"I didn't get to talk to him in the end..."

Mina pouted on her desk as the remainder of the school day went on. Due to Enso's comment about Izuku's sexual contact, of course, the girls ended up basically interrogating the boy to find out what happened to him in the studio. Because of this, they forgot what they were even going to speak to him about in the first place.

At first, Izuku was too nervous and shaken up to give a straight answer, so the girls thought about just marching into the studio to figure out who was in there. It was then Izuku frantically explained how he was only discussing costume adjustments with Enso and Mei. And as for the 'sexual contact' Enso claimed, Izuku explained this to them as Mei just constantly touching him to get 'measurements' of his body.

Not technically a lie.

Some of them suspected more about the situation, but they didn't get to ask since the bell rung for the next class to start, making everyone rush back into their classes.

Which then brought them all to now, the end of the day. The colors of the world were orange and purple-ish from the sunset on the horizon, some students were already heading to the gates outside.

"You're all dismissed." Aizawa told his own class.

Mina shot up in her seat, determined to talk to Izuku.

"Midor-!"

"I Am Here!! In a bizarre position!!"

The classroom door suddenly slammed open, with All Might bowing in a 90-degree position for some reason.

"Huh!?" Mina stopped approaching Izuku, her and the rest of the class caught off guard by this.

"What kind of logic or forces had you arrive here in that position?" Enso asked with a twitching eye.

All Might stood up straight, "Doesn't matter! Right now, I need you and Young Midoriya to come with me!"

Mina slammed her head on her desk. "God damn it!!"

"Wh-What's the matter All Might!?" Izuku stammered, getting up and quickly packing things away.

"I'll explain once you come with me!"

Enso packed his bag and then tapped his watch, to which his gray uniform shirt and green pants suddenly changed into the black colors of his usual clothes/hero costume.

"Are you a wizard!?!" Kaminari shouted as he saw this.

"If I was, I'd be in a magical school of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Enso sighed as he passed him.

"Eh?"

"Let's go!" All Might took off.

"Why are you running!?!" Izuku and Enso ran after him.

Jiro looked irritated beside the now sulking Mina, "The one time I wanna talk to him, and I can't even find a chance!"

Izuku, All Might, and Enso all made it into the teachers' lounge, the number one hero closing the door and keeping his back to the boys.

"Getting straight to the point, Young Midoriya, you got an offer from a hero."

"Don't keep your back to us just to look more dramatic. And obviously, we've both gotten thousands of offers."

All Might flinched, turning around to face the two. "You really don't hold back at all to point out things, do you Young Enso?"

"Nope."

"Figures..."

"A-All Might? But if you're bringing up an offer that I got, then does that mean it's special?" Izuku asked him.

All Might raised a slip of paper in his hand. "Why yes, it is! The reason for this is that it's an offer from someone I personally know!"

"Someone you know at that level!?!" Izuku asked with bubbly excitement.

Enso raised an eyebrow, "Hm? Someone like that asked for Izuku? Is he aware of One For All?"

All Might nodded. "Indeed he is, Young Enso! Which is why he probably asked for Young Midoriya in the first place! This hero's name is..."

He put a hand over his chest.

"Gran Torino! He was a teacher at U.A, but for only one year! This man was my homeroom teacher in addition to being someone that was trusted with the delicate secret of One For All!"

Izuku's eyes sparkled, "All Might's homeroom teacher!? Really!?"

But then he realized something, making his excitement turn to curiosity.

"Wait, so there was someone else who knew about One For All while you were attending U.A, All Might?"

All Might placed both hands on his waist. "Indeed once again! Gran Torino was the sworn friend of the previous holder of One For All before me! He retired a long time ago, so I forgot to count him in as someone who could help us..."

"What an irresponsible hero..." Enso sighed.

But both boys then noticed All Might's legs shaking in place.

"I-If he went so far as to use his old name to make an offer... I-It's scary... Too scary..."

Enso curiously crouched down and used his hands to grab All Might's leg, trying to keep it from shaking. Instead, the boy himself shook along the hero's legs.

"Oh wow, he really is frightened." Enso concluded from this.

"Just how scary is this guy!?!" Izuku started shaking too, picturing what type of person All Might's previous friend was.

"A-Anyway, it is my duty to train you, but since you got an offer, you should go work to your heart's c-content-t-t-t..." As he said this, All Might shakily handed Izuku a paper with Gran Torino's address.

"I-I-I'll do my best!!" Izuku nodded.

"S-So y-you are going to s-spend your time over there? I-I wish you luck!"

"A-Are you really all right, All Might?" Izuku stammered, not used to seeing his idol shake so much.

"I got this." Enso jumped up and kicked All Might on the back of his head.

"ACK!" He flipped upside down and landed on the teacher's lounge couch with a slam.

He then immediately got back up.

"What are you doing Young Enso!?!" The hero shouted in comedic angry fumes.

"There we go, he stopped shaking."

Izuku sweatdropped.

"So now that you've calmed down, tell me All Might, since you said Gran Torino made an offer personally to you, did you tell him anything about my otherworldly origins?" Enso asked him.

"Well, I didn't tell him about that, but I did ramble a bit and tell him other things..."

"What did you tell him about Izuku and I?"

All Might put a hand on his chin as he remembered the conversation he had.

"Well... I told him that you had knowledge about One For All and All For One, and that you were someone that he could trust. I think..."

Enso's eye twitched, "You think?"

All Might just continued, "I also told him that you've been training Midoriya effectively in adjusting to One For All and in combat abilities."

"That's a lot to tell him..." Enso sighed.

"But... Then I got scolded for not teaching Midoriya how to use his real quirk..."

"You told him about Ikari?" Izuku asked him.

"Well, I didn't explain to him what Ikari was... I believed you'd explain it better Midoriya. But he is looking forward to learning more about it. But he also pestered me on why Young Enso was teaching you in the first place... But since that involves your past, I didn't tell him."

Enso sighed, "He'll no doubt be suspicious of me..."

"But Gran Torino is very understanding. So even if he'll feel uneasy around you once learning about your circumstances and... 'previous actions', he won't hold it against you once he realizes how misled you were in your life... You didn't have any figures to teach you the right ways of living."

Enso narrowed his eyes.

"Is there really a 'right' way for living?"

He shook the thought off, "Then... I'll tell him everything when I see him with Izuku during our internships."

"Er..." All Might scratched his cheek, "Actually Young Enso, I was going to bring up another matter to discuss involving that."

"What's there to discuss? If this 'Gran Torino' is asking for Izuku, then I'll just head over with him." Enso said.

"That's actually the issue. I'm sure Young Midoriya will want to go see my old teacher, but I'm not sure you'd want to go there for your internship Young Enso."

"Why not?"

All Might rubbed his nose.

"Well, if Young Midoriya chooses to go with Gran Torino, then the reason would be no doubt to get more experience using One For All and possibly even get some good insight on bringing out Ikari, Gran Torino is a rather wise man to help him with that. But... I don't think you'd learn anything from him if you went over there."

"Does that really matter? I'm focused on Izuku growing, so learning to grow my strength doesn't really matter to me. I'm sure that I can even fight against a few of the pros due to all the experience I've accumulated in other worlds."

