Tsuragamae left the isolation room with several of his subordinates, leaving Izuku with the Grand Torino. The two of them could only stare at the door Tsuragamae came out of. They were also aware of the dire situation they found themselves in, so they understood his hasty actions.

" let's go "

" yes "

They then went to follow Tsuragamae out of the room. When they came out, they did not see the police agent who was previously on duty there. Izuku guessed where the police might be, and while he was lost in thought, the Grand Torino called him.

" You said you wanted to meet your friend, right? "

" Yes "

" follow me "

Izuku followed the Grand Torino to one of the wards. They also ran into the Normal hero, Manual who also happened to be heading in the same direction. As they got close to the room, the door opened and a doctor walked out. The doctor saw them and immediately recognized the identities of Grand Torino and Manual.

" You're here? "

" How are the boys doing? "

" They're fine, apart from Iida-kun who was injured, Todoroki-Kun was fine "

" Is that so, can we come in? "

" Sure, please, but who is that kid? "

" He's an acquaintance "

" I see... "

The doctor then nodded and then stepped aside to invite them to enter. After exchanging greetings, Manual and Grand Torino entered first and greeted the two people in the room.

Seeing Manual and Grand Torino entering the room, Iida and Shoto immediately tried to stand up to greet them. But before they could get up, Manual immediately stopped them.

" No need to stand up, how's your condition? "

" We're okay "

" Glad to hear, by the way, you have a visitor "

" visitor? "

Manual then stepped aside and invited the person behind him to enter. Iida and Shoto immediately looked behind Manual and were surprised to see Izuku waving while smiling at them.

" Yo, how are you guys doing? "

Seeing Izuku suddenly visit them, Shoto and Iida couldn't hide their surprise and confusion.

" Izuku?!... Why are you here? "

" just a coincidence "

Hearing his half-assed answer, Shoto immediately narrowed his eyes. Knowing how Izuku cared about the people around him, he doubted the answer. Izuku of course realized this and immediately answered his friend's doubts.

" I'm not lying, I just happened to have work nearby and heard you were involved in this incident so I came here. "

" Is that so... "

" I heard you were involved in a fight with the hero killer, Stain. How did that happen? "

Hearing that Izuku found out about a case that shouldn't be made public, people immediately looked at him suspiciously. They think one of the eyewitnesses tipped it off to him. But Izuku quickly denies it and when people demand an explanation, Izuku just points to Shoto's shadow.

Confused by his actions, people then turned their gazes in the direction Izuku was pointing. Not long after Shoto's shadow, a black knight with a red mane rose and bowed to Izuku as if welcoming his king.

Surprise and confusion once again appeared on their faces. Everyone except Manual immediately recognized the identity of the black knight and looked back at Izuku. Their gazes were quite intense as if asking him to explain about the knight in front of them. Moreover, the two students looked like they were going to make a hole in Izuku's head with their gazes.

" Well, as you all know, that knight is Igris, he's one of my shadow soldiers. I put him in Shoto-kun's shadow as a guard in case danger happens. "

" Is that why he suddenly went to Iida's place? "

" Well, every soldier I have is quite sensitive to killing intent, especially high-ranking soldiers like Igris. I'm sure he sensed the killing intent of the hero killer and went there because it could pose a danger to you. "

" I see... "

Hearing Izuku's explanation, Iida looked at him with quite a complicated gaze. He briefly recalled what happened when he faced the hero killer Stain.

Right after the explosion occurred, Iida, who was on patrol with Manual, immediately ran to the location of the explosion after hearing the sound of an explosion from a building. But without Manual realizing, Iida had disappeared into a dark alley.

Even though breaking orders was out of character, Iida still did it. It was to take revenge against the villain who had left the older brother he admired lying paralyzed in bed.

Blinded with rage, Iida charged through the darkness and whatever luck came his way, he finally found the hero killer and fought him.

Even though he said he wanted to catch him, in his heart he wanted his opponent dead. Of course, the opponent realized this and the next thing was that Iida was quickly defeated.

