The Cook and Mage From Musutafu

by zedayniah

Izuku is a smart and intelligent boy who's always good at his academics. Touki, who's Izuku's adopted brother, is a boisterous boy who has a crazy passion for cooking, something he got from his parents who's Cooks at a restaurant they own. One day, a man gave them a VR headset that they can use to play a fantasy-like game, but is it just a game though? (Gamer-Fic)

1. A New Family

A\N: Well, this chapter ended up being so long because of me wanting to cram everything in the synopsis into this one chapter. I kept writing and writing and before I knew it it ended up being over 15k words. This chapter mainly consists of the backstory of the main characters so there won't be much action yet.

There will some battles, drama, and other stuff in this story but there is one particular thing that's pretty unique which is the cooking scene. Well, I think y'all can guess that based on the title of this story but cooking will be an important element of this story.

Alright, enough chit chat, let's get to the story shall we?

Disclaimer: I don't own My Hero Academia or any other franchises that's referenced in this story.

The Cook and Mage From Musutafu

Chapter 1: A New Family

It was a cold and breezy night in the middle of a winter. The sky was darker than the usual nights because of the pile of dark clouds covering the night sky where the moon was supposed to shine its fluorescent light unto earth. Drops of snow falling down the sky quite heavily until the ground was covered with piles of snow making it hard to walk.

In the middle of that night, a boy was walking alone inside of an alley. He was a young little boy that most people who sees him would assume he was a kindergartener. His body was so frail and skinny that the shape of his bones were quite visible from underneath his skin. His clothes were very dirty as it was full of mud and dirt. His black hair was long and disheveled like it has never been cut or cared for. And his body was shivering due to the freezing cold of that night.

His eyes were looking left and right like he's looking for something. He occasionally come up to any garbage can that was on his way and start looking inside of it. Food. That was what he's searching for. The boy was starving as he barely ate anything for a few days. So, he walked and walked to search for any food even if that make him tired.

As he walked, the boy saw a big garbage can on the side of the alley. He approached the garbage can and tried to reach the opener on the top. It was quite difficult as the garbage can was too high for his small stature. Then, he decided to reach it by jumping once. But the boy was quite unlucky. His hand still couldn't reach it and his foot slipped on the slippery snow when his foot touched the ground again.

The boy was groaning in pain on the ground as his body was hurt after that fall. The boy tried to get back up but his body refused to do so. His body was already too tired and that fall from earlier only added more difficulties for him to move his body. So, he couldn't do much of anything else other than laid there on the ground.

All of a sudden, the boy was feeling sleepy. He felt his eyes felt so heavy to stay open. And so, the boy decided to close his eyes and let his sleepiness take his consciousness away.

As he's closing his eyes, he saw a figure approaching him. He was curious to know who it was but couldn't manage to find out because his eyes were already too heavy to stay open and look.

Hisashi Midoriya like any other night expected that that night would just be like his usual other nights. It was time for him to close the restaurant he worked at as a cook, and also as the owner. After that, he would go home and spend time with his family. Never would he have guessed it would be like this.

Midoriya's Eatery. That's the name of the small restaurant that Hisashi owns. He and the only other cook and also other owner of the restaurant, which is his wife, Inko Midoriya, were preparing to close the restaurant. They were cleaning and tidying up the restaurant before closing it for the day. Meanwhile, a small child with the appearances that indicated he's the son of the couple, with his green hair that looked the same as Inko's, freckled faces and fluffy hair that looked the same as Hisashi's, was eating a katsudon at one of the customer table.

Hisashi picked up and planned to throw away the plastic bag consisting the garbages that he and his wife had gathered from inside the restaurant to the garbage can at the back of the restaurant. As the freckled man was opening the backdoor that leads to the back of his restaurant, there he saw a small boy, almost the same age as his son, Izuku Midoriya, laying down on the ground.

Hisashi's eyes widened in shock looking at the scene. In a hurry, he put down the plastic bag that he was carrying and quickly get close to the frail boy. He put the boy on his arms and took a quick look to examine the boy in front of him. The boy was so skinny that bones were visible from his skin. His body was shivering due to the cold and the lack of clothing the boy wear were also of no help.

Grimacing at the pitiful state the boy was looking, Hisashi quickly took off his coat he was wearing and put it on the boy hoping that it would minimize the boy's suffering from the cold uncaring that he'd feel the cold in exchange. Without wasting anymore time, the man brought the boy inside his restaurant.

"Dear! Please get me some hot water and dry clothes! And also brew some warm tea too while you're at it!" Hisashi shouted in a panicked tone to Inko who was currently wiping the kitchen table. He placed the boy in his arms to sit onto one of the most comfortable chair he could find inside the restaurant. He let the boy leaned into one of the cushioned chair in the customer area and make sure he's as comfortable as possible.

Inko who heard her husband panicking immediately nodded in response. The green-haired woman was startled that her husband was suddenly panicking but immediately brushed it off as she understood that there was a pressing matter at hand that required haste. So, she did just as her husband told her to do. She quickly poured some hot water from the thermo pot that luckily still had some water in it into a large empty bowl. Then, she poured some hot water into a cup that she already put a teabag in it. She brewed the tea and let the water turned into a nice brown color. She also put some milk, lemon, and sugar into the mug. Then, she stirred the mug until everything inside has been mixed completely. After the tea was done, she quickly gathered any clean and dry clothes she could find inside the restaurant.

Meanwhile Izuku, who noticed his dad was panicking suddenly became curious. He got up from his chair and leave the bowl of katsudon he was eating to get close to his dad. Then, he saw the boy who was being brought in by his dad. He gasped in shock after looking at the state the boy was in.

"Dad!? What's happened!? What's happened to him!? Did a villain attack him!?" Izuku asked while still staring at the boy with visible worry and confusion. He tried touching the boy's face before retracting his hand immediately after feeling the sharp cold from the boy's skin. "Ouch!! So cold!"

"Be careful, Izuku! His body's very cold! Don't touch him carelessly!" Hisashi shouted to his son, then grabbed his son's hand to dissipate the cold with his own body warm. "As for your questions, no, I don't know what exactly happened to him. He was …"

"Dear! Here's everything you asked!" before Hisashi could finish, Inko came bringing all the things her husband had asked for. "What do I do with these?"

"Good, bring it all here," Hisashi instructed to his wife.

Inko nodded and put everything down as his husband instructed.

Hisashi took all the clothes that Inko brought and cover them up on the boy he just rescued as he already assumed that the coat he just gave wasn't enough to protect the boy from the cold. Then, he put both of the boy's feet into the bowl of hot water after making sure the water wasn't too hot or cold. Then, he took the warm tea that his wife made, and prepared to make the boy drink it.

"Hey boy, are you awake? Here, drink this. It'll make you feel warmer," Hisashi called up to the boy in a soft tone making sure he wouldn't make the boy scared. The cup of warm tea was also on his hand ready to help the boy drink.

The boy, who was now feeling better after everything Hisashi did to make him feel warm heard the man called up to him. With a little bit of effort, the boy tried his best to open up his eyes. The boy managed to open up his eyes slightly revealing his bright yellow eyes to see the adult man who's holding a cup of tea in front him.

"Ughhh…" a groan was all that managed to escape from the boy's mouth. He was still too tired to talk.

"No need to talk. Here, just drink this tea," Hisashi offered while holding the tea in front of him.

The boy obliged and proceeded to sip the tea while Hisashi was holding the cup for him. He sipped the tea once and felt a nice sweet and warm sensation invaded his mouth. He sipped the tea again bit by bit until not a drop was left inside the cup. The boy thought it was the best drink he ever had. He was sure he never had that kind of drink before.

"T-thank… you…," the boy thanked the man after finally being able to speak.

Hisashi nodded and smiled after hearing that. The three Midoriyas breathed out a sigh of relief after hearing the weakened boy was able to speak.

"It's fine. So, what's your name? And… what's happened to you?" Hisashi asked without removing his soft tone while he was speaking.

"Did a villain attack you!? Were they strong!?" now it was Izuku who was asking the questions. His eyes filled with curiosity and worriness.

Hisashi who heard this gave a stern glare to Izuku followed by his wife, Inko. He was displeased by his son who he thought was being insensitive to the situation right now.

Izuku, who didn't quite understand why he was being glared at, could only looked down after saying sorry. His mother crouched and whispered on his ear to not say anything sensitive that might hurt the boy who was on a pitiful condition right now. Izuku nodded and said 'Okay' to his mother.

"N-n… no… villain…" the boy began to speak while his voice was stuttering. "M-my… name's… Touki. I-I… was… hungry. D-didn't… eat… for… days… I-"

Growwlll!!!

While the boy who said his name was Touki spoke, his stomach began to growl in which the sound could be heard by everyone inside the room.

Touki who heard this could only blushed and embarrassed while he bury his face down. Meanwhile Hisashi, Inko, and Izuku got quite startled after hearing the unusually loud noise coming from his stomach.

Inko was about to offer Touki some food before Izuku immediately shot up and began to propose something, "You're hungry? Wait here, I'm gonna get you something," Izuku said before he trotted to where he was eating before.

The other three looked at Izuku and wondered what the green-haired boy was about to do before they looked back at each other. Inko, who already cancelled her intention to offer the boy food after his son stepped up first, now stepped forward and crouched in front of Touki.

"Touki-kun, where's your parents? Why were you outside in this cold weather in the middle of the night?" Inko asked Touki.

Touki looked at the green-haired mother for a few moments before he decided to speak, "M-my parent… is mom. M-mom has been sleeping… s-since a few days ago. S-she wouldn't wake up. I-I was hungry… a-and there's no food at home. S-so I go outside… t-to look for food."

