Of Heroes And Devils

by Dark Signer

By a strange twist of fate, Izuku finds himself flung into a world he never dreamed existed. He may be a Devil now, but that won't stop him from fulfilling his dream to be a hero! Even if he has to face villains, Fallen Angels, other Devils, and ALL THESE GIRLS WHO ARE SUDDENLY CLINGING TO HIM! (Polyamorous relationships)

9. 9To Make A Choice

"So," Toshinori began with a grin. "A Familiar?"

Ever since Young Midoriya had shown up for the day's training, the boy had been ecstatic to talk about their adventures in the Forest Of Familiars from the previous night. He spoke highly of the multitude of creatures he had seen, from the Undines to the Sprite Dragon. He spoke of them with such a childlike glee that, for the first time in a while, Toshinori had been reminded of just how young his protégé truly was.

There may have been times when he held himself up with the fortitude of someone much older, but he was still only fifteen years old.

Naturally, Izuku made sure to say nothing about what had happened with the Slimes. As far as he was concerned, his hero did not need to know about any of that.

Now if only those images of the girl's bare bodies would simply leave his mind! He would swear that he could barely get any sleep last night, not with their naked bodies continually popping into his mind no matter what he did.

It had definitely made heading home with Asia more awkward than it needed to be. Especially seeing as how both had seen the other in similar states.

Though his mind had certainly been put off of it when they had finally arrived home, before noticing just how late it had gotten. Even after facing down against a Stray Devil twice the size of All Might and a Fallen Angel that had nearly killed him, twice, the sight of his mother, lit only by the light of the living room lamp and glaring daggers at her two children was absolutely the most unnerving thing he'd gone through to date.

He still had no idea how Asia had been able to talk her out of grounding them.

"This Familiar of yours then?" Toshinori said, his grin never once fading as Izuku stopped to take a breath. "What's it like?"

"She's beautiful!" Izuku said, his grin matching his mentor's. "She's a large wolf!"

"A wolf huh," Toshinori responded as he began looking past Izuku. "Does she have white fur and pure black eyes?"

"Yeah! Wait, how'd you guess that?"

Toshinori simply pointed behind him.

When Izuku turned around, he found himself face to snout with a smiling Amako, falling off the damaged sofa he had been sitting on in surprise.

"Amako!? What are you doing here?" He asked, watching as she began wagging her tail while panting happily.

"Seems she's taken a bit of a liking to you my boy," Toshinori said with a teasing grin.

"I just…I thought they went back to the forest whenever they weren't summoned," he explained, remembering what Rias had mentioned the previous night as the canine went over to Toshinori.

The hidden hero extended his hand down to her, not wanting to pet her without any permission. He watched as she sniffed at his hand in curiosity, hoping she didn't mistake his arm for a chew bone.

He knew that he was bone thin in this form, but he'd rather she not take it literal.

Thankfully, she began licking at his hand after she finished sniffing it, even turning her head into his hand as he stroked her head.

"She seems like a fine Familiar, Young Midoriya," he said with pride as Amako's tail kept wagging with happiness.

"I…I guess," Izuku stammered out. He still had no real idea what exactly Amako was capable of. For all he knew, she could have just been a normal wolf without any real abilities.

Though he knew that certainly did not explain how she had just shown up out of the blue.

He heard his hero ask how he'd run into her when they were in the forest, and then began to snicker when he learned that she had run into him.

"Sound's like you had quite the interesting night my boy," Toshinori said, removing his hand from Amako as steam began emitting from his form, the legendary figure of All Might now standing before him once again. "I hope it didn't exhaust you too much for today!" His smile was as gleaming as it was iconic, pumping Izuku up more than anything he could do on his own as Amako looked on in surprise.

He didn't even know a wolf's jaw could drop like that.

"Of course not!" Jumping to his feet, a small spring in his step, Izuku had already begun moving toward another patch of garbage that littered the beach. "I'm ready to go!"

"That's the spirit my boy!" A hearty laugh followed his words as he watched Izuku begin his daily training, at least until he felt a weight on his chest. Looking down, he noticed that Amako had stood on her hind legs while reaching up to his torso, once again sniffing at him. "Don't worry girl. I am indeed the same person you saw before. And I promise that I mean no harm to your master."

Amako just kept sniffing at him before tilting her head curiously. She looked confused by his buffed up appearance, though he couldn't exactly blame her. She wasn't the first after all.

"I see you've made a new friend, All Might," a familiar voice called out, grabbing his attention. He watched as Rias walked over to him, her eyes having a new light to them as she saw Amako. "Good morning Amako. It looks like Izu wanted to introduce you to his hero today," she said as the wolf went to her side, gleefully receiving pats on her head.

"That's not exactly what happened," All Might admitted before telling Rias about the last few minutes. She seemed just as surprised as Izuku did when she heard about it. "Has something like this ever happened before?"

"There have been times where a Familiar was able to summon themselves, at least from what I've heard before," she said as she put her hand to her chin in thought, much to Amako's dismay. "But those times have been rather few, and only when their master's lives were in extreme danger. I wonder how she was able to do so here?"

"I wonder. Could she simply not want to be in the forest? From what Young Midoriya told me, not even the Masters of the forest knew of her existence," the pro suggested, watching as Amako yawned before laying down in the sand.

"It's definitely possible," Rias admitted before leaning down to face the Familiar. "Amako. I'm going to have to ask you to head back to the forest for now, okay? I'm sure Izuku will summon you whenever he needs you."

Amako seemed to pout at that before disappearing in a puff of smoke, much to All Might's confusion.

"As King, I hold sway over the Familiars of my peerage just as much as they do. I can't summon them, but they are bound to me just as much as they are to their masters," she explained as All Might shifted back to his normal appearance, not wanting to waste any more time in it than necessary.

He had no idea the kind of power Rias had truly held as the 'King' of a peerage. Part of it worried him, he wouldn't hesitate to admit that. It would be so easy for her to abuse such a power, to take advantage of any member of her peerage, and they would basically be helpless to stop her.

But over the past several months, he had gotten to know her. She had often offered to join him in assisting Young Midoriya with his training, even if it was as simple as cheering him on.

He was completely aware of how she had been training him as well, with her explaining just what she would be doing, and Young Midoriya confirming it. Not once had he ever seen her step beyond what he would define as appropriate boundaries.

Indeed, her presence had become rather welcome. She seemed to spur Young Midoriya's efforts whenever she showed up, getting ever so slightly ahead of schedule as he worked even harder. It had led him to suspect that his protégé may in fact be trying to impress her with his work ethic, even if he himself was not aware of it.

And he was also quite certain that Rias had ulterior motives of her own, judging by how her eyes seemed to light up whenever Young Midoriya had to remove his shirt. Even in the days when that didn't happen, her eyes had rarely ever left his form.

He wouldn't point that out to them of course. This would be something the two would have to work out on their own.

'Teenagers,' he thought as he rolled his eyes. He certainly didn't remember acting like that, but he had seen more than his fair share of such a thing over his life.

"He really is impressive," Rias said, breaking Toshinori out of his musings. He saw that she had her eyes locked squarely on Young Midoriya once more, though he could tell that she was speaking directly to him.

The pro had to hold back a small chuckle when his student had noticed Rias' arrival, watching as the two exchanged friendly waves to each other before Izuku went back to work, a bit faster than before.

"You're not wrong," Toshinori admitted. "With everything that's been happening with him lately, from grabbing the attention of a pro hero, meeting the sister of one of the Four Satan's, finding out that he holds a powerful artifact within him, and an unknown wolf as a Familiar, he's bound to have a very interesting future."

"I have no doubts about that," she told him as she watched Izuku begin lifting more and more garbage, frowning ever so slightly when she noticed him stumble before rubbing at his eyes like he was tired. He had gotten back up almost immediately, but it had certainly not gone without notice, by either her or Toshinori. "But I'm here for more than just admiring him."

"There's something I've been thinking about lately," she told him, finally taking her eyes off of Izuku and focusing them on Toshinori's sunken in blue orbs. "But I wanted to run it by you first if that's alright."

He could feel his eyebrow quirk at that, though he felt like he knew what she would be asking about.

After allowing her to speak, his suspicions had been confirmed.

---

The mood in the club room later that day was a rather joyous one, as it had been for the last several weeks.

Yumi and Asia sat beside each other happily, Asia stroking Raizuku's head as he lay comfortably on her lap. Akeno was busy serving out tea and sweets to everyone else as she chatted with Rias, tossing a treat over to Raizuku at one point, the Sprite Dragon gobbling it up greedily. Meanwhile Koneko, as per usual, was munching on her sweets as her gaze roamed over everyone in the room. While her face remained as stoic as it normally was, there was a feeling of contentment radiating from her.

At least until her gaze moved over to the sofa Izuku and Rias were sitting on.

Mainly because Amako was there again, having popped up out of nowhere again as they made their way to the club room,clearly making herself comfortable by Izuku's side, all while unintentionally pushing him closer to Rias' side.

Naturally, his face was blooming red the entire time.

Rias didn't seem to have any issue with it at least.

"He even cuddled up to me while I was sleeping!" Asia said excitedly. "He's just so cute!"

"He is rather adorable," Yumi replied as she began stroking along his back, the miniature dragon clearly enjoying it. "You really seem to have lucked out with him Argento."

"Thank you Yumi," she said with a smile.

The taller blonde smiled back, happy to see the newest member of their little family enjoying everything about their new life so far.

"I've been curious about something for some time Argento," Akeno spoke up as she took a sip of tea, having handed everyone a cup. "You seem to have no problem calling us all by our first names here. Is it common where you're from?"

"Yes? Is it really a problem here in Japan?" Asia had both a look of curiosity and dread on her face, hoping she hadn't done anything to offend her friends.

"Some people may find it to be one," Rias responded. "It's far more common here in Japan to address someone by their family name instead of their given one, unless they're especially close to one another."

"Oh." It still felt rather odd for her to hear people continually calling her by her last name, but if that was really the way things were done here…

"So, why don't you then Rias?" Asia asked, feeling confused.

"Old habits mainly," the older girl admitted. "Devil society functions similarly to most human societies, down to us addressing each other by our first names instead of our family names. I've tried adjusting since coming to Japan but," she said with a small chuckle. "I suppose it's as the saying goes. Old habits are hard to break."

