My Hero Characters react to "Izuku the Reincarnated Chef" Chapter 2

Hello everyone and welcome back to the second chapter My Hero Characters react to "Izuku the Reincarnated Chef". With me again is my new partner JoySeeker101.

Joy: HIIII! I am glad you could make it to chap 2!

I'm glad you're willing to help with this reaction story of your own story.

Joy: I do know what is happening in the background on the story, so giving a hand is only a pleasure XD

Before we go any further, let me introduce today's guest for the disclaimer. Izuku!

Joy: LIL ICCHAN!

Izuku: (Walks in) "H-Hi." (Looks at Joy in confusion) "Lil Icchan?"

Joy: 'Cause you are small and cuddly, and EVERYBODY calls you Icchan

I think there are more than that that describes him, and I thought it was Izuchan? But quote me on that.

Joy: I didn't know that one! (shock!) I thought you meant the ones like "Cinnamon Roll Boy"?

Izuku: (Sweatdrops) "Uh... Am I not here to do the Disclaimer...?"

Joy: That too!

We should get to the story before this gets too long... again... (Mutters to myself) I always take up a page sometimes with this...

Joy: It happens! XD

Izuku: "Right... Well anyways... Light/Xara and Joy don't own the rights of the materials used for this fanfic. Please support the official release!"

Thank you Izuku, now, onto the chapter.

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Chapter 2: Watching Episode One, "Return"

A few minutes had passed and everyone had gotten to know each other a bit. They all took care of everything that was needed and got drinks, snacks and/or a meal.

"So..." Jiro from My Hero stared, looking at the man who had the same last name as her. "How do we know who's going to be calling how?"

"Hehehe! Just use Knocking Master for me, it's a title they always slapped to my name when I was alive, may as well keep using it. I don't mind." The Jiro from Toriko answered, amused. Jiro shrugged, fine with that and took her seat with her class. Knocking Master Went to the balcony seats with the other spirit.

Light looked to see that everyone was seated, and was about to start the film, but noticed something. "Oh dear, I missed a few people."

"You did?" Xara asked.

"I keep saying it, EYE FOR THE DETAILS! Luckily, I am that EYE, Yahahahaha! Who did you miss? I'll take them here!" Joy offered.

"Eh, no offense," Xara stated. "But I don't trust what you may have in mind..."

"Nobody ever does. SO? The names?" the Eye asked again.

"For the MHA world, Inko, Eri, The Wild Wild Pussy Cats and Kota, and Toriko's world, Tina the reporter and Teppei," Light answered, going to summon them himself.

"Lots of people!...Okay, nothing too extreme...Make room!" Joy said, already gagging.

"DON'T YOU DARE!" The angel yelled in horror.

"...BUUUUUAAAARGH!" opening in the middle like a mouth, the Eye gave an horrifying spectacle of, somehow, vomiting out the people in question...None of the new arrivals were amused.

"Mom!?" Izuku shouted in shock at seeing her.

"Eri?" Mirio asked, seeing the little white hair girl with a horn.

"Teppei!" Knocking Master and Setsuno yelled as one once seen the young man topple on the floor.

"Tina-san!" soon followed by Komatsu already moving to help the poor reporter.

"JESUS! What happened?!" Tomoko of the WWPC shrieked in horror at the odorless droll covering her.

"Girls I am going to throw-up..." Tiger, the only male of the Team, admitted with a strangled whine.

"Gross..." whines Pixibob, shivering.

Inko was looking around in a panic, looking like she was going to cry, flooding the theater.

"It's okay, mum! I am here!" Izuku immediately went to her side to hug her, uncaring of the spit drenching her.

"Did I get them all?" Joy asked, cheerful and proud.

Light gave an unamused look, stateding, "If Inko floods the place due to your stupidity, you're drinking all that salt water, with a straw..."

"Jokes on you, I am into that stuff!" the Eye answered, challenging.

Xara hit said Eyeball, sending it flying into the walls, hard enough to make him flat as paper.

"You people don't recognize true genius... My Puke-Portation is great..." the Eye groaned while rebuilding itself.

Light and Xara pitched the bridge of their noses

After a few minutes for the newcomers to wash up and be explained what was going on.

"So we're going to see Izuku/Deku being even cooler~!" the kids shouted with sparkles in their eyes.

Toriko clutched his heart. "The cuteness...!"

"My Goodness, are they made of sugar?!" Sunni asked, shocked.

"Naaah! They are just too precious!" Mirio answered, laughing.

"Oh, this might be an amazing report~!" Tina shouted. "I'll be the first to get a recording of a new chef from another world~!"

"I had a feeling the little man had something special," Tiger stated.

"Always in the eye of the storm, uh?" Mandalay asked with a gentle smile.

"Not willingly," Izuku answered with a weak chuckle.

Zaus floated down to Izuku. "What did we say about being nervous, boy~?" He teased him.

"Nerves don't make good dishes or Heroes, always keep your head in the game," Izuku stated, feeling himself get better, becoming better with each telling.

"Good Boy."

"So, we are here basically because three...Things...From the Multiverse thought it would have been interesting?" Teppei asked.

"Basically," the Knocking Master answered, shrugging.

"Well, I can deal with that, if it means seeing you once again," the young man answered, before hugging the dead guy as hard as he could.

Monoma gave a huff. "I still think that kid is just nothing but a glory hog," he stated. "I can be just as good as that kid."

"Welp, I heard enough..." the Knocking Master admitted with a sigh, and with a surprising burst of speed he moved in front of Monoma to tap his throat.

"...?!" The student tried saying something, but no sound came out.

"Heeeheeeheee! I removed your voice with Knocking, I will return it once we are done here."

"!!!!!" Whatever Monoma screamed, nobody knew as he was now a mute.

"...You don't really have to, you know? We are okay even like this." Tetsutetsu answered.

Itsuka looked to the master. "Can you teach me that, I'd really like to use that if I need to?" Monoma gave her that steamed anger and betrayal.

"Eeh! Knocking is not a game, lass! Especially a muting technique like that, if you are off even by a millimeter, you will clog a vein and his brain will go pop!"

"WHAT?!"

Monoma pales as white as paper.

"But I can still teach you if you want!"

"Let's put it in the 'maybe' section then?" Itsuka answered, pale and scared.

"Aaah! No bravery whatsoever! What's life without some booze or thrill? Hehehehe!"

"I meant the neck technique, I'd still like to learn from you, I just want to wait until I have control over my actions," Itsuka clarified. "If you'll still teach, Sensei?"

"Ooh! That! No issue, if not me, Zaus...Izuku can, Zaus had a Knocking patent too and was pretty good. Not a supreme master like me, but really, the very extreme stuff would be Overkill in your world, HAHAHAHA! You won't need to use Knocking to stop earthquakes after all!" the old man said, shocking the others.

"I would like to see how it would fare with my Quirk, Big Fist," she stated, activating her Quirk, making her hands as big as her body.

"Uhhm! Nice one, can work..."

"Not too hard, yes. If ever I can teach you a couple things myself. And my Student will too." Zaus added, nodding.

"Y-Yes..." Izuku answered. He may be getting better, but he still gets nervous around girls.

Light clapped his hands. "Okay everyone, settle down now, we need to start the show now," he told them.

"I will take care of the projection!" Joy said, excited.

"I got the lights," Xara started.

Everyone took their seats as the show started.

A Chef's Rebirth

Episode 1: Return.

TV Studio -

The talk-show had been a lively event, with both Pro Heroes and other 'mundane' Celebrities like actors and singers; its host was a bubbly young woman with frizzled red hair and a perennial friendly smile capable of easily putting people at ease.

"I remember that show! But the Host is different!" Tomoko admitted.

"I still don't understand how you can watch it! It's basically a Gossip TV Show!" Pixie Bob answered.

"Hey! I have a similar show now! Let's slow down!" Tina said, offended.

"Still a hottie," Mineta stated perversely.

Sunni looked to 1-A and asked, "Is he always like this...?"

"The midget thinks with his dick, unfortunately. How, I don't know since it's the size of a rice grain," Katsuki answered.

"SHUT UP!!!" Mineta shouted.

She was just finishing her latest interview by going through the section she knew her audience loved the most: '10 Questions from the Audience', and she was clearly pleased to see her current 'Guest' take part to this with honest interest, instead of the fake Forced Courtesy many VIPs before him had always used to keep their image safe, even when they were blatantly annoyed by most of those questions.

Said Guest was a tall, imposing man wearing a red and black-colored chef's uniform with striped designs on the middle front and shoulders, a black sash around his waist, a pair of knee-high black boots and a large puffed toque (chef's hat), he was also keeping his uniform's collar raised.

He had very chiseled facial features, moderately long white hair which kept braided into a ponytail and a well-kept long pointy beard and mustache, even a faint trace of freckles that had survived his teenage years, but his green eyes held the purest gentleness compared to his otherwise austere aura.

"Why does this guy look familiar?" Hanta asked, looking confused.

"Because that is me! Hahahaha!...Not fully at least!" Zaus answered, amused.

"You mean, me?" Izuku said.

"Eeeh, yes. It's a bit confusing."

"You are rocking that beard, Midobro!" Kirishima said, chuckling.

"I think it suits him~" Mina agreed cheerfully.

"Oh, oh," Toru called, waving her arms around. "You think he'll look like that in our future~!?"

Toriko shrugs. "Who knows."

Izuku was blushing from all the compliments.

"You look a bit like your grandfather too, Icchan." Inko added with a small, sad smile.

All Might had a proud look on his face, seeing Izuku like this.

"He looks like a proud father," Coco started,with a smirk.

All Might spat his drink out, hearing this, so did Izuku, getting snickers and laughs at the two.

"So you still practice everyday?" the Woman asked, actually impressed.

"Huhuhu! Of course! No matter the age or experience, a professional never stops practicing! And I actually do enjoy it, it helps me feel just a tad younger!" the old Master Chef answered with a low chuckle.

"I visited your restaurant a couple times, and I can testify to it, you are still damn good!" the Host answered, chuckling to herself.

"Now I want to try Midoriya's cooking," Nejire stated, bubbly.

"Same," Midnight and Mt. Lady agreed, then glared at each other.

"Soon, soon. Let him study a bit more before that, Hohohoho!" Setsuno answered, laughing.

Those who wanted to try, pouted.

"Oh, I know that! Miso Soup, pork belly cutlet and Karahage...or Donburi, if you have something on your mind." the old man answered, looking at her like a grandfather looking at his favourite niece.

"Y-Y-You remember?!" the woman said, shocked.

"I mean... He does have his journals of all the heroes powers and weaknesses, so it's not that surprising," Inko stated with happiness rolling off her from how well Izuku will be.

"You keep journals?" Toriko asked.

"Yeah...Is it weird?"

"Not at all! Komatsu does the same for the recipes he works on! I wish I could read yours!"

"Thank you!" the young Hero answered with a touched expression.

The heroes looked to one another and stated, "We'll need to know what we can do, if he's as good as he is."

"Oh he is," Nezu stated, sipping a cup of tea."I dare say he's on my league of intellect~ I might just take him in as my student as well~"

Everyone who knew of Nezu paled heading that. They think a monster is about to be made...

"Oh, I know that! Miso Soup, pork belly cutlet and Karahage...or Donburi, if you have something on your mind." the old man answered, looking at her like a grandfather looking at his favourite niece.

"Y-Y-You remember?!" the woman said, shocked.

"Believe it or not, I remember every single order of my Regular Customers." the Chef answered.

"Wow. B-But I want people at home to know that I don't eat ALL THAT at once, it's either one dish or the other! I do take care of my girlish figure!" she countered with an ashamed expression.

"What's wrong with enjoying food? I am happy you ask for seconds whenever you come visiting my Restaurant!"

"Midoriya-saaaaan!" the woman said with a long, embarrassed whine, and burying her face in her hands as the entire studio was immersed in the laughter of the live audience present.

The audience watching busted out laughing as well.

"Sorry, my dear. I didn't mean to embarrass you." the other replied with a tiny smile surfacing from under his beard.

"You just did, though."

"Again, I apologize."

"Fine! Ready for the tenth and last question?" the Host asked with a childish grumble.

"Ask anything you want."

"Good. This is a question from Miss Takebana, Sakai Prefecture. She would like to know why you decided to become a Chef, and when." the woman asked while reading the question on the giant screen behind them both.

"Aaah! This is the crux of the matter! What turned you from a Hero into a Chef student!" Aizawa said with a lazy tone.

"I wonder what caused the switch," Nemuri wondered.

"Huhuhu! That is a good question! You may be surprised to know I made that decision when I was fifteen, right after waking-up from a year long coma...For me...A lot of things changed during that year." the old man answered with a chuckle.

"A Year of coma changed your life?" the woman asked, surprised.

"A YEAR IN A COMA!?" the student shouted in shock.

"How the hell did that happen!?" Inko shouted, an aura of murder coming off her if she found out who hurt her baby boy.

"...Why the fuck are you all looking at me like that?!" Katsuki asked, actually hurt more than angry.

"Don't know, a gut feeling..." Jiro stated, flatly.

"I am not that bad!"

"Suuuure!" Tetsutetsu answered.

"I am sure you won't be the culprit," Coco tried saying.

"Uh, you do remember they're from a different world than us, right..?" Toriko reminded Coco. A brute and fighter he may be, but he's not stupid.

"I want to believe in him, he is very similar to Zebra, and he would not willingly hurt somebody just because....Not too much at least."

"Like I care!" Zebra answered, huffing.

"Yes, you can say I lived an entire different life during that coma, in a sense. And that helped me focus myself on a new dream, one that I knew I could actually turn into reality, and that was becoming a Chef. I believe I can say that I managed it quite well."

"I'd say! Your restaurant is basically Legend nowadays, even Pro Heroes swear high and low when they can't secure a table! But please tell us, do you want to share some details of that Life you said you lived during that dreadful year?" the interviewer asked, chuckling amicably.

"Aaah! Not yet, maybe one day I will, but for now I won't steal more time from you, I risk looking like one of those Grandpas that never shut-up, otherwise!" the Chef answered, equally amused.

"It was a pleasure talking with you instead, sir. Time totally NOT wasted! So please, dear audience, let's give Mister Midoriya a last applause as a thank you for being our Guest today!"

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!

"But I wanted to hear that story!" Mina said with a whine.

"Me too!" Tooru chorused.

"Me three," Komori agreed, pouting.

"I'm sure they'll show it," Aizawa stated dryly. "Just wait."

As asked, the audience went wild in their applause while saluting the retreating Chef.

"Chef Midoriya, gentlemen! The World's Greatest Chef!" the woman declared one last time before the show took a small pause for the ads to roll-out and give time for the Host to relax before the next Guest's arrival.

"The World's Greatest Chef...That would be a nice story to tell!" the old man thought in amusement as he walked out of the TV Studio and towards the car awaiting for him, his mind returning to that fateful day when he woke-up from his coma and his life changed forever.

Several years ago – Izuku Midoriya, Age: 16 – Musutafu - Hospital -

"A flashback? Interesting choice." Nezu muttered. "I also think we'll see how Izuku got into his coma," he added, taking a sip of tea.

"... Is it just me or does the chimera scare anyone else...?" Toriko asked his group.

"We got kinda used to him by now," Present Mic answered.

"Mostly out of fear," Nemuri added.

Inko was over the moon! Her precious baby boy was finally awake! Awake after a long year of coma after that Bast...Son of a bit...Piece of sh...

After the Bakugou brat blasted him away with his Quirk in retaliation for Izuku daring to save his life from a Villain!

Silence. That was all that was in the theater that could be heard.

"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Katsuki shrieked in rage at what his other self did. "I MAY HAVE NOT LIKED BEING SEEN AS WEAK BUT WHAT THE HELL!!! I WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO SOMEONE BUT THE VILLAIN!!!"

"Are you sure?" Toriko asked with narrowed eyes, and just like him, the other Heavenly Kings too looked on edge.

"That you has already failed in the most basic requirement to be a Hero: self-control." Aizawa hissed.

"Geez... And I thought our Bakugo was bad..." Hanta stated, winicing.

"I am not a murderer, for fuck sake! Nerd, tell them!" Katsuki hissed, almost sounding scared.

Izuku was looking everywhere but Katsuki, not knowing what to say. "I... believe that if you hadn't left our old school sooner, they would keep praising you for your Quirk and getting rid of lines for you not to cross... I think you might have..." Izuku stated, shyly. "I believe you're a victim of the environment like I was, you were just put at the opposite side of the scale then I was..."

"Tch!" There was an air of savage anger around Zebra, and many feared that had the Heavenly King lived in their world, nothing short of Armageddon, Or maybe the Number American Hero, Stars and Stripes, would have stopped him from pulverizing the school and teachers as a whole.

"Kids are off limits..." Zebra hissed.

"Sorry, our childhood wasn't exactly stellar before Pops found and adopted us, so we are defensive of kids." Sunni explained with a sigh.

"They wanted Bakugo to be a big time pro so they could say they produced a top tier hero. All in the hopes of good publicity." Izuku stated.

"Aizawa," Nezu started, with a harsh tone in his voice with a smile on his face. "When this is over, I'd like to know what goes on at their old school, and see what they are teaching their students."

"...Better them than us. Okay." the teacher answered with a shrug.

"Leave a couple alive at least, don't break them all." Recovery Girl added.

"Honestly, you are small and terrifying," Teppei admitted.

Nezu laughed jovially. "Why thank you~"

Inko really hated cursing, but what Mitsuki's spawn had done to her small ray of sunshine almost guaranteed Inko would have snapped the brat's neck with her bare hands, she didn't though, only because Murder was still a crime, and she didn't want her precious Icchan to one day wake-up and learn his dear mother was in jail for putting-down a rabid Pomeranian.

Mitsuki had apologized for months about her son's behavior, but Inko and Hisashi (returned from his Business Trip as soon as he learned of the incident) still slapped her, the school and her psychotic son with a restraining order AND the hospital bills AND ruined almost any chance the boy had at entering UA University, now even if the maniac managed to join the Hero School, both Midoriya parents KNEW there wouldn't be a single breath or step Katsuki could take not under the constant watch and utmost scrutiny of the entire university staff.

