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"Hello" – People Talking
"Cool" – People Thinking
- *Hello* - Talking through the radio
"I am here" - All Might/Machine/Dark Shadow Speaking.
"He is the one" – All Might/Dark Shadow Thinking.
Chapter 70.
Breaks, revelations, and secrets.
The night after the confrontation against the wolf pack has arrived and Izumi and Shoto are sleeping after a busy day.
However, there is one person who is not sleeping yet, it is Endeavor who is in his office reading the book that Hawks gave him that day. – "He was very serious that day... whenever he told me about those kinds of things he smiled..."- Endeavor thought, that's what he remembers Izumi's words.
- "The secret of his speed is among those pages!"-
- "Secret between the pages…"- Endeavor said and then noticed a certain pattern in the parts that Hawks marked. – "If I take the second words of each highlighted part..."-
The enemy is the Meta Liberation Army. They are controlled by the league. Their numbers exceed hundreds of thousands.
Endeavor widens his eyes in surprise at Hawks' message. - "Something big is coming..."- Endeavor thought. – "It looks like I'll be busier than usual training Shoto and Deku… I'll have to tell the heroes..."-
At that, Endeavor continues reading.
Infiltrated everywhere. Unsafe to spread message. All 10 are safe.
- "So there are heroes with this army... It will be difficult to spread the message then..."- Endeavor thought. – "But... if the last sentence is correct... the Top 10 heroes are safe from infiltrated."-
In four more months. Imminent war.
- "Four months... Looks like I have to get to work."- Just then, Endeavor's cell phone rings. When he sees who it is, Endeavor is slightly surprised, but he answers. – "Fuyumi… What is it?"-
- *Sorry for calling you at this hour but... I heard Shoto is working with you!*- Fuyumi said. – * And he is with his friend!*-
- "That is correct."- Endeavor said.
- * That's great! I was thinking and an idea occurred to me!*- Fuyumi said. – * Why don't you bring them both to our house tomorrow? I will make the best dinner you have ever seen!*-
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Next day.
Afternoon.
After a day of patrolling the streets, Izumi now finds herself in front of a house, the house where Shoto's family lives.
- "So... this is your house."- Izumi said.
- "Yes, my sister wanted to meet you."- Shoto said.
The three enter the house and are greeted by Shoto's sister. – "Welcome! Thanks for coming!"- Fuyumi said. – "Pleased to meet you! I'm Shoto's sister, Fuyumi!"-
- "The pleasure is mine! Nice to meet you Fuyumi-san!"- Izumi said while bowing.
- "She is very polite!"- Fuyumi said. – "Tell me Shoto, is she your girlfriend?"-
Izumi is startled by the question, not by the question itself, but by the suddenness of it, however, Shoto's answer left her in shock.
- "Yes."- Shoto simply said.
- "Wha…"- Izumi said. – "Todoroki-kun... I think you misunderstood... I'm not your girlfriend."-
- "But… you are my friend… and you are a girl."- Shoto said.
- "He's too innocent..."- Izumi and Fuyumi thought at the same time, even Endeavor, who heard the conversation, couldn't stop a drop of sweat from falling from his forehead.
- "Shoto... A girlfriend doesn't mean having a female friend..."- Fuyumi said. – "A girlfriend is a girl with whom you go on dates and have romantic feelings towards her."-
- "Like Mina and me!"- Izumi said. – "Mina is my girlfriend and I am Mina's girlfriend."-
- "I see…"- Shoto said. – "Like Kaminari and that girl from Shiketsu."-
- "Yes!"- Izumi said.
- "I see..."- Shoto said and then looked at his sister. – "In that case, no, Midoriya is not my girlfriend, she is my female friend."-
- "Yeah… I can tell…"- Fuyumi said. – "Anyway, please come in, the food will be ready shortly."-
- "Natsuo is here? I saw his shoes at the entrance."- Shoto asked.
- "Yes, he also wanted to meet your friend."- Fuyumi said. – "So please come in."-
At the time of eating the atmosphere was... intense, especially because of the tension between Shoto's older brother, Natsuo, and Endeavor, at least the food was delicious.
After the meal, Shoto takes Izumi to see something, or rather something. – "So... this is..."- Izumi said as in front of her is an altar with several flowers and a photo, the photo of a young Toya Todoroki, Shoto's dead brother.
- "My older brother... the oldest of us all... Toya."- Shoto said.
- "I... I don't know what to say…"- Izumi said.
- "You don't need to say anything... I wanted you to meet him."- Shoto said. – "Even if it is this way..."-
- "I…"- Izumi said and then looked at Toya's photo and gave a respectful bow. – "It's an honor to meet you Toya-kun... I would have liked to really know you." –
- "I bet he would have liked to meet you."- Shoto said. – "He would have liked you, just like us he had the dream of being a hero, even if his own quirk hurt him."-
- "That brings back memories."- Izumi said.
