A/N: I'd like to dedicate this chapter and the next to KagamiPINKAgreste, whose love for her father knows no bounds.

It was another late spring day in Musutafu as Deku and Todoroki were strolling about, headed for nowhere in particular. They didn't mind this, though, for even if they had nowhere to go, the mere fact that they had each other meant volumes. Holding hands with each other helped, too.

"Ah, what a beautiful day!" said Deku. "And I get to spend it with my wonderful girlfriend, too!"

Todoroki giggled. "You're quite wonderful yourself, you know!"

"I know!"

Todoroki gently shoved Deku. "And so modest, too!"

Deku chuckled. "I do my best!"

"You do more than…"

"Shoko, LOOK!"

Todoroki snapped to attention when Deku pointed out something going down, namely Endeavor fighting two High-End Nomus.

"FATHER!"

Without hesitation, Todoroki sprang into action, and Deku quickly followed. However, one of the two Nomus took notice:

"Toxic, you handle Endeavor! I'll take care of the two interlopers!"

The second Nomu – named Brother – charged at Deku and Todoroki. However, neither of the two lovebirds were ones to take this lying down, and immediately, Deku attempted to restrain Brother with Blackwhip. However, it used one of its Quirks to liquify.

"What the…!?" Deku dropped his jaw.

"Don't worry, Deku; I've got this! FLASHFREEZE HEATWAVE!"

Todoroki unleashed a superheated blast of cold air at the liquefied Nomu, and when the smoke cleared, it was clear that she'd done more than enough damage to prevent Brother from regenerating. All that remained now was to take care of Toxic. Endeavor was doing a good job of holding him off so far, but it was clear that without assistance, he might not get out of the battle alive, so they ran over to his side.

"Deku! Shoko! Thanks for showing up! I don't know how we'll defeat this last Nomu, but I'm glad you took out the other one!"

"Endeavor, you and Shoko use Flashfire Fist!" said Deku. "I've got an idea of my own!"

"Right!" said Todoroki and Endeavor.

Deku manifested Blackwhip, and…

(One For All, Faux 100 Percent!) "MANCHESTER SMASH!"

"PROMINENCE BURN!" shouted Endeavor.

"JET KINDLING!" shouted Todoroki.

Deku, Todoroki and Endeavor really gave their all, and much to their good fortune, it paid off: Toxic was no more. For a moment more, they looked on at where the Nomu had been, and then Endeavor turned to Deku and Todoroki:

"Thank you two for your assistance. I appreciate it very much."

Deku smiled. "You're welcome, Endeavor!"

Todoroki, however, was trembling with anxiety because she had something important to say:

"Um…so, Father…there's something I've been meaning to tell you for a while…"

Endeavor raised an eyebrow. "What is it, Shoko?"

Todoroki clasped her hands together. "I know we haven't always been on the best of terms, and I know you probably still hate me for telling everyone that I'm really a girl, but the truth is…I…I've been thinking about you recently, and considering what you've done about trying to become a better person, doing your best to protect Japan during the Paranormal Liberation War and to atone for what happened to Toya, I've realized…I can't be that mad at you anymore. Endeavor…Enji Todoroki…I forgive you."

Endeavor let out a slight gasp when he heard these words from his youngest daughter. Never in a million years did he ever imagine that she would ever forgive him for his mistakes. Nevertheless, he knew exactly how to respond to this:

"Shoko…thank you so much."

Todoroki broke down crying and gave Endeavor a big hug, which he gladly returned. In all his years as a hero, the #1 Pro had learned to expect the unexpected, but even then, nothing could prepare him for what was happening right now. He wanted to cry as well, knowing that at least one member of his family had forgiven him for how badly he'd treated them. Nevertheless, he kept himself together as well as he could and gladly accepted the outpouring of emotions. In doing so, he found it to be very cathartic. As the darkness that had polluted his soul was cleansed, he felt not only did his daughter deserve to be loved, but that he too was deserving of the same.

Despite feeling horribly yucky from breaking down crying in front of Endeavor, Todoroki also felt that a terrible burden was being taken away from her. Even after all these successes she'd had in going out with her dear Deku, there was that one part of her that always felt incomplete without her father's love. Sure, he had treated her like a weapon rather than an actual human being, but that same part of her wanted to reach out to him and let him know that she still loved him. Repressing this part had caused her great pain, but now that she'd forgiven him, she didn't have to worry about this pain anymore, especially considering his new acceptance of her.

As for Deku, he tried to keep himself together, but he eventually ended up crying as well, not because his lovely girlfriend was crying, but because those six words he'd told her long ago at the Sports Festival were still reverberating now. All he could wonder to himself was whether or not those six words would eventually lead to him saving the world somehow. In this moment, he felt so proud of himself, and he was sure that All Might and his mother would be proud of him, too. He didn't even care if anyone else bore witness to this; he was just too proud of himself right now. As for Todoroki, she eventually stopped crying, but kept her arms around Endeavor until she was good.

"Shoko, if there's anything I can do for you…" said Endeavor.

Todoroki smiled. "I don't want anything big from you. I…I just want you to love me and be proud of me. That's not so much to ask for…is it?"

Endeavor smiled. "Shoko…I am proud of you, and I love you very much."

"Oh, father!"

Todoroki gave Endeavor another hug, which the #1 Pro gladly returned again. As for Deku, he had stopped crying as well, though he still had a few tears in his eyes as he beheld how the two Todorokis had reconciled with each other. Fortunately, he had some tissues on hand for that. Then, after the second hug, Endeavor turned to Deku:

"Deku, thank you for your support as well. I am honored to know that you will be a leader amongst the next generation of Pro Heroes."

Deku smiled and bowed. "You're welcome, Endeavor."

"As a reward for what you two have done for me, I'll be taking you two out to dinner on me."

Deku and Todoroki's smiled beamed brightly as they looked to each other, and then to Endeavor. If the day could get any better, they didn't know how else it could.

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