After All Might returned with the things for Shigeo, the rest of the way was rather quiet and uneventful. The young esper spent most of the time sitting outside on the balcony, continuing to think about everyone he'd lost and accepting the pain that it brought him. All Might, being the respectful individual he was, left Shigeo alone to bask in his thoughts. Besides, he still had some work to do: he needed to properly plan out Midoriya's workout schedule for several months, knowing it would take quite some time to whip the quirkless teenager in-shape before he could inherit One for All. He needed to plan out the workout schedule, the times for each exercise, the weights he would need, how much rest he would need, what time he would need to get up every day, practically everything about Midoriya's routine would have to be changed.

When they ate dinner, the setting was rather quiet as well. All Might would ask Shigeo a few questions about his friends and the other people he saw in his head, and the esper gave him brief explanations about them, going into some details about Ritsu's intelligence, physical aptitude, and general superiority in basically everything he tried. He also briefly talked about how he'd come to meet Hanazawa, although he didn't go into many details about the conflict that had occurred between them, and All Might didn't press for those details. Immediately after, the esper decided to organize all his toiletries and clothes in his new room and took a long shower.

The night had passed, and both All Might and Shigeo stayed up for at least an hour, until the next day had arrived. Unlike the previous day, this day would be slightly more eventful. It was 7:30 in the morning: All Might was making himself breakfast and preparing himself to go out. This was the day the hero had told Midoriya they would meet at the Dagoba Municipal Beach Park. It was the day he would begin training Midoriya to wield the unbelievable power of One for All.

The door to Shigeo's room creaked open, and the esper walked out, detecting the aroma of a salty breakfast in the air. "All Might."

"Good morning, Kageyama. Did you sleep alright?"

"More or less."

"Would you like me to make you some eggs?"

"Sure, if it's not a problem."

"Of course not!" The number one hero grabbed two more eggs from the fridge and began cooking breakfast for the young esper. While he was doing this, Shigeo decided to get himself a glass of milk and sat at the kitchen counter while he waited for All Might to finish cooking breakfast. After a few minutes, the number one hero grabbed two plates and utensils to serve the eggs for himself and the esper.

"Thank you very much."

The hero nodded, and the two superpowered humans began to eat their breakfast. The esper grabbed the saltshaker and lightly spread some salt over his eggs. While they were eating, Shigeo recalled something about this day, something he'd told the young teenager two days before.

"Hey All Might, isn't this the day you said you'd meet Midoriya at that park?"

"Correct."

"What're you going to do with him?"

"Well, in order to properly wield my Quirk, the user's body must be extremely tough and durable, or else the strain of One for All will be too much to bear. I plan on training him to increase his physical strength enough so when the time comes, he'll be able to take my Quirk."

"Huh, physical training..." The Body Improvement Club was the first thing that came to his mind. Even after training with them for quite some time, his strength was still rather weak in comparison to other people his age.

All Might could see the flash of memories and sadness in his eyes, as if something he said triggered an internal emotional reaction. But what?

"Would you like to come along, Kageyama?" One of the first assumptions he made was that perhaps he wanted to see Midoriya, since he was the only teenager who knew who he was.

The young esper contemplated All Might's offer, and saw no reason to object. Furthermore, now that the hero brought up the subject of physical training, it caused Shigeo to formulate a question of his own.

"All Might, do you think you could... train me too?"

The symbol of peace was not expecting to get such a request from Shigeo, and he held his fork inside his mouth for a few seconds. The hero slowly took the fork out of his mouth and placed it back on the plate.

"Train you?"

"Like I told you before, without my powers, I have almost no other skills. One thing I've been trying to do is work out. At my school, I was a member of the Body Improvement Club, where I exercised constantly. Even with that training, I still haven't built up a very strong body, so I need to keep working at it. Besides, I don't want to just sit around and do nothing during my time here."

All Might's trademark smile lit up his face. The hero gave the esper a big thumbs-up. "It would be my pleasure.

"Let's hurry up, though. We should be going in about 20 minutes or so, meaning you should ideally be finished with your breakfast in the next minute, then start taking a shower shortly after."