"Would you be more comfortable with us calling you by your first name?" Akeno asked as she sat beside Rias.

"I don't mind at all if that's what you want to do," she responded, smiling widely.

"I don't see anything wrong with it?" Yumi said as she took a sip of her tea. "I asked Izuku if we could do the same when we had your party. It's a good way for us to show our friendship."

Her smile, bright as it usually was, seemed to glow just a little brighter as she spoke those words.

"Absolutely," Akeno said with a sly smile, the hint of a tease in her voice. "There's nothing wrong with our friendship with each other, is there Deku?"

Izuku wisely kept his mouth shut, though his already red cheeks seemed to grow redder when she spoke.

Koneko watched it all silently. She had nothing to actually contribute to this little conversation, though she would not particularly mind if Asia decided to call her by her first name at all. She would strive to do the same if it came down to it.

Though she may also have been a bit too on edge to say anything at all with Amako in the room. The instant she had seen the canine Familiar, she had ended up on top of one of the shelves, the wolf looking up at her with those big dumb happy eyes while her tail wagged.

She really hoped no one heard her hiss at the mutt.

Despite it all though, Koneko couldn't help but notice something whenever she looked at him. She watched as his eyelids drooped before opening back up again several times, making him look like someone who had been either getting a lack of needed sleep, or someone who was more tired than they wanted to let on.

"Midoriya. Are you alright?"

Naturally, she could not ignore something like this. She had seen it before with Yumi more times than she would ever admit.

Izuku blinked owlishly at her, only barely noticing that they had gotten the attention of the entire room.

"Huh? No…I mean yeah? I'm fine," he said before unintentionally breaking out into a yawn.

Naturally, his words did not convince anyone.

"Now that she's brought that up," Asia began, her eyes widening slightly in concern. "I've been noticing that Izuku's not been paying much attention in class lately. He looks like he's trying not to fall asleep."

She remembered several times seeing him nearly fall face first into one of his books, and actually falling down the stairs when he failed to notice a step.

Though she had done that too while wide awake, so she didn't exactly think much of it at the time.

"No really, I'm fine," he said again, hoping that they would believe him.

"Izuku, it's important for all of us to get our rest when we need it," Yumi said, her scolding making him feel several years younger than he was.

"She's right Deku," Akeno said after placing her now empty cup down. "Staying well rested allows us to fulfill our duties as efficiently as possible."

Izuku flinched as he began sinking into himself. He was getting ganged up on now.

"Although," Akeno added, a small smirk on her face, looking like a predator waiting to sink her teeth into her prey. "I had a rather rough time getting to sleep too. My mind just kept going back to what I saw."

Now he felt his face getting even redder as he broke out into a cold sweat.

"Was it like that for you too, Deku?"

She watched as his face somehow went even redder, quickly being matched by Yumi's and Asia's.

And Koneko's too, though hers looked to be more from frustration.

"Did you enjoy the view?"

The sound of sputtering quickly filled the room, Izuku being joined by both Asia and Yumi as Akeno's laughter filled the room, Rias joining her when she got a good look at the red on their faces.

Even through his sputtering, Izuku could feel the heated glare Koneko was sending him, her own face red with both embarrassment and anger, at least until it switched over to the still laughing Akeno, who's laughter switched to cackling once she caught sight of her glare.

"I'MSORRYI'MSORRYI'MSORRYI'MSORRY!" His heart was beating more rapidly than he ever thought it could, the images of his friends bare bodies once again coming to mind as steam escaped his ears.

"I already told you Izu, there's no need for you to apologize," Rias said when she calmed down from her laughter, taking pity on him. "What happened was an accident. Besides, it's not like we didn't see anything of yours either." She made sure to rest her hand gently on his shoulder as she spoke to him.

Her words did little to comfort him though. In fact, reminding him that they had seen him had made him start shaking comically.

"I…well…what happened was no one's fault but those slimes, so Rias is right Izuku," Yumi said, one hand holding her blazing cheek as her thoughts went back to the previous night.

That had been the first time she had seen a man's…that outside of health books. It had certainly made it difficult for her to get to sleep as well.

"Yumi's right Izu. No one blames you for what happened, so please calm down," Rias told him, gently massaging his shoulder in an attempt to calm him down.

Thankfully Koneko had stopped glaring, having turned away with a slight pout.

Akeno had stopped laughing, merely nodding in agreement with her King with a mirthful smile.

Amako lazily snoozed away next to him without a care.

"Well then, I think that's enough of that now," Rias said as she stood, grabbing everyone's attention. "We all have work to do tonight, including you Izu, so we'd best get to it."

The others nodded in agreement, each now holding a flyer specifically tuned to them for summoning. Before long, each of them had stepped into the center circle in the room before vanishing from sight completely.

Izuku made ready to head out to his bike, wondering when he would be able to use the circle like the others, before he was stopped.

"Izu. Do you mind waiting for a little while? There's something I wish to discuss with you."

The tone of her voice captured his attention almost instantly. Turning around to see her, she had a contemplative look on her face as she sat back down, lightly petting Amako as she did so.

Didn't she say that she didn't blame him for those slimes? Was this what it was about?

"This morning, while you were training, All Might and I ended up talking. Something has been bothering me for sometime now, and when I brought it up to him, he seemed to agree with me," she stopped to take a breath, as well as finishing off her tea. "You may sit back down if you wish."

He did so, wondering just what it was that had been bothering her as of late. He watched as she took in a breath before speaking, her words making his eyes widen.

"We both think that the rest of the peerage should know about One For All."

---

"Is that so?" Toshinori asked, his eyebrow quirked. If he was upset in any way by her suggestion, he didn't show it. "Why is that?"

"Everyone's aware that he's quirkless," she said, her eyes glued to Izuku's form as she spoke to the pro hero. "If he were to start throwing attacks at your level without his Sacred Gear, they would all immediately get suspicious."

"You're not wrong," he admitted. He had yet to say it to anyone, but such a thing had crossed his mind once or twice before as well. It wasn't like before, where the only one who may have gotten suspicious would have been Young Midoriya's mother, which could have easily been explained away by naming him as a late bloomer(A rare event to be sure,but it had happened before.) He had other people around him now. People who had already fought by his side, and seemed ready to stay by it if what Rias told him about them all wishing to attend U.A. was true.

Still, he wondered if there may have been other options.

"Couldn't we just say that it's an effect of his Sacred Gear? It already boosts his strength the more he uses it, so why not just say that it's given him a form of super strength?"

Rias shook her head in response. "My knowledge of the Boosted Gear may be limited, but I'm already certain it would not work. You and I both know that that accumulated strength eventually fades away after a while. Something like this simply cannot be brushed aside as some sort of side-effect." Her gaze finally shifted to the pro, her smile having faded into a neutral expression that did little to hide her concern over this matter. "I'm more than willing to try and keep this secret if it comes down to it, but my servants are smart. It won't take long for them to start seeing holes in the story, especially since they're also aware that he's training on this very beach."

Toshinori's eyes had shut as he listened to her words, his mind racing as to what should be done. She raised a good point, but would it be right for him to do so? One For All had been a closely guarded secret for generations of quirk wielders. Only the smallest number of people were even aware of its existence, let alone that he currently held it.

But that was the thing. Soon, sooner than he had initially expected, it would no longer be his quirk.

Once he passed it on to Young Midoriya, it would be his secret to tell.

Toshinori had told few people about the truth of his quirk. The only reason he had done so was because he had trusted them.

In the same way that Young Midoriya had placed his trust in his friends.

"You're not wrong," he said, his eyes open once more as they met Rias'. "Given how closely he'll be working with you all, it may be wise to let them in on the truth. But…," he moved his gaze from her back to Izuku, still hard at work. Rias followed his gaze, understanding what he was about to say in a heartbeat.

"In the end, it should be his choice. Not ours," the old pro said with a sigh. His eyes showed his age more than he ever wanted them to, but deep within was a look of pride as he watched his student work, a look Rias shared in earnest. "This power will soon be his. If he trusts everyone enough, then I have no issue with him telling them."

Rias nodded in response, her warm smile having not once left her face. "You realize though, that if he decides to tell them, they would also have to learn about your condition."

"I'm aware. If it comes down to it, it's something I can prepare for. Besides, no matter what happens, everyone will see me like this all the time anyway," he responded.

His time left with One For All was short, whether he passed it down to Young Midoriya or not. Eventually, he would no longer be able to perform his duty as the Symbol Of Peace. If others had to learn of it early to help his student, then it would be a small sacrifice to pay.

"Very well then," Rias said, her smile growing as she kept her eyes glued to Izuku. "I'll be sure to inform him about it."

She was then given something more to look at, as she watched him strip out of the top of his tracksuit, leaving his well-toned and sweaty chest bare to the world.

Toshinori rolled his eyes as he saw hers brighten once his protégé's bare torso was revealed.

Teenagers.

---

Izuku felt frozen in place as Rias spoke, her words bouncing through his skull as he took in each and every word.

"I know that this is placing a lot on you, but it is something you should think about," Rias said as she and Amako both sat up, the large wolf going over to lay her head on his lap. "I want you to know that even if you decide not to tell them, I will stand by your decision."

He didn't know what to think. Tell them all about One For All? And they would even be learning about what happened to All Might? He didn't know what to truly think about any of this.

The idea of revealing his hero's secret left a bad taste in his mouth, even with Rias already knowing about it. And even then, they would learn an even darker secret.

That All Might was weakening.

Someday soon, his era would come to an end, and he had no idea what would happen after that. The instant All Might would retire, a thought that had brought him to tears before, everything could fall apart.

And then, everything would be on his shoulders.

"It's a heavy burden, isn't it?" Rias asked, a frown on her face as she broke him out of his thoughts. "Knowing that you will be inheriting something important, whether you feel ready or not. That you will have to make a decision that can affect people you may never even know. So many things will end up landing on your shoulders, and you'll never be sure if you won't collapse under it all."

Her words struck a chord with him. Like she understood everything about what was bothering him. He knew that she was the heiress to a powerful and influential family in the Underworld, but what could it be that lay on her shoulders?

"Even so Izu, I want you to remember something." She had placed her hands gently on his shoulders before meeting him with the biggest smile she could muster, one that could put All Might to shame. "No matter what you choose to do, I'll be right there by your side. You won't have to shoulder it all alone.