- "He was a lot like you...he was very fervent in his desire to be a hero and he didn't care if his own quirk hurt him...he never gave up."- Shoto said.
- "I'm sorry… It must be difficult to remember all that again..."- Izumi said.
- "It is, but... for some reason talking about this with you brings me peace..."- Shoto said.
- "I… Thank you… for telling me all this."- Izumi said.
- "You are my best friend and the person I trust the most... there is no one else I could really tell this to, outside of my family, of course."- Shoto said.
Izumi just stares at Shoto and then smiles. – "The feeling is mutual, you are my best friend, too."- Izumi said. – "And one of the people I trust the most... and someone who also deserves to know about that..." –
- "Thanks."- Shoto said.
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At the same time, elsewhere...
- "Achoo!"-
Yamikumo and Toga stop eating and look towards Dabi. – "What's the matter? Did you catch a cold?"- Yamikumo asked.
- "I don't catch a cold and you know it."- Dabi said.
- "Oh! Someone must be talking about you!"- Toga said.
- "Yeah right... the only one I can think of is Tomura, but that guy would be ranting towards all three of us, not just me."- Dabi said. – "Although... could it be that they are talking about me? No, for them I am dead, there is no reason for them to talk about me."-
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Time has passed and the internships have come to an end, after the events of the wolf pack, no other important events occurred during these, except more training for Izumi and Shoto.
At this moment Izumi is in front of the teacher's room where she always talks to All Might, only this time she is not alone.
- "So... could you repeat to me again why we are here?"- Shoto said.
- "Yeah... weren't you supposed to tell us something about your quirk?"- Mina said.
- "This has to do with that... but there is still someone else involved in this and that's why we have to do it here."- Izumi said.
- "I don't understand…"- Mina said.
- "You will, just trust me." - Izumi said as she opens the door.
Shoto and Mina enter the room with Izumi and are surprised to see All Might there. – "Ah, young Midoriya."- All Might said. – "Along with young Todoroki and young Ashido... I guess they are…"-
- "Yes."- Izumi said. – "Sorry if I didn't just bring one person... but it didn't feel right to decide between the two of them..."-
- "I'm not angry or anything like that... in the end you are the one who has the last word, I can only give my opinion."- All Might said.
- "I still don't understand anything..."- Mina said.
- "Yeah… Me neither."- Shoto said.
- "Sorry, we will explain it soon, please take a seat."- All Might said.
Izumi, Shoto and Mina take a seat on the couch in front of All Might. – "So... what is this all about?"- Shoto asked.
- "First of all, what you are about to hear is a secret that very few people know, at UA only four people know about this, young Midoriya, Recovery Girl, the Principal and me."- All Might said. – "And only four other people outside of UA know about this."-
- "That makes them only eight..."- Mina said.
- "And now I suppose we will be added to this group."- Shoto said.
- "Young Midoriya trusts you and has decided that you are worthy of knowing this secret."- All Might said.
- "And what is all this about?"- Mina asked. – "All this suspense is killing me."-
- "Young Midoriya will be the one who will explain everything to you." – All Might said. – "I am here to confirm the importance of the secret and to support young Midoriya."-
Shoto and Mina look at Izumi, waiting for an explanation. - "W-Well... I guess you're aware of how peculiar my quirk is, right?"- Izumi said.
- "Yes, you told us that your Quirk woke up late because of how powerful it is, which is why you had a lot of difficulty controlling it at the beginning of the school year."- Shoto said.
- "Well... That's not exactly true... in fact that's a lie…"- Izumi said. – "The truth is that... I was born without a quirk..." –
- "But... that doesn't make sense... you have a quirk."- Mina said.
- "It's because my quirk isn't naturally mine... it was given to me by someone else."- Izumi said.
- "That's impossible... it's not possible to give someone a quirk... or is it?"- Mina said.
- "That villain on Kamino... had the ability to give and take quirks from other people..."- Shoto said. – "Maybe you..."-
- "No! My quirk was not given to me by that guy... but it does have a relationship with him."- Izumi said. – "I guess I should start at the beginning... the real name of my quirk is One for All... this quirk has a peculiarity... it can be passed from one person to another." –
- "A quirk like that exists..."- Mina said.
- "So someone transferred that quirk to you..."- Shoto said before looking at All Might. – "It was you... wasn't it?"-
- "Yes." – All Might said. – "I was the one who transferred One for All to young Midoriya."-
- "So... your quirk is not similar to All Might's... you have All Might's quirk!"- Mina said.
