Depending on your answers, I unfortunately may have to dispose of you. Do not try escaping, because we both won't like what happens if you do."

A large gulp came from Izuku. He didn't expect a literal dog to threaten him when he woke up this morning. W-Why me….

"Let's begin. Why are you here?"

A loaded question, but one Izuku had already technically answered. He relaxed slightly. "I was in Shizuoka Prefecture, when I suddenly got teleported-"

"That was what you told the Anti-Skill officer," the dog interrupted. "I was already made aware of that. But that's not the full story, is it?"

A bead of sweat slipped from the quirk user's forehead. "W-What do you mean?"

"Simple. You may have been in Shizuoka Prefecture and perhaps you were indeed teleported here. But I believe we are not thinking of the same Shizuoka."

Unfortunately, Izuku had a terrible poker face, so his eyes inadvertently widened. No… how did he figure it out?!

The dog hopped down from the chair. "Crowley may have left out a few details, but a Kihara could figure it out." They took a few steps towards the green haired teen. "You are not from this place. I am, admittedly, quite curious. The science behind this is something I must get my hands on."

Izuku had no idea who this "Crowley" character was, but it sounded like they knew something about his origin. Which made him worried about how they found out.

Right now, though, he just had to get through this.

"But details for later. What are your intentions here?"

Izuku blurted out what he wanted without thinking about it. "I just want to go back where I came from!"

"So you really are not from around here. And from the sound of things, you had no desire to come to Academy City in the first place." The dog licked one of his paws. "An accident, perhaps. How very interesting."

W-Why did I confirm what he was thinking?! I could have just denied it! Right now, Izuku was quite intimidated by the dog and his brain was not working properly. Any second now, he was going to get into a fight for his life.

"In that case… you may very well be a benefit to us."

And there's his death sent- huh?!

The dog pulled out a cigar with its robotic arm and placed it in his mouth. "You know little about this place. We know little about you. There's no such thing as traveling between worlds, as far as we know. You are trapped here."

"...Yeah?"

"In that case, why don't we make an agreement of sorts? The power you hold fascinates both I and Crowley. In exchange for allowing you to live here and not be hunted down, I wish to experiment with your ability."

He blinked. Did he seriously just hear someone suggest human experiments?

"Of course, if you are lying about your intentions, we will be forced to eliminate you."

"Ah! I wouldn't do that!" Izuku exclaimed while furiously shaking his head.

"Then it should be a simple decision."

Izuku pondered on it for a moment. If he agreed, then he could work on finding ways back home and he wouldn't have to worry about the city arresting him. But…

"Experimenting?"

"Your power is very unique. We wish to understand it more through some tests."

Somehow, he felt like there was much more to it, but there was nothing Izuku could really do without accidentally making the dog mad.

"And If I refuse?"

The dog pulled the cigar away from its mouth for a moment and stared at Izuku right in the eyes. "Then I will have no choice but to eliminate you."

Izuku's face paled. I-I don't think I have a choice… whoever Crowley is, they must be p-powerful. Still… I don't know enough.

He steeled his courage and decided to ask the question on his mind. "Who are you and this Crowley person?"

The dog walked back to the other side of the table. "I was wondering if you would ask. All you need to know is that Crowley is the superintendent of this city. And I am, of course, Kihara Noukan."

Kihara… Isn't that the same last name as the scientist that kidnapped me?

At least he knew who he was dealing with exactly. Of course, the dog had no proof of actually knowing the apparent leader of this city, but he did not exactly have proof that he was lying either.

Although, being in experiments with someone who shared the same last name as his torturer was definitely an uncomfortable thought.

Speaking of which…

"Will the experiments be harmful to me?" asked Izuku.

"Do not worry. I know about your encounter with Kazuma. Assuming everything works properly, you will only suffer mild pain at most."

What's classified as Mild Pain?!

Ignoring that thought, Izuku moved onto his next question. "How often would the experiments be?"

"That will depend on a few things. Most likely, we will require you more often at the beginning. I cannot make any promises though."

I'm not sure that really answered it… It sounds like they'll just call me whenever?

The dog walked over to the door with the cigar still in its mouth. "So, do you agree?"

Really, Izuku did not want to agree. But he had no choice. It was either that or fight his way out. He didn't want to fight any governments at the moment, so he sadly had to go along.

"Fine… I'll do it… Just let me do whatever, too!" However, he accidentally shouted out something dumb. Stupid Deku!

