Running across the beach that had once been littered by garbage, Shigeo was partaking in his daily exercises alongside All Might at the Takoba Municipal Beach Park, where they continued to train after school and on their days off. The day after the sports festival had been rather quiet, though most of the esper's thoughts were focused around Iida's brother and Bakugo's changes in behavior, as well as how he couldn't detect those changes. The night sky was wondrous, and the bright moon reflected beautifully off of the clear water. Thanks to all the training he'd done these months, what used to have brought him to the brink of collapse was now only slightly exhausted, causing the esper to brim with confidence.

The number one hero, who was running alongside him in his weak form, observed this remarkable improvement. "I remember a time where these several mile-long runs would leave you sprawled out on the ground, but look at you now! You're breezing through these runs like a champion!"

Mob's face lit up with a rare light. "I wish I could've shown this improvement to the Body Improvement Club to see whether or not I'd be able to keep up with them now."

"I'm sure you would, but I'm also sure that I couldn't, not like this. In fact, why don't we take a little break..." So the two of them sat on the white sand and enjoyed the breathtaking scenery.

"You and young Midoriya really did your work clearing this place up," All Might remarked, "I've noticed that there've been a lot of teen couples coming here. It's become a popular dating spot thanks to your effort. I even saw a newspaper print a story about it."

"I've noticed many couples come here too," Mob replied.

"But it was only possible thanks to the hard work you and Midoriya put in: every day, you'd take the time to move that trash out of the beach. Though it may not have seemed like much in the short-run, all the incremental progress that was made paid off in the end, and it's allowing people to enjoy themselves here again."

Kageyama's brain paused for a second, the wording that All Might had used triggering another strong realization similar to the realization he'd gotten with Recovery Girl and his healing. "That's right. The change wasn't something that occurred instantly; it took time and effort to accomplish." The esper felt like an epiphany had hit him, a problem that had been nagging him since he'd talked with Midoriya after the sports festival. "That's why I couldn't notice any changes with Bakugo! Because my view of change is too narrow! I wasn't able to pay enough attention, observe his behavior from a different angle, too focused on immediate changes instead of looking for small ones!"

"During my fight with Bakugo, after he unleashed his Howitzer Impact, I expressed my disappointment in the way he insulted Midoriya, how he didn't remember the names of his classmates, said that he hadn't changed at all, and I actually went so far as to say he might never change. That was a really cruel thing to say, and it wasn't even true."

All Might pursed his lips straight and slightly lifted his head down. Indeed, the esper made a dramatic statement to Bakugo that would significantly impact the explosive teenager. "Bakugo does have a brutal nature, a demeanor that demands greatness, looks down on others who don't possess amazing power, and has a fiery determination to surpass those who possess equal or larger power to him. And yet, his determination to excel and improve himself is unlike anything I've encountered in anyone before, even Midoriya. He didn't need anyone to teach him that there's a difference between those who aim for the top and those who will settle, and that difference matters."

"Midoriya also talked about Bakugo like that," replied Mob. Though he'd been trying to change Bakugo and make him see the error of his ways, he now understood that his methods were not the right ones. He'd been so determined to do it his way that he'd also blinded himself to the positive qualities that Bakugo possessed.

Despite feeling guilty of misjudging Bakugo's positive characteristics, the esper felt as though a considerable weight of confusion and guilt was being lifted off his shoulders. Now that he knew where he went wrong, where he was incorrect in his assessment of Bakugo, he could find a way to make it right, to rectify the mistakes he had made and make amends for what he'd said and done to Bakugo.

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The two-day break had gone by rather quickly, and now the students were all returning to school. As the esper took the train into the city and U.A. High, he was being bombarded by praise from all the passengers, who had all watched his remarkable performance in the sports festival.

"You're Shigeo Kageyama, right?" a passenger said, "Man, I can't believe I'm seeing you in person."

"Your powers are something else! I'm sure you'll be a top hero by the time you graduate from U.A. High!"

"It sucks that you couldn't win the festival, but second place is still pretty great!"

The second-place winner of the sports festival blushed at the praise from the people in this train car: so he'd made an impression on these people with his powers by showing the world what he could do, just as All Might had asked of him. At least he'd succeeded in that regard.

Shigeo's stop quickly came after, and the teenager was met with some light rain. He put up his umbrella and began his walk to school, but as he was walking, he recognized the ash-blonde hair of his classmate up ahead.