Assaulting somebody just because he believed that 'The Quirkless Useless Nerd' made him look bad in front of Pro Heroes by saving him from being suffocated by a Villain was not Hero behavior, and many luckily thought the same! Pro Heroes especially since they still struggled everyday to squash any rumor of there being an 'Elitist Quirkist Mentality' that many believed the profession was riddled with.

"Shesh, the more I hear about your guys' school, and what they turned Bakugo into, the more I think I'd fit in as a friend for Izuku,'' Hitoshi stated.

"W-W-We can be friends already if you want!" Izuku offered with a small voice.

Mina nodded in agreement with Shinso. "I hate bullies!"

Nezu's eyes sharpened. "That sounds a lot like the Meta Liberation Army..."

"Many still follow the ideals of the old Villain Destro, unfortunately." Mandalay confirmed, sighing.

Eri and Koda looked worried, would they go through something like that if they went to school. Eri was starting to tear up, remembering her time in the Shihasiki.

"Shh! It's okay! Nobody will ever hurt you, promise." Izuku offered, immediately hugging the small girl.

"Don't worry, Kota, We'll make sure this won't happen to you either." Mandalay and the WWPC added with an encouraging smile.

"Let's get back to the show, before I force my way into your world..." Toriko stated, not liking the sound of this group.

"Get in line, fucker." Zebra added.

But all of that was not important now! Now their beloved Izuku was finally awake after one year of coma! Hisashi and Inko were just finishing signing the last of the paperwork that would ensure their boy's release from the hospital as soon as the doctors declared that he was no longer in danger!

"You think he was serious when he asked us to remove all his Hero Merchandise from his room?" Inko asked.

"I did what!!!???" Izuku shouted in shock.

"Izuku! Oh, God! Breath! Breath! HELP!" Inko yelled in shock.

"Young Midoriya, please calm down, I'm sure we'll find out why this is," All Might tried to comfort him.

"I don't know, honestly. But when we mentioned how you kept everything clean and proper he looked...Tired of it, somehow? As if those had lost every Magic they held for him." Hisashi answered, unsure.

"Knowing he was Quirkless was a huge blow already, maybe seeing his 'Friend' attack him like that the one time he tried to be a Hero himself simply smashed his dream?" Inko answered.

"You said he looked depressed already, before that animal was attacked by the Villain, maybe something happened even before that incident?"

"He doesn't want to talk about it, he just says he understands he cannot be a Hero." Inko answered, sighing.

"Okay! Who did it!? He is already somebody with low self-esteem, who gave it the finishing blow?!" Jiro asked with narrowed eyes.

"I-I don't have low self esteem! I am just very self-critical!" Izuku tried to defend.

"There is a thin line between the two, you often swing between the two." Tenya answered.

All Might was starting to get nervous, not knowing why.

"Maybe we can help him find a new dream? A new direction? He is a smart boy, maybe now that he no longer wants to be a hero he can become something else, like a doctor or a lawyer." Hisashi offered.

"W-We?" the woman asked, shocked.

"I...I almost lost him, Inko. WE almost lost him! I-I-I...The last time I saw my son he was a kid! T-To him I was just a voice on the phone until yesterday when he woke up! H-He almost did not recognize me! HIS DAD!" Hisashi answered, eyes overflowing in tears as he cried and hiccuped so hard his body shook.

"You always provided for us, darling." Inko answered, hugging her husband as tightly as she could.

"Yeah, with money!" he spat, bitterly.

"But I was not there when he entered High school! I was not there when the bullying started! What memories does he have of me, uh?! A voicemail and some pictures!" the man said.

"My dad is overseas working. I can easily imagine all the bullshit they said to hurt him, like that I did not love him because of his Quirklessness or that I cheated on you or who knows what else!"

Izuku flinched when he heard that. Inko and Eri hugged him, making him feel better. "Thank you."

Kamui looked away from the kid, remembering when he and Death Arm scolded him for being reckless.

"What's his father's job?" Sanni asked.

"..." That made both son and mother's eyes bulge-out in fear.

"Are you hiding something?" Nezu asked with narrowed eyes.

"NO!" both answered immediately, even too fast.

"My bullcrap sense is tingling." The Knocking Master said, humming.

"Mine too." Satsuno added.

"All of ours are!" Nemuri answered, and the guys from MHA nodded as one.

"It's okay, we know you love us. And we love you too." Inko assured him while gently caressing his back in small circles.

"...I...I ask you just another year. Another year to finish this project then I will be back for good. I will ask to be transferred back here to the Musutafu branch. We'll be a proper family, promise!" Hisashi promised.

"Oh, Hisashi! There's no need!"

"Yes there is!" Hisashi insisted.

"Just give your best, it will be enough for us. No matter if you are far away." Inko said with a kind smile.

"Trust me, I will make it happen. I will return to you two." Hisashi answered, eyes ablaze in determination.

"Oh, I see~ He works for some sort of top secret agency, doesn't he~?" Nezu asked, putting the pieces together quickly. "I-Island if I'm correct~?"

"HAHAHAHA! That is so funny! HAHAHAHA!" Izuku laughed HARD at that.

"Yes, very funny! HAHAHAHA!" Inko echoed.

"Never heard a lamer laugh..." Komatsu admitted.

"You two are bad at hiding stuff," Toriko said, chuckling.

The two Midoriyas were sweating frantically.

At the same time – Izuku's room -

The room had the same sterile-white standardized décor of every other room, down to the exact same pictures hanging from the walls in the exact same positions; and Izuku's room was even more impersonal thanks to the total lack of flowers or get well soon cards, something that disturbed the nurses and doctors present so much THEY actually gave gifts to the boy to liven up the room when he woke.

"Your mom and dad are almost done signing everything, now we just need to make sure you are healthy enough and you will be able to get back home." the gentle nurse said with a kind smile.

"That's nice." Izuku answered, plainly.

"Listen, I know it must hurt to not see your classmates send you anything, but maybe they were waiting for you to wake-up?" the young woman offered.

"..." her only answer was a half-lidded stare that made her face flush red in embarrassment.

"Hey, at least she tried cheering you up!" Kaminari tried saying.

"At least there are some good people..." Zebra grumbled.

"Too damn little!" Ochako hissed.

"It's okay, Uraraka-san, I am okay here!" Izuku answered.

Sigh! "I know what you are thinking: 'I am Quirkless, so they don't care.'. And maybe it's true in their case, but not everybody out there is like that! Look at me! I am still here, and not just because it's my job!" the woman said while showing the four arms her Quirk gifted her with.

"Uh-hu."

"There are good people out there, people that don't care if you have a Quirk or not! People that will love and respect you all the same if you give them the chance! Having or not a Quirk is not the be-all-end-all, you can do amazing things if you set your mind to it! Humans did it BEFORE Quirks even existed! Have faith in yourself! I bet you can find hundreds of friends both Quirked and Quirkless that will trust and love you just for who you are, not your Powers! People YOU will be able to love and trust back with no fear!" the nurse said while grabbing his hand in hers to give it a gentle squeeze.

"I really hope so," Izuku answered, sighing.

"Trust me, the world is not a nightmare ready to beat you down." she answered.

Sigh! "Okay."

"Have faith! Good things come to those who work hard." the woman replied while walking away.

Recovery Girl smiled. "I hope I can find someone like that to help me and take over when I need to retire."

"You are one of a kind, finding a replacement will be next to impossible." Nezu admitted.

She gave him a flat look. "I know you have candidates, so don't give me that, mister!"

"Yes, but only twenty! Practically nobody!"

Everyone sweatdropped at this. Twenty was nothing to this guy...?

"Hey."

"Yes?" she asked, stopping right at the door and turning back to look at him.

"...Can you live an entire different life in a single year?" he asked while looking outside the window with a far-away light in his eyes.

"You mean while in a coma?" the nurse asked.

"Yes."

"It's hard to say. Many say they were fully aware of the world around them but unable to move, others simply said they had a 'Normal dream' like when they slept normally and just woke-up after years while for others everything lasted only an instant...It's complicated enough that there is not a simple answer."

"Oh..."

"So you dreamed of a different life for yourself?"

"Either that or I got Isekaied and just got back home." Izuku answered with a chuckle devoid of any real emotion.

"Uuuh! Isekais are kind of cool! They got all those crazy powers!" Mina said, amazed.

"They can get repetitive sometimes though," Setsuna stated.

"I believe God is giving him a second chance in this world," Ibara stated in a praying pose.

The three Deities sweatdropped, remembering one Lazy Useless goddess that isn't so kind and just teleports through trickery...

"We must never let her meet Aqua," they all whispered to each other.

"Yeah..."

"Considering life is not a Manga, I am more inclined to say it was just a dream." the woman answered, chuckling amicably, and secretly happy to see the boy finally showing her a more genuine smile, albeit minuscule.

"Zelretch would say otherwise..." Xara stated dryly.

"Who's Zelretch?" Nana asked them.

"A whiny bitch," Joy answered, laughing. He was then hit by a rainbow light that sent him through the wall, leaving a Joy-shaped hole. "Worth...it..." the Eye groaned in pain.

"You had that one coming..." Light started dryly.

"Should we be considered...?" Iida asked in worry.

"You'll be fine," Light stated. "If it's anyone who should be worried, it's Izuku..."

Izuku gulped and paled at hearing this. "Why me?!"

"Because you're the main hero," all three stated.

"Yeah, then I guess it was just a dream then." he replied, looking down at his hands.

"Can I ask what you were doing during that Life?" the nurse asked with a gentle smile.

"I was a Chef." the boy answered, simply.

"It's a nice job! You like to cook?"

"I like food, especially Katsudon. Yes, I can say I do like cooking."

Izuku's stomach growled hearing his favorite dish, making him blush and forget the previous conversation.

"Once done here, Icchan. Be patient." Inko offered, smiling.

Izuku's smile lights up the room.

'Too bright!' everyone shouted in their minds.

"Maybe then it's a sign for a future career?"

"It depends..."

"It doesn't take a Quirk to be a great Chef! Just talent and the will to put in lots of hard work! You can try to see if you have what it takes!"

"A Chef...Can I be one? Do I deserve to be one?" Izuku asked, looking honestly scared.

"Why not? You won't know if you don't try!" the nurse answered, smirking, before walking away.

"I-"

Once a Chef, always a Chef, you fool!

A voice echoed in the boy's ears like a faint whisper, making him jump in fright and look around himself wildly.

"Tha-That voice!" he muttered with wide eyes.

That night he would not sleep at all, every time he tried the same disembodied voice of an old lady he was sure he knew personally would keep berating him.

You and I are chefs! We do not stop being one, ever! We do not retire unless we die! Our destiny is to die in front of a chopping board while cooking and only once the dish is ready, like Froese-sama did! AND YOU KNOW IT!

"Hey! That's me!" Setsuno said, chuckling.

"Looks like your words were kept with me after death~" Zaus stated, laughing.

"Eeeh! You two really are good friends," Knocking Master admitted.

Then finally, after the third day of continuous visits from the Voice whenever he slept, the dreams too came: memories Izuku desperately kept suppressing in the belief they were just his imagination: his early days in his new life, his first dish, his first apprenticeship then his first restaurant...All he learned, all he did...

And then the rare flashes of what 'The other him' did after Joie used his accursed 'Taste Change' on him to turn him into the guy's puppet, and the pain he caused.

It was not you and you know it!

You would have never done any of that and you know it!

I know the real you! The real Zaus! Who you were before Joie corrupted you!

You want redemption? Then grab the kitchen knife and cook like you used to!

Recover your honor like only a Chef can! By Honoring the Ingredients!

"AAAAAAAAH!" That night Izuku would wake-up screaming, covered in cold sweat, and start crying immediately after while begging for forgiveness over and over.

"Setsuno...I am sorry..." the boy begged in tears.

Then show it, you idiot!

"You know? I do remember that at the beginning of my career I had lots of panic attacks too, the idea of making a bad dish horrified me, so I can understand." Zaus admitted with a fond smile.

The rest of 1-A looked at the two. And we're now starting to see the similarities of the two. "What kind of monster has been awakened...?" they all asked, making Izuku blush, looking away.

Three days later -

It was finally the day the doctors deemed Izuku healthy enough to be took back home, the boy had already been helped by his mother to dress and was sitting on a wheelchair his father was pushing, the three of them were even chatting of few inane things when a loud cacophony of curses and screams started echoing in the corridors, coming from right in front of the Hospital entrance.

The cause of the ruckus was a guy with a Quirk turning him into a Tiger-Human hybrid arguing with a guy with a Gorilla Quirk that made his body HUGE and obscenely muscled.

"FUCK YOU!"

"NO, FUCK YOU!"

Eri and Kota's ears were covered by Izuku and Mirio so they did hear those words. They glared at the three.

"Sorry, I thought I put the censors on," Xara stated, looking confused, but heard Joy sinkering.

"Eye for the details!"

"No..." Xara stated, looking suspicious at the floating eye. "I know I turned it on..."

"Joy..." Light called out in a stern voice.

"Oopsie! I turned them off then! I thought they were still off!"

The two sigh at their partner.

And the two punks were apparently uninterested in the absurd noise they were making in the middle of the Hospital while they argued about something, although the fact both were covered in bruises suggested they both were in the hospital to finish whatever fight landed them there in the first place.

"What is happening?" Inko asked, scared.

"Apparently the gorilla guy destroyed the tiger guy's new car while parking. The two beat the crap out of each other until they both passed out and were brought here a couple hours ago, and now that they are finally awake, they have started all over again." a nearby doctor answered with a tired voice.

"Shouldn't somebody stop them?" Inko asked.

"Security will be here soon, have patience." the doctor answered, sighing.

All the heroes groan at this, knowing well about things like this happening.

"I am starting to think that animal Quirks influence the temper," Nezu muttered.

"Hard to say, I saw lots of people acting like that in our world too." Teppei answered.

"Yeah, some guys just don't know how to control themselves," Toriko added.

Izuku...Did not exactly know what he was doing, but simply following the 'Memories' of his year of coma, he felt compelled to walk towards them and tap the shoulder of the tiger guy, shocking the doctors and his parents by getting-up from the wheelchair with no apparent issues.

Tap! Tap!

"What the fuck do you-" both arguing men started yelling at the same time while turning towards the intruder, when they stopped abruptly.

Because for some reason the kid whose head could barely reach the tiger guy's armpits (or the Gorilla guy's belly-button) had become in their eyes a giant easily towering over them both as soon as they locked eyes with him.

"Ahahahaha! Zaus-chan had always been terrible when angry! I wonder if Izuku-chan will be the same!" Setsuno said with a loud laughing fit.

Katsuki was now glad he wouldn't be on the receiving end of that now. All Might, for some reason, felt the same.

"This is a Hospital, can you two please go fight somewhere else, Monkey and Cat?" the boy asked with a calm and yet infinitely-threatening tone.

"YOU LITTLE-"

"KEEP IT DOWN!"

The tirade of the duo died immediately when the kid's booming roar, delivered though with the grace of a King, eclipsed both their voices and made their furs stand-up like they were electrified.

And at hearing his order EVERYBODY IN THE ENTIRE. FUCKING. HOSPITAL. STOPPED BREATHING for a couple seconds.

"JESUS!" Kirishima screamed.

Mineta fainted on the spot, foaming at the mouth.

"Did Midoriya unlock Conqueror's Haki or something!?" Mina and Pony shouted in shock, seeing the similarities.

"That was Intimidation, basically he used his Fighting Spirit to subdue the two. Very complex!" The Knocking Master explained, chuckling.

Izuku looked in awe. Seeing all kinds of scenarios popping up in his head on how he could use that as a hero. "If I can pinpoint it, I could use it like a sniper shooting at a villain holding a hostage, hitting them and no one else. If I could send it through Black Whip, I could free them long enough to capture them." He then pulled out his notebook out of nowhere, shocking everyone, including the three deities, not knowing how in the hell he did that. "Maybe I could useitlikeatagetingsistem,onlyhittingvillaoinsinalargearea.Or mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter-"

"Well, at least he is taking this well," Coco muttered.

"That's Deku for you," Ochaco stated, with a sheepish smile.

The boy was standing with his back straight and hands clasped behind him in quite the regal pose and with his eyes narrowed, his hair were even casting a bit of a shadow over those same eyes too.

The most daring abnormality though was that many could swear they saw a glimpse of a giant red-furred gorilla of sort with big boar-like tusks, and enough muscles on its human-like torso and arms to shame a pack of bodybuilders, appear behind him for an instant with shining eyes and a blood-red flaming aura of energy covering its entire body.

"Y-Y-Yo, it's cool man...I-It's cool...W-We are done arguing, yes?" the gorilla guy whimpered with his complexion turning chalk-white in fear.

"Y-Yeah! W-We are sorry if-if we make a scene, Sir! N-No need to get violent, yes? T-This is a hospital after all!" the tiger guy added while nodding violently.

"Good to know! Then please, do take a seat so these gentle nurses can look at your bruises." Izuku answered with a gentle smile, one completely devoid of any threatening intent.

"O-Of course, Sir! No problem, sir!" both punks answered as one and hurrying to sit on the waiting seats with their backs straight and without uttering a sound, but just following the kid's every move with unblinking eyes while sweating heavily.

"Nice! Thank you!" Without another word, the young teen walked back towards the wheelchair and collapsed on it, he too utterly drenched in sweat and panting heavily.

"THAT WAS SO MANLY!" Kirashima and Tetsutetsu shouted with manly tears and fists clenched.

"Impressive indeed, it seems like the abilities you got from being me are already starting to manifest." Zaus said with a thoughtful tone.

Monoma tried shouting how unfair the 1-A glory hog were being, getting more powers than they should, but couldn't still, making him pull his hair in anger and frustration.