She removed her hands before quickly embracing him, his head once more buried in her chest. It was comforting, a feeling he didn't know that he needed as he embraced her back.

After holding each other for what felt like minutes, the two broke apart, soft smiles on their faces.

"Keep it in mind," Rias said as she stood tall before him. As he made to stand back up, he was reminded that Amako was resting her head on his lap, the wolf looking up at him before licking his cheek affectionately. "I suppose you have someone else in your corner as well," Rias said with a small giggle.

While he knew that this would be something he would be pondering for some time, he appreciated Rias' words, as well as Amako's affections.

"Before you go though Izu," Rias spoke up as he began once more to leave the building. "Be sure to get some rest tonight. Yumi and Akeno were both right after all," she said with a small smirk, holding back a laugh as she watched him leave with a slightly red face, making sure that the canine Familiar would disappear back to the forest from whence she came before leaving on her own summon.

She meant every word she said to him. She would stand by his decision, no matter what it was. All that remained now was to wait for his choice.

---

He wondered just what kind of person had summoned him this time.

Most of the time, he ended up being summoned by Mr Morisawa or Milly. Not that he had anything to complain about with them. Mr Morisawa was always fun to talk to, he had even been told by him that he was looking to ask someone out at his work. Izuku wished him the best of luck.

Milky meanwhile, seemed to just enjoy his company, usually wishing to simply watch more magical girl anime with him. And while something about her still weirded him out a little, he couldn't say that he didn't come to enjoy going to see her either.

He still had no way of making her an actual magical girl though.

Despite it all however, his mind would keep going back to what he and Rias had discussed. He simply didn't know what to do.

He appreciated that she was willing to stand by his decision no matter what, but no matter what he did, he couldn't think of good reasons against telling them that outweighed all the good reasons for telling them.

They were his friends. They talked with him, encouraged him, and spent time with him. Even Koneko, who he wasn't as close to as the others, still didn't seem to mind his company. Some of them had even been fine with him using their given names, something he hadn't experienced in years.

Shouldn't he have every reason to trust them?

All these thoughts ran through his mind the closer he got to his summoner's address. Outside of the incident with Freed, who was still at large, each of his contractors had a welcoming sight to their homes, even if they were simple apartments. They tended to send a warmth through him for some reason, almost like he was stepping into his own home.

This one felt nothing like that.

He hadn't felt so off approaching some place since the church they had rescued Asia from. Despite looking like a normal house, its very presence managed to send a chill up his spine.

He made sure to quickly place his phone in his hand, ready to contact Rias immediately if there was any trouble that he couldn't handle.

Steeling himself, he rang the doorbell, a soft chime echoing in his ears as he watched the door open.

Standing there was an older looking man in a green yukata with black hair that faded into golden bangs, all while sporting a black goatee. He also towered over Izuku, even making Yumi look small In comparison. He didn't exactly reach All Might's height of course, but it still lent him a presence that unnerved him all the same.

That and the man's barely hidden smirk.

"Um, h-hello," Izuku gulped out, cursing himself for stuttering. "I'm the Devil you called for."

"Is that so?" The man asked, his eyebrow quirked as he studied Izuku. "Shouldn't you have popped out of the flyer? Isn't that what Devils do?"

"S-sorry. I'm still working on that," he said, giving a slight bow to the larger man in apology, but never once taking his eyes away from him.

"Well, I suppose it's not really that big a deal," the man shrugged, much to Izuku's surprise. He had partially expected the man to be upset and criticize him for being tardy.

Though he supposed it was better than the ones who had been upset that he wasn't one of the girls.

"Well? What're you waiting for? Come on in boyo."

That feeling continued creeping up his spine as he entered the man's home, even as he ended up looking around in amazement. His client's home was impeccably furnished and clean, and was covered by various pieces of artwork across each wall that he could see.

He wondered just how his client could have afforded all this. The house's outward appearance was nowhere near as extravagant as the inside. It even seemed to be bigger somehow.

Sitting down on the closest sofa, one of three immediately in sight that reminded him of the ones in the club room, Izuku began wondering just who his client even was. In spite of the yukata, the man was clearly a foreigner, possibly American or European like Asia, though he spoke Japanese as fluently as a native born.

He watched as the man began approaching him, a fine silver tray in his hands, with very fine saké cups alongside a bottle atop it. "Care for a drink?"

Izuku just blinked at the man incredulously. Was he actually serious?

"I'm underage."

"Really?" The man asked, looking surprised before narrowing his eyes as he looked closer at Izuku. "Huh, guess you are. Thought you were just real short for your age. Oh well," the man said, taking the sofa opposite Izuku as he began pouring himself a cup.

The more Izuku watched him, the more…off he felt about the man. He just had no idea why. He hoped he was keeping his phone discreetly hidden just in case.

"Shame," the man said before downing the entire cup. "Was hoping I'd have someone to drink with."

"Is…is that the reason you summoned me?"

"Yup," he answered bluntly. "Though I'll probably have to think of something else now."

Izuku just blinked owlishly at the man. He'd had odd summoners before, Milly especially, but their wishes seemed more fantastical, something one would aspire to have in their life.

Just wanting someone to drink with was so mundane.

"Wait, I think I got it," the odd man suddenly said, shaking Izuku from his thoughts. "I got some dishes in the sink over there. You mind washing them?"

Izuku just stared at him completely dumbfounded. Was he serious?

As it turned out, he was.

Izuku found himself washing each and every dish lying there in the sink. Thankfully, there weren't too many dishes, and he had everything he needed there by the sink to get them done.

The entire time, he and the strange man spoke to one another, the man apparently getting tipsy the more he drank.

"HAHAHA! That's great kid! Your magic power's really so weak that you need to bike here!"

"You don't really need to say it like that," Izuku responded despondently.

"Why not? It's hilarious!" The man guffawed, having a good laugh at his expense.

As they continued to talk, their little conversation veered into something more up Izuku's alley. Quirks. The man even seemed to sober up the instant he started talking about them, apparently having just as much enthusiasm about them as he did.

Oddly enough, not once did he ever talk about having a quirk of his own, or even asking if he had one.

This went on for another hour, the two talking long after Izuku had finished drying the dishes, before the man realized he had run out of saké.

"Well, that's a shame," he said with a sigh. "Probably for the best though. We've been talking for quite a while." He then grinned at Izuku, looking rather impressed with him. "You got those dishes done fast kid. Not bad."

"It's not the first time I've done dishes." Naturally, there had been many times where he'd helped his mom with doing the dishes.

"I could tell. Kind of a shame we have to stop here. This was getting kind of fun," he said as he began setting the saké cups back on the tray. "So then, what do I owe you? My soul?"

"Huh? Wha!? No! No! It doesn't work like that!"

At least that's what Rias had told him. Long ago, there had been Devils who had attempted to barter souls from the humans they had forged contracts with, but it had quickly been abandoned. One's soul only had true worth to them, and it would be useless in the hands of another.

Good for the contractor, but the Devil's still needed to do business.

"Really? Could have sworn that was how it worked," he said as he stood up with the tray. "Still, got to pay you somehow though," he said as he began looking around the room. He then pointed over toward one of the walls, a painting hanging directly where where was pointing. "How about that?"

Izuku did not have what one would call an eye for art. Sure, he sketched in his hero notebooks at times, and he had even received compliments from some about them, mainly his mother, but that was where his experience with art began and ended. It certainly looked nice, depicting a quiet cityscape separated by a lone road with tons of blue tones, but it didn't really pop out that much to him.

"What do you think? Not a reproduction either. That's the real deal right there," the man said, a grin on his face the entire time.

"Um, it looks nice?" Izuku responded, not certain of what to say.

"Well, I don't really have much else with me at the moment," the man shrugged before adopting a sly grin on his face that eerily reminded him of Akeno. "Though if you don't want it, I could still put up my soul."

"THEPAINTING'SFINE!"

He could hear the man's laughter behind him as he pedaled away from the house, the painting now strapped to his back as his face was stained red with embarrassment. It had certainly been an interesting contract, though he never exactly figured out just what it was that made him feel so on edge when it came to that strange man.

At the very least though, it had been able to put his mind off more important matters, at least for a small while.

As Izuku biked away, the man stood in the doorway, smiling widely as he still shook with silent laughter. The kid was easy to rile up.

"You got yourself an interesting one this time," he said as he closed the door, Izuku vanishing over the horizon. "Haven't you Ddraig?"

---

Despite all his efforts, Izuku had little success in coming to any kind of decision over the next week. Day after day saw him struggling with the same questions time and again, and each time he found himself unable to come to any real conclusion.

In an effort to try and put it off his mind, he started pushing himself even harder in his training. And not just with All Might, but with Rias as well. He would work himself to near exhaustion every day, and then continue to try and make progress even when told to get rest.

It became even harder for him to hide it from the others though. They noticed him looking more and more exhausted as the days passed, each of them telling him that he should get some rest. His attempts to tell them that he was fine fell on deaf ears as his exhaustion made itself more and more apparent though.

And then finally, it caught up to him.

It was another day when he was training with Rias. Asia had decided to join them both that day, both to get herself in better shape for whatever Rias would require of her, and because she was concerned about Izuku's health.

He looked ready to keel over, barely able to stand upright and with eyes so baggy and sunken in at this point they could have matched All Might's in his normal state.

Both she and Rias had tried to convince him to go home and rest, but their requests also fell on deaf ears as he started without them. Thanks to his exhaustion though, he had lagged behind them both pretty quickly, with Asia able to finish all of hers before he had even gotten halfway through with his own.

"Izu," Rias asked, slowing her jogging speed as she went to Izuku's side, the young man panting heavily with sweat cascading down his body. "Are you really sure you can do this?c

"Ye…yeah. I'm…I'm fine," he panted out, his stride slowing more and more as he tried speaking with her. "I'm…I'm fine. I'm al… I'm alrigh…"

He didn't even finish his sentence before collapsing to the ground, unable to hear his companions' concerned cries as he lapsed into unconsciousness.

---

"Deku! Come on! Let's play hero!"

The call of one of his best friends seemed to wake him from some kind of slumber, rubbing his eyes to stay awake.

He seemed to be surrounded by some sort of white void. He could barely see anything around him, even the hand he had used to wipe at his eyes looked blurry and unfocused.

