After clearing out the Collapse Zone of all the villains, the three of them were on high alert as they dashed out of their zone. They were all fortunate enough to come out of there with no injuries. After a quick scan of the entire area, they spotted a scene in the Central Plaza. People were fighting; All Might was there too. They didn't know when he got there though.

It didn't look good so far.

The Symbol of Peace was trapped in the hands on what looked like a monster. The body of whatever was holding him went through the ground and its upper body came up from underneath their teacher while keeping a firm grip on his sides. As they registered the scene that was happening at the Central Plaza, Bakugo was quick to notice what was allowing the monster to appear in such a way. The mist villain was the one making it possible.

Mizuha felt her unease from earlier surge as she watched the light haired villain just stare at All Might's state.

Is that their ring leader?

"I found you, warp gate!" The ash blond student ran towards the scene, making Mizuha jolt from the sudden volume.

"Ah! HEY! Bakugo!" Kirishima yelled before running after him.

Mizuha didn't miss a beat and hastily ran after both boys.

While running after them, she noticed two more people running to the same location. Midoriya was trying to reach All Might with desperation and Todoroki was coming from the Landslide Zone at full speed.

Bakugo was getting closer with each step he took.

They didn't notice us? They're either dumb or just too distracted! I should immobilize that monster with my ice, that should help All Might get out of its grip.

Midoriya stretched out a hand as he jumped forward only for the warp gate to appear in front of him with every intention to send him somewhere where he wouldn't interfere.

Bakugo blasted the mist villain with one of his explosions, "MOVE! YOU'RE IN THE WAY, DEKU!"

He grabbed the floating plates of metal and slammed it on the ground.

Mizuha skidded to a stop next to Todoroki who was already doing what she had in mind. With his right foot planted on the floor his ice was reaching the monster's right leg and crawling up its torso. It continued through the warp gate and he froze the creature's right side. Todoroki made sure to not freeze All Might in the process by stopping at the monster's wrist. Good control.

All Might quickly jumped out of the creature's hold and landed a few away. It was hard to see it from her view but Mizuha noticed how he placed his left hand near the left side of his abdomen. Perhaps they got him good in that one spot? She looked carefully by walking a little forward and noticed how he had bloodstains on his shirt. Yeah, that's not good.

The platinum haired teenager looked back in front of her and found Kirishima leaping over to handy-man to attack.

The man simply jumped away from the red head with ease.

Kirishima backed away, "Crap! Almost had him!"

Mizuha shot her arm forward and created walls of ice to separate Kirishima from the villain. She seriously didn't like the vibe coming from that guy.

Don't get near that guy!

Mizuha narrowed her eyes at the monster still half trapped inside the warp gate. She didn't know what it was but if it was capable of making All Might struggle and bleed; then it was obviously a dangerous thing. It was alarming for Mizuha. If that man standing before them really was the villains' ring leader... then he would indefinitely be commanding this monster too...

She quickly readied herself just in case when she saw him turn his body towards the inhuman creature.

"Nomu." He said.

Without wasting a second, the Nomu's upper body sank deeper into the warp gate. Mizuha's eyes widened when she saw how it was forcing it self out of the warp gate with its legs. It shattered its right arm in the process.

Midoriya gasped next to her, "His body is falling apart but it's still moving..."

Mizuha gritted her teeth in frustration when she realized it was indeed still trying to move. She got down on one knee and slammed her right palm on the floor before swiping it upwards rapidly, "Lose the other one while you're at it!"

Ice shot from the ground like a sharp blade at the base of her palm and zoomed towards the point where its left arm connected to its body. Her ice effectively sliced the arm off and everyone watched as the arm fell limply next to the monster. The Nomu had no reaction whatsoever to the loss of its limb.

All Might looked at his students, "Young Hyoumei, enough! Get back, everyone!"

The Nomu began regenerating. The limbs it had lost were being reconstructed starting with the muscle tissues and it finished with its skin covering up everything. That just sealed the deal for Mizuha. She couldn't consider that human even if she tried.

All Might stood up straight as he witnessed its regeneration, "His Quirk wasn't shock absorption?"

The unknown man shrugged, "I didn't say that was all he had. This is his super-regeneration. Nomu has been modified to take you at a hundred percent. He's a super-efficient living sandbag designed to withstand everything you've got."

The Nomu was standing before them like as if nothing happened to it.

Mizuha stood back up and took one step backwards. Not its only Quirk? Modified? Designed to take on All Might? Is there really someone out there capable of creating a monster like this? What the hell...