"What's that Monoma~?" Zebra asked in a tease. "Timmy's stuck in a well~?" Everyone busted out laughing at his roast.

"I thought you hated cockyness...?" Toriko asked, trying to hold back his laughter.

"Having a good roast is always a good meal~" Zebra started with a smirk.

"I think Copycat Bastard has been well done," Katsuki stated, smiling wickedly.

Monoma was grinding his teeth in frustration.

"Icchan? You okay?" Inko asked immediately while kneeling down in front of him to check his now very pale face.

"Y-Yes, I am fine. I am just tired, that is all." he answered with a forced smile.

'Was that Intimidation? How?' the boy thought, feeling overwhelmed by his own confusion.

"I guess that would be confusing for me if I thought I wouldn't be able to do that," Izuku stated.

"It would if you remember it as something you could do as me, of course there you still looked uncertain of what your life as Zaus was, if a dream or reality. So I guess managing to imitate a skill of a dream is supposed to feel strange, even if only a little." Zaus answered.

"Like the nurse stated, life's not supposed to be like a manga," Tsu stated bluntly. She then put her finger to the chin to think. "Then again, we could be considered living in a comic book world because of our Quirks..."

"Well, whatever you did was kind of foolish, you could not know if they would attack you," Hisashi answered, sighing.

"Sorry, dad."

"It's okay, luckily they calmed down instead of getting violent. Just do not think things will always go this well."

"Of course."

"Very well. Let's go home now, I just recently filled the fridge, I want to celebrate your return, Icchan!" Inko said with a wide smile.

"Okay, mom!"

"I smell cooking!" Toriko said, excited.

"I hope so, Toriko-san!" Komatsu replied

"This should be good to see," Mina stated, jumping up and down in excitement.

"Agree, shroom," Kinoko agreed.

"I guess," Izuku shrugged, not sure.

"Naw, show us what you got, pretty boy!" Setsuna added, smirking.

Later that day – Midoriya Household -

The family of three was just finishing setting the table, with Izuku managing with great effort to talk his parents into letting him help them, even if maybe he did whine a little too childishly for his tastes.

"I am not made of glass, dad!" he said.

Izuku groans at seeing this. He was embarrassed to see his family worry about him.

"At least you have a family that cares for you..." Todoroki state, looking down.

"You just got out of the Hospital, please do take it easy." Hisashi answered, frowning a little.

"I will take it easy, promise. But I am used to helping, you know? I like to feel useful."

"I won't deny that, just don't rush."

"Okay, dad."

"Good!" the man answered, showing from where the boy took his 'cinnamon bun smile' from as both father and son matched each other.

"So it's genetic, uh? Good to know!" Tooru said, laughing.

Izuku was blushing mad again. "It's not that bad... is it...?"

"We love it, don't worry." Momo answered.

Mineta simply fumed in silence in envy.

"Since you both feel so well, are you up for a small 'Adventure'?" Inko asked with a teasing smile.

"An adventure, darling?" Hisashi asked, curious.

"Uh-hu! I found a new recipe on the net, do you feel adventurous enough to try it?" she asked.

"That would explain why you insisted on buying that giant wok. Okay!"

"Okay, mom!" Izuku echoed behind his father.

"What the heck is a Wok?" Tetsutetsu asked, looking lost.

"A metal pan shaped like a shallow bowl, used especially for frying and steaming in East Asian cooking." Komatsu explained.

"Huh... So that's what those things are called. Always wondered that," he stated.

"I bet this will have something to do with how Izuku will get into cooking," Tina stated, excited to see the birth of a new chef from another world.

"I would be shocked if it isn't, it's a perfect set-up." Aizawa answered, dryly.

"Good! Let's hope it will be good! This is the first time I'll make it after all!" Inko answered while making a show of rolling-up her sleeve intensely enough to make the two men behind her laugh in amusement.

The recipe looked simple enough, even if the big wok kept sizzling extremely loudly, something that raised an alarm bell in the back of Izuku's head the boy wasn't even aware existed.

And when that burning oil spilled-out after a too-violent twist of Inko's ladle, the entire content caught fire and produced a giant flame followed by a deafening WOOSH! Sound.

"KYAAAH!" The woman had barely the time to jump back and not get burned, slipping on the floor while pulling the wok filled in flaming oil with her.

"Oh no..." all the students stated, in worry.

"MOM!" Izuku shrieked in hysterics.

"Grandma!" Eri called out in worry.

All the heroes looked like they were about to jump at the screen to help the mother.

"I am actually okay, though..." Inko muttered.

"INKO!/MOM!" Both Hisashi and Izuku yelled at the same time while hurrying to help her, but while his father managed to grab the woman in a protective embrace that saved her, Izuku peripherally watched the wok fall in slow-motion towards the floor, and he swore he heard the horrified scream that seemed to come from the food in it.

When the thing reached half-way to the floor, and once his instinct told him his mother was actually safe, the young teen moved with a burst of speed that surprised his parents and grabbed the wok's handles and rapidly lifted it to put it back on the fire to start stirring it with the same ladle he took from his mother's hand.

"Holy crap!" Mineta and Denki shouted in shock after seeing that.

"I-Is that normal?" Koji asked, in shock, enough to actually talk.

"Oh! Definitely! You should see how fast Komatsu is at swatting my hand away when I try to have a taste before it's ready!" Toriko answered, laughing.

"Your Taste is ¾ of the entire thing. I am glad Komatsu is consistent in stopping you." Coco answered, groaning.

"I'll admit, the action was Magnifique~" Yuga started, sparkles around him

"Some latent talent showing-up, hn! Finally!" Sanni added.

Toriko looked at the two. "... Are we sure they're not related through some dimensional tomfoolery...?"

"SACREBLEU, NO!" both yelled at the same time. The two looked at each other. "That was just a fluke."

"Suuuuure!"

"A bit more salt...Some pepper maybe? The seasoning does need some adjustment!" as if in a trance, the boy tasted the content and started adjusting the seasoning while continuously stirring it, his hands moving fast enough they simply disappeared.

When Izuku started cooking on screech, they all were greeted by the aroma of what was cooking.

"D-Do you smell the food, or am I going crazy...?" Hanta asked, a bit of drool coming off his lips.

"That would be me! Just watching is not fun! So smells too will be present!" Joy stated, smiling.

"Joy...Why?" Xara asked, concerned.

"For fun!"

"Yours?"

"Of course."

"Don't worry, they'll get to eat it as well," Light stated, getting Xara to sigh in relief, and getting people's stomachs to growl.

"Damn..." Katsuki stated, trying to keep his composure. "I-If this is how Deku is just starting, how will ours be when he uses his powers with his cooking skills...?"

"Hohoho! You'll see! Zaus-chan can be a monster when he wants to." Setsuno confirmed.

"There should be some beef in the freezer...There it is!" he then muttered, grabbing a knife nearby and managing to cut the still frozen meat without trouble.

"Icchan?" Inko asked, dumbfounded.

"Potatoes...I need potatoes..." The boy mumbled while preparing the tubers, then onions, peas, pepper grains and more at the same time at high speed.

"Son?" Hisashi tried again, just as shocked as his wife.

"This is normal..." all of 1-A stated.

"I feel offended..." Izuku muttered, pouting.

"Are we wrong?" Iida asked his friend, still himself, but would admit he was hoping to try Izuku's food.

Izuku pouted harder."Y-You don't have to eat if you don't want to, hn!"

"I wish to retract my last question!"

"What kind of dark beast of cooking has been placed upon our world...?" Shihai and Fumakage asked.

"That food smells awesome~!" Dark Shadow shouted, shocking the Toriko group from it appearing from the boy.

"The heck is that!?" Tina shouted, yelping in shock.

"I'm Fumi's Quirk, nice to meet ya~!"

"Potatoes...I need potatoes..." The boy mumbled while preparing the tubers, then onions, peas, pepper grains and more at the same time at high speed.

"Son?" Hisashi tried again, just as shocked as his wife.

"The Beef stew is looking good...The mushrooms need to be cut thinner still..."

"Icchan?"

"The tenderloin needs braising...Drats, no red wine!...I'll use sake...Are those strawberries? I know what to do for dessert! Nice!"

"Izuku?"

"This knife is too damn dull! I need to find a Melk here too..."

"Okay, what the hell is a Melk!?" Yui asked, getting confused looks from the My Hero crew.

"Greatest Knife Maker in our world, Chefs everywhere are ready to starve themselves to rack in enough money to pay for their services. A Melk Knife is THE Dream Knife of every Chef." Tina explained.

"And Komatsu is dating the 2nd Melk, daughter of the 1st Melk." Toriko added, smirking

"That is personal, Toriko-saaaaan!"

"... Are they really that good?" Death Arms asked, looking concerned.

"Yeah, that seems a bit extreme," Mt. Lady stated.

"Komatsu's Melk Knife managed to cut a mountain in half with a test swing, with no force behind." Light explained.

Yosetsu did a spit-take hearing that. "You're kidding me, I'm a welder, and I can't make something that fine to cut!"

"That is why a Melk knife is that sought after, their quality is near-godly. Unmatched." Zaus said.

"And you all have one?" Itsuka asked, jaw dropped.

"Of course! Every High Level Chef has one, fully registered and with a famous name." Setsuno answered.

Pony had a look of awe on her face. "It is awesome. I must see something like that!"

Everyone blinked. "Did you just speak perfect Japanese?" Juzo asked, shocked.

"There's a universal translator in the theater," Light stated. "Don't want her saying things Monoma taught her now, do we?"

"...." Monoma said nothing, besides showing them his middle finger.

"Hey!" both Izuku and Mirio shouted at him, covering the kid's eyes. "No rude gestures in front of the kids!"

Another middle finger rose in answer. He was then hit over the head by Itsuka, knocking him out. "For that stunt, he's not getting a meal," she started sternly. "Anyone disagree?"

"NOPE!"

"Icchan!" Inko called-out, raising her voice.

"The stew is ready, so is the meat...Vegetables are ready too...So are appetizers, first course, salad, dessert and side dish...Everything is-"

"IZUKU!" both his parents yelled at the same time as loud as they could.

"W-What?" The boy uttered while distractedly finishing putting everything in the respective plates.

"...How?!" Hisashi asked with wide eyes.

"How what? Uhu?!" the young teen asked back before finally noticing what he had done and how long he had actually zoned-out.

The kitchen table was now fully stacked in a Full Course Menu for three, every dish worthy of a five-star restaurant in appearance and preparation, the table itself seemed ready to collapse under the weight of the immense quantity of food on it while the scent permeating the house was unbelievably good.

"HAHAHAHA! That's the Zaus-Chan I know!" Setsuno said with a loud laugh.

All the heroes and student's jaws dropped, seeing the amount of food.

"T-That was made by a kid..." Midnight stated, the full meal's aroma hit the max.

"Ooh! He is taking my knowledge well! I am glad!" Zaus answered.

"T-That's a five star meal..." Ochako stated, her mind going blank, only ever to see those in magazines. "H-How is that a normal meal to you guys... My family could never get something like that..." She felt like life was cruel at times. She could only get white rice at school.

"Uh? That is a training meal, something we do to test new recipes..." Komatsu tried saying.

"I can cook for you if you want, Uraraka-san! I-I am learning!" Izuku said right after.

Ochaco wanted to either cry her eyes out in happiness, or blush madly in embracement at Izuku's offer.

Just then, said meal appeared in front of everyone, except Monoma for his punishment. "Alright, a light snack~!" Toriko cheered.

"He calls this a light snack..." Mt. Lady states with a deadpan look.

"I've seen him eat an animal the size of this room in one go," Tina stated.

"Ah! Yes! I remember that! It tasted funny, but oooh so goooood!"

"Did-Did I do this?" he asked.

"Me and your mother were kind of too overwhelmed to do it, so I guess it's a yes!" the man answered, unnerved.

"I was just thinking about how to help?" Izuku tried saying.

"Icchan, you were in a trance, your usual mumbling was there, but in the meantime your body moved. And it was unreal." Inko answered.

"Did I do wrong?" he asked, unsure.

"By nose and eyes I would say No. And since we DID say we needed to celebrate your waking-up and returning home, this would have been the final result all the same. I just did not think YOU would have been the one cooking." Hisashi answered.

"Me neither." Izuku admitted.

"So, what's this?" Inko asked while pointing at the table.

"Beef Stew, mushroom salad, sweet-and-sour pork ribs, Three-Meats Hot-pot with beef tenderloin, pork belly and chicken guts, Tuna Carpaccio, scallops in aromatic potage and I put some Strawberry Sorbet in the freezer for a late snack. I think?" the boy answered automatically, before growing puzzled by his own answer.

"Those were all left-overs, except the tuna. How did you do all this just with THAT?" Inko asked.

"I don't know." Izuku answered.

"Well, let's see if it is good at least..." Hisashi muttered while trying the stew.

"Alright everyone, time for you all to eat as well," Light stated.

"Thank you god for the food," Ibara prayed.

"I give thanks to all the Ingredients of the world. Thanks for the food!" Toriko said aloud.

"I think Ochako should be the first to try it," Sunni teased the girl. "She is Izuku's best friend~"

"A marvelous idea~" Yuga agreed.

Ochako was blushing mad.

"Come on, dearie. Tell us what you think." Setsuno prompted her with a gentle tone.

Ochako took a fork, and started with Tuna Carpaccio, and took a bite. When she did, her fork dropped on her plate. "... What have I been eating my whole life...?"

"O-Ochako...?" Izuku asked, worried about her.

"She fell under his spell. Shall I book the church for the wedding?" Momo asked, amused.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! I wanna be one of the bridesmaids!" Mina added.

"You two should try next~" Toriko teased them, eating his meal.

"If you got the guts." Zebra added, already mid-way through his portion.

"Fine we will," Mina stated, taking some of her own sweet-and-sour pork ribs while Momo took some of the mushroom salad.

"Definitely you. I could recognize this vinaigrette everywhere, Zaus!" Knocking Master said snorting.

"So good~!" Mina shouted, feeling like there was a party going on in her mouth.

"My goodness, I've never had such refined food, and I've tried a lot of amazing food~" Momo stated. "And this is just the salad."

"I-It can't be that good," Bakugo stated, taking a bite of his own meal, the Three-Meats Hot-pot. When he did, his eyes widened and looked at Izuku. "... I admit defeat in the cooking battle..."

Everyone who knows Bakugo had their jaws drop. He HATES losing, so for him openly admitting defeat. Everyone tried their own meal, and were in bliss and heaven.

"Oh dear lord, thank you for bringing this man to our world, have we been blessed to try your own food~?" Ibara asked in reverie.

"God, their food must be bad." Toriko muttered.

"Sssh."

"No, your food standards are literally otherworldly," Mandalay stated.

The kids had the brightest smile on their face that could have lightened up the room. They looked so happy.

"Mmmmmmmmh!" and develop a blissful expression food should NOT give to somebody. He actually looked frighteningly close at having an ahegao.

"Eh?!" both mother and son gurgled-out at the same time.

"It's gooooooooood!" Hisashi moaned in awe and with his mouth still full while shamelessly filling and re-filling his plate over and over.

"Darling! Manners! Please contain yourself!" Inko said, appalled, while trying the pork ribs.

"...NOM! NOM! NOM! NOM!" to then show utter hypocrisy by attacking the dish herself with the same lack of manners, like a starving animal.

"H-Hey! Leave me something!" Izuku yelled in horror at seeing the dishes apparently HE made getting empty fast!

Inko in the audience was the same way, and was unashamedly eating everything around her with gusto, all under the amused eyes of the Heavenly Kings.

"Somebody with a normal appetite, finally! These guys can't eat for shit. Here." Zebra said with a thundering laugh, and stole a plate from in front of Tetsutetsu to give it to Inko.

"HEY!"

"She likes it! Be a fucking knight and let he eat that!" he roared.

"Yessir... Still could have asked first... Manners and all... So unmanly..."

"He does have a point Zebra, you shouldn't take others food without asking them first to share," Sunni stated in agreement.

"Oui," Yuga agreed, still eating.

"Whatever."

"Sometimes I wonder how you learned Food Honor." Toriko admitted.

"Food what?" Tenya asked.

"You'll see."

"Since when can he cook this well?!" Hisashi asked between mouthfuls.

"I have no idea, but I know I can't stop!" Inko answered.

"Me neither!" Izuku replied, just as entranced as they were by the taste.

When the three finally stopped eating, almost two hours later, the family collapsed on the sofa, all three of them groaning because their bulging stomachs filled to the breaking point.

"Oh, God! I am going to explode!" Izuku admitted in agony, and yet not regretting a single morsel of what he ate.

"Me too!" Kirishima said with a groan.

"So full, but I could eat more..." Mina stated, groaning.

The only ones from the Hero universe that were fine were Izuku, Inko, All Might, Lunch Rush, and, surprisingly, Eri and Kota.

"God, I envy you big stomachs!" Jiro admitted.

"It was a nice snack! Can I have seconds?" Toriko asked.

"Okay, I can see Eri being fine thanks to her Quirk's stockpiling asset, but how is Kota fine?" Mandalay asked, looking at her niece.

"I am a growing boy!" the boy answered.

"Bull-GTWISISBDJ!" Tetsutetsu's answer stopped thanks to Setsuna's flying hand covering his mouth.

"No cursing in front of the kids!" She hissed.

"And it is, Gourmet Cells help with the nutrition of kids," Coco stated. "It might help their powers get better while they're still growing."

"As long as it is not dangerous for Kota or little Eri..." Mandalay answered, worried.

"Other than them getting stronger and more energetic... Nothing much," Toriko answered.

"If you say so, mom."

"What I don't understand is how you became this good all of a sudden." Hisashi wondered.

"I have a theory...If you have an open mind and can actually help me make sense of this." Izuku answered.

"I can barely move, so it is not like I have no time to listen!" his father admitted.

"Me too, Icchan." Inko added.

"Well, I am not sure, but there is a chance my coma has something to do with it."

"Uh?"

"You see..."