Hisashi and Inko gasped in shock after hearing the explanation from Touki. They both realized that the boy's situation is actually quite terrible. After hearing about the boy's mom, they both were speculating exactly the same thing.

Hisashi was about to say something before he got interrupted by his son who came back to the three of them.

"Touki-chan! Here, eat this! It's still warm and taste very good! It's a katsudon made by my mom and dad! It's the tastiest food in the world!" Izuku offered while carrying a bowl of katsudon that was made by his parents for him.

Touki turned to look at Izuku who was now smiling at him. He wondered what a katsudon was as it was the first time he'd heard of it. After all, the only food he ever eat was just rices, vegetables, and occasionally some chicken that his mother got for him. Also, some random stuff he found that he deemed edible.

Touki then took a look at the bowl Izuku carried. There, he saw a few cutlets of meat? He guessed? It looked pretty unfamiliar to him but he thought it looked similar to the chickens his mom got for him. Underneath it, he saw some rices that he has already got used to seeing, also some kind yellow gel over that which he didn't know was scrambled eggs. And to top it all off, some sprinkles of scallions that made the meal all the more appetizing.

"Are you sure, Izuku? Didn't you haven't eat yet?" Inko asked to his son.

"Yes, that's right. We could make another meal for Touki-kun y'know?" Hisashi added.

Izuku shook his head. "No, Touki-chan needs to eat fast. Because he's already very hungry."

Hisashi and Inko smiled fondly at that. They knew their son was someone who got a very kind heart as he always idolized heroes who could help other people so much. But seeing it in action still felt heartwarming to them.

Touki was thinking whether to accept or not for a few moments before saying his decision. "O-okay."

Izuku smiled then got closer to Touki. He brought the bowl closer to Touki's face while carrying a cutlet of pork on his chopsticks, ready to feed him.

Touki, who got the katsudon in front of his face was able to smell the aroma more clearly. The rich and savory smell gently entered his nose making the boy felt strangely pleasant like his body was being carried and floated away by the aroma. He tried to regain his focus and took a bite of the pork cutlet on Izuku's chopsticks.

There, Touki felt like he was being brought to a place of no return. Suddenly, he was in a world where he saw pigs roaming and flying around however they pleased with a pair of wings flapping behind their backs. He noticed that he was riding on one of them while wearing no clothes at all making him able to feel the warm and pleasant sensation all throughout his body.

The crunchy texture of the breadcrumbs on the pork cutlet felt incredibly nice as Touki bit into it. The tenderness of the meat while he chewed it inside his mouth was also nothing else but pleasant for him. As he chewed and let the meat touched with his tongue, he could feel the taste of savory sweet and a slight tang that he could only describe as heavenly.

Then Touki swallowed and let the meat pit inside his stomach. Even though it was only one bite, it felt quite fulfilling for him.

Now, Touki was pretty sure he couldn't enjoy or even eat any of the bland food he'd ever eaten before after feeling this taste.

Meanwhile, Touki didn't notice the moans that come out of him as he was enjoying the food. Tears ran down on his face caused by him feeling touched by the sheer deliciousness of the meal he was eating. Touki couldn't think of anything else beside eating and enjoying the katsudon right now. It might be one of the most blissful moment of his currently-still-short life.

Hisashi and Inko chuckled looking at the black-haired kid's reaction. Izuku also giggled as he kept on feeding the boy.

Hisashi and Inko now turned to look at each other. Their expression turned to serious.

"We should get the boy to the hospital. I'll call an ambulance to go bring him there," Hisashi suggested.

"Agreed, looking at the boy's condition and story, it's obvious he suffers from malnutrition. And also… about the boy's mother… she might…" Inko couldn't complete her sentences as she was cut by her husband.

Hisashi shushed his wife. "Shhh… let's not be too quick to jump into conclusions. I'll go there to their house to check on it myself."

Inko nodded.

"Well, it's also incredible the boy could still survive after walking around in this cold weather with such thin clothes and empty stomach for a few days. He might actually be really tough and tenacious," Hisashi commented.

"Yes, it's like a miracle," Inko added.

"Well, while we're at it, why don't we have our dinner here. I suppose this will be a long night before we get home. Let's all have a katsudon," Hisashi proposed.

Inko replied with a smile and nodded. Then, she proceeded to go to the kitchen to cook while her husband took out his phone to call for an ambulance.

Moments later, after Hisashi was done with his call, he immediately went to the kitchen to help his wife cooking. There, he saw his wife was currently busy preparing the rice. Then, he decided to took a pan out and put them over the stove. He poured a thin layer of oil and let it heat up after he turned the stove on by breathing some fire from his mouth as he got some difficulties flicking the fire on with the stove. Then, he grabbed a few pork chops from inside the fridge and began to season them with some salt and pepper. After that, he poured some flour on the coaster and coated the pork chops with the flour. He made sure there was no excess flour on the pork chops by dusting them all off.

Inko, after she'd put the rice she'd washed and put them inside a ricecooker to let it cook, cracked some eggs and put them inside a bowl. Then, she stirred them up and let it turn into a nice yellow color completely. Afterwards, she poured some breadcrumbs into a bowl.

Hisashi and Inko took the pork chops that the former had prepared and coated them up with the egg and breadcrumbs that the latter had prepared respectively. After the oil on the pan already heated up, Hisashi lay the pork chops on it and let them sizzles. He flipped them up and down every few minutes to make sure they'll be properly cooked.

Meanwhile Inko, after she was done coating the pork chops, decided to make a stock mixture. She pulled a bowl with her quirk on one hand while the other hand gathered some stock, sugar, and soy sauce. She poured them all into the bowl and stirred. Then, she decided to cut some onions, scallions and celeries. She pulled a knife from the knife-block with her quirk one one hand while the other hand grabbed some onions, green onions and celeries from the fridge. She showed some skillful cutting skills as she cut the onions, green onions and celeries on the wooden board.

Soon later, the pork chops that Hisashi oversaw was already done. He grabbed a plate, and then lined it with paper towel. He took the pork chops off the pan, and dried them up on the plate. Next, he put a little amount of oil into the pan and added the onions that his wife had sliced into it. He fried them until they were translucent and slightly caramelized. Then, he poured the stock mixture his wife made into the pan. After he was sure the pork was dried enough, he cut them into several pieces and place them on top of the onions. After that, he grabbed the egg his wife prepared and drizzled them over everything.

Meanwhile Inko, after the rice she'd cooked were already done, grabbed three bowls and began to fill them with the rice. Soon after, her husband were also done and began to put everything from the pan into the bowls evenly. Then, to finish it off, Inko put the green onions and celeries into the bowls.

And there we go, three servings of Midoriya's Styled Katsudon were ready to eat.

Hisashi and Inko grabbed the three bowls and take them to the customer area where Izuku and Touki were at. The couple then took seats near the two boys and began to eat their katsudon.

Izuku was still feeding Touki his katsudon as Touki was still feeling tired, therefore he could only eat the meal slowly. Despite this, Izuku doesn't mind at all as he was someone who aspired to be a hero who could help people with a smile. So, he took it upon himself to help the boy eat while he was smiling. He also giggled occasionally whenever he saw the hilarious expression Touki made while he was eating. Well, all in all, he actually enjoyed it.

Inko who noticed his son still occupied, took it upon herself to feed him. She took a cutlet of pork from her bowl with her chopsticks and proffered it to his son. "Here Izuku, say ahh…"

Izuku who saw the meat being proffered to him smiled and began to cheerfully open his mouth to bite into it. He then continued to feed Touki again while still chewing on his meat. He continued this process of feeding and biting the proffered meat until the bowl was empty as his mom also did the same thing.

Hisashi who was sitting on the side smiled as he watched the scene unfold in front of him. He enjoyed every moment of it as he also ate his own katsudon quiety.

A few moments later, after Hisashi, Inko, Izuku, and Touki were all done with their meal, an ambulance arrived with its siren on in front of the restaurant. A few people could be seen coming out of the ambulance wearing paramedical outfit.

Hisashi was about to come and attend to the paramedic team that just arrived before a small hand grabbed his shirt and stopped him on his track.

"T-thank you," Touki thanked the man. His voice was low and his face was facing down, hiding the crying expression on his face.

Hisashi smiled. He patted the crying kid's head, and ruffled his black hair. "Don't worry about it, kid."

The boy looked up. He saw the man smiling and making a pleasant expression. Inside of him, he could feel a warm and comfortable feeling after he saw the man's expression. He let go of his hand from the man's shirt and the man began to walk towards the paramedic team.

"My dad is cool, right? He's like a hero who help people with a smile! One day, I'm gonna be a hero who can help people too, like All Might!" Izuku exclaimed while putting on a bright smile and pumping his fist in the air. Meanwhile his mother smiled while watching his son antics as she was busy washing the dishes in the kitchen. She was sure she'd heard the line from his son a thousand times already.

"Hero?" Touki wondered. He'd heard about heroes and villains from his mother before but he didn't think of it as a big deal at the time. So, he forgot most of the things his mother told him about them except that heroes are good, and villains are bad.

"Yes! Heroes! They are people who use their quirk to help people in trouble! One day, I'm gonna get my quirk and become a hero too!" Izuku said with a proud smile.

Touki was taken aback after hearing that.

"That-" Touki was cut off after a paramedic suddenly got in front of him.

The paramedic team quicky did a few check-ups on Touki which the boy followed obediently. Moments later, the paramedic team was done with the check-ups. Touki was now laying down on a gurney.