"First, we need to get our warp gate back."

Mizuha's eyes widened in realization. The moment she looked towards Bakugo's direction, the Nomu had already lunged towards him to the point where it was impossible to intercept its attack. Instant dread flowed throughout her entire body once it attacked him. The impact shook the entire dome; it was so strong that it pushed away Mizuha, Kirishima, Todoroki and Midoriya at least four meters away from their original spot. Mizuha clenched her teeth as she forced herself to remain standing while she was pushed away. However, as she took a small step back once the effect of the shockwave died down, she nearly tripped over someone's foot.

She quickly caught herself and moved aside from whoever it was. When she looked back, she she saw Bakugo looking so shocked.

Mizuha let out a confused sound as she stared at Bakugo and then at whatever took the hit just now.

Midoriya looked at Bakugo sitting behind him, "Kacchan?! You dodged that?! Wow..."

The ash blond haired student didn't even look at him, "No, shut up, scum."

Kirishima stood up and stared at Bakugo with disbelief, "Then how...?"

Todoroki realized how had taken the hit, "Then that was..."

Mizuha gestured at the person that was revealed behind the smoke of the rubble, "All Might."

It was obvious to them that All Might had taken the hit when he pushed away Bakugo. The Nomu was able to successfully retrieve the warp gate from them and it stood still waiting for its next orders.

Then the light blue haired guy went on about how the world was categorizing the same type of violence acts of both Heroes and Villains into what was good and bad.

Mizuha glared at the man giving out his little monologue, "What the fuck..." She whispered to herself. Same violent acts? Heroic acts are not the same as what those monsters do! Monsters kill, steal and destroy what is precious to us; they shatter our happiness and rip away everything we built! They like to take apart something fragile that we want to preserve.

Their acts are not the same as the acts that protect us from suffering from the what villains do!

Mizuha growled and clenched her fists tightly.

"It's three against six." Todoroki stated.

Midoriya nodded, "Kacchan already exposed the fog's weakness!"

Kirishima hardened his arms, "These guys are crazy, but if we back up All Might, we can push them back!"

"No! Get out of here!" All Might instructed as he walked forward.

Despite Todoroki and Midoriya trying to tell him that they should indeed try to back up him, their teacher refused their help and asked that they stand back and watch a Pro Hero fulfill his duty with everything he's got.

Suddenly the man with the hands on his face bolted in the students' direction. Mizuha took a step back and and held her hands up in a fighting stance. Her hands had ice swirling around them.

Kirishima readied himself, "Hey, we've really gotta do this after all!"

Immediately, All Might rushed towards the Nomu that did the same thing. Their teacher collided his fist against the monster's which created a similar but stronger shockwave like before. The students were pushed even further away just like the man who was running at them mere seconds ago.

Midoriya was forced to lower himself closer to the ground to keep himself from flying back, "A head-on fist fight?"

Mizuha watched in amazement as All Might engaged in a fierce fist fight with the Nomu, blow for blow. Every hit that was landed on the Nomu created shockwaves that was preventing any one from getting closer to them. The warp gate couldn't even float up there if it wanted to unless he literally wanted to get blown away. All Might landed lightning speed blows and literally sent him flying into the ground when they were in the air. Everyone stumbled to catch their balance once the Nomu's body collided into the floor where it landed and broke it in the process.

All Might was obviously declared the winner with the final blow. He had punched the Nomu in its abdomen and sent it flying out of USJ.

"I really have gotten weaker... In my prime, five hits would have been enough. But it took more than three hundred hits." All Might said as he stood proudly with a fisted hand on his chest where his heart was.

Now that the ring leader had All Might's full attention, he seemed to be a little shaken up. He even took a step back out of panic.

"As expected, it looks like there is no need for us to fight." Todoroki said, he also could have probably meant that we weren't even ready for this type of level yet.

The red haired student looked at Midoriya who kept his eyes on All Might, "Midoriya! We should get out of here now! It'll be worse if we end up getting taken hostage instead!"

Midoriya did not respond to Kirishima's words. He was keeping his eyes on All Might and he had a worried look on his face. Mizuha narrowed her eyes at him when he was clearly not listening to anything his classmates were saying.

This kid... Midoriya. He rushed in to try and save All Might before didn't he?

Personal feelings?

Mizuha turned her head to slightly glance behind her shoulder. Most of the villains that Aizawa had taken out in the beginning were the ones getting back up.

"What the hell..." She muttered when she noticed that more of them started getting back up on their feet.