"Hey, Bakugo!" The psychic waved the teenager down, for he had something significant he needed to tell Katsuki. The explosive student paused when he heard the esper's voice coming from behind him. He groaned in annoyance and frustration: now what would the bowl-cut say? Was he going to give another lecture, try to tell him that he was a crappy person, and give him more threats? He was getting tired of this repeated schtick and was expecting more of the same stuff, which was why it was all the more surprising when he stood up in front of him and bowed. So what the hell was this? Why was he turning?

"I wanted to say that I'm sorry for what I said to you before in the ring and for fighting you back in the alleyway." The blonde teenager gasped and recoiled in surprise: the bowl-cut was apologizing to him? The esper looked back at his classmate, though he could not stare Katsuki straight in the eye. "I was too focused on all the negative things you'd done that I let my judgment be clouded. Because of that, I couldn't see that you've changed in some ways, even if you won't admit it. My understanding of change was just too narrow: I couldn't see that some people can't instantly change themselves, that you couldn't just instantly change your behavior after just talking to you."

Shigeo quickly found the strength to look back at his classmate, and a flash of resolve was present in his eyes. "Well, from now on, I'm going to be more patient with you and wait for you to adjust yourself slowly. I also plan on being more observant to make sure that I only say big things if I know the whole story. So even though I still don't agree with the way you treat others, and I still think you should be more accepting of our classmates, I won't be so harsh and judging of you any longer.

"Even though you might not feel the same, I still view you as a friend, and I look forward to the day you open yourself up to me and view me as a friend too."

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The esper gave another quick, respectful bow to his classmate before resuming his walk to the school, leaving the explosive teenager frozen in place, his eyes widened with shock, and his body frozen. Yet again, the bowl-cut had found a way to take Bakugo by surprise and say something he hadn't expected. Even now, Bakugo still never knew what to expect from him...

As the esper walked through the street and toward the school, he came across his green-haired friend, looking somewhat drowsy. "Oh hey, Midoriya."

"Hey, Kageyama."

The esper was about to give a response, but the two classmates heard some rapidly approaching footsteps. They turned around and saw that Iida was sprinting toward them wearing a green raincoat covering most of his body. "Good morning, Midoriya, Kageyama!" The spectacled student raced past the two friends, and they decided to increase their pace to match Iida's.

"But there's still five minutes until the first bell!" said Midoriya.

"U.A. students should always arrive ten minutes early, don't you think!" The spectacled teenager increased his speed and left his two friends behind. They exchanged looks of confusion and uncertainty: even after his brother had been injured, he still acted like his usual self.

The three classmates made it to the locker rooms, where they removed their rain gear and umbrellas. As they were doing this, the bowl-haired teenager looked at his classmate with concern, for he knew that having his brother injured at any level must've been a very traumatic experience.

"Iida, I heard that your brother was hurt by a-"

"Oh, don't worry about that." The blue-haired teenager removed the hood of his raincoat and looked at the esper with a smile and regular expression. "My brother's fine. I'm sorry if I made you concerned." Tenya walked away from the two friends, though the esper was still unsatisfied with the spectacled boy's answer. Even though Iida said he was fine and acting like his regular self, the psychic was still not positive about Iida's response. Could he really be ok with what had happened? Was he able to handle this better than Kageyama could?

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"Ii-"

Kageyama attempted to speak to his friend again, but Kirishima interrupted the esper and placed his hand on Shigeo's shoulder before he could. "Hey, Kageyama. Just the guy I was looking for. I wanted to talk to you about something, and we've still got a few minutes before class starts."

"Oh, sure."

"If you two have something to discuss, I'll just head to class." The green-haired teenager decided to leave the two students to themselves and walked out of the locker room. The esper chose to take a seat on the benches, curious to know what this was all about.

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" Kageyama said.

"Well..." Kirishima sat beside his classmate and decided to express the thoughts stirring around in his mind during the two-day break. "I had some time to think about everything you've said during the break, the way you want to keep improving yourself. Your manly words have managed to bring the class together pretty much, reminding them that we're all in this together. Then I remembered what you said about the club in your middle school, the Body Improvement Club. Those guys also sounded like real men, committed to improving themselves and picking up the other members when they fall. And suddenly, an idea came to my mind." The red-haired student lifted his finger into the air. "What if we started our own Body Improvement Club?"

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"Our own Body Improvement Club?"

"Yea! I think it'd be another great way to bring our class together and make our bodies stronger. I looked into it a little on my own and found out that the hero course can't have any official clubs, so it would just be an unofficial club comprised of our classmates and maybe some of the students of Class 1-B if they wanted. And you would be the president! Doesn't that sound badass?" Kirishima gave a hardy pat on the back to Shigeo.