"Got it!" Shigeo and All Might began to increase the pace of their eating, and quickly put their plates in the sink, where they they speedily paced to their individual showers and prepared themselves for the exercise that was about to come.


The sun was beginning to rise. The warm orange rays of light slowly shined on the city. Walking through the streets of the city and ready to meet All Might was Izuku Midoriya. He'd been waiting with great earnest for every minute of every hour ever since All Might had chosen him to inherit his quirk.

He had continued to geek out about All Might and his quirk, looking up some articles online about quirk inheritance and some conspiracy theories about passing on Quirks, but the conspiracy theories were all lauded and run by some very shady websites. Nevertheless, he knew that whatever it was All Might had in store for him, Midoriya would have to be ready for it!

After about thirty minutes of walking through the empty city, Izuku finally made it to the entrance of the park All Might had instructed him to go to. Instead of a sign, there was a rock that had the name of the park carved on a placard and with graffiti surrounding it. "My god, I didn't realize how much trash there was."

The first impression Midoriya got as he walked down the stairs leading to the park was how large the stacks of garbage were. Many different pieces of trash, metal, discarded appliances, poles, and random objects littered the area. The mounds were so high that they blocked the rising sun.

"Midoriya!" The Quirkless teenager heard the booming voice of All Might coming from his right. He turned, and sure enough, All Might was there in his muscular form, wearing a black t-shirt with dark blue sweatpants. But what was slightly more surprising was that Shigeo was right beside him, wearing a white t-shirt and black shorts.

"All Might!" Midoriya ran up to the pair and greeted them with a warm smile. "I'm glad that I made it here on-time." Midoriya's attention then shifted towards Shigeo.

"Hey Kageyama. What're you doing here?"

The number one hero gently patted Shigeo on the back. "Young Kageyama here will be joining us for our activities from now on."

"Wait, what do you mean? Don't you have a family to go back to? Weren't you lost or something?"

Midoriya immediately regretted his wording when he saw his question illicit a look of horror form on Shigeo's face and his lips droop down into a frown. All Might let out a deep sigh and closed his eyes in solace.

"I'm afraid that Kageyama will not be able to get in touch with his family anytime soon."

"Huh? Why? What happened to them?"

All Might closed his eyes and bowed his head slightly downward. "It's a long story. Kageyama, do you think you're up for recounting your story and what happened to you?"

Izuku could see the obvious pain Shigeo was in, and he didn't want to make him say anything he didn't want to.

"No, no! You don't need to tell me anything!" The Quirkless teenager held his hands out and tried to dismiss the idea that clearly seemed uncomfortable for Shigeo, "Really, it's fine!"

"No." All Might and Midoriya briefly froze when they heard Shigeo speak. The phenomenal esper forced his hands into fists, and looked up at Izuku with sternness in his face. "It's alright. I can handle it."

Izuku was not expecting Shigeo to be so resolute in detailing what had happened to him. It looked as though he was trying to be tough, to overpower the sadness associated with the previous events in order to tell Midoriya what he was curious to know.

The three decided to seat themselves in preparation for a long explanation. "Alright, here goes..."

The mighty esper began explaining his story. He started off by explaining the city he was from and his family. He transitioned into how psychic powers generally functioned, the existence of evil spirits, and his job at his master's business exorcising them. Next, he went on to the existence of evil espers and the organization Claw. Briefly discussing when he first confronted them, he moved onto his most recent assault against the organization, talking about his battle with Toichiro Suzuki and explaining his overall plan.

At first, Midoriya remained rather silent and didn't find it too hard to believe what he was hearing. But when he moved onto explaining his battles with Claw, he was just as shocked as All Might first was when he'd heard the story. Like him, Midoriya was baffled that Shigeo was forced to fight the leader of a large organization of superpowered humans, something that only pro heroes would even attempt. Then, the shock reached its height when Shigeo explained that he actually absorbed the phenomenal energy Toichiro was unleashing in an attempt to save the city.

When the esper finished his explanation, Midoriya's mouth was gaping open, and his eyes were as wide as dinner plates. "So you're saying you got sent to this dimension when you absorbed that insane amount of psychic energy?!"