"Er... I don't mean that kind of learning. While getting stronger would be good, I believe that these internships could be a chance for you to learn more about the hero world! So you should head to an agency that'll give you this experience!"

"I refuse."

"No hesitation!?!"

"There's no way I'm looking through that four-digit list of agencies and researching all of them just to spend a week of pointless time over there."

"But-!"

"No."

"You-!"

"I don't wanna."

"Oh, come on-"

"You can't make me."

"What are you, a child!?!"

Izuku awkwardly stared at his friend.

"Um... Enso? While I do appreciate all you've done for me and how much you want to keep helping me grow... I think it's necessary for me to go off on my own this time."

Enso sulked in the corner of the room with a small spotlight upon him. "Betrayal..."

"Wh-What!? No! I'm not 'betraying' you at all! I-I mean, this morning, didn't you say that I should be coming up with my own fighting styles!?"

"..." Enso slightly turned his head to peak at Izuku from the corner of his eye.

"I-I think this is the perfect time for me to come up with those different ways to fight alone. If I stay around you, then I'll just keep taking influence from you. I also want to come up with my own fighting forms, I also want to figure out just what kinds of methods of fighting are right for me. Whatever Gran Torino has me do, I need to do it by myself rather than have you constantly looking over my shoulder. I need to be on my own, only then will I be able to think of my own methods to get through things." Izuku smiled.

"Well said, Young Midoriya!" All Might laughed.

"..."

After a few seconds of silence, Enso sighed and stood up. "Alright, I get it... I'll find somewhere else to go..."

"Sorry, about this Enso. But I promise, when we get back from the internships, I'll show you some new things!" Izuku grinned.

"I'll expect it. But now I'll actually have to look through that large list..."

Al Might laughed, "Don't worry Young Ureshi, I'll help you look through it and point out the more suitable agencies for you!"

"I'd be rather suspicious of any agencies you choose."

"Ouch."

Enso sighed and scratched his head, "But if that's it, then we should go."

"Insults him then says to leave..." Izuku sweatdropped.

Enso opened the door and the trio stepped into the hall.

"So I've got by Friday to decide on an agency? Two days..."

"I can help you out! I know the best agencies!" Izuku smiled.

"Oh right, I forgot you were a massive fanboy."

"H-Hey, at least it really helps me- eh?" Izuku stopped as he noticed two people had just come around the corner and walked behind Enso.

"Ah, hello there Principal Nezu!" All Might waved.

"Oh great, another headache...." Enso sighed once more as he turned around. "What is-"

He stopped, recognizing the wooden hero besides the principal who was eyeing Enso with a rather intense stare.

"..."

"..."

Enso glanced from a grinning Nezu to the pro hero he had tossed when he had first arrived in this world.

"Okay..."

He cleared his throat.

"I think I know what's happening here..."

He took a deep breath.

"And it seems that leaves me no choice then..." He said as he glared at Kamui. "I'll have to use my secret technique..."

Kamui raised his arms in surrender, "Hold on now, I didn't come here to-"

"Nigerundayooooooo!!!"

Kamui blinked, "Wait, wha-?"

Enso was already running away in the opposite direction, leaving clouds of dust behind as he ran in a professional sprinter's run.

"HE RAN AWAY!?!" All three left behind thought in shock.

"WAIT, HOLD ON!!" Kamui shouted as he comedically ran after him.

"Eh!?!" Izuku stared down the corridor as Kamui chased after Enso.

When Enso made it to the end of the hall, he dove right out the open window with his arms forward as if diving into a pool.

"What's with him and windows!?!" Izuku shouted with bulging eyes.

Kamui dove right after him. "Don't run!!"

Nezu chuckled, "Oh dear. He might've assumed that Kamui came to arrest him."

"Wha-huh!? Kamui!? Enso!? Arresting!? What's going on!?" Izuku stammered as he repeatedly turned from Nezu to the open window at the end of the hall.

"P-Principal Nezu, you can't be serious!? Arrest Young Ureshi!?" All Might was stunned.

"That's why I said assumed." Nezu chuckled. He signaled All Might to come close, to which the burly hero got to one knee and allowed Nezu to climb onto his shoulder. "You see you two, Kamui Woods was actually the first person to intercept Enso-kun when he arrived here."

"H-He was?" Izuku stuttered.

"Yup, Enso-kun threw him right into the ocean! Kyehehehehe!!" He laughed.

"The ocean!?!" "The ocean!?!" Izuku and All Might repeated.

"It was quite amusing to hear, but don't worry. Kamui isn't here to arrest Enso-kun, he's actually here to personally invite the boy to his agency!"

"Oh? Kamui Woods is a good agency to go to! They focus on strengthening many traits of their members including charm, confidence-"

"I know Midoriya, which is why now I'm hoping for Enso-kun to accept the invite. I brought Kamui to talk to him about it."

"Er... Shouldn't we go get them then?" All Might pointed out.

"I suppose we should, even though it would be amusing to just watch them run. Let us go All Might! And as for you Midoriya, you can go home now. We've seen some of your har- er, friends waiting around for you." Nezu grinned.

"Oh, I guess I should see them then." Izuku said, looking somewhat confused by a part of the dialogue Nezu cut corrected.

"That you should. Now, All Might, onward!!" Nezu pointed.

"Until next time Young Midoriya!" All Might then blasted down the hall with Nezu on his shoulder.

"Don't jump through the window, you'll break it." Nezu told him as they got near the end.

All Might suddenly did a sharp turn and continued running.

"..." Izuku now stood alone in the hall, still absorbing these chaotic events.

"I wonder if Enso is gonna join Kamui...?"

He repeated this question as he started walking down the hall and got to the stairs. As he walked down them, he found a familiar punk girl waiting after just the first flight.

"Eh? Jiro?"

Jiro glanced up and raised a hand, "Yo."

Izuku stepped down, looking somewhat nervous as he remembered how scary she and the others looked when they interrogated him earlier.

"U-Um... If I remember correctly, you wanted to talk to me about something? Before we... *cough* got off track?"

Jiro looked down, still unsure if she should say what's on her mind.

"Well... It's about your name... That nickname."

"Eh?" Izuku blinked, surprised that it was what she brought up. "What about it?"

She looked slightly ashamed, but said what she thought.

"When I heard you choose 'Deku' to be your hero name, I honestly felt happy. Not happy that you chose that name, but happy that you were using it to get over what Bakugo did. But even though you're choosing that name and you're holding it proudly..."

She shook her head.

"I think I'm gonna stop calling you that."

Izuku looked shocked. "H-Huh?"

"I don't know if Enso told ya, but a few of us stayed after school and talked about the whole thing with you and Bakugo."

Izuku nodded, "U-Um... Yeah. I know about that."

Jiro avoided his eyes.

"That was when I learned just how far he tormented you. I didn't know just how bad it was until hearing all that... It left more than a sour taste, it pissed me off so much, and it pissed me off even more to learn that you wanted to let him stay!" Her voice was rising by the second.

"I-I didn't let him stay to try to be friendly with him!" Izuku quickly uttered, believing that was the problem. "I-I'd just feel guilty if I took away his chance to become a hero... And I'm more worried that him getting expelled would make him do something rash..."

