Chapter 82: Rivalry resurfaced
Eri came out followed by Abby to see what's happening as Kouna angrily demanded Hisashi for the reason why he doesn't know what love is, causing Hisashi to tell her just go to bed and they will talk in the morning. After Abby asks the twins what is going on, Kouna starts pacing until she realized something about Hisashi throughout the years, which caused her to ask Hisashi if he cares for nobody but himself and the World Hero Billboard Awards, soon, Hisashi gets annoyed before arguing with Kouna about her accusations until their Aunt Eri, Abby, Akumo, and Himanko yelled at them to stop fighting, causing Izuku and Ochaco to come in as Izu himself to ask what's going on because he and Ochaco can hear arguing from the air vents, which caused Hisashi to say that he and Kouna were just having a discussion before telling Kouna herself that he's going to work alone after graduating high school. Kouna then gets steamed before telling the adults that she's going to take a walk, causing her mother to get worried while everyone gives Hisashi a stern look.
During her walk through All Might City, Kouna monologues about how everything makes sense now that she knows that Hisashi doesn't know what love is before getting flashbacks of him leaving her to go on mission on their every birthday, which caused a tear to roll down Kouna's cheeks as she wraps it up by saying that the more people admired Hisashi for doing great things, the more she feels like a burden to the family because all she's been doing is being reckless and doing stuff her way. she then gets mad and rants about herself before believing that she and Hisashi are truly rivals if he doesn't want to work with anyone after becoming a pro hero. Meanwhile, Hisashi asks his parents if he could go to bed, causing his father to lecture him about how being a workaholic can affect families because it happened before with All Might and his family, which also caused Hisashi to give him an emotionless look until Ochaco told him what Kouna told him, which is that she got her extreme strength and desire to be a hero so she can not only protect Hisashi from getting killed just like his grandfather, but to be by his side through thick and thin. Suddenly, Hisashi got up and told his mother that he doesn't need to be protected because if he has someone by his side, it'll make people think that he's weak and be a disgrace to the famous Midoriya name. he then revealed that ever since he was four years old, everyone was expecting him to live on the family name and become an exceptional pro hero in the future. He then admits that with all the pressure and responsibilities he's been given from people around the world, he has forgotten what it like to be loved and didn't know how much Kouna cares for him. So, to reach everyone's expectation as a Midoriya, he must use his brain and do things responsibly because making anyone disappointed in him is the greatest mistake he ever done. Everyone then gives Hisashi sympathy as he wraps it up by continues by saying that he's fully aware of Kouna wanting to make him smile again so they can do all the things they used to do when they were kids, but he can't do it if villains are giving people trauma and making them question the famous Midoriya name when he arrived late. Finally, Hisashi revealed that people expecting him to have the number 1 spot at the World Hero Awards is the reason why he's working so hard to become a pro hero, and the reason why he hasn't smile since he and Kouna were just four years old.
Meanwhile, Kouna look at the stars until she gets a phone call from her mom begging her to come home, which caused her to make herself float to fly her back home. Soon, she noticed something and landed to investigate, which caused the Dollar kids from Down the Lane and The Terrible Kiddies (who was putting up papers on a billboard as Kouna arrives. Kouna then take a look at the billboard and become shocked to see that everyone been seeing her as a burden, including her family. She then became furious after reading several rants that each of her friends and family members wrote about her recklessness, especially Hisashi, who wished that he was the only child just like their cousins. Kouna then uses one for all to zoom toward her mansion as the Dollar kids and Terrible Kiddies watch with satisfaction. Randall then congratulated the kids before telling everyone that as soon, Kouna ran away from her, convincing her to be a villain will be easy. Everyone then smiled evilly as Robin volunteered to talk to Kouna before signaling Overhaul that their plan is going great.