"... Why do I fear what my husband has in mind...?" Inko asked in a deadpan.

"You know how dad becomes when he gets inspired..."

"True."

"Oh? DO tell!" Nezu asked, scarily intrigued.

"We rather not..." the two Midoriyas stated drily.

Three Weeks later – Musutafu – market square -

The so-called 'Market Square' was just a small rectangle of paved street near a park where on Saturday the housewives/househusbands of half Musutafu met to assault the various vendors for ingredients and other amenities in a free-for-all to hunt down the best sales.

Today though the entire thing had been booked by a renowned School of cuisine for a small cooking showdown between some of their better students and three 'Amateur Chefs', the prize was a mere toaster, and everybody knew both Challenge and prize were just an excuse to collect funds for the local association making sure homeless people had a place to eat for free.

"I kind of remember that, the Hag did take part... I think she lost though, she was in an even shittier mood than usual when she returned," Katsuki said, humming.

"So this is dad's idea huh...?" Izuku asked, flatly.

"If you want cooking abilities to show-up, a cooking competition is a good start, especially against certified students or even Pros, so on paper, it is a good idea." Aizawa answered.

Monoma, who had gotten back up, and was in a worse mood now thanks to not having the first meal, pulled out a paper that said, "I hope he loses..." with a spiteful look on his face. He wasn't jealous of the amazing food that was made, or the 1-A kid that made it, nope.

"...Okay...I see. Hold him down, I am shoving that paper up his ass." Ochako said with a hiss.

"Okay now, take it easy on Monoma," Vlad King stated, trying to calm her. "He's just upset, I'll help him out after the viewing."

"Try with a muzzle."

"Ochako-chan, relax." Tsuyu said, sighing.

"So this is dad's plan?" Izuku asked in dread while watching the big stage the association built for the challenge.

"Hu-uh! Before returning to his office he said that IF you really gained knowledge from your coma, and if you want to fully use this knowledge to become a great Chef again, then you will need to catch the eyes of Professionals so to gain entrance to a proper school for aspiring Chefs. This contest should help a lot if the rumors Hisashi-kun heard about this year's edition are as good as he said they were." Inko answered.

"You think dad will be able to see if it was really just a dream or Transmigration as he called it?" Izuku asked, unsure.

"I know damn well I didn't teach you how to cook like that, and yet you demonstrated skills I never saw before. The fact that you went into a trance every time we tested it was what ticked-off your father, he literally said it was like somebody else was controlling your movements."

"Then why not a Quirk?" Izuku asked.

"We took the test again, Icchan. It's still negative." Inko answered, showing him again the same result papers she showed the judges when she managed to enlist Izuku between the Amateurs challenging the Cooking School students.

"Okay, I call bull..." Katsuki stated. He then pointed his thumb at Toriko's group. "I know that may be normal for the Foodies here, but the cells should count as a Quirk..."

"Yahahahaha! That's the funny thing with Semantics! Legally speaking, a superpower is defined as a Quirk only if it is detected by our standardized Quirk Test! Any other Mutation that doesn't trigger a positive is still not considered a Quirk. So, on a purely legal matter, Midoriya-san can have Gourmet Cells and be still considered Quirkless if those do not give a positive result in the test! Isn't it amusing?" Nezu answered, laughing. The laugh scared everyone.

"... Should we worry for our well being and sanity....?" Toriko asked one of the pros.

"Are you evil?" Mic asked, unfazed.

"No?"

"Then no, you don't need to." the teacher answered, shrugging.

"... Why do I feel like you're not telling the full truth..." he muttered.

"Ha! That's the fun part of dealing with Nezu: Even we don't know!" Nemuri answered with a wry smile.

'...Note to self...' All the Toriko guests thought, 'Don't get on his bad side...'

"I know, I know...It's just...an Isekai sounds so unbelievable."

"Your dad begs to differ, honey."

"That's because he is a geek."

"You are a nerd, Icchan..." Inko answered, chuckling.

"Those are two different things."

"If you say so, dear."

"Ok Quirker."

"HEY!" the woman answered with an overly-hurt expression that made him chuckle.

Mina, Toru and Setsuna bursted out laughing. "Who knows Midori could be savage and is good at roasting~!" Mina shouted, still laughing.

"A bit of reeling between us, nothing much. I assure you I can dish-out just as well.!" Inko answered, chuckling.

"Madam, you and your son have a really good relationship, that's good." the Knocking Master said with a pleased nod.

"Grandma and Papa are amazing~" Eri stated, smiling happily.

"Yes they are, Eri-chan." Mirio answered, patting her head to make her giggle.

Izuku and Inko looked happy at what Eri called them.

"Huhuhu! Just go there and give your best. Whatever happened during that coma left you with a Gift. If it was you to live as Zaus-san in another world, or it's just his knowledge passing to you, what matters is that you now can do those things HERE as well. Chefs are supposed to be a gift, right? Heroes bring smiles by protecting people, chefs do it by filling their stomach, you said so yourself. Your dream is still the same, you can still do it."

"Y-You think I can do this?" Izuku asked, scared.

"Yes I do. I believe in you, and your father does as well." Inko answered.

"I-I will make you proud then!" the boy answered while marching up the stage with the other two Amateurs to take position at his small kitchen.

"We already are, Icchan!" Inko muttered with a small smile.

Izuku looked like he was going to cry in happiness hearing that. Light looked freak out and made something that would contain the on coming flood. "Safe!"

"Thank gods! I can't swim!" Joy answered, already mid-blowing a large rubber duck.

"I was more worried about the place flooding," Light stated.

"... How can he flood the place...?" Tina asked.

"Don't underestimate him, Tina-san... Him and his mother... He could if he wanted." Toru answered.

"... Are we sure that isn't a Quirk?" Jurota asked, looking confused.

"You are being awfully mean!" Izuku muttered, dejected.

Said gentle beast man held his hands up. "We weren't, dear sir, it just seems unreal that you can cry yourself a fountain without dehydration."

"I can do that...But it's very mean to point that out..."

"Okay... touchy subject, understand."

On the stage -

"Good evening, people! Welcome to the fifth edition of our Cooking Showdown!" The Host of the event was a bald old man wearing a bright yellow tux addressing the audience under the stage through a gaudy golden mike.

Inko had in the meantime started recording everything on camera since due to the time difference Hisashi could not see it live, so he gently asked to have a recording of the thing sent through email once done, for bragging purposes other than further data for his theories about Izuku's new Skills.

"Oh~" Nezu stated, getting a gleam in his eye. "Why would your husband want to study your son if his job isn't something in the line of research~?"

"Eeeem....Ehm..." Inko uttered.

"Forget tears, she is making a puddle of sweat!" Nemuri said, shocked.

"Nezu-san! Please stop bullying my mother!" Izuku pleaded.

"Oh~ I'm not, I'm just making sure my student's safety is met~" Nezu stated, using an air-tight logical statement.

"Bullshit!" EVERYBODY, besides the kids, thought at the same time, no matter from which world they came from.

"As always we have three daring Challengers here to face against the Top 3 students of Inoshiki Culinary School, a friendly showdown to collect funds, so do not get too angry should you lose, you are facing Pros just to help the less fortunate, not to get fame! But let's introduce the Challengers and their dishes, shall we?" the Host said while nearing the area left to the Amateur Chefs.

"Let's start with you, you are?"

"Hi! I am Nana! Umibozu Nana! I will prepare my special Vegan Pork cutlet!" the young thirty-something woman replied with a wide smile.

"...There is nothing Vegan about pork cutlets, dear." the Host commented, dryly.

"There is if you use Tofu instead of the meat of some poor pigs!" she answered, frowning.

"Then don't call it pork, but whatever floats your boat, darling." the old man answered, grimacing and walking towards the second woman.

"What about pork flavored Tofu...?" Toru asked. "Would it still be called that?"

"That... is actually a good question..." Ojiro agreed with her.

The class looked at the cooks.

"I think it depends," Lunch Rush started. "If you use normal tofu then it's Tofu Cutlets, if pork flavor, it might still be considered it... That or Pork flavored, Tofu Cutlets. It depends on who you ask."

"Well, said," Setsuno confirmed.

"Thank you," he thanked her.

"Good evening, I am Mitsuki Bakugo. I will prepare my own version of the Oden." Mitsuki answered, stealthily stealing a glance at Izuku next to her and flinching when she saw the boy take a tiny step aside to avoid her. And flinching harder when she saw Inko glare at her with all her strength.

"At least somebody here can prepare good food! Good to know!" the Host replied, smiling happily.

"Corpse eater!"

"Go suck a turnip, woman!" the Host replied with a scathing glare that silenced the first contestant, before finally focusing on Izuku.

"Oh! So rude!" Tenya said, appalled.

"He's not a really good host if he lets his bias get to him," Momo stated, frowning.

"I guess nepotism is behind it, probably he knows somebody in production, or one of the people that organize it," Tina tried guessing.

"I say nepotism, he is too loud, rude and obnoxious to be there just because it's cheap." Nezu answered.

"Cheap or not, if they are smart, they will keep that Cocky idiot away from any new event." Zebra said, huffing.

"Hi! I am Izuku Midoriya and...And I...Uhm...I-I will prepare a dish called 'Golden Fried Rice', with shrimps and pork belly meat." Izuku muttered with a shy voice, and even the mic had trouble picking his answer up to make it audible for everybody else.

"Oh-Ooooh! A simple dish! You plan to make a lot of plates then?" the Host asked with a smile that kinda looked too mocking for Inko's tastes.

"I-If it's not a problem." the boy answered.

"And there's the nervous Izuku," Mina teased, playfully.

"Oh dear, more food..." Jiro groaned, not knowing if she could take it, or would be willing to stop...

"Yeah! More food! Wooo!" Toriko instead couldn't look happier, same for the others from his world, to the MHA people's horror.

"But we just had a giant meal..." Mt. Lady started in horror.

"Giant is a subjective term, I fear." Teppei answered with a nervous smile.

"If FatGums was here, he'd be in heaven," Midnight stated.

"Fatgums?" Komatsu asked.

"He gains power by eating, basically. When Fat his body becomes almost impervious to attacks, but can then convert fat into energy to attack."

"Sounds like a good man to have a meal with," Toriko stated.

Light looked to his partners. "Should we add him, along with the Shields after this?"

"I vote yes," Xara voted.

"I am okay with that! Should I bring them here myself?" the Eye asked.

"NO!" both shouted at the eye.

"Nobody understands my art..."

"What art...?" the two asked flatly.

Nana looked at the other spirits. "I'm so glad we can eat without getting full..."

"Aah! Yes! Twist the knife in the wound! Remind us you can eat all you want and not get fat! UNFAIR!" Mina hissed in anger.

"It's a sore spot," Tsuyu explained.

"OOh!" answered the ghosts.

"Actually you guys won't," Toriko stated.

Coco nodded. "It's true."

"A bit of secret extra of food cooked our way, super nutritious, not useless fats." Setsuno added.

"You mean-?" all the girls questioned.

"Yep, the only thing you'll get is becoming stronger~" Toriko stated, smiling.

The girls cheered in happiness, all looking at Izuku.

"...Why are they looking at me like that?" Izuku muttered, shivering.

"Dude, you are in big shit..." Kaminari answered once he too noticed the strange looks the girls kept sending Izuku.

"It won't be if it will actually be good! Let's introduce the Judges now!" the guy answered before kind of shoving Izuku away for a girl to walk forward.

"As you know we usually have a panel of both teachers and common people to decide who is the winner, but this year we have a special threat! Our association, the one usually collaborating with Inoshiki School to prepare this event, has managed to strike a deal with a famous Japanese Chef that accepted being our head judge and even brought along some colleagues.

So please, give an applause to Chef Samui, owner of the legendary three Michelin Star Samui Restaurant in Tokyo, and his friends!" the woman declared as five judges dressed in fine Chef attires all sat together at the same long table on the right side of the stage.

"Only three stars...?" Zebra asked, unimpressed.

"ONLY?!" Momo yelled.

"Oh, yes, 3 stars is the rank of Chefs just out of cooking school back home. I myself am a ten star one." Komatsu answered.

"Wait, you can have more than Five Stars!?" Sato asked in shock.

"At their level? Not surprising. You'll see." Xara answered.

"... Just what the hell are your guys Normal standards?" Denki asked in shock, mostly rhetorically.

"Weeell, a Normal Chef is required to handle pretty much an entire kitchen by themselves, mostly. I remember I had to cook an entire Full Course Menu for two hundred to get my job, alone. Then there is Ingredient Handling, Recipe making, Special Preparation Ingredients preparation...It's hard to put it in perspective with your Chefs. I would need to see one in action." Komatsu answered.

"... Dude... I was being rhetorical..."

All of them also sported on their chests the insignia of the restaurants where they worked, and not one of them had less than two tiny stars under those restaurants' names, meaning that all of them were definitely Pros.

"Thank you for the warm welcome! It's a pleasure to see my Alma Mater, Inoshiki School, still producing such amazing Chefs, so I am honored to be here to give my own two cents on their level of preparation!" the Head Chef, Samui, declared once the applause calmed down and the mic was passed to him.

"We will be strict, though. So be advised, we want you to give your best!" the man said before sitting down on his chair in the middle of the judge formation.

"Well, you heard the man! When we'll give you the start signal, you will have forty minutes tops to prepare your dish, so don't slack off!" the Host yelled in glee.

'F-Forty minutes only? Oh, God!' Izuku thought in worry as the Host started listing the plates the Students will prepare, and all of those sounded very complex compared to his.

"That's plenty of time," Komatsu stated.

"For you others, and maybe Lunch Rush. For normal people?" Kaminari asked.

"If he doesn't screw-up, he will be able to barely pull it off." Lunch Rush answered.

"Oh, he will~" Zeus stated, smirking.

"A-At least somebody believes in me!" Izuku said, frowning.

"I didn't mean like that, dude! Come on!"

Jiro used her jack to hit his ear and send her heartbeat through.

"EEEK!"

"What's wrong? Afraid? Since when?"

"Uhu?" the boy thought in surprise at hearing a deep baritone voice.

He recognized it as Zaus' Appetite Demon, a very prideful Food Spirit that very rarely talked with the man, and that after the events with Joie fully turned his back to the Chef and never again talked with him. Why was he there? And why did he talk to Izuku?

"This is your second chance, Partner! You want redemption? Seize it! Be a Chef again and do NOT lose your way again!"

You can't retire, Zaus-chan! Once a Chef, always a Chef!

"You always knew how to ignite my competitive fire, Setsuno." Zaus admitted, chuckling.

"Hohohoho! You were the only one able to actually give me a Challenge, so I was personally motivated to keep YOU motivated!" the old woman answered.

"Izuku needs someone like that," Inko stated.

Izuku blushed madly. "Mom!!!"

"That's what Shoto is around for!" Mina said.

"True." Todoroki added, nodding.

"WHAT?! HALF-N-HALF?! WHY HIM?!" Katsuki demanded.

"Do you want a list alphabetical or numerical...?" Xara asked dryly.

"STFU!"

"You are a good Rival too, Kacchan!" Izuku said.

"Is no one going to point out the other voice inside Izuku...?" Mineta asked.

"You know the cliche of Truths being too much for a mortal mind to withstand without melting?" Tenya said.

"Yes?"

"There, we are willfully ignoring the issue to not go too deep into Forbidden Knowledge."

"Setsuno?"

"That's a memory, you buffoon! She is not here! I am here, and I want to eat, not be your nanny! So don't expect me to hold your hand or talk to you whenever you are nervous! I followed you here just for one reason: FOOD! So dry your tears and straighten your back! Do you still have your skills? Then use them!"

"Ready? Three...two...one...GOOO! Your time starts now!" the Host yelled, giving start to the Challenge.

"I...I can still be a Chef? Even after what I did as Zaus? As a Villain?" Izuku thought in worry while mechanically collecting the Ingredients he needed from the communal fridge they all were given access to.

"Before is before, now is now! You were Zaus, now you are Izuku! Who the Hell cares?! The Ingredients want to give you another chance, so where's the problem!? Grab the knife and do your job! You heard me?! It doesn't matter if you are Zaus or Izuku now! You are both!"

"I am...Both?"

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"Hey! I know this one! It was on the radio often back home! The jingle for that ad!" Toriko said, humming along.

Jiro was bobbing her head to the music. "Good choice in music."

Xara gave a thumbs up. "It's good motivational music. Your world has its own good music as well."

"Thank you! I like that jingle...What was it? The one for the Hero Convention opening..." Jiro answered.

"You Say Run, Jiro-san!" Izuku answered.

"That one! That too has a damn good rhythm!"

"Yes, damn it! You are still a Chef at heart? Then COOK!" the Appetite Demon said with a fierce roar, and from the outside, everybody saw the young teen eyes turn inhumanly sharp as he grabbed a kitchen knife...And performed a Miracle.

CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! CHOP!

"JESUS!" Kinoko shrieked.

"DON'T SAY HIS NAME LIKE THAT! BUT YES, HOLY SHIIIT!" Ibara echoed right after, the kids ears covered automatically by Izuku and Mirio.

All of 1-B looked at said girl. "D-Did you just swear, Ibara?" Juzo asked in shock.

"I knew Setsuna was corrupting you!" Itsuka groaned in horror.

"I think she was just too shocked at what Izuku did to not react properly," Yui stated in her blunt tone.

"That's me?!" Izuku asked, shocked.

"That will be you, once done learning." Zaus answered.

Just then the aroma appeared again for the cooking.

"Oh man... Just him chopping the food is making the aroma smell come on..." Kamui stated.

"I'm so glad we don't have to worry about our weight~!" Mt. Lady stated, pumping her arm up in a cheer.

"I can't shrooming believe that he is cooking that fast...HOW?!" Kinoko asked with bulged-out eyes.

The judges were speechless, the shy kid had picked-up speed to the point the knife could NOT be seen at all and utensils went swapped at unreal tempo.

