AnimeFan13579: Nah, nothing could go wrong even if Izuku gets sidelined. And even if something did go wrong, the Awakened aren't so weak that they'll get creamed when Izuku is absent. I'm not planning to use the side characters to show how powerful Izuku is.
uchiha-rune: Merry Christmas to you too, bud.
ProjectIceman: Lol, yeah.
Whitemare: Yeah, I know. I plan to make him appear during the future arcs involving the Scavengers. And Merry Christmas to you too.
Daemon of Wrath: Yeah, Akari's background is tragic, especially the fact that she died while her sister had to sleep for eternity while hoping her sister would come back one day, oblivious to the outside world. Mirei will be completely different here, as she will be more humble. Sometimes, Mirei will prefer to do things alone out of pride, but it won't be that bad. And if it did, Izuku will stay on the sideline while letting her do whatever she want until she swallow her pride and apologize. Izuku had dealt with Bakugou for more than 10 years, so dealing with Mirei would be like dealing with kids. Yes, the feline will join the hunt since Garaki's lobotomy grants the boy his lab's coordinate. The sheer irony of Garaki hoisted with his own petard is pure gold. As for AFO, I already had a plan for AFO since the very beginning, but your idea is good though.
Later
UA High
"Oh, god. I thought it would not end."
Izuku can be seen groaning while holding his cup of coffee while Ochako and Eijirou stand beside him and chuckle at his reaction. After the meeting and the plan for future raids on the Frankenstein wannabe, the Trinity went back to the class and was bombarded with tons of questions.
Izuku had to answer their question but every time he answered one, two popped up and the cycle continued. Overwhelmed, Izuku decided to bolt away by using [Shadow Exchange] with one of the Shadow Mages he extracted during the Job Change quest. He didn't go that far, Ochako and Eijirou managed to find him before the lunch started.
After finishing their meal, they decided to visit Melissa, whom Izuku found out that she'd fallen asleep in the Support lab. They brought some lunch for her.
"Do we need to visit her?" Ochako mutters while holding a tray of food.
"Ocha, she's our friend as well, remember? Friends help each other." Izuku says as Ochako frowns.
"I know…" Ochako murmured as Izuku looked at her.
"… Ocha, what is going on?" Izuku asks in confusion and concern. "Why do you seem like you prefer to not be with Melissa? Did she do something?"
"I-It's not that I don't like her, o-or she did something, it's just….." Ochako lowers her head as Izuku tilts his head in confusion. Eijirou meanwhile lets out a groan.
"Your girlfriend's scared that you might choose Melissa over her," Eijirou said as Ochako looked at him in horror.
"E-Eijirou!" Ochako exclaims, her face burning.
"I'm not wrong thou," Eijirou says as Izuku looks at Ochako in shock.
"W-why would you think that?" Izuku asks in confusion.
"I…" Ochako slightly hesitates before sighing. "She's much prettier than me, you two had so many things in common that the chemistry between you two is obvious, she's also the daughter of David Shield, a fellow genius like her dad…..she's so much better than me in many ways…"
"Ochako….when I ask you to be my girlfriend, it wasn't just a simple proposal or request….it's a promise I made for you, to be a loyal boyfriend who will always support you and always be by your side," Izuku says seriously, holding Ochako's hand. "I…I didn't choose you because of your appearance, wealth, or skills, but for your heart. You are a very loyal person with a bleeding heart, a gentle soul that any parents would be proud of, and the inner strength you had that made everyone watch you in awe. I'm…sorry I didn't say it many times, but I thought you already knew. But, now I know my mistake, so let me say this out loud. Ochako Uraraka, you are my one true girlfriend….remember that…"
"*sniff* Y-yeah…" Ochako says, tearing up as she feels slightly guilty for her thought. She can't believe she would think so low of him. Izuku gently wipes the tears from her eyes.
"Sorry, Ocha….I should made it obvious enough…." Izuku says as Ochako slightly chuckles.
"No…I should apologize…" Ochako says. "I…should've trusted you more…"
"I'm…still new to having a girlfriend…" Izuku admits while scratching his cheek.
"M-me too…" Ochako says while giggling. Their faces grow redder over time as they look at each other before Eijirou clears his throat.