"So whaddya say?"

The esper remained silent momentarily, contemplating what Kirishima had just told him. He'd never considered restarting the Body Improvement Club on his own. Once he'd been transported to this reality, he'd thought that part of him was gone, even though he still worked out relentlessly with Midoriya. But to begin the Body Improvement Club again? And as the leader, no less? He'd never held a leadership position before, and leading a new Body Improvement Club sounded difficult.

But at the same time, some of him also felt excited about it. He'd truly enjoyed his time with the Body Improvement Club, and created many fine memories and strong bonds with all of them. They'd all been there for him, been a positive influence, and showed him what it meant to improve himself, to persevere against all the odds and against all the pain to push his body harder and harder, and never give up. The Body Improvement Club had played a pivotal role in his progression as a person, and if a new body improvement club could be made with students from Class 1-A, they would strengthen their bodies, their bonds, and their hearts.

With all the positives outweighing the minor negatives, Mob looked back at his friend and gave him a smile of agreement. "Let's do it!"

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"Awesome, baby!" The red-haired teenager exited his seat and pumped his fist in the air. "Now that's what I'm talking about! That's what I like to hear! Since you're the one who was actually part of the Body Improvement Club, I'll leave it to you to decide how the exercises will work, what kind of training we'll do, what time we'll work out, and things like that. Meanwhile, I'll focus on getting people to join the club and convince them how awesome it'll be. Sound like a plan?" Kirishima put his hand out to give his friend a good handshake, and with a brimming face, the esper returned the manly handshake.

"Good! Now, we should get going to class!" So Shigeo and Eijiro got their things together and headed for their classroom. When they got there, they found their classmates talking amongst themselves about how the citizens had reacted to their presence and their performances at the sports festival. The two teenagers took their seats, and very shortly after arriving, the homeroom teacher also entered the class. Many of their classmates took note of his recovered state, particularly Shigeo.

"I'm happy to see that you're not wearing your bandages anymore," Shigeo said.

"The old lady went a bit overboard on the treatment," the teacher replied, "Anyway, we have a big class today on hero informatics." Many students feared this wording, feeling that whatever it was, it couldn't be good.

"You need codenames. Time to pick your hero identities." The class all bounced up with excitement, relieved to know it wasn't something difficult and requiring much brainpower, but the teacher quickly brought order back to the class by turning his quirk on, and lifting his hair as well. "This is related to the pro-hero draft picks I mentioned the last time we were in class together. Normally, students wouldn't have to worry about the draft pick until the second or third year, but your class is an exception. In fact, by extending offers to first-years like you, pros are investing in your potential."

"Now, here are the totals for those who got offers." Aizawa took out a remote and showed the results on the blackboard, which went as followed:

Kageyama: 6,985

Todoroki: 4,728

Bakugo: 3,082

Tokoyami: 371

Iida: 301

Kaminari: 272

Yaoyorozu: 108

Kirishima: 97

Sero: 14

Many of the students were quite shocked, some of them disappointed at the fact that they hadn't received any offers despite their performances and even though some of them had qualified for the third events, those people including Aoyama, Ashido, Uraraka, and Midoriya. From behind him, Mineta was shaking the discouraged Midoriya, rubbing some salt in the wound by telling him he likely didn't have any nominations because of how he injured himself by using his attacks.

Bakugo, on the other hand, was surprised that he'd received more than three thousand nominations from heroes despite losing to the bowl cut in the first match of the third event.

"You got three thousand offers? That's impressive," said Kirishima, "Guess it's because you performed so well against Kageyama and kept him on his toes."

"Check it out! Kageyama got almost seven thousand offers!" The electricity-wielding student expressed his amazement at the high number of offers. Midoriya also noted this, baffled by how many offers the psychic had received, and thanks to his nerd's brain when it came to everything about heroes, he knew something about this that was even more astounding.

"There're about seven thousand hero agencies in Japan, so that means Kageyama was scouted by almost every hero agency in Japan!" The fanboy's statement elicited several gasps from most students, and the esper's head jerked back in shock. Almost every hero agency in Japan had sent him an internship. Even though he'd failed to win against Todoroki and take first place, he still impressed all those heroes. This managed to take away the enormous weight of guilt he'd felt ever since his loss: even though he didn't win, he'd still done as All Might had said and showed what he could do to the entire world.