- "Yeah…"- Izumi said while lowering her head. – "I... I understand if you feel betrayed by me... I am a fraud... if it hadn't been for All Might... I understand if you hate me now..."-
Izumi couldn't continue as Mina hugged her. – "Don't say stupid things!"- She said. – "Do you think that matters to us?!"-
- "Mina…"- Izumi said.
- "She's right... the origins of your powers don't matter... it's what you do with them that matters."- Shoto said. – "Also... someone very wise told me something... All Might may have given you the quirk but... it's your power now, isn't it?"-
Izumi is surprised by those words. – "Todoroki-kun…"- She said.
- "You are my best friend and nothing is going to change that."- Todoroki said. – "And I feel honored that you trust me enough to tell me this, I appreciate it."-
- "Todoroki is right!"- Mina said. – "I didn't fall in love with a power! I fell in love with you, who you are, I don't care about the origins of your quirk, I only care about who you are, the girl I love!"-
Izumi couldn't take it anymore; tears came out of her eyes in the form of streams of water. – "What did I do to deserve such good friends and such an incredible girlfriend?!"- She said.
- "The tears have come!"- Mina said.
- "I think her true quirk might be creating that large amount of tears."- Shoto said.
Once Izumi calmed down she dried her tears. – "Thank you... you don't know how much this means to me... to be able to tell this to someone..." – Izumi said.
- "Sorry to interrupt but... now that you know about this... I must emphasize the importance of keeping this a secret." – All Might said.
- "Yes, I understand."- Shoto said. - "I won't say anything about this to anyone."-
- "I know I like gossip, but I know when something is important."- Mina said. – "The secret is safe."-
- "I'm glad to hear that."- All Might said. – "As I already said, only Nezu and Recovery girl know about One for All within UA, apart from us."-
- "Yes, you mentioned that only four other people outside of UA know about this."- Shoto said. – "Could you tell us who they are?"-
- "Of course."- All Might said. – "They are my old UA professor, Gran Torino, a friend within the police, Naomasa Tsukauchi, my old partner, Sir Nighteye and... and young Atanagi."-
- "Atangi knew?"- Mina asked. – "You told him?"-
- "Not exactly..."- Izumi said. – "He knew about One for All even before I did..."-
- "How?"- Shoto asked.
- "He was my first choice to transfer One for All to, but he rejected it."- All Might said. – "He simply connected the dots with what he already knew and figured it out on his own."-
- "I see…"- Shoto said.
- "Now that I think about it... you have All Might's quirk..."- Mina said. – "But what are those black whips you use? I've never seen All Might use something like that."-
- "That's… That's a good question."- Shoto said.
- "W-Well…That has a funny explanation..."- Izumi said.
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After a long explanation of both the truth behind Izumi's other quirks as well as the origin of One for All, Izumi, Mina and Shoto are walking back to the dorms.
- "So... seven quirks..."- Shoto said. – "And they said that me or Atanagi were special for having dual quirks."-
- "I think it's cool!"- Mina said.
- "So... you're not disappointed in me or anything?"- Izumi asked.
- "Why would we be?!"- Mina said. – "I already told you; the important thing is who you are, not your power."-
- "Exactly, the origin of your power does not matter, but rather what you decide to do with it."- Shoto said.
- "Thank you... I couldn't ask to have a better friend and girlfriend than you."- Izumi said.
- "The feeling is mutual."- Shoto said. – "Now... I think we have a Christmas celebration to attend."-
- "Yeah! Quick, we have to prepare everything for the celebration!"- Mina said as she starts to run, pulling Izumi while Shoto follows them.
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Nighttime.
1-A Dorms.
- "Merry Christmas!"- All the students of class 1-A are celebrating Christmas, they are all dressed as Santa Claus, except Bakugo who doesn't want to "look ridiculous".
They are all sitting in the common room chatting, they are waiting for Aizawa to arrive, since this notice that he would bring something.
- "It's good to be able to rest after internships, don't you think?"- Kaminari asked.
- "Yeah!"- Kirishima said. – "Come on Bakugo, put on your suit, feel the Christmas spirit!"-
- "Never!"- Bakugo said.
In that, the door opens and Aizawa enters, but he is not alone, he is accompanied by Eri, who is dressed in a Mini-Santa outfit.
- "Sorry for the delay, have you started yet?"- Aizawa said.
- "Trick or treat?"- Eri said.
- "No, you have them mixed up."- Aizawa said.
- "It's Santa Eri!"- Everyone said.
- "She looks so cute!"-
- "Anyway... we have to start with the celebration, don't you think?"- Aizawa said.
