Greetings all! Hope everyone is doing ok this fine evening!

So before we get to the reviews, I have decided to re-upload Chapter 51 with the Smut scenes back in for a few reasons.

1. Many people disliked the idea, of course, but were showing their support for it and for me as well, which was actually shocking ngl.

2. While some would argue, I've basically made the smut scenes almost integral to the story.

So, yes I will reupload the smut into Chapter 51 at some point, for now, I will leave your dirty little minds to wonder how it will all turn out.

Anyway, the story moves on and I will make an announcement when Chapter 51 is reuploaded, so be on the lookout!

Onto the Reviews!:

Kira444: It honestly wasn't, it was more from writer's block preventing me from writing and completing the chapter. but the smut will come back.

Silvanium: It's Nezu, of course, he would be a madman and give her a Reaper to toy with!
And it's not surprising that the HSPC wants their mitts on Izuku, considering how freaking powerful he is and how he could upset 'the balance'

fallendemon248: I've honestly been toying with a one-shot/side series idea where Izuku somehow drinks a Fantasia bottle and randomly changes into the various FFXIV races and the reactions to it. But that won't be in the main story sadly. Plus Izuku's cherry was 'popped' in chapter 40 with Momo.

Fyr RedNight: Thank you! ;o; I'm glad you have been enjoying this story and hope you enjoy this latest chapter!

Also, big announcement!:

What happens when the Grimdarkness of the Far Future and the Brilliance of the Crystalline Light comes to the canon MHA universe? Chaos, caused by three crazy people who thought it was a good idea!

Right now, in our spare time, I have been collabing with two authors on some discord servers I'm on, known as Derpo and Pizza Plate. While they don't post on FF, they do have a great story set in the MHA universe with the Warhammer 40k universe called "The Devil is in the Details" on A03.

We came up with an idea of "What would happen if The Izuku's from their story, and 'Bearer of the Light' got transported to the canon MHA universe?" Well, we currently are on chapter 2 and the story is on both here and A03 and it is called:

Three sides of the Same Coin

Go check it out and go give their story a read on A03 as well! and enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to My Hero Academia and Final Fantasy XIV, they belong to their copyright holders.

Chapter 52:
Plans Concocted

"I never thought I'd be so glad to be back at school." Kaminari spoke, looking exhausted and disheveled a bit as he was dragging his feet with a bunch of others from class 1-A, "My mentor kept having me do paperwork the entire time I was there!"

"That's nothing!" Mineta grumbled, looking quite angered as he walked in step with the blonde, "At least you weren't forced to clean the apartment while they did nothing but eat chips and watch T.V.! I swear women are she-devils!"

What else did you expect when you were going to intern with MT. Lady? She doesn't have her own agency." Sero said from the other side of Kaminari, "Plus, it's our first year here at UA; it's doubtful they were going to do much with us outside of maybe the odd patrol or paperwork."

"I mean, fair…." Kaminari sighed gently, moving his arms back behind his head, "But then what were Iida, Todoroki, and Midoriya doing in Hosu?"

"Well, Todoroki would have gone because his dad was leading the search, right?" Sero shrugged softly while the other boys nodded in agreement, "For Midoriya and Iida? I have no idea. But we can ask at least one of them, HEY IIDA!" Sero called out suddenly as the other two looked up to see a rather beaten up and more exhausted-looking class president, standing beside most of their other classmates aside from a notable three that were missing.

Tenya had turned his head and waved over to the three boys who eventually made it to the rest of their group, some looking absolutely exhausted just as they did, while others seemed pretty decent, all things considering. As they approached, Tenya had swiftly bowed down to the three of them, "I must apologize for my behavior the week before internships; I was clearly not in the right mindset, which not only caused distress to you but everyone as well."

The three boys remained quiet as from behind the still bowing class president, Kirishima mouthed out a 'just go along with it' to them, which all three of them shrugged at.

"Uh, Sure, it's no issue, Class Prez." Kaminari said, with Sero and Mineta nodding along as the taller boy rose up from his bow.

"It would hardly call it a 'no issue' Kaminari," Tenya spoke as he rose up from his bow, his gaze stern, yet looked regretful, something the others hadn't been able to pick up on, save for Shoto who had been idly chatting with Momo and Kyoka, "My attitude and demeanor made me push away those who were looking out for me, causing me to make some… rather poor choices now that I am looking back on it."