"That's right." Shigeo's lips were pursed into a tight line, understanding the disbelief that would arise by such a crazy story. "So now, it looks like I'm stuck in this world with no way to get back home."

"My god..." If it weren't for Midoriya meeting All Might and learning that quirks could actually be transferred, he might not have believed this story. But after that, his view of the world had been opened widely, so a superpowered human from another dimension suddenly didn't seem so farfetched.

With the explanation finished, the first thing Midoriya did was give his condolences to this teenager separated from his family and his home. "I'm so sorry for your loss, Kageyama."

"Thank you." Shigeo lifted himself onto his feet and looked off into the sky. "The pain's still here, and I'll continue to miss them, but I'm going to keep on living and try to make the best of what I have now. It's what they'd want."

Midoriya was stunned silent by the resolve this teenager was demonstrating. All Might, however, let out a hardy laugh, having come to learn this side of Kageyama after spending a few days with him. "This is the determination that makes him so impressive! Take some notes from him, Midoriya! Now then..."

All Might stood up and walked over to a large fridge. He lifted the fridge up and placed it on the flat ground. Next, he took out some rope he had in his pocket and tied it around the base of the fridge. Finally, he grabbed the ends of the rope and stretched them out a few meters in front of him.

"Alright, you two!" All Might pointed his finger at the rope, and the two teenagers got the message. They grasped the rope, and All Might jumped on top of the fridge. "Now both of you move this fridge to that trash pile over there!" The hero pointed a few dozen meters in front of him. "Try to wrap the rope around your bodies to increase the amount of force you're exerting!" Both teenagers exchanged nervous looks. This was certainly some unorthodox training. But this was All Might, after all, so he knew what he was doing.

"GGRRAAAGGGHH!" And so their training began. The two teenagers started tugging on the refrigerator with all of their might. They closed their eyes and grit their teeth as they tugged the fridge, yet the weight of the fridge and the lack of muscles either of them had made it a fruitless effort.

"Hey, you two! Y'all doing okay down there? The view's great from up here!" Shigeo and Izuku continued this resistance for several more seconds, until neither of them could continue, and both fell simultaneously on the ground. "Doing what I'm asking you to do now is something that's done on a regular basis by most people, and they don't have super strength or a second person to assist them!"

Shigeo and Izuku pushed themselves back up. "I mean, you add like an extra 600 pounds we're having to pull..." Midoriya commented.

"No, that's a bit of an overestimation. Now-a-days, I'm at around 560 pounds while I'm in this form."

"By the way, why are we dragging trash across the beach like this?" asked Izuku.

"Yea, I'm used to using weight machines or dumbbells," added Shigeo.

The number one hero heartily laughed and took out his red cellphone. "Look at the two of you!" All Might took multiple pictures and made sure to take individual pictures as well, "Midoriya, there's no way you're ready to take my quirk now!"

Upon hearing this, Midoriya looked up with comedic tears in his eyes and his jaw comically opened. "Huh?! But you told me I was worthy!"

"No." Shigeo spoke up and tried to straighten out exactly what All Might was trying to say. "It's not what you think it means."

"I'm referring to your underdeveloped body," All Might said while moving forward and taking pictures, preparing to explain what he'd told Shigeo less than an hour ago. "The power of my quirk is a real handful! The combined strength and abilities of everyone who's ever used it creates an unbelievable power. If you inherited it now, your limbs would shoot off your body, and you'd lose your head!"

"Seriously?!"

"Man, what power!" The teenagers were baffled by the dire consequences of inheriting One for All without proper training beforehand. But now, Midoriya got the full idea of what All Might was trying to do with him here.

"I see now. So you brought me here to do a high-intensity workout regiment, and you're my trainer!"

The symbol of peace gave Midoriya a thumbs up. "That's right. Now, going to your question, Kageyama, another reason why I chose this place and the unusual training exercises instead of more regular ones is because of some research I did last night." All Might paced back to the fridge and continued speaking, "I learned this beach once had crystal water and sparkling white sand, but over the last few years," All Might lightly banged the fridge, but with his phenomenal strength, even a tiny bang was enough to dent the appliance. "It's turned into a real mess."

