The Start Of A New Path (Retyped)
~{April: First Day Of The U.A Term}~
"Do you have everything?"
"Yup!"
"Your cell phone?"
"Have it!"
"Your wallet with your school I.D?"
"In my pocket!"
"What about your tissues and handkerchief?"
"Got them."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure."
"But are you-?"
"I'm sure mom! I'm gonna be late!"
Izuku was at the front of his apartment, making sure he had everything he needed on him for school with his mother nervously asking him things just to make sure.
"I've got to hurry!" Izuku said as he put on his signature red shoes and quickly opened his front door.
"Izuku!" Inko called out to him.
"What?" Izuku turned back to his mom and saw a small smile with tears in the corners of her eyes.
Inko admired her son in his U.A school uniform. "You look really cool."
Izuku was partially taken aback from this, staring at his mother with a look of wonder. He then formed a determined smile on his face as he left his apartment yelling, "I'm off!"
He started to run down the street with the largest amount of excitement that he's ever had. Today was his first day of school. And not just any school, but the number one hero academy of his dreams, U.A high. He desperately wanted to use One For All to get there faster, but he knew he would get in trouble, (and he didn't wanna disappoint All Might.)
A thought came into Izuku's mind, prompting him to stop for a moment. He pulled out his phone and picked a contact to call, then putting his phone to his ear as he started to run again.
Not even one full ring went by before the person picked up.
"THAT WAS FAST!" Izuku thought in shock.
"What is it?" Enso asked over the phone.
"U-Um, I'm heading over to U.A right now! Just checking to see if you're starting to head there yourself."
"I'm actually already in the U.A building." Enso responded.
"Ehhhhh!? Why are you there already?! Classes don't even start until another hour!"
"Nezu called me to come early so that he could speak to me. It didn't take me long to get here."
"That's still too early!"
Izuku started to pace himself in a light jog as he started to near the exit of his neighborhood and into the city. "Wait, Nezu called you early? What for?"
"He just wishes to speak about a few things regarding my attendance to U.A. I assume it's to give me some last-minute advice for class. After I'm done there, I'll wait for you near the classroom."
"Alright, see you then!" Izuku then hung up the call and continued to run.
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Enso turned off his watch as he walked through the U.A halls with a few people in them. Some students had let their excitement get the better of them and arrived at U.A much earlier than intended, introducing themselves to some of the teachers walking by and trying to figure out the campus layout. Everyone was wearing their U.A uniforms and Enso was no exception.
It consisted of a gray, buttoned-up long sleeve dress jacket with a white dress shirt underneath it, along with odd dark green dress pants to go with it. He still had the same red tye from his previous suit and had his black wingtip shoes with black socks on to go with it. His hair was slightly combed down, but still loosely flowed behind him. He didn't particularly mind the different look he had, but there was something off about Enso's uniform that no one seemed to notice. It had the same color scheme as the other uniforms, yet it looked different in material.
As if it could change at any moment.
Enso made his way to the principal's office, noticing the nervous looks of the few students staring at him, He guessed that he intimidated them due to his cold red eyes and expression, but didn't care to reassure them on it.
"Don't they know it isn't polite to stare?" Enso sighed as he made it to the principal's door and knocked.
"Who is it?" Nezu asked from the other side.
"Me."
"Who's me?"
"You know who."
There was a brief pause on the other side of the door before Enso heard Nezu say, "Come on in."
Enso made sure no one was watching him before sliding the door open and going inside, then shutting the door and locking it behind him. He then came across Nezu sipping tea at his desk, taking a satisfying sip before putting his cup down.
"Good morning Enso! How nice of you to visit me just before you start your first day of school." Nezu chuckled.
"You were the one that forced me to come." Enso rebutted.
"Now, now, don't say it like that. Just think of me inviting you for company." Nezu chuckled.
"So you say..." Enso walked over to a chair in front of Enso's desk and sat down, staring at the principal. "So, what was it you called me for?"
Nezu clasped his hands together in front of him on his desk, "Well, first off, I assume you got my message in your letter?"
"Yes, I got your request for me to try and make the best out of U.A."
"Good, so you'll be trying then right?"
"Trying what?"
"Why, to make friends of course!" Nezu said with a smile.
"I don't really plan on it." Enso responded with no hesitation.