"I'm glad you two managed to clear up the stupid misunderstanding, but we still had other things to do, remember?" Eijirou says with a raised eyebrow.
"O-oh, right!" Both of them were a blushing mess before they hastily walked toward the support labs, making Eijirou shake his head and chuckle at the two dorks. They saw Melissa sleeping on the table with her pillow as they arrived at the lab.
"Wow, she must've burnt herself out last night," Izuku mutters in concern before he approaches her and places her coffee on the table. Eijirou and Ochako follow suit before Melissa wakes up.
"H-huh…?" Melissa looks surprised before she looks at the Trinity, a trail of saliva on her cheek. "I-Izuku? Ochako? Eijirou? What are you guys doing? D- Didn't you guys have some sort of mission?"
"We're finished an hour ago," Izuku answered. "We're here to bring you lunch since you didn't come out of the lab during the lunch break."
"O-oh…" Melissa mutters before she realizes a trail of saliva on her cheek and she immediately wipes it off, blushing madly as she adjusts her now messy hair and her glasses. "O-oh, god. This is so embarrassing."
"Not really, I see the boys look messier than you," Ochako stated which caused the boys to look mildly offended while Melissa sighed before grabbing a hair tie to tie her hair.
"Sorry, I…never expect someone to see me when I'm in the lab…" Melissa says as she wipes her glasses.
"Don't worry too much. We ain't gonna tease you because we caught you sleeping while drooling." Eijirou states as Melissa blushes before tossing a wrench on him, but thanks to his reflexes, he catches it. "Whoa, don't go violent on me, lady!"
"A-ah! I'm sorry!" Melissa was mildly horrified before apologizing. Izuku and Ochako look at each other before they both burst into laughter. After helping Melissa with cleaning up the room, they're sitting next to Melissa as she eats her lunch.
"So….how was the mission? Did you guys successfully catch the villain?" Melissa asks as she eats her food.
"You didn't watch it through your drone? Or even a recording?" Eijirou asks in confusion.
"Eijirou, she was asleep remember?" Ochako points out before Eijirou's expression turns sheepish.
"Well, the drone did record it, and I watched it before I fell asleep. But…." Melissa paused before looking at the Trinity. "Either I'm hallucinating because I lack sleep or there's an error with my drone, but I just saw Izuku kill a monster and turn it into a giant living shadow before he summons more."
"Oh, you didn't hallucinate at all," Ochako said as Melissa blinked. "Izu, show her."
"Arise," Melissa felt a shiver down her spine when she heard it before her face turned completely pale as she watched a shadow creature resembling a humanoid lizard with horns and a green flaming cape emerge from the ground.
"Hello," Melissa gapes at what she's witnessing, unable to process what she's seeing. She wonders how someone can resurrect others from the dead!?
"I….how!?" Melissa says, unable to hide her disbelief. "I understand that it's magic and I accept its existence and how it plays a completely different role compared to quirk, but there must be limits! Control over the dead is beyond human!"
"Stars and Stripes' New Order," Izuku says bluntly, confusing Ochako and Eijirou. Melissa wanted to retort but paused before giving Izuku a flat look.
"I can't believe you pulled an Uncle Might on me," Melissa grumbles. "Is this karma for laughing whenever Uncle Might did this to Dad?"
"We…have no idea what you're saying," Izuku deadpanned.
"Ah, never mind," Melissa grumble before eating her food.
"But, you're right about Necromancy being beyond human," Izuku says as Melissa looks at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Are you sure wanting to tell her about it?" Eijirou asks in concern.
"Given how the entire UEIS and All Might had known about it, she will know about it sooner or later," Izuku says as both merely nod.
"What…..are you guys wanting to tell me about?" Melissa looks at the Trinity in confusion.
"Well, there's another thing I should tell you," Izuku takes a deep breath before proceeding to tell her about the Absolute Being, Rulers, and Monarchs. After he finishes telling the entire history, or the one he knows, Melissa looks at the Trinity incredulously.
"….Did you guys consume a drug or something?" Melissa asks, unable to believe what she's heard.
"I'm afraid it wasn't a joke," Igris emerges from Izuku's shadow before bowing at Melissa, startling her. "Greetings, engineer. My name is Igris and I am one of the Shadow Monarch's General."