"As long as you do not interfere with anything that goes against Crowley's plans." And with those parting words, the dog left through the same door it walked in.

...Wait, that worked?!

Well, now he was feeling pretty mixed. On the one hand, he apparently got permission to do anything that didn't interfere with this Crowley person. On the other hand, he essentially got threatened into being a lab rat.

The fact that the apparent superintendent of the city was fine with this unsettled Izuku. But once again, there was nothing he could do about it.

"Wait, wasn't I supposed to get some sort of ID?"


Elsewhere in District 7, there was a building famous in Academy City. It was known as the windowless building, named after the fact that it literally had no windows.

It was where the superintendent of the city resided.

His name was Aleister Crowley. His appearances were shocking to anyone who met him for the first time. He always wore a green hospital gown, without fail. In addition, he had very long silver hair that stretched all the way down to his knees.

Er… up his knees.

He currently floated upside down in a strange fluid-filled chamber and was staring at several screens in front of him. Just now, Kihara Noukan had finished his conversation with the unexpected arrival in the city.

Izuku Midoriya.

Originally, he considered killing the green-haired teen. A possible uncontrollable factor that could have thrown a wrench in all of his plans? That could have been very bad.

However, after Crowley saw the power he held, he put that plan on the back burner. It was clearly not magic, and according to Takitsubo Rikou, it was not AIM based either.

Such a power could be just what he needed to advance his plans.

The discovery that he was from "another universe" was not something he anticipated. At least it explained the unknown power. But it only hardened his resolve to find out about the boy.

Of course, he had to corner the teen first. That was the job he gave to Noukan. He gave the golden retriever as little information as possible, knowing that the Kihara was likely to reach the conclusion on their own.

He was able to get a little more insight into the green-haired's personality, but it was not very much. The important thing was that they got the boy to agree to some experiments.

Even if it was, admittedly, forced onto him.

Hmm… perhaps I can move some of my other plans forward now…


After a few minutes of standing in the room and doing nothing, the guard who was in the room previously had reentered. The sound of the door opening startled Izuku.

"Please come with me, Midoriya."

Once he recovered, he grabbed his backpack and followed. Izuku figured that the dog probably told the guard that they were done.

Yomikawa was still outside the door and had a worried expression on her face. Once she saw Izuku though, she let out a sigh of relief.

"Glad to see that you're alright. I was a little worried about what would have occurred in there, but it looks like it went fine." She placed a hand on his shoulder. "Let's see your brand new ID!"

Izuku gave a weak laugh and bashfully rubbed his head. "A-About that… the d- guy didn't get me one."

Suddenly, he felt a dark aura emerge from Yomikawa. She cracked her knuckles and held an evil grin that promised pain. "Oh? Is that so?"

S-Scary!

The guard, however, was able to ignore the scary aura. "We apologize. Our team wished to perform a few more background checks. Midoriya shall have no more interference from us. Please follow us to the normal area."

Just as quickly as it appeared, the aura went away. Yomikawa still held an expression that freaked out Izuku though.

"Come on Midoriya, let's get that ID of yours."

The three of them traveled through the building to another room. Here, there was someone who was in charge of the identification system in Academy City.

Thanks to the efficiency of the technology, they were able to get Izuku's details extremely quickly. Within minutes, he and Yomikawa were walking out of the building with a new ID.

"Congratulations!" Yomikawa held a smile on her face as she looked at Izuku staring at his new ID card. "Now we won't have to arrest you."

"Thank you for the help!" Izuku was still admiring his ID and checking out the looks. It was nowhere near as exciting as receiving his Provisional Hero License, but he was still trembling slightly in excitement.

Although… how did I manage to have the exact same expression for my picture as my hero license?

A question like that cannot be answered with a simple explanation. Truly, no one knew how that happened.

Soon after he asked the question to himself, the two reached the entrance. Izuku thought that was it, so bowed to Yomikawa in thanks for her help.

"I hope that we can see each other again soon!"

Before Izuku could leave the building though, Yomikawa placed a hand on his shoulder. "Who said that you wouldn't see me anytime soon?"

The green haired teen turned around with a face filled with confusion. "Huh?"

"Go take a seat over there." Yomikawa gestured to the chairs near the security desk. "I'll explain things in a second."

Still confused, Izuku hesitantly walks over to the chairs and takes a seat. What in the world did Yomikawa want now?

"Alright. Now you have an ID, but you still need to find a place to stay, right?" Izuku nodded at this. "In that case, there are two options you can do."