"Still..." Jiro grumbled, avoiding Izuku's gaze. "Just seeing him pisses me off so much now, and there's no way in hell I'm gonna be able to call you the same thing he does..."

"Y-You don't have to stop calling me that because you learned what K-Kachan did! I'm okay with-"

"I know you'd be fine with it, but I wouldn't!" The punk girl suddenly snapped.

Izuku was stunned to silence from how worked up Jiro was.

Jiro lowered her head, hiding her eyes.

"B-Because I know just how it feels like to be called something for your entire life... For everyone to call you something so much, that you end up starting to believe it..."

Izuku's eyes widened as he remembered the day that Jiro tripped and had revealed her sensitive clothing underneath. She remembered what she told him.

"L-Look, I-I know that... It doesn't suit me... I know that I'm not as... 'developed' or 's-sexy' like the other girls in the class..."

It wasn't hard for Izuku to realize what was going on.

"D-Don't tell me.."

He put both hands on Jiro's shoulders, a new serious stare forming.

"Eh!?" The girl lightly blushed, not having expected him to grab her.

"Jiro... You weren't bullied, were you?" Izuku asked in all seriousness.

Jiro blinked in shock after he asked that question.

Both maintained silence for a few seconds before the girl then formed pissed off look.

"As if I'd let someone push me or others around. I was the one stopping those bastards..."

"Eh?" Izuku wasn't expecting this answer.

Jiro continued to grumble, "I was pretty well known back in my junior high for how... 'ruthless' I was to anyone who treated others like shit."

Her earlobe jacks moved up and then menacingly shined.

"These punctured a lot of heads." She said with a straight face.

Izuku comedically shivered in black and white as he let go of the girl's shoulders. "Jiro's quirk is terrifying!"

Jiro's earlobes then fell as she formed a look of sadness.

"But because of that and my rockstar-like looks, a lot of people began... 'saying stuff...' Even though they always said it behind my back... I-I always ended up hearing what they said with my quirk. It was always the same things... About not being girly, about being scary..."

"They must've led to the insecurities she has about herself..." Izuku thought with a sympathetic expression.

He sighed.

"Jiro... So when you said you knew how it felt to be called something that everyone agreed with... My situation reminded you of that? And that's why you don't want to call me Deku anymore?"

Jiro shamefully nodded.

"I just... I just don't wanna call someone something they're clearly not... Even if you changed the meaning of that word, it'll take me a while to even consider calling you that again..."

"It doesn't seem like she'll change her mind..."

If Izuku were to be honest, hearing this from the girl actually made him rather sad. She was one of the reasons he was able to accept the name as his hero name, so hearing her new decisions didn't go well with him.

But despite this, he formed a small smile.

"I understand... But I hope you can call me that one day. When we're heroes on the field standing right beside each other."

Jiro awkwardly rubbed the back of her head. "I'll try... And sorry. I know it's not really a good reason to stop calling you something you're trying to be proud of, but-"

"It's okay, Jiro. I understand. Just try to keep your mind off Kacchan in the future." Izuku nodded.

Jiro sighed in frustration, "Yeah... I'll hold back on urges to stab the guy."

"With her quirk or with something else!?! Wait, both are bad!!"

Izuku stared at Jiro's troubled expression. It was quite rare to see the usually cool and calm girl so troubled. His mind went back to what he assumed was the root of the issue, where it was Jiro just being reminded of being called several things that hurt her self confidence as a girl.

He took a deep breath. "Jiro."

"Hm?" She glanced back at him, "What?"

Izuku brightly smiled. "Those people in you're junior high that said those things about you, they wouldn't say them if they actually knew you. You can be scary and strict sometimes, but I know it's because you're helping those you care about. If they took the time to get to know you better, then they would see what a cute and charming girl you are."

"..."

Jiro blinked, slowly turning red.

"E-Eh?"

Izuku realized how blunt and sudden he said this and turned red too, immediately flailing his arms around.

"U-U-Um! I-I mean-!? I was j-just-! Y-You just have a cute side- Er, I-I didn't mean it like that! I-I mean I did, b-but I-!?"

Jiro's head erupted in steam with a completely red face.

"H-How could you say something like that while so calm, you idiot!?!" Jiro covered her face with both hands and suddenly took off running down the stairs in pure embarrassment.

"Sh-She ran away again..." Izuku stuttered. "Hasn't this become a pattern?"

He thought about it.

"This happened so many times already... In the hall of the school, at the sports festival, she runs away every time I compliment her..."

He sighed.

"But even though I try to reassure her of good qualities, she doesn't seem to accept them... I don't think so at least."

He started walking down the stairs.

"If Jiro's going to stop calling me Deku... Then what is she gonna call me?"

He didn't think of any ideas by the time he went down the stairs, where he saw Mina waiting there looking rather confused.

"Mina?"

The girl glanced up at him, "Hey Midori, why did Jiro just come blazing by as red as Kirishima's hair?"

Izuku flinched, "Er... I don't really know... A-Anyway, what are you still doing here? I thought you left with everyone else?"

Mina awkwardly scratched her cheek, "Not yet... I still have to... talk..." Her voice trailed off.

"Eh? About what?"

Behind the stairs, Toru watched over Mina and Izuku while giving her best friend a thumbs up that said, "You can do this!"

Even if her thumbs up was clearly not seen.

"U-Um..." Mina nervously rubbed her legs together.

"Something's off." Izuku thought as he saw Mina fidgeting right there. "C-C-Could it be about... o-our k-k-k-!"

He started sweating.

Toru stared at her friend from afar patiently. "Just tell him about the kiss Mina, you can do it."

After a few more awkward seconds of silence, Mina spoke.

"S-So where did you decide to go for your internships!?" She more or less shouted.

Toru comedically fell on the ground behind the stairs. "You wussy maiden!! Why is it that when you're the one doing these things you're struck silent!? You've helped make five couples in our junior high for god's sake!"

"Huh?" Izuku blinked, surprised to hear her ask that. "Wh-Where I'm interning? W-Well..."

He wondered how to answer this.

"I-I'm actually interning for someone that used to work here in U.A."

"Eh, really? Who?" Mina said, her embarrassment replaced with a momentary curiosity.

"W-Well, his name is Gran Torino. He was actually All Might's homeroom teacher." Izuku confessed with a smile.

"Eh!? Someone that cool!?" Mina squealed. But then her smile changed to confusion. "Wait, Gran Torino? I've never heard of him."

"I-I haven't either, to be honest." Izuku chuckled.

"Then... why did you choose to intern with him? I have no doubt that you got so many offers from many popular heroes. Did you just want to go to him just because he was All Might's homeroom teacher?" Mina pouted, thinking Izuku was just being a fanboy.

"N-No A-All Might himself suggested I go to him. S-Since our quirks are kind of similar, h-he thinks that G-Gran Torino's knowledge may be beneficial for me to control my power better like he did!"

"Eh? To help you control your quirk? What was it called again...? Ikari?" Mina asked.

Izuku looked down into his palm, "Y-Yeah... I have to learn how to control Ikari... Not just the output of power I bring out, but controlling to keep it and myself sane ... I have to focus on that. I have to keep focusing on growing, and if anyone is going to help me, then it's Gran Torino, the teacher that helped All Might grow into the strongest hero there is..."