"….." Melissa put down her utensil onto her tray before looking at Izuku with a big smile. Then, her eyes rolled back and she fell unconscious. Thankfully, Igris was fast enough to catch her before she even touched the floor.
"… Well, I don't blame her," Eijirou says. "I still think it's too much even now."
"Understatement of a century," Ochako says in a deadpanned manner. "I still don't know how you're able to remain calm."
"Me? Calm? Oh, I'm beyond terrified." Izuku says with a shaky smile. "I just choose not to show it and focus on the current problem."
Later
After waking Melissa up once again, they decided to leave the lab and walk back to their class. When they get back, Thirteen, their temporary homeroom teacher, states that the school shall be canceled since all of the heroes are occupied for future raids. This led the entire students to plan to hang out together.
Unfortunately, this led to another problem, especially with the sister class. Today was supposed to be Class 1-B's first day for the Dungeon and Magic class, but they were unable to do so because the school was canceled. And now, the entire Class 1-B crowded the entrance of Class 1-A.
"Okay…so anyone could tell us what is going on?" Izuku asks with a raised eyebrow as he looks at all the students in front of the door. The rest of the students seem surprised by Izuku's tall appearance and some girls even blush at his appearance. Then, a blonde-haired boy, Monoma, walks forward, no sign of surprise or fear on his face.
"We're wondering what made this class special." Monoma looks at the students smugly. "And I have to say, I'm not impressed."
"Um…why do you even wonder what made our class special?" Momo asks in confusion as the entire class shares her confusion.
"Oh….to think you all are oblivious," Monoma says and Izuku doesn't like the smug grin on the boy's face. "As you can see, we keep noticing that for some apparent reason, Class 1-A seems to have a lot of hero practical exercise in less than a week. You all had done it three times and Class 1-B seem to only have one. So, did you guys bribe the teacher or something to give you all extra class?"
This made the entire Class 1-A seem angry by the accusation. Izuku notices this and looks at Monoma who seems more smug than before, raising his hand to stop his class from lashing out.
"Look, I understand the frustration you all had about how unfair it is, but I would rather if you guys didn't do it by crowding the door and blatantly accusing us of bribing the teacher," Izuku says with narrowed eyes.
"What? Did I hit a nerve or something?" The boy asks smugly.
"No," Izuku says bluntly. "I am annoyed by a bunch of kids who didn't know shit, choose to accuse others because of unfortunate circumstances. I understand this seems unfair, but accusing us of bribing with no evidence seems to cross the line."
"I think you miss the point here, pal," Monoma states with an annoyed expression. "What makes your class special is that you all got more class on heroics than us."
"Nothing," Izuku says. "None of us were special here, all of us were just students who wanted to learn to be a hero. So, please, tone down your inferiority complex because this is just sad and annoying."
"Y-you-!" Before he could continue, he was karate-chopped on his head and fell unconscious. Izuku is taken aback by this as the boy is caught by an orange-haired girl looking at the unconscious boy with a scowl.
"I can't believe you made the entire class come here and do something like this!" The girl says in annoyance before looking at the rest of the students. "Go back to the class, you idiot! And don't ever harass them again!"
With that, the students retreated except for a green-haired girl eyeing Izuku from top to bottom, Kuroiro, Reiko, a girl with short black hair, and a boy with ice blue hair. The orange-haired girl let out a sigh before looking at Izuku with an apologetic expression.
"Sorry about my class, they were being dragged by this idiot," The girl says while lifting the unconscious boy before shaking him. Izuku could only sweatdrop at the scene. "The entire class seems to be frustrated by how you guys keep getting more practical exercise in just less than a week, and everyone seems to see it as the teachers playing favorites."
"I understand…." Izuku mutters.
"Oh, right. Where are my manners? My name's Itsuka Kendo, Class 1-B's representative." The girl, Kendo, introduces herself before gesturing to the ice-blue-haired boy trying to drag the girl who keeps eyeing Izuku away. "That's my vice representative, Niringeki Shoda." Kendo pauses before noticing the 4 extra students who stayed behind. "Didn't I tell you guys to go back?"
"Oh, come on, Kendo. At least let me enjoy the eye candy in front of me," The green-haired girl says while licking her lips. "Hey, there, handsome. The name's Tokage Setsuna. I would like to know each other more."