"How come?" Shigeo asked.

"Well, the ocean current washes the trash onto the shore, and a lot of people use the mess to illegally dump their own garbage here. It's why nobody ever comes here anymore."

The esper was slightly saddened to know that such a beautiful place was being ruined by people and their trash. All Might shared in that disappointment.

"In this day and age, all heroes prioritize are catching villains or stopping natural disasters." All Might grabbed the top of the fridge and began to crush it like a giant soda can. "Before quirks appeared, people cared more about helping the community and doing basic but important service work. Even if it might not have been the most stimulating job," All Might crushed the fridge with enough force that a pile of trash behind him flew in the air, creating short air waves and revealing the beautiful sun rising over the gleaming ocean.

"For your first tasks, both of you will remove all of the trash from this area of the beach and restore it to its former glory."

Although the mission seemed noble, the futility of such an undertaking became apparent to Midoriya. "You mean, you want us to remove all of THIS! There's... no way we can do that!"

"I mean..." Shigeo didn't see it as such an impossible task: quite the opposite, Shigeo could probably remove all the trash from this beach in less than a minute. "If you really wanted me to, All Might, I could use my psychic powers to clean the beach."

"HA HA HA HA! I appreciate the sentimentality, Shigeo. Perhaps once your training is done, you could take that approach, but for now, let's focus on removing the trash through hard work. Midoriya," All Might's focus veered to the quirkless teenager, "Your dream is to attend U.A. High, is it not?"

Izuku nodded his head. "That's right. It's your alma mater, which goes to show how amazing of a school it is." The teenager clenched his fist and looked down with slightly fearful yet dominantly hopeful eyes. "I know the odds are stacked against me, but it doesn't matter! I'm gonna reach for the stars and attend U.A.!"

The number one hero was pleased to see this deep determination from the Quirkless child. "That spirit will get you quite far, fanboy!" All Might turned his body around and gazed out into the endless sea. "But like I told you before, without a Quirk, being a hero becomes extremely difficult. It's a harsh reality, I know, but it is reality nevertheless. And U.A. has the lowest acceptance rate of any hero course, so-"

Izuku interrupted All Might and finished his thoughts, "So that means if I wanna make it there, I'll have to put in twice the effort of any other applicants as soon as possible! I mean, the entrance exam is in only ten months!"

The symbol of peace dramatically took out several pieces of paper he had tucked on the waist of his pants. "Do not fret, young Midoriya! I've already planned in preparation for the exam, and put together an extensive workout routine for the next ten months! I call it your "Aim To Pass American Dream Plan!" In this schedule, I also ironed out all the other details of your life in the process!"

Midoriya took the pieces of paper and began to read them. "For you, Kageyama, I didn't have time to make a workout schedule for you. If you'd like, I could create one for you tonight."

"Yea, I'd like that."

"Oh my god..." Midoriya read over the hours of exercise and the amount of time he'd be putting into this routine. "You even planned out my sleep schedule?"

"Whoa..." Shigeo loomed over Izuku's shoulder and was baffled by the amount of time Midoriya would be putting into this. Hell, even the Body Improvement Club didn't go on for so many hours or make him wake up at such early times.

"Yea..." All Might rubbed the back of his head. "I'm going to just give it to you straight here, this is going to be a really rough ride. Are you up for it?" All Might was wondering if this kind of intense training was something Shigeo would be up for as well. "Kageyama, would you like to follow Midoriya's schedule as well? It'll be extremely arduous: I can tone down the intensity if you'd prefer."

The esper was surprised by how much time Izuku would have to put into this workout. If this kind of training would give him the physical body he needed in order to obtain such a strong quirk, then Shigeo Kageyama wanted to get a body just like that, no matter what it took.

"No. I'll stick to the same plan as Midoriya."

"Really?" Izuku wasn't expecting Shigeo to be so willing to go to the lengths he was. Would he really be ok with breaking his back and waking up before the sun rose every day?

The esper gazed at the Quirkless teenager and curved up the corners of his lips. "You won't be doing this alone."