As much as she wanted to help Kirishima and the others deal with the weaker villains, she felt like if she looked away from Midoriya completely... he would jump in try and help All Might. But why? Their teacher was doing just fine. If anything, Midoriya would only mess things up if he were to get caught in their hands!

Midoriya, you don't want to act on your personal feelings.

It will do you no good.

You'll regret not listening to your instructions.

Without warning, the ring leader ran towards All Might. At that moment, she felt her green haired classmate in front of her jump forward with the help of his Quirk. She barely even saw him jump for goodness sake!

Mizuha reached forward, "Hey—!" She lost her footing. Her weight on her foot was awkwardly put so she stumbled a bit.

Kirishima's eyes widened, "Midoriya!"

He tried to intercept them in time but the warp gate made the ring leader's hand warp near Midoriya's face. He was about to touch him! Even if she ran there to stop that guy's hand, she wouldn't be able to make it. But with her ice maybe she could?

She lifted her hand and was about to command her ice to zoom after him—

Suddenly, a powerful sound was heard in the facility which served as a reverb for the sound. It was a gunshot. The moment the bullet was fired, it had already made contact with whatever the assailant aimed at. The hand that hand poking out of a warp gate had a bullet shot into it, successfully intercepting whatever the man planned on doing to him.

Mizuha flinched from two more gunshots firing off. "Gun fire? From where?" Mizuha mumbled as she looked at her surroundings.

It was revealed to be one of the teachers from their school. In fact, the Principal had rounded up the ones who were available to help. Mizuha sighed in relief when she saw that help had indeed arrived.

"I, Tenya Iida, class 1-A representative, have now returned!" He yelled out loud for all of his nearby classmates to hear.

Mizuha sweat dropped and chuckled a little bit. She could without the 'reporting for duty!' voice. I suppose it's a good thing that Iida was selected as class rep. He certainly is capable.

The only villains that escaped were the ring leader and the warp gate. Although Snipe and Thirteen attempted to stop them, they slipped away but not without injury. Many of their lackeys were left behind since the Pro Heroes got to them first.

Mizuha, Todoroki and Bakugo were watching from afar as their Pro Hero teachers split up to help the students that were still dealing with villains in their Simulation Zone. Kirishima bolted to go and help Midoriya that was still on the floor.

Todoroki placed a hand behind his neck as he looked around, "If this many Pro Heroes have gathered here, then it looks like they did not attack the whole school."

Mizuha stared at her right foot with annoyance. She was certain that she sprained her foot when she tried stopping Midoriya. It wasn't anything serious but she had a slight limp. Honestly, if she should get her ankle sprained then it should be from some battle and not because of awkward footing. How stupid.

"Mizuha!" A familiar voice yelled.

Todoroki and Bakugo looked at the owner of the voice who was running straight at them. Mizuha frowned when she realized who it was. It was her relative who had the same coloured hair as her.

"Kishokei-sensei." Todorki nodded, he found it odd that he was addressing his classmate by her first name.

Her uncle stopped in front of the three students and was quick to ask them if they were okay. Bakugo and Todoroki answered right away that they were fine but Mizuha lagged for a few seconds behind before giving him the same answer.

"Are you sure?" Eijin asked.

Mizuha's right eye twitched in annoyance. She didn't like having her uncle worry over her. Ever since the incident four years ago, he's been somewhat a little protect over the last Hyoumei sibling. This was something she understood completely, but she didn't like how it stressed him so much. She could only imagine how he must have reacted to the urgent situation about her class. His niece was being attacked by villains who infiltrated U.A High School.

She didn't like lying to her uncle either.

She sighed and pointed at her right foot, "I just sprained my ankle a bit. And no, it's not because I was fighting. My footing was off. That's it."

He visibly relaxed, "Can you walk?"

Mizuha shoved her hands in her pockets and shrugged, "If I'm still standing now, then I'm sure I can walk."

That was not the answer he wanted to hear. He wanted a clear cut answer.

The moment Mizuha tried walking past her uncle, he grabbed her arm from behind to stop her. She whipped her head back in annoyance and tried to tug her arm free from his hold. His iron grip made her efforts fruitless.

"Let go of me old man!" Mizuha tried even harder.

She wanted didn't want to call him 'uncle'. If possible, she'd like to keep her relationship with her uncle-teacher a secret. Not that she's embarrassed but simply because she didn't want anyone to know. It was none of their business.