"I'm flattered, but sorry, I already had a girlfriend," Izuku says while slightly blushing at Setsuna's words. Setsuna let out a groan before muttering 'why all the handsome men are all taken?' before everyone froze as the pressure created by raw mana could be felt. Izuku, who is unaffected, sweatdrops as he looks at his girlfriend before petting her head, and calming her down. "Easy there, Ocha. Remember what I said earlier?"
"R-right..." Ochako says meekly while looking flustered. "I'm sorry…"
"…thank god we didn't try to hit on him," Mina whispered to Momo, who could only look at her classmate with a sweatdrop.
"Really Mina?" Momo deadpanned.
"A-again, I'm really sorry," Kendo says sheepishly before pushing Setsuna's head down, but she ends up decapitated and everyone freaks out, except the Trinity. Tokoyami did it out of reflex but after getting a closer look, he let out a sigh of relief.
"Setsuna!" Kendo exclaims before looking at the decapitated head. "Will you stop trolling others like that!?"
"Sorry, I can't help it," Setsuna cackled before looking at the Trinity's calm expression. "Aww, you three didn't seem surprised."
"I saw a decapitated head once, and your neck will look like it was torn off instead of look like it was cleanly cut," Izuku says as everyone turns pale, looking at Izuku in a horrified manner.
"We've seen worse," Both Eijirou and Ochako say blankly, making them freak out except for Kuroiro and Reiko.
"A-again, we're sorry…" Itsuka mutters before dragging Setsuna and the black-haired girl out of there. Meanwhile, Reiko and Kuroiro remain there, looking at Izuku in awe.
"Okay…" Izuku looks at the retreating girls with an emotionless look before looking at the goth and the edge lord. "Anything I can help you two?"
"My lord-!" Izuku cuts Kuroiro with a loud groan in exasperation.
"Please, just no," Izuku says desperately before looking at everyone trying to hold their laughter.
"My lord, I would like to request an audience." Izuku's eyes twitch before smacking his face harshly.
"Again, anything I can help you with?" Izuku says with a dry tone.
"Oh, the Lord of Darkness," Izuku felt his veins pop as his left eye twitched violently as he looked at the girl bowing down. "My name is Reiko Yanagi and this lowly maiden would like to ask permission to be your humble servant."
"Denied," Izuku says in a deadpanned manner, making the girl freeze as she looks devastated.
"B-but why? I-I could do anything you requested!" Yanagi begs. "I-I can be useful, do anything you ask."
"Yanagi-san, you misunderstood," Izuku says while pinching the bridge of his nose. "I am not looking for any servants, so it is not required for you to be my 'humble servant'. I am not this 'Lord of Darkness' or whatever you guys called me."
"Even if he seeks any servants, you two didn't even deserve it," Izuku violently turns his head and faces Tokoyami. Izuku's eyes widen, feeling the dread of what Tokoyami is about to say. "You two didn't even know the true title of the lord and the true strength that he possesses."
"And what do you know?" Kuroiro glares at the smug raven.
"Hehe, we know a lot. We were granted the knowledge of who the lord is." Karasu pops out and grins at the boy.
"Tokoyami…" Izuku says in a low tone, his eyes twitch violently as the entire class tries so hard to hold their laughter.
"Out of pity, let me grant you our lord's true title," Izuku internally prays to anyone to stop this madness. "If you plan to talk to him, address him by his true title, the Shadow Monarch."
"S-Shadow Monarch…..s-such a fitting name…" Kuroiro mutters in awe, acting like he was granted the secret of the universe itself.
"I-indeed, a truly worthy title…" Yanagi says with the same amount of awe. Izuku facepalmed before letting out an exasperated groan while everyone laughed at his misfortune. Unknown to everyone, Lucinda and Albus heard everything and made a thoughtful expression. Izuku felt a shudder, wondering why he felt like things were about to get worse from here.
Later
UEIS HQ
Chiba, Japan
"It's been a while since we're back here."
After the entire fiasco, everyone decided to leave UA since there wouldn't be another class for the rest of the day. The Trinity had decided to go back to the HQ since they hadn't gone back to the HQ for quite some time. The Trinity decided to bring Tokoyami and Melissa along for a tour.
"Yeah…" Izuku mutters.
"… What happened?" Melissa asks with a raised eyebrow, noticing the look Izuku made.