Knowing that there would be someone beside him, doing the work with him, served as another small source of inspiration for the Quirkless teenager. "Awesome."

All Might looked at the scene of support and nodded his head. With these two working hard together, he was positive it would lead to great things.

"Now let's keep going!"

And with that, the hellish 10 month training for the two middle schoolers had begun.

The next training activity that All Might had them do was pull two large filing cabinets. Both teenagers were heaving with all of their might, although Midoriya was ahead of Kageyama by a few inches.

"Come on, you two! Put your backs into it!" yelled All Might.

"Body Improvement! Fight on! Fight on!" Shigeo spoke his club's mantra through strained breaths. Midoriya heard Kageyama repeating this phrase and gave the esper a perplexed look.

"Why do you keep saying that?"

"That's the mantra," Shigeo said while continuing his exercise, "That the Body Improvement Club would say whenever doing exercises. It's a club I was a part of."

All Might overheard Shigeo comment on this and regarded the phrase as admirable. Even something as simple as a phrase could give a boost in passion. Whoever was in that club, they must've been extremely committed to increasing their physical strength.

"Sounds exactly like what you need to do to inherit my quirk, Midoriya! You must fight on!"

The Quirkless teenager quickly realized that All Might was right: fighting on was the only chance he had of becoming a hero.

"Fight... ON!" Shigeo was surprised to hear that the mantra came out of Midoriya's lips now. The Quirkless teenager decided to follow Shigeo's idea and repeat this mantra as a way to further invigorate himself. It couldn't hurt. The two teenagers exchanged small smiles, and began to repeat the mantra in unison.

"Fight on! Fight on! Fight on!"

All Might's smile reached all the way up to his ears. That was the way to go!

The rest of the day continued on with more exercises involving the garbage around them. Some of the exercises involved running while carrying a tire, more pulling appliances, running in general, and even using a rather worn-out bench press set. Throughout the day, both teenagers were having a difficult time keeping up with the high standards required for this training, but it was made clear that Shigeo was the weaker of the two. Although he was definitely better than before, and the gap between their strength wasn't exceptionally large, in all of the exercises, Shigeo was the first one who would stumble and fall, the one who was always out of breath more quickly, and the one who could lift less weight. All Might realized that Shigeo was unfortunately correct in his assertion of his weak body barring psychic powers. For someone of his age, it was definitely below average.

By the time their training was done for the day, the sun was beginning to set, and both teenagers laid on the ground, panting like dogs and with sweat drenching their clothing. "That's enough for the day," said All Might. The hero helped the two boys up off the ground and waited for them to regain their strength. "Both of you showed real heart out there. Continue with that heart, and you'll definitely be ready for the U.A. entrance exam in ten months!"

The Quirkless teenager's eyes lit up, and he straightened his body with confidence. "I'll make sure I'm ready!"

"Now Kageyama, let's go home." The hero and the esper began their voyage back to the apartment, when Midoriya brought up a question he'd never really thought about until now.

"Wait, you're... staying with All Might?"

"Uh-huh."

Izuku Midoriya felt like his mind was about to explode. Someone actually had the opportunity to live beside All Might, the number one hero in the world, to see what his home life was like and who he was behind closed doors?

"Wow!" Izuku didn't think anyone would have such an up-close view of the symbol of peace. Maybe Shigeo could tell him a few little nuggets of info on his hero.

The powerful esper could see why Izuku would be amazed at his living arrangement, but didn't reciprocate the shock and jealousy his training partner did.

"Anyway," Shigeo briefly lifted his hand up to bid farewell to his training comrade. "See you tomorrow!"

"Goodbye, you two!" The pair of superpowered humans strolled through the large piles of garbage until they made it back to the road and walked along the sidewalk. The first day of training was over, but there would be many more to come.


If Shigeo was honest, he didn't really know what he'd signed up for. Later that night, All Might printed up another copy of the workout schedule he made for Izuku Midoriya, with some slight changes. Once he had the chance to look it over in more detail, he got a better idea of the hours he'd be training and the times he'd have to get up. Compared to the Body Improvement Club training, this was like a journey through hell for the young esper. Against all of this pressure and suffering, Shigeo Kageyama refused to give in to defeat. His determination and focus towards his goal of improving himself was as strong as ever: however, beyond that, the esper didn't know what else his life would bring him here.

