Abandoned Building

Chiba, Japan

"UEIS?" Izuku mutters as he reads the business card. "That's an...interesting acronym?"

"We prefer simplicity," Gang Orca said with a sigh. He was tired of how people kept pointing it out.

"There's a lot of acronym choices. Like GATE, Group of Advanced and Talented Enforcers. No wait, that's atrocious and sounds too arrogant. How about TAILS, Team of Advanced Individuals-, wait, no. That's also bad and I have no idea how to fill the I, L, and S. How about SHIELDS? Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division." Izuku mutters as Gang Orca sweatdrops.

"Let's...not think too much about it." The man said as Izuku sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. He then looks at Kirishima being brought into the ambulance with a stretcher.

"Will he be okay?" Izuku asked as Gang Orca's face softened.

"Yes, whatever you did to him heals the majority of his wounds. He will have that scar on his stomach, but most of his wounds are recovered. He might need some blood transfusion, he loses a lot of blood." Izuku sighs as he places his hand on his head.

"I should've been more careful..." Izuku mutters.

"You did a lot of things you shouldn't do, kid. You know how suspicious it is for someone who offers a lot of money just for 'clearing', yet instead of contacting the authority, you decided to join." Gang Orca scolded as Izuku looked down silently, and didn't refute his statement.

"You saw an innocent person got mixed in this trouble, yet instead of doing anything, you merely warned him." Izuku shakily tightens his fist. "And you killed those bastards. I don't say they didn't deserve it, but you now have blood on your hand." Izuku try not to flinch at the accusation but failed. "I know you killed them. The blood may be mixed with whatever monsters in there, but I can still smell human blood."

Izuku looks down on his hand, his eyes now focused on the blood stains and he starts to hallucinate a pile of corpses lying around the street. Izuku's eyes widen as he starts to breathe heavily. Izuku's eyes widen in fear as cold sweat starts to fall from his head.

"Kid." Izuku flinched and turned around to see Gang Orca. "Breathe..." Izuku turned and saw him gripping Gang Orca's wrist very tightly. He lets go hastily as he shakily breathes.

"Are...you gonna arrest me?" Izuku asked and before Gang Orca replied, Izuku continued. "Because if you do so...I won't resist..."

"...I would if you're not an Awakener." This made Izuku turn around and look at Gang Orca in disbelief.

"Why!? I did all of those bad things!?" Izuku asked.

"The world isn't black and white, young Midoriya." Gang Orca said. "Even if you give them to the authority, they will also sentence them to death, but in a much worse situation. Every day, they will think of how they are doomed and there's nothing they could do, slowly breaking mentally and spiritually." This made Izuku wince before looking down.

"I'm not trying to justify what you did. But, I want you to know the world isn't as simple as 'killing is bad' and 'saving is good'." Gang Orca said as Izuku nodded slightly.

"I know..." Izuku remembers Bakugou, a douchebag who was obsessed with winning wanting to be a hero, and heroes who choose to ignore people in need. "I meet some people that...disappointed me till no end."

"..." Gang Orca places his scaly hand on Izuku's shoulder. Izuku at first flinched but he loosened up after knowing it was safe. Izuku's eyes start to tear up and he continues to weep silently as he is overwhelmed by the whole situation while Gang Orca could only look at Izuku in sympathy.

After a minute, Izuku finally calms down before looking at Gang Orca.

"I-I'm sorry..." Izuku mutters as Gang Orca pets Izuku's head.

"No need, kid. I did the same thing when I first took a life." Gang Orca said. Izuku was a bit surprised but remembers what he said and he thinks it does make sense.

"Does it... get easier?" Izuku asked.

"No...but it's a good thing." Gang Orca said, confusing Izuku. "If you remain unease to take a life, it shows that you're no cold-hearted killer."

"...I...I'm more scared of how I don't feel a thing when killing those people..." Izuku said.

"It's the same thing, if you self aware and feel guilty, it shows you still have your humanity. I will never say it gets easier, because that's just a bold fat lie. People say this to get rid of the guilt, but it's not something you can get rid of with a mere 'it gets easier'. That's just a lie people tell others and themselves, and it's cruel." Gang Orca said as Izuku looked at him before nodding.

"I see..." Izuku mutters.

"People will always live with their guilts and regrets, but instead of pushing and shoving it away, accept it, so you won't have to repeat those mistakes." Gang Orca said as Izuku nodded.

"Thanks...sir," Izuku said as Gang Orca nodded. "Do you...still remember that day?"

Images of a figure in white knight armor lying on a pool of blood and a hand with a blood-coated weapon play in Gang Orca's mind. He shakes off his thought before nodding at Izuku's question.

"I still do...and I regret it every single day..." Gang Orca said with a sad tone. Izuku didn't know but he couldn't help to feel sad towards him. But the strange thing is, instead of a normal sympathy. It's a sadness towards an old friend.

