Fuji (Japan)

Gripping the fruit of a medlar, a woman began to eat it. Having ventured into this forest for several days, she had unfortunately found herself lost. Having only one point of reference, she stopped, as she arrived in front of Mount Fuji.

"This is the fifth time I've been back to this mountain." Yamato growled, finishing her fruit. "In the beginning, it was fun to visit this forest! I was even able to climb to the top of this mountain! But now I want to see something else."

Turning, she surveyed the darkness that reigned in the forest, which seemed cursed. Still, not afraid to venture there again, Yamato affirmed.

"Normally, if I walk straight, I should be able to leave this damned forest."

Getting tired of seeing only trees, she turned around and ran at top speed. However, skirting a huge tree trunk, she was surprised when she saw a figure in front of her. Unable to stop herself, she crashed into another woman and the pair fell to the ground.

"OUCH!" Yamato complained.

Then, looking ahead, she saw a woman who also had white hair, while she was wearing armor.

"So…Sorry." Yamato apologized, while noticing that she was crushing her.

Grunting somewhat, the other woman finally gets up, before affirming.

"There's no harm, that's the most important thing."

"Chief?" Three people wondered, coming up behind her.

At this moment, Yamato couldn't help but be surprised by the garb of the quartet, which consisted of two women and two men. The woman she had rammed looked like a knight, while the second was dressed like a nun.

As for the two men, one was dressed as a wizard, while the other looked like a thief.

Brushing the dirt off her armour, the female knight coughed lightly, clearing her voice and trying to sound professional.

"Truly, I'm glad we had the chance to meet you! Let me introduce myself, my name is Scama Elbero! I am the head of the Four Armaments."

"I'm Lilynette Piani." The nun introduced herself. "I am the priestess of the Four Armaments."

"I'm Giovanni Alveso." The thief declared. "I am the thief of the Four Armaments."

"I'm Harron Barrart." The wizard finished. "I am the spell caster of the Four Armaments."

"Four...Armaments?" Yamato repeated. "I...I am Oden Kozuki! The great hero of Wano Kuni, as well as the leader of a group of legendary and powerful samurai known as the Nine Red Scabbards."

"Nine Red Scabbards?" Scama repeated, turning to her teammates.

Nevertheless, the trio shook their heads, a sign that they had never heard of this group.

"O...Okay." Scama said. "Huh...although it may sound strange, we ended up here...unintentionally and...we got lost."

In truth, Scama could have used the term teleport, while she and her group had suddenly found themselves in this forest for three days. Not knowing how it had happened, she had made the decision to walk discreetly through this forest, while evidently using spells to fly above the trees, fearing that it would reveal their position to potential enemies.

But now that they had been walking for three days, the group was seriously starting to hate this forest, as much as Yamato. For them, she was perhaps their best way out of here.

"Can you tell us where we are and how to get out of here?" Scama asked.

Hearing this, Yamato couldn't help but scratch her cheek, while confessing.

"Huh… actually, I wish I had asked you those two questions."

" WHAT ? "

"I also landed here without wanting to! No, in truth, I landed somewhere else but, while patrolling the area, I saw this forest and I wanted to visit it and ... I got lost . "

"Damn it." Giovanni growled. "We are cursed."

"I'm tired of walking." Lilynette asserted, sitting on a root.

For his part, Harron looked at Yamato, while he couldn't feel uncomfortable with this woman. First of all, it was obvious that Yamato was the tallest human he had ever met. But what caught his attention the most were her horns.

"Your horns...are they fake?"

"Huh? Not at all. They're genuine." Yamato assured.

"Huh?" Wondered the other members of Four Armaments.

"Are you a demon?" Harron asked.

"Not at all." Yamato retorted. "I am Oden Kozuki! A proud and mighty samurai."

"Samurai?" Repeated the priestess, looking at the club hanging from her belt. "A samurai...who fights with a club?"

" The physical strength of the man that I am easily allows me to fight with this weapon. " Yamato assured.

" Man ? "

"You're lying." Giovanni shouted. "Have you seen your chest? No man could have melons like yours."

"I'm a man." Yamato roared.

"Let's calm down." Scama ordered.

Having come between Yamato and her companions, she tried to sum up their situation.

"At the moment, it's obvious that we're lost." She stated, looking at Yamato. "And in truth, not knowing how we ended up here, I hope you find it normal that we are wary of any stranger."

"I don't want to fight." Yamato assured. "I'm like you! I just want to leave this forest."

