Izuku smiled stretching his arms over his head and hearing a nice series of pops and groaned with relief as he collapsed in his desk chair. He just got back from having a nice meal at a restaurant with his mom courtesy of some of his students. He'd have to make a thank you note of some kind for the Vespas since they were the ones to suggest that place.
Maybe I can do some more of those quirk requests, those always make them pretty happy.* Izuku considered as he opened his college courses and checked his progress expecting to be probably about half way through, however from how it looked he was about a week away from graduation at most and this made one of his eyes twitched before Izuku decided to do a literal keyboard smash with his face.
This should not be possible, it was only a month since he started and he'd been busy with the whole 'All For One is going to hear about you soon' on top of learning to shoot a gun, how in the world could he nearly be done with his science degree? Was biology really that close to science that he could just sweep past the whole thing?
"Why?" he whined into the keyboard, and then he heard a knock on the door and he grunted back.
"Izuku?" his mom called slightly opening the door and her gaze landed on his slumped form "Hey, what's up? Did a hero get- Oh." she caught her question off once she saw the open window to the learning platform "Graduating again Izuku?" she guessed gently running her hand through his hair.
"Mom are colleges stupid? How could I get so many degrees so fast?" Izuku asked lifting his head to glare at the screen.
She laughed "I think it says more about you Izuku, but I am starting to get worried about our school programs now that you mention it. Mitsuchan showed me one of Katsuki's new timetables and they wanted him to have quirk counseling for just half an hour every other day instead of the full hour every day." she commented and Izuku's head whirled around.
"Which school was that again?" Izuku asked and Inko snorted shaking her head.
"Don't worry about it Izuku, Mitsuchan chewed them out already. Besides the counselor made that change to the schedule without the principal's permission and was fired quite promptly after." Inko informed him, Izuku pouted for a moment but accepted it and turned back to his laptop.
"Any idea what you're going to study next? Maybe chemistry to round all the sciences out?" Inko suggested but Izuku shook his head. "No, it'll have the same problem. It would only take me a couple of weeks to get a degree there." he shot down, dejectedly putting his face in his hand.
Inko nodded with a hum "Probably, well I'm sure you'll figure out your next subject by dinner time. We'll be having Katsudon tonight." Inko encouraged as she left his room, Izuku perked up hearing about the Katsudon "I'll try." he called back before he mentally considered what he should study next.
*Geology? Not relevant enough now, maybe later. Zoology? Nah, too close to biology. Maybe physics? That would be interesting but same problem as geology. Gah! Why is this so hard?* Izuku complained in his mind tapping his foot to get out some of his irritation.
His phone dinged and that distracted him enough to check his messages.
[Heroes in trainingᕙ(-V-)ᕗ]
[Chimpmonk: Hey Izu-Kun r u back yet?ヾ(•ω•)o]
[Chimpmonk: Cause Awa-Kun came up with an idea and it worked!]
[Chimpmonk:{shared a video}]
[Chimpmonk: Look! (*v*) ]
[Spider-Squid: Please don't spam the chat Uki.]
[Chimpmonk: Sorry Jiji! =(-﹏-)]
[Beaver: It's okay Uki Id b pretty excited 2 learn fly 2]
[Brocoli-Bee: Wait? You can fly now?!(ﾉ･д･)ﾉ]
[Chimpmonk: Izu-Kun!(*v*)]
[Brocoli-Bee: Answer the question please.（-人 -）]
[Chimpmonk: Remember how u said I could rockets to my costume so I could move around under my quirk OvO]
[Chimpmonk: Well since we fixed the nausea thing Awa-Kun decided to try a test run of that by using a fan q(*v*q)]
[Beaver: And it worked!]
[Spider-Squid: Kind of, we'd need something stronger for her to really move but as the video shows she can use outside forces.]
[Brocoli-Bee: This is amazing Ochaco-Chan. (-v-). Thanks for telling me I needed some good news.]
[Spider-Squid: Is something wrong Mido-Kun?]
Where do I start? The fact I caused an eventual war? That I'm pissing off an evil overlord by existing? That said evil overlord would've killed me either way because I'm quirkless? That hundreds of people are dependent on me because I have horrible trust issues? That I need to become famous in order not to die?* Izuku thought with a mirthless laugh.
[Heroes in trainingᕙ(-V-)ᕗ]
[Brocoli-Bee: I'm going to graduate again. ರ_ರ]
[Chimpmonk: Eh?!( oДo ;)]
[Spider-Squid: Again? Didn't you start in May?]
[Brocoli-Bee: I know. T~T]
[Chimpmonk: Hold up!?]