'Wait, what?!' Before Izuku could question it, a roar suddenly heard from the ambulance. Izuku and Gang Orca got up as they both rushed towards the source of the roar. They froze when a red-maned humanoid lion with a pair of red eyes thrashed around as the medics got back from him. Izuku tensed but when he saw a large scar on the lion's stomach, Izuku froze before realizing who it was.

"Kirishima!?" Izuku mutters in disbelief. Gang Orca saw and heard it before frowning.

"To think he would be awakened at a time like this and lose control." Gang Orca said before a golden light appeared from him and he extended his hand. "[Ruler's Authority]."

As he said this, Kirishima suddenly got crushed by a golden light as cracks appeared underneath the ground. Izuku gapes in disbelief at the display of power before he snaps out of his thoughts.

"Sir, don't kill him!" Izuku said as Gang Orca grunts.

"That's the plan, kid." Gang Orca said as he pointed down using his index finger, causing Kirishima's head to bash into the ground with such force it knocked Kirishima out. The light around Gang Orca disappears as he walks toward the doctor.

"Change of plans, boys. We're going to HQ." Izuku was surprised when all the doctors changed their demeanor and nodded seriously before pulling the transformed Kirishima into the ambulance. He then realizes who they are.

"...you brought your sidekicks to disguises as doctors!?" Izuku asked in disbelief.

"It's a Gate-related problem, of course I would bring them with me." Gang Orca said with an amused smile.

"..." Izuku could only stare at him with a deadpan expression. "You do this every time you're on the field, do you?"

"..." Gang Orca looks away as Izuku snorts. It's kind of refreshing to see how human the heroes are, given how society worships them like gods, and Izuku didn't mind it.

"I'll probably do the same thing if I become a pro hero." Izuku jokes as Gang Orca snorts.

"I can see that." Izuku's eyes twitch, but he just stays silent because it's not worth it. Not because of what he did to Kirishima, no, not at all.

"I never got to ask, kid. Why did you even join the 'clearing' in the first place?" Izuku rubs his head nervously before he tells what happened. Getting hospitalized, his mom scared the life out of his condition, a man caused her to be desperate enough to lend money, and demanded to pay three times the amount.

"...hang on," Gang Orca grabs his phone out and Izuku can see a vein popping out of the man's face. He has no sympathy for them because he would do something much worse towards them.


Later

Midoriya Apartment

Musutafu, Japan

Izuku can be seen in front of his apartment with a piece of paper in his hand. Izuku opened the door and saw his mom waiting in the living room.

"Hey, mom. I'm back." Izuku said as Inko turned and gasped to see Izuku's clothes covered in blood.

"What happened!?" Inko asked as Izuku sheepishly rubbed his head.

"I fall on a pile of junkyards. Someone stupid enough to place a bag filled with pig blood in there." Inko deadpanned as she looked at the ripped clothes. "I also wasn't careful with the sharp objects, thankfully I'm unharmed."

Izuku hates to lie to his mom, but given how massive the situation he got into, he wants his mom to not get involved in this situation.

"Please be careful..." Inko said softly as Izuku nodded. "Now, go clean yourself up!"

"Before that..." Izuku gives the paper to Inko, who looks confused and rolls it open. She widened her eyes and gasped before looking at Izuku with teary eyes. Izuku merely grins as Inko pulls him into a big hug.

The paper is a contract with a huge letter [PAID] stamped on it.


2 Days Later

UEIS HQ

???, Japan

"Ugh..." Kirishima wakes up to see Izuku sitting next to him. He widens his eyes as he got up before a tiny hand stops him.

"Nii-chan, don't move! You just woke up!" Kirishima froze before he turns around and saw a young boy with spiky red hair and black eyes, around 5 years old, holding his hand with a frown.

"K-Kousuke...?" Eijirou mutters shakily before he pulls the boy into a tight hug.

"Ei-nii! Let go!! You know I don't like hugs." Kirishima didn't care as he laughs while sobbing and hugging the boy. He turns to see Izuku.

"H-how?" Izuku grins before someone enters the room. Eijirou's eyes widen when they saw Gang Orca enters the patient room.

"How are you, child?" Gang Orca asked as Eijirou nodded dumbly before giving Izuku a disbelief stare.

"After knowing what we did and why, he decided to take things into his own hand." Izuku said as Eijirou's eyes widen before looking at Gang Orca in fear.

"I'm not gonna arrest you, child. You got caught in the trap made by the notorious criminal group, Lizard's Tail." Gang Orca said as Eijirou's eyes widen further. "Thankfully, young Midoriya has dealt with it." Eijirou looks at Izuku.

"...I kill them all..." Izuku admits, surprising Eijirou and even Gang Orca. "It's...not the prettiest thing, and I rather not lie to you. I still owe you a lot...you use your own life to give me a chance, so..." Izuku looks at Kousuke before looking back at him. He pulls out a bankbook with a bank card in it and puts it on the table.

