Chapter 45:

(Wasn't expecting me so soon, didja? Just kidding, so now we get into names! I hope Lucas's reason for his new name will be cool! It's currently 1:00 AM as I write this, so I hope you guys like the efforts. Enjoy!)

Lucas was listening to music while he was on the train. He noticed a few people had stared at him, "Isn't that the mystery student from the Sports Festival?" He could hear surprisingly different things. "He was honestly incredible to fight so well with that Todoroki from 1-A." One person said, "Yeah, but he didn't last long in the final round, so don't you think that's kinda bad…?" Lucas sighed and pulled his hoodie in front of his face. He was embarrassed to say the least. He wasn't expect people to talk about him the same way they did Shoto, Izuku and Bakugo-san. He wasn't expect people at least happy they acknowledged his fighting capabilities with the use of his powers. Still, no doubt Aizawa-Sensei would be on him about his careless strategy during his fight with Shoto, and how he threw away the victories he could've gained if he had decided to not help Shoto. "I just hope he won't be mad I tried to reach out to Shoto when we fought."He thought to himself, realizing he did the most counterintuitive thing Aizawa-Sensei was telling the entire class they weren't in the Hero Course. "If you're just here to make friends, then you can pack up your stuff now." Lucas nervously smiled once he realized something. "Sensei's gonna torture me if he figures it out." Lucas thought to himself. Watching the train go through to the stop at Yongenjaya.

(Later that day)

Lucas looked sad for a moment. He had hoped the rain would pass so he could plant the sunflowers today, and quickly saw someone running past him in a green raincoat. He could hear him greet Izuku further ahead. "Oh, it's Tenya!" Lucas said, starting to run further and further up ahead.

"…Why on earth are you walking so slowly?" He heard Tenya say before he scolded Midoriya if he'll be late. Lucas than ran and grabbed his friend's hand and start running, "W-Whoa, hey!" Izuku was shocked by the sudden action. "Morning, Izuku!" Lucas said, smiling back at his friend before pulling him ahead. "O-Oh, it's you, Lucas! Don't do that next time, it's startled me!" Izuku said, now trying to catch up with him.

"Sorry, but Tenya's right, we should hurry!"

Izuku then tired to explain that the first bell doesn't ring until five minutes from now. "UA students should always arrive ten minutes early, don't you think?" Tenya asked, running further ahead.

(In the locker room)

Izuku had finished drying his umbrella of all the rain droplet, while Tenya placed his rain boots in his locker. Lucas had grabbed and towel and tried to dry his hoodie and hair from when it got wet in the rain. "So, Iida. Um…" Izuku tried to get his attention.

"If it's about my brother, don't be concerned." Tenya said, interrupting the green-ette mid sentence. Lucas looked at his friend's exchange, "I'm sorry if I made you both worry. Everything'll be fine." Tenya had said, lowering his hood with a confident smile on his face. Lucas and Izuku frowned, though for Lucas it was clear what he could see through Tenya's smile.

(In Class!)

"It's so weird that people recognize us from TV. Everyone wanted to talk to me on my way here." Mina explained, "Yeah, me too!" Eijiro said, excitedly. Toru lifted her hand to her chest, "People on the street were staring at me!" she said, "It was kind of embarrassing." Mashirao interjected by acknowledging that this situation wasn't entirely outlandish as Toru had thought. "You won't believe when a bunch of elementary school brats yelled at me." Hanta said, upset.

Tsuyu lifted herself from her desk and told Hanta, "Nice try?" she believed was what they said to him. Sero had groaned in pain, "All it took was one sports festival and suddenly we're celebrities." Lucas only frowned at that prospect, "Remember we're not training to be actors, Kaminari-san. It's best not to let fame get to your head." Lucas advised, "Huh? Oh yeah, Sakai! I wanted to ask what that whole "Raito" thing was about?" Lucas was about to answer and once he saw the door open, he then immediately sat down.