And so, class A begins to celebrate Christmas, they ate turkey, sang Christmas songs, and exchanged gifts, without a doubt, a very quiet time for class A.
However, Mina notices her girlfriend a little strange. – "Midori… you okay?"- Mina asked.
- "Oh… Yeah!"- Izumi said with a smile. – "It's just... I can't help but think that someone is missing here..."-
- "Oh… Atanagi-kun…"- Mina said.
- "Yes... but I shouldn't let that get the better of me!"- Izumi said regaining her excitement. – "He would have wanted all of us to enjoy this celebration without being sad!"-
- "That's the spirit Midoriya-san."- Iida said getting Izumi and Mina's attention. – "Still... our missing classmate deserves something."-
At that Iida takes a glass and stands in the middle of everyone, coughing to get everyone's attention. – "If you allow me... I want to say a few words."- Iida said. – "I think it is necessary to say that from our first day until now we have changed and I can freely say that all of us are more than just classmates... we are friends... even family."-
Iida gives a few seconds for his words to reach everyone. - "However... we are not complete... and that is why I want to propose something..."- Iida said. – "I want to propose a toast to our missing classmate... To Atanagi-kun... and in the hope that he can return to us soon!"-
- "For Atanagi!"-
Izumi smiles at Iida's words and can't stop a treacherous tear from coming out of her eyes. – "Brother... I wonder what you're doing now."- She thought.
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Elsewhere, inside a cave, are Dabi and Toga, Dabi is lying between some rocks and Toga is next to the campfire, it is snowing outside the cave.
At that Yamikumo enters the cave, in his hands he carries three crystal glasses and a bottle. – "You finally come back... what did you go to do?"- Dabi asked.
- "Do you know what day it is today?"- Yamikumo asked.
- "No... I've lost track of time since we left the league."- Dabi said.
- "It's Christmas."- Yamikumo said.
- "Oh… that day."- Dabi said.
- "Christmas? What's that?"- Toga asked.
- "You never celebrated Christmas?"- Dabi asked. – "That's sad..."-
- "Have you celebrated it?"- Yamikumo asked.
- "Once... and it was a disaster."- Dabi said.
- "I see..."- Yamikumo said as he opens the bottle. – "I know it's not much but... it's something."-
- "Really? Sparkling grape juice?"- Dabi asked. – "Couldn't you bring something more... fun?"-
- "It would be bad to be drunk in this situation."- Yamikumo said as he hands a glass to Toga and another to Dabi.
- "I guess you're right..."- Dabi said. – "So... what are we toasting?"-
Yamikumo thinks for a moment and then raises his glass. – "For Jin... since thanks to him we are here."- He said.
- "For Jin-kun!"- Toga said. – "The best person I have ever met."-
- "For Jin…"- Dabi said. – "A really good friend."-
- "Now... I think the time has come."- Yamikumo said.
- "You mean…"- Toga said.
- "We've been hiding lately to calm things down with Tomura... but enough time has passed."- Yamikumo said. – "It's time to go after Hiro."-
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To be continued.
So yeah. Here we are.
Another chapter finished and yeah.
We finish with this arc.
The secret of One for All has spread to more people.
It took me a lot to decide between who should know the secret between Shoto and Mina but in the end I couldn't decide and I chose both.
I think they both deserve it, what do you think?
Also... I have always had the feeling of displeasure that in canon Izuku considers Bakugo his best friend, I never liked that.
I can understand that Izuku considers Bakugo his rival, I understand that, but his best friend?!
For me, Izuku's true best friend is Shoto and always will be, or Tenya can also be.
I mean best male friend, since as for best female friend, it is obviously Uraraka and there is no debate about that.
Something that I will never forget is in Kamino, when they were rescuing Bakugo, Izuku, due to the stress and tension of the situation, had the impulse to jump towards the battlefield but Tenya stopped him by grabbing his arm... Well, not many remember it, but Tenya also took Shoto by the arm, knowing that as soon as Izuku charges at the enemy, Shoto would quickly just follow.
Anyway... my point is... Shoto is Izuku's true best friend (Tenya is also a good prospect for Izuku's best friend) and Bakugo is not(He is only his rival)!
Anyway, I wanted to vent a little...
Next chapter we will return to Yamikumo.
But! I'm going to take a short break to prepare the last two story arcs well and also writing chapters for My Hero Next Generations and The Digital Hero: Lost Legends.
At least I want to finish the current arc of My Hero Next Generations and publish at least two or three chapters of Lost Legends before continuing with the last two arcs of this story.
As always feel free to leave any comment, review, suggestion, or question about the story, of course always with respect.
Leave your comments about the story, if you like it or not, that also helps me to improve my writing.
So yeah. That's all for now.
Bye Bye.