Even so, a new feeling of shock was setting in. Midoriya had yet to get a single offer from any heroes. So did that mean he couldn't intern with any heroes? As it turned out, he was wrong.

"Despite these results, you'll all be interning with pros," said Aizawa, "Even those who didn't receive any offers.

"You already got to experience combat against real villains during the attack at the U.S.J. facility. But it'll still be helpful to see pros at work. Up close, in-personal, in the field, which is why you'll need hero names. These hero names will likely be temporary, but take them seriously, or-"

"You'll have hell to pay later." Entering through the door was the dominatrix hero, looking as revealing as always with her hero costume, which some of the more women-savy students, such as Mineta, Kaminari, and Sero, always enjoyed seeing. "What you pick today could be your codename for life. So you better be careful, or you could be stuck with something utterly indecent for life."

"She's got a point," the unkempt hero said, "Midnight's going to have approval of all your names since it's not my forte.

"The name you give yourself is important. It helps reinforce your image and shows what kind of hero you want to be. A codename tells people exactly what you represent. Take All Might, for example."

The bowl-haired student started to think deeply about this as he was being handed a whiteboard and a marker to write down his hero name. Mr. Aizawa was correct: this wasn't something that could just be done haphazardly. Instead, he needed to think hard about his hero name. It had to be something special that represented precisely who he was and wanted to be.

The first one to go up was Aoyama, whose hero name was "I Can Not Stop Twinkling." Though it seemed ridiculous to the whole class, Midnight seemed to think it was on the right track, only making a few changes to make it roll off the tongue easier. And so, one by one, the students all went to the front of the classroom, each trying to overcome their nerves of going up and thinking of a clever name. A few of them were clever, such as Tsu's name, Froppy, and brought cheering, while others could have been more creative and unique, such as Shoto's hero name, which was simply his name. Still, this was more challenging for Shigeo to develop his hero name. Would he have it be something related to his psychic powers? Could it be something that simple? Still, he felt there had to be more heart and meaning to his hero name. Shigeo hoped that someone would come along and give a hero name that could give him a flash of inspiration.

After enough time, the remaining ones were Shigeo, Izuku, Tenya, and Katsuki, whose name was not viewed by Midnight as acceptable. So then Tenya went, and he chose his hero name as his common name. Next came his friend: now this was someone he'd been waiting for. Not only was he curious about what he'd choose his hero name to be, but he was hoping to get some inspiration from him with his hero name.

The fanboy went up to the front of the class and showed the name he chose to everyone: Deku. The course, and even Shigeo, was surprised at the choice Midoriya made.

"Really? You sure about that?" said Kaminari.

"That could be your hero name forever," added Kirishima.

"Right. I used to hate it, but now I realize it could have a different meaning, and that had a huge impact on how I felt, so now I like it. Deku, that's my codename." The esper's eyes widened, his dull eyes sparkling very lightly. He knew that it was Uraraka who'd helped with this, who'd helped him to see that the name given by Bakugo could mean something more than just an insult. He looked back, and sure enough, Uraraka was beaming with a giant smile on her face. Deku was now a name that meant something to him. So what name held meaning for Shigeo? What was a name that was important to him? More than that, what was a name that could represent who he was and who he wanted to be? There had to be something he could think of!

After Izuku took his seat back, it was finally Shigeo's turn to go up and announce his hero name. "Kageyama, are you ready?" Midnight said.

The dominatrix hero had caught Kageyama just in the middle of the revelation for his hero name and was vigorously writing on his whiteboard. Finally, he'd got an idea for a name that combined all the ideas and inspiration that he believed would best represent the kind of hero he wanted to be. Shigeo went to the front of the classroom and showed the rest of his class his hero name.

"I'm the 100 Percent Hero: Mob Psychic." The classmates all exchanged looks of confusion. What did he mean by the 100 percent part of the title?

"This name... it's a promise. A promise that I'm going to give being a hero 100%, all the time, no matter what, just like all of you. The second part, Mob, is another name that holds importance to me, and I think it should also be part of my codename. The last part was a split-second addition that I thought sounded cool. Though I guess you could just call me Mob to save time."

The class's disposition became positive, and many of the classmates split their faces with broad smiles, with Izuku's smile being the widest. Even Iida, who was too focused on his feelings about his brother and his sadness, paid attention and showed a brief smile before returning to his neutral expression. The classmates then began to chant Shigeo's hero name.