But he would never forget that voice

Over in the distance , far from where he lay, were his old friends, Kacchan and RinRin. He couldn't make out any details about them, only the color of their hair, a dark blonde and light brown, but he knew it was them all the same.

"Yeah!" He heard RinRin shout. "This time I get to be the hero!"

"What!?" He heard Kacchan cry out. "Don't be stupid! I'm the hero!"

"You got to be the hero last time Kacchan!"

He could hear RinRin pouting as she began arguing with Kacchan.

He felt himself rise to chase after them. And why wouldn't he? They were his best friends. The people who stood by him after he was diagnosed as quirkless, after all the other kids decided that he wasn't worth hanging around.

"Izu?"

Another familiar voice rang out. When he turned to see its source, he saw a blob of red in the distance, waving to him next to a shock of blonde hair, one different from Kacchan's.

"Izuku! Over here!"

Rias. And Asia. That's right. They were his friends too.

The more he stared over at where they were, he saw more blobs of color. One white, another blonde, one black, and a shade of brown different from RinRin's.

They were all there. Akeno, Yumi, Konkeo, Ochako. His new friends. Others who knew of him being quirkless. People who cared about him just the same.

He looked over to where Kacchan and RinRin stood. They seemed farther away than before, but he still felt their warmth. It was like they were still here even as they moved further away.

"Izu."

He turned again to see it. That same shade of red that looked to be reaching out to him. That same warmth began enveloping him as he reached his left arm toward it, the red glowing brighter and brighter the closer his hand got.

And then he watched as the color grew.

"Finally."

That voice. He had heard it before, he knew it. It sounded so familiar, like the call of his long gone friends, but somehow deeper and infinitely more powerful. But who was it? And why did it feel like it was so close to him?

"Because I am."

Suddenly, his vision became clearer, the white void fading away into darkness as he became more and more aware of what was around him. His friends were no longer in sight. Was he hallucinating? Was anything here even real? What was going on? And just who was that voice?

"Me."

The voice was closer than ever before now, and when he turned to face its source, he saw that very same shade of red he had reached out to before, only now, it was growing.

Stretching up higher and higher before his very eyes, expanding outward as much as it did upward as shapes began to form. He could see sharp talons grow on large limbs, wings of deep crimson bursting forth from its back, and eyes as red as blood staring into his very soul.

It took its final shape before him, a great beast with teeth sharper than any blade could dream. A great horn burst from their forehead as it stared down at him, their crimson scales resembling flowing magma.

Izuku recognized what this beast was the second its form solidified. For what else could it be?

"Dragon."

His voice came out as a whispered awe as he looked upon the creature before him, the dragon seeming to grin in amusement at him.

"Indeed. You have heard me before, but I have not been able to contact you again until now. I was starting to believe that it was nothing more than a fluke. I had truly begun to think that you were too weak to even perceive me at all. But here we are now."

Weak? Perceive? Izuku wished he could understand just what this dragon was talking about. And what did they mean by him hearing them before? Just what were they? What was going on?

"Simple. I wished merely to introduce myself. After all, you and I will be fighting side by side together from now on. Partner."

Partner? What did they mean by that? Fighting side by side? Just who was this dragon?

"You already know who I am, of that I'm certain. You're more than smart enough. You only need to think about it just a little bit."

He already knew? But how? How could he know?

Wait.

A crimson red dragon. They claimed that they would fight by his side. And he had heard them before.

Instinctively, Izuku looked down at his left arm. On it, he saw the Boosted Gear, now covered in scales that matched the dragon before him, with razor sharp talons that looked like they could tear through metal as though it were wet paper.

It all clicked together.

"The Boosted Gear."

"That's right," the dragon said with a grin. "I am the being that resides within the Boosted Gear. It is from me where it draws its abilities. You have a great power lying within you, and you will soon receive even more. I won't lie, I'm very interested to see where this all goes."

Izuku had questions, more questions than he was certain he could ask, but as he began to speak, the void around them had started fading away.

"We're out of time for now. Rest assured that we will meet again, and soon. Until then, Midoriya Izuku, I want you to hear my name, and to never forget it. After all, we're partners now."

The void faded away more and more as the dragon spoke, everything blurring away as it felt like he was being pulled from where he stood. The dragon's form began to fade away more and more, and he felt his eyes grow heavier and heavier.

But before they finally shut, he heard the dragon speak once more.

"Y Ddraig Goch. See you soon partner."

---

He could feel his eyes slowly fluttering open, exhaustion still making itself known as he struggled to wake. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see a dark orange light streaking through the darkness of the room he was in, letting him know that it was nearly dusk. He had apparently been unconscious for several hours.

None of this truly entered his mind however, as he had found himself face to face with something that grabbed his complete attention.

Namely, the sight of bare naked breasts.

The worst part was that he instantly knew who they belonged to, and a small glance up revealed him to be correct.

Rias Gremory held him directly to her chest, the rest of her body every bit as bare.

He thought that he would yelp in surprise, maybe even find a way to try and wriggle out of her hold, but he couldn't. Rias had wound up wrapping her arms around his head as she slept, holding him close to her the entire while.

Even then, he still felt every bit as tired as he had earlier, the energy to try and escape her hold simply didn't come to him no matter what he tried.

So all he could do was wait for her to awaken. Part of him wondered if he should try going back to sleep, but he knew he couldn't.

That dream that he had just had shook him. Did he really see a dragon? A dragon that claimed to be his Sacred Gear?

And that name. Y Ddraig Goch.

He understood what those words meant as soon as he heard them.

The Welsh Dragon.

He didn't know what to think about that.

He also didn't know what to think about all his friends showing up in his dream as well.

He had dreams of both Kacchan and RinRin before. He had found himself rather lonely after they had both moved away, and his dream felt like they were the only times he would ever see them again.

But after meeting Rias and the others, he found himself dreaming about them less and less.

He would never forget them, he knew that, but his new friends had clearly filled a void in his heart. He'd had dreams of them too.

Mainly of them all as heroes of course.

But this was the first time all of his friends had been in the same dream. Why? What could have brought that on?

A cute yawn broke his thoughts away from those burning questions.

His eyes found a way to roam upwards, the teen having found himself unable to tear them away from the sight of her breasts the beforehand, as he watched her eyes slowly begin to open.

"Izu? You're awake. That's good," she said tiredly, a soft smile on her face that seemed to make his heart skip a beat.

"R-rias? What's…what are…?" His words were stammered out as his heart began racing faster. What happened after he collapsed in front of her and Asia? And where was Asia right now?

Her smile began to fade as he asked his questions, before she cuddled him closer to her chest, burying his nose into her supple bosom.

"I was worried when I saw you collapse. Asia and I brought you back to the club room to try and help you recover," she told him, gently stroking her hand through his forest of hair.

'So fluffy,' she thought to herself.

"B-b-but why are…you…n-n-n-naked?"

"Have you forgotten? I am able to heal you so long as I keep you close. Besides, I'm still more comfortable sleeping like this than clothed. You seemed rather content as you lied in my arms that I must have fallen asleep as well."

Well, that certainly explained why she had been holding him so close. He had actually forgotten about that particular ability of hers, much to his shame.

"Don't be ashamed Izu," she said with that slightly teasing tone he had come to expect from her in a situation like this. "I told you before that you can look at them if you like."

Did she really need to say that? His face was already red enough by waking up where he was! He didn't need her to make it worse!

He was already using all his willpower to keep his "Little Might" from poking her.

"Izu."

Her voice had become more stern as she began releasing him from her grasp, allowing him to stare her right in the eye. She looked concerned for him, worried that he may collapse again right in front of her.

"You've been overworking yourself, haven't you?"

His eyes widened before he looked away in shame, confirming her suspicions.

"Izu, All Might and I worked hard to make that plan for you. We both wanted to make sure that you could become as strong as you need to be without tearing your body apart. Overworking yourself is going to have the opposite effect. Your body will break down more, it won't get the rest it needs for all your work to matter," she spoke gently, but her voice was firm as she spoke, making certain that he would hear everything she had to say.

"So why haven't you been following it?"

"I…" He struggled to find the words he could say to her. What could he actually say that wouldn't make her disappointed in him?

"I need to get stronger."

The words he needed came from his heart as he looked back to her, his eyes meeting hers as a fire once more began to burn in them. "You, Himejima, Yumi, Tojou, all of you have been Devils longer than I have. You're all stronger than me. I don't want to be the weak link that drags you down. I need to push myself more, work harder than everyone else if I want to make my dreams a reality. If I don't, then I'll never be able to catch up to all of you."

The image of his entire peerage entered his mind. Everything that he had seen them do, what he knew they were capable of played out in his head. Yumi's speed and swordsmanship, Koneko's pure power and defense, Akeno's electrical prowess, and Rias' power of destruction. All of it seemed so far ahead of him, even with his Sacred Gear.

It wasn't just them either. Ochako with her gravity quirk and power siphoning Sacred Gear. Raynare and her ability to manipulate light into weapons, even if he had ended up beating her.

And finally, standing above them all, All Might. The titanic power he wielded through One For All felt like it outclassed them all.

"If I'm going to stand side by side with everyone, I can't just settle with good enough. I need to push myself harder to make it happen. To not only make it to U.A., but to excel past it. If I want to do all that, I need to go beyond."

Rias stared at him, never uttering a word as he spoke. She felt a sense of pride welling as she heard him, despite her worries about his health.

She had come to know him well over these past few months. From how his life was before, with him having almost no one in his corner, to this very moment, where he wanted to push himself so that he could stand beside everyone who supported him.

But with as well as she had come to know him, she could tell that something else was bothering him. Something that had been bottled within him for the past week.

"And what about whether or not you want to tell everyone about One For All?"

The fire in his eyes began to die as soon as those words were uttered, his face becoming downcast. She regretted speaking those words after he had just given her such a rousing speech, but she knew that they needed to be said.

"Izu, I don't want you to torture yourself over this."

She saw that she had regained his attention, judging by how his face began rising back up to meet hers.

"When I brought it up to you before, I only wanted it to be something to think on, not something that would bring you grief. You've been pushing yourself not only to succeed, but also to try and put it out of your mind, haven't you?"

He nodded ever so slightly. He couldn't lie to her, not after everything he had just confessed. To try and deny it all now would accomplish nothing.