Yomikawa put up a finger. "Option one: find a place on your own. Unfortunately, this might take some time, as most of the living space here are dorms and apartments for our schools. You're not in a school right now, which would complicate things."

Really? Then again, I think the doctor mentioned something about how schools are prevalent around here...

She put out a second finger. "Which brings us to option two: Come live at my apartment."

Izuku blinked. Then blinked again. Did he hear that right?

"Y-Your... Apartment?"

The tall woman nodded.

"What?! Seriously?!" His eyes were bulging out of his sockets.

Yomikawa let out a loud laugh at the reaction. "Of course! I could not bear to let someone like you go out on their own without offering some help. I have plenty of space at my place, so don't worry about that."

"But why?" Izuku could not comprehend why someone would just offer their place like that. Ironic, considering that he would likely do the exact same thing.

"Hmm… let's put it in words you would understand." Yomikawa crouched down to Izuku's level, which inadvertently made him flustered. "I want to be a hero for you."

Those words triggered something inside Izuku. Wasn't that similar to what he said to Eri? He wanted to be a hero for anyone who needed saving. He wanted to save everyone with a smile on his face.

And right now, Izuku arguably needed to be saved.

He didn't think he needed to be saved, but Yomikawa saw differently. She saw a child who was forcefully sent to a place he did not belong in. Someone who needed help.

"Of course, you don't have to take my offer. I don't want to force you to stick with me." She stood back up and walked back to the hallways leading deeper into the building. "I need to go grab something. If you've decided on what to do by then, let me know."

Once she disappeared into the hallways, Izuku was left to his own thoughts. He was initially shocked at the offer from Yomikawa. As he thought about it a little more though, it made sense and it matched with her character.

She would have made for a good hero.

Now, Izuku was left with two options. Either go out on his own or accept Yomikawa's offer.

He would have preferred to go out on his own. After all, he did not want to burden Yomikawa with any of his troubles.

Admittedly though, he probably would have issues finding a place. Plus, what if he accidentally burdens Yomikawa by making her worry about him all the time? The dog did not exactly guarantee his safety from everything, just that he would "not be hunted down".

"Yomikawa works with Anti-Skill. She could help me understand the city more. Plus, it would be easier to not have to go to a school on my own. I wouldn't know what to say! In the end, there are definitely more advantages to going with her. Guess all I need to do now is-"

"Looks like you've made a decision."

"Eep!" Izuku jumped in surprise. "Y-You're already done?"

"Yup! I just needed to grab a few papers for my work." Yomikawa pulled out some papers to show what she meant. "I heard some of your mumbling. So you've reached a decision?"

He hesitated for a moment. "Is it really ok for me to go with you?"

She nodded. "If it wasn't, I would not have offered it, Midoriya."

Izuku hesitated for a few more moments, before he nodded. "I'd like to go to your place!"


"Well, here we are!"

Yomikawa and Izuku were currently standing in front of an apartment. It was on the 13th floor, so the pair used an elevator to get there.

The apartment owner pulled out a key and unlocked the apartment. She opened the door and walked inside, with Izuku following closely behind.

In front of the door was a sofa that looked comfortable, yet expensive. To his left was a television, along with several cabinets that housed who knows what. To the right was the kitchen, which was filled with many cooking utensils and appliances that Izuku had never seen before.

There were bottles of Alcohol and pairs of glasses arranged decoratively on the shelves, while magazines and newspapers were placed on special racks.

Izuku also noticed that the apartment seemed very clean. It was like Yomikawa had cleaned it very often. It was so clean that even the UA dorms seemed dirty by comparison.

The thought of UA dampened his mood slightly, but before it could get any worse, he was snapped out of it by Yomikawa placing a hand on his shoulder.

"I hope you enjoy your stay here Midoriya. If you have any issues, let me know. Aside from the bedroom on the far left, the rest are available. Go ahead and pick any of them."

"Okay." Izuku walked over to the remaining bedroom doors and opened each one. They were all similar looking and did not hold very many differences between them. Due to that, he simply picked one at random.

Surprisingly, there was already a bed in the room. It seemed like Yomikawa lived on her own, so Izuku was not expecting any of the rooms to have furniture.

A small nightstand sat next to the bed, which gave a place for him to put his stuff. There was also a small window that gave a good view of the city below.

He placed his backpack on the nightstand and took out everything inside it. Aside from the items already inside, there was also the box with his new phone.

When he opened up the box, he was expecting something slightly more advanced than the phones back in his own world. So Izuku was a little surprised to see a flip phone sitting inside.