One of the paramedic team come up to the Midoriya parents and began to tell them something.

"The boy needs a guardian to accompany him to the hospital."

"I'll go with him," Inko said.

"Me too! I'll go with Touki-chan too!" Izuku offered while raising his hand in the air.

Inko smiled and patted his son's head while also saying 'Of course, honey!' to him.

The paramedic team proceeded to drag the gurney carrying Touki into the ambulance followed by the Midoriyas.

When the paramedic team was about to close the ambulance door after Touki, followed by Inko, Izuku and the paramedic team was already inside, Hisashi stopped them.

"Touki-kun, you said that you left your house when your mother was sleeping right? Can you tell me where's your house?" Hisashi asked while holding the ambulance door.

Touki turned to look at Hisashi. "It's under the bridge with the big river. Over there," Touki replied while pointing his finger to a certain direction.

Hisashi turned his head to look at the direction the boy was pointing. He got a guess where the boy's house might be as he figured that there was only one bridge at the direction the boy pointed.

"Alright, I'll go there and tell your mother where you are," Hisashi said with a nod.

Touki replied by saying 'Okay.'

Hisashi closed the ambulance door which the ambulance followed by scurrying away to the hospital. Hisashi turned his back and began to take a walk to the place he'd guessed Touki's house were at. He tightened his coat to keep the cold of the winter night away.

"This'll be a long night, alright."

~~~

Hisashi was now at the riverbank near the bridge he was going to. From a distance, he could see a small shack under the bridge.

"Is that Touki-kun's house?" Hisashi asked to practically nobody.

He proceeded towards the shack that he guessed was Touki's house. After he arrived at the shack, he looked around to look for people.

"Excuse me, is someone here?" Hisashi asked while knocking on the door.

Nobody answered.

Hisashi repeated this process a few times but still got no response. Then, he decided to open the door that was fortunately unlocked by himself.

Inside, Hisashi began to look around at the stuff that was there until his eyes was locked into a particular object. He saw a picture frame sitting on top of a desk with a picture inside of it.

He walked closer to the picture intending to get a clearer look. He picked the picture up and took a look. Inside the picture, he saw two figure. One was a woman with black hair who was holding a baby while smiling towards the camera. The other was the baby who also had a black hair and yellow eyes similar to what Touki had.

Hisashi took the picture out of the frame and took a look at what's behind the picture. He saw a writing that said 'Touki, 11 Desember 2XXX'.

'He's the same age as Izuku.'

Hisashi then put the picture back after he's done looking at it.

Then, he decided to check a small room that was inside the shack he's in. He walked to the door of the room and began knocking on it. After getting no response, he decided to open the door himself.

Hisashi was shocked with his eyes widened after looking at the scene behind the door. There, he saw a woman or 'what's left' of a woman laying on top of a bed in a very horrible condition. Her body was as skinny as a skeleton. Her skin was already deteriorated as bones were literally visible at some part of her body. And to make things worse, a bunch of rats was swarming around her body.

"Th-This is worse than I thought."

~~~

At the hospital

Touki was now at the hospital. He was laying down on top of a hospital bed with an IV attached to his arm. Standing around him was a Doctor, Inko, and Izuku.

"The boy's condition is not critical. The hypothermia symptoms that they boy had has pretty much subsided. However, the boy still suffered from malnutrition. So, a proper diet to ensure his nutrients intake is a must. Then, he'll be fine," The Doctor told.

Inko sighed in relief.

"That's a relief. Thank you for your help, Doctor," Inko thanked the doctor while bowing her head.

Izuku also bowed his head while thanking the man.

"T-thank you, Doctor."

The Doctor smiled while waving his hand.

"It's fine. It's fine. It's my job as a doctor," The doctor said. He then proceeded to walk out of the room.

"You heard that, Tocchan? The doctor said that you'll be fine as long as you eat plenty!" Izuku said with a beaming smile.

"T-Tocchan?" Touki asked wondering about the new nickname.

"Yes, Tocchan! It's short for Touki-chan!" Izuku replied while giggling.

"O-oh…"

Touki smiled after receiving the new nickname as he felt a nice warm sensation inside his body.

"U-umm… I haven't said thanks to the two of you yet. T-thank you," Touki said to the mother and son.

"Don't worry about it, Touki-kun. For now, you just need to focus on resting, okay?" Inko spoke with a soft voice.

"That's right, Tocchan. You need to rest so your body can become healthy again," Izuku added.

"O-okay."

Inko and Izuku then took seats beside Touki.

Izuku was now talking about All Might and anything regarding heroes to Touki while Touki listened to everything Izuku said attentively.

Meanwhile, Inko, who was sitting on the side, can only smiled as she enjoyed watching the interaction between the two kids.

~~~

A few days later

Hisashi was now inside the hospital room where Touki resided. He'd intended to tell the boy about the matter regarding the boy's mother. And he decided to pick a time when he deemed the boy's condition was already good enough. But now that Touki's condition already got better, he could only stood in front of the boy without any idea how to deliver the information.

Meanwhile Touki, who saw Hisashi just stood in front of him with a nervous expression, could only wonder with confused expression.

"Is there something wrong? Mr.?" Touki asked.

"Umm… Touki-kun, it's about your mother. She's… uhhh…"

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Touki's face turned to horrified. His eyes widened in shock and disbelief.

"N-no… That can't be… M-Mommy's…"

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~~~

A day later

Touki couldn't contain the tears in his eyes. His eyes were swollen red as tears keep pouring out of them. His cheeks were an absolute mess as tears flowed like a waterfall and snots that came out of his nose got mucked up on top of it. He was still in shock as he stared at the picture of his mother that was placed in the middle of lines of flowers. His mother was the only person he was ever close with and for such a person to be gone forever is… heart-shattering… to say the least.

It was a funeral for the black-haired boy's mother. The only people present was Touki, Hisashi, Inko, Izuku, and a few priests who held the funeral ceremony. They were all wearing black as to represent respect and solemnity towards the deceased. Touki was sitting on a wheelchair that was being pushed by Hisashi.

Izuku, who was feeling sad and pitiful to Touki, got up in front of the boy and began hugging him. He tried his best to give as much comfort as possible towards the crying boy. Then, he got up and said something.

"No matter what happens, I'm here, for you, Tocchan," Izuku said while giving a clearer intonation at some words.

He gave a comforting smile towards Touki. He knew that his idol, All Might, also always smiled no matter how bad the situaton is, to indicate that everything will be fine.

Touki stared at the green-haired boy for a few moments. He wiped the tears on his face and began to speak.

"T-thank you," Touki replied with a nod. He tried his best to form a smile albeit how difficult it was for him.

Then, he felt a hand patting his shoulder. He turned around to look at Hisashi whose hand was resting on his shoulder.

"We're also here, Touki-kun," Hisashi said with a smile.

"Yes, we're also here, Touki-kun," Inko added while also smiling.

Touki who heard them felt his heart melted. He thought he was truly lucky to have met such kind-hearted people. He smiled as best as he could, and gave them both a nod.

"Y-yes, thank you."

~~~

A few days later

Touki was now already back at the hospital he was previously at. He was sitting on top of the hospital bed he'd been before while looking at a picture that he was holding in his hands. It was a picture of his mother and him when he was a baby. He could feel a lump in his throat as he looked at the smiling expression of his mother. It wasn't long ago he could still feel the warm embrace of his mother but now that feeling's gone forever.

Moments later, the door to the black-haired boy's hospital room suddenly opened. From behind the door, there was Hisashi, who got the door opened walked inside the room followed by his wife, Inko, and his son, Izuku. The three of them took their seat beside Touki's bed.

"Touki-kun, we have something to ask you," Hisashi spoke with a serious expression.

Touki gulped down his throat. He was aware that he'd burdened the man plenty and expected that he would be asked for something in return. And now that it's here, he's afraid he doesn't have much of anything to give.

"Would you like to be our son?" Hisashi continued.

Inko and Izuku then nodded in affirmation as they wore an expectant expression.

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"Eh!!?" Touki was surprised at the question Hisashi had asked. Wait!? What!?? Being their son!?? He'd expected he would be asked with a bunch of different things but being their son wasn't one of them.

"Yes, kinda figured you'd be surprised. We've thought about this before. You're a good kid and still has so much future in front of you. We think it would be nice to have such a good kid as you and add in the fun to our little family," Hisashi explained. "And also, the police have investigated into any relatives that you might have but they couldn't find anyone at all who could take you in as your guardian."

Touki was taken aback after hearing the explanation. He was confused and uncertain about what to think right now. He was aware that he'd already burdened the family a lot already and being their son means that would increase even more.

"But-"

"It's fine, Tocchan! If you say yes, you can be my brother! Then, we can play a lot of stuff together! We can watch All Might videos and play All Might figurines together! We can also go out and play with Kacchan and the others! We can also go to school together! We can also eat the most delicious food in the world, katsudon, that dad and mom made!" Izuku exclaimed in an excited tone.

Touki felt excited after hearing the list things he could do that Izuku mentioned. It was always fun to play with Izuku all this time and to think that he could be Izuku's brother and play a lot more together felt wonderful. Also, the thought that he could eat more of those delicious meal the Midoriya's dad and mom made felt so enticing to him. But… he was still unsure about it.

"Umm… if I become your son, will I become a burden to your family? Didn't I already burdened you all a lot?" Touki asked with his face down.