The days passed by, and the three continued coming to the beach and doing several exercises. The training helped Shigeo take his mind off of his friends and family, and the chemicals released from his brain after the physical training also served to lessen his internal sorrow. Shigeo's only focus was to continue his training: it was all he could focus on, or else he'd go mad from depression.

During all of the training days, Izuku Midoriya silently but firmly worked alongside Shigeo in their workouts. He tried to keep any conversation away from his past and maintain a more casual relationship, and for the time, it was working to create a regular bond between the two teenagers. However, as they spent more time together and Midoriya got a better chance to know what he was like, he began to develop a sense of curiosity towards his training partner. He couldn't help but wonder what he could do with his psychic powers and whether or not he was capable of everything he claimed in his stories. More importantly, why would Shigeo care about working out with the powers he had? It seemed basically pointless to Izuku.

About a week had passed since Shigeo had arrived to this dimension, and the two teenagers were resting together on the beach. They were currently indulging in the ten minute break allotted for them on their schedules. Shigeo and Izuku looked up at the sky with their arms planted behind them and keeping their upper bodies off the ground.

"Man," Izuku said, initiating the conversation between them, "Can you feel the huge aching in your muscles?"

"Yep," replied Shigeo, "I'm surprised I'm still standing. Hopefully this pain will go away as my muscles get stronger."

"Let's HOPE it does." Shigeo and Izuku remained silent for a few seconds until Izuku finally decided to venture into more personal territory and assuage his developing curiosity.

"Hey Kageyama."

"Yea?"

"How come you're doing this? I mean, I'm doing this so I'll be strong enough to inherit One for All, but what drives you to wake up so early in the morning to work yourself ragged alongside me?"

Shigeo was kind of expecting this question from Izuku eventually, knowing how much he wanted to gain power and how amazed he was at the story Shigeo told him. "I'm doing this because I want to improve myself."

"But how come? With your psychic powers, based on what you told me, it gives you unbelievable strength and abilities."

The teenage esper shook his head. "That might be true, but those powers don't solve everything for me, and they haven't been helpful in making me popular." The Quirkless teenager, like All Might, found it very difficult to believe that a psychic human like this wouldn't be revered for the powers he possessed. Shigeo continued, "Besides, you've seen first-hand how weak I am. In all of our exercises, I'm the first one to stop to take a breather or even pass out from exhaustion."

Izuku Midoriya remembered those scenes all-too-well: a few instances during their training, particularly during their long-distance running, Shigeo had become so drained that he passed out from the strain on his body. Although he woke up about half-an-hour later, it was a rather surprising occurrence for Midoriya and All Might, and from that point on, All Might slightly toned down the intensity of Shigeo's training. "And that's after spending a few months training! Before, I could barely run a mile without fainting. Besides that, there are areas my psychic powers can't fix for me, like reading the surroundings, knowing how to interact socially, and plenty of other things."

Izuku Midoriya took all of this information in with shock and analysis. The Quirkless teenager had never really considered any deficiencies or flaws in people not associated with their quirks. Ever since he was a kid, he was taught that Quirks were what made people who they were. But the fact that someone with amazing powers wasn't self-righteous or overly proud about his abilities was something he never encountered before.

"Wow," Izuku said, "I've never really looked at powers in that sense before. It's nothing like at my school."

Now it was Shigeo's turn to ask a question. "What do you mean?"

Midoriya leaned his body further backward and gazed up into the sky. "At my school, everybody is judged based on their Quirk. Almost everybody in my school has a Quirk, and I'm the only odd one out. Quirks are the only thing people care about."

"Really?"

"Yep. There's this one kid in my class, his name's Bakugo. He's got the ability to create explosions, and the sweat he secretes only makes those explosions stronger. It's one of the strongest quirks I've come across, and because of that, he's got a lot of friends."

"Is that so?" That logic contradicted everything he had come to believe from the time at his middle school. More importantly, if everyone in his school had Quirks, and they all valued others based on quirks, what did that make Midoriya?