Mina stared at the boy that had a look of pure determination on his face, the boy that had a clear image of what he was growing for.

"Midori..." She looked rather intrigued. "Is getting stronger... everything to you right now?"

Without looking up at her, Izuku nodded.

"I want to be able to save anyone with a smile... That's all I want. And if I want that, then I have to focus everything I've got on getting stronger."

"..." Mina felt how serious Izuku was.

"That's right... He just wants to save everyone..."

She formed a small smile.

"Right... Thanks Midori."

"Eh?" Izuku glanced back at her confusingly. "For what?"

Mina giggled, giving him a big grin. "For being you."

Izuku had question marks around his head, wondering what she meant.

"Well, let's go Toru!" Mina suddenly waved.

"Eh!?" Izuku turned around and saw the invisible girl in clothing behind the stairs, who flinched upon seeing him.

"Wha-Mina!? But aren't you gonna-!" Toru didn't get to finish as Mina rushed over, grabbed her friend's hand, and cheerfully dragged her outt.

"Bye Midori! See ya tomorrow!" She waved with her other hand.

Izuku was confused in silence as he watched Mina drag Toru out through the front doors of the school door, leaving him standing alone.

"..."

He let out a small sigh while feeling pretty foolish. "She didn't mention the k-kiss at all... I-I guess... I really was thinking too much about it..."

Izuku walked outside and saw Momo, Ochako, and Tsu waiting out there. The girls all looked rather confused as they saw Izuku come out.

"Deku, why did Mina run out laughing while dragging Toru with her?" Ochako asked, confused.

"I'm sensing a bit of a pattern here..." Izuku sweatdropped.

"In all honesty... I don't really know." He answered.

He approached the three.

"You guys really didn't have to wait for me."

"But we wanted to walk to the station together with you, kero." Tsu said as she poked her head behind Izuku with a smile.

"While... checking on how you were doing." Momo finished with a small look of concern.

Izuku chuckled, surprising her.

"I'm actually really fine. Even after Enso made me remember all those things about Kacchan and I learned what he really thought of me, I've... just accepted it. I can't talk to Kacchan like before, and we'll probably never be friends, but the one thing I'll never stop thinking about is how amazing he is. He still has that power, that determination to become such a strong person... He always kept an image of winning that I admired..."

Izuku smiled confidently.

"That's why I want to beat him. That's why I don't want to have him expelled. I wanna show him just how wrong he is about me and beat him, his own image of victory."

He stared at the three girls more cheerful than ever before, thinking about the upcoming internships, thinking about how far he came in the festival, thinking about how much he's grown from the meek child a year ago.

"So right now... I'm really happy. I'm so much stronger than before, and..."

He formed a bright smile.

"I have so many important people with me."

The girls lightly blushed at how innocent that sounded.

"O-Oh you!" Ochako looked away while frantically waving a hand up and down out of embarrassment.

"That's sweet Midoriya-chan..." Tsu cooed.

Even Momo felt herself getting slightly flustered.

"I'm... *Ahem* I'm glad you're doing okay then."

Izuku felt satisfied that maybe they'll stop worrying about him now.

"Thank you..." He bowed to them. "Thank you so much for being my friends..."

*Ba-dump!*

The three girls comedically cried.

"Why are you so pure!?!"

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~{Streets Away}~

Mina dragged Toru on the sidewalk, both of them running with one smiling while the other was confused.

"Wait, wait, wait Mina! Why didn't you confess!? Why didn't you even bring up the kiss with him!?"

Mina made sure they were far enough before stopping, letting go of Toru's hand and turning to her with a big smile.

"Hey Toru, you know that the other girls in the class probably like him too, right?"

"Huh? Well, I mean... I'm pretty sure some of them do." Toru answered, wondering where she was going with this.

"But why do you think none of them confessed yet?"

Toru tilted her head, "I thought it was because they were too shy to admit their feelings?"

Mina giggled. "I thought that too, and who knows? Maybe that's part of it. But..."

She gazed up at the moon.

"Now that I heard what Midori really wants, it made me realize something... Something that I think all the other girls realized too."

"...And that is?" Toru asked.

Mina turned back to her friend with sparkling yellow eyes.

"All Midori wants to do is become the strongest hero, and he's working his butt off to become it. He's amazing, after been through so much already, he's still kept on going... He really doesn't let anything mess with him or his dream..."

She looked more serious.

"If I said I liked him right there... Then I think it would just add another problem to his plate."

Toru's eyes widened, eyes you couldn't see.

"Everyone else might be thinking the same thing too. They don't wanna give Midori more trouble, they don't want him to be constantly worrying about something like dating... So they might be thinking the same as me, that it's better if things stay the same between all of us..."

Toru was surprised by what her best friend was saying.

"So... We should let him just focus on just becoming the hero he wants to be?"

Mina giggled, "Yup, let's let him grow into the best hero he can become."

The invisible girl sighed, "And here I was so focused on helping you with him, I feel like I should've noticed this..."

She then giggled.

"But at least I learned that you can be mature Mina."

Cross-veins of irritation formed on the pink girl's head.

"What do you mean!? I am mature!" She fumed while moving her arms up and down.

Toru laughed out loud for a few seconds before calming down.

"Phew... Well, I'm glad you actually made a considerate decision. I really thought you'd confess to Midori... But if you aren't gonna do it now, then when?"

Mina put a finger on her chin and looked up.

"I... I don't really know. But if I had to base it off anime-"

"Please don't." Toru sweatdropped.

"Then if I had to base it off what I think, then..."

Mina closed her eyes and looked down with a small smile.

"I'm sure that it'll happen naturally... There'll be a point where I wouldn't be able to contain these feelings, and then I'll end up just blurting it out. Or maybe Midori finds the one that makes him the happiness and he confessed to her instead... I don't know which it'll be, I don't know when it'll happen, but everything should happen naturally when the time is right..."

"So she's letting the universe decide?" Toru thought as she instinctively clenched her own heart. "Then... I wonder if it'll be the same for me... Can I keep these feelings in until Mina conveys hers? Or... will there be a time when they'll leak out?"

"..."

"Arrrgh!!! Mina, why the hell did you do this to me!?!" Toru suddenly shouted

"EH!? Do what!?!" Mina answered back.

They bickered continuously in the night for reasons they didn't even know.

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~{Principal's Office}~

Kamui was laying on the floor of the principal's office in comedic black and white colors, struggling to catch whatever breath he had left. Beside him was All Might holding a yellow sleeping bag upside down with Enso in it, only his face exposed.

"Did you really have to put me in a sleeping bag?" Enso asked as he hung upside down like a caterpillar.

"Forgive me Young Enso, but it was the most convenient item I could use to keep you in."

"Where did you even get it?"

"Oh, we passed by Eraserhead and asked him for something to hold you in, so we got a spare sleeping bag he carries!"

"Okay, ignoring why he would even have a spare, why didn't he just give you his scarves?"

"..." All Might put a hand on his chin, "Huh, why didn't he?"

Enso sweatdropped.

Nezu took a sip of tea at his desk, turning his gaze at the sky now turning into darkness.