"I am Izuku...Cutting." The kid muttered as ingredients went cut into thin slices with just one slice of the knife, so fast the boy would just hit the counter to have the Ingredients jump-up for him to cut while they were still in mid-air.

"Fuuuuuuuuck!" the Heroes uttered as one. The kids' ears were covered by Izuku and Mirio again.

"I am Zaus...Braising." he then whispered as the fire roared to life under the wok and the meat went braised to absolute PERFECTION.

"I am both! Sauteing!'' At the same time other pans hovered over the flames in complete stillness with only the Rice and Shrimps in there moving without stopping.

The more he cooked the clearer Izuku's memories as Zaus became and his movements more precise, everything then became his own skills instead of implants from reincarnation, until 'Izuku' and 'Zaus' became one and the same, a single being!

And Food Honor was returned to the young Chef!

"Plating!"

TAK! TAK! TAK! TAK! TAK! TAK!

"This scent! Oh my God!" Nemuri muttered.

"This... This is just a rice dish..." Hiryu stated. "How does it smell so good...?"

"Love for the Ingredients. The more you respect and show them Love, the better they taste." Toriko said.

"... I would have called bull on that... But with you lot, I'd believe it," Snipe stated.

"I find it irrational to want food, I just go with juice packs... But I'll make an exception for this..." Aisawa stated.

"I can eat your share too, no problem then!" Tetsutetsu said, smirking.

"Try and they shall never find your corpse!" he stated, his Quirk activating.

"Don't mess with him bro," Kirashima warned. "He's not one to mess with."

Toriko actually shivered seeing that glare. "I'm so glad I wasn't the one to say it first..."

"I am all for it instead! Ha-ah! Once done I want to see how hard that metal skin is!" Zebra answered with a savage smile.

"What about me?" Kirashima asked. "I want to see how my Unbreakable form is now with this superfood charging me up~!"

"Not against Zebra. I saw him turn a mountain to dust with a single punch, he doesn't know the meaning of the word gentle when fighting." Coco suggested, sighing.

Tetsutetsu and Kirashima looked at Zebra with awe in their eyes. "SO MANLY!!!"

Sunni chuckled. "Looks like you have fans Zebra~"

"Tche! As long as they don't get cocky, don't get pushy and don't touch me, I can live with that," Zebra stated, but the ghost of a smirk crept on his face.

Plates upon plates, in an absurd number, were delivered as soon as the dish was ready, each plate not even having the time to fully rest on the counter and the boy was already back to cooking more.

"Is...He's covering the work of an entire kitchen staff by himself..." one of the judges muttered in horror.

"Too slow, my body still can't keep up!" Izuku thought in worry as he knew that had his body moved like his old one as Zaus, he would have done at least ten times the amount of plates he was preparing in that moment. If not more.

"Faster than that?" Momo asked, appalled.

"Oh, yes. I am much faster than that, normally. And I expect Izuku to become even faster than me once ready." Zaus answered.

"I will do it, promise." Izuku answered, determined. "And with my Quirks, I'll be even faster than you ever were!"

Zaus gave a smile, both proud and challenging. "I hope so kid~!"

"I don't like how chummy they are getting..." Toshinori muttered, dejected.

"Jealous much?" Nezu and Gran asked, amused.

"Well he is Izuku, so it stands to reason they'll be close, he is supposed to build over what Zaus did before. So the man obviously wants his reincarnation to become even better than what he was." Tsu stated bluntly.

"I-I-I can't keep up! What the f***?!" One of the people in the audience, a girl with a speed-related Quirk, was feeling dizzy as her eyes could not keep up with what he was doing on stage.

"GO, ICCHAN! GOOOO!" Inko in the meantime was going WILD in cheering for her son, nobody could miss the fact she was incredibly proud of him.

TAK! TAK! TAK! TAK! TAK! TAK!

Inko in the audience was the same way, crying tears of joy for her son.

"H-He's moving faster than what I can do..." Iida stated in awe. "I must get better!!! I will train harder than ever to keep up with you Midoriya!"

"Good luck with that, boy. That's nothing yet." Knocking Master answered, emptying yet another booze bottle Joy gave him.

"... Since when could we have alcohol here?" Death Arms asked.

"You can, just need to ask," Light stated. He then saw some of the teens going to ask. "And no, only the adults can ask, no minors.." That shut them up fast, and made them pout.

"Maybe later..." Joy whispered, he also tried to wink, but failed spectacularly.

Light and Xara hit him over the 'head'. "NO ALCOHOL TO MINORS!!!"

"Spoilsports."

"I-Is he cooking for everybody?!" The girl cooking next to Izuku shrieked in awe as the plates kept amassing, all absolutely perfectly-done and at a rate the staff struggled to keep-up and deliver them even while focusing on Izuku alone.

"HOW?!" Mitsuki asked, horrified.

"H-H-Hoy! Slow down!" The Host asked, scared.

"NO! You others hurry up!" Izuku roared in determination, making the idiot FINALLY shut-up, and to the others' awe, or horror in case of the other contestants, he actually went even faster.

"Gurgle!" Monoma dry-heaved.

"Dude, don't look at the hands! I tried following those and I almost puked my soul out!" the mantis boy said with a grimace.

Iida's jaw dropped, his glasses started to crack. "... I think we broke Iida..." Ojiro stated.

"Izuku is breaking a few laws of physics without a Quirk. It was bound to happen." Mezo answered.

"I think he's already top hero material in this world..." Mic stated, jaw dropped. "How is ours going to be...?"

"Problem child is even more of a problem now..." Aizawa groaned, feeling the headaches coming.

"Sorry?" Izuku tried apologizing.

"That doesn't help."

"Looks like Izuku will be amazing now," Nana stated to the other vestiges, who nodded.

"Yes, Chef!" It was maybe an unconditional reflex, but the students answered with the same tone they normally used in the kitchen where they worked, all for their astonishment while they picked-up the pace to keep-up with the kid.

"Other than the time needed for the ingredients to actually cook...T-That speed is unreal!" one of the Judges muttered with wide eyes.

"No, he is still faster than that..." the Head Judge growled.

"Uh?"

"He is shortening the time needed by doing everything at the same time, but instead of having somebody helping him, he is doing it alone. Is he using his Quirk to speed-up his movements." the Michelin Chef hissed in annoyance.

"Actually, He is Quirkless."

"WHAT?!"

"Normal reaction for finding something out that is shocking," Ectoplasm started with a nod.

"Well, in their defense, they don't know about his Gourmet Cells. So for them he is a powerless Human doing the impossible." Coco answered.

"That's because they have a very closed mindset that seems to be all about 'No Quirk equals impossible" and unfortunately it is present in our world too." Nezu added, displeased.

"These people are irrational..." Aizawa stated in an irritated tone of voice.

"Kind of stupid too, but that's just me." Mic added.

"Second, hn! There is nothing uglier than somebody putting people down just for some empty ideals." Sanni added.

"No man is created equal..." Izuku stated, looking down. "I learned that at age four..."

"Created Equal? No, that is true. But we all have that single chance to shine and reach the top all the same. It may take A LOT of effort, more than the Gifted need, but everybody can get there. Toriko and the other Kings started with absolutely nothing, and yet look at them now! They got an occasion with their adoptive father Ichiryuu and used it to become great! You got a chance thanks to All Might-Chan, so you can now do the same! Man up! You can do it!" Knocking Master answered, patting the young man's head as a show of support.

Izuku looked like he was going to cry, glad another person was willing to believe in him as well. He then became determined. "I'll do my best Knocking Master...!"

Knocking Master grinned and laughed. "I can't wait boy~!"

"He is Quirkless, that is all natural talent." the woman repeated while showing them the copy of the medical test Inko brought along.

"Impossible!" the Chef yelled in disbelief.

It was indeed impossible, because who was cooking was the second Legendary Chef of another world, second only to a woman with unfathomable skills called a 'National Treasure', but since there was no Setsuno in his original world, Izuku's abilities could really be called 'Peerless'.

The skills of the King of Chefs!

"And with them, I'll become the greatest hero and chef of all time~!" Izuku cheered.

"That you will! Hahahahaha!" Zaus answered, laughing happily.

"Hero First, Chef Second." Toshinori hissed.

"Or else?" and with that Zaus smile disappeared instantly and he moved to stand nose-to-nose with All Might.

"Can't I be both at the same time...?" Izuku asked, trying to defuse the situation. "Heroes have other jobs as well."

"He is my Heir first!"

"He is my Reincarnation, you fool!"

"Uh... All Might, Zaus-Sensei...?" Izuku called out to the two again.

"Hero!"

"Chef!"

"What now?"

"Let me take care of this, Izuku-chan." Setsuno offered with a kind smile.

Then the smile disappeared.

"CUT IT OUT!" The roar that she released actually cracked the walls, but made the two stop immediately.

"HEY! WATCH THE BUILD!" Light shot back, fixing the building back up.

All Might and Zaus looked at the woman, sweating in fear.

"Good. Now sit down properly and stop arguing like two kids, otherwise I will treat you like kids and spank you until your backsides bleed!" the woman ordered.

"Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Yes ma'am!" they both nodded, sitting back down.

"Hahahahaha! Secchan, you still have that fiery temper I love! I am glad!" Knocking Master said, both amused and fond.

Gran was laughing his ass off. "I like your style lass~!"

"Woah-WOAH-WOAH! Back off!" Knocking Master hissed.

"All this Jealousy is irrational." Aizawa offered.

"What?" Gran looked confused. "I was complimenting her on handling Toshi like that. That's all."

"Hohoho! Two strapping men fighting over me! Oh! I feel so young once again!" Setsuno said with a red face.

"Get here so I can kick your ass, brat!" Knocking Master roared.

"Brat? Just because you are ANCIENT doesn't mean I won't snap you in half!" Gran Torino answered.

"Things got worse..." Coco said, sighing. Toriko and some of the students were laughing at the sight of what was going on.

"I can help." Zebra said, taking-in a huge breath.

"SOUND BAZOOKA!" using his own powers, the Heavenly King released a LOUD explosion of sound that silenced everything.

"He is louder than you, Mic." Nemuri said, smirking.

"Volume doesn't matter, it's how you use your voice..." Yamada answered, dejected.

"Please keep calm, we are all friends here." Light said.

"Sorry."

"GAH!!!!" Jiro shouted in pain, holding her ears that were now bleeding.

"Jiro!" Izuku shouted, seeing this and ran over to help her.

"Bring her to me now so I can heal her," Recovery Girl ordered.

Izuku did just that.

"Here, use this. It's an artificial membrane to repair eardrums." Knocking Master explained, offering her a thick syringe.

"That works miracles, he used that to heal me too!" Komatsu added.

Recovery Girl used it with her Quirk, and Jiro looked better. Jiro sat up, and glared at Zebra, a glare that was soul piercing.

"Bwahahaha! Sorry, sorry! Didn't know about your sensible ears, girl. Next time I'll warn yah!" the man answered, patting her head and laughing.

Jiro shoved her jack in his ear, still pissed, and sent her heartbeat through to him. "Now we're even..."

"Eh! Good girl. Nice sense of retribution. KIDDO! Remember to marry this one too!" Zebra, ears bleeding, still gave a savage smile and moved to have his own ears fixed. Izuku went tomato red after hearing that.

"Man, I thought Zebra would have been pissed at her," Toriko stated, surprised.

"He has mellowed out a bit after knowing Komatsu, his 'cocky Threshold' has risen just enough to save that girl." Sanni answered.

"I also think he commends her for not being afraid to retaliate, even though she knows he's stronger," Coco added. "He's given her his respect."

"Hoy! I can hear you!" Zebra growled.

"We don't care!" the other three Kings answered in chorus.

"Also, are they wrong?" Jiro asked him, getting back up to go back to her seat.

"Forget it."

"It means yes." Setsuno whispered to her.

After everyone took their seats back, the show started up again.

- Forty minutes later -

"Preparation complete. Sorry for the wait, please enjoy your meal." Izuku declared with a bow a minute before the judges could actually stop the competition.

In front of him there were lots of plates, other than the five for the judges, of gold-coloured fried rice perfectly prepared, each plate a work of art finely decorated by an absurdly-detailed drawing of a cherry blossoms branch made of of soy sauce glace and flowers of sweet-and-sour sauce while on top of the rice stood a humble tiny patch of green leaves.

When the finished product was shown, everyone had gotten a bowl of rice.

"I know I am full... My stomach knows it's full... But I still want to eat this so badly!" Ochako admitted.

"Thank you." Izuku answered, shy.

Monoma looked like he was trying to not want to eat it, but was drooling a bit from the look and the aroma.

"I'm guessing you don't want it then~" Tetsutetsu stated. "I'll just take-"

Monoma stopped him by grabbing his arm, glaring at him, and used Tetsu's quirk. His angered face stating, 'I don't care who made it, I'm having my dish, or else...'

"Let him eat, please. Food should be enjoyed by all." Izuku asked.

"Jeez, don't worry, I was just joking." Tetsu answered.

"..." Monoma gave a defiant glare, clearly hating that mercy, but still he devoured his dish with gusto. When he did... He started crying... Like he was remembering something from a happier time. When he wasn't picked on for being called CopyCat, Quirk Stealer and other names that made him have his ego and inferiority complex.

"H-He made Monoma cry..." Istuka stated in shock.

"That's a miracle already," Setsuna answered.

How on God's green earth the boy actually got the time to also take care of 'Decoration/Presentation' was anybody's guess, but every person present agreed on the fact that the smell was truly, literally DIVINE.

"Holy shit, I am hungry..." Katsuki muttered while swallowing down what felt like the fourth mouthful of saliva.

"Yeah, well, good f***ing job at alienating the family, now you won't be invited to dinner any time soon!...Neither will I..." Mitsuki answered, bitterly, once walking down from the stage after delivering her dishes to the judges.

"...Goddamnit..." the young teen swore under his breath as no plate even just passed close to him and his mother, making the two of them part of the few that did not receive any.

"That is unfair! Why was I singled out and got nothing?!" Katsuki demanded.

"Uh... You got your own you know..." Tsu pointed out, pointing to Katsuki's bowl.

"It's a matter of principle!"

"Your counterpart there is FAR from being a saint," Momo said.

"Yeah, wasn't he the one to put that Izuku into a coma?" Toru added.

"... Screw him then... My parents shouldn't suffer though for my other's actions," Katsuki stated firmly.

"Zebra Jr. has a heart then, hn!" Sanni said, impressed.

"OH SHUT UP YOU FLASHY BASTARD!" Katsuki and Zebra shouted at him.

"Birds of a feather..." Komatsu muttered. Both glare at the cook.

"We will now proceed with our judgment of the dishes. Starting with Midoriya-san's rice." the judge's spokeswoman declared.

"Icchan..." Inko muttered while accepting the dish her son brought her himself.

"Please don't start, mom! I am already a nervous wreck by myself!" Izuku begged, shivering violently thanks to his nerves.

- Judge Table -

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"This looks very nice." one of the judges admitted while studying the plate and steadfastly ignoring the LOUD gurgling coming from his stomach.

"That looks damn nice alright! Just like this. AND GODDAMNIT IT TASTES AWESOME TOO!" Kirishima answered with starry eyes.

Monoma nodded in agreement.

"It seems Izuku's food has made Monoma better," Yui stated.

"That was a Miracle even I didn't expect to see coming," Ibara admitted.

"..." Again Monoma was left with just his middle fingers to do the talking for him.

"Really...?" Itsuka questioned him.

"..." He just shrugged. He did have an image to keep. He would be a little better about his rivalry with 1-A though, not being too egotistical towards them.

"I vote to have Midori take care of lunch and dinner back to UA once we are done here. Who's okay with that?" Mina asked.

"Aye!" all the girls cheered.

Izuku sweatdropped. "... I know I should use the practice... but why do I fear what those girls will do to me...?"

"Too late for that, my student. You are a Chef too now. You cannot leave a stomach empty, especially a friend's." Zaus answered.

Izuku could only pout, knowing he was right.

On top of the white porcelain plate stood the pearl-like rice grains, with every grain perfectly wrapped in the gold of the egg yolk the boy used like a sauce; the egg was not completely cooked either, but had been left slightly viscous to better hug the tongue once eaten.

The egg dressing in it literally turned the rice Golden as the dish name implied, it even left behind thin threads like molten gold when lifted by the chopsticks thanks to its semi-liquid consistency.

"It...It is shining like gold!" Head Judge Samui exclaimed in wonder while studying his plate.

Not one of them had ever thought that it would be possible for a plate of Egg-Fried Rice to look like a piece of artwork, and when the judges actually tried it, the egg sauce fully mixed with the rice grains and solidified to create an explosion of taste that together with the tender and syrupy pork belly meat, the mix of spices and shrimps moved them to tears of awe.

"Alright everyone, dig in," Izuku ordered with a smile.

"Already doing it!" Toru answered mid-bite and her mouth finally became visible thanks to the egg sauce around her lips.

"Please show some manners! You are not a pig!" Tenya said, appalled. He was eating fast, but kept his decorum.

"How am I still hungry after eating that feast~!?" Mt. Lady asked, smiling happily while she ate.

"Hoo! It's happening already? That Izuku-chan really is already at an amazing level!" Setsuno said.

"What is happening?" Tina asked.

"The food is awakening their body's true power. Not Gourmet Cells, but more of a Hidden Potential, and that requires a lot of energy, ergo, a lot of good food!" the old woman answered.

"How?...How did he do it?...How?..." The Michelin Chef kept asking himself between mouthfuls, as while the rice tasted Godly, each bite of that Heaven also felt like a stab to his honor as a Chef, until tears started flowing from his eyes without control, he was weeping in defeat and yet he could not stop himself from eating more.

"Is he okay?" one of the judges asked, shamelessly talking with her mouth full but unable to stop eating long enough to ask.

"I think," Burp! "I think the boy crushed his spirit with a plate of rice. And Goddamnit this tastes amazing! Gotta ask him the recipe..." another Judge answered while rudely licking his plate clean, uncaring of people seeing him doing that.