"Izu-bro had somehow discovered that some students had started a cult, with him as their god," Eijirou says with a teasing grin.
"I had made sure to stop them before they could even form one," Izuku says while looking a bit flustered.
"Meh, I doubt it will work. They will make it official behind your back," EIjirou says teasingly, making Izuku's eyes twitch violently. Then, Ochako chuckled, making Izuku look at her in disbelief.
"Not you too, Ocha," Izuku whines.
"I-I'm sorry!" Ochako says while struggling to hold her laughter. "I-it was just so funny. And it will be even more if your Shadows join in."
"Oh, for the love of the higher beings, please just no." Izuku groaned. "Them calling me milord or master is barely tolerable, I don't need them to worship me to the ground like I'm some sort of god."
"But, aren't you slowly becoming one? A being with the power over the death and all?" Melissa asks with a raised eyebrow.
"That's not the point!" Izuku exclaims loudly, making all of them laugh. Meanwhile, in the Shadow Realm, Igris is sweating profusely as he looks at the army slowly building an entire kingdom with a giant statue of Izuku at the center, every shadow that passes by kneeled on the statue.
"Well, I think you should leave it be, I mean it's not something harmful. Think of it like it's your fan club," Melissa suggested. Tokoyami heard this and perked up before nodding to himself. If a cult is not what the Shadow Monarch wanted, then perhaps fan clubs would be a good enough substitution.
"Those two couldn't be any more different," Izuku deadpanned.
"Not exactly, I once visited a place where a cult dedicated to All Might existed," This made everyone almost trip before looking at Melissa in disbelief. There's a cult of All Might!? "It was only in the States, but it does exist. They worship All Might so much that they would do anything that All Might would've done, saving people from trouble, helping others with no question, and apprehending criminals to the police."
"….okay, that might be the coolest cult I ever heard, but still, what the fuck?" Izuku admits before voicing his disbelief.
"You didn't bat an eye about anything weird caused by magic, but you weirded out by a cult of All Might?" Melissa asks in disbelief. "Oh, and let's not forget about the primordial beings you mentioned earlier."
"Primordial beings?" Tokoyami asks, feeling out of the loop.
"Later," Izuku replies to Tokoyami. "Also, it's a completely different thing. It's a supernatural existence and we can simply sum it up as that. But, a cult of All Might is something that no magic involved, so it's super weird."
"Maybe it is magic…" Eijirou mutters.
"….let's just drop the cult talk," Izuku deadpanned as everyone chuckled. As they enter, they notice a group of fully geared people talking to Edgeshot with Mirei standing on the sideline, gripping the sheath of her blade. Judging from how they talk, it doesn't seems good since Edgeshot seems to feel frustrated talking to the man. Izuku stops before he narrows his eyes, getting the kid's attention.
"Something wrong, Izu?" Ochako asks before she stops and looks at the group of people, narrowing her eyes. "Oh…"
"Those people….their mana capacity is off the chart," Izuku mutters, narrowing his eyes. "Why are there so many S-Rank Awakeners in here?"
Then, a young woman with orange-brown hair tied in two buns eating a lollipop while carrying a giant axe on her back notices the Trinity and the gang, making her raise her eyebrow. She decided to leave the group and approach the girl, which was noticed by a tall bulky man with spiky brown hair and scars on his face.
"Hey, kids," The woman says with a gentle smile. "What are you doing here? This isn't a place for any of you."
"Hello, miss." Izuku greets politely, noting her gentle tone. To her, they're just a group of students who look like they accidentally entered the wrong building. "Unfortunately, you are slightly mistaken. We're an intern of the UEIS." Then, Izuku presents her with an awakened intern license. The woman saw this and froze before looking at the card in disbelief.
Name: Izuku Midoriya
Birth Date: 07-15-2XXX
Position: Intern.
Class: Fighter/Mage
Rank: S
The woman looks at Izuku with a gaping mouth, her lollipop almost falls out of her mouth. Ochako and Eijirou also pull out their license card and show them to the woman.