"What did I say about calling me old?!" he pinched her cheek, making her scowl. Eijin looked at his dual-haired student while tightening his grip on her, "Todoroki, would you mind helping Mizuha? I can't trust her."

His student only nodded to his request.

Mizuha growled before cocking her held arm back and tugging out of his grip more forcefully. She did so in a way where she would slightly bump into him and then escape as he stumbled from the force. Her uncle merely released her from his ward and then ran off in the direction of the Squall Zone to provide assistance.

After her uncle had left, Mizuha had remained silent and avoided looking at Todoroki and Bakugo. She didn't need anyone's help. The girl could handle it. If she couldn't walk, then she'd just have to use her Quirk. No big deal.

"Heey!" Kirishima shouted from behind them. The three of them looked at the running red head, "He said to gather in front of the gate!"

Mizuha spun around her heel and proceeded to walk back to the gate. Todoroki actually caught up to her before she walked off too far and asked if she needed help just like his teacher asked him to.

"Thanks but I don't need it." Mizuha said in the most polite tone she could muster just in case her words weren't enough for him.

It was no big deal.

As Class 1-A gathered outside the USJ facility, everyone began talking in their own little groups about the incident.

"The Squall Zone?" Mizuha repeated.

Byakuren nodded while playing with the tips of his white spiky hair. His hair was beginning to dry now that he was no longer in the rain. He was just hoping that he wouldn't catch a cold later on.

When the two friends were reunited, Mizuha was surprisingly not questioned by Byakuren. She thought she would have gotten a quick and short interrogation about why she acted impulsively when before they were all warped away.

The class was then told to return to their classroom by the police detective Tsukauchi but not without being informed about the state of their instructors.

Their homeroom teacher sustained critical injuries when fending off the villains from his students. Both of his arms were shattered and his face was also fractured. Fortunately, there was no brain damage along with those injuries. However, his eyes may long-term effects. That was something to worried about since Aizawa's Quirk relied on his eyes. Thirteen on the other hand had terrible lacerations across their back and arms, but their life was no in danger. All Might would also be alright. Recovery Girl was more than capable enough to heal his wounds.

Midoriya Izuku was also admitted to the nurse's office.

Most of the students figured that he injured himself while using his Quirk once again.

The bus ride was more or less silent. Everyone was still a little shaken up by the incident. Again, Mizuha sat alone. This time, she was sitting on the seat that their teacher had previously occupied on the ride to USJ. After hearing how he had gotten terribly injured while trying to protect his students, Mizuha had found comfort in sitting in his spot. She was sitting properly while keeping her gaze on the giant glass window in front of her. The outside view that was in front of her couldn't keep her mind off of her teacher's condition.

She knew that there was no doubt that their homeroom teacher would live, but the memory of him leaping down the stairs and protecting her and classmates was playing like a broken record. Then there was the fresh memory of seeing his damaged body being transported into the ambulance.

So this is what Pro Heroes have to face?

Mizuha clenched her fists on her lap and let her head rest back against the seat. She bit her lip as she felt her body shake uncontrollably. A wave of heartache mixed with fear suddenly crashed into her whole being.

Of course this is what they have to face... but seeing something like that again...

The aloof student slouched forward and lowered her head into her hands. She tried holding back the tears that were threatening to fall and she used her hands to hide the presence of those soon to be falling tears. Mizuha let out a shaky breath.

It's scary.

She was only a first year and she became exposed to danger so soon. It had completely caught her off guard.

For once, she was actually hoping that someone would see her and try to reach for her. She sought a non-existing comfort from someone other than Byakuren. She needed to hear something else. But how? How could she possibly get that when she made it impossible?

When they arrived back at school, they were told to change out of their Hero Costumes and return to their classroom. Lucky for them, it was currently the break before the final period.

The moment the bus doors had opened, Mizuha was quick to leave the bus and head for the school. She headed inside of the school with her hood on, she didn't want anyone to see her face at the moment, especially those who were in the same class as her. The last thing she needed was questions of concern.

How stupid. She sought comfort yet she was making it impossible by running away.

Mizuha was in no way sobbing all the way to the changing rooms but she was breathing heavily. She just needed to change and quickly wash her face before heading back to class. Mizuha ran up many stairs and dashed across the hallways. She wasn't aware of how fast she was going until she turned around the corner. She slammed into another body unintentionally. Both of them were knocked down to the floor with a yelp. Whoever she knocked down now found themselves on their rear. Mizuha found herself facing the floor right next to them.

Mizuha sniffed and cursed as she got on her knees.