"Mob! Mob! Mob! Mob! Mob!" The esper felt another light blush grow on his cheeks while he rubbed the back of his head and took his seat. Katsuki was the last one to go, though his hero name was basically the same as before and was therefore not accepted by Midnight. Still, with those matters out of the way and every student baring the explosive teenager having picked their hero names, next came the draft forms for the internships. The unkempt hero passed out the forms, which listed all the hero agencies' names. However, for Shigeo, since he had so many offers, the list of hero agencies was actually three pages long.

As this happened, many teenagers were speaking amongst themselves, and they looked over the list of hero agencies. While this was happening, the esper tried to sort out all the hero agencies in his head, but it was too difficult for him. More than ninety-five percent of the listed agencies were heroes that he didn't even know about, so he had no way of knowing which of these agencies was the best pick. So he'd have to ask All Might for help after school. He had to meet with someone else first to help with something else that was very important, something else that had been on his mind for the past two days.

The school day passed by rather quickly, with most of the day spent reviewing the internship options. Once school was over, Shigeo was one of the first to leave the class with a hurried pace in his steps. Where was he going at such a fast speed? The nurse's office, to see Recovery Girl. There was still the very important matter of the healing that hadn't worked on All Might. Getting this ability mastered was something that he needed to get done as soon as possible, for the sake of All Might to ensure that his body be restored to the way it was, but to do that, he'd need some help.

"Recovery Girl?" Mob opened the door to the nurse's office and found the school nurse at her desk, doing some paperwork.

"Oh, Kageyama. How can I help you today?"

"Well..." The bowl-haired student closed the door and sat beside the nurse. "I tried to heal All Might's injuries, but I wasn't able to do anything, so I was wondering if you could give me some tips or advice on how to hone this healing power, you know since you have a healing Quirk and you're a nurse."

"Hmmm..." Recovery Girl rested her chin between her hand and pondered for a moment. "You're planning to use psychic signals to the body to command it to heal itself. You'll have to know exactly what you're sending signals to."

"You're saying that I should learn about the organs and structure of the human body?"

"I think that would help you master that power. Then, if you'd like, I can teach you about the human anatomy."

"You'd really do that? You're sure it won't take too much time?"

"Being the school nurse doesn't leave me with too much to do besides treating that reckless boy, Midoriya. I'd be happy to teach you a thing or two about the human body."

The esper's dull eyes lit up with appreciation, and his voice began to lighten up. "Thank you, Recovery Girl."

The school nurse similarly beamed with a pleasant aura "Well, let's not waste any time dilly-dallying and get started right away."

The following two hours were spent in the nurse's office, reviewing the material in a large medical book with multiple human body diagrams. Recovery Girl focused the teaching on the stomach and the other intestines, such as the gallbladder, liver, and kidneys. However, his limited intelligence made it somewhat difficult for him to grasp some of the concepts and how the specified organs worked. Even so, he now had a general basis of these organs, which could give him a better grasp on regenerating those body parts with his powers. And if he had Recovery Girl to teach him, that would make things even smoother.

Despite how difficult the lesson had been, Mob knew that the day was not over: there were still some other extremely important things he needed to get started on, and he'd need All Might's help. The first thing was to decide which hero agency he wanted to go to.

The esper entered the apartment to find All Might relaxing on the couch, his tie loosened and his body slumped. But his body quickly went into a straight position when he saw Shigeo enter the room.

"Young Kageyama! How was your day? More importantly, how many internships did you get?"

"Almost seven thousand." The number one hero comedically spat out blood when he heard this ridiculously high number of offers extended to the esper.

"Well, you certainly made the impression I was hoping for with all those heroes!"

"That's actually what I was hoping you'd help me with. I don't know which hero agency to choose.

"Sure thing!" The esper took the registration form and the list of agencies who'd sent him offers out of his backpack while All Might got a pen from nearby. The number one hero took the three pages of hero agencies in his hand and started looking down the list of heroes.

"Wow, even I don't know most of these heroes. They all must be pretty desperate to get the chance to get you on as an intern since they saw your limitless potential. Still, you'll want a high-ranking hero with plenty of advanced knowledge and abilities. Getting stronger is not what you should focus on, but rather, getting experience, judgment, and proper analysis skills, which is what you need most. Even though you've already fought plenty of villains, the right hero will allow you to widen your field of vision and sharpen those skills. Now let's see which one would be best..."