"The problem is, you can very well try to trick us into attacking us treacherously." Harron retorted, still suspicious.

"I would never attack treacherously." Yamato retorted. "Oden Kozuki fights with pride and honor! Besides, I'm sure I can defeat you easily."

"I asked to see this." Giovanni growled.

Immediately, Yamato grabbed her club and hit a tree trunk with all her might. Raising their heads, the four people in front of Yamato let their eyes follow the path of the tree trunk, before it crashed to the ground. Without the slightest difficulty, Yamato had pulverized a hundred-year-old tree, with a blow of a club.

Feeling snot dripping from his nose, Giovanni couldn't help but back away.

"She... sprayed a tree."

"And without using any magic or martial art." Lilynette remarked.

Also sensing the danger that Yamato posed, Scama and Harron reached for their weapons. However, just as the situation was about to deteriorate further, the five strangers heard footsteps.

Amazed, everyone turned in one direction to see a sixth person arrive. Red-nosed and seemingly unable to walk straight, a man stood in front of them, clutching a bottle of sake and a gun.

Wearing inexpensive clothes, having a large unkempt beard and unstyled hair, the newcomer looked like a drunk.

"This society of heroes…they all deserve to die." He growled, as he didn't even seem to notice the people in front of him.

Taking a sip of alcohol, he then began to sob.

"Everyone rejected me because I don't have a Quirk! I hate them! And I hate myself."

Then he put the gun to his temple.

"Why live in this world of assholes?"

"Huh...sir?"

Surprised the man looked in front of him, and saw the five people staring at him. As surprised as they are to see them, the man looks at their clothes, before asking.

"Is it Halloween today?"

Stadium

Being not far from the entrance of the arena, Midoriya trembled with nervousness as the real test of the day was about to begin. Outside, he heard the voice of Present Mic announce the next event. And as if that didn't make him nervous enough, his fight had to be the first.

Yet he knew perfectly well that it was time to show the world what kind of hero he was. But before he could leave, a voice called him.

"Hey, Izuku." Luffy said, smiling at Izuku.

" Luffy-san ? " Said Izuku.

"From what I understand, your fight begins soon." The pirate remarked.

"What are you doing here?" Izuku asked. "How come the teachers still haven't disqualified you?"

"I didn't get it all, but apparently the public would be upset if I got disqualified."

"The audience?"

Sighing, he affirmed.

"It's true that you and Nazarick-san are the most likely to go to the final! I'm afraid of losing my first match."

" Nervous ? " Luffy asked, seeing Izuku's face.

"Yes. I've never done anything like this before." Said the boy, being honest.

"Don't say that. I saw you at the festival, you're awesome."

" Thanks. " Said Izuku a little surprised by the praise.

Then, looking at Luffy, he confessed.

"I would like to be like you."

"Huh? You wanna be elastic?"

"No! What I want is your calm! You're not stressed."

"Why would I be?" Luffy asked, in genuine surprise.

Remembering all his fights, he declared.

"In my world, almost every time I fought, it was in fights where my life was at stake! If I had lost one of those fights, I would have died, just like my companions."

Smiling at Izuku, he assured him.

"You, you are lucky! Even if you lose, you will still be alive and you can take advantage of this to train in order to win next time."

"I can't lose." Midoriya retorted. "I promised someone victory."

"In that case, be brave. And even if you lose, fight hard, while displaying a smile." Luffy said confidently.

"Okay."' Izuku said listening to Luffy's advice.

Then, looking at the man, Izuku asked.

"Luffy-san...why did you become a pirate?"

"Huh? Is it simple? Is it because I want to be the freest man alive?"

"The most free?"

"Pirate life is great! My crew and I, we do what we want, without a government forcing us to do what they want with us! The treasures ... the fortune ...power...I don't care! What I want is freedom."

Continuing to stare at him, Midoriya seemed to understand what Luffy meant. And in that moment, he felt the same he had felt when he heard Usopp's words. This whole bunch of pirates... they were cool in their own way.

"Good. Now watch out for the purple-haired guy." Luffy advised.

Showing a vein of anger on his forehead, he groaned.

"He dared to touch my hat without my permission! I'm still mad at him."

"According to Ojiro-san, he is able to control his victims who respond to him! Do you think you're okay with that?"

"Huh..." Luffy said, starting to think. "Honestly, I don't really remember what happened! It's true that he came up to me...he asked me to team up...and when I asked him who he was. .."

Immediately he began to roar.