Even a technologically advanced city is still using these?

He shrugged to himself and turned on the phone. It only took Izuku a few minutes to set it up and before long, he was looking through the options. Even though it was a flip phone, it held a lot of apps that his world also had.

Once he was satisfied with what he found out about his phone, Izuku put it away. He turned his focus to his hero notebook. More specifically, it was the one he was currently working on: No 13.

I'm glad that didn't get destroyed. It's my only substantial connection to my world.

Feeling slightly nostalgic, he sat on the bed and opened up the notebook. Back at UA, plenty of people have told him that his analysis skills were very impressive, but Izuku didn't really think so.

It was only a hobby that made him look creepy. But he couldn't stop himself from continuing it.

He was looking at a page he wrote on Eraserhead when Yomikawa entered the room. Izuku heard her footsteps and looked up.

"Hey there. Looks like you picked out a good room." Her eyes wandered across the room, as if she had never seen it before.

Izuku gave a nod. "Yeah. All the rooms looked exactly the same, so I just picked one."

"Really? I don't really use these bedrooms very much, so I guess that never occurred to me. It's good enough for you, right?"

Another nod from Izuku.

"Great! Speaking of things that now belong to you, I just noticed that you took out the phone from the box. Did you set it up already?"

"Yeah. Where I'm from, though, we don't really use flip phones."

"Huh, really? What do you use then?"

He recalled the design of his phone. "I-It's like a touch screen. It's flat and small, maybe about this big." Izuku used his hands to demonstrate the size.

"Oh, I think I've heard of some of those kinds of devices. They aren't very common yet though."

So it's more of like a higher-priced model?

Before the conversation about different phones continued, Yomikawa decided to switch gears. "Sorry for the sudden topic change, but can you give me your phone?"

Izuku had a questioning look on his face, but he gave his phone to her without argument. What does she need my phone for?

He got that answer a minute later when she handed his phone back to him. His contacts list now showed Yomikawa's name and number.

"If I'm ever out and you need some help, just call me and I'll do my best to help you out."

Izuku nodded. "I'll be sure to do that!"

"Good." Yomikawa gestured for him to follow. "Now, come with me. I'll show you around the apartment a little more."

She ended up giving him a more in-depth tour of the apartment. He learned a little more about what was inside the cabinets and why the place looked really clean.

Turned out whenever she got herself into trouble, Yomikawa had the urge to clean up after herself. A bit weird, but Izuku actually somewhat admired her for it.

The tour did not last very long, so the two decided to discuss more about how his stay would work. They both sat on the couch and began to talk.

Since Yomikawa worked for Anti-Skill and would be gone nearly everyday, Izuku would be alone in the apartment for a long time. Due to this, she would let him go outside as long as he left his location on.

Izuku agreed to this and the two moved on to talks about espers. They talked a bit about the power curriculum and its purpose in helping create more espers. Through this, he learned that Yomikawa was actually a high school PE teacher

"Say," Yomikawa began. "You said that you were sixteen years old, right? If your stay here is longer than expected, maybe you can come to the school I teach at."

Izuku wasn't entirely sold on the idea since he did not want to stay here for very long, but he appreciated the offer. "Thanks... maybe I'll consider it."

Though, the mention of being here for an extended period of time brought down Izuku's mood a bit. Yomikawa noticed it and frowned in confusion, before her eyes widened in realization.

"A-Ah! Sorry for bringing that up Midoriya."

"Oh! No no, it's ok!" Izuku exclaimed while furiously waving his arms. "It's not your fault."

Another frown appeared on Yomikawa's face, but she didn't delve deeper and instead moved on from the topic of school. They talked about various other topics, mostly relating around Academy City and what this world had that differed from his own.

By the time their conversation ended, it was mid-afternoon. Izuku walked back into his new room and sat on the bed. Just like how he did at the hospital the day prior, he reflected over the new information he was given.

The power curriculum… sounds kind of strange. Along with just sending students to schools, it feels like there's something else they do with it. I might just be paranoid though. The things they do can't be THAT bad, right?

For some reason, the image of himself being stabbed by machines replayed in his mind. Izuku shook it off. It must have just been a rogue scientist that was crazy. It had to be that.

But then again… the experiments that dog wanted me to do… and how the apparent superintendent of the city supported it. The thought of government figures doing highly suspicious and immoral experiments was making the green-haired teen sick.

In an attempt to not make himself throw up, his mind moved to a different topic.