"I thought you hated rice, that's why you have none on your restaurant's menu."

"I may change my stand on rice after this!"

"Hell yeah! I don't really like risottos either, but I can eat this every day!" Pony answered, happy.

"I must not give into the sin of gluttony..." Ibara stated. "But this food is like that made for God himself... I cannot stop loving it..."

"Enjoying food is not a sin, Ibara-san. It was made to bring smiles. We Chefs do not make dishes to hurt people, but to bring happiness, so please, eat as much as you want, your friend did it out of Love, not hatred or greed." Komatsu answered with a gentle smile.

Ibara took her bowl, and took a bite. She had a smile and a blessed look on her face. "Thank you lord for bringing this man into our world..."

"Chefs are a gift, Ibara-san. I have learned that their mission in the end is not different from a Hero's. That is why I swear I will become both a great Hero and a great Chef. You others can come eat with us too whenever you want, you know? I will cook for you too!" Izuku offered, kindly.

Ibara looked to the sky and asked, "God, did you make Izuku an angel as well when you reincarnated him from Zaus?"

"He does have that quality about him," Ochako stated in agreement.

"Little bastard is getting a harem...Fucking hate him..." Mineta grumbled, eating his food in angrily.

"Then drop dead," Katsuki answered, uncaring.

- With Inko -

"ICCHAN!" Chomp! "I am so proud of you!" NOM! "Dammit this is amazing..." Inko, between mouthfuls, complimented her kid and actually wolfed down the remaining rice so to then throw away the empty plate and hug him as hard as she could.

"Glad you like it, mom!...I-It's kind of a rush job though, if you want tomorrow I can make it again and properly!" Izuku answered with a sorry expression.

Properly...Properly...Properly...Properly...

"WHAT THE FUCK!?" everybody from MHA yelled as one, this time it was Setsuno to cover the kids ears.

"I thought it was clear." Izuku admitted, blushing.

"Lord above... If this is just a rush job... what would a proper one be...?" Ibara asked. "This is already devine..."

"No way this was rushed! I refuse to accept it!" Kinoko screeched.

"Uh?"

"Wounded cook pride, Icchan. She is just a bit jealous." Pony explained.

Kinoko grabbed the greenette by the collar and shook him. "Please teach me your ways, oh great cooking lord! I am not worthy of what you call food to make!"

Sato looked in awe. "Can I get this good...?" he asked no one in particular.

"I could tell it did have something missing," Lunch Rush stated. "Just couldn't tell what, even for me."

"A very good start for somebody that just awakened my Skills. I can see the enormous potential." Zaus added, pleased with the result.

Utter silence fell in the small square as Izuku's words echoed in everybody's ears and pierced their minds like a searing-hot blade.

"This...This is a Rush Job?" Inko asked, shocked.

"Yes, I had to cut corners and make it immediately instead of preparing the Ingredients beforehand to truly bring out the best taste they have to offer. Sorry." the boy answered, looking down in shame, as the Zaus part of him knew the dish could be way better if done properly, but he had not proper equipment or time to work with, especially while working with that dull slab of metal they gave him and had the gall to call a kitchen knife.

"..."

"...WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!'' After a long silence a loud wailing of despair was heard as Samui broke in tears while tearing away the restaurant name from the front of his attire to throw it on the floor and then bury his face in his arms to cry even harder.

Izuku's victory was a given at that point, what was more important to mother and son (and from afar, Hisashi) was that it was the first time the young teen could call upon Zaus' Chef knowledge while still being in full control and without the feeling of depersonalization Izuku felt whenever he tried remembering something of his life as the man.

"Can't blame the man from crying. I know I felt like doing it too." Kinoko admitted.

"I'm sorry Komori-san" Izuku apologized to the mushroom girl, bowing to her.

"Don't apologize. It was eye opening."

"Yes, but I didn't mean to make you feel bad... Food is supposed to make people happy," Izuku stated.

"Then teach me and we are even!" she answered, smirking.

"Sure!"

"...Aaand a kiss to the cheek."

"Wait, what!?" Izuku asked in shock.

"Dang... Izuku's going to have a lot of girls to marry~" Toriko teased.

"OVER MY DEAD BODY!" Ochako roared.

"Don't think I am afraid of that, little mushroom."

"Do you want to kiss each other as well?" Toriko asked the girls.

"NO!"

"A kiss from him then?" Coco added with a small smile.

"...Yes." many answered.

"Wait what...?" Izuku asked, looking lost. "Why me though? I'm nothing too special..."

"Apparently you are, Young Midoriya. And there is nothing wrong with that!" Toshinori answered.

"So many grandbabies~!" Inko cheered in happiness.

"MOM!!!" Izuku shouted in shock at his mother.

"You know, Polyamory is a thing after the awakening of Quirks," Nezu stated, wanting to see the fireworks. "You can marry more than one wife and/or husband Midoriya, I do know you're bisexual~"

"NEZU-SAN YOU ARE NOT HELPING!" Izuku shrieked.

"It was just a bit of humor, relax! Yahahahahaha!"

All the girls looked to one another, and gave a nod to each other that they would talk about this after the episode.

- I-Island – A week later -

"Your son is a damn monster, Hisashi!" The man's assistant said once visioned the footage Inko sent him.

"Yep! And I am damn proud of him!" Hisashi answered, smirking.

"I KNEW IT!" Nezu yelled in triumph.

"FUUUUU...Dge!" the two Midoriyas shrieked, and censored themselves, in chorus.

"Nezu was right again... like always..." Midnight stated, dryly.

"Why did they have to show where dad/Hisashi works...?" the two Midoriyas asked, anime tears flowing.

"Please don't tell anyone about this, guys, please," Izuku begged everyone there.

"So your father...?" Aizawa asked with a raised eyebrow.

"He's a scientist at I-Island, yes... He works to understand powers besides Quirks..." Izuku stated in defeat.

"Yes. A Researcher." Inko agreed, in defeat as well.

"Then I guess we have no choice, legally speaking, I-Island can violently force our silence, and since that would put you and your mother in danger as well, blowing your secret will endanger all of us." Aizawa answered.

"Not that we needed any threat or incentive to help a friend!" Mina added, and the others nodded along.

"Lips are sealed for us too!" Itsuka confirmed, as the Leader of class 1-B, even Monoma nodded. He was arrogant, not stupid.

The heroes nodded as well. "We'll help them as well, since we might have awakened other abilities with your food," Death Arms stated. "I do feel something, just not sure what."

The Midoriyas let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you all..." They thanked them.

"We're from another universe, but we'll keep it as well," Toriko stated, the others nodded. "Who knows, if you can get to our world somehow, we could help your world out more."

"And you say he needs proper knives to do a better job?"

"At the very least, listening to him, the Ingredients HERE are way easier to use compared to Zaus' ones, but still, at least the knives he would like to have are like his old ones." the man answered.

"And that means?"

"Since we have no Melk here. We'll need to borrow the instruments of Lab 3 to create durable blades with edges sharpened to nano-metric levels."

"Nano-metric?! Too sharp!"

"Your father is a bit excessive," Coco said, chuckling

"Hisashi has always lived following a main mantra: Go big or Go home, he always overdoes..." Inko answered with a sigh of dismay.

"We love him... but he can be a bit too much at times..." Izuku stated, sweat dripping.

"...I saw Icchan peel a raw egg with a cheap knife. Peel it, Tamaki. He gave a single swipe and the thing lost its shell like a damn orange and the egg inside was left standing up by itself before splattering down a second later. It looked like something out of a damn manga!" Hisashi said while reproducing said video on the computer, along with many others from the various Tests he had Izuku go through.

"...Is that a living fish skeleton?" Tamaki asked, faintly.

"Icchan calls it Food Honor. Whatever it is, he used it to filet a fish so fast the fish did not notice."

"How the f*** does THAT work?!"

All the MHA characters' jaws dropped, the kids were in awe by seeing that.

"J-Just... how...?" Iida asked. He then looked at Toriko. "I-Is this that Food Honor thing you were talking about...?"

"Food Honor: also known as Food Etiquette is both a customary and a philosophical practice of etiquette," Zaus started to explain to them. "As a bonus, while learning Food Honor the body will begin to auto-correct its movements, removing all actions deemed unnecessary and increasing concentration. This allows more efficient use of calories, granting greater stamina, speed, and power though the practitioner may not be immediately aware of the changes. Food Honor affects different people in different ways, for Gourmet Hunters like Toriko and the others, it increases their overall power and calorie consumption. For Chefs, it increases the delicacy in their movements, and it allows a Chef to prepare Ingredients so carefully, that the ingredients are unaware that they have been handled, like you saw with that fish."

"B-But to the extent of it not feeling pain or anything when being prepared is... It shouldn't be possible..." Momo stated, looking like her brain was trying to process this... this... abnormality to reason and logic.

"Miss Momo, it's all about skills and love for the Ingredients, it may sound incredible to you and many others, but to us Chefs, what you saw is a level of Normalcy we all aspire to when we start our studies." Komatsu answered, gently.

"You too can do that?"

"Yes, I, too, can, but I hardly use it as I work in a restaurant, so the Ingredients are already dead when I start working with them."

"And don't your Quirks tend to break rules at times, even if they are natural parts of you?" Toriko asked them.

".. I mean..." Izuku started. "He isn't wrong... Some Quirks do tend to defy logic when in use..."

Iida and Momo thought about it. "Huh... I guess we never noticed..."

"People tend to look over things when they are used to it," Xara stated. "We've seen so many things, that logic is just a word people use to define Normal."

This gave some of the guests something to think about.

"No idea. That is why I wanted your help to decipher what the hell happened to my boy during his coma. He either got an Isekai and came back, or he somehow downloaded information inside his brain from another world."

"The brain scan shows nothing out of ordinary besides brain activity way superior than normal, but it still covers the areas of the brain it's supposed to." the Assistant said.

"Blood pressure too is normal. Muscles mass too, and yet speed and reaction times are like you saw." Hisashi added while passing a hand in his messy hair, something he deeply regretted passing to his boy.

"Absurd?" Tamaki said, smirking.

"It's not exactly a proper scientific term, but I'll let it slide."

"Don't be pedantic, dear. Absurd is a very apt term for this situation," Inko said, sighing, and many that heard her chuckled at her defeated tone.

"There's a phrase I like to use, 'Magic is a Science we just don't understand,'" Light quoted. "This can be one of those incidents here."

"To be fair, Food Honor is one of those things that just works the way it does, you see it happen and just accept it and move on. Even people fixated with research have at a certain point said 'Whatever' and just admitted defeat. Just like with your Quirks, just accept Food Honor as what it is: Absurd, strange, hard to understand and yet perfectly normal. You will spare yourself a headache." Knocking Master answered.

"I see it like super fast surgery for a chef," Light, Izuku and Lunch Rush stated. "You do need steady hands to do both."

"... Apparently those three can understand it..." Toriko stated, dumbfounded by this, and so were the others.

"Light is open minded by Nature. He has seen EVERYTHING the Multiverse has to offer, Izuku is a very inquisitive yet bright boy and Lunch Rush is a Chef himself. I am not as surprised as you lot, honestly." Joy stated, still lazily floating about aimlessly.

"Almost everything," Light corrected Joy. "It is infinite after all."

"I still say we need a blood sample to run more tests."

"They took one in the hospital under my request. Here's the results." Hisashi answered while displaying the results.

"...All in the norm, no anomalies detected."

"Dad, is my blood still okay?" Izuku's voice echoed inside Hisashi's mind.

"Yes, Icchan. Those cells you talked about have not surfaced yet."

"They will come out soon, dad. I can feel them stir awake whenever I eat..."

"We will keep them a secret, have no fear."

"You know, I feel that as well..." Izuku stated.

"Wiggle under your skin, you mean?" Komatsu asked. "It was the same for me when they injected me with those, after a while it passed though."

"It does feel odd," Izuku stated.

"..."

"Come on, say it." Nezu said, rolling his eyes.

"CAN I RUN A FEW TESTS OF A BLOOD SAMPLE OF YOU ALL?! PLEASE!" Recovery Girl blurted-out with a needy voice. She then coughed, getting back to normal. "Sorry about that. I just think with these cells, we could help a lot of people in our world with them. I'm getting up there in age, so I'll need help and if these cells can help until I find a replacement, and others as well, that would be a boon to us."

"You can just inject Gourmet Cells and live longer. I am a wee bit over 500 after all." Setsuno said, chuckling.

"500!?' they all shouted.

"Okay, from all the ridiculous things you've told us, I have to call bull on that," Katsuki stated. "There is no way a person can live that long. ... All For One notwithstanding."

"Other world, other rules," Tina answered, shrugging.

Katsuki groans, rubbing the sides of his head. "If we ever meet any other worlds that are bull... I'm going to have the nerd explain it in a way that actually makes sense to understand..."

"I'll try," Izuku stated.

"Hisashi?" the Assistant asked once seen the man look deep in thought.

"Sorry, just reminiscing about something trivial. You were saying?"

"That this makes no sense. If your boy is exactly as he was before the coma, then there should be no way he can do all that now. Let alone knowledge, he has the muscle memory to go with it, something years of practice gives you, not a coma! You said he would stutter once or twice in the past, but those stutters as you call them are not present in any of the videos I saw.

Whatever separation there was between the two 'Him', now it's gone for good or close to be gone. And if we can't find anything with info from before the coma, we will need to run tests now that he is awake and compare the results."

"Do we have to?" Hisashi asked, scared.

"What are you hiding, Hisashi?"

"Oooh! Midoriya Sr did something naughty!" Mina said, smirking.

"Please word it differently, that sounded extremely dirty." Jiro begged.

"I got the full story from Izuku, and there are details I know I MUST keep a secret. He doesn't want to be a Hero anymore, he just wants to be a Chef and live a quiet life. He has abandoned a dream already, I don't want him to lose another, especially if I know he can reach it!"

"Something happened to him, didn't it?"

"The changes are happening slowly, but are there. I want to see if those changes are dangerous to him, but I am too afraid of others using that data for their agenda."

"You mean like All for One?"

"Those people knew about him being alive?!" Toshinori said with a gasp.

"I think they might have a supposition," Nezu stated.

"We all know a body was never found, he may still be out there."

"That dangerous?"

"I got an explanation and saw it first-hand. It can be used by somebody with no remorse or care for collateral damages."

"... Can Gourmet Cell be that dangerous...?" Denki asked the Toriko group.

"Not everybody can actually gain them. There are cases of bodies not being able to hold them. It basically causes them to grow exponentially but without control. Imagine a tumor taking over the entire body in a matter of seconds."

"... If anyone can force those cells to obey him, that man could..." All Might stated lowly.

"It may be true, or it may be his undoing. Many tried controlling the Gourmet Cells, and all of them failed. They represent Evolution in its purest form. Just in case I would keep those FAR from your Villain." Knocking Master answered.

"I concur." Gran Torino answered.

"It may be harder than you think, due to how far that man's reach can get and how patient he can be," All Might added.

"Don't be so catastrophic, that is how They win." Toriko answered with an encouraging tone.

All Might huffed out a laugh. "You got a point there Toriko-Shonen."

"Then it's decided, me and you will need to be extra careful, but if your boy wants to give his best as a Chef instead of a Hero, I think I can help." Tamaki offered with an encouraging smile.

"Thank you, Tamaki. I really want to help my boy reach his full potential."

"That's corny, Hisashi." the Assistant said, chuckling.

"Oh, shut up!" he answered, face red in embarrassment.

"Let's say I can close an eye and let you use our instrumentation to help him reach the Full Potential you talked about..." the Lab director muttered, making both conspirators jump-up in fright.

"Yes, chief?" Hisashi answered with narrowed eyes.

"Tamaki-chan? Does your father work for I-Island?" Nejire asked.

"...No Comment." the young man answered while avoiding looking at Nezu's inquisitive eyes.

"Wait, so our dads could be working together?" Izuku asked.

"Again, no comment," he repeated.

"You will answer my questions later." Nezu said. And it was neither a question or anything else, it was cold facts, and both boys knew it.

"I expect him to take part in some tests all the same. Nothing invasive if you are so sure about his Secret being dangerous, but we still need to see if it can really be a threat or if your being his Father is making you worry for nothing." the old man answered.

"No blood tests though. Really."

"What's in his blood, Hisashi?"

"Something I can't talk about."

"Why?"

"Too dangerous."

"...A virus?"

"A mutation."

"Can it spread?"

"Not if somebody does not steal his blood and tries to. And even then, it's inadvisable."

"How much?"

"Not everybody can withstand the strain, and I don't want to think how Quirks would react to that."

"Just like Coco-san said then, high mortality rate. Even All for One wouldn't risk it until absolutely certain he could take it. " Recovery Girl said, humming.

"True, but like I said before, he's patient, he knows when to strike someone at their weakest," All Might stated.

"Don't wrap your head in bandages before actually breaking it, IF the worse happens, you all will be there to stop him. You are Heroes after all." Teppei answered.

All the heroes gave nods of affirmation. The students did as well.

"I don't know how much I can be of help though..." Hitoshi stated.

"You don't really believe in yourself. Why? You look just as much a Hero as any of them," Komatsu said, encouraging.

"My power is brainwashing... Take a wild guess what people thought of it... I'm doing better thanks to Midoriya opening my eyes." He gave a small smile. "He does that a lot."

"Coco-san can create poisons so strong a single drop can kill a thousand people, while Zebra-san has hunted-down and eaten dozen of species into literal Extinction, so people were always afraid of them, but I have known them personally, and I know they are great people instead...People sometimes are a bit foolish, but if you show them what you are, I know they will get around!" the short Chef answered.

Hitoshi gave a small smile again. "Guess you do have a point."

"You know the Higher-ups will force us to tell them?"

"If they know about it, sir." Hisashi countered.

"And he just wants to be a Chef?"

"A simple life as a Chef, he isn't even sure he wants to open his own restaurant, just work in one. It doesn't even have to be fancy."

"...Goddamnit! Okay!"

"Sir?"