The hero put the hero agency lists on the desk, allowing them to look at all the agencies. All Might scrolled down the list with his finger, momentarily pausing for some of the higher-ranking heroes, but still not viewing them as the correct picks. But then, he let a short bark of triumph when he came across a high-ranking hero agency.

"Here's a great match! Hawks!"

"Hawks?"

"He's the number three hero renowned for his remarkable speed and sharp senses. I've heard that he's so fast, most of his interns can't keep up with him, though I'm sure that won't be a problem for you. He started his own hero agency when he was eighteen and rose to the top ten in only half a year, making him the youngest person to accomplish this, an awe-inspiring feat demonstrating his keen intuition and sharp instincts. If you interned with him, I'm sure you'd pick up a lot of important pointers."

The bowl-haired psychic saw no reason to object to the symbol of peace's suggestion and nodded in agreement, taking the pen and writing down the hero's name on the registration form. After that, Shigeo didn't put much thought into a possible alternative, for he wanted to move on to the other important thing on his mind.

"All Might, I also wanted to talk to you about a new Body Improvement Club I'm thinking of creating."

"A new Body Improvement Club?"

"Kirishima suggested the idea and that I'd be its leader. I need to come up with all the workouts and the schedule, which isn't the hard part. The hard part..." The esper's head tilted down, and his eyebrows furrowed down. "The hard part is being a good leader. I've never had to lead anyone before, and I think this club is going to need a good leader if the members are going to strengthen themselves properly. I want to be that leader. I want to be as good a leader as Captain Musashi was, but I don't know how. So what do you think it takes to be a good leader?"

All Might could see the insecurity laced in Shigeo's voice: even now, the esper did not possess much confidence in himself. "First, reflect on the previous captain's leadership since he seems to have inspired you quite a bit. What qualities does he possess that make you want to be a leader like him?"

"Well..." The esper thought hard on this question and tapped his chin repeatedly. "He's always radiated this sort of strength and confidence. His determination to improve himself and become physically stronger was also really inspiring. He felt like someone you could rely on, no matter what."

"You've just described it perfectly," the hero said, "While there're other important factors in leadership, I believe the most important part is having confidence. You must be able to exude that same kind of confident aura, to take pride in yourself, knowing that you're a prime example of someone with a strong body, developed through hard work and determination."

The esper looked at his empty hand and clenched it with determination: All Might was right. He needed to be more confident in himself. Even though he'd once been physically weak, he'd overcome his weakness and become stronger. If he wanted to continue improving himself, this was the next step he needed to take: to learn how to become an effective leader who inspired his club members just as his previous club members had inspired him.

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The next few days were spent working as hard as possible for Shigeo, making the proper schedule of the list of exercises for which days, how long the runs would be, and which muscles the activities would be working. What time wasn't spent on working on the development of the Body Improvement Club was spent diligently reading about the human anatomy and a few online articles about being an effective leader. Because of this hard-set determination to create this new club and research more about the human body, it left no time at all to pay attention to Iida. He'd heard from whispers that the one who attacked him was someone named Stain, but he didn't pay much attention beyond that. Usually, that would be his priority, but Iida seemed to have been managing his emotions rather well when he first saw him, and he had his family to help him through his problems. These were the excuses he made to himself to focus on the other important things he needed to do, mainly to heal the number one hero. All Might was his mentor, the one who'd been there to help him when he was at his lowest in this world, and helping him get him back to his old self was something he needed to do.

He was so consumed with his work that he also didn't watch any television, so he didn't see the news report about the extensive damage to Ingenium, which is why he didn't find anything odd about the fact that Iida chose Hosu City for his place to intern. A bystander had also taken an amateur video after the fight between Ingenium and Stain. Though the citizen could only capture a brief moment, they recorded the Hero Killer standing victorious over the hero, particularly the small speech he made about false heroes in this society.

When making all the details of the new Body Improvement Club, he also appointed a vice president for this club, with the obvious choice being Midoriya. Though surprised by this new club, he eagerly accepted. Mob felt partly guilty that he didn't make Kirishima the vice president, but the red-haired student surprisingly accepted this once Mob broke the news to him. Kageyama kept in contact with Kirishima and gave him the information for the meeting time after school on the day before the internships began. Now all that was left was to see who had decided to join the club.

The day before the internships had come, Shigeo was waiting at the gym entrance alongside Izuku to see who had decided to join the new body Improvement Club.

"I'm feeling kinda nervous about this," Midoriya remarked, "Do you feel the same?"

"Mm-hmm," Mob replied, "I'm still worried if I'm gonna be able to lead this club the right way."

