After all the raid teams gathered they headed to the meeting room. Korean S-rank hunters Choi Jong-In, Baek Yoon-Ho, Cha He-In, Ma Dong-Wook, and Min Byeong-Gu, while Japanese Hunters are Goto Ryuji, Sugimoto Reiji, Yumiko Aoi, and Tatsumi Fujishima.

Just gathering them all in one place the magic power radiating around them was strong enough to make a low-ranked Hunter faint just by being there.

They immediately started their meeting to discuss the upcoming raid. The director's secretary started handing out documents to each raid member. As they were reading it, the secretary started explaining the attack scenario.

The monsters in the dungeon are insect-type monsters, which are, giant red ants. The strength of monsters is estimated to be between C-rank to S-rank. Their number is estimated to be more than a thousand divided into worker ants, guard ants, and one boss queen. The number of worker ants is more than that of the guardian ants, almost doubled, and there are also ant eggs that have not hatched.

The structure of the dungeon itself is a cave with many intricate tunnels which the investigation team had a hard time mapping out. Each tunnel is inhabited by at least hundreds of worker ants and a few guard ants. While the boss room is inhabited by the queen, some worker ants, and guard ants are in charge of guarding the queen and her unhatched eggs.

Based on this information, it was decided that the S-rankers present would be divided into two main teams. The first team is a group consisting of several elites whose job is to defeat the boss. Meanwhile, the second team is a large team consisting of many A-rank hunters who will deal with the other ant monsters. This team will be divided into smaller teams and led by selected S-rankers or elites.

The Hunters who will be on the first team are from Korea Hunter Cha He-In, Hunter Ma Dong-Wook, and Hunter Min Byeong-Gu. From Japan, there are Yumiko Aoi, Tatsumi Fujishima, and raid leader Goto Ryuji. While Hunter Choi Jong-In, Baek Yoon-Ho, and Sugimoto Reiji will be the leaders of team two.

The raid is aimed at complete extermination, they do not intend to leave a single ant alive.

After the Chairman's secretary finished with her explanation, she then opened a question and answer session.

" That's all I can explain, if there's anything is confusing, feel free to ask "

" Can I ask you something? "

Hunter Ma Dong-Wook who had listened to her explanation seriously raised his hand.

" Sure, please ask "

" What's the boss's job again? "

" The queen's job is to reproduce and that's why her magical energy is so great "

" Wait, so the queen's task is just to breed? "

" Yes, the queen may not have strong fighting or defensive abilities, but the queen guard is almost the same as the S-rank Hunter so it will be difficult to get close to the queen. "

" is that so... "

The meeting went smoothly since the plan was set and all members of the raid agreed. There wasn't much debate during the meeting and with that, the meeting ended.

Almost all the members of the meeting left, but some still stayed and chatted among themselves and then left. Meanwhile, Sugimoto also left the meeting room but there is still work to be done. He headed to the conference room where the A-rank Hunters gathered. There are more dozens of them, they are Hunters who will join the S-rank gate raid on the island of Nabu.

Sugimoto walked in and the room fell into a brief silence, all attention was on Sugimoto as he stood on the podium. Sugimoto scanned the room, making sure there were no empty seats. He then begins his explanation of the raid scenarios, monsters, and what kind of environment they will face. After that, he began to divide them into which groups they would be assigned to. There are three total groups composed of several small five-person teams.

Izuku was also in the room and joined the meeting. He listened carefully making sure not to miss any information.

There are three teams in total, each consisting of 10 A-rank Hunters. The first team led by Korean S-rank Hunter Baek Yoon-Ho was assigned as the main attacking team, the second team was led by Sugimoto, and the third team led by Choi Jong-In will be the support team, they will be in charge of guarding the monsters that escaped the attack of the main attacking team.

Izuku is assigned to the first team with other A-rank Hunters, he only knows their names. He looked at the list of other teams and saw Todoroki's name on the second team. It would be nice if he had at least someone he knew on his team, but it couldn't be helped since this team was formed by the higher-ups.