"Getting back on track-" He started, "Enso-kun, you sure caused us a bit of trouble. Kamui wasn't even here to arrest you."

"Oh, I assumed that."

"THEN WHY DID YOU RUN!?!" Kamui shot up from the ground rather pissed off.

Enso managed to glance at Kamui from the corner of his eyes.

"Because why not?"

"You little-!!" Kamui had to stop himself before saying something he would regret, closing his eyes and taking several deep breaths to calm himself despite his hands twitching as if he wanted to strangle the boy.

"Okay... It's fine now, we're finally here..."

All Might let out a hearty laugh, "So you led us on a wild goose chase out of amusement? How hilarious!"

Nezu noticed All Might's arms shaking with some steam coming off him. "All Might, thank you for your help in acquiring Enso-kun. You may put him down and leave for the night."

All Might gently placed Enso on the ground, the boy lying down completely still. "Thank you Nezu! And I wish you good luck Kamui Woods to convince Young Ureshi to join your agency!"

He then blasted out of the room with his iconic heroic laugh, leaving clouds of dust behind as he did so.

Enso looked similar to Aizawa, lying on the floor with an uncaring expression before flipping on his side of his sleeping bag to face the wooden hero.

"Did I hear that correctly? You wish for me to attend your agency for next week's internships?"

Kamui, now fully recovered from chasing Enso for so long, cleared his throat.

"Yes. As I mentioned before, I did not come here on ill terms of taking away your chance to become a hero Ureshi-"

"Enso."

"Eh?"

"Just Enso is fine, I prefer it."

Kamui raised an eyebrow and turned to Nezu, as if asking him about it.

"What? Why do you think I call him Enso-kun?" The principal chuckled.

"You added that unnecessary part to my name." Enso's eye twitched.

"But it's cute." Nezu grinned.

Kamui glanced back down at the boy.

"Well... 'Enso,' you heard correctly. I wish to personally invite you over to my agency to show you just how heroes work in the field."

Enso raised an eyebrow. "Why me? Didn't I throw you into the ocean?"

"Forgetting about that-!" Kamui insisted, "I know you have the talent to be one of the strongest heroes around, we all saw it from the festival. But... I can just feel that you have a lot to learn. Not physically, but mentally. And I believe that I'm someone that can teach you those things."

"Kamui has been rapidly growing in the hero ranks, and because of this, I believe that he has quite the understanding of heroes as a whole and would be perfect for you." Nezu added.

"..." Enso sighed. "I don't necessarily care about those matters... But alright. I'll see you soon then." He started squirming on the floor towards the door.

"Huh!? Wait, wait, wait! That easily!?" Kamui uttered.

Enso stopped by the door and managed to wiggle his body so he stood up straight.

"I really don't wanna argue with going or not when it's this dark outside already... And I know that Nezu might put me through something worse if I don't come to terms with an agency. So this is the easiest thing to do."

"You accepted for a reason like that? But that's so anticlimactic with how long I was here preparing to speak to you!" Kamui stated.

"Your fault for getting too worked up about it." Enso responded without much care.

"Kyehehehe!! Isn't that great Kamui? Now you got yourself quite the student to help your agency grow in popularity!"

Enso rolled his eyes, "Popularity... Hmph."

"Why do I feel like the boy just developed a wrong impression of me?" Kamui wondered.

"If that's all, then can I go home now? It's late for staying in school this long..." Enso asked rather uncaring.

"Yes, you may." Nezu answered.

Enso somehow opened the door, waddled out still in the sleeping bag, and then plopped onto the floor on his side.

"..."

"Er-" Kamui was going to say something, but Enso suddenly started rolling on the ground to travel down the hall.

"I wonder if it's Aizawa's sleeping bag itself that causes him to do that?"

Kamui sweatdropped.

"This school is really full of odd people..."

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~{Musutafu-7:35PM}~

"This is so boring..." Lynch stood in another alleyway with a few corpses scattered around. The night sky had it so that he had the perfect cover to take out back-alley thugs in the darkness.

"None of them even lasted five minutes... They didn't even have any amazing powers I could research... Spitting paint and just a dragon arm? What a joke... Where are all the good powers?"

He stomped on the puddles of blood on the floor.

"That school should no doubt have the best kind of powers, but I can't just bust in... With Reapy and a bunch of professionals,even I would find that a pain in the ass..."

He looked up and scratched a bony finger on his dark grey trauma mask.

"I wonder... What if I just wait until some students leave?"

He growled, shaking his head and stepping onto a puddle of blood.

"No... That'd be too much trouble. I'd have to wait around for someone to be alone and follow them until they go somewhere alone where others won't see... Not to mention the reports that would arise and make getting more of them difficult..."

Lynch glanced at the corpses on the ground, staring at them with his open red eyes and mouth glowing red.

"That's right..."

He crouched down to one of these corpses and placed his large hand on it. The body visibly shook before violently deforming and shrinking until it became a ball of flesh the size of the marble.

He picked it up and held it in front of his face.

"I can use these for later."

The middle of his palm literally opened up, skin splitting to reveal what almost looked like a black abyss, to which Lynch dropped the marble of flesh into it. He repeated the method to the other lifeless bodies scattered around.

"Hey, look! It's Endeavor!"

"He's doing patrolling? So cool!"

"He looks angry, doesn't he?"

"When doesn't he look angry? Being number two behind All Might really makes him sour."

"Hm?" Lynch stood up straight, his body cracking as he did so before turning to the end of the alley where he heard the commotion. He slowly stepped over near the open street, his glowing red eyes and mouth turning black as to stop emitting light so he could hide in the shadows as he peeked.

"Number two... huh?"

He watched as a large man with flames around parts of his body walked down the streets looking rather angry.

"Flames... How basic..."

He watched the hero scoff at the crowd around him.

Lynch then turned around and walked back into the alleyway.

"Hmph... So strong because of his superpowers... But I'm sure even he would break down like everyone else."

He got on all fours, where his body grotesquely deformed and shrunk, cracks echoing as he turned into a new shape on the floor.

The figure then stood up and spread some wings, revealing himself to have turned into a grotesquely deformed falcon with a rotten looking body.

"Hmph... Even those with the strongest of powers can have the weakest of minds... Those powers just give people arrogance. Not like Reapy, he doesn't even care about that."

He flapped his wings, flying into the dark night sky with only a part of the moon visible in its current phase.

"I wanna break Reapy... I'll make sure his mind is in pieces and find what's the most precious to him... I'll make him get what he deserves..."

He flew high over the highest buildings in the city.

"But first, I think it's time to find somewhere for me to stay. Somewhere hidden where I can set up all my 'special' friends..."

He landed on the edge of a building, looking over the thousands of lights in the city.

Lynch was dripping a green liquid from over his falcon-like body as he let out a cackling laugh.

"Let's start looking."

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~{The Next Day: Enso's Residence}~

"Snipe Style-Ricocheting Bullet."

Enso bounced all over the dojo while Izuku stood in the middle of the arena trying to keep track of him.

The boy slowly turned his body and listened to the air getting pierced by Enso's speed while trying to catch glimpses of the yellow blur flying around him.