"Morning." Aizawa had said, walking into the classroom. "Good morning, Mr. Aizawa!" Class 1-A(except Katsuki) had said.

Lucas looked at his teacher when he noticed something, he smiled. "Ribbit? Mr. Aizawa, you don't have bandages anymore." Tsuyu had said, "That's wonderful news, Sensei!" Lucas said, "Yeah, the old lady went a little overboard in her treatment. Anyway…" Lucas stood up, "I'm at the ready if need be, Aizawa-Sensei." He said.

"No need, Sakai. Anyway." He shut his eyes, explaining that today's class would be big on Hero Informatics.

Class 1-A had fallen into a group anxiety. Denki was worried it would be a pop-quiz. Eijiro was wondering if it was about hero laws, "I'm so bad at that." Eijiro said.

Aizawa's expression remained unchanged when he said: "You need codenames. Time to pick your hero identities."

All of those dreadful feeling shared among Class 1-A disappeared in the moment, and they celebrated. "This is gonna be totally awesome!" They had said in unison. Aizawa had activated his Quirk and his red eyes glowed with an annoyed glare. This immediately had them sit back in their seats, telling them to be quiet. "This is related to the pro hero draft picks that I mentioned the last time we were in class together." Aizawa explained, "Normally, students don't have to worry about the draft yet. Not until their second or third year actually, but your class is different." By extending this offer to the first years like Class 1-A, pros are essentially investing in their potential. "Any offers can be rescinded if their interest in you dies down before graduation, though." Lucas had thought about his fights and skills shown in the Sports Festival again wondering who—if any at all—he had managed to get the attention of. "So, what you're saying is we have to prove ourselves after we've gotten recruited." Toru surmised, "Correct. Now. Here are the totals for those of you who got offers." Aizawa had pressed a button on his remote and the chalkboard showed the current results of offers for the class.

Coming in first was Shoto with a number of 4,123 offers. In second place was Katsuki with 3,556.

It ended with Ochaco's number of 68 offers. Lucas realized how him staying ambiguous was going to backfire, seeing as he couldn't have been offered anything if his real name had not been mentioned. "In past years, it's been more spread out. But there's a pretty big gap this time." Denki looked annoyed, tilting his head back and saying it wasn't fair. "What about the real star? Moi?" Yuga had said, smiling passive-aggressively.

"Todoroki got the most, ahead of Bakugo?" Kyoka asked. "Yeah, it's the opposite of how they place in the festival." Eijiro said, "They probably weren't excited about working with the guy who had to be chained up at the end." Hanta said.

"If I scared a pro, they're just weak!" Katsuki shouted at Sero.

Lucas and Momo had sighed, but smiled and turned to Shoto. "That's amazing. You must be proud." Momo said to her classmate. "These offers are probably because of my father." Shoto then looked at Lucas, who seemed to just smile back at him, as if nothing were wrong. "Sorry, Lucas…" he thought to himself.

Ochaco shook a nonchalant Iida, crying tears of joy. "They want us! They want us!"

"Still, that's a shame for Sakai and Midoriya, huh?" Denki said, "They've got none."

Lucas surmised that it had something to do with Izuku not being fully in control of One For All yet, and that they wouldn't want Izuku tearing himself apart every time he used that power.

"Despite these results, you'll all be interning with pros. Got it?" Aizawa had said, even to the one who didn't receive any offers.

"Oh, so, we're all interning?" Izuku asked, to which Aizawa said "Yes" before explaining that they have the knowledge and combat experience of fighting real villains during the USJ Attack. "But it would still be helpful to see pros at work. Up close and personal, in the field. Firsthand." Aizawa explained.

"And for that, we need hero names!" Rikido said, excitedly. "Things are suddenly getting a lot more fun!" Ochaco said. Aizawa informed the students that these names would most likely be temporary, but encouraged the students to take them seriously, "…you'll have hell to pay later!" Almost instinctively, Lucas covered his eyes. He could hear Nemuri-Sensei's voice coming in from the door. He could hear the excited voices of a few of his male classmates. "What you pick now could be your name for life. You better be careful, or you'll be stuck with something utterly indecent." All the student realized the R-Rated Hero had walked in, "Uh, guys? Sakai's covering his eyes." Denki said, "I was told to. And I'd rather not be punished if I uncover now." Lucas simply said.