But when the tip of Stain's sword almost pierced his heart, something deflected his sword and sent it flying. It wasn't long before his instincts sounded to warn him. Sensing the danger coming, Stain immediately dodged the sword attack aimed at his neck.

He jumped back several meters from where he started, and as he landed a bit of blood dripped from the scratch that had formed on his neck. Realizing this, Stain immediately raised his head to see the new opponent who was boldly aiming for his life.

At the place where he was standing before, a black knight with a long red mane stood looking at him coldly. In his hand was a long sword with a white blade that occasionally emitted electric sparks.

Even just by instinct, Stain knew the opponent in front of him was dangerous. Moreover, unlike most people, the black knight did not hesitate to take his life. This was proven by the attack that targeted his neck earlier. Feeling suspicious about the man's identity, Stain immediately spoke to him.

" Who are you? "

" ... "

Instead of answering, the figure just stared at Stain with sharp eyes.

" don't want to answer huh... then die "

Right after Stain finished his sentence, his figure disappeared and reappeared before the black knight. The Stain's sword and the knight's sword clashed in the air creating sparks. Even though he was successfully blocked, Stain's attack didn't stop there, he took his dagger and immediately swung it, aiming for the knight's neck.

As if realizing the incoming attack, the knight whose name was Igris tilted his head slightly which made Stain's attack miss. Not wasting any time, Igris also counterattacked by swinging his sword, but before the attack arrived, Stain had already secured his distance from him once again.

Stain then clicked his tongue because the sneak attack he had prepared failed. He once again looked at his opponent, and as he charged once more, flames suddenly appeared and attacked him.

Stain once again dodged and angrily looked for the perpetrator who attacked him. At first, he thought the fire attack came from the black knight, but he immediately frowned when he saw a high schooler standing behind the knight with the left side of his body having remaining flames.

Seeing this, he immediately knew that the attack just now was carried out by that kid.

" Tch, one by one they keep coming. "

Shoto, who was late arriving there, immediately attacked when he saw Stain advancing to attack Igris. When the fire went out, his vision then caught sight of Iida who was lying bleeding, and another person who was lying not far from him.

" Iida?! "

" Todoroki-kun!? "

Hearing their responses, it seemed like they didn't expect to see each other. Moreover, Iida has not yet recovered from the shock of facing death. Mixed feelings that he couldn't explain swirled in his heart when he saw Shoto suddenly.

Although initially confused, Shoto quickly assesses the situation and deduces that Iida and another person were attacked by criminals in front of them. But one thing he didn't understand was the familiar figure of the knight standing with his back to them.

Putting that aside, he immediately approached Iida and tried to stop the bleeding with the equipment he brought.

" Are you okay? "

" Why... why are you here? "

" We'll talk later, take care of your wounds first. "

Stain silently watched their interaction, but even so, he still did not take his attention away from the black knight in front of him.

" So your friend came to save you, huh? "

Hearing Stain's words, people immediately looked at him. Especially Shoto who was immediately wary of him. He immediately took a stance as if he was ready to attack at any time. And just as he prepared to attack, a hand blocked him.

Shoto immediately looked at the owner of the hand who was none other than Igris. Igris realized Shoto's intentions and stopped him before he could advance and even told him to retreat while not diverting his attention to the opponent in front of him. Shoto understands Igris' intentions but refuses to back down.

" You, you're Izuku's shadow, right? Tell me why are you here? Is that person also here? "

Instead of answering, Igris just looked at Shoto making it clear his intention to tell him to back off. Thanks to this, Stain didn't waste the opportunity and immediately attacked Igris because he thought he was off guard.

But contrary to his expectations, Igris did not let his guard down at all. As if there were eyes in the back of his head, Igris easily deflected Stain's sword. Igris also threw a counterattack in response.

Their swords clashed. The sound of iron colliding with each other accompanied by sparks spread along the path they collided with. Their movements are fast enough to be difficult for the eye to follow.

The sight of the two of them fighting filled the remaining people with both horror and awe. They are horrified by the intensity of their fight but are amazed at Igris' fighting abilities who quickly surpasses the hero killer, Stain.