"This guy mesmerized me! And that's why the second round was so short."

"Only now do you understand that?" Midoriya asked.

"But, then it's easy to counter!" Muffy assured. "If you close your ears maybe he won't be able to control your brain." Luffy said, pretending to cover his ears. "By doing this, I stopped a guy from killing me with his sonic vibes."

"Luffy-san...your world seems to be very dangerous indeed." Izuku said confused. "By the way, how did you manage to stop being hypnotized?"

"Huh…no idea! Just felt his hand touch my hat and that was enough to make me mad."

"Your Hat..."

Remembering that it seemed to be Luffy's most prized possession, Izuku questioned him.

"Where is your hat from?"

Starting to smile at him, Luffy put his hand on his hat, before affirming.

"Whoever gave it to me...he's my hero."

"Your hero?"

"Hold on! So even a person like you can behave like a high school student at this school."

Finding himself in front of the duo, All Might crossed his arms while displaying his famous smile.

"All Might?" Midoriya wondered.

"What do you want?" Luffy questioned him, grimacing.

"If it makes you feel any better, I'm not here to scold you, Luffy-kun! Or would you rather I call you Lucy?"

"I don't care! Anyway, I don't intend to give up the competition. "

Heaving a weary sigh, All Might preferred not to waste his time trying to lecture him unnecessarily.

" No matter ! Anyway, I'm here to talk with Midoriya-kun, to prepare him for his first fight." The hero said, trying to be as polite as possible and not start arguing with Luffy again.

"It's not worth it. I've already given him some advice. He just needs to cover his ears and use his feet to defeat him." Said Luffy.

"Is this really a real battle strategy? Sorry, but I have to give Midoriya-kun some tutoring advice." All Might retorted.

"Sure." Luffy said, annoyed that this guy kept bumping into him.

But he promised his crew not to cause a scene, so he backed off and gave All Might a very annoyed look. As Luffy was with his back against a wall, he heard All Might's discussion with Midoriya. He heard a typical inspirational speech. Although he agreed that Midoriya should stop being so sad half the time, he still looked like a mess. The kid needs to smile more and All Might states that he will always be there for him.

"Thank you All Might. I won't let you down." Izuku said.

"I know you wouldn't." Said All might.

Nodding his head, Midoriya pretended to go to the field. Nevertheless, stopping, he declared.

"Luffy-san! In my first match, I have to fight against Shinso-san! In my second fight, I will surely face Todoroki-san! And, after I surely will fight against Nazarick-san! However…"

Staring at Luffy, he gave a confident look, before affirming.

"I'll see you in the final."

Honestly, after saying this sentence, the boy felt totally ridiculous, while he knew perfectly well that Luffy would have a lot more luck than him to win all his matches. However, to his surprise, he saw Luffy smiling at him as well, while declaring.

"In that case, I'm waiting for you."

Initially displaying surprise, Midoriya eventually nodded, before running towards the arena, while having a new motivation.

But, as Izuku leaves for the fight, he leaves the pair alone.

"I see Midoriya-kun thinks of you as some sort of elder." All Might remarked.

"You too have a special relationship with him. Is Izuku special to you?" Luffy asked.

"Yes. Young Midoriya is for me one of the true examples of a very good future hero. And today will be his first big mark." Said All Might.

"Still, I have to say that he really is a mess." Luffy asserted.

" What? How is that ? "

"I heard you were the great hero of Japan! In that case, for Izuku to become like you, shouldn't you let him train more?" Luffy asked, being totally serious.

"It's still too soon! I know you're worried young Luffy. But I assure you that young Midoriya is already making great progress with his Quirk." Said All Might tries to reach for Luffy's shoulder, but he pulls away.

"Yeah, whatever. "

"Luffy-kun...just, can I ask you a question."

" Huh ? "

Remembering perfectly what he had seen, during the high school race, All Might looked at Luffy seriously, before asking him.

"During our fight against Nomu... did you fight with all your might?"

" No, I didn't need it! He wasn't very strong. " Luffy assured, in the most natural way.

Then they walked away, leaving All Might to try to figure out the last word of his sentence.

" Not very strong ? "

Everyone stares at the ring in front of them, as Midoriya and Shinshou are about to fight. And everyone is eager to see what he can do. Galadriel is interested to see how Midoriya will fight this kid who can control people's minds. Maybe it's not mind control, but something similar.

Still, Galadriel can't wait to see this; she wanted to see how much the young green-haired boy had improved.