"Well, it's not like you did something really crazy like go after Stain during that whole, and I know you're going to hate me calling it this, Iida… but literal 'shitstorm' that happened," Sero said, not noticing how the speedster tensed up suddenly, before clearing his throat, acting as if he was going to reprimand his classmate for the vulgar word.

"As much as I hate to say it, that entire ordeal could be best summed up by that… 'word'."

"Well, it's a good thing Endeavor was around to take down Stain before that weird-ass robed guy showed up," Kaminari said with a big smile. Iida seemed more at ease when that little tidbit was mentioned, given that the fight with Stain had not been broadcasted, so the truth of that particular fight was at least hidden from public knowledge.

The police commissioner who visited both him and Todoroki in the hospital made it very clear why.

"Speaking of, " Sero looked at everyone, noticing the lack of green hair amongst their group, "Where is Midoriya? And also Asui and Bakugo?"

"Midoriya was released from the hospital shortly after Hosu," Todoroki spoke up, not noticing the somewhat worried looks from the two women he was talking with previously, nor the concern of the pink 'alien' listening in, "Something regarding those sparkles that creature dissipated into that the Dean was familiar with and wished to have Midoriya back at the University for observation."

"But like, wouldn't it have been better to have Midori stay at the hospital with all those gadgets?" asked Toru, who was clinging to Yuga's arm.

"To be honest, Midoriya was acting a little strange just before the internships and in the hospital," Shoto said with a hand brought up to his chin in deep thought.

"Indeed, he seemed more irritable than he would normally be as if something was gnawing away at him; it only seemed to worsen when we all three of us were at the hospital." Tenya said afterward, also looking deep in thought for a moment before shaking his head, "Regardless, if the Dean knew what was wrong and possibly handled the situation, Midoriya should be fine by now."

"As for Tsuyu," Momo said gently, "She probably came back earlier since her internship was with the pro hero, Selkie, and from what I gathered when I overheard Umabami speaking to a representative from the HSPC, that he and the crew of the 'OK Mariner' were about to go out for a few weeks because of a surprise mission and she was needed to help patrol his area while they were out, something to do with tracking down the ringleaders of a drug cartel they had busted a small operation on."

"Baku-bro hasn't come back yet, but he may have stayed back a little longer because he was interning with one of the top ten!" Kirishima spoke up next, though not taking notice of the way that all the girls present just didn't seem to care about where the explosive blonde was at the moment.

"While it is admirable to seek to improve himself for the better, one cannot shirk their responsibilities when it comes to arriving on time." Tenya said with a robotic wave of his hand, garnering a few chuckles for the return of their robot president as the class finally began to climb the staircase up to the 1-A Dorms.

Opening the entrance loudly, Kaminari sighed heavily and stretched, "Finally, HOME SWEET- *THWACK* Owww!"

The blonde was rudely interrupted by a long pink appendage shot out from the couch and smacking his head, causing everyone to gaze towards the perpetrator. There they found Tsuyu, sitting with her tongue retracting back into her mouth while in her arms was a sleeping Eri, who was nestled up to the frog girl for not only warmth, quite content with the way Tsu's larger hands seemed to rub her back and head with the utmost comfort.

The look the Tsuyu was giving everyone, however, while her typically usually blank stare, seemed to radiate a protective or 'motherly' sort of aura around her with a deep sounding croak as a warning to all of her classmates of what would happen if they awoke the sleeping unicorn.

The frog girl slowly and carefully rose up from the couch, carrying Eri in her arms as she quietly spoke to them, "Sorry, but I just got Eri to sleep; I'm going to go put her down for a nap, so please remain silent until we are in the elevator."

"Y-yea, sure Asui… sorry about that," Kaminari whispered gently, still rubbing his cheek from where she had lashed out at him.

"You didn't know; sorry about smacking you though; she's been having a rough time sleeping since we all went on the internships, so having her finally asleep is a good thing, kero." And with a gentle nod to excuse herself, Tsuyu, along with Eri, made their way towards the opened door of the elevator, went inside only to disappear once the doors were closed.

A few people released a held breath they had not noticed they were holding, further continuing on towards the kitchen, starting to idly chatter, while three of the girls had stayed behind, looking at one another before moving on towards the elevator and waiting for its descent back down.

They knew that Tsuyu could easily hide her reactions with her facial features due to her quirk, but they quickly noticed something while she was walking towards the elevator.

The frog girl was slightly and subtly limping.