"A-Ah... I-I'm sorry..." They said. Judging by their voice, she concluded that she ran into a male student.

They shouldn't be apologizing... it's my fault.

Mizuha shook her head and apologized twice before standing up and walking in front of them. She looked down at the student that she bumped into. It was a guy with dark messy hair and noticeable pointy ears. He had a flustered look on his face as she reached for his hand to help him up. She made eye contact with the guy when he shakily accepted her help.

When she helped him back on his feet, Mizuha bowed down in apology before bolting down the hallway after muttering another quick apology.

She was quick to change out of her costume and it didn't take her too long to calm down either. After washing her face near the bathroom sink and breathing in and out heavily, her eyes were not really showing any signs of her tears; they weren't puffy anymore since she lightly covered her hands with ice to ease her eyes.

Mizuha decided to take the longer route back to her classroom, she didn't want to meet any of the girls on the way there. She merely walked past the other students circulating in the hallways with her normal disinterested face.

Class 1-A finished the day with mathematics. The classroom lacked some positivity due to the recent events.

Her uncle was the one teaching math for that class. Ectoplasm was still busy at USJ with some other teachers because the Principal wanted them there. A few stayed behind while the rest were told to return to the school and continue their job as a teacher. Eijin informed the class that the school will be closed the next day due to the recent incident. However, the day after would be a normal school day and all classes would resume. Mizuha ignored her uncle's lesson and simply worked on the activities he listed on the board. She opened her activity book and her calculation notebook. Multitasking was an easy forte for Mizuha, she had no problem doing the work while taking down the notes he was writing on the board.

I just want to go home already... It's been a long day...

—RIIIIING!

"Alright, don't forget to finish the work you didn't finish in class. That's your homework." Eijin said right after hearing the bell. He began packing up the things scattered across the teacher's desk.

Mizuha was quicker and was already set to head home. There was something she needed to ask Recovery Girl now that she remembered. She zipped her blue backpack close and slung it on her right shoulder. She grabbed her headphones in her other hand and got up from her seat.

The niece walked up to the front of the classroom, "Um, Uncle Eijin." She called lowly for only his ears. It was convenient that everyone was talking loudly.

Eijin stopped in his tracks and glanced behind his shoulder. He was surprised to see his niece all set to leave school in only few seconds after the bell. He turned around and faced her curiously, "What's up, Mizuha?"

Mizuha rubbed the back of her neck, "Um... I was wondering if Recovery Girl was available... I need to speak with her... Can I go see her?"

Eijin visibly tensed at her question. Mizuha wondered why his eyebrows shot up in surprise. He then cleared his throat and shook his head, "I'm sorry, Mizuha but she's currently busy healing All Might and Midoriya. I'm afraid you're going to have to ask her after tomorrow."

Mizuha frowned, "Really? But it's really important... I need to ask her stuff about Quirks..."

I need to know if she knows anything that might help me use my Quirk properly...

Eijin closed his eyes and breathed out heavily. He scrubbed his hand in his hair before shaking his head once more, "Sorry Mizuha, but the nurse's office is closed until she finishes healing those two."

Hyoumei groaned dejectedly before nodding her head slowly. Her uncle then excused himself since he had other matters to deal with before heading home. He told Mizuha to take care on the way home. Understandable, considering the day she went through.

She then sighed heavily, dropping her head. She really didn't want to wait until after tomorrow. The U.A Sports Festival was getting near, she wasn't exactly sure when it would come but she was beginning to fear that she was probably running out of time.

Mizuha felt a tap on her shoulder. She lazily peeked over her shoulder to see who it was and, lo and behold, it was Byakuren with his usual foxy smile, "Let's go?" He nudged her with his shoulder as he walked past her.

Mizuha stared at his back while he walked to the classroom door. As she observed his back for a while, something clicked in her head. She couldn't help but notice how he seemed so confident in himself. The way he walked made it seem so. He wasn't walking with his chin up like an arrogant man, there was no need for that. It looked like he looked free.

Her eyebrows furrowed slightly and a small frown appeared on her lips. She felt forlorn.

Byakuren was always the one that stood next to her. She always stood next to him. They didn't live to far from each other. They enjoyed common activities together. They had the same birth date. They were similar. At least she thought they were.

No, they were quite different.

He had no problem making friends; he was fine socially. And then she was the complete opposite. If she were to be completely honest, she didn't want him to make any other friends. Was she too protective? Was she selfish? She didn't know.

Mizuha followed after Byakuren in silence.

It feels... a little lonely now that I think about it.