"Yeah. She's got a good point. Midnight is going to have final approval over your names." Aizawa had said, with him saying it wasn't his forte while grabbing his sleeping bag. Lucas then thought of a story his Sensei once told him about his code name. About how Hizashi-Sensei had picked the name Eraser Head for him. "The name you give yourself is important. It helps reinforce your image and shows what kind of hero you wanna be in the future." Aizawa said to his students, "A codename tells people what you represent. Take All Might for example." Izuku thought about All Might's name and then was handed the pieces of paper. He grabbed one and handed the others to Lucas. "My hero name…" Izuku had thought, "I need something that embodies the kind of hero I wanna be one day." Izuku grabbed his marker and tried to think about what to write down.

Lucas recalled the memories and aliases he went by during the fight at USJ and what he wants to be as a hero. And when he finally got to his most recent memory with Shoto, he started writing down his name.

"I may not be the most qualified caretaker, but I'm sure this is the best way this name can fit." Lucas wrote down his hero name.

(Aizawa WILL return…from his nap)

Aizawa snores slightly when he took his nap. "Now, students, who among you is ready to share?" Nemuri asked the class, Kirishima was nervous that they had to present them to their classmates. "We're presenting these?" He thought to himself. Sero's sweat was dropping, "Oh great, who's got the balls to go first?" He asked, before everyone saw Aoyama of all people walking up to the podium.

He smiled confidently, and had his usual dramatic air about him. "Hold your breath." He told his classmates, "The Shining Hero…My name is "I can not stop twinkling!"" He said to the class, as he rose the paper for his classmates to see. He had actually wrote "I can not stop twinkling!" as his hero name. "Mon amis. You can't deny my sparkle."

Most of the students were internally thinking:"Come on!" Lucas was more odd by how he wanted his name to be a phrase than a code name. "It'll be better this way. Take out the "I" and shorten the "cannot" to "can't."" Midnight had said. Yuga smiled, charismatically. "It's stunning, mademoiselle." He said, with more charm.

"She likes it?!" Some students had said, "Also, you're not really French, are you? That's just an act." Rikido had said. "I mean, All Might's aesthetics take a lot after his time in the U.S." Lucas took a moment to point out.

"Okie dokie, lemme go next!" Mina had walked up to the podium to reveal her code name. "My code name: Alien Queen!" She said, confidently. "O-Oh, Ashido-san, I didn't realize you were in to horror movies!" Lucas said, "Huh?" Mina looked a little confused.

"Hold on! Like that horrible monster with the acidic blood? I don't think so." Midnight was anxious about that name and told Mina to change it. "Dang it…" Mina said, upset.

"That one wasn't okay?" Some of the students thought.

"Since the first two were so weird, I feel like I have to come up with something really clever now." Izuku & Hanta thought to themselves. "Ribbit. I think I've got one. Okay if I go next?" Tsuyu asked, raising her hand. "Come on up!" Nemuri said, excitedly.

"I've had this name in mind since grade school. And I used this as a codename in the USJ attack. Rainy Season Hero: Froppy!" Tsuyu said, she wrote the name in English as well.

"That's delightful! It makes you sound approachable." Midnight said to her, "What a great example of a name everyone will love!" She said. Everyone's anxiety faded and they cheered for Asui's new codename. A few of them were relieved that there was finally a normal codename.