"That's nonsense, Touki-kun. We've never thought of you as a burden or anything like that before. We were always happy to be able to help you. Seeing you smile while eating our food or while having fun with Izuku always felt nice to us y'know?" Inko exclaimed. "And also, a parent always has to be willing to teach and help their children grow into a splendid person without asking anything in return. When a parent succeeded to do that there'll be no better feeling than that."

Hisashi nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes, that's a hundred percent true. So, I'm gonna ask again. Would you like to be our son?" Hisashi asked.

After hearing that, Touki couldn't hold the feelings that dwelled up inside of him anymore. Emotions of sadness and happiness mixed together that he felt was beginning to pour out of his body. He brought his face up and began to cry his eyes out.

"Yes!" Touki replied in a shaky tone.

Hisashi, Inko, and Izuku smiled after hearing Touki'reply. Izuku began to climb up the hospital bed Touki was on and pulled the crying boy into his embrace. Hisashi who watched them was grinning on the side as he ruffled both of the boy's hair. And Inko could only chuckled as she watched the events occur in front of her.

~~~

A few weeks later

Touki was now already discharged from the hospital. His body was not as terribly skinny as before but still pretty skinny for a boy his age. He also got his hair cut to be short. He was also allowed to walk by himself now. And now, here he was, walking in the corridor of an apartment building that led to his soon-to-be new home.

"Are we there yet?" Touki asked to his new mother and father who were also walking alongside him.

"Yes! Here we are! Home sweet home!" Hisashi exclaimed after stopping in front of one of the apartment door. He unlocked the doorkey and started to turn the doorknob.

"Let's go inside, shall we?" Inko said with a sweet smile which was responded with a nod from the boy.

Hisashi pushed open the door and the three proceeded to go inside.

As soon as Touki stepped inside, He immediately took the sight of the interior of his new house. Then, he suddenly felt a sensation of excitement.

"Woah…"

Touki was in wonder as he kept looking around his new house. It was much more spacious than his previous house and also had a lot more various stuff. It was also so much cleaner and tidier.

Hisashi who looked at Touki who kept looking around with his mouth opened wide can only giggled.

"Come on, Touki! Take off your shoes there and follow me! I'll show you around," Hisashi said as he walked inside the house.

"Yes, father!" Touki replied while calling the man with his new status. It was difficult for him to call his new family with their new status at first but he already got used to it as he was kept being pestered by them to do so.

Touki quickly took off his shoes and catched up to his father followed by Inko in the back.

After walking a little, Hisashi now stopped in front of the TV.

"Here, you can watch the TV. You can take a seat here on the sofa and then watch the TV. There's a lot of interesting shows you can watch, like anime, sports, news, heroics stuff, etcetera. It's all in this black box called TV y'know," Hisashi explained as he patted the top of the TV and turned the TV on. He began turning the channels showing the various shows he'd mentioned.

"TV!" Touki shouted in excitement as he pumped his fist in the air. He didn't catch all of the things his father said but he got the 'TV' part in full.

Inko chuckled looking at her son antics.

After they were done with the TV, Hisashi then led them all to the kitchen.

"Here's the kitchen. This is where we cook and prepare food," Hisashi explained.

Touki looked around the kitchen for a bit as his eyes were gleaming with a particular light.

"Ohh… So this is where we make those delicious food," Touki said while rubbing his chin in interest.

"Yes, that's right Touki-kun. You also can't play around here since there's a lot of dangerous stuff like these knifes for example," Inko ordered as she show the knifes on the kitchen table.

"Okay!" Touki replied as he nodded.

"And here's the fridge. This is where we put our food so they stay fresh for a long time," Hisashi said as he opened the fridge revealing the contents inside.

Touki then walked closer and took a look inside the fridge in curiosity.

"It's cold!" Touki exclaimed.

"Haha, of course! It's the coldness that make the food stay fresh," Hisashi explained with a laugh.

Touki nodded in understanding. He then got closer to a particular part of the fridge where it's especially colder than the rest. He could see some ice blocks inside. As he got curious, he put one of his finger inside and stuck them on the edge.

"Eh?" Touki said in bafflement. He tried to pull his finger out but couldn't be able to as it got stuck.

"I can't get my finger out! It got stuck!" Touki squealed as he flailed around in panic.

"Wait, don't panic Touki! I'll help you out!" Hisashi shouted.

He immediately grabbed Touki's hand that got stuck and began pulling. After a bit of time, they succeeded at pulling Touki's finger out but then they both rolled around the floor several times as result of the momentum from pulling and they both hit the wall on the other side.

"Ouchh… ouchh… " They yelped as they were stroking the part of their body that was hurt.

Inko who was watching from the side can only sweatdropped. 'All that just from a finger that got stuck," Inko thought in dumbfoundedness.

Hisashi who already got up and recovered began to spoke. "Now that that's out of the way, let's take a look at the rest of the house."

Then, the three of them began to walk around the house and looked at various stuff. They passed through the shower, balcony and some other places as the Midoriya parents explained how the various stuff worked and Touki listened. Then at the last place, they found themselves at the bedroom that Touki would sleep in.

"This is your bedroom Touki. You can rest and sleep here. You and your brother can sleep here together," Hisashi spoke as he walked to a 2 floor bed in the room. "You can take the bed up here to sleep while your brother take the bed at the bottom."

Touki got eager to try his new bed and hurriedly got on top of his bed.

"Ooh… This is so comfy," Touki commented as he laid down and flailed around on the bed. Then suddenly, he began to remember something.

"Eh? Where's brother? Is he not home?" Touki asked as he looked around the room like he's trying to find his brother Izuku.

"Your brother is at school right now. He began going to school since last week. We also have admitted you to the same school as him but we've already got permission for you to go when your body is healthy enough," Inko explained.

"Oh… I see…" Touki said in acknowledgement.

"Then, can I go to school tomorrow?" Touki immediately asked in eagerness. He was always excited whenever he got to play with his brother. And if going to school would be able to give him more time to play his brother, then he would certainly go.

Hisashi and Inko smiled after hearing their newest son's request.

"Of course!"

~~~

The day after

The class of a certain kindergarten was quite noisy with a bunch of kids playing and shouting around. The teacher of that class came up to the front of the class and began speaking.

"Okay everyone, quiet down please! Today, we're gonna have a new student. Come inside!"

As soon as the teacher announced that, the whole class got quite and began to turn their head into the direction of door. The door immediately got opened to reveal a black-haired boy wearing a confident smile.

The boy walked up at the front of the class and then stopped in the middle near the teacher.

"Now, please introduce yourself to the rest of the class," The teacher instructed.

The boy nodded.

"Hello! My name is Touki Midoriya! And I love to eat meat! Let's be friends and play a lot!" The boy shouted in a cheerful tone while pumping his fist in the air.

The rest of the class murmured as soon as they heard that. Some of them could be heard speaking their comments.

"Eh, Midoriya? That's the same as Izuku."

"Who are they? Are they family?"

"Maybe they're brothers! Or cousins!"

"I've never heard Izuku has a brother."

"He's so skinny!"

Murmur… murmur… murmur.

They kept on murmuring until their teacher decided to quiet them down.

"Alright, quiet down now everyone! Midoriya-kun, you may take a seat anywhere you feel comfortable," The teacher instructed which was responded with a nod by the boy.

Touki began to look around the room to find a place to sit. Then, he could hear a familiar voice calling him.

"Tocchan! Tocchan! Over here!" Izuku called his brother while waving his hands around.

Touki who noticed his brother calling him immediately grew his smile even wider. He hurriedly ran to where his brother at and sat next to him.

"Brother, you're here! I'm so happy to see you!" Touki said cheerfully while wearing his bright smile. He Izuku's hands and waved them up and down.

"Me too! But well, you knew I was here and we still see each other at home right?" Izuku responded with a smile while also sweatdropping a little.

Touki only responded with a 'Hehe' while grinning.

Then, a few kids decided to get closer to the both of them.

"Deku, I didn't know you had a brother," An ash-blonde kid spoke first.

"Ah, that's because Tocchan come to our family not long ago, Kacchan," Izuku informed.

Some of the kids raised their eyebrows as they heard that. Does that mean their mother just gave birth to a child already big enough to go to school? That's what they thought with their 4-year-olds mind.

But the boy called Kacchan had a different thought.

"Not long ago? Does that mean-"

"Why's he so skinny? He's like a twig!"

"You two don't look alike."

"He looked light enough to be swept around by the wind."

And several other comments began to come up from the kids about the new addition to their class.

Touki who heard several comments he didn't like began to growl in annoyance.

"Grrr… Shut up! I'm not skinny, okay? I'm really strong, y'know? And even if my brother and I look different we're still brothers with a strong bond!" Touki shouted to the kids in annoyance.

He showed his bicep muscles and began to flex them in front of the kids to show that he's actually strong. But the result wasn't what he'd expected.

The kids who saw the the bicep Touki showed fall into laughter. It was so skinny that the bones were more visible rather than the muscle.

Touki could only look down as his face reddened in anger in response. He began to shout and point his finger to the bunch of annoying kids in front of him, saying something about he'll beat them if he'd to or something.

Izuku desperately tried to calm down his brother as he placated his brother and the kids nervously.

The kids continued to laugh while Touki was shouting at them.