He heard a whoosh behind him, to which Izuku jumped to the side, but his arm still got hit as Enso passed by, making him stumble back. He was then kicked from behind, sending Izuku him stumbling forward and fall to his knees.

Izuku immediately pushed off the ground in order to jump up, avoiding Enso as he blazed by underneath him.

He then landed on his feet and did the splits, avoiding Enso coming higher above him.

"I'm actually managing to avoid some of his attacks, but I haven't even struck back yet!" Izuku thought as he rolled on the ground and then jumped in a spin to avoid two more attempts of Enso swinging at him.

At one point, Izuku saw Enso land on the ground before blast towards him once more.

"There!"

With One For All coursing in him, Izuku swung his arm quickly to intercept his mentor.

Instead, as Enso grew near, he suddenly used Izuku's arm to cartwheel on it, getting him over the boy.

"Eh!? He dodged it!?"

He didn't get to process what he saw before Enso swung a leg while over Izuku and slammed it right on the back of his neck.

"ACK!!" Izuku's head was forced down to the ground and Enso landed on top of him, grabbing the boy's arm to hold it behind him.

"It seems you're getting good at reacting to fast movements. Now if only we could get you to match that speed."

"Nngh... I-I'm still learning to use more of One... For... All..."

"Then learn to use more, easy."

"Shut up!" With a loud grunt, Izuku rose up and swung the back of his head in an attempt to hit Enso with it.

Enso jumped back to avoid getting hit, doing multiple flips in the air before then landing in a crouching position a few yards away.

"Punk Style." Enso's yellow aura changed in a flare to become a blue color.

Izuku got up and glared over in his mentor's direction.

"That style is dangerous..."

Green electricity emitted of Izuku as he blasted forward at Enso.

Enso took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

"Punk Style-Calm Mind"

A mental drop if water dripped and caused ripples to spread, revealing outlines of the surrounding area around him.

Enso ducked a kick from Izuku, cartwheeled to avoid a swipe at his feet, and used his arm to parry a punch from the boy.

Izuku swung his leg but Enso grabbed it before flinging him across the room.

Izuku aimed his feet and landed on the wall, using it as a footing to blast back to Enso while swinging his leg again.

Enso's right fist shined blue.

"Punk Style-"

He ducked and avoided Izuku's leg, his eyes suddenly snapping open as he raised his fist up.

"-Spirit Breaker."

His fist connected to the intended area.

Izuku turned black and white on the spot, all of gravity seeming to stop for a moment as he froze completely still in the air. He then fell straight down to the ground, immediately curling into a ball and holding his private region.

Enso stood up straight and his blue aura faded away, just leaving himself standing fine while his friend suffered on the floor in the most agonizing pain he's ever been in.

"H-H... *gurgle* H-How c-could... you?" Izuku squeaked.

"Hey, you only told me that I couldn't use that move against a girl."

"Y-You... ugh... m-monster... Wh-Wh-Why didn't you... *grunt* just h-hit something else...? Wh-Wh-Why d-down there...?" Izuku struggled to say in pain as he felt his testicles go inward. "I... *mmph* feel s-sick..." Water was in his eyes at that point.

"I would've hit a vital organ if it would've been more effective for keeping you down."

Enso crossed his arms.

"That move, 'Spirit Breaker,' doesn't target private regions specifically, it's meant to first scan the opponent I'm fighting to see where their most vulnerable or devastating area to strike is. Then I strike it and render my opponent immobile."

"S-So... Y-Y-You... Nnngh... J-J-Just found... M-My... down there to be... Mmph... vulnerable?"

Enso sat down beside Izuku in a cross-legged position. "That's how it is most of the time, when people don't have any injuries, their most delicate area is always down there."

He stretched his arms.

"Punk Style overall is meant to find vulnerable points of a person and take advantage of them in any way I can. So basically, fighting dirty and brutally taking advantage of weaknesses. 'Calm Mind' helps me search for positions of people and lets me avoid attacks until I see an opening. 'Memory Breach' usually takes advantage of a person's vulnerable mind to make them relive bad memories to make them lose their composure in battle. 'Mind Storm' takes advantage of those who can't fight in a distance, and 'Spirit Breaker...' You know what it does. Even without those techniques, the style overall is dirty tactics. Going for vital organs, attacking the eyes, and hitting delicate areas."

"This is valuable knowledge for me to remember for fighting Enso again!" Izuku thought despite all the pain.

"Wh-What about... your other... styles?" He forcefully grunted through the pain.

"I'm sure they're all easy to figure out to you. Snipe Style is overall about speed to overwhelm opponents with fast strikes and movements, but is also the most useful for getting away. Brute Style is more about increasing defenses and dealing back stronger punches than I'm taking. And Reaper Of Worlds... You know what it does."

"Intent to kill..." Izuku recalled.

*Knock! Knock! Knock!*

"About time." Enso suddenly stood up and walked over to the door, leaving Izuku still shaking on the floor.

"Wh-Who...?" Izuku grunted as he shuffled against the ground to make his head face the door.

Enso opened the door and Izuku's eyes widened at who he saw.

"Sh-Shinso?!"

Shinso took one step into the dojo home and paused as he saw Izuku on the floor holding his delicate area.

"Um..." He turned his head to Enso. "What happened to him?"

"Oh, we were training and I punched his genital area." Enso bluntly answered.

"..." Shinso raised an eyebrow. "You mean his dick?"

"Basically. "

Shinso glanced back at Izuku, then forming a smug grin.

"Heh, I guess even the strongest of people can be taken down by such a simple method."

"Q-Quiet you..." Izuku struggled but finally started getting on his knees and pushed himself up. "Wh-What are you even doing here?"

Shinso shrugged, "I wish I knew. Ureshi here just told me to come today around this time."

"Allow me to explain." Enso turned to Izuku, who was finally standing back up on his feet. "I ended up with the task of teaching Shinso alongside you."

"Eh?" Izuku and Shinso both said in sync.

"It was a condition to have you moved into the hero course. The roden-Er, Nezu said that Shinso's physical capabilities should match the other students of the class, which is why I was tasked with teaching him."

"It sounds like you were going to say something really rude there..." Izuku thought about one part of his dialogue.

Shinso raised an eyebrow. "Hold on, I didn't know about this, so I got a few questions. First of all, how the hell were you able to convince the teachers to let me into the hero course? Second, why did you choose to help me get into the course? And third, we literally only have until Monday before the internships start, that's four days, so are you really gonna start 'training' me now?"

Enso thought about his questions.

"Well, to answer your first question, Nezu and I are... Hm..."

"Friends?" Izuku raised an eyebrow.

"Hmmmmm..." Enso had his hand rubbing his chin.

"Companions?" Shinso tried.

Enso paused.

"Hmmmmmmmmmm..."

"Why are you thinking so much about it!?!" Izuku shouted.

Enso snapped his fingers as he came to a conclusion.

"Acquaintances."

Izuku and Shinso sweatdropped.

"Just say friends..."

Enso continued, "Since he and I are 'acquaintances,' I used his help to drag you into our class."

"Isn't that kind of an abuse of power or something?" Shinso wondered.

"And as for the reason I actually decided to help you get into the hero course... Do you remember what you told me during our fight at the sports festival?"

Shinso remembered his own words.