Tsuyu gently laid Eri down into her bed, moving some of her silverish white hair from her face as the young girl reached out to grab for the closest source of heat, which happened to be a rather giant plushie of Izuku in his hero outfit with cute little bunny ears.

A gentle clearing of someone's throat caused her to look towards her 'daughter's' door to see not only the concerned look of Momo but also of Mina and Kyoka from behind her. Tsuyu gently put her finger up to her lips and, after giving Eri one final kiss on the forehead and wishing her a good night, slowly made her way to the large living room of the dorm manager's suite after closing Eri's bedroom door.

"I hope you all had a good time with your internships, kero." Tsuyu said once everyone settled down onto the couch and chairs, "Mine was alright, up until I had to come back due to the OK Mariner needing to head out to sea, well…" Tsuyu fidgeted with her hands, "That and my mating cycle hit me full force, and I had to come back due to it, kero."

"I'm sorry you had to come back earlier, Tsu, and while I wish I could say my experience with Uwabami was just as educational, sadly, that isn't the real reason why we are talking right now." Momo said gently, blushing slightly as she was thinking of a way to ask how Tsuyu was feeling regarding her 'time' with Izuku.

Thankfully, or depending on who you ask, Mina was there to just blurt it out.

"We saw you limping on your way up! Like damn girl, what the heck happened?!"

"Smooth." Kyoka sighed heavily, rubbing the bridge of her nose, "Real smooth, Mina."

"What? So far, we only have what Momo told us about their time together at her private villa! And while it was very romantic and sexy," Mina had ignored the flustered and indignant stink eye being shot at her by the heiress, "Momo wasn't limping afterward! Like, when you first told us about what you were going through, I'd half expected Izuku to be recovering in bed, and you'd be perfectly fine!"

"To be honest, I would have agreed with you, kero." Tsuyu replied with a finger on her chin, much to the blushing looks of the others, though Mina was the only one smiling widely, "but I think there's going to be a problem in the future."

"P-Problem? What sort of problem?" Kyoka sputtered out; her cheeks were still red as the others closed in to listen to Tsuyu.

"Well, It seems Izuku did inherit that heat cycle of that Miqo'te race, and I'll have to apologize to Selkie for using the terminology I learned for such an event, but whenever he gets like that, it's going to be an 'all hands on all deck' situation', kero." The frog girl air quoted the phrase, which further caused the others to blush redder.

"W-was he really that forceful?" Momo had silently asked, the images and memories of her first time with Izuku; while slow and with her taking control of the situation at first, she couldn't imagine Izuku being dominant like that.

Not like she hadn't thought of it before, mind you.

"At first, it was me that was in control, then as we continued throughout the day, he took command, and we basically just... flip-flopped." Tsuyu said softly, rubbing her two index fingers together. Her own cheeks were a deep crimson, which was odd for the stoic woman. Still, the rest found it absolutely adorable, "It got to the point where we didn't even bother with condoms anymore, kero…."

"W-Wait… Tsu…" Kyoka blinked at this little revelation, and considering the consequences of such actions as well as how 'fertile' Tsu would be during that time, "D-does that mean-"

"That Izuku tried to impregnate me, numerous times, kero." Tsuyu said bluntly and matter-of-factly, "Even asked him to go into his Dragoon 'kit' to trigger my prey/predator instincts."

Everyone at this point simply stared at the frog girl, their mouths agape in shock and trying to comprehend what Tsuyu was trying to tell them. Their eyes all slowly moved down to her body, where at this point, they could see she was holding her stomach with her hands. Mina was the first to speak up, still blushing madly and trying to speak, "T-Tsu, honey… are you... Does this mean-"

"No, I am not pregnant." Once again, speaking as bluntly as ever, "Kero, Recovery Girl gave me medicine every morning or at least had some delivered by robots to our door every morning. Something that was used to prevent pregnancies for those with animal-like quirks and is much stronger than birth control pills."

"W-well…" Momo was squirming slightly in her seat, the very idea that they had to use much stronger contraceptives to prevent their classmate from becoming pregnant, "Back to what you were talking about earlier…."

"Oh right, kero." Tsuyu said and shifted softly in her seat as well, "Basically, Izuku was too much for me, We mated for as long as we could, and while we did pass out a couple of times together… often it was just me that did so."