Yomikawa said that students here get paid depending on what Esper level they are. The higher their level, the more money they receive. I guess it encourages people to work harder, but why would the city care about higher levels?

That was a detail that confused Izuku a lot. He was too focused on listening to Yomikawa and forgot to ask about that.

"Speaking of Espers… I wonder what kind of powers they have. Heaven Canceller and Yomikawa never really gave any examples. Are they as varied as Quirks? Or do some people share the same power? Maybe I should find out about that!"

Since there was little else that Izuku wanted to do in the apartment, he decided to ask if he could go out. Not only would it allow him to get a better look at Esper abilities, it would also give him an excuse to look into ways to get back to his world.

Yomikawa was in the kitchen cooking something in the rice cooker when Izuku asked his question. She seemed a little surprised that he already wanted to go back out.

"Are you sure you don't want to wait until tomorrow?"

A shake of his head. "I'm curious about the Esper abilities you told me about. I want to compare it to the powers from my world." And for the most part, that was true.

Yomikawa thought about it for a few seconds, before giving a nod. "Sure, but only after we eat some lunch. You probably haven't eaten anything filling in the past two days, right?"

Izuku felt like that was wrong, but when he thought about it… she was right. The last time he ate anything that wasn't hospital food was lunch on the day he got sent here.

And with impeccable timing, his own stomach growled.

Izuku's face flushed in embarrassment while Yomikawa was roaring with laughter.

"Hahaha! Guess we're eating now! It'll take a little bit for the food to finish, so just stay put."

He gave a nod and sat down on the couch. His mind was already thinking of the many possible Esper abilities that exist out there.

But the brainstorming brought a small idle thought into Izuku's mind. He immediately shook it off, but the possibility was there.

Were Esper abilities the only powers in this world?


That's another chapter down! Just like previous chapter, the following Author's Note is long.

Once again, thank you for the support on the chapters! I'm glad that you guys seem to be enjoying the story so far. And thank you for the response to my question from last chapter! I think I've made a decision, but you guys won't find out about it until it actually becomes relevant to the plot. That said, I won't be answering relating to Imagine Breaker in my review response.

I will admit, though, that this chapter was honestly not as fun to write as the previous two. In my opinion, it's not as good either. There's a few reasons for that.

One: Writing Noukan Kihara was really hard. Part of it is that he has yet to have appeared in the anime, but it's also because, of the three light novels he's prominent in (So far, NT7, NT11 and NT 14), I've only read NT14 all of the way through. Due to this, I don't know if I portrayed him in a way so that he remains in-character.

Two: This chapter was largely dialogue focused. Nothing exciting really happens here. And... yeah that's all I got.

Now, onto the chapter explanations.

Firstly, Aleister and Noukan. I already mentioned how writing about Noukan was hard, so I'll mainly focus on Aleister and the reasoning behind his actions.

Originally, I wasn't even going to have a meeting occur between Izuku and Kihara. He was going to have just went in to get the ID, then out again. But as I was reading the reviews, a point was brought up that Izuku could have interfered in Crowley's plans and that he would have killed Izuku. While I disagree with some aspects of that, I do agree that he would not have just allowed Izuku to roam free without taking some action. And thus, the meeting.

Speaking of Aleister, How did he find out about Izuku's origin? Simple: he overheard it from last chapter using something. This is a bit of a cop-out, but I feel like it fits. I hope that I portrayed his character well enough.

Moving onto the next point: Izuku and Yomikawa. This was the direction that the story was heading in, so I think it makes sense. After all, we know that Yomikawa gives Accelerator residence, so why not Izuku? He's in trouble and needs a place to stay in the meantime.

(But what about late-) SPOILERS!

With that done, onto the reviews!

Cagrijan1904 - I'll admit that scene may have been a bit OOC, so I changed the wording slightly. I still think it fits in with Izuku's character, but yeah I think I went a bit far with that.

Game2002 - Currently? I don't have any plans to bring any MHA characters. But that's not set in stone, so at some point, maybe I will. No promises though.

bees be beein - Your Aleister comment makes sense. Hell, its why I had that meeting in the first place. Of course, if I did as what you said, then this story would be very short. As for the timeline placement, I get where you're coming from (And maybe you're right), but I figured that being right after the Index Arc would allow for more opportunities.

And thank you to all of the other reviews! Like I said, I won't answer any Imagine Breaker questions and I usually only respond to reviews where it's either a question I can answer or a point about the story that requires a response.

With that said... see you next chapter!