Name: Ochako Urakaka
Birth Date: 12-27-2XXX
Position: Intern
Class: Mage/Support/Fighter
Rank: S
Name: Eijirou Kirishima
Birth Date: 10-16-2XXX
Position: Intern
Class: Fighter/Mage/Tank
Rank: S
"U-um…" The woman stuttered before closing her mouth and clearing her throat. "I…stand corrected. I'm sorry." While doing so, she decided to use her senses to detect their mana, and the woman was surprised by the sheer power radiated from them, especially Izuku as his mana's quantity and quality are beyond anyone she ever senses. And what's with the multiple presences in his shadow?
Also, she can sense two presences and two different mana signatures from the raven-headed boy, making her curious. While the girl next to the boy had a small trail of mana. No offense to the girl, but it was like comparing an ant to an elephant. If it wasn't for her greater enhanced sense as a healer, she wouldn't have noticed it. She wonder if they knew about her being an awakened, albeit a weak one, and brought her here.
"Don't be, you're merely concerned for us. It does seem like it's not a place for kids," Izuku says before extending his hand. "My name is Izuku Midoriya, but you already knew from seeing my license."
"Of course," The woman says with a grin. "The name's Akari Shimizu, a pleasure to meet my kouhais."
"Haha…" Izuku sweatdrops as he can't help but be reminded of how Mirio acted after they all accepted to UA.
"Akari, what's going on?" The man with spiky brown hair approaches her while raising his eyebrow. "Oh, you meet a group of interesting fellows."
"Hello," Izuku greets as his friend follows suit. "My name's Izuku Midoriya, and this is Ochako Uraraka and Eijirou Kirishima, we're interns of UEIS who were introducing the world of Awakeners to our fellow awakeners, Fumikage Tokoyami and Melissa Shield."
'Oh, so he does know.' Akari thought before pausing, recalling her name. Her eyes widen comically. 'Melissa Shield….she must be related to David Shield, the world's most famous scientist! Being a famous figure must be loaded!' Her eyes then comically turn into a yen sign. 'Jackpot!'
"Um…Akari, calm down," The man snaps her out of her thoughts as she notices the kids raising their eyebrows at her. She then flustered before clearing her throat, acting like nothing had happened.
"S-sorry, I was thinking of something else…." Akari mutters while looking away, making the kids sweatdrop.
"Ho…?" They all heard an amused tone from behind, they all noticed a shaggy black-haired man approaching him. Izuku narrowed his eyes as he sensed the sinister emotion radiating from the man. "What's this? UEIS now accepts child labor? I thought Amamiya was the only one."
"I prefer if you choose your word carefully, sir," Izuku says with an edge on his tone, sneering at the man.
"Kids? What are you guys doing here?" Edgeshot looks at them in surprise.
"We're here to visit since it has been a while," Izuku says while looking at the shaggy-haired man. "So, who's this? Is he causing any trouble?" Izuku narrowed his eyes. "Should I get rid of him?"
The entire room drops by a few temperatures as the man looks at Izuku with a raised eyebrow, his lip twitching in amusement before suddenly Izuku lets his mana loose slightly, causing everyone in the room to freeze. Everyone feels like they're suffocating and multiple figures staring down at them with the intent to kill.
Thankfully, Edgeshot stops him by placing his hand on Izuku's shoulder and shakes his head. Izuku looks at the hero before calming down and lets out a sigh.
"Sorry…" Izuku whispers.
"No need, kid. Appreciate the worry, but I can handle it," Edgeshot says, nodding at Izuku who nods back. "As for your question, this is Goto Ryuji, the leader of the Blade Guild."
"Ah…." Izuku nods, remembering about the Guild he heard from the lessons during his time as an intern. A group of awakened who joined forces and lent their strength to fight against Gate. Guilds were mostly found outside the country with some of them existing in Japan. They either choose HPSC sides, UEIS sides, or neutral. The Blade Guild is neutral, but they have a reputation for being like a group of mercenaries. Besides Akari, the spiky brown-haired man, and some of the members, they all radiate apathy and callousness.
"Sorry, I can't help but think he's my former homeroom teacher. Both of them look like hobo." Izuku shrugs, making everyone look at Izuku in disbelief. Akari covers her mouth, holding her laughter while Ryuji frowns slightly at Izuku. "So, what's going on? There are so many S-Ranks presences here that it feels like they're preparing for war or something."
"It's….a long story," Edgeshot sighs, rubbing his forehead. He's not preparing for a headache.
[To be continued]