"Ouch. Well, I kind of figured you'd say that. But I'm not here to give you a speech about why 'friendship' is important and that you should make friends, that's for later. Right now, I just wanted to offer you a warning."
"A warning?" Enso repeated in interest.
Nezu nodded, "As I've learned from your story, you are a very dangerous person and have clearly experienced many things throughout your life. Under normal circumstances, I would've reported you to the government and have them settle your situation, but yet, here you are now, about to have a normal student's life because in the best hero school there is.
"If you really thought I was dangerous, then why let me attend here?" Enso asked.
"Because I thought that you should deserve a chance to prove that you can become a hero as I have."
"And you just assume that I have what it takes to become one?"
"Why yes, I do think so. You do remind me of myself after all."
Enso raised an eyebrow.
Nezu looked up at the ceiling as he thought about himself. "Your situation was similar to mine. Being experimented and waking up not remembering anything about yourself, becoming somewhat hostile to people because it was the only thing you became familiar with. But after receiving plenty of help to improve my condition, I was able to live alongside humans and ended up becoming one of the most respected living beings here in Japan. So after hearing your story, I decided to help you out as others have helped me, to help you find your own path to happiness."
"So you only decided to help me out of sympathy?"
Nezu looked back to Enso and chuckled, "Well, I didn't know whether or not I should've even believed your story when you told me it, but judging by how Izuku wasn't violently injured by you and that you haven't taken One For All from All Might despite having many chances to do so, you were most likely telling the truth in my eyes, so it wasn't just sympathy. I believed that you genuinely wished to help both All Might and Izuku."
"I see... So what is it that you wish to warn me about specifically? About my behavior?"
"In a way, yes. The only staff that knows the truth about you are All Might, Recovery girl, and me, so don't go acting too suspicious or the other staff in U.A may try to look into you more. If they do try to research you, they won't find anything of course, but that's the problem."
"Why not just make fake information about me then?" Enso asked him.
"You really think our staff, expertly trained and experienced pro-heroes, wouldn't be able to figure out if someone's entire information page is fake? They have instincts for that and would become even more suspicious of you and possibly even me if we were to try that."
Enso crossed his arms, "So what are you suggesting? That I try to blend in with the shadows and avoid interacting with others?"
"No, no, no, I actually want you to go around making friends and show the world your power to become a hero. But you would look suspicious if any pros trying to recruit you didn't have any info on you-"
Enso cut him off, "Were you not the one that told me not to draw too much attention to myself earlier in the year? Yet, you're encouraging me to show off and even join other heroes in the future?"
Nezu waved a hand, "Now, now, let me finish. Yes, I did say not to gather too much attention to yourself, but I knew that sooner or later you'll gather attention anyway from demonstrating any amazing feats in school activities."
"So then what are you planning to do to 'help' me with my situation then?" Enso asked.
"I actually already did something beforehand to make it that people don't get skeptical of you. I made a fake alibi for you that has a complete 'explanation' about your past!" Nezu proudly stated.
"And that's definitely not fake information," Enso said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Now, now, it won't be a complete lie, it might not even be lying at all, just vague. I've already explained to the teachers that you've spent many years within a laboratory and have obtained amnesia as side effects from experimentation. You were then 'found' by a hero, All Might, and were taken in by me so that I could have you attend U.A for rehabilitation from the harsh and mental trauma caused to you by these experiments."
"I see, so you're planning to make me a 'victim' of the sort?"
"Yup! You could say that I 'adopted' you after All Might 'found' you. Of course, that doesn't mean that you should go around telling everyone this. This is mainly for the teachers, media, and maybe even your classmates if they ask you a lot of things. Cases of quirk experimentation aren't that uncommon as you think after all, so people will understand what you're going through."
Enso tilted his head, "Well, I suppose it works. Did you tell Izuku or All Might about this 'alibi' you made?"
"Just All Might, he'll be sure to use it to anyone that gets really nosy about you. Be sure to tell Midoirya as soon as you can."
"But what about my connection to Izuku? What if people think we're 'friends'?"
Nezu tilted his head, "But you are friends aren't you?"
"..." Enso turned his head and looked out the window. "I suppose."
"Then there shouldn't be much of a problem. You both just conveniently met and became close friends. That's it. Don't think too much into it."