Meanwhile, a certain ash-blonde kid only stood to the side while eyeing them suspiciously.

~~~

A few weeks later

At the Midoriya residence, there was two kids sitting in the living room on the floor in front of the desk. They were seems to be looking into some books that was on the desk in front of them. One green-haired kid was calm and quiet while he was scribbling into his book peacfully. Meanwhile one black-haired kid, was squirming and growling while he was looking into his books stressfully.

"Aghhh… This is so hard! I want to take a rest!" Touki shouted as he got up from his seat. He walked trying to get away from the accursed books.

"Wait, Tocchan! This homework's gonna be submitted tomorrow!" Izuku called his brother trying to stop him.

"I'm just gonna take a rest a little, brother. I need to rest my brain," Touki responded while waving his hand.

Izuku who heard that could only complied while staring at his brother's back.

'It's only addition and subtraction question though. Is it really that hard?' Izuku thought while sweatdropping.

Touki who just got away from his homework saw his mother and father was busy doing something in the kitchen. Curious, he approached the both of them.

"Mother, father, what are you two doing?" Touki asked.

"Oh, Touki. We're making dinner right now," Hisashi answered.

"Oh! You're making food? Can I help, please?" Touki asked enthusiastically.

"Of course, come here," Hisashi replied while smiling amused by Touki's enthusiasm.

Touki quickly nodded and rushed to his father. He grabbed a small chair and placed it beside his father. The kitchen desk was too tall so he needed to stand on the chair to be able to reach the table.

"Now, I'll show you how to cut some veggies," Hisashi said.

He took some scallions and placed them on the cutting board. Then, he started cutting them into small pieces skillfully.

Touki who saw his father cutting skill could only gaped in awe.

"Woah…"

Hisashi giggled in amusement looking at Touki's reaction.

"Now, it's your turn. Here," Hisashi said as he handed Touki the knife.

Touki received the knife in anticipation.

"Now, do it like I did but slowly, okay? The knife is sharp so gotta be careful," Hisashi warned.

Touki replied with a nod. He grabbed some scallions and placed them on the cutting board. He began cutting them as similar to his father as he could. And to his satisfaction, he succeeded to cut them into quite an amount nicely.

Hisashi was quite impressed looking at his son's talent. He couldn't help but praised.

"Woah, you're pretty good at this, Touki. But be careful, though. You should do it more slowly," Hisashi praised and warned the black haired boy.

Touki who heard the praise his father gave him couldn't help but smile. He didn't hear the warning his father gave him and began cutting faster to get more praise from his father.

Hisashi was about to stop the boy from being careless but he was too late.

"Ouch!" Touki yelped. Touki accidentally cut one of his finger and bleed. He was teary-eyed as he grabbed the cut finger to hold in the pain.

Hisashi who saw that widened his eyes in shock.

"Oh, no. I told you to be careful!" Hisashi scolded his son. He grabbed his son's arm that was cut and began secrete the blood out.

"Oh dear, we need to disinfect and wrap it quickly. I'll go get some bandages," Inko said.

"No, I'll go get it myself. Dear, please finish making the dinner for us," Hisashi stated.

Inko nodded in response.

Hisashi then pulled Touki's arm to go get the first aid box. As he found the first aid box, he opened it and grabbed a disinfectant.

"Endure it, okay?" Hisashi instructed his son.

Touki who was still teary-eyed can only nodded as he didn't actually understand what his father wanted to do. Then, Hisashi proceeded to pour some disinfectant to the cut on Touki's finger.

"Ouch, Ouch!" Touki was yelping as he felt the sting everytime the disinfectant touch the cut on his finger.

"Hurts, doesn't it? It's what you get for not being careful," Hisashi stated as he was done pouring the disinfectant. Touki who heard that can only slumped down in regret.

"You know, Touki, the hands is the most precious tool for a cook to use to cook their food. It's like a lifeline for all of us cook." Hisashi stated as he grabbed some wraps from the box.

Touki who heard his father now pulled his face up and began to listen to his father attentively.

"When your hands broke, the foods you make will also broke. When your hands got dirty, the foods you make will also got dirty. And if that happens, then your food will become distasteful," Hisashi spoke as he wrapped Touki's finger. "That's why us cooks need to protect our hands at all times."

Hisashi finished wrapping Touki's finger as he tied the last bind. "There, all done. Do you feel okay now?"

"U-Uhh… yes, it feels better now," Touki replied as he was looking and feeling his finger. Then, he immediately faced up and looked at his father.

"Father, I promise to protect my hands and become a good cook like you," Touki said as he kept staring at his father with his eyes full of determination.

Hisashi grinned and ruffled his son's hair after hearing the declaration. "Haha, that's good, that's good. I'll be waiting for it."

"Then, can you keep teaching me how to cook? Can I help cooking at the restaurant too?" Touki asked enthusiastically with his eyes full anticipation.

"Of course, I'll teach you how to cook. But you have to listen to me at all times, okay?" Hisashi said to his son with a serious expression.

"Yes!" Touki replied energically.

Meanwhile, Izuku who was already done with his homework, came the kitchen and got close to his mother.

"Mom, can I try cutting some veggies too?" Izuku asked with a hopeful expression.

Inko who heard her son's request contemplated a little. "Sure, honey. But be careful, okay?" Inko replied with a slight worry.

Izuku nodded while smiling in response.

He grabbed a knife and scallions on the cutting board. He put the sharp edge of the knife on top of the scallions and began pushing the knife down. But the result wasn't what he'd expected.

'Eh?' Inko sweatdropped.

The knife wouldn't budge down at all after Izuku tried to push it down. Inko wasn't sure whether it was because the form Izuku made to cut was bad or the energy Izuku put into it wasn't enough or perhaps something else. She wasn't sure.

"Ughhh… Why is this so hard?" Izuku groaned as he was putting more effort to cut the scallions but to no avail.

"I-It's okay Izuku, maybe the knife's already dull. L-Let mom do it," Inko said nervously.

Izuku slumped down and gave the knife to his mom. He then walked away feeling discouraged.

Inko then take a look at the knife for a moment.

'The knife is still sharp. Th-Then why can't it cut?' Inko thought while sweatdropping.

~~~

A Few Months Later

At a hospital, Inko, Izuku, and Touki were walking towards the doctor office they've been appointed to. Today they're about to do a quirk assesment for the two boys. They've decided to take one after most of the kids their age had gotten their quirk already but they hadn't.

"I wonder what kind of quirks we'll get. Wahhh… I can't wait! I can't wait! I hope I'll get one that can help me become a hero," Izuku stated energetically while flailing and jumping around in excitement.

"I hope you'll do too, brother. For me, anything is fine, but I want one that can help me with cooking if possible," Touki said.

"That's okay, but Izuku, please be still for a moment. You'll get scolded by the doctor if you keep jumping around like that," Inko said to the green haired boy while sweatdropping. Watching her son get excited was nice for her but the disapproval look of the people around her wasn't.

After a few moments walking they arrived in front of a doctor office where there are a nurse waiting there.

"Quirk assesment for both Izuku Midoriya and Touki Midoriya, correct? Please come inside. The doctor is waiting," said the Nurse who was standing in front of the doctor office.

Inko bowed in response and proceeded to walk inside the office with both of her son.

Inside, there was a bald doctor who was sitting in front of his desk. He saw the three walking inside and proceeded to tell them to take a seat.

"Doctor, I want a quirk that can help me become a hero!" Izuku said energetically. Touki smiled as he heard that while Inko gave it a grim look.

"You do, do you? Okay then, let's begin with the procedure immediately," The doctor stated.

Then, they began with the process. Izuku and Touki both followed the doctor instructions obediently. Inko who was on the side watched them cautiously hoping it'd go well. After some time, they're finally done with the process and it's time for the doctor to announce the result.

"You better just give it up," the Doctor said nonchalantly.

Inko and Touki widened their eyes in surprise while Izuku was basically frozen in place filled with shock.

"Is there something wrong, doctor? All of the kids their age have gotten their quirk already but my Izuku and Touki haven't got it yet," Inko stated with a worried expression. She was actually feeling displeased by the wordings the doctor used but decided not to show it.

"T-That's right, doctor. I'm fine if I don't have a quirk but my brother must have it," Touki said with worry.

"With the emergence of quirks, people undergoes an evolution which make their bodies become more effective and efficient. One of the symptoms is the absent of the extra joint in their pinky toe. But in your sons' case, they both still have the extra joint in their pinky toe. Which means they're quirkless," The doctor explained as he showed the images of both Izuku and Touki's toes.

Izuku who heard the explanation by the doctor became even more frozen on his seat. He was feeling nothing but shock after hearing news.

"Th-That can't be. There must be something wrong. Please check again!" Touki said nervously. His eyes were beginning to tear up.

"There's nothing wrong with my examination, boy. Having a dream is fine, but you also need to think about the future realistically," The doctor said with ever so unconcerned expression. "Now, if there's nothing else, I need you to leave immediately. I have more patients to attend to."

The Midoriyas then left the doctor's office. The walk back was filled with nothing but silence. Though, in that silence, their expressions were sour and grim indicating their utter sadness and disbelief. Though, from the three of them, one green-haired boy was feeling the most dejected of them all.

"Brother…"

Touki who saw his brother's expression who was the worst of them all can only grimaced and feeling furious.