"W-Wait, you're saying that if-"

"When, kero"

"Whatever! When Izuku goes into this mating cycle again, ALL of us are going to be needed to satisfy him?!" Kyoka began to raise her voice, though she quickly started to 'whisper shriek' when she got the pointed look at Tsuyu regarding their sleeping daughter in the other room.

"It's not just about satisfying him; at least we know Izuku wouldn't like us to think of it like that." Momo said softly, her fingers holding her chin, "It's more from when Recovery Girl explained the Miqo'te society to us and how the men would have higher stamina, endurance, and libido. To satisfy their various partners at the same time."

"So, like… does that mean it's going to be one big freakin orgy every time Izu gets super horny?" Mina asked, her bisexuality clearly showing as she smiled brightly with absolute hope in her eyes.

"Oh, lord…" Kyoka shook her head, her face in her hands, clearly embarrassed at the question; however, she wasn't against it either, as Tsuyu gently croaked and nodded her head at the pink-skinned woman.

"I would say yes, and that would include me as well, kero."

"Wait, Tsu, you don't need to-" Mina was about to tell the frog-like girl that she didn't have to force herself, given what she had told the group before. But, she was silenced with a single hand of Tsuyu to pause her talking.

"Kero, it's fine, and I'm not 'forcing' myself too, it was going to happen eventually, and with Izuku's own needs… well, kero, it just sped up is all."

"We still don't want to force you to do anything you don't want to, Tsu." Kyoka said softly, with Momo nodding her head in concern.

A much happier-looking smile crossed the frog girl's lips, croaking gently, "I know, and I wouldn't expect you to."

"Alright, so I'm curious about a couple of things." Mina said offhandedly, trying to steer the conversation to more pleasant things, "I'm going to assume you and Izu got out of your 'cycle' things early, given we saw you with Eri downstairs."

"About two days ago, kero… since then, when Eri has been awake, we have been spending most of our time with her and helping her train her quirk or provide encouragement."

"Awww!" Mina gushed a little, "so that begs two questions; first off… How come you're still limping after two days and holding onto your stomach? Not going to lie, sweety, but within two days, you should be walking fine, and where is Izu anyway?"

"Izuku got called to the dean's office about ten minutes before you all came back, no idea what it was about, but it's possibly about Hosu." Tsuyu said while her hands returned to her stomach, "As for my limping, well, who said I needed to be in heat to have my lover continue to breed his 'froggy queen' to practice making some future tadpoles?"

The silence from both the heiress and punk rocker at her declaration and the giddy smile on the alien girl's lips were all Tsu needed to giggle with her cute little ribbits.

"I-Island, sir?" Izuku said with a shocked tone of voice, looking at the letter sent to UA and then up to the Dean, his paws on his desk and with his trademark smile.

"Indeed, it seems your Magitek inventions and what they could accomplish in the grander scheme of things caught not only the minds of I-Island's interest but also of David Shield."

"D-David Shield?!" Izuku shouted, jumping to his feet, "The David Shield that built All Might's support gear? H-he's interested in Magitek?"

"Of course, given how advanced most magitek devices are compared to this world's own, it didn't surprise me when he personally sent that letter you are currently holding." Nezu said, leaning back in his chair as Izuku crashed down into his chair, his mind going a million miles with his thoughts before the gentle *chink* sound of a teacup and saucer was placed in front of him.

"W-Wait, what about Mei?"

"Oh, she has also been invited as well, given she has part ownership of the license and also reverse-engineered the tech to make her own." Nezu said while sipping his own cup, "She is currently working on a few projects to show the investors over at I-Island as we speak, as well as some personal projects of mine that you will see eventually."

"O-Oh… I should help her with that at least-"

"I would not recommend that." Nezu said with finality to his voice as he placed his teacup on his desk, "While under normal circumstances, I would happily send you to help our own 'Cid Garlond' with her projects-"

"'Cid' who, sir?"

"Ah yes, an old friend of Quinn's, a master with magitek in his own right, honestly if he were here right now, Mei could possibly be his daughter with how similar the two are." Nezu said with a gentle chuckle, making Izuku tilt his head in confusion at the missed joke, "I digress, since the incident at the sports festival, I have been watching your every move, Midoriya, keeping an eye on you."

The way that Nezu had spoken gave Izuku chills down his spine, something dark in his tone of voice that just felt wrong coming from him, "S-sir?"

"During your fight with Mr. Shinso, do you remember what happened after his quirk affected you?"

Izuku blinked for a second, slowly shaking his head, "N-No… I watched the videos of the fight, but I don't remember doing any of that."