"So what about you?" Shigeo was almost afraid to ask Izuku this question. "How do you fit into your school without a Quirk?"

The Quirkless teenager remained silent for a few seconds, and his eyes darkened as all of the past trauma and ridicule came back to him. "It's not fun. Almost everyone at my school either ignores me or makes fun of me because I don't have a quirk."

A weight settled on the esper's heart. People at his school made fun of him because he had no powers? What a horrible feeling it must have been to be ostracized and ridiculed by his classmates because he didn't have powers. That mockery and ridicule was something Shigeo was all-too-familiar with, but he never imagined it would come to someone else because they didn't have powers.

"That's not right. They shouldn't criticize you for not having powers."

"It's true. In fact, Bakugo probably makes fun of me the most. When my teacher revealed I wanted to attend U.A. High, he mocked me and called me a worthless nobody."

The esper felt his teeth clench up in frustration. "It's not right that he'd go that far to mock you. Besides, he has no right to make fun of you based on whether or not you have powers. That shouldn't define someone for who they are."

"Hey you two!" Izuku and Shigeo were interrupted by All Might, who had just finished setting up the next training exercises and getting all of the necessary equipment, if trash could be called equipment. "Let me join in on this." The symbol of peace sat on the ground next to Midoriya.

"So what have you two been talking about while I was gone?" said All Might.

"He was telling me about his life at school," replied Shigeo, "How the hierarchy is based on Quirks."

"Ah yes." All Might was painfully aware of the importance quirks had in this society, and had already explained it a bit to Shigeo before. Now Midoriya was giving him a better glimpse into what life was like for those who didn't have quirks. "As I told you before, about 20% of the population does not have a Quirk, which unfortunately makes them an easy target for others."

"It's alright, though. I'm not physically bullied or anything. Besides, there are still some people who're nice enough to me at my school, so it's not as bad as you might think." Midoriya tried to take the focus off of himself and look past the troubles that plagued his school life. Instead, he tried to shift the topic toward another area of interest the Quirkless teenager had been developing ever since he met Shigeo.

"You know, Kageyama, I've spent a lot of time taking notes and analyzing other people's quirks, but I've never really gotten a good look of your powers besides that first instance when we met. Would you mind giving me a good demonstration of your powers?"

"Oh." Shigeo had rarely been asked to show his powers. It was an unexpected request from Izuku. Regardless, the powerful esper saw no problem in giving the Quirkless teenager a show of his powers. The teenager lifted himself off of the ground, and his aura began to shine around him. All Might and Izuku soon saw the water in the ocean begin to rise. Not only was the water in the ocean rising several meters, but hundreds of thousands of gallons of water were rising. The water flowed in a circular motion, like a snake coiling around its prey. The two spectators were left stunned by this display. After a few seconds of this swirling in the air, the esper released the hold on the water, and it all crashed back down with a large thud.

"Was that enough for you?"

The spectating student was so awestruck by this display, he could only let out a basic reply. "Uh-huh!"

"Such..." All Might was equally dazzled by the capacity of this child's psychic abilities, "Such raw power."

For Shigeo Kageyama, this feat and the many more feats he could do with his psychic powers were practically irrelevant to him, and he casually walked back to the training area. "Let's hurry up. Our break is already over."

Izuku was the first one to formulate a statement.

"Shigeo, your powers, they're... unbelievable!"

"Eh." The esper merely shrugged his shoulders and continued walking to the training area. "If you think so. Now come on, Midoriya, All Might. Back to training."

The two of them took a few seconds to dispel the shock of seeing Shigeo unleash his powers like this, and stood back up. But the amazement the Quirkless teenager had with Shigeo's powers did not fade away. Contrary to what the esper believed, his psychic powers were incredible. Who knew what he could do with them?


Working through the pain and sweating like dogs, the two teenagers had completed the pain-staking exercises for the day. Both were panting on the ground, the sweat dripping down their chins and moistening their entire faces.

"Excellent work as always, you two!" All Might said, "I'll give you boys a minute to regain your strength, then you can go home and get some much-needed rest."

The symbol of peace went to get some of the equipment ready for tomorrow, leaving Shigeo and Izuku alone.