The meeting ended after the division of the teams, each participant began to leave the room. Izuku is going back, and he meets Todoroki on the way.

" Todoroki-San "

Todoroki turned around and saw Izuku approaching him.

" Izuku? "

" Are you heading to the dormitory? "

" yeah, since I have no other work to do "

" Is that so "

" aren't you going to go too? "

" No, I still have a place I have to go "

" hm... "

They continued their conversation until they reached the front of the office. The sky was already orange when they came out. Izuku then parted ways with Todoroki and headed straight to the station.

Izuku was invited to Todoroki's residence by Fuyumi for dinner there. It's been a long time since he last met them, so he quickly agreed.

When he met Todoroki before, he thought about inviting him too, but quickly dismissed the thought because Todoroki still had no signs of wanting to reconnect with his family.

After walking for a while from the station he came to Todoroki's residence. He rang the bell and after waiting for a while the door was opened and Fuyumi immediately greeted him.

" Oh! Izuku-Kun you finally arrive, come in "

" Then, excuse me "

Fuyumi guides Izuku to the dining room where Shoto and Natsuo are waiting for him.

" Oh! Izuku you came "

Natsuo greeted Izuku as soon as he saw him and Shoto just nodded his head.

" Natsuo-San, Shoto-Kun "

Izuku then sat down in front of them. Various types of food are served on the table. Soon they started talking to each other.

" How are you Izuku? it's been a long time since I saw you" (Natsuo)

" I'm fine, what about you guys?"

" we're good "

While Natsuo replied, Shoto just nodded in confirmation.

They shared a conversation at dinner. They talk about this and that, mostly about their lives and their current busyness. Fuyumi with his job as a teacher, Natsuo with his busy life as a student, and Shoto who is still in school.

" By the way, aren't you about the same age as Shoto, Izuku-Kun? Do you have any plans to go to which high school? "

Izuku hasn't told them that he is a Hunter, and he still has no plans to enroll in school, to be precise, he hasn't thought about it yet. He was too busy with his work, let alone with the incident that just happened recently. His hands were full of his work and he was just focused on clearing the Demon Castle dungeon, to the point that the thought never crossed his mind.

If it were him from the past, he might have thought about enrolling in UA, the best Heroes School in Japan, but not anymore. He is now much different from what he was in the past. He now intends to focus on becoming stronger to protect the precious to him.

Izuku looked at the Todorki family who was waiting for his answer.

" I don't know, I haven't thought about it because I'm too busy myself "

" Really? Come to think of it you've told me you have a job, right? so what's your job? " (Fuyumi)

" that... "

Izuku was confused as to whether he told them or not. He had noticed that some of the footage showing him working as a Hunter was in some media, so it shouldn't matter.

" I'm a Hunter "

"" What? ""

Everyone was surprised to learn that Izuku was a Hunter, they didn't expect it at all.

" Is that allowed, aren't you too young for the job, even New heroes get a minimum license at the age of 18 " (Natsuo)

" Well, it can be said that I am a special case "

" But still, isn't Hunter's task to break into the dungeon and kill the monsters inside? Isn't it dangerous? " (Fuyumi)

" That's true, but as long as you enter the gate according to your rank, it shouldn't be a problem "

" So, what's your rank? " (Shoto)

" That's a bit embarrassing to say "

" for what shame? just say " (Fuyumi)

"that... A-rank"

" Doesn't that mean that your ranking is high? " (Natsuo)

" more or less "

Everyone fell silent but couldn't help but be amazed by Izuku. He was young and yet he was amazing. He was able to reach that point at such a young age, it can even be compared to Hawk who reached number 3 on the Billboard chart at a young age.

" it's amazing "

The family praised Izuku endlessly to the point of embarrassing him. They start asking Izuku about his job and what it's like to be a Hunter. They also asked him about monsters and dungeons.

Izuku only shares some information that can be shared with the public, since people also need basic knowledge about monsters so that they can identify which monsters and which ones are quirks.