Nezu was silent as he kept staring at Midoriya, as if seeking out any sort of lie before the dean sat back in his seat, "Well, that is some good news at least, but to the point."

"The reason I'm not allowing you to help Miss Hatsume with the magitek devices is that I am worried about your current state of mental health, Midoriya. Ever since the attack during the final round, someone has been trying to kill you, and I'm worried how that is affecting your state of mind."

Izuku's eyes shifted slightly left and right, trying to comprehend what the Dean was talking about until it finally dawned on him, "... you mean that Ascian… Nabriales?"

"Indeed…" Nezu brought his paws in front of his face, staring at the boy, "I don't know what his true motives are, but the fact that he has possibly teamed up with All for One is most worrisome. That and the revelation of the Primal Nomu's identity…."

Nezu didn't continue as he saw Izuku curl up slightly, clearly fighting back some tears at the memory of what happened to his father and what the green-haired hero-in-training had to do in the end.

Nezu waited for a few more moments before gently speaking once again, "Midoriya, I know you have still been seeing Hound Dog at times since those initial few weeks, and while I am happy you have continued to speak to him, I would ask you to visit him a few more times during the week to help you overcome this crisis."

Midoriya silently nodded his head, not hearing the chair from the opposite side of the large desk being moved away and felt the tiny paw of the dean on his leg, "Let it be known you have my sincere condolences in regards to what happened to your father, but just know you put an end to his suffering."

Izuku nodded softly, sniffling gently, and reached over to the box of tissues that Nezu had brought over to him with some magic. Patting his knee a couple more times, Nezu returned to his chair, sipping his tea when he got comfortable again, "For the next two weeks, I'm putting the University on a mandatory break, and not just because of what you experienced, but that many students and some teachers have been requesting leave due to the events of Hosu. You will also need to tell your mother about what happened and your father."

"I-I know…" Izuku sniffed, "I've been trying to think of the ways to tell her."

"If you wish, I could have myself and Toshinori in the same room to help explain."

"I-I think that would be best, yes…." Izuku said, slowly drinking some more tea, finishing the cup in but a few gulps, "I-If you'll excuse me, sir, everyone should be coming back to dorms by now, and I don't want to keep the others waiting."

"Of course, Mr. Midoriya, and remember to take it easy, you can still train, but nothing too over strenuous, is that clear?" Nezu called out, receiving a half convincing and silent thumbs up from his student before he shut the door behind him.

Nezu let out a gentle sigh, thinking how else he could try and help the Warrior of Light, not entirely telling him as to the reason why the boy should rest, "My apologies for not coming clean, Midoriya," the dean said as he opened up a folder that was closed on his desk, pulling out the sketch made out by the police of the unmasked Ascian, "And I am sorry to you too old friend… Had I known what would happen to your body and what it would be used for, I would have made sure we properly disposed of it."

Nezu kept staring at the picture before him, his smile fading for a few moments as a tear slowly fell down the Moogle King's cheek, "I am so sorry, Quinn…."

Deku kept his gaze out upon the roads full of sunshine from his window sill, granted the people walking them were less idealistic and happier than usual, though what happened in Hosu almost a week ago was still fresh in everyone's minds, including the manifestation of darkness himself.

Admittedly, that was furthest from his mind, still coming to terms with the events that happened during and after the Hosu crisis. While he and Himiko had failed in their goal to reach Stain, the fact that he somehow gained a more physical body while near the presence of his 'good' self had perplexed him at the time, the more he had time to think about it, the more he had come to two conclusions.

One, perhaps it was due to the sudden rush of aether that expelled out of Midoriya when he unlocked that new kit had caused his body to change and gain a more physical form, which would also lead to the reason why he went into a 'heat', given that perhaps the green-haired boy was also too under the same effects during the battle.

The second and possibly more worrisome of his theories was that Midoriya had grown MUCH stronger since the sports festival, too strong for his liking, and that meant he needed to take action now before it was too late.

Turning away from his post at the window, Deku found some old scrap piece of paper and, using a discarded pen that, surprisingly, still worked, began to write out his plan of action, all the while not noticing the half-naked blonde vampire sneaking up behind him.

"Dekuuu-kins… whatcha doing?" Himiko said softly, stifling a yawn as she wrapped her bare arms around the armored man's torso.

"Writing down a plan." Deku said with a cold tone of voice, something the young woman was used to at this point as she lightly dragged her nails across his armor, "It seems my timetable has been moved up due to recent events…."