"Alright. I'll keep that in mind." Enso got up from his seat, but Nezu spoke again.
"There's still something else that I wish to discuss."
Enso glance at the Nezu and saw that he had a more serious expression on his face.
"What is it?"
Nezu leaned forward in his chair, "This should be self-explanatory, but violent acts towards your fellow students or the staff are forbidden. Murdering or violently overdoing it against any villains is out of the question. If you harm anyone in a heavily violent way not fit for a hero, if you resort to using your otherworldly methods and take any lives, then your entire life here will be done."
"Even if I have to kill someone to save more lives?" Enso retorted.
There was a moment of silence between the two, with Nezu backing up in his chair and still giving off an intense stare.
"What makes you assume that you would ever have to something like that?" Nezu asked him.
Enso kept his eyes on Nezu, "There are always those few people that are so insane, so psychotic, that if they keep on living, then innocent lives would be lost. Those are the types of people that can't be contained. They always find a way out of wherever you store them and cause more havoc. Those are being that I categorize as... 'monsters'. They have no sense of humanity left, therefore they can't be saved."
"You aren't the one to decide who gets to live and who doesn't. I don't know what types of places were those other worlds you've been to or what type of people you've... gotten rid of, but here, murder is frowned upon by society and will ruin your life. Heroes make sure to save the innocent and defeat evil, but they aren't the ones who decide who gets to die."
"So if I finish off the monster, or 'villain' as you would put it, that' would massacre everyone in this world if he lives, then I would be treated as a villain?"
Nezu looked down at his desk in almost what seemed to be a shame.
"Yes... You would, so don't do anything of the sort. Here in U.A, you'll be taught how to become a professional hero to ensure that it'll never get to that point."
Enso closed his eyes and let out a disappointed sigh, "So that's really what type of world this is..."
Nezu put on a small smile and stood up straight on his chair, putting his hands behind his back.
"You said so yourself that you wished to change the way you did things, didn't you? Try to live up to that claim please, there is always a way to avoid bloodshed. I hope you find that way for the sake of yourself."
"Yes, sir." Enso muttered.
"You may leave for class now."
Enso stood up and turned around, heading to the door.
"Enso."
Enso stopped, not looking back at the principal.
"Don't do anything that you know you'll regret."
"..." Enso said nothing and left.
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Izuku stopped running and laid against the wall of the train station, slightly panting from running all the way from his house to there. He wasn't that tired though, as all the exercises he had been doing with Enso helped him get used to running as a whole. He stood up straight and searched around the area, looking for a specific person that he had said he was gonna meet this morning for the first day of school.
Suddenly he heard her voice; "I told you I'm not interested!"
Izuku glanced in the direction of the voice and saw his female friend currently getting hit on by a tall, black-haired teen.
"Aw come on, don't be like that! I just wanna give you some company." the teen said, clearly meaning more in what he said. Momo was near a pillar of the train station, with the tall teen placing a hand on the pillar next to her head to try to look cool.
"I'm currently waiting for someone already!" Momo snapped at him.
The teen began getting visibly annoyed, "You don't have to act so cold you know."
"Uh oh, looks like she's having trouble with another guy."
Izuku started to step over there when Momo's eyes then caught sight of him, instantly making her smile. "There you are, we need to hurry or we'll be late for school!"
"Eh? We still have time-" Izuku was suddenly grabbed by the hand, surprising him and turning red as Momo dragged him away in a run.
"Wha-? Hey!" The tall, random teen called out to Momo as she and Izuku ran away and towards the train that was just arriving.
Once they were within the train, Momo let go of Izuku's hand and sighed.
"Sorry about that. I just wanted to get away from there."
Izuku was shivering nervously as his face turned red. "I-I-I just held hands with a g-g-g-girl!"
"You alright?" Momo asked, noticing Izuku's tense body.
He nervously glanced up to Momo, "I-I-I'm fine... I-It's good to see you again M-Momo."
Momo then gave him a close-eyed smile, "Good morning Izuku. It has been a while."
Izuku could feel his nerves calming down by just her smile, now smiling himself.
They both went to take a seat, only to notice that every seat on the train was taken, leaving only the spaces for standing around available.