"Let me cover the few traces you two morons left behind then we'll get to work in preparing his tests. And I hope your son's food is worth it." the old man declared with a growl.

"I..."

"Hisashi?" the Chief said with narrowed eyes.

"I kind of sent a drone home to collect some?" Hisashi said with a weak smile.

"MIDORIYA!" the old man roared in fury.

"Daggit dad..." Izuku groaned with a facepalm.

"Hisashi... I love you... but you can be a right idiot..." Inko stated flatly.

"Can't really hold it against him, the boy cooks damn good!" Tiger answered.

"Still..." the two Midoriyas stated flatly.

"I was having Soba withdrawals!" the man answered, whining.

"... Did he say Soba?" Todoroki asked, his face the same, but eyes sparkling.

"Ooh, boy! Here comes a part Shoto-chan will love!" Mina said, smirking.

"Croack! You have a problem with Soba, Shoto-san, you have a dependency." Tsuyu added.

"... It's my favorite dish," he answered her.

"For breakfast though is a bit too much." Tenya added.

"We have strict rules about secrecy here, Midoriya. And even then, we have a perfectly fine cafeteria here..."

"It's not the same." Hisashi answered, offended.

"Fork it out then, let's try."

"NO! It's mine!"

"Are you denying your superior?!"

"YES!"

"Hisashi, man, just hand them over. It's just soba." Tamaki said, rolling his eyes.

"JUST SOBA?!...Fine!" he answered with a petulant tone, but still took out one of the boxes he held hidden in his office personal fridge.

Just then, the same Soba appeared for all of them.

"Yes! ... It better be good, Midoriya." Shoto hissed with narrowed eyes.

"Have my dishes been bad so far?" Izuku asked, a bit cheeky.

"No. But a warning never hurts."

"Here, choke on them, you two. Hn!"

"Drama Queen. Let's see those skills of your brat," the old man declared while shaking his head and taking a bite.

The audience did as well.

"...Midoriya?"

"Y-Yes?" Izuku asked, scared of Shoto's INTENSE stare.

"If I let you marry my sister, do you promise to make Soba whenever I come visit?"

"Wait, what!?" Izuku asked in shock.

"You are marrying a lot of girls, I am taking my chance."

"ISN'T THAT A BIT EXTREME!?"

On Shoto's phone, he had a message he got from his sister before he got here: "SO?! SO?! DID HE SAY YES?!" the short message said.

'I am working on it, Fuyumi. Just be patient.' Shoto thought to himself.

"..."

"He made them with common equipment and Ingredients found in every supermarket, just so you know. Nothing luxurious was used."

"... These aren't even the best ingredients...?" Shoto asked, surprised on his face.

"It was probably a training dish," Komatsu answered, shrugging.

"Not really, for some reason Dad likes a very specific kind of Ingredients that are very cheap and we can buy only in a small store close to our house. He always says he doesn't like the taste of the more expensive ones." Izuku answered.

"... I want to test what you can make with better ingredients," Shoto stated firmly.

"Of course! As soon as we get back to UA." Izuku answered, smiling.

Shoto only nodded, eating his Soba again.

"..."

"..."

"Say, how many knives do you reckon dear Icchan needs to do his best?" Hisashi's Chief asked with a way-too-innocent smile that sent a chill up the man's spine.

"I think the guys in Lab 13 have a new super-alloy that they did not know how to use, I bet they can make awesome pans with that as well!" Tamaki added from the sidelines.

"We'll ask them to borrow some. Level 5 Secrecy of course."

"At the very least, sir!"

"That's high?" Tina asked.

"The maximum is Level 7." Nezu answered.

"... And you know this... how...?" Toriko asked, looking suspicious of the chimera.

"Eh!" the Chimera only smiled sinisterly.

"Oh! And I believe that in exchange of your request of transferal back to Musutafu going through smoothly, I will be your dinner guest once a month, if you don't mind paying for my silence with food."

"Me too!"

"You will just stay quiet, Tamaki!"

"Okay, sir...damnit..."

"Everybody always mistreats us. It's unfair." Tamaki muttered, dejected.

"Not now, Tamaki-chan." Nejire answered, eating her soba with gusto.

"...Exactly..."

"I wouldn't," Izuku stated, with a bright smile.

"UGH!" The guy groaned in pain, almost blinded by the sheer purity.

"Well Tamaki, Izuku is bi if you want to date him," Mirio stated, patting his friend's back. "I know he'd treat you right. We'd support you."

"Really?!" Katsuki asked.

"Love is universal." Izuku answered with a shrug. Tamaki could only curl up in a ball...But he did have a small smile.

"Okay, sir. You'll have your bribe." Hisashi muttered in answer.

"Wonderful! Now share with me those tests you talked about, I want to see them myself."

"Oh, God...What have I done...I am sorry Icchan!" Hisashi thought in horror.

He just hoped nobody else would notice his son's skill before securing his safety.

"Jinxed it!" Mina said, laughing thunderously at Izuku's miserable expression.

"Dang it dad/honey..." Inko and Izuku groan at him.

Back to the mainland – Musutafu - Yaoyorozu household – Kitchen -

There was a somber silence in the huge kitchen of the disgustingly-rich family, for a 'Murder' had happened there, with Ingredients being the victims.

It was a massacre, some strange gelatinous green sludge was slowly dripping from the walls and smelling like dirty socks, a small pan was burning in a corner while completely enveloped by flames and the oven was giving few last dying electric whimpers before finally succumbing, producing a tiny plume of black smoke and then letting its frontal panel detach and slam on the floor in a thousand pieces.

"Oooh...God...You weren't supposed to see this..." Momo muttered in misery, hiding her face in her hands.

All the chefs winced seeing the "battle ground".

"That will need a lot of work to fix," Zaus said, grimacing.

"We have a team of architects, they will fix that in a couple days at most." Momo answered.

"Uh? No, I mean her cooking talent. We are talking about your mother, yes?"

"Yes?" she answered.

"Uhm...I think I can fix that." Izuku muttered with narrowed eyes, determined to help out.

"Indeed you can." Zaus added.

"UH?!" Momo gasped out. "Y-You would do that...?"

Izuku smiled at her. "Even though she does have her work cut out for her, I can tell she puts her heart into making it for you~"

"Thank you..." Momo said with a bashful tone.

"The Harem keeps growing! It's unfair!" Mineta shrieked in maddening rage.

"He's got something you don't..." Tetsutestsu stated to the midget.

"And what's that!?" he roars at the metal man.

"An honest and kind soul..." he stated bluntly.

"Good personality, nice manners, good smile..." Kaminari listed out, counting on his fingers.

"Good head on his shoulders, bravery." Tenya added.

"Loyalty." Katsuki added.

"A big dick." Mina added, smirking.

"AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?!"

"...Have you seen yourself?"

Izuku went nuclear when he heard this. Heat was actually coming off him.

"WHY ARE YOU NOT DENYING THAT?!" Mineta demanded.

"I do have a ruler...Measures talk.." he muttered quietly.

"Why does this keep happening!? I just want to be good at cooking!" The lady of the house, Rei Yaoyorozu, wailed in tears while burying her face in her husband's shoulder as he hugged her.

"I know, dear. But you are an amazing woman already, maybe it's the Universe balancing things out by giving you some bad luck, otherwise you would be too perfect.'' The woman's husband, Saito Yaoyorozu, answered while patting her back in a comforting manner, and at the same time sending an apologetic look at their family personal Chef, the guy was weeping at watching the sorry state the kitchen had been reduced to in merely five minutes.

"T-Too perfect?" Rei asked with a hopeful tone, breaking her husband's heart by locking her now puffy red eyes with his.

"Of course, it is clearly a sick joke of the gods, pure jealousy." the man answered, shamelessly ramping-up his compliments with zero hesitation, as for him there was never enough 'Simping' if it meant having the love of his life smile.

"Your husband is a good man." Zebra said.

"...Did you just compliment somebody?" Sanni asked, dumbfounded.

"I do that from time to time if it is deserved."

"Your parents seem nice, kero," Tsu stated.

"They are," Momo answered with a fond smile.

"You are so good to me!" Rei wailed while hugging him again.

"And so are you to me, dear! Come, while dear Takeshi makes a list of what it will need to be changed-"

"Damn near everything, sir!" the Chef interrupted him with a tone of horrified awe at the sheer destruction he was seeing.

"We will go watch some TV to relax!" Saito growled-out the rest of his words while nailing the man with a scathing glare and half-dragging his wife away.

"Dude! Not manly! She is already suffering!" Kirishima grunted in disapproval.

"Yeah!" Tetsutetsu roared in agreement. "She's trying her hardest! Least you can do is teach her better than criticize her! You should respect a mother who wants to help their child!"

"Be nice, please. He did try several times. Then we started asking others." Momo begged.

"... Let me guess... They only did it because of who you are and wanted to get more rep... Not even really helping at all...?" Jiro asked in a dry deadpan.

"Yes..." she answered, depressed.

"I'LL DO IT THEN! I will help her! Because we are friends!" Izuku promised.

Momo hugged the boy with green hair. "Thank you Izuku~! I want her to be happy~!"

"Hoy!" Ochako hissed.

"You can join. But I am not letting go. Hn!" Momo stated, hugging Ochako as well.

"...Fine." she conceded.

"What are you girls talking ab-?" that was how far the young Hero went before the glomp.

"Aaaw! They look cute already!" Tina gushed. Izuku went nuclear again.

Living room -

"Here, darling. We'll watch some silly videos and you'll see you will feel better." Saito said while turning-on the GIANT TV and selecting the internet video app (that for the sake of copyright we will call U-Tube).

"I just wanted to be the one preparing lunch for you and Momo-chan for once..." Rei admitted with a small, adorable voice.

"I know, dear, and one day you will." Saito said.

"A mother's love is a powerful thing," Sunni stated with a smile.

"Oui," Aoyama agreed.

"So she is from a good family too! How nice!" Inko gushed happily.

'OH NO! SHE IS GAINING MOM POINTS!' many girls thought in panic.

"Mom! Please!" Izuku begged.

"I hope it will be soon...Can...Can we watch that?" the woman answered while pointing at the Top 10 'Featured Videos', at the very first video dominating the list in terms of visualizations to be precise.

"The 'Young Chef Competition'? Why is it trending? It's a small channel with barely any followers too." the man said, confused.

"Maybe somebody screwed-up badly?" Rei asked, hopeful.

'Aah! Schadenfreude! That will help her feel better! Hopefully whoever it is they fail so hard, Rei-chan will look like a Master in comparison!' Saito thought in relief as he as well believed that to be the case.

"Schaden-what?" Pony asked.

"Literally To find Joy/Relief in somebody else's misery." Izuku answered.

Pony clapped happily. "Thank you Zuzu~!"

Izuku smiled happily. "No problem Tsunotori-san~"

"Five Hundred Yen says that video is the same competition Izuku was in?" Setsuna said.

"What are the chances? I am in!" Tetsutetsu answered.

"Me too!" Kirishima and Kaminari said as one, Mineta too joined.

"... You know that's a sucker's bet right...?" Jiro asked the morons.

"Sssh! I want a new pair of shoes, let them lose." Setsuna hissed.

"THERE WILL BE NO GAMBLING!" Iida scolded them, doing his arm chops. "THAT IS NOT HEROIC!!!"

"Too late! Look!" Setsuna answered, grinning.

"Yes, let's see that, a good laugh is always good for one's health!" he said aloud while clicking on the video and already savoring the return of his wife's smile and laughter at the expenses of some unknown brat fucking-up.

"TAK! TAK! TAK! TAK!..."

And both adults watched slack-jawed as the video instead featured Izuku going-in raw and without lube in the competition while humiliating his opponents.

"Holy fuck! He is culinary raping them! Is the video sped-up?!" Behind them their Chef was heard shrieking in awe after glancing from the kitchen door.

"No..." Saito answered, shocked as the number of plates the boy made kept growing.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Even a kid cooks better than me! And he doesn't look older than Momo-chan!" Rei in the meantime started crying again, not that Saito could actually blame her.

"GODDAMNIT!" the guys that did bet, cursed as one.

"Pay up boys~"

"Booooo-hoooooo!" they cried fat tears of sorrow, but still watched their cash disappear in the girl's wallet.

"TOKAGE-SAN YOU WILL RETURN THAT MONEY RIGHT AWAY THIS INSTANCE!" Iida ordered her, arm chopping away again. "THAT IS NOT HOW HEROES SHOULD DIGNIFY THEMSELVES!!!"

"What climbed up his ass to die?" Zebra asked, rolling his eyes.

"HOW RUDE!" Iida shouted at Zebra. "YOU SHOULD SHOW MORE DECORUM! YOU'RE A KING, A HERO IN YOUR WORLD! YOU SHOULD ACT LIKE ONE!"

"Hoy. Wanna die?" Zebra asked back, towering over Tenya several inches thanks to his monstrous muscles and height.

Tenya stood his ground, stern face to Zebra. "I won't back down from my belief. I once did, when my brother got paralized, and let my anger get the better of me. I almost died when I faced the culprit. So I will never let people go down the path I almost did."

"Hn! Well said." Zabra answered, flicking the boy on the forehead with enough strength to force him back to his seat. "Just don't get cocky, or I WILL kill you." he then added.

Iida nodded. "I won't let my emotions get the better of me. I will be strict but far."

"Dang, these kids have iron wills," Toriko stated, letting out an impressed whistle.

"Eh! I like that, there are too many pussies in our world." Zebra answered, smirking.

"I think I found your new Cooking Teacher instead." It was then that the man devised a new plan while looking at the screen with narrowed eyes.

"W-What? Really? Who?" Rei asked, still hiccuping.

"That boy, he seems prepared enough."

"NO! Please don't fire me! I can get better! Even better than that!" their Chef said immediately while falling on his knees.

"He will just teach Rei-chan how to cook better with weekly lessons, I am not firing you after years of loyal service!" Saito answered while rolling his eyes.

"Ah! Okay then."

"Do you really think you can become better than THAT, though?" Mr. Yaoyorozu asked, curious.

"...Maybe?" the Chef tried answering with a forced smile.

It was utter bull****, and both men knew that, but chose to not comment on it all the same.

Half of the people laughed at the commentary.

"Eeeh! Bad beast Denial." Tomoko commented.

"Like Pixie Bob ignoring her age?" Mandalay asked, smirking.

"Exactly."

"HEEEEY!" the blonde roared in anger.

"You look still very young, Pixie Bob-san! " Izuku offered kindly.

"... You think he likes older women...?" she asked her teammates.

"Pixie, no!" they shouted at her.

"Pixie, yes!"

"...Not that Kota would mind..." Mandaly muttered.

- Two Days Later – Midoriya House -

DING! DING! DING!

"Coming!" Inko yelled while opening the door to see a tall gentleman with clearly expensive clothes waiting for her on the other side.

"Ehm...Good evening?"

"Good evening. You are Inko Midoriya, I presume?" the man asked.

"Yes?"

"Saito Yaoyorozu, pleased to meet you."

"Pleasure is mutual. How do you know my name?"

"I know a guy, or better, a guy knows you." Saito answered, smirking.

"Who?"

"Samui, he is the Head Chef of my family's favourite restaurant...Or he was before his nervous breakdown."

"Oh! Him, how's he?" Inko asked with a sorry expression.

"He is doing okay, or so I heard." Saito answered, shrugging.

"I have a bad feeling about that answer." Toshinori admitted.

"I-It can't be that bad... right...?" Izuku stated, giving an awkward smile.

"And three... two... one..." Kamui counted down.

- At the same time – Penthouse at the opposite side of the city – Kitchen -

"NO! NO! NO! It was mellower! And the taste was richer!" the famous Chef Samui yelled with insane eyes while throwing away another pot of rice behind him.

Around him dozens of empty sacks of rice littered the floor, and by looking at him, it was clear he did nothing besides cooking ever since the challenge, not even sleeping or showering.

"HOW DID HE DO THAT?! HOOOOOOOOOW?! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" a deranged laugh echoed in the penthouse before the man's assistant finally forced his way into the apartment by bursting down the door and accompanied by three burly doctors holding-up a straitjacket.

"There we go. Mental breakdown." Kamui said, sighing.

"... I'm so glad I asked Izuku to teach me, shroom..." Kinnko stated, gulping.

"I'M SORRY!" Izuku apologized, crying his eyes and heart out.

"You obviously didn't do that on purpose. Now please stop crying," Coco asked.

"B-B-B-B-BUT MY COOKING-" Izuku tried to explain.

"Deku that guy was a weak pussy. He felt threatened and snapped. It is not your fault the idiot can't accept defeat." Katsuki answered, rolling his eyes.

Everyone looked at him in shock. "D-Did you just complement Deku-kun...?" Ochako asked, shocked.

"I am not a broken record, Round Face. the Nerd can defeat whoever he fuck wants... Except me... Except in cooking." He looked away when he added that last part.

- Back to Inko and Saito -

"I hope he recovers. But why did you ask him about me?"

"Well, I needed a name to better find you and your son, madam." Saito answered.

"Why were you looking for us?" Inko asked with narrowed eyes.

"I heard your son is looking for a University to join while following his dream to be a Chef...AND for a restaurant where to work part-time so to have some actual experience."

"Why do you know all this?"

"Because I can offer your son both in exchange for a favour." Saito answered.

"Uhu?"

"Looks like your father wasted no time!" Nezu said, amused.

Momo just groaned, covering her face, and slid down her seat in embarrassment.

"It's okay, Momo-san! It just means your father really wants to help your mother!" Izuku answered,

"Deku-kun...Please stop...I don't want more rivals..." Ochako muttered to herself.

"Why rivals~" Mina teased. "Why not lovers with one another~? We can love him and each other~" Mina then kiss Ochaco's cheek.

Tsuyu just hummed the russian anthem instead while flashing an amused smirk. She then kissed Ochako's other cheek. "I always did think you were cute, kero~"

Ochako turned red and covered her face, making her float in the air.