"Are we ready for our first match today? "Present Mic screamed and everyone went crazy.

Poor Midoriya looks almost ready to vomit. But taking a deep breath and calming down, he moves on. He won't spoil this one.

"The rules are simple! It's a fight won either by knocking your opponent down, making them unable to move, or having them say I quit! And don't worry if you hurt them, we have our girl from recovery waiting in the medical wing." Present Mic said.

Galadriel saw that the weird kid said something to Midoriya. From what she heard, Shinso could control people if they respond to him. She was sure that Midoriya already knew about this. So there should be no risk.

In truth, she hoped that he would not disappoint her and that he could entertain her. Afterwards, there was a good chance that they would become his third opponent and allow him to have a good warm-up before fighting against Luffy. So Midoriya better live up to the expectations she was building around him. Demiurge told her that this kid could serve her well.

"So please show me what you can do, young Midoriya. Don't bore me," Galadriel thought.

"Now let's start the battle! Ready?! And begin!"

Galadriel saw how Midoriya rushed towards the strange boy, before screaming. In an instant, he had brought about his downfall.

"What...?" Galadriel wondered, seeing him stay still.

"No! Midoriya, I told you about his Quirk! I warned you!" Ojiro exclaimed.

Arriving at the top of the bleachers, Luffy also saw the blank stare displayed by Midoriya, while his brain control had already begun.

" IZUKU ? "

Noting that the match was already over, Galadriel sighs, furious. Feeling disillusioned with how easily Midoriya lost the match. When Galadriel discovers something interesting, or someone she considered fascinating, she feels possessive of that person or thing. Like finding a new toy or pet. Demons don't like to share what they believe is theirs. And Galadriel, having the title of Demonic Empress, is the same.

Galadriel viewed Midoriya as something of a toy. A means to an end, nothing more. But, as she spent more time with him and watch him more and more. She considered him her pet. Someone she can shape as she pleases and use him for her plans, and more. Ashido is the same, the girl with the little finger is the property of Galadriel. And she will use it soon. But even knowing this, Galadriel expects a skill level from her toys.

She is therefore very disappointed that Midoriya, her pet, failed. This is Galadriel Melkor, the demonic empress speaking. But on the other side of the coin, the little humanity left in Galadriel thinks differently. She loves Midoriya's sense of justice, his willingness to carry on no matter what difficulties he faces. His honest quest to do good and help those in need.

It was someone who reminded him of Touch-me. She didn't know if his obsession was because of that, but still, having him with him. Do wonders for her. Galadriel wanted to help him achieve his goal. As a sort of refund, to Touch-me. That's why she is angry with Midoriya. Lose so easily. She didn't like it at all.

" Tssssss, you disappointed me, young Midoriya, " Galadriel thought in disgust.

Galadriel saw how Midoriya walked to the end of the arena. Ready to fall to the ground, like a puppet whose threads have been cut.

"The match has just started and Midoriya Izuku looks set to lose." Present Mic shouted.

Galadriel, for a moment, saw something strange. Or better yet, felt something coming out of Midoriya. As if few minds lingered there. Her skill, [ Life Presence ] is an ability she likes to use. Because of its usefulness, make sure no one spies on it. Like having a radar around her. Galadriel is paranoid. So she always wanted to be ready for anything. So she can witness this thing again.

Like the last time. Galadriel didn't know what it was, but it's enough to bring Midoriya back to reality. Midoriya snaps his finger. And although no one has turned to dust. Midoriya seems ready to turn Shinso into him. Midoriya's victory is inevitable.

Seeing this too, Luffy started screaming.

"IZUKU... KICK HIS ASS."

"AYE!" Midoriya shouted, turning back to Shinso.

"Impossible!" cried the boy. "That's impossible! How did you manage that?"

Unable to answer him, his opponent just stared at his hand, while two of his fingers were mysteriously broken.

" ONE FOR ALL ...I heard him talking to me."

Then clenching his fist, he put on a determined smile, while noticing.

"I can win."

Galadriel had this gigantic smile on her face. Look how he was able to wake up from the charm of this weird kid. Galadriel is now more interested in him, he has more to offer her. And she is happy.

"You are fascinating, young Midoriya," Galadriel whispered.

Galadriel saw how the weird kid tries to bait her again. Talking about anything, it would cause a reaction. And this kid, Quirk, had a huge weakness. And Midoriya saw it. He didn't respond to any taunts. Midoriya just kicked him out of the arena. And with a last gesture, he throws it away. Ensure victory.