"Come on, don't beat yourself up." The fanboy gave his friend a firm pat on the back as a reassurance, "You're gonna be great."

Shigeo gave his friend a shaky smile and a soft nod before stiffening his body. No, he would be a good leader! He needed to believe that he could be a good leader to improve himself and show that he had the skills to lead others!

The first two to show up were Kirishima and Tetsutetsu, though the student's appearance from Class 1-B was considerably shocking for the two leaders of the Body Improvement Club.

"Tetsutetsu? You want to be a member of the Body Improvement Club?"

"Kirishima told me about the club, and soon as I heard about it, I thought about how manly it sounded. At first, I was put off that most of the members would be from Class 1-A, but then I started to realize that maybe Class 1-A isn't all that bad. The only bad apple seems to be that Bakugo guy, and if there's a manly guy like you who's leading this club, then I don't have a problem with it!"

The esper lightly gasped at first, but his face quickly brightened, and a small smile appeared. He held no animosity towards anyone from Class 1-B, and if Tetsutetsu wanted to improve his body, then Shigeo would be more than happy to accept him.

"I'm glad you decided to join." Shigeo placed his hand out to give the student from Class 1-B a firm handshake. Tetsutetsu reciprocated the slight smile and the handshake while Kirishima watched the manly display and nodded in approval.

"How manly," Kirishima said.

"So, who else decided to join the club?" said Midoriya.

"You're about to find out." The red-haired teenager pointed to some of the faces that were coming in. The next one to appear was Tokoyami. The avian student was aware of his physical weakness. When he heard of this Body Improvement Club that Kageyama was starting, he viewed it as an excellent opportunity to overcome this weakness and strengthen his body.

The following three people to come were Uraraka, Tsu, Yaoyorozu, and even Kendo. The fourth girl was another shocking member that the esper did not expect to join this club.

"Kendo, right?"

"You got it!" The ginger-haired teenager stretched her arms behind her head. "I overheard Kirishima talking to Tetsutetsu about this club and thought it sounded pretty cool, so I decided to join up!"

"And the three of us also thought this was a great way to get stronger," Uraraka added, "The Sports Festival showed me that I still have a long way to go in terms of physical strength."

Shigeo was pleased to see that some girls were also committed to improving their bodies, whereas his previous Body Improvement Club had only boys as members.

"Is there anyone else coming, Kirishima?" said Kageyama.

"Just one more, and I'm pretty surprised that he wanted to join."

The esper curved his eyebrow up in curiosity, but when he saw the last person to come, he understood what Kirishima was talking about. It was the dual quirk-wielding teenager, his usual cold glance not as pronounced. "Todoroki? You want to join the club too?"

"Well..." The esper's words managed to have more impact than just following his path. Todoroki realized that he had been too cold and distant from others due to the intense hatred for his father being the only thing on his mind. Kageyama's final words to Shoto reminded him that he was not alone at this school but had his classmates and friends at this school. He needed to value his interactions with his classmates more, so when he heard about this Body Improvement Club from Kirishima, he decided to use it as his opportunity to strengthen his body and the bonds with his classmates.

The red and white-haired teenager looked at the leader of the Body Improvement Club and curved his lips up, his eyes not displaying their usual coldness. "I heard about this new club from Kirishima and thought it would be a good after-school activity."

The esper noted Todoroki's lighter demeanor and softer eyes. He could tell that Todoroki was beginning to open himself up more with his classmates, that he was using this opportunity presented to him as a means of connecting with his classmates, compared to the isolated, detached teenager he'd known before, and the esper's smile widened.

"So is this everyone, Kirishima?" Shigeo said.

"That's everyone that wanted to join," replied Kirishima.

"Alright." With everyone who signed up having already arrived, the new members all decided to huddle up, and all their eyes were now on the esper. With all the attention being focused on him, Shigeo momentarily tensed up and began to build a sweat, the nervousness budding up like usual. However, Mob quickly got a hold of himself, puffing his chest up and straightening his body. He needed to present himself confidently, just like All Might had said, and give his club members some inspiring words. He'd been preparing for this moment! Finally, he was ready to lead!

"I'm happy to see all of you came out here today," Shigeo started, "When I first joined the Body Improvement Club in middle school, I had no stamina and often got anemia. I wasn't able to make it this far on my own. It was only because my fellow club members and friends were there to support me and pick me up whenever I fell down." Shigeo momentarily paused and exchanged a glance with Izuku before drawing his attention back to the rest of the members. "So remember, the most important part of this club is helping each other out, being there to push us all harder so we can all become stronger together."