'I'm gonna beat that doctor's face to a pulp one day,' Touki thought inwardly as he gritted his teeth.

~~~

A Few Weeks Later

"S-Stop it, Kacchan! H-He's already crying! D-Don't hurt him anymore!" Izuku said shakily as his body was shaking and his eyes teared up although determination was still could be felt in his voice. He was standing with both his fists up while behind him there was a boy who was on the ground with some bruises on his body.

"Deku… even though you're quirkless, you still pretend to be a hero, huh?" The kid with ash-blonde hair who was called Kacchan replied in annoyance. His expression turned to anger as he wore a dangerous smile.

He hit one of his fist into his other palm and made a small explosion. Beside him there was a chubby kid with a pair of red bat wings who was floating in the air and a kid with extending fingers.

Izuku shrieked in fear as he saw them in front of him.

"Get him!" The kid called Kacchan shouted to the two kids beside him who replied with an amused 'Yes!'.

The three of them immediately lunged towards Izuku who was still standing still with his expression full of fear. Kacchan lunged his right hand forward as he opened his palm that was filled with some spark of explosion ready to hit Izuku.

As Kacchan's hand was about to hit Izuku, unbeknownst to them all, there was a person who came running at full speed at their direction.

POWW!!!

Before Kacchan's hand could reach Izuku, a foot planted itself into Kacchan's face making him stumble to the ground. Everyone who saw that immediately stopped on their track and look to the source of the problem.

It was Touki who'd just taken a pee and came running to kick Kacchan's face who was about to hurt his brother.

"What do you think you're about to do to my brother, Katsuki?" Touki said with a dangerous tone to the ash-blonde kid who was on the ground.

"Tocchan!" Izuku was surprised seeing his brother who came out of nowhere.

"You alright, brother?" Touki asked his brother with worry.

Izuku then reassured Touki that he was fine and told him to not go overboard. Touki was relieved that his brother fine but told him that Katsuki deserved it.

"Touki… You… always… always… annoyed me," Katsuki spoke in a growling tone as he stood up and wiped the bruise on his face. "BROTHER? STOP KIDDING ALREADY! YOU TWO ARE NO BROTHER!" Katsuki shouted in anger.

Touki was taken aback after hearing that.

"I heard it from your parents when they were talking to my parents. You're just a stray kid who happened to be found by Uncle Hisashi! Found at a garbage can when he was about to throw out some garbages!"

Touki was starting to slump down in sadness as he heard more of Katsuki's rambling.

"You're even lower than the quirkless Deku! YOU'RE A QUIRKLESS AND A GARBAG-Guaghkk" Before Katsuki could finish his sentence a sudden blow was sent towards his face making him fly backwards and hit the ground with a thud.

"DON'T EVER CALL TOCCHAN THAT!!" Izuku screamed in rage as he stood in front of where Katsuki stood before with his fist pointed forward. He'd punched Katsuki so hard that his fist reddened with a bruise.

"B-Brother," Touki called as he was surprised by the sudden outburst of his brother.

"TOCCHAN IS MY BROTHER WHOM WE LOVED WITH OUR FULL HEART AS OUR FAMILY! SO SON'T YOU DARE CALL HIM THAT!" Izuku shouted at the top of his lungs as he was filled with rage.

Katsuki tried to get up again as he was shaking while doing so.

"A-Aghh… That hurts…" Katsuki groaned as he wiped the spot where he just got hit. "Fine, whatever you say Deku. But don't expect you're gonna get out of this unscathed. Get them!"

As soon as Katsuki said that, he and his two lackeys immediately lunged towards Izuku and Touki ready to beat them.

"Hey! What was that screaming!?"

"Those kids over there! Are they fighting? Stop there!"

But before they could land any hit, some adults were coming to their direction stopping them in their tracks.

Katsuki clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Tch, you're lucky today, you quirkless losers. I'm gonna get you next time, remember that."

After saying that, Katsuki immediately ran away from that place followed by his two lackeys.

"Are you alright, Brother? Your arm…" Touki asked worriedly as he looked at his brother's arm.

"It's fine, Tocchan. It only hurts a little," Izuku replied as he grabbed his arm that was throbbing in pain. "I hit Kacchan so hard, does that make me a villain?"

"Of course not, Brother!" Touki replied with a firm tone. "You did that to protect me, right? To stop those meanies from saying bad stuff about me. That makes you a hero!"

Izuku smiled as he heard his brother said that. He felt a little less guilty now after hearing what his brother said.

The adults who came to came to them immediately asked what happened. Izuku and Touki explained what happened to the adults but leaving the details about Katsuki insulting them. The adults then admonished them to not be rough while playing which was responded with a bowing gesture by the boys. The kid Izuku was protecting also thanked the green haired boy which was replied with 'It's okay' by Izuku.

After some moments there, they all finally left the place and went their own separate ways.

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~~~

Days changed to weeks, weeks changed to months, and months changed to years. Times flown by as Touki and Izuku got older and older.

After that day, the relationship between the Midoriya brothers and Katsuki worsened. They never played with each other anymore like how it was before. Izuku tried to apologize to the explosion boy but the boy didn't want to have any of it as he back insulted and bullied Izuku in response.

Katsuki began to spread the rumor about how Touki was adopted from a garbage can and insulted him and his brother for being quirkless. In result, all of the kids started to avoid Touki and Izuku. Touki got angry at Katsuki and wanted to get back at him but always got stopped by Izuku with the reason that he'll just get himself hurt.

At those moments on, Touki and Izuku always kept to themselves and only played with each other. Whenever one of them tried to play with the other kids they always immediately avoided them or insulted them before doing so. They kept trying to change the rumors but to no avail.

It got worse after they finally reached grade school. At first grade, Izuku started to show his talents at academics as he always excelled at them and always got first place at his class. Touki also started to show his talents at physical activity as he always excelled at sports and other physical exercises. This made Katsuki envious and angry at the both of them. He and his lackeys started to bully them more and also got more rougher than before. He told both the Midoriya brothers something about 'Know your place' which made the two of them confused. Izuku tried to resolve the issue peacefully but always got ignored. Touki of course didn't accept to treated like this so he tried to fight back but always got pushed back whenever they started using their quirks.

All that aside, other than spending time at school, they also spent most of their time at their parents restaurant. There, they earnestly spent their time helping out with the works of their parents. Both Hisashi and Inko opposed the idea of them to help out so much at first telling them to just focus on playing and studying like most of the kids their age but immediately gave up as both of the boys kept stubbornly insisting.

Touki mostly spent his time there helping out with the cooking of the food provided to the customers which he'd able to use the opportunity to learn anything about cooking from his parents. He always savors every opportunity he can get to be able to cook or learn about cooking. The boy also tried to serve the customers with a meal that he made completely but got rejected by his father because his food is still too "amateurish". Other than that he'd also do some chores like cleaning, washing the dishes, and serving the customers although most of those stuff are handled by his brother.

Izuku on the other hand didn't help much with the cooking. The reason for that is simply because he couldn't. Everytime he tried to do any cooking related stuff he always failed, like when he tried to cut some veggies the knife wouldn't budge, or when he tried to handle the frying pan it would immediately go up on fire, or when he tried to put seasonings on a meal it would end up tasting horrendous. At that point, he realized he just wasn't talented at cooking at all. He felt dejected about it at first but immediately brighten up after his parents told him that his talents was just put at another things like his smarts and intelligence at academics. Therefore, he chose to help mostly with the chores like cleaning, washing the dishes, and serving customers. He felt very nervous at first when he tried to serve customers but he kept pushing himself again and again until he eventually got used to it.

Most of Touki and Izuku's days gone by like this. Although they both don't have much friends they get to play with, they still felt happy as long as they got to play with each other. The time they spent at their parents restaurant and their home where they're able to spent the time fully with family also felt so blissful.

Touki and Izuku might've some unfortunate circumstances surrounding them but they wouldn't let them ruin their fun in life whatsoever. They were feeling pretty content and happy with their days, and they sure hope it would stay that way or escalate even more forever.

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A Few Years Later

It was already nighttime in Musutafu, the time when the Midoriya's Eatery's about to close. Though inside, there was still a customer who just got his order served.

"Here, one serving of Chicken Karaage with Nanban Sauce, Edamame and Scrambled Eggs ready to munch munch, hihihi," Touki announced cheerfully while giggling as he put the bowls in front of the man who just ordered them.

"Ohhh… It looks really delicious, small waiter," The man replied as his mouth became watery. He was a middle-aged looking man wearing a suit typical of those salarymen. "Then without further ado, Itadakimasu!"

The man then grabbed a chopstick and split it into two. Then, he picked a piece of karaage and put it into his mouth. "Ehmm, delish~"

"Right~? Father and Mother's food are the best in the world!" Touki stated proudly as he wear a proud smile and gave a thumbs up.

The man didn't respond much though as he kept moaning while closing his eyes as to savor the taste of the chicken pieces. Moments later, the man opened his eyes and talked to Touki again.

"Say, small Waiter. You're so small despite being a waiter. How old are you, anyway?" The man asked curiously as he continued eating his meal.

"Stop calling me small this, small that, Mr.! I'm already eight! I'm in third grade! I'm already big y'know?!" Touki replied angrily while pouting as he showed eight fingers to the man to indicate his age.

"Eight? That's so small," The man said nonchalantly as he put another karaage into his mouth. Touki pouted even more as he heard this.

"So, you're the same age as the other small waiter, Izuku-kun right?" The man said. "Then, what's your name boy?"

"Touki, and Izuku is my brother," Touki answered quickly as he looked away while still pouting.