"I never meant for this to hurt you Izu. If you don't want to choose, then you don't have to," she told him, catching him by surprise. "We can keep this secret from the rest for as long as we need. You don't need to keep doing this to yourself."

"I…" Part of him wanted to tell her no, that she didn't need to rescind it like that, but another part of him felt relieved. He still had no idea what to do about that. Just brushing it aside though, and without thinking about how the others would feel if they kept that secret to themselves?

It didn't feel right.

"I…I still don't know yet," he admitted, a bit of a spark to his words as he began to speak again. "But I can't just say no to it like that. I'll come to a decision, I promise."

He sent her a smile. A soft smile, one thay let her know that he meant every word, that he truly would not just brush such a thing to the side and treat the others like they didn't deserve to know.

It felt like her heart skipped a beat when she saw it.

"That's good to hear," she said, returning his smile with one of her own. "Take as much time as you need after tonight."

"Tonight?"

"You still have to fulfill your contracts after all. You'll never truly grow as a Devil without them. Tonight though," she began, a twinkle of amusement in her eye. "I'll be coming with you to keep an eye on you."

He sat there looking dumbfounded.

"Huh?"

"What kind of master would I be if I neglected my previous servants in such a way? I don't want you to end up falling unconscious again, so I'll be there to catch you if you fall."

The two ended up smiling at each other again, Rias' words sounding like a blessing to his tired body.

"And maybe…" she continued.

"Maybe?" He had no idea what she was thinking of right now.

"I'm thinking that maybe you should get some kind of reward for getting one done for tonight, as well as an apology for causing you such anguish. So I've come to a decision."

"Okay?" Just what could she offer him right now?

"If you complete tonight's contract, I'll let you touch these," she said, gesturing towards her breasts.

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She watched with a wry grin as Izuku sat there looking more and more dumbfounded, his mouth gaping open more and more as his eyes continued to widen. Part of her thought that she might have broken him somehow due to how sound didn't even seem to be emitting from his mouth.

"...wha…wha….wha….what…?"

Oh. There it was.

"You heard me. I'll let you get a feel of these," she said, placing her arms underneath her breasts as she lifted them ever so slightly, emphasizing them as she spoke.

"I…but…you…why…?" He stammered out, unsure if he was fully processing what she had just said to him.

"Don't think I haven't noticed you staring at them before," she said with a grin, watching his eyes begin to follow her chest as she bounced them. "The first time we met, when you awoke with me next to you, multiple times here in the club room, and of course, what happened with the slimes. You like breasts, don't you Izu?"

He felt his eyes widen more and more as his jaw felt ready to hit the floor. Why did she have to bring all that up? Why was she bouncing them in front of his face like that? Why was she offering this in the first place?

"It's not just mine either. Akeno has noticed you looking at her once or twice as well, and I know you got a good eyeful of Asia, Yumi, and Koneko last week," she said with a positively devilish grin, holding back a giggle as she saw his nose start to bleed.

Despite his best efforts to deny her words, he found himself nodding at her. The rational part of his brain was screaming at him for his actions, but the rest of his brain was screaming for him to get some action.

He was a teenage boy in incredibly close contact with an amazingly attractive girl who was offering him something she knew would entice him.

There was little chance of the rational mind winning.

"Then it looks like we have an agreement then," she said gleefully as she made to get off the bed the two were on, moving over to the desk her clothes lay upon. "Let's hope that we have a nice one tonight."

His kind was still reeling from the offer she had made him, but there was still just enough left of him there to recognize the innuendo she just made.

"Oh, and I'll need to make sure to call All Might."

And now she had his attention in a completely different way.

"He'll need to know about you breaking from the plan. We'll work to get everything fixed right up, I'm sure."

He felt a pit grow in the bottom of his stomach. He knew that All Might wouldn't exactly be happy about all this.

---

All Might was not as upset as expected.

He was certainly not happy with Izuku's decision to push himself to the point of exhaustion, but like Rias, was impressed by his drive to bigger himself to stand alongside his peers.

Not that it stopped him from ordering his student to get some rest while he and Rias worked to altering his training plan, but it certainly went better than Izuku expected.

The two of them walking back into the main club room was almost worse than what he was expecting though.

Asia had naturally been the most worried for him, immediately fretting over hum the instant he entered her line of sight, asking if he needed to be healed at all.

Yumi had been quick to admonish him for pushing himself to such a state, making sure to let him know that he could easily lose progress instead of gaining any of it with what he had done.

Akeno called him a naughty boy and asked if he needed a spanking.

That part had definitely freaked him out the most.

Though judging by the soft laughter immediately following it, along with her telling him to make sure to take it easy while he rested made him think she was merely joking.

At least, he really hoped so.

Koneko had simply stared at him again. Unlike many of her previous stares where he couldn't get any sort of read on her, this one was clear in its intent. She was both disappointed and worried for him.

He slumped his head downward in defeat and promised them all that he would take the time he needed to recover.

Koneko seemed content with that, at least judging by the little nod she gave.

Rias had made sure to let everyone know that she would accompany him on his contract to make sure he would be alright, even promising Asia that she would be sure to bring him back safely to her, earning a lightly flushed smile from the smaller girl.

Akeno had managed to find a contract she felt certain would not be overly taxing for him, one Rias seemed to agree with before the group went their separate ways, each off to fulfill their nightly summons.

---

While not the first time he had traveled this way, Izuku still found himself nearly blinded by the various lights that flashed before him as he and Rias appeared in what looked like a standard apartment room.

Though everything in sight was decidedly less than what some would call standard.

The room looked to be covered from wall to wall with a multitude of objects that looked to be from Japan's Sengoku period. Katanas, both imitation and real, lie sheathed in their scabbard across each wall alongside multiple posters depicting castles from the period plastered beside them.

There was even an old looking Furinkazan banner, the writing still legible despite how old it looked to be.

Fast as the wind, quiet as the forest, daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain.

Though it very well could have been made to look aged.

Wherever posters and blades weren't on the wall, there were shelves holding multiple helmets that may have once been worn by ancient warlords. The room was otherwise dark, lit only by a scant few torches and a small lantern.

Izuku could only stare in shock as he looked around. It felt like he had entered a museum. There was even a full suit of samurai armor right in front of him!

'Is this what it's like from the other side?' Izuku thought, thinking back to how Asia reacted to seeing his All Might collection. 'I can't imagine how expensive all of this could have been.'

'This is amazing!' Rias thought to herself, inwardly giddy at what lay around her while trying her best to keep her expression neutral. 'It's like all those old stories I used to read about Japan back in the Underworld!'

"Um, ex-excuse me?"

"AHHHHHH!"

The sudden emergence of an unfamiliar voice startled Izuku, who gaped openly as the suit of armor suddenly began moving on its own.

"Are…are you Devils?" The armor asked, the voice sounding feminine to his ears as he noticed the eyes through the helmet's mask. Whoever was in there was clearly nervous, their eyes darting between him and Rias rapidly.

Not that he could blame them. If two people randomly appeared through a portal in his room, he'd likely have a similar reaction.

"Y-yes. That's us," he responded, doing his best to hide his own nervousness at the situation. He'd rather not intimidate his contractor before he could even learn what he was there for.

"Good evening," Rias said as she stepped forward, keeping a welcoming smile on her face. "My name is Rias Gremory, the gentleman beside me is Midoriya Izuku. The pleasure is ours."

"M…my apologies," the person in the armor said as they began shaking, clearly trying to calm themselves. "I seem to be in shock from seeing real life Devils."

"You're in shock?' Izuku thought incredulously. 'You're dressed like that and we're scaring you?'

"My name is Susan. You can probably tell, but collecting stuff from the Sengoku period is a hobby of mine," the armored person, now known as Susan, said. "I do hope I didn't scare you with how I'm dressed. It can get rather dangerous at night, especially with everything I've been hearing on the news, so I've been keeping my armor on for protection."

'I'm pretty sure you might scare anyone trying to attack you,' Izuku thought to himself.

"That makes sense," Rias said, nodding along with a bit of admiration. "The idea of keeping oneself in another's culture begins with contacting its unique properties."

'I don't think that's actually right,' he thought again, his expression almost deadpan.

"I'm just glad that you two seem like kind Devils. If you were evil looking ones, I would have had to draw my Kijinmaru Kunishige blade," she said, gripping tightly to the sword that Izuku had just noticed sheathed to her waist.

'This is just how it's going to go, isn't it?' He thought, his face slowly growing more deadpan. 'All of my clients are going to be a bit weird.'

"S-so, Susan?" He stepped toward her slowly, hoping not to frighten her. "Wha-what are you wishing for?"

Much to his surprise, Susan began to cry almost immediately after he asked his question. He started to apologize before she spoke up. "I…I left my notes at the university I attend as an exchange student. Can you come with me please? I'm scared to go outside in the dark!"

Dumbfounded by this request, he merely stared at the armored girl blankly.

"Which way is it?" Rias asked, completely unbothered by it all.

---

Many would find the sight of 2 teenagers walking around at night alongside a constantly shivering suit of armor to be an odd sight. In fact, Izuku had little doubt in his mind that someone would start up some sort of urban legend after seeing them. Despite her obvious terror of being out and about at night, Izuku found her to be far more unsettling than whatever may have been lurking in the dark, not that there was, at least as far as they could see.

He had had volunteered to retrieve her notes himself, but Susan adamantly refused, crying while telling him that she couldn't let him go by himself, seeing as she was older than him and should set some sort of standard for him, leading her to follow them to her university, Izuku following behind her with a perplexed expression the entire time. There were several points where she got spooked by a random noise, drawing her sword and swinging it wildly, nearly hitting Izuku several times before he and Rias had managed to calm her, even if only slightly.

It thankfully didn't take very long to find her notebook, one she desperately needed for an upcoming test. Izuku understood, he would freak out if he lost any of his notebooks, especially the newest one he had begun working on. Once they returned to her home, Susan was also quick to give him his payment, Rias stating adamantly that she would receive nothing, despite his protestations. He had ended up receiving a small model castle, reminiscent of the ancient castles of the Sengoku period, much to Rias' clear delight, asking if she could use it to decorate the clubroom. Their job done, the two began making their way back.

"You were very brave to make your way out here in spite of your fear, try and keep your head held high," Rias said to Susan, trying to lift her spirits up.