Especially Iida, who currently can only helplessly watch their fight while Shoto takes care of the hero who was previously Stain's target, Native. He stared blankly at where Stain and Igris were fighting. Even though this was supposed to be his battle of revenge, distractions continued to occur. Not only the black knight, but the sudden appearance of his classmate was also beyond his expectations.

Once again the anger of his incompetence took over him. His head hung helplessly and in a weak tone, he asked Shoto who was next to him.

" Why... why did you come here? "

" I just followed that knight and ended up finding you, save your questions for later, we'll leave the hero killer to him and get out of here. "

" No! Go away!... you have nothing to do with this. "

" It's no longer about whether it's my business or not when you almost die "

" Stop it! I've inherited my brother's name, if it wasn't me who did it... that person... "

Annoyed by Iida's stubbornness, Shoto immediately hit him without hesitation. Surprised by Shoto hitting him suddenly, Iida immediately looked at him. The anger that previously controlled him also subsided, replaced by confusion at Shoto's sudden action.

" If you inherited your brother's name, stop acting pathetic and look at yourself. Does a hero like Ingenium have a face like that? "

" That... "

" Ever since I heard your brother was attacked, I've been worried about you, that's because I know how the face and narrow view of people who act on hidden pain. People like that stop looking around them and forget their goals and are only blinded by their crooked ambitions. What do you want to be like that? do you want to tarnish the name of Ingenium by becoming like those criminals? "

Hearing Shoto's lecture stabbed him right in his right in the spot. He was unable to reply to Shoto's words since what he said was true. Instantly shame and disappointment at himself were written on his face.

Iida remained silent with the annoyance visible on his face. Shoto realizes this and cuts back to the fight between Stain and Igris which is almost reaching its climax.

Stain was already overwhelmed by fending off Igris' attacks plus he had used all his hidden weapons, even the sword he was using was broken. Moreover, large and small injuries and fatigue had accumulated in his body.

Meanwhile, his opponent did not have the slightest injury thanks to his unlimited regeneration ability. Moreover, his opponent didn't shed any blood, which was the worst opponent for him. His current situation was completely cornered, he couldn't think of any other way but to escape.

Igris looked at his opponent, ever since he realized his intention of running away, he didn't leave any gaps. Igris once again raised his sword preparing to end his opponent's lifeline. But a voice coming from behind immediately stopped him.

" Don't Kill Him! We still have to hand that person over to the police! "

Hearing the warning, Igris stopped his sword only a few centimeters from the target's neck. Despite being displeased with others commanding him, Igris still does so with the thought that his master might do the same. And instead of killing him, Igris threw his fist which ultimately made Stain fall unconscious.

After confirming that his opponent had truly lost consciousness, he turned around and walked towards Shoto. Igris stared at Shoto for a moment before finally disappearing into black smoke as if he had finished his task.

Shoto stared briefly at the spot where Igris had disappeared, before turning his gaze back to Iida. Seeing him remaining silent, it seemed like he still needed time to calm down.

Realizing this, Shoto just threw it away and immediately tied up the hero killer. He quickly finished just before Endeavor arrived.

Iida, who was still looking at Izuku filled with thoughts from the previous fight, remained silent even though time passed. Izuku, who also felt the gaze, then turned towards him. However, because Iida was still deep in thought, he didn't notice Izuku who was also looking at him.

" Iida-kun? "

Startled by Izuku's call, Iida immediately returned to his senses and immediately lowered his head after realizing the mistake he had made. Izuku, who was a little worried about his condition, approached him and asked about his condition.

" Are you okay? "

" Ah! Sorry for that, I must be lost in thought for a moment. "

Seeing his weak response and his head lower like that indirectly invited the sympathy of the adults around him. They assumed that what happened to him might have been a complete shock to him, even though that was not the case.

Only the kids there understood this fact since without realizing it they shared the same experience, especially Izuku who almost lost someone precious to him just like what happened to Iida.

Izuku realizes that Iida's feelings of confusion remind him of his past self. He silently sympathized with her as the silence continued.

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