Eijiro slammed his board against the podium. "I've got mine, too. The Sturdy Hero. My name is Red Riot!" He said, confidently. "Red Riot? Interesting. You're paying homage to the Chivalrous Hero, Crimson Riot, yes?" Kirishima put his hand behind his back. "That's right, he may be kind of old school, but someday, I wanna just like he was. Crimson is my idol." Eijiro explained. "Hm. If you're bearing the name of someone you admire, you have that much more to live up to." She said, almost implying it like a greater test for Eijiro to overcome. "I accept the challenge." He said, putting his fist up confidently.

A lot of the students found his name amazing. "Wow, that's so cool." Izuku said, remembering when he had a few name ideas in mind. "Before I met All Might, I had a couple of names picked out." He remembered when he asked his mom if she could help pick out a name. Even if they were just variants of All Might's name, they made him so happy and excited to be a hero. "They never failed to put a smile on my face back in those days. But…" Izuku realizes now that he's been given his power and training under All Might, he sees how far he still would have to go. "There's no way I can choose a name that riffs off of his yet." Izuku said to himself.

"Man, I still haven't been able to think of anything that's cool enough." Denki had muttered, before someone tapped his shoulder. "Hey, I've got one." Kyoka had said, "How does "Jamming-yay" sound to you?" She asked. Denki smiled at the idea, "Ha! Oh, it's like "Hemingway," who wrote A Farewell to Arms, right? Real clever! I like it." He said, winking and giving a thumbs-up. "No…" Kyoka was barely containing her laughter. "It's because even though you're powerful, you always…jam your brain." She said, remembering when he goes "Yay."

Denki was now angry, "Oh, come on, Jiro. Quit messing with me!" He shouted at her as Kyoka walked to the podium. "The Hearing Hero: I'm Earphone Jack." She said, to which Midnight praised the name.

(A bit of a quick MMMMMONTAGE!)

Mezo was next, and chose "The Tentacle Hero: Tentacole."

"Oh; I like what you're doing with that." Nemuri had said, "A nice portmanteau."

Hanta was going next and he looked a little nervous, "The Taping Hero, Cellophane!" He said, "That's on the nose. Good work!" Nemuri had praised the hero name.

Mashirao stood up at the podium and held up his board. "Martial Arts Hero: Tailman." He said, flexing his tail as a muscle. "No surprise with that one, I guess!" Nemuri said, acknowledging the simplicity of the name.

"I'm the Sweets Hero, Sugarman!" Rikido said, boldly. "Perfect!" Midnight said.

Mina had finally returned and shouted aggressively: "Pinky!" Was what she decided as her code name. "Make those looks work for you, girl!" Midnight said.

Denki had finally decided on a name for himself, "Stun Gun Hero: I am Chargebolt! Electric, don't you think?" He asked, and Nemuri put her hands together. "Makes me all tingly!" She said.

Toru had picked something simple for herself, "The Stealth Hero: Invisible Girl!" She said, "That really suits you! Now come on, who's gonna step up next?!" Midnight had asked.

Lucas watched Yaoyorozu-San walk up to the podium and show the name on the board. Momo looked at her name, "I hope I can live up to this name. The Everything Hero: I'm Creati!" She said, Midnight clapped her hands. "Creative!" She said, making a pun out of the name. She then saw Shoto walk up to the podium and he wasn't at all surprised by what he saw. "Shoto."

Nemuri walked and looked at the name. "Just your name? Is that it?" She asked, to which the boy responded with an "Uh-huh."

"You need a title of sorts, don't you?" Lucas asked him. "Mmm…I'm not sure." Shoto said, walking back to his seat. "I can try and come up with one if you want to?" Lucas asked. "Thanks, Lucas, but it's fine." Shoto said.

They both watched Fumikage take his turn, "Jet-Black Hero: Tsukuyomi." Midnight loved that name, "Oh, God of the night!" She remembered the mythological name.

Lucas then put his hood up and walked nervously to the podium. Aizawa looked at him and quietly told him to breathe. Lucas took the advice and took a deep breath.