"A villain's quirk, they said... Because of this quirk, everyone around me feared me... They thought I was some villain in the making. 'It's good for being a villain, huh?' Everyone had that same idea, it was just what the world was like... But... Even though they say that... I-I... I just wanna become a hero... because I want to prove everyone wrong... I wanna show them that I'm no villain, I wanna prove that I can help people..."

He glanced away with a grumble. "Maybe... What of it?"

Enso crossed his arms, "In a way... You kind of reminded me of Izuku... To have people constantly doubt you to becoming a hero, yet you really do have the spirit and desire to help others, even if a part of that could be from pettiness to just prove people wrong. It would've really bothered me if I didn't help you, so I talked to Nezu and called in a favor for him to get you in the course, however..."

Shinso raised an eyebrow, "However?"

"I actually learned that Aizawa had been interested in getting you into the hero course too, but Nezu had deemed that you didn't have the necessary abilities to be in there."

"Wait, but you guys have a girl that's literally just invisible. And I don't have the abilities?" Shinso's eye twitched.

"That's what somewhat confuses me... But that also makes me curious to wonder if there's much more to a few of my classmates... But yes, apparently you don't have the ability to be in the hero course. Aizawa had offered to be the one to teach you, but he has his own responsibilities that Nezu needs him to fulfill."

"And... is that where you come in?" Shinso deduced.

"Yes, I have the task of training you up to be part of the class. And this works to my favor too, not just because it gets rid of the bothering feeling I had..."

"Eh? What do you mean by that Enso?" Izuku blinked.

Enso turned to him. "Well... I believe he can help us."

"E-Eh!? Really?"

Shinso narrowed his eyes, "Wait a second, that sounds hella suspicious. What the hell are both of you going to drag me into?"

"I'm not going to drag you into anything dangerous. I'll just be helping you grow in strength, but... In the future, I may want a favor."

"I've got a bad feeling already." Shinso stared suspiciously at him.

"Don't think too much on it, I'll never forcefully make you do something."

"O...kay?" Shinso said, not really convinced. "But like I said, we only got a few days before we head off for internships, so are you really gonna start teaching me right now?"

Izuku blinked with a look of realization.

"Wait, Shinso, where are you going to intern?"

Shinso grinned, even putting his hands on his hips.

"I'm going to Edgeshot's Agency."

"EH!? The Ninja Hero!? The one who ranked number five in last year's Hero Billboard chart!?!" Izuku shouted in complete shock.

"Yup." Shinso said proudly.

"..."

"..."

Enso reached over and patted Shinso sympathetically on his shoulder with a sad look of pity.

"You don't have to lie..."

Cross-veins emerged on Shinso's head.

"Hey! I'm not lying!! He was one of the only five agencies that actually invited me!!" He angrily shouted.

"But... why would a high-ranking hero invite a clearly moody, weak, rugged-looking boy like you? No offense."

"How is that not offensive!?!" Shinso shouted while confusingly turning his head around.

"Enso really doesn't hold back..." Izuku sweatdropped.

The emerald haired boy then thought about Edgeshot's agency.

"Well... Edgeshot likes to focus on stealth, keeping calm composures, and being quick enough to either react to danger or prevent it in the first place... Among a few other things..."

"I guess that's why he's the ninja hero... But I still don't see why he'd want Shinso of all people."

"You're really pissing me off..." Shinso said with a blank stare at Enso.

Enso clapped his hands together.

"Anyway, getting you back your last question from before, Shinso. I'm not technically going to 'teach' you anything right now. We'll start that when we get back from internships."

"Then what do you want from me right now?" Shinso asked, confused.

"Easy. We're gonna break your body's limit."

Shinso blinked, "Excuse me?"

"Oh no..." Izuku sighed.

"Now let's start off!"

Enso suddenly put on an excessively detailed and shadowed serious expression.

"One hundred push-ups! One hundred sit-ups! One hundred squats! Then a ten-kilometer run!"

"Huh!? Wait, hold on-!"

"It'll be just as painful as it was for Izuku because neither of you ever exercised before, but that helps add to the pain tolerance!"

"Whoa, whoa! What-!?"

"Keep doing squats even if your legs are heavy and refuse to move! Even if your arms are making weird clicking noises, keep doing push-ups!"

"You went through-!?!"

Enso grabbed the back of Shinso's collar and started pulling him to the door.

"It's better to do this all outside and do these exercises multiple times! Izuku, we're done for today!"

"WAIT!! YOU'RE CRAZY!!" Shinso shouted as he struggled to get out of Enso's grip and even tried using his quirk, only for it not to affect the boy still.

"We've only got the last two days remaining in this week and then the weekend, so I'm just going to set your body up as much as I can before you head off to your agency. You won't end up with a physique like Izuku since that takes way longer to do, but your body will at least be able to handle much more exercise and give you a higher pain tolerance. Well, after your body heals from the soreness and broken bones that is... But don't worry about that, I'll make a formula to heal those quickly by the time internships start!"

"MIDORIYA! SAVE ME!!" Shinso shouted as he was dragged outside.

"My condolences." Izuku bowed with his hands together.

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~{Internships: Day 1-Train Station: 9:12AM}~

Monday.

A day many people would normally hate, a day that would mark the start of either classes or work, followed by several more days of repeated activities.

However, for Class A, it was an exciting day, as they were going to separate in order to head towards their respected agencies. They all stood together with cases containing their costumes at their side, waiting for Aizawa to send them off at the train station.

"You all have your costumes right? Remember, you aren't allowed to wear them in public. Don't lose them, otherwise, I'll be wondering how the hell you made it into U.A."

"Such words of encouragement..." Enso sighed.

"Yes sir!" Mina yelled as she excitedly raised her briefcase in the air.

"Make sure you mind your manners with the heroes at your internships. Off with you now." Aizawa finished.

"Yes sir!" The whole class yelled.

As soon as he said that, Iida turned and started walking away at a quick pace, eager to leave.

"Iida!"

Iida stopped walking, but didn't look back as he knew that it was Izuku who had called him. Indeed, the emerald boy and Ochako had immediately gone over to him upon Aizawa dismissing them too.

Izuku looked serious.

"If you ever feel hopeless, make sure you let us know."

Ochako nodded in agreement to what Izuku said, looking concerned about her friend.

Even Enso went over.

"Iida..."

Izuku and Ochako turned to him, wondering what he would say.

"Don't do anything stupid."

"DO YOU HAVE ANY TACT!?!" Ochako and Izuku both thought with threatening glares.

Enso rubbed the back of his head. "I'm... Not good at talking to people about matters concerning close family... So that's the only thing I can say... Don't do something that you'll regret. Others may be affected by it more than you know."

Izuku and Ochako both looked surprised.

"Thank you..."

They turned to Iida, who had spoken.

"But I'm fine... These internships should be able to help me clear my head..."

He turned around to the three, giving them a smile.

"Thank you though... I'm glad you guys really do care..."

Enso narrowed his eyes. "A fake smile..."

Izuku also knew right away that Iida wasn't okay, yet he just watched him walk away. He didn't know what to do, he didn't know what else to say, he could only watch as the engine boy left.

"There's no point in worrying about him and letting it affect our internships, just focus on doing your own best right now. If he does anything, then that's on him." Enso said.