"You mean when we made crazy love these last few days?" Himiko said with a gleeful smile across her lips, her cheeks blushing a deep crimson.

"...Partially that, yes…." Deku said with a low tone of voice, and though he could not blush now himself, he could still feel the heat coming off his cheeks. Apparently, the effects on his body were only a temporary thing, having reverted back to his much colder and 'unliving' vessel with no beating heart a day after both he and Himiko had 'collapsed' from their vigorous lovemaking, "But also for me to gain the physical body needed to perform such acts."

"Do you know a way you can keep it? I don't mind if you don't have one, Deku-kins… you'll always be the same to me!" Toga chirped out, moving herself to face the man and forcing Deku to look away from his scribblings.

His pink irises met with her golden ones; the look Toga was giving him was something he couldn't quite figure out what they meant, but soon he rose a gauntleted hand up to rest upon her head, idly stroking and petting her where she gave off a cute 'cooing' sound similar to a cat.

"But it's also to allow you to feed upon my blood, where we can live our lives without prejudice and hate we have felt in our lives… I want us to be free from that hardship, Himiko. And to do that, I need to prepare myself and then storm the gates of UA."

The vampire looked up at her knight; her expression turned to worry before she immediately began to sob and cry against his armor, her hands clawing at his armor as the Dark Knight looked perplexed from her sudden emotional change.

Granted, Himiko would often flip her mood on a dime at times, but this was far from the norm with her. Slowly and tentatively, he wrapped his arms around her, rubbing her bare back as he tried to calm her down.

"... Don't go… I need you, Deku-kins…." Himiko sniffed gently after calming down a bit, tears streaming down her eyes.

"I know, Himiko… but this needs to be done so I can protect and care for you… I promise that I will come back for you. Within two days, you will hear me knock on that door three times…." Deku looked up towards the door, which was followed by the still sniffling Himiko, "and then we can leave this place, go out on our own and live together."

"Y-You promise?"

For the first time since before those magical nights of sex and after when he had reverted back to his more ' ghost-like' body, Deku slowly smirked down at her, placing his cold lips against her own of his own volition.

While they felt incredibly cold against her lips, Himiko smiled softly as she reached her arms around his neck, holding them close and together as if trying to pass on the heat from her body into his own.

They broke the kiss, and after a few moments of silence, Toga finally broke it by whispering softly, "Okay Deku-kins… I'll hold you to that promise… but can you do something for me before you go and do your preparation-thingy?"

"Of course, is it more blood?"

"Hehe, no silly… I have tons of blood packs still…." Himiko smiled sweetly up at him, "I've been feeling rather peckish for some food lately… and I was wondering if you could pick me up some?"

Deku blinked for a moment, a little surprised considering Himiko usually craved blood more than anything, "Of course, what is it?"

"Could you pick up some… pickles? And peanut butter? OH! Maybe some mint ice cream too?"

Deku looked to the smiling woman before him, her eyes pleading as she licked her lips. However, he thought nothing of it, and if this is what she wanted, well, who was he to deny his Himiko?

"Of course, I'll run down to the convenience store and be back as quick as I can." Deku said with a smirk, kissing her forehead once more before heading to the door.

"Thanks, Deku-kins! I love you!" Himiko called out before scampering back towards 'their' room. Deku remained still with his hand hovering over the doorknob, taking in the words he heard for but a few moments.

Without looking back, and in a quiet tone of voice, he spoke out, "I love you too, Himiko…."

Once he had exited out of the building, Deku had donned the dark helmet as to hide his appearance from the populace; the last thing he wanted to do was for his face to be linked back to Midoriya and alert the 'do-gooder' of his presence, or worse yet, the Moogles and their king.

As he stalked the darkened alleyways to his destination, Deku began to strategize within his mind.

Unlike before, where his main goal was to weed out the 'fakes' similar to Stain's ideals while also replacing Izuku Midoriya, his views had changed, as did his primary goal.

After all, now he was fighting for someone who cared about him, even loved him, the useless Deku…

And he would sacrifice everything for her.

Back in the dingy apartment, waiting for her odd food choices, Himiko was humming a tune to herself as she got herself dressed. After slipping on her panties and navy blue skirt, Himiko gently placed her hand upon her stomach, smiling while rubbing it slowly, and could still feel the warmth that her Deku had given her 'lo those few days ago.