"Th-thank you."

"Isn't all that armor heavy?" Izuku asked, the question having been bothering him nearly the entire time they had been around the university. "Are you really alright wearing it for this long?"

"Oh, don't worry. I'm alright," she answered, sounding the most calm she had the entire night. "I exercise in my armor whenever I get the chance, indoors of course. In the olden times, warriors wore their equipment all the time, even having to run across the battlefield while wearing them. If I can't do the same, what good am I?"

"That does make sense," Rias said with an affirming nod.

"We should probably leave now," Izuku interrupted. He didn't want to sound rude at all, even if he had been a bit weirded out by Susan's quirks.

"Um…"

He heard her call out to them meekly as they turned around, fidgeting around in her armor as nervously as she had before. "I'm, I'm sorry if I'm being rude, but…I have another wish, if that's alright."

Having no idea what to say, Izuku looked to Rias, who didn't even hesitate before giving a response.

"Certainly. We wouldn't mind at all."

Susan began shivering again, her nerves beginning to get the better of her as she spoke. "Um, a-actually, there's…there's someone here at the university…I want…I want to approach him…"

"Approach him?" Izuku asked, hisnhead tilted quizzically. "Do you mean like, in battle?

"What? No! No, not like that!" Susan exclaimed. "I just…I really like him, and I…I want to let him know, but I'm so clumsy and slow on the uptake. I just…" she trailed off.

"That sounds like a wonderful wish," Rias said with a smile as she nodded at Susan. "We'll assist you however we can."

Susan looked ready to jump for joy at Rias' words, at least from what Izuku could tell, the way she shifted about in her armor made it difficult to know for sure. "You will? Really? Thank you so much! I never would have thought a Devil could be so kind!"

"So, what do you want us to do?" Rias asked. "Should we set up some sort of extravagant play? Put you in the right place so he can notice you? Or should we just bewitch him into thinking he loves you?"

"I don't think we need to go that far!" Izuku exclaimed.

"Um, I think I would rather do it myself, if possible," Susan said, slightly taken aback by Rias' suggestion. "But…but this is my first time doing anything like this. I don't even know where to start." Her desire laid bare before them, the two Devils began to think of other ways Susan could grab her crush's attention.

"Can't you just, I don't know, tell him?" Izuku asked.

Susan could only shake her head rapidly. "I can't! That's too much! I don't think I could handle it!"

Izuku understood completely, having been plagued by similar feelings over the past week. Even after everything, he still had no idea if he could tell his friends about One For All. He felt silly for even suggesting such a thing.

Even then, seeing as how she was dressed in a suit of samurai armor at night, it was clear she wouldn't be able to muster up the courage to do such a thing in the first place.

"How about a letter?"

The two turned to the red-headed girl, looking at her in surprise. Both wondered why they hadn't thought of something so simple.

"Love letters are an excellent way of conveying your feelings."

"I-I…You're right!" Susan exclaimed, a sense of excitement that the three had yet to see before suddenly moving throughout her body. "I'll try writing something!" Briefly rummaging around in the corner, bringing out an old calligraphy set, before dipping her quill into ink. The sight of someone dressed in such a way beginning to write a letter was an uncanny sight as far as Izuku was concerned. Susan was beginning to look like one of those old resentful spirits bound to the Earth. The way the lanterns and torches lit her form only made it worse.

"Uh, Susan? Wouldn't it be easier to write with a regular pencil and paper?" Izuku asked.

"No. This will work fine." As she wrote, Izuku found his attention drawn back to the various artifacts around him. Getting a closer look at them, he found them to be pretty cool.

"Let's see," Susan muttered aloud, Rias standing over her shoulder. " 'Though this missive may reach thee unforeseen, I pray that thou puttest thy heart at ease— ' "

"Um…what kind of wording is that?" He asked as he turned back to the armored woman.

"Ancient Japanese. I'm telling him not to worry because it's nothing serious."

"That is rather archaic unfortunately," Rias said. "Much as I like it, you don't have to word your love letter like a form of ancient text. Letting him know how you feel would work wonders."

"H-how I feel?" Susan asked, her hands gripping both sides of her head now. "But, but I don't know how else to write! I'm still struggling with this language! The older dialects feel like they would work better for me!" She began to sniffle, close to tears once more. "It's been hard since I came here! It's nothing like I thought it would be! I wanted to see the older sights, and meet a nice guy descended from samurai, excelling in manners and etiquette!"

Izuku could only stare dumbfounded at the woman again. She was one of those people. Those who had some sort of hyper-idealilized idea of a country that didn't fit with reality.

He had dealt with tourists like that before. It made him feel like a stranger in his own country.

"Now that you mention it, I haven't seen a single samurai since I first arrived here either," Rias said. "I was hoping I would see at least one in this city."

'HER TOO!?'

The sheer weight of the absurdity of Rias' words was enough to bring him to the floor. The closest thing there even was to a samurai in modern day Japan was the Equipped Hero:Yoroi Musha, and he dressed that way simply for the aesthetic!

"Oh well, the form of the letter doesn't count," Rias said, smiling gently at the openly sobbing Susan. "It's the feelings behind it. Be true in what you wish to say, and I'm certain they'll come through." While her smile shined through, Izuku couldn't help but notice a hint of sadness in her voice.

"Really?" Susan asked, now more hopeful than before. "Then I think I know just what to say!" With that, she began anew.

As Susan wrote the letter anew with Rias once again watching over her, Izuku found his attention grabbed by her collection once more. As odd as he found Susan to be, he admired her affinity for collecting things like this. He did it himself after all. Everything he could see here though looked like an antique section from a history museum to him.

"It's ready!"

Turning his attention back to Susan to see what she had written, Izuku found himself in complete and utter shock as he watched her finish tying her letter to an arrow before firing it off into the sky, a proud Rias standing right beside her the entire time.

'THAT'S HOW SHE'S SENDING IT!?'

---

Several days had passed since then, Susan having made sure to keep in contact in case her crush had responded.

Naturally, Izuku had still been grounded from any heavy training while his body recovered. He was allowed to do light exercises, but tray was it.

He was pretty sure that Rias had made sure to have Asia keep an eye on him, judging by how she watched him whenever he did them.

Soon enough, Susan had contacted them.

Her crush had responded.

And he was ready to meet her.

Susan had decided to go all out in waiting for him, having decorated a section of the nearby park. It now resembled a military encampment, covered with flags and banners, each one emblazoned with some sort of family crest. The centerpiece helped to complete the set, the armored Susan sitting upon a simple chair.

The entire time, she was shaking, all while Izuku and Rias stood by on the sidelines. For any bystanders passing by, it was certainly an…interesting sight.

"Mommy, what are they doing?"

"Don't stare sweetie. Let's just move along."

"Couldn't they be filming some sort of historical drama dear?"

"I'm not sure. Kids these days have some strange hobbies."

The comments from the passersby were enough to mortify Izuku, though Rias didn't seem to care at all, her attention drawn elsewhere.

"Could that be him?" She asked

Following her line of sight, the two saw a figure approaching from the distance, and the sound of metal clanking together. Once the figure came close enough, they could tell that he was wearing a set of European knight armor. With a conical lance and a shield in their hands, as well as the helmet that encompassed the entirety of their head, the two could tell one thing near immediately.

Whoever this was, they were just as fanatical as Susan with their love of another country's ancient culture.

They were also certain that his holding of that lance violated Japan's Firearm and Sword Possession laws.

"This is amazing!" Rias said, no small amount of wonder in her eyes as she watched the armored figure approach Susan. "To see a knight walking towards a samurai, I never thought I'd see the day!" It was clear that she was enjoying herself.

Izuku however, had noticed something behind the figure, his eyes widening at who he saw. A familiar sight whose own eyes had widened as soon as they lay sight upon him.

"Deku?"

"Uraraka?"

Before the two could speak anymore to each other, the knight began approaching Susan's makeshift throne. As he passed by, Izuku noticed an arrow embedded in his helmet.

The same one that Susan had fired days ago.

'Please tell me he wasn't wearing that when it hit,' he thought with a gulp.

The knight finished their stride into Susan's makeshift encampment before finally stopping, apparently staring her down through their helmet. Susan rose to her feet in response, her gaze meeting his. From an outsider's perspective, it looked like a battle was about to commence. The feelings of both armored warriors shining through their very armor didn't help, the space between the two feeling as though it was warping from their very presence.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the knight placed their lance into the ground, before reaching into their armor, bringing out…a letter. "This letter. I have read your words," they said, a deep and distinctively male voice erupting from the helm.

"I see…" Susan responded, her entire body squirming with anxiety, though to those who didn't know better, she looked as though she was shaking with rage.

"...It's such a lovely love letter, delivered with unmistakable finesse via arrow. For me to have let my guard down against such an attack…it truly was a wonderful strike "

Izuku was now certain that both of them were very, very odd. Rias continued to watch as the two conversed, completely enraptured by what she was seeing.

"I…I…ever since I shot that arrow at you, It's all I've been able to think about Horii."

"If," the bow named Horii hesitated, "If I am worthy enough, I-I would be more than happy to go out with you."

His positive response was enough to make Susan begin to sniffle again, and though few could tell through her helm, she had begun weeping. This time though, they were tears of joy.

"H-Horii. Thank you," she sniffled out, ending with a hiccup as her voice wavered.

"Susan," Horii embraced her, surprisingly gently. It was a bizarre, but strangely lovely sight, even if the raucous sound of metal colliding as the two lovingly clung to each other distracted fever so slightly from it.

"I can't wait to talk to you about The Book of Five Rings that you mentioned in your letter."

"Yes. I've wanted to discuss Miyamoto Musashi's school of swordsmanship with you for so long…"

The two then began to leave the park, armored hand in armored hand, before Susan turned to face them one final time. "Thank you both so very much!" It was the happiest she had sounded the entire time they knew her.

Despite being a little put off by Susan's mannerisms, Izuku couldn't help but smile along with Rias as they waved her goodbye.

"And thank you too miss," Horii said to Ochako, sounding every but as happy as Susan. "You assisted me in ways I never once thought of as possible. I will hold you forever in my gratitude."

Ochako, while looking slightly weirded out, just gave a smile and nod to him, clearly just as happy for him as Rias and Izuku were for Susan.