" By the way Izuku, I heard that a high-level gate appeared on the island of Nabu, is it true? " (Natsuo)

" yes, that's right"

" Does the bureau do anything with it? " (Natsuo)

" Well, that... "

Izuku was at a loss as to whether or not he should answer it, but since it was already widely spread in the news, it didn't seem to matter.

" Yes, there will be a raid in a few more days "

" Then are you going to participate too? " (Shoto)

" yes "

" Are you not afraid? " (Fuyumi)

" Well... to be honest, I am afraid, but since we have to fight for our lives, that kind of thing is not allowed "

They all fell silent when they heard Izuku's words. They only know roughly how a Hunter works, but they don't know how a Hunter works.

At first glance, Hunters may seem to work like Heroes, they enter the gates and defeat monsters like Heroes defeating Villains. But the big difference between the two is how to deal with the opponent. Hunters must kill monsters, they are human weapons, destructive tools that exist to protect humanity from threats from other worlds.

Just with that in mind, Hunter's task is more dangerous than Hero's, they deal with corpses and blood every time they work.

The family didn't know it, they were quite surprised to hear Izuku say such a thing. The atmosphere became awkward, they looked at each other.

Feeling uncomfortable, Fuyumi tried to divert to another topic. Luckily the conversation resumed regardless of their previous mood.

After talking for about an hour, Izuku decided to go home because it was almost evening. Fuyumi accompanies him to the front door before sending him home.

" Izuku-Kun thank you for coming "

" Same here, thank you for inviting me too "

" It doesn't matter, besides me and Natsu, only you are close to Shoto... "

Fuyumi was silent for a moment, a memory flashed through her mind, a memory where her whole family gathered, laughed, and chatted to share a moment of family warmth.

Izuku tilted his head in confusion looking at Fuyumi who suddenly fell silent.

" Fuyumi-San? Are you okay? "

The shocked Fuyumi immediately erase the thought from her head and smiled back as usual.

" Eh! I-I'm fine, it's just, I just think it would be nice if all my family could be gathered together like this. "

There was a clear longing in her eyes as she said that. Izuku fell silent thinking about what Fuyumi might feel.

Izuku didn't know what family warmth was until he became a Hunter. After receiving the awakening and joining the association, Izuku began to learn what a family is. He began to build bonds with those around him until he realized that he wasn't alone anymore. They were his family, the people around him had helped shape Izuku into what he is today.

Izuku smiled quietly thanking them. He again looked at Fuyumi with confidence in his eyes.

" Fuyumi-San I'm sure that time will come, you just have to believe "

" Thank you Izuku-Kun, talking to you seems to make me happy 'If only Touya-Ni was still alive' "

Although Fuyumi murmured her last sentence, Izuku's keen senses still caught her. A bitter taste filled his mouth when he heard that. The unpleasant feeling of hiding the truth from Fuyumi and her family weighs on Izuku. But what he can do, he has promised, and again he has also done the same to his family.

" Be careful when you go home Izuku-Kun, bye "

" Ah! Fuyumi-San- "

Fuyumi turned around and was about to close the door but turned around when Izuku called her.

Izuku stopped halfway, he couldn't finish his sentence because he remembered the promise he made to Touya, he couldn't say it even though he could.

Izuku could only put on a fake smile while hiding the mixed feelings in his heart.

" yes, What is it? "

" No, it's nothing, good night Fuyumi-San, see you later "

" um, sure, see you later "

Fuyumi gets inside and closed-door, leaving Izuku alone staring blankly at the sky. His hands clenched into fists to make his knuckles turn white, showing his uncaring emotions.

Izuku subconsciously punched the wall to vent his complicated feelings.

' Damn it '

The wall cracked and almost collapsed because Izuku forgot to control his power. Feeling responsible for the damage to someone's belongings Izuku left a note and some repair money for the owner, hopefully not stolen, he even put one of his shadows to look after him. And when he had finished clearing up the mess he had made he again walked to the station.

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