"There she goes..." Jiro stated in amusement.

"Hahahaha! These guys are amusing! I like them!" Toriko said, laughing and helping the girl descend.

"It is a good show," Shino stated, smiling like Aizawa.

Aizawa gave a groan. "Problem children..."

"Awe, but you like them all," Mic stated.

"Shut it Mic..." he ordered, glaring at him.

"May I come in? So we can talk details without others eavesdropping,"

"We were about to have lunch actually."

"It's okay, mom! I made more than enough for a guest!...Who's your friend?" Izuku said from inside.

"Not exactly a friend, Icchan." Inko answered.

"Please, madame. I have no bad intentions, I am just offering my help to your son in exchange for him helping me."

"...Get in." Inko answered with a sigh.

"Mama bear Inko showing~" Midnight teased said woman.

"It is my duty to protect my Icchan! He may be strong enough to collapse buildings with a punch, but as his mother I will ALWAYS do my best!" she answered, proudly.

"You are a wonderful mother, Miss." Sanni said, smiling.

"Oui~ You are a shining star to all mothers everywhere~" Aoyama agreed, sparkling.

Inko smiles as bright as Izuku. "Thank you all~"

"Your brat is a nice kid. I will permit you to be cocky about it, Ah!" Zebra said, chuckling.

"I-I-I-I-I'M NOT, AM I!?" Inko asked, worried. "I-I-I-I'M JUST PROUD OF MY BABY BOY!"

"Nothing wrong with that, Inko-san." Komatsu answered.

"Every mother should be free to do that!" Setsuno added.

"Thank you, Madame." Saito said while gesturing his chauffeur to just wait for him.

"What's on the menu?" the man asked, cheekily.

"I tried my hand at sushi, I hope you don't mind." Izuku answered, shyly, while presenting the colorful display of fish and rice.

"A-Amazing!" Saito exclaimed in wonder.

"To my shame lately I have left cooking to Izuku since he says he wants to train in his skills." Inko admitted, blushing.

"I cannot blame you, Madame. And it's kind of fun since my wife had tried to prepare a similar dish and failed, that was when I decided to look to your son for help." Saito answered.

"My help? Was her sushi that bad?"

"I did not try it since she just destroyed the kitchen. And yes, I was wondering if you were open to come teaching my wife how to cook once a week." he answered.

"How did she destroy a kitchen while preparing raw fish and rice?" Izuku asked, confused.

"That's a good question..." Zebra asked, looking lost himself.

"Do not underestimate my mother..." Momo answered, and she sounded like the answer physically hurt her.

"I'm sure I can help her get better," Izuku stated. "All it takes is time and patience."

"Thank you." Momo muttered, thankful.

"Sorry if I ask...Can we get that sushi too?" Pony asked while raising her hand.

Just then the Sushi Izuku was making appeared to all of them.

"Yes!"

"Thank you lord for the food," Ibara prayed.

"Damn, we're eating like kings~" Denki stated.

"How can you still eat?!" Mt.Lady asked, horrified.

"Talks the one gorging herself." Kamui answered, munching happily.

"S-S-Shut up!"

"Maybe this food can help you with your Quirk," Death Arms stated, taking a bite of his own sushi. "Maybe you can shrink and fight like the heroes who did in the comics back then."

Mt. Lady ate with gusto. Screw being full, if she can get better, she'll take it. "I'm going to learn to shrink if it's the last thing I do!"

"Well played," Kamui stated.

"She's always been a bit self conscious about her size change and property damage," Death Arms stated. "I believe this will help her, I honestly do. I can feel something happen as well with each meal."

"I have no idea how she managed, and it honestly baffles me. Sometimes I wonder how it's possible that her bowl of cereal does not catch fire after she poured milk in it. I thank the fact we are not in some crappy comedy manga for that not happening." Saito said, sighing.

"Oh. Then why asking me?"

"You have skill, clearly, since the other guy I wanted to ask had a breakdown after eating your dish. And also...well...No offense meant, but you are a nobody."

"HEY!" Inko growled, offended.

Inko had an angry mother aura around herself after hearing that. "I'm sorry... what...?" Inko asked in a way too sweet tone of voice.

"Unfortunately my father can be a bit blunt sometimes. Good for business, a bit bad for this kind of situation," Momo admitted, sighing.

"So good business voice, bad social one," Jiro simplified.

"Yes. Mom is the social one, dad lets her do the talking usually."

"I think he means I don't have any Fame that may cloud my judgment, mom." Izuku said.

"Precisely, I asked around, and you seemed to be quite the soft-spoken, gentle boy from how people described you. So I thought that you would have been patient enough to help my precious Rei-chan become at least decent at cooking," Saito explained.

"I understand what you mean, but...How bad is she, actually?" Izuku asked with narrowed eyes.

"On a scale from 1 to 10?" the man asked back.

"Yes."

"Between Akane Tendou from Ranma and Otae from Gintama." the man answered, bluntly.

"Good God." Izuku whispered in horror.

Those who've read or seen the anime/manga winced.

"You definitely have your work cut out for you," Hitoshi stated to Izuku.

"Still up for it, a Hero helps people in need, and a Chef is no slouch either if there is cooking at risk. I won't get back on my promise." he answered, smiling in determination.

"Good to see my lessons are having an effect," Zaus said, proud.

"I taught him that, thank you." Toshinori hissed.

"Oh, good God..." Aizawa muttered in despair.

"Hey," Hitoshi called to the two. "Who is better of the two?"

"Shinso I swear to GOD!"

"ME!" both Zaus and Toshinori said at the same time.

They then were hit by Hitoshi's Quirk. "Now you two, sit down," he ordered the two, who followed his orders. He then released them when they sat down.

"...You will pay for this, youngster." Zaus muttered.

"Indeed," Toshinori added.

"...I am aware." the boy answered, already regretting his plan.

"You two will do no such thing..." Setsuno glared at the two. "We did not need another fight..."

"... Yes ma'am..."

"Quite. As the man of the house I sacrifice myself by eating what she cooks whenever she tries, and spare Momo thanks to some bullshit excuse I cooked-up years ago about my daughter's Quirk needing a very specific diet to work best. It's a thankless Mission, but somebody has to do it." Saito explained with a proud voice.

"You must love her a lot."

"More than my own life or liver, but the doctor said I can't keep this up or my stomach will start to break-down, so she either becomes at least decent...Or I will be in trouble."

"Your father is a real man," Kirishima stated.

"Must love your mother a damn lot!" Tetsutetsu added.

"He does! A lot!" Momo answered, smiling fondly.

Kirishima and Tetsutetsu stood up and saluted the man. "He's so manly..."

"That he is, a good father and husband." Toriko added with a thumbs-up.

"I'll see what I can do."

"Thank you, my boy. If you really pull this off, then whatever price you will demand, I'll pay."

"Wait until we decide if it is feasible before saying that." Izuku answered, sighing.

"Please give it a try. I asked around and I can put a good word for you to work in a restaurant kitchen, nothing luxurious though, as I don't believe those poncy stuck-up fools would accept a teen surpassing them. As for the University, that I can actually pay for."

"I can't accept that!" Izuku said with wide eyes.

"There's Izuku's bleeding heart again..." Inko smiled, but gave out a whirry sigh.

"I am proud of it!" Izuku answered, huffing.

"I think it's a little too much at times..." Aizawa stated, giving him a glare with his Quirk active. "You tend to get in over your head..."

"It's who I am, I will deal with the consequences, but I am not changing it," Izuku answered with a determined look.

"Damn problem child..." Aizawa groaned, but hid his slight smile under his scarf.

"Being good at cooking is my wife's dream, Midoriya-san. Myself and Rei-chan may look like people drowning in cash NOW, but we weren't so fortunate when we were kids, our familys struck gold only late in our life not long before we took over our respective family businesses...And you know what that means?"

"Not really."

"It meant we worked. That's it. When we started dating we wanted a big family, instead we got so absorbed in our work we barely had ONE daughter, and even then we are hardly able to spend time with her. She grew up mostly with nannies and other strangers with Rei and myself desperately squeezing-out every second we could to spend it with her like a 'Normal' family. And now our daughter plans to join UA University and become a Pro Hero. Meaning even less time to be a family." Saito explained with a sigh.

"Oh, Dad! I never held it against you! I treasured every moment together! Always!" Momo answered, her eyes getting cloudy with tears. Izuku patted her back to comfort her.

"Your family is a good one," Toriko stated with a smile. "They will do what they can for you to be happy, no matter how hard it is."

"Yes, and I am proud to be their daughter."

"And where do I fit in this?" Izuku asked.

"Just once, Rei just wants to cook something for Momo. Like a mother should, or so she describes it."

"A home cooked meal by a mother is the best meal ever," Izuku stated with a nod. "My favorite meal is my mother's katsudon."

"It's just a simple recipe, Icchan." Inko answered, touched.

"But you put your love and hope for me into it~ Simple yes, but it's always the best~"

"I think I'm getting diabetes from all the sweetness," Zebra muttered to himself.

"Way to ruin the moment." Sanni said, rolling his eyes.

Inko and Izuku looked at Zebra, then back to each other, then laughed happily.

"I don't know if I have the skills, I mean, I don't know how to teach somebody how to cook." Izuku answered, unsure.

"In that case I will help you as well, if we work together, I know we can do it." Saito offered.

"Why me?"

"Why not you?"

"There are hundreds of renowned Chefs that I bet would give an arm and a leg to work for you, why not ask them? Or even a student from any school?"

"Because they would give an arm and a leg, as you said, to work for a rich family. You are arguing against teaching a mother how to cook for her daughter. They would not care about the reason behind this, only about the compensation. Like all the others I asked before you. They all just looked at the check I offered and said yes, and then dropped-out because they could not be bothered to put in the effort." Saito answered, frowning.

"Sadly true." Momo said, sighing.

"Fucking amateurs." Katsuki added.

"That we can agree on..." Zebra stated.

"Unfortunately there are Chef in just for the money, it happens in our world too." Komatsu admitted, sighing.

"I often interview them, it's so annoying." Tina added, frowning, her eyebrow twitching annoyance from the memories.

"Same going for Heros, many treat it just like being a superstar or an influencer." Nemuri added.

"There's a lot in every universe..." Light stated, seeing his fair share.

"...Let's say I accept."

"Yes?"

"Rei-san will need to put in the effort as well."

"She will, I swear."

"And I don't want to get paid."

"Why not?" he asked, surprised.

"Because I want to make it with my own power, without help."

"I admire that conviction, it's rare nowadays." the man answered, smiling.

"Midoriya-kun! This is what I am talking about! A heart of a Hero true and through!" Tenya said, looking ready to cry himself in pride.

"That's the Midori we know and love~!" Mina said, chuckling.

"Yep!" Tsuyu added, smirking.

"He's so manly!" the two many bros shouted.

"That's why I chose him to be my successor~" All Might stated proudly.

"So? When do I start, sir?" Izuku asked with a tiny smile.

"Whenever you are ready, Izuku-san!" Saito answered.

"Then I guess we have to celebrate?" Inko offered.

"Madame, I know this sounds fishy, but I swear I just want to help my wife, nothing more."

"Then it won't be a problem if I join as well."

"Mom!"

"Understandable, there is no problem for me." Saito answered.

"Thank you. My husband said he had a surprise for Izuku that will be ready in two days. Will it be okay if we come by once we have it delivered?"

"Of course, madame, in the meantime I will tell Rei to get ready."

"A surprise?" Izuku asked, confused.

"Huhuhu! You'll see, Icchan! Those will help immensely!" Inko answered with a conspiratorial smile.

"Ohoho~ Who knew you were such a tease~" Midnight teased Inko. "I like that~"

"Keep your pants on, Nemuri." Mic and Aizawa chorused.

"It's fine," Inko waved off. She then blushed a bit. "... Me and Hisashi are actually in an open bi marriage... It feels nice to know I'm still attractive to others..."

"I did take it from somewhere!" Izuku added, smirking.

Midnight smiled at Inko. "Well, well, well~ The apple doesn't fall far from the tree~"

"Yes!" Inko and Izuku answered as one, proudly.

They were not Melk knives, but Hisashi was sure a high-tech secret lab would not lose to any sharpener working by hand in producing the absolute best knives in the world!

And in the afterlife, Melk the First felt extremely offended for reasons he could not fathom.

And at the same time, somewhere even beyond Mortal's understanding...

"New Host Candidate detected. Beginning operations."

"What the hell is that voice now?" Joy asked.

"Oh, an old acquaintance of mine from the Multiverse, one that helps Izuku in this world," Light answered. "They will be joining us along with another Deity after a while."

Just then the film ended and the lights turned back on. "That was the first part, what did you guys think?" Xara asked the guests.

"I am glad to see that a version of my reincarnation is doing well, I can see some amazing potential." Zaus answered, humming.

"It was awesome~!" Denki stated.

"I think the kid has what it takes," Toriko stated. "Both the showing and the one right here."

"Thank you," Izuku answered, bashful.

"Okay, so we'll be taking a short break to get the next set up," Light stated. "But first, I have some more guests I want to bring. Ones I think will help the St. Patrick Cinnamon Roll here."

"Who will be joining us?" Nighteye spoke up for the first time since the start.

"SHIT! I forgot he was here!" Mic shrieked. The kids' ears went covered again.

"I wanted to keep quiet and watch," he answered, dabbing his lips with a handkerchief. "I wanted to see what the boy had, and see if he was worthy."

"One thing is keeping quiet, another is blending into the background and disappearing." Toshinori answered, rolling his eyes.

"Something that you sorely lack...~" he teased his old partner.

"I know the feeling..." Coco answered, sighing.

"What is that supposed to mean?!" the other Kings hissed as one.

"Amusing as this is," Light started, getting their attention, "may I summon the others?"

"You said they were to help me... right...?" Izuku asked.

"One has never enough Teachers. Even if you yourself are already surrounded by good ones, even if one of them is a bit grumpy, Hehehehe!" Knocking Master answered, laughing.

"It's more along the lines of him getting the proper gear than teachers," Light corrected. "We will be bringing in, from the MHA world, Mei Hatsume, David and Melissa Shields, Mirko, Ryuko, FatGums, and, from Toriko's world, Melk the Second."

"Melk?!" Komatsu gasped in shock.

"David and Melissa?" Toshinori chorused.

"Yes, for a few good reasons," Xara stated. "One; we're hoping Melk can teach Melissa and Mei to craft Melk Knives for Izuku."

"Oh gods!!!" Power Loader cried, already seeing the mayhem Mei might bring.

"It's okay, I am sure young Melissa will dilute Mei's own brand of chaos." Nemuri suggested.

"Two; I'm hoping Melissa may get powers with the help of Izuku's food, I'm leaning towards Technomancy, like a character I've crafted in my worlds," Light added.

"Can happen, should happen...Will happen...Every Future leads to that," Joy answered, shrugging.

Izuku looked happy. "That'll be awesome~ Melissa will be so happy~!" Izuku stated, with a bright happy smile.

"And third and finally, I want the three heroes here to watch," Light stated. "Fat Gum to try the food and see what happens with him. Ryuko because she's cool, and keeps Mirko in line. And Mirko because of a surprise in this universe about her."

"That bunny idiot? Oh! Now I am curious what happened to her in that world!" Mt. Lady said with a cruel smirk, still salty about the Heroine surpassing her in a recent popularity poll.

"No spoilers," Xara stated.

"I'll summon them right-" Light was interrupted by Joy before he could summon them.

"I'll take care of Melk," the Eye said, jovially, as a thin chain appeared next to him out of nowhere. "KNIFE SHARPENER INCOMING!" he said pulling the chain.

WOOOOOOORSH!

"EEK!" with a sound similar to a toilet flushing, a young woman with a scar over her eye fell from the ceiling, luckily dry.

"... Your sense of Humor defies logic." Light said, dryly. He then summoned the spell circle and out popped the MHA chatters that were listed. This time, they were all standing.

"Melk!" Komatsu practically teleported to his girlfriend's side to check on her.

"Uuuuh....Where are we?" David Shield asked, unnerved.

"Izuku!" Melissa in the meantime latched to the first familiar face she saw to find some safety.

Mirko looked around and saw the three deities. "Villain~!" she shouted with a battle hungry look in her eyes.

"Wait Mirko," Ryuko tried to stop her but it was too late. She had lept at them at high speeds, but Light stopped her with just one finger.

"What the!?" Mirko stated in shock.

"Please do not fight in the theater..." Light ordered with a sigh. "And also, we're not villains..."

Fat Gum then looked around and saw the other heroes. He waves at them smiling. "Hey. I'm guessing there's a reason we're here?"

Torko whistles at him. "Damn, that guy knows a good meal when he sees it."

"I am not Fat! I am big boned!" He joked to Toriko. Both laughed at this.

The two shake hands. "Name's Toriko, Gourmet Hunter, nice to meet another fellow lover of good food~"

"Taishiro Toyomitsu. AKA BMI Hero: Fat Gum," Fat Gum greeted the man back.

"So..." Melk called, looking at everyone. "Anyone gonna tell us where the heck we are?"

To Be Continued...

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And that's chapter two. Dang, almost eighty pages here.

Joyseeker: And technically this was a short chapter. Some of the others are a bit over 15k words long, you got a long road ahead of you.

Izuku: "Oh man. This will be a long watch."

(Shrugs) Eh, it's fun. And gives me a new thing to do.

Joy: I just have lots to say, and most of the times it's due to me describing well you and your cooking.

Izuku: "I guess that's true."

Oh, and before we end this, for those of you who are reading this on AO3, please check out my other stories. I had finally figured out how to post on there, so I'd like some feedback on them since I've had them longer.

Joy: And as always: like, follow, Kudos this story if it is of your liking! Thank you so much for reading, until next time!

Izuku: "Be safe out there~!"

And we hope to see you next time. Bye~!

Please R&R

Links to my Co-Writer's pages:

https://archiveofourown.org/users/JoySeeker101/pseuds/JoySeeker101

https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4123328/

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