"Guess we're standing..." Izuku and Momo both thought as they held on to the poles of the train, then feeling the train shift as it left the station.
After remaining in silence for a moment and gazing out the train windows at the city passing by, Momo turned to Izuku and started up a conversation.
"I'm glad that you were able to get through the exam without any problems Izuku."
"If you don't consider that giant robot a problem..." Izuku sweatdropped, remembering the scariest experience of his life so far as he stared out at the buildings.
Momo let out a small chuckle, "Was that robot really as huge as you described?"
Izuku looked up at her. "Oh, believe me, I didn't expect it at all. I've researched the previous entrance exams for U.A, but none of them had something that insane... But in the end, it turned out well. Even though the robot was worth zero points, it ironically gained me even more points than I expected."
"You did mention that there were hero points and villain points, but you never told me how many points you obtained."
Izuku slightly looked down with a hand on his chin in thought, "Let's see... I got 67 villain points from destroying robots, and 60 from saving Ochako... So I got 127 total points for the exam."
"127!?" Momo exclaimed in shock. "That was you?!"
Izuku was surprised by her question, "Wh-What do you mean by, 'that was me'?"
"Ah." Momo coughed into her hand, clearing her throat and regaining her composure. "I apologize for my sudden outburst, but... After acceptance letters were released, there was also a list of scores that were also leaked of those who passed. There weren't any names on the lists, there were scores from what I heard. I began hearing a lot of rumors about two people who did the best on the exam by an exceeding amount of 127 and 168 points. Many of the students I knew in my junior high wondered if those people cheated for getting a score that high."
Izuku looked rather sad to hear that, "People really think we cheated?"
Momo nodded. "Sadly, yes. After all, there weren't any people in the past that were able to-" She blinked, cutting herself off. "Wait, did you say 'we'?"
Izuku rubbed the back of his head as the train stopped and boarded more people. "Um, yeah... I was the one to get 127 points, but my friend that took the exam with me got more than me."
Momo was stunned, "You said your friend was named Enso Ureshi right? He got the 168 points!? Just what kind of person is he?"
Izuku let out a small chuckle, "I mean, it makes sense that he got more points. He's more experienced than me after all..."
Momo tilted her head curiously, "Really? What kind of experience has he had?"
Izuku flinched, "I can't exactly tell her what he's been doing in previous worlds..."
Izuku rubbed the back of his head nervously, "W-Well... H-He told me he's traveled to many places before. He h-hasn't really told me how he got all of his fighting experience, but I'm guessing he must've trained under some people."
"I see. How did you learn how to fight Izuku?"
"U-Um..." Izuku scratched his chin, "Should I tell her that Enso trained me? It doesn't really expose anything..."
"E-Enso was actually the one to teach me a few things as a favor to me." Izuku said.
Momo smiled, "I sort of guessed that was the case since the two of you were the ones on top of the exam. You both must really be amazing."
"Th-The reason we were able to get so many points was because of the 'hero' points that we didn't even know about. We were just lucky." Izuku quickly sputtered, feeling slightly embarrassed to be called amazing.
Momo shook her head side to side, "I beg to differ. U.A knew exactly what they were doing, especially if they decided to throw in the zero-point robot. If you got that high of a score on the exam, then clearly it's because you've earned it by proving yourself in the way that they wanted to see, that you're willing to throw yourself in to save others as any hero would."
Izuku avoided a direct look at Momo from embarrassment, still turning red. "W-Well, if you put it like that, I guess I really did earn all my points then. A-And now I'm finally starting on my life long dream to become a hero!"
Momo smiled at his happiness, "When did you first decide to become a hero?"
Izuku suddenly turned back to her with a bright smile and stars in his eyes, "I've wanted to be a hero ever since I was little! I saw All Might save about a dozen people during a fire crisis! He had a smile on his face when he rescued people left and right, showing no signs of fear or worry! Ever since I saw him smile inspirationally like that, I wanted to be a hero just like him! To save people with a smile, reassuring them that everything was okay!"
Momo couldn't help but smile at his heroic innocence, "Heh, sounds like you've been quite inspired during your childhood. Was there anyone else that you looked up?"