"Oh, Touki-kun, and Izuku-kun is your brother," The man responded. "Touki-kun, your brother told me his dream, y'know. He said he wanted to be a hero, the kind that can always help people with a smile."

Touki immediately turned his head towards the man, his face immediately glimmering with light. "Yes! My brother is the one who truly deserve to be the greatest hero! He's very kind and always quick to help people in trouble!" Touki stated with full of pride.

"Is that so…" The man responded as he munched at a piece of karaage. He then turned towards the boy and stared at him deeply. "Then, what about you, Touki-kun? What's your dream? Do you want to be a hero too?"

Touki got a little taken aback by the man stare but immediately brushed it off and began smiling confidently. "Becoming a hero is more like my brother thing. I want to become a cook who can make many delicious foods like father and mother," Touki spoke in a confident manner.

The man kept staring into the boy for some moments. He got his face close to the boy's face and looked deep into the boy's eyes as if searching for something. Touki could only sweat nervously when he did this.

"Is that all?" The man asked again.

"Eh?" Touki said in respond confused.

"Looks like you want to say something else," said The man who still looked deep into Touki's eyes.

Touki's heads faced down, unsure of what to do next. "U-Urmm… Well, That's…" Touki was speaking nervously.

"I'll give you a tip if you tell me," The man said as he pulled out some money from his pocket.

Touki got pretty interested now. Then, he made his decision. "Okay, I'll tell you. It's…"

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"That's a noble dream, like your brother's do," The man said acknowledging.

Touki can only scratched the back of his head and chuckled nervously. "You think so? Ehehehe."

"And you also have the will to strive for it,"The man continued which was responded with a tilt of the head by the confused Touki as he mutter 'The will?'. "Well, as promised I'm gonna give you a tip now," The man said. He grabbed a small bag that was under his table and pulled out a particular object from inside of it.

"What is that?" Touki asked in curiosity.

"Have you played games before, Touki-kun?" The man asked which was replied with a nod by Touki. "This is a VR headset. When you put this on and turn it on, you'll be able play a game that lets you roam and have an adventure freely into another world. It's super fun!" The man explained enthusiastically.

"Woah… that sounds fun," Touki exclaimed in awe as his eyes practically sparkling.

"Exactly! And I'm gonna give this to you, as your tip," The man said as he handed the VR headset to the boy.

"Wait, really?! The tip was this?! Not money?!" Touki was surprised at the 'tip' the man gave him.

The man chuckled seeing the boy's reaction. "Yes! Do you want it or not?" The man asked almost impatiently.

"Yes, of course!"

"Then here!"

The man handed the VR headset to Touki more closely which Touki accepted happily.

"Thank you, Mr.!" Touki thanked the man as he bowed eagerly.

The man responded with a smile. "It's for you and your brother, okay? Make sure to share between you two," The man said.

Touki replied with a 'Yes!' to the man and bowed more. Then, he basically ran to the back of the kitchen where his brother is.

"Brother! Brother!" Touki shouted as he ran in the kitchen.

"Hey, don't run Touki!" Inko who was cleaning the kitchen warned Touki.

"Sorry, Mom. But I have something to show to Brother," Touki replied while grinning as he continued to ran to his brother.

"What's got that kid become so hasty like that?" Hisashi asked.

"I don't know, but he's always an energetic one isn't he?" Inko said while smiling in defeat.

Hisashi could only laugh as he said, "You got that right'."

"Brother, look at this!" Touki called his brother who was in front of him.

Izuku who was cleaning the dishes stopped for a moment and turned his head back to look at his brother. "Is that a VR headset?" Izuku asked as he laid his eyes at the object Touki carried.

"Yes, the old man who buy karaage gave it to me as a tip. He said it's for us and told me to share," Touki explained.

"Oh, that old man? He gave it to you? Aren't these things expensive?" Izuku asked as he raised an eyebrow. He took the VR headset in his hands and inspect it.

"Yes, yes, he definitely gave it to me, brother. I don't know if it's expensive or not though. He said this VR headset is used to play a game where you can have an adventure freely into another world! Doesn't that sounds fun?! I want to try playing it quickly!" Touki explained as he jumped around excitedly.

"A game where you can have an adventure into another world, huh? That sounds kind of vague, what kind of world exactly?" Izuku said as he rubbed his chin. "But that indeed sounds fun! If this is also for me then I have to thank him directly! I also know him because we talked before."

Izuku then walked to the customer area to say thank you to the old man. Touki also followed beside him.

After they get to the customer area, the man Izuku searched for wasn't there anymore. At the table the man was at before, there was only some dishes that was already empty and some money the amount of price of the meals the man ordered.

Izuku then decided to ask his father. "Dad, where's the old man that was just here? Did he left?"

"Oh, that man? He left just now. He left the money for his foods on the table. Can one of you bring it here? Clean the table too while you're at it," Hisashi said from the kitchen.

Hearing his father instructions Touki then replied, "I'll do it!". Touki then proceeded as his father told. He took the money to the counter and started cleaning the table.

"He left just now?" Izuku wondered. He immediately ran to the front door and got outside. He then looked around the street to look for the man.

"Where is he? He's gone? How fast, I thought he just left," Izuku wondered to himself. He was curious how the man just mysteriously disappeared in an instant.

"Hmm, perhaps I can thank him another day when he eat here again. Let's just clean up quickly and try playing this game," Izuku said to himself. He then got back to the restaurant and continued washing the dishes again.

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Later That Night, At Home

"Come on, Brother! Let's try playing the game quickly!" Touki said excitedly.

"Yes, of course. But did you already do your homework?" Izuku said.

"Yes, I already did. I followed your instructions and finally get it done," Touki replied.

Both Touki and Izuku were now sitting on their beds as it was about time to sleep. But before they go to sleep, they'd planned to try playing the game they just got before. And Izuku was now carrying the VR headset as he tried to inspect the object.

"Tocchan, did that old man tell you how to use this thing?" Izuku asked to Touki.

"Yes, he said to put it on and turn it on and then you can play the game," Touki answered.

"Hmm, is that so."

Izuku began to inspect the VR headset a little more until he found a button that looks like it's used to turn on the game. "Oh, this button looks like it would turn on the game."

"Oh, you're right Brother! Let me try it first! I wanna try!" Touki asked his brother impatiently.

Izuku then gave the VR headset to Touki. Touki took the VR headset from his brother and sat on his bed.

"This is so exciting! I wonder how the game would look like," Touki said excitedly.

He then put the VR headset on his head and let his eyes get covered completely. Then, he pushed the button to let the game start. A few seconds later, he suddenly fell on his bed and began snoring.

Izuku who saw his brother reacting strangely began to wonder.

"Tocchan?" Izuku called.

As Touki was still quiet after being called, Izuku decided to get up from his bed and look at his brother. Then, he saw his brother laying down on his bed while snoring with the VR headset still on.

"Did he fall asleep?" Izuku asked to himself. He decided to poke his brother to see his reaction and his brother didn't react at all. Then, he took the VR headset off from his brother's head and he could see his brother's eyes was closed.

"He's actually asleep, huh? Makes sense, he'd been working hard all day at the restaurant and had also been running around so much at P.E. class today," Izuku mumbled to himself.

Then he sat back down on his own bed. "Well, I guess I can try playing this by myself."

Izuku put the VR headset on his head and let his vision get covered completely. He turned on the device by pushing the button on the side once. Then, a screen with some texts immediately appeared in his vision.

Welcome! Are you sure you want to login?

Yes/No

'Urmm, yes'

Then without his realization, his body suddenly fall down onto his bed and his consciousness went away.

Meanwhile with Izuku, he was now faced with another screen.

Understood. Then, we'll begin with the synchronization.

Synchronization is in progress…

Synchronization progress percentage: 1%/100%

'Wait, it could respond to my thoughts?'

Do you want the system to answer your question?

'Yes.'

Answering player's questions…

Yes, the system are able to interact with the player via thougths when the player intend or allow for it.

'Hmm, that's… amazing… and terrifying at the same time. I didn't know technologies had come this far.' Izuku wasn't one who could be said as an expert or even enthusiast of technologies, but he could say almost certainly that a technology that could read someone's mind should be one of the most advances.

'And what's this synchronization?'

Synchronization is the process of the system reading into the player's body to get the exact data of stats, abilities, and physical condition of the player and implement those data to make an avatar for the destination world with the exact same data.

'I see, so I get to play the game with my own body. That's interesting. But to do all that with just a little headset, technology these days sure are crazy.'

Not long after, the synchronization progress finally completed.

[Synchronization progress is completed. Your level will start at level 1 in the destination world. Your stats is as listed below.]

Character Sheet

Name: Izuku Midoriya

Level: 1

Class: None

Job: Student

HP: 44/44

MP: 226/226

Abilities: None

STR: 2

CON: 4

DEX: 4

INT: 56

WIS: 19

CHR: 9

LUK: 6

'So this is my stats. I'm good at the mental part such as intelligence and wisdom but bad at anything physical. I'd say It actually is pretty accurate. Th-this system is… scary,' Izuku thought as he began to actually worry. 'It can read my thoughts and get an accurate data of myself. Maybe this thing is dangerous. I need to log off.'

Izuku decided to tell the system to log off.

Unable to log off at the current moment.

'What?!! Why would it be unable to log off?! Is it an error?! Or don't tell me you're forcibly making me stay?!' Izuku asked as he began to panic.

Can't answer the player's question. If the system are unable to answer the player's question, then the answer could only be obtained by the player as the player advances the world further.

'Yo-you're actually forcing me stay… Well, I can still just take off the headset." Izuku now started to get calm.

He decided to take off the headset but there was one thing that's wrong.

'Eh?'

He couldn't feel his body. He tried his best to get a feel and move his body but to no avail. Now that he think about it, he was already feeling this way the moment he login. But it felt so natural that he didn't even notice.