[Chimpmonk: If I remember right u have like 6 degrees already and u r going to have 7 now?O_O]
[Brocoli-Bee: If we're counting my E.M.T. certificate (which isn't from college) then yes.]
[Spider-Squid: Mido-Kun you got four of those this year not counting your current degree.]
[Brocoli-Bee: I know. T~T]
[Beaver: Dude WTF is your brain made of?! A blackhole!?]
[Brocoli-Bee: I swear I'm just as confused as all of you at how I'm doing this. ;]
[Chimpmonk: Have u scheduled your finals yet?]
[Brocoli-Bee: Not yet, I have only a week's worth left so I'll probably do them this Thursday or the next one.]
[Spider-Squid: Make sure to tell us when you do. Have you picked the next degree your going to get?]
[Brocoli-Bee: No, not yet. T﹏T]
[Beaver: Hold up, u r going back 2 college again! I can't stand school as it is. And you want to go back Zuri?]
[Brocoli-Bee: Yes? Learning things can be fun and I like learning how to help people better. •_•]
[Chimpmonk: That's just who u r Izu-Kun :) and its amazing]
[Brocoli-Bee: Thank you Ochaco-Chan.]
[Beaver: I may b overstepping but do u want us 2 help you pick ur next college courses?]
[Brocoli-Bee: If you guys can spare the time then that would be fantastic. :D]
[Spider-Squid: I'm guessing anything science based is off the table?]
[Brocoli-Bee: Yeah, I could double down on Science and Biology cause both were for my students but I don't think Chemistry would be much more helpful to me.]
[Chimpmonk: Right. Agriculture?]
[Brocoli-Bee: Maybe, might try that later but it's not a pressing concern currently.]
[Beaver: Okay, then I guess food stuff is also off the list, how about something 2 do with something that could b more important? Like buildings maybe?]
[Chimpmonk: My parents both studied structural engineering Awa-Kun and it's a tough field of study, I tried to read one of their old textbooks and it made my head spin(-﹏-)]
[Brocoli-Bee:(*v*)/ That sounds perfect! If I can notice the small problems in my buildings before they become big ones then that'll save money on bigger repairs down the road, still put money in your pocket Ochaco-Chan and I'm guaranteed not to blow through it! (ﾉ-ヮ-)ﾉ:･ﾟ]
[Brocoli-Bee: You're a genius Awa-Kun. (*V*)]
[Beaver: Why thank you Zuri That is the first time anyone has called me that!]
[Spider-Squid: Oh no.]
[Chimpmonk: What Jiji?(・・) ?]
[Brocoli: (ʘvʘ) Could you remind me of the name of your school Awa-Kun?]
[Beaver: Yeeeeah... no. I'm going to have to veto that, I don't trust that face.]
[Brocoli-Bee: That's a shame. •-•]
[Chimpmonk: Okay I'm seeing the problem now (;o-o)]
[Spider-Squid: Mido-Kun has no chill when it comes to us.]
[Spider-Squid: I told him I've never had friends before and he immediately launched into befriending you Uki.]
[Chimpmonk: O.o you didn't have any friends before Izu-Kun and me?!]
[Spider-Squid: I'm not very popular, most people find me... dull.]
[Beaver: Bullshit! How could anyone think someone as badass as you be dull? They have to be a bunch of idiots.]
[Chimpmonk: Yeah! You're adorable and super fun to be around ಠnಠ]
[Brocoli-Bee: Agreed (• v •){heart emoji} and he gives the best hugs ever! He has six arms minimum to give them so their three times better than anyone else's.]
[Spider-Squid: (''''''')... ]
[Beaver: Fuck I think we killed Jiji, he's using emoticons]
[Chimpmonk: Oh no! I'm sorry Jiji =(T﹏T)= don't die!]
Izuku smiled as he shook his head, placing the phone down and turning his attention back to his laptop to check if the site offered any structural engineering courses, if not he was sure he could find another site even if it wasn't as user friendly.
Maybe he could ask the Urarakas where they went to study and if either of them had any recommendations? After working in the industry for so long they'd likely had a good insider's perspective of the whole thing and some places to avoid since there would always be those kinds of places, for him anyways.
His phone started ringing and he had to pause his search to pick it up "Deku-Sensei speaking." Izuku answered since it was his private work phone.
"Hi Deku, sorry to bother you. We know your Sundays are special. But there's been a problem, one of our people got bit by some kind of snake quirked person-" the person said on the other side of the phone and Izuku's brain shut down.
"Did you catch the person? The one with the snake quirk?" Izuku demanded.
"Yes, we did-" they barely had the time to reply before Izuku caught them off again.