Ever since Izuku had gotten another demonstration of Shigeo's powers, his thoughts were only focused on what they could do, what Shigeo could do. The potential he had, all the good he could do, all the good he already did based on the stories he'd heard, Izuku saw no end to it.

"Hey, Kageyama. Have you... ever considered about enrolling at U.A. High with me?"

The esper's lips parted slightly, unprepared for such a dramatic question. "Huh?"

The Quirkless child elaborated on what his feelings were on the matter. "Haven't you ever wondered all the good your powers can do, the lives they can save? With your abilities, you can become a hero. In fact, I'd say that you're already a hero!"

"You really think so?"

"Of course! Based on what you've told me, you've already done the work of most heroes and beyond by saving an entire city from destruction and taking down an evil organization! That's incredible! To me, it shows how much potential you have. Think about it: imagine yourself as a hero."

The esper could see and hear in Izuku's voice the faith he had in his powers. All Might had spoken to him with this kind of respect before, praised him for his deeds and resolve. In their eyes, the esper was like an unpolished gemstone that was waiting to be chiseled and polished so that it's brilliant luster could shine.

"Kageyama," All Might had finished preparations for the next day of training, and was now motioning for the esper with his hand. "Let's head out."

"Ok!" Shigeo stood up and glanced at his training comrade. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Yep. At least consider enrolling at U.A." Mob nodded, and with a small wave of his hand, he left the Quirkless teenager and began walking with All Might back to their apartment. Midoriya's statement made him think quite a bit: his training partner already had a clear goal he was striving towards and a future planned out for him. It wasn't the same for Kageyama: he really had no idea what was going to become of him in this new world or when the chance would arise for him to return home. So what would he choose to become during his time here? Was becoming a hero really the best course of action for Mob? As soon as they started walking home, Shigeo decided to ask All Might for his two cents on the issue.

"All Might, do you think I should enroll at U.A.?"

The number one hero was completely caught off-guard by this question. Toshinori was waiting to bring it up himself after a few more days of training: he hadn't counted on Shigeo bringing the matter up himself. "Why do you ask?"

"It's just that Midoriya was talking to me just now and telling me I should become a hero. Do you agree with him?" It made sense to All Might that Izuku would be the one to bring this up to him, considering how much he enjoyed heroes and his determination to become a hero. The frail man took a few seconds to compose his thoughts and think of the right words to tell him.

"I've told you this before, and I'll tell you it again: you're special. With your compassion, selflessness, and humble nature, combined with your psychic powers, I believe the sky is the limit for what you can achieve.

Here, All Might began to preach more of his personal beliefs on his view of justice and what it's purpose was. "The world needs to have something to cling onto, something that will give them hope for a bright future and a sense of security from the forces of evil. I've been that hope, the symbol of peace that everyone looks up to. I plan to have Midoriya take up the mantle when he inherits One for All from me, but with your powers and your heart, you have the potential to be just as great of a symbol."

All Might knew, however, that he couldn't simply disregard the chance of reuniting with his family, "At least until we find a way to get you back home, I believe that becoming a hero would be the right path for you."

His words made Kageyama truly consider All Might and Izuku's suggestion. Even though it was hard for him to find a sense of justice or dig deep to find the passion for becoming a hero like Izuku, Shigeo didn't object to the idea of working to help people. And if becoming a hero allowed him to do that, if his psychic powers made it easier for him to do this, then the young esper saw no reason to refuse.

"Ok. If you think its what's best for me, then I'll enroll at U.A. and become a hero."

The symbol of peace beamed with joy. With Kageyama now fully on-board, things would work out a lot more smoothly, and the esper would really get the chance to prove himself.

"Excellent! Don't worry about the enrollment process: I'll handle all of that for you. Just focus on your training and being in tip-top shape!"

This was it: at last, Izuku Midoriya and Shigeo Kageyama would walk down the path to U.A. High and towards the light of being a hero. What that path would bring them and the troubles they would encounter along that way, only time could tell.


Boom! Shigeo Kageyama is officially planning on becoming a hero. Wait until next chapter to see how things play out!