He placed his name on the board. He didn't look at anyone when he said his picked hero name:

"The EarthBound Hero: My name is Himawari!" Lucas said, more sheepishly than he wanted, which of course weirded a few students out. Nemuri-Sensei looked at the boy, curiously. "It sounds sweet, Sakai-kun." She said, smiling at him, but he immediately responded with forcing the hoodie over his eyes. "No reason to be embarrassed, Sakai." Eijiro said to him.

Izuku looked curious on the new name, "Named after your sunflowers, I see?" Shoto asked, to which the boy nodded his head. "Why the sudden name change, Lucas?" Izuku asked. Lucas took a deep breath and unhooded himself. "I love planting flowers."He said to the class, bluntly. Lucas blushed a little at that confession, "But sunflowers have always been my favorite. They're strong, resilient plants, and they serve as a great reminder to be kind to others and make them happy." Lucas explained, "The type of hero I would wanna be is similar to a sunflower. Someone kind, yet strong and brave, encouraging, loving." Lucas smiled, while still keeping the nervous blush.

"I-I h-hope it's acceptable." Lucas finished his explanation. Before his smile began to show more and more signs of nervousness. Lucas put on the hood again and continued to blush.

"That's a bit of a weird name, though. It doesn't really pair with that whole samurai thing you got going on…" Denki had said. "That's not a bad name, Sakai." Yaoyorozu was the first to tell him it was a good name.

Izuku smiled at his friend, "Yeah, I think it works for you, too!" He said.

"Thanks…I bet yours is going to be great, too." Lucas said, happily.

(A few more names)

Koji didn't say a word and blushed to a smaller extreme than Lucas, and he had simply named himself "Petting Hero: Anima." Koji didn't say his name out loud to his class. "Yep! All about it!" Midnight gave the boy a thumbs up. "You did great, Koda-san!" Lucas said, trying to help him be at ease.

Then, came Katsuki Bakugo's turn. He had a frightening air about him as he showed his codename. "King Explosion Murder." Katsuki said, and Lucas felt a chill go down his spine. "I'm gonna say that one's a little too violent." Nemuri said to the boy, "Huh, whaddya mean?!" Katsuki shouted at the woman, as if her claim was abnormal. "Why don't you be Explosion Boy?" Eijiro asked him, "YOU SHUT UP, WEIRD HAIR!" Katsuki shouted at him.

Ochaco got up out of her seat and walked to the podium. She seemed nervous, too. After Katsuki sat down, she placed her board on the podium. "This is the name I thought of: Uravity!" She said, and Midnight seemed exhilarated at that name. "I just love that!" Nemuri put her hands together with all the other classmates clapping their hands together.

Midnight looked at the clock and saw that choosing names is going faster than she had expected. "All we have left is Young Bakugo, who needs to rethink his, and Iida. Oh, yes, and Midoriya, too." She said.

Tenya looked unsure of what to do, and Izuku was looking down at his page.

Lucas looked at Tenya, who was more lost in thought than he once thought.

"Should I…" Lucas was tempted to read Tenya's mind, "No! That's invading his privacy. The best thing I can do for him is give him space, or help him if he needs to vent." Lucas said to himself, deciding not to read his mind.

Tenya thought about what his brother told him while he was in the hospital. "Tenya. I wasn't sure if I wanted to say anything yesterday. But, I…I can't feel my legs. They're useless." Tenya remembered Tensei's words clear as day. He could remember him saying the hero Ingenium was finished. "At least for me." Tensei had said to him before, Tenya didn't want to believe it, that his brother would be fine. Tensei had so many people who were inspired by him and WOULD be inspired by him! It couldn't have been true was Tenya had said to him, and Tensei offered an apology in return. "That's why…I want YOU to take the name." Tensei's words came to him. Tenya tried to write down the name Ingenium, but began to tremble and shook his head. He couldn't! Ingenium was Tensei's name, not his. "No. I'm still…" Tenya walked to the podium and showed his name.

Like Shoto's, it was just his name. He turned to his side, not engaging anyone's reaction. "You're using your real name, too?" Midnight had asked him. Tenya said nothing but simply nodded and walked away.