In the coming weeks, they would receive a photo of the two, still clad in their armor, but their love for each other found a way to shine through. As odd as Izuku found the entire experience to be, he couldn't help but be happy for the two of them.

No payment would come from the second wish by Rias' orders. The fact that Susan was able to find love seemed to satisfy her plenty.

Izuku would just try his hardest to ignore all the online articles and news programs which began discussing a new urban legend about samurai and knights meeting on the streets.

---

"I think that went rather well," Rias said happily as both Izuku and Ochako trailed behind her.

After the two lovebirds had left, the three Devils had taken it upon themselves to clean up everything Susan had left behind, Rias modifying the memories of any passers-by in case they decided to ask any questions.

"I really wasn't expecting to see you here Uraraka," Izuku said as he cleared away more of Susan's structure.

"Me neither," she replied as he removed the gravity on some of the heavier objects for Rias to teleport back to Susan's apartment.

Who would have thought that accepting her contract would lead her to seeing Deku again?

She thought the entire thing would be simple, until she met Horii face to…helmeted face. She had been slightly put off by the university student's obsession with knight's from Europe's olden days, but she was more than willing to listen to his wish. She found herself getting slightly starry-eyed, and a bit worried, when he asked if she could help him confess his love to another student he attended classes with.

She nearly had a heart attack when an arrow sailed through his open window and hit him right in his helmeted head.

Thankfully he was unharmed, and she had talked with him about how he would respond, the letter being sent by the young woman he had fallen for.

After that, well…she was helping to clean up that mess.

"You often get requests to help out someone in love, Deku?"

"First time for me," he responded, feeling slightly embarrassed.

It was a pleasant surprise seeing Ochako again. The two hadn't known each other for very long, but Izuku already considered her a close friend.

Going through a life or death struggle would do that.

"Regardless, I think you both did a wonderful job," Rias said, smiling at the two as they continued taking down Susan's mess. The rest of their time was spent speaking with each other about how everything had been going since they last saw each other.

Ochako had been ecstatic to hear about his Familiar, cuddling herself against the white canine as Izuku summoned her. Amako seemed more than happy with the attention she was getting, circling around the two as they finished their cleanup.

After sending Amako back to the forest, Rias surprised the two by suggesting they walk through the park instead of teleporting back. Neither really complained as they followed her through the lightly wooded area, chatting with each other as they passed through.

Despite the distraction talking to Ochako gave him, Izuku still found his mind going back to One For All, and whether or not he should tell his fellow peerage members about it. Rias' words to Susan, to be true in what he wished to say, rang through his head as well.

Easier said than done.

"...ku?"

So much could be riding on the line by letting them in on something so much larger than himself. About One For All, about All Might, all of it."

"...zu?"

Maybe he should try talking to All Might about it? Then again, he would probably say the same thing Rias had, about the choice being his and his alone. And how would they even react seeing the Symbol Of Peace hurt in such a way?

"Deku?"

He shuddered to think how Asia would respond to seeing such a wound, being as kind hearted as she was. Rias looked horrified when she had seen it, and she was one of the strongest people he knew. He wasn't even sure if her Sacred Gear would be able to heal his injuries with as old as they were.

"Izu?"

And what about his mother? Would she start asking questions about all of this? Would he have to tell her that he was a Devil, and had been for months now? How would she even take any of this?

"Izuku?"

The touch of a hand on his shoulder brought him out of his musings as he looked to see both Rias and Ochako looking at him worriedly. Rias had laid her hand upon his shoulder, even called out his first name, to get his attention.

"Is everything alright?" She withdrew her hand from his shoulder as she asked her question. Izuku found himself missing the light comfort of her touch, but noted the concern in her voice.

"Just…just a lot on my mind. Sorry."

Rias nodded, understanding just what was going through his head, while Ochako still looked concerned.

"Do ya wanna talk about it at all?" Izuku shook his head in response.

"I'm alright. Just…need a bit more time to think about this," he told her, and while she still looked worried, she nodded at him with a small smile, one he found himself returning, a light blush on his face.

'Adorable,' Rias thought to herself, unaware of the fleeting sense of envy she felt as she decided, begrudgingly, to interrupt their little moment, all with a devious smirk on her face as she remembered something important. "Izu, I did promise you a reward for this contract did I not?"

He looked confused for a moment before remembering what she was talking about, his face now a glowing red as his eyes and mouth widened.

"Reward?" Ochako wondered just what Rias was talking about, and why exactly Deku was reacting the way he was.

"Indeed," Rias answered as she began gesturing towards her chest. "As a reward for completing this contract, he would be allowed to touch these," she explained, clearly having no issue with him doing so at all, even in front of her.

Ochako's face quickly matched Izuku's own, her face glowing red as Izuku began stammering out pure nonsense, all forms of speech now unrecognizable even to Devil ears.

"I never thought Deku would be such a deviant," she said to herself, unintentionally speaking louder than she meant to, which led to Izuku's stammering growing worse.

"Is there a problem Ochako?" Rias' smirk continued to grow as she brought her other hand up to her chest, gesturing to each breast as she continued to speak. "Would you like to touch them as well? You may not be a part of my peerage, but you deserve a reward just as much."

Her words were enough to get Ochako to start stammering just as much as Izuku, her hands gripping her burning cheeks as Rias watched with a silent glee. Her quirk activating, she began flowing upward and tumbling through the air, only a topping when she ended up bumping head first into Izuku. The headbutt broke the two out of their stupor as they locked eyes, both faces every bit as red as Rias' hair as they found each other unable to look away.

'That may have been a bit much for them both,' Rias thought to herself before reaching her hand out to Ochako, bringing the girl down before she deactivated her quirk. "Well, we'll put that off for now," she said, looking amused as the two blushing teens kept their gazes away from both her and each other.

'I almost wish she was in my peerage as well. She and Izu are so very cute side by side.'

"So instead, how about I give you two another reward?"

"H-huh?"

"Whaddya me…?"

Both teens were interrupted when Rias embraced the two, their faces coming into close contact with her chest. It happened so quickly that the two could barely comprehend it at first. "I'll just hold you both like this for a little while," she said, speaking warmly to them. While both their faces turned red, neither Izuku nor Ochako tried to escape, both feeling a sense of comfort in her embrace.

"You both did well today."

She held them close to her for quite a while before finally releasing them, her devious grin having been replaced by one far more soft and genuine. While both Izuku's and Ochako's faces still burned red, they both featured smiles in return, a sense of warmth flooding them from Rias' embrace.

"We should get going though," Rias said. "It's getting late." As Ochako made her way to open a portal back, Rias stopped her. "Izu, why don't you walk Ochako home?"

"Wha?"

"H-he doesn't need to do that!" Ochako exclaimed, her blush now having gone full body, though unseen by the others.

"Maybe not, but I insist," Rias said before turning to Izuku. "After all, it wouldn't be very heroic to let a young girl make her way home all by herself, would it?" Seeing Izuku stutter again, she smirked to herself in victory.

She would be sure to get him back home right after this. This would be his real reward right here. An opportunity to get closer to Ochako. She felt like he deserved that.

Between her and Asia, she knew he would be happy.

Even if a tiny part of her felt hurt by the thought.

"I…um…I suppose?" He felt unsure. He knew that Ochako was fully capable of looking after herself, the battle at the church made him absolutely certain of that. Still, a part of him didn't want her to go off alone in spite of that. Still… "Is…is that alright with you, Uraraka?"

She fidgeted as she thought about it. She already knew that he was a good person, going off to save someone he barely knew was proof enough of that, so she knew that he would never intentionally let anything bad happen to her.

Honestly, she did like the idea of walking with him just a bit more. She found herself enjoying his company every time the two had run into one another. The two had always found something to talk about, even if it was the most mundane topic.

Even then, she couldn't help but admire him sometimes. While she never pried into it, she knew that he hadn't exactly had it easy, being quirkless and all, but he was still enthusiastic about working hard to become a hero.

And she knew he would be.

After all, he was already her hero.

Still, the idea of him walking her home again sent an odd feeling through her she didn't recognize. It felt…joyous? Whatever it was, it made her heart race ever so slightly.

"Y-yeah. That sounds fine Deku," she said with the lightest of smiles, her face still red.

"Then I better leave you two to it then! Izu, let me know when you get her home, I'll be sure to pick you up! Have fun!" Rias had already managed to create a portal while the two were engrossed in each other, entering it before either could say a word to her, leaving the two by themselves.

Despite neither minding the idea of walking beside each other, neither really knew what to say, leaving them in a rather awkward silence as they made their way to Ochako's apartment, which was thankfully not too far away.

Despite not wanting to, Izuku found his mind again wandering back to what had been bothering him for the past week. 'What would I even say? "Hey guys, I'm training to inherit All Might's quirk?" What am I supposed to do?'

"Deku?"

He flinched when he heard her speak, locking eyes with her again as she looked at him questioningly. "Is everything alright?"

He took a quick breath before trying to answer, still unsure of himself. "Y-yeah. I feel fine," he said unconvincingly before cringing. He was not good at lying, and it was obvious to anyone with ears.

And Ochako had clearly noticed, judging by the way her eyes had slightly narrowed. "There's something on your mind," she said bluntly before a light dusting of red took over her face. Combined with her sudden shy look, Izuku couldn't help but think about how cute she looked at that moment. "Y-you, um, you're not thinking of what Rias said, right?"

Now it was Izuku's turn to blush. "N-no! I wasn't thinking about that!"

He definitely was now though, now that she had brought it up.

"Um, do…do you like her?" Her face had become even more bashful as she asked her question.

Like her? Izuku couldn't deny that Rias was extraordinarily beautiful, and that she had a kindness and patience to her that almost seemed saintlike at times. Ironic given that she's a Devil. He found the occasional times where she showed a fascination with his country to be adorable. But, like? As in 'like' like? He wasn't sure. And even then…

"Would you die for me?"

…the idea of someone actually 'liking' him just sounded ludicrous.

"I…I l-like Rias, b-but not really like that," he said hesitantly, making Ochako realize that she had accidentally touched on a somewhat sore subject.

She had learned from him how he had originally become a Devil. How Raynare had tricked him into going on a date with her, and claimed to have liked him before stabbing him fatally.

Her thoughts darkened as she thought about it. It made sense to her that he would be hesitant to 'like' someone after that.