'Wh-what's this?! Why can't I feel my body?!' Izuku now raising in panic.

The player's consciusness is currently inside the system as it's being prepared to be moved inside the avatar.

'Oh, lord…' Izuku now wanted to cry. If it was any other day he would think that this is just a nightmare but with him vividly remembered that he actually put the VR headset on, he just couldn't have that as his conclusion.

'Fuhhh… Okay, let's think about this calmly.' As Izuku realized the situation he was in he tried to calm himself down. He thought that being frustrated and panicking right now wouldn't help him, so he tried to think about the best course of action.

'You said that I could get the answer to how to log off if I played the game right? Okay, I'll do it. I hope you were being honest so far though.'

Now, please select a class you'd like to be.

…

'Hmm, a class?'

Izuku saw the screen which told him to select a class and below it was a list of classes that he'd got to choose.

'Wow, there's a lot of classes here. There's hundreds or maybe thousands of classes here. Ohh, I can see the descriptions too. Let's see… archer, alchemist, blacksmith, crafter, farmer, swordsman, even zookeeper?! Hohh… I need to choose carefully. I need to think of all classes as equal. After all, games are supposed to be balanced, right? So, my priority should be to pick one I would excel and comfortable at. I need to put my stats into consideration too.'

Izuku took a while to look at the classes. He rummaged through all the classes one by one carefully to find the one he needed. After some time, he finally set his eyes into a certain class and decided for it.

'This one. This would go well with my stats. Although the number of percentage of the privileges is lower than most more specialized classes, but I can use more various abilities so I can be useful at more various situations in exchange. And it would also be fun to imagine the stuff I can do with it. It's like having a quirk.' Izuku was now feeling pretty excited as he look at the class.

Mage

A practicioner of magic that specializes in all kinds of magic. Privileges: Magic mastery speed (5%), Magic efficiency (5%). Starter package: 3 magic spells of your choosing (limited choices).

'I pick you, 'Mage'.'

Your selected class has been confirmed.

Please select 3 magic spells that you'd like to use.

…

'Hmm, there's quite a few. First, let's think of what types of magic that'd be most useful in the game. Wait, what kind of game this will be though? Tocchan only said that this is a game that lets you adventure into another world, but he didn't say what we'll do in that world. Hmm, judging by the classes that was listed, It's most likely an rpg that's set in a fantasy-like world like if there's mage in it. So, I'd guess there's some fights in it. If that's so, then…'

Izuku rummaged through the list for a bit, then he decided.

'Okay, I pick this, this, and this.'

Your selected magic spells have been confirmed.

Preparations have been completed.

Are you ready to enter the destination world?

'I'm ready.'

Understood.

Entering the destination world…

The process was instant. After that screen pop up, just a moment later Izuku could feel his body again. The sensations from his hands, legs, stomach, chest, head, and anything else of his body that he couldn't felt before had already come back. His vision was still dark as he realized that he was closing his eyes.

He slowly opened his eyes and was soon being welcomed by a ray of sunlight invading his vision. He took a moment to take a look at his surrounding. The first thing he concluded was that he was now in the middle of a forest. The place he was standing was the middle of a clearing that consisted of dirts, rocks, woods, grass, and some other plants. And at the edge of the clearing there were trees all around it that spread until as far as his eyes can see.

'This is… unbelievable. I can feel everything from my body. The sensations, the feelings, it's the same as how it is in my real body. This doesn't feel like a game at all.' Izuku was amazed right now. He was moving and checking his body all over. 'This looks exactly like my real body, but I can't still see my face though.'

You've arrived at the destination world.

Welcome to the world of Kretia.

Your location now as your starting point is the 'Forest of Monsters'.

'Kretia, huh? And Monsters? How fantasy-like. It seems my guess was right.' Izuku sighed in relief. 'If this is a fantasy world where magics and monsters exist, then my guess of me facing fights in this game was right.'

"Wait, is that you, Brother?! Brother!!!"

Izuku widened his eyes in surprise after hearing the voice that came from behind him. It was a very familiar voice he always heard everyday that was none other than his brother's voice, Touki. He turned his head to see behind him and saw his brother running towards him.

"To-Tocchan!!? Yo-You're here?!"

Touki quickly throw himself into his brother and gripped him into a hug. "Yes! I'm so glad to see you Brother. Hihihihi…"

"To-Tocchan… I-I can't… breathe…" Izuku was squirming under Touki's tight grip.

Touki then realized his mistake and apologized to his brother. "I'm sorry, Brother. I'm just so excited, hehehe," Touki said while scratching the back of his head. "I mean, look around us Brother. Everything look so real and we can do anything we want here. I've been running around in here since the first time I got here, hehehe."

"Yeah, I get it. You won't ever guess you're inside a game if you don't know beforehand," Izuku saying his praise but his expressions were tightened like someone who wasn't feeling impressed at all.

"Hmm, a game huh? Now, that you said about it, I completely forgot. I didn't realize that I was inside a game at all. The first time I got here I thought I was actually thrown into another world, hehehe…" Touki replied as he laughed sheepishly.

"Wait, now that I think about it, I thought you're asleep Tocchan. I saw you sleeping on your bed and even took off the VR Headset from yourself. How can you be here?" Izuku asked Touki as he felt completely confused.

"Hmm, I don't know. What I remember is I wore the VR Headset and turned it on, then a screen asking if I want to login or not showed up. After that, there was a loading screen about Sinkoneesan? or something showed up. Then there was selecting a class, skills, blablabla and I got here. That's it." Touki explained as best as he could to not miss any single moment.

"Hmm, I also went through the same thing. And it's Synchronization, not Sinkoneesan. It's not your sister, Dummy."

"D-Dummy…?!'

Izuku rubbed his chin as he was now thinking carefully about why his brother and himself could be inside the game at the same time even when his brother doesn't wear the VR Headset. He recalled as much memories as he can get from the moment he put on the VR Headset until he got here. And after a few moments later, his eyes went wide in realization.

"Wait, the System said that 'my consciousness was placed inside the system to be prepared to be moved inside an avatar in another world'. Does that mean that the moment I login, my consciousness was taken from my body so it doesn't matter if I wear the VR Headset or not? And now, my consciousness is inside that avatar in another world. Now that I think about it, the System always said another world, destination world, and nothing about games. Hmm… another world, unbelievably realistic settings, avatar… D-Don't tell me that this isn't actually a game, but this is actually…"

"Gyahhh!!! Your muttering habits is coming out again Brother! My earsss… It's hurting…!!!" Touki was squirming around as he closed his ears with his hands to avoid listening.

"Oh, sorry Tocchan. I just got lost in thougths," Izuku apologized to his brother. "By the way, what class did you pick Tocchan? Can I see your status?"

"Thought you wouldn't ask. My stats is amazing y'know. And my class is…" Touki then called up the system to show his status and a screen immediately appeared.

Character Sheet

Name: Touki Midoriya

Level: 1

Age: 8 years old

Class: Cook

Job: Student, Cook Apprentice

HP: 107/107

MP: 65/65

Abilities:

STR: 20

CON: 28

DEX: 33

INT: 5

WIS: 3

CHR: 9

LUC: 2

" …Cook!" Touki exclaimed proudly.

Izuku smiled fondly at that. "Cook, huh? That's just so like you Tocchan."

"Show me your status too, Brother!"

"Okay."

"…"

"Hooo, this looks just right for a Smarty-Pants like you Brother."

"S-Smarty-Pants…?!"

As the two brother was looking into each other status, some screens suddenly appeared in front of them.

Daily Challenge has been generated!

Daily Challenge: Hunting Monsters!

Challenge Detail: Hunt 10 Monsters of any kind!

Success Reward: Receive 0.1 times more the total XP gained from the Monsters hunted.

Failure Punishment: None.

The two brother saw the Daily Challenge only for about a moment and didn't react much. Their focus was now completely locked into another screen that appeared beside the Daily Challenge.

A Quest has been generated!

Quest: Find Your Way to Log Off!

Quest Details: Reach Level 10 in 48 hours!

Success Rewards: Receive the ability to log off, Inventory, A Random Item.

Failure Punishment: Death.

Upon looking at that Quest, the two Midoriya brothers had different reactions.

Touki was pretty confused as he raised an eyebrow when he looked at the Quest screen. "What? Ability to log off? Can't I just log off? And punishment 'Death'? Death by what though? Why is the punishment for not being able to reach level 10 'Death'? This game is being unreasonable, isn't that right, Brother?" Touki was quite nonchalant about the quest that just appeared, unlike his brother who was the complete opposite.

"D-D-D-D-D-D-DEATH?!!"

Izuku was sweating buckets when he looked at the failure punishment of the quest. His eyes was clearly filled with terror and fear while his body was shaking in panic.

'If my theory is right, t-then, c-could this be… r-real… d-death?!'

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~~To Be Continued~~

A\N: And that's a wrap. So, what do you think?

This is actually my first time writing a fic and at my non native language at that, so I guess there might be some mistakes and it's a bit rough around edges. So, if you find some feel free to kindly give any feedback in the reviews.

This story is actually inspired by a certain korean manhwa that's one of my favorites which goes by the name "Murim Login". Basically, it's about the mc finding some sort of device that let him transfer his soul or consciousness into another person's body in a murim world that can let him train or grind for power which he thought was only a game. If you haven't read it I strongly recommend it, It's an enjoyable read with a pretty good plot and nice bits of comedy.

And about the OC, Touki, I actually browse for a japanese boy name and found a name that just happens to be perfect for the story. Touki consists of Tou which means snow, winter or smth like that which is the origin of his first appearance and Ki means joy which is basically his personality. And you might ask how a character with a "Cook" Class fight, well, I'd dropped some hints inside the story but if you want to find out then wait for the future chapters.

I think that's it from me. If you enjoy reading this story then I hope you can spend a little bit of time to leave a review. Any kind of reviews are much appreciated but please only use kind words. Thanks.

See you in the next chapter. Bye!