Near the shopping district, a Villain stole from a store. The shop owner immediately shouted for help as soon as the Villain fled, but at that time there were no Heroes around because of the chaos that occurred this morning.

" Why are there no heroes? "

" no need to worry, someone will be coming, though "

People did nothing when they saw the Villain running away. In their mindset, they believe a hero will show up to stop him. Because it's that kind of society that they live in.

They just stood by and looked from the side as if it was none of their business.

" That guy must have taken advantage of the chaos this morning, it turns out that there are still many people who don't know what their quirk is used for "

" There's no limit "

" There is "

People turned their eyes when they heard the man's voice. Their faces brightened as they looked at the man.

"Why?, because I'm here"

All Might is ready to save the day.

All Might continues to chase the Mud Villain, even following him into the waterways. The mud villain tries to escape from him by breaking through the waterways and trying to find other people's bodies to hide.

Soon he found a child who happened to be in front of him and was unaware of his presence. When the boy stopped and closed his eyes, he saw an opportunity and directly attacked him.

The Mud Villain thought that the kid in front of him was so stupid that he was not vigilant and even closed his eyes instead. But it seems that this is not his lucky day, he chose the wrong opponent. When the boy opened his eyes, the Mud Villain's body was instantly scattered all over the tunnel, leaving only his mouth and eyes under the boy's feet.

When their eyes met, the Mud Villain felt a real sense of terror. His mind went blank in an instant as he felt the murderous aura around the boy. Unable to withstand the pressure that the boy exuded, he lost consciousness.

Meanwhile, All Might who thought he had caught up with the Mud Villains was taken aback by the boy. He couldn't finish his sentence since he felt an unpleasant aura around him. And when their eyes met, All Might could feel a strong killing intent that made him take a step back.

It happened in a short time and the boy standing opposite All Might looked like an ordinary boy. As if the bloodthirsty was just a dream, the boy smiled at him.

All Might tried to think about what just happened, but couldn't because it happened so fast. He refused to believe that a boy was capable of radiating such intense bloodlust.

But his senses that had been felt through various battles and experiences betrayed him. Although it happened so quickly, it felt too obvious to just forget. A strong bloodthirsty that can make anyone freeze from it.

Right now the man standing in front of Izuku was the man who had led him on this bloody path. His own father, Toshinori Yagi, better known as the No. 1 Hero of All Might.

Izuku happened to forget that his 'Bloodlust' skill was still active, he immediately deactivate it and then put on a fake smiley face as usual.

He subconsciously exuded more bloodthirsty when he saw All Might. But regardless, he didn't feel any resentment towards him. Although it was their reunion after a long time, he didn't feel anything. His heart was calmer than he expected.

Izuku thought the man froze because he recognized him, but that didn't seem to be the case. He was worried that All Might would immediately recognize him, but his worries were in vain.

Swallowing the bitterness in his mouth, although he didn't want to do it, Izuku called the man's name to make him come back to his senses.

" All Might-San are you okay? "

Hearing his name being called, All Might finally come back to his senses. Instead of staying calm, he humiliated himself in front of the boy he had just met.

" ahem, sorry for that "

After regaining his composure, he then looked around to confirm the situation. But once again he was surprised to see the bodies of the villain he was chasing splattered all over the tunnels.

" U-um, y-young man, did you make him like that? "

Izuku looked at what All Might was pointing at and then nodded in response.

" Yes, since he intends to attack me, my actions can be regarded as defending myself, right? "

All Might blinked twice as he laughed while hitting Izuku on the back.

" HAHAHAHA... I didn't expect you to be so smart young man, I believe you will become a great hero in the future "

The way All Might treated him made Izuku uncomfortable, even irritated, but other than that what bothered him the most were the words he said.

The words Izuku wanted him to hear as a child, however, were run aground by the fact that he had no quirk. That one word changed Izuku's life to its lowest point.

Izuku hid his true feelings behind a smiling mask, trying to show a response as if he agreed with him.

" Then I will catch the villain and take him to the police "

" Please do, um... All Might-San mind if I ask a question? "

" Of course, feel free to ask whatever you like "

" Thank you "

Izuku maintained his smile and looked at All Might. He wants to hear answers from hero number 1, the person who is predicted to be a symbol of peace.

" All Might-San, if someone doesn't have a quirk, can that person be a hero? Can that person be like you? "

All Might was silent for a moment after hearing his question. He then glanced at the boy in front of him. His deep blue eyes like the abyss stared at him serenely.

When hearing the boy's question, the shadow of a forgotten child overlapped the boy in front of him. He suddenly got a familiar feeling from the child in front of him, yet unfamiliar at the same time.

Izuku's heart beat fast as he waited for All Might's answer. He was finally able to hear the answer to the question that had been buried deep in his heart. He almost held his breath when All Might opened his mouth.

" People who don't have quirk...

It's impossible.

The hero's job always puts their lives in danger, if one person can't protect their life then how can he protect others? If that person wants to help people there are other jobs such as the police. Dreaming is not wrong but you also need to see reality "

After hearing All Might's answer, Izuku felt the weight in his heart lift slightly and became colder. His heartbeat had also returned to normal and the smile on Izuku's face disappeared for a moment to be replaced by a cold expression. He felt as if one of his emotions was disappearing. It was a short time before he returned to his fake smiley face.

" I understand, thank you for answering my question "

All Might gave Izuku a thumbs up, and answered him.

" No problem! anytime is fine... "

Just as Izuku was about to leave, All Might called him. It seems that he still has something to ask Izuku.

" W-wait young man, have we... ever met before? "

hearing this, Izuku just smiled slightly,

' Even to this point, you still don't recognize me, what I expected '

" No, this is our first meeting.

It is an honor to meet the symbol of peace, Hero No. 1, All Might.

It would be rude if I held you back for too long, then please excuse me "

" U-um, okay! "

' what a polite young man '

Izuku left All Might and went home. Izuku's face became cold as soon as he turned his face away from All Might. The surrounding air is also getting colder and colder.

' so that's your answer number 1, I understand now how you see Izuku Yagi '

This meeting was unexpected even for Izuku. He didn't expect to see that man in here. Even so, he was able to get the answer he wanted to ask the man.

Izuku who was deep in thought kept walking until he reached the center of town as he heard an explosion sound in the distance. A moment later he could see smoke rising into the air.

He then ran to the location to see what was happening, but how shocked he was to see the Villain that All Might should have caught was rampaging among the burning buildings.

Some heroes are already gathered but they still don't do anything to the Villain and just save the residents and try to reduce the damage.

Izuku calmly assesses the situation, he is aware that the assembled heroes do not have a quirk suitable for fighting villains. And the other thing he realized was that he could feel two presences amid the chaos.

His judgment of Heroes suddenly dropped. Just because you don't have a suitable quirk for the situation, doesn't mean you can just sit down. Especially when the Villain has a hostage.

"tch..." ' so this is Hero quality now, Maybe I should reconsider what Hiroshi-San said back then '

Izuku clicked his tongue dissatisfiedly as he stood behind the crowd listening to people's comments about the actions of the heroes they witnessed.

He tried to observe the situation calmly. As he looked around, his eyes fell on the figure of the thin man with blond hair standing in the back row of the crowd.

Although his appearance is different, Izuku can still recognize him easily.

' All Might? What happened to him '

Izuku studied his figure and realized that he was not in a good shape. All Might kept gripping the left side of his body while making a dark expression on his face as if he was disappointed about something.

That's when one of the crowd started talking.

" Why didn't Hero do anything? "

" The Villain took a junior high school child as a hostage, Since then there has been no development of anything "

Izuku looked back at the Mud Villain who was trying to take over the body of the poor school student. He then put mana in his eyes to get a good look. How surprised he was when he saw another familiar face.

Pale blonde spiky hair with narrow red eyes. Even after all these years he still recognized his face.

' Kac-chan?! '

Izuku quickly regained his calm, though his face cooled slightly as memories of his former childhood friend returned. He glanced back at All Might who was just as surprised but did nothing. Izuku could see his expression of disappointment behind his downcast face.

' even if you are a hero, you choose to remain silent. So this is the No. 1 hero, the symbol of peace, All Might.

So pathetic... '

Izuku then put on his jacket hood as he coldly watched the scene.

' If these people choose to do nothing but wait, then these people don't deserve to be called heroes '

Izuku easily sneaks around the crowd and when he gets out, he rushes toward the Mud Villain. At first glance, Izuku may look like a shadow moving so fast that their eyes can't keep up. Even the Heroes there realized it too late.

The Mud Villain saw a shadowy figure approaching him, and when their eyes met, he felt the same terror as he had felt before. A man wearing a black veil looked at him with his shining blue eyes. Bloodthirsty was felt as the man opened his mouth.

" It seems that you didn't learn your lesson. "

" You- "

Izuku grabbed the boy's hand as he inserted mana into his fist. He then punches the Mud Criminal who blows him and creates considerable wind pressure.

Bakugou Katsuki, the boy who was held hostage by the Mud Villain was shocked to feel his body being tugged as his consciousness was about to disappear, the next moment there was a huge wind pressure that almost knocked his body away. With his thin-conscious vision, he tried to see who had caused the phenomenon. Even with his blurry vision, he could get the vision of that figure.

The figure looked at him from under the hood with blue eyes glowing coldly before finally disappearing. Bakugou tried to find the figure but couldn't find it anywhere.

It hurts his self-esteem to receive help from others, especially if the person is weaker than him. But what the figure did, surprised him. The strength he showed was comparable to All Might, and the pressure he felt when their eyes met could make him tremble.

Not long after the wind stopped, the Heroes immediately approached Bakugou who was still frozen in shock. They started asking him about what happened after taking him to a safer place.

Meanwhile, Izuku, who was far away from the scene, deactivate his 'Stealth' skill in a quiet alley. He took off his hood, revealing his messy green hair. He sighed as he walked out of the alley.

' huh... what a tiring day '

Izuku opened his phone, it seemed that the incident was in the news. When Izuku saw Bakugou's resentful face and his harsh words in the interview, he couldn't help laughing.

' It seems that you haven't changed even after so many years '

He continued to watch the news until the end. They had mentioned him, but no one mentioned his identity. They only mention the black figure who rescued the boy and blow the villain, before disappearing quickly.

Izuku's phone rang suddenly, and a call came in from Sugimoto. He then picked it up.

" Hello Sugimoto-San "

" Izuku where are you? Where have you been, I haven't seen you all day. "

" Sorry, I went out for a walk "

" What walks take a whole day? "

" haha... "

" Forget it, just go back soon, you haven't forgotten that tomorrow is the day of departure, right? "

" Of course, how could I forget "

" Great, make sure you are in perfect condition, I don't want to take your corpse out of the dungeon "

Izuku smiled when he heard it. Although Sugimoto said such a thing, it was just his way of showing that he was worried about him.

" Yes, I'll remember it "

" Alright then, see you later "

" see you "

Izuku hung up the call and then put his phone back in his pocket. He sighed and looked at the sky.

' right, it's not the time to be troubled by those things, I'm about to face a battle, I have to focus '

After managing his thoughts, and erasing unnecessary thoughts, Izuku focused his mind on the upcoming battle. He didn't know what kind of danger was waiting for him in the dungeon.

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