The energy of the club members began to rise, each of them starting to feel more pumped up and brimming with joy. Shigeo picked up on this increased jubilance, which only increased his joy. Shigeo attempted to use this growing joy to impassion himself and continue building up the energy.

"The club has a mantra that we would always chant: Body Improvement! Fight on! So I want us all to chant it together: Body Improvement!"

"Fight on!"

Shigeo continued building the energy, attempting to stir up whatever passion he could muster inside his heart. "Louder! Body Improvement!"

"Fight on!"

Midoriya, feeling the building rush, followed his friend's lead. "One more time! Body Improvement!"

"FIGHT ON!" All the members pumped their fists in the air, many of them brimming with passion, so much so that even other taciturn individuals such as Tokoyami and Todoroki were being caught up in it as well and feeling a more diluted form of this passion, while the more energetic individuals such as Kirishima and Tetsutetsu were bursting with this positivity and emotion. Then, with the energy brought up to the max, Shigeo decided to start them all on the five-kilometer run that he had mapped out.

"Alright, everyone! We're going to start our five-kilometer run, so follow me! Body Improvement!"

"Fight on! Fight on! Fight on! Fight on!" The new Body Improvement Club had officially begun their first practice, running at full speed right behind Shigeo with their passion running deep within their hearts. With their determination to improve themselves and the bonds of friendship they each carried with one another, this club would accomplish great things; Kageyama knew it.

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The rest of the practice went very well. After the five-kilometer run, the Body Improvement Club went to the school gym, where they began doing some weightlifting exercises focusing on the chest and shoulder muscles while also doing some squats. Some members were having a difficult time, but they had their other club members to help them push themselves to their limits. By the time the club was over, all the members were sweating like pigs, but they all had smiles. All of them were happy they'd been able to work hard together and push each other to become stronger. And seeing all those smiles couldn't make Kageyama happier.

The next day was finally internships. Having packed all their belongings and their hero costumes, the students of Class 1-A all went to the train station. Almost the entire way, Shigeo was on his phone, looking for more information about the respiratory system, the anatomy of the lungs, and how oxygen was transported through the body.

At the train station, Mr. Aizawa was standing with his students, who were all eager for their internships to begin. Even then, Kageyama was in the back of the pack of students alongside Tokoyami, still looking over the anatomy of the lungs on a medical website.

"Everyone has their costumes, right?" said Aizawa, "Remember, you don't have permission to wear them out in public yet, and don't lose them or anything."

"Gotcha!" a bubbly Ashido said.

"Speak properly: it's yes, sir, Ashido."

"Yes sir," she replied with a pouty face.

"Make sure you mind your manners with the other heroes during your internships. Now get to it."

"Yes, sir!" With that out of the way, all the students went their separate ways. Kageyama, however, was so engrossed with his activity that he didn't even realize that his classmates had all left. Tokoyami had to tap him on the shoulder to snap him out of it.

"Kageyama."

"Oh, huh?"

"We must be heading out for Q chute."

"Right."

"You know, I've noticed you've been on your phone even while Mr. Aizawa was talking. You were fortunate that he didn't spot you, or you would've been severely reprimanded. So what exactly has been occupying your attention?" The avian student peered over to see Kageyama's phone screen and curved his eyebrow in confusion when he saw an image of the human lungs on the screen.

"You've been looking at the human anatomy?" said Tokoyami.

The esper awkwardly rubbed the back of his head, unable to think of a proper explanation for this, and merely gave a mediocre excuse, "It's just something I've been getting interested in."

Tokoyami looked at him bizarrely for a moment before merely shrugging his shoulders. "Well, don't be too distracted. We don't want to be late for the train at the q chute. After all, we have a long train ride."

The two teenagers began walking towards the train, though Kageyama was still engrossed in his phone despite Tokoyami's words. He'd been so engaged with his research that he'd completely forgotten to say farewell to Iida. Though he didn't realize it now, Kageyama would sincerely regret not paying more attention to Iida's problems in the coming days.

And look at that! A new Body Improvement Club, how does that sound? Even a few students from Class 1-B decided to join in on this fun club! And what do you think of Kageyama's internship choice? I noticed a lot of people suggesting Mirko as his internship, and I thought it was an interesting suggestion, but I've had Hawks in-mind for a while now, and I also really like his character. Now you'll get to see just how Shigeo is going to fare in this internship in Chapter 23!