Izuku went on with his rambles, saying exactly what was on his mind. "Yeah! When I was in kindergarten, I looked up to my childhood friend! His name is Katsuki Bakugo, but I call him Kacchan! Back then, he never seemed afraid to do anything! He was always able to do whatever he had his mind set to and I always looked up to him by how strong he was! I still admire him now even after he-", at that moment Izuku's voice got quiet as he recalled what changed about his childhood 'friend'. His smile slowly faded away and he lowered his arms, eyes now looking down.
Momo's smile also faded away, getting worried as she noticed how depressed Izuku suddenly got. "Is something wrong?"
Some of the bright green colors in Izuku's eyes dimmed down, his head stared down at the ground and his grip tightened on the pole he was holding onto.
"What makes you think you could be a hero!? You're quirkless!"
His pupils shrunk.
"Your Deku, a useless nobody who can't save anyone!"
His hand trembled.
"If you wanna be a hero that badly, there's a quick way to do it. Believe that you'll be born with a quirk in your next life and take a last chance dive off the roof!"
"Izuku!?" Momo called out again, a little louder this time.
"Huh?" Izuku blinked, the color of his eyes returning to him. He shook his head to snap out of it and looked back up to Momo.
Momo leaned forward with a worried expression, examining Izuku's face. "Are you alright?"
Izuku slapped his cheeks with his hands and took a deep breath, then smiling back to Momo. "Y-Yeah I'm fine. I just remembered a few things..."
"Did they have to do with Bakugo?" Momo asked in all seriousness.
"Um, w-well..." Izuku looked down as he scratched his chin nervously.
Momo stood up straight, "Please let me know if something is troubling you Izuku."
Izuku took a deep breath, still looking down at the ground. "I-It really isn't much! It's just that... Wh-When Kacchan manifested his quirk, he kinda changed. He became more violent and aggressive to the point where he would bully others that he saw weaker than him. I kinda... had to avoid him after that. I'm just kind of sad that he changed, he was such a good friend at the beginning..."
Momo stared down at Izuku with a sympathetic look, "I see... so you admired your friend before because he was strong?"
Izuku looked up at her more cheerfully, "Yeah, he's got an amazing quirk! He could use his sweat in order to make explosions from his palms! It's still one of the best quirks I've ever seen!" Izuku said, smiling for a moment before looking sad again. "I just wish he would be... nicer."
Momo sighed, "Well, I may not know too much about your friend, but I do know that it's not uncommon for people to let their power go to their heads. The arrogance those people have usually come from an idea that they constantly have about themselves or others."
Izuku formed a sad smile, "Yeah, Kacchan doesn't want anyone to think lowly of him in terms of power or skill, so I guess he just 'demonstrates' his power to others to assert dominance... But I know that he really wants to become a hero at U.A! To me, that's a good thing, because I can't imagine how dangerous he would be as a villain."
"Oh, he's going to U.A as well?" Momo asked, feeling concerned after hearing about Bakugo already.
"Oh, I never told you he was aiming for U.A did I? He always talked about attending U.A and becoming the number one hero. Honestly, I kind of hope I'm not in the same class as him. His pride in being the 'best' may have been wounded since I got higher than him in the exam... I just hope he doesn't jump out at me like he did to another kid..."
Momo frowned, "The way you described him gives me a clear image of how detestable and violent he is. I hope he at least attempts to act professionally in U.A rather than assault another classmate."
"D-Don't worry! Kacchan wouldn't do something that stupid in U.A, I think... He wouldn't want to get expelled on his first day of school."
Momo began to feel curious about something. She had been listening for a while now, taking in Izuku's description of Bakugo and remembering Izuku's own life of lacking friends. Something didn't feel right to her about both of these things.
"Izuku." Momo got his attention.
"Hm?" Izuku tilted his head.
"Did Bakugo ever do anything to you?"
So many things popped into Izuku's mind, yet he didn't say any of them. He didn't want to say any of them, he didn't know whether it was because it hurt to talk about it or because he was actually worried about what would become of his childhood tormentor if he did say anything. That question had only ever been asked by his mother, and even then, he never told her the entire truth.
"U-Um-"
Before he said anything, the train came to a sudden stop, catching Izuku off guard and jerking him forward.
"Eh?"
Izuku reached his hands out to grab one of the poles of the train at an attempt to regain his balance, but failed to do so. He closed his eyes and prepared to slam face-first onto the ground.