It made her want to punch Raynare herself.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought that up."

"Don't be," he told her softly. "It's okay."

He didn't sound like he believed it any more than she did, but both of them left it alone as they continued walking toward her apartment, the awkward silence returning before Ochako decided to break it again.

"So, what were you thinking about then?"

His eyes widened as he heard her question, not really expecting it. He had no idea how to respond to it at all.

"Well, about a week ago, Rias and I had a talk about something. She wants to know if I wanted to reveal something to the rest of our peerage."

And yet he found himself talking to her about it anyway.

He couldn't help it. He found Ochako comfortable to talk to. She never felt like she would tune out anything he said, and listened to everything he had to say.

While it felt that way with his other friends, something about sharing it with her just felt…different.

Maybe it was because she was in another peerage. Maybe an outsider's perspective could give him a bit of clarity.

"It must be something important then," she responded. She wondered just what it could be that Rias wanted him to reveal. Don't they know about him being quirkless? Or could it have been something else. "Well, if you ask me, I think they'd stick by you no matter what."

"Huh?"

"They're your friends aren't they? Back at the church, Kiba and Toujou came with us to save Argento, and Himejima seems like she trusts you already. So, if you want to tell them this big secret of yours, I feel like they'd back you up, just like before."

Izuku just stared at her dumbfounded. Did she really mean all that?

"Are…are you sure?"

"Yeah. I would."

Was it really that simple? Had he just been overthrowing everything this entire time?

Yumi and Koneko went with him to the church without a second thought. Aleno had spoken with him before on being a Devil sincerely, even with her teasing. And even after everything she had gone through in a single day, Asia had been ready to take a mortal blow for him, he had seen her do it after all.

Maybe this is what that dream had meant. He saw all his friends there, each one greeting him happily. They had already become an irreplaceable part of his life.

He had made his decision.

"Uraraka," he said to her, his face morphing into a warm smile. "Thank you."

She found her face turning ever so slightly red when she saw him like that, but found herself smiling in return. "No problem Deku. That's what friends are for," she said, bringing her hand up into a fist as she held it out to him.

Izuku stared at it with slightly widened eyes before bringing up his fist in return, the two sharing a fistbump there in the cover of moonlight.

It felt like the smile would never leave his face as the two began approaching the street corner, his mind abuzz now on when he would tell them about One For All. And why just them? As they hit the corner, Izuku turned to Ochako, ready to ask her a question…

…before suddenly being hit by a rogue bicycle.

He tumbled and turned down the street after the bike crashed into him, coming to a stop just across the road as a worried Ochako chased after him. When his senses returned after the sudden impact, he heard a voice speak up, likely the rider of the bike.

"Ow. That really hurt," they said, their voice sounding distinctly feminine. "Are you okay? My anemia can get the better of me sometimes, and I didn't see you."

He found himself unable to answer as he stared at the rider, who had begun brushing away the strands of bright pink hair away from her face. He found himself staring into her bright green eyes before noticing her pale alabaster skin that gave her a soft ethereal beauty he had never seen before. He also noticed something around her neck, a leather choker with a silver rosary attached to it, a red jewel embedded in the center of it.

While the rosary made him wary, he felt certain that she may have been one of the most beautiful wen he had ever seen.

"Deku! Are you alright?" Ochako cried out, breaking him out of his staring. He kept her know that he was alright before helping the pink-haired girl to her feet. While she seemed slightly dizzy, she was able to stand up. As she did so, he couldn't help but notice that she was roughly the same height that he was now, and, much as he tried not to notice, she seemed to have a bust on par with Rias.

"Oh! You're bleeding!" The still unknown girl grabbed a handkerchief from one of her pockets before lightly patting it against Izuku's face. He hadn't even noticed that he had been injured, even now he didn't feel it as the girl drew the handkerchief away. She seemed to hesitate slightly before lightly dabbing at his cheek again. "I'm sorry. You got hurt because of me."

"It's…it's okay," he said, trying to placate her with a small blush. "I've been hurt worse. Are you alright? You fell too."

"I'm okay. I'm tougher than I look," she told him as she took her handkerchief away again with a small smile, only then noticing Ochako standing behind him. "Are you his friend?"

"Yeah, I am," she responded , slightly wary of this mystery girl who had just run her friend over. "Are you new around here? I've never seen you before?"

"I just moved in the other week," she said as she put her handkerchief back in her pocket. "My name is Moka. Sorry about running into your friend"

"It's okay," Izuku responded, trying to make her feel better. "I'm Midoriya Izuku. It's nice to meet you."

"Uraraka Ochako. Same here," Ochako said warmly? Slightly less wary of the girl, now known as Moka.

"It is nice to meet you two, but I should probably get going," Moka said as she began righting her bike. "It is getting late."

"Good point. We should probably do the same," Ochako said.

"It was nice meeting you Moka," Izuku said with a bow, one Moka found herself returning as she began riding her bike away from the two, who went back to walking toward Ochako's apartment.

As Moka continued pedaling away, she looked back every so often to see if either Izuku or Ochako could even be seen anymore. Once she was certain she was out of their sight completely, she brought her bike to a halt before bringing out her handkerchief, still damp with Izuku's blood.

She found herself salivating ever so slightly before placing it in her mouth.

As she sucked the blood soaked fabric, she noted how positively euphoric it tasted, like nothing she had ever had before in her life. She found herself moaning at the taste, sucking on the cloth until it was filled only with her saliva. Once every bit of the taste was freed from the fabric, she found herself blushing heavily as she realized just what she had been doing. Especially in public.

She had been thirsty, every bit of blood she had set aside for the day having run out, but she never once thought that she would taste blood as delectable as this. When she had first noticed what the crash had done, the smell of it alone nearly made her feed on him then and there.

Just who was this 'Midoriya Izuku'?

And why did a Devil's blood entice her so?

Her phone decided to break her from her thoughts as it rang, a familiar voice greeting her from the other end.

"Hello Moka. Are you doing well?"

"Of-of course I am!" She felt embarrassed as she stuttered her words. Had his blood really made that much of an effect on her? "You don't need to keep checking in on me Aqua!"

"Oh yes I do. That's a big sister's job," the voice, Aqua, responded, mirth clearly in her voice. Much as Moka tried not to, she felt herself smiling. Her sister could be such a worry wart sometimes.

"I still can't believe you want to do this," Aqua said, sounding uncertain. "You can still back out. Either Kahlua or I can come get you."

"Nope. My mind's made up," Moka responded with a slight pout. Why was she bringing this up again? "Both mother and father have already agreed to this. I already know the risks, but that's not going to stop me."

Aqua's voice stayed silent for some time before speaking up again. "There's no stopping you when you're like this," she said, clearly smiling on the other side, even if somewhat melancholically. "Just remember though, if you need me, I'll be there in a heartbeat."

"I know," Moka responded with a grin of her own. Her sister could be rather overprotective at times. "But I'll be fine. You taught me how to defend myself after all."

She could hear her quietly laughing on the other end. "I know. Just…be careful. Okay?"

"I will. I promise," Moka responded before the two hung up.

She did feel ever so slightly worried about being so far away from home, but she had a dream she wanted to fulfill. She had seen people do extraordinary things ever since she was a child, and she knew in her heart that she wanted to do the same. And to do tha, she needed to go to a certain school.

Akashiya Moka was determined to become a hero.

---

HERE'S THE PREVIEW!

Rias:You're looking happy, Izu. Guess you have some good news.

Izuku:It may be tough, but I'm going to let them know. Hmm, Asia? What is it? You want me to meet who?

Rias:This all promises to be an interesting day don't you think?

Izuku:I just hope everyone doesn't freak out too much.

Next time:One For All!

Rias:I can't wait to see the look on her face!

Izuku:Um, Rias? Why're you pull out your phone?

Rias:Go beyond!

Both:Plus Ultra!

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This wiped me out.

I don't know why, but so much of this chapter just did not want to be written. If I didn't force myself to do it anyway, I'd still be stuck at the halfway point.

But It's here, and I'm sure you all have questions.

Yes. That is Moka Akashiya from RosarioVampire. This is the first series I'll be crossing over with this crossover, though don't expect much of it for some time, and by that, I mean a long while.

Dinocam may have some OC stand-ins for them, but not me! I bring you the real deal!

And I should have brought this up last chapter, but about the names of the Familiars. For Rias', I just looked up names for Vampires, and Alice seemed the most fitting. For Akeno, It's mostly because she originally was going to be Momo, her being Rias' Queen like in dinocam's fic, so her Familiars were named after the three great generals of the Sengoku era, also why she suggested Tomoe for Amako at the end(yes I know it was originally Snowy, but I had to change that after forgetting to originally.)

Speaking of, Izuku's Familiar. Most people got it right that she's inspired by Amaterasu from the game Ōkami. Now what does that mean for the future? Well, we'll have to wait and see.

As for Yumi's, calling it Taka just fit with three characterization I've been giving her so far. She's as kind as Yuuto is in DxD canon, but quicker to lose her temper and a bit more socially awkward and goofy. Wonder why that is?

Turning to this chapter, I wanted Rias and Izuku to talk about whether they should tell everyone about One For All or not, basically for three same reasons Rias laid out. As you can tell, we'll be seeing it all next time.

We also got a meet an old guy in a green yukata. I'm sure he won't be important later.

We also got to meet Ddraig. I felt like this was a good time to introduce him to the story, MD tying him into the main plot of the chapter while also dealing with Izuku's canonical overexerting himself worked well. A bit weird that he met Ddraig after working himself to exhaustion, yes, but I like how it turned out.

And Susan the Samurai! Decided to get hers done here and push Rias and Izuku just a bit closer together, as well as Ochako, who helped Izuku come to his decision. Plus their cute little fist bump. I loved that bit.

And before I forget, all pairings have been finalized. My mind will not be changed from what I have set, but I'll let you know something.

Not every girl we see will end up falling for our little green hero.

I'll let you all stew on that while I laugh maniacally and make everyone around me wonder what my problem is.

I could talk more, but finishing this chapter exhausted me. I'll never not be blown away by the reactions to this silly little story I cooked up, and I love seeing your guy's feedback. Even that long one on FF that complained about stuff I haven't reached yet. Give me time my friend, I have plans for all of that.

As always, let me know what you all think, amd remember to be good and be kind. Always.