"I sold most of the gold and put the money in a bank account. Especially after hearing what you two have gone through." Izuku said before he turned around. "Both parents died in a villain attack, taking care of yourself and your little brother, losing houses. It's clear that you need it more, so I give it to you. I should take my leave now." As Izuku walks away, Eijirou grabs Izuku's wrist.

"Wait!" Izuku turns to see Eijirou. "Why are you leaving?"

"I...thought you didn't want to associate with a murderer," Izuku mutters as Eijirou pulls him into a hug, surprising the guy.

"How...can you say that...when you did...so much for me..." Eijirou said as Izuku's eyes widened. "I-I'm sorry...for you to end up having no choice but to kill..." Izuku winced as Kirishima's words hit home. Then, he felt someone hug his leg and turned to see that Kousuke was the culprit.

"Thank you...for helping me and Nii-san." Izuku can't help but tear up before returning the hug. It was gone for a few minutes before they let go and Gang Orca cleared his throat, getting their attention.

"I'm glad you guys could clear things up." Gang Orca said in amusement, causing the older ones to blush while Kousuke simply smiled brightly.

"Thanks for the help as well, Mr Orca," Kousuke said as Gang Orca chuckled.

"No problem kid. Now, onto the matters I would like to talk about." Gang Orca said while looking at both boys. "Are you two interested in being my interns?"

"...huh!?" Both boys said in shock.

"I would like you two to join the organization. We're looking for any signs of Gates, which is what we call the giant portal you all enter." Gang Orca as both boys nodded. "You two manage to enter the Gate and survive, which leads to gaining a power we call [Magic] through a process called [Awakening]."

"...I don't get it." Both Kirishima siblings said as Izuki snorted, trying to hold his laughter.

"Look at your back." Eijirou turns and saw a lion's tail sticking out of his ass, causing him to panic.

"What!?!" Izuku snorts as Eijirou hold the tail in panic. Now Izuku manages to take a closer look, there's a hint of gold circling Eijirou's iris, and a hint of red on the root of his hair. It's like Eijirou is naturally redhead and he paints his hair black, and there's a tuff of hair growing on his cheeks, like a lion's mane.

"This is what happens when you survive the dungeon while barely alive." Eijirou choked before he held the stomach, remembering the lance stabbed into his gut. "When that happens, a human unintentionally taps into its mana and tries to absorb the surrounding mana flowing in the dungeon, using it to heal themselves. Usually, it requires someone with strong willpower and the desire to not die."

Izuku remembers when he desperately clawed the blade stucks on his guts as another statue tries to kill him.

"But, what does it have to do with your invitation?" Eijirou asked.

"Tell me, what do you know about [Gates] before I told you about it." Eijirou shakes his head but Izuku's eyes widen.

"No one besides those who experience it knows about the [Gates] ." Izuku mutters. "Is this group plans to clear the [Gates] before any innocent people enters and get killed?"

"Yes." Gang Orca nodded as Eijirou widen his eyes, finally understand. "And since you two knows about it, we might need your help. You see, besides clearing the dungeons, we want to investigate the source."

"...you believe someone is responsible for creating the [Gate]?" Izuku asked as Gang Orca nodded. "Fine, count me in."

"Midoriya!?" Eijirou asked in shock.

"I want my mom to live a peaceful life and innocent people not to get killed because random bastard think creating a portal full of monster in random places is funny." Izuku said with a gritted teeth. "If there's a way to stop this madness, I will find it."

"...I'll join as well." Eijrou said with determined expression as Gang Orca grins.

"Good. Now boys, welcome to UEIS!" Gang Orca exclaimed as Izuku tries not to snort.

"...UEIS?"

"...please don't ask."

Izuku couldn't hold it anymore as he burst out laughing.


[Name: Izuku Midoriya]

[Age: 14]

[Level: 36]

[Job: N/A]

[Title; Monster Hunter]

[HP: 5100]

[MP: 837]


Strength: 55 (5)

Agility: 57 (6)

Health: 54 (5)

Sense: 51

Intelligence: 56 (4)

Author's note: If you're wondering how does HP and MP Calculations works, here are the basic maths.

HP: Starts with 100 HP. Then when reaches 10 health stats, for each health stat raised, gains 105 HP per health stat. And once you reach 20, 110 HP per stat, and when 30, 115 HP per stat and so on.

MP: Starts with 20 MP. Then when reaches 10 intelligence stats, for each intelligence stat raised, add 12 MP per intelligence stat. Once you reach 15, it'll turn into 13 MP per stat, and when 20, 14 MP per stat, and so on.


[Passives]

[???]

[Tenacity - Lvl 1]

[Basic Sword Technique - Lvl 1]

[Man Proficiency - Lvl 1]

[Active]

[Observe - Lvl 1]

[Sprint - Lvl 1]

[Critical Strike - Lvl 2]

[Mana Blade - Lvl 1]

[Power Throw - Lvl 1]

[Fireball - Lvl MAX]


[End of Arc 3 - Lizard's Tail]

[Start Arc 4?]

[Y/N]