"Good. You're going to need to extract a pint of their venom as fast as possible, there is a muscle trigger at the base of the upper fangs if they won't provide a sample willingly. That pint is going to be the base for the anti-venom. Is there someone you can hand me off to while you get the venom?"
"Yes Deku, here," the Vespa confirmed then a second more fearful voice asked "Deku?"
"I'm here, can you email me a picture of the person?" Izuku requested and instead of a reply he got a notification on his laptop and quickly checked his email "Okay good news, this guy's quirk is based on one of the least dangerous of the venomous snakes. Better news, you just need to call up one of your doctors to whip up the anti-venom and the person who was bitten will be just fine okay?" Izuku gently assured after seeing the scaled man.
the new Vespa on the other end sighed relieved and muttered something that sounded like 'thank god' in Italian "Someone has called a doctor already, right? Well, there are a few things you can gather up beforehand so the anti-venom's prep time will be cut in half, do you have something to take notes?" Izuku asked and got a quick confirmation from the Vespa, Izuku listed off the basic ingredients used to build the base of the anti-venom.
"Got it, thank you Deku." The Vespa told him "No problem, please email me what happens later. I would like to know what happened." Izuku requested "Of course Deku." they promised before they hung up.
Izuku groaned leaning back and ran a hand through his hair, it wasn't often but people would call him for this sort of thing, and he end up worrying about them until he knew for certain they were fine, he had been lucky that Miyake-San had been interning with Gang Orca at the time and told him that Ren-Kun and his dad were alright.
Having the boy ask him such a damning question as 'Which hero would you turn yourself into?' wasn't something he'd ever forget, and Masao-San's call had been a god send after he spent a whole day worrying over the boy. But the weight of what had happened that day still sat in the pit of his stomach like a stone.
Masao-San had told him it wasn't his fault but at the same time Izuku knew that wasn't true... Nomori's abusive nature had been overlooked because she was a well-respected doctor who had treated various heroes in the top fifties. And if they hadn't overlooked it then Ren-Kun would've never seen his father again because of one of the stupidest rules he ever discovered regarding two-toes.
They had gone to the police by sending Masao-San since they were more likely to listen to him then Izuku the two-toes, Izuku had made a few anonymous calls as a "concerned neighbor" but neither of those things worked and there wasn't anything else they could do since Ren-Kun didn't live in Yaizu and therefore out of his power to help as Deku-Sensei.
But logically he knew that last part was a half-truth, because technically there was something else he could do, two things really... they just weren't legal and likely morally bankrupt depending on who you asked.
After all, Izuku would just have to let Ren-Kun's family situation slip to one of the Vespas and they'd dig up everything dark secret Nomori had so he could blackmail her into leaving Soki-San and Ren-Kun alone.
Or Юрий-Сан, he could've told the man what was going on and Юрий-Сан would've immediately used some of his connections to secure Ren-Kun and his father were safe and that Nomori would never come near them ever again.
It would've been so easy and the only person that would've been hurt would be Nomori which most people he knew would argue she'd be getting what she deserved, but Izuku couldn't bring himself to do that.
There were some things his students and employees did that were traditionally disagreeable in polite society and Izuku would overlook those things so long as it never happened in front of him, and that had given him so many powerful connections that would certainly give him the ability to do a lot of things, including but not limited to turning all those people onto one person.
But such a thing was something he could never bring himself to do because it might as well be considered as him signing said person's death warrant, he wasn't naive enough to believe that Юрий-Сан and the Vespas didn't go behind his back to punish those that would threaten him, there was no way all of the malicious people he encountered would just leave him be afterwards unless pressured to do so.
To take advantage of that power would be unthinkable, where would he stop in his meddling? How quickly would he become a tyrant with his power? It was why he strongly reframed from calling on the numerous favors his students insisted they owed them, if he started actively using those favors it would easily become so common that he'd start abusing it and them.
However, in light of what happened with Ren-Kun Izuku was questioning that decision, his choice of inaction had directly led to Ren-Kun being forced to take a life with his quirk, something that should have never happened.
Before Izuku could really drag himself down through the gutter his phone was buzzing from texts.
[Heroes in trainingᕙ(-V-)ᕗ]
[Beaver: Hey Zuri u ok? U been lurking?]
Izuku smiled sadly down at his phone.
[Heroes in trainingᕙ(-V-)ᕗ]
[Brocoli-Bee: Yeah, just had to take a call from a student.]
[Chimpmonk: Thank goodness? (;-v-)we were worried when u stopped replying]
[Brocoli-Bew: Sorry I didn't mean too.]
[Spider-Squid: It's fine Mido-Kun. You don't have to answer us all the time, especially if your busy.]
[Chimpmonk: Yeah!]
[Brocoli-Bee: Thanks guys. (•/ / /•)]