Instead, he felt his face get cushioned between two soft and roundish objects.
Boing!
"Boing?" Izuku repeated, eyes opening to a make a blank look on his face.
Now while he didn't fall onto the ground, he clearly landed on something. The first thing he saw was the close-up gray color of a U.A uniform. Confused, his eyes looked up to see Momo looking down at him with a wide-eyed, open mouth expression of shock. She had gripped onto the poles of the train, making herself stay in place and not fall over when the train stopped. But Izuku had been thrust forward and landed facefirst into her cleavage, making her own face turn completely red from the pure embarrassment she was currently feeling.
It only took Izuku a moment to realize what was going on. The unfamiliar softness, the two round shapes, the nice smell he picked up, he knew that his face was in a forbidden zone.
His face instantly turned red as he shot back with widened eyes and an agape mouth.
"I-I! Um! I didn't m-mean to-! I-!"
Momo hugged her breasts as she closed her mouth and glared at Izuku with piercing eyes. Izuku noticed the jealous looks of guys and the disgusted look of girls around the train, the attention make him more than just nervous.
"I-I-I'm sorry!" Izuku shouted, bowing down in a ninety-degree angle.
Momo simply turned her back to Izuku and gave a loud, "Hmph!"
Izuku turned comedically black and white in shock.
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Toshinori knocked on the door of the principal's office, feeling slightly nervous as to the reason he was suddenly summoned there.
"Come in." Nezu called from the other side of the door.
Toshinori slowly slid open the door to the office, then peaking his head in. "You wished to see me Nezu?"
Nezu was looking down on his desk, writing onto a sheet of paper, "Ah yes, Toshinori, come in and lock the door behind you."
Toshinori immediately knew that the matter would be of a serious topic, so he locked the door and stepped over to one of the chairs.
Not looking up yet, Nezu continued to write as he spoke. "Sorry for calling you here on such short notice, but I wished to speak to you about one of my concerns."
Toshinori nervously sat down, "What kind of concern?"
"Well, it's about our acquaintance."
"Enso?" Toshinori asked aloud.
"Call him Ureshi while in school, we don't need the other students and teachers to think that you favor him do we? Anyway, I spoke to him just earlier and decided to summon you here on what he and I spoke about."
"I see... If you summoned me here, then I assume that he might've said something serious?"
Nezu stopped writing and placed his pen down, then clasping his hands together atop the desk and gazing at Toshinori with a serious look. "You may know this yourself already, but I need you to keep a very close eye on him."
"What did he say?" Toshinori asked in worry.
"Well... He said that if things come to it, if he has to resort to murdering a villain in order to save many lives, then he would do it. Remind you of anyone?"
Toshinori flinched and looked down in shame.
"Well, I guess with you, we don't know if you actually killed him or not, but all the same, I don't want him trying to do the same thing."
"Yes sir, I'll make sure that never happens." Toshinori stated.
Nezu leaned forward in his chair, "I know you feel guilty about doing what you did back then. You may not regret doing it, but I don't want that boy to make that same choice you did. He's been lead down the wrong path far enough. If he does something terrible now, then he'll continue going down that dark path."
Toshinori stood up. "I promise to do my best to watch over him and young Midoirya."
Nezu smiled, "I know you will All Might. He may never be able to take back what he's done in previous worlds, but he can make a difference in this hero society. Him and Midoirya both, I just know it."
Toshinori formed a small smile as well. "I do too..."
"You may leave now."
Toshinori bowed before walking out of the principal's office. He glanced at the many students walking down the halls in excitement as they arrived for their first day of school. He started to walk down the hall as well before looking outside at the brightly shining sky, then taking a moment to stop and admire the beautiful blue color.
"Enso believes that a monster will come here. Does he really think that he has to finish it off himself? And he claims that whatever kind of villain I faced before, that the villain who'll come will be even stronger than him? Is that really true? No, I'm overthinking it, I haven't even told him what 'he' was capable of. I'll have to tell Enso about that villain sooner or later... him and young Midoriya."
Toshinori then caught sight of familiar green hair near the entrance of the gate, following a tall and slightly angry black-haired girl from a distance.
"Today is the day that you and Enso start to prove yourself what kind of hero you'll become. Do your best."
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