A few of the classmates were worried about Tenya. Especially Lucas, remembering the conversation he had with Tenya about his older brother. "I hope I can talk to him, later." Lucas thought to himself, "Well, Midoriya, are you ready?" Midnight asked the green-ette. Izuku walked up, "Oh. Yes!" He said, making his way to the podium.

"This is it. It has to be." He thought to himself, not smiling, but confidently putting his answer down.

It made his classmates gasp. "You sure about that one, Midoriya?" Denki asked, Lucas then thought about why his friend would choose THAT name as his codename.

"Yeah, man, remember, that could be your name forever." Kirishima said, worried about it a little bit.

"Right. I used to hate it. But, then, something changed. I guess…" Izuku explained that someone taught him that it could have a different meaning. Lucas looked at Ochaco as a response, and smiled at her. "And that had a huge impact on how I felt. So, now I really like it." Izuku had heard his memories from the many times he used the name heroically. His fight against Kacchan, and when he used it as a temporary codename in the USJ Attack.

"Deku. That has to be my codename!"

Katsuki looked up from his board, an angry face still there, but confused why Deku chose to use his mocking nickname as his codename. Ochaco smiled at him, remembering SHE was the one who told him it could be a great name.

Lucas smiled, he was proud of his friend. He managed to use his bully's nickname for him as his new codename. He reused it and Ochaco's advice to encourage him to keep going. "I wish mine could compare to his." Lucas admitted that he think Izuku's codename was better than his own. But he wasn't jealous of it, he admired the confidence.

The only person left was Katsuki and he was trying variants involving "Explosion Murder", Midnight had to get on him.

(Later…)

Aizawa had began addressing the class. He returned to the topic of the internships.

"They'll last for one week. As for who you'll be working with: Those of you who were on the board will choose from among your offers, everyone else will have a different list." Aizawa held up the paper, "You have a lot to think about. There are around 40 agencies across the country who've agreed to take on interns for your class." Aizawa explained that each agency has a different specialty that its heroes focus on. Lucas rose his hand, "Sensei, what about me? I know my name was left ambiguous." Lucas explained. "The principal has been taking care of that for you, Sakai-san."Aizawa explained to him, looking for his page, "Which reminds me that he told me he wants to talk to you about it, later." Lucas nodded his head, "That reminds me, why was Sakai going under an alias?" Kirishima rose his hand and asked. A lot of Class 1-A was wondering about that, "That is confidential information for Sakai, alone." Aizawa explained, "If we're done with that discussion, let's continue." Midnight had the floor once again. "Imagine that you were Thirteen. You'd want to choose a place that focuses on rescuing people, not fighting villains. Understand?" She offered an example. "Think carefully before you decide." Aizawa advised, "Yes sir." Class 1-A said in unison.

Lucas heard where and why Eijiro and Tsu wanted to intern at an agency. "Turn in your choices before the weekend." Aizawa advised, with Nemuri waving goodbye. "We've only got two days?" Sero asked.

"Yeah, so you should start now." He said, walking out of his classroom, dismissing the class.

Lucas looked at his list. He could see at least a few choices he was hoping for. "Best Jeanist, Gunhead…Ah…" Lucas noticed one name he wasn't expecting on his list: Endeavor.

He looked at Shoto, and he seemed lost in thought. "More than likely, his father would want him in his agency…But this is odd…Endeavor…wants to offer an internship to me?" Lucas asked himself. "He must have some sort of ulterior motive. I should talk to Shoto."

He smiled when Ochaco explained why she would head to Gunhead's agency. She wanted to gain more experiences and she wished to get better at fighting battles since fighting Bakugo. He could hear them discussing Izuku's isometric action while he watched Tenya circle his agency.

"U-Um…Tenya…?" Lucas called him, and he looked up at him. "What's the matter, Sakai? Unsure of where to intern at?" Tenya asked.