Ochako got a little mad. "You could be more sensitive about it, you know?"

"I-Er... I really don't think I can." Enso honestly answered.

"Yeah, I've come to accept that Enso doesn't have a hold on himself..." Izuku sighed.

"Midoriiiiii!!!!"

Izuku felt someone slam into his back with the inclusion of two arms wrapping around him.

"Gwah!?!" He stumbled forward before stopping, then turning his head to see the Mina snuggling on his back.

"Man, it'll be a whole week before we can see each other again Midori! I'm honestly gonna miss that adorable side of yours!"

"M-Mina!? Y-You've gotta stop doing this so suddenly!" Izuku told her.

Ochako had a distraught look on her face as she saw Mina hug Izuku.

"Wh-What are y-you doing A-Ashido?" The girl uttered while shaking.

"Just giving Midori a goodbye hug!" Mina cooed.

"Awwwww!! Look how red he got! So adorable!" Toru got in front of Izuku and pinched both of his cheeks.

"T-Tworwu!?" Izuku muffled as the girl pulled his cheeks.

Both girls then reached up and placed their hands on Izuku's head, rubbing it gently.

"Fluffy~!!!" Both purred in bright auras of bliss.

Izuku started steaming from his head.

"Now he's even warmer... Ahhhhh..." Toru breathed.

"Think about where you are, please!" Momo walked over to the group and grabbed Mina while Ochako grabbed Toru.

"And stop suddenly pushing yourself on Deku like that!" Ochako added as both girls pried them.

"Ehhhhh!? Give me back the fluffy!" Mina whined with a flail of her arms.

"Well, I guess this is where we part." Enso told Izuku.

"H-Huh?" Izuku turned to him. "Yeah... You think you're going to be fine at Kamui's agency?"

"Why should you worry about me? I'm different from everyone else here."

"Exactly."

"Why you... you can be quite problematic yourself." Enso argued, feeling rather annoyed and insulted.

Izuku smiled. "Yeah... I guess we can both be."

Bakugo stared at Enso and Izuku speaking to each other from afar. He lett out a growl before turning his head away and flinging his hero case over his shoulder.

"Hmph..." He then walked away as he thought about passing them.

Enso nodded to his student, "Goodbye Izuku, I hope you can get a good grasp on Ikari by the time we return."

"I'll make sure of it." Izuku confidently responded with a determined smile.

"Good. Until next time then." Enso turned around and started walking away with his hands on his pockets.

Until he felt Izuku grab his shoulder.

"..."

He glanced back at him, "What is it?"

Izuku had an innocent, closed-eyed smile.

"The train isn't that way. That's a building."

"Oh, it is? How foolish of me."

"Yeah, that's pretty funny. It's almost as if you were planning to jump up there and travel by rooftop rather than taking the train like a good citizen."

"Yes, that would've been unfortunate."

"..."

"..."

"Can I -?"

"No." Izuku didn't even let him finish.

Enso sighed in defeat, then walking over to the station while grumbling.

"No good transportations... *grumble* Just taking money when people have the ability to travel on their own..."

Izuku sighed as he watched Enso stop in front of Shinso, who was struggling to even hold his briefcase as his body shivered in pain.

"Did you take two pills last night and this morning?" Enso asked the indigo hair-ed boy.

"Y-Yeah..." Shinso twitched.

"Good, then your bones should start feeling better and the soreness should go away by the time you get to your agency."

"You make it sounds like it excuses you from making me go through hell... I still feel the pain..." Shinso grumbled as his legs looked as if they were going to give way.

"Poor Shinso." Izuku chuckled as he watched Enso finally head towards the train.

"Hey..."

"Hm?"

Izuku turned around and saw Jiro holding her hero costume briefcase behind. Ever since he had talked to the girl about her issues with his nickname four days ago, they hadn't spoken until now. He remembered occasionally glancing at the girl, always seeing her deep in thought each time he saw her.

"Um... Hey Jiro. Aren't you gonna head over to your internship already?"

"In a moment, I just wanted to say... good luck."

"Eh? With what?"

"With controlling your quirk, I know it'll be simple for you. You just gotta figure out how to start bringing it out yourself and you'll be good from there." She grinned.

"O-Oh, thanks. I'll do my best." Izuku returned her smile with his.

Jiro then turned around, pausing for a moment.

"See you around... Greeny."

"Eh?"

Jiro then quickly took off running, leaving Izuku behind with new thoughts of what he was just addressed as.

"Greeny?"

He thought about the name, thought about Jiro, and then put on a small smile.

"It's cute."

"Goodbye Midoriya-chan. I hope you learn many new things, kero." Tsu waved to him.

"I will Tsu! Thank you!" Izuku waved as he saw her getting onto the station platform.

"See ya Midori!!" Both Mina and Toru waved at him as they took off running energetically.

"Good luck Deku, I'll be hoping for you!" Ochako gleamed, then running off.

Momo went up to Izuku and gave him a polite bow, then giving him a big smile.

"I know you'll be even more amazing when we get back. I can't wait to see what you learn."

Izuku became flustered, "E-Eh? I-I mean, I-I don't think I'll change that much... B-But I'll make sure to get a handle on Ikari!"

Momo giggled, "That you will Izuku."

She then went on her own path away from the boy, waving at him as she left.

"Now then..." Izuku glanced down at the address given to him by All Might. "Let's get going."

"Midoriya-sensei!" Mineta and Kaminarii both suddenly appeared beside him.

"Eh!? S-Sensei!?"

Mineta and Kaminari both bowed.

"When we get back, teach us your ways for charming women!" Both shouted.

"..."

Izuku stared down at them with a blank expression.

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~{Yamanashi Prefecture- 12:35AM}~

"Gran Torino... I've never heard of him until All Might told me." Izuku muttered as he walked along the sidewalk to his intended location.

"But I'm sure that he's an amazing person... He even made All Might scared... If what he said was true, then Gran Torino might be able to help me not only understand One For All better, but can also offer insight on controlling Ikari..."

He finally came upon an old looking brick building. He glanced down at the address in his hand and then glanced at the address on the side of the building. Izuku honestly didn't feel too sure about this place, but nonetheless, he still walked up the steps and to the double doors.

He knocked on the door. "Hello? I'm here from U.A High?"

He received silence as a response.

He knocked again, "My name is Izuku M-Midoriya! A-All Might told me about you! I'm here for the internship?"

He still didn't hear anyone giving a response.

"U-Um..."

Out of curiosity, he grabbed the handle and pulled the door, surprisingly finding it open.

"O-Okay?"

He pulled the door open all the way and stuck his head into a dark-toned room, his eyes peeking around the area.

"U-Um. Nice to... meet..." His voice trailed off as, at that moment, Izuku saw something in the center of the room.

His eyes widened as he saw an old, small looking man wearing a hero costume, laying on his stomach. But what really caught Izuku's eyes, was the small red puddle right beneath the man.

Izuku felt fear and despair take over, as both his eyes and mouth were opened up all the way.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!! HE'S DEAD!"

Suddenly, the small man on the ground lifted his head with a derpy smile.

"I'm alive."

Izuku just deadpanned.

"He's alive?"