There was a long silence in the audience.

"This is one of the most pathetic fights I've ever seen." Zoro and Albedo muttered, wanting to yawn in boredom.

"Shinso is out! Midoriya goes to round 2!" Midnight said.

"Oh, didn't he use the same move on you, Bakugo?" Kaminari teased.

"Shut up, slobber. " Bakugo retorted.

Galadriel saw how many pro-heroes in the audience praised them both. It was obvious that the child's ability is interesting. And she accepted it. It could be a powerful Quirk, and with more development it can be dangerous. Galadriel wonders if there could be more.

She will have Demiurge to watch over him. Galadriel wanted to know more about Midoriya's background. And above all, she wanted to know more about these spirits, or souls, or whatever. She needed more analysis. But Galadriel is happy that the green-haired boy turned out to be fascinating. And she hopes to learn more about him, so she can begin to mold him in her likeness. Galadriel thinks about the future and how much can she benefit from it.

"That was amazing," Uraraka whispered with a blush on her face.

"He's really something, kero,"

Galadriel said nothing and waited for the next game to react to something. It wasn't long before Midoriya arrived. He looks at his classmate sheepishly. Not liking the attention they give her.

"You did well, Midoriya," Galadriel said with a smile.

Looking at his two broken fingers. She sighs, thinking how much pain can he endure? Part of her believes that somehow this kid pushed back on his own safety. Ignoring his pain for someone else, and she didn't know why.

"Oh, thank you, Galadriel," Midoriya said, trying to look away.

"But you keep breaking your bones, you know that's not good, right?" Galadriel said, taking Midoriya's hand, who screamed.

She paid no attention to it, just stared at the hand.

"I wonder why his power is doing this. Mm, can I polish him with something so he doesn't break his bones? Mm, that's an interesting theory, but what kind of spell could I use? Mm, I have few healing abilities, and most of them are just rejuvenation type. What about a potion? But I can't show something like that yet. Not unless I can craft some more and sell them on the marketplace, expanding my domain to other platforms. Like the medical industry," Galadriel didn't notice how everyone was staring at her.

"Hey, Galadriel?" Midoriya asked. Like the feeling of the soft hand of the girl in front of him.

"Thinking about something in my mind is all," Galadriel said.

"Midoriya, can you stand still? There's something I want to try, can I?" said Galadriel.

"Try? Oh, okay," Midoriya said confused.

Galadriel took the green haired boy's hand and closed her eyes. Strike the pose of someone in full concentration. Everyone looks at her, even Bakugo seems interested to see what the white-haired girl is up to.

"I'll use a simple one, to see how his body reacts to it, maybe I can expand it somewhere else, like a new power, that comes from my family line or something," Galadriel thought.

"[Lesser Restoration]"

And everyone saw a small light coming from Midoriya's hand. The green-haired boy gasped, feeling something warm on his fingers. For a moment, he felt something like a snap in his fingers. But it didn't hurt, and suddenly the pain he had before, that even Recovery Girl said would last, go away.

"Does it hurt? This is the first time I've done something like this."

Knowing Demiurge and Albedo, they could do something with this information that she will give. Having backup plans, for plans she knows nothing about, will be a good investment.

"No really, it's a family trait...Super secret," Galadriel mutters, pretending to be exhausted.

"A family secret? What kind of family secret? Midoriya asked, puzzled.

He wanted to know more about her, but a feeling inside him warned Midoriya about it. Like a hunch.

"Mm, too tired," muttered Galadriel.

"I'm such an amazing actress!" Galadriel thought.

Bakugo looks at her with intense eyes. There's something more going on and he's curious what trade secret the white-haired girl's family holds.

"Could it be a heritage Quirk? Some kind of blood power?" Bakugo thought.

But he saw how tired she looked now. He seems to use this specific healing ability. Take a tool from his body more than other powers.

"Mm, I have to think carefully about what I'm going to do next. Maybe create a villain or something like that? Like a new world villain, who threatens the whole world. Or something between the lines of that, something interesting. It scares both heroes and villains alike., yeah. I like that, I'll take that to Demiurge and see what we can do, and use it to our advantage,' thought Galadriel.

Then, staring at Luffy and Usopp who here, she declared.

"No matter what happens, it's obvious that a battle will take place! The only thing I couldn't predict is the number of deaths that will occur. This world contains a lot of competent people! I hope that I wouldn't have to kill them all."