"A little, but…that's why I'm approaching you. I wanted…to ask how you're doing?" Lucas asked, and Tenya tried to put on a smile. "I told you before I'm alright, Sakai. There's no need to be concerned about me. Besides, I think your internship should take priority." Tenya advised. Lucas nodded, "U-Understood. O-One more thing, though…I want you to know you can vent to me if you need to." Lucas smiled, trying to encourage Tenya to release any hidden emotions he's withholding. "I'll…keep it in mind. Thank you." Tenya said.

(After lunchtime)

Lucas wanted to speak with Shoto about the internships. So they walked together and looked at the papers. "I see you've caught the attention of many people." Shoto said, "Yeah. I suppose being a mystery to the people will do that to you." Lucas said. "Even my father's interested in you, I see." Shoto had said, seeing Endeavor's agency on Lucas's lists. "What do you need to prioritize right now?" Shoto asked, Lucas began to think. "I'd say I'd have to focus on strength. I'm well-versed in tactics, and I often prioritize rescues over fighting when we train. And I practice my fighting forms any time I can…" Lucas thought about it. It would have to be strength and its control. "I'm sure there are other agencies besides my father who could help you with that." Shoto looked through the other agencies. "Why do you say that?" Lucas found Shoto's comment odd. "I'm sure that if my old man is looking to intern you, he'd likely want to figure out who you are and assess whether or not you're strong. I'm sure you don't want that, right?" Shoto asked. Lucas was handed back his papers, he frowned and looked at him. "Are you going to intern with your father?" He asked. Shoto then looked at him, "More than likely. I wouldn't hear the end of it if I interned for anyone else." Shoto explained.

Lucas nodded, "I'll join you, then."

"What?" Shoto asked, "Yeah, we need to be both at our best, so we can intern together to improve each other's strength." Lucas had another reason for wanting to intern with Endeavor, and it was to mostly help Shoto's wellbeing and help with the training.

"You can do what you want. I won't stop you." Shoto said, standoffish. "I'd have to ask Papa, but I'm sure he'd be scared." Lucas said.

"I hope he listens to you, then. I'll see you tomorrow." Shoto said, waving goodbye.

Lucas then went to the office to see if his Papa was still there. Here's hoping Nezu wasn't going to freak out over this.

"Maybe he can take his mind off of it with a game."

(And here's that game)

Nezu was trying to hide the anxiety he felt over Lucas's choice of internship. While he chooses to support his little pup in this, he still can't fathom the idea of his pup being in the same room of an abuser such as Endeavor. It was bad enough when he discovered that the Number 2 Hero was offering his son an internship.

"I can handle this…my pup will be fine and he will be safe." He calmly assured himself, "Papa?" Lucas called to him, bringing out a chessboard. Nezu just gave a happy smiled, "Ah, I see you wish to change fate, my little pup?" Nezu said, happily, while teasing him, "Surely you know the outcome of a game with me." Lucas smiled, "Yeah, but I know how much chess takes your mind off of things. Besides, fate can be changed!" Lucas said, confidently. "We'll see. Which side do you want to be?" Nezu smiled. He loved teaching Lucas how to play strategy games. "He's trying to distract me with a game…Oh, I've taught you well, my dear boy." Nezu said. "Your move, son. Just know I won't hold back! Hahahaha…" Nezu was starting to become intense while playing the game. That laugh was a clear sign Lucas had opened the floodgates to Nezu's maniacal side.

(Okay, we end with a bit of a relevant one-shot! I hope u enjoyed it! I can't wait to get into the internship! We'll return to Claus after that as well. Anyways, I have nothing to say except thanks for reading, I hope you liked it, lemme know whatcha thing…Huh, I guess I DID have stuff to say. Stay strong and awesome!)

John 14:1 KJV:

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

(This is Jesus speaking to talking to His disciples, I believe? He's asking them to trust in Him the way they trust in God. There's nothing more to it that I could say. I'll pray for you guys if this is hard. Cuz it can